₦airaland Forum

Yeah, God is Great, Hallelujah. Remembering His love puts a smile on my face.

No picture of the house?

God is good, He is Wonderful. Reading the testimonies of people on this board is another attestation of God's love for us. Praise be to Him in the Highest, Amen.

Thanks@Orikinla

Who has been to Senegal, cos I wanna visit.

Floss after every meal, or before retiring to bed. That helps a lot. Brush thoroughly, paying attention to gaps and always clean your tongue afterwards. Make sure there is no white residue, because the tongue is also the breeding place of germs.

While mouthwashes are efficient in eliminating, for the most part, bad breath, abstain from one with an alcohol based content, because it dries the mouth. A bi-annual visit to the dentist is equally effective in preventing tooth decay, another source of bad breath.

2 wrongs cant make a right. Are you implying that since chinese restaurants abound in Naija, then Macdonalds, with their unhealthy menu should also make a presence in Naija, because chinese food (some of them), like Macondalds is unhealthy? Abeg, Naija, is not a dumping ground for junk food establishments.

Those 144,000, erroneously claimed by some religious folks, like Jehovah's witness as the numbers of those who would go to Heaven is absolutely unBiblical. Read the link below.

http://www.gotquestions.org/144000.html

I love Nigeria, and would like to move back home. However, the news filtering to my area from home is not exactly encouraging. It boggles me that unpaid salaries civil servants is still common in today's economic malaise in Nigeria. A bag of rice is 6000 Naira? C'mon, how do people survive, especially those with no jobs, or have relatives abroad? I admit that life was not difficult for me in Naija, I have very fond memories of growing up there, so maybe, to reciprocate the gesture, I might move back home, establish myself in business and do some volunteer work for my country. Maybe so, but it is not a promise.

@omogenaija, instead of suggesting an alternative health conscious restaurant, you are now defending mcdonalds because some Naija food are not healthy. Have you heard of the phrase, "2 wrongs can't make a right"? Establishing Mickeedee in the midst of our 'unhealthy' cuisine defeats the purpose of maintaining a healthy lifestyles amongst Nigerians.

@Ka, that is why I wrote that ethics in capitalism is contradictory. Fair competition comes into play when competing corporations, offer prices, solely on factors, like the cost and overall revenue that will be derived from selling their product. Checking out, or should I write, sending out your employees to check out your competitior's prices, while posing as a buyer is unethical, no 2 ways about it. Ok, let me give you a hypothetical example. We all have different computer corporations. We are middle men, and Dell offers us some of their consignment at a cheaper price, lets say, 500 dollars each. Now, it is upto me to determine how much I will charge my consumer, depending on how much money that I am eager to reap off. Supposing a rival of mine decides to sell his computer at a loss, for 450 dollars, just to spite me, would I be willing to go further down, because I am eager to gain more customers? I don't think so.

That is why I wrote capitalism is contradictory. I am all for fairness, but when you choose to counteroffer your rival's earlier price for a product, that to me is not fair. No wonder mom and pops stores are floundering in my area. But hey, some critics would say that capitalism is only for the fittest.

Where can I buy that novel? I loved all those teenage novels, "Without a silver spoon, Chike and the river, The adventures of souza (Souza was a very mischevious child), Tales out of school, (boarding life), One week, one trouble, and the rest of them. How can I forget An African Night's entertainment?

Man shall not live by bread alone, is a quotation from the Holy Bible.

What's The Scariest incident that Has (Almost) Happened To You?

It could be the descent of armed robbers in your house, in the middle of the night, the failure of your examinations in high school, or your rustication from campus because of your youthful exuberance in joining a fraternity. For those living abroad, the loss of a job and the fear of becoming homeless is another scary incident. What has been the scariest incident that has/almost happened to you?

Let me go first.

I missed my flight from SFO to Nigeria for my mom's funeral. Agitated and pensive, I was just confused as to my next agenda. I had 2 options, stay an extra day, or so, and fly to Nigeria, or purchase another ticket to fly to Nigeria. I did a mental calculation. Mom's funeral was on Saturday, and I was still in the States, as of Wednesday. I regretted disregarding my brother's advice that I should leave several days earlier. I finally purchased the airline tickets, and my friend drove me back home, where I just could not sleep. Earlier, my next door neighbour in the village had missed his father's funeral, due to bad roads in Lagos. When I arrived in SFO the following day and realized that I missed my flight again, I just could not help it again. Thank God, a flight attendant, booked me, free of charge into another flight, where I flew into London.

At London, another story. My flight was grounded as a result of the inclement weather. A faint idea of buying another ticket to Nigeria, did not materialize, because the weather took a turn for the better, thus enabling our plane to depart straight to Lagos. When I landed at the Murtala Muhammed Airport at night, which was my mom's vigil night, I did not cut the picture of a grieving son. I was just so glad to be back home, at least momentarily, that I almost forgot that I was visiting for mom's funeral. But when time elapsed, my first inclination was to seek the services of a driver to take me to the motorpark.

I made several trips, but the appearances of some of the rickety cars (sorry, I am not being critical please) convinced me that a better alternative would be to boycott them. Already exhausted, I knew that I would be helpless, if the bus broke down in the middle of the road, and I was under the mercy of armed robbers.

So, I was driven back to the airport, and some good samaritans (God bless their souls wherever they are in this world in the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen) encouraged me to pass the night at the airport, that in the morning, they would be some flights departing to PH or Calabar.

