9ja to the Core(2)
Abuja was the bomb...I've said this and I'll say it again...if there's any where I'll love to live in Naij, it is most definitely ABJ!!!
I officially met Writefreak and it was awesome!!!She's a babe...as in B-A-B-E...lucky hubby :-)
We went to wonderland together and that was MARd fun.
I visited all my regular joints and was sure to check yahooza out for that special blend of kilishi they make like no other(yummy).
All in all my trip was wonderful and yes my head is back from the clouds where it was stuck for a while.
I kept hearing questions like No-Limit when are you coming back, aren't you coming back bladdy bladdy bla...well I will...in God's time abi?
Right this second, I know I am where God wants me to be(yes seriously)...plus relocation involves major planning(No Kidding!!!)...
I still love my Naija...btw a friend of mine told me I have blind love/loyalty for Nigeria, he is Nigerian and can't seem to understand why I always have something positive to say about Nigeria...He said the country is corrupt, government is eating deep into the foreign reserve and this is devaluing the naira hence the reason pounds is still strong in Naij inspite of the credit crunch...etc
This is a guy who knows how to "cut corners"...scratch that...who cuts corners in the same Nigeria...which as far as I'm concerned makes him as guilty as the corrupt peops he talked about.
I am not saying we don't have our issues in Nigeria...as a matter of fact we do...and they are major at that...But I will keep celebrating every WIN no matter how tiny it is...I will make noise about it!!!
I'll leave you with this...
You're not what you think you are...you're not what they think you are...you are what you think they think you are...Dr Sola Fola-Alade(So Who Do You Really Think You Are)
Selah
I officially met Writefreak and it was awesome!!!She's a babe...as in B-A-B-E...lucky hubby :-)
We went to wonderland together and that was MARd fun.
I visited all my regular joints and was sure to check yahooza out for that special blend of kilishi they make like no other(yummy).
All in all my trip was wonderful and yes my head is back from the clouds where it was stuck for a while.
I kept hearing questions like No-Limit when are you coming back, aren't you coming back bladdy bladdy bla...well I will...in God's time abi?
Right this second, I know I am where God wants me to be(yes seriously)...plus relocation involves major planning(No Kidding!!!)...
I still love my Naija...btw a friend of mine told me I have blind love/loyalty for Nigeria, he is Nigerian and can't seem to understand why I always have something positive to say about Nigeria...He said the country is corrupt, government is eating deep into the foreign reserve and this is devaluing the naira hence the reason pounds is still strong in Naij inspite of the credit crunch...etc
This is a guy who knows how to "cut corners"...scratch that...who cuts corners in the same Nigeria...which as far as I'm concerned makes him as guilty as the corrupt peops he talked about.
I am not saying we don't have our issues in Nigeria...as a matter of fact we do...and they are major at that...But I will keep celebrating every WIN no matter how tiny it is...I will make noise about it!!!
I'll leave you with this...
You're not what you think you are...you're not what they think you are...you are what you think they think you are...Dr Sola Fola-Alade(So Who Do You Really Think You Are)
Selah
Comments
I have a friend just like yours he gets so angry when I say positive things about Naija .. and just like you said we must keep celebrating. H eha sno idea why I would want to move from London to Nigeria ..I absolutely love the place1
I guess your friend and mine will make great pals and they can hangout and badmouth naija till they're blue in the face!!!lol
to be honest I simply stopped trying to understand his dislike for Nigeria...yes we have major issues in Nigeria but so does every other country and it is still my country...and as BJS said we need to start renewing our minds with regards to Nigeria...
Feel u abt relocating back to naija involves planning.
Meanwhile why did u change ur url?
Glad to know you are having fun :)
So glad you had a blast in Abuja.
And honestly, keep those positive comments and thoughts about Nigeria going! Nigeria has enough critics; celebrating the good is a worthy endeavour in my opinion!
I just returned from a trip to Abj too and I find the serenity of the place to be truly soothing.
If only I could swap that for the hustle and bustle of Lagos. *sigh*
You sure did have fun. And you met writefreak?! How cool is that?!
Naija will always be my Naija for life. I'll join my voice with yours to sing of her virtues no matter how little.
Kilish is da thing!
Err.. is Writefreak really a freak???? LOL
Glad you enjoyed naija :)
I didn’t change my url o!what?...didn’t do such…may be blogger is going crayzee!
@BSNC...Oush….sorry ouch!!!Kilishi has finished o…how about fried spicy meat instead? :-)
Good Naija Girl said...
Seriously it was too cool…and about those pix…I’m still thinking ;-)
I sure will keep the positive comments flowing…
Adaeze said...
And one day you will be a millionaire…mark it down!
Glad someone shares the “Abuja dream” with me!!!
Enkay said...
I feel you on that “city swap”!!! I can’t lie o! I had fun
Yes I met Write Freak and Next time I’ll be meeting you,standtall and loads of others(I hope lol)
@StandTall-The Activist...Please my sister forgive me!!!
Don’t be jealous o…I will definitely meet up with you the next time I come to Naija(by God’s grace)
@Uzo... May be I got the spelling wrong, it is Yahuza…but I love to spell it as yahooza…(it gives it flavour… don’t you think so?lol)
It is behind AP plaza on Adetokunbo Ademola street in wuse…I think…can’t remember the Zone.
@DB...Db no sound there…I ENJOYED NAIJA!!!
I’m so glad I went…it was worth my ticket fare!!!:-)
About Writefreak…lol…wait let her catch… then she’ll show you “freak” when she plucks out your tongue!
@Anonymous... Thanks my lady
@rethots … Like I’ve said before and will always say…I’m a naija gal inside out and I have as much access to naija as you or any other Nigerian!You hear me so?!!!
I must confess i do have jaded views about Naija, but I never kid myself that the US is where I'm from. Naija is home regardless of the troubles we face therein!
Nigeria is a fine country just like any other. Yes, our government has failed to do much of what other government's should do, but Nigerians continue to make the best of their circumstances and we rock!
=)
Glad u had fun in Naija/Abj n even met a blogger 2...
I like the quote @ d end...interesting stuff...