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 Travel › Re: On Nigerians And The 'must Travel Mentality' by cronsberg: 12:25am On Oct 01, 2014 |
Sanchez01: I understand for Nigeria but at least, show an ounce of respect by getting latest pictures of Nigeria, particularly Lagos. Your pictures are taken in Lagos but that was a long time ago. Rather than see 'molues' you'd likely end up seeing BRT buses; though are still few but 'Behind' and decent molue buses now.Hey mr man, not a single ounce of respect will be given alright? You want latest pics of lagos ba? Ok how about this. Its the major abatiores(slaughter house) in lagos state. Right there on the streets, right next to sewage lines and what not. i didn't want to post the pic before cuz it was disgusting but since you asked for it...And thats in Nigerias number 1 city, you can imaging what the remaining 34 states look like. On the markets, every single state in nigeria has their main market exactly like the pics i posted before. People only go the fancy malls to buy bread, snacks and what not, but do the main grocery in markets exactly like the pics i posted. From poisinous fly filled beef, to tomato, to onions, to sand filled rice....everything just displayed in the open with utter disregard for hygen. And i did not even talk about bread being made with sweat dripping into the dough, butchers injuring themselves and allowing their blood mix with the meat, fish sellers selling rotten fish and all sorts of nonesense.
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| Travel › Re: On Nigerians And The 'must Travel Mentality' by cronsberg: 7:53pm On Sep 30, 2014 |
Look at the utter failure called nigeria. This is how 90% of our markets, streets e.t.c are like. If you think i will stay here and die of high blood pressure then you are wrong. And to the original Op, yes i think its worth selling every goddam property you got to escape this crap. I no even fit shout joor. I have headaches literarily every week from thinking about the hopelessness of Nigeria. I mean look at the filthyness, unconduciveness, unhygenic nature of everything. mtsheeewww 5 Likes
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| Science/Technology › Re: What Technology Did You Expect Would Be Available Now That Isn't? by cronsberg: 1:00pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
1. A true X-ray glasses (to enable you see people n.a.ked.)  i can remember when it was a big deal back in the day2. Smellyvision (as in a t.v where you can see, hear, and SMELL things). The cooking channel would have been awesome 3. Cars that run on water. But i heard rumours of a recent breakthrough concerning it |
| Politics › The Concept Of "Home". 'overhyped? by cronsberg(op): 9:00pm On Sep 26, 2014 |
Many people have many different definitions of "home". Some say it is where you are born, others say it is where your family and friends are, many also say it is where your heart belongs or where you are most comfortable or simply where you feel at home. I tend to agree more with the "home is where your heart belongs(most comfortable)". |
| Travel › The Concept Of Home. 'overhyped? by cronsberg(op): 1:02am On Sep 26, 2014 |
Many people have many different definitions of "home". Some say it is where you are born, others say it is where your family and friends are, many also say it is where your heart belongs or where you are most comfortable or simply where you feel at home. I tend to agree more with the "home is where your heart belongs(most comfortable)". We Nigerians, more than any other people attach too much significance to what we call home. But why is it so? I guess because you feel attached to the place you are born in, feel attached because your family lives in that place, your friends and everything you know is from there, so you identify it as home. But here is why i think that concept is flawed. What if your are no longer comfortable at "home", what if you are no longer wanted/welcome at "home", what if you become an outcast at "home". Will it still be home? Alternatively, what if your heart belongs to a different place, you feel more comfortable and welcome in that different place, you feel more attached to that place. Can it be home? i hope you are getting my drift. The reason why i say home is where your heart belongs and not necessarily a particular geographical location is that every human being today is where they are because they identified home as where you are most comfortable at, not the location you were born. Example: 1.The current people of indonesia and malaysia has their original home around the madagascar islands, but they found more comfort in the southeast asian islands and thus made it their home 2. 