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chika98:
Right

On a serious note, letz go and see a movie this evening na.

y me:
LMAO
dont let those eyes get off the socket mister

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Diva 2.0:
I'm marrying him/Eldee/Chamotex. I need to remove my name from the list of unmarried NL women by the end of this year.

I don't share skirt. . . . . . .
I have found me a good wife(Missy B). . . . . She is not a Polyandrist like you.

chika98:
No be she I dey talk. I am on about the girl on this page that has a Maroon dress on.

Funmi has nice legs.

Of course, i expect you to defend her.
Afterall, your legs look exactly the same way.

y me:
well she had Berra upgrade her style before she becomes the pioneer of[b] halloween costume[/b]

hercules07:
@Sauron,
Abeg wify dey call, make I no face queries for house  . Nice to know we could banter without insults, take care.

Say hi to your wifey . . . .

hercules07:
Not everybody went into the polytechnic blindly, using myself as an example, I got admitted to the Poly, couple of months later got admitted to the university as well(scored 259, ife Elect/Elect was 249 in 1993), but, because I had job already lined up, continued with the OND, got the job, did my HND while still working and now I have got my Masters. HND is not at the same level as BSc, no one is disputing that, but polytechnics as at when I attended it was not for idiots and you worked your socks off if you wanted to pass.

U wouldn't have survived one session in OAU Elect/Elect. . . . You are very lucky you made the right decision.

hercules07:
Why do peeps find CCIE ( google CCIE R and S Lab) hard, afterall it is just about routing and switching. You need to look at the mentality of the governing body, ICAN was bloodily difficult in the 90s, I dont know about now.

I know about CCIE, mate.
That's a different ball game. . . . . . Ask yourself, how many Africans have CCIE?
How many people can even afford to pay for the exams?

chika98:
Ah that babe in a dress no be Funmi o! Wetin you dey yarn?

I thunk you were talking about this. . . . . .

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hercules07:
Apparently, you think it is easy to be a Chartered Accountant, especially in the 90s, some of those polys really trained their students well (University Students would have failed that exam as well, it took an ICAN examiner, 2 Classes to finish the questions in the exams). University that you are bigging up na him I get my masters from and it was no big deal. University Curriculum in a lot of courses is broader than that of Polytechnic, but, it does not make Poly courses to be easier, infact, the reverse is the case (I know about Accounting in Yaba Tech. in the 90s o). We will have to agree to disagree on this.

I have a degree in Engineering
The last time i did anything remotely resembling accounting was in JSS3(Business studies) and i am now on the last leg of the ACCA thingy.
I only started doing it in 2008.
I dunno why peops find accounting so hard. It's mathematics and principles and i tell you. . . the exams are not too difficult so what are you ON about?

chika98:
No, not her. . look up at the other skinny girl

Haha. . . . . .How dare you?
A whole Funmi Iyanda - the pioneer of the institution of ALL single ladies in Naija?

Don't let Naija babes catch you o.

y me:
Dont mind the body but the Engine

If the body looks like that, i don't even want to imagine the engine.
Just picture a swamp or better still - quicksand.

chika98:
Yeah right! Abeg leave that long tori. . frankly most Nigerian women shouldn't wear short dresses because mosquito has designed the legs for them already

Naija women wanna feel sexy. . . . . .
But wait o. . . . .U mean you can see mosquito bite-marks on her chubby legs?
Those legs look like Turkey thighs left so long in a boiling water.

chika98:
As if no be the kain babe you dey like

Tufiakwu. . . . . .
This kind babe? I am sure ma cock would fall off first before attempting to penetrate this trash.

chika98:
Harsh man really? Why bother doing it then?

OND is just an excuse for doing nothing. . . . .
When these guys fail the UME exams, they get too embarrassed to sit down at home for a year. . . . .so they quickly opt for OND.
Naija folks would do anything NOT to sit around at home while some of their brilliant mates are in the University.
So when they come outta school and they can't get good jobs, they shout DISCRIMINATION.

chamotex:
Who is this man?

