I just want to say thank you for your support on this group and all other monikers who encouraged me to take this step. Honorable mention - Pansophist who created the awareness that i cab apply for any visa and do it myself without using any agent. I was of the opinion that someone can't get a visa especially US or canada without using agents but this thread with the help of other comments gave me the courage to push ahead and i got the visa last friday. I wanted to test the water and weigh my own value so i took the step and test and Glory be to God, i have been give 5 years visitor's visa.
.................... VO: why do you want to visit US and which city are you going to? Me: I work on the ship and will be on time off by that time, so want to visit the US for vacation. VO: Where do you work? Me: on ship VO: Have you travelled out of nigeria for the past 5 years? Me: I don't even work in Nigeria in the first place, i work outside the country 7/8 months out of a year. As a matter of fact, i just came back from Congo Kinshasha last saturday. VO: How much do you earn per month? Me: so so so $.... VO: Do you have Seaman discharge book as evidence that you are a sailor? employment contract paper? and attestation from company ? Me: provided all evidence. VO: Ohh, very nice. why don't you want to take your family along then? it will be nice if they follow you. Me: i will but maybe later. They have been with me in Ghana but want to travel now alone. VO: Welcome to US and enjoy your stay. Me: Thank you ma.
From my observation, they want to be sure you have good travel history, have a good job and income and be sure you will come back and not disappear. Close to 100 people ahead of me, only 3 of us where given visa. At a point i was scared when i saw the denying rate but thank God for everything.
pansophist: It doesn't show China's cowardice, it simply shows China to b e smart. Chinese people play the long game, they think in terms of dynasties, if not centuries. Their strategy at the moment is the best.
But be rest assured that it is China's support that prevents any huge blow to Russia after all the sanctions. If not that China has not developed its industries to be complete, meaning it can produce everything it wants, then Russia will fall.
However, China will not miss the opportunity to reunify Taiwan if Nato officially joins the war in Ukraine. When Nato's hands are tied with war with Russia, then China will make a move. This is their strategy.
And if the West with their exceptionalism comes to fight China, then Russia and China will once and for all, deal with this crisis together.
NAto knows this, hence they don't want to involve their soldier and are desperately tempting China to get into a war in his neighborhood, to tie China's hands, so it can deal with Russia first. China will never fall for that.
Nato's wet dream is for China and India to fight since they both have huge populations and should kill off themselves.
A few months ago, Biden sent thousands of US soldiers to the Taiwanese Island close to China, but China ignored it. China is too smart for those tricks. Chinese do not fight the Chinese.
The war is at a stalemate, and with every escalation, NATO will bear its consequences.
ALso, winning is not only by war but like water, it can destroy most things with time. China is busy dismantling US hegemony globally. From reducing payments in the USD, to multilateral organisations, deal with countries, and expansion of their industries.
I pray everything works according to their plan and we have a multipolar world...Amen
Gerrard59: Honestly, you are right. I don't know what else to suggest, but should Russia fail, China is gone! No ifs or buts. The Century of Humiliation would look like Child's play. Now, the US is coming to her backyard with small small economic deals with South East Asian nations.
For their own good, they better sit up and jump into the game before it becomes too late
Gerrard59: Man, looking back, I wonder if Oyibo do juju on Nigerians regarding this japa expedition. The tales I have on this thread are not palatable. I recall Emmaodet narrating how shocked he was to see his friends/associates selling all they had just to japa on student visa. Man must be glad with his decision to stay back because I must be honest, it is better to shine teeth with Tinubu as a married man with your hard-earned assets in Nigeria than cry in the UK because the British are making things tight for immigrants.
So na so slave trade bin dey? Nna mehn.
My brother, don't even know what to say than it is well.
There is this Tom and Jerry Episode titled ''Blue cat blues''.
Jerry was competing with Mr Butch, a billionaire cat who can afford her wildest dream of Jerry's crush.
Jerry bought everything within his power, from perfumes to diamonds, and even sold himself to slavery just to purchase a car to flex his cat chick.
But every time he shows up with a gift to impress, the cat babe just depresses his effort by showing him an equivalent of what Mr Butch got for her.
