Hi,

I've been to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan on a short visit.

My observations:

1. Strict Moslem country therefore no messing about
2. People were curious but friendly, seeing a black person
3. I never saw a black person anywhere, not even at the airport
4. Got mistaken for a black guy that the immigration authorities were after, but was left alone when I showed them my passport.
5. Many secret police - yes, very many. Trust me, you'll be followed, so the one must stay on the right side of the law at all times
6. Had many people trying their English language skills on me
7. People there look like Chinese or Mongols
8. Developing country - nowhere like the West
9. All in all, very nice people.

All the best to your bro but he mustn't get himself into trouble (whatever he does), if he goes there, because he'd be locked up for a very long time and then deported afterwards.


kiwi992.

Enu gbe - Dotman. Nice!!

Beejay,

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beejaay:

Oga stop that lie...no one knows what the market is going to do cos you don't know who will be at the other side of your trade...not even the big hedge fund can confidently tell you whàt the market will do, if it were possible soro wouldn't have nearly bankrupted a central bank...Forex trading is 100% probability and wih all probability the outcome is never known except the odds over a certain samples...Kai people can lie for Africa oooo....if you sure know what the market will do, ur name should have appeared on Forbes and u living in one carrbean country sipping up on your yacht....I rebuke you cos of newbies and not so grounded traders that will wanna believe and throw away everything they have been learning so far....no method is full and almost all of them have the same flat tail result in the end

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If you do not agree with what someone is saying, do NOT call the one a liar because that's showing dis-respect. You Nigerians must learn to get out of this horrible habit of being insultive at every opportunity. This is a global Forum that's not just limited to Nigeria.

Be rest assured that I used to give trade calls days in advance some years ago. Stopped because of being pestered to tell people as to how I did it. If I can recall, Naijababe was one of those that asked me to share my methods and I refused flatly. ManWeySabi, and Frenchman merely asked me as to how I did it, including others who are no more here. I was called a 'Time Trader'.

Honestly, try your absolute best to show respect in whatever you do because it gives Nigerians such a bad name for being unable to make their point in a polite and respectful manner without resorting to insults or name-calling. Oh, if you don't know something, try NOT to assume that it's not possible. Always keep an open mind to things, you'll be amazed.

Hope you get my point.



kiwi992.

Hello Tunderr,


You can most definitely ignore my advice if you don't like it but try not to show any dis-respect with your typical Nigerian behaviour. In short, do not be cheeky.

Perhaps you've heard that some people can tell as to whether the market is going to rally, sell-off or be in consolidation at a specific time, either today, tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, and so on. Well, I definitely can, and have proved it in this Forum for those that do remember my trade calls before the Forum was hacked years ago. So, keep your attacks to yourself.

Hope you are happy, now that I have deleted this all-important posting.



kiwi992.

..

Seun,


There is nothing wrong whatsoever, with people trading Forex, regardless of who wins or loses. The ultimate ability lies with the Trader.

Forex is the biggest online business with a daily turnover of around six trillion dollars. The mere thought of you wanting to ban it from this Forum simply amazes me. Yes, people lose money whilst trading Forex and similar assets but there are some that make lots of money as well. Forex is a business and every business has its ups and downs as well as risks and rewards.

As we all know, everything in life is a gamble. However, trading Forex is not gambling per se but SPECULATION and that's a totally different ball game. As a Speculator, the one needs to have an extensive knowledge of the markets and that involves thousands of hours of studying, to acquire the necessary skills, unlike gambling, where the one only needs to study forms, past performances and similar.

The reason as to why many people lose whilst trading Forex (and similar assets such as Gold, Oil, The Dow, S & P 500), is due to a lack of knowledge, coupled with an eagerness to make money in the shortest amount of time possible, without wanting to put in the time and effort required to study extensively.

Being a successful Forex Trader is far more rewarding than the highest paid profession imaginable. There simply is no comparison - none whatsoever. Therefore, proposing to ban such activity here simply amounts to your trying to impose your views of the markets on others. Put it this way, Seun, you can not tell people what to do with their hard earned cash merely because they come to your Forum to exchange trading ideas. Needless to say, if you ban such activity here, you will drive people away to other Forex Forums. Don't you think that people have a right to do whatever they like? How would you like being banned from going to a place where people of similar interests as you are, meet up, to exchange ideas? Think about it because you did float this idea many years ago and Traders objected to it.

What is the average monthly salary in Nigeria today? Whatever it is, a successful Forex Trader would beat it hands down, on just one trade, if the one knows what the one is doing, without being greedy. I think you should think most carefully about what you are proposing to do.

Yes, there are some scammers out there that do come here to advertise their useless services by giving people false hopes or wanting to trade for others, when they themselves don't know a thing about trading.

Knowledge is power, they say, and so it is with Forex. The Forex market can easily be beaten if the one puts in the time and effort to work hard at it. Indeed, there are a handful of Forex Traders around the world that can easily tell as to what the markets would do in the future, right up to the exact time and day of the year, before the markets change direction. I certainly can, and used to give trade calls at the Forex thread days and weeks in advance before the actual market turning points, until people began pestering me as to how I did it, hence left, and stopped posting until today, after well over three years.

Think most carefully before wanting to ban the profession that has the greatest potential to change people's lives. Forex is the biggest business ever and conducted 24 hours of the day. Try not to impose your will on others either. People should be free to spend their money the way they like - it's not up to you or I.

A failed Trader should take an objective look at himself or herself, and question as to whether the one has the deep knowledge that's necessary to make the one become successful in this challenging, yet most lucrative of businesses.



kiwi992.

Yabe IjawCitizen,


That bloody crook of Tom Alabraba is most definitely NOT my cousin. OK? He is an impostor. Anyone that's directly related to me would never, ever, behave the way that he had behaved towards me. None, whomsoever.

This thread was where he started his mis-behaviour, and this is where it would end and I'm ready to take it as far as it would go. When one goes on with the one's self, unnecessarily attacking others on the Internet, the one is creating unseen enemies for the one's self. He's already made himself an enemy of mine. He's decided to run off because he can not take the heat anymore.

Some nutter that thinks everyone takes drugs like he does, hence quick to accuse others of it, without ever having set his eyes upon the one that he is accusing of drug taking or indeed, having a shred of evidence to prove it. A bloody plunker that's afraid of his criminal activities and immigration status in Canada being dug up, hence has decided to run away from this thread that he's been trawling for years and years, pushing his Ijaw agenda. Tom Alabraba, you better get ready 'cos I'm on your case. I'll come after you in Canada once you've got the balls to reveal your true identity to us. Be rest assured, I bloody would.

Why ever start a fight if you can not finish it? Why be cheeky to someone if you haven't got the balls to face the one? Why? He's awaken a sleeping giant and I'm ready to take the fight to him. He would be sorry by the time I'd finished with him. Remember, I'd been patient with him all along, biting my tongue, expecting him to see reason, but would he? Nope!



kiwi992.

Hi IjawCitizen,


Can I ask you to please leave this Ijaw business alone. I'm weary of it. I have no issues with the Ijaws. OK? I was going to marry one (check my earlier posts), so, please leave it.

I have Ibo friends, same as I've got Yoruba, English, Indian, Pakistani and Chinese friends. People are people and I don't care about the one's tribe, race, colour or creed, as long as the one and I get on.

