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Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by pickabeau1:
applee: Hello sir,
I would like to apply for fswp now.But before that I have to get my ECA from WES. It is heard that, evaluating B.Sc is a time consuming process in WES. So if I am sending my M.Sc (2 years) and B.Sc (3 years) (both from India) documents,could I get my M.Sc credentials first as soon as it is evaluated? or else I have to send only my M.Sc (2 years) documents to WES. If only M.Sc, what should be my degree equivalency and its points in canada? How many days it may take for the ECA report?
thanking you smiley
Have u reviewed country requirements by WES for India

It is on www.wes.org/ca/fswp/requireddocuments/index.asp


I don't know how long it takes but be prepared for 2 months at least

The minimum is a b sc

If you want points for your MSC you need to evaluate it also

The cost covers both
Travel › Re: Relocating From The United States Back To Nigeria: Advice Needed. by pickabeau1: 12:25pm On Dec 10, 2013
Excellent post!


[quote author=dbamiro@yahoo.com]Better still, let me post it here unless you want to read my other blogs

Dont Come home to Nigeria if....

Like I said in my earlier blog:


"I have always laughed at foreign companies who come and set up shop in Nigeria and feel they can muscle in somehow just because they have access to money. This has always been similar to the returnees to Nigeria who come with a few thousand dollars and feel they are kings. They ship a long used car or sort of new car with flood insurance and maybe furniture they got very cheap and somehow begin to bother all of us struggling people in Nigeria with questions like "Whats going on in Nigeria?" or "So, guys, I am back! How do we make money in Nigeria?". Sometimes I wonder if they think we have all been sitting around waiting for them to bring the dollars home! Whats pitiful is that, One year down the road, they are completely as normal as we are, still telling stories of where they used to live in New York or wherever. Dont get me wrong, I dont resent them. I just wish they were better prepared to come home!"

My 10 point advice is simple and outlined below:

a) Dont come home if you have not invested Five trips to and from Nigeria at a minimum.
b) Dont come home if you cant be a facilitator of technology transfer. Bring home an idea and make it work in Nigeria before you come!
c) Dont come home if you dont have a bank account in Nigeria that is receiving inflow from whatever you are doing in Nigeria
d) Dont come home if you are not yet sending whatever it is you plan to sell in Nigeria home and someone is paying the proceeds in your account and you are logging in everyday with your internet banking and checking your deposits!
e) Dont come home if you havent signed an offer letter from your intended employers. Sign first, do the first month of work, as for 1 week leave to take care of some personal issues, take the very next available flight, arrive next day, close up shop for 3 days, do a hurried send off party and get the hell out of there!
f) Dont come home with promises from Uncles and Aunties who are in positions of power in Nigeria. Its just not bankable!
g) Dont come home if you have any lies of a big job you have been doing abroad! Nigerians are now well educated even in international matters! Your knowledge will surely be tested! Dont be discgraced. Too many people have been hired in Nigeria only to be let go 6 months later cos they are not as good as they are on paper!
h) Dont come home based on comparison with your mates! You are most likely coming to start at the bottom of the ladder. What did you think your mates were doing suffering all this while in Nigeria? Most of the time, you cannot match up with their spending style, living expenses and assets they have acquired over the same period of time! You are probably paying a mortgage and they are not!
i) Dont come home if you have not clearly identified a Plan B, assuming that your Plan A fails!
j) Most importantly again, dont come home if you have not invested time and presence in Nigeria over a minimum of 6 months! You must come and go and ensure you know 50% of what you want to come and do in Nigeria!