If Jerry bring Diamond ring as a gift, she shows him diamond collection that you need mask to wear because its so shiny and can blind your eyes.
Until one day, Jerry came to face with Mr Butch, then it became clear that he was in competition with other billionaire men, and his effort are meaningless. He would have committed suicide if not for Tom the mouse that saved him.
So lots of times, men are sad that they have tried their best and the lady just does not appreciate it, when in reality, he is competing with other men, and surely she will go for the best.
Tom and Jerry stylishly dey teach something back then lol, but few have the knowledge to spot the knowledge. You can watch the episode below, its just 2 mins.
Simeonjoe1: China is number 1 sisi I never knew why I rated them. If only defending justice in Chinese soil means world justice. On other places thousands of miles away from China they won't go. They could easily ease the tension on Russia by opening up another front in Taiwan closer to home but NO ordinary US threat scurried them away.
And China better sit up and smell the coffee because if Russia falls, what will befall China will be a child's play to what is happening now. Breaking Russia into 15 smaller countries and adding these smaller 14 countries to NATO to boost NATO army and military budget will be what china can't stand. The earlier they stop doing this sisi thing and jump into the war boldly just the way NATO is doing, the better for their own future. Let them send Russia 200b dollar as aid also and send 5000 military men as instructors to disguising as fighters and endless weapons to deter the west. These one west and NATO are arming Ukraine to the teeth while threatening china to stay off shows china cowardice.
The 98th Division withdrew from Jabalia, north of Gaza, after very violent clashes during the past weeks.
There were 341 operational combat incidents in the first week of fighting, and by comparison, in the first week of fighting in Khan Yunis, there were about 100 operational incidents.
120 anti-tank missiles were fired at Israeli army forces during the first five days of the operation in Jabalia alone.
10 Israeli soldiers were killed during the operation.
Is this man's ear really this big like elephant's own or cocoyam leaf or it is just the picture?
WrriterNg: ⚡NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg proposed to allocate 40 billion euros to help Ukraine annually and make these funds mandatory.
These guys are really really serious in keeping the statuscope same. They want to hold firm to the present world order while they subdue others from coming up and they are ready to spend trillions and trillions in dollars per year to keep the present status . They are very very devilish
I received my BIL (Biometric Instruction Letter) yesterday. Will i have to apply for a date with VFS online? or i will just have to go to their office maybe today or monday?
Vic2023: 🇵🇸⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇱 Parts of the U.S. pier, which was built on the shore of Gaza, have been moved to occupied Ashdod for repairs after being damaged and washed away by sea waves.
Hamas will blow it up again and again if they try to set it up again. Even local docks built by local villagers at Lembe waterside, Oyorokoto fishing port at Andoni and many others that cost probably less than 2m naira to build with logs and timbers by villagers are still standing up till date and strong not to talk about companies with vast experience in dock building and with vast budget. And for the records, many of these local docks are open to sea just like the Gaza dock. Malabo fishing port is open directly to sea, Oron fishing port also etc. A floating dock is even easier to manage. You ballast it when ships are coming to align with the shore side or ship side and deballast accordingly later
pansophist: If you look at this objectively, then you'll find many faults in her behavior. But if you step into her reality and look at it relatively, you can understand why she acted like that.
The root cause of ungratefulness and entitlement are the same, and it's when one is used to getting something they didn't work for. They just get it just for existing.
And that's female reality at their prime. To the man, he did well for her, but to her, other men has beaten his record. He probably didn't know that he is competing with other simps in her rotational list of embezzlement.
Gerrard59: Paul just like Ruto speaks from both sides of his mouth. The same man who has worked with the UK and then Denmark in receiving migrants says we should not depend on Western currencies.
Be like say na East African thing...At least Tinubu is consistent.
WritterNg: ⚡“As long as Europe and America Control our Money, they will Control our Economy
We need African Common Currency backed by our Resources not by Dollar or by Euro” ~ Paul Kagame the President of Rwanda
This man should better be careful if he doesn't want to go the Gaddafi way or treatment. Moreover, the francophone countries would be used to sabotage the program. Eco has been on hold since year 2000 when Nigeria proposed the west Africa countries using single currency but guess what? The francophone countries kept dragging their feet why France proposed managing the currency for the west African countries if we want it to fly since they are the one managing the francophone countries currencies and will lose out or be hedged out if "Eco" comes to stay
WritterNg: ⚡The US army is expected to announce the end of operations for the $320m floating dock it built off Gaza", after the dock collapsed and sank.
