Conversation with my good friend - Femi (Pheminah!, FBI) Idowu Femi! Unbelievable! Had I known that our phone conversation of about 6 years ago would be the last time I would speak with you, I would have called you more often, even endeavor to pay you visits whenever I passed through your neck of the woods. I always thought we would reconnect someday before we both grow very old. I guess it wasn't meant to be. What a shame! Well, my friend and classmate from 50 years ago, sun un re o. I will sure miss you. I will miss your wits and sense of humor; your uncommon brilliance. I will miss your incredible memories of little, seemingly insignificant things that happened when we were boys and cohabited. You were surely blessed with better memory than I am. You almost never forgot anything. Do you remember (I believe you do) the day you made fun of me so much that I started crying? I think Toks Labisi and Toks Ade Akins were there too. Yeah, you sometimes had a caustic sense of humor. Of course we were all children then. What a loss? I will miss you Femi. I mean that from the bottom of my heart. I-will-miss-you... My God! I already contacted Kay. I'll get in touch with your nuclear family too. I promise. You know, I never met them, since we were separated by continents and oceans for about 45 years. Just too bad. Isn't it? I had no idea it would end this way. What a shock? I remember how I used to come to your house in Mokola, Ibadan, spend hours just hanging around, eating, and listening to reggae & jazz music. We both had an appreciation for great music and talent. It was fun. Through you I learned that drawing and fine art skills could not be learned. It takes natural talent. I watched you exhibit great artistic talent naturally, even though we were both in science. I tried hard to draw like you, it never happened because I was not born with the talent. You were. My God! Femi, why did you have to leave now? I will continue to ask God Almighty to be with, protect, and bless your wife and children, and all your loved ones. I honestly don't know for sure what happens beyond death because obviously, I've never experienced it, but I can bet you will be one of the best out there. You've always been and I have no doubt you will continue to be. Good night my friend. Sun un re o. O daaro. - bisialagbe