99% of white americans where originally europeans, but were persecuted and unwelcome, thus they found comfort in the new world and made it their home. 3. Majority of Argentinians, Chileans and most south americans were Spaniards and Portugese who made south america their home 4. Even us Nigerians, most of our ancestors were not originally from here, but they left their "home" and made new home for themselves somewhere else. My point is that most of the geographical locations in this world got their populations by means of migrations and other people leaving their homes and making new ones somewhere different. Another classic example is the Jews, they left the only "home" they knew and made europe, both north and south america their new home. So with the examples above, if home is the place where you are most comfortable in, and not where you are born in, then why do we Nigerians and in extension other africans attach too much importance/emotions to where we are born? even though the places we are born are not the most comfortable of locations, sometimes we are even outcasts in the place we are born, sometimes the places we are born is downright unfit/inhosbitable for human settling either harsh weather, or harsh human wickedness. Why not make new homes for ourselves? in places we can be more comfortable and live more healthier just like our ancestors did? Now i am not advocating for a mass exodus of humans to more suitable environments, but i am just trying to make a point that you don't have to be born and grow up and eventually die in a particular location. If the place you are born(home) doesn't do it for you anymore, or doesn't feel like home anymore, then its perfectly natural to make a new home for yourself in a more comfortable location as you deem fit. No law says you must remain where you are for eternity. God's earth is wide and open, free your mind and find your home. Thats only my opinion anyway. Give your own opinions, do you agree? or not agree. give your reasons. |
| TV/Movies › Re: Indomie Generation Wont Know What These Things Are (+PICTURES) by cronsberg: 2:11pm On Sep 17, 2014 |
funny, I still have one of those hand held rewinders sitting around in a pile of old cassettes. 1 Like
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| Education › Re: Egypt Air Wrongly Routed A Nigerian Student To Moldova by cronsberg: 6:58am On Sep 14, 2014 |
This is the fakest story i have ever read. From begining to the end, the whole story is DEFINATELY fake. For starters, there is nowhere in hell that any authority be it immigration, customs, or airport security, will tear your passport. Even if you are caught red handed smuggling drugs or with explosives, they definately won't rip your passport apart. Secondly, there is no way you will go to an airline country office and specifically tell them Kiev but they book another destination for you. It has never happened. And then the Op noticed a different airport code but still went ahead with the journey? camman guys!!Thirdly, you didn't eat for three days? Does that mean you are travelling with zero cash on you? Highly unlikely, if not what stops you from patronizing all the Mcdonalds, KFCs, Burger Kings, E.t.c that i know for sure exist inside both cairo and istanbul international airports? Fourthly, So you heard the announcement like: This is the boarding announcement for Egypt air flight ------- for Moldova and you still went ahead to board the flight? The alternate scenario is that the announcement is for a flight to Kiev which magically terminated in Moldova(which is impossible) or else the whole airport would be in caos as every passenger would be complaining. Fifthly, Airline cabin crew doesn't have the authority to detain anyone, So how come they detained you and even tore your passport to pieces? Six, It is IMPOSSIBLE not to be served several dishes on an international flight. Sleeping passengers are woken up to choose their meal, unless you specifically tell them you don't want anything(after they wake you up), which is not likely because then hunger will kill you. Look hear mehn, this is nothing but a cheap blackmail against egypt air that common sense will tell you is fake. I ain't saying Egypt air ain't bad though, the murraphukers once served me a vegetarian meal made up of only leaves while rest of the passenger were enjoying beef or fish or chicken. At another time, they refused to allow me exit the airport while i am on a 21 hour transit time at cairo international airport. I won't blame them for that though as everyone is required to have a transit visa before exiting the airport(i didn't have one), but they still gave us meal tickets and constantly brought us hot tea and were generally nice. That was back then, now the transit time in cairo is less than 3 hours for all destinations. Well, now i prefer flying Emirates anyway not because other airlines are bad, but because everything about emirates is just world class 1 Like |
| Crime › Re: Nigerian Man Arrested For Abducting And Molesting A Woman In The U.S. by cronsberg: 2:58pm On Sep 12, 2014 |
Why is everyone afraid of saying the obvious? Igbo tribe, spoiling Nigeria's name where ever they go since the year 1800(defrauding white explorers of the african interior) 7 Likes |
| Romance › Re: Lies Guys Tells While Wooin by cronsberg: 12:04am On Sep 07, 2014 |