Enyimba FC's central defender.

hercules07:
If Chartered accountants were failing poly exams, do you still think poly. courses were easy(point I was trying to make). How can I be desperate when I have the HND and Masters, abi Masters no pass Bsc.  The first set that graduated from Polytechnic Ilaro from the Accounts department were poo hot and floored ICAN exams, some polytechnics made life difficult for their students in order to prepare them for the real world.

If chartered accountants are failing Poly Exams, it means they would be expelled in the University.
Pure, plain and simple.

chika98:
What is HND equivalent to in the West?

A' Levels + 2 years Industrial Attachment.

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hercules07:
I have experiences of both so I can relate to the two, the University guys were not as hot as the Poly guys in accounting because a lot of the poly guys had done their ICAN during the Intern stage and had practical knowledge of accounting, despite this, they were failing the courses, if the uni guys had attempted the same question, na 0% dem go get o. I can see the smiley on your last statement so I know you are kidding. I have made up my mind to go for another masters outside because I know that what I have been fed in Nigeria is rubbish ( Poly and Uni)

I dunno what to say. . . . .

A lot of Poly guys had done their ICAN(PROFESSIONAL COURSE) and you expect them not to have more knowledge than their counterparts in the Uni?
I know you have to defend your certificate but you are getting a bit desperate.
There's no way a B.Sc student wouldn't have more knowledge than the HND student.

mukina2:
hmm when more than one ball ever dey in play . .SHARON!!!
am beginning to suspect you

U have a dirty mind. . . . .

dayokanu:
Balls? This is a confirmation of your Gay status. The way Pirlo was spreading his balls got you drooling like you should get your lips all over it.
Eeeeewwwww Thats NASTY!!!

Anuofia. . . . . . .
U are lame at everything. . . . .Such a witless apprentice!!!

ThiefOfHearts:
That's what they get for trying to beat up SVK's goalkeeper.

why are they trying to snatch the ball after getting a goal? Craze?

and to lose to them at the end of it. LAME

anyway I wish Cameroon well.

Tiffy, that's a standard scenario in football.
The Italians were trying to quickly get the ball to the passing point and the Slovakian goalie was trying to delay so he could waste time.

dayokanu:
Regardless of how they play,
Its a disgrace a complete disgrace for Italy to be last in a group of Paraguay, Slovakia and New Zealand.

They couldnt even win one game.

Italian football is at its lowest. Inter Milan won the CL and no single Italian player featured

France did not win any game in 2002.
It's the curse of the defending champions - it does happen!!!

From the evidence of what i saw. . . . . .Italy displayed the best brand of football yet.
Pirlo was imperious in the middle and the way he was spreading the balls majestically got me drooling. . . .How can a player be that graceful?
Di Natale, De Rossi, Pepe were all FIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

They had 2 valid goals disallowed - the one Skrtel thunk he cleared OFF the line was past the goal-line.
Then the blind line assistant disallowed the other perfect goal for an imaginary OFFside call.
The Italians were robbed in ma opinion. They deserved to go through.

hercules07:
Let me do the other half of the ranting , so that it will be whole. What they do in Nigerian Higher Institutions are sub-standard, I have had the benefit of the two.

What they do in Naija Higher Institutions are sub-standard, i agree with that.
However, what they do in the Polytechnics is more sub-standard than the University.
Even a newly born ewe knows this.

The courses I took in Yabatech were not easier, for instance, Chartered Accountants were failing HND1 accounting courses, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS.

If the chartered accountants scored 35% in your HND1 courses, they would score 5% in the B.Sc courses in the Uni.

As per getting into higher institutions, Poly Jamb questions in 1992 were marginally easier but my UME grades were good enough for first list admission at any university in Nigeria in 1993 ( did not accept the admission because I already got a job with an IT firm in Lagos for my 1 year IT in advance).

