I saw this Broadcast on WhatsApp and as hilarious, and ridiculous as it may seem, it is actually frustrating receiving these endless unsolicited messages and phone calls from the Telecoms. I find it annoying that unlike the emails we do not have the option of unsubscribing. First the SMS' now the phone call with some really lovely automated voice on the line (Like that is supposed to make me feel better) If you are not my family member ,friend or colleague I do not understand why the incessant intrusion into my private time like an obsessed stalker. Maybe we should start a twitter protest letting them know #WeDontLoveYouLikeThat

Recently, I feel like I'm dating MTN, GLO, ETISALAT and AIRTEL.I go to bed with a text and wake up with a text

message.It's either they are calling me or begging me to subscribe to one thing or the other.

Very soon they will be like:

1. Dear customer. Are u HUNGRY?... Text HGY to 35388

for tips on HUNGER and what to eat.

2. Dear customer, need DELIVERANCE? Text DEL TO

35388 for daily tips on how to deliver yourself.

3. Dear customer, facing ancestral problems? Text

ANCESTORS to 35354 and receive daily ancestral tips

4. Dear customer, want to bathe but you have no

soap? Text SOAP to 35629 to receive daily soaps to your

phone

5. Dear customer, feeling HEARTBROKEN? Text HEART to

38545 and receive tips on how to plaster your heart.

6 Dear customer, want to catch all the witch in

your village? Text CATCH to 30305 for tips to catch all

the witches in your village.

7 Dear customer, do you know there are people

who don't want you to succeed in your village?

Text THUNDER FIRE THEM to 33050.

And also imagine sending my grandma BEAUTY TIPS.

For What?...

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I think happiness does not just happen, you have to make it happen. It is one of those decisions you have to consciously make. Like deciding if you want to see the glass half empty or half full. Same glass, different perspective. Or if you want to see the rose as being unfortunate to have thorns, or the thorns as being fortunate to have the rose.
Have you ever wondered how your mai guard, your helps, the cleaner in your office and other people who do those menial (but extremely important)jobs survive? I was thinking about some family men who are security guards, doormen, gardeners and so many others, I just could not help but wonder how they do it, how they survive on as little as 15 thousand Naira a month! Now that’s my definition of a miracle.

Yesterday I had a discussion over lunch with my colleague, Yinka, we talked about the cost of living in Nigeria, the glaring demarcation between the rich and poor, and majorly about the amount of money some people get paid, and I discovered the true meaning of an everyday miracle. They pay rent, feed, have families, and truth be told, their survival each day, week and month is beyond their understanding! I have always treated every worker with the utmost respect, because the guy who cleans the office is just as important as anyone else, if companies didn’t think so, they would hire them now, would they? And through all the financial burdens they face, you still see them smile, and some of them talk with so much optimism, you would think they own the silver lining behind the dark clouds!

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I grew up in Benin city, I watched a lot of families send their daughters, wives, mothers to Italy to 'work', I watched it become so 'normal' that almost every family had an 'Italo babe'.

As much as this should not define the entire Benin Kingdom, it is an unfortunate truth...well, it used to be in the 90's, it has relatively eased over the years.
I recall the first case of the 'Italo' syndrome was with a girl called 'B'.
B's family was soooooooo poor it was heart breaking. The dad was a security man, the mom roasted fish for sale, and the kids where like 20! Okay, I know that's an exaggeration, but they were at least 10 kids, leaving in a 1 bedroom flat. They all looked malnourished, and there was always this rumour that you should only buy fish while it was still being roasted, as if kept overnight, they were stored in the toilet because there was no space in the house!
We avoided their fish like a plague!
Fast forward to the late 90's, I was in Secondary School then.. the eldest daughter B disappeared for a while, amidst rumours of prostitution in Italy trailing the family, I have no proof, but we saw some changes that shut us all up.
B's troublesome brothers became the kids with the designer clothes, they were building a new house and demolishing the old. They now had the biggest house in the street, wore arguably the most expensive outfits, they were no longer malnourished but chubby! READ MORE
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'Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Wednesday announced the immediate review of electricity tariffs by about 50 per cent'

I am usually not a killjoy, I used to be (would like to think I still am) an incurable optimist. However the Nigerian Government is fast turning me into a bitter citizen, but I will not give them that power.We have been promised improved power for years now, and each time it is promised, it gets worse, can they all TALK LESS and ACT MORE!

