Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 11:17pm On Sep 01, 2019 |
davodyguy: Any idea of the prices?
I'll be needing Turmeric powder more.
My issue is the exchange rate.
I can get ₦100 Turmeric that can last a full month, but doubt if I can get Turmeric for $1 (₦250) over there.
Which Ọpa Ẹyìn are you talking about? Not sure 100 Naira can buy lolly..u have to pay at least $4-$5 |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 11:10pm On Sep 01, 2019 |
davodyguy: Two years ago, when I went to Sydney, I took Garri and Epa. Wẹ entered Australia through Perth and we cleared custom through Perth and then used Virgin Australia to Sydney. They asked about the Garri and groundnut. O told them it's normal food and did taste it in their presence, then all was well.
I'm not doing any food to Auckland, since I saw that Indomie Noodles is available in Auckland, spaghetti also available.
The only thing I'll be taking is my medications and herbs. I take a mixed juice of Garlic, ginger and Turmeric, already in the bottle as liquid. Hope this would fly past immigration u probably don’t need all those herbs, they are everywhere here. Just walk into any Chinese or Indian store...I don’t really know any Nigeria store but there are individuals u can buy from. But I know a couple of South African stores. U can get semolina and our rice from big stores like Pak n save, countdown and fresh choice. Watch out for the rice.... we have several varieties u might like, so look closely before u buy. Also it’s cheaper to buy frozen veges from those stores than to buy fresh if u don’t mind frozen. |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 6:44am On Sep 01, 2019 |
suxes2005: But bills before one gets a job is a friendly harm ��� lol tell me about it.... But job isn't hard to get |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 12:51am On Sep 01, 2019*. Modified: 6:43am On Sep 01, 2019 |
Really I think I will send u a private mail I need some ‘opa eyin’... but please make sure u declared every single thing in your luggage if u don’t wanna be in trouble or even get slapped with some fines. And if possible only come with commercially packaged food. U can package and seal it up. NZ is over protective of their border oo...do u know there’s basically nothing that can harm u in NZ? Not even snake, scorpion or spiders like Australia. So step ur feet anywhere when u come. davodyguy: Lol.
Na true na.
It's like when we were applying for Visa and they said we needed to send our PP to Immigration NZL in Pretoria. Imagine if they had said we should bring in person and Dem no come give us Visa.
Hahahahahahahaha.
Just checking my time now.
By this time in couple of days and by God's grace, Auckland should be hosting us already  |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 12:46am On Sep 01, 2019 |
Gavrelino123: Good morning.... kindly, what university did u apply for,and what is the tuition fee, I'm interested too for masters in Economics.... Thanks Bro I think u can courier it.... just email them to ask for clarification.... no uni will ask that u submit a hard copy as an international. You only need to get a notary public lawyer to notarise your docs.... usually around 1.5k back then to notarise. Courier address: AskAuckland Central Alfred Nathan House 24 Princes Street City Campus Entrance past the General Library from Alfred Street Auckland 1010 Try send them email to clarify/... |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 12:40am On Sep 01, 2019 |
tataiwo09: No they expect all applicants to submit certified international passport or birth Certificate to their office and not through mail.
That is why i need somebody around Auckland or in new zealand Why not try and call the school, I think that’s ridiculous. Which Uni is this? |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 12:38am On Sep 01, 2019 |
davodyguy: In person, when they know he's not New Zealand.
Maybe they don't want him to come Ahahah ahahah your comments always crack me up bro |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 12:27am On Aug 31, 2019 |
tataiwo09: Urgent I think that’s a weird request from an international student. |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 9:12pm On Aug 29, 2019 |
davodyguy: Where is Ugsam? not sure bro... I hope he’s alright... I don’t have his contact. |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 11:00pm On Aug 26, 2019 |
Did u receive any email titled with my moniker? bucade11: Sir, nothing is in my box pls kindly help me. bbahams4real@yahoo.com or bahams4real@gmail.com Thanks so much sir |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 6:50pm On Aug 25, 2019 |
Sent bucade11: Sir, nothing is in my box pls kindly help me. bbahams4real@yahoo.com or bahams4real@gmail.com Thanks so much sir |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 2:13am On Aug 25, 2019 |
I actually sent to a wrong person..... but I’ve resent. U should check ur mail bucade11: Bro Femi, how are you! I’m waiting for your red sir. Thanks |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 9:02am On Aug 24, 2019 |
davodyguy: I give up.
