EGMIN JOURNAL

Have you ever thought of why the sale of toffees has decreased over time? What do you see when you go to the provision stores and the market to buy your stuffs. This were the questions in mind while walking on the streets of Accra. Do you also know about the locally manufactured toffee in Ghana? In front of every provision shop in Accra there is the sale of a local toffee which most people find pleasure in eating. Baked clay commonly known as Ayilo in Ga and Shele in Twi is a local toffee craved from betonites and prepared in different part of the country which comes in different shapes and smell. Ayilo in Ghana is baked clay, mostly eaten by pregnant mothers; many women who aren’t pregnant also consume it making it a big business! According to research, eating clay is a global practice that has existed among humans since their evolution from primitive, and one that continues today among traditional ethnic groups as well as numerous animal species. The practice of eatin...

  FORBEARANCE AND LOVE 2015              Waiting for the last interviewer, she walked straight to the seat with a smile. Hello good morning panelist, she greeted. Hello dear, just to raise my heard to catch the sight of a person I least expected, with a gaze, I remembered all the painful things she had caused me. Paulina is a friend, I knew in senior high school, somebody I could give my life for, a very close friend I loved with my whole being. She never realized my love and all the sacrifices I did for her but paid me back so bitterly that almost ended my life. I never wished her dead but she did. She reacted the way she did some years back based on jealousy of wanting everything I have. The awful things she said led to my dismissal in school which nearly ended my dad’s life. Anger and hatred of revenge was so full within that, I wanted to pay her back and ask why she hated me that much, but ...

Her smiles lights the room and fills the darkest dwellings with a beautiful glow that radiates through her cheeks tells me there was good news to be heard. ‘The great day is tomorrow, finally we are graduating’ was what she said as she kept smiling. Clara is my best friend, a sister from another mother. We’ve been friends since childhood, attended the same school from primary to university and was about to graduate together. We went for graduation shopping with my Dennis, the owner of my heart and were on our way home to prepare towards the great day. Clara alighted in front of her house still smiling. Dennis drove the car wishing Clara a good night. ‘Is Clara’s smiles because of the graduation or something else’ I wondered. I have known her for years and her smile today was so weird. ‘What are you thinking about my love?’ Dennis asked. You of course, I lied. I went home still thinking of her smiles. Very exhausted, I went straight to the bathhouse to shower and ...

WHY COMPLAINING            Have you ever thought of why a man without legs and arms praises God without complaining about his physical challenge? How some people suffer before they eat but yet give thanks to him? Why then do you have to complain about the problem you facing. Complaining does not change our lives but rather makes it worse with frustration. All things work for good for those who love him,     Think positive and take responsibility of what you have and how best you can improve on it. Complaining displeases God, be grateful, thankful and do your best for God will surely do the rest. Faithful is he who has call us and he will do it.

One of the exciting things about teen years is that guys discover girls. That scrawny lady you once delighted in teasing has suddenly become a picture of feminine beauty in your mind that you always want to be with. How do you picture that handsome guy who spoke to you the other time in your class? The admirer you have always admire of getting closer to?                The desire to associate with the opposite-sex is as natural as the sun rising in the morning. This brings up the subject of dating. A date is a pre arranged time spent with a person of the opposite-sex. Everyone wants someone to talk to, someone with whom you can share your joy and problem with. From a research I conducted, most teenagers do not really understand what a date is. After having a chat with a very prominent counselor, I realized there were different kinds of dates.           ...