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[quote author=naija_diva link=topic=140865.msg2353201#msg2353201 date=1213038496]you're right but some people don't like to go to the downtowns or major cities because (this is just me personally) you don't get actual feel of the state/places. i haven't been to every city in the US, but most of the big cities are alike but if you go out side the city than you get to see the "actual" place for what it is. and sometimes that is how outsiders get the decieved, because in pamplets they pretty much show the city side so it looks all cool and what not but when they go there and travel everywhere, its not all that. but i think if anyone travels, it should be balance, see the good and not so good places.[/quote]well I think that's true to an extent. I love the downtowns of cities and I would beg to differ that they're all alike, I think they're quite different, culturally, archetechurally and general overall vibe. Some are more laid back and easy going, others are hyper and fast paced. Some are extremely diverse and others are more just generally "american".
 But u are right when u say the rest of the areas could be drastically different from downtown. I remember telling a friend how I loved Philly and it was so lively and clean and organized and easy to get around n do stuff and she just laughed n said - "you must have stayed only downtown"

onyinye2:
downtown houston is known mostly for shopping or going to a Rockets game. but the city has so much to offer. if you take the time to look around.

Yes I did have fun at the game, it was actually the highlite of the trip. If I'm ever in houston again, I'm asking you for the places to go. . .  

Bossman:
OK, something needs to be clarified. I see quite a few cities mentioned here. but most of them are not tourists cities at all. For example Houston, Atlanta, Raleigh etc. Those are not tourists cities like NY, Chicago, San Fran, etc. Those places do not have any kind of downtown presence at all. After certain times the downtown is dead! What you can use to determine a big city downtown is if they have a major transportation system (rail, bus. cab) into/out of the city. For example in NY, Chicago, for every 10 cars you see downtown you will see 5-6 cabs. These cities have extensive rail system that links the suburbs. So, you need to consider all those factors in determining where to go.

Bossman that's a great point! I think u said it perfectly, some cities are tourist cities and others are not. But I guess it depends on what the person is looking for - n I def more on the tourist side.

SeanT21:
New Yorkers are not rude, they just don't like people wasting there time. Its call the New York state of mind.

okay so NYkers are not rude, they're just impatient, loud, obnoxious, always in a hurry, disrespectful etc.  
I was there just 2weeks ago and in that short time I was called a racist n not supporting black people for not buying some tickets being hawked by some afro-amer guys,
- another guy called me n my bf heartless for not contributing to his charity
- I was stepped on countless times without a single apology
- some liberian guys tired to shove some fake prada bags in my face
- The drivers are incredibly reckless and inconsiderate it made me appreciate boston 100x more. . . want me to continue?  

can u tell I can't stand sour losers?
You did not hear any of the Spurs crying about the brent barry call, instead the coach even said "it was the right call".
I am glad though Kobe did not follow suit with Jackson n whine. much respect. Let ur game do your talking son.

[quote author=naija_diva link=topic=140865.msg2353009#msg2353009 date=1213035428]you didn't have to look for anything because there's nothing there (atlease that doesn't interest me). if you are looking for a really nice place to eat that isn't mcdonald than let just say you better be loaded on cash.[/quote]lol, its funny I finally ended up at a wendy's but had to wait so long I gave up and left. Later found a place called 'italian restorante' n the food was ok.

as for SF, i'm not sure but if you do a little research online i'm sure you'll find something interesting. cali is not as old as the east coast so they may not have a lot of historic places to visit (but i could be wrong). but i'm sure the beach will be a good place to check out.

cool thanks.

onyinye2:
any where in the houston area. there is so many cultures represented in that area.

JeSoul:
So far Chicago has been my fav city and I totally hated Washington dc and Houston (_{sorry if u live there})

sorry.
Houston seemed particularly boring, especially the architecture. And maybe its just the time I was there but it seems like a lazy (for lack of a better word) city to me, I hunted around for hours on a saturday morning trying to find something decent to eat - downtown! they weren't open yet. I'm used to 24hr dennys' and 5am Dunkins'.
and the stores were so plain, nuthin unique. And in a conversation I had with a guy on the bus when I told him I was just visiting, he looked at me bewildered and asked "why would u want to come out here? there's nuthin out here"

Bossman:
Have you tried New York. It will be somewhat similar to Chicago, however on a larger scale. It's has a bubbling/happening downtown like Chicago, and a lot to do. it definitely will not be as clean as chicago though.  Actually, there are very few cities (if any) in the US that will have the kind of skyline/architecture Chicago has.

