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Romance / Re: Is It Okay To Marry Someone From A Different Race? by Tarzan2009: 11:38am On Oct 03, 2011
It is a common knowledge that WHITE women are the most loyal and most respectful to their spouses of all races. I am not saying all, but the overwhelming majority of them are loyal to their husbands. Speaking from experience, dated a few white and black women in college, I can tell you that they are very CALM and don't run their mouths to give you headache. Ended up marrying my petroleum engineering classmate, though she is mixed, but she's damn loyal and I respect her for that. She doesn't yell or arrive at conclusions easily, but takes her time and does it methodically. Most of my friends(Nigerians) about 7 of them are married to white women. Keep in mind that these  guys are professionals, doctors, engineers and lawyers, didn't married them for some socioeconomic reasons, but for genuine search for PEACEFUL LIFE. Some of these guys have been married before to Nigerian women and one phrase I always get from them is , I HAVE NO REGRET. One told me that, I have never known peace in my life until I married this white woman.  

I tell women that, most men have conscience, and as men and by nature, we want to be respected and in return, we will love you unconditionally.  Be respectful and loyal. When I say "loyal",  I know some women on here will jump on me, I don't mean subservient to the man but know that he is the head of the family and if you need to have your opinion heard, do it respectfully as a woman and I tell you what, a true MAN, will LOVE you and respect you for that.

Go for it Bro if you think you found in her what you looking for in a woman.  Caveat, Never make the mistake to go back home or to the village to marry a woman you don't know, never met before, no chemistry, no attraction, for God in heaven, how do you think that will work in this modern age? It may have worked in the past for our forebears, but not in today's world, humans are more wiser. Most of the men who went back home to marry are today in mental homes or demoralized beyond resuscitation. This is my two cents,

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Politics / Re: No Engineer In Gej Cabinet, Yet Nigeria Want Technological Development. by Tarzan2009: 8:51am On Jul 04, 2011
Thanks for your comment. I read all through the trend hoping that someone intelligent will raise the point you raised. What qualifies one to be called an engineer? My understanding is that you must have an undergraduate degree in engineering, not masters or Phd. Master's and phd are insignificant in being an engineer. I am pretty familiar with U.S qualification to become a professional engineer. You must have an undergraduate degree in engineering, not science(physics as did Prof. Nnaji), take the fundamentals of engineering exam(statics, dynamics, fluid mechanics,e.t.c; these are pure engineering courses, don't know how you can pass this if you studied physics, is it funny? Hope this makes some sense guys) and also, the ethics exam which can be taken later after graduation. But, the fundamentals of engineering exam must be taken prior to your graduation in your undergraduate. Those who made this law are not silly. They need you to have a solid background on statics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, strength of materials, and calculus. A physicist/chemist has no clue of the engineering principles required to become an engineer.

This stupidity has being going on for a while now. I bet you all know the GMD of NNPC, this guy is a chemist by profession, and has been addressed as an engineer by most nigeria newspapers. It took the Genius of the NSE to call him to order and stopped him from using that title. Initially he said he didn't ask anyone to address him as an engineer, but why in the hell would you keep mute and not clarify it with the media if you have no interest or deriving joy from using it.

My two cents is, Prof. Barth Nnaji is not a an Engineer based on my aforementioned comment/facts. And the Nigeria Society of Engineer, as legitimate organization has done its research on Prof. Nnaji engineering background and minced no word labeling him as a non-engineer.
Politics / Re: No Engineer In Gej Cabinet, Yet Nigeria Want Technological Development. by Tarzan2009: 8:50am On Jul 04, 2011
Thanks for your comment. I read all through the trend hoping that someone intelligent will raise the point you raised. What qualifies one to be called an engineer? My understanding is that you must have an undergraduate degree in engineering, not masters or Phd. Master's and phd are insignificant in being an engineer. I am pretty familiar with U.S qualification to become a professional engineer. You must have an undergraduate degree in engineering, not science(physics as did Prof. Nnaji), take the fundamentals of engineering exam(statics, dynamics, fluid mechanics,e.t.c; these are pure engineering courses, don't know how you can pass this if you studied physics, is it funny? Hope this makes some sense guys) and also, the ethics exam which can be taken later after graduation. But, the fundamentals of engineering exam must be taken prior to your graduation in your undergraduate. Those who made this law are not stupid. They need you to have a solid background on statics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, strength of materials, and calculus. A physicist/chemist has no clue of the engineering principles required to become an engineer.

