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Hmm I didn't know we had so many dictionaries on Nairaland o

How do you define an independent woman, when no one is really 'independent'?

pickabeau1:
I vote for rokiatu

African women r curvaceous

Lol what a reason!
If na for curves maybe I'll contest next year

ATMC:
@uju wow...funny yhu hate being saddled with such responsibilty yet at the end of the day yhu indirectly bear them.
I was the sec...it wasn't funny at all then, basically 'cos the office of a sec ie aunty or uncle is offensive. But it all ended well shaa. I wish yhu were in my family house.

Lol yeah. Aunties and Uncles are supposed to checkmate the activities of the coordinators. Tough position to occupy.

Reyginus:
Lol. No. I understand you perfectly. You didn't. Thank you very much.

Just one more question. More like a repetition.

How do you decide on anything? As in, how do you choose an immaterial thing like our thoughts over the other, and one material thing over another material thing?

I try to project the long-term effect of alternative options before making a decision. When I say effects, I mean on myself (what I want and how a choice will help me achieve that) and on others closely related. If the interest of both aforementioned parties clash somewhat, I seek harmony. How much of what I want can be denied so we all get what we want? And how much of what they want can be altered so I'm not short-changed in the end?
These are questions I ask myself all the time. Since harmony is what's most important to me, it's my standard for judging a worthwhile venture.
Some would call that compromise or diplomacy...or whatever though.

If we're discussing materiality, then practicality is the standard. I did tell you I'm pragmatic lol. If A can perform functions 1,2,3,4 and B despite looking good can do just 2 of 4, then I'll pick A. I want sustainable value for whatever I choose to engage resources (material, immaterial even emotional).



This is when I ask your reason for these questions

Reyginus:
Good for you. I can adapt but not when I know I can dodge the change.

What I mean is simply, how do you learn? When you read what skills do you employ? Do you have a special strategy for observing? When you think through things, how do you arrive at a decision to take?

Honestly, I haven't paid conscious attention to these questions before.
I do know I'm basically pragmatic; I don't do theory well, and things only make sense once they become practical. I like to create a mental picture; I can achieve that, the lesson is half learned already.

As for observation, i just watch. That's all. And because by nature i search for patterns, my mind begins to connect the dots. Isolated incidents are isolated. Double occurrence gives me a reason to pause. The longer the degree of occurrence or repetition, the easier it is for me to draw conclusions. Most times though i can connect several isolated incidents and look for their commonality.


Hope i didn't just babble lol coz i feel like it

ATMC:
wow!!!@uju yhu did 'rural rugged'?...me too. Glad to know yhu didn't leave NCCF after camp most do.

@rey welcome back. How r yhu coping with ur PPA?

I wasn't even in NCCF in camp. I was more like a "family friend" to the housemates in my place of deployment. So when they were going for rural rugged, I was told to come along. Also attended the State Conference and would have gone for National conference if the venue weren't Jos.
Then they wanted me to be their 'aunty' or 'mama' lol. Na slap I wan slap the brother coordinator when he suggested that.

Is it strange that I dislike being directly responsible for people, and yet still act in that capacity? It's like I just don't want to be given a title

Ain't seeing nothing yet

I don't trust any uniformed tout in this country, neither do I feel sorry for them when something goes wrong in their camp.

I vote

Vivly
Jennimma
Rokiatu
Temigracie
Annypie

Jennimma:
hello dear,pls come and vote for me again. Thank u for yesterday.here is the link www.nairaland.com/1983548/miss-nairaland-december-2014-contest

Sure

@Reyginus

Yeah I get what you mean. When I got my letter I actually fought to hold back my tears But I'm really good at adapting...very quickly actually and finding something to love about stuff. They were really nice people in that village; I'm still in touch with a number of people.

I also heard the Agatu story and the state of living there was really bad. The youths were just misguided and frustrated from years of bad governance. Can you imagine they didn't even have electricity? I mean transformer/wiring....nothing at all, no public transportation, financial institution etc. That was poverty personified there. I actually had to give away 60% of my clothes. It's sad. But before I passed out, things were beginning to get better though.
They really need Jesus, education and liberation from themselves in that place. I've never seen a people so averse to development before.

Studied economics, don't know what you mean by "how do I learn"

Reyginus:
2011? That's a long time ago.

I enjoyed the camp. I hated the early morning marching and still do. I just hate marching. I loved the boring lectures and was at the clinic often in addition to being a Red Crosser.

I was initially posted to a secondary school in Ohimini, I rejected it. The name alone got me scared. I didn't even visit the place. Lolz. Then NKST Gboko rejected me before I had my way with Federal Medical Centre Wadata, Makurdi.

Where were you posted to?

