My childhood web

1                    The first people that influenced my childhood are my two elder sisters Mrs Chinyelu Obi and Mrs Nonye Nworah who baby seated me.  As the last baby of the family they showed me so much love, They taught me how to do domestic chores and  helped me become thegood cook that I am today.

2                    The second person is my mother Mrs Christiana Ibe; being the last baby out of her nine children made me special to her. She was a trader and got me involved in her business at early age. She taught me that there is dignity in labour,  One of my cherished memories is our family anthem: Proverb 13 verse 20. ‘He who walks with the wise men will be wise but the companion of fool will be destroyed’ (NKJV). We were meant to say it during family times. She believed that education will empower us for greatness, enabling us to do things she could not do because she was not educated. My mother is my hero; she taught me numerous things that continued to guide my life for example to insist on good family values, chose friends based on cherished values, be proactive and to always lend support. Last year, I received award for outstanding business woman from Junior Chambers International. This is a result of business skill I learnt from her. She is 80year now and I am proud to still consult her for wise counsel.

3                    The third person is my head teacher in my primary school Mrs Nwozuzu. She helped to bring out the leadership skill in me by always encouraging me to lead groups. Once she escorted me to an external competition with another school and I won in that competition and received a one year scholarship as a result of that. I cherished that memory and she taught me to always persevere and believed in myself.

4                    The fourth person is the priest of my local church Monsignor Otteh Emmanuel. As a growing child, we must attend the brief mornings mass (church service) every morning before going to school. He taught us the way of God. i will not forget that he selected me to represent our church in a catechism competition at state level and I won the first position bringing trophy to my local church and received a heroic welcome and a hand shake with the bishop. It was every child’s dream then. As Catholics most people get the bishops hand shake once in their life time during confirmation ceremony. This experience built my confidence in my abilities. He also exposed me to helping the needy which often makes me to look out for the less privileged around me and offer help.  

5                    The fifty person was my father, before he pass on he was a subsistence farmer and taught us how to farm. We enjoyed the beauty of having our own small farm and nurse the crops and vegetables. He guided us through and I cherished that farm. The daily or weekly changes in the things we planted were an exciting discovery. This helped me to learn to be patient with people and work with timing.

6                    The sixth person was my grandmother, we always looking forward to traveling to the village during long vacation in September. She usually take us to the village river, we joined her to farm and helped in rearing the animals. The folklore she told us helped us to apply life principles in our relationship with others.

There are several other people that affected my childhood that are not included in this web. These ones listed above represent my family, my school and the community (my church). They helped me grow into a responsible adult today. I am proud of them all. Owing to my recent relocation to Brunei Darussalam, all I have here with me are armature picture of my mum with my elder sister Chinyelu Obi and the award plaque from JCI.