By the way, I'm waiting for that impostor of TOM ALABRABA of Abonnema to rear his head here and I'll finish him off. I'm still waiting for him. In fact, I hereby wager £25,000. If he could find any black mark on my name in all the years that I've lived in the UK, he gets £25,000 from me. Yes, I'll pay him £25,000, just a verifiable proof is all I need. I bet he could not say that about himself could he? Nope, nope, nope! The bloody crook.

On the other hand, if he ever comes back here to tell us his real name and prove his credentials, I'll engage a Private Investigator in Canada to check him out. I WILL prove to everyone here that Tom Alabraba is, indeed, a criminal and an illegal immigrant. I know he's got a string of offences as long as my arms.

Yet another gauntlet I've thrown down at him. I hope he takes the bait. The fool!




kiwi992.

Hey Killayut,


Hear, hear!!

Bloody impostor. A nameless crook that's too afraid to reveal his identity to the world. Who on earth is going to take you seriously, now that everyone knows you are too afraid to reveal your true self. Go on, tell me. I dare you to tell me your real name if it's not Tom Ijawman Alabraba.

Check me out in the UK - I am Ibiduo C. I. Berepiki. As clean as a weasle, haha... Never been in trouble with the law, unlike you, and much too happy to reveal my true identity.

You know what? I can smell a rat for the mere fact that you are denying your name, worst still, for your refusal to tell us who you really are. Tell us your name here and let us check you out in Canada. Sod this Ijaw business of yours. You are scared, else you'd have been much too happy to tell us your name which everyone here knows is nothing but bloody TOM ALABRABA of Abonnema. An un-educated and frustrated illegal immigrant that's living in Canada and most probably running away from the law for some illegal activities. You think everyone is as bent as you are, don't you?

One who can not string together a simple sentence in English. Go get yourself some education or forever clean the toilets in Canada. I challenge you to tell me what your real name is, if actully you are not Tom Alabraba of Abonnema. Go on, tell us. I challenge you.

Hey you - WHAT IS YOUR REAL NAME? Why are you scared? Why? Afraid that you'd be found out, right? Some bloody crook that thinks everyone is like him. Effing bloody nutter. You would be, when I've bloody finished with you. If you are not Tom Alabraba, then you are an Ijaw. The words you use are pure Ijaw words. Go on, be a man, tell us who you are or forever shut your gob.

Don't run away. Come back here and reveal your real identity to us. Oh yeah, stop making futile attempts at trying to change the subject. I told you that you are daft, didn't I? I threw a long piece of rope at you for you tie yourself in a noose. You fell for it. Now, I'm slowly unleashing my venom on you. Tell us your real name and I'll prove to everyone here that you've got a string of offences and most likely running away from the law in Canada. My younger brother Olobo lives in Canada. Vishi lives in Canada. Younger sister lives in the States. Easy to find out about you. So, so, easy, you'll be amazed.



kiwi992.

Hey Killayut,

Have you told us about where your mom is from ? I ve given you too much clue about me and my Berepiki connection. I ve been the only one living in Berepiki polo at one time when every one ran away to where they thought was IYALLA the paradise.. And I never told you my name was Tom Alabraba so don't gullible. Where is your family house or home in Berepiki polo ? Have you been there before ?How many of your folks now consider Berepiki as home ground ? Mr Ebiduo the Ijaw man who thinks otherwise.

Re: Kalabari People! by ijaw citizen(m): 5:02pm
Hell Sir Abiduo Berepiki a.k.a kiwi992,
It is really good to have you back with us again, we thought we've lost you

In as much as i don't support 'name calling' and use of foul words against others, I humbly urge you sir, to take up your personal issues with your dear cousin (Tom Alabraba a.k.a Killayut) thru' a more appropriate channel so as not to deviate from the topic of this thread or turn it to a 'personal battlefield', maybe dial him up, use e-mail, or summon a mini family meeting in the UK or canada where he resides.

I assume you've read all the posts since your last comment/visit, so I'm sure you know the direction we're heading towards.

Someone asked why you believe Kalabari people aren't a subgroup in the Ijaw nation (not just political affiliates), and soon afterwards I gave you a 'grotesque' introduction for you to "come on stage" to teach us the "sacred & untold" history of the Kalabari people that made them not connected in any way with the Ijaws historically & culturally.

But you never showed up (maybe you were busy & couldn't come online before now). As a Warri boy, I will say "you fall my hand like Awilo mama bréast".

No one is a monopoly of knowledge, we're all here to learn. Fellow kalabaris, non-kalabaris and indeed non-niger deltans alike are following this thread hoping to learn about the kalabaris.

Sir, we hope you will tell us your side of the story so that we may learn from you also. My highest regards 'Opudaubo'!!!
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We are denying our name, aren't we now? Haha... Well, I put it to you that you are indeed TOM ALABRABA of Abonnema. See the posting by your mate - IjawCitizen. You think everybody is daft enough to fall for it, when you say that you are not Tom Alabraba, don't you? Why are you so scared? I don't hide my name because I have nothing to fear. Can we say the same thing about you? I doubt it very much, being that you have condescended to denying your own name. Maybe an illegal immigrant in Canada that's into all sorts of activities, judging by the way he speaks and writes.

You are denying your name because you've got something to hide. Have you not? I bet you have. Go on, tell us what your real name is, if not TOM ALABRABA? Go on, I'm waiting, and don't you bloody lie 'cos I'll find out who you are by tracing your IP address right to your computer. There's no hiding place for criminals these days. None whatsoever. You thought you could hide behind your computer without being caught didn't you? Well, how so wrong.

Oh yeah, my name is Ibiduo Clifford Iwo Daso Berepiki - the one and only. Not a single stain on my name in 38 years of living in the UK. Not one! Can we say that about you? I bloody doubt it very much. Haha... I've got you by the balls - a nameless impostor that's too scared to tell us his real name. Who on earth can ever take you seriously? Who?



kiwi992.

Killayut,


So much for your answer to my many questions. Haha...

You still haven't proved anything to me. I seriously question the level of your education and intelligence. Perhaps you should point out to me as to where you've made any meaningful contribution to this Forum. I have - go to 'About SAP', 'Piloting' 'Computers - Networking' threads.

You say that you are related to the Berepikis, yet you can't go into any detail to prove it. Good try... You could have fooled me.

Do me favour will you? Prove to us the level of education that you've got and show us where you've made any meaningful contribution to the betterment of this Forum, to help other Nigerians, instead of coming here to constantly harp on about the Ijaws.

Now I know - you are from Abonnema as opposed to Bakana. Alabraba...haha.. TOM ALABRABA Anyway, like I said to you, I wouldn't waste my time answering your posts. I threw down a gauntlet at you, you couldn't rise to it. Going round and round in circles, trying to change the subject. You lived in Iyalla's compound - so bloody what? Does that make you an Iyalla? Nope! You should be so lucky, haha... What makes me laugh the most is when you write Kalabari words in Ijaw. That's a joke isn't it?

Listen man, go get yourself a decent education or forever keep doing those cheap jobs in Canada. Your anger and frustration in life is showing in all your postings in this Forum. Perhaps it's time to leave Canada and pursue Ijaw politics in Nigeria, to see if that's going to get you into office. I doubt it very much though.

