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@ Poster,
I don't think your aim should be getting fat, rather I'll advice you crave to be fit.

Here is a lil tip that really helped me, cuz I was in your shoes before. Factually, I weighed 50KGs when I was 18, after 2 years of applying the below advise, I added more 25kg.
So it’s real and helpful.




The weight gain plan has four major factors contributing to it's effectiveness. To gain weight fast, you ly do - just write it down! Do that for three days. In the morning of day four, look at what you have written down! You will see that you are pretty much eating the same amount of food each day, without really having noticed it - that's what you have to change here on day four! An example: Lets say that you used to have a bowl of cornflakes with skimmed milk in the morning. All you have to do here, is to replace the skimmed milk with whole-milk! You still will be eating the same amount of food but in a different way - as whole-milk contains a lot more calories than skimmed milk! Another example: Lets say, at lunch time you used to eat a tuna sandwich and a bottle of water Try this out: Put some salad oil in your tuna sandwich and drink a glass of orange juice instead of water! Again - you will still be eating the same amount of food, but again - just in another way! Get my point here?

The problem with people who are trying to put on weight, is the amount of food they have to consume
they simply cannot eat that much! The one and only way to overcome that problem, is to replace the food they are already eating with food with a much higher content of calories. But you can do even more than just changing your eating habits to improve your weight gain problems! Try to join a gym and lift some iron 2 - 3 times a week, this will build muscle mass and improve your body's ability to digest the food you are eating, which will also help you a lot to put on weight! Remember to drink a big glass of orange juice and eat a banana right after exercise to help the muscle building process!

Another vital factor is sleep!
Try to get at least eight hours of sleep every night - and if you can, eat a peanut butter sandwich just before going to bed!

Try all the above for at least two weeks, and at the end of week two, you will have put on at least five pounds of body weight - not just fat but also some quality muscle mass as a result of the weight lifting routine as well!

Characteristics
Individuals born under this sign are thought to be joyful, good natured, broad minded, experimental, radiant, friendly, enthusiastic, flexible, gentle, spontaneous, and a verbal character. The Gemini is prone to unreliability, fickleness, duality, insincerity, self-focus, and restlessness, being a pushover, emotionally shallow, positive, extroverted, outgoing, manipulative, creative, self absorbed, creative, moody and two faced people. Gemini's are dual minded people and they look at everything from a negative and positive view.


Body and health
Physically, individuals born under the sign of Gemini supposedly tend to have a straight and narrow nose, long limbs, a well-proportioned chin, large ears, high cheekbones, a wide mouth, a roundish head, coarsely-textured hair, large hands and long fingers.

In terms of medical astrology and anatomy, Gemini is said to rule the shoulders, upper arms, nerve fibers, lungs, thymus gland, trachea and bronchi, structural features of the clavicle, scapula, and humerus.


Compatibility
Gemini's Compatibility- Libra, Aquarius

Possible Compatibility- Aries, Leo, Gemini

Incompatibility- Cancer, Scorpio, Capricorn, Taurus

Squared Compatibility- Pisces, Virgo

Opposite Compatibility- Sagittarius

Relations with other element signs
Air signs are seen as complementary to fire signs because they provide the ideas that allow the fire signs to carry out their action. However, it is often thought that fire signs are too flagrant and impatient for the air signs to tolerate permanently. Air signs are supposed to more or less understand earth signs because they share a basically rational nature. However, whilst air signs are supposed to admire earth signs' will to achieve, they supposedly find them too timid, pessimistic, undemonstrative, and cautious, and the earth signs, though attracted by the air signs' unique thoughts, find them overwhelmingly unrealistic and flippant. Water signs are believed to be much too passionate and emotionally deep for air signs' flighty, flirtatious nature; indeed, astrology believes air signs hate water signs as too subjective, secretive, and illogical. For their part water signs supposedly deride air signs as emotionally shallow, excessively concerned with worldly pleasure, and uncaring towards others. Though,sometimes an air sign can balance out the traits of a water sign (thus creating a great friendship). Air signs will find themselves most compatible with fire signs, who share the similar traits of being positive, extroverted, outgoing, and fun-loving. Fire signs may not be as objective as air signs, as air signs may not be as passionate as fire signs, but they can generally adapt to each other's ways, and find they have a lot of different traits to offer in fulfilling one another

I'm Gemini

Here'z a lil about us. Most of em r true.

