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yeah, I have decided to go with it....
had whispered it to the hearing of my wife and theres no way she was going to let it go (as long as there was the opportunity)

*sigh* .... so here I am juggling choosing btw houston methodist, WHMC & Womens Hospital of Texas and trying to get cheap tickets...

helovesme:
have you made up your mind on this US birth thingy?

helovesme:
same here too.

although, my hubby terms it 'passport greed' as my child is entitled to UK passport anyways and he cant understand why i would want to leave free UK NHS to spend $$$$ abroad. But then i remind him that, dual citizenship hurts nobody

haba... Na wa 4 u oh,
I'm tempted to agree with your husband cos ur child already has access to the better healthcare & 'free education' as is always touted on here.
What more are you looking for.. ?? POTUS...??

bachangel:
Hello everyone! Congrats to all the Mums to be.. Been following this blog for a while now. I have been married for about a year now and we are expecting our 1st child.

My question comes from a very different direction. wonder if anyone has questioned or attempted to justify how worth it having a baby in the US is? When I worked out the costs, with the current exchange rate it works out to be N4m. (This is about a quarter of our savings).

N4m includes flights, hospital bills, shopping and accomodation. Although I will be staying with family before the baby is born and will move to an apartment when my hubby joins me just before baby and afterwards. I do like my space, especially at such a sensitive time. It also seems to me that several people are fine with having a baby in the US while their husbands stay back at home maybe to save cost or whatever but that is out of the question for me and his presence is the most important thing but that raises cost a bit.

So my husband and I are really unsure for the following reasons.

1. Giving birth in Nig will cost me N0.00k because my office will pay for it all. In the US we have to spend a reasonable chunk of our savings.

2. There is no risk of my hubby missing the birth cuz in the US he can only be away from work for 3 weeks max and babies smtimes decide to come out 2 weeks ealier or later, making it hard for him to be there in time and also leave the US together.

3. In Nigeria, I can work up until the week I'm due, leaving me plenty of time to spend with my baby afterwards.

4. I can have a proper naming ceremony 8 days afterwards with my whole family, also sentimentally, the same Doctor that brought me into this world 30 years ago, will also be my OBGYN and help deliver my own child.

5. I would be in my own comfortable space at home, and its just less stressful than the logistics of travelling.

Ofcourse the advantages of the US, ...the passport and....not sure what else...better healthcare I guess.

So my question to other Mums to be, Did you struggle with these kind of thoughts or other sentimental reasons? It wld be nice to hear your feedback. Between I already have a US visa.

Thanks!

P.S: Because Ive seen how abusive it can get here, I hope people can genuinely see I am only sharing my concerns and trying to see if others had similar concerns. If these things never crossed your mind, lucky u.

I wonder what bachangel finally decided on....
I'm just wondering cos I also have the same reservations/dificulties making up my mind on the whole US birth thingy

Big Pun - Its so Hard

Leona Lewis - Angel

,  As reported by the Punch Newspapers of today,
http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art20081009193626


[table]Gunman attacks Nigerian over Obama T-shirt
By Agency reporter
Published: Thursday, 9 Oct 2008
An unidentified gunman has shot a Nigerian, Dube Egwuatu, in a London street for wearing a shirt with the image of United States Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Barack Obama.

The Daily Mail newspaper of London reported that Egwuatu, 36, was shot on a street in South Norwood on Tuesday by the white gunman, who had threatened to kill him. The Nigerian was buying a mobile telephone top-up card in an off-licence shop when the gunman confronted him and glared at the top, which had Obama‘s image underneath the legend, ‘Believe.‘

The attacker then launched into a tirade of racist slurs, shouting ‘I f***ing hate n*****s‘ and urging the former street warden to leave the shop with him.

Although the attacker then left the shop, he later accosted Egwuatu as he made his way to his car. The attacker was waiting for him in broad daylight with fierce-looking dog and holding a gun behind his back, the paper said.

Realising what had sparked the increasingly violent assault, the terrified Egwuatu zipped up his jacket to cover Obama‘s image and walked to his car. But the shaven-headed man followed Egwuatu and after pulling open the passenger door, pointed the gun at him.

After pleading with the skinhead to leave him alone, Egwuatu put the keys in the ignition and turned the engine on. The attacker then fired the gas-powered ball-bearing pistol three times, hitting the civil servant in the face, hand and shoulder.

Fearing for his life and bleeding heavily, Egwuatu raced away in his car and found somewhere safe to call for help. He was taken to hospital and later sent to have a piece of metal removed from his jaw.

Egwuatu, a data analyst with Croydon Council, said, ”The venom in his voice was frightening. He was telling me that he was going to kill me. I couldn‘t believe it was happening - and just because I was wearing an Obama T-shirt. He was trying to make me walk somewhere quieter, saying, ‘I‘ve got something for you,‘ and ‘I‘m going to kill you.”

