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No be to do wedding be the problem.
Will the marriage last?

I can only see the pics of the victim and one mad woman.

Where's the pic of the suspect (the housewife) who killed the man

doggedfighter:
My aunt's hubby brought this tasty spiced meat when I was a little girl home.


I was even rushing it with his kids .


It was many years after that we got to know that it was 404 that he he brought home that fateful day.


I and his children told him that we haven't forgiven him for such abomination.


It isn't funny.

So eating dog meat is a taboo in ur area?
That's one of the best meat.

KvnqPrezo:
Hello Nairalanders I Wanna Share SomeThings to consider before buying a laptop...
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This post isn’t a GEEK post of some kind, I just want to share the things I put into consideration when buying a laptop for my self or for a friend. It’s not an in dept analysis of the various components that make up a laptop nor a review of laptops model. But, just some tips to consider when you want to buy a laptop.

In this post I may not explain what some terminologies like having 1 GHz processor means or 2 GB of ram but rather give real life applications that such system specification can be used for.

Whether you are opting for a brand new, used or refurbished laptop, you may want to put these features listed below into consideration before paying for the laptop:
1.Money
2.Processor
3.Ram
4.Operating system
5.Mother Board
6.Hard Drive
7.SSD
8.GPU
9.Screen Resolution
10.Speaker: Audio Quality
11.Video Quality
12.Number of USB ports
13.Webcam
14.Ram Extension Slots
15.Brand
16.Durability
17.Form factor
18.Design
19.Wireless Card
20.Bluetooth
21.Ethernet Lan Port
22.VGA

Remember to always do an online search on the specification of the product of the laptop you want to buy. This will let you have a picture of want you are opting for or contact me directly by leaving a comment after the post.

Money

The first one is money. It may sound trivial, there are different brand of laptops and specifications to opt for depending on the money, you are willing to let out of the purse. If you are in Nigeria we have used laptops and brand new laptops of different specs and models that cost around 45 thousand Naira. Medium range new laptops cost around 55 to 85 thousand Naira, while high-end computers may go for around 120 to 250 thousand.



Gaming computers, computers built with dedicated processors meant to cater for graphics demands, may exceed 250 thousand and beyond. If you are in America, a thousand Dollar laptop should get you a gaming laptop. 500 to around 850 dollar can still get you some nice laptop with pretty decent specifications.

Processor

To check the specification of the processor of a laptop you either check it on the BIOS menu or after booting the system on. In the case of brand new laptop inside a box. It may be impractical to tell the vendor to unbox it in order for you to check the specification of the processor before buying.

Thus, to check the specification of the processor, copy the model of the laptop and its number and try to do some google search on the specification of the laptop online. In some cases, you may have the specification of the processor and some other features of the system written on the carton. The most important thing is to know the specification of the processor before buying the laptop.

There may be other situation where you have direct access to turn on the laptop for testing before paying. Like in the case of buying used or refurbished laptops. If you are able to get direct access to the laptop, load the computer BIOS menu and check for the processor specification. Alternatively, you can check the specification of the processor when the system boots up normally.

To check the processor specification of a laptop running the Windows operating system e.g. Windows 7. Hold Windows Key and E together and go to my computer option, see image below⬇

Next, lay your mouse cursor on any blank space and right-click. Click on “Properties” as shown in the image above. You should get details of the laptop that looks like the image below:

If you've checked the image below, we can see that the processor clock speed is 2.6 GHz, and the model is Core i5 Intel 3320M processor. What this means is that the processor is pretty decent to handle most task required for a laptop to carry out. Like gaming, multimedia, office applications etc. The most common clock speed you find in most laptops are within 2.0 GHz to 2.7 GHz.

The point is having a processor which range from 2.4 GHz to 2.7 GHz is a pretty decent specification to consider. But, in some situation a processor of 2.1 GHz may out perform a processor of 2.4 GHz clock speed, like in the case of INTEL Core i7 Processor clocked at 2.1 GHz and INTEL core i3 Processor of 2.4 GHz. Cores are multiple CPU’s that are embedded in the same chip. Since 2002 we have only single core processors. That means, we can only perform a single task or a program at a time.

