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Health / Re: You Can Never Be Fat Enough For A Typical Nigerian Mother by Naijasinglegirl: 3:19pm On Apr 23, 2015 |
wman:Thank you 1 Like |
Health / Re: You Can Never Be Fat Enough For A Typical Nigerian Mother by Naijasinglegirl: 2:01pm On Apr 23, 2015 |
Mbamally:uh oh! When was that? That must have been when MTN blocked my cheat. |
Health / Re: You Can Never Be Fat Enough For A Typical Nigerian Mother by Naijasinglegirl: 1:58pm On Apr 23, 2015 |
BruzMoney:Flattered. Thank you ma. |
Health / Re: You Can Never Be Fat Enough For A Typical Nigerian Mother by Naijasinglegirl: 1:57pm On Apr 23, 2015 |
hahn:Hit my writer's block but i am getting my groove back. Thank you |
Health / Re: You Can Never Be Fat Enough For A Typical Nigerian Mother by Naijasinglegirl: 1:56pm On Apr 23, 2015 |
CHUKSKALIDONN:Workout for a flatter tummy not arms biko |
Health / Re: You Can Never Be Fat Enough For A Typical Nigerian Mother by Naijasinglegirl: 1:51pm On Apr 23, 2015 |
baybeeboi:chubbier |
Health / Re: You Can Never Be Fat Enough For A Typical Nigerian Mother by Naijasinglegirl: 10:45am On Apr 23, 2015 |
IndecentStar:BABY? i'm in my mid 40's 5 Likes |
Health / Re: You Can Never Be Fat Enough For A Typical Nigerian Mother by Naijasinglegirl: 10:44am On Apr 23, 2015 |
Brandnew2:a guy? |
Health / Re: You Can Never Be Fat Enough For A Typical Nigerian Mother by Naijasinglegirl: 9:52am On Apr 23, 2015 |
I also want to use this opportunity to thank my friends from Nairaland for voting my blog (http://www.naijasinglegirl.com) as the best Nigerian humour blog and best personal/lifestyle blog. we won Thank you. 93 Likes 7 Shares |
Health / You Can Never Be Fat Enough For A Typical Nigerian Mother by Naijasinglegirl: 9:48am On Apr 23, 2015 |
No, I am not fat yet. But I recently noticed a sprout of abdominal fat and I have every cause to worry my body may one day blow out of proportion. . . If I don't make money and move out of my house ASAP. This is probably due to the fact that I spend a lot of time lazing at home, I mistake boredom for hunger and of course, there is my super caring mother. A typical Nigerian mother that never thinks her kids are fat enough. Please, allow me to narrate my futile attempts to stay fit. 1. You are never fat enough for a typical Nigerian mother My mum has made it a point of duty to keep tabs on my weight even though I maintain a fairly constant weight all year long. Whenever I'm out of her sight for a few days, the first thing she says when we reunite is "Were you sick or didn't you feed properly where you went?". The next thing she does is overdose me with akpu with egusi soup. 2. You are never fat enough for your neighbours Do I need to mention other mothers in my neighbourhood that make it their responsibility to keep reminding me, "Naijasinglegirl you are not adding oh. What's wrong?" "You would have been finer than this but you've refused to add." Technically, weight gain is a compliment in some parts of Nigeria. Its no surprise "Good morning, you are adding weight oh." has become a style of greeting in some places. 3 No money for gym I can't imagine spending my money on gym and gym equipment in this my unemployed state. Nope. Not yet. 4. Routine diet My mom is the principal chef of the house and her meals are stereotype. Morning- bread. Afternoon -Eba, Evening- rice. How am I supposed to stay fit when I am carbohydrate number one ambassador? Whenever I attempt to prepare calcium and iron like plantain and strong pomo, an angry mom is at the kitchen door, warning me not to exhaust her gas. 5. No place for home exercise. We live in the second floor of a 2 storey apartment. Last week, I attempted running up and down the staircase as a form of exercise. I barely went one lap when our landlady came knocking at the door to reprimand whoever was disturbing her quiet. 6. No defined mealtime In a typical Nigerian house like mine, there is nothing like breakfast, lunch or dinner time. Your breakfast may be ready at 11am, lunch at 7:30pm and dinner at 1am. When I complain to my mother, she usually says "My friend go and sit down. Is it your money or food?" I'm pretty sure you all know the consequences for eating heaving meals at odd hours. 