How difficult is power generation, really!
It is not like it is a nouvel technology, it already exists and we still cannot make it work?
At 100% tariff I have not had power in two months, I live in Ikate Elegushi (Lekki), at 50% am I supposed to be ecstatic that it will improve? Forgive me if I do not share the enthusiasm of many.
Power in my opinion is too basic for us not to be incapable of managing, it is not rocket science!
I have been spending ridiculous amounts on fuel for my generator, I have had power restored for few hours in two months and each time I regretted it as it is either too high or too low.
A busted Decoder, several blown up electric bulbs, crashed Air conditioner, laptop,iPad and phone chargers later I am as angry as can be.
Why does Nigeria as a country make my heart heavy?
Why can't I have more reasons like Chimamanda Adichie, Wole Soyinka to restore my faith in this country.
I try so hard not to complain, but this nation leaves me no choice.

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I was talking to an event planner in Benin the capital of my home state, Edo , and I realised that as good as she was at planning/organising events she had no idea the opportunities she was missing out by not being social media savvy. The importance of social media marketing was totally alien to her till we had a chat and I demonstrated what It could do for her business, and the vast networking potentials.

With my mobile phone in hand , and a shocked Debby (the event planner) beside me I searched for Make-up artists, photographers, caterers and Deejays to help put together a wedding and of course she was nowhere to be found online.

I explained to her that on my last trip to London, I had literarily organised a wedding here in Lagos, Nigeria using my laptop and mobile phone. It was a long distance event planning marathon session.

All I had to do was search for the right people, using the right keywords, and the targeted event location and voila! I had an array of people to chose from. Make-up, caterers,wine supply, wedding cakes, aso-ebi etc.

So, if you are a small business owner, and you are not making use of social media to market your goods/services, it makes me wonder if you have any plans for growth.

Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn these are all free to set up unless you decide on a premium deal that comes with some fee, so why not make the most of these opportunities? Even my mum is on watsapp, so whats stopping you?

If you can not find your way around it on your own, get someone who can because social media marketing is worth its weight in gold.

Few weeks ago, i called Customer Service a Myth in most organisations. I got a contributor on my blog, and here is what she has to share as her experience.
You can leave comments after reading her story on http://customerserviceintervention..com/, and you can also send in your stories for publication.
The objective is to try and create an awareness and say NO to poor service delivery! We pay for this service, and it should be done right! (also, this does not mean disrespecting customer service providers)


CSI, I really hope this is published, cos I am sitting down at my office, typing this mail and really seething in anger.
Recently, I have been getting these annoying sms' from XYZ saying that I have not registered my line as per the NCC regulation, so I decided to go find out what the problem was as I had registered my line the first month NCC mentioned it (which is over two years ago)
I went to XYZ on Adeola Odeku as it is close to my house, first I thought it was a mix up and they would tell me to go, but some ill mannered lady tells me
'go and sit down with the other people there, they all came to register like you'
I was shocked at her hostility, but I complied.
Then some elderly many walks up to her from his seat and complains that he has been sitting for a while now, to which she responded 'have you filled out a form?'
of course the old man was not informed that he had to, so after much drama she gave him a form and he went back to fill it.
I took this as a cue and went back to ask if I would have to fill one out as well, as I had registered before, and her reply was 'if you dont fill out a form, how will I know your details?'
At this point my patience was already wearing thin , so I snapped at her. I told her I had watched her be rude and not give people the right information for the past thirty minutes, and I was not going to take it from her. She told me I could go to another branch if I had a problem with her service!
At this point, other irritated customers joined me, and started expressing their disgust at her attitude.
Guess what? No manager came to scold her (maybe she is ogas girlfriend) and she was the only one attending to us all. She took probably a pee break, and came back when she felt like it!
I am still very mad as I type this, a colleague of mine said maybe she is overworked and frustrated, but seriously how is that my business?
Just appalled at the service we get in this country, and I had a similar one at the airport ....maybe I will send that one another day.

