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For her A levels, Victoria attended the Royal National Institute, Worcester for the blind in England. All her family members had to pool their financial resources to get her the best education available. It was like a preparatory school for the real world. ‘‘They had a school which I attended for two years. We were basically taught independence. We were kept in little flats. Each flat had four bedrooms. I learnt how to use a guide stick and a washing machine. We were taught how to cook, learnt how to shop, manage finances. We also had mobility lessons.‘‘ Every Friday was fun night for Victoria and her friends as they could go out to experience night life. They were even taken to night clubs twice by one of the wardens of RNIB. ‘‘We had to learn to look out for ourselves in a night club,‘‘ she said. After her time at the RNIB, Victoria decided to pursue music professionally. ‘‘I was inspired to sing by Disney‘s Sleeping Beauty classic. Incidentally, the girl who sang the piece was taught by the very same teacher who taught me music at Trinity College of Music.‘‘ Victoria did so well at her music lessons at the RNIB college that she scored distinctions in her Grade 5 and Grade 8 singing exams; the highest in the country. Her certificate was signed by the Queen of England. ‘‘I decide to audition for the Trinity College of Music, which is what is normally done. I so much wanted to go there. It is not a normal university; it is a conservatoire. People would kill to go there. Every year, 250 singers would audition to go there and only 12 would be selected.‘‘

Typical of great people, Victoria scaled through the rigorous auditions and was among the lucky 12 selected to study music at the Trinity College. ‘‘I felt very privileged. It is like another realm because you are with people just as talented as yourself. You have to really make your mark to be exceptional. It wasn‘t easy because you are also competing with sighted people as well. It wasn‘t a school for the blind, it is a professional school. There were coaching, drama and physical therapy lessons. It was lovely.‘‘

Acting and drama seemed out of place for someone who could not see. So, how did Victoria cope. How could she read her scripts? ‘‘Well, it is obviously no use telling a blind person look like this or like that. The feeling is simply described to us, and our bodies respond to that feeling. Sighted people copy looks while a blind actress pretends to feel the emotion. I really felt like a part of a family there.‘‘ Victoria went on from there to give recitals around the United Kingdom; at the Regents hall, Charlton house and a few castles. ‘‘Some aristocrats would invite me to their house to sing when they had dinner parties,” she said.

Victoria became a celebrity figure after that. She would sing at the state house every Childrens‘ Day. ‘‘I met Maryam Babaginda many times after that, bless her soul. She came to Pacelli and did a lot for us,‘ she recalled.

Victoria admitted enjoying lots of attention and goodwill from the public. ‘‘Once or twice when I was on my way to Port Harcourt on holiday, some people would recognise me at the airport and tell my brother that they would get my ticket. It was cool.‘‘

One would expect Victoria to shy away from questions about how she lost her sight, being a woman. On the contrary, she answered questions about her appearance frankly and without any bitterness or resentment over what might have been. ‘‘I was born sighted. I lost my sight at the age of six going on seven. I had a few complications during a cataract operation; things kind of spiraled out of control. My eyes reacted funny to some treatment I was given and I developed secondary glaucoma, which is like high blood pressure in the eye. I was flown abroad to have that treated and in the course of that, I lost my sight.‘‘

Being from an affluent home, if Victoria was sequestered away after she got blind, it would not have been news to anyone. As it turned out, the contrary was the case. Her family simply refused to fold their hands and bemoan their fate. ‘‘A friend of my sister‘s told my mum about Pacelli School. It is the one and only school for the blind in Lagos. My mum wasn‘t going to keep me at home because I lost my sight. All my siblings are highly qualified people academically, so they were not willing to let me languish at home. I am the last of four children. So, I relocated to Lagos from Port Harcourt because Pacelli was a boarding school.‘‘

The Story Continues

Victoria’s face lighted up as she recalled her time at Pacelli. ‘‘Pacelli was interesting. It was nice meeting other kids that were blind. There were also some not-so-nice experiences, but I suppose it was because it was a boarding school and I was a child; a very spoilt one at that. If I didn‘t get my way at home, I threw a tantrum and everybody listened. But here my tantrums didn‘t count.‘‘

