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| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by albacete(m): 10:58am On Feb 08, 2013 |
Ishilove: I tot u wanted to say #1000, me nko wey recieve #3k? And i remember our principal wanting to create d impression that we are working with d state ministry of education. That man eeh! |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Nobody: 12:11pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
Ishilove:But you also collected allawee, didn't ya?  As corper salaries go, in rural areas anyways(and for that 'era'), 4000 naira is pretty furking decent.  |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Ishilove: 1:06pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
BoboYekini: But you also collected allawee, didn't ya?Allawee melo? Allawee how much?? 9k plus 4k salary is 13000 a month. A full grown asss adult surviving on 13k a month. NYSC taught how to manage my finances wella! |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by EfemenaXY: 1:34pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
^^ Now I'm seriously confused!  Where did the 9K come from Ishi??  |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Ishilove: 1:44pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
Mein Kpalasa.  The phone served me faithfully for six years before dying abruptly last year. I was in grieved shock for days because I had developed a sentimental attachment to it. It was like a friend to me, and years back,when I asked my friend in this picture to hold up the phone so that I could snap it, he was like "Ishi, you need deliverance". During my university days, when my course mates displayed their snazzy phones on top of their desks during lecture, I would proudly display MK in the midst of Nokia Ers, Samsungs, Motorolas etc. Of course it would be the odd one out among a multitude of teck phones but I didn't care. I loved MK too much to give a rat's asss about what anyone thought of it. Mein Kpalasa proved very valuable to me in Wasimi and I am happy that it has gone to a better place. 
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| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by EfemenaXY: 1:49pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
Lol! Verily, verily, I say unto thou: Ishi, you don kolo finish!  Love your pics though. Keep 'em coming...  |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Ishilove: 1:50pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
Efemena_xy: ^^ Now I'm seriously confused!Efe don't tell me you didn't serve?  The allowee is the federal govt salary for all serving corp members. In my time it was 9k. Now it is 19k |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Ishilove: 1:53pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
Efemena_xy: Lol!Are you laughing at Mein Kpalasa?? |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by EfemenaXY: 2:01pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
Ishilove: *** Places her hands firmly over her mouth to stifle any traitorous giggles...*** *** Desperately, desperately, tries really hard, but it's a loosing battle. She's just gotta succumb to the unbeatable desire to...*** *** Oh heck! *** Ishilove: My dear, it has tey-tey jare... |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Nobody: 3:55pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
Ishilove: Mein Kpalasa.that was my very first phone too |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by albacete(m): 6:54pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
Ishilove:and in ur tym then, #4k was good money. I know a friend who recieved #1k as state pay wen d allawee became #19,700. Lucky u! #modified# |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Ishilove: 7:17pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
albacete:How na? Unto which level? I earned 13k a month. How can that be compared to 20k? |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Nobody: 7:49pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
Ishilove:how did you manage that? You were lucky sha...Honourable and Chairman them. Hmmm...I don't think I can manage even 20k per month º°˚˚˚°º . |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Ishilove: 7:54pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
brokoto: how did you manage that? You were lucky sha...Honourable and Chairman them.That's part of the reason I gave those old coots the time of the day. |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Nobody: 8:34pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
Ishilove: In other words, children of God sef get their own paroles 1 Like |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Ishilove: 8:42pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
naijababe:You gasto apply wisdom in everything 1 Like |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by avicky(f): 11:12pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
smdearh @ d palasa. U really tried with dt paltry sum while i was getting 24k monthly. 9k frm FG and 15k frm AISA in d FCT. Thank God for dose side attractions. Honourable et al. If not for asthma, i knw say u go buy car go hse. |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by albacete(m): 11:16pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
Ishilove:Ok ok ok. But u go gree say d value of 13k then no be like d 13k of today. Oya say yes #wetin dey worry me sef? Arguing with a whole Ishi?# Biko ewela iwe joo ma binu. |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Enigma(m): 10:39am On Feb 09, 2013 |
Ishilove: . . . 'ngwongwo nigwongwo' (bric a brac) . . . . Is that expression related to the delicacy ngwam ngwam (sp?) ? Whenever the later is mentioned or comes up, I'm usually reminded of an extremely funny passage in Soyinka's Trial of Brother Jero/Jero's Metamorphosis. |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by EfemenaXY: 11:09am On Feb 09, 2013 |
^^ Love that drama piece. T'is been donkey years since I read that book. Care to specify the passage you're referring to, pls?? |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Ishilove: 4:46pm On Feb 09, 2013 |
Iya Sumaila,The local fish trader doing what she knows best. Please pardon her state of UnCloth, the mama has an aversion to clothes. She claimed the blasted Ondo heat is the cause. The only time she ever wore a blouse was when she was leaving Wasimi on business or when she was heading to church. When my neighbour's thieving, four-legged terrorist of a nanny goat had made off with my expensive 'Eja Hawusa', my neighbour had crossed the expressway to buy Iya Sumaila's 'Eja shawa'. Please note that Shawa is a soft, oily and tasteless fish which cannot be compared to 'Eja Hawusa'. The sad thing is I was never able to get even with the goat before my service year was over.