Amazing isn't it? Someone that's supposed to live in Canada - with such hatred of other Nigerian tribes, as if he's never faced racism in his life. So very sad.



kiwi992

NB:

Looks like you are not able to read and comprehend previous postings. Did I ever mention John Ekwe Duke? Did I? Did I ever mention Sokunoma's compound did I? Did I mention LongJohn's compound, did I? Well that's where my mum originates. Oh yeah, she died when I was very young. Bob Sogules' late mum and my mum went to school together in Bakana.

IjawCitizen,


You seem to forget that I wasn't the one that showed disrespect to Killayut. He did, considering that I don't know him from Adam or Eve. His postings here prove his total lack of respect for anybody that disagrees with his point of view, sadly. I've thrown down a gauntlet at him, and I'm awaiting his full response.

Re your question - I'd advice you to seek a Kalabari person in Warri or Benin and ask the one this simple question 'are the Kalabaris Ijaws or not?' I guarantee you that they'd tell you exactly what I've been saying here - that the Kalabaris are NOT Ijaws. You can then ask them the reason as to why. Better still, go to Port Harcourt or any of the Kalabari towns and ask them.

Sorry but I don't need to go into any further detail about this.



kiwi992.

Hey Killayut,


I quote:

Godly
Re: Kalabari People! by killayut(m): 10:45pm On Feb 18
oturugo:
And it is not funny how Killayut has been insulting Kiwi and anyone who is against his opinion.

Kiwi's case is pathetic because he claims my very own family and still argued with me when he does not even know anything about the family he claimed. Its like telling me that my dad is white when I know my dad is black . That was why I got silly with him . He is an Obvious Igbo man whose parents my great grand dad adopted. That 's how they behave.
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Hear this:

1. When you resort to insulting people instead of arguing your case in a logical and coherent manner, it shows a great weakness on your part. Most of all, you are creating unseen enemies for yourself.
2. When you resort to trying to shout others down - it shows you are a bully.
3. When you fail to accept other people's opinion, (and instead, agree to disagree with them), rather than wanting to shove your views down their throats, it shows that you don't know the true meaning of free speech and independence of thought.
4. When you make false and malicious allegations, or utter careless statements verging on threats, it shows that you haven't given any serious thought to the legal consequences of your utterances or indeed, the repercussions thereof. Sadly, you think that the Internet affords you complete annonimity, which it doesn't. You could easily be traced right to your doorstep or place of work, no matter where you are in this world. Amazing isn't it? Well you better believe it.
5. When you make claims about your family background here or elsewhere, you fail to realise that you could easily be probed, found out and exposed.
6. When you are a member of a Forum, such as Nairaland, but has never left the Culture section, to make any meaningful contribution on other threads for the betterment of this Forum, it shows your serious lack of knowledge. Do checkout my posts on the following threads: a) About SAP b) Pilot Career c) Computers (Networking), to name but only a few.
7. When you write long sentences without paragraphs (as you do), it shows your very low level of eduction. Learning how to break sentences with paragraphs is one of the very first things that you get taught in primary school. Have you ever given thought to the fact that your long postings without paragraphs do give people a headache? I don't think that you have.
8. When you constantly write in capital letters in an attempt to make your point, shows that you lack Internet etiquette. It means you are constantly shouting. Did you know that?
9. When you write Kalabari words the way the Ijaws would have spoken and written them, means you are an Ijaw in disguise.
10. When you don't show respect to people, on the Internet or elsewhere, it means you've got a lot to learn in life and that you are still raw in the flesh.

I'm really sorry to say but, all your actions here show that you are frustrated, never lived amongst people of a different race (or tribe), intolerant of others and lack good manners. Most of all, everything on this thread points to the fact that you are most unhappy in your life, a tribalist and a bigot that wishes to drag everyone down to your lowly level.

Insults and disrespect aside, why don't you tell us about your family background? Eh? Tell us who you really are, your true name, parents' name, brothers and sisters. I'm determined to spread my fillers to check you out.

Everybody here knows that my name is IBIDUO C.I. BEREPIKI. I don't hide my name or family background - I have no need to. I'm a blood brother to Lolo, Otonye, Dagogo, Lali, Tokini and Olobo Berepiki, who all live in Nigeria, except Lali and Olobo. You will never, ever meet a true Berepiki and an Iyalla in your life.

I understand that you lived in Iyalla's compound for a while, question: what is your connection with the Iyallas? Go on, please tell us right here. I've already told you mine. You say your mum is a Berepiki - Abite Berepiki, according to you. A name that I don't ever recall. Prove it by telling me in detail as to how you are related to the Berepikis. By the way, my grandad was Chief Iwo Daso Berepiki, with a family in Bakana and Kula. Oh yeah, I know all of his children as well (my uncles and aunties). I can easily verify what you say here with my brothers and sisters in Nigeria.

I tell you what - I honestly think that you are an Ijaw. Nothing wrong with that mind, but the way you spell the Kalabari words point to the fact that you truely are an Ijaw man, just like others have commented about you on this thread. Most of all, there is no Berepiki out there that would ever make such a spectacle of himself (or herself), as you constantly seem to do here.

Hey - have you noticed that I have not uttered a single word of insult at you. Instead, I've made my points as clearly as possible. Now, I want you to answer me in like manner. Answer all the points that I have raised here, in the logical order that they are set in. Most of all, prove to us as to who you truly are. I've got my brothers and sisters in Nigeria, waiting to check you out and verify the facts.

I've thrown down the gauntlet and ready to reply to you, if you behave yourself and put insults aside. I want to see as to how well you could express yourself in pure and simple Queens English in arguing every single point that I have raised here. Your logical reasoning, spelling and punctuation would be judged. Any attempt to deviate from the parameters of this challenge and I'll ignore you completely. OK? No one-liner of an answer to hide your shortcomings either. Indeed, I'll be out of this thread if you think you can change the subject. Let's see the level of your education, intelligence and maturity, never mind anchoring yourself in the Kalabari People thread and never venturing outside of your comfort zone being the Culture sub-section.

If you were to go into politics (as you are aspiring to, with the Ijaw agenda of yours) you would argue your points with your political opponents, wouldn't you? You aren't going to insult fellow MPs, are you? Go on then. I'm waiting. Answer every point I've raised here, blow by blow. I want to see your mental capacity in being able to hold a discussion without shouting and screaming, and with self control.


kiwi992.

Hey Killayut,


You said, and I quote:

I JUST FOUND OUT THAT HE IS ON DRUGS. POSSIBLY A CRACK HEAD IN ENGLAND. HE S NEVER BEEN HOME FOR OVER 30 YEARS OR MORE. HE DOES NOT EVEN KNOW THE EVENTS BACK HOME. HE DOES NOT KNOW THAT ALL THE UNCLES AND WHO EVER HE CLAIMS TO KNOW ARE DEAD. HE JUST INFORMED US OF HOW HE HEARS VOICES BUT HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THAT HIS INSANITY IS DUE TO THE DRUGS HE TAKES. MANY OF SUCH CRACK HEADS IN BAKANA WERE SHOT BY MILITANTS LED BY YOUTHS LOYAL TO TOM ATEKE. HE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN IJAW YOUTHS TOOK OVER CONTROL OF AFFAIRS OF THEIR CLAN IN RIVERS STATE . I LL FORGIVE HIM COS HE IS NOT NORMAL BUT A VERY slow MAN . IJAW CITIZEN PLS LET US FORGIVE HIM, HE IS SICK. IGNORE HIM FROM NOW ON COS HE DOES NOT EVEN KNOW HOW BAKANA LOOKS LIKE. HE DOES NOT EVEN KNOW THE HISTORY OF HIS FAMILY. HE DOES NOT EVEN KNOW THAT TONYE OR BOMA ARE IJAW NAMES. HE CAN NOT EVEN UNDERSTAND THAT THE DIALECT HE SPEAKS THAT IS IF HE SPEAKS IT AT ALL, IS AN IJAW LANGUAGE. HE SAYS TOBARA WITHOUT KNOWING THAT TOBARA IS AN ADULTERATED FORM OF TE BARA BUT HE SAYS TE ANGA OR TE JU OR TE BIRI ? THATS HOW MYOPIC PEOPLE LIKE HIM ARE. HE DOES NOT EVEN KNOW THE PROPER WAY OF SAYING TIYE ( TE NYE ) MEANING WHAT OR WHICH THING. PLS FORGIVE HIS IGNORANCE.