This stupidity has being going on for a while now. I bet you all know the GMD of NNPC, this guy is a chemist by profession, and has been addressed as an engineer by most nigeria newspapers. It took the Genius of the NSE to call him to order and stopped him from using that title. Initially he said he didn't ask anyone to address him as an engineer, but why in the hell would you keep mute and not clarify it with the media if you have no interest or deriving joy from using it.

My two cents is, Prof. Barth Nnaji is not a an Engineer based on my aforementioned comment/facts. And the Nigeria Society of Engineer, as legitimate organization has done its research on Prof. Nnaji engineering background and minced no word labeling him as a non-engineer.
Education / Re: 87 Students Bag First Class In UNILAG by Tarzan2009: 4:40pm On Feb 12, 2011
SEFAGO:

^ Did u go to loyola?

Yeah I noticed the Greg Ugwi guy dropped Engineering to study Mathematics. If you know him personally was it because it was too hard or because he did not like engineering?

True though a lot of Nigerian students who were literally the best in Nigeria (Like best in the whole of Nigeria in WAEC) and went to top schools in teh US to study engineering and hard sciences would tell you how challenging the curriculum is.

Nevertheless, I still think the US educational system is grade inflated tongue, not as grade inflated as the UK but still inflated. Yes not in the sciences but the social sciences its just too much especially in Government, Sociology e.t.c

Also it depends on your school, I have some old classmates who have a 3.7 in engineering though they work hard but they are not the brightest bunch on the planet.

I strongly differ. Most of the students I know going to engineering were the best in WAEC with lots 5-8 A1 and none I know made a 1st Class in Engineering though theyw ere very very close. The people studying medicine too were academically hot but the engineering ones were equally the best in Nigeria.


Why Gregory Ugwi changed to Mathematics, honestly I have no clue. I didn't think the question had to do with if he could it handle it or not. He could handle any course, medicine or engineering. However, he had enormous proficiency in mathematics. I think its more of a decision of choice. Gregory is one of the most brilliant minds I have ever come across.
He works for U.S Goldman Sacks today, same company our Minister of finance, Mr. Olusegun Aganga worked for in managing Director capacity but in london.

I returned to the country 2 years ago. Attended Loyola Jesuit College. We were the first sets of students in that school. Still have a vivid memory of the Sosoliso airline crash that killed 60 students of our own. Most of them close friends of my. Graduated Magma cum Laude from (U.S version first class honors with more prominence, in that you have to defend most of your senior works, and all faculty member/professors in your department must sign before such award is bestowed ) from CU Boulder, and currently a senior engineer at NNPC, Abuja. There is nothing like home!
Education / Re: 87 Students Bag First Class In UNILAG by Tarzan2009: 3:00pm On Feb 12, 2011
Be extremely careful when you say: "U.S grade is inflated!" Be very careful when you say this, honestly. Let me make this as clearly as I can, Attainment of 4.0 G.P.A depends on what you are majoring in or studying. I can have fun 24-7, party all week and still have 3.8-4.0 G.P.A if I were majoring in social sciences, humanities and pure sciences. However, its never possible in engineering, I repeat NEVER POSSIBLE IN ENGINEERING. This needs more effort and time than other majors or courses. Go to any engineering departments in U.S(minus computer engineering, which is half science) and take a pretty good look at their past and current students' cumulative G.P.A and you would be shocked, and will probably retract or review your earlier comment. 95% of all engineering students in U.S average 3.3 G.P.A, historically and today, nothing close to 4.0, only in rare cases.

United States was rated as the most difficult place in the world to study engineering(bachelor of science, not masters of ph.d, these are cake walk), which is why U.S trained engineers are sought after by multinational companies around the world. It is the most rigorous engineering curriculum in the history of mankind. Don't debate this with me because I was also an engineering student in Nigeria before I moved to U.S. You remember Gregory Ugwi, the guy with the highest jamb score in 2002 and was awarded scholarship to attend Princeton University, track him down today and ask him what he feels about U.S engineering curriculum.