And since when do women not enjoy lies? The only sure way of not getting what you want from a woman is telling her the truth. Imaging this Guy: oh you are not fat, you're very sexy, oh no i am in for the long term not looking for just a one night stand, Baby i see a future with you, infact i see you as my future wife Oh am not like the rest, i won't use and dump you Oh totally, you can have many guys on the side, You're not cheating cuz you're an emotional being therefore its allowed for you, but i can't because i have you, am ready to commit to you alone bla bla bla bla Been there, done that. Women need to be lied to, bottom line. Guess what all those friendzoned guys, wussies, and magas did to end up in that situation? They opened up and told women the truth from their hearts. And guess what all those players, jerks, e.t.c did to be getting what they want from women? They lie and lie and lie and amazingly it works 1 Like |
| Romance › Re: My Fiancee Went To NYSC And Changed by cronsberg: 3:45pm On Aug 27, 2014 |
The biggest mistake a guy who is not intending marraige will do is to agree to commit to a lady. The moment you agrree to be in a committed relationship, then you set yourself up for heart attack or high blood pressure. Plus whether you like it or not, all it takes to loose your girl is NYSC camp, or some dude who knows his game. Na by force to die of heart attack? |
| Business › Re: 15 Biggest Employers In The World. by cronsberg: 5:04pm On Aug 25, 2014 |
The largest company by revenue Goldman sachs (the bank that rules the world). Its revenue exceeds $960 billion dollars |
| Politics › Re: North Contributes Nothing To National Coffers –dokpesi by cronsberg: 7:22pm On Aug 24, 2014 |
ChimaAdeoye: [size=15pt]Now expect northerners to come here and say they exported Mango, millet and beans! They sure made billions of naira from these exports, didn't pay any taxes to the FG, but will post it anyway as their contribution to the federal purse !See another #Dokpemumu Dopes chai i like this term "dokpemumu dopes" The only reason i will not contribute to this thread or list what the north contributes to nigeria is because i see this thread as talks full of noise and fury, signifying nothing. Basically, the whole thread is dokpemumu dopes 2 Likes |
| Travel › Re: Travelling To Canada Part 6 by cronsberg: 11:00pm On Aug 22, 2014 |
Chatters: Please don't mislead anyone with the information you pasted here. Wait times for student visas differs depending on country. It appears you didn't do your research well. Nigeria has a wait time of 4 months. Perhaps the information you got was for another country. Next time, do some intensive research before pasting information you know little or nothing about.you are the one that should do further research. The wait time i pasted is genuine, go to visit visa wait time and see. The only mistake i made was not indicating that 34 days applies only to visit visa applications. I still stand my ground on the "you don't need any other document other than the one indicated on the document checklist". The document checklist is more than enough proof of your intents and genuineness. E.g, the checklist says you should present either bank statement, or bank drafts, or employment letter/pay slips, business registration and tax clearance (as proof of funds). some of the above plus marriage cert, land certs e.t.c as binding ties to your country. itinerary (return plane ticket, travel route and plan for visitors), Admission letter and tuition receipt for intending students e.t.c Point is, every document you need is listed in the checklist. Every extra document suggested by anyone else is just unnecessary baggage that won't help at all. The document checklist covers everything you need to help your visa application. |
| Travel › Re: Travelling To Canada Part 6 by cronsberg: 10:20pm On Aug 22, 2014 |
chichi89: 34 days in Nigeria? A week or two? For those that applied in Nigeria? *smh*Yes. It depends on the visa category you are applying for though. Check the visa wait time at the lagos VAC under cic website |
| Travel › Re: Travelling To Canada Part 6 by cronsberg: 9:28pm On Aug 22, 2014*. Modified: 9:51pm On Aug 22, 2014 |
Nigerians like making things difficult for themselves i swear. I just marvel at the comments of people in here. Everyone keeps asking what to do, how to do it, which documents to present, how to apply e.t.c e.t.c . The whole thing is very easy people. Just go to CIC website, take an eligibility test, a result will be displayed showing which documents to submit, how to submit it. Then you just gather those documents and proceed to the application proper. THATS ALL. Forget what people tell you on NL, they make it seem like hell, they make you waste time looking for documents that the embassy didn't ask you to come with, they make you feel afraid of the whole process as if you're applying to enter heaven or something, whereas applying for a visa should be a fun and easy thing. To tell you how must people on NL don't even know the real visa application process themselves, a commenter was advising a naive individual that the visa waiting time is 2 months, when infact the wait times indicated on the CIC website(the authority involved) is max 34 days(mind you, you could even be given visa within a week or two), but people here make you so unnecessarily worried and afraid. You want real visa application procedures and which documents to present? go to CIC. 1 Like |
| Romance › Re: Ladies, What Is Your Description Of A Gentleman by cronsberg: 12:59pm On Aug 22, 2014 |
say whaaatt?