I daresay you can also apply this to a company that wishes to come and do business in Nigeria. I will talk about the laws of Nigeria in a separate post. One key thing that stands out with businesses that have survived in Nigeria - they have demonstrated they understand Nigeria.
Like I said before, there are some Nigerians I regard as "visitors in Nigeria with Nigerian passports". What can be worse than that.
I will leave this topic to reactions from readers rather than explain each point.[/quote]
Family › Re: Help Find Missing Ayobami Jaiyeola!!!! by pickabeau1: 12:15pm On Dec 10, 2013
I hope the lady is returned hale and hearty
Family › Re: The Family Section Fun Room!! by pickabeau1: 12:08pm On Dec 10, 2013
TV/Movies › Re: The Vampire Diaries and The Originals Fan Page by pickabeau1: 5:09am On Dec 10, 2013
Is damon kind or is stefan kind who rips off peoples heads for fun

What of our dear silas who just killed an innoecent mayor just because he can or cute caroline

Let's just keep it in context.. Its twsited when humans get spun off as evil when vamps are talking

Vamps!!



rokiatu: Bla bla bla as if His daughter Elena is not also a dead mess today. Life change, always treat others right,


He is not a kind man end of story he was not a kind man. Elena was absolutely right.
TV/Movies › Re: The Vampire Diaries and The Originals Fan Page by pickabeau1: 1:22am On Dec 10, 2013
enzo alive... twists n turns...
TV/Movies › Re: The Vampire Diaries and The Originals Fan Page by pickabeau1: 12:53am On Dec 10, 2013
bla bla bla... my dad was the kind town doctor
He woudlnt be a part of this augustine ish


As if vampires are human and not the dead scum they are

pls kill off elena gilbert already
Family › Re: *Have You Seen 5-yr-old Oluwaseun Ogungbemile* by pickabeau1: 11:55pm On Dec 09, 2013
You are right

Daycare centers/Churches or schools should institute a tag system where only the matching band/tag can pick a child

May God help us



Mrs mansson: It is not only about camp grounds
Even in our small churches(children section)
Insecurity is High
Had a room mate in school who lost her neice in a catholic church
Thats some years ago
In the children dept of my church anyone just walks in and out.drop any child or pick anyone
I raised it as an issue and they said Fear not thy Lord is here
Am scared to drop off my daughter.she is just 23 months old
Family › Re: The Family Section Fun Room!! by pickabeau1: 11:46pm On Dec 09, 2013
in due time.......
Dygeasy: All This Xmas Shii

Sometimes I Just Wish I Were Married With Kids. cry
Family › Re: My Brother Want To Marry A Widow With Three Children by pickabeau1: 11:41pm On Dec 09, 2013
Well... Seems there is a resolution on the debate.. Afterall this is the family section.. grin

@doonX... i did not say the proverb, only interpreted...

@pinkycherry

pinkycherry: @pickabeau1, hi. Most of us here are Nigerians and we know what it means if family or friends decide to meddle into our business, life will become frustrating for such person. Taking time out with my son and discussing his choice of marriage partner does not make me intrusive.

The minute I start calling a family meeting and begging anyone who cares to listen to help me beg him, or sending every false prophet to him to dissuade him,or finding every reason why it won't work, or resorting to emotional blackmail, then I have clearly crossed my boundaries.

If he comes back and says he wants to go ahead I will give them my blessings and let him be. If by chance any person starts snooping around and giving reasons why he can't marry "a widow with 3 kids" I will tell them to MIND THEIR BUSINESS.
Your initial statement seemed to be all gungho MYOB but now you say u will ask which is what a mother should do
Just as you have mentioned you dont intend to be intrusive does not mean you will not pass across your concerns.
Not every family is intrusive in naija and that does not negate the fact they do not show concerns

@ypp

i dont get you,,,
Romance › Re: I Need To Plead My Love For Him In IGBO by pickabeau1: 11:31pm On Dec 09, 2013
[quote author=QueenR.A.W]Fake pic threadhuhhuh When did this thread recieve that titilehuh Lol......Thank you for your kind words.[/quote]Sorry the fake pic thread is the one you raised about people using fake profiles
Family › Re: Bride & Groom Escape Car Crash Death After Wedding by pickabeau1: 1:29pm On Dec 09, 2013
teemy: lol. answered a few posts above. in such a shaken state, most people would prefer a non moving support e.g floor
You really tried answering the juvenile comments
Wissh the bride n groom all the best

Sadly this tragedy can still happen again as it has happened countless times previously
Family › Re: Bride & Groom Escape Car Crash Death After Wedding by pickabeau1: 1:20pm On Dec 09, 2013
ChikezieEwoma: Lol typical Nigerian see as she sitdown for ground o..

