Merry Christmas Nairaland! � �

Elektra008:
@Abini2012

Hi sis, I think you once mentioned something about paid surveys in the early days of this thread, can you remember any names of sites? Trying to check them out as the ones I am seeing are u serious.

Prolific is mostly education based surveys and pays a little better than the rest. The rest you'll need patience and time to be able to pile a decent amount.

Less than 3 minutes of the ambulance arriving, another pulled up from the opposite direction.

Now, of course it is appointed for man to die but the rate of needless and untimely deaths in Nigeria is alarming! Yet people don't hunger for change.
God help us.

Going through social media and reading about the death of Rico is so sad and disheartening moreso with the viral video of the medical personnel showing their incompetence and callousness in what was clearly an emergency.
Nigeria healthcare system failed him and we wonder why people with good jobs are resigning to start all over in another country.

This reminded me of an emergency situation I witnessed sometime ago.

So this guy slumped while walking with a friend, someone crossed over and put him in a recovery position and 999 was called. Less than 7 minutes, we heard siren and an ambulance appeared.
Guy was checked and taken into the ambulance

Then it was to your tents O Israel

Some Edinburgh pics from SkyNews

..and when she came in everybody clapped. Such a solemn moment.. cropped cuz I made a video

Everybody was outside this evening to pay their respects

We decided to walk down the road to watch the Queen's cortege pass through on the way to her Palace in Edinburgh. We reckon we are here why watch history unfold from the telly

Diversion from city center

Crowd was massive

Nation mourns

First thing on my telly when I switched on

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is dead. Rest easy Your Majesty

Breathtakingly beautiful

Welcome...

Ticket bought. Wasn't cheap and we thought we don die finish already make we kuku die all

Security check.

Enjoy the view around..

City center
Shebi Police is your friend

Around the station, so the Windor train from Slough has only one stop and that's Windsor

Meet the Queen..

Hope1:
Came across this thread about a week ago while preparing to say bye to a loved one going to the UK on health care visa route and I have gone through the whole thread page after page, post after post and picture after picture, its been a spellbound of an experience.

Thank you Abini for such a great work and regards to Ete, mbok.

Looking forward to more updates.

Awwww.. I hope you didn't cry too much . God will protect your loved one for you..

Thanks Eyeneka for your kind words

budaatum:

Without some sort of jacket only? The rest of us exposing in the park in only pants and bra!

We are all very good, thank you.

Hahahhaaha. I be Mummy G.O o

To be continued...

So a day trip was in order as you cannot be in London without paying homage to the Queen ; infact it is a Royal sacrilege.

Tickets bought, waiting for training..

Alight at Slough and waiting for the local train

And there she is .. As the Royal Standard (flag) is flown when the Queen is in residence.

Paddington is the station for the new Elizabeth train line identified with the Purple colour. I think she was actually launched a week or so before we arrived..

You can get train to and fro Heathrow(Heathrow Express) from here too

On our way to Paddington train station, we stumbled on this 'man' in the clock. Had to make video of him/it.
So he's actually the clock man. A door opens he walks in, change the time and walk out. How cool is that!

Check his different positions..

The Lancaster Gate square.
The tower and spire seen in the background are the only remnant of Christ Church which was demolished in 1977. The church was said to be one of the well known churches back in the days

Hotel block. I think the hotel took like 80 of the block

Big guys there is the toaster
High chairs for toddlers

...and we did you guys proud sha

As una know for here, I no dey joke with food...

Breakfast, buffet style.. Full English brekkie

Sadly no fry dodo and yam

Where we stayed. Not too bad a price for London and fully booked

The unmanned vessel doing its thing

The Emirates Cable car

DisGuy:
Double Congratulations madam!
And welcome back!!!

Very serene hospital environment and sane calm reassuring staff at precious stages in one's life is always a bonus! Kudos to the NHS

See cruise, na u dey gbadun this UK, you been here and there- and we've tagged along nicely at no cost

Oga mi! Thank you bros

Feels good to be back, just need to ginger myself more

ProblemChild1:
Beautiful and lovely thread. I so much love this thread with passion. Good job op. And God bless you and your husband. I dey pray for my own everyday make God wey bless you bless me too ooo

Amen. He will.. Keep on pushing

budaatum:
Liker! You are making me to be amused.
Commendations too.

Abini, you enjoying the cool weather?

Bros, longest time..
For the first time I wear dress expose my arms without some sort of jacket o

Hope you are good? And the family

Emmyk:
Lovely pictures. My second comment on this thread. My first was back in 2019. It's three years past and I'm in the UK myself.

Cheers.

Wow! How time flies.. Where in the UK are you? Thank you and I pray everything goes well for you.