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mayblossom: @mayblossom, you sabi! You said it just as it should be. And this is my mama's exact procedure. It doesn't fail...
Exactly!! Fry the tomato well well until it´s done. How do you know you´ve fried it enough? Lift some quantity with your frying spoon. You´ll notice that even in the spoon, the tomato will continue frying (showing heat bubbles) for a few seconds before it stops. Then you´re good to go. Go ahead and add your meat stock and enjoy your tasty stew.My grandma taught me this, so it has been working since like forever. But the ish is that you can´t leave the kitchen o. You have to stay there and continue stirring the tomato while frying to avoid getting burnt and turning black or darker than you like. It takes time and requires patience.

One secret though...you can reduce the water content by boiling the tomato immediately after blending it. When it gets very thick and almost without water(same thickness as tin tomato), then you can start frying. The boiling reduces frying time, thereby reducing the time you get to spend in the kitchen cos while boiling, you don´t need to stir it, just monitor with your eyes.

tteam: hi house
good to know everyone is doing great.
i traveled to Houston on the 5t of October ad wast let in.
Even after showing my payments to west Houston and declaring how much i had.
Their reason was that i lied i was not pregnant during my visa interview.
had the most horrifying experience ever.
i am back in Nigeria now, thank God i and baby are safe.
apart fro me, two other 9ja ladies were set back too.

learning point: state preg stats when applying for visa, if u already have a visa then by all means avoid Houston. there are devils there searching out for black preg women.
wishing everyone goodluck wit their plans

Whole79: You don't need to change your current passport to the one that bears your husband's name. All you need to do is always provide proof of marriage which is your marriage certificate. However, you may want to change your name once the current passport expires. As per your baby's document, you'll only need you maiden name to do that. So nothing to be afraid of. You are good to go.

Skyblings: A close family friend of Feyi, son of late Chief Agagu, who is one of the survivors of the ill fated Associated Airlines flight, told Vanguard that he (Feyi) was initially reluctant to enter the plane after seeing how old it looked. (The exact plane pictured right). He and others survived basically by sitting at the back of the plane. Below is what a family insider Feyi spoke to said;

“The young man said that once they got to the tarmac before boarding and once he sighted the plane, what struck him was the seemingly very old look of the plane. Feyi said he didn’t like the looks of the plane. He also said but for the importance and significance of the trip, his inner sense didn’t feel comfortable boarding the plane.

"In fact, Feyi said he told another survivor, Femi Akinsanya, that the plane looked too old and he didn’t feel like boarding. But Feyi said he was told not to get himself worked up needlessly since this was not going to be his first time aboard a plane neither would this be the first old-looking plane that he would board. That was how he said he boarded the plane”.

“Feyi recounted how he and Femi Akinsanya boarded the plane and moved straight to the back end to take up seats. Why Feyi chose the back seat”, the source said, “was more a function of his state of mind about the state of the plane rather than a preference for taking a back seat.
SOURCE :
http://skyblings-entertainment-exclusive..com/2013/10/how-we-survived-plance-crash-by-feyi.html

hardeymijuh: @ papadebaby,
Apologies for not responding since, i have actually been away for sometime now.

Good to know that you are making progess, am still in a fix.

I also tried to get in touch with them, got them on phone....but still need to follow-up with them...

I Plan to visit them this week, maybe Friday (I pray i can)...if You have any questions, please let me know so i can ask them....


@ Everyone,

If you have any questions for Maricopa Integrated health System, Please put them on this tend before noon Thursday...

atise: I have taken time to patiently read all the comments on the above topic

At the end of it all, I can broadly divide the various comments into broad groups:-

1. Those who address the issue squarely and are pro-doctors
2. Those who address the issue also, but are anti-doctors
3. Those who completely deviate off topic to comment on their experiences in the hands of Nigerian doctors or in a Nigerian hospital
4. Those who have come to the topic to vent some unfathomable hatred for the Nigerian doctor
5. Those who seek to politicize the topic. i.e. "all these strikes are anti-Jonathan's govt, etc..."
6. Those who just want to avert a strike by appealing to both parties.

I may not have captured all, but i beleive the above form the major categories. I will not engage in brick bats or insults. I will only seek to correct some fallacies that have being expressed in previous comments.

1. A resident doctor has 3 primary responsibilities (among many other minor ones), these are:
SERVICE DELIVERY: This is where he/she provides health care to the patients
TRAINING: This is where he/she reads, accumulates knowledge (both practical and theoretical) and tackles various exams for a period ranging from 6 years to 9 years (depending on the specialty). This is after the usual 6 year medical school. Completing this additional training qualifies one to be a specialist in that field (Pediatrician, Obstetrician, Cardiac Surgeon etc)
RESEARCH: During this 6-9 year period, the resident doctor engages in various research endeavors which serve to increase the body of knowledge. This culminates in a final dissertation which ALL residents in training must present and defend before they are awarded a FELLOWSHIP of a college of physicians or surgeons; and can therefore be referred to as a consultant.

2. All the above duties are carried out CONCURRENTLY. Residents don't work regular 8am-4pm work hours. You close from work when you are through with all the above duties. many a time it can be 6pm to 10pm. There is no public holiday, you can be called upon at any time if there is an emergency. Even if you are not on call. Including weekends.

3. Regular Calls can range from 24hours to 72 hours straight! Some times, it can even exceed that. Catching a wink of sleep when on call is a luxury.

4. There is no civilized country in the world were Resident doctors are not paid for the services they are rendering while in training.

There are bad eggs in every profession, lawyers, engineers, accountants etc. However, that does not excuse us from falling into the fallacy of hasty generalization. I have seen doctors donate blood to save the lives of patients, I have seen doctors pay hospital bills several times for indigent poor patients; I have seen doctors go the extra mile and even take up other people's duties (e.g the social worker) for patients....

And here we have a topic saying that these crop of doctors have not been paid for 4-6 months and are SIMPLY demanding to be paid for what they have WORKED for; and some people can still come out and post that they should not go on strike. After working as I have described above without pay after a 21 day ultimatum was issued and ignored what do you want the resident doctors to do? Exist on water and air only. Would you love to be operated on by a Doctor who has not been paid for 6 months and doesn't know where his next meal is going to come from?

If we the followers think this way, should we then be surprised at the crop of leaders that we have? Should we then be surprised that our country is in the state it is in? Should we be surprised at the state of our health sector? Should we wonder why India is the new medical MECCA for every and any ailment?

The Nigerian doctor is one of the least paid in the world (check Google). And even a legitimate demand for that pittance to keep body and soul together is been considered to be WRONG

I shudder for this country......

omofred: una help me thank GOD oh my GOD is great i have just been given usa visa i went to the embassy with my big tummy and d lady did not ask me for any documents oh she asked me how much i would take on the trip and that was it i am so happy please i need surgestions on affordable hospitals in north carolina or nashvile pls email add amd numbers would help thank alot you guys realy helped me

nenababe: Hi all precious mums-to-be, Pls is any one of you considering Pheonix, Arizona for birthing between Feb and April 2014? I have decided to use MIHS and hope to get 2gether with any new mum that will be there at same time, especially if the person will be staying in an apartment home.