You know what, I am most amazed at your outrageous statement that I'm on crack cocaine and all what not, to think that I don't even drink, let alone smoke. All I've ever drank in my life is Red Bull. Ah well, it takes all sorts. I won't even condescend to your level. Moreover, I'm far too civilised to fall for this kind of empty talk that smacks of desperation on your part.

All I can say is this - for someone about whom you don't know a thing, never met or seen before, one that rarely ever lived in Bakana, let alone, visited Nigeria from the day that I set foot in the UK, you took it upon yourself, purporting to know me, by coming here to post false and malicious allegations about me, saying that I'm on crack cocaine and all what not, in addition to attempting to tarnish my reputation and family background. Thank your stars that I don't live in Nigeria. I'd have sued you for defamation of character, so as to teach you a lesson never to utter such slanderous statements in public or private. That way, you'd know for sure, that the Internet doesn't provide complete anonymity and that anybody could easily be traced and served a Court Summons.

Maybe you should ask yourself as to how on earth, someone, who claims to be related to the Berepiki's, as you do, would have dared behave the way that you have, through a feat of rage, anger and frustration, merely because I disagree with you, when you say that the Kalabaris are Ijaws. Do you honestly think that people like Ben, Bekinbo, Lolo, Otonye, Gloria, or whoever, would ever behave this way? I'll leave that to your judgement. It takes one to know one, they say.

Let me tell you something - if there is any true Bakana citizen out there, I am the one, bar none. In the UK they say 'true blue'. I am the true blue.

Talking about how long I've lived abroad, well, that's my choice. Don't you think? Thirty eight years (38) to be precise and still going strong. The other two Berepikis in the UK that you see on the Internet (apart from me) are my sons - Dr Adokiye Berepiki and Kamate Berepiki. Me - a Chartered Management Accountant, Systems Engineer, SAP Consultant and a Private Pilot, in addition to other ground-breaking skills that I've got. My postings in the various threads on Nairaland speak volumes for themselves, not simply about the Kalabaris and Ijaws, as you forever seem to do. My dad, who was very close to me (Dr C. I. Berepiki) is no longer alive, no mum alive either, so, what do I need to come to Nigeria for? Come and be envied upon and get killed? Hey, at least, I'm most happy here.

Since you claim to be related to the Berepikis, I've been asking you to go to Bakana Prayer House on my behalf. Did you go? No. Who made helpful suggestions to me yesterday? Your friend IjawCitizen - yes IjawCitizen did, even though I don't agree with what he says. At least he had the decency to suggest something for me to do, inorder to get rid of the spirits in my house (thanks for that, IjawCitizen). Moreover, he's smart enough to have picked up on the humour in my last posting. You couldn't. How so sad.

Everybody here tells you that The Kalabaris are NOT Ijaws, yet you won't listen. You have been trying to push your Ijaw agenda and have now gone into the habit of insulting people in your postings, simply because you couldn't get your own way.

Maybe you think that I hate the Ijaws - well, I don't. I was even going to marry an Ijaw girl - Dr Nengi Alazigha, whose dad was a friend of my late dad's when both of them worked in the Rivers State Ministry of Education, Port Harcourt. Sadly, my dad died just before my family members in Iyalla's compound could go and perform the native engagement ceremony on my behalf. In the end, it didn't happen (talk about having a cold feet). Why on earth would I have anything against the Ijaws? I just happen to have my own opinion, like the rest of the people in this Forum, that have also been telling you that the Kalabaris are NOT Ijaws.

Like I said, you go and ask any true Kalabari citizen out there and the one would tell you that the Kalabaris are not Ijaws. Perhaps you have direct family ties with the Ijaws on your paternal side - nothing wrong with that. Maybe you have political ambitions - all well and good, but preaching that the Kalabaris are Ijaw is not what's going to get you elected into a political office.

Can I just say that the one's history, culture and tradition is something that the one never forgets, no matter where the one is located in this world. I'm most proud to be able to recall everything that I was taught as a child. I am a true Berepiki and an Iyalla. My late dad - Dr C. I Berepiki, was the last son of the daughter of the founder of Bakana - Paramount Chief Iyalla (Yellowe)- Pina Pina Inai - Yellowe's Compound. We lived in Iyalla's compound as opposed to Berepiki's compound. My mum was from Sokunoma's compound - daughter of John Ekwe Duke. I know my roots, despite many years abroad. I don't need to come here to prove anything to anyone, let alone you. Of all my late father's children, I was the one that was closest to him and the one that he loved the most. Indeed, the people of Bakana knew that, when they plotted to kidnap me from Port Harcourt to Bakana, so that my dad would go looking for me, and for them to capture and assassinate him, on account of their trumped up charges, of him supposedly supporting the Biafrans. The whole of Iyalla's compound knew me as a friend of my dad's - 'dabo ikia bo' they used to say.

Having said that, I am not in any way, better than anybody. Never! The so-called slaves that you have referred to, didn't ask to be sold. They were victims of the unfortunate circumstances that they found themselves in. Sadly, because of people the likes of you, our West Indian and African-American friends have still got a hang-up about the slave trade, culminating in a hatred towards Africans.

Worst still, you keep exhibiting discrimination - Ibo this, Ibo that. Aren't the Ibos human beings anymore? I don't suppose you've faced any racial discrimination in your life, have you? I'm most amazed about this level of discrimination. Guess what, I have very good Ibo friends over here. Indeed, my best friend, when we lived in Lagos is an Ibo - John Oti - from Ibom Village, Arochukwu. The girl that I loved with all my heart, bar none, is half Ibo - Anuli Onyeabo - a High Court Judge and daughter of the late Dr Onyeabo of Tottenham (that hails from Onitsha), and partly from Bakana. My mechanic over here is an Ibo - John. The guy that services my washer is an Ibo - Joe, and very hard working too. Joe has even offered to bring me some Holy Water from the Catholic Church that he goes to, inorder for me to pray with, and sprinkle all over my house. In case you didn't know, even the current Nigerian President has an Ibo middle name (Eberechi). What's so wrong with the Ibos that you hate them so much? Why the constant anti-Ibo rhetoric? Why hate? Why? If only you'd faced racial discrimination in your life, you'd know how it feels when someone hates you on account of your race, colour or creed, just like you are doing with the Ibos. Most of all, if ever you saw how the innocent Ibos were slaughtered by the Hausa soldiers near Ebute Metta market, when I lived in Lagos with my dad, just prior to the Nigerian Civil War, you'd have felt pity on them, for the injustices they have suffered and indeed, are still suffering today, for fighting for their survival in the face of near-extermination. Enough said.

