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Poems For ReviewRe: A Poem A Day For A Year by engrsoma(op): 5:11pm On Jan 09, 2017
WHEN I SAY NO I FEEL GUILTY

When I say no, I feel guilty
Even if its the right thing to say
Sometimes its to a friend
Asking for something I cannot give.

When I say no, I feel guilty
It might even be to my bar
Sometimes I act like I do not send.
Like I an so insensitive.

When I say no, I feel guilty
To the guy asking why
In the exam. He has me only to depend
This joke is getting expensive.

When I say no, I feel guilty
Sometimes I ask why
But if I live just to pretend
And I am called sensitive

When I say yes, I might feel guilty too.


© Chukwumerije Somadina

#APoemADayForAYear
#Day8of365
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Poems For ReviewRe: A Poem A Day For A Year by engrsoma(op): 5:07pm On Jan 09, 2017
JUST LIES

We don't pretend when someone dies
Not out of fear that they might resurrect
But just to correct the lies
We told, when they were still erect

His story told like he was there
Oh, what a wonderful guy he was
Loved everyone like his dear
Maybe if he knew, he wouldn't be was.

Laid to rest like a king
In a casket made of diamonds
Wore golden rings
His name was Raymond

Buried like a king
Lived like a poor man.


© Chukwumerije Somadina

#APoemADayForAYear
#Day7of365

Appreciate the living now they are alife.
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Poems For ReviewRe: A Poem A Day For A Year by engrsoma(op): 5:35pm On Jan 07, 2017
SOMUADINA


What is in a name?
That is the question we ask
Not chosen because of its fame
For ahead lies a task.

They said together we can go far
Holding each others hands
But can I ask you a question sir?
What if no one takes my hand.

For if I am not meant to be alone
But to carry everyone along
Why does the world feel like a stone?
A place I don't feel among.

Because I have seen enough of this world
Just like it's sitting across me at dinner
But despite these woes
My son, your name would be SOMUADINA.


© Chukwumerije Somadina

#APoemADayForAYear
#Day6of365
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InvestmentRe: Givers Forum Has Finally Crashed by engrsoma(m): 3:13pm On Jan 06, 2017
My cancelled PHs keep coming back, what is happening?
Poems For ReviewRe: A Poem A Day For A Year by engrsoma(op): 11:39pm On Jan 05, 2017
OUR FATHER

Our Father, who art in heaven
Give us bread, even if it's not leaven
I am the second out of seven
And our oldest is just eleven.

Hallowed be thy name
Which though not written in any hall of fame
The pains of the cross, only you overcame
To set with love, the heart of man aflame.

Thy kingdom come
Shining with light, burning from thy wisdom
Which thou will share gladly to anyone who overcomes
The rules of this world, which seemeth like the right custom.

Thy will be done on earth
Where thou through death
Gave us a rebirth
That we might flourish in health, which conquers death.


Chukwumerije Somadina


#APoemADayForAYear
#Day5of365
05/01/2017
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ProgrammingRe: Learn C++ Programming Language In Few Days by engrsoma(m): 12:52am On Jan 05, 2017
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Poems For ReviewRe: The Poets' Café : Chat Room! by engrsoma(m): 6:46pm On Jan 04, 2017
AWAKE

Gifts from the gods lies therein
In the heart of every man
Who seeketh it, to find.

For somedays I am left to ponder
These secrets, which I have come to know
Lies therein, but rumbles like thunder
Only if we would let it grow.

Gifts from the gods lies therein
But here lies a man who blames the gods
For that he deserves not, but is still therein
But here lies a man in mud
Only if He would wake that which lies therein

I know two kinds of people
One grows and one kills
I know two kinds of people
One wakes and one slumbers
I know two kinds of people
THE GREAT AND THE UNGRATEFUL.



