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ZarZar:
Hmmm...the chances of it ending the same way for everyone look waifer thin to me. Either you'll end up with some lying loser or be yet another catfish statistic. Her case is a special one

Same way guys sliding into your DM are nigh guaranteed to end up with a lying loser or become catfish or shark statistics right?

Thanks for the heads up.

Only damaged people need therapy. I mean psychologically damaged. Stay away from damaged persons. Friendly advice

2dugged:
alot of people like you still don't know the difference between presentable and ugly either which is also influenced by their spec and enough please, you have made your opinion, don't mention me again, thanks

Believe whatever you want, if it helps you rest better.

2dugged:
alot of people you say?,the same ones that make immature comments on romance section? or the same ones who can't objectively make comments on sensitive national issues, oh! please!, you should know this forum by now, majority doesn't mean being right, some just do it for the likes or to go with the flow

sleep well too

A lot of people may be silly, unable to make constructive arguments and downright annoying but when it comes to physical appeal, everyone knows what easy on the eyes and what's not.

No one needs to be 500 years old nor hold a Cambridge degree to tell the difference between ugly and pretty.

It's wired into our genetics. Read mate selection?

2dugged:
in your opinion, that hardly passes as the truth as your opinion based on this matter can be coined based on your spec which can make you form a biased judgement, which is why I said earlier that presentable is relative, hence the reason why the guy was more pained about the rejection and his money rather than her face, anyway bye

A lot of people on this thread disagree totally with your position thankfully.

Like I noted earlier, the back story lends little importance to the debate.

Sleep well.

2dugged:
now let me ask you this final question and please I need a direct answer, after seeing her makeup and no makeup photo, would you classify the lady as ugly or presentable?

Ugly. I'm blunt like that.

Your signature says it all.
Truth is not meant to be palatable.

2dugged:
the word "presentable " is relative, and I like the repetitive use of "my" in your last two statements, so no need to drag this further, thanks for your time

To avoid ambiguity
Presentable is definitely not ugly. There are recognisable lines between ugly, presentable and beautiful no matter how relative.

'My' standards or not, they conform with societal dictates. Its use is not as you interpret it.

You are welcome.

2dugged:
well let me guess acceptable behaviour translates to dating a guy because you are not pretty by society standard and because he paid for the date? ,as I also expected you didn't get the makeup question either, or you are probably feigning ignorance about the uproar here
I also think you need to go take a look at make over photos before you talk, and I am glad you used the "I " word, so stop all this society talk, as you can see, not too many people feel the same way,so stop making your personal opinion look more like a standard, let me make the correction, the lady in that picture is not ugly so take note

Apples and oranges.
Whatever was the initial story is not my issue.

"People judge others harshly on the basis of physical appeal." This is the topic in case you forgot.

Most people will prefer being with a presentable partner than with an ugly one and that's perfectly normal - my stance.

She was pretty after makeup = she's ugly.

I answered that question very succinctly in my first reply.
My standards are private but physical beauty is PARAMOUNT in my criteria.

2dugged:
since when did painting a true scenario of the way you communicate become gutter?, anyway I will ignore, let's not deviate, yes she is unbeautiful, but the only answer you gave to my question is "this will be difficult ", I never got a direct answer to any of my questions, incase you missed them,let me ask them again
1) where is it stated that only a pretty face has the right to be choosy
2) since when does having a pretty face translate to self confidence (please don't come up with that society this and that talk)
3) what you take one women and makeup?, answer me according to the listed points

I was right after all. This will be difficult.

Your answer is woven in the previous post. I will be clearer though.

1)Not all laws are written down. Some of the most strictly adhered laws are unwritten. E.g. Acceptable behaviour in public.

2)Pretty face or not has little to do with confidence as do first impression. Especially when it comes to physical assessment. Ugly people will always be derided for their looks FIRST before we care to find out anything else about them. You and everyone else is the society. Sorry it can't be taken out of this discussion.

Believing all the new age " I am not a conformist" talks is practically self deceit. To not conform there must be a standard to rebel against. To rebel against a standard is to accept that standard as a pillar in your decision making process. To accept a standard is to conform to it notwithstanding the sense. This is purely logic.

3)I don't care what a woman does with her life much less her face but I am not rolling with an ugly woman both on and off makeup. Mutually exclusive.

2dugged:
you Would have sounded modern yourself if you didn't ramble on like you were convulsing, yes you made a good point, which I wouldn't want to discount, but can you please tell me how having a pretty face translates to not having a choice on who to date?, or where it was stated that only pretty faces have the right to be choosy, and mean while I hope you are not among the hypocrites who condemn makeup and scream "inner beauty " to our ears and Still think unbeautiful women have no choice, that will not only make you hypocritical but a jack ass as well

This will be difficult.