Poly Jamb questions are marginally easier? Stop kidding me, amigo.
The PCE questions are easier than JSSS exams. It's generally designed for the not-too-intelligent applicants.

tkb417:
i told u

I told u Italy and France are crap even b4 the first game of this world

Italy/France cannot beat Super eagles

TKB, the result did not tell the whole story. . . . .
Italy were the better team - they had a VALID goal disallowed. . . .
Howard Webb couldn't give it cos the line assistant had multiple erections for Slovakia.

This is the best world cup match EVER. . . . .
What a THRILLER. . . . .

The Italians were superb offensively - what a match!!!
Why leave the excellent footie until the last 10 mins?

The brand of attacking football i saw today is top drawer.
Well done ITALY. . . .Well fuckin done!!!!

tkb417:

coke is 50 in open market
now ure justifying the 750 extra
u dey crase

750 extra is not too bad for a place like Eko Hotel.
A glass of coke in any dinghy pub in the UK is about £3.50

do u know how much these guys sell moet on fridays? or even ordinary cuban cigars?
ol boi, Lagos hotels, clubs are just mad
u cant justify what they are doing; when i grow up like Dangote

These Hotels are not there to cater for Bankers or Lecturers.
They target Politicians, Contractors and 'em corrupt Senators and these class of people don't complain.

ill seek ma own pound of flesh from Nigerians
maga must pay me too

Now you are talking. . . . . .

tkb417:
now ure at it again

so the hotels in Asaba dont suffer the same epileptic power supply?
what are u saying sef?

Not as much as Lagos. . . . .
Land phones work in those region and i can bet they won't have the same portable water problems like Lagos residents.
All these little things count - and we are talking about catering for an average of 50-100 Hotel guests everyday.

i can tell u, its all charade. No one in Lagos can justify it and its cos its a free for all biz
just ask the people running the hotel and have a laff dont tell me what is not
why do they sell coke for 800 naira?
because of NEPA?

ure not alright o

Coke for 800 naira?
You are taking the coke in a posh environment(under A/C, no insect, no air pollution).
On top of that, add tax and service charge to it.
Trust me, N800 is cheap, sef.

tkb417:
you sure dont understand what ure saying
how much is their provision for electricity, security and water that will justify more than 300% anomaly in pricing?

How many times in a week do the Hotels get 24/7 electricity from NEPA?
It's simple math - Do the ratio of the number of generator hours to the number of NEPA hours in a week then transpose it to a year.

give or take, apart from the face value, provision for opex to cover all you highlighted shdnt carry more than 50% of the real value of the hotel (realistic pricing)
assuming the govts provided all the amenities, pricing shd be around 150-200 circa
How did they arrive at the extra 150 dolls?

It doesn't work that way. . . . .
The extra $150 came from other basic things your government has failed to provide and these things are what you(the customer) expects to get in a Hotel. Wouldn't you frown if your Hotel taps don't run hot water? Telephone or an ordinary broadband internet?

and how do u explain the substandard nature of the hotels despite the fact that they are charging more than the usual price
arent they supposed to measure up in standard with the other hotels all over the world?

EKO Hotel is substandard?

oisehumen:
@ Sauron.

Na here u run come?  
I have been waiting for you in the other room about the over priced hotels in Nigeria.

U ran away. . . . . .
I have posted several comments since you last posted.
Is your computer running on diesel?

tkb417:
error!!!
the bankers in lagos and asaba earn the same salary
try another line

The standard of living in a village and a city will always differ.
How much is a 5 bedroom duplex in Asaba compared to the same one in Old Ikoyi.
Get back to me on that.

Hotels in Accra and Tamale are same
Hotels in mombassa and Nairobi are same
Hotels in Preoria and Jobourg carry the same rate

why should a location impact on the rate u charge for more than 300% what economic explanation can you adduce to that?

