Michael Taiwo
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Unlocking the human potential. Powering the world with Hydrogen. Chief Volunteer @MtScholarships. Director @fortroseconsult. EB1-A/EB-2 NIW Consultant.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined January 2015
I am incredibly pleased to unveil the 2024 Class of MT Scholars. This is a culmination of weeks of rigorous selection and I wish our scholars the very best as they apply to graduate schools all over the world. It is hard to comprehend the effort that goes into this. So I want
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There was this colleague I got close with when I first joined Shell. And part of the reason we were close was because every day, for about 15 – 30 minutes, she would tell me all about her upcoming daughter’s wedding. It would be my first American wedding, so it was fascinating to.
What is the biggest culture shock you have ever witnessed?.
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I recently found some long lost cousins. Since they found me, it has been billing pro max. I think I will lose them again. Abeg.
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Make First Class, fly First Class. Book no be scam.
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How this guy has time to run his businesses is beyond me. He tweets all the time on all issues, big or small.
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A friend sent me this picture of their new home yesterday and I was so close to tears, happy tears. This is someone that almost dropped out of OAU because they couldn’t afford our small school fees. Now, they are a respected PhD scientist, with two patents and a manager in a
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Today, I became a United States citizen. This is a dream I have had since I was a kid, and today, it is now a reality. It is impossible to describe how I feel and it will take a while to sink in. This is definitely one of the happiest days of my life. At some points it looked
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After a rewarding 12-year journey, I am leaving the corporate world to embark on a new path as a social entrepreneur. My professional life and personal life are now united by the same purpose: I aim to make people more prosperous while ensuring that their prosperity doesn't harm
Mad respect to Jurgen Klopp. I totally feel him. This will be my last year in Shell too. I can feel it, and convinced of it. It has been a great, wild, ride. But my future lay elsewhere.
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Nigerians, please let’s patronize our own o. This @flyairpeace plane is quite empty. Their service has been good so far.
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In line to vote for:. Border security .Election integrity .Free speech .Common sense . Let’s Make America Great Again!
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I have a feeling that for some of you, your next Christmas will be in the U.S. Who is receiving this?!.
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There was a guy I wanted to hire at Shell once. He had a solid resume, a great track record, and had spent his entire 10-year professional life with the same company. I asked him why he wanted to move from Chicago to California and leave his company. He told me just needed a new.
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I recommended a Nigerian for a job at Shell some weeks ago. The hiring manager called me and said “he’s too quiet, we had lunch, three of us, and he won’t say anything.” They needed someone “assertive” because the role will require you to “stand your ground.”. I called my guy to.
Do not forget to stand up and speak when the opportunity presents itself today. The only way to get better at speaking is by speaking. You can not learn to swim by reading a book. You must get wet. The first time, your voice may shake, but it will get better with practice🙏.
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Met someone yesterday who told me:. “Doc, for 15 years after my Bachelors degree in Nigeria, my salary never surpassed 31,000 Naira per month. People told my wife to leave me; that I was just punishing her and the kids for nothing. Now, as a PhD student in the U.S., even.
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@Wizarab10 One of the trainings ingrained in us at Shell is, “there are no stupid questions.” . The idea here is to encourage one to ask, to probe, to be curious. This principle fosters an environment where learning flourishes, because every question—no matter how basic it may seem—has.
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I’ve met a number of Nigerians in their 20s earning over 100M ($70K USD) from the comfort of their homes in Nigeria. They are working remotely for companies in Europe/US. Imagine making 100M+ without stepping outside the house. I wish there were a lot more of them on a massive.
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True life story. I know a couple with two kids who moved to the US from Nigeria. They were both bankers and the husband got a Master’s admission (no funding) and came on an F1 Student Visa while the rest of the family came with him on F2 Dependent Visas. He paid for his Master’s.
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I have a feeling that this week will be the best week ever (so far) for someone here. Claim it.
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Men are endangered species. I have a brutal annual reminder of this when reviewing MT Scholarships application. The number of students who say they have lost their father is alarmingly high. It qualifies as an epidemic. I’ve lost count of those I personally know who are below.
Elumelu's mom is 96 years. Otedola's mom is 102 years. Jonathan's mom is 87 years. Saraki's mom is 88 years. Yaradua's mom is 98 years. Dangote's mom is 89 years. Where are their fathers? Long gone in most cases. Food for thought, guys!. Treat yourself well, they will survive.
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Birthday Thoughts: God’s Grace in My 40th year. When I left my 9-5 in the first quarter, a friend asked me how long it would take to completely replace my salary. I said my best case scenario was three (3) years. I then went into how I didn’t need all that money anyway and how.