Collapsed and sank or was blown off by Hamas? Docks don't just sink for no reason especially the ones built by companies with vast experience in docks building. Thy re too ashamed to say the real reason for sinking .
Acidosis: Seeing the number 33 sends shivers down my spine again. I lost my wife hours after childbirth some 33 days ago. She was 33 when she passed. Big dreams, big things we both planned all seem like they're over, right? But really, they are not. She lived a purposeful life. I'm mourning, ignoring the many "if" and "what if" scenarios—the thoughts won't stop coming if you allow them—and finding the courage to take care of two newborn babies. My point? Don't be too hard on yourself. Embrace the challenges and learn to recognise the blessings. All will be well and, more importantly, remember that good or bad, fast or slow, everything will come to an end someday. Make that a reality check.
Acidiosis, sorry bro. I am really sorry for hearing this. Sorry for your loss Chaii...2 kids with you now to cater for. May God guide you on how to proceed from here on...Amen
Will you shût it? Haba....you even get mouth to talk...falling for married woman and getting jealous because her kukunase has been brutally shined by a street smart dude and you are moping all over the place creating lamentation threads and disturbing us here.
Who is your dear, iffa wooze you, you simp!!!
People are advising you and you still dey have like fly wey wan follow dead body enter grave. Do you know how many people wish to have your job or a chance to put a meal on their table and you are misbehaving over another man's property? Are you not insãne? If you be my brother, I go call some abokis with koboko soaked in chilli pepper to kobokolise your brain small. Abi iru radarada wo leleyi na!!!😡😡😡
Men are so weak in my generation and I cringe at what the next one will turn out to be.
Regardless of who you are. Women will run you street. Don't footballers' wives pull a fast one on them?
What about celebrities?
Whether you are rich or poor, tall or short, handsome or ugly, brave or timid. A woman will still run you street.
Agreed, the more reason why you even need to be rich since breakfast is more or less avoidable. You want to be in a position of abundance where you can easily be changing those serving you breakfast regularly like boxers instead of being stuck in scarcity due to poverty. If you are financially stable, the last thing you will be worried about is a cheating spouse rather, they are the one scared of losing you and will thread carefully because they know their replacement are just outside the door to push them out at the slightest opportunity
EmperorCaesar: Where are the "Make money and you have the woman" crew
Be like women will keep serving the breakfast to all men, regardless of their socioeconomic class and age
It's a beautiful thing to know
Is it not better to be rich and served breakfast than to be poor and served the same breakfast? Afterall, breakfast is sure for both. Ladies too do say it that it is better to have a rich cheating man than a poor cheating man. She can't afford to surffer in two places
pocohantas: Lovely pictures. Thanks to Coco for sharing. This section has been all about japa in the past few years. Nobody travels and updates us. All we wanna know now is the european country we can enter with 2m Naira.
ChybuzzDD: When you read this and fully assimilate it, you'll understand that God plays no role in the fortunes/fate of man.
That verse is a contradiction to the concept of a God kind and his existence. People keep honoring what does not exist or what doesn't play any role in their affairs, just because they lack the courage to do away with it.
Hmmmmmmmm I don't really know what to say bro. Seems you are kinda neutral to religion.
May 27, Enugu Nigeria: The plan was that we will return back to Onitsha that same day but things changed. I remember May 27 2001 was a rainy Sunday. We had visited the Zoo, the Emene Airport and some other interesting tourist places. We had eaten at the emily resturant where a plate of semo went for 400 naira then. It was expensive but i was a millionaire in the company of a millionaire's daughter. She actually insisted on paying for all the food we ate, Chike objected since he was forming big boy while i didn't care. Money was money irrespective of where it came from.