As I've always maintained, there are spirits in my house. Oh yeah, and spirits do exist too, in case you didn't know or believe that they do indeed, exist. Perhaps you should go to Youtube and do a search on Britain's Most Haunted. Spirits can manifest themselves in many ways. They'll do everything possible to communicate with the living, if they had to. Back in 2004, I was printing some document from the Internet when all of a sudden, the document that I was printing got paused (I saw a tick alongside it!), whilst a completely different document got printed, with strange characters on it, similar to bar codes on food items in the supermarkets. This happened twice and I've still got those two documents. I did mention this to my Indian friend in Canada. She was amazed, to say the least. In 2008, someone whistled in my ears, whilst I was listening to music in my mobile phone. Up 'til today, they still acknowledge me by whistling into my netbook when I log on to play chess online, in the evenings. They whistle at me inside the netbook and without any microphone plugged in, I'd whistle back at them, before the game starts. If they whistled at me after the game, I'd know they'd written something in the main room, so I'd go there. In most cases, it's 'Good game' but in very bright yellow - maybe to attract my attention, I don't know. Yesterday, one of them typed 'how are you?'. I have no problem with all of this, being that they haven't done anything to scare me. However, what I don't like is when they start banging in the house - kitchen door, stairs, the window in the third bedroom, when the central heating comes on, the loft and so on.

My advice to you - never try and force your opinion on others 'cos it won't work. Being cheeky or insultive to others only makes you look smaller and insignificant than you already are.




kiwi992.

Hi Killayut,

My Brother Kiwi, You have forgotten I am your cousin. My Mom is an ABITE BEREPIKI . And aunty Ilo is my aunt. Alun is my cousin and his sister Igboba is my cousin too. My mom's brother was later Lowell Berepiki, late Filmore Berepiki.. and Lolo Berepiki is my mom's cousin. his dad Late C.I berepiki who I think is your dad is my mom's uncle ..

Good to know. I thought Ilo was your mum.

Very sad to hear that Filmore as well as Lowell, are both dead. May their souls rest in peace. Amen.

Having said that, can I just say that I'm not concerned about the so-called connection between the Kalabaris and the Ijaws, about which you seem to be constantly harping on, in this Forum. Indeed, it's the least of my concerns right now. Can you see? Your opinion is your opinion and you have a right to express it, but what you don't want to do is to try and force it upon others. Coming here to post a statement issued by the Ijaw Youth Council after a meeting, is most definitely not going to change my mind about the Kalabaris not being Ijaws, or is it? Why should it? As you've read on this Forum, many others dispute what you say about the Kalabaris being a part of the Ijaws. The only person that seems to agree with you on this point is your forever-angry friend by the name of IjawCitizen. Oops,!!!!! Looks like we've opened a can of worms and Mr Angry would be coming here soon, to shout and scream, LOL!!! What have we done now? I've done it again, haven't I? Put my big foot in it. Mr Angry - our Internet warrior would be coming here soon, to try and chew everybody up and spit them out. No wonder his keyboard is ready to pack up on him, saying "enough, enough - I can't take the battering anymore" Ey up, oy, oy!! LOL....

Listen man, I think you should drop that subject and move on. Don't waste your energy on it. I guess you've got bills to pay, have you not? Family to feed? Yeah? Why bother with insignificant matters that would never improve the quality of your life? I tell you what? There are far better things to do in life than this business of the Kalabaris and the Ijaws. How about getting new skills to enable you earn more? New challenges in life - such as learning how to fly, scuba-dive, perhaps writing a book or making a feature film (being that you like posting video clips about the Kalabaris on Youtube). How about that? Ey? Ideas, ideas, these are the ideas that you've always wanted, to keep you busy and challenged. How about that? Don't you guys ever re-train? The days of having just one skill are over, especially in this globalised economy that we live in.

Now then, now then... is there any chance that you or somebody else in this Forum could please get in touch with Bakana Prayer House for me? I ask because I need to get rid of the spirits in my house and I'm sure that the prayer house could do it for me. I really mean that.

Boda Ibiduo

(oops, sorry - kiwi992).

Hi Andre,


Thanks. Good to see you too.



kiwi992.

Hey Killayut,


You said, and I quote:

LOL.. This is superstition . Back in the days what moved people in those KALABARI shrine was the booze ( kai kai ) and the song ( gyration ). It was that intoxication and possession which in KALABARI they call DJOODJOO ( JOOJOO ) that came to be JUJU. To conjure Juju is to make a person be in that state of trance. Now when is in that state , Kalabari PEOPLE SIMPLY SAY O joojoo te which means he is confused, in trance or possessed . INE was not the name of that spirit. In KALABARI INE is used to call a respectable woman and it is derived from IGBO. Many KALABARI water deity are feminine and so INE is used to call them . The spirit of deity has a proper name anyways. I know in IYALLA compound they have the AKU and the AKU shrine is by the water bank near the Churh in Iyalla compound. There are how ever lots of other shrine and another one is right behind the POLO square by the right when going towards the River bank.. Go and see a doctor if you are hearing any kind of voice or sound. It means your ear drum needs to be corrected. And as per all those banging stuffs, they are imagination. I hope you are not single and boozing a lot.

You know what? The problem that I'm facing right now, as regards the restless spirits in my house, is NOT to be sniggered at or dismissed off-hand as anything but. It is not about superstition either - nothing to do with that because it is what it is - happening, in actuality. Yes, there are spirits in my house and I need to get rid of them fast.

As regards your saying that I might have problems with my ear drums - hey c'mon!! Are you kidding or taking the piss or what? Why would I ever say I've got a problem with spirits in my house, if I haven't? Why? Yes, there are spirits in my house that's why I'm here asking you lot to tell me how to kick them out of the house. I posted about them four or so years ago, in the Religion (Muslim) section of Nairaland. Maybe you can check it out and then come back here to tell me that there are no spirits in my house.

Killayut, I really don't mean to be unfriendly or nasty to you in any way, shape or form. Having said that, you seem to think that you know it all, don't you? Mr Know It All, are we now? How on earth could you tell me things about my own town, Bakana? How? Let alone, my own compound - Iyalla's compound? How? Yeah, my own compound!! That's a bloody joke, innit? Ey? Innit? You, trying to tell me things about my own town or compound. Don't make me laugh man, cha... Telling me about my own compound, as if I've never lived there before or that I wasn't born in Bakana.

You go into all sorts of history about this and that, including the name Ine. Do you know there was (or still is) a prayer House in Bakana called BAKANA TEKE WARI. Do you? Do you know that the lady that used to run it was called Ine? Do you? Do you know her grandson is called Teke? Do you? I bet you don't. The least that you could do, when you don't know something, is to learn to keep quiet. Many a time, it is far better to keep quiet, instead of exposing the one's ignorance.

You talk about kai kai (native gin) 'an all - do you know how it is distilled? Do you? I bet you don't, haha...

There are no shrines in Iyalla's compound, I can assure you. I originate from Iyalla's compound and so, should know everything about my own compound, even though I don't live at home.