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: How US Media Would've Covered Ferguson If It had Happened In Another Country by cronsberg: 2:43am On Aug 19, 2014 |
This made me realize something. The western media always use certain terms in reporting from the rest of the world. The usage of those terms/words create a very subtle but effective image of a failed, miserable, gloomy, backward country in the mind of the listener. If this satirical article was a real life news reportting on the ferguson bruhaha, you would think the U.S is some backwater third world entity thanks to manner in which it is reported. I mean words like Regime Sectarian Ruler Security forces Restive Remote village Brutal crackdown You would never here cnn or bbc or even al jazeera using any of those words in reporting about conflict or crime in the West, because they know those words have a damaging effect, and creates a false image in peoples mind. E.g "The syrian regime" makes it sound like a dictatorship or an illegitimate government even though bashar al asad was democratically elected by the majority. Why can't they instead say "the syrian president" or "the syrian government" as it sound cleaner and more acceptable than "the regime". Why don't they ever refer to the U.S, british, french governments as the "U.S regime".? Why don't they refer to the current unrest in missouri as a "sectarian unrest"? By all acounts, New york, Los angeles e.t.c are "Restive regions" too as they experience regular gun shots, murders, riots e.t.c but never will CNN call it "restive". But if it was some area in turkey or syria or lebanon it is "restive" to create a wild west image in your mind as regards those places. 7 Likes |
| Business › Re: Proof That $20b Or More May Be Missing (A Revisit To The NNPC Barefaced Robbery) by cronsberg: 12:51am On Aug 19, 2014 |
And do you know the scary thing about this whole thing? Nigeria doesn't have "meters" installed on the crude oil drilling platforms 2 Likes |
| Culture › Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by cronsberg: 9:10pm On Aug 16, 2014 |
merieam16: Cos naija no dey carry lastExcept in everything 1 Like |
| Health › Re: Nano-silver Nigerian Ebola Drug Is A Pesticide- US by cronsberg: 9:04pm On Aug 16, 2014 |
Do you know where the old adage "born with a silver spoon in the mouth" came from? It refers to both health and wealth In the 19th century, infants who were fed with silver spoons grew up healthier than those who weren't. This is so because silver is thought to have anti bacterial properties in them, which builds up the infant's immune system. Thus healthy, and in extension wealthy individuals been refered to as "born with a silver spoon in his/her mouth" And thats also why americans of old value anything silver, especially silver utensils. And popularized the expression "my good silver". now you know. |
| Politics › Re: Sorry State Of Utako Motor Park Abuja by cronsberg: 4:42pm On Aug 13, 2014 |
Nigeria: A third world backward asss cesspit in west africa, just like the rest of africa. In the first place, this is not how a bus terminal(motor pack) should be like. You can't just fence an empty space, build a couple of offices and name it a bus terminal. There is a proper way of doing it, the grounds should be a couple inches of concrete paving, the structures should be reinforced concrete, the ticketing system should be automated to block any revenue leaks, the main terminal building should be completely roofed to ensure a more comfortable environment for passengers. So there is just no way i can celebrate this mediocre "park" even when it was new. Look at what proper motor packs look like in normal climes. And this are not even the best of them
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| Politics › Re: President Jonathan In Suit With Joe Biden (pics) by cronsberg: 11:49pm On Aug 05, 2014 |
I trust OBJ, he represents well . But G.ej looks like a petty militant in his native attire. He should stick to suits 12 Likes
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| Education › Re: Whats The Secret Behind Speaking Good English? by cronsberg: 7:52pm On Aug 04, 2014 |
Watch BBC news, BBC news, and more BBC news. Then watch alot of Skynews(God knows i used to love the debates in the british parliament during Tony blairs' time. Tony blair and Jack Straw debating is a spectacle to watch). Also watch a lot of documentaries as it broadens your mind. |
| Politics › Re: The Lions Den Of Arewa by cronsberg: 1:29am On Aug 04, 2014 |