Been to NY couple times as its only 3-4 hrs from boston. and the only thing I love about it is the street food vendors .
Waaay too busy and too tight n too many rude people. But yeah u right in that there are a lotta things to do there. But as for architecture I think Chicago is worlds away from NY - which is mostly just super tall buildings n fancy billboards.

what about Miami and Vegas? Again thosea are OK cities and unique in their own way, but totally different from Chicago. San Francisco is good too. You should just check online. Each US city has something to offer.

Anytime I think vegas all that comes to mind is casinos. Is there much else?
  Miami is def an option although I haven't read much on what's up down there besides the obvious. Besides I hate to travel to a yr-rd warn weather city in the summer, like to save those for the winter time.

Thanks everyone for your contributions so far.

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=88149.msg2352539#msg2352539 date=1213028310]If the Lakers where not unlucky last night then i don't know what unlucky is i mean they had a 31-9 rally and it still wasnt good enough when these things happen sometimes you wonder if its meant to be.I still see the Lakers winning all three games at home though[/quote]unlucky ke? they were lucky the Celtics relaxed n let them back into the game.
I have lost much respect for Phil Jackson - first whinning about Pierce that he faked the injury and now complaining about referees and foul calls? hissess. . . how about if he taught his team to actually play defense in the post instead of hacking down the celtic guys when they drive into the lane. Its not the Celtics fault Gasol is soft, Odom is inconsistent n the laker team is by large a jump shooting team - u don't get foul calls playing like that.
Plus see the way Powe took the ball coast to coast, drove in and dunked while 3 lakers stood under the rim looking at him all the way from half court - no one stepped up to take a charge or defend their rim. Or Rondo at 6'1 blocking a 6'10 guy - good ol phil should be more worried about those.

plus we did not hear Phil complaining during the Jazz series when the lakers took 43 fouls shots compared to Utahs 16.   how dare he come n complain after that?
People should just shut up and play/_coach and when u lose move on and retain your integrity. 

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=128608.msg2349434#msg2349434 date=1212940403]The Suns sef don get new coach[/quote]they did? didn't hear about it. Who is it?

onyinye2:
I hope those devils for boston lose. man they took houston out of their winning streak.

wow so many Boston haters anyways we shall overcome!

What we are seeing is offence vs. Defense.
I like the fact all those "nba/sports analysts" are now biting their words after predicting lakers in 6. And to quote Jon Barry "in all 4 games the Lakers n Celtics have played Kobe has struggled from the field, I don't call that coincidence, I call it a trend" - that was classic.
Unless the Lakers suddenly decide they want to play some D, this series will be over quickly- _{n that will be fine by me.}

[quote author=naija_diva link=topic=140865.msg2352872#msg2352872 date=1213033193]don't worry, washington dc is not all that it is hyped up to be. about 1/5 or less of the whole city is nice every where else is crappy.[/quote]yeah it seemed like beyond downtown n all the historic stuff there wasn't much else. I found it very hard to also find something like a "food district" with all kinds of restaurants n stuff. . .was it that I didn't look at the right places/areas?

maybe for your next vacation, you should try san francisco. i havent been there but almost everyone i've talked to loved it and you won't be overwhelmed with the east coast humidity. they have nice weather all year round and even though its hot, it not like miserably hot.

thanks girl. Do you know what's out there to see/do in SanFran? I'm betting the beaches would be the major attraction but besides that know of anything else? thanks.

What's up people,
I'm hoping to get some ideas. I try to take vacations to random cities twice a year and I need ideas on cities to visit that have a lot of things to do and places to see as well as natural scenery.

