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oh sorry, i didn't understand your post. you can get the tickets if there's reliable agent around you. sorry bout the mix up :-)

go look for a travel agent that deals with international flights, preferably a travel agent in Lagos. they will work it out for you

listen, you better go through an agent. that's their business, that's what they do. ask around for established travel agents or popular ones over at your area.

as for leaving from abuja, i don't know which airlines depart from abuja, so i can't comment on that.

i don't know of any travel agents, but i would ask for you.

yea, all those airlines fly to ISTANBUL, but from istanbul, you'd have to fly TURKISH AIRLINE most probably to ERCAN. but not to worry, the travel agent that will book your ticket will book it all together for you.

So, you're gonna fly like this,

with Egypt Air: Lagos > Cairo > Istanbul > Ercan
with Emirates: Lagos > Dubai > Istanbul > Ercan
with Turkish Air: Lagos > Istanbul > Ercan

i don't know about Qatar Air. But all flights from Istanbul to Ercan would most probably be by Turkish Air. This is just the breakdown of the entire flight.

this is just so you know sha. but when you go to your travel agent, tell em you're flying from Lagos to Ercan, and they will book the relevant flights.

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i've cleaned/washed the bloody thing 4 times already

does anybody have a method they have tried for removing bad smells THAT WORKED i need to remove bad smell from my fridge!!!

so i find myself in a kidna situation today that makes me wonder something i never really thought bout before, hence this thread. here's the question:

is it WRONG, as a Christian (ie. is it a sin) to "have" feelings for someone other than the person you're married to? and when i say "feelings" i mean,  the feelings are there, but you DO NOT act on them. is this wrong, bad, sin

I know the bible says looking at a woman "with lustful" eyes is equivalent to adultery, but if one "has feelings", maybe even intimate feelings, for someone outside your marriage but cos as a Christian, you REFUSE to act on those feelings,  is it still sin?

in other words,  is it the PRESENCE of the feelings that's the sin or the ACTIONS that result from the presence of the feelings that's the actual sin? cos in my opinion, i don't think it's wrong or sin to have feelings for someone who isn't your spouse, so long as you don't yield or give i or act on those feelings. i mean, aren't there times you feel like or think of doing something wrong, bad, and the feeling is so strong that you're just an inch or a second away from doing that thing, but you still don't,  that still doesn't count as haven done it. i'm not talking of wanting to do it but couldn't, i'm talking of having the urge to do it, but refusing to give in to that urge.

ok, i think i'm going round in circles now. but i believe my question should be clear now.

so, answers, what's your opinion and why do you believe so?

okay, lemme list ma experiences so far (at least the ones i can remember):

[list]
[li]i remember a day at uniben, waiting to make photo copy with a friend, i found 200naira just under the front tire of the car i was leaning on, never told ma friend bout it though lol[/li]
[li]another time was a day my gf left ma house pissed, and i was chasing after her, she was too pissed to answer me. i had no cash, nothing, and just kept following her, she entered bus and was going and i was determined to follow her oh lol. next thing, i saw 20naira on the floor all cut up with scissors, got on the bus and the conductor still gave me change, went after ma gf mehn lol[/li]
[li]another time, was standing waiting for a bus with a friend, saw 50naira in the grass, my friend no gree let me pick am oh lol shouted at me to leave it, had to leave it[/li]
[li]then in cyprus, i've found couple of 1bucks here and there, lol[/li]
[li]once found 50bucks inside a while labelless envelope on the floor one summer like that[/li]
[li]and lastly, the event that prompted this thread, i found 80buck on the floor inside an office building[/li]
[/list]

i happen to have a habbit of picking things of the floor, people say it's bad but i really don't care, i've picked a friend's passbook from bush ones. recently picked a friend's AAU ID Card (in cyprus) on the floor. my collection of almost 100 pens/pencils, i picked (or found) most of them at various places and different times

but i wont piss or spit or flog or anything sha. will pick it if i can, or show someone if i can't pick it or if i feel "it's not safe". i'd rather not let the next person become 100bucks richer than me when i had same opportunuty.

if a very large sum of money, i'd take it, keep it, and PRAY that no one asks for it for like a week, before i decide to spend it. but if someone announces that they misplaced it, i'd give it back.

i've also lost money on a few occasions though, never found it back, karma, rite?

um, you have to be specific, NORTH cyprus or SOUTH cyprus

@ouchexy: what's your opinion na? leave person grammar speak your own mind na

UK and USA seem to be easier here. as for the others, i don't know.

i don't know about "relocating" from here. cos for some visas, you have to go back to nigeria to apply and all that stuff. but it seems easier getting visas to other countries from here, and that's also one of the reason many "huslters" come here. but the overflow and abuse (you know how nigerians get) of the opportunity has made it more difficult to get some visas these days.

