Questions and answers

When are you leaving?
Very soon. Please pray for a safe journey. :)
How long will you be away?
For four weeks.
Will you be blogging while you’re away?
Probably not, although there may be some entries that show up for your reading pleasure.
What did you end up getting for your family members after all?
A little bit of everything, from [...]

Nigerian music hookups

From being on Nigerian forums, I have increased my knowledge of Nigerian artists 1000 fold. One DJ in Chicago, Dee Money, would release some gbedus (mixes?) as he used to call them for us to download and they were really great (I originally typed “off the chain”, but I feel like such a fraud because [...]

Why so quiet?

Has anyone else noticed that it’s been pretty quiet in blogville? I used to have trouble keeping up with all the new entries my favourite bloggers had written; now I go to their sites to see if they’ve updated and my feed reader is just messing with me.
I have my excuse: I’m busy getting read [...]

Nigerian clothing

One of the many things I’m looking forward to coming back to Canada with is Nigerian (some call it “traditional”) clothing. I do own a few pieces of Nigerian clothing, but I have refused to wear them out because they are ill fitting and worse, they make me look larger than I am. Large women [...]

Memories of Nigeria: my father’s parents and their home

My memories of Nigeria from when I lived there (between the ages of nearly three and six) are pretty dim, but a few things come to mind, and I will be sharing them over the next while. I’m not sure if it’ll be once a week or more often, so we’ll see.
When we lived in [...]

Water under the bridge

**Entry reposted because my comments were busted**
Dear Nigeria HC,
I haven’t been easy on you. I criticized the way you run things, especially since it led to me having to go back and forth a few times. I thought your receptionist could use more training, and had some suggestions for how you could improve your efficiency [...]

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