7. Fruits are so frigging expensive One can't ignore the benefits of fruits and veggies when going on a healthy diet. In Lagos supermarkets, most of my favourite fruits like apples, red grapes, lemons and bananas are overpriced. The only ones that came cheap for me are cucumbers, garden eggs, oranges and agbalumo. When I got tired with chewing tasteless cucumbers, bitter garden eggs and sour agbalumo, no one told me to give up and return to my mother's good old fufu & egusi soup. 8. No place to jog I made a new month resolution to jog around my street but fail to keep to my word each time. Reasons being, - Mama Ronke and co don't fail to make a jest of me when they see me jog pass their house in the day. The first and only time I tried it, Mama Ronke asked "You wan disappear ni?" - When it gets dark, my overprotective dad never fails to remind me of criminals lurking around the corner to snatch my phone or inflict some other body harm on innocent passersby like me. - There are 4 vicious, untrained, no-nonsense dogs in my estate, they might mistake my running around for a criminal behaviour. Need I spell out the consequences for me? 9. Appetisers, appetisers, appetisers This is a spin off from No.1. In a typical Nigerian house, there is always the need for the mother of the house to force her kids to swallow appetiser tablets or one of those blood tonic capsules to encourage you to eat and sleep indiscriminately which inadvertently results in a big belle. 10. No Motivation Our family friend is currently residing with us. Frequent trips to the labour room left her with two tipper tyres on her tummy. I told her to partner with me so both of us can work on staying fit but her attempts cracks me up. Every evening, she does only ten rounds of lazy situps and gulps down two bottles of beer immediately to re-energise her. How refreshing! 97 Likes 18 Shares |
Politics / Re: 2015 Presidential Elections: The Voice Of Man, Prophecies Or Guess Work by Naijasinglegirl: 10:52am On Apr 03, 2015 |
TheFilmmaker:but you had time to comment? How ironic |
Fashion / Re: My Natural Hair Wants To Kill Me Before My Time by Naijasinglegirl: 10:50am On Apr 03, 2015 |
marylandcakes:certainly. I can't wait! |
Fashion / Re: My Natural Hair Wants To Kill Me Before My Time by Naijasinglegirl: 10:47am On Apr 03, 2015 |
corektchic:I use a leave in. Dark and lovely but my hair gets drier after two hours |
Fashion / Re: My Natural Hair Wants To Kill Me Before My Time by Naijasinglegirl: 10:44am On Apr 03, 2015 |
Guys please I need y'all to vote for my blog at Nigerian Blog awards. I got nominated in 3 categories. No11, 18 and 27. http://www.nigerianblogawards.com/vote2014.php |
Fashion / Re: My Natural Hair Wants To Kill Me Before My Time by Naijasinglegirl: 10:44am On Apr 03, 2015 |
Guys please I need y'all to vote for my blog at Nigerian Blog awards. I got nominated in 3 categories. No11, 18 and 28. http://www.nigerianblogawards.com/vote2014.php |
Fashion / Re: My Natural Hair Wants To Kill Me Before My Time by Naijasinglegirl: 9:22am On Apr 02, 2015 |
Sorry I don't know how to attach photos between paragraphs on Nairaland. Complete post is at http://www.naijasinglegirl.com 6 Likes 3 Shares |
Fashion / My Natural Hair Wants To Kill Me Before My Time by Naijasinglegirl: 9:20am On Apr 02, 2015 |
Warning: This post is long but an interesting read all the same. As at last year, my relaxed hair was bra length long. My routine was pretty easy. I had a relaxer every 3 months, I washed my hair once in 3 months, never deep-conditioned, used soulmate hair cream and my signature style was a bun. Days I wore my hair out, I was the object of admiration. Everyone wanted to know my 'secret formula' on why it was bouncy, long and fine textured. It all started when I stumbled on some flattering photos of girls rocking their natural hair on Instagram. I was blown away. Please note the first time I ever had a relaxer in my life was the year before I got into the university. Before then, I grew my natural hair four times (past shoulder length at one point) but my parents always had me cut my hair for one reason or the other. My mom was my personal stylist. On days she took me to the salon, people never believed my hair was fully natural. In essence, my natural hair texture was soft, wavy-patterned and very manageable. So you see, it was only natural I assumed if I cut my relaxed hair and join TeamNatural (no pun intended), my hair was still going to look amazing. During my transition period, those who knew me in reality begged me not to cut my hair so I was confused. Some days, i told people I was only stretching my relaxer while I told others I was transitioning. During this period, my hair experienced massive breakage and if there's is one thing I can't stand, it's unhealthy hair! I was combing my hair one evening when I suddenly grabbed a scissors and instructed my sister to cut off my 5months post relaxed hair. She thought I was joking until I ran the scissors from my forehead to my nape. That was the beginning of my natural hair journey. My friend in diaspora told me so long ori (shea butter) was still in abundance in Lagos and water was free, my hair was going to be just fine. I went to bed after my big chop and when I woke up the next morning, not only was a combination of shrunken natural hair with early morning face an eyesore, my hair was dry, hard and brittle. Same thing happened every other night. Experts online said it was because I was not sleeping with a satin scarf. The day I tied a scarf, my hair was dry as usual in the morning and I found the scarf under the bed when I was sweeping. I never woke up