ALCOHOL

Hey people, how are you guys doing? sorry for the delay in this week's blog. But i'm glad i delayed it otherwise i wouldn't have thought about writing on this topic.

Proverbs 31:4 "It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink"

The scripture in Proverbs 20:1 warns us what wine and strong drink can do to a man. Men can end up raging and brawling and doing things in a drunken stupor that are very unwise and that they will also regret. Some of are wondering why Eke is talking about drinking this week? I felt it was something to write about after witnessing (directly/non-directly) what alcohol can do.I will just give you a couple of scenarios to butress my point so enjoy!

The bible says that Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard: And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. Noah could not have become drunk by drinking grape juice, so we must assume he drank an alcoholic beverage made from the grapes of his vineyard (culled from an article by Bellview Baptist Church "What the bible says about drinking").

"You have not eaten all day, let's go to Mama Ify and eat Nkwobi" my friend Rita says. This was in 2005 and i have just been made to feel neglected by my man at the time... i mean, why wont he spend time with me instead of those "skinny girls". This was enough to put me off food... i mean, if i had to compete with those girls, i had to step up my game and be as skinny as they were init? (Thank God for opening my eyes). Rita has been a good friend and wanted me to eat something so she suggested we went to Mama Ify (a joint) to eat Nkwobi ( cow hoof salad) and drink something (which was usually Fanta for me...seeing i am not much of a drinker). On getting there, we discovered that Nkwobi was sold out and so we decided to drink instead. Bearing in mind that i have not eaten all day, i dicided to "live a little" and drank Gordon Sparks. The first bottle went down well with no hitch but after the second bottle, i was on the case of every man on this face of the earth (Rita can testify to this). A friend who came with us could not beleive i was the same calm and nice girl he sees in class...well, i didnt care and kept going on and on. After being dropped off, i went straight to my neigbour's house, sat on his doorstep and slept off (this was about 10pm!). I woke up about an hour later and went into my house. The first thing that came to my mind the next day was "what if i was raped while sleeping out there"? i also thought about all the rubbish i said in front of that guy and was hoping he would not dent my image by telling someone else or people (Of course i was armed with a story to deny all the allegations).

I told y'all last week that my sister was travelling to the US on sunday. Her flight was supposed to leave at 9:20 am and she called me at 9:30 to say she was on board and they were ready to leave. I bidded her a safe journey and asked her to call me when she gets there. So you can imagine my surprise when i leave church about some minutes past 1pm and see a missed call from her. I called back immediately (fingers shaking...relieved to hear her voice) and asked whats up? She told me they were about taking off when the Pilot turned back and announced that one of the flight crew was not feeling fine and so they have to replace him (one of the pilots was replaced). The first thing that came to mind "the pilot was drunk" (remember my mom telling me about a pilot that was caught drunk moments before he was to fly a plane). Anyway, we prayed and she was on her way. Guess what, later that night, we heard on radio that the pilot was drunk and was arrested...what! I dont even want to think about what would have happened if the pilot and co-pilot were unable to fly the plane and he had to take over (he was the third pilot u see). Thank God that my sister got to miami safely.

How many of you watched Bigbrother on Saturday? I didnt but i heard a lot happened. It was so bad that the video clips were not put online and Mnet issued a statement to that effect. To summarise the whole thing. Bigbrother gave the remaining four housemates a task which involved drinking alcohol (Fishing). Well they all got into the game and the next thing they started throwing up and things got a little heated when three people decided to have a "threesome" (i wont tell you the meaning, so find out yourself... just know there were two girls and a boy). It was so bad that Bigbrother had to send in the paramedics and Richard the only guy and married man in the house was locked up in the diary room...it was crazy. This dented the squeaky clean image of our Nigerian housemate and i kinda doubt she will be able to win the dollars now...but i'm still rooting for her sha. Maureen the Ugandan housemate was the last housemate (before the finals) to leave the house and i'm glad to see that our nigerian housemate is in the Final 3 and eligible to win the dollars. Despite the little snag on saturday, i still think she deserves the money of the three housemates remaining (i hope she wins).

Well people, you have seen and read the different scenarios of what alcohol can do to you. I will not tell you to stop drinking but it will be in your best interest if you are the type who cant handle their liquor! Enough said. I gotta go now but before i do, i want to thank Tayo Akinsanmi for my bible. I love it so much and it is teaching me how to be a leader...cheers! Y'all should have a glorious week, i love you all.

Ciao!