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You know how we all have those very loyal Mallams that help us with laundry, run errands, and ocasionally help us buy meat and onions because we know their fellow mallams who sell these items will give them incredible deals. I am sooooooo guilty of these. lol
Anyways, my friend, Eve was gisting me yesterday at work about her Mallam, and her story made me angry...and at same time I found it ridiculously funny.
Her handy man mallam, had been saving his earnings ....wait for it..........UNDERGROUND!
Genius that he is, he figured the bank was not safe enough for him to put his money like us schmucks, so he dug a hole and has been keeping his money there! Or so he said.
He went there on this fateful day to go check and voila! Termites and ants have been having a really expensive meal, his money was consumed by creepy crawlies!
He called my friend very early the next morning to ask what he should do, he was almost in tears as this money had been saved over a long period and was close to or over Two Hundred Thousand (200,000) naira!

Now the bank is saying the money is really damaged and they might not be able to salvage much, Mallam is really frustrated.
The next time that Mallam handy man of yours comes to you looking like if you don't give him his laundry money he will die of starvation, just note he might have more money than you at that point.
On a more serous note, encourage those junior staff or helps of yours to have a small account, it just might be saving them some huge loss.
Goodluck to Eve's Mallam, hope he gets some of that cash back.

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Wow! I know friends who will be devasted by this New, my friend Dudu pops for one. She goes on and on about the show, and is always quick to tell me while at the office the topic of discussion the the previous evening on 'Sharing Life Issues' with Chaz B. I am sure he will be missed by many, especially his female fans.
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This is a blog detailing events and the lifestyle of two high flying, fast paced Lagos wedding planners.
Get all the gists on Nadine and Dionne in the Rantings of a wedding planner.

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A friend of mine on facebook, Samuel I. Onwuemene just shared the love tips below, and since I will be getting married soon, anytime I hear love matters, I am always very alert. Need to keep my man happy you know *wink*
On a serious note, as much as our lives should not be guided strictly by other people and their rules, It is wise to take sound advice and apply them when necessary.
I love the whole idea of being in love, but it would be foolish of us to think that love does not require any work on our part. Like the saying goes "LOVE WON'T DO THE DISHES!"

So http://www.dianahsplace.com/2013/02/love-tips-this-valentine-and-always.html#.URPNUaWCmSo has some tips to help you have Valentine everyday, for as long as you both shall live

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Heard from some inside sources that CBO Capital Partners Ltd Is recruiting for the position of a Senior Associate. So if you have a Masters and have passed your CFA, go upload your CV at www.cbocapital.com , I would not hurt to try.
Good luck guys, I hear they pay well!

Heard from some inside sources that CBO Capital Partners Ltd Is recruiting for the position of a Senior Associate. So if you have a Masters and have passed your CFA, go upload your CV at www.cbocapital.com
Good luck guys, I hear they pay well!

Okay, let me start by saying I am no authority here, a guy sent it to me and I thought it made for good read. And since women keep complaining about their men straying, I figured we should hear from a man's perspective some of the things that would make him come running right back to you after work.
Yeah, I am sweet like that. Lol