© Chukwumerije Somadina

source: https://thinkinwordx./2017/01/02/awake/
Poems For ReviewRe: The Poets' Café : Chat Room! by engrsoma(m): 6:45pm On Jan 04, 2017
AWAKE
Gifts from the gods lies therein In the heart of every man Who seeketh it, to find.
For somedays I am left to ponder These secrets, which I have come to know Lies therein, but rumbles like thunder Only if we would let it grow.
Gifts from the gods lies therein But here lies a man who blames the gods For that he deserves not, but is still therein But here lies a man in mud Only if He would wake that which lies therein
I know two kinds of people One grows and one kills I know two kinds of people One wakes and one slumbers I know two kinds of people THE GREAT AND THE UNGRATEFUL.
Chukwumerije Somadina
source: AWAKE
Gifts from the gods lies therein In the heart of every man Who seeketh it, to find.
For somedays I am left to ponder These secrets, which I have come to know Lies therein, but rumbles like thunder Only if we would let it grow.
Gifts from the gods lies therein But here lies a man who blames the gods For that he deserves not, but is still therein But here lies a man in mud Only if He would wake that which lies therein
I know two kinds of people One grows and one kills I know two kinds of people One wakes and one slumbers I know two kinds of people THE GREAT AND THE UNGRATEFUL.
Chukwumerije Somadina
AWAKE
Gifts from the gods lies therein In the heart of every man Who seeketh it, to find.
For somedays I am left to ponder These secrets, which I have come to know Lies therein, but rumbles like thunder Only if we would let it grow.
Gifts from the gods lies therein But here lies a man who blames the gods For that he deserves not, but is still therein But here lies a man in mud Only if He would wake that which lies therein
I know two kinds of people One grows and one kills I know two kinds of people One wakes and one slumbers I know two kinds of people THE GREAT AND THE UNGRATEFUL.
Chukwumerije Somadina
https://thinkinwordx./2017/01/02/awake/
Poems For ReviewRe: The Poets' Café : Chat Room! by engrsoma(m): 6:39pm On Jan 04, 2017
OH BABY

Oh baby tell me what I heard ain't true
Your dad told me your dowry is due
We are just 6 months into this thing
And my pocket is still thin
Oh baby I don't know what to do.


© Chukwumerije Somadina

#Limerick
Poems For ReviewRe: A Poem A Day For A Year by engrsoma(op): 6:37pm On Jan 04, 2017
OH BABY
Oh baby tell me what I heard ain't true Your dad told me your dowry is due We are just 6 months into this thing And my pocket is still thin Oh baby I don't know what to do.


© Chukwumerije Somadina
#Limerick #ApoemADayForAYear #Day4of365 #04/01/2017
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Poems For ReviewRe: A Poem A Day For A Year by engrsoma(op): 8:36am On Jan 04, 2017
12:95

It was 12:95 when the bells started ringing deep in my mind, making me feel like a rebel, cause I have been fighting sleep.

It was 12:95 when my mind went blank as the paper stared back at me asking "Why are you awake?"

It was 12:95 when my brain made the call to my eyes, telling it to shut it's doors, it was getting too late.

It was 12:95 when I stared at page 267, all I could see were scrambled lines cause my eyes picked the call. Then I realized the eyelids were not the doors to the eyes.

It was 12:95 when I bowed to page 267, rising, only to bow again. The bells kept ringing, "Why are you awake?"

It was 12:95 when I bowed again, not to the page and rose again, because these push-ups could really help.

It was 12:96 when I turned to page 268. Awake I must be. But why?

Chukwumerije Somadina




#ApoemADayForAYear
#Day3of365
#03/01/2017
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Poems For ReviewRe: A Poem A Day For A Year by engrsoma(op): 8:35am On Jan 04, 2017
AWAKE

Gifts from the gods lies therein
In the heart of every man
Who seeketh it, to find.

For somedays I am left to ponder
These secrets, which I have come to know
Lies therein, but rumbles like thunder
Only if we would let it grow.

Gifts from the gods lies therein
But here lies a man who blames the gods
For that he deserves not, but is still therein
But here lies a man in mud
Only if He would wake that which lies therein

I know two kinds of people
One grows and one kills
I know two kinds of people
One wakes and one slumbers
I know two kinds of people
THE GREAT AND THE UNGRATEFUL.