GEMINI
A MASCULINE, POSITIVE, MUTABLE, AIR SIGN.

CHARACTERISTIC BEHAVIOR: Adaptable, Communicative ** Scheming, Gossipy


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DATES: 22 May - 21 June LUCKY NUMBER: Nine
SYMBOL: Twins BEST DAY: Wednesday
ELEMENT: Air LUCKY TIME: Day
COLOUR: Yellow SEASON: Spring
METAL: Copper CRYSTAL: Elanor Quartz, Citrine
FLOWER: Lavender FORTITUDE: Intelligence
TREE: Hazel CHALLENGE: Master of one thing at a time
ANIMAL: Parrots and Butterflies


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PREFERRED SAYING: "I Think So, "

THE GLYPH: Represents the roman numeral for two, signifying dualism and personality.

MINERAL: Potassium - Which prevents migraines, headaches, and nervous breakdowns. It can be found in celery, lemons, beetroots, and tomatoes.

GEMSTONE: Agate: a coloured opaque relation of chalcedony used as a talisman to ward off evil and bring good fortune.

PERSONALITY TRAITS: The third sign of the zodiac is ruled by Mercury, or of intelligence. Inquisitive intelligence, restless and adaptable. "The Twins" express the duality of living and of Gemini. Subjects are skilled at the coordination of the mind and hands. Light hearted and flirtatious, they are lively in conversation and debate, understandable. The humble chattering monkey is one of the symbols of the sign. Always attracted to new interests and ideas, Gemini may well go from job to job, touch on each superficial way and abandon.

RULING PLANET: Mercury, known as the god of intelligence it is also associated with a "silver tongue" or eloquence and this is seen in the sign Gemini, who is admired for quickness of wit and eloquence. It also brings good luck and free will. Mercury rules Gemini and Virgo.

Mercury:
Distance from the Sun:
Time to Orbit the Sun:

Approx. Length of Day:

Approx. Speed of Orbit:

Diameter:
57,924,000 Kilometers
88 Days

59 Days

48 Km per second

4878 Kilometers


RELATIONSHIPS: Gemini's roving eyes and flirtations tend to have more than one significant relationship in their lives. The most compatible are the fellow air signs of Libra and Aquarius. Libra would bring balance and hesitancy; Aquarius would bring reasoning and social awareness.

IF SHE IS GEMINI: Dualistic nature, curiosity personified, always wants to know, intellectually stimulating, opinion oriented, and can confuse relationships.

IF HE IS GEMINI: Versatile, witty, intelligent, logical, and open minded. Loves examining ideas, thoughts, and opinions for hours, can talk at great lengths.

UNDESIRABLE GEMINI: Can be devious and deceptive at will. Historically, all the world’s great con artists were Geminis, because they are the masters of persuasion. Making a long-term commitment is generally poor. They are fretful, superficial, and impotent.

CAREERS: Occupations which allow imaginations, communication and self expression. Being adaptable armed with persuasion, you could sell camels to Siberians. Hyperactive and restless as a willow in a windstorm, you like to change your jobs more often than normal. You will find success being and actor, writer, messenger, translator, or jack of all trades.

HEALTH: Even though Gemini keeps a youthful appearance, they intend to suffer repository and nervous disorders in the hands, arms and lungs. Avoid exhaustion and proper relaxation could counter balance a lot of health related issues.

Sun shall soon set.