to find the scarf on my head no matter how tight I tied it. On the other hand, those satin caps that makes one look like a prophetess are rare to find. Each time I enter a random shop to request for it, the bush sales girl either gives me a shower cap, a lacy net, a hair net or she just stares at me like I asked for snow. Day time is no different, once the water I spray on my hair dries, the hair revolts by becoming 10 times drier. AC-rooms are currently off limits for me. As for my cheap wigs aka protective styles, it wasn't long before they began deteriorating... I resorted to braids. The first time I went to braid my hair. I tied a scarf while I negotiated with the hair dresser. When we eventually agreed on N4000 for tiny braids, I gave her the money to help me buy attachments while I watched her baby. As soon as she left, I took off the scarf and ran my fingers through my hair. Good Lord! Honestly, if I were in her shoes, I wouldn't touch my hair with a 9 foot pole. The hair was so dry that I was certain it needed drones to braid my hair. I had to steal water from her baby's feeding bottle to soften my hair. As usual, my hair got worse as soon as the moisture evaporated even after I sealed it with stolen pear's baby's oil. When the woman returned to see me without my scarf, she stood by the door and said if that's the thing I expect her to dig her hands, she won't collect anything less than N5000 even if I were her sister. I'm not even going to mention the unbearable pain I felt each time she parted and tugged my hair. I had to beg her to forget I asked for tiny braids and make big braids. (I'm sure naturals reading this are mad I'm not using the word 'install'. Sorry!) Talk about INSTALLING braids, they no longer come out as neatly as they used to be when I was retouched. My braids currently defies gravity, making it look like I have horns and the only way to counter this is to pack them into a bun all the time. (How do I fix this?) Once, I tried that thing they call bantu knots and by the next morning, my hair was looking like rat ate some portion with patches everywhere. My hair has simply refused to look anything like the photos I see on Instagram. And when natural hair girls talk about twistouts, fingercolling etc. I'm just in my seat like What are these ones saying. I don't even know if my hair is type3, type2, type1 or A4. All I know is my natural hair is type-comb-breaking. To worsen matters, I can't afford all these fancy products other girls are putting in their hair. Except, Ecostyler: I applied ecostyler gel on my way out one afternoon and as I walked past a shop with mirrored doors, no one told me to run back home to wear my wig. My hair frizzled, dried and tangled badly when I was washed out the gel. Edge Control: I've never been able to achieve that perfect instagram hairline. Each time I apply edge control, my hairline automatically turns white making it look like I applied an excess of sure deodorant on my forehead. D&L Leave in: Excellent detangler for a natural on a budget. It feels great and alters my hair texture for one hour or so. After this, my hair gets very dry except I keep applying. Organic Mayonnaise: Honestly, I don't know what this thing does for me though I use it every month. I just added it to my collection so my products won't appear scanty. It was cheap too. LoL Virgin Olive Oil: I used to have one among the crew but it finished recently. My pastor gave it to me during crossover service in church and despite the fact that it was anointed, my hair was still dry! Coconut Oil: Homemade. My family is starved of coconut rice because of my hair. This is where all the coconuts we buy ends up. Water: All thanks to water, I've rocked my natural hair out from my house to VI which is quite a distance. I stored it in a smaller bottle where I sprayed subtly at Gbagdaba and at CMS when the traffic lasted too long. I also sprayed it at my host's office when he went out briefly. Water is great but the terrible itch that comes with it is not beans oh. My scalp is dandruff prone which makes it very sensitive to water especially when I am wearing braids. Once, I had to excuse my date at silverbird cinema so I could take off my wig and scratch my head peacefully in the toilet. I no longer use water since I got the leave-in. ORI: This is the only product that works perfectly for my hair. It just had to be local ori of all things! The cheapest hair product! Na wa o. Does this mean my hair is ajepako? Have I also mentioned my hair grows like that of Jimmy Neutron of cartoon network, making it look like I have three heads because my bigchop was not properly done. Now I keep doing minichops weekly and microminichops daily. I even have a tiny handy scissor in my wallet to rid myself of straying hair strands. Talk about home remedies to make my hair more instagrammable. What has this hair not eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner from groceries to