Chukwumerije Somadina




#APoemADayForAYear
#Day2of365
#02/01/2017
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Poems For ReviewA Poem A Day For A Year by engrsoma(op): 8:34am On Jan 04, 2017
HOW MANY TIMES

How many times have I been told to think outside the box
When what they really meant
Was to lock myself in a box
And if they had to, they would gladly pay the rent.

How many times have I been towed towards perfection
But ended up just as imperfect
Thoughts borne out of great obstruction
When the world questions, will I ever be correct?

How many times have I been toyed, that I can be all I wanna be
The truth half-told can really be destructive
The times I believed, I was led to see
The path so strict; where art thou creatiVIty?

How many times have I been stowed away
Locked inside a box of rules
Hoping one day, to find my way
To the land, where I rule.

Chukwumerije Somadina




#Day1of365
#APoemADayForAYear
#01/01/2017
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EducationRe: Annual Xfire Nairaland Undergraduate Quiz Competition (scholarship) - Maiden Ed. by engrsoma(m): 11:35pm On Jan 03, 2017
School- University of portharcourt Course- Electrical/electronic engineering Level- 400 Email- schukwumerije@yahoo.com
PhonesRe: Universal Modem Help by engrsoma(m): 11:53am On Dec 16, 2016
Tumikate97:
I'm experiencing the same thing here. It was working fine before now. When I click connect now, it shows authenticating and then disconnects. I'm not sure it's the network cos I changed the sim from Glo to MTN but it's still the same.
I am having the same problem. have you resolved your own?
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Internships and Entry Level jobs In Nigeria by engrsoma(m): 8:03pm On Nov 20, 2016
myrrtle:
Depends on your location as most internships that are advertised online are in the big cities: Lagos, Abuja, . . . . .
I base at PH, but the location doesnt matter to me
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Internships and Entry Level jobs In Nigeria by engrsoma(m): 3:01pm On Nov 18, 2016
Nice job...

I am in 300l electrical/electronic engineering, will be going for 6 months internship by may 2017, please any internship placement?
CrimeRe: How A Ritualist Was Caught At Ipaja, Lagos by engrsoma(m): 1:15pm On Jul 11, 2016
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LiteratureShooting Star By Chukwumerije Somadina by engrsoma(op): 9:00am On Jun 25, 2016
SHOOTING STAR

******

Today I am, Tomorrow I am not
What am I, the world wonders
Just like a movie, my stay is cut
Gone, they think I am, where is he?, they ponder


::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Particles of life, particles of death
Cling all around me, parasites!
As I drift through the waves of life
Today I am here, Tomorow I am there

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

A rare spectacle, the world predicts my arrival
As glorious as I come, death seems to be my rival
Friends I make not, life too short for that
Each time I fall in love, my heart is pierced with a dart
Cupids dart, I want
But today I am, tomorrow I am not.

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Laws of physics broken, just like pieces of my heart
Fast I move through life, with particles all round me
Am just a SHOOTING STAR
I am not here to stay
Because Today I am, Tomorrow I am not.

*****

By Chukwumerije Somadina©

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EducationTribute To Muhammad Ali by engrsoma(op):
Tribute to The Legend

It is said Pride comes before a fall. The life of Muhammed Ali proved otherwise. He was Fast. He was Strong. He was Great. And he was Proud.

Defeated Sonny Liston at 22 years old, a man thought never to be beaten and declared himself the greatest boxer alive, a title that stayed with him till his death today.

He refused to go to war at Vietnam because of his religious belief which cost him his heavy weight champion and 5 years of his life. Respect!

He stood his ground, and in 1971 the united states overturned his conviction to fight. He returned to the ring to reclaim his title and lost to Joe Frazier in the fifteenth round in a match dubbed "the greatest fight of the century". The greatest lost. His first professional loss!. He fought George foreman, the man who defeated Joe Frazier in 2 rounds. Ali won and he said and I quote " I told you all of my critics that I am the greatest"

Ali won Joe Frazier in the fourteenth round.