Society is judgmental - wealth, beauty and fame are metrics.

Being ugly, poor or notorious will always be a drawback at least in today's society.
Be choosy all you want, it doesn't matter. Not all rights can/will be exercised after all.

HYPOCRISY is believing or vehemently proclaiming otherwise as opposed to the honesty of living the truth.

I care about a lot of things in a woman but that's none of your business. Rest assured that physical attractiveness is A TOP PRIORITY.

Please reserve the gutter language you are so proficient at spewing for your ilk on here.
God bless as you comply or not.

2dugged:
isn't it funny how hypocritical people can be?,so her face is directly proportional to her self confidence, which translates to her not having a choice on who to date?

Actually they aren't being hypocritical, but sadly you are.

For ages humanity have always attributed certain prestige to looks and Power and affluence. It won't stop today and possibly, forever.

Society thrives on classification and strata. Don't discount these all in a bid to sound modern.

Lamzee:
I'm very Grateful, God Bless you

And you too.
Success in your endeavors

Lamzee:
Sorry for disturbing you sir, am left with 2 courses with my findings, that is, Biochemistry and Urban and regional planning, your advice pls

My honest advice factoring the Nigerian situation is Biochemistry.

URP requires a lot of networking to land a good job after school as most of what they do are government projects. These days, civil engineers are used to replace them even.

Biochemistry on the other hand is a lot more flexible. Just be sure to take your studies very seriously so when you are done, opportunities will seek for you.

But whichever degree you choose to pursue make the best out of it.

Lol I prefer to be addressed on first 'moniker' basis. The 'sir' is unnecessary

Lamzee:
What are the chances of Employment between Estate Management, Geology and Biochemistry

Estate management is about assets and properties. The employment opportunities is usually seasonal as asset sale, lease or transfer is not something that happens all the time.

Biochemistry can work in bottling companies, food manufacturing companies and anything that has to so with food and to a certain extent drugs.

Geology is basically Oil and gas especially upstream and midstream. Mining too and even in borehole installation companies. Anything that has to do with minerals and the lithosphere is their forte.

Apologies for late reply. I skipped this mention in error.

Icon4s:
So by which name?

Help me ask him

Mynd44:
You should also mention Ikorodu road and Lagos-Abeokuta

Which one is the East-West?

Have you bothered to step out of your home before?

The most basic student of Nigerian history should know the East-West Road.

Very embarrassing.

Anyway, it's today's Nairaland. I expect too much.

Lamzee:
Pls I need help on the Course to choose out of the list courses, I don't have f/maths in my WAEC. UNILAG

Your maths is solid
so is your chemistry and biology
Physics on the other hand not so impressive

Building tech, urban and regional planning are more about structures and you need to be well-grounded in physics - mechanics and dynamics.

Estate management requires mostly economics. You appear to be sound in that area too.
But job prospects is what I worry about.

Industrial chemistry is great. It fits well in the grand scheme of things. Very versatile too. You can work in nearly all types of industries.

Microbiology and Biochemistry will confine you to medicine and pharmacology respectively.

Don't bother with botany.

If you really have the zeal to go entrepreneurial after school then go with fisheries. The market is expanding rapidly. Agriculture in general.
But your Agric strength seems shaky.

Don't waste time with zoology and psychology.

Geology is very good if you have interest in the mining and Oil and gas industry. The problem is the competition in those areas. Choosing this will mean you have to do very well in school. Your geography strength is very impressive.


Studying geography as a course will mean you are planning to teach - that's if you stay back in Nigeria after schooling.



My recommendation in order of preference:

Geology (if you are ready to put in the work)

Industrial Chemistry

Estate management

Biochemistry/Microbiology

Geography

NASTYNASOSO:
Celebrating April Fool Day Means Celebrating
Muslims As a Fool Day ! (History Of 1st April)