Now, would you please do me a favour - can I ask you (or anybody that's living in Bakana or Port Harcourt) to please go to Bakana Prayer House and see if you could possibly get me a contact number for them, so I could ring them up and find out which spirits have been coming to my house, what they want from me and what to do, inorder to get rid of them. Surely, that's the least you could do for me, is it not? Wasn't it you who said you are related to the Berepikis? Aren't you my Auntie Ilo's son and a brother to Alun anymore? Well, I am both a Berepiki and an Iyalla true and true, so there.

Oh yeah, you must stop fighting with Abagworo. He is an Ikwerre and most definitely one of us. Yeah, one of us. The Ikwerre's have a long history with the Kalabaris by being our friendly neighbours, through cultural ties and trading - Iwofe market, to name but only one. Most of all, they, the Ikwerre's saved a lot of the people of Bakana, when the town was evacuated by the Biafrans during the Nigerian Civil War, at the time our people got dumped at Abonnema Wharf, with nowhere to go. Who took them in? I mean who gave shelter to many of them? The Ikwerres - yes, you heard it - the Ikwerres did. Big up to the Ikwerres and thank you for the kindness shown to the people of Bakana in times of their need - Ikwerre emeka o! Eee.... Very much appreciated and never to be forgotten, no matter where we are in this world.

Killayut, I'd go up the wall if you ever tell me anything different, 'cos I was there. Okay? Yes, I bloody was there. I have the feeling that you'll dispute it, so, I'm pre-empting your reaction, knowing how you respond to other people's views. Remember, this is not a view I'm expressing here - rather, giving factual information so that you'll lay off Abagworo.

Now, please go on my mission to Bakana Prayer House and get some tangible info for me. Scram! Thank you.


kiwi992.

TO:

ALL THE KALABARIS, OKRIKAS AND IKWERRES


Hi All,


I need your advice.

I have spirits in my house and would be most grateful if you guys could possibly advice me on what to do, inorder to get rid of them. This has been going on for quite a while but it's beginning to get worse, as they've started tapping on my windows, kitchen door, banging on the stairs, noise inside the loft, and so on. The radiators in the house make a loud banging noise whenever the central heating comes on early in the mornings or evenings - it never used to be like this. I've even bled the radiators, just in case there's air in them.

A few years ago, they even whistled in my ear whilst I was listening to music on my mobile phone. It was a wolf whistle - just like you whistle, if you fancied a girl. The normal occurrence now is that whenever I go to play chess online, they whistle through the speakers in my laptop, as if to acknowledge me, so, out of courtesy to them, I also whistle back. Like I said, this occurs whenever I go to play chess online, for example, today. This in itself does not upset me, 'cos I feel they are trying to be friendly or something.

However, what's beginning to get me upset is the fact that they've started tapping on my doors and windows, banging on the staircase, occasionally clattering the dishes in the kitchen and things like that, even in the daytime. Really hard to believe but that's just the way it is. One thing though, I'm never ever, scared of them 'cos I've never harmed anybody in my life, so have no reason to be scared.

Sometimes, they stop the banging for a bit, when I speak to them in Kalabari, so there might be some connection there, I don't know - just speculating. Other times, when the banging gets too much, I just burst out in anger and swear at them or challenge them to come out in human form and face me, but they never manifest themselves, so, I call them cowards, bone heads, restless spirits, attention seekers or whatever. I've even asked them as to what they wanted from me, yet no response. I've also threathened to bind their spirits - as they do in Kalabari, by calling out the one's name and nailing it to a tree, if you know who it is. I think it's called 'dwein toru fina'

In saying that, at the time that we lived at home as kids, there used to be a very powerful prayer house in our town. It was called Bakana Prayer House, and located in Iyalla's Compound. I don't know if it's still there but the medium that ran it at the time was called Ine but she passed away. People used to come from all over Nigeria to attend the prayer house inorder to make contact with their loved ones that had departed this Earth. It was a part of the Christ Army Church. Had it been she were alive, this problem would have been solved a very, very long time ago 'cos she would have most definitely told me who they are and why they are in my house.

I don't know if you guys would be kind enough as to offer me some sound advice on what to do to get rid of them, as it's starting to get me down. Possibly checking out Bakana Prayer House for me, if it's still there. Looks like I'm running out of all the available options - including reading the Lord's Prayers (Bible), Ayatul Kursi (the most powerful verse in the Koran to get rid of jin's (spirits)), and so on. They get quiet for a bit and start all over again. I'm just bloody fed up!

Thanks.



kiwi992.

Hi Everyone,


Just to state a few facts here.

1.  There's absolutely no need to insult someone, let alone, the one's mum, simply because you do not agree with the one's point of view.

If you don't agree with the one, then, by all means, put forward your own counter-argument in a civilized manner, without the typical Nigerian trademark (as so often exhibited in Nairaland), of pouring insults at each other.  It's like saying - I've not got the mental capacity to argue with you, so I'd rather insult you or try and shout you down!     

2.   There's no need to express tribal sentiments in a discussion here or elsewhere

People are people - be they Hausas, Yorubas, Ibos, Edos, Efiks or whatever, and MUST be respected.  It doesn't matter as to which tribe the one belongs to.  If you've ever faced any form of racial discrimination in your life, you'd know how much it hurts to the core, knowing fully well that you are hated simply because of the colour of your skin.  Cut out the bloody tribalism, grow up and bloody well accept each other as one. 

3.   Talk is cheap - we mustn't make a laughing stock of ourselves

I've noticed far too many postings on this thread that often make me wonder as to where people are getting their facts about Kalabari history!  Wikipedia or what?  Kalabari history and language are NOT things to be messed with or distorted.  We have a proud history that's been handed down to us by the elders, most of whom have departed.  We must try and preserve our history and not write down whatever that comes into our heads.

People must research their facts, verify such facts with the chiefs (or elders) in Kalabari Kingdom, before posting them in Forums, for the whole world to read.  We tend to forget that our postings here and elsewhere would be heavily scrutinised, taken apart bit by bit, and torn to shreds, in trying to get to the real facts behind what we say.  It really saddens me, when it's clear in the postings that such facts have not been properly researched and verified.  Surely, we can't post whatever we like about our own history or can we? 

Why write, just for the sake of writing?  Why?  What's the itch to write?  Why not pay great attention to the factual accuracy of what we write down here and elsewhere, as well as how we write it?  Why do we make such careless statements, only to be taken up on it by some bystander, to ridicule us?      

Most of all, why let others correct us on our own history and make a laughing stock of us, as regards the inaccuracies in our postings?  How does that portray us?  Isn't it about time that we seriously re-examined ourselves in terms of what we post on this thread, more so, when non-Kalabaris begin to doubt our origins as being Kalabari.  Isn't about time?  Why the lackadaisical attitude?  In short, why make a spectacle of ourselves? Why?     

I dare anybody to go to a Kalabari chief (the Englishman - Chief Dr Hutton of Buguma included - if he's still alive) and for the one to confirm that family compounds in Kalabari Kingdom are founded on mere canoe houses!  What bloody canoe houses?  Who says that?  Some crummy book written by someone who proclaims to know something about the Kalabaris?  Oh yeah, some colonialist?  Maybe Wikipedia?  Bollocks as ever, is all I can say to it - absolute effing crap. 