Lol Apa LG. Closest spot to Agatu (did you hear about Agatu's mosquitoes? )
Was on the verge of getting my redeployment letter signed when I decides I just might love the small village after all. So I stayed, but worked my PPA from an interior primary school to the local govt council. Then went on to offer tutoring services to schools around for free....on almost everything seriously---teaching, exams coaching, singing competitions, and all those development talks lol.
Then I visited Agatu twice for rural rugged evangelism (zonal and stat), bathed little children,braided hairs, took children classes, sang in the state choir,caught a cold, got soaked in rain,experienced mosquitoes that could pierce through jungle boots,had my allergies kick in lol. It was wonderful!!


I hope you enjoy serving

Reyginus:
Uj knows Wanune. Wow!! I am a senior corper now. I left Wanune September though my neighbour, a stream 2 Gombe had to go back.

Are you in Wanune? If no, how did you get to know of it?

Wow. I served in Benue (2011) Hope you enjoyed camp. Which LG were you posted to?

Reyginus!! Are you in Wannune?

If crazy pays the bills.....

prof800:
Ah how did I miss this??

My Queen!
I am me. Always me.
This is your prof800 from tv/movies remember...?
Or is this not UjSizzle?

Lol I meant WHO are you?

You guys are killing me

That's a house, not a home. I couldn't fall asleep in a room that looked like that

They probably love it anyway so what's my own.

I vote

Vivly
Jennimma
Annypie
Temigracie
Rokiatu

AngelAmina
Africanapple
MarthaK

What happened to photojournalism?

Biko did laid off workers form an association?

If you knew your employer was selling substandard goods and fronting them as the real thing, this moral and ethical codes y'all are claiming now is as false as you claim your ex boss is.

You help defraud Nigerians, then turn around to crucify a man because you've been denied the opportunity to defraud more people. What a country! The truth is only important when you are no longer benefiting from a lie.


On a lighter note, I'd really love to know how Mr Folorunsho came about his company's name. It's very catchy.....True Rebel hmmm

Elxandre:
If you got extra cash to splash on novelty, go for the 830, it has a 10mp camera, LTE/4g, 5 inch screen, Dolby digital sound, 16gb internal storage e.t.c
It's around 70 grand though!

The 730 lacks 4g, it has a 4.7 inch screen, 6.7 Carl Zeiss camera, (NO pureview though), has 8gb of memory. It has a DOUBLE SIM!!!
Costs 45k on konga.

I would advice you go for the 730, because the disparity in price between both devices is not reasonable. Both offer the same performance, but differ on purely novelty features.

But if want those features, you may go for the 830!

Thank you!

Elxandre:
A 930 or 1520 for a top range windows phone.
A 730/830 perfect for midrange buy.

Ah thanks! I was considering either of them. Which would you suggest though and why?

Nokialumia720 thanks

talktimi:
Lumia 1020

That's awful expensive And I've dreamt of it for a long time now.

Next best?

Preboy:
i kinda have this hunch that she is just trying to trick kuvira

That would be a nice twist

damilola5019:
All dis one is story. Wen is episode 4 coming out jor cos episode 5 was kinda disappointing doe am happy varricks assistant is now a real character and not a non talking character

Your head dey there. Glad Julie is doing something worth her loyalty now.

Biko I'm ready to buy a new Lumia. 830 looks good because the camera is quite impressive and it has expandable memory, but from the reviews people complained about bad screen resolution.

Basically I want a good camera phone (I mean Pure View and/or Carl Zeiss optics...not so interested in selfies), expandable memory and at least 4.7" screen, 1gb ram...1.2gz quad core will be an added advantage).

Any good suggestions with prices please? It'd be nice if you use said phones so you can give a personal review.
Thanks

Speakdatruth:
on yo words

You have my word.

Truth24:
Lol.... Make I confess...
It really happened to me though..... She was so beautiful and classic dat wen I walk out with her,people kept starring at us in admiration..... And guess wat, we wey so close to each other... We wey still mere friends but wen I saw d chemistry dat existed between us, I wise up but started it on a low....Started calling her sweet names like sweetheart, dear, angel and she even responded by calling me baby ,honey and so on..... Oboy see map..... Then I took a step further by telling her I love you while ending conversations with her on phone and she responded on d positive 'I love you too'....
After staying together for some weeks like married couples, I decided to be sure of myself and ask her. out.....Lo and behold, I got d shock of my life, yea She turned me down and was so serious about it.... I dint know how d sweats ran so fast dat in few seconds it had reached my buttocks......Lol I later tried everything to get her but to no avail...I got to a point I got so angry dat I was wanted to gain her love and dump her as a sign of revenge... but she still took her stand....Lol never knew if she was friend zoning me ooo...
Lol we later pushed dat aside and now we're d still d best of friends even hotter dan before......

You're such a nice guy, except for the part where you wanted to date abs break up.

WarRLaY:
I brought her blackberry curve 2 with my school fees, when blackberry was still very expensive