₦airaland Forum

landis:
very annoying. thats why when I travel, I go with things I could do without; I will not be pissed-off if stolen.

And never leave any valuables in your room not even in RITZ.

JJYOU:
i have seen this several times. never do it. i have all the clothes i need back home because i want to travel as light as possible. you must never agree to carry another mans load at airports.
it is a very risky thing especially this day and age

michelin89:
The title says "The Dramas Of A Light-skinned girl", so here we are going to discuss about the skin problems girls with this skin tone generally have.

~Wouldnt it be wrong for us to assume "Skin Challenges of A Natural Light-Skin Individual" ? Several of my m8's & sis are light skin & am not aware of any Specific challenges they face b/c of their skin tone that is different to being dark!!

~Pimples looks just as horrible on dark skin as it is on light skin!! -Some Scars just as obvious regardless! -I personally belive Everyone's Skin is Different regardless of skin tone,some heal quickly,some not so easy to heal!!


~ Am all for slagging off the Wanna-Be-Light-Skin achieved by bleaching!! I think they get to face more challenges maintaining that skin tone & dealing w/ all sorts!!

spikedcylinder:
Err. . . not if you have strong okporoko hair like mine.

~Am guessing that means Strong Right!?!   

tRoOE:
I experienced the same thing the last xmas i went to Naija, they made me pay $200 something more for excess baggage and i had to check in my hand luggage because they claimed it was too heavy.

My next trip for January, I promised myself to pack light just in case, avoid buying things for unnecessary people, in short am not even telling them am coming, tired of them saying, by this by that, na wetin

~Lol  . . . some would even volunteer to send you their shoe size - actual foot drawn on a piece of paper!! Both Feet B.T.W  . . Left Foot,Right Foot!! LMAO as if they sell two different types of Sizes if one foot's bigger than the other!! Just so you get it Right!! *Sigh*

JJYOU:
what i hate most is people you don't know asking to put things in your bag at the airport. some beg like it is the normal thing to do. we travel very lightly. most of the clothes i need are now in naija. women are always something else when it comes to packing stuff. my other half is known to carry stuff that would last 3 months for a weeks journey just in case she needs something please tell your husband he is a very nice man. God bles him

~Havent experienced this before,heard of people doing it but w/ people they know that are traveling w/ them . . .I will not even consider doing No such thing,even if they beg Till thy Kingdom come!! ^{Never Say Never?} . . . Erh[b] NO!![/b]

~Cant be dealing w/ the hassle of going thro to collect luggages,then open to give back whatever!! No Can Do!

landis:
sounds good may be I should do WEST-AFRICA one day soon.

~Yeah You should!! You could easily do 2/ more depending how close the Countries are too!!

tRoOE:
I want to visit 10 states in the US, it a road trip my cousins, friends and I planned
Norway
South Africa and Ghana ( am plan is to spend Val Day in one of this countries)
Cote d'ivoire

Am more interested in visiting Africa countries

~Oooh Wow!! > @ Road trip!! Did a Road trip w/ a m8 from The Gambia to Senegal & Mali . .loved every minute of it!!

~Two great Destinations you got there!! Ghana I loved!!Spent two months there!!Absolutely Loved the Country & People ^{the ones i met anyways} . . One of my Most Memorable Travel Moments!! - I hear the developments since i was last there in '97 is Exceptional!!Would defo want to visit again!

~Cote D'Voire . .Loved the city but the langague barrier & the people i crossed path w/ trying to take advantage of that,deters me from wanting to go back there anytime soon!! Bitter sweet experience! Money & personal belongings was stolen from the Hotel room This was all dunks ago tho !!

spikedcylinder:
Of course darling, as long as the dress don't look like this.

~ROTFLMAO this exceptionally cold morning!! Lol w/ a "Fahion Guru To The Bones" & "A Diva Like Moi " . . you really expect to wear that contraption!!

H2O2:
bend and pick

jay bee:
'em thick scarfs are very important 2 me this dayz. common peeps, it's flipping sub zero degrees

iice:
[color=#9900ff]Na i don't think so but then again, my face is sort of small.
Exactly those types of afro wigs although the black one was bigger, the hair practically covered my forehead
The blond one was blonder
I don't know if i still have the pic [/color]

~  lol . . . Love Your Siggy!! I dont either!!

spikedcylinder:
Oooh MHC, you gettin' married.