To have multiple programs or task run at a time we have to incorporate the use of multiple processor for executing multi threaded processes at time, thus INTEL introduced the concept of hyper threading. That is, it will convert a single processor into two virtual processors to have multiple cores for our given task. The processor is thus, a single unit masqueraded to have multi cores for accomplishing multi task. The need arose to have real multiple cores processor acting on a single unit so that lead to the development of multi core processors like the INTEL Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7.

The processor determines how fast the computer is able to perform a given task, simple. Laptops processors are usually in GHz, Giga Hertz. Traditionally, neglecting other factors, a laptop with a single core of 2 GHz processor works faster in executing a task than a laptop having 1 GHz single core processor.

The two most common processor types normally found in laptops are INTEL and AMD processors. Both, processor type are good, but, in some part of Africa like in Nigeria. Some people faced problem of over heating with old computers running the AMD processor in hot weather conditions. Both AMD and INTEL processors are cool, but, INTEL adapts to the African hot weather compared to AMD, thus INTEL works cooler than AMD in hot weather conditions in some part of Africa.

Some INTEL processors are tagged with core i3, i5 and i7. This was mentioned earlier between an INTEL Core i7 2.1 GHz processor and a 2.4 Core i3 INTEL 2.4 GHz processor.

If am buying a laptop I will simply opt for the INTEL core i7 2.1 GHz processor because, it has basically more multiple cores capable to run one thread/task or more at the same time compared to later.

RAM (Random Access Memory)

Having higher RAM specification automatically makes your laptop faster, simple. Two similar laptops of same brand, design, Operating system, mother board and form factor having two dissimilar RAM specification, say, 2 Gig and 4 GB respectively. It’s evident that, the laptop having 4 GB of RAM will out perform the 2 GB RAM simple.

Part of what the RAM does is, it lets you perform or open multiple tasks at same time by providing a temporary memory for the Operating system for storing data for execution thus, eventually making the laptop faster. The point, opt for decent RAM specification when choosing a laptop, at least 4 Gig and above.

Therefore, when choosing a laptop go for higher specification RAM or you can simply upgrade the RAM. Because some laptops comes with two slots depending on the Motherboard design, whereby you can add up more RAM to laptop.

To check the size and specification of a laptop’s RAM use the procedure in the case of checking the specification of the processor as shown above. Or alternatively, if you running Windows Operating system (Windows xp, Windows7,………….Windows 10) Hold Windows key and R together, in the dialog box, type: systeminfo and hit enter.

From the image you can see that the installed RAM is 8 Gig, which is pretty decent. At least opt for laptops whose RAM range between 4 Gig to 8 Gig of memory size.

From the image also, you will observe that the RAM size usable by the operating system is 7.69 GB but that fine. From the image also, you will observe that the operating system is a 64 bits OS.

There are some instances, whereby some laptops, running 32 bits Windows Operating System (Winddow Vista,———-Windows 10) already having 2 GB of RAM installed. During a RAM upgrade, to lets say adding another 2 GB on the laptop to make it 4 GB. After, placing the additional 2 GB of RAM, the usable RAM memory may display as only 2 GB usable, thus, making the upgrade a waist of time, since, only 2 GB of RAM can be used by the Windows Operating system. To overcome this type of situation, simply install a 64 Bits version of the Operating system on the laptop and you will then have up to 4 GB of usable memory, lets say 3.7 or thereabout.

Therefore, when buying a laptop get a 4 GB laptop or higher if you really want to put that laptop to some hard work lets say, gaming, programming, graphics design, word processing, rendering e.t.c.

But, if you are the type of person, that all you do with laptops, is put that new movie, play that new song or do some small single threaded typing in Microsoft Word, then you can opt for lets say some mediocre 2 GB of RAM laptop, But make sure the screen resolution is pretty decent, I will come to that later so as to avoid some mishaps when playing movies.

Operating System

A laptop running any LINUX distribution usually called DISTROS, will be more faster compared to the same laptop running Windows Operating System. Same thing applies to a computer running the MAC Operating system. So, the Operating system also contribute to how speedy and efficient a laptop performs.

But, the most popular operating system used by many people in Nigeria is Windows operating system ( Windows XP, Windows 7…………Windows 10) due to familiarity with most of the software packages that comes with Windows operating system. If you have a laptop with low specification, the best Windows Operating system to install on it Windows XP. Installing any LINUX Distros on the laptop will even out perform Windows XP.

