My 2020: Just a normal day: Life of a Young Nigerian Hustler

tomlee (66)in OCD • 6 years ago (edited)

Greetings wonderful people of Steem!

My name is Ndianabasi Tom, I live in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, Africa and it is my pleasure to showcase to you what my 'normal day' looks like in the city of Uyo, Nigeria. This post serves as my entry to the 'Just a normal day' contest brought to us by @anomadsoul, @blocktrades and @ocdb. My regards to them for coming up with something as engaging, interesting and exciting as this. Meanwhile, I have read and seen a lot of normal days in different parts of the world courtesy of this contest and believe me, it is always interesting reading them, as I get to discover something new in each entry; I look forward to reading more.

Normal days are distinct and vary for each individual owing to the fact that we all have different occupations, career and passion. Hence, a person's normal day depends on his/ her own line of work. A normal day for a caterer is quite different from that of a mechanic. I am into writing/ blogging, computer and internet services and I am also a young graduate of Petroleum Engineering and as such my days are usually eventful. I hope you find my normal day interesting!

My Normal Day

Early Morning Phase
I wake up as early as 5am in the morning and then I have a moment of offering thanksgiving prayers to God on behalf of myself, family and friends as well as committing my plans for the new day to God. Within this period, I make my first post on Steemit for the day, mostly a #steemchurch related post. By now, brightness must have taken over the day so I venture into doing my morning chores such as washing of plates, pots and other cooking utensils, sweeping of the floor and fetching of water.

Breakfast is ready - Beans, egg, fish

Since we do have a poultry farm, I then go into the pen to feed the chickens with both food and water. Most times, I am required to change the floor of the pen by pouring saw dust on the floor, considering the extent to which they have littered the floor with both their excrements and water. Having completed all these chores, I do well to take a shower, eat my breakfast and I'm set to out for both work and hustle. Breakfast could either be; Tea and Bread, Bean Cake and Pap, Fried Yam etc.

Poultry Pen

Next thing to do is to hit the road and board a cab or tricycle (commonly called Keke Napep here) that will take me to the work place since my residential home is quite distant from the office location. On reaching the office, things are set in place and the hustling mode is properly activated.

Walking on the Streets of Uyo

Photo of taxi and cabs in Uyo

Work Phase
By 9am, I must reached the office to begin work. I work at the Gracefield Creative Resources owned by @Uyobong and like earlier stated, we are into research writing, data analysis, crypto consultancy, computer and internet services plus I am a full time Steemian. So, I am mostly on my laptop doing my jobs except in cases that demand me going elsewhere to do a particular work like direct image printing, book binding, flex printing etc. I get to meet many persons everyday and also make new friends as well being that customers come everyday.

Book binding process

Finished Work

Deep into the afternoon, lunch is being taken to regain more energy to continue working. Meals I take this period could be either Afang Soup, Melon Soup, Atama Soup, Vegetable Soup, White Soup, or Okro Soup with garri or foo foo. These are our local delicacies and there are very delicious and healthy meals. Sometimes this afternoon, I try to read some books by good authors so as to learn and be inspired and motivated as well. However, it should be noted that there are days that customers do not flock in and these days we classify in our office as bad days.

Lunch is Served - Melon Soup

Ingredients

While I was still in the University, this period I am usually attending lectures, moving from one classroom to another. Some classes are usually interesting and some boring. When there are no lectures, I do my assignments and also read my books in preparation for tests and examinations. During this afternoon period, I create time to make posts and also read and comment on people's posts on steem.

Seminar Presentation in the University

Evening Phase
These are the hours between 4pm and 6pm. By now, I must have closed from the office for the day and I will be heading home to either attend church services, music concerts, play football or watch the English Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga, La Liga etc depending on a particular day. Mostly, music concerts are organized on Fridays while the football games are usually on weekends.

However, I try to my make my day interesting and fun-filled by doing either of the above. Remember all work and no play makes jack a dull boy. Sometimes in the evening, I take a stroll with friends and maybe sit out to just chill and gist on how our days were like. It is usually exciting and fun. Some days too, I visit friends and other extended families.

Evening Strolls

studio session

Night Phase
By 9pm, I must have ended all activities of the day and I will be back home with my family. Dinner too must have been ready and is being served as well. Meals taken as dinner include; Rice and Beans, Porridge Yam, Fried rice, Jollof rice, Coconut rice etc. Having done that, I head to bedroom, pray and thank God for life, watch some TV Series, make some phone calls and eventually fall asleep.