What political explanation can you adduce to the fact that a country as huge in resources as Nigeria cannot provide electricity 24/7.
When you gimme that answer, i will get back to you on yours.

hercules07:
Not really moronic, I had always wanted to attend Yaba Tech. so I had my HND there, I also loved UI and I had my Masters there. It is by applying yourself to whatever you are doing that matters.

And i am reiterating what they do in Polytechnics is below standard.
If you apply yourself 100% to sub-standard training, you will still remain poorly trained.

Polytechnic graduates are not technicians, they are technologists, it is those who attend technical colleges that you will call technicians. Polytechnic graduate o, University graduate o, they are all doing technician's work in Nigeria.

I disagree. . . . . .
The courses you took in Yabatech would definitely be easier than what your contemporaries took in UNILAG or OAU.
There's no way you can compare the two - no matter how you argue it.
One is easier to get into than the other. . . . .There's a reason for that!!!

The oransanye of a guy should be more concerned about how competent people are, I am sure that in only a few cases will you need specialists in the Civil Service, a lot of their functions require good intellect and an ability to learn. There were a lot of Chartered accountants in Yaba Tech. that could not pass their HND accounting exams ( they actually took the case to a Radio Station), some polytechnic courses have better value in the job market. I hope I have not ranted.

U have half-ranted.

tkb417:
Sauron

you cant justify the prohibitive rates they charge in Lagos and Abuja?
Have u been to Grand Hotel in Asaba? have u slept in Nike Lake in Enugu? what about Ada resort
these are hotels that can compete favourably with the hotels in Lagos and abuja and they suffer the same structural neglect (Nepa and co)
As a matter of fact, the hotels in Lagos and abuja are way too below standard for the rates they charge

Asaba and Enugu are in the villages.
A one bedroom in Victoria Island is more expensive than a 5 bedroom duplex in Asaba.
Jeeeez, don't compare the cost of living in Enugu to Abuja.
People don't get paid Lagos rates in Asaba. . . . .

have u been to moorhouse? 50,000 for wetin?
$150 dollar hotels in Dubai are far better than our 50,000 hotels in lagos and abuja.
In Ghana, the hotels are moderately priced except labadi which is a luxury hotel and one can understand why they charge the current rates

In Dubai, their government have provided security, electricity, portable water, etc.
In Nigeria, hotel owners have to provide such themselves with little dependence on the crap the Naija government have provided.
There's a universe of difference between the 2 worlds.

Our hotels cannot hide under the high cost of diesel and fuel and charge me 350 dollars per nite when the the services they are rendering are crap.
Hotels in other african countries are top notch and yet they charge (150 dolls)
terrou bi (dakar), jakaranda (nairobi), the beach hotels in mombassa, and even in banjui

That is because Dakar, Nairobi and Banjui have the basics the Hotel Owners in Nigeria have to pay for. . . .

trust me, i have slept in many hotels i can swear with ma life that hotels in Nigeria are below par and over priced
and Sauron, im sure u know say i be stakeholder for suite XVIII so i shd know what im saying

I am not disputing the fact that they are overpriced. . . . .Of course, they are but there's a reason for it.
When your government provide the basic necessities of life, these prices will go down.

vivaladiva:
i like to think of women as brands

some brand attract a lot of customers but fail to retain them at sustainable levels
reasons, product not as good as originally tot
poor customer service
novelty of product wears off too quickly
unique selling point, not so unique after all, market soon flooded with similar product
over all customer satisfacton below expectatin and not worth the price paid for it

some brand attact not as many customers, but fcking hell, brand loyalty is fierce
reasons, product far beta than expected
customer service is excellent
product continiously reinventing its self e.g coke
product mayb addictive, not necessarily good for u though e.g tobacco
product very unique, caters for a neiche
over all customer satisfaction way above expectation, worth every penny, reasonably priced but wld def pay more

some attract hardly any customers and repeat orders also low

product not very good
customer service is ok, but cld do wit some improvements
no unique selling point
product is unable to re invent its self
customer satisfaction is low, a bit over priced, but wld go for it if alternatives were unavailable

and of cos there r those brands that attract a lot of customers and retain nearly all of  them for ever
reason, product is just 2 fcking good

That statement has just made ma day.

fyneboi:
Some said it's not good to be having sex in the dream? Some still have intimacy with love one that have past away.  They also said it affect one relationship in the physical to be having sex in ones dream, it mean that person have a spiritual wife. Have you had sex in your dream?