Windows XP performs faster with low specification laptop compared to Windows Vista, Windows 7………Windows 10. But, Windows XP is gradually becoming obsolete and support for it has declined, so, why should you want it, in the first place.

So when you are opting for a laptop it’s either you are considering opting for a MAC ( Apple ) or PC ( Wind0ws: Toshiba, HP, ACER, Lenovo, Sony Vaio ) depending on your wallet, taste, task and usage e.t.c.

Motherboard

Can be thought of has all the interconnections of the various components in a laptop. The way it’s designed from my perspective affects the speed and efficiency of a laptop. So, it’s not just having a higher specification every thing, but, opting for products with efficient designed mother boards is also important.

If you are opting for PC, a laptop running Windows Operating system, you may consider this following laptops model, Sony Vaio, quite expensive though in Nigeria. Lenovo, Acer, Dell and Toshiba. If you aren’t opting for PC then you are definitely on MAC. MAC has it all, clean design and class.

Hard Drive or SSD

I don’t need to explain this one, it may be referred to as hard disk or non-volatile memory. You basically store all of your files in it, including the Operating system. In laptops they mostly come in 250 GB, 320 GB, 500 GB , 700 GB and 1 TB of size. Hard drive are usually made up of mechanical rotating system.

SSD also known as solid state drive, does same thing as the hard drive, but, it does it better and more efficient. SSD’s doesn’t have a rotating mechanism, thus consuming less power and performing cooler. SSD’s are faster than hard drives. So having a computer whereby the operating system is installed on SSD will perform more efficiently compared to a computer using hard drive.

SSD is a newer technology, but soon will have more laptops with SSD’s, thereby rendering hard drive to become a thing of the past. SSD’s come usually in 80 GB, 120 GB, 200 GB, 320 GB and 500 GB. You may even have them in 1 TB, but, may render the laptop to be expensive. Therefore, money comes in again.

To check the size of a hard drive or SSD on a Windows Computer. Hold Windows KEY and E together. Then locate MY Computer, then check the size of the main drive, usually C. See image below⬇
From images below since Nairaland don't allow us to insert images to our post, you will notice the C drive is 133 GB of size. Another partition with D also has 34 GB, so adding both results in about 170 GB collectively. Therefore my laptop storage is 200 GB SSD.

A laptop with large disk memory space like 1 TB may be more preferable to some one than a laptop of lower disk storage depending on the purpose the laptop will put into.

GPU (Graphics Processor)

To have a dedicate processor to handle graphics design is an advantage. Laptops having dedicated graphics processors are more beastlier than laptops with none in terms of gaming and rendering.

Having a laptop with a decent VRAM of GPU or rather dedicated GPU size is synonymous to having a beastly laptop that can handle high-end applications. Thus, the cliché: “Gaming Laptop”.

Normal Processors already have memory for handling graphics demands but having an extra dedicated memory is also a plus. New INTEL processors come along side the INTEL 4000 graphics processors. But, having just, that might not be enough for high-end graphics design projects like rendering or high-end gaming.

The two dedicated graphics processors are AMD GPU’s and NVIDIA GPU’s. Any laptop with at least having 2 GB of dedicated memory of either AMD or NVIDIA is a good buy option. This should sure play most games and cater for your graphics design projects. But, however, if your are not putting your laptop to such use, may be you the type of person that is more concerned with multimedia and other office application programs then you don’t need put extra cash to buy a gaming Laptop or laptops having more dedicated Video Processors GPU( Nvidia and AMD).

Screen Resolution

It’s better to have a laptop with higher pixels screen. It adds more detailing on the viewing end. We have some laptops with screen resolutions of 1366*768 pixels that’s fine, but, new laptops of recent come with more higher resolutions of 1080px and also 1600*900 pixels.

The point, laptops with higher screen resolution are better when making buying options. To know the resolution of a laptop, do a search online for the product specification, if you have access to system and it’s running Windows operating system. Go to desktop and right-click. Locate display settings and then screen resolution. You will see option of the maximum allowable screen resolution. See image below,.

Speaker: Audio Quality

You might have heard of Dolby, Beats Audio by DRE, Altec lansing speakers, Sony e.t.c. These are companies that provide quality audio speakers for laptops. If your laptop has one of this speaker types, the audio quality, output and beats will be better than laptops having just normal speakers.