Aunty i feel u..
Who in ur shoes wouldn't do the same..

Later some people would say there is no God...

Go n tell it to these two people na..


God be praised oo
So only Nigerians sit on the ground....
Romance › Re: I Need To Plead My Love For Him In IGBO by pickabeau1: 11:47am On Dec 09, 2013
Came from the fake pic thread

You are a beautiful woman,... dont let no one tell you otherwise
Family › Re: Help A Nairalander Achieve His Educational Dreams by pickabeau1: 10:59am On Dec 09, 2013
I pray all ends well for this guy
Family › Re: My Brother Want To Marry A Widow With Three Children by pickabeau1: 10:49am On Dec 09, 2013
pinkycherry: @EzeJustme, on a lighter note, If I am given query for being on nairaland this morning, na you go answer am oo.

To your question: if I decide to re-marry tomorrow,be it as it may it's a man(someone's son, brother, uncle,etc) that I will marry, and my son down the line finds himself in this situation, what moral justification do I have to show out right dis-approval. I will call him as a mother to a son, let him know the challenges involved, what needs to be talked about, how I resolved it and let him make his decision.

Even the best of socially acceptable relationships have their problems. May God help us all.
10/10!

Nice one.... just wondering why earlier you said It was none of your business...

Have a nice day at work!

pinkycherry: Note: I strongly support those that think people should learn to MIND THEIR BUSINESS.

PEACE OUT
Family › Re: The Family Section Fun Room!! by pickabeau1: 10:46am On Dec 09, 2013
This i endorse ///

It is not by power nor might
serubawon: Some children are taught well but don't listen. The process of bringing up kids is not just about discipline. It takes a whole lot of prayer to make sure your well taught children don't become influenced negatively from peer pressure and all kinds of things happening with kids nowadays.
Celebrities › Re: Funmi Martins’ Daughter, Mide’s Marriage Crashes Over Infidelity by pickabeau1: 10:45am On Dec 09, 2013
seangy4konji: you can never make a whoore a housewife!!!
Damn..... you threw me way back

The B I G!!

Lyrics from the The World is Filled

.....

Just the first nigga that came along when the bitch got out the pen
Bitch only fuckin witchu cause you had a good ass job, nigga nerd
Treat the bitch better than anybody ever treated her
Stupid ass nigga
She ain't nuttin but a hoe!
Bet you fell in love with her man!
You can't turn a hoe into a housewife fool
Everytime you turn your back that bitch is fuckin with dem gangstas
.....
Travel › Re: Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program-timelines Here by pickabeau1: 10:39am On Dec 09, 2013
snowburn: fantastic thread. . .good job guys!

My ielts result is as follows
R 6.5
W 7.0
L 7.0
S 6.5
please, how many points do i score. . .tnx
I think you are ok as you must score above 5.5

Check the web site http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/language-testing.asp

Let me hazard a guess

4 + 6 + 6 + 5 = 21
Family › Re: The Family Section Fun Room!! by pickabeau1: 11:21pm On Dec 08, 2013
alutacontinua: Am i the only one that hates this 'disown' story by Naija parents?

The failure of your child is your failure, SHIKENA!


If you raised a murderer, you should be the first beneficiary of your work!

If you raised a stu*id child, reap the fruits of your labour!


