By Princess Onisemoh
The past few days has accommodated a number of citizens within the four walls of their humble homes, as many has indeed taken to the express use of social media to pass out time and keep their restless self engaged.
Many students has shared their earlier unwillingness to go back to their homes, as some had determined to remain at their hostels before their parents beckon had called them home. The few who had stayed back sure had to cope with a number of alarming calls from their guardians .
Indeed, the rising numbers of COVID-19 victims has been a cause for worry,, especially parents . As many students has shared how their parents call had done well to inform each of them that there was a rising development with a sense of alarm that ringed fear.
It is quite funny to disclose how some disbelieving hearts has refused to see the reality in the virus presence, as some had backed their disbelief with several excuses which indeed many had countered to be flimsy. Some correspondents shared their thoughts as they spoke about how much their prayers are against the virus.
The past few days had unveiled a number of talents in many social media users, as many had taken to occupying themselves with thriller videos dancing , talking and doing all sorts of creative things. "Indeed the Netflix videos had also helped reduce the boredom this break" jessica, a young girl explained, "I am an introvert" She said
Many share how "WhatsApp" portray the intensity of the boredom, as many contacts had frequently flooded their status with wide range of diverse contents. The WhatsApp video calls has also being a trend this season . "I have been on 8 video calls this morning, and still counting" Emmanuel a lasu undergraduate shared. " All thanks to my WhatsApp contacts, their status keeps me going" Bukola playfully noted.
Despite the pleasure and refreshing that many have enjoyed through social media platforms, many have lamented on how mobile data subscription has made the indoor pleasure quite expensive. As many laments how their data subscription during this season easily gets exhausted ,making the fun quite restrictive .
In the bid to engage in productive things while Waring off boredom, a few shared their secrets. " I have watched quite a number of movies, and went ahead to write reviews on these movies" As a Wattpad lover, I have read diverse novels and recommended interesting ones on my blog" " I have opened a YouTube channel just recently, as I realised my talents as a broadcaster ". " I have engaged in poems and all forms of creative writings" . "I have maximised this period to study at my place, as I'm a slow learner" Mike an undergraduate confessed.
Mr Ozor an Established graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka urges undergraduates to make the best use of this season, as he explains that many lecturers by resumption wouldn't be able to explicitly revise the course, as schools would most likely place academic activities in hurry as to meet up with their planned calendar. He urges that students maximize this period to read up, make notes themselves and study well.
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