New Year.

Happy New Year to you everyone !!!

 We would like to share this with you as we have just started the new year.

People often make new year resolutions some which they can not fulfill,but we decided to choose a theme for the whole year.The theme is Habit.

These are some habits we need to adopt this year to be able to have success both in our private  and public lives.

1.    Be proactive. Proactive people do more than talk and they are agents of change.

2.    Begin with the end in mind always. Shape your own future by creating mental vision and purpose for any project, large or small personal or interpersonal.

3.    Put first things first.

4.    Think win-win always.

5.    Seek first to understand and then to be understood.

6.    Synergize. Synergetic people see the third alternative or option.i.e not my way,not your way,but a third way.

7.    Sharpen or renew yourself. In these four areas, Physical, emotional,mental and spiritual.

8.    Team up for tomorrow. We can achieve more as a team.

9.    Stay Focused and Disciplined.

    10. Respect the dignity of others. Remember, what goes around comes around.

We believe that by adopting these habits,our world will be better and we can live an effective life.

New Year is the perfect time to celebrate love, friendships and all the good things in life. Let's take the time to appreciate what last year has given us and what the new one is about to bring! Happy New Year!

Aseyi samodun o!

President.

Merry Christmas to everyone! Today is Christmas! It’s the day you have been waiting for all year long! No matter where you are in the world, We wish you all a Very Merry Christmas! We hope that this Christmas will be for you a cheerful ending to the year and a great beginning to a happy new one.

Rules of life.

Hello everyone,
We want to share with you this useful resource

     7 Rules of Life
1.Make peace with your past so it won`t screw  up the present.
2.What others think of you is not your business.
3.Time heals almost everything,give it time.
4.Don`t compare your life to others,and don`t judge them.
  You have no idea what their journey is all about.
5.Stop thinking too much,it`s alright not to know the answers
  They will come to you when you least expect.
6.No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
7.Smile.You don`t own all the problems in the world.

Even if you have heard these before please try to use them.
Life is too short to live it miserably.

YORUBA MOTHERS!!!

Hello everyone,
This a lively information about one of the old Yoruba culture.
It was sent to me by a niece of mine. I thought I should share it with you.
It goes like this:
YORUBA MOTHERS!!!
Yorùbá mothers are one of the best when it comes to child upbringing.
Yorùbá mothers produce the best range of slaps: IGBATI,
IFOTI, IGBAJU, IGBARUN, IFORUN, IFAKUN, ILADI, ABARA.
These slaps will make you think you were adopted.
IGBATI will make you correct your wrongs instantly!
The beauty of IFOTI is, you will confess your sins on the spot.
IGBARUN, IGBAJU and IFORUN will make you expose
those who committed the crime with you without hesitation.
ABARA and ILADI will make you pee in your new pants.
Now ABARA is the worst...
And apart from IGBAJU, we have an advanced one which
is IGBAJU OLOYI.
When you receive that one, you'll lose balance and your
head will  spin and go into "auto-search" as you'll be looking for
what hit you. This will make you do all the actions of the
other slaps aforementioned at once!
OH! IGBAJU OLOYI... it can reset someone to 3D (DEAF,
DUMB, and DAFT). She will say let's go home and u will
say "it's in my pocket ma!"
God bless our parents for the good upbringing. If you
were brought-up in Yoruba land, regardless of how
caring your mother was, you'd have encountered these
slaps ....
I knw u re laughing unless u re not a Yoruba.

NOTE!Please do not try this with your child(ren) if you live abroad especially the USA.
This is the 21st century and there are other better ways you can correct besides IFOTI etc.
Enjoy your weekend!

Hello everyone,

Just want to let you all friends and well wishers know how we were so honored for attending our event. We also appreciate your donations to the project and we want you all to know that all the help you offered was invaluable. We really couldn't have done it without you. We hope we will be able to return the favor.

A big thank you to the organizing committee for a job well done!! You made the whole thing look easy. Please keep it up!

We take this opportunity to implore other Yoruba people living in Japan watching from outside the fold to come and join us,there has never been a better time. We need you, and we love you. Let’s do it together.

Thank you and God bless you all.

The president,

YAJ.

Special Invitation.

Hello,
This is an open invitation to all our friends and well wishers.
This association -Yoruba Association Japan,will celebrate
it`s first ever
Yoruba day and Fund Raising for Elderly people`s Homes in Nigeria.
If you are nearby please join and celebrate with us.
Date:Sunday August 17th,2014
Time: 1:00 pm to 7:00pm.
Venue:Akos Hall Soka (Ito-Yokado) South Tower 7th Floor
         Takasago 2-7-1.Soka Shi,Saitama Ken Japan.
         Hibiya/Tobu/Sky Tree Line Soka Station,East Exit
         Tel.048-922-7005.
RSVP:
Mr. Fatai Aje
Social Sec. 090-2247-7441
Mr. Kadiri Olateju
PRO 080-6505-3268

Ramadan

E ku dede iwoyio,
Many thanks for your support  always.
This  is a quick message  of greetings to our Muslim brothers and sisters at the commencement of the Ramadan season,May God send his Love like Sunshine in his warm and gentle ways to fill every corner of your Heart and fill your Life with a lot of Happiness like this special time.As you fast and offer prayers to Allah, may you find your peace and happiness. Have a peaceful and happy Ramadan!

YAJ