₦airaland Forum

lionlee216:
I knew I'll be spending most of my day indoor so I had to invite my 2 bros for area that I have a very good relationship to come have a drink at the bar with me and brought one young guy(his wife's lil bro). I got two wine(Andre and Hennessy) as gifts and I know I won't drink it hence the reason I invited them. Kindly note that they arrived 11am. I took them to the restaurant first to get some food.

When they saw the food they want and the price, the second guy said refused right away and said "This is equivalent to my monthly salary, I wont spend the worth of my monthly salary on food". I was so heartbroken. They opted for 3 plates of assorted pepper soup and asked for 3 drinks of Monster. When they walked with me to the private lounge, on citing the Hennessy, they started re arranging the bottles on the table and taking pictures with them. I could see the excitement on their face.

One of them said, This will be the first time of drinking Hennessy this year. I work so hard so as to take care of my family and when I feel like drinking dry gin or Alcohol, both of us will go a local place to drink herbs prepared with Alcohol. That's how we enjoy our lives.

At that point, I started believing the situation of things.

seeing those meals reminds me of Oliver's Cafe. Have fun bro!

lionlee216:
I have 2 frustrations.

Number 1: People I know in Nigeria be saying when I come home, I need to be very careful(its a good advice). Dont walk, dont take bike, always go with your car BUT the way I saw people driving on the road assured me I can't survive that kind of driving no more without bashing my car and my driving license will even be delivered to my on Wednesday(Jan 1st). My friend that helps with movement had to go on errands and I have places to be. My friends in the US said it's a bad idea to go to the bank alone that I might be kidnapped. I was like how will be kidnapped? Will I walk to the bank and say " Hey people, I'm from the US". I have a very strong ibadan accent just like Aywhy93 so how will someone kidnap me. I'm a full blooded Nigerian and I just want to experience stuffs that I have done before. I walked to the bank smiling hearing the horn of cars, people cursing lol.. I took a bike and was so glad. I enjoyed the breeze as the bike was rolling down iwo road. It reminded me of my roots and how fun it is to be climbing back then AND I wasnt kidnapped..

Frustration Number 2 : When i visited people I had to deliver goods to, Anytime I say "My name is xxxxxx and your son sent me from the US" You see them kneeling down and all kind of stuffs and kinda made me so embarrassed. They were giving me some kind of treatment but I just want to be seen as a person that I am not because of where i come from/lives. I have been asked severally how I'm coping with the hot weather. I'm always quick to remind them that I'm a Nigerian and weather can't do no harm. The weather I have had for over 30 years. I was being treated because of my "status" which I really didnt like at all. We are all human beings before any other things else

with the security situation in the country, people were just being cautious, nice to know you are from IB ciri. Happy New Year

[quote author=lionlee216 post=85360925]So when i checked into the hotel, I booked in advance with a security deposit of 150k. So when I take table water, food, laundry, i dont have to pay. It will be deducted from my security deposit.

I have 2 plates of jollof rice, 1 poundo yam, 3 bottled water and 3 glasses of "Sex on the beach" and the total came to 18,750N. I was very shocked but when I converted the money back to $$, I realised it wasnt too much.



Glad you having fun bro. I wish I could have some of the bolded right now

lionlee216:
Truly, Things are expensive in Nigeria and Govt struggling to increase salaries.

Buhari sef Lol, I guess you are in? Abeg in all you do, no lose guard o. Have fun and happy new year in advance bro.

sharpman1:
So.....i got a Christmas / New Year gift yesterday.

My EAD (work authorization) and AP (travel authorization) was approved yesterday (Dev 27, 2019).

See attached timeline.....took roughly 3 months and 10 days. Holiday has finished, time to start the hustle.....

Congrats boss.

DenreleDave:
I wana send cream to USA.. It wudnt exceed 2 kg.. Like how much do u think it will cost me

Check with Nipost.

lionlee216:
I'm glad I'll be escaping the cold for a while and I'll be enjoying this delicacy for a while.

Unlike Alexandre7 that is single and possibly finding a wife in Nigeria(Just kidding), I'm married and coming to town with my wife(AA)

2020 resolution, no more strip club

Chai no leave us here inside cold na
Safe trip boss, enjoy naija with madam. So no more strip club .

EgunMogaji2:
Believe me Sir, there are many countries in South America and Asia where the dollar goes far too just like in Nigeria and they have a working system. I won't have access to my pension for a decade at least

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Season greetings sir. Can I send you a pm please? Thank you.

lionlee216:
Is this for back pain OR for "work" tonight?

Merry Christmas to you too.

Still awaiting your thread.

Na for back o . We don postpone the thread to next year

Merry Christmas to everyone.

Omo naso them derail this thread

frypuffpuff:
thanks for this. How is it over there sir? Hope you pushing it with perseverance, God, love and determination? All the best sir.

Doing good thanks so much. Happy holidays.

lionlee216:
Still looking for your migration story.

lionlee216:
Hope the origin bitters is serving the "purpose"

Yes boss

MackyNaija:
Back to work after Texas trip. My body weak small.
Still arranging items in our new place, I don tire for the packing.

Lol okay boss

lionlee216:
Oga Minnesota, how you go taste the pepper with tongue? Their pepper na die..

It was a bitter experience the day I did it.

Btw, You can order "Origin bitters" on amazon..

bro I underestimated how spicy it was gonna be. Oh thanks bro, I did ordered 3 on amazon. Thanks so much.

MackyNaija:
Habanero, yellow pepper wins!

All those green and red bell peppers na jonsing.

Some stores have grinded pepper too. E deh work also.

E get one green finger-like pepper that adds flavor to my stew. Na my wife deh buy am for me, I can check the name when I get home. Some deh for fridge.


If you need 'heat' or spicy as they say here...
Buy yellow pepper plenty but start with like 3/5 for beef cooking/stew to take check your spicy power.

This pepper deserves award. The day I tried it raw with my tongue , I almost died. I Load them bam bam inside freezer.

MackyNaija:
The weirdness will pass in a few hours.
Most of the pain you'll be told you'll experience is exaggerated.

You wan begin sell toothbrushes? :
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Yeah bro, pain is gone now, the brush was an electronic one worth $300 but it was free. How was your day boss? Happy holidays.

MackyNaija:
By the time this journey end, you go don spend $1k out of pocket but no fear, it's worth the money.

Ati lo ati deh o, you are right bro, i am seeing 1200 but the money is worth it at least I got 300 worth of tooth brush for free still got multiple visits incoming. Right now my mouth feels weird from them shots

saintrise:
@drenimarcus congratulations bro. Goodnews every where.....pls how long did it take after biometrics?

Thanks bro. Biometrics was on September 16. So 2 months?

disguy1:
Hi Guys, so I’ve been reviewing interview questions. There’s one that has me stumped.

“Why are you getting married in the US?” OR “Why don’t you get married in Nigeria?”

Please what’s the best way to answer this question? seems like a tricky question without a right answer. Would appreciate people who have been asked during their interviews to help out or anyone who has a helpful answer.

By the way, my response would have been: Because she has her whole family and job there and I do not intend to disrupt that.

Seems like an inadequate response to me though because I also have that here in naija.

Looking forward to helpful contributions.

CC: @legitbachelor, @Drenimarcus, @Sharpman1 et al....

Saw this question once on vj. So I screenshot it for future purpose.

sharpman1:
Congratulations bro.

You will get a great and fruitful job with your EAD by God's grace.

Amen bro. Yours is coming soon.

nextlevel2222:
Am good... Still expecting mine... Am happy for you.. Pls when did you do your fingerprints? I want to have an idea when mine is going to be out..

Fingerprints was September 16.

LegitBachelor:
Congrats Bros. Hopefully you'll get your greencard soon as well. Also waiting for mine although I know Texas takes a long time. There are lots of job in the States at the moment, thanks to Trump. So you'll get one very soon....By God's Grace. If You were staying close to me, I'd have recommended you to my boss. He is begging me everyday for recommendation of people to work for the company.

Firewood jollof rice dey hungry me too O...lol. Hopefully there will be a get together in the future.

Thanks bro. I have 2 jobs waiting sef. Hope you are doing good?

tiptoe1:
Hahahaha. Only God knows the kind of beating they gave him that made the other guy quit. baba japa Ni

I swear

nextlevel2222:
Congrats

thanks ma'am. How are you doing?

Just an update, EAD/AP was approved on Wednesday, combo card mailed today I hope everyone is doing good? More successful interviews and approvals. @legitbachelor @sharpman1 will there be end of the year party in Texas?? firewood jollof rice deh hungry me

tiptoe1:
You're taking about a correctional officer, right? I'll like to know if the job is safe cause I remember someone in franknetter's thread who quit that job cause some set of inmates beat up his co-worker

that job was once on my list of jobs to apply for in the future, that post made me retraced my steps

MackyNaija:
By the time this journey end, you go don spend $1k out of pocket but no fear, it's worth the money.

Ayiiii fear don deh kash me o. I will drop an update on Monday on how it goes. Trust you doing good bro?

nelem:
Sounds better when spoken in local lingua.
Boss you sabi street gan.
Trust you're doing great

I am good Oga mi. How is it going over there? Happy hols.

Paccus:

Babyvet:
Lol, I’m not paying you anything , greedy man .

Honestly you should think about being a comedian. I almost choked on my coffee