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Interesting!  I wonder why Seun decided to resurrect this thread, started by my whizzyself. Talking about Doctor in the house, mix a satchet of Alabunkun with raw egg (1) and fresh lime juice, all  in a cup and drink for three days ( did I hear someone say yak ). It is a very effective cure for Typhoid fever. But you didn't hear it from me oh.

I am from Delta state but I speak Yoruba, as a matter of fact that is the only Nigerian language I speak fluently. My written Yoruba  isn't bad as well. Check this out, (this is too cheap  )  Kokoro ti nje efo....................................

First Eleven countries
                             G   S   B   Total
  1 United States    14   8   3    25   
  2 Russia                7   8   5    20   
  3 Ethiopia              3   4   2     9   
  4 Cuba                   2   4   0     6   
  5 Belarus               2   2   1     5   
  6 France                2   1   4     7   
  7 Sweden              2   0   1     3   
  8 Bahrain               2   0   0     2   
  9 Jamaica               1   5   2     8   
  10 Kenya               1    2   4     7   
  11 Morocco           1   2    0      3
Key:  G-Gold, S-Silver, B-Bronze 

Finally, someone watched the competition . Thanks for your contributions, Vongauche. I agree with you, gone are the days we have good atheletes. The Men's relay race was a flop, the women managed to qualify during the heat but unfortuanately came seventh in th final. I guess the atheletes need to do their homework in baton exchange. Also, I think the attitude of our athletes contributes to their poor performances, athletes like Justin Gatlin, Michelle Perry and the likes, spend months preparing for these competitions whereas, our athletes start preparation during qualifers to represent the country.

Small wonder, USA and other countries who worked hard for the competition had lots of medals to show. USA for instance had a total of 22 medals, Nigeria could not even win 1 bronze

@Vongauche, I am not sure what my PB times was, it was a long time ago, but I know I was very good 'because I represented my school in inter school competitions and always came back with medals. I didn't take up sports in the university because in addition to being very good at sports, I was also very good in academics. So I chose academics  . Maybe I should have combined both.

How the countries scored at the end of the competition ( which ended Saturday the 14th of August), coming up soon.

Day 6.

More torrential rain, but the Americans recorded more victory with Justin Gatlin winning the Men's 200m race. Justin is a very fast runner,( no he does run he "flies" ), I must also add that he is cute    The  Americans also took the second, third and the Fourth positions. ( Boy, are they good)

Michelle Perry, an American  won the women’s 100m Hurdles, and Walter Davis( USA) won the Triple Jump. The US team now has nine golds.

The women's Discus was won by a Deutch,Franka Dietzch’s ( Germany), followed by Natalya Sadova of Russia. Vera Pospisilova-Cechlova of the Czech Republic won bronze.

The Pole Vault was won by Rens Blom of the Netherlands. Brad Walker( USA) came second while Marian Oprea came third.

Today is the day 7 of the competition and events scheduled to take place are the Men's 110 Hurdle, Women's Pole vault, Women's Hammer throw and Men's 400m Final.

UPDATE: Day 5

The weather wasn't any better but it didn't deter Rashid Ramzi from winning gold in the 1500m race, though a moroccan he represented Bahrain. Adil Kaouch, a Morocan took the silver medal while Rui Silva, a Portuguese, went for bronze.

For Long jump, 19 year old Tianna Madison of the USA( 6.89m) took the gold medal, Tatyana Kotova, of Russia was second with 6.79 metres, Eunice Barber 6.76 metres settled for bronze.

Some Day 6 events include: Men's 200m final( watch out for Justin Gatlin), Women's 100m hurdles, Men's Pole Vault, Men's tripple jump final( watch out for Marian Oprea) and Women's discus throw final.

This is all have got, now back to work

@ Codec.
On the contrary, I think athletics is very exciting. Maybe I feel that way because I was deeply into it in my primary and secondary school days,I always looked forward to the yearly inter- house sports competition. I was already running both the 100m and 400m for the senior team even though I was in J.S 2. I also partook in the high jump and relay races. It was fun for me hearing people yell out my name when I take the lead. When I see Nigerian athletes mess up, wish I had taken up sports(athletics) as a career.

Talking about Nigeria not having stars any more, Uchenna Emedolu and Olusoji Fasuba have crashed out of the Men's 100m. Mercy Nku and Endurance Ojokolo are nothing to wirte home about. It is a shame, I must say.

@ Remedy

Thanks for the compliment, I'd try my best to keep you informed.

The weather at Helsinki was terrible yesterday as it rained heavily.Some of the field events, such as the women's Discus final, were postponed to a later date.  Here are the hightlights of the competition that took place irespective of the heavy downpour.