May it not be well with all those bastards spoiling the name of this country abroad naso my brother..... It’s so sad |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 8:37am On Aug 24, 2019 |
No worries davodyguy: Good evening
Can please speak with you in private? |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 4:57am On Aug 23, 2019 |
Ok boss bucade11: I have sent pm to you b4, the app isn’t allowing me to send another one. bbahams4real@yahoo.com. Thanks brother |
Travel › Re: Pls Help I Don't Want To Be Scammed by femijck(m): 1:22am On Aug 23, 2019 |
Ok this is an old format. It’s fake . There’s nothing like agent.... it’s either u receive a call from the nearest post office asking u to come pick up ur parcel or a delivery driver knocks on your door to deliver it if it’s was couriered. Nothing like agent number or so. The sender won’t even have any idea who the delivery man would be. |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 1:41am On Aug 22, 2019 |
bucade11: Thanks for your honest verdicts... I will ask for my refund. No worries brother..... send me a PM. If your uncle is willing to temporarily release some fund to you, then u can do something different. |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 11:32am On Aug 21, 2019 |
bucade11: Thanks for your analysis, I have learnt a lot.... but with the situation of things, should I order for refund and forget about it or there’s a way out of this? I have his birth certificate and my mum birthday certificate. I’m not working for my uncle, I’m a research scientist with a national research Institute. He’s just sponsoring me due to relationship he shared with my mum. ( I provided my six month pay slip) Honestly your chance of getting a different result if you reapply is so little.... I will advise u decide what’s best for you based on the information provided. Cheers |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 11:27am On Aug 21, 2019 |
I found this info and I thought might be helpful in future for anyone considering to use a sponsor.
SPONSOR For those considering the use of sponsor, be aware that there are very few circumstances in which it may be considerable for an adult applicant to use a sponsor, such sponsor may be a Spouse (especially for Family Reunion) or Parents/Guidians (especially for Education or for medical reasons) etc. But if you are considering the use of a Company’s account, that would be unacceptable (even if you own the company). For a company’s sponsorship to be acceptable, you would need to be applying for a training or a course, or a seminar etc that would be deemed profitable to your company in order to satisfy the visa officer of the purpose otherwise, it would be judged that the money in the company’s account is not available for your use: unless your company is offering you a complimentary vacation under its care. And as an adult, you are supposed to be financially independent to meet the requirement for a tourist or pleasure visa; for example, you can’t be sponsored by anyone if your intended travel is for the purpose of tourism or romance rather than official or compelling family visit (no sponsor’s bank account can cover you except in compelling limited circumstances whereby it is deemed reasonable for his sponsorship to be considered). |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 9:03am On Aug 21, 2019 |
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Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 9:01am On Aug 21, 2019*. Modified: 6:41pm On Aug 21, 2019 |
bucade11: My sponsor is my maternal uncle and we don’t bear the same surname. He asked if he can transfer 8-10m into my account and he’ll explain it that it’s meant for my upkeep. ( he was the one that paid for my tuition) U can take down the uploaded page for safety reasons I’ve seen it. 1. Money lodgement 2. No link between your sponsor and the provided business account and evidence of him owning the business. 3. How did a business account that was established in January with a minimal balance was able to accumulate over a million dollars in 8months. 4. No proof of your relationship with the sponsor ... This could be your mum and your sponsor birth certificate which shows they have same name, evidence of her name changed due to marriage and how you relate to the both of them. Just to sustain your claim that he is your uncle and not just a random person. 5. You probably didn’t highlight the relevance of your study to your sponsor’s personal life or business. What does he stands to gain from sponsoring your with his business fund. I’m sorry your application was declined but according to this letter from INZ, there’s more than enough reasons to decline the application. Sponsoring becomes harder when u and your sponsor are not directly related. The burden of proof is on you mate. Every applicant usually have several reasons why they should be granted visa, but case officers are only looking for a single reason to deny the application. But unfortunately your case officer found more than one reason in this case Lastly; Your sponsor transferring huge some of money to you won’t change anything at this stage. That’s called money lodgement and it’s an express ground for refusal. I bet you don’t want multiple declined application as it might but a dent on your record for other future applications |
Family › Re: I'm Worried About My Son's Behaviour. Is He Normal? by femijck(m): 2:14am On Aug 21, 2019 |
jess2019: My son will be 9 in October but his behaviour bothers me so much. He acts like a day dreamer. He has turned me into a shouting and miserable mum as I had to beat him after I've exhausted other punishment options. To make this short, I'm going to summarise his behaviour.
