Graduation at Michael Caines!

So I've been bad this last month, plus if I told you I had been writing this post for the last two weeks you probably wouldn't believe me.. but I can explain! Since my last post I've moved out of my flat in Manchester, graduated with distinction from my Masters Programme, moved to London and then gone on holiday to Lagos and am now back in London! So I hope you guys can see that I haven't just been totally neglectful for no reason, things in Lagos were pretty hectic but in the best possible way! This is the first Christmas holiday in about 6 years that I have no exams in January so I'm really taking full advantage and have been out and about almost everyday.

But before I get into Lagos and all that is amazing about it, did I say how awesome graduation was yet? It was amazing, my ceremony was in the evening and it was already dark outside by the time it started so I tried to add a little extra touch to my outfit since it was a "night time" affair. 

 It was a nice short and sweet ceremony with just a handful of us, especially compared to my undergrad graduations where the hall was literally jam packed with proud graduates and even prouder families. Obviously there were lots of proud graduates and parents as well this time too, just on a smaller scale.

After taking pictures with all my people, I went with my familia to Michael Caines Restaurant at Abode. (By Michael Caines I mean the Michelin star chef, NOT the actor! You would be surprised how much confusion that caused through-out the night!)

Left: Million Dollar Shake. Top Right: Passionfruit Cheesecake. Bottom Right: Creme Brulee

The food was great and dessert was definitely my favourite part of it but the service could have been a lot better in terms of attention given that it's such a fancy restaurant! But all in all I had an awesome graduation evening. Hoping for many more of these type of celebrations this 2014.

Happy New Year Everybody!

Graduation Season: Appreciating the Good Friends

As we can all tell, it’s graduation season, how happy I am to be amongst the privileged many that get to throw their hats up into the sun, hoping for a bright future J. In case you didn’t know, I recently graduated from the University of Manchester, BEng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering. Whooop!

One other thing that is commonplace in graduation season is various lunches, dinners and other events to celebrate. And as the universe has been trying wickedly to expand my waistline I can say that I am happy I have been to the last of those for now! (time to hit that gym baby!) At one of said dinners, I was asked to give a short speech about a very dear friend of mine. It was awkward sha I can’t lie! I don’t like speaking in public but if I am to be Queen of Sparta I see no other way to get around this, so I took this as a practice run. Thinking about what to say during the dinner made me reflect on my friendship with her and think of all the years I’ve known her. Truth be told it gave me a better understanding of the word friendship, both through the good times and the bad times we’ve managed to somehow still be here today as good friends and that made me glow with pride (okay, not quite glow, but what’s life without a little exaggeration?). We sometimes spend every day with friends, or speak to them every day but we rarely ever take time out to let them know that they mean everything to us and we appreciate them.

I am writing this post grateful that the god Lord has deemed it fit to bless me with some of the best friends a girl could ever asked for and I just want to let you all know, both my close friends and my not so close ones, that I appreciate you all! Now go on out there and tell somebody that you love them!

Side note: For anyone that went to the Watch the Throne concerts, through out writing this post I kept thinking of Kanye’s loooong performance of Runaway and him going on forever about telling someone out there that you love them! Some really soppy ish! LMAO

Love,
Moi