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topsywest:
Hmmm. Nice topic. This nasty experience stands out in my memory:

Long time ago when I was about 17 some 13 years ago, I had my first job as a primary school teacher. A colleague was to get married and she selected the aso ebi of which Inwas given my share. This is over a full month to the wedding!

Gave my material to this elderly dude in my neighborhood and deposited half of the required amount with assurances from the him that it will be ready within two weeks.

To cut a long story short, on the morning of the wedding, I was at the tailor's shop to collect my already sewn cloth only to find him just sewing the it.

I almost collapsed but left his shop in rage. Ended up wearing another cloth to the wedding. A day after, I was passing his shop when he beckoned on me to come and collect the cloth, I respectfully told him that that was no longer necessary as my aim for purchasing the cloth in the first place has been defeated.

As a 17 yr old boy, he thought I was joking but realized I was serious as i kept ignoring him whenever he brought up the issue.

He reported the case to my Dad ( after he had of course threatened to do so) whom he asked to prevail on me to collect the clothes but my Dad simply told him I was matured enough to take certain decisions on my own, more over, he wasn't the one that bought the cloth material for me.

Today, this tailor is still in that shop, and to make things worst, I have my current tailor in a much younger guy who is just beside him and he sees me when ever i come to pick up already sewn clothes. He also knows I introduced some of my colleagues and most of my church members who admire my way of dressing, to that guy.

Can't imagine what goes on in his mind anytime I park my ride in front of his shop only to enter his neighbor's shop, Jeez!

Sorry it's not related to the topic but I need to get something right here. You claim in your post to be male, but your profile indicates that you are female. Which are you?

Lalaska:
Not all Nigerian Tailors are bad. My tailor delivers the exact way i want him and my clothes are always fitting. However, the only issue is that of delay which i believe is inherent in every person that does handwork. I adopted a strategy below: I agree with the tailor for the dress to be ready 2 weeks before the actual day i need it. This has effectively factored in any disappointment.

Yeah, I agree with everything you said especially as regards factoring in an additional time period to cover for delays. So if you have an engagement coming up say at the end of the month, submit your material on time and hammer the tailor to have it ready by 20th. So that way, even if the tailor is late by a week, you still have some extra time for him/her to make adjustments to your work if any is required.

Hmmm, I'm surprised to read all these negative comments about tailors. Mine has never disappointed before. Fact is the guy has always even exceeded my expectations. He's the only one I use for now even though he is located in another state. So I usually just chill and give him the materials to sew whenever I travel to Umuahia.

I didn't plan on doing any Val celebs but my sister was around and I didn't know what to get her. Fortunately a colleague brought some nice cakes for sale to the office. Bought them together with yoghurt and ice-cream. It was Ok.

Last time I did any Val thingy was in 2003, while in school. LOL

I think the title of the post is extremely misleading. The story has it that he couldn't afford the rent and hence didn't renew it. So he moved out. There is no place where it was mentioned that he was ejected (forced to vacate).

And this misconceived title has formed the basis for most replies to the topic.

It is wrong.

Sowing seeds of discord in the ranks through misinformation and other counter-intelligence measures. I'm beginning to see the decline of the Boko Haram menace.

I've been trying to place the name. Remind me please, which music did soul train release? I'm not being sarcastic.

Idealkocep:
Are you serious, 108k net pay is not bad at all. I dont think most banks in Naija pay up to that for their entry level staff.

You could ask round, about that of GTB and First bank. Don't know about Oceanic and Intercontinental (well, before the acquisition by Access bank).

Crap. I never even knew the NLC had a website. What do they use it for? When more than 80% of Nigeria's civil service workforce do not use the internet.

Idealkocep:
Is the 108k per month take-home(money after deductions) or gross salary(tax, PENSION, etc inclusive)?

Why complicating things for yourself na? That figure 108k, is called NETPAY. After everything deductible has been deducted.

The entry-level pay may seem poor compared to other banks but after the first promotion, the pay profile changes dramatically, with the addition of Housing upfront, profit bonus, leave allwce, 13th month, etc.

And on top of that ZB is a very safe place to work in.

I don't know what your friend does presently, for us to proffer a better advice on job choice.

I was also very surprised when I first saw the 8 years in the topic, but after reading the post I got to understand how it took that long.

From the OP it says that even the parents of both parties are in support of the union, the lady is respectful and has not been seen to have done anything to jeopardize the relationship.

Then what is the problem:
The guy is an extremely selfish person. Extremely selfish and I pity the person he decides to settle down with. He claims to be in a relationship but has no qualms about buying sex outside, on a weekly basis. If the lady had in any way been remotely linked with infidelity, I'm sure he'd have fired her a long time ago. It's unfortunate that she'd stayed this long else I'd have advised her to leave that man. She can still do it. He hasn't given her the reason to leave and that's why she's still hanging on.

Who knows, he might have caught HIV from his many sexcapades and doesn't want her to suffer along with him. Bl.oody bastard.

Some people could be blindly selfish.

