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It’s no news that health is wealth, and even when you get to witness the best of your lifestyle, you place your health as a priority. No matter what, when you are deprived of good health, then I can say that it will be a little difficult to live a good life. 

Most times, we tend to blame nature for the consequences of our health; meanwhile, in the real sense, we are the ones harming our health. We most times are not always watchful of the things we take in; some of them are not medically advisable, some should be taken with caution, like when you take a little bit of it, then it's fine. Exceeding them could cause harm. These are things we slip at times and expect our health to remain the same. 

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A young guy might think smoking cigarettes is a form of enjoyment for him, not until he begins to witness the side effects of it, and he runs into treatments, but it's too late. 

When I was in my service year, I never knew people drank so much alcohol, not until I witnessed different warehouses loaded with crates of alcohol. Hehe. I was like, in this part of the world, people cherish alcohol so much that it's not even in bars they get to drink it again, they take it like a normal drink. 

I know that the government will surely have some tax imposed on the breweries, but will that be enough to regulate the rate of alcohol intake in such a community?  

Though there will always be a way out. There are some wealthy individuals who won't feel it, no matter the amount taxed on each bottle, but at least it will surely curb those who are not financially stable from wasting their funds on those things; rather, they channel it to getting something healthy that will aid their health. 

It’s actually a good thing if the government could impose such a task on all of these unhealthy substances. At times, it's not advisable to place a ban on them or eradicate them completely from the market. Some of these things, the same way they get abused when taken in excess, are also the same way they save lives when recommended for medical use. 

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The healthy tax will put people on the way they use these things. For example, a tax is placed on each gram of sugar sold. Those who are used to taking heavy sugar before will try reconsidering other options that are way cheaper and healthier. They can consider the use of honey to replace the sugar intake, which could lead to higher sugar levels. 

## In conclusion 

I will accept the suggestion that the government should impose a healthy tax on harmful substances. This creates a boundary to the way people get to use and abuse things that are harmful to their health, and thereby not tampering with the use case of such substances in other aspects of life. 

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This is my response to the **HIVE LEARNERS weekly prompt in the hive-learners community** for the ***Week 164 Edition 3***, and the topic to be discussed is **HEALTHY TAX**

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Consequences Of Imposing Healthy Tax. 

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The hustle of public transport have you have been to my school although we might say that Lagos is a Homeland of traffic where you jump buses so you can get to work early if you don't jump buses for sure you will get to work late and then if you don't know how to jump buses you jump you may break a leg and then if you don't learn how to jump buses again you will go late to work so,, therefore you have to learn how to jump buses in Lagos but then I say again have you been to my school a university where we jump buses for a living.


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Now before I talk about my school we all know sometimes the experiences we have on public transport are not always pleasant. Yes, it is not always a pleasant one. Have you ever been in a tri-cycle we call it keke napep over here and you're just slender that's the type of person I am then you have a robust male or female by your left and your right with you in the middle and then God blesses you one of them has body odor? Oh my God 😂.


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One thing I hate about public transportation is that your opinion is not needed I've been in the position where I boarded this bus going to a very far place I think it was a half-hour drive and I was told to sit on a very tiny chair. How can I be comfortable for six hours on that chair I was like I'm not sitting down I was trying to talk the driver into changing my chair and he said something.
> If you are not boarding my bus move aside for others to enter.


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There and then someone else entered and I was like 😱. So this man is serious, before I could say to Jack he has Zoomed off in my mind “I will soon buy a car don't worry”. I had to patiently wait to enter another bus. I was still grateful I waited to enter another bus because there was space, no clustering and we traveled comfortably.

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So it's time to talk about my school The period I dreaded most in my school was the examination period. Like if you don't jump the bus it is believed you have automatically failed your exam for that day because everybody is rushing for the 8:00 a.m. examination just trust me you could literally see people flying into the bus through the window and if you are unfortunate before you get to your seat through the window somebody else is there and with everybody rushing into the bus you have to go back through the same way you came in 😭.

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Most times I prefer to trek the distance but not alone maybe with some friends if the course you have to leave the house early enough to be able to trek down although it's a bit far on days I can't trek I will join the struggle for survival of the fittest.

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Should I or should I not talk about body odor or heat in buses…… maybe a story for another day 😕 🤔.


Thank you for stopping by my blog and do have a fantastic day ahead.




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IRONY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 

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Good morning and a happy Sunday to you all.
Am I the only one experiencing this heat or are we in this together ? The way the heat is going I think we need to start sleeping in our freezers, sleep in our freezers u say, the freezer is being powered by electricity and also our air conditioners and fans are also powered by electricity, so if there be electricity to power out freezers then it can also power or fans then we don't have to sleep in our freezers. That is to say we all need electricity one way or the other.