From Pacelli, Victoria moved on to Queen‘s College, Yaba for her secondary education. ‘‘QC was another interesting place because I had to mix with sighted children. It was here I started to develop a thick skin because sometimes you get people teasing you in class. If you don‘t have a thick skin, then you get swamped with depression. Anyway, it was just a phase because I made some long lasting friendships there, including one of my best friends in the country. The teachers were very enlightened people and would never let you get away with anything because you were blind.” Victoria expressed much gratitude for the education she received at Queens College. ‘‘I went to London and could talk alongside the A level students because I went to QC and also because of the support I got from my family.‘‘

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Victoria, Her Royal Highness


It is not often that one comes across a young woman so relaxed and self assured. It is even rarer when the person in question is visually impaired. Victoria Oruwari, concert artist and opera singer, was recently in the country to give a concert at the MUSON centre. She was very much at ease as she gave an insight into the events that shaped her life.

‘‘I have always done music. As a child, I sang. One day, at the Pacelli school, I was playing around with my friends, singing. The music teacher, Mr. John Yekini, just called me and asked me to sing a song for him.‘‘

Luckily for Victoria, her prayers were answered because she had been yearning to join the Pacelli school band. After singing two songs for her music teacher, Victoria was invited for a practice session with the school band the next Friday. She was eight years old at the time.

That singular event launched Victoria‘s music career. She went on to perform with the Pacelli band at various charity events at the National Theatre, state house and the presidential villa in Lagos. She said, ‘‘There was this huge charity event in 1988 where Pacelli band performed. We were famous at the time because after my Alleluia Joy chorus in 1987, NTA did a 12-week feature on the Pacelli band. We were the in thing at the time. It was a three-session programme and it lasted for two days. It was amazing.‘‘

Blind Opera Singer, Victoria Oruwari, as quoted in today's Punch 

You look more like someone searching for enemies, now if you still need friends go back into the house and put on a dress, stop scarring small children in the village 

Kudos 4 cool presentations 

On June 15th, in Lagos where it all started 

Happy New Yr, So what directions are the 'gods' of this thread taking in this yr? 

This thread went on break in AUG 2009, unfortunately I had not been granted visa to NL then 
O ya, Everybody wake up, there are still thousands of potential landlords in NL seeking free & reliable consultation & I'm eager to make my own contributions 

[quote author=mama-gee link=topic=398040.msg5547393#msg5547393 date=1266604696]Thanks I appreciate it. [/quote]Sweet Mama, Pls be specific, what do you appreciate?, & who are the Kisses for?
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4 where?
love is still in the air 4 the sharing   


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FOND REGARDS

Nothing Spoil,
IF she is not foolish enough to let it affect her EGO!
Under the microscope it looks like a "white lie" to me, that comes out of the Desperacy of
"I don't want to loose this one" kind of feeling 
Let's scrutinize the spirit of the Law, oh, I mean , of the LIE

D. law, u are asking an obvious question, NAME them, BAN them! There are no short cuts on a Palm tree  [color=#006600][/color]

You did not mention wether u want passive income (if you are presently actively engaged on some other things) or you want to be actively involved in turning the money around, also your passion or knowledge base is not mentioned.
However, Telecoms, Transport, Finance & Food are top areas where that kind of money can fetch up to 100% pa, you may also cautiously diversify, each of these fields have their areas of frustrations, that's what you should watch out for & invest in, i.e areas of great societal needs.
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Best of luck

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If its really that bad, give his details, like school. If its one of those schools where I have one of my Body building pals, I could ask them to pose as your brother & warn him without ever seeing your face, while I feed u back on NL, If I don't have contacts there, someone else here might, & hopefully will be willing to help, we all have sisters  its an empty threat but it should be stopped b4 becoming a rape case,that is iirreversible