It's bullshyte!!!
Spiritual wife, spiritual husband, reh reh reh.

PapaBrowne:
Sauron. . . .U speak ignorantly. The real reason why the hotels became over priced was because there was over patronage. Actually, if you go to many of these hotels, especially those ones in VI, they are usually fully booked.

U are the ignoramus here, amigo.
The cost of running this paradise in Nigeria is on the high side. . . . .Over-patronage has got nothing to do with this.

Infact there was a time that Protea Hotel in VI was fully booked ahead for about 3 months despite its exorbitant price. It has little or nothing to do with Diesel Costs or whatever you've said.

Completely ignoring the fact that Nigeria as a country have no middle-class citizens.
The rich are stinkingly rich and the poor are disgustingly poverty-stricken. Unfortunately, the 2 sets of people shop in the same market.
$486 per night is chicken feed to some Nigerians and to be completely honest, they don't care what the other class think of these prices. . . .
Blame the government, not the Hotel Owners.

The Oil, stock market and Banking boom of 2007/08 had a huge role to play in influencing those prices.
Its a simple case of demand overtly outwitting supply.

Eko Hotel charged $300 for a single room in 2003 - once again, your theory has failed.
These prices have been there since the fall of man - since one Nigerian can own up to 80 cars in his compound and his next door neighbour cannot afford 3 square meals.
Ask yourself this question - How did these hotels survive before the oil/stock market/bank boom of 2007/8?

If you notice, a lot of classy new hotels are springing up on the Island. When these hotels are completed, you will see how prices will crash dramatically despite the fact that they will still have to pay for their own electricity generation.

These new hotels will spring up and charge the same(if not more) than the existing hotels.
As long as there's corruption and mismanagement of funds in Nigeria, Hotels will continue to make massive profits.
It's a market open for exploitation. I say LET THEM EXPLOIT it.

Princek12:
Many people running their mouths here will be the same ones complaining if these hotels are minimally priced but their guests have to sleep in darkness or use a bucket and container to dispense water on their bodies when taking a shower rather than a standard shower dispenser.

There are definitely cheaper hotel options in Nigeria, but they do not offer the same amenities as the higher rated hotels.
Diesel is expensive, me people, especially if you have to buy it at black market rates during a scarcity.

Don't mind the hypocrites. . . . . .
No one out there sets up his business to make losses - HOTELS are not charity organizations and besides, they don't hold customers at gun point to pay exorbitant rates. If you can afford it - goodie!!!

If you cannot afford it, then go to a 1 star Hotel where electricity is not guaranteed and mosquitoes will suck 50% of your blood content.
U might also be lucky to get a short visit from the men of the underworld - they make a good company.

oisehumen:
These hotels make good money.
I worked with a a popular hotel on the Island some years back as a Departmental  Head.

Yes, they spend so much on power supply and others, but the profit is still huge at the end of the day.

The profit is not HUGE. . . . . .They are heavily taxed by the government.
Phone bills, utility bills in general, etc.
Come on. . . . . . .

PapaBrowne:
It is exploitation, simple and short. Five years ago, many of the hotels in VI charging 30k per night were charging around 7-10k per night. At that time they still used Generators as they do today. So lets cut the crap about diesel costs.

Conveniently ignoring the INFLATION in Nigeria.
How much was a bottle of coke 5 years ago, how much is it now?
Get some perspective. . . . .