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Yesterday, I woke up early with a high spirit did my normal weekend cleaning and ran some errands as per it's Saturday and we have a lot to do ranging from cleaning, washing, cooking then maybe later go out for some air, but my case I decided to sleep, I was sleepy but I couldn't sleep comfortably. My whole body was itchy cause of the heat but I managed to sleep a bit, on a norm I do sweat a lot so I feel uncomfortable at the slightest feeling of heat the heat of yesterday was something else 😔 I woke up from sleep after battling with heat cause there was no light. I managed to get a little sleep started cooking immediately I finished cooking and ate it was as if it was raining and the downpour was on me and me alone was dripping sweat so badly everyone was asking me what was wrong and I couldn't answer cause I took was battling with heat with the sun high up in the sky and…


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Finally, I heard please someone put on the generator and that was it, my 
long-awaited break-out time from heat. I was so glad that I hurriedly put on the generator and my life was saved from the heat that I felt was after my dear life, all of these happened in the day. As for the night, it was gen gen gen gen everything was going well and fine until the fan in the decided it was time to act up, the fan stopped working and the heat raised to power 2 started, it became so unbearably that I had no choice than to move from the bedroom to the living room not after dripping sweat 😞 instead of dripping blinks. Heat to be continued…..


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It was as if I was targeted last night cause there was a power outage and the heat continued as in round 3 others were complaining about the heat but I was almost screaming. N.B  I was never used to heat and I don't want to ever get used to heat cause it's a bad feeling I call it TORMENT because what is this? I finally managed to sleep not after battling between the heat and sleeping. Please we need electricity to stop this heat, electricity distribution companies please help a sister out help us 🙏😩😩.


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MY EXPERIENCE WITH HEAT 

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Hi it's me 😊 
What a sunny day it is today, it might not be for some people especially students or even pupils as the case may be,why? You may begin to wonder . There's this video of a girl being bullied circulating and we all didn't find it funny but it happens in this girl's case it was filmed but in many unfortunate cases nobody filmed it and they were bullied with the bullies going unpunished and it's bad, I said even pupils cause I've heard my school mum's child complaining about a girl being bullied but they couldn't bully her cause they knew father, wow 😲 kids in basic (3) Three. 

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I was bullied in high School too.
I attended a missionary school and my proprietor then was a strict man, he was feared by everyone including myself but he didn't really check what was happening within the student body. He was all concerned on how his school could be the best and how he was feared.
Now back to me being bullied, in secondary school I was smallish in nature I'm still small for my age that aside I had classmates who where bigger than me, way bigger than me so I was always picked on somehow I knew within me that  I was older than most of them but guess what your baby girl is smallish in nature hence i was bullied for no reason. I could remember receiving slaps countless times for just obeying the teacher's order,orders like: wipe the chalkboard, call miss A for me or call miss B for me. I never knew how to tell my parents cause I was afraid it got so bad that at one point I challenged one of them.

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Somebody raised an alarm that her money was missing and one of them pointed at me. I was like what is happening here and she was like will you keep quiet and gave me two resounding slaps. I cried home that day but quickly cleaned my tears immediately I entered the house.The next day at school all eyes where on me as if I was a celeb a girl who used to be my close friend called me a thief and it was as if I was pierced in the heart with an arrow,I cried towards the afternoon of the same day a friend of the girl whose money was missing came around and they started discussing and we later found out she took the money but didn't tell her friend I got so angry that I stood up and slapped the girl who accused me of stealing the money.

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Hell broke loose,she was ready for a fight and that drew the attention of my teachers and the case was resolved but I told my mum about it and she came to school the next day and warned both my proprietor and the girl that this should never repeat itself again, I stayed in the school cause it was during the end of the term and I wasn't bullied until I left the school, at some point I felt it was because of the slap or because my mum gave a stern warning. I did leave the school after my exams to a school where I was never bullied,mind u in the other school I wasn't the only one bullied a number of others too including my seat mate but she was able to stand up for herself and me sometimes.
Bullying isn't a nice thing to experience cause it can me traumatizing and teachers and proprietors please always check for the welfare of your student 😉. Thanks for stopping by
 


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MEMORIES OF HIGH SCHOOL 

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Hello, good evening everyone. How was your day? How was work and I hope it went smoothly. I'm sorry I have not been active. I had exams to write but now I'm back and active. Now as we all know stress is one thing that is inevitable in our everyday life.Let's take a stroll and look at the causes of stress. Stress can come from the following;
Work
Relationship issues
Academic pressure
Also personal expectations

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Now let me break this all down for us for the aspect of work we all know no job is easy absolutely no job is easy, you go to work especially those working in Lagos you go to work by 4:00 a.m. when you are supposed to resume by 8:00 a.m or 9:00 a.m but because u don't want to go late to work you leave your house by 4 then you round up your work by 5:00 p.m. and then you try coming back home and your are hit by Lagos traffic wow just put it at the back of your mind that you are getting home late. Also sometimes u might be faced with some deadlines at work or let me say unruly customers who kinda find joy in stressing your life out🤦.


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Relationship issues: this also can also be a means of stress in cases where you are in a relationship and also schooling and can't balance both it can be draining. Some might be in a toxic relationship which is a no-no for me and in this case you will always be stressed.
Academic pressure: we all know schooling in where I come from is never easy,the lectures to attend, the dues to pay. It's as if we're meant to work around the clock.

