Postszyzymena in # finance • 4 yr. ago • 6 min readInvestment 101-Dont make the same mistakes I made.Life doesn't always turn out the way we want it to. Do you know what else doesn't always turn out the way we want it to? Money. Money is quite interesting. Sometimes I feel like money should be a subject that needs to be studied. A clear understanding of how it functions can help some of us avoid some mistakes. Josh Appel, Unsplash I am…zyzymena in # blurtlife • 5 yr. ago • 3 min readA PIECE OF HEAVEN.The teenage girl clutched her baby tightly under the rain, trying to shield him from the bitter cold. She was alone on the other side of the road under a battered shed. She trembled from her head to her feet. Pixabay I watched on as a man with a big black umbrella went across the road and offered to help them out of the rain to the café…zyzymena in # blurtlife • 5 yr. ago • 5 min readSUNSET IN THE MORNING.Shades of Gray We felt it. Today, we all did. The grief and the sorrow that comes from losing a loved one. But it was not just any loved one. It was him. Charlie. Our little Charlie. The one who we had all watched being birthed, through that glass as his mother did her thing in the bathing suite. The one for whom we had all shouted in joy, as…zyzymena in # blurtlife • 6 yr. ago • 3 min readDNA TEST, YAY OR NAY?Unsplash For those of you who don't spend much time on twitter, you may not know that this has been trending since some days with different hash tags urging men to get a DNA test for every child they have. This isn't a new topic but the recent case of a man who lost his life to shock after he discovered that his two kids weren't his but that…zyzymena in # blurtafrica • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readWHY YOU NEED CARDIO EXERCISECardio exercises are high intensity exercises that has the heart pumping at a very fast rate. Cardio ensures the body is fit in a number of ways. Whether you want to lose weight, burn fat, stay healthy, or even all three, cardio is the way to go. 300 minutes of cardio is recommended every week to burn fats and calories. You don't need a gym to…zyzymena in # blurtafrica • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readWHICH DO YOU PREFER?Unsplash There are so many communication platforms available such as telegram, WhatsApp and discord. Communities are looking for the best platform to achieve their goal. All these platforms have their advantages and disadvantages. Why some have no limits to the number of people that can be in a group, some others have a limit. A lot of us…zyzymena in # blurtafrica • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readHOW ARE YOU?Unsplash How are you? I feel the need to ask this question. The year 2020 has been very challenging. With just 28 days to go, it's a marvel how we managed to keep our heads up and not get swallowed up in all the brouhaha that came with the year. First, it was the turbulent change brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic with lots of global…zyzymena in # blurtafrica • 6 yr. ago • 3 min readAT YOUR AGEParents say some very mean thing to their children. Whether it was said in the passing or just a flippant comment, some of these words have a lasting effect on the children. It's okay to let a child know there are certain things that are expected of him or her at a certain age but the way and manner that message is passed across matters a lot.…zyzymena in # blurtafrica • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readNOT THE GIRL YOU USED TO KNOW.Unsplash Myself, I lost My eyes, blinded by my affections And the mirage of the ones you so falsely professed Trapped in love, I became When I only ever needed to live therein My sanity, daily slipped through my fingers Bits by bits, until little was left You took all the pieces of me you craved Leaving me, an empty shell Who knew…zyzymena in # blurtafrica • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readLET'S HAVE SOME FUN.Alright everyone gather round. Right now, I don't care if you are in a relationship or not in a relationship because this game has to be played by everyone of you. Thank you very much. We have different relationship status. Some of us are single and having the fun of our lives, some are single but really sad and lonely. We have those of us who…zyzymena in # introduceyourself • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readA NEWBIE TO WATCH OUT FOR!It seemed like a herculean task. I tried and tried but couldn't succeed with getting an account opened on the platform. My friend @olawalium who told me about Blurt was worried. "Why can't you create an account?" He asked. We tried and discovered I needed 10 blurt to create an account and immediately he swung into action. 10 blurt wasn't enough…zyzymena in # blurtafrica • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readBATTLE OF SEXES.Unsplash It's always a battle of sexes whenever relationship issues are brought up. Some guys believe all women are very demanding and have little or nothing to offer. Many women believe all guys are selfish, all they care about is sex and nothing more. All sexes seems to agree that love is overrated and that people don't mean it when they say…zyzymena in # blurtafrica • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readSPEAK SOME KIND WORDSUnsplash This morning's parade will be like everyother one. He would stand before us with his face robbed of any line resembling a smile and then he would talk about our lakadaisical attitude to work, truancy and serious disrespect of senior officers by junior officers. I am a good officer. I go to work everyday and I take my work very…