budaatum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KPfOVw3JwY

Thank you for the laugh at midnight

I am grateful to God for another opportunity to celebrate another milestone in my life. Many started this journey of life with me but sadly ended along the way. The race is not to the swift but to whom He showeth mercy. Thank you Lord for yet another year.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

budaatum:
The £20 is token to show you are doing something worthwhile. Its a seed that you sow that will grow millions and millions fold.

The email address you sent me only accepts payment on your website!

TALK AND DO OGA!!
God bless you Sir for the cash especially as tomorrow is my birthday , gonna treat meself..
God replenish 100x from where that came from. Amen

queengift:



let your hubby catch him, lolz

Actually meant e don catch me snapping him

Their cellar. Kinda small
Going to join the team for the about 2 hrs journey home.

Overall, the first racecourse at Sandown was more glamorous and exciting than this. Hope to attend Cheltenham, heard it's da bomb!

Restaurant and bar. About 40 tables with different number of seating arrangements. Some with champagne or other wines.
I worked at the bar, you must be at least 25 years to legally work at the bar where alcohol is served. There was only one payment point, so the waiters bring the order receipt to us for the drinks. At the end of the shift, tips was distributed equally. I got about £4.50 , at least took care of my bus fare to and fro our meeting point
Onsite makeup artiste packing her wares

Shut down

Same..

Third and fourth, view from foyer of the suite I worked

Enough food trucks selling different hot food and bites

More

The jockeys going for the next race. This is a profession.

Thought this man was eyeing me

Family picnic style outing on one section of the field

Cleaning as they thrash. Makes the general clean up after the event quick and easy.
The joy of youth

Started as a gloomy day but evened out later

Ladies Day @Market Rasen Racecourse

Dorisha:
read where someone said immigration officers don’t allow pregnant women into the country or so,please I need positive suggestions�

Oh okk. I've not heard of that. It's USA I know have problem with pregnant women at point of entry because of the trend of going there for birthing without the financial capability,etc.
But if you are coming to the UK for vacation and can prove it, they shouldn't have a problem with that, I think. In any case, someone has suggested dress code, go with it.. all the best

Patra123:
Thanks to God and to all those that answered my questions..Granted a year and six months visa for a one year course at Coventry.
Online Application was on 1/7/19
Biometrics/ Interview was on 9/7/19
Collection Mail from Tls: 29/7/19
Victoria Island, Lagos.
Interview Questions were:
Confirm name
Course
Why course
Why the school
Did you consider other schools..I said 4 Uni Names and said I compared Tuition, Ranking according to Guardian League Guide, and what my faculty has.
Future plans (I was given a one year study leave from my work)
How will the course help you achieve that (I mentioned some modules I would be studying and how they relate to my course)
Expected salary on my return back to my place of work.
Who’s funding my schooling (Maintenance was in my account but I explained my mom has been sending me the money)
How many dependents does your sponsor have
Where would you stay in School.
How much is the accommodation ( I mentioned names and amount for hostels I remembered)
Where my mom’s business is located at, annual returns, how many years has the Business been running
The lady was nice, she gave me time and said I was fast so she could type my answers..
She then said hope she was audible enough and I asked if I was audible too..She said yes and all the best in my application.
Note: I was scared before I went in but I relaxed when I saw it was a normal 15.6” (Lol) computer with the interviewer on one corner of the screen. �
All the best guys.
Please pardon any grammatical errors you may find on this.
Thanks

Congratulations dear. Oya bring dry fish come Coventry o. We dey wait you

Dorisha:
Good day house,please I intend traveling with my 2 year old daughter to the U.K.,we have a valid visa(first time travelers)the issue is am six months pregnant already ,please someone should advise on what to wear so as not to be noticed..please house help

Question is why do you want to hide your pregnancy in the UK?

Phayie:


I think I'm kind of scare of the care job. I read somewhere where a guy said the place he was posted to on his first day was a man that has a kind of contacgeios disease but his team doesn't reveal it to him until he later find out himself. I think I prefer your type of care job than being care for an old people

In addition, I might be wrong but I don't think someone with contagious disease will be left just like that in a care home, where almost all the residents are vulnerable to contacting the disease because of their own medical conditions which might make them have low immune system. In any case, such a home can be reported to CQC, the office in charge of monitoring Care homes to ensure that best practices are carried out. They randomly visit homes without notice, or when investigating a complaint etc

While taking care of others health, it is mandatory that your own health is also taken care of Eg all residents' beds are remote controlled to adjust the height of the bed, raise the head or legs etc. So if the resident is in bed and asleep, you lower it to the lowest level, but when you go in to attend to them, you are expected to raise the bed to your waist level or what you are comfortable with, without having to bend too low to attend to the person in bed and thereby injuring your waist or spine

Some care homes are operating under the radar sha but when found out they either pay huge fines or are shut down