You seem to know the importance of what u are asking for, but u need to be a little more careful.
No meaningful analysis can be made unless an engineer visits your site, & matches it with your architectural design, it is after his recommendations or design that you can have a basis for materials estimate & costing.
So take it step by step
1-If u don't have an architectural design, establish contact with someone who can help with that
2-Take your designer to site, (that's a must, the good ones know this)
3-Get your architectural plans done
4-Establish contact with an engineer, preferably one that has work experience in that kind of environ
5-Take him to site with your architectural plans
6-Use his analysis/design for your estimate
7-Start construction
These days people try to save money by allowing a pharmacist to do the job of a doctor, pharmacist & nurse, at worst it may cost a little more & one life may be lost.
Avoid using the same building professional for your whole design & build process, unless u extremely trust him, that process is filled with a lot of loopholes that may deconstruct your bank account & many lives may be lost.
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@ edomankede, Within the limits of the law  , it depends on your own basic abilities, but for the average person,
The 3 best options are
1, Telecoms
2, Telecoms
3, Telecoms
This means a little more than recharge cards, u may call it RECHARGE CARDS PLUS!
The extras around it gives you improved Returns On Investment, better security, & accelerated growth
I have some expertise in this terrain if you care for it, Best wishes

@omowunmi, This post is older than me on this Forum, I mean I am just sighting it,
Does the problem still persist as @ now?
If so, Study the competition, or rather study the trade/terrain,
These are my observations,
You may not be adequately capitalised for this business, most biz centers have at least 2 photocopiers (back up),
People in this biz continuusly keep updating their knowledge about copiers to be able to invest in the most efficient, wether old/new
In recent times the hp deskjet multi-purpose printers are a good support, cos they use very little energy, & a brand new one does not cost much, even your UPS can do some copies without the gen,
It is also asumed that you are computer literate (every nairalist is ) and offer dektop publishing services, here, the hp is also a good back up to your laserjet,
On the desk top services, this is a cashcow on its own, but you may need to gradually upgrade your skill, you don't have to become a graphic artist overnight,
With dedication the skills u use in nairaland is good enough to type students projects, even if the nearest campus is a few kilometers away, with the right pricing & positioning, students will still seek u wherever.
Note the trends, ID lamination is fading away even certificates are being laminated with the flexible lamination, if the flex is what u have, thats another cash cow on its own. Meanwhile, respond to suggestion from posters, as clarifications are required to be able to give specifically relevant solutions, its good u value your location'
On non power dependent biz, telecom vouchers is one of the best for your situation, & it grtly depends on your strategies, I have significant expertise in this direction if you care for it. As you may already know marketing/mgmt strategy is key to most biz successes, even some banks, filling stations, table water, biz founded with millions are closing down while some are smiling to the bank, endeavour to give a feedback I;M SURE there are enough experts in nairaland to bring u out of the doldrums. You will make it.

Man has always been awed by creation, hence the need to Worship the creator through one religion or the other,
Over the years, religions have been positively stepped up with reason & faith,
I believe our generation can also move it forward beyond the present post.
Today PRAYERS are filled with CURSES, particularly the ones branded as powerful prayers (I hope/pray they are not ignorant attempts to intimidate the CREATOR)
SHOULD PRAYERS CONTAIN ANY IOTA OF CURSES? even against the over celebrated ENEMY, real or imaginary knowing that even if real'
They are also GOD's creation,
What do you think?

NB: Pls dont fill this thread with curses. THANX

Don1Dee:
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Do you have more of that? I can even add my car as collateral
Pls contact me fast

@Nairaplus, Thanks for your post, since the moderators seem to be on AWOL, or do not want to show creativity in keeping this topic alive, I think we should tactically turn it into a beneficial networking zone, or simply move to PM, or create a more fruitful thread (but not just for the fun of it)
Meanwhile, since u are into free seminars let me know your location9(State/Town) I might be able to suggest a few free venues or at least low cost ones,
I expect to hear from u soon if u need this unsolicited support. Cheers