
Living in Lagos as a Lagos Boy is not a child’s play. Before I started living alone three years ago, I was staying at my family house with my three sisters and mother. I am spoiled rotten because I am the only son. Being an only son comes with special privileges, which you cannot imagine unless you’re an only son like me.
I am Jeremy Edokpa-Smith, and since this is my first diary entry in a series of many to come, let’s make it count.
Anybody living in Lagos must learn how to deal with the unpredictable traffic of Lagos. I wake up at 6AM. daily because I must do my daily exercise to keep fit. This is one of the most important aspects of my life I do not joke with. Although sometimes I don’t feel like exercising I have to do it for the sake of my health. I do two reps of forty push-ups and one rep of 20 every day.
After yesterday’s work-out, my body shone with sweat and I enjoyed the sight for a brief moment in the mirror on my bathroom wall, to see the result of my exercise manifest on my ebony skin, pure joy! Yeah-yeah! I admire my well-built body when I want to be vain you do too! I wish I could show you what my body looks like after my daily work-out, but don’t worry one day I might invite you over to workout with me, perhaps you might have the privilege to see what my body looks like.
Enough of this vain talk about my body. I quickly ran into to bathroom, brushed, undressed, and showered. I wore black jeans and a navy-blue shirt for a meeting. I didn’t have breakfast before heading out for the meeting because I am not the breakfast kind of man. Maybe I will be when I get married but for now who cares about breakfast?
Fast-forward, the meeting with a client who wants me to do some graphic and web designs was successful. For your information, I enjoy graphic design, web developments (UI/UX front end) – I eat it like food, drink it like water and breathe it like air. You can call me a digital guru or internet demigod.
Also, I am a lover of gadgets and brand new tech. The internet is my other home. We are going to have a lot of fun together; so bookmark this site and use those social media follow buttons so we can be in constant touch!
And yeah, From today I see anybody reading this post as a family, and “the strength of a family, like the strength of an army, is in its loyalty to each other,” – Mario Puzo, (Author, Gangster and all-round bad-ass).
I pledge to be loyal to you and not bore you with trivialities and non-essential talks.
Next week I will introduce my father to you.
Thank you for reading my first entry.
This is Diary of a Lagos Boy.
Blog Comments
Maama
15 June, 2020 at 3:24 PM
Another Lagos boy with his own story, can’t wait to read about your life, nice intro!
Jeremy Edokpa-Smith
15 June, 2020 at 10:24 PM
can’t wait to roll them out…
Babafemi Oluwatobi
15 June, 2020 at 7:09 PM
Great Content
Shekoni Bolanle
15 June, 2020 at 7:13 PM
Cool one Solodox, keep it up.
Diboss Lady
15 June, 2020 at 7:31 PM
Great content… Lagos life is the real world life .. Who survives here, can survive anywhere .. Thumbs up
Jeremy Edokpa-Smith
15 June, 2020 at 8:42 PM
Thanks dear!
ProSlim
15 June, 2020 at 7:37 PM
Hey Brother.. This is Dammy (Victor’s friend/IML forex family) Nice write up sir… we look forward to more of this..
Jeremy Edokpa-Smith
15 June, 2020 at 8:41 PM
right on brother….
Jonathan
15 June, 2020 at 7:40 PM
Nicely put bro
Adegoke Oni
15 June, 2020 at 7:44 PM
Waiting to hear about your escapades… Dint leave those out
Jeremy Edokpa-Smith
15 June, 2020 at 10:21 PM
i see what you did there…:)
Femi
15 June, 2020 at 7:50 PM
I would be glad you open a twitter account
Victoria
15 June, 2020 at 8:35 PM
Nice one Jeremy
Jeremy Edokpa-Smith
15 June, 2020 at 8:40 PM
thanks guys please use the social media handles lets be friend
Zion Rufus
15 June, 2020 at 8:56 PM
Now I have a new muse😂, meanwhile kindly show us what your body looks like, lol
Jeremy Edokpa-Smith
15 June, 2020 at 10:21 PM
thank you very much, but you have to wait for the great reveal, just like everyone else 🙂
Zion Rufus
15 June, 2020 at 9:02 PM
Great article!
Nolly
16 June, 2020 at 2:53 PM
Future presido.
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Blessing Smith
22 June, 2020 at 4:43 PM
Hmmmm great article God is your strength sir
Vincent okafor
4 July, 2020 at 7:02 PM
So encouraging, Weldon brother