Public Lecture in Warri…

T H E N I G E R I A NS O C I E T Y O FE N G I N E E R S W A R R IB R A N C HB R A N C HP U B L I CL E C T U R EM A K E SN E W S .N I N E N E WF E L L O W SJ O I N T H EB R A N C HC O L L E G EO FF E L L O W S .I n s i d et h i s i s s u e :PUBLICLECTURECOMMUNIQUEWELFARECORNEREngineers inspeak out onstate of Nation.Know yourability andmake the bestof it.The place ofthe Engineer inthedevelopmentof our SocietyAGM 2012,ILORINLETTERFROM THEE.SEDITORIALBOARD12344ENGR UGOCHUKWUNZURUMIKE, MNSE.NEWS LETTER OFThe Nigerian Society ofEngineers,WARRI BRANCHV o l u m e 1 , I s s u e 1Public Lecture in Warri….On Saturday the 12th ofMay 2012 witnessed thehosting of a PublicLecture by NSE WarriBranch. The event wascolourful and it is oneyou would not want missnext time. It was excitingin the sense that the rightpeople were there todeliver what they havethought through to begood for the public.· The lecture started atabout 10am with anopening prayer from noother person than Engr.Chukwuka I. Udolise,FNSE. This was followedby the introduction of thepaper presenters and themoderator.The Theme of thelecture was “TheEngineer at Work in theSociety’’The first presenter wasEngr. Chinyerem W.Wamuo, FNSE, FNIM,Past Chairman NSE WarriBranch. The title of thepaper was “BuildingServices Engineering’’.This was moderated byno other person thanEngr. (Sir) Vincent U.,Okpalauwaekwe, FNSE,MNIM, Chief InterviewerNSE Warri Branch. Thepaper was what wewanted to hear and it wasrich.· The second paperwas presented by ourseasoned presenterEngr.WARRI BRANCH(Mrs.)PUBLICRosemaryLECTUREImhanwa, MNSE,MNSChE, PMP, SSGB.The title of the paper is‘‘An Engineer’s SelfMastery’’. This is amotivational paper thattends to propel us inwhatever we do in life.The moderator wasequally as that above.·2 1 s t M a y , 2 0 1 2The third paper on‘’Engineer in Society’’ wasby Engr. A. F. U. Arhagba,FNSE.The Chairman, Engr· U.P.N. N zurumike MNSE,declared the event openThe presentation did notgo without the presentation ofaward to the presenters. Thiswas done with the assistanceof Engr. Chukwuka I.,Udolise, FNSE and Engr. (Dr.)Samuel O., Nwabuoke, FNSE.COMMUNIQUE ON PUBLICLECTURE HELD 12 TH MAY, 2012The Nigerian Society of EngineersWarri Branch, as part of hercontribution towards enlighteningthe public on Engineering andcontemporary issues, organized apublic lecture with the centraltheme “The Engineer atWork in the Society”.Building Services EngineeringENGR BENJAMINEOZOBEME, MNSEENGR GODSPOWERO. OGISO, MNSE.A CROSSECTION OF MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE

P a g e 2THE COMMUNIQUEwas presented by Engr C. W Wamuo (FNSE, FNIM) and Engineers self mastery by Engr (Mrs)Rosemary Imhanwa (MNSE).According to the presentations, Building Services Engineering (BSE) is the engineering of theinternal structures and environmental impact on every project or system. It essentially bringsbuildings to life. Building Services Engineers are therefore responsible for the design, installation,operation and commissioning of a project. Using the mechanical, electrical and public healthoperations as example, the services require the safe, comfortable and environmentally friendlyoperations of modern buildings/structures such as water, lighting, heating, air-conditioning, lifts andinformation technology.RAPPORTEURS:Engr Achuenu, U. MNSE.Engr Akinbile, R. MNSEEngr Edoro, A. FNSEEngr Omatseye G. MNSE“BuildingServicesEngineering(BSE) is theengineering ofthe internalstructures andenvironmentalimpact onevery projector system”SENIORFELLOWS INATTENDANCE:Engr Ogini,Engr UdolisaandEngrNwabuokeOn the other part, Engr Mrs Imhanwa declared that self mastery is the ability to control onesemotions and actions with inner strength and steadiness needed for effective leadership. Therefore,Engineers are advised to possess these attributes to be able to impact the society positively in theBuilding Services.Emphasis was layed on four areas of self mastery namely: goals, attitude and emotions,willpower and focus.After detailed discussions, the Nigerian Society of Engineers Warri branch calls on all facets ofengineering to brace up to the challenges of self determination, courage and hard work to bring theneeded services to both private and public organizations.The Engineering family is reminded that the transformation of the economy of this nation dependson sincere commitment to deliver the nation from quackery and under-development.The Engineering family is further reminded that transformation of the society such as Nigeria wherecorruption, sycophancy and quackery had derailed the economy, none of these can thrive withoutthe services of the Engineer. No profession can function without utilizing the services of Engineersincluding the politicians. Therefore, Building Services engineering is a must to be encouraged bythe public and private sectors of the economy.Furthermore, the Nigerian Society of Engineers Warri Branch at this lecture calls on all tiers ofgovernment to put proven Engineers in positions to carry out the Building Services Engineeringworks. Government parastatals, ministries, agencies and commissions with Engineering portfoliosshould be headed by registered Engineers. An organization that engages the services of uncertifiedEngineer is promoting quackery and therefore liable to punishment under the engineeringregulatory laws.Therefore, all the members of engineering family (Engineers, Technologist, Technician andCraftsmen) are called upon to get certified according to the laws of the land. Otherwise theirservices cannot be controlled or regulated.PUBLIC1 All developers, agencies and promoters should seek and listen to advice of buildingservices professionals which include but not limited to Civil, Mechanical, Electrical andStructural Engineers2 All corporate organizations carrying out engineering services must be registered withthe Nigerian Society of Engineers3SIGNED:N E W S L E T T E R O F N S E W A R R I B R A N C H

WELFARE CORNER:THIS IS A MUST READ FOR MARRIED COUPLES (AN EYE OPENER) AND FOR THOSE WHODESIRE TO MARRY.When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and atequietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes. Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I wasthinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly.She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why? I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threwaway the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night we didn't talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted tofind out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to a lovely girl calledDew. I did not love her anymore. I just pitied her!With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of mycompany. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. Ifelt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Dew so dearly.Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me, her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea ofdivorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now. The next day, I came back home very late and foundher writing something at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after aneventful day with Dew.When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again. In the morning shepresented her divorce conditions: she didn't want anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce. She requested that inthat one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month’s time andshe didn't want to disrupt him with our broken marriage. This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recallhow I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that every day for the month's duration I carry her out ofour bedroom to the front door every morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted herodd request.I told Dew about my wife's divorce conditions. She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has toface the divorce, she said scornfully. My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. Sowhen I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, "daddy is holding mommy in his arms." Hiswords brought me a sense of pain. >From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms.She closed her eyes and said softly; do not tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside thedoor. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that Ihadn't looked at t h is woman carefully for a long time. I realizedshe was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For aminute I wondered what I had done to her.On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me.On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn't tell Dew about this. It became easier to carryher as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all mydresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily. Suddenlyit hit me. She had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Sub- consciously I reached out and touched her head.Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had becomean essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to comecloser and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her inmy arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I heldher body tightly, it was just like our wedding day. But her much lighter weight made me sad..On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I had notnoticed that our life lacked intimacy. I drove to office... jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay wouldmake me change my mind... I walked upstairs. Dew opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Dew, I do not want the divorce anymore. Shelooked at me, astonished. Then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Dew, I said, Iwon't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love eachother anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart.Dew seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and droveaway.At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled andwrote, I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.

BRANCH GENERAL MEETING HOLDS ON;DATE: 1ST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH .TIME: 9.00am.THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS WARRIBRANCHORC HOUSE, 280 EFFURUN / SAPLELE ROAD,EFFURUN,DELTA STATE.Phone: 053817078E-mail : nsewarribranch@gmail.com,nsewarribranch@yahoo.comVENUE: THE BRANCH SECRETARIAT CONFERENCE HALL,FOR NSE TO GROW,BE A GOOD MEMBER PAY YOUR DUES,LEVIES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS.NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND AGM 2012:LETTER FROM :THE EXECUTIVESECRETARYTo All MembersNigerian Society of EngineersAbujaDear Sir/Ma,Kindly be informed that we haveopened a corporate current accountfor NSE Dues/Subscriptions with thefollowing details.Account Name: Nigerian Societyof EngineersAccount Number: 2020502052Sort Code: 011150000Bank:First Bank Plc.Branch: Maitama, Abuja