1.Behave like a female, i.e. with all the tenderness of a female.
2.Dress pleasantly and attractively. If you are a home-maker, don't stay in your sleeping suit / pyjamas all day.
3.Smell good!
4.Don't lay out all your problems on your husband as soon as he walks in. Give him a little mental break.
5.Don't keep asking him 'what are you thinking?' because unlike women, men's thoughts are as random as the results of a google search. Women on the other hand have thoughts as organised as a labelled file-cabinet!
6.Stop nagging non-stop before Devil gives you something really to complain about.
7.Absolutely no talking about your spousal problems to anyone you meet under the pretence of seeking help, even if you are the victim. If you think you want to solve legitimate marital issues then go seek counselling.
8.Be kind to your mother-in-law, the same way you would like your husband to be kind to your own mother.
9.Learn all the rights and obligations to each other in Christianity
10.Race to the door when he comes home, as if you were waiting for him. Smile and hug him.
11.Keep your house clean, at least to the level that he wants it.
12.Compliment him on the things you know he's not so confident about (looks, intelligence etc). This will build his self-esteem.
13.Tell him he's the best husband.
14.Call his family often.
15.Give him a simple task to do at home and then thank him when he does it. This will encourage him to do more.
16.When he's talking about something boring, listen and nod your head. Even ask questions to make it seem like you're interested.
17.Encourage him to do good deeds.
If he's in a bad mood, give him some space. He'll get over it.
18.Thank him sincerely for providing you with food and shelter. It's a big deal.
19.If he's angry with you and starts yelling, let him yell it out while you're quiet.
21.And Finally, make him ask for more in the bedroom (Yes! sex/lovemaking is important)

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Have you ever tried sending an SMS, BBM or any other message and your autocorrect decides to do oversabi by telling you what you want to say? Well, I have and it can be so darn embarrassing sometimes, while other times, plain funny.
Take a look at some hilarious autocorrect messages on my link below:

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I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I do not like LEFTOVERS of any kind. With meals or anything else you can think of. It doesn't matter whose it is, if its my dad, mum, siblings, friends...I just do not enjoy being given for any reason. It is never wholesome looking, never hot enough, just there! Like an after thought.
Makes you wonder why we then think its all good to give the Almighty God our leftovers? I am guessing some of you reading this would be asking what on earth does she mean by giving God our LEFTOVERS?
Well, let me explain. A lot of people wake up in the morning without making out time for devotion or time for any other form of prayer during the day, so they just give God our LEFTOVER time, between dressing up for work, and leaving their homes.
Even after work they are too tired, so they give Him the LEFTOVER time between lying down and falling asleep in front of the TV, and just mumble a few words of prayers to say thank you for the day. (I am guilty of this too)
What about on sundays? Lets talk about sundays- we get get our nice sunday outfits ready, make sure we look good, take our Bibles (these days our iPads) and head out to church.Offering time, we rustle through our huge bags, the guys their wallets and pockets and start straightening out some crumpled change they gave you at a shop! our pathetic LEFTOVERS! Are you kidding me? I am not saying you can not give got the tiniest amount if that is all you can afford, but can you at least make it a 'sweet smelling sacrifice' by preparing it mentally and not rummaging all over like it took you by surprise?
This is your offering to the Almighty, the Creator of the Universe, the owner of all things...He does not need your money, He has everything...and He definitely deserves your respect! We should feel honoured and blessed that we are giving Him and He is willing to accept.
Think about it for a second, if you were going to give your boss, the governor or the president a gift, you would put more thought into how it is done, right? well, this is the Boss of all bosses..let that thought sink in when next you have to give God your offering.
I have been thinking about how I seem to be mentally set or organised for other things and with God I sometimes just take it for granted because He is so merciful. Well, I am putting God as a deliberate and vital part of my routine and lifestyle, I am saying NO MORE LEFTOVERS cos only the best is good enough for my Father, My Saviour and My King.
What do you think?