He still cannot get himself ready for school in the morning. Either he doesnt cream his body or forgets to comb his hair or doesnt brush his teeth. He forgets to brush his teeth almost everyday. This made me to make a list of step by step sticker. I sticked this on their bathroom mirror and on his bedroom wall. Yet I have to keep reminding him everyday. For example, last week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday he forgot to brush his teeth and hair. I have to constantly be reminding him every morning. He is the only one that brushes teeth after getting ready. I trained them to brush teeth first before shower but he keeps forgetting.
I have to remind him to do his homework, and put it back in his school bag to return to school on Mondays. The book will still not make it to the school even after constant reminder. We've lost countless of lunch bags. One ended up on school roof. If you give him any form to submit back to his teacher. He will forget in his bag so I now give it to his sister to give to his teacher.
He removes his clothes, shoes, pants, belts etc and leave them on the floor, I bought two laundry baskets for him. One in his room, another in their bathroom, yet all his belongings end up on the floor that you can hardly find a space to put a foot. I dont expect him to be perfect but atleast to try so that his 70% clothes make it to the basket or shoes to their racks. He also has a book shelf and desk yet they also end up on the floor.
He plays so much that sometimes he leaves shops with items in his hands. So I have to always watch out for him. Living in a western country where black boys are stereotyped I fear for him. He can stare at the ceiling for hrs when getting ready for school or spend long time in the shower yet not using soap on his body. This usually makes us late unless I step in to help or keep shouting.
If you ask him to do any house chores, he will not do it instead waiting for us to forget so he can get away with it. When grounded not to watch TV, he will still do it once he knows am inside my room or busy with a baby.
Yesterday we revised all his lesson assignments (5 work books). I specifically asked him to put them in his lesson bag. I pointed at the bag. Now I drop him at the lesson only for him to say oh I think I came with old lesson books. I dont know how he ended up with old books in his bag. It could be he planned it as a way to avoid the lesson. If not I wonder how he will remember it himself as soon as I drop him and his sister as this is unlike him.
I've taken him to a doctor incase there is any diagnosis so I can give him all the help he needs but they said it's just his behaviour because according to the doctor he is smart academically. He is 18months ahead of his year level. So they ruled ADHD out. You just need to keep helping out and correcting him. This is one of the disadvantage of living in a western country ... I know of someone almost twice his age and still does the same. Hopefully he would change someday.... and maybe the father also needs to jump in on this. |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 2:07am On Aug 21, 2019 |
bucade11: Good day, @femijck... pls I need your help! I got admission for a PhD program @ Lincoln and I applied for visa on 24th July, case officer sent mail on 14th August that I should supply my subject thesis which I did the same day. I received declined mail this morning. The case officer said I didn’t prove the relationship between me and my sponsor( different surname) and he’s not convinced if I’ll have access to the fund. Pls what can I do? I paid first year tuition reason for denial seems to be a bit tough. What’s your relationship with the sponsor and what evidence did you submit to backup your claim since you don’t have the same family name?. These might give us a bit of explanation to INZ decision. I wish u had come here to ask same questions before submitting your application. Regards |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 9:53pm On Aug 15, 2019 |
davodyguy: Like play like play, we are now 6
6 people on board to say Kia Ora, Thanks for stopping by
Myself plus 5 other colleagues. Two more people were granted this morning.
It remains two more awaiting response
Auckland here we come
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Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 12:01pm On Aug 08, 2019 |
davodyguy: Femi.
Be like say, na Visa season I dey, as visa just dey rush me.
