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If you can't find happiness in yourself;don't bother bother looking because it is impossible to find it elsewhere.


If you want to live a happy life,tie it to a goal,not to people or things.

4 Him:
This is what you get when you marry a man with the misguided idea that you can change him. Marry a man who respects you enough to not do those things that will get you upset, if you don't like clubbing then don't marry a clubber.

well said.

Siena:
I doubt Tyna's got any issues with you, I'd say she's just trying to understand.

_{I'm curious too.}

@siena thank you
@poster i don't know you,how can i have issues with you.If you check all my comments
on this topic i was never rude to you even though i had my doubts from the onset.
I have every right to my opinion,if am curious or not sure about something can't i ask?
It is a straight forward question,if you ask me the same question i will give you honest
answers because i don't have anything to hide,i am always myself anytime,anywhere
offline and on line. I just wanted you to know that everybody here is not so naive
that we don't know when someone is making up stories,in case you don't know
(that is agreeing that you are not Nigerian) we Nigerians are very intelligent and
smart people and i believe that you must have noticed that you are dealing with
educated people here.I rest my case.

@poster name the countries that you claimed to have been to,that Lagos airport was better than.
You stayed 10 days and you visited all those places? please lets hear word.
They welcomed you with dancing troupe?

[quote author=tosh_acer link=topic=136458.msg2313515#msg2313515 date=1212140626]Another foolish set.[/quote]and the wise one check your first write up read it aloud to yourself.I wonder if you have seen the airport.

@poster it is not a cultural thing.
I am guessing that most people on this thread are not married. If your husband is the waka about type
believe me there is nothing you can do,except maybe coming to nairaland to whine.
Most times i wish my husband can go out and have fun after working so hard but he is not the outing type
We all need some space once in awhile,if you don't trust your husband how can we help you?
Men generally hates clingy women,go get a life have your own friends,get a hobby,blog,paint,dance and do something
for yourself like earning money.When you are busy with work,children,school,and hobbies you won't notice
if he went to a club.Men leave their house if they have a nagging wife,an unkempt woman.They want you to be their
mother,wife,cook,girlfriend all in one.
@poster tell your friend to always prepare nice warm dinner ready for her husband.she should bathe, wear sexy night
wear with sweet smelling perfume,set candle light dinners,buy his favourite drinks,play cool love music.If he comes back welcome him and ask of his day at work.He wouldn't want to go out again but in case he still does,don't complain as time goes by he will start feeling guilty because of how nice you have been guess what? you will then have your husband back.Please try all these and give us feed back.

aikyg:
Hi all,

I am here as clear example. I graduated with a 3rd class in elect/elect and I am not trying in any way to hold brief for anybody who is plagued by the same dilemma. I must also admit here that my coming out with a third class was not the fault of the system. 100% I am responsible for what I have.

While I was still in the university, I basically was creating my own rules; choosing to read some big books in library instead of my little handout; not doing my assignments nor writing the periodic quizzes given by the lecturers (hoping to score a whiz bang 80% in Exams since I was the bright guy); and on and on and on,

By the time I left the university with a third class, I had come to realize my mistake but there was nothing I could do about it. My not so bright friends who managed to get 2-2 by "fire by force" were already getting cool jobs, while I was still trying to find my feet. Even members of my extended family who saw me as some bright dude were beginning to question my intellectual pedigree. Infact to everybody I was not fit to be called a graduate.

However, I realized that I needed to do something; I had to fight back. I picked up what pieces that was left of my life and started my journey into the labour jungle. The first job I applied for I was not even invited. The second one I was invited and after the series of interview, only I was taken. The next Job I applied for was for people with 2-1 and again only I was taken. God so kind it has always been like this ever since.

You may be wondering how I got to change a situation so bad as my fate after graduation to a success story. Wonder no more. These are exactly what I did:

1, Look for the kind of job you really want to do and the sort of place you really want to work.

In my case I listed MTN, GLO, NLNG, SHELL, Major Airlines.

2, Find out what the employers want and compare them with what you have at the moment.

You will notice that all of these employers want 2-1 and you do not have that. But the good thing is that there are other requirements apart from the 2-1. Work on those requirements.
Example:
Job Title ======>Core Network Engineer
Requirements===>Graduate of Electrical or Computer Engineer, 2-1, 3+ years at position of IP network engineer, networking, servers, UNIX & Windows OS, CISCO knowledge, responsibility, sense for detail, accuracy, proactivity, self-activity.
If you are already like me, the only thing I do not have here is a 2-1 and 3+ years IP n/w experience. But any good recruiter will forgive you that sin, if you're able to prove that you know your onions with the rest.

3, Train for the job

I started training for comptia Network+. After that I trained for server+, then I moved to Unix. On completing Unix I moved to Cisco, which we did with windows server. By the time I was done, I was already a marketable commodity.

4, Learn a Foreign Language

This will broaden you horizon. So if you learn French you can work in French speaking country like Cameroon, Niger, Togo, etc


The truth is that if you graduated with a third class, you can rewrite your own story and you can work anywhere; all you need is a good planning and careful implementation. A least I am living evidence.

Good Luck.

I love the fact that you did not blame the system but yourself and that was why you were able to do a positive thing with what you got.
"the best years of your life are the ones in which you decides that your problems are your own.You do not blame on your parents,the ecology or the president,you realise that you control your destiny".

dopat10:
God forbid it Leilah. Clubs are no places for married guys, no way.
Any married guy who still goes clubbing is seen as not been ready to settle down
I tried clubbing once to be sure its no big deal, but bet me girl, its really a big deal
Lots of dirty stuffs goes on down there. Tell your friend to stop praying and start stepping
out with him because he's cheating

LOL!