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I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I do not like LEFTOVERS of any kind. With meals or anything else you can think of. It doesn't matter whose it is, if its my dad, mum, siblings, friends...I just do not enjoy being given for any reason. It is never wholesome looking, never hot enough, just there! Like an after thought.
Makes you wonder why we then think its all good to give the Almighty God our leftovers? I am guessing some of you reading this would be asking what on earth does she mean by giving God our LEFTOVERS?
Well, let me explain. A lot of people wake up in the morning without making out time for devotion or time for any other form of prayer during the day, so they just give God our LEFTOVER time, between dressing up for work, and leaving their homes.
Even after work they are too tired, so they give Him the LEFTOVER time between lying down and falling asleep in front of the TV, and just mumble a few words of prayers to say thank you for the day. (I am guilty of this too)
What about on sundays? Lets talk about sundays- we get get our nice sunday outfits ready, make sure we look good, take our Bibles (these days our iPads) and head out to church.Offering time, we rustle through our huge bags, the guys their wallets and pockets and start straightening out some crumpled change they gave you at a shop! our pathetic LEFTOVERS! Are you kidding me? I am not saying you can not give got the tiniest amount if that is all you can afford, but can you at least make it a 'sweet smelling sacrifice' by preparing it mentally and not rummaging all over like it took you by surprise?
This is your offering to the Almighty, the Creator of the Universe, the owner of all things...He does not need your money, He has everything...and He definitely deserves your respect! We should feel honoured and blessed that we are giving Him and He is willing to accept.
Think about it for a second, if you were going to give your boss, the governor or the president a gift, you would put more thought into how it is done, right? well, this is the Boss of all bosses..let that thought sink in when next you have to give God your offering.
I have been thinking about how I seem to be mentally set or organised for other things and with God I sometimes just take it for granted because He is so merciful. Well, I am putting God as a deliberate and vital part of my routine and lifestyle, I am saying NO MORE LEFTOVERS cos only the best is good enough for my Father, My Saviour and My King.
What do you think?

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Dear Xavier, (don't want to put X for unknown, Xavier is more exotic)

I was hoping we would have met by now, but for some weird reason it seem to be taking longer than I would like, but its okay, good things come to those who wait. I do hope you are fine though and taking good care of yourself at least till I have to take care of you.lol., I always knew you would have a sense of humour.
I was thinking initially that I would like to have three kids, but with the madness of today's society I am hoping we can compromise on two?besides I don't want to have kids till I am old and you know the longer it takes for you to get here the older I will get o.
Hope you are not stuffing yourself with carbs or eating late? I don't want you coming to me all potbellied, seriously.
Have you been going to church? Xavier, I did not ask if you are a Christian I know you are, just wondering if you have been acting lazy about going to church or trying to be a person fit for God's presence, I know I get lazy sometimes sha...but we have to keep trying.
Yeah, I never said give up drinking or the ocassional boys hangout, I only said I need to be kept in the picture all the time.
I need you to always be straight with me and I promise I will forgive you almost anything!
I have been talking to someone lately, not too sure if that is you, you seem a bit unsure , time will tell I guess.
I almost got tired waiting for you and was about to get married to someone else, but he turned out to be less than I actually wanted/ expected, the thought of forever with him scared me sh*tless!
And like my sis would say when we were kids "better to be alone than in the wrong company". Yeah, she is smart like that, though I have always wondered where she got the quote from, don't worry you will get to meet her soon.
My folks are wondering when you are going to come see them, they don't ask me or bug me about it, but I see it in their eyes and hear it in their voice. They are worried that you are taking your time to show up.
I know some of my friends are too, they try to convince me to stop waiting for you and move on to someone else, they dont understand that I have been waiting for you all my life and can not settle for less.
Truth is I am not bothered, because we have our whole life ahead of us, so why fret?
Xavier, I know you are successful because I have prayed for you all my life. I hope you like vacations like I do, because we will be having lots of those.
I look forward to meeting you soon, because I love you already and the thought of forever with you does not scare me.

