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     Did you know that polo T-shirt was originally made for polo players? While you may have worn a wholesale polo-shirt before. you may never have wondered how it came to be and how it got the name 'polo-shirt'. FYI,  Polo is a sport that involving riding on a horseback with a mallet that has a long, flexible handle which is used to drive a wooden ball down a grass field between two goal post. The exact origin of the polo shirt is unknown, but its widely recorded début came in the late 19th century in the birthplace of Polo in Manipur, India. The sport grew in popularity with the British Army and British tea planters in India becoming regular players. Attention soon turned to their polo playing kit with traditional attire of the time consisting of thick, long sleeved shirts made of cotton. Unhappy with these uncomfortable shirts, they attached their collars to their shirts with buttons to stop them from flapping while galloping on the field. The sport was ...

Mothers are amazing and they don't need a special day to be appreciated, they should be appreciated and celebrated daily.       All the pictures made me laugh. May your day be full of laughter SOURCE: facebook

Too many people think of happiness as the ultimate goal of life. But, if you’re waiting for happiness to arrive then it’s likely that it never will! You convince yourself that life will be happy when you’re married. When the mortgage is paid off. When you have children. When the weekend arrives. Next summer. Whatever particular dream you have, you’re sure that when you reach it you’ll finally be happy. Unfortunately, this way of thinking is a trap. You’re always wanting something more, always looking forward to a time when you’ll be “happy”. And, if you fall into this trap, you’ll never reach that goal. When you get married, you might wish your partner was more affectionate or more proactive. When you have children, you might find their young age restrictive and long for them to grow up too quickly. When you’ve paid off that mortgage you might long for a better house, a better neighborhood, a better car. Life will pass ...

The Mother With One Eye My mother had only one eye. When I was growing up, I hated her for it. I hated the uninvited attention it got me at school. I hated how the other children stared at her and looked away in disgust. My mother worked two jobs to provide for the family, but I was just embarrassed by her and didn’t want to be seen with her. Every time my mother came to visit me at school, I wanted her to disappear. I felt a surge of hatred towards the woman who made me the laughing stock of the school. In a moment of extreme anger, I even once told my mother I wanted her to die. I was completely unconcerned about her feelings. As I grew up, I did whatever was in my power to distance myself from my mother. I studied hard and got a job overseas so I wouldn’t have to meet her. I got married and started raising a family of my own. I got busy with my job and family and with providing a comfortable life for my beloved children. I didn’t even think about my mother anymor...

Rocks, Pebbles, and Sand At the beginning of a philosophy class at university, the professor stood with some innocuous looking items on his table – an empty mayonnaise jar, some rocks, some pebbles, and some sand. The college students looked on with interest, wondering what the professor was up to and unable to guess what the demonstration was going to be. Without saying a word, the professor started putting the small rocks into the mayonnaise jar one by one. The students were puzzled, but the professor did not offer any explanation just yet. Once the rocks were up to the neck of the jar, the professor spoke for the first time that day. He asked the students if they thought the jar was full. The students unanimously agreed that it was. The professor then picked up the pebbles on his table and slowly poured them into the jar. The small pebbles found their way in between the larger rocks. The professor then lightly shook the jar to allow the pebbles to settle in the open spaces ...

            A well styled sofa can complement everything there is to your living space. It tells a visitor that you drip of style and you pay attention to details. Most houses in Nigeria just go with the flow of what they see in catalogs, or what they feel is their sense of style. Here are ways to style your couch pillows; •Mix textures, colours and patterns: This is a favorite decorative trick, think of your couch as a canvas, as bare as it looks and create a masterpiece as you mix things up with your throw pillows. •Use odd numbers: Perfection and symmetry can leave a room looking like a text book; take one away and add a feel of lived-in-ness. You do want your guest to feel at home and not also feel like they are competing with the pillows for space. •Ease up on modern spaces: The modern look, is more aesthetic than it is homely, so use the softness and cushiness of pillows to round the hard edges of modern and contempora...

       Well what better way to enjoy your weekend than trying new recipes for food lovers...  (Not gluttons o).  Well I came across this and am wondering what better way to spice up plantain from the common dodo and beans or boli and groundnuts... Give it a try, you just might be surprised at how spicy your weekend can turn out.    "So the other day, I was looking though my food archive and realised that only two of my most recent recipes were plantain based. What an abomination! How is it possible that I eat plantain almost daily and have so few plantain recipes? I was absolutely baffled. A decision was made to honour the greatness of plantain by dedicating the whole week to it. This colourful stuffed plantain is day two of my plantain week, it is definitely a unique way of cooking your plantain, fairly easy and sure to satisfy plantain lovers. What You’ll Need… 2 ripe plantains 1 tbsp melted butter   2 tbsps canola oil Gizzard ¼ ...

    Growing up, we conform to the dos and don’ts of societal beliefs. There is a general consensus on what most people call bad habits, essentially practices deemed distasteful by society but what if some of those habits are actually good for you?      •Gossiping Of course gossiping is generally a ‘no no’, as it’s definitely not the nicest or kindest practice but believe it or not, it actually has some benefits.  Research shows that gossiping is a great way to bond and deepen friendships with whomever you are gossiping with (but probably not the person you are gossiping about!). While it helps in learning more about people and the situations around you, studies also show that some juicy gossip can release happy hormones, which in turn, reduce stress and anxiety.         •Untidy rooms Some people are naturally tidy while others find it so difficult to maintain a clean space....

     Present day lifestyle helps us save our fresh food and veggies effortlessly. The general purpose of having a huge refrigerator is to avoid sustenance turning sour two days after purchasing it. In any case, there are a few sorts of fresh food and vegetables that shouldn’t be put away in the refrigerator because they tend to loose their flavor.      There are situations where refrigerating foods make it rotten quicker. This is the rundown of foods you unquestionably should not refrigerate;    •Potatoes: When too cold, the starch present in potatoes turn to sugar, yielding an off flavor. Keep potatoes stored in a paper bag in a cool, dry place same goes for sweet potatoes.     •Apples: Apples, just like tomatoes, start to change colour and loose flavor after spending time in the fridge. Leave them on the counter, and toss them in the fridge for 30 minutes prior to eating if you want a crisp bite. ...

   Several natural mineral resources that are highly beneficial for human usage have been unraveled in the past and more are yet to be known. One of such important natural resource is potash, which is also known as kaun , akanwu or kanwa . Potash is a type of lake salt (sodium carbonate) that is dry and hydrated in nature. This type of lake salt usually form and shoot out from the soil during rainy season but tends to fall off, solidifies and get dried during the dry season. Studies reveal that the akanwu salt is the second most popularly used salt in Nigeria.  Commonly found in the Northern part of Nigeria.  BENEFITS OF POTASH ( KAUN )       1. Culinary Purposes      •Potash ( Kaun ) is edible and is usually used for cooking pulses like beans, akidi (black Mexican beans), fiofio (cowpea beans) etc in order to tenderize the pulses so easily.      • Kaun is also added in ewedu and okro soup...