Phayie:


I think I'm kind of scare of the care job. I read somewhere where a guy said the place he was posted to on his first day was a man that has a kind of contacgeios disease but his team doesn't reveal it to him until he later find out himself. I think I prefer your type of care job than being care for an old people

That was very remiss of them not to pass on that information. Before going to a resident's room, you have to put on gloves, especially when helping them with personal care. Also, there are nylon aprons to use when changing their pads even during personal care if you would wish, and when feeding them. Even with all that precautions, I thoroughly wash my hands after each room visit and keep work clothes separate from other dirty laundry.
Care job is the easiest job to do here. Our People plenti for the job. 50yr, 60yr old carers been doing it for years. Some finish Uni and stay back to do Care, some do as side hustle. Here, no job is looked down upon! If you don't do it, who will?

jeito1:
Nice work Abini

What document did you submit as evidence of Accommodation during your Tier 4 Visa application?

Can you also furnish me with the status of the accommodation I.e A single room or 1 bedroom flat?

I submitted rent receipts of our Nigerian accommodation. For UK accommodation, he is sharing a 3 bedroom with a family. I wrote the name of his Landlord and the address, where it was asked for in the application form. Didn't submit any other thing accomodation wise. Once the Student is genuine with docs and you have the mandatory documents and can prove genuine relationship(supporting docs), you are good to go
The Nigerian rent receipts is part of showing genuine relationship that's all. Plus other docs

budaatum:

You've discovered how oyinbo become rich.

Walai bro. I know this is part of their culture but to see it up close is amazing. Be it football, Horse racing, Rugby, Cricket, etc. The beauty of it is how they groom their kids to follow suit by taking them to such events and explaining the concept of what's going on to them.

Phayie:
@Abini2012 I thought care job is more like taking care of old people and small children I never knew is more like this

Yes, it's taking care of old people generally speaking, but there are different types of care homes that cater to people with different needs, especially medical needs. They are people with dementia, mental, restrictive movement, rehabilitation, too many to mention. Some homes have different wings or floors to cater to this different needs. Some residents needs carers to do one to one with them.
Some of your clients you go to their houses to help cater for them in terms of cleaning, shopping or running other errands.

I've done one to one with one man with dementia who won't sit down for more than 1 minute. He was always on his feet, moving round the whole home. You have to be with him through out because he can hurt himself or fall. He kept me on my feet from 8am to 8pm! Where he got the strength from only God knows
It can be very challenging( some care homes, residents and their staff will make your shift hell) but I try to put on a positive mindset when leaving the house, but it is also rewarding in a way. I've met a former MI6 operative! She rose to the rank of a Director before retirement. Regaled me with tales of her operations in different Countries all through the night!

Expo: Night shift! Less stressful, you can have rest in between checks and time tends to run fast at night

jeito1:
@Abini, I am thrilled with your thread. In your Tier 4 Dependent visa application, what evidence did u furnish for your husband's accommodation?

I wrote the name of his sub-landlord and address in the application. Didn't attach anything apart from his school documents. I attached our rent receipts in Nigeria

Meanwhile, I go market and was introduced to one Igbo man shop. Bought some bitterkola .

I am eyeing that Salmon, Gordon Ramsay's MasterChef has roused my appetite

Those small fishes, Sprat (never knew the name) in my place usually come out during harmattan towards ending of December - January. Make fresh tomato sauce with it for white rice or boil semi ripe plantain/ better yam, oh lawd! .. or fried the fish carry sip better garri with salt, no sugar o

Una good night/morning/afternoon/evening, depending on when u land here

The atmosphere at this racecourse was little bit relaxed, fortunately another shift came 2 weeks later at the same venue, for event called Ladies Day. The day came and I was expecting all female show but whosai men were even more than the women .
It was more of a formal event than the previous one, although few rebels still came out in informal wears

When you work in Care and see how some of these guys are in their old age, you will understand and appreciate why they enjoy the good life and go all out to achieve whatever they want in their prime.

I'll be back

Connecting kegs.. the black battery like stuff facilitates cooling the drinks
Bar area
This place look like place where over 8,000 people just left?

I was allocated this outside bar to work but along the line, I was relocated to one of the inner bars as the crowd there was overwhelming and staff short..
I immediately learn to mix drinks on the job. From pouring draft in pints to mixing gin and tonic, to mixing shandy, and also learnt assorted names of drink like Rekorderlig, Doombar, Staropramen, etc.. My knowledge of learning to work the Till at Ricoh came into play *whew*

Bar where all the action took place. Carling- draft, beer.. Stowford- Cider, Guinness , I for taste am see whether e dey like our own stout .. in between plenty mix mix behind

Where all the drinks come up, the science behind it

More scenes..
This area was filled with theme movable games for children.. also food trucks selling assorted food and bites.
Man packing up his stuff

Scenes..