Quote from: davidylan on Today at 06:07:13 PM
You are right but with a wrong mentality. Wont it save us more money if we simply upgrade our medical  facilities here so we don't have to rely on "flying abroad" everytime a bee stings us?

I do agree with you on that Dave, but truth be told, the only option available then was to fly him abroad for treatments when his health condition started deteriorating. We all know that we lack good health facilities in Nigeria, and you don't want to tell me that spending a few thousand dollars on him would stop the government from upgrading the poor medical facilities available in the country.

Na today?

@ davidylan
Considering the fact that he served his nation in that condition, I don't think it would have been much of a kindness, if they had flown him abroad for a proper treatment
Make you reason am na.
 After all, e for no cost the nation much  na.
Haba!

Thatz Nig and her wicked leaders for you. They just abandoned the man when he needed them most, only to show up at the latest hour.
May his Soul Rest in Peace

@ all
Come guys, diz guy story na yawa. Nothing but a joke.
 Nobi only uncompleted Benz, na 12 doors golf.
lol,
I trust guys in the house, dem go teach u wella

Aiight bro.
Will be anticipating your soonest reply.
I would appreciate any info on that S Class, better if you could get me the price tag.
   Thx

Hey Viperman,
Do you have 2000 Model S500 Merc and 2005 or 2003 FX 45 Infiniti?
Holla back A.S.A.P.

Thats Funny.
Guess he's just dreaming.

Mine is May 27, who's my match?

@ Layi,
You get mouth ooo.
You don finish the guy?
Why all these fraudulent hypes?
Haba!

In as much as  ENGLISH lang is recognised as a global lang, e no sweet reach our pidgin english. If u sabi speak pidgin english well ehen, u no go even like oyinbo lang sef. Maybe when u don tire to dey knack phonetic gbese, u go resort to pidgin to ease off d twisting of tongue nd mouth.
Generally, pidgin english is cool nd many other countries have their own pidgin lang, i never hear dem dey talk abt annihilating such languages. Abeg make we dey value d things wey God give us, we go emulate white people die?
However, the importance of a perfect grammatical expertise cannot be overemphasized when communicating with people outside your social circle(frds nd relatives).

I have always been of the opinion that there'z no romance without finance. But one thing that baffles me is the worthless love preached thereafter.
My question now is does love truly exist in a relationship based on the financial capacity of the guy?
Make una talk truth ooo

Nice Tip mate.
Thx and keep it up.

The actions of these our leaders are outrageous and calls for an urgent intervention.
They keep on deceiving and defrauding us. Well, I blame them less because this is not the first time such erroneous act has been perpetuated. If reformation is to be employed, it must start from the past leaders because they taught these present ones the act of embezzlement andfraudulent leadership.
It’s a pity that they abandon the electorates and direct the nation’s fund to their coffers for their greedy nd selfish needs.
FOOLS!!!.

The actions of these our leaders are outrageous and calls for an urgent intervention.
   They keep on deceiving and defrauding us. Well, I blame them less because this is not the first time such erroneous act has been perpetuated. If reformation is to be employed, it must start from the past leaders because they taught these present ones the act of embezzlement andfraudulent leadership.
    It’s a pity that they abandon the electorates and divert the nation’s fund to their coffers for their greedy nd selfish needs.
FOOLS!!!.

@ Tats
Well said bro. Thx,

@
PAW-PAW
Abeg no vex. Tell me how many NsID wey u better pass?
Wetin u take better pass them? What makes you think you better pass them?
Our country naija no dey fit live without services of these countries wey we NsID dey.
Finally, Wetin be your main problem?
We dey ready to help you in the best way possible. So make you tell us your wahala.

