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honestly this place is like the swinging sixties.

Folake husband today na Sijuwola ex next tomorrow

Awon omo jati jati

chamotex:
wetin consign agbero with overload sef . . . . . comot for here jo

see agbepo feeling fuky

@topic

baby yi. . .wa fun mi l'oyan tutu mu

yemmyse:
And how much do u get to save monthly? we need to quantity ur self esteem that's been eroded monthly and deduct it from Exepndable income.

now that is funny

E be like say you dey on diet. . . . .

And that your location looks so Mediterranean

[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=201643.msg3158831#msg3158831 date=1227985261]That argument is obsolete. . . .
In this internet age when an ordinary mechanic in Naija can use the net and dig out information, everyone knows what living abroad now entails.
Gone are the days when people wait for returnees to tell their rosy stories. . . . . .
If a man feels living abroad to do menial jobs would make him better, good luck to him.
Who are we to condemn him?[/quote]LOL. . .

I have since given up on explaining to friends and families alike the realities of the situation abroad.

Their customary retort,''You are lying jo. . .see Lagbaja who left for Sweden two years ago, he has
just built a tortoise shaped mansion, or this one that went to Spain last month, he has sent a
maybach back home'' yada yada yada

There might be a fecundity of information, but there seems to be a trenchantly optimistic view of life
abroad.

Well I guess it is a testament to how awful conditions are at home.

somebody tell me what the essence of this thread is.

besides wasting precious terabytes that could be utilised
elsewhere

anyways @post

Gay Bar- - - - - - Electric Six

I think what the likes of Sisi Jinx are arguing is,
they are some who travel abroad on assumptions
nurtured by returnees who paint a rosier picture than
obtains in the ''west''.

They are like Ken Saro Wiwa's Mr B. character who ventures
to Lagos having heard that roads in the big city are paved
with gold.

It gets even more tragic by the feeling of entrapment. . . .Immigrants
in pursuit of fool's gold unfortunately tend to further enhance the myths
rather than admit their folly.

@Dayokanu

There is a danger in attaching an economic value to everything.

There was a lecturer at my Uni earning in the mid twenties per annum who
continuously snubbed very lucrative offers worth millions to work in the City.
And if you saw him, he looked like a man who could do with all the money he could get.

Your values are not necessarily the values of someone else and a straightforward economic
calculation might not suffice in all cases.

@Dayokanu

I am actually on your side to the extent, it makes rational sense for most to travel abroad.

But there are some who take the leap, ably qualified whose careers would be enhanced by staying
in Nigeria. Nor do the potential rewards for some justify the fatal risks some take to get there.

Basically, it should not be the automatic default option for gbogbo ero to venture abroad and at any cost.

To summarize. . . .

I admire the efforts of those who try to highlight the positives of home
and the negatives of moving abroad.

Fact is though, it is priceless the peace of mind one gets when life is less of a
lottery. Whether it pertains to workplace protection or general life security.

@sauron

All you need do is look at the vacancies on a wednesday guardian, and the pitiful
Seventeen thousand pounds offered to Readers and Lecturers.

Besides, there is none of the gravitas attached to an academic post in Nigeria, which may
not matter to some, but is fulfilling to many of the people who go down this career path in
Nigeria.

@Sauron

Lecturers and Professors in the Uk do not live on a bed of roses either.

The picture is a lot more complicated than you lot portray.

They are bank staff in the Uk for example who earn as low as
twenty thousand pounds or less per annum.

Adjusted to take into account the cost of living, it is quite measly.

Negro Ntns

Your argument, nay, all the arguments on this thread are filled with
easily debunked generalisations.

Take for example, you argue Southerners with their academic excellence
have achieved it to the detriment of enriching their culture.

But surely the examples of Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka, the South or
indeed Nigeria's foremost academics, do not support your argument.

And you suggest examples of Professors in the North who go back to sit  down
on the mat with their families in their villages perhaps. I cannot imagine the likes of Jubril Aminu
or Jerry Gana, elitist sycophants that they are stooping to such low levels.

Vince Carter was a marque player oo. . .

I no know why una dey yawa the bobo like this

Until he decided he was going to be a jumpshooter and
stop driving to the basket, he could lights out play.

bawomolo:
ha mcnabb is back. good for him.

I will bide my time before making any such pronouncement. . . .

There are still some downright iffy throws from this dude.

And someone tell him to forget this idea of a ''pocket passer''

He might be able to relieve some of the pressure if he took to his legs
a tiny bit like he used to.

Les Nubians

I did hear one of their tracks with Talib. . . .

Is that the 'Love Language' tune perhaps?

THis one is prolly my fave soul tune ever

EVER

SULTRY, SENSUAL. . . .OOH WEE

GIVE IT UP FOR AL GREEN Y'ALL

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL

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This is like my fave fave fave Isaac Hayes tune. And that is saying something.

Isaac Hayes- - - - - - - - - If loving you is wrong(Don't want to be right)

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This one is some classic oldie.

Teddy Pendergrass- - - - - - - Turn off the lights

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Anthony Hamilton- - - - - - - - - Charlene

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iice:
[color=#9900ff]Thank you! Was trying to remember this track. [/color]

You're welcome

@topic

Don't know what folks think about this tune here

Has a wispy jazzy feel to it. . . a little soul i guess

Mike Ant - - - - - -Touch

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Glenn Lewis - - - - - - - Don't You Forget It

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This tune is sublime

Jill Scott Long Walk

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smurf:
Eya, Doyin  I LIKE YOUR INTERVEIW you were so laid back, na so life suppose be,  

Abeg o which Ade on to Kemi, fi mi sile jo,  

Brash oya go and do yours so that I can know more about u sho gbo,  

Leave Brash matter for Papilolo

Na me and u suppose dey hold ground na


so abeg mi o le fi e sile o

Smurf. . .wait na

no run go anywhere

make we chat far away from these olofofo ears

make i put the ade on top ur kemi  

tope2000:
@doyin
Why are u surprised?
Is current girlfriend called kemi also

ermm eermmm. . . . .i plead the fifth  

smurf:
Yes oo ADEKEMI, any problems with that,  

no problems at all

mu ke ke. . . .omo dada

So smurf name na kemi. . .

Kai. . . .sangba fo  

MrCrackles:
nah don't be too hard on me

i told you what d deal is

it took me forever to build d castle

and i aint about to watch it all get smashed up

smurf we can work this out _{*crooning Joe-don't want to be a player no more to SMURF*}

See awon aye  that are holding back my progress

bobo yi. . . jo lo wa iyawo re si waju

smurf:
HUH?,  

see me see wahala oo

Abi o gbo ede mo ni??

mehn. . . .

jo . ,

je ka bosi koro

make i whisper some sweet somethings inside ur ear

smurf. . . .

mehnn. . . .as i sight those mufflers wey dey ur chest so

love jus dey flow thru my bloodstream

Staying with the Brown theme

India Arie - - - - - - - -Brown Skin

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