1.The last track final of the night, the men's 400 metres Hurdles, took place after the rain had eased out, Felix Sanchez, whose bid to win a third World title came to an end as he crashed out of the competition because of his leg injury. Yet the torrential downpour did not dampen the delight of winner Bershawn Jackson (USA)( 47.30) and the two other medallists, James Carter ( USA) and Dai Tamesue, of Japan.

2. Saif Shaheen( Qatar)( 8min 13.31sec) was successful in his title defence in the 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Ezekiel Kemboi( Kenya) came second while Brimin Kipruto  took the bronze medal.

3. In the women's 800 metres, Zulia Calatyud( Cuba) a new comer( as in never won any championship before) took the Gold medal.The world champion, Maria Mutola, of Mozambique, unfortunately was no where near the medals table, she took the fourth position. Morocco’s Olympic silver medallist Hasna Benhassi came second while Russia’s Tatyana Andrianova came third.

Like I said before the women's Discus throw was postponed, other competitions that managed to take place inspite of the weather were the Men's decathletes races 400m & 100m. Sorry, I do not have a low down of who won what as my eyes were closing.

More action continues today, day 5 of the competition. Hope the weather today will be better.

The 10th IAAF( International Association of Athletics Federation) World Championship has commenced in far way Helsinki- Finland. It started on Saturday morning( August 6) and it would end August 14, 2005. I have been following the competition via my cable Tv ( British Euro sports). Today is day 4 of the competition.

Here are some of the highlights of the competition:

1. Home boys, Uchenna Emedolu and Olusoji Fasugba have qualified for today's semi-final race in the men's 100 metres ( Although I do not think they stand a chance)

2. Home girl, Endurance Ojokolo finished last position in her 100meter semifinal crashing out of the competition.

3. Kenenisa Bekele and Sileshi Sihine won gold and silver for Ethiopia in the men’s 10,000 metres.

4.Ivan Tikhon and Vadim Devyatovsky, also won gold and silver respectively for Belarus in the men’s Hammer.

5. Kajsa Bergqvist of Sweden won a gold in women's High Jump.

More champions will be crowned tonight in the Women’s 800m, 3000m Steeplechase, Women's discus and Men’s 400m Hurdles ( look out for James Carter (U.S.)

Moreeeeeeeeeeee,  coming soon...............

Thank you matrix, you got that right. Mamba was just trying to confuse us, they paid $25 not $27. Meaning that it is possible that not everyone paid in the same proportion, Not to use decimals, try this proportion, 9+8+8=25 plus the $2 tip. If you add every thing together, it means they actually spent $27 and not $30 or $29 from Mamba's calculation. But it is also possible that they funded the bill ( tip inclusive) in the ratio 1:1:1, 1.e they all had to spend $9 each.

This is a warning!

A friend of mine received an SMS saying that he stands a chance of wining N750, if he forwards same text to 10 people on the Vmobile network. Thinking that he had nothing to lose, he spends N150 and gains N600 in return, he started texting away.

3 days later, he got an SMS from Vmobile saying " Dear subscriber, if you receive an SMS asking you to send to 10 people on the Vmobile network and get N750 worth of airtime, please ignore it as it is not from Vmobile".

This is not the first time something like this is happening, I wonder what the network providers are doing about this. If you ask me, I think it is a ploy to rip off their customers, afterall who stands to benefit from all that text messages sent by innocent victims; your guess is as good as mine.

Original title: SPAM TEXT MESSAGES

It's okay to cry, aint no shame in it. As a matter of fact, It is good to cry as it helps to free the tension that has built up in you. Crying does not mean that you start wailing like a little child though, this goes for both Men and Women.

When MTN introduced MTN Flash- a value added service, I thought to myself, wow at last, MTN is doing something for free but I cannot really say that I have enjoyed service. I need someone to call me urgently, I am low on credit so, I send him/her an MTN flash but unfortunately the he/she does not get it until like one week later . Sometimes you send someone an MTN flash and two weeks later the person gives you a call saying "yes you just flashed me".What is that?

What is/are the benefit(s) of this service? Is it just me or has anyone really enjoyed this MTN Flash service?

bioye:
I used mts 1st wireless between sept 2004 and may 2005. I have dumped them now.  they are also located on Kudirat Abiola way (Oregun road).  they have internet service which goes for N7,500 monthly for 24-7 access. its is the cheapest I know of.  for more info, go to: http://naijainternetconnections..com/ and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naijainternetconnections

hope this was of any help!

Can you please tell us why you "dumped" your MTS line. Does it have any thing to do with poor services, you mentioned that their internet services is the cheapest you know, what's their rate, I think the brother would like to know all these to help in decide if he can go ahead and buy one.

The only problem I think MTS has for now is not enough coverage.

You are very wrong my dear. Prayer works in every situation, it just depends on the quality of your prayer. Besides, nobody said the players ain't going to make an effort to win. Nobody want to be a loser, you know!