@PAW-PAW
    My dear,
Am beginning to perceive the reason why peace should be initiated hence am sponsoring a reconciliation party single handedly.
  Before initializing that, I would love to know from the sincere side of you, the major reason that catalyzed this civil war against  the NsID, and also intimate us the spectators your terms of reconciliation  and pay off price.
I and the entire PMO (Peace Making Organization) have resolved to inculcate peace into the union of NsIN and NsID.
   However, we have been acquainted with the fact that you and some of your heroic warlords have been denied visa severally, thus we shall obtain Iraqi visas for you and your associates as arrangements have been made for you to join the US Military as shoe cleaners for a start, while we make arrangements for a swift promotion to the post of sewage tank cleaners.
   Conclusively, be informed that your urgent response is highly essential because the queue at the embassy would be much this week, as information reaching us quotes “Many NIN patriots have applied for Iraqi visas without the knowledge of their leaders/generals/combatants. They termed the actions of Gen PAW PAW and cohorts as mere jealousy and frustration. They stressed the need to work in Iraq and Sudan as shoe cleaners and if possible shit packers as their family members are living on the feeding scale of 0.7:10 as a result of food scarcity and they are tired of enjoying the poverty amidst their present location (Naija)
  Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.
Always at your service,
Mr. Gilgee shit money dey sweet Esq.

This Thread is something else.
You guys are too much, infact am gonna assist the NsID with the sum of One Million Ollars (not Dollars ooo),
to encourage and support their good fight of EGO.

My dear people of Nairaland,
This is a very painful and controversial topic.
I still can't assimilate the reasons behind these unjust maltreatment of the average Nigerian, while our leaders are living in luxury, squandering the resources/finance of the nation they were meant to serve; They careless about citizens of great nation Nigeria, they abandon their duties yet no legal action is employed against them.
Should we fold our hands and watch in penury, murmuring and soliloquizing, while something could be done?
Reasonable contributions are welcomed.


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The idea for this article started as I checked into the Marriot Suites in Washington DC last weekend. I had hardly settled in when the biggest news in America hit my television screen: Six coal miners trapped!!!


I thought to myself, Coal miners? The part of the world I came from, such tragedy would hardly make headline news. Coal miners in our parts are poor, miserable souls. Who would mourn their disappearance, talk-less of searching so frantically for them?

But, America, their America, is a different place on Earth. The way they hype tragedies, one would almost wish for tragedies to occur everyday. A dog jumps inside a pond; a gun man invades a church and kills the pastor and some members of congregation; a rampaging youth guns down some students; a bridge collapses into Mississippi river. Hurricane Andrew blasts off 250 houses in Florida; Michael Jackson’s plastic nose falls off…Everywhere you turn, there is a report of one tragedy or the other.

Tragedy is big news here. Some publishers would almost pay for tragedy to occur, just for the newspapers to sell millions of copies. The readers themselves enjoy bad news, the same way they relish their candies, Big Macs and Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Back to the coal miners, the rescue team were busy searching, at great risk to their lives, even as I concluded my fourth night in America’s capital city. The stupendously wealthy owner of the mines, who was once a miner himself, led the team of rescuers. Videos of the awesome operation were recorded and shown on television. Questions were asked by inquisitive journalists, and answered as much as possible. Nobody screamed at them for asking hot questions. No one said television stations should be closed down for airing the tragedy.

The whole of America was united in prayers for the safe return of the heroic miners. Even as hope began to dim for the possibility of finding them alive and ever returning to the warm embrace of their families, friends and loved ones, the battle to save their souls still continues .The rescuers just won’t give up, while still hoping against hope.

As I stayed glued to the television, I couldn’t help saluting the American spirit. The Americans believe no soul is worth losing. Every soul is important and must be protected. Any American, no matter his place of birth or origin is an American. There are no second class citizens. There are no Northerners and no Southerners. There is nowhere called the Niger Delta. America is for every American. That’s why a Mardeline Albright, an Obama, and a Condoleeza Rice, descendant of a slave, can be the most powerful black woman in America, if not in the world.

This is why America is described as the land where dreams come true. There is a lot to learn from the American spirit. A citizen is worth anything, and everything. Even the poor are given the chance to enjoy minimum comfort, and standard. The good things of life are not too far from the poor. They have their banks, food joints, cinemas, legal aids, hospitals and schools.