Do get here fast,

signed, Single girls

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Prostitution, hate it or love it is a profession as old as man, maybe that is why it seems to always stand the test of time. From times when prostitutes where stoned, to times of proper legal actions, religiously and politically they have been fought from all angles, so why do they thrive? Because we let them!
An American artiste, “Scratch” had the above in one of his songs and it made sense, i must have been thirteen or something when he sang that song, but truth be told they won’t sell if we won’t buy! Prostitution can only thrive if they have clientele, be it the street hawkers, the school girl hooking up with Aristos, or the high class call girls in fancy places like the Moulin rouge in Paris, it all boils down to one thing sex in exchange for money. A bid to satisfy that age long craving for sexual satisfaction, the desire to fulfil some crazy and outrageous fantasy, the quest for an adventure, for various reasons which i would never fully understand, they are patronised.
Many have had their reputations torn apart by it, their homes wrecked and many more will, but that does not stop the trend, the danger seem to make it a lot more fascinating for some.
This has always been a fascinating topic, so much so that I wrote my under grad project on PROSTITUTION AS A SOCIAL VICE (it was written in French), it was one research that did not feel like an academic work, because I found it quite intriguing as a topic, that i had fun doing the write up. But I have never been able to get over the one tracked punishment meted out to just the prostitutes, while their clients face next to nothing! Not good enough for me, because i think both parties are just as guilty and should be punished as such, because without the clients we would not have prostitutes, or to put it in a more appealing tone for the poet in me THEY WON’T SELL IF WE WON’T BUY!

So the next time you see those prostitutes on the streets, the runs girls/aristos in your office or schools, the gigolos and all others, while pointing an accusing finger at them, remember to do same to your friends, neighbours, colleagues and yeah, your relatives! who patronises them.
You don’t think those pot bellied old men, sugar mummies and suave looking guys fell from outer space did you? Well, hold the thought.

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If you are over 18, have a valid ID, and a Driver's Licence.


If You can Speak two of either English, Yoruba, Igbo, French or Swahili


If You are looking for a 9am-4pm job, with net salary of $10,000 USD per month, weekly allowance of $1,000 USD Remember, no working during weekends,and you only get to work half-days on Fridays!


If you are interested in this job, please let me know.SO THAT WE CAN LOOK FOR IT TOGETHER. Lol


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Pay Is in USD

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I love TV alot, I even declared being a TV addict playfully HERE, I am not going to pretend like I always watch TBN cos that would be like me saying I always watch CNN, Lie!
Well, I woke up this morning and was thinking how little I do to declare whose side I am on, I make subtle refences now and then on my blog about the being morally upright, but its so subtle that some people might fail to even see it.

Sometimes I actually think if I make the post too Christian people might not read it or even think it is boring, well I think I have underestimated my readers, because my blog posts with sound moral values eg NO GREY AREAS seem to have gotten more viewers and comments than most of the fun and playful posts I have written!

Final analysis, there are many closeted Christians! By closted christians I mean people who know what is right, even do what is right but fail to say so, or publicly declare their moral values and beliefs because they are worried of what poeople will say. No one wants to be called a goody tow shoe I guess.

I used to be one of such, No More! from today I chose to declare that I am #ProudlyChristian!

God has been too good to me, I need people to know that, so every sunday I will have a post henceforth declaring that.

Its a new week, a new month and I have started a lot of things mentally, just waiting to see them come to reality, and I am making God a part of it all the way.

I would advice you do same, Lets take a stand for God and lets watch how He makes everything else fall in line to work in our favour.


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When I heard about "bath salts" being hard drugs, I was shocked and thought it was the usual bath salt we all know as been therapeutic, well.. apparently not the same. Bath salt is a new type of illicit drug which seems to have drastic effect that makes Cocaine, heroine and the others seem like candy!

It is widely speculated at the moment to be the cause of the canibalistic act of the guy in Miami who ate someone's face!
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When I heard about "bath salts" being hard drugs, I was shocked and thought it was the usual bath salt we all know as been therapeutic, well.. apparently not the same. Bath salt is a new type of illicit drug which seems to have drastic effect that makes Cocaine, heroine and the others seem like candy!

It is widely speculated at the moment to be the cause of the canibalistic act of the guy who ate someone's face!