SIMPLE! cool
What if the child forsakes the parent's teaching
Family › Re: What If Spouses Demand Less From Each Other? by pickabeau1: 9:47pm On Dec 08, 2013
Where in naija men cannot enter labour room or note importantly will not enter the room to witness their own child being born


Is there a vehement campaign to blackball naija males

anyway Those that love us love us

Toyinletstalk: Lol I know. But women truly do have more work. I used to think that way till I got married and even after I did, life became better for me when I just accepted my responsibilities. It is easier. You will be surprised, it is a woman that will do all the praying, because you want your home and kids to be a success, some men are hardcore prayer warriors, while others are cold until they are"called".

Men who help with chores are also few, you will be glad to marry someone who has been really trained by their parents to take up "cleaning the house" responsibility or sharing it. And if you can't stay in a dirty environment, you don't have a choice but to clean it.

Child birth, if you live in a country where they allow the men into the labor room then better to an extent, still they don't have an idea on what the women are going through. What of Nigeria that say "men cannot enter the labor room" for whathuh I don't know. Maybe if they did, there would be more empathy. I think there should be a peaceful demonstration on that.
Family › Re: *Have You Seen 5-yr-old Oluwaseun Ogungbemile* by pickabeau1: 8:14pm On Dec 08, 2013
Tragic

I hope for the best for this family
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Vs Everton (1 - 1) On 8th December 2013 by pickabeau1: 6:46pm On Dec 08, 2013
Why no own gol
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Vs Everton (1 - 1) On 8th December 2013 by pickabeau1: 6:42pm On Dec 08, 2013
Damn
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Vs Everton (1 - 1) On 8th December 2013 by pickabeau1: 6:37pm On Dec 08, 2013
Ozillaaaaaaaaa



Grod still miskicked
Nairaland General › Re: My Experience At Ikoyi Prison With Inmates And Warders by pickabeau1: 6:29pm On Dec 08, 2013
[quote author=D.trader]buhagahagaahaha buhagahagaahaha Hehehehehehehehehe[/quote]Its not funny... It can happen to anyone
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Vs Everton (1 - 1) On 8th December 2013 by pickabeau1: 5:27pm On Dec 08, 2013
Gibbsssssss
Family › Re: My Brother Want To Marry A Widow With Three Children by pickabeau1: 4:01pm On Dec 08, 2013
pinkycherry: @pickabeau1, one love. I love my family and will look out for them within my limits.


My point is let us show our non-intrusive dis-approval based on fundamental issues like: the woman having serious anger issues, not yet emotionally stable(depression or mood swings) because of her previous experience, proved fertility issues because the man has a right to his own kids if he wants them(if he does not believe in adoption), the woman not ready to take up any financial responsibilities etc and not based on the fact that "she is a widow with three kids" as the poster said.
Thanks for your response
This I agree with..

Happy sunday
Family › Re: The Family Section Fun Room!! by pickabeau1: 3:59pm On Dec 08, 2013
Wow,... i did not know u had fulled ground for hia...

Anyhow anytime u in PH and have a few days to spare... let me know

Happy sunday

Royal Roy: Ahhhh, I don port o.... tey tey.

Thanks Pickabeau.
Family › Re: My Brother Want To Marry A Widow With Three Children by pickabeau1: 2:56pm On Dec 08, 2013
Seems the topic has morphed into something else and normal familial concern is now politically incorrect and should be deemed as intrusive


@pinkycherry I dont have any issue with widows. It still does not mean one should not perform due dilligence in a relationship.
All the best
Christianity Etc › Re: Is It Right To Hug And peck In Church? by pickabeau1: 2:54pm On Dec 08, 2013
greatgod2012: where you can be lip-kissing and hugging, abi?
God dey see una.
My heart is pure grin grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Vs Everton (1 - 1) On 8th December 2013 by pickabeau1: 1:22pm On Dec 08, 2013
hahahahahahahaha

this is mint!

sunday478: Since Man United won arsenal, Wenger has placed A course on Man U never to win any match until further notice.

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