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Narijoel:if only they understood unfailing love. L'Amour fidélè. |
litigator:Thank you for your prayers. May Jehovah's blessing not depart from you and may Jehovah's will be done in your life. God knows that I truly appreciate it when non-JW's see Jehovah's handiwork on their sides. #Team JW till infinity. *Aside* its been over a year since I commented on here. Feels cool though. |
So earlier on, I saw a thread about betrayal and the stories in between. To me, I'd say this is a counter thread. Yes I know there are many bad people, yes I know there are many betrayal stories, but I strongly believe that there are good stories that needs to be shared. Funnily enough, in my life I have met total strangers who have done marvellous things in my life. I'll relate just two. One was from Nairaland here and the second was from my service year. Nairaland story: so I'm a writer and for a long time I had always wished to own a blog, written my fiction stories and share my ideas to as much people as I could. Some how, I met a moniker and from a hello we got talking. I told him about my writing dream and long story short, been an internet savy dude, he created a WordPress blog with Google adsense and all(only bloggers would understand what it means to have a blog with Google adsense created for u) and handed the blog to me for free. This act of goodness was from a total stranger I met here on nl (though it's been years since we spoke, I still respect him till today) NYSC story: due to some financial constraints my family was going through, while returning to my ppa I was assigned to, for which the journey was for six hours from Port Harcourt to Ondo state for my one year compulsory service, my parents gave me only 10,000 as in ten thousand naira only, of which 6,000 was the stipulated tfare. I totally understood the family crisis at the time, so I took the money, cried for a whole hour, slept that night and braced myself for the unexpected journey the next day to a land where I knew not no one(pardon that speech... Lol). On arrival at Ondo state, I report to my PPA, then went to the corpers Lodge and reunited with friends I had met from camp. They had all reported days earlier and had settled in. So far I was like the last person to report in my PPA as it was a struggle to get the 10,000 for tfare. Most of the corpers had already gotten mattresses, pots, stoves and all essentials that were needed to survive and there I was with #4,000 left with me -four thousand naira on one hand and a long list of needs on the other hand. Although most of my friends were excited to see me, I managed to sneak out of them, isolated myself in one of the rooms and did what could do best -cry my eyes out in silence. I can remember square how it was. I was so silent, only tears were running down my eyes but deep down, I was screaming and yelling at my creator. Almost immediately after the shedding session, my phone rang. It was a call from a woman I had been introduced to by a friend I had met in camp. (This one is a story for another day). I immediately put myself in order and answered the phone. As I said hello, long story short, she was screaming at me asking me questions like "corper why re you like this? Why did you return to Ondo and you cannot come and see me? Did I offend you the first day you met me?" I had to apologise and immediately I head to her house. As I got there, she told me that if she didn't offend me and I wish to, I could come live in her furnished one bed room apartment for my one year service for free. The one bedroom apartment was well furnished, had a king size bed, wardrope, extremely furnished kitchen with a fridge, micro wave, pots, plates, spoons and all you can think of. The only thing she asked me to buy with my money was a cylinder. I was amazed. An hour ago I was left with only 4,000 and no way to begin my NYSC life but there I was given all I asked for and more. Fast forward one year later, after my service year, the stranger woman who is now my God mother thanked me for spending one whole year with her and I left Ondo state with 250,000 to begin my makeup business on returning to Port Harcourt. ( I was able to save that amount because God mother was always giving me food and she introduced me to jewelry business. I usually followed her on her Lagos trips, got jewelries and other items and was a business woman per say). Lol In a nutshell, I met a stranger who is now a mother. Share yours |
chino11:if you are still in Port Harcourt, I'll be at GRA on Thursday. I work in a company that provides essential services. My office is around where you took these pictures. Kindly do me a personal chat or reply me with a mention if you deem fit. I could be of assistance |
enka05:The truth in this scenario scares me��� |
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Tomorrow will be 18 January 2020... Still working mhen |
Top Ten Translated Books of All Times: How Many Have You Read? If you were stopped on the sidewalk and as part of a survey, asked to guess the most translated books in history, what would your answer be? See if you are correct – here are the top ten translated books of all time. 1. The Bible There are many who would name the Bible as the most translated book of all time and technically they would be correct – according to some historians and experts. It’s a matter of which part of the Bible translation is being looked at though, as figures vary; at least one book of the Bible has been translated into an incredible 2,883 languages over time, the New Testament has been made available in 1,329 linguistic versions, and the whole of the Bible; New and Old Testament jointly has reached readers speaking 531 different languages. 2. Listen to God and Live Forever; Watch Tower Society The topic of the most translated book in the world is one which is often up for question; whilst the Bible is the most translated in terms of at least one book, Listen to God and Live Forever has been translated – as a whole – into 583 languages, which is more than the combined New and Old Testament translated versions. An incredible achievement as it was only launched in 2011. 