Aslamalikum Brothers and Sisters please
beaware of the Evil Day which will soon be
comming its haram to celebrate it please avoid it and do inform others too. The history of April fools day It was around a thousand years ago (711 A.D) that Spain was ruled by Muslims. And the
Muslim power in Spain was so strong that it couldn't be destroyed. The Christians of the
west wished to wipe out Islam from all parts of the world and they did succeed to quite an extent. But when they tried to eliminate Islam in Spain and conquer it, they failed. They tried several times but never succeeded.
The unbelievers then sent their spies in Spain to study the Muslims there and find out what was the power they possessed and they found that their power was TAQWA. The Muslims of Spain were not just Muslims but they were practicing Muslims. They not only read the Quran but also acted upon it. When the Christians found the power of the Muslims they started thinking of strategies to break this power. So they started sending alcohol and cigarettes to Spain free of cost.
This technique of the west worked out and it
started weakening the faith of the Muslims in particular the young generation of Spain. The result was that by 1492 A.D the Catholics of the west wiped out Islam and conquered the entire Spain bringing an end to the EIGHT
HUNDRED LONG YEARS' RULE OF THE MUSLIMS in Spain. The last fort of the Muslims to fall,
was Grenada (Gharnatah), which was on the 1st of April. After Spain was fully conqured by the christians the christian ruler wasnt just sastified with his victory he wanted something more so he Lied to the Muslim community that there is a special place for all muslim where all of them will be allowed to to pratice islam freely a very huge ship was prepared for
muslims and a very large number of muslims left for that place as mentioned by the christian ruler when the ship was in the middle of the sea there were explosions made by gaurds and they escaped through saftey boats,muslim were left on the big ship drowning many muslims got maytred in that false trick. From that year onwards, every year they celebrate April fools day on the 1st of April, celebrating the day, they made a fool of the Muslims. They did not make a fool of the Muslim army at Gharnatah only, but of the whole Muslim Ummah. We, the Muslims, were fooled by the unbelievers. Just avoid this evil pratice and please donot celebrate this day nor assist other to do it. Islamic View O you who believe! Keep your duty to Allah and fear Him, and speak (always) the truth. Surah Ahzab 33:70 "Woe be on one who speaks and lies in order to make people laugh, woe be on him." Abu Dawood vol: 3, no. 4972

LAHORE: (Web Desk) – There are many myths and legends surrounding the April Fool’s Day and almost all of them look quite compelling, especially when compared to the myths circulating on the internet, and given currency to by some of the columnists in Pakistan, regarding the victimization of the Muslims by Christians on this day. There are several such stories circulating on the web but the top three will be discussed here.

Fall of Granada and Christian conspiracy:
Granada was one of the most glorious cities ruled by the Muslims in the past. It was the heart of Muslim Spain containing some of the most beautiful monuments built by the Umayyad caliphs of the region. The conspiracy theory regarding the fall of Granada says that the Muslims were unbeatable in Spain some 1000 years ago. When the Christians of Spain realized that they could not defeat the Muslims in a combat, they finally decided to introduce liquor and tobacco to the Muslims, according to this theory. When in 1492, the Muslim fort was finally taken by Ferdinand and Isabella; they celebrated the day as April Fool’s Day because according to this theory, Christians conspiracy had worked.

Fact:
To discredit this theory, the very fact that Muslims surrendered on 12th of January and not 1st of April is enough. However, there is more to it. Truth is that the Europeans were introduced to tobacco after quite some time and Muslims were introduced to liquor way before 1492.

Muslim massacre by Spaniards:
Another story says that when Muslims were being shipped back from Spain after the fall of Granada in 1492, they were given guarantees of security by the Spaniards. But when they were in the middle of the sea, all of them were massacred by the Spanish crew of the ship.

Fact:
The theory is again highly misleading as Muslims were not ordered to evacuate Spain until 1609.

Bahadur Shah Zafar presented with his son’s skull:
When the last king of Mughal dynasty Bahadur Shah II, or more commonly known as Bahadur Shah Zafar, was sacked by the East India Company in 1857 as a result of the mutiny in India, he was exiled to Burma, currently Myanmar. It is said that he was presented with his son’s skull as breakfast on April 1st and that it was an act of celebrating April Fool’s Day by Major Hodson.

Fact:
This theory also remains ill-founded. Although Bahadur Shah was presented with his son’s skull but that was in accordance with the Nowruz celebrations, a Persian festival that was regularly celebrated in Mughal India. Although the festival also starts on March 21 and this is quite possible that the skull arrived a few days late given the means of transport in those days, the fact remains that it was in accordance with Nowruz and not the April Fools’ Day.

The latest: Tipu Sultan s death
In a stream of conspiracy theories, the latest one has been coined by none other than the Punjab government s spokesperson Syed Zaeem Hussain Qadri who has said on Tuesday that Muslims should not celebrate April Fools Day because Tipu Sultan, the eighteenth century Muslim ruler of the Mysore kingdom, in Southern India, also embraced martyrdom on 1st of April.