Any suggestions? maybe ur city? So far Chicago has been my fav city and I totally hated Washington dc and Houston (_{sorry if u live there})

salsera:
hey people its been awhile

anyway i heard this on the radio last week and it brought back sweeeeeeeeeeeeet memories


'MY DELIVERER IS COMING'

done by a group called ragamuffins as well as DC TALK as a soundtrack for that moses animation film waaay back. can't remember the title now

Prince of Egypt

baby4u2, thank you for those songs!  Shine Jesus Shine is on my top 10 all time fav songs

let me save you guys $10,
   wait for the DVD of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull  .
-Below average storyline/plot
-Sometimes funny but not engaging/exciting action scenes
-Very predictable

My guy is an indiana jones fanatic n had been counting down the days to the premiere and he fell asleep during the movie!
  it almost seemed like the producers didn't put in enough effort to come up with a good plot, it seemed to me they were relying on the past history and success of the Indy Jones series to bolster up this new entry. I give it a 5 of 10. If this had been just another movie (without the indiana jones history) it woulda flopped n sputtered out of theatres.

savanaha:
Maybe these are meant for Halloweens if parents want to dress their kids as sluts, hookas. Some young mothers who like to match with their kids will think this outfit is cute along with getting food stamps being o.k.

it is scary isn't it.
sometimes I feel like when I have kids I will raise them on a deserted island. The fast declining state of morality is frightening!
and shame on Beyonce and her mum and co. . . with all their power they should be doing the community good and influencing girls positively and empowering them with education but no teach them to dress like sluts and prostitutes!
I have a word for them
Mark 9:42
"And if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around his neck.

SeanT21:
he better not go to the knicks. they suck bad.

well I guess they wouldn't suck if they had him. . .
anyways I don't see how anyone in their right mind would go to the knicks, unless they were being paid a truckload of cash and Lebron doesn't need cash, he's got more than enuff. Good thing is it's the quest for a championship that drives him - but I still won't rule out him becoming a knickerbocker - the glitz, glam and traffic jams of NY are irresistable to some.

SeanT21:
it would have been a better finals with Cavs vs Lakers, an even better one when lebron gets the trophy. too bad i have to wait till next season.

next season ke? hehe girl I hate to rain on ur parade but if the Cavs make no significant changes, they are not getting anywhere next yr. Other eastern conf teams will get noticeably better such as Chicago and Atl and Orlando. I even see something into the rumors Lebron will relocate to NY and join his buddy jay-z in a few short yrs

uhm sorry to break it to ya'll but it is NOT true.

see the FDA website for their take on this
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/602_plastic.html

The story by ruky above is simply an urban legend. See the links below:

http://www.plasticsmythbuster.org/dioxins.asp
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/d/dioxins.htm
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-microwave-dioxin.htm

Microwave Madness: The Dish on Dioxins

Rumor
Using plastics in the microwave creates dioxins that can migrate into food.

Status
Baloney!

Origins
Versions of this e-mail hoax have been circulating for years. (The station number and call letters vary from region to region.)

Be on the look out for:
Subject: Info for the Health Conscious
Subject2: Passing on Healthy Info

I just wanted to pass some information on to you. I was watching Channel 2 this morning. They had a Dr. Edward Fujimoto from Castle Hospital on the program. He is the manager of the Wellness Program at the hospital. He was talking about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxins into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Dioxins are carcinogens and highly toxic to the cells of our bodies.

Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning Ware, or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results without the dioxins. So such things as TV dinners, instant saimin and soups, etc. should be removed from the container and heated in something else.

Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. Just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He said we might remember when some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.

Pass this on to your friends."
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What You Should Know
The claim that plastic food wraps and containers can release dioxins in the microwave oven is misleading. First, the vast majority of plastics used in food wraps and packaging containers do not contain the chemical constituents that can form dioxins. Second, dioxins are a family of compounds that are produced by combustion at high temperatures. They can only be formed during combustion at temperatures typically above 700 degrees Fahrenheit. In other words, even if all of the constituents were present, you also would need to have a very hot fire in your microwave oven, in which case you probably wouldn’t eat the food anyway.

According to FDA, “With regard to dioxins, we have seen no evidence that plastic containers or films contain dioxins and know of no reason why they would.”

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/602_plastic.html

[quote author=prince_onx link=topic=139468.msg2338880#msg2338880 date=1212687606]@Poster: may God bless you a thousand times for this tip! I been no know say blood dey una body cux some go see that kind thing and act like say na water she dey use!

_{Now its pay back time! Ino go ever wear cloth for babes present again! even if I dey dressed them come, I go go room go comot everything and wear only boxer! make them see as e dey be} [/quote]

Jeovy:
Guy,I agree.Infact now I get babe for my house now.I just vex go change to boxer come pose for her front.

