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Paulheyman:
The first step to a successful academic career is having the right orientation. So, I would advice that you get in touch with the following first hand
1) Your institution of interest: Chosing the right university to acquire a PG certificate is very essential because it will determine whether you'll finish the said degree in a record time or not. The wrong choice of institution will frustrate your dreams and cause severe depression and regrets. So, ensure you ask appropriate questions in person. You must visit the institution in person. Look for previous graduate of the institution, ask them critical questions that include a) lecturers adherence to timetable b) student lecturers relationship c) departmental interpersonal relationships d) supervisor students relationship and other questions that will help you graduate early etc

2) Your supervisor: Your supervisor holds the keys to your success, so you must know and understand his/her personality. You must ensure you read and understand his research interest. Also, you must acknowledge whether his thesis is affordable by you. Can you foot his kind of research interest? You must also know his/her relationship with students. Can he read your work in record time and push your research because most times the supervisors provide the necessary push that'll encourage timely graduation of students. The wrong supervisor will elongate your stay in school and possibly lead to waste of scarce research resources.

3) your financial standing: How much do you have at hand to start your PG journey? Do you have a sponsor or not? Here you really need not to have a billion naira to start a PG but you really need to be hardworking enough to provide for your academic and research needs. PG is a journey you make alone so you need to be financially smart to sustain your study.

4) time availability for your study: How much in time are you willing to offer for your study? You must prioritize your schedule and assign more time to research and learning. The challenges are there but if you're working on your passion, you'll find it interesting

5) then your passion and relevance of your research to the present economy which includes; if the chosen area of research can yield enough fund. This information you must seek in person, you must create a financial niche were your research fits in perfectly. In academics it's always your passion (fun) that yields money (fund).

My Story: During my BSc I had strong passion for organic chemistry, so I did my MSc in organic chemistry. It was very difficult at first but my love for organic chemistry sustain my interest in the thesis. Then, during my PhD I developed strong passion for computer aided drug design and discovery and it's application to sickle erythrocyte gelation. The passion for this research interest sustained my stay in PhD till graduation. After my MSc I helped someone interpret his spectra (NMR, GCMS, IR, UV-Vis) and I was paid for it. Not much but I was happy that the skills I acquire have paid me

My point: Leave your comfort zone and make physical contacts with people and institutions.

You'll go places. Congratulations in advance. Stay blessed.

This is very insightful, Paul. Thank you for sharing.

OP, I suggest you equip yourself in this order: 1, 5, 4, 3 and then 2 since you have a preferred institution already except you haven't really made up your mind about that ofcourse. Now, you need to read up on these track options, what do you intend to achieve, which problem will this potentially solve in the society, etc. Think deeply. If not, you may have to check other institutions for that track option you have in mind orrr for other options you're not aware of, who knows, you may actually find one interesting.

It was a 5-1-4-3-2 thing for me when I started my PG journey cos I knew exactly what I wanted to do. The choice of institution was a tough one cos I actually didn't mind leaving my comfort zone but then with the insecurity I couldn't, I had to stay back. I did have time so yeah I factored that in as well. I wasn't there yet with 3 but a good support system was a lot more. You can't really know 2 until you've been officially assigned to one, hence it takes the last seat(for me). Yeah, in the course of 1, getting necessary info from senior colleagues or graduates of your preferred institution, probably you heard one or two about a few lecturers/supervisors but even at that you can't actually tell which one/two of them would be assigned to you(that's the suspense sooo wait for it lol).

All in all, just try to relate well with your supervisor(s), other lecturers, your colleagues, everyone. Be diligent. Good luck!

Hismasterpiece:
Hmmm.. I wonder how you don't throw up after eating bread with mayonnaise. Yuck!

Haha ikr. I felt the same way about b&m combo when I was much younger. Not anymore

abobote:
Food and food stuffs are very cheap in the North, compared to South.
Aside, the fact that, they are bieng produced there, an average northerner, is not greedy.
The only thing they are greedy for is power, they can play with anything, but power.
I schooled in the north, I knew what it took me, to get elected into, Student Union Government

That's right. The power play there is no jokes.