Fact:
Although remedies as banal as facts cannot cure the disease that the conspiracy theorists suffer from, the sad fact is that this theory, too, is ill-founded. Sultan Fateh Ali Khan Tipu, or Tipu Sultan, actually embraced martyrdom on 4th of May, 1799.

Reality of April Fools Day:
According to most historians, April Fools’ Day started to be celebrated in the sixteenth century when the Pope declared 1st of January as the start of the New Year replacing 1st April, which was previously believed to be the first day of the year. There were some people who refused to celebrate the New Year on 1st of January and stuck with 1st of April. These were the people who were started to be called as April Fools by those who had abided by the Pope’s verdict and had started to celebrate the New Year on 1st of January.

However, there is nothing concrete.

http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/271087-Muslim-myths-surrounding-April-Fools-Day--and-re

The car was valued at $142000 when the exchange rate was 155/$.
(2014)

Then the custom officials say the car is worth over #298million naira.

Who else is seeing this discrepancy?

Modified:
The $142k vehicle was a front.
The RR sentinel is about $500000. So at current 450/$ it's reasonable to peg the price at 298 million naira.

damoch:
how about charging time... I need the time range for the phone to be fully charged when using the original charger .thanks

Roughly 3hours.
Get an aukey 2.0/3.0 fast charger for better results.

Battery at 10% currently.

Further Testament to the staying power of the Mi Max battery.


Activities
1. Data was on all through from 7 am
2. Music (tonight - Nonso Amadi) played all through since 8:30am - even as I'm typing this - through loudspeaker (no headset/earpiece)
3. Soundcloud for an hour
4. YouTube for 40 mins thereabout
5. Social media/IM/Browsing/minor downloads ALL through the screen on time.
6. Hotspot for 30mins
7. brightness set at Auto
8. Other minor stuff s like Bluetooth etc.

This phone will very easily take you through the entire day and if you are quite busy, 2 days. I was jobless today hence the test.

SOT: Nearly 10hrs
Battery: 18%
Total Use time so far: 13+ hours
Estimated SOT till battery gets to zero is 12+ hours

If you fit press phone nonstop for 12 hrs till it dies... well I've got no words for you

Time to sleep abeg. My vision is already getting hazy.

Picked up my Mi Max yesterday. Still settling into the new device. And yes! It is massive. You'll get used to it though with time. I am used to it already
The battery is awesome. Since 7am at 99 percent I used it nonstop (browsing, some music and video streaming) with data on, hotspot on (intermittently for about 2 hours) brightness at Auto, wifi on ( intermittently for about 30mins) and about an hour without use. I've still got 47 percent.
Total SOT is nearly 5.5hours.
Totally stood up to the hype. The display is great too. You might want to set contrast to cool. I found the mode more comfortable for my eyes.

Thanks to everyone who contributes/contributed to the thread. One way or another you eased the entire process.

enuk80:
love they say is the sweetest thing in life but i mine was d sadest thing i have ever encountered. i was blinded by love even though i have eyes. i thought a cheat will always change but i was wrong...

long story short...my girlfriend while with me was keeping in touch with her ex finance who had engaged her for almost three years and didnt married her..she told me she was done with him but she is yet to return the engagement ring to him even when i told her to do so...she once had abortion for him despite the fact that she knew that another woman has a child for him..

i have always complained about her keeping in touch with her ex finance and also messing around with other guys and even married men behind my back...she promise to change but she is yet to..i forgave her countless times and she got dependent (comfortable in disrespecting me) in my forgiveness.. i wish i never love so dearly.

she was pregnant for me and i told her not to abort the baby because i had already made plans for her and d baby.three month later, she told me she had miscarriage and my world was shattered...i broke up with her instantly because it was painful and beside she is a potential liar, manipulator, deciever, not open, secretive and most especially i dont understand her...i didnt talk to her for good two weeks but we later came back together because i wanted to start all over with her and also forgot d things she did in the past..

though for now, we are separated by distance.she travelled home to see her parents..i discovered she didnt even show any sign of wanting to hear my voice on the phone..each time i called her, she dont respond well on the phone.it is as if i was forcing myself around her...my mind told me she has gone to see her ex fiance who lives in the same environment with her...though, she told me she was going to return d ring to him once she got home..

i was sulprise when she sent me this text "pls if u are called by any number u dont no,pls dont pick and if u r being sent a friend request on facebook, dont accept if u dont no d person cos my facebook account has been hacked and being use by another person.my chat has been seen about that pregnancy with you and is causing problem.pls dont call nor reply now and dont reply and chat sent to u through my account.i shall call u to let u no when everything is calm".