The fashion icons like Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica, Levi’s, Farconable, all have low range products for the poor. They are far cheaper than what you get on the high streets. While the rich can spend thousands of dollars on expensive fashion in Manhattan, the poor also buy theirs in Brooklyn or on the Broadway in New York.

The day before I left Lagos, I was a guest of Pastor T.B. Joshua at the Synagogue in Ikotun-Egbe. As we drove towards Iyana Ipaja, and climbed the famous second bridge, I shook my head in disbelief. The bridge had almost caved in. Even the Agege motor-road was a total disaster. The traffic was horrendous, and this was late in the night. I wondered how workers returning home would be able to sleep well before they jump up again to start getting ready for another day’s job. I soliloquised on whether government even knew that human beings live in that wasteland. It is most unlikely. The citizens of that area have been definitely forgotten.

The road leading to Ota and Abeokuta looked totally ruined. Who would rescue the millions of our citizens who live in those areas? How would their poor children who live in abject poverty and deprivation, with no roads, no water, no electricity, no good schools, no good hospitals, etc., ever compete with the children of the rich, or fit in properly into the modern world? The area was naturally a fertile ground for area boys.

Why would the Nigerian government subject Nigerian citizens to such shameful indignity? What truly is the worth of a Nigerian soul to these leaders?

Take a look at the Apongbon Bridge on Lagos Island. It has been a death trap for several years, yet Nigerians are forced to drive on it at their own peril. I am told the situation is so bad now that the Lagos state government has decided to undertake the responsibility of repairing some of the terrible roads which should have been long awarded by the Federal Government.

You also need to drive from Mile 2, through Festac road, all the way to Seme border, and you will marvel at the crass irresponsibility of our ruling class. The Okokomaiko road must be one of the worst international roads in the world. The shame of it is that as poor as Benin Republic is, the people of that wonderful country have managed their poverty very well. Their roads are tarred, clean, well lit at night, and traffic lights work efficiently, and are obeyed by the citizens. There are over 30 check-points between Seme and Okokomaiko, but there are fewer than 5 check-points between Seme and Cotonou.

Ours is a sea of madmen and specialists, squalid security agents, super touts, and all manner of jobless people.

If you leave those ones and you decide to head towards the richest neighbourhoods of Ikoyi and Victoria island, you will see how things are falling apart. There are rumours that even the ambitious Third Mainland Bridge is shaking. God, please spare us the mahem that would occur if that bridge should collapse into the lagoon during the rush-hour. Do we even have rescuers who can operate effectively in emergency situations? Everyone is carrying on as if it can never happen in our dear country. Why do we behave as if we are totally immune from all human tragedies? Why do we wait for tragedies to occur before we do the right things? Why?

As you drive on Ahmadu Bello Way, and see many abandoned state properties, you begin to wonder if our leaders descended from another planet. Some of these choice waterfront homes have been there for decades. Why is it so difficult to maintain or sell them off, if they have no need for them?

Nigerians live in real danger. The law enforcement agents even live in worse conditions. They are ill-equipped, poorly paid and treated with disdain by the super rich. The police force is the worst hit, no tables, no computers, no internet, no communications gadgets, no fast and serviceable cars and yet we expect them to perform miracles. Their budgets often end up in wrong and greedy pockets. Why?

The soul of a Nigerian citizen should be worth much more than it is right now. Let us all start by asking questions of our leaders and demanding answers to them. Let each of us take care of our immediate environment, and ensure that our neighbours also comply. This has worked in Ghana. It should work here if we are really serious about changing our society for the better.

We must not allow the selfish souls who parade themselves as leaders to waste our time and resources than they have already done. It is time to take our destiny in our hands.


Culled from Thisday Newspaper.

@crazykid
Bobs u wan work for ma firm?
we'v got lotta vacancies.
I can assure you that lotta goodies awaits you, as you dey waste your talent so.