Minister of State for Education indeed, what a shame!

Question number 2, 4 and 5 are not correct sir, please check it again(meanwhile half of the class have ticked their answers, some have even entered the theory section). Everybody except Tobi, Kelechi & co: Sir, shuu we leave it as bonus

Sir, you said we are writing test today.. Sir, you forgot you gave us assignment in our last class.. When are we submitting our assignment, sir.. & Sir, we have two free free period after break, you can continue.. are all in the same category. Add this one, "I've gone to call our Further Maths teacher oo, ees like he has forgotten that he has us today". Omoo wahala be like bicycle

Hismasterpiece:
Lol... Iyama.. Have you tried jam or peanut butter before?

Lmaooo I had jam & bread all through my childhood, it was nice while it lasted but I don't fancy it anymore and that doesn't mean I'm against anybody(member of my family or not) from having it anytime they want to. Peanut butter is just fine for my garden eggs, cucumbers and maybe for licking haha

Bashnigga:
Wow! nice. But babe you could've made it free na, at least use that one sow seed (don't worry, your reward dey heaven )

Besides, with all these plenty plenty H-factors I'm seeing, the boy is having second thoughts sef

Hahahaha Bash Bash

Bashnigga:
Chaiiii, shame dey catch me..I thought we were 2geda, u don fall my hand
Kick me? Na ur leg go break oo
Nothing is wrong with ur Youruba, it's just too hard for me, compared to the usual ekaro & bawo ni I'm used to

Pele, tutorial classes will start soon. Be harrangeen dee mohneey hinsyd hecolac bos (in jenifa's voice)

poshestmina:
Ogirigiri for Ofe nsala, Onugbu, Achara, Oha.
Iru for spicy palm oil stew (the type you don't blend the Pepper/tomatoes mix smooth),efo riro and plain okro.

Gbamsolutely

Bashnigga:
Oh!!! Sorry it's encrypted... Text "View" to 134 to see it

Yeye

Bashnigga:
Hmmmmm!! U too
Shhhhhhhh.. abeg no too loud am. It's called withholding the truth


Whine ke? Nooooooo... This ur Yoruba is turning my head

Only youuu oo, I no follow for "normal sturvs"

Bash, wetin do my Yoruba? I will kick you o

Hismasterpiece:
The people I don't get are the people that eat bread with mayonnaise... I think it goes better with salad than bread.

Loool don't worry, you won't understand. When I was much younger, I never liked the bread & mayonnaise combo, infact the sight of it had me irritated. Some of my schoolmates would bring it to school every day and the sounds they made with their mouth and then messing around with their mayo- fingers always got me infuriated.

Versus me now, I can't seem to get enough of it. When I'm done with bread & mayo, I go ahead to slice my cucumbers and spread some mayo on it. Absolutely love it.

Bashnigga:
Yahaya Bello
& coincidentally, my state governor... No, i need to change my birth month

What a wawuu!

madrid93529:
I don set boundaries tire. You stay your own, they start calling and begging for help because they don burn bridges tire, you have pity and help, it turns to another wahala.

Yeah, I can relate. What I do is, I help if I can and ignore whatever attitude they put up afterwards. I have so much anxiety issues to deal with so I won't allow them add to it.

Bashnigga:
U no see ur birth month

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Bashnigga:
LOL!! what I do na, it's a normal sturvs...I'm sure you do so too at times, abi i lie

What's tori oloun? it's some kinda compliment right

Hahaha iwo lo mo Yelz ke, mi o ki n shey at times so you lie

Compliment bi bawo shey o fe ma whine mi ni?

olaarie:
2go ✌

2wuuutttt? Dis wan nur follow abeg

Seyi, eku ayo omo. Oluwa a bawa wo o.