~Yeah Want to be my Bridesmaid? Pretty Pullease

B.T.W Kwel Siggy!! So True!!

iice:
[color=#9900ff]It's the things (gifts etc) that you carry home to family and friends that cause the excess baggage.
Sometimes, it's the things you want to carry home to 'oppress' that cause the excess baggage.

We pretty much weigh our baggage before traveling and make a mental list of what to take out if there happens to be excess baggage. [/color]

~Its the other way round for me,if there's something i really want to take but not sure,i'll carry it w/ me to the AP & after making sure I got lots more space,i just tuck it it before checking in!!

Siena:
If I was flying to Nigeria, I'd just take slightly under the weight allowance, based on my scale at home.

You scales may not be caliberated like the industrial ones, so best be safe than sorry.

~Soooo True!!Reminds me of cases of the scale at home saying one thing & at the Airport its something else!! hmm sure wipes that self-satisfied look off one's face when the scale at home indicates "Under weight"  

landis:
we have extended 'family' and believe that anything from abroad is better than at home.

This perception comes thanks to colonialism and immediate leaders that took over after the colonist were chased away.

1. the colonialist created GRA; because the 'natives' were too backward: so native assumes anything from colonist must be good.

2. the new post independence leaders moved into ex-colonist houses and go to their country; they further alienate their 'natives people'

3. the 'new natives that could travel also have to BRING many things back to show their are no longer natives.

And so it shape our lives. The effect of colonialism NEVER go away. It is stays with you forever!

damiso:
Don't entirely agree with you on this.AFRICANS have excess luggage all the time,be it TO and FROM home.
Have you not noticed the way custom and qurantine officers target flights from Africa at heathrow.Come and see humongous bags filled with crayfish,dry pepper,pomo,indomie noodles etc(as if they don't sell all this things in london ).

~Lol  i don't get it either . . . "Nothing to Declare" & "Airport" makes an Interesting watch!!

My mom really embarasses me with this and we always argue whenever i am travelling because i always insist that i am not going to be stressed before my flight( i hate flying).The enemies that you will make when you insist that your luggage is full nko?Even if you are going to america from London,loads of people will still call you to buy this and that when coming back as there is this impression that things are cheaper in America.

~SEriously I know right!!!Some people take it Oh so personal if you don't take their stuff/Buy whatever they want you to buy . .most times without even offering you the money YET but imposing anyhow!! "I'll Reimburse You"     

So i don't thinks its a colonial thing,its unexplainable(pardon my grammar).I have only had excess luggage once(thanks to my mom) and i have vowed never to be that embarassed again.i can't even try it when travelling with my hubby because them na britico and he will just ignore you at the check in counter because he would have been warningyou from home about what you are carrying that is unnecessary.

I have decided to take M'Chic view by not telling anyone that  i know is a 'luggage pest' when i am travelling.and believe me there are loads of them in my family(oftentimes older relations )

~Lol Damiso . . . .Good thing you're warned before to avoid been left at the check-in counter

~It works Not Telling!! . . . It's instilled in me not to even consider anything near an Excess . . .am always Under weight!!I suppose Family memebers are the hardest to avoid/satisfy at your expense! - SOmehow they get to know you travelled without telling them & they get the hump!!

joyAA:
Na wah,what a way to start a new year.relly sad.this is the third death ive heard f in this new year.i hope he rests in peace,till they meet again.may God grant the family the strength to bear the loss.

iice:
[color=#9900ff]I've only tried a blond wig and a black wig ~ both afros
Although the black one is too big for my face I'd like to try something else but i mostly just stuff my hair into a hat or under a scarf.[/color]

~Aaaw bother!! You think my head Face is bigger than yours? Fax me the Black one ASAP!!

~ GUtted i havent been able to find one i like or the colour i like!!The ones i've seen,i wasnt even tempted to try on Looked like something my Nana would pull out of her chore box

~Someone told me there's a way of doing the Kinky hair to come out looking like a Fro . . but am doubtful about that info . . . I want a big-arse afro . . . Foxxy Cleopatra kind of Fro