Their advice was prophetic, because early in the morning, I was on a flight to PH. As soon as I landed at the airport in PH, my frantic self was relaxed to scout the services of a taxi driver, most of them, lining outside, eager to pick their passengers. I got into one, and the driver, drove me through the sometimes paved, at times, muddled road straight to the village, just in time for my mother's funeral, to the relief of some anxious relatives.

This incident happened years ago, but maybe this incident would register on my mind, for as long as the Good Lord keeps me alive. If I had missed my mother's funeral, I probably would have requested for an exhumation of her body, or would have refused to accept that she had died.

Bottom line: Count your blessings everyday. God is wonderful.

The last 2 pictures, makes Lagos look like a serene city. We wish.

Donmikky, rephrase your earlier discourse. It is not blessed, but cursed.

I never regarded the low prices of commodities as evil, and thus ridiculous. I shop for bargains. The techniques of lowering prices at certain stores, according to a former coworker, was undertaken, out of a secret trip, by an employee of a rival store to another store, to check out their prices. Is that unethical, sure. But if the prices were already set, beforehand, be it one dollar, as long as no external factor influenced their decision, that's ok with me.

I have no regard for Mugabe. His wife, has already been banned from travelling to some EU countries, on account of her spendthrift shopping sprees abroad. Mugabe is a classic example of Acton's famous slogan, "Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely". He had literally plunged his country into an abyss, settling scores with some people by seizing their land, and ignoring the plight of the common man. What happened to Mugabe of the early 80's, when Zimbabwe was awashed in prosperity under his regime when he was married to his Ghanian born wife, Sally Mugabe?

http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/shopper.1156.html

Having lived in the city and the country, I'd have to admit that each of them have its pros and cons. However, after living in the USA, I yearn to return back to my village and live a simple, idyllic life surrounded by relatives at the fire hearth, listening to stories, handed down from previous generation. The simple rustic life, the lush ecosystems, the friendliness of the people, the fresh air, unaffected by pollution, all makes the village an attractive place. However, the village is quiet, and stores to buy provisions are quite far away, so it is quite a challenge to go to the store, since they are far away. Also, when you live in the village, some people with little minds get jealous of you.

the memories that I experienced in Nigeria was wonderful, and though I have been away from home for a while now, I still regard myself as a Nigerian.

Ethics In Capitalism? Are Those 2 Mutually Exclusive And Contradictory?

At work, several of my co-workers lashed out at Walmart for what they regarded as their unfair business practises. Their allegations, substaniated by a former walmart employee was that the presence of Walmart devalues the networth of homes in the surrounding areas, and more than a few accused them of unethical business practises.

The unethical business practises, that my mates levelled against Walmart was their decision of offering very low prices on their goods, thereby, attracting hordes of customers, and putting mom and pops businesses at peril. Alternatively, these medium scale businesses could follow suit by lowering their prices, to preempt the defection of their long time customers to walmart, or just pack up. I listened to them, and defended the corporation, insisting that though I wasnt a fan of capitalism, however, who am I to call the shots, when the country, USA is a capitalistic society. Capitalism, from the outside, may be about greed, profit, at all cost, be it laying off workers, outsourcing jobs, for a huge return, at a cheaper rate, or the willingness to sell the enterprise to the highest bidder.

I did not have any supporter, for I was accused of defending a corporation. One of the ladies, even stated that she shuns shopping at Gap, and other stores with questionable business practises. But what can we do? As my co-workers remarked, Walmart at times, do send their workers to rival business stores, to check on the prices of their inventory and then, would mark down their prices in order to attract more customers. As such, there is a bidding war between the rival industries, but can we, the consumers complain, when we are getting a fair deal? Can the community, complain, when they are rewarded with hefty property taxes from these corporations?

The casualties are the struggling businesses, the mom and pops store, with no resources to survive. But seriously, does capitalism really give a hoot about them? When we hear of ethics in capitalism, does it appear contradictory to you, or do you feel that both of them can go hand in hand? How can ethics in this capitalistic society be addressed, (and I am sure, it has been an issue with the Enron debacle), when companies are outsourcing their jobs, rewarding the head honchos with a 7 figure salary, while laying off workers? Shouldnt they be all lumped together, or seriously, if ethics in businesses was addressed, does the notion, "Fighting squarely with your rivals" feature in such debates? I think ethics itself in a capitalistic society is at best, contradictory. What do you think?

Capitalism encourages competition and eliminates mediocrity in the business trade. For how long it will be around mother earth, I dont know, but I dont see it disappearing anytime soon.

How cool is it that Mcdonalds is establishing a franchise in Naija? The health risks associated with eating their burgers, vis a vis, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity is not, I repeat, is not worth it. We should not embrace every Western product. I

Ironically, while some people are comfortable with the expected arrival of Macdonalds at Tinapa, the health department in the USA is excoriating our Nigerian dishes like palmoil, garri, fufu, because they are fattening, has high cholesterol and also contains transfat. I wish the Health department in Nigeria would also issue out a warning to its citizens, not as a punitive measure against the US government, but to reduce the cases of diabetes and other risk that comes with consuming mickeedee.

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0042/0042_01.asp

Click on that link to read about the islamic religion.

God is wonderful, Amen. Don't forget to thank Him daily.

You are welcome@Syrup.