"When you say the greatest of all time is in the room, everyone knows who you mean" said by President George bush while presenting himself the highest civilian honor of United States.

If Muhammad Ali was proud, why didn't he fall. Well he fell to the Parkinson's disease today at 74 and it wasn't because he was proud.

Muhammad Ali is the greatest fighter of all time, a champion in the ring, a champion of civil rights. He was more than boxing.

RIP Muhammad Ali.
(56 Victories, 5 defeats)

EngrSoma™

Chukwumerije Somadina
SportsTribute To Muhammad Ali by engrsoma(op): 7:58pm On Jun 04, 2016
Tribute to The Legend

It is said Pride comes before a fall. The life of Muhammed Ali proved otherwise. He was Fast. He was Strong. He was Great. And he was Proud.

Defeated Sonny Liston at 22 years old, a man thought never to be beaten and declared himself the greatest boxer alive, a title that stayed with him till his death today.

He refused to go to war at Vietnam because of his religious belief which cost him his heavy weight champion and 5 years of his life. Respect!

He stood his ground, and in 1971 the united states overturned his conviction to fight. He returned to the ring to reclaim his title and lost to Joe Frazier in the fifteenth round in a match dubbed "the greatest fight of the century". The greatest lost. His first professional loss!. He fought George foreman, the man who defeated Joe Frazier in 2 rounds. Ali won and he said and I quote " I told you all of my critics that I am the greatest"

Ali won Joe Frazier in the fourteenth round.

"When you say the greatest of all time is in the room, everyone knows who you mean" said by President George bush while presenting himself the highest civilian honor of United States.

If Muhammad Ali was proud, why didn't he fall. Well he fell to the Parkinson's disease today at 74 and it wasn't because he was proud.

Muhammad Ali is the greatest fighter of all time, a champion in the ring, a champion of civil rights. He was more than boxing.

RIP Muhammad Ali.
(56 Victories, 5 defeats)

EngrSoma™
EducationRe: Thread For SEPLAT Undergraduate Scholarship 2016 by engrsoma(m): 11:06am On May 29, 2016
Have they called any reconsidered persons?
TV/MoviesTop 100 Movies That Everyone Needs To See Before They Die by engrsoma(op): 12:40pm On May 26, 2016
There is an overwhelming amount of media to consume in 2016.
You can catch up on the latest episodes of a network TV show, go to the theater to watch a multi-million dollar blockbuster, log in to Netflix to binge on the latest original series or jump on a PlayStation 4 to play a 60-hour game.

With so much content at our disposal, it’s easy to just give up and watch Seinfeld reruns, which is why it’s always nice to have a list of suggestions from others.


Last year, BBC Culture polled film critics from around the world in order to create a list of the best American movies of all time. A few weeks ago, someone decided to make a brilliant montage of all the films, which you can watch below:

Here’s the entire list of films that made the cut, from 100-1:

100. Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951)

99. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)

98. Heaven’s Gate (Michael Cimino, 1980)

97. Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939)

96. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)

95. Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933)

94. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)

93. Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973)

92. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)

91. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982)

90. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
89. In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray, 1950)

88. West Side Story (Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, 1961)

87. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)

86. The Lion King (Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, 1994)

85. Night of the Living Dead (George A Romero, 1968)

84. Deliverance (John Boorman, 1972)

83. Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks, 1938)

82. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)

81. Thelma & Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991)

80. Meet Me in St Louis (Vincente Minnelli, 1944)

79. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)

78. Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)

77. Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939)

76. The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980)
75. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)

74. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994)
73. Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976)

72. The Shanghai Gesture (Josef von Sternberg, 1941)

71. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)

70. The Band Wagon (Vincente Minnelli, 1953)

69. Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982)

68. Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)

67. Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin, 1936)

66. Red River (Howard Hawks, 1948)

65. The Right Stuff (Philip Kaufman, 1983)

64. Johnny Guitar (Nicholas Ray, 1954)

63. Love Streams (John Cassavetes, 1984)

62. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)

61. Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999)

60. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)

59. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Miloš Forman, 1975)

