BlogHide Reblurtsamplegeologist in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readVIRTUES IN A COMMON FRUITWe live in a time in which so many things are competing for our attention that often our bodies and our physical health end up last on our priority list. As a culture, we tend to make everything else more important, whether it is our career, our finance, our emotion, our personal relationship. Yet we forget that nothing else matters without…amplegeologist in # story • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readTHE MONKEY’S SHOESimage source One day a farmer went to the market to buy a sheep. He looked carefully until he found a good, strong, fat sheep. He bought it and started to walk home slowly. image source While he was walking through the forest, monkey saw him and thought, “What a good sheep that is! I must have it for myself.” Monkey thought hard. Then…amplegeologist in # story • 6 yr. ago • 3 min readA STRANGE VISITORimage source Early one morning, a handsome young man came into the village. He wore a long, stripped robe. He walked round the village and the only person he spoke to once was a toothless, wrinkled and dumbed old woman who sold kola nuts. He told her his name was Tiga. All the maidens who saw this quiet, handsome and strong-looking man were…amplegeologist in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readMORINGA OLEIFERA....a gift of natureimage source Moringa Oleifera is an incredible, productive tree with a wide variety of uses. It originates in India, from the valleys of the southern Himalayas. It can be found along the tropical and subtropical zones and is extensively grown in central South America, Africa, Indonesia, Mexico, Malaysia Philippines, and India. image…amplegeologist in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 3 min readTODAY'S FIELD EXPERIENCE: PROSPECTING CLAY DEPOSITSToday got me here, the central sands of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria... Field work as it may is the practical aspect of geology which is carried out on the field. As we do say “geology is best studied on the field” . Several Geologists have worked on the various aspects of Geology in Nigeria. Some are foreigners while some were Nigerians.…amplegeologist in # blurtit • 6 yr. ago • 4 min readTODAY'S DRILLING EXPERIENCEToday got me here….drilling things…trying to tap water from its acquifer for home use…it was really fun and a nice experience… “Drilling” that’s the key word for today…it actually involves the proper selection of equipment to an already geological studied site to drill a hole vertically through the soil horizon. This drilling was carried out…amplegeologist in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 4 min readMY SECOND VISIT TO IBENO: THE COAST ZONEStill at Ibeno Local government area, Akwa Ibom state in Nigeria...talking about polluted water and our health status...in my last visit to Iben was aimed at getting water samples for laboratory analysis for the determination of physical and chemical quality of water and its suitability for various purposes like drinking, domestic, agricultural…amplegeologist in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readMY VISIT TO IBENO; THE COAST ZONEToday got me here, a visit to Ibeno Local government area, Akwa Ibom state in Nigeria. It was fun though but to the ernest, I was heart broken... Imagining people drinking water which is already polluted right from the source...what a world! The consequences of these contaminants in water are widespread and are detrimental to the overall…amplegeologist in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 3 min readLIFE AS A GEOLOGIST, THE HURDLES… ADVENTURE AND DISCOVERIESIt sounds awful always reading from books without seeing with the eyes!! Various changes ranging from physical; chemical to biological has subjected the earth and altered the natural sequential order of deposition of sediments. Does the above scenario seem familiar? Do you consider it real? If so, take a moment to analyze the…amplegeologist in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 4 min readTHE BLOOD PUMPING MACHINE (waterleaf juice)“ Waterleaf , botanically known as “Talinum triangulare” also nicknamed in English as Philippine spinach is one of those devalued edible leafy vegetable belonging to the family of Portulacea in Nigeria which grows all year round especially during rainy seasons. Waterleaf in nature Waterleaf grows mostly in humid and cloudy…amplegeologist in # introduceyourself • 6 yr. ago • 3 min readMY INTRODUCTORY POST ....Just meHi everyone....!, first off, I am excited to be part of this blog. I will be glad to meet people and interact with them... It's all about "Me" and "You" and I promise to be active and onboard always!! JUST A LITTLE ABOUT ME!! My name is Sifonde Dominic. I am a Nigerian!!! I love to write. yeah am fun, interesting to be with, light…