So if you are venturing into multimedia, DJ, music, remix or some other stuff that really require having a laptop speaker that can really bring out that special sound and beat, take note of the above point when making your choice of laptop.

Number of USB Ports

Don’t ask what this is. Having more USB ports in a laptop to connect your phone, tablets, charge your external device, connect your flash and copy some contents to external hard drive simultaneously is a plus.

Most laptops come with 2, 3, 4 USB ports. And usually some of the USB ports are faster than their counterparts in transferring data between the laptop and an external device. We have USB 3.0 port which is faster than USB 2.0 port.

Webcam

The front camera, which comes with most laptops. You may want to consider the quality and FPS rate of the WebCam in a laptop if you are the type that concentrates more on Video chat, Skype, Business Video conversation etc. Well, this one is just letting fate to decide, because, its kind of trivial. If the laptop does very well in the specification above, it should sure do well also in Webcam.

Ram extension slots

A laptop with extra RAM slots is also an advantage because you may want to add up more RAM to increase the system performance, so having an extension is a plus. Some laptops comes with single RAM extension slot. So if you want to upgrade, you sure need to replace.

The only way to know whether a laptop has one slot or two slots for RAM is by losing it. So, don’t worry about this one, it’s trivial too.

Brand

Some laptops brand are expensive, there are laptops that go above 1000 dollars. Some laptops depict ones lifestyle and status. Having MAC ( Apple ) may signify you are in the business class, you care about the privacy and safety of your data and it may also portray class. It may also means you run multimedia and photo applications e.t.c.

In the other hand, Sony Vaio, Lenovo, Acer…………..laptops are also known for their crisps designs. Having ASUS Rog, Alien ware, Razer blade laptops signify you are in the gaming class.

Durability

Opt for the laptop that will stand the test of time. Check any laptop repair shop to know which products are the most dominant in faults. This should give an insight of which product not to opt for.

Form Factor and Design

MAC and Sony VAIO laptops have this peculiar design feature that makes their products very compact, slim , attractive and simple which is very cool. So you may also consider this if you care for a laptop with some swag.

Wireless Card

Having speedy everything is a necessity in this 21 st century. As more things are developed with the speedy times, everything has to be faster. Wireless card isn’t an exception.

Check for wireless cards tagged 802.11 b/g/n WLAN or 802.11b/g/n/ac WLAN. Laptop with 802.11 b means it can only connect to a router that supports only the 802.11b protocol. Which is a limiting factor, its wireless connectivity is slow when compared to a laptop that supports higher and more versatile 802.11b/g/n and ac.

Bluetooth

A laptop with a bluetooth is an extra bonus and it's very helpful because it allows you transfer file to a mobile phone without the use of USB..

Ethernet Lan port

Most laptops have LAN ports for establishing cable local area connections or connecting to the internet.

VGA/HDMI port

This ports let’s you connect and project your laptop’s screen to an external screen. Most laptops have either HDMI ports or VGA ports or both inclusively.

Conclusion
Consider this little tips when opting for a laptop.
Please beer with me that images is not well formatted, this post was originally written as a blog post, so I had to covert it to NL format that's why I can't insert images into post..
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You may like to share with us your on tips on laptops, use the reply button below.

NOTE
Am not a tech blogger and we have gurus on Nairaland, please feel free to add more tips...

I recently got a laptop with 3gb RAM but it hangs and lags a lot.

Is it because the RAM is low or what?

Wait o, are they taxing the bookies, (the companies) or the customers (bettors)?

I don't understand

Just pray she doesn't dump you because of this same reason.

Genotype apart, See, no matter the number of years you spent with a person who is not related to you by blood, do not say you cannot let go. What if she let go of you?

I nearly did blood covenant with my first gf. Whenever I remember it. I always kneel down and thank God that I did not later do it.

It's not about just trying to penetrate, it about you being in the mood.
Ok try watching porn. If you don't have erection while watching it then u have a problem medically

So he has not been checking her phone while dating (b4 they get married)? This is what he supposed to have known before thinking of getting married to her

If this woman handle man e... It a sorry case

Romanoff:
People will pick food over clothes o.

People must eat.

So food stuff.