58. The Shop Around the Corner (Ernst Lubitsch, 1940)

57. Crimes and Misdemeanors (Woody Allen, 1989)

56. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985)

55. The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967)

54. Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950)

53. Grey Gardens (Albert, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer, 1975)

52. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)
51. Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)

50. His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940)

49. Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick, 1978)

48. A Place in the Sun (George Stevens, 1951)

47. Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964)

46. It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946)

45. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Ford, 1962)

44. Sherlock Jr (Buster Keaton, 1924)

43. Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948)
42. Dr Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)

41. Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959)

40. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, 1943)

39. The Birth of a Nation (DW Griffith, 1915)

38. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)

37. Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk, 1959)

36. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977)

35. Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)

34. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)

33. The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)

32. The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges, 1941)

31. A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes, 1974)

30. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)

29. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)

28. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)

27. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)

26. Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett, 1978)

25. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)

24. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)

23. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
22. Greed (Erich von Stroheim, 1924)

21. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)

20. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)

19. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)

18. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin, 1931)

17. The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925)

16. McCabe & Mrs Miller (Robert Altman, 1971)

15. The Best Years of Our Lives (William Wyler, 1946)

14. Nashville (Robert Altman, 1975)

13. North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)

12. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)

11. The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942)

10. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
9. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)

8. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)

7. Singin’ in the Rain (Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, 1952)

6. Sunrise (FW Murnau, 1927)

5. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)

4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)

3. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)

2. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)

1. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)

You Can add yours
EducationRe: 10 Mistakes That Can Cost You First Class Degree by engrsoma(m): 2:36am On May 20, 2016
Everyone says Grace of God, Grace of God

This is what is killing most of us, The bible says the grace is sufficient, but we must work hard.

Without hardwork, nothing for you. God is not our servant.
EducationRe: 10 Mistakes That Can Cost You First Class Degree by engrsoma(m): 2:33am On May 20, 2016
Suigeneris93:
You didn't earn it either cos your name is obviously not on that list. Its not all about making good grades in school if you can't balance it with a knowledge of how the outside world works. I was really close to making it but now I'm out of school, I wonder if the stress was worth it in the end. Which of the first class graduates in Nigeria got a job with CBN? Ayodele stood out because he broke a record, he wasn't the only first class graduate in UNILAG so where are the rest huh
I don't know anyone who got a job at CBN, but I know okonjo iweala, former managing director of world bank, former minister of finance. That one no pass CBN work?.

Everyone says you should have a knowledge of how the outside world works. Correct!! but many people don't have first class and don't also have knowledge of the real world. Where do you want to belong ?

1) First class and knowledge
2) No first class and knowledge
3) None of the above.
EducationRe: 10 Mistakes That Can Cost You First Class Degree by engrsoma(m): 12:01pm On May 19, 2016
Third class mentality everywhere.

before you criticize first class make it.

Bill gates, mark zuckerburg, didn't make first class, but they dropped out because they had an idea that was manifesting.
EducationRe: Thread For SEPLAT Undergraduate Scholarship 2016 by engrsoma(m): 8:54pm On May 09, 2016
I was reconsidered
Should I send the documents in PDF or JPG?
Since Uniport is not in session, I don't have some letters they said I should send, but I will send them all I have.
Jokes EtcJoke Of The Day by engrsoma(op): 3:45pm On May 08, 2016
Funny

LiteratureRe: Chimamanda Vs Chinua Achebe,who Is A Better Writer by engrsoma(m): 8:10am On May 05, 2016
Who is better?

Does it matter? As far as they fulfilled there potentials

Achebe is one of the founders of African Literature, and others are learning from him.

We the modern writers can't possibly challenge him there because, he was born when Africa was Africa, not all these modernizations.

He saw Africa Happen.
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FamilyRe: My Husband Pours "Anointing Oil" In My Vagina Before Sex- Wife by engrsoma(m): 7:37pm On May 03, 2016
toluine56:
Lol. He doesnt trust her, so why have sex then if youre suspicious of sth. Xtians sha. We're wonderful people.
Is Anointing Oil used by only Christians?

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