What is my point: difficulties in some courses or majors vary by countries. For example, medical school in Nigeria is more rigorous( I don't mean best, understand the difference) than most countries in the world, including U.S. You can verify this with Dr. Chimaroke Nnnamani, studied medicine in both Nigeria and U.S with distinctions. I understand he may be a kleptocrat, however his educational excellence as a young man can't be taken away from him. Now, medical schools in Nigeria don't have the best teaching equipment to train these students well, however they do the best they can with what they have. You will find that 95% of Nigeria medical school students graduated from high school with distinctions and higher JAMB score! You can't say the same for engineering or other majors. By contrast, engineering in U.S is more rigorous compared to other countries.
Career / Re: Engineering Vs Medicine "which Is More Challenging?" by Tarzan2009: 2:14pm On Feb 12, 2011
With respect to the guy who asked, which university would I recommend. Here is what I had found about Nigeria, any university is good and acceptable to the workforce as long as it isn't private and you graduated with first class or second class upper. A graduate of Federal University of Technology Akure with first class honors is favorable and has better chances of getting a job than a graduate of any of the best federal universities in the country with second-class upper or lower honors. So, what is important is academic excellence. Nigeria is one country that treats its exceptional graduates with dignity and reward, with respect to getting a good paying job after graduation. This  is from experience, I know friends in my secondary school  days who came from extremely poor family, some I had to admit I had to support financially during our school days. However, these kids did well, very well in university(engineering to be exact), four of them graduated with first class honors and are today RICH YOUNG GUYS in Abuja. This is what I called hard work! Absolute hard work, it pays off big time.

Read this thread(https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-388073.64.html) and you will have a pretty good understanding of what I am talking about, 99.99999999% of all first class students will always be successful in life!

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Career / Re: Engineering Vs Medicine "which Is More Challenging?" by Tarzan2009: 11:08am On Feb 08, 2011
If you don't have experience in neither professions, pls don't  comment here. Here is my two cents: Medicine is more rigorous and challenging in Nigeria than engineering. And its the other way round in U.S. I was an engineering student(third yr) in Nigeria before leaving the country to attend CU Boulder. Back in Nigeria, I know few of my friends in engineering who passed their exams with cheating, bribing professors or taking easy way out. Today they are working for SHELL OIL and NNPC.  Now, in U.S, don't know about other countries, engineering in U.S is no joke, GOD! THERE IS NO EASY WAY OUT, THERE IS NOTHING LIKE CHEATING. I CAN'T STRESS THIS ENOUGH. YOU MUST USE YOUR BRAIN.  If you doubt what I am saying, pls don't argue with me, simply call Engr. Arthur Eze( received mechanical engineering undergraduate from University of California, Berkeley in 1976) and others.One of my friends who was a pretty good student in Nigeria came to join me here in my sophomore yr, he spent 4 years here with no advancement, was placed on suspension and had to go back home to finish in Nigeria. I warned him about this before coming here. He comes from a wealthy family and he had wanted to get an engineering degree from U.S as a prestige or a way of building up a good resume for future political appointment in Nigeria some day. A very serious student with drive, doesn't think about his father's wealth but he couldn't cut it. I understand this is anecdotal but I am pretty sure you will hear similar stories. Have you ever asked yourself why there are only few Nigerians with  U.S undergraduate  degrees in engineering? 

Now, Medicine in U.S is also challenging, no easy way out also  but by comparison to  Nigeria,  medicine in Nigeria is challenging and far more rigorous. Medical schools in Nigeria is one profession I can tell you is 90% free of cheating or easy way out. Other fields, including engineering is not as rigorous, and most graduates graduated by bribing professors, cheating and not using their brain.

Back in my junior year in engineering(U.S), I know of few friends who left engineering to study medicine. They all called and told me that this poo is easy. My point is, whatever you do if you are not science and math grounded from high school(secondary school), please don't come to U.S to study engineering. I repeat don't argue this with me, simply call one of your friends who studied engineering in U.S and inquire from them. I am talking about undergraduate not masters or phD. I was a pretty brilliant student  before I left Nigeria. I attended Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja. I bet you all know Gregory Ugwi, the guy with the highest JAMB score in 2002, he was my classmate. Whenever you see him, ask him the only guy who trounced him in SSCE in 2002.  I wish I could give out my full name, and  he(Gregory) would vouch on my behalf on my academic aptitude. This is just to give you guys my academic background. Engineering is very rigorous in U.S, I don't know why it was structured that way. It would be worthwhile to review it, the stress and the curriculum is just too rigorous!

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