T.G.I.F

I have never been a fan of Fridays for just one simple reason: It is not different from every other day. Yet a lot of people all over the world are crazy about the day...and if I may add, for the wrong reasons. To very many, Friday is a day to hang out in one of those nice little clubs where you indulge yourself in so many things without worrying about the next day; it is day for many others to have a sense of rest. I say "sense of rest" deliberately because many people still have to leave their homes for the office to tidy up their desks during the weekend. So what happened to the lovely weekend you looked forward to? Question is: Is it the day we are excited about or the days after it?

I have tried to understand the origin of T.G.I.F and this has led me into carrying out a little research. I'll just reproduce my findings here:

TGIF is an initialism for the phrase "Thank God (or Goodness) It's Friday", celebrating the last day of the work/school week before the weekend.[1][2] Its origin dates to the 1960s[citation needed]. It was first popularized by the restaurant T.G.I. Friday's which was founded in 1965[citation needed]. However, it became mainstream by 1970[citation needed], mainly due to the 1967 movie of the same name. It is also an acronym for Toes Go In First, which is the punch-line of various blonde jokes.[citation needed]

I bet, majority of Friday-lovers and party rockers did not know the foregoing. May I point out that the world has changed since the 1960s? We are in a fast-paced world and everything just goes "voooooooooooom" these days. In the past, people actually looked forward to the weekends but the same cannot be said for these days. Imagine that you're a banker, a telecommunications worker, a doctor or even a lawyer; and you have been given an assignment for which a report is required by Monday; will the weekend appear friendly to you at all? And yet we still shout T.G.I.F!

Don't get me wrong, I'm not mad at the day; there's a lot of joy in having fun...and I mean "a lot of joy". I'm just mad at the system! My point is that we all shout T.G.I.F, yet we still have to contend with the terrible traffic even before we get to the clubs or local joints and if you are very unlucky, the sales boy/girl might bring you a drink and say "Oga no vex, the drink no cold, we no get lite since". For those that can afford the Clubs, the drinks are very expensive because they have to put the cost of cooling the drinks into consideration.

I love Fridays, but the Government of the day will not allow me enjoy it. The crisis in the country will not allow me enjoy it (I don't know which joint Boko Haram will attack next); and for those of you who still find themselves at work during the weekends, your employers will not allow you enjoy it. So next time when you put up the caption "T.G.I.F" on your Blackberry DP, or you share a picture on Facebook, or you tweet about how wonderful the Friday is, ask yourself: Do I really mean it? Or better still, if I get drunk this Friday night, will I enjoy the days after it?

If I may proffer a little advice; reserve the "bottle licking" and the "party rocking" and the "general grooving" till Saturday night. There's usually more fun on that night. Try it! T.G.I.S (Thank God It's Saturday).