@akinbimatt: um, it seems you're looking for "greener pastures" and i'm sorry to say, but forget about cyprus. if you're looking to come work and settle here, NORTHERN CYPRUS IS NOT YOUR PLACE. so i'd suggest you go to dubai oh, that MY opinion. i dont know much about working in dubai, but here in northern cyprus (i also dont know about south cyprus) and employer has to get you the permit, NOT you getting one for yourself, doesn't work that way here. you need to have a job first, then your employer gets you a job. you can't relocate here. there are only 2 ways to stay here legally: as a student or as a worker. so as a student, you know the drill, you have to be registered in a uni to get a student permit. as a worker, your employer has to get your permit. so outside this, i don't know how else a foreigner can "settle" here. only british people can come settle here, as i know it.

@tunapa4dem: i can't say much or anything to help, but if i had to choose based on the very little i know about Turkey, i'd go to Izmir, as it's more versatile than the other places you mentioned. there are more tourists, and i hear there's a good number of Christians there too. but that's all i can say. you do your homework, use the internet and research these schools and their respective cities. you can get reliable info from the internet.

there's still the issue of whether students are allowed to work or not. "officially" students are allowed to work about 20hrs a week during the semester, and up to 30 or so during summer.

so the thing is, BEFORE this, anyone working here would need a work permit to work "legally". so, the jobs you do here are "illegal" so when authorities come to small places, it's easy to say "i'm just helping out" (like some people do in UK) but in the bigger places, you can't be "helping out" dressed in uniforms, you know, so to save their asses, they have to get you a work permit. that way, you work freely without bothering bout authorities and stuffs.

i hope i was clear enough without talking too much?

another thing with work permits, as i experienced once or twice,

once at a building construction, they refused to take us cos he didn't have work permit.
another instance, we were working and being paid 35 bucks a day. one of the guy there told us that if we had work permit, they could pay us anything from 50 to 75 bucks.

so if you land a job that gives you a work permit, good for you. if not, don't bother is its a small place where you can easily blend in as someone who's actually "helping out"

ok, so you're walking out of a cafe after browsing the net for a while, and you kick something and notice is a small bundle of cash, about 100 bucks in total,  what do you do?

A. Leave it
B. Pick it
C. Alert the cafe owners about it
D. Tell the police (lol)

what would you do and why?

as for me oh, some people same "leave am" but me i say "if i leave am, then the next tom, Joystick or harry to come by go take 100 bucks rich pass me". so honestly, i'd pick it up in an obvious but coded manner, and hang around for a few mins to see if anyone comes looking for it or if anyone's monitoring me. if after a few mins, no one's looking for it,  i'd walk away with it.

happened very recently sef,  was going to the bank and found 80bucks on the floor. i picked it up immediately oh, but went in the bank waiting for someone looking for money they lost lol but one one came, until i was done at the bank. so i left.

what would you do

ATTENTION

Students who intend to study in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus do not need an appointment.

You are kindly advised to apply to the Embassy in person with all the application documents on any Monday, Wednesday or Friday between 9-11 am. after August 20.

All information related to visa application formalities is available on Embassy’s website (www.abuja.emb.mfa.gov.tr), under the “info notes” menu on top of the main page.

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this was an email from the Turkish Embassy in Abuja TODAY (August 8 2011), so be informed!

ATTENTION

Students who intend to study in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus do not need an appointment.

You are kindly advised to apply to the Embassy in person with all the application documents on any Monday, Wednesday or Friday between 9-11 am. after August 20.

All information related to visa application formalities is available on Embassy’s website (www.abuja.emb.mfa.gov.tr), under the “info notes” menu on top of the main page.