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Okay, I just got this a few minutes ago that the missing girl we have all been praying to see reunited with her family has been found.
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PHCN, Our Long Term Joke

I saw this in one of my BB groups, MileHigh Group (and No! its not what you are thinking) and it dawned on me that just like every other failed promises we have been getting , PHCN or NEPA has been a failed project for a very long time! We act like power generation is rocket science!Little wonder why we all think whoever gets us off this perpetual blackout in Nigeria will be a superhero. Obviously none of our leaders, past or present believes in superheroes, so why be something you dont even believe in?

It is amusing the way we keep creating future plans, never thinking the day will come when we have to give account for those promises we make, Our leaders do not even respect us enough to try, neither do they respect themselves enough to keep their own promises. Touche!

I recall a theme song for one of the "failed projects" when I was a kid:


[i]Join us, come with us

We are on our way

Education for all, by the year 2000 ( They never thought 2000 would come that fast.lol)

[/i]What a joke! It is 2012 and our education is still a joke, getting worse by the day. We create visions 2010, 2012, 2015, 2020 and of course no one even believes any of those crappy visions, because nothing is ever put in place!
Back to PHCN, am I the only one who noticed that the bills have doubled and the power supply is less? Can someone please shut down PHCN the way NITEL has been shut down, so we can have private coporations who know what power generation is about do their job? because seriously, whenever I have the misfortune of going to PHCN, It becomes even ,more apparent that they have no clue what they are doing.

PHCN/NEPA has been a long term joke, and no one is laughing anymore, so I guess it is about time we called in a new act, what do you think

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I saw this in one of my BB groups, MileHigh Group (and No! its not what you are thinking) and it dawned on me that just like every other failed promises we have been getting , PHCN or NEPA has been a failed project for a very long time! We act like power generation is rocket science!Little wonder why we all think whoever gets us off this perpetual blackout in Nigeria will be a superhero. Obviously none of our leaders, past or present believes in superheroes, so why be something you dont even believe in?

It is amusing the way we keep creating future plans, never thinking the day will come when we have to give account for those promises we make, Our leaders do not even respect us enough to try, neither do they respect themselves enough to keep their own promises. Touche!

I recall a theme song for one of the "failed projects" when I was a kid:

Join us, come with us

We are on our way

Education for all, by the year 2000 ( They never thought 2000 would come that fast.lol)

What a joke! It is 2012 and our education is a joke, getting worse by the day, we create vision, 2012, 2012, 2015, 2020 and of course no one even believes any of those crappy visions, because nothing is ever put in place!
Back to PHCN, am I the only one who noticed that the bills have doubled and the power supply is less? Can someone please shut down PHCN the way NITEL has been shut down, so we can have private coporations who know what power generation is about do their job? because seriously, whenever I have the misfortune of going to PHCN, It becomes even ,more apparent that they have no clue what they are doing.

PHCN/NEPA has been a long term joke, and no one is laughing anymore, so I guess it is about time we called in a new act, what do you think

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[url][/url]www.dianahsplace.info[quote author=dianah]When I was about thirteen years old, I read a novel by Merrill Joan Gerber entitled, [b]EVEN PRETTY GIRLS CRY AT NIGHT [/b]and it gave me a different perspective, for me it just affirmed the saying that the grass always looks greener on the other persons lawn.

Pretty girls are mainly thought to be snobs, not because they are any more than the next person, but because sometimes people are so intimidated by their looks, that they never give them a fair say before judging them, which is quite unfair.
You know how tall people or skinny people get teased endlessly especially as a growing teen? You get called palm tree, tally, longy, lepa and all sorts and they (my very humble self being a victim) smile and take the taunts, but God help you is you call someone short shorty or a fat person fatty and everyone descends on you for being insensitive! I don’t get it!