After a rewarding 12-year journey, I am leaving the corporate world to embark on a new path as a social entrepreneur. My professional life and personal life are now united by the same purpose: I aim to make people more prosperous while ensuring that their prosperity doesn't harm
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Any reputable laptop vendors on this street? It’s time to give away laptops to my followers so they can achieve great things with in 2025.
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I admire how oyinbo people stick to time. They call meeting for 11:00, you get there at 10:30 and there's no car in front of the building. At 10:40, still only your car dey parking lot and you begin to wonder if you have the wrong address. Then at 10:45, two or three cars pull.
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Congratulations to everyone who will receive their fully funded scholarship letters this year.
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13 years down, forever to go. I love you, Aya’ba. Happy anniversary to us.
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For all those fasting this January, may God answer you.
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First off, Congratulations!, this is the type of good problem I pray for people to have. It’s the third time this week I’m getting a question like this so let me address it in some detail. The key here is to not be shy about what you want and what you believe is best for you.
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I took this picture on my morning walk today. Look behind me, there are two trees side by side. One is full of leaves, the other has shed all its leaves. What’s the problem here? There’s no problem. The fact that they are both planted on the same soil in the same yard doesn’t
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I remember the first time an oyibo told me "take your time," I was like, "what did I do wrong?". "Take your time" means something different in Naija vs. in America. In Naija it means be careful o, or else!.In America, it simply means that - take your time, as in, no need to.
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Award day in school. She said, “post it on Twitter.” 😅
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Back to work. I have a 9-hr nonstop flight to Doha and a 16-hr nonstop flight to Los Angeles. That’s a total of 25 hours. I have a big Hydrogen report due May 30. I should be able to deliver this. Pomodoro time.
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Living wealthy without the fame is the ultimate luxury.
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@_Debbie_OA Let draggers drag. You are a very smart woman. I doubt he even said it to threaten you but just telling you what's going on at work. But as a sharp lady, you read the situation and took action. Well done.
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One of the cool things about my job is that I get to explain it to people. It’s not like the other roles I have had that are quite familiar. Heck, many people haven’t even seen a Hydrogen (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle) car in real life, let alone a Hydrogen station and
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Small (surprise) welcome party and prayers. I’m completely exhausted and happy at the same time. What a day. I’m grateful for the gift of family.
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Pictures from my first day on the job: May 16, 2012. I couldn’t believe my eyes. A whole office all to myself. When I saw my name on the door, I almost fainted with joy. This boy, born and raised in Offa, with nothing but big dreams - no godfathers, no connections - has a room
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Hello Tunde,. Congratulations on breaking the Guinness World Record. That’s quite extraordinary. I’ll be happy to help you process your EB-1A “extraordinary ability” immigrant visa for free. Obtaining the U.S. green card, and eventual citizenship, will help you travel more.
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@PhinityDave My guess (but it’s only a guess) is that she meant to extend the invite to us but was overridden by her daughter. No hard feelings. We move.
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Congratulations! . 5.00/5.00 CGPA is not a mean feat. Consider yourself automatically inducted into the 2024 class of MT Scholars. @ak_vido.
Grateful for the opportunity to represent @UnilagNigeria’s class of 2022 in my valedictorian speech. I closed my convocation speech with these words of Henry Ward Beecher: . 'Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse
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Have a sense of ownership, even though you are in a 9-5 job. It will elevate your game and give you the confidence to do more. My last few years at Shell, I ran the entire Hydrogen Operations for North America. I was putting in 80-100 hour work weeks. It was not a 9-5 to me,.
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The craziest thing I have seen and that still continues to amaze me is the relationship people have with their ex. Where I come from, if someone says “this is my ex-husband/wife,” you automatically assume they are sworn enemies, which is mostly true. Not so here. They can still
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Visa Interview July 16.Abuja Embassy.Fully funded PhD. VO: Pass me your documents. Me: Good morning, Sir. This is it. VO: Which school are you going to?.Me: I'm going to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to pursue my PhD in MSE with a concentration in computational materials.
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Watching election results live. I’m not sleeping till Trump gives his victory speech.
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Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, DR. Ademola Adesokan! . 2021 MT Scholar is now a PhD! . Employers, take note. This is someone you want in your company. Join me to say congratulations to our freshly minted Dr.!
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Marrying a good wife.
What is the best career decision you’ve ever made?.
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Last night before going to bed, I almost teared up with gratitude. I told my wife that I feel like I am in a dream. She said, "then don't wake up." . It was just yesterday, or so it seems, that I was in Offa, wondering where the next meal would come from. From that to this,.
