My name is Sylvia Lovina Chidi. I was born in Germany in 1971. I currently live and work in England and work in the Information Technology Sector in Education.

As a child I remember very little about Germany but still remember that the Berlin walls were not yet demolished as my town was not far from Leipzig. I spent my remaining childhood in Nigeria and did my education there before arriving in England. My education really opened my eyes to the realities of life in comparison with the education system in Europe. I went to a military boarding secondary school and settled to study a Bachelor of Engineering degree course in the subject of Computer Science & Engineering afterwards.

I don't know about other African countries but the education system in Nigeria with its limited resources in certain states is extremely high. You don't just learn about your subject of study, you learn about life itself. 

I have played chess actively in the past and traveled to many places within Nigeria and the world to play chess. I still play once in a while but have concentrated more on writing in the last couple of years. 

Hobbies:,

Sports(Football, badminton, table tennis, swimming, pool, snooker etc), reading and traveling. I love meeting people, having a party and having fun. 

I am a natural when it comes to sports, I don't have to make much effort but I excel in most games. I love sports because it brings me together with people from all different walks of life. But I do like to compete especially with people who are very good.

The feeling of victory when you beat someone that is supposed to be better than you is sometimes better than good romance or good sex! 

Some of the Places I have been to(The ones I remember!)

France, Holland, Spain(Valencia, Benicassm), Germany, Egypt, Nigeria, USA(LA & Pennsylvania),  Switzerland's, Yugoslavia(Subotica, Novisad, Belgrade), England(Almost Everywhere), Philippines and Italy.

Favourite Food 

Hot spicy food and seafood. Give me anything and I will eat it. In my good days, I can eat a horse! I never really add weight and so far I have a positive attitude about it, which is to enjoy it while it lasts.

Ideal partner 

It is strange that I need to think about this as I write. I am really complicated with mixed personalities. I am open minded as well to some degree but one thing is I know immediately if something is love or not, but I have spent a lot of my life trying to be polite about it. I have known love only once and that was as a teenager. So as a poet and writer I wear my feelings and thoughts on my sleeve. The few times when I thought 'hmmm this could be my ideal partner', I find out that the person is already taken.

'So is half bread better than none ?' I say none is better at least you are in reality zone.

My perfect partner is one who I consider an intellectual, very good looking but at the same time also full of fun. I dislike being in the company of serious people for too long or human robots that are alway capable of hiding their emotions 99% of the time. I love to party but at the same time I can discuss anything from sports to politics to history. You name it!