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| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Enigma(m): 7:55pm On Feb 10, 2013 |
Efemena_xy: ^^ Love that drama piece. T'is been donkey years since I read that book. Ah sorry, seeing this a little late. In the book, this Nigerian musician/trumpeter had an understanding white missionary teacher. He was accommodating to the Naija ajasa flourishes that the student was adding to pieces he was practising which were not in the written music. One day, the understanding oyinbo was away and another oyinbo was teaching this my broda. The new oyinbo was a straight laced type and could not tolerate the extra ajasa notes. Now in addition to the main joke in the passage, there were little little ones as well. But as far as I can remember and relate here: Oyinbo man complains about the extra notes; my brother said but the other oyinbo no dey complain; new oyinbo say he no want know. My broda told him that but na those extras dey make the music sweet. Oyinbo man said: "But I don't quite see the relevance." My broda reply one time: "make you no try for see am, make you try for hear am!" Oyinbo man say him nor gree. My broda come try take our way and condiments to explain again: he blow the trumpet one kind: he say that one na iru (yoruba condiment); he blow another one, he say that one na {something like gbegiri -- I can't remember all the actual condiments precisely now). Oyinbo man vex, he say hin nor wan know; na him my broda come kuku veeeeex. He blow one condiment sound for trumpet; he say that one na [oporoko], blow another one, he say dat one na [edikaikong]. He come tell oyinbo man say 'if you still dey there when I add the ngwam ngwam now, I go blow ya head comot!! Oyinbo man pick race. 1 Like |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by EfemenaXY: 9:54pm On Feb 10, 2013 |
^^ Lol! But that's not in Wole Soyinka's book, The Trials of Brother Jero! Or is it?? |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Enigma(m): 10:32pm On Feb 10, 2013 |
My version of the book has both The Trials of Brother Jero and Jero's Metamorphosis together, so it could have been in the latter. |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by EfemenaXY: 10:36pm On Feb 10, 2013 |
Ah! Not read the latter before... |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Ishilove: 11:19pm On Feb 10, 2013 |
My main man, Africa's one and only, Iron Man with tribal marks. Akeem 'Akeembo' Aremu. This dude is one of the folks I miss the most. The first time I set my eyes on him, he was clad in a deep brown shirt, smart jean trousers ,his feet shod in faded yellow jungle boots. He pumped my outstretched hands like an automaton, said "pleazed to meet you" and vanished from my sight on a mission to save the world. Or prepare lesson notes, I forget now. It was from his lips I first learnt the word "bush conflagration". My niggi is short, well built, very dark in complexion and tribal marked. He was always the butt of jokes from the other guys because of his height and state of origin-Kwara state. The guys said his state is the most backward state in the whole federation. But what Akeembo lacks in height, he more than makes up in bad mouth. When teased mercilessly, he would stand his ground, all 5ft 3inches of him and take all the guys to the cleaners. According to him, JP from Plateau was a lost nomadic soul, Ubaneezy from Imo state was an igbo 419, Nedu from Abia was Uba's brother in crime, AZ from Kogi hailed from a state that had nothing meaningful to contribute to the country, while Ishilove from the south-south belonged to a tribe of lazy folks who did nothing but scream "our share of oil wealth!" to anyone who cared to listen to our whining. I really miss this guy.
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| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Ishilove: 3:54am On Feb 11, 2013 |
Akeem, doing what he knows best. He taught accounts and maths. The kids loved him, for some very strange reason.
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| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Nobody: 8:09am On Feb 11, 2013 |
Hmmm. The guy is handsome. When are we gonna see your full pix here? |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Ishilove: 8:59am On Feb 11, 2013 |
brokoto: Hmmm. The guy is handsome. When are we gonna see your full pix here? |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Nobody: 9:27am On Feb 11, 2013 |
Ishilove: Akeem, doing what he knows best. He taught accounts and maths. The kids loved him, for some very strange reason. Weren't you just confessing your love for the nucca a few posts ago ?! |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Nobody: 11:13am On Feb 11, 2013 |
naijababe:don't mind her. Guilty of the same crime yet accusing others. Better upload your own pix o! Else I'll cut off that hanging tongue. 1 Like |
| Re: "The Place Of Rest" -Wasimi Chronicles by Ishilove: 11:34am On Feb 11, 2013 |
naijababe:Errr, I don't think I did... |
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