LOL, una no well

hisses. . .so they have nuthin better to do?  I guess we should not be suprised the country still drowns in troubles, this is what the leaders spend their time "deliberating". . .

okukume:
men!!!! reading these posts was like my eyes coming open all of a sudden. who could have thought women get turned on by male bodies. it is really something to think of. anyway i am not doing it any more. i am used to getting home, taking off my clothes and hanging out around the house all day in just my boxers. and to think my wife's sister is living with us and what must have been going through her mind. thanks gals for enlightening us on this issue.

wow I'm really very suprised to hear a lot of guys saying they didn't think women are attracted visually by male bodies how did you guys ever reach that assumption?

okukume,

i will never never wear boxers around the house again. you know it is always better to avoid temptation because as far as i am concerned the only way to avoid temptation is to succumb to it

kudos to you brotha! something good has been accomplished by this post
Now other christian men, pls follow suit if you have women living or visiting u at ur house.

ehie007:
your arguments here are baseless, u can't compare both. Remember men are moved mostly by what they see, while women are moved mostly by what they hear.
we guys just generally like been free, and those that talk to ladies in boxers have no such hidden intentions, its just kind of a guy thing. i still can't believe that ladies are moved by seeing a guy in boxers, except its a guy she sleeps with or is in love with or a lady who just has sexual imaginations when she is around a boxer wearing guy.

So my dear poster, u can't use this as a basis for saying gues dress indecent.
You can perform a live practical, let a lady with pant and bra and a guy with boxers take a walk in a busy street and see the amount of guys or gals that we get aroused, in fact the will see the guy as giong mad,while we will see the almost naked lady as,

Seun:
Why are men insisting that ladies are not affected by nude men. How would you know?

Abeg help me ask him oh.

ehie007, perhaps the guy does it innocently but it doesn't matter. I don't have to be in love with a guy to be physically attracted to him. Christian men also have a responsibility to cover up and not tempt the ladies. It goes both ways.

tulk2mi:
In my wildest imagination i never thot d male physique can actually attract, word is _cough i mean was it disgusts, from shirtless to the d main LGA.

So e dey attract ehn _{thinking e b like say i go begin exercise regularlyooo, 2 loose d extra belle, make my fine legs thick, jerry curl my hair from LGA to de chest so that i feet sample that nu boxers when i get, e get this nu babe wey dey do shakara 4 me if she just see me, omo she go bow quik quik. oya push up push down 1, 2, 3, puff puff, e b like say my heart one fail me} , HELEP! I DEY DIE OOOO!

LOL. . .good luck with the jerry curls n push ups.

SeanT21:
celtics always win at home for some reason.

Detriot was able to pull one off though.
But the fact is anything can happen in the playoffs. It just depends on who wants it more, the lakers or the Celtics.

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=88149.msg2330222#msg2330222 date=1212515379]@Jesoul
Dont get too excited.Remember the Giants lol.[/quote]hehe remember the Red Sox?

P.S: Is anyone watching the Stanley Cup finals.The Penguins narrowly escaped last night

doyin13:
@A-40
The day I can see the puck clearly, is the day I will start watching hockey.
All I see is chaps moving all over the place like Tse Tse flies with agenda unknown.

I thot I was the only one! I've tried to watch hockey and the puck is harder to find than bigfoot. Plus it is sucha savage game, all that fighting, bleeding all over the place, if it were black men in the game they woulda been called thugs but becos they're white. . .

joomiegal:
As a christian, ive often gotten rather sick ova guys whining and blamin ladies' dressing for their sins! yes, i know som of my sistas out there are rather wild, but i always felt the guys should get a grip on their own hormones.
when the topic of dressing comes up, all attention shifts to the ladies, n then WE take the bashing endlessly. wot about the guys? why do they feel its ok to prance about in nothing but boxers, do they think we're made of wood?
face it 99% of guys will think nothing of sitting with a lady visitor in just boxers and chatting 4 hours. they feel just because they don't have boobs its ok. my neighbour just the other day innocently changed his top in front of me, and left me struggling 4 air, the body was, wow. now wot if, i'd grabbed the poor guy and blamed it on indecent exposure, harrassment, opression etc, nko? :Dlol and thats wot u guys claim we do to you.
they feel just because they don't have boobs its ok.
well its not, and me i am protesting!!!
you guys need to start looking at how YOUR dressing affects ladies, and while ure at it, please lose the drooping jeans-it aint sightly!!!