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Personal expectations: This also can be a means of stress when you don't meet the goals you have set for yourself,it can also be expectations from someone let me use myself as an example, I tend to work myself up when you promise me something in the process I'll get tired if what is promised did not see reality. Mind you what may stress you out may work for someone else because we all experience stress in different ways.


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Now let's see how we can relieve or overcome stress. The first step to relieving stress is to know what is stressing you out and work towards it, also physical activities, exercise, and meditation can do the job. Sleeping away your stress works for most people. As for me, when I'm stressed out mainly from my academics I tend to either take a stroll or ride a bike which my friends call weird 😀 sleep works for some people but not me☺️,also I know of someone who when she's stressed she would want to eat a food she is craving and when she is done she goes swimming, the does the magical for her.

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So like I said before everyone experiences stress in different ways and forms,it's just for you to find out what stresses you out and work towards relieving yourself from stress,also I would love to hear from you what and what do you do to relieve yourselves of stress.
It feels nice being back again 😌 and thank you for reading till the end. See ya tomorrow, same person, same page, same account.

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STRESS AN INEVITABLE PART OF OUR EVERYDAY LIFE 


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Hello lovelies, How do you do trust your night went well. Good day ladies and gentlemen panel of Judges my fellow debaters and my accurate time keeper I am here to tell how the month of march went for me. Scratch that ☺️. Now here is how the month of march went for me, I would like to pick a few experience from February I was working in a bread bakery in February and I had to stop because I had exams to write by march, although the exams was postponed I didn't go back to work cause I started having eye irritation and had to see an optician,some drugs were administered to me with eye drop but I was told if the irritation persists I would have to get glasses to correct my eyes😎. The experience is painful. My eyes are always red and hurting, although according to the optician it has not gotten to the stage where I have to use glasses, wearing glasses is fun when it is for fashion.

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Also after a long time,the month of march was when I had the time to travel and ease myself from school stress, although I traveled for just three days but it meant a lot cause I felt free ☺️ ️ but now I'm back, yes back to the hustle and bustle of academics. I did have my down moments in March, moments like me paying my tuition fee and not registering my courses online and was told I would have to repeat the session 😭or was it when I walked from office to office with less result, which I am still working on but with improved results.

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March! March!! March!! What else happened in the month of march? I got the best gift ever, yeah I mean the best gift ever 🤭. Apart from my parents,one of the persons that made the month of march a memorable one for me is my roommate,yes she's such a sweet soul😘 we work together as intern in a radio station,she was always there in as much as she's annoying sometimes she's the best roommate I've ever had☺️ we tend to do everything together,go to class together sometimes all through the month of march we went to work together and come back together.
In the month of March I had so many gifts and blessings that I can't even name them all,mind you my happy times were more than my down moments. 
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Now with this few points of mine I hope I have been able to convince you and not to confuse you that the month of march was a great one for me🤗. My name onyinye-chi,do have a lovely day, week,month.

Peace out✌️
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HOW THE MONTH OF MARCH WENT FOR ME 

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Hi everyone, my name is Esther Chukwuemeka, I am from Delta state, Ika North East to be precise I was introduced to hive by @kilvnrex who happens to be my best buddy. I have heard a lot about hive and of course good things. I am happy to be writing my first post here, writing for me is such an amazing way to share my thoughts and ideas plus an avenue to express myself. Thank God for this opportunity. I am ready to live my dreams as a writer, not just a writer but a prolific writer.

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Writing isn't just what I do, it is what I love doing, a part of who I am and who I want to be a writer. And I hope my writing makes meaning to others, not just meaning to them but help them.
Born on the 12th of April, I am a student of the department of mass communication, a book lover, and a storyteller.
Apart from being a writer, I'm also an On-Air-Personnel (OAP) in a radio station as an intern. Growing up I've always wanted to be a writer and also read law, but according to a Nigerian meme I once saw "u go de plan life, life go de plan u"🤧
I have written quite a number of books that were never published 😊 I felt bad, did I tell you that I love to read books? Oh well, I do, ranging from magazines, newspapers, story books, journals, pamphlets, etc.

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I remember clearly when I asked my mum for money to buy a storybook and she said no money. I cried because I felt she was wicked, that's to show you how I love reading books. Now I want to read law like I said "you go de plan life life de plan you" I later applied for mass communication due to many issues I was so bent on reading law if not law nothing else that was my motto. Here I am in Niger delta university studying mass communication and I'm loving it.  Presently I'm an intern/worker in a radio station, lest I forget I'm from a family of eight(8) my parents (3)three boys, and three(3) girls which oftentimes I do brag about the way and sequence my family is formed.

Working in a radio station is fun for me as I get to interact with different people with different opinions and different races.
I am a social person although sometimes it seems otherwise, I have my friends who support me in every step I take. Of course, @kilvnrex is one of them, an amazing set of people. As for religion I am a Christian basically from a Christian home, I believe in God, morality, values, and ethics. I am from Nigeria and Nigeria is a country with rich and diverse cultures. I hope for the best to be able to write about my rich culture. I look forward to awakening and improving my writing skills. I also look forward to interacting and familiarizing with you all 😊. Thank you very much

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