Sunday, May 5, 2013

True meaning of Easter (Happy Easter)



Easter is here again, yes it is. The words ‘Happy Easter’ is muttered by almost everyone, everywhere around the world. Sadly enough, I am mostly indifferent about these greetings. What is in Easter to be happy about, or what exactly is the true meaning of Easter, I ask myself (just as I asked ‘what is good about Good Friday’)? Perhaps, you reason as I do. Has Easter lost its true meaning?

Rising Stars -"...I started with nothing, absolutely nothing"



So after about three weeks of scheduling and rescheduling, I finally met the very beautiful and busy person behind Teaze Couture. 25 years old Ayotunde Omitogun, our star for the month of May, is a young fashion enthusiast who is gradually carving a niche for herself in the complex world of fashion.
 At a time where an average young Nigerian looks forward to getting a good paying job in the unsteady ‘favor’ market after graduation, Tunde (as I like to call her) decides to chart her own course and in turn create jobs in the process.
Tunde’s tenacity in living her dream is very inspiring and the humility of her persona is simply enchanting (she is so ‘camera shy’, she hardly takes pictures of herself). 
In this interview with Seun of FreshHouse (FH), Ayotunde talks about her love for fashion and how she has managed so far in the fashion business. Excerpts: