Celebrities › Re: Mike Tyson's Young Daughter Exodus Tyson Dies by eddy1977(m): 1:12pm On May 28, 2009 |
May here beautiful soul rest in divine peace. |
Dating And Meet-up Zone › Re: Im Single! by eddy1977(m): 1:03pm On May 28, 2009 |
[quote author=pringles. link=topic=277305.msg3937973#msg3937973 date=1243503860]Lmao!u guys r just cracking me up,but seriously I'll buy d drinks n no getting drunk!want new friends dats all,not even looking for a relationship.[/quote]thats the r8 attitude man. dont let the guys put u down. just hang in there a little low, u might hit jackpot.there are tones of fat girls hanging loose.today might just be ur lucky day. now say AMEN. |
|
Dating And Meet-up Zone › Re: I'm Falling In Love With This Sillyme Character by eddy1977(m): 12:41pm On May 28, 2009 |
spikedcylinder: Una don start again. Thread belongs in date and meet.  o yeah! sillyme and I started long time.i discovered her magnetic field of romance before all these other rookies even heard of NL.  |
Romance › Re: If You Were In My Shoes What Would You Do? by eddy1977(m): 12:38pm On May 28, 2009 |
at one point one of you would have to beat it. you can not be eroticaly involved with blood siblings. in your shoes i would break up with my woman because in the long range things will get nasty. just imagine if your relationship with ur woman gets so sexual and intercourse occurs.and at the same time her male LovePeddler brother entices ur sister into intercourse. that will be one big nasty stain in your familly regardless of wether u break up or not. so, summon up ur courage and break ur relationship with ur woman. u have no control over hers.she may or maynot listen to u. thats my humble opinion. |
Romance › Re: How Many Times Have You Loved Or Been Loved? by eddy1977(m): 12:30pm On May 28, 2009 |
being a victim of good looks, i have been on the receiving end of erotic love over 10 times. but i have only been on the giving end of it only 3 times. (high school, then first sex mate and then my angel who i wish i had proposed to under the eifel tower). |
Romance › Re: Are All Men Really Guilty Of This Sin? by eddy1977(m): 12:24pm On May 28, 2009 |
well i am. i would rather masturbate than fornicate myself to an std carrying stranger. am i ashamed of it? not at all.  |
Dating And Meet-up Zone › Re: I'm Falling In Love With This Sillyme Character by eddy1977(m): 12:15pm On May 28, 2009 |
sillyme- where have u been baby. kinda missed u. while i was gone it appears from the previous conversations that other knights tried to steal u from me. did i hear u say that u have a charity for bbw white ladies who were taken advantage of by some nigerians? thats a great idea. why is it that most nigerians always choose the trashy fat white bbws? is it for paper or for building a stronger resume of their sexual prouesses?  |
Dating And Meet-up Zone › Re: I'm Falling In Love With This Sillyme Character by eddy1977(m): 12:10pm On May 28, 2009 |
|
|
|
Romance › Re: I Love Her, But She Smokes Too Much Green by eddy1977(m): 11:57am On May 28, 2009 |
|
Travel › Re: Countries Of The World By Area by eddy1977(m): 11:50am On May 28, 2009 |
very instructional. i couldnt have imagined some of those largest countries in africa tho. one friendly yoruba man almost killed me because i told him he was wrong by saying nigeria was the largest country in africa. i just had to shut up and save my ass before he strangled me. untill this day he is still in his delusion. |
Culture › Re: How Come Igbo Fathers Dont Send Their First Sons Abroad To Study? by eddy1977(m): 7:20am On May 28, 2009 |
|
Culture › Re: Deforming Names by eddy1977(m): 7:14am On May 28, 2009 |
dae: someone i know bears Segun Guess what they murdered his name into ----> See - Gun  LMAO  u must have known my friend segun then. my african american peeps call him now " gunner". he likes it. |
|
Travel › Re: Any Nigerian In Czech Republic? by eddy1977(m): 12:11am On May 28, 2009 |
sklinks: A new voice in Brussels ODS candidate raises visibility of minorities in EP elections
Posted: May 21, 2009
By Wency Leung - Staff Writer | Comments (1) | Post comment
, loading, please waitCourtesy Photo
Nigeria-born Asuquo says reactions to his campaign are positive.
Raymond Asuquo says he intends to provide greater representation for minorities in the Czech Republic if he wins a seat in the European Parliament (EP) this year.
The Nigeria-born candidate is one of only a handful of non-native Czechs to run in the EU parliamentary election June 5 and 6, and he says he hopes to encourage other minorities "to rise up and take their fate into their hands."
"I would like my candidacy to mean that the minorities in the Czech Republic [have] a lot to contribute to the development of the country where they live," Asuquo said. "If eventually I am elected into the European Parliament, I would like to fight for minority rights, equal chances and opportunities, and shared responsibilities."
Asuquo, who is running as a candidate of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) from his home in Břeclav, south Moravia, is among a tiny population of Nigerians here. The Czech Statistical Office records only around 380 Nigerians living throughout the country. Small as their numbers are, there are signs the Nigerian population is seeking greater visibility and a more active role within Czech society.
The Asuquo file
Name: Raymond Asuquo Political party: Civic Democratic Party Number of years in the Czech Republic: 19 Czech citizen since: 2002 Languages: English, Czech, German and Dutch Besides Asuquo's campaign, the Nigerian community is now establishing a grass-roots organization called the Association of Nigerians in Czech, which aims to help integrate newcomers into the greater Czech society and to lobby for the return of a Nigerian Embassy.
The Czech Republic has not housed a Nigerian Embassy since its consul Michael Lekara Wayid was shot dead in February 2003. A local pensioner, Jiří Pasovský, was convicted for the murder, which was reportedly motivated by the loss of his life savings in a financial scam by a Nigerian group.
"One of the things we want to do is to brand Nigeria the way it truly is," said Prague resident Michael Olayemi Olawepo, who is running for presidency of the new association.
Olawepo, who came to the country as an information technology student eight years ago, said there is a wide spectrum of Nigerians living in the Czech Republic - those who study and work legally as well as illegal immigrants. All could benefit from supporting one another and having a collective voice, he said.
"Some [illegal immigrants] are actually graduates. They get here and they are not properly integrated," Olawepo said, noting that, contrary to the statistical office's data, the association anticipates a membership of more than 2,000 Nigerians in the Czech Republic. "If we have a community in which we can engage members irrespective of the category they come from, we will be able to help them, either through mentoring or through referring them to programs … through seminars and so on."
Asuquo's EP candidacy may be seen as an inspiration for Nigerians and other immigrants to become more involved in the country where they now live, Olawepo said, adding that it also indicates the Czech Republic is becoming more receptive to minorities.
"It means [the Czech Republic] has actually gone a long way. It says a lot, but we'd like to see more," he said. "We'd like to see minorities in the Czech police and the army, in the public services and so on."
According to Asuquo, native Czechs have reacted positively so far to his campaign, and are accepting of foreigners in general. "The fact that many immigrants including Nigerians and West Africans are coming to Czech Republic shows that the Czech Republic is receptive to foreigners," he said. "Any country aspiring to make money from tourism cannot afford not to be hospitable to foreigners, whether they are Africans or Asians."
Asuquo came to the Czech Republic in 1984 at the age of 27 on a scholarship for the Prague Institute of Chemical Technology. He became a Czech citizen in 2002, and is the CEO and director of business development for mineral supplier Zeopol Ltd.
Asuquo said engaging in politics is nothing new for him; he has been involved in the local politics of Břeclav ever since he joined the ODS in 2001 and ran, albeit unsuccessfully, for the EP in 2004.
In interviews with the Czech press, he has expressed that running for the EP is a way of repaying the country for the opportunities it has provided him. "With my knowledge, experiences and exposure, I want to contribute to the development of the Czech Republic within the European Union," he said.
Yes, he can
Within the Nigerian community, reaction to Asuquo's candidacy is mixed, and Asuquo himself acknowledges that some Nigerians and other Africans whom he has approached have received the news of his campaign with reserved neutrality.
Prague Internet café owner Daniel Bamidele Esan, 37, of Nigeria said he was unsure about the candidate because he did not know enough about him. "It might be good; it might be bad," he said. "I've never seen him before."
However, Maxim, 37, who declined to give his full name, said he was thrilled to hear a fellow Nigerian was running for such a high-profile position. "Wow, that would be good," he said. "I believe if we can have a Nigerian member of the European Parliament, it would be a privilege."
Olawepo said that, regardless of the outcome of Asuquo's campaign, the fact that he is running is a promising sign. According to the statistical office, other non-natives running for a Czech seat in the EP include two candidates from Slovakia, one from Italy and one from France.
"I think we're in the age that everyone feels that, at this moment, if you really try, then anything is possible," Olawepo said. "I'm not saying it's going to work or not, and I'm not saying that every minority who aspires for a position has something to offer. But why not try?"
Wency Leung can be reached at wleung@praguepost.com this is very encouraging. so proud of him |
Travel › Re: *** Life In Paris *** by eddy1977(m): 12:02am On May 28, 2009 |
i have been to paris. the places i enjoyed where: the eifel tour by night,the whole champs elysee, arc de triumph, that whole area is cool at night.amazing.
also i liked the versailles. saw a few senegalese there selling crap. also visit the chatteau de vincenes (hope i spelled it right). i wish i could have visited more. the gars du nord where i took my train to germany was terrible:tons of dirty afro- guys. all speaking french. by the way, if u dont speak french, it might be kinda hard. also always have ur passport available with u; police can pull u anytime.
loved paris, would love to visit more. i wish i had proposed to my woman at the eifel tower by night. |
|
Travel › Re: Those Living In Germany Please Help. by eddy1977(m): 11:19am On May 27, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|