*being a millionaire didn't equate to reckless spending, atleast not in my dictionary*
Chike eventually paid the whole money since he wouldnt let my date pay. *I was/am a kind of guy who anticipates every possible situation at all tmes. I had made the Enugu trip with 10,000 naira plus transport money. I had hoped that we cannot use upto half of that money but the following events changed my hope*
At about 4 pm while we were getting ready to go back to Onitsha, the heavens opened its gates and heavy rain enveloped the entire South East zone. It poured down heavily for hours to the extent that the coal city stood still. Movements were halted, buses couldn't load in that conditions. We were still at the emily resturant and we were forced to drink more beers. I silently prayed for the rain not to stop since i had already known that we were not going anywhere in that condition. The rain eventually stopped at about half past 7pm and by that time, no sane driver would be loading for Onitsha and even if there was a bus going to Onitsha that night, a young millionaire wouldnt risk his beautiful life just to get back to a city that will offer only rice and stew and a bed for that night. The alternative was better, staying back in Enugu was the best option... Thanks to the gods that my girl's father had a Nokia cellular line. It wasnt a GSM but it was a mobile gadget. I didnt know how it worked but we went to a business center and called him that night. Her only daugther informed him that she will sleep at her friends place and come back in the morning. She came out with a smile after making the call and i instantly knew that the night will be a memorable night..
We asked around and got a cheap hotel where we paid N1000 per room. Chike and her babe took one room and I took one room with my Chinwe. She was smiling all through the evening and i wondered why. I took my shower and came back to the room wearing my trousers and shirt. She looked at me and asked if i was going to sleep in those clothes. I said no and started removing them instantly. I was left with only my white singlet and my black boxers. She went into the bathroom to take her own bath.
''Zuby! Zuby' i heard from the bathroom. I listened carefully to make sure it was my own zuby, then i headed to the bathroom. I knocked at the closed door and i heared 'come in'. I went in only to be confronted with two perfectly-pointed and standing handsome bre**asts. I looked at her face, then the brea*st, then her face and her br*east again, deciding to rest my eyes on her bre*ast finally.
-i had seen enough of her face over the years-
She smiled and asked me to come and Rub her back with soap.
- rub her bare back with soap-
a job i would do for free of charge anyday. I smiled and grabbed the soad from her hand before she changed her mind. I rubbed her back up and down while she poured water from the bucket on her shoulders with a plastic cup. My JT was already pressing against my boxers. She poured water all over my body with my singlet and boxers still on.
-That was a situation that could have warranted a fight if a male counterpart did that, but it was done by a beautiful tall slim girl-.
I had forgiven her even before she poured the water. - we were told to forgive those who sin against us-. I stopped rubbing her back and removed my singlet. I left my boxers on as a defense item if she asked why i removed the singlet. She turned and looked at me with a smile.
''You know i love you Zuby'' she said with a smile.
*Things were getting even better. This was a girl i had always dreamt of, right here in front of me, stark naked with a smile on her face*
Even if the world was going to end at that moment, nothing would have stopped me from tapping that honey pot. She stretched her hand and grabbed my standing diiyck and i became helpless. She removed my boxers: She rubbed it up and down with the soap while i moaned with immense pleasure. She increased the momentum while bending down very close to my dick. I held her shoulders as she squeezed the diiick with her smooth right hand. I kept moaning until i busted some white hot yorgurt through my dick. She smiled at me, washed off the yorgurt with water and stood up. We completed our bath and headed to the room.
She lay na*ked on the bed while i dried and spread my singlet and boxers on top of the bathroom door. I romantically crawled towards her while she spread her hands to welcome me.
-how could this girl have known how to do all this- girls!
I started caresing and sucking her bare br*e*asts while she wiggled with pleasure. The nipples were so hard that i hard to suck them like a newborn baby. I was a newborn that night. Here was a girl i admired so much, on my bed, naked and asking me to make her happy. I slipped my right hand down her laps and as soon as i got close to her Veegee... She halted me and said '' I am still a virgiiin''...
All what you have wrote, are they really really of just fictions? Because you write like a novelist.
This is the summary of what you wrote in the Bible -
Ecclesiastes 9:11
New International Version I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.
New Living Translation I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.
