Oluwatobi Soyombo

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2014

Solution needed…

Zobo is a very popular drink in Nigeria made from the Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa). I have been researching solutions that preserves the drink in a plastic bottle for 6 months shelf life. The tole…

Celebrating the journey: 7 months later…

Exactly 7 months ago, the first cheque towards the development of our new platform was issued. Back then, it was nothing but an idea. We had hired four programmers in July, 2013 who couldn’t …

The day my life began

I don’t expect everyone to understand this, except for those who know what it feels like to be worth no more than an F. So, you received the news that your semester results are out. You fret.…

On my birthday…

I was about leaving the campus when Promise, my friend, called me. He sounded a bit serious and asked that I quickly come to the school’s canteen. Few minutes later, I realized it was a surpr…

Are our strongest desires too weak?

Last Wednesday (22nd of Jan.), I took some moments off work to see the movie “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit”. After watching the movie, all I can say is that [sometimes], in our “stro…

An act of kindness

Today, one of my lecturers extended a kind gesture to me by giving a gift. It was Makra Sankranti (one of the Indian festivals) last Wednesday. “There’s something we give our friends fo…

It’s official…LeBrug Limited is now registered

Early early good news in 2014 :-). Remember I wrote this few moons ago, about a new project I’m involved in. Well, we kickstarted the registration (documentation et al) process of the company…

Time and practice

Oh the shock that hit me when I saw graduate students get scared of making presentations even to an audience of 50 fellow students. Not my fault, I eat presentations/speeches as breakfast all throu…