Talking about the Kalabari language, every Kalabari knows that it is ONLY in Bakana that the most grammatically correct Kalabari language is spoken - on par with speaking Queen's English (aka Oxford English), as opposed to speaking colloquial English.  I should know this because the first ever book, written entirely in the Kalabari language and entitled 'Kalabari Na Tari Go Diri', was by my late dad (Dr C. I. Berepik), in conjunction with Chief Dr Hutton of Buguma.  The book teaches the Kalabari language.

Coming here to post all sorts of things, purporting to be correct expressions in the Kalabari language, just makes me sick to the pits of my stomach.  Unless the one was born in Bakana, went to school there and learnt how to speak the language properly, as well as write it, the one can never, ever, proclaim to know the true Kalabari language, let alone, speak it properly.  Saying that the Kalabari language is a 'dialect', shows the shortcomings in what we proclaim to know. 

4.  It amazes me, when people don't know that:

a) Kalabaris are NOT Ijaws.

Jene jene, gboru Kalabari be furo tu bo so, be bia mine, mbo Ijaw na bo.  Omine te ama ogono bu anga ari be apu ma, mie me onimi gbe wurari. 

There's no true Kalabari out there that would ever say that he or she is an Ijaw.  NEVER!!  You go to Buguma, Abonnema, Bakana, Tombia, Degema, Obuama, Bile, Ke, Kula, Old Bakana, Bukuma, and so on, and people would tell you that Kalabaris are most definitely NOT Ijaws.  We only got bundled together with the Ijaws as belonging to the same tribe, by the clue-less European colonialists.   

What's with this Ijaw agenda?  Our neighbours - the Okirikas, Ikwerres and Ibos, even know that Kalabaris are not Ijaws, so how come some of us don't even know it, and instead, keep banging on about Kalabaris being Ijaws?  Who bloody cares about the Ijaws anyway?  I don't.  When Adaka Boro was fighting his wars, was he fighting for the Kalabaris?  Nope - he bloody was not!  When Diete Spiff was dishing out the Rivers State Government scholarships, how many Kalabaris did he award scholarships to, as compared with the Ijaws?  Minute, if you ask me.             

b)  Odum Polo is Iyalla's compound.
 
c)  Odum Ama is another name for Bakana  (the letter 'd' in Odum is not underlined, unlike 'odum' (boar constrictor) in which the 'd' has a dash underneath it 

d)  Obo Ama is yet another name for Bakana  (I'm NOT referring to Obu Ama - Harry's Town)

e)  Inai Polo is Iyalla's compound

f)  The Iyallas and Braides are related.  Anyone who doesn't know this should bloody well go and find out for themselves.  I can't, for my life, see as to why they are fighting and killing each other, over who founded Bakana. 

g)  Kengema Kalabari is simply Kalabari

h)  Oduro-Ogu is aptly named because it was where one of the wars broke-out (out of many), between the ancient Kalabaris and Okrikas.

i)  If someone happens to write a book about Kalabari history or indeed, about anything for that matter, it's up to us to use our own discretion in accepting or rejecting what's written in the book.  The least that we could do, is to verify the facts with the chiefs and elders, before coming here to post them.

You know what?  I really don't understand as to why I have to be stating such obvious facts as these, when they are supposed to have been taught to pupils in primary school.  Glad that I still know my history, despite donkey years away from home.



kiwi992.

Guys,


People are people.  It doesn't matter as to whether the one is black, white, Oriental or whatever.  I don't think it's appropriate to make racist comments.  I'll leave that to the ignorant people around the world.



kiwi992.

Guys,


Can I just say that before turning on Stocker for telling us what happened to him, we must be really honest with ourselves and accept the fact that Nigerians are known all over the world to be scammers.  Oh yes!  Sorry but that's the truth and I speak as a Nigerian myself.  That said, NOT every Nigerian is a scammer - most certainly not.  Still, I'd be most careful dealing with my fellow Nigerians 'cos of the bad reputation.

As you may well understand, Stocker has every right to feel the way he does and express his feelings about Nigerians, whether we like it or not.  The fact remains that he's been done out of $20,000 and that's a lot of money to lose, for trusting someone to do business with you.

Stocker, you should have thought about it most carefully before having any business dealing with a convicted drug dealer.  The red flag was already there, staring you right in your face.  Drugs involve money, and business involves money too.  You should have realised that the guy was extremely hungry for money, hence the drug dealing.  How you could have dealt with such a person (knowing his criminal record), just beats me.  I hope you are not as bent as he is 'cos, as you know, they say 'birds of the same feather flock together'.  Still, sorry to hear about your plight.  You have every right to come here to vent your anger on Nigerians and I fully understand. 



kiwi992.

Hi All,


I was just passing through but felt it necessary to stop by and give Wham a piece of advice, being that I happen to know him at the Piloting thread.   

Please take no offence as I wouldn't be responding to your individual posts.  This is purely based on my decision to take a back seat and watch you guys to see how you are getting on with your SAP studies. 

That said, whatever happens, never get discouraged 'cos no good thing ever comes easy in life.  Your focus right now must be on passing the Consultancy Certification exams and nothing else.  You simply can not let it drag on as this thread has been running for over two years.

Wham - thanks for your kind words.

Nnaiah, I commend you on your efforts to help other Nigerians.  That's the spirit.    

All the best to everyone of you.



kiwi992.

(bowing out again)

Hey Wham,


Fancy seeing you here!  What happened to the Piloting caree[/b]r?  Aren't you interested in learning how to fly aeroplanes anymore?   Shame really, if that's the case, 'cos flying an aircraft is great if you are not scared of death.   I mean this thread:   

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-142420.0.html

Whatever you do, please avoid using sims (simulators).  Best to use the IDES ECC 6.0 [b]and nothing else.  In case of any doubt, re-read the thread.

All the best with your SAP studies.  You'll get there in the end, just like everyone else.



kiwi992.

Hi All,


With every respect to the ladies here, I must say I can see where the poster is coming from.  

I once dated a girl who, in course of a lovers tiff, called me a bast-rd. I then turned round and asked her as to how she could call me a bast-rd, considering that she said she loved me.  At this point, she replied by saying:

"that's because women love bastards!"

Again, there's a saying over here, that goes as follows:  "treat them mean and keep them keen". That doesn't mean beat them up, mind. 

You only need to be a bit hard on them and not show too much affection 'cos otherwise, the girls will take the piss at you and say things like 'you're too nice', 'you're too soft', 'you aren't a challenge to me anymore' and eventually move on, leaving you heartbroken because you are too much of a Mr Nice Guy.

Make what you like of it.



kiwi992.

NB:

Sorry ladies, if I've offended you by recalling my own personal experience as well as expressing my own views.

Hi Elizabeth,


I believe you.

I simply can not see why you should come here to tell any mis-truth.  Some people here, sadly, are in the habit of doubting other people, for whatever reason. 

It's a very sad and moving story, I must say.  How so unfortunate that you got taken-in by such a ruthless scammer.  Being persuaded to sell your own home in the name of love for a so-called husband is bad enough, losing the proceeds to him, is even worse, come to think of it.  Really, really sad.

All I can say to you is, please try your best to get up, dust yourself down, and move on.  You need to move on, no matter how painful it is.  It won't be easy but somehow, you would overcome. 

As we know, what goes around, definitely comes around.  Believe me, he would pay for this crime, one way or the other.  He can deny it as much as he likes, call you any name under the sun, ask you to prove this, prove that - the fact is that he knows he is a scammer and will pay for it, that's for sure.