With the help of two hired drivers, we crossed the border into the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It took us about 30 Minutes as we had to stop at custom checkpoints to show them the card we got from their office. We busted out at a small town called Owode somewhere along the Sango-Idioroko road. We had to stop there as we saw numerous other tokunbo vehicles crossed from Benin Republic that night. Owode was like a rendezvous point for the smugglers. ''Since we paid clearance and custom duties, why did we have to go through the bush'' i asked Chike. '' The cars that uses the bush path are the cars that are ten years old or more'' he said as he educated me on the Federal Government laws on Tokunbo vehicles, cloths, tyres etc. We waited at Owode as more cars came out of the bush like rabbits coming out of their underground holes. We relaxed the in the front car seats and laid on them as time heads towards dawn. Around 5am, it was time to start moving again. Some of the cars had left already. We waited until some guy i had never seen before, came and gave us some forged documents for our vehicles. The documents were of the the two vehicles we purchased with their Engine and Chassiss numbers written on them. The surprise package yet was that this new documents shows that we cleared our vehicles at the Apapa wharf of Lagos Nigeria. Chike explained that we will need that since we were going down to Onitsha to sell the cars. We left Owode aroud half past 6am and moved towards Sango. We arrived Lagos later and headed towards Ojota and Lagos Ibadan Express route. During our drive to Lagos, we encountered a few more police check points, army, navy, airforce, boys brigade, boys scout, Man o war etc as each group recieved some more tips from us. At a stage, Chike had to go down and settled them upfront while giving them our vehicle number. Worthy of note here was the fact that the forged documents also came with a fake number plate. Some cops proved sturborn but we eventually made it to Ibadan expessway and the rest of the Journey to Onitsha was smooth except occassional tips here and there.
We arrived at Onitsha that same evening amidst cheers from from our peers and some young ladies who lived in the same street with us. We ate some foods and took one of the cars out for meriment: aftall we just bought two cars. Whether we will sell them or not is our business. After drinks and foods that evening, we took up some girls and headed to a chalet called Royal G In a reserved area called Fizel Estate in Awada Onitsha... We had more drinks and booked our rooms for action. Worthy to note here again was that the girl i picked up had been on my most wanted list for a long time. She has always snubbed me, claiming one thing or the other for a reason BUT things were different on that very day. I just bought my first car and i had not announced that it was for sale. ** Our romance started as we hit our room. This time, i inititated the attack. It must have been the alcohol coupled with some confidence derived from buying a car. Her name was Azuka, the most beautiful girl in the street; atleast to my own eyes. they sell liquor along the street and guys frequent their shop just because of her. I was one of them.
I started by kissing her hands, i got no slap or scolding so i extended the kiss to her neck as she gave me a welcome onboard smile.Then i kissed her lips which was the original target all those while. She responded.
* Money has a way of bending the rules since time immemorial*
We hugged and kissed and caressed. Later we laid on the single bed with white clean sheets and two pillows. She asked if i would marry her when she finished school.
*where did that come from for christsake*
''Yes ofcourse, i will marry you'' i blurted out unconvincingly. How can any sane man refuse to marry her date at a dangerous time like that? she smiled as she reminded me that men can promise anything just to get into a woman's pant.
*Thank god she knew that*
I brushed my hand past her beautifully packed bre*sts. She did not beat or remove my hand. I touched them again, this time pressing them harder as she moaned inaudibly. I removed the Tshirt from her body and unhooked her bra. I sucked the br3asts as she twists all over the bed. I slipped my right hand between her laps as she kept twisting her body and kissed my lips amateurly. I remembered that we were given just an hour to round up otherwise we pay more money for the room. That didnt bother me anyway, i just bought a car; what effect was a 400 naira per hour room going to have on my money. I touched her pants and started removing them while my mouth played ludo with her two pointed arsenals. my diiick was already hard as i fumbled to remove my trousers.
*Condom! No condom*
What! Now of all time. How come Chike didnt cover that part. I was torn between fck*ing her with or without condom as my mind raced through the dangers of not using condom. I wasnt scared of contracting any disease. I was more afraid of getting her pregnant.