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Frame 1: How it started, December 31, 2011. Frames 2&3: How it’s going, 12 years later. Doing life with you, Aya’ba, gives me unspeakable joy. I’m grateful for this beautiful life. Happy 12th anniversary to us.
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If you need to pay for a graduate school application fee, please indicate the school, department, amount in US$ and deadline in the CS. I’ll pick about a dozen or more students. (MT Scholars are not allowed to apply 😁).
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To all of you refreshing your inbox several times an hour, waiting for that “Congratulations” email, I pray that it comes. Expect great things.
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Which influencer on X do you admire so much that no amount of hate could make you change your mind about them?.
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Today is very emotional for me. After over 17 years, I’m seeing my only biological brother live. I am the last born, he’s the first. And I looked up to him a lot, and still do. I’m grateful for technology that helps us keep in touch but nothing beats inhabiting the same
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Laptop giveaway vendor will be @Hertheyearmi . Laptop specs: This is a revolve 810 .8gb Ram.256Ssd .Touch screen .I5. Still thinking through how to administer this, probably will be through a poll.🤔
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The first time I rode in an helicopter was for work. I was taking pictures everywhere. I couldn’t believe I was being paid to fly. When I got to the offshore platform, I felt like running around it like a kid in the candid store. This was over 10 yrs ago. May you get your
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First business trip as an entrepreneur. See you in London.
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Laptop Giveaway Poll:. Where are you located?. 1. Outside Nigeria.2. In Nigeria, as a secondary school or undergraduate student.3. In Nigeria, as a postgraduate or fresh graduate (i.e., graduated less than 3 years ago).4. In Nigeria, none of the above. If you would like to be.
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Day 20: No Gree for Impostor Syndrome. November 17, 2011, inside Shell’s Mega Campus in Houston:."Where did you go to school?" I asked. "Stanford," came a reply. I chuckled and moved to the next person. "You?" I inquired. "MIT," they responded. "That's the Massachusetts Institute.
Day 19: No Gree for Unnecessary Battles. In my journey through Corporate America, I've observed a curious pattern. Despite being in an environment that values excellence, I've seen many talented and hard-working individuals struggle to advance in their careers. There are many.
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I overheard my kids talking. “It’s better to go to the mall with mum, she has better fashion sense. It’s better to go to the grocery store with dad, he lets you buy anything you point at.” . These kids are becoming too smart for my liking.
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Does anyone know why U.S. homes are built out of wood? And ours are all brick and mortar? I was shocked the first time I saw a new home being built here, it’s all wood! . Need civil/structural engineers in the house to opine.
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This is a common feedback that Africans get here in the US. Even those of us that are gregarious (let alone the truly introverted) tend to be quiet at work; we say as little as possible, afraid that our jokes won't translate or that we share little in common with our colleagues.
1. Read books or articles on confidence . 2. Volunteer to be part of some group activities (eg ad hoc committees). 3. Study 2-3 of your colleagues doing a job of this and see what they are doing differently. More informed advice welcome.
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Enjoyed my brief visit to Ikenne. Thanks for giving me your daughter 😊
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Here's what I did wrong:. 1. I was checking "yes" to the question of whether I needed visa sponsorship. This automatically sends your resume to a blackhole lol. US companies don't like to deal with the trouble of sponsoring visa to international students. Now, being a hiring.
I landed my first job after PhD by luck. Luck is what happens when opportunity meets preparation. I had no internships during grad school. When I was about to finish, I applied to about 700 positions in hundreds of companies, including Shell. And was rejected in all of them.
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Meet Ugochukwu Wisdom Onyeonoro. Best man at my wedding, which was when I last saw him. We were roommates from 200L to 500L in Ife. There was a year that we were so broke that we combined our monies to buy a bed space…meaning that to call ourselves roommates is being generous,
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Came across this while going through my archives. Totally forgot that I won an essay writing contest in grad school.
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This brought chills. Plane going down, and look at calm how he was, he just trusted God. If he lives, great; if he dies, it is God's will. I have rehearsed this scene countless times in my head. I hope not, but if my plane is going down, I want to believe I will be one of.
The final moments of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane before its crash in Kazakhstan were captured by a passenger onboard. Aftermath also included in the footage.
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When I got a job offer from Shell in December 2011, one of the first books I bought was “Power: Why Some People Have It - And Others Don’t.” I read it a few times, and eventually, I decided to make a note of the important points so I could memorize and internalize key concepts.
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Before Debbie, there was Emmanuel Nworie. Your time will come. Just one encounter, and it's game over for your past. Speak it into existence.
To God be the glory, the Ebonyi first class math genius finally lands in the US. Thanks to Dr Michael Taiwo @MTforChange who discovered him & practically adopted him & paid exam fees through his MT Scholarship. Like the night we interviewed him, got tears in my eyes again today
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Smile if you are in love 🌚.