•I know at parties, sometimes you find the pretty girls without a dance partner, guess why? Most times guys assume they are stuck up and will say no , so they settle for the homely girls while little-miss-pretty sits in a corner acting like she doesn’t care, but inside she almost wishes she could be ordinary so people do not get intimidated, kinda explains why some aint married too. If a pretty girl approaches her 30’s and is unmarried, people assume she is too selective that’s why she is still single, but if miss-not- so –pretty is single, people sympathise and say, Oh, she is such a nice girl, hope she finds someone! Double standards if you ask me.
•I will also use a scenario that deals with races, you know how blacks keep acting like they are so hated by the whites, but they themselves treat the white with disdain saying its because their fore fathers were wronged, please get a life! People are individuals and should be treated as such. Sometimes we just wallow in so much self pity, that we fail to see a good thing even when it hits us SMACK! In the face.
•And also think about how people who are poor seem to think they have an exclusive right to heaven, Hello! Being poor does not mean you will go to heaven, if you act like a devil, you will be miserable here and in the life after as well, so instead of judging your rich boss or neighbor and assuming he made his money through crooked means, why don’t you live like Christ would want you to and pray that God almighty blesses the works of your hand, rather than self righteously wallowing in poverty!

Anyway, my thoughts are based on the fact that sometimes we treat a certain class of people unfairly because in certain aspects of life they seem highly favoured already, could be physically, intellectually, socially, or financially. I think we should accord everyone same treatment, what is referred to as the curtesy of Christ. Before people start saying it doesn’t make sense and all the usual stories, na my blog, and I am entitled to my opinion, if you don’t like it, leave a comment or go create your own blog! Shikena!

ps: for all the tall skinny teens who were /are teased as kids, trust me when u grow older and fill out in all the right places everyone starts saying you are hot and look like a super model, trust me, i speak from experience *wink*

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She went on and on, talking about the same thing and not even smart enough to use different words, I guess she had never heard the word “REPHRASE”, I was so bored, and it took a lot to keep myself from screaming, I had to keep telling myself, she is your boss, and she has your pay cheque, I said it over and over in my head like a mantra, then the phone rang, her phone…and we had to put an end to the meeting, that was one of our nose in the air, snot faced, old money client in ikoyi.

At the other end of the table, Poised, elegant and as cold as ice, sat the owner of my firm, for this diary we’ll just call her Nadine, because it’s a beautiful name, and it reminds me of those beautiful, cold, vicious Russian KGB, Mossad type babes in the movies, or better put for those of you who are fans of the series Legend of the seeker, she kinda reminds me of the “mord sith” She is like a cross between those mean little fishes in South America, piranhas? And a graceful eagle, don’t ask me how that works, my imagination can be warped at times.

moments later, the delivery guy walked in…from my fave pizza spot ,Debonair, and he asked after D., that was strange, cos I am D, and I would remember picking up the phone and ordering a pizza, so I asked,
“Are you sure?” and to prove how sure he was he quoted my mobile number.
Still a bit surprised, I drilled him a bit more. “What’s the name of the person who placed the order?”
“Madam, he didn’t leave his name, he just paid and said we should take it to you”
Enough with questions already, I quickly grabbed it, said thank you and asked my colleagues to join in before we find out it was a mistake… still curious about the sender though.

I looked at my watch, it was 3pm, asides the pizza, it has been one crazy day, customer service can be fun and exciting, but it also tries your patience, being a manager in an establishment that deals with women and all the crazy frenzy of wedding planning,(YES, WE PLAN WEDDINGS!)I have also had to reluctantly double as a marriage counselor! People tend to find it easy to confide in me, maybe it’s because I never have the heart to call people off on all their bulls**t, so I have to listen to reluctant brides, happy brides, bitchy brides and anything else that comes my way…and by anything I mean pushy mothers, nosy mothers in law, crazy friends, jealous friends and any of the female species that walks in, not forgetting the impatient groom in most cases who hate being there but have been forced to come in by their brides. It’s a crazy world in our business and for someone who is cynical about marriage, I must say Nadine does an excellent job. Nadine and I are as different as night and day in personality, but physically we could pass for twins, me being the nice one and she…,the b***h.

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