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this was an email from the Turkish Embassy in Abuja TODAY (August 8 2011), so be informed!

ok, the basic "minimum" wage is between 25 and 30 lira (approx. 2k5 or 3k naira, just for comparison)

so, depending on where, you can earn more. i know some friends who started earning 50 per day, and has been increased 3 times (to my knowledge) over the past 2 yrs.

so let's do the maths:

calculating full-time, 25 days a month, 1day off each week
25 lira per day = 625 lira per month
30 lira per day = 750 lira per month
50 lira per day = 1,250 lira per month
70 lira per day = 1,759 per month

calculating part-time, 3 days a week (fri, sat, sunday, or other days)
25/day = 75/week = 300/month
30/day = 90/week = 360/month
50/day = 150/week = 450/month
70/day = 210/week = 840/month

these are estimates as different places have different payment policies.

some places pay daily, some just pay salary. eg, place i worked last summer paid 1000lira monthly, plus accommodation and feeding. other places pay more (up to 1,200 or 1,500) plus accommodation, and some with working permit as well, etc. so all depends on the city you are, and the company (i mean hotel, restaurant, etc.) that hire you.

working full time there for 2 and half months was enough for pay half of ma rent (that's after spending most of the 1st month's salary sha lol). if i worked there the whole summer (4months, i could have covered ma semester fees, or half accommodation and half semester fees.

so as i said somewhere, even part time jobs can take care of ya welfare, but still, you need to have a proper plan for tuition and accommodation, feeding and bills, you can settle those by other means, little jobs, etc.

for someone like me, i'm into websites and programming and i make enough to pay bills, etc. from making websites, fixing computers, coding people's projects, etc. that's how i get by, that's how i've been feeding for 5yrs and counting. my accommodation and tuition (or at least, MOST of it) are being taken care of, but the rest (everything else) is on me.

this post is interesting. um, so who's flying down for next semester? i need some stuffs from 9ja

@coolbright: dude seriously, one of the greatest mistakes you'd make is converting price of everything you spend on into naira, you'd reck your brain, and never shop on the island. nevertheless, i kinda agree to whoever said food is relatively same as in nigeria, obviously not everything. you cant compare EVERYTHING. certain things are cheaper here than in nigeria. for instance, gizzards are cheaper here than in nigeria, beef is more expensive here, rice is about same price. semo is about same price, noodles, almost same, bottles water, about same, and so on. also, depends on where sha. in magusa back then, there used to be 4lira taxi, i dont know bout now.

cost of living in cities like lefkosa, magusa and girne are relatively higher than that in lefke. since i left magusa to lefke 4yrs ago, i do not regret it. nevertheless, if you have a job, even a small one, part-time sef, it's enough to take care of your welfare, such as bills, feeding, transport, etc. you'd have to work full time to be able to cover rent and/or tuition.

@esko: on Monday. when are you planning to come?

what are we talking bout now? i've been living in North Cyprus for 5yrs now (and counting).

@esko: my yahoo ID is: okiemute2002 please identify you when you send the request

as for the seminars, OTHER agents would be in Port Harcourt as well, which is closer to you. As for where to stay there, i have no idea bout PH. but i don't know how far it is to travel down in terms of hours, else you can come in the morning and return back same day in the evening. I should be in port harcourt as well, but probably for the afternoon session as i'd have to drive down from benin. details of the seminars will be posted here as soon as they are finalized.

getting the visa is not hard, as long as you have all required documents. i can't give you any guarantee though, but the visa a sure thing, i never heard of anyone who was refused visa :-)

as for the schools, i think you should do proper research on which schools you wanna settle for. different people go to different schools for different reasons. here's my advice: if you want activities, clubbing, busy city, lots and lots of nigerians, and if you've got the cash to spend, then go to EMU. if you want a moderation of things, not too many nigerians then CIU would be better. but the school is a little distance from town, and is also slightly as expensive as famagusta (where EMU is located).

so you cant's go to the schools people are going for THEIR own reasons. my brother sent me to EUM for his own reasons, but after spending 1 semester there (basically wasted that semester), i came down to lefke (where i had initially wanted to go) and realised famagusta wasn't for me, and lefke was rather ideal. so again, do your research on the schools and their locations before you decide.

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hey dude, your site ain't opening!!!

bad internet, bad internet, site takes time to load or slideshow takes time to load??

what else?