junk food? I have mixed ori with egg white and milk. I have mixed hot ori with coconut oil and olive oil. Do you know a mixture of these 3 is equal to castor oil? I have mixed coconut oil with coconut milk. I also get tempted to beat an egg on my head in anger whenever I open the fridge. A popular natural hair blogger rinsed her hair with beer and when a commenter asked if malt was fine, she said yes. That's how this hair drank Guinness Malt for dinner that day. I even mixed mine with peak milk. Very soon the hair will say it wants Orijin. The other day someone said my hair was smelling like salad. This was due to the amount of fresh mayonnaise I used as conditioner. I have also used the juice from ugwu leaves to rinse this hair. (Vitamins treatment) I did the famous sugar solution rinse. God blinded soldier ants to my hair that night. It's left for me to rinse my hair with maggi water or chicken stock. That's protein treatment right? My mom is having her last laugh cos she was against me cutting the hair. Been asking her how she managed my hair when I was much younger but she has refused to bulge although I'm still on the lookout for the famous cocosheen of the 90's I'm definitely going to return to TeamRelaxed but that will be when my hair is long enough to pack into a bun. In the interim, how can I make this hair more 'manageable and instagrammable? Please don't mention any expensive product. I'm currently waiting for the price of bentonite clay, cantu and custard to drop so I can buy them. One of the reasons I went natural was to save money now the reverse is the case. I'm considering a texturiser. Is it advisable or is what I'm going through just a phase every natural girl passes through? 107 Likes 10 Shares |
Politics / Re: 2015 Presidential Elections: The Voice Of Man, Prophecies Or Guess Work by Naijasinglegirl: 10:41am On Apr 01, 2015 |
Kastonkastroll: You don't mean it 1 Like |
Politics / 2015 Presidential Elections: The Voice Of Man, Prophecies Or Guess Work by Naijasinglegirl: 10:12am On Apr 01, 2015 |
2015 presidential elections are over and has been recorded as one of the most successful presidential elections in the history of Nigeria despite the concerns top prophets in Nigeria raised earlier this year… http://naijasinglegirl.com/the-voice-of-man-prophecies-or-guess-work/ 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: How Shoki Song Cost Me My Job. by Naijasinglegirl: 12:46pm On Mar 26, 2015 |
Richy4:thank u |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: How Shoki Song Cost Me My Job. by Naijasinglegirl: 12:10pm On Mar 26, 2015 |
Exponental:lol |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: How Shoki Song Cost Me My Job. by Naijasinglegirl: 12:09pm On Mar 26, 2015 |
miqos02:why so bitter? |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: How Shoki Song Cost Me My Job. by Naijasinglegirl: 11:16am On Mar 26, 2015 |
SimpleJetty:Thank you mom. |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: How Shoki Song Cost Me My Job. by Naijasinglegirl: 11:14am On Mar 26, 2015 |
timunstopable:it was the guy's phone. I had no idea a phone was inside the bag. |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: How Shoki Song Cost Me My Job. by Naijasinglegirl: 10:50am On Mar 26, 2015 |
uboma:Thank you. |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: How Shoki Song Cost Me My Job. by Naijasinglegirl: 10:50am On Mar 26, 2015 |
tenny07:Sure. I now know the effect of devaluation on cashless policy |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: How Shoki Song Cost Me My Job. by Naijasinglegirl: 10:38am On Mar 26, 2015 |
chronique:na so. I don't have a good shape but I have a good heart eh. Looks will fade with age but my personality is forever. 8 Likes |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: How Shoki Song Cost Me My Job. by Naijasinglegirl: 9:47am On Mar 26, 2015 |
StPete:Thank you |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: How Shoki Song Cost Me My Job. by Naijasinglegirl: 9:46am On Mar 26, 2015 |
Justfollowit:haha. I would have probably gotten the job if not for shoki |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: How Shoki Song Cost Me My Job. by Naijasinglegirl: 9:45am On Mar 26, 2015 |
G12: I hope I won't have grey hairs then. Oya go and vote for me here http://nigerianblogawards.com/vote2014.php |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: How Shoki Song Cost Me My Job. by Naijasinglegirl: 8:55am On Mar 26, 2015 |
Yomieluv:Let me go and meet them on twitter |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: How Shoki Song Cost Me My Job. by Naijasinglegirl: 8:27am On Mar 26, 2015 |
chibwike: Please all of you guys should click here to vote for my blog (Naijasinglegirl) in category 11, 18 and 27 at the Nigerian blog awards. It will mean a lot to me. http://www.nigerianblogawards.com/vote2014.php 10 Likes 1 Share |
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