[quote author=tosh_acer link=topic=136458.msg2301319#msg2301319 date=1211829459]Thanks to all contributors - I am someone who likes chalenges, so, wether there is light or there is no light, wether there is security or not - which country is 100% safe? None - so - the same way people find reason to migrate abroad and suffer, the same way I have found it great to migrate to Nigeria and have fun.[/quote]@poster you are a Nigerian who lives in Nigeria prove me wrong.

zelaws:
the fast food industry is indeed one of the lucrative biz this days. the biz will always yield high profit if well
managed. the 1st thng u ll need to start and stay in this biz is creating your own peculiarity( that means create your own standard in all sections.) and sustain the standard.
areas that need control include
-production of product with little cost and uniform quality
-sales of finished product
-environment
-security,
i've got to go see u some other time

I don't understand the point you are trying to make,please can explain more.

dee02:
Thank you jare

To the Oxy-slowpoke who said her friend works in total with a third class, u dey hear?wetin your friend dey do there?sweep or washman?no disrespect but it has to be a menial job!!

I agree with you in Total they have contract workers working for contractors that supplies manpower to Total
actually these group of workers are not Total staffs,although they work there and carries Total ID cards.

Mugabe:
please sir that is not an issue for discussion.it has been proven.they even make it bettr in the society than anyone else

Who told you that? if you are in school study hard and pass your exams.Please you guys should stop encouraging students that will not read their books.Is either you are intelligent or you are not.Find something else to do,you must not work for a company,go and learn a trade.

lucabrasi:
the only thing i can see you doing is to nominate someone prolly from your family to stand in for you,as for checks there isnt any foll proof check on that kind of business because it deals with volumes and you can't really adequately quantify rice or beans or flour e.t.c thats why u see that all the fast food businesses are manned by their owners, even established ones like tfc and tantalizers,the owners still resume there everyday, it is extremely lucrative but you have to be sure of who you r going in business with because its money we r talking about here, don't let anyone use your money to set him/herself up for life,i v seen it happen before where smthn like this happened and the other person started going diabolic on the main partner's ass, you can keep your money in a high yield short term investment till your ready for the business, no matter when or how long,there ll always be room for one more eatery so don't let anyone use the naija thing foryou that it ll be flooded , 20 years from now food business will still need more people.

Your advice was very sound but i will disagree with you on the point of nominating someone from her family,that is a big no no in a business like that.Is either the family member starts behaving like the owner causing misunderstanding between the two partners,or something else. I suggest you write a formal legal contract with your partner with both your lawyers present to go through the documents.This is your money and the other person's business idea,he might wake up one morning and decides to give you back your money which you invested of which he has made returns from or you might decides that you should be earning more money than him since you brought 80% of the capital.You have to agree on these issues and document it before investing your money. If all these are stated from the onset,you don't have to be there everyday,if you trust him enough to invest your money on him i think you should give him some freedom to run the business. Goodluck!

R.I.P Sony Okosun!

The king's woman

I am very happy that we are relocating back to Nigeria after many years aboard
I can't wait,counting days now.There are many of business opportunities in Nigeria;
even though am scared of the kidnapping in Port Harcourt.I am still excited because
there is no place like home

[quote author=LAKANYE~ link=topic=132593.msg2295890#msg2295890 date=1211676174]ONE THING I REALIZED ABOUT THIS 3RD CLASS GUY WAS THAT HE IS STILL SEEKING ADMISSION TO A UNIVERSITY, BUT HE IS SO SCARED HE WOULD BE GRADUATING WITH A 3RD CLASS.[/quote]If that is the case,he shouldn't bother going to university to waste his parents money.

@poster before i say anything where are you from? and where is your base?

jennykadry:
akpu wt ofe achara ,oha soup and egwusi(all wt okporoko,kpomo,azu mbasa,azu mangara,orisiriri stock fish)wt ezibote nmayi nkwu,na so ezibo uso(correct palmwine that is very sweet)

you are from Umuahia then.I am on your side as per type of food. ofe achara and oha soup

Cornflakes with fresh strawberry.

@chika98 check my profile or my signature

chika98:
I sent you an email. Thanks much in advance

I didn't get any email from you.

This is the funniest gist i ever heard in my life.
can't stop laughing please keep us informed.
If this gist is true which i doubt why is the guy complaining
he slept with two beautiful working class abuja ladies ,he should be proud of his great achievements.
LMAO

tyna1:
@chika98 i saw him last, about 4yrs ago when i went to london,his mother was in Nigeria then
i can still get his contact when i am sure he is the same person you are looking for.

Ok i will need your name so that i will send a message to him.

The Sly:
I like this line. . . . . . . . .

And tell the story when you are old.

@leadway1 There is no problem with your site but i think that Google refused because you didn't have enough content
why not write more articles after awhile apply again.

I don't see anything stopping you,it is going to be successful.The bus for transportation is a good idea too,don't worry
nobody is going to kidnap them.

To become like all the great people being quoted here you must have great dreams and be able to act on your dreams.
your destiny lies in your hands,take charge of your life improve yourself and the sky will be your starting point.

[quote author=u-best link=topic=132593.msg2256072#msg2256072 date=1210693305]third class graduate, even have hope more than first class graduate as long Nigeria is concern, not even that, most of the third class, far-far better academy wise than the first class, but is good to acheive first class, but third class graduate have more than one million hope to survive life.[/quote]I completely disagree with you.