Sure! Thank you

Gentlechika:
For her to thrive in the tailoring business, she must perfect her skills and its quite saturated atm. For me, foodstuffs business is quite lucrative and can be done anywhere though your capital is small

Thanks so much

Prolificgiant:
Food stuff ooo,there is no 2ways about it

I appreciate this. Thanks

I'm thinking of opening a business for my sister.

I thought about which business to open and arrived at either of these two; Foodstuff business or selling of Clothing/Tailoring accessories.

Note: She learned tailoring and has a sewing machine already which she use in sewing cloths on her free time at home, though she has not done her freedom yet. I brought in the Foodstuff idea due to the fact that tailors are too many in our area and the chances of her getting customers on time might be too slim.

Capital at hand N200k

So elders, please what are/is your advices?

Thanks

What do you really want to gain from her getting married? Is it grandchildren?

She's living her life and not worried (which is the principal thing) and you are here crying.

What is your problem sef?

I keep wondering where the Constitution states that guys should be giving their girlfriends money.

By now I expect every guy to know that a girl, no matter how foolish you are to think that she loves you, will always cheat at any slight opportunity.

God is saving me
I'm okay with that!

Tob456:
Hey guys, my ex girlfriend is 7 months pregnant. She doesn't want to have anything to do with me cos I didn't want to carry the responsibility of her four sisters.

She is 24 orphen and the oldest of seven children. She is a fruit seller and the pregnancy wasn't plan she took in 6 months into the relationship but I have accepted the responsibility and I wanted to make her my wife.

First of all I wanted us to discussed about her sisters living arrangements after the wedding and she said she wanted to bring all four who are under 18 to live with us after the wedding and I rejected.

I suggested that the youngest two can live with us while the other two can stay with the aunty but she refused.

She said the relationship was over and she doesn't need me in her life that she will take care of the baby alone.

I've told her even if she doesn't want me in her life anymore she should not stop me from helping her financially because I want our baby to be born in good condition but she refused.

Last week I sent 30k to her account for baby stuffs and she sent the money back to me saying she doesn't need a kobo from me she will take care of the baby alone.

I want to leave her alone but it is hard for me to do so cos she is carrying my child. It will not be easy for me to give up easily I just want to be a part of my daughter life. What do you guys think please?

Don't panic just create a separate account and be keeping the money u re suppose to send to her. When she needs money she will come around, don't force it on her. She will definitely need the money especially after giving birth. Just relax and watch

Smoking, drinking alcoholic drinks, womanizing, prostitution, premarital sex, gambling etc are regarded as sin not because of the act itself, but because of the effect it has/will have on a person.

Everybody knows that doing any or more of the things above will surely affect one negatively, whether directly or indirectly and God doesn't want anything to happen to us (His creatures).
So For that reason, they are sins!

May God have mercy upon us who might be doing any of those things.

I love acting. I'm currently working on some skits (since I find it difficult getting connected with popular actors). I want to be a popular skit maker.

You will see me on the cyber space soon
@Fantazy Skits Tv

Waynesteave:
Like you read up there, I don't actually know my age, but I can remember some event way back,
I lost my mum and dad so early and I grew up with grandma.

I remember my uncle coming to take me back to lag, in year 2000 precisely and I remember very well when that bomb blast at Ikeja cantoment happened for days in Lagos.

Now key important things to know is, when my uncle came to take me back to lag it was during third term holidays and I was on my way to primary 2 then but when I got to lag he enrroll me to private school and I was taken back to nursery 3 because baba (me) no Sabi even speak English as at then, and I still remember that very moment very well.

So like how many years of age do you guys think I might be then cuz all the memories are still fresh in my brain so for me to still remember everything then, I am thinking maybe i was 7 or 9 then. I'm so confuse.