Just granted today 9/8/19 my Australian Visa for 3 days multiple entry congrats bro... enjoy your travel |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 11:00pm On Aug 07, 2019 |
davodyguy: There's a Kmart close to us
St Lukes St Lukes Shopping Centre, 72 St Lukes Road, St Lukes, Mount Albert, Auckland 1025, New Zealand
The Warehouse Group as well 21 Elliott St, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand Westfield is a big mall with several stores ... you can check ‘Count down’ for your meat and vegetables. U won’t find plantain.... but other heaps of Veges. But Pak ‘n’ Save is the cheapest grocery store.... there’s one in Mount Albert as well. |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 9:21pm On Aug 07, 2019 |
davodyguy: Thanks bro.
Vodafone is just a sim card that would be picked up at international airport on arrival and inserted into my phone from Nigeria.
Please which other network provider makes sense. My two lines would be roamed automatically, but I need only data to check mails or make WhatsApp calls when I'm not in the room or conference venue.
Thirdly, I wouldn't mind where I can shop. One may one to buy one or two things like clothes, footwears etc as a souvenir for people back home. If you can link me, I'll appreciate you can buy skinny sim from any local tech shop around ur hotel. Pop it in and $16 sub will give u 200 min, 200 text and 1.25G valid for 30 days(must be 4G phone though). U can always use a visitor pass at any Auckland library where there is free wifi and free computers to use. Major train station have wifi so u won’t really need a lot of data. For cloths and stuff .... there’s a mall not far from your venue (Westfield in St Luke’s ) and another one in New markets. Also if u would like to look at cars, most of their outlets are in New Market not far from your venue.... u can shop around.... Kmart and Thewarehouse are probably the cheapest |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 9:15pm On Aug 07, 2019 |
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Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 9:19pm On Aug 06, 2019*. Modified: 11:03pm On Aug 06, 2019 |
davodyguy: femijck and ugsams
Back to my own matter(Since ugsams refused to assist)
I have decided on the following
Tourism Join the Auckland Explorer Bus is the city’s original hop on hop off sightseeing tour to explore Auckland’s top attractions. Cost is 45$
Flight Eventually went for Emirates Airline Lagos- Dxb- Auckland-Dxb- Lagos. Total cost is about N1.1m
Airport to Hotel I contacted SkyBus who gave me the online ticket purchase Total:$34.00 NZD for a return Journey to Hotel and back to Airport on departure
Communication on the Go SkyBus is trying to sell Vodafone Travel SIM NZ Travel Lite with 200 mins + 200 TXTs to 16 countries and 30 Day Chat Pass for $29 It comes with 1.5g for 30 days. Though Wifi is available in the hotel and also at conference venue. [img]https://www.skybus.co.nz/uploads/ticket-packages/ticket-pkg-VODASIM-1_5GB.png[/img]
Please what do you guys think about the Vodacom sim plan?
Thanks The Vodafone package seems good... however u can just buy a sim for less than $5 and pop it in your phone...the Vodafone lite is a complete phone or just sim? I will also give u list of some places U can visit in Auckland.... the hop bus is just a double decker bus that will drive you through the Auckland CBD. But u can always book Uber to go out on your own.... it’s not add to navigate Auckland... it’s not really a big city |
Travel › Re: 8 Things You Need To Know About New Zealand by femijck(op): 9:14pm On Aug 06, 2019*. Modified: 11:05pm On Aug 06, 2019 |
davodyguy: Hello femijck and ugsams
They just refused that colleague that I thought was going to get his visa today
I've told him not to bother reapplying, owing to the 2nd refusal of another colleague.
For now, it's still 3 of us and we are hopeful for at least 2-3 others Sorry about that mate......Yea no point reapplying for now..... I would be quite surprised if he had gotten an approval with such little paper work. ... I’m sure the application failed the 2pc check ... which is the second person check. |
Car Talk › Re: This Tiny Car For Wheelchair Users Costs 9 Million Naira by femijck(m): 10:10pm On Aug 03, 2019*. Modified: 11:45pm On Aug 03, 2019 |
Aliencraft: You nailed it  There is something called road side assistance, it’s a service offered by most insurance company in developed countries.... their service is only a call away as long as you’re paying your premium. |
Technology Market › Re: How Much Is Body Tracker Or Secrete Camera. by femijck(m): 7:31am On Aug 02, 2019 |
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