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Fight like hell to be successful. Never, ever, chase a woman.
Men who are over 30:. Give one piece of advice to men who are in their 20s. It can be about anything.
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Christmas gift for my kids - video equipment. They have been asking for a YouTube channel for two years now and I’ve finally caved in. They have exceeded every goal I gave them at home, at church and at school so…a deal is a deal. They want to have a channel where they “teach
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Some of you are sabotaging your careers from Day One without even knowing. When a colleague/client/supervisor comes across you for the first time and spells your name wrong or mispronounces your name, DON'T CORRECT THEM! Let's face it, our names can sometimes be unique so it's.
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So, I brought Nestle’s Golden Morn from Nigeria. I just opened it now to feed my kids and guess what, it has weevils! Like, lots of them. I’ve never seen insects inside a sealed cereal package before so this is quite shocking to me. I tried to play it down to my kids, I told
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Love in every glance, every laugh, and every moment.
Real lovers should please clean this TL😭🤲.
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Begin, just begin. There's power in motion. Overcome that inertia, and watch how energy flows in your direction.
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I’m genuinely blown away and humbled at the overwhelming outpouring of well wishes that I received. Thank you. Many of you also used it as a prayer point; I say a big amen. Your dream - whatever it is - shall come to pass. It will meet you alive and in good health and it will.
Today, I became a United States citizen. This is a dream I have had since I was a kid, and today, it is now a reality. It is impossible to describe how I feel and it will take a while to sink in. This is definitely one of the happiest days of my life. At some points it looked
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I engineer the next generation energy vector so transportation can run on clean fuels.
With just one picture, tell us what you do for a living.
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Asked my PA to send a distant relative 25K a few days ago. First, they didn’t acknowledge it. (Did they think the bank just mistakenly sent it to them after giving me their bank account number?) . When I asked, they just said “seen, thanks.” . It’s my fault. They should enjoy.
Victor Osimhen: "I used to send money to one of my childhood friends, but one day, he told me about a business he wants to start and needed financial support. I sent him €5k(8M naira) but he didn't appreciate it and even told me he read on the news that I earned 1 million
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I will be giving out 10 GRE Vouchers. To apply for a GRE voucher to pay for the GRE exam, do the following:. 1. Write a short essay (max of 5 threads) on this page on why you need it. 2. If you applied for the MT Scholarships this year or last year, provide your unique ID with.
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I am thrilled to be joining Fortrose Consulting as Director. I believe it’s a new day in Nigeria as we strive to tackle the effects of climate change in a just, equitable, and sustainable way. Fortrose Consulting is well-positioned to become the premier advisory and
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. Harnessing its abundant energy sustainably is crucial to the energy transition. This webinar explores the hydrogen market from a financing context and an investor's perspective.
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Mad respect to Jurgen Klopp. I totally feel him. This will be my last year in Shell too. I can feel it, and convinced of it. It has been a great, wild, ride. But my future lay elsewhere.
🚨 Jurgen Klopp: “I told the club already in November that I’m leaving at the end of the season”. “I’m running out of energy, that’s the truth”. “I love absolutely everything about this club and #LFC but I know that I cannot do the job again and again and again and again”.
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I was in the Top 2 in my class. There was a bloke who finished with 4.94/5.00 GPA, how do you compete with that? 🤷♂️😁. We had six (6) students who finished with a First Class. Three out of the six are in the U.S. and one in Canada, all of us are doing quite well. The remaining
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Going through my archives and saw this picture. This is the house I grew up in, along with four siblings and five other cousins/friends. Two bedroom, one bathroom and ten kids. I still can't properly explain it to my kids how we managed. I don't know how you started, but
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This is my office for the next 16 hours. Follow the money.
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Dinner with Jonathan Chilaka, an MT Scholar (2020 Cohort) at Anaheim, California. I still remember the day we were interviewing him, NEPA cut off power…my guy started shouting in Igbo 😂 we told him to calm down, that we understand. He’s done with his Masters now and onto
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How about we do a giveaway? . We are yet to celebrate this win o. Tag 10 of your friends and make sure they follow this account. We will select one winner from the CS every 30 mins for the next 24 hours. Each winner gets 50K.
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Meanwhile, exactly 12 years ago today, I received this life changing offer. The letter has "revised" on it because I negotiated upward the initial offer by a few thousand$. I had asked them to add to it, which they obliged. For my interview, they picked me up in a limo at the
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Offshore oil & gas structures are definitely a wonder of engineering. It ranks right up there with any amazing technological feat man has been able to come up with.
how do they even install these in the middle of the freaking ocean .
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