Ask your uncle who brought you to Lag. He is in the best position to know ur age

Samdal:
Good morning to you all
After 7 years on wastefulness,I have finally decided to quit sport betting

I'm presently on my bed,crying my eyes out and regretting d foolish decision i made 7 years ago,I played my first bet 7years ago,using 100naira to win 10k,and since then its been a crazy,weird experience for me
The amount i have wasted on betting since then is enough for me to make a living but i was living in this false hope of winning millions,the highest i have won from this bet is only 48k but i have wasted millions playing it....From different kinds of bookies ranging from sportybet to betbang,betking,betpawa,merrybet,bet9ja
I don't play Virtual at all,I only play sport betting
I have turned to a loser,a liar,a debtor and a shadow of myself because of betting.....I decided i have had enough when i lost 10k yesterday when real madrid failed to beat Osasuna at d Bernabeu.....it was at that moment i knew you can never win d house no matter what,at the end of the day sport betting is a scam
I used to be a very bright,capable young boy but betting has rendered me useless to myself and my family.....I'm quitting sport betting this moment and I'm never going
I'm ready to pick up my broken pieces and set my goals right
At 27,I'm not too old to chase my future and be something useful to my self and my generation
Betting is a scam.....pls and pls,flee from it
You will never win that millions,you are only deceiving yourself
You have lost millions of millions to them and you will never win back your losses,that i guarantee you
I'm now broken,dejected and I'm done with it forever

So because you lose 10k yesterday u re typing all these?
Anyway people like us (myself) I have typed more than this before, took it as a prayer point, for God to deliver me from betting.
But guess what, I still dey play! Though I play responsibly now (with what I can afford to lose). So I'm not moved when I lose.

It will be a good thing if one can stop playing. But it's not easy to stoo. Especially someone like me who work, live in the midst of people who play bet on a daily.

My advice is that you chilled, play with what u can afford to loose. For example 200, 100, highest 500 naira on 20 odds, 15 odds, 30 odds etc. Stop going for millions or playing 10k, 20k or highly with 2 or 3 odds thinking it sure.
Good luck

Dunkjames5:
There is this Calabar girl we live in thesame compound although we use to talk crack jokes, but I don't have any sexual feelings for her.
Then just today before I woke up this morning I was having a dream she came into my house and the next thing we started romancing ourselves to the limit that we even naked ourselves before I came back from the dream land, just as I opened my door she was the first person I set my eyes on and she Shook my hand just as it happened in my dream.

There's nothing so special about the dream. Just continue ur normal life

How I wish the waste product (poo) she will produce after eating it will be useful to humanity.

Gosh!

SenecaTheYonger:
Yet if you are able to Bleep her just like that you will come online to call them cheap.

That’s why good things don’t happen to you Nigerians.

Once you get a good thing easily, you will come online and abuse and Bragg about it. Even label all ladies as loose.

I’m very happy Nigerian ladies are treating you like this.

Let them press your necks very well.

She probably has 15 guys in her DM asking her to come to their house. So don’t worry, she won’t remember you next day.

I sometimes wonder why sex is seen as Favour to the male gender only.

For goodness sake, sex, if beneficial, is to both parties (male and female) involved, not only males. It's even more beneficial to the female. its the man who goes through the push-up stress alone after all, nearly collapsing in the process.

As a guy I can never see sex as a favour, if u no gree come to my house make we play. Abeg gerrat

obembet:
I believe we still have many good Nigerians who can judge this matter

If Banana grows like this and enter your compound, are you the owner or your neighbor?

I will arrest the banana and put it in my custody, why will it climb the fence into my compound?
It a thief!

Chisomann:
I have helped them a lot I think is enough they should go and hustle. I am thinking about changing my number soon so I will have no contact with them again

If you have enough to help them, pls continue to help them, and don't forget to also encourage them to find something doing. Unless u don't have the ability. Doing good has no disadvantage!

Because this life no balance . It takes a twinkle of an eye for things to turn around.
May evil no befall any of us o.

So you birth to new borns every year like fowl.
Anyway, maybe giving birth to new babies is ur hobby or Father Abraham is ur role model.

Congrats o, make I no sound like bad belle

So is he not suppose to go and buy card for his mother? Or what are u insinuating?

BurgundyBlue:
forget that thing...woman wey like you go call you oooo....I dey experience ham nau....she go dey call you dey ask if you don chop or not, dey do you like say u be her son....I dey tell you....the ones wey no like you, no go send you if you no call them again ....

If you believe or think that ur gf likes u, it's because she's not meet another guy. Just wait let her jam another guy wey she like, e go shock u?!

That's still young, waybill it to me let me help to take care of it till it grows older

DaddyCK:
Bro I can't send u moiney unless u want to be yansh. So bro, u suk dik or can u be yansh?

It's that yansh that will kill you one day. Let's wait and see!

Haha haha haha!
How much do you intend for to pay let me be one of your actors?