@ Lagoshia, I need to understand you correctly. What point or message did you intend to pass across, by quoting those verses in the OP?

In Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, a individual may eventually attain a stage where Self actualization becomes more important than wealth. When your name becomes more valuable than material things.

I think Prof Jega values his integrity more than material things. A very respectable gentleman.

Was it the NNPC that mandated KPMG to perform that audit?

Thought it was the FG through the Fed Min of Finance. Just asking.

What's this about the security detail threatening the Immigration Officer with a drawn hand-gun? Hmm, Power can make people really sick.

VolvoS60:
Its been almost 3 decades and I still can't figure out why some window parts were called "winding glass" and "engine glass" - their strange names may have been the reason why they had to be replaced nearly every other week. Not to talk of the car part called the "boris" ( I first heard that in a mechanic's workshop in the late 80s). Does anyone have any idea what a 'boris' is? Other best forgotten memories of my lion ownership include routinely injuring my fingers on rusty, jagged wheelarches while washing the car . Not pleasant at all.

The "Boris" you talk about is actually Ball bearings. The mechanics shortened it to Boris.

"Winding glass" is manually operated car window, while "engine glass", referred to automatic windows. A rare option at that time.

I didn't have the opportunity of sampling any of the Old School Peugeot models. Ours was an '84 Volkswagen Passat. LOL

Naïve

- Na d koko be dat: That's pretty much the gist of it.

- Pepper rested: I've got some money
- Pepper no rest: I'm broke
- Ajebota: one frm an affluent home; silver-spooner
- Ajokpako: opposite of the above
- Bone that levels: Ignore that one
- Yankee: american
- I wan jand: I want to travel abroad
- Nothing do U: You are very ok; look tight
- Popsi: Dad
- Momsi: Mom
- Na my bunk be dis: This is my house
I wan enta villa: I want to travel to my country-home
- Dem send am frm village: Used in a situation where one is facing several misfortunes. Said to mean that a hex or spell was cast on the person frm his/her hometown.
- I don die!!: An exclamation used when faced with a great difficulty or trouble. Usually followed by " Na me be dis?!" LOL. "Is this really happening to me?".
- She dey wash put: Ehn she dey wash put na. What don't you understand about it? LOL

I don't like dreads of any form (micro or macro). Looks untidy to me and I'm sure may produce odours.

Mohawk, don't know which planet that came from. An extremely juvenile hairstyle and I see it as an evidence of absent parenting IMO. Bite me.

I just like low-cut hair (may or may not be skin). Gives a neat and matured look. Shouldn't exceed 2 weeks before the next hair cut.

^^^Thank you bro. I wish u the same too. And many more. Happy New Year!

I wish that you be blessed with divine wisdom to dream the right dreams, strength to fulfill them, Joy and long life to enjoy your blessings.

I want us all to join hands as we sing "There is none Holy as my God" into the New year.

denzel2009:
errm erm, have they hacked facebook?

LOL. Facebook has been hacked before and personal pics marked private of the Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg were stolen from his FB account and posted on the Internet. The hacker then had wanted to show the vulnerability of Facebook accounts being open to malicious and unwanted access.

I don't know if Facebook has considerably stepped up their security framework against hackers, but we still get malware popping up on our FB walls constantly. Don't we?
Just control the quality of sensitive information you post on FB. That's all. Just one social networking site is already ok for me.

Eminem feat Lil' Wayne - No love
Evanessence - Bring me to life
Duncan Mighty - Obianuju

In that order. I could listen to them non-stop and sing along for hours.

Lord of Mercy!!! For a woman to carry a combined weight of roughly 8.3Kg to term!! Think of the discomfort that comes with consuming the largest meal you can ever imagine. It's barely up to 2Kg. Yet women have to bear theirs non-stop for such long periods. If there is nothing I should respect a woman for, then it should be for the miracle of bearing children. It's never an easy task.

A Branch Head in my region also gave birth to a set of quintuplets, but unfortunately lost one baby in the process. I wonder what's with this recent boom in multiple deliveries though.

Crap! Brain drain indeed.

Congrats to him on being a super-achiever. So if given the choice of Nigeria or Malaysia to work in, which would you choose?

He seems smart. I reckon he'll be back to Nigeria soon, working in one of the top-rated oil firms.

I don't even see him venturing to the US or Europe. What with their collapsing economy.

Once a park or port tout, always a tout.

Once a park or port tout, always a tout.

I don't think we do much of starters and desserts in our regular meals. However in Igbo parties, I think the starters may include garden-eggs served with groundnut paste a.k.a ose-oji, ugba (sliced oil-bean) garnished with enough anu Kanda, to be escorted down with kegs of tombo liquor. This is prior to the main food being served- mainly akpu, garri, pounded yam or semo and soups. What follows next, Ermmm, I think it may be extra fried meats. I think Nkwobi and Isi-ewu qualify as desserts. Sweets or ice-cream is foreign.

^^^ Laffs. Had to stop myself before I said too much. Sorry.