LOL, dagg girl you had me rolling on that one , I have been there before . I think the guys r just not aware that women can also be tempted visually. Though not nearly as much as guys are.

so christian men here you have heard joomiegal - watch your dressing (or lack of it) too!

omoge:
as long as i have my stew, am all right.
yam not good for you, pyam not good, rice no good.
i eat my green plantain and make okra for my stew to eat with Farina. i love stew and boiled beans.

i don't really see any diff between oyinbo and niaja food sha.

bear in mind, we shall all die out of something no matter how you run away from that palm oil, steak, white maggi (loathe it), knorr, maggi, burger (goodness i am eating[b] Chicken nugget from burger king o[/b]) make i talk small

I took some kids to BK yesterday and tried those things and it was so bland . . . never again . Anyways one must never expect much from anything that comes off the dollar menu

MyTempID:
Yeah Man! Go LA! The heart of a champion!

I will be hoping for Odom to revert to thugishness and get kicked out of a game or 2 . The trophy was painted Green this yr since the Garnett trade .

Plus what do ya'll think about the new 7game schedule?
it's Games 1 - 2 in Boston, then 3 - 5 in LA, then 6 -7 in Boston.
I'm not sure which team this favors more but I would say if they go the max 7-games, it def works towards the Celtics.

I am once again planning to attend the inevitable parade that will happening downtown Boston in a few weeks

doyin13:
Well Folks. . . .its a lakers-Celtics final
I hope they give us a good series. I won't count on it though

Why do you think it won't be a good series? is it becos the Celtics will let Kobe be but demolish the rest of the LA squad?

sheniqua:
I hardly make moin moin.
There's a yoruba lady in my city that I pay to make them and I freeze them and I've ordered with or without corned beef and beleive me the corned beef one is tastier.
I cook them the same way but with less fat.[/b]I was only responding to the notion that our foods are healthier and I'm saying they aren't.
Putting on extra weight is not just because she moved here,it part of it, lack of walking around like we did back home and larger quantities are the main culprits.
It'll be wrong for anyone to assume our foods are healthier and gulp them down in larger quantities,they'll end up just as fat.

ehen now. . .that's my point. It's the way[b] you cook it, not the way mama jide does it.

TOH:
Lol who wont gain weight when you go from running after molue to driving everywhere  

ROTFL.

sheniqua:
debo and jesoul you are right.
Portion control for both Western food and our food is the only way.
Ours is not healthier than theirs.
Ours is actually worse.
In Nigeria for instance people use groundnut oil and vegetable oil with cholesterol
all that canola and pam spray if for those in obodo oyibo.
Is the woman in Fegge Onitsha spraying her pan before frying an egg?
she uses palm oil sef

LOL. . . even with their olive and canola oil, more and more millions of people still have high cholesterol here cos they still don't control their diets.

I since have become accustomed to using tomatoes to redden my soups and add just a spoon of palmoil and it tastes just right as long as okporoko (stockfish) dey
I don't put salt in my rice and yam and have become used to it and find other people's food too salty for me.

Rice without salt? I cannot boast of that yet. . . I still like my salt. I tried using that accent low sodium whatever instead and could not eat the food. I just watch how much I eat to offset it.

sheniqua:
exactly
what else can be do to akara and buns besides deep frying.
even the steamed moin moin sef,don't we put corned beef in it.
This is the fattiest canned meat in the market but without it moin moin is useless basically.

so you sef how do you cook your naija food? no be the same way?

  My entire family grew up on naija food, yet none of them are fat, and are all healthy. It wasn't until we moved here my sis put on some extras.

TOH:
I drink 1% milk

Now skim/fat free will never reach my lips

1% ke? ha me I cannot drink those things oh. . .    even the whole milk, those poor cows have undergone so much genetic 'modification' the milk is not even real anymore.

TOH:
how do you control not frying stuff?

How would akara be without it being fried? fried rice nko? puff puff

Abi you want boiled akara? Might as well call it moinmoin  

me I like my puffpuff
& you're right you can't control it BUT you can control the type of oil and how much of it you eat! especially when you're not the one that cooked it. our people are not familiar with the word moderation.