Largest integrated Feedmill in northern Nigeria. Owned by Gesse farms/ Atiku farms in Yola Adamawa state 5 Likes
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| Politics › Re: The Lions Den Of Arewa by cronsberg: 1:25am On Aug 04, 2014 |
Northern Noodles Limited Kaduna. Makers of Indomie noodles 3 Likes
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| Romance › Re: What Boys Should Learn From Barney Stintson by cronsberg: 10:07pm On Aug 03, 2014 |
ClintonNzedimma: 9. [size=30pt]Always remember rule 1[/size]Bros before whores 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: What Is The Market Value Of GEJ's Hand-written Letter? by cronsberg: 9:53pm On Aug 03, 2014 |
It will be worth 50 naira, just like a regular toilet paper |
| Crime › Re: British Police Offer Reward For Info On Murder Suspect Who Fled To Nigeria by cronsberg: 4:20pm On Aug 03, 2014 |
If only nigeria had bounty hunters. They should bring Dog the bounty hunter from the U.S |
| Politics › Re: Those In Support Of Homosexuality Please Support Me In My Own Struggle. by cronsberg: 8:34pm On Aug 01, 2014 |
For me, i thank god nigeria outlawed homosexuality oh. Not because i hate gays, but because it means thats my ticked owrra here. Homosexual nor not, i go french kiss a guy if it means exiting this damned country who know wan better life for hin self eh? |
| Culture › Re: Meet The Most Beautiful People On Earth- The Fulanis by cronsberg: 4:38am On Jul 31, 2014 |
Bororojo: There are no "Arabs" in Africa, only arabised people..... and Fuanis are not arabic in any way.Maybe your caste of fulani has no arab ancestry whatsoever. But in my region, most of the fulanis actually trace their history back to inter mixing with arabs. I am not exagerating or saying this because i feel inferior to arabs, am just telling you what obtains in my area. Our grand parents and even great grand parents regularly tell us these stories of how we were direct descendents of north africans who migrated southwards and intermarried. Whether you accept it or not wouldn't change a single fact. And to the kenyan girl saying we are posting pics of east africans claiming them to be fulani because of inferiority complex, The only pic that might be east african is the three ethiopian girls with cross around the neck. Honestly i didn't even know they were ethiopian cuz they could easily pass as fulanis as well, Infact i swear to god i personally know fulanis that have lighter skin and straighter(longer) hair than most of the east african people. My aunty can't even go out in the sun cuz her skin is so yellow , she immediately turns red, a close male relative of mine has straight long hair that covers his eyes, and i know many folks in my area that are like that naturally, and you tell me there is no intermixing somewhere?I know there are dark skin fulanis with even african features, but you can't tell me most fulanis are like that. Go to the mambilla highlands and adamawa region(cameroon,) and see how many dark skin fulanis you can pick out, infact if you can find any. Most of them are extremely light skinned. Same for the Yola area/Adamawa(nigeria) but on a lesser extend as there has been huge intermarraiges in that area. So just because majority of the fulanis in Mali or Chad or Niger are dark skinned doesn't means its the same everywhere you find fulanis. |
| Politics › Re: ADAMAWA GOVERNORSHIP : PDP Woos Ribadu. by cronsberg: 4:41am On Jul 30, 2014 |
Here is their plan. REintroduce ribadu into the PDP, then quickly and shabily give him the governorship ticket without due process, by then adamawa state APC would have already conducted primaries and chosen a governorship candidate(ribadu was the strong man there, so without him, APC will have no option but to field a weak candidate), then some topshots will claim ribadu was illegally given the PDP ticket, that they want a rerun primaries by which they will use to reclaim there ticket back and hand it over to Marwa who by then will have no strong contender and will win a landslide and sideline ribadu to the gutters. So the poor ribadu will end up with neither PDP nor APC governorship ticket I hope the guy will be wise enough not to fall for this cheap trick 78 Likes |
| Culture › Re: Meet The Most Beautiful People On Earth- The Fulanis by cronsberg: 3:42am On Jul 30, 2014 |
Wow the babe in the pic below is a beaty to behold. Caught my eye immidiately. Love to all my fulani sisters.
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