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Lost a classmate last week. Been off facebook for a while and returned at a friend's request only to see this sad news. I remember him as softspoken, always with a ready smile, a gentleman, played the beautiful game with zest and I am not saying this because he is gone. It is true! He is classmate number 5 to go to the great beyond and I can't help but wonder why? It still feels like its not true and I will wake up tomorrow to find out its been a bad dream. Those who knew them best will miss them most and my heart goes out to his family who have lost a part of them! Its a race we have to run, someday we will come to the finish line, Kunle has ended his race so have Seun and Lummie! They finished strong! The question is will we?

Some more pictures of New York! Might be headed there in a few days (talk about coincidences:) for a short trip! NY might just grow on me! A colleague took me around town when I took these pictures! Advertising some product or the other! Mannequins through a window at the Fashion Institute of Technology! I think this ball was in Columbus Circle! A view of the city from inside Central Park! One of the many Bridges in Central Park! A commemorative plate one of the Central Park Benches Another Bridge in Central Park! Bronze Sculptures by Ai Weiwei the Chinese Artist and Political Activist. He designed the 2008 Beijing 'Birds Nest' Olympic Stadium! Ai WeiWei's Sculptures! This picture was taken by a colleague! Nice Perspective! At the Rockefeller Center! The Nigerian Flag taken by a colleague- I tried to take pictures of the flag fully unfurled but had no such luck! This says ' To him, no matter what the season was, thi...

More Pictures from NY! The first few pics are from High Line Park! Which is a restored elevated railroad line. I had read about it in an old issue of the National Geographic Magazine and it was nice to be able to see and walk through the park! Grateful to a colleague who took me round the park and showed me around town! High Line from the Ground! A view of the uncompleted phase from another end of the park! Nice Benches! The Path Bird Houses One of the dedicated staff watering the plants! A painting of how highline used to be! Looking down on the street below! A water fountain! It was so hot, I stopped by these a few times! It was nice to escape the heat of the park by going down to Chelsea Market! I like the lighting here! The roof! Converted warehouses now shops! Wall Mural! The building is quite old! No, I did not go up to the top! No sleepless in seattle encounters:)

I have visited New York twice in the last two months. I had visited over a year before and it was a very different experience for me. The first time I visited it was in the middle of winter and being a true Nigerian I hid in my hotel room throughout my visit only venturing out for a quick meal and to attend a wedding which was why I had come! Thankfully the next two visits which are my latest were during summer and I can say I really saw New York mostly during the first. I had the company of two friends who showed me around and I can comfortably say I will not get lost if I ever have to come back and visit! My first impression of New York was that it reminded me a great deal of Lagos. The sights and the sounds, are almost exactly identical. Just exchange the yoruba and hausa spoken on the streets with some ebonics and an american accent and you might as well be strolling down Broad street in Lagos. The hustle and bustle, impersonal contact and everyone hurrying as if the devil ...