*If she gets pregnant, run to Lagos and dont return until after nine months, my mind told me* * go out and look for condom- the other mind said*
*Dont worry she wont get pregnant- another mind concluded*
Eventually i did what almost every naive young man would do. I drove into Azuka without tyres and hoped for the best to happen. It was a memorable evening. After the show, she insisted that we drove them back to their shop, i guessed they wanted to show off their new boyfriends who just bought two cars. As we packed in front of their house, a woman came from behind and grabbed my shirt while shouting; '' Where did you go with my daughter'' '' you will marry her today'' The whole alcohol in my system vanished like a disappearing Rainbow... Some small crowd started to gather while Azuka sobbed... I slapped off her hands on my shirt and bolted like Hussain Bolt out of her reach...
- Chike can own the cars for now as i disappeared from the vicinity down to my building where my elder brother was eagerly waiting for me to give me advice on how to save money....
Oga Zubby, i hail ooo. Eyin eyan Mayweather. I really enjoyed your experience. I like reading your write-up since you are one of the guys on nairaland who has traveled alot.
'' I want to follow you back to America'' Maria said after we had cleaned ourselves up. Why were women always demanding for something in return for sexx? She wanted to follow me to America simply because I had just finished being intimate with her.
''What do you want to do in America Maria'' I asked hoping that she must have thought of something. ''I don't know, I just want to leave Slovakia'' she said. ''why didn't you follow your boyfriend to Germany to work? I heard there were a lot of works and money over there'' I said. I was just trying to discourage her to drop the idea of going to USA.
''If I had followed him to Germany, I would not have met with you'' she said.
*Miss Aristotle the Philosopher. Don't just follow that route, I am pretty good at it myself*
I decided not to pursue the argument, I just had to find a way to leave Slovakia without her knowledge. USA was not particularly a country where you go to because you wished.
But what if I took advantage of the situation? Yes, teach this white trash some African lessons, Afterall I was a Nigerian, the land of the Yahoo boys.
'' I don't have enough money to get you a flight ticket and other necessary documents. I could write to my Father in Texas and tell him that I had found a wife. He can send you an invitation letter but you would require a flight ticket before the US embassy could grant you an entry Visa'' I said. '' I have some money, how much is the ticket'' she asked. ''I don't know how much it would cost from Slovakia here, I will need to find out from the travel agents tomorrow'' I said.
She was very excited and we did the sexx stuff once more. Maria was going to America Afterall.
After the third and the longest round of sexx, we chatted for a little over an hour and slept of on the single bed inside the room.
I called Johnson first thing in the morning and told him that I was on my way back. He didn't say anything as I had expected. When I got to our room, I took a shower and asked where we were going next.
''I don't know, Madame Vivienne called Yesterday night. She said we were going to a town near Ukraine where they have another warehouse'' he said.
Madame Vivienne came an hour later. We entered her Skoda car and drove east. Three and half hours later, we arrived in the town of Soblance.
Soblance was a town of 6000 people located a few kilometres from the Ukraine border town of Uzhorod. It was the easternmost town in Slovakia.
When we got to the city, we headed straight to the office of the mayor. An old man sat behind a large mahogany desk. He recognized Madam Vivienne who I guess contributed to the economy of the small town, but he looked suspiciously at Johnson and I. We greeted him by waving our hands since we didn't know which language to use. He motioned us to sit on a long sofa adjacent to the table. Madam Vivienne introduced us to him. He was excited to know that we had come all the way from Africa to his small town. He offered us coffee and crackers biscuit.
After a few minutes, we left for the warehouse. The warehouse in Soblance served as a gateway in receiving used clothes from Ukraine and as far as Moscow and ST. Petersburg. The clothes would then be sent to her warehouse in Kosice and Bratislava. We inspected the goods, made calls to Mr. Eze in Africa and later drove back to Bratislava.
'' We are going back to Germany now'' Johnson said As soon as we returned to Bratislava. ''No, You are going back to Germany now'' I said in response. '' I have some American business here to finish'' I said.
He didn't say anything, he just packed up and left for Berlin.
As soon as he left, I called Maria. She said She had gone to study music and would be back in an hour or an hour and half. I laid down on the bed and waited up for her. Now that I had a breathing space in our hotel room, it was time to teach Maria how we Nigerian-Americans operate.
Travel › Re: USA Visit Visa Part 4 by emmaodet: 6:17pm On Jun 10, 2024