The shocked Egwuatu added, ”Obama inspires me, his educational track record alone is quite unbelievable - that is why I was wearing the T-shirt. I did not think for one minute it could stir up such powerful feelings of hatred and I never said a word to him[/table].”




, That Jand sef, their problems plenty. Imagine wanting to kill someone jst because he's wearing a T-shirt

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u can contact me
Could hook you up,

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OF COURSE, He's going to stay,
who wants to go from being a King in Arsenal to being a Prince in Barca
Nobody!
n then He'll miss the glory of leading the team out in Ashburton Groove

All of you are talking yankee fast food , about good ol' 9ja ones like

London Lawa,
Belgium,
Tantalisers Africana,
Iya Shitta, Surulere
Spicey Meals
Thistles V.I, Premium Point n Kill spot
etc

I guess everybody watched that match, _{If u didn't well get a life}
I heard that Etoo was given the match of the match,
The question is HOW?, because he scored the equalising goal
Personally, I think the MOM should be Eric Larsoon,
His introduction changed the pace of the game n He was involved in both their goals
Wadyathink, Who is your man of the Match?

yeepa:
I believe SUCCESS makes a man happy.May I ask you, Have you set a target you were not able to meet ? Have you looked at someone and said: I want to be like him? The answers to these questions may determine how happy you will be.

right on! a truly successful man should be happy, [b][/b](note TRULY SUCCESSFUL)
having accomplished all the goals he has set out for himself, he has nothing else to do but sit back, n be happy

You guys should just leave reyes n any other arsenal player alone. They are all still young boys and a lot of responsibility was thrust upon them, alot was expected from them, Thank God they were able to handle themselves.
The most disappointing striker this season has to be Drogba,, ,the guy has always been a chicken shit player, he even became worse when Cheslea spent all that money to buy him. Sure he won't be sold for half that price,

hey guys,
I'm sure you can assist me here,
I'd like to know how to include an online application form in a site I am designing,
thanks

"keke Ogungbe"- The Man We Love To Hate: How come most people dislike this guy for no just reason?

I won't lie, I hate the guy, I thought I was the only one (ok, ok and my brother, and my cousin, and my sister, and , ) Ok, ok, ok, I know quite a lot of people that dislike the guy.

But I never knew disliking him was so general until recently when i went for an occassion on Lagos island. As usual, the area boys were there and as I passed by them, I heard what they where talking about.

One of them was like, 'D1, Baba ni yen, Awon ti wa ni yen, Ma fori bale fun nigbakigba'
(Meaning D1 is a big boy, he is one of us, I'll bow down to him anytime)

Then he said "keke yen ni tie, ko ko ma gbe mu kiri ni tie, ku n ta osi, Ti n ba ri ni ibi, ti ko ba ri wa, wo oun ti ma se fun en, wo laye e, ko ni gba ibi ko ja mo"
(Meaning, that keke, that snub of a guy, if I see him here and he doesn't settle us, i'll mess him up real bad).

And they all voiced their consent in various ways. I was like sho so the hatred reach here too? I tried to figure out why I didn't like the guy and couldn't find any just reason. I just hate the guy and it feels good too.

So the question is Do you like/dislike this guy and why?

hey, ever seen the Simpsons,
Now, that's a cartoon,

hey, just saw this post...
can help with the data recovery if you havent done it already..

wa shey-re Deji,
Let her know....

although i can't really blame the guy for going out wit a 15yr old (ie if he is serious)
all these older gals don open eye finish..
Its better to catch them young

well i'll just go

"Rain outside your my window pouring down"
But now your gone......, i'm sorry
Feeling like a fool cos i let u down
Now its too late to turn it around
I'm sorry for the tears I made you cry
I guess this time its really good bye
you made it clear when you said, I just dont love you no more



And wait for her to sing the 2nd verse...

abi is it not Craig Davids She is trying to sing?

What i heard about vals day is that Mr. Loverman aka Valentine died on this day for the sake of luv.
I really dont understand why we should be celebrating on the day some one died (4 chrissakes, his death has no effect on our lives).. I mean its not as if he washed our sins away
And which kind guy go die for woman.. I'm sure the woman carried on with her life n raised bastards for the Lord of the Manor... or something like that

Hi, guys, been reading posts on this site for a while, there ave been some really intelligent and helpful posts.
hope you guys can help me out here

I was going through my address book a couple of days back and I realised that most of my friends in the diaspora will be graduating and returning to Nigeria to work. Now, here's my idea.. couldn't I set up a kind of recruiting/HR firm which could secure for jobs on their behalf b4 they return or as they return.

Securing jobs for graduates from foreign schools doesn't seem to be too dificult over here, plus they could link me to other nigerian students over there.......

What to you think??