Angelgal:
Huh? Answering questions with questions is what makes you a Nigerian?

Olaide 07, I believe this question was directed at you, so what say you?

This is going to be a tough match, I foresee it will end in penalty shoot-out. I really don't trust the flying eagles to give it their best, Sorry but that is how I feel. We can only pray.

Congratulations Nigerians, Congratulations Flying Eagles. It was great to see the flying eagles trash the Morrocans, I was mesmerised. It will be splendid to see them do it again with the Argentines.

Can't wait

While we wait for the MTS site to come on, let me answer some of your questions.

1. The table top goes for N 13,000

2. No service charge( at least none that I know of)

3. I do not know your location, but if you are in Lagos, there is one along Adeola Hopewell in Victoria Island

4. MTS numbers goes like this 722xxxx

5. Not sure if they have internet services.

6. Prepaid card denomination, I see more of the N500 denomination

Well that's it, hope the info go a long way.

kemmy:
From what I know,I think 17:59 is about Guiness Stout or...... just hanging out with friends.Whizkid,Iget am?

you'll very right girlfriend.

Interesting! Most people want to reconcile with the Almighty, knowing that their time on earth is up. At least it shows that a lot of people know that a God exists, who will cast sinners to perpetual hell and faithfuls to ever-lasting life in heaven. But remember, you might not be lucky to know your last day on earth, so do the right thing knowing it will end anytime.

P.S [color=Red]Hell is real[/color].

Greatpeter:
You could remember that Nigeria is the African champions beating Morocco 6 months ago in Benin Republic in the semi-final.  Nigeria came from behind two times to level up and eventually won on penalty kicks.  The Moroccans are talking tough; they have vowed to revenge their lost to Nigeria 6 months ago.

Predict!  What will today look like?

Yes oh! the Morrocans  definitely won't be an easy nut to crack. The flying eagles should not loose concentration as it has always been the case with them. I see them winning the match, they have a good coach who motivates them in any way he can, by the way, give it up for Coach Samson Siasia, he donated his bonus to the players just to motivate them.

My prediction? 3-1 in favour of Nigeria of course.

Can't they do better with gun shots, it usually sounds like knock-out and banger.

legs:

hot-angel link=topic=554.msg7141#msg7141 date=1119475778:
complicated. nobody is to be blame. The best they can both do is enjoy the sex, instead of beating each other up. I mean, you know you can't get out of the rape, so why not enjoy the sex.

if you are still sexually inexperienced like you said on another board ["virgins rule"] then you obviously cherish the sanctity of your body so I really don't see how anyone can sit back and "enjoy" being violated...
... how old did you say you were again?...

Very well said my dear, I wonder what people open there mouth to say without thinking about how intelligible it will sound. How can rape be a call of nature when we are not lower class animals. As a matter of fact, any one that does that is of the same class as common animals.

Match Update

The flying eagles of Nigeria made it through to the quarter finals of the U-20 world youth championship competition by beating Ukraine 1-0. They will meet Holland, which of course will not be an easy win beacuse Holland is a strong team. They beat Chilli by 3-0 to qualify for the quarter finals.

There is nothing wrong with checking your spouse's sms, you'll probably be wasting your time. For you to be checking means that you don't trust him/her or you have your suspicions about him/her, so If he is a smooth operator like I suspect most people that cheat on there partners are, you would find nothing incriminating.

You just need to pray or better still divorce him/her, cos' they are dyed-in-the-wool.

Heat

Which licence are they operating with, Lagos state or Federal Govt? Lotto Nigeria, remember (" Levels go Change" ) was not allowed to operate in Lagos state because they are operating with a Federal Govt License, case is still in court.

I think it is gambling with 'style', it is synonymous with playing pool, but if you are going to try it out, you should have self control, so you don't get addicted.

eniolatj:
My fellow people in Nairaland, The Nigeria match against the Republic of Korea prompt me in asking this question that "Is it true that there is God of Soccer and Is there any thing like luck in Football"

There is nothing like that my dear, our boys just lost concentration and they were tired, a result of lack of fitness, thank God they didn't fumble while playing the swiss and have been able to secure a place in the next round of the competition. Watch out for the match against Ukraine on wednesday, the knock out match!

Growing up, I used to enjoy watching Dr Who, I don't watching it now, the idea of a time machine is cool, I wish I had one so I can always go back in time, to do and undo. Maybe perhaps the future, to know what stock to invest in, that would make me the world's richest living being

pearldrops:
Anybody knows about any upcoming TV show like that of the Ultimate Show? (Who Wants to be a Millionaire excluded)

Sure, there is the Tourism Nigeria show. They have been advertising for a while now, 21 participants will visit tourism centres in Nigeria, duration of the show is 60 days and I think to partake you have to subscribe with N5000. The show would be aired on both local and cable stations, no idea when it will kick off but I have my ears close to the ground.