Bashnigga:
It's a normal thing when filling survey forms na... You lie in some parts

Lmaooo why are you laidis tori oloun

Pearlokeys:
Do your research well before embarking on that trip. Those interview invites depicting Lagos addresses and carrying Acme bus stop are usually associated with those GNLD guys.

That's right. It's always them, 100% of the time.

Warrizgoinonhia!

poshestmina:
Stability ,straightforwardness ,no pressure and no "baby,switch to video call ,i want to see where you are" .

Hahaha lmaooo I see what you did there

Wahalurr

gemini6228:
Please when is Mother's day for Catholics?

It's today.

Nice one. Got so much love for pineapples and rose apples, especially straight outta the fridge after a very tiring day.

Loool I actually find it funny that pointed nose, dimples, pink lips and gap teeth takes the lead here(at the moment though) maybe cos I don't really get to see a lot of people with such physical attributes. Pink lips, pretty common now(men & women alike). Dimples, not so common. Pointed nose, that's quite common but higher possibility in a certain population than in others even generally, here in Nigeria and in Africa as a whole, iykyk. Gap teeth, not common at all(how come I haven't seen y'all cos I can literally count how many people I've seen with it, just about 6 of us vs the world lol just kidding)

Let's see what I have here. Haha my people #ForeheadGang, shout-out to y'all My younger self had dimples, guess it didn't stand the test of time Straight legs gang, I hail una oo, na half yansh I use siddon, abeg shift for me small mek I nur go fall inside gutter o Which wan con be cat eyes again, puppy eyes nko OP abeg change am to charming eyes, my people shey I nur talk am well abi mek I put am for loudspeaker Twale ×10 for una, my Gap teeth people, good vibes only

verminnel:
Mira don dey belle since Dem don shit am out since December

Loool don't be like that. He has been away for months now, maybe he's got alot on his plate.

Hey slimcassi, I hope you're alright and everything is going smoothly over there. Please drop some updates for us, whenever you come around. Send our love to Mira, Cindy, their babies and ofcourse won't forget the roosters. Cheers!

12yrs already? How time flies. He was one of the best rappers we had then. I was devastated hearing of the incident that led to his death.

purejustice36:
It’s DStv bills
I don’t stress myself no more
The last subscription I did was that of #1900 padi package

If you visit me , you watch either music or Yoruba movie or nat geo wild

If I wan watch ball I carry 1k enter bar go drink cold hollandia them go back house , I no fit kill myself

Lmaooo @the bolded. I like your way sha

Cousin9999:
It depends on specifically what they do.

In some cases you should just cut them off. In others, set boundaries. In some situations where you can see they're not beyond help, help them stop unhealthy behavior.

I totally agree. Lord knows that I'll set boundaries if I find myself in such situation. If I'm doing something for/with them, then I just want to do it. OP, for his teenage children, you can try to help them unlearn, I hope they change.

600 naira per litre from the filling station here too.

You'll be fine, trust me. In a few years to come, you'll have cause to smile/laugh, just going over this thread. To your first question, nope, you just haven't found someone who aligns with you. I understand that you tried to cover up for lost times in your last relationship and you feel like you failed at it cos she eventually left you for another. Glad you were able to round up your exam and also get in for residency. I know it's not easy coupled with the fact that you're trying to get over the breakup. It may take awhile cos you put all your heart in it, give it some time, just breathe and you'll be out of this phase in no time.

Focus on your residency program. It is quite draining but then try to figure your way around it somehow. Sit down, copy out your work schedule and see if you can squeeze out some "you-time" orrr incorporate one or two things that will help you function better, first as a human being and then as a medical professional, primarily to blow off some steam so you don't get worked up with all that pressure you have to constantly deal with. Time management is very key. Sleep is essential as well, don't put any social activity over it, e get why. Take care of yourself, don't be looking like a madman. You have many more years ahead of you, still a very promising young man. A little balance here and there, you'll do just fine. Cheers!