i immediately called her back and was asking her some series of questions but she was not saying anything..i hung d call and i knew it was her ex fiance who had gone to facebook account.since she didnt, say a word to me when i called her, i decided to send her text..."you have broken my heart so many times and i keep forgiving you countless times because i love u unconditionally.i tthought you said u love me but you dont because if u do, u wont go back to him.u saw me as your option but not your choice.this is not the kind of attitude i want from the woman i love.you never love me.you are only playing with my emotion.i thought u said u were done with him.i trusted you but i was wrong.since you love him and u cant live without him, go with him. i will never forget what you do to me".

pls i need your advise..insult is also allow because i am a fool and i fail to learn despite seeing all the signs...sorry for the long post..

i don't usually comment on this section for obvious reasons but your case is just.... oomph
I'm sure you are introverted, scared of socializing, have few friends and rarely make effort to get to know new people. This particular lady must have been the one who technically walked up to you and indirectly did all the work required to get you into the relationship. You couldn't believe your luck maybe because she is quite not in your league and vowed to do all it takes to keep it afloat - probably she's your first ever real commitment (nothing to be ashamed of).

So the sham of a relationship started and as usual she is a damaged person used to people running roughshod on her emotions and self esteem and can't believe you are nothing like that. Sure, the first few weeks were smooth and she treated you like a king and was careful to not do anything to ruin the heaven she was building with you. Then the damaged soul in her sprang up and like a dog she wanted to taste her vomit again.

ALl your good deeds began to irritate her and she found it easier to just run off to the lord of the rings fiance for more emotional torture. As expected, when she is caught, she apologises, and other times when she feels remorseful she acts right. You on the other hand keep blaming yourself for all her shiit and kept up the good guy facade which by now is more like a license for her to do as she likes and apologise later. Very convenient.

Dude listen up. You are dating a damaged girl, (there are lots of them out there). The annoying aspect is that you are already getting damaged just like her.

You want out?
It's simple, get out there and socialize. Meet new people guys and girls. Screen those you want to get close to you and dump the rest. I assure you the only reason you are still with this damaged woman is because you DONT HAVE AN OPTION.

GET THE HELL OUT OF YOUR HOUSE AND MEET WITH NEW LADIES. GET REJECTED AND INSULTED BY WOMEN WHO ARE WORTH IT. Not these snapchat and instagram/reality TV hoes littering the streets (thanks J. Cole for that line). Afterall, your damaged gf has done more than that to you already.
SHE FRIGGING ABORTED YOUR CHILD - Dude if this means nothing to you then your case is actually different - in the negative light.

If you can't do that dude i'm not sorry but you will be an underachieving failure and probably doubt your abilities all your miserable life.

Btw- ignore my typos i'm not proofreading shiit.

nurez305:
please did you know how many days it take dreami store to ship order... my order has been showing awaiting shipment for the past 5days now

Mine took six days to ship but I believe Dreami stores took it seriously after I messaged them to complain bitterly but politely.
You can try it too.
Same thing yesterday. My item was stuck at handover to airline for nearly 7 days and I complained again. Three hours later, after he/she promised to look into it, it was updated to despatched to Nigeria.

Message them they will respond and are very helpful. Trust me you won't irritate them at all.
All the best.

Hi everyone,
So I've been waiting for my order (Mi Max from dreami store) since 10 Feb (it was shipped late though) and for some odd reason it's been stuck at
Hong Kong [Hong Kong] Handover to airline for a week now.

How much longer before it is finally despatched to Nigeria?

My tempered glass is already here and both were ordered with AliExpress free shipping.

BTW, the MWC has some promising gadgets up for show, though they seem like they are going to be frigging expensive.
CNET has a list of unveiled items so far.

https://www.cnet.com/pictures/mwc-2017-all-the-products-announced/

nurez305:
please assist me on this, i just got a mail that my appeal has been accepted that i can now continue with my shopping on aliexpress. now i login on aliexpress to fund my wallet with 90dollar and i still get this response again...


For security reasons this process can not be continued.To make sure your transaction is secure, please provide us with documentation by clicking My Appeal for further verification.

and i have done all that before, please what can be the problem again, was it an error by them or what?

If it's the same card try this first. Attempt to load in smaller denominations: 20USD × 4 + 10USD.

If this doesn't work you will have to appeal again. Sorry bro.

After appealing try to connect with a customer care agent so it can be fast tracked.

New AliExpress accounts can fit annoy person sometimes.