3. Universal Declaration of Human Rights; United Nations Commission on Human Rights Not many would choose a document published by the United Nations as one of the most translated pieces of work of all time. When you think about it though, it makes sense; it’s a document which affects everyone in the world, which is why it’s been made available in 444 languages since first published in 1948. 4. What Does the Bible Really Teach?; Watch Tower Society Only published in 2005, this book from the Jehovah’s Witnesses has been a worldwide phenomenon. It has reached almost all parts of the globe, is now available in 272 languages, and there are plans for this number to increase. 5. Pinocchio; Carlo Collodi The most popular work of fiction in the world, in terms of the number of languages it has been translated into, the 1883 literary wonder has been read across the world in over 260 languages. 6. The Little Prince; Antoine de Saint Exupery First published in French, The Little Prince is a surprise entry when compared to all the children’s classics available. It was first published in 1943 and was once voted the most important book in 20th century French literature. 7. The Watchtower – Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom Published every two weeks since 1879, the Jehovah’s Witnesses have spread their faith around the world with this journal, which can be found in 243 languages. 8. Pilgrim’s Progress; John Bunyan There are now 200 different language versions of this 1678 classic. Originally penned in English, it’s viewed as one of the most important pieces of Christian literature. 9. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; Lewis Carroll Hopping down a hole into a fantasy world where food and drink make you grow and shrink. The Lewis Carroll classic has amazed generations of children and can be found in 174 languages. 10. Andersen’s Fairy Tales; Hans Christian Andersen Written over a period of almost 20 years, the beautifully crafted tales of Hans Andersen grace the bookshelves of children around the world. It’s now available in a total of 153 languages as well as the original version in Danish. (PS: This write up was copied, mainly for enlightenment sake and was/is in no way a product of my own creativity) |
But wait o. On a very serious note, are people really still dragging issues likes these... I mean, we are in about page nine or so..... Sha Nigerian kuku like fight more than quarrel.... On another note, I've been off here for like a year now... Really feels refreshing to be back... |
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Built2last:hhy ya. I've been offline for about a year. Just popped in today and saw this. Totally forgot, cus the Silent Readers Associations' secretary lost our records. Therefore, The entire Silent Readers Association wishes to decline our initial announcements with regrets... I thought yours was like 1k or so. Meanwhile,( collects the crown back from @Tolexander... )My bad bro. But will keep on monitoring till you break the record. Hearty cheers for your bountiful comment. Oga oya coman carry... ![]() *Drops mic |
Tolexander:On behalf of the entire silent readers association of Nairaland(west african branch), we wish to crown you the most popular Nairalander ever... im practically screaming... omo see your likes -followership from my monika(kfb) ![]() -recognition from Seun (owner of Nairaland) and-exclusive authority to demand that Seun, the owner of Nairaland, makes you a mod for the people ![]() modified @Built2last (previously crowned most liked post) please kindly now crown our new legend ... - |
Rubbiish:first of, I'm female. Secondl, allawee was 19,800 and I saved 10k for the first three months which I used to venture into jewelry business and the rest of the story is the history I say today |
First I've been doing volunteer services to improve my CV. During my NYSC service year, I saved roughly about #150,000 which I used to start up my micro wig making business. I am also a certified MUA(Makeup Artist). These two have helped me stay put and not go down the lawn of depression. Oh. And one more. I've been reading a lot lately and watching loads'a movies |
1. I still steal milk and lick. And when everyone is complaining, I will be at the forefront and be saying "can't milk last in this house?" ![]() 2. I walk barefoot most times. ![]() 3. I still soak bread in tea ![]() |
1. I still steal milk and lick. And when everyone is complaining, I will be at the forefront and be saying "can't milk last in this house?" ![]() 2. I walk barefoot most times. ![]() 3. I still soak bread in tea ![]() |
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Princeofnigeria:na wah o. Did you even read? |
HaileSelassie:yes I did but I missed it. I didn't access my mail for two days and that was that. I missed my first successful stage invite |
Funny. I've been craving for this job. I received a success mail but missed the first stage if test. |
I think I'm the newest intake here. Hi house |
NwaAmaikpe:I remember this moniker. You were banned for awhile. Well on behalf of the Association of Ghost Readers on Nairaland (AGREN) We say welcome back. We missed your discombobulating hysteria ![]() |
The money. The money. Oh lord the money they've made from that YouTube Video. And then people telling me no jobs in Nigeria. Start YouTubing today, make good contents and the watch your money grow |
Divepen1:I'm here. |
Be sure to get #facts before following up any information online. Most news on air are just for fame. Stay focused. Stay enlightened. Read more. And drink much water ![]() |
PatrickOkunima:dswitee@yahoo.com. thanks in advance |
EngrXrix:dswitee@yahoo.com |
feeshoy:people say trash online. Imagine her mouth like ogre. Maybe the BigSarah moniker just watched "Shrek, the movie" lately and heard ogre for the first time |
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But will keep on monitoring till you break the record. Hearty cheers for your bountiful comment.


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