What a scum bag he is.  He'll wonder as to what's happening to him when the payback time comes.  Take it from me - you'll have the last laugh.

Be strong and God bless.



kiwi992.

Hi,

coolier:

This 'ghost' sat next to me for close to seven hours! He spoke to me, ate and drank, watched a film and went to sleep and woke up again at a point. Everybody saw him. No, this is not a ghost, usually not everybody would see the ghost except the person it appears to. And ghosts don't stay for that long, they only appear briefly and disappear.

If you now feel that the person you saw wasn't a ghost, then so be it.  Afterall, it was you who said you saw a ghost and that he was now haunting you.  I didn't - you said it.  I was merely advising you.  You can either take the advice or leave it.

That said, you'd be surprised as to the different forms that the departed can manifest themselves to the living.

Yes, a ghost can most definitely manifest itself in human form, sit next to you for hours and hours on end and be seen by others (oh yes!!), do all sorts of things with you - eat, chat, play chess with you (just like a human), whistle at you through your computer, whistle in your ears, ask you for a lift, sit next to you in your car whilst driving alone or with others in the car, send you cryptic messages, warn you about future events, tell you off, help you, indeed, befriend and look after you, and so on and so forth.  Oh yes! Strange but very true.

I think I know quite a bit about ghosts.  Read my posting at the Muslim Forum and make what you like of it.  What you'll read there is just a tip of the iceberg - believe it or not.  Others are best not mentioned.




kiwi992.

Hi,


I have a strong feeling that it was the ghost of your late brother manifesting itself to you.  Remember, you were missing him terribly.  He was only there to comfort you as a loved one and to let you know that he is always with you in spirit.  This happens to people that have lost loved ones whom they miss so much or indeed, think about a lot.  I speak from personal experience.

Spirits are NOT there to harm anybody.  There's no need to get scared.  None, whatsoever!  Just be very strong and thank God (or Allah) for the sighting.  Your late brother wouldn't manifest himself to you anymore (physically or in a dream) if he thinks that you are scared.

The telephone number that he gave to you would probably turn out not to be working or something like that, and so is the e-mail address.  On the other hand, either could be a channel of communication between the living and the dead.  Don't bother to open the line of communication because you don't know what that could lead to.  Don't!  That said, spirits always have a way of communicating with the living.      

Pray for your late brother's soul so that it may rest in perfect peace.  Pray to God (or Allah) so that his soul may find peace and that he should remain where he is and for you to remain where you are.  In so doing, you are helping free his spirit to move on to the other side so that it may find peace and not linger on this earth, as well as drawing the line between the two of you.  Do NOT pine for him anymore - rather, you should feel blessed for the sighting and leave it at that, inorder to free his soul from this earth.    

Lastly, my advice is not to discuss the sighting with any member of your family.  It might just turn out that your dad hasn't got any love child.  It probably would freak everyone out, causing un-necessary pain, knowing that your late brother's soul is still lingering on this earth.

Be very strong and DO NOT GET SCARED.  Getting scared would only make things worse for you.  As I said before, I speak from personal experience.




kiwi992.

Hi Mike,


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Really glad to know that you found this thread useful.  Nowhere else would you find that much inside info about SAP Consultancy certification as you have, in this thread.  It's all aimed at helping our fellow Nigerians break into the SAP mould which is basically a closed shop. 

Indeed, that makes you the second person to have qualified as an SAP Consultant with the help of this Forum.  Sooner or later, you would realise that SAP Consultancy certification is really worth its while in industry and commerce, especially, as a new entrant.  

Hopefully, your success would spur other Nigerian SAP aspirants here, to try their damn hardest to succeed (against all odds), just like you have done.  I'm sure Scorp is working hard at it as well.

If you are in Nigeria, do try and get in touch with the established SAP Consultancies for the post of a Junior SAP Consultant.  I think Markos did post a link here, sometime ago, about the SAP roadshow in Lagos.  There were some established Nigerian Senior SAP Consultants there who indeed, wrote a blog about it.  I'm sure they'd be much too happy to employ you.  Check-out the blog and network from there. 

Markos and I are still waiting to hear about the successes of other Nigerian SAP Consultant-hopefuls in this Forum.  Guys, you know who you are - there are at least ten of you.

Until then, I'll bow out of here and re-surface when the time is right.



kiwi992.

Hi All,



SINGH

Broda, you sef!  Na wetin man for do?  Starve myself of iyawo for India?  A don already dey starve for de food wey dem dey give me to eat.  Why a for starve for titi side?  God sef him understand so him already don forgive him pikin.

The River Ganges tori na true talk.

A no know why person go suggest to a lodger for hotel sey him wan carry am go River Ganges wey dey 200 miles away, for MIDNIGHT.  Him tell me sey na only three of us go go - him, him iyawo and me.  You don hear dis kine tori before?  If na you, you no go put two and two together?  Abi you for jump inside him moto?  Me, a no fit o!  A beg, make God no gree dat kine bad ting.


BACKSPADE

You talk sey:

Indians are too entrenched in their caste mentality and many of them carry an unbearable stench.

 

No vex, but a no go go as far as saying dat many Indians dem dey smell.  A beg e no good to dey talk like dat.  Racism yeah but de smell side, a no gree with you.

As you know, anybody wey dey add garlic for him food go smell of garlic.  Dat one no be just Indians.  De French pipu like garlic well well.  Dem sef dey smell of am once dem eat food wey dem cook with garlic.

By de way, dem talk sey garlic e good for you but de problem be sey e too dey smell for person body na him make me a no dey eat food wey dem don put garlic inside or indeed, use garlic sauce.

Dese days sef, a honestly neva dey smell garlic for de Asians dem body, unlike de time wey a come here long time ago.  Dat time, a dey smell am for my Pakistani landlords dem body.  Dese days, de Indians and oda Asians wey a know and de ones wey a dey meet for supermarket and oda public places, dem no dey smell at all, at all. E be like sey dem no dey use garlic dey cook as much as dem dey do before.

Racism amongst the Asians, especially the Hindus, yes.  However, de smell side, no. 


OYATO

Wetin man for do?  Man for waka waka go find de ting wey him dey look for naw!  Dem talk sey condition na him make crayfish bend.

Make you take care for dere.



kiwi992.

Hi Oyato,


De titi wey a been dey nak e don move to anoda country.  De oda one na Kerala she dey but me a don lost contact with am as we get kata kata before a come back.

De ting wey a for tell you be sey you for try go church when you go reach New Delhi.  You go go introduce yourself for de iyawo wey you fancy when church service don finish.  Most likey her mama and papa sef go dey dere.  As you be Naija, a no fit tell you wetin you for talk pa nam (Saro broken).

E get one church wey dey near Aurobindo market.  E no too far from AIMS (All India Medical School).  You fit also dey go waka waka for India Gate.  Pipu boku for dat place but na mostly family dem, as India na highly family oriented society like Nigeria.

Lastly, you fit go Nigeria High Commission come strike up a friendship with one of the pipu wey dey work dere.  Ask de bobo to carry you go nightclub make ona go miliki.  De highly westernised pipu for dat country dem dey go clubs.  A beg make you no touch any ashawo.

Try stay for South-Ex for New Delhi.  E nice.



kiwi992.