The five types of Christmas experience (In Nigeria)

So Christmas is coming up soon, and most of you are already wearily dreading the same old routine as usual, year after year after year, that you're used to. Ever wondered what Christmas is lie for other families? Ever wondered what could be lying in the world of Christmas present - outside that of your own? Look no further, the expatiation of it all is here.

BTW: For those of you who aren't feeling the Christmas Spirit or don;t understand what it;s all really about. heres a very nice short poem that will positively, and absolutely BLOW YOUR MIND....and NO. I don;t mean it'll kill you biko.---> http://thelifeandsayings.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-spirit-of-christmas.html

Trust me. You will NOT EVER regret checking it out ;). One Love. Jam Jam.

1. When you entertain the whole village

You know...when everybody decides that your house has suddenly become the best eatery around. Better yet? The food is free. They just cannot resist it. Joyful times :|
You've become the breadgiver (or in the childrens' case - the breadserver) for everyone around for miles and miles....









2. When the whole village entertains you

When you decide that you don't want to spend your own money or eat your own food, you know that hot tasty meal is just a few footsteps across into the other compounds around. You go about ever searching for the next hot meal.

The Hate of Aversion

What is that one thing you would NEVER do? What is something that is so repugnant or taboo to you, that the very idea repulses you when you consider yourself ever even trying** it?

For some people its killing. For some it's premarital sex. For others it's illegal drugs. For some it's changing religion. Whatever it is - it all depends on several factors. There are numerous factors in reality and a few would include your
environment,
family
Peer group
Upbringing
Religious background
Media exposure
Etc

Heck...for some people even life is something they would like to totally avoid....

5 Things On Nigeria: The Good, the Bad and the gosh darn ugly.... (Part 1)

SO some of you outside might be wondering what you'll find if you ever come here to Nigeria, and some of you in here are actually wondering the truth of what there is to find in this country, There's a lot that each of us don't know, so I'm going to be making a regular post once in every long while to update and enlighten everyone on the Nigeria you know and the Nigeria you don't know....

The Good Things you should be aware of:

1. The food

The food in Nigeria is so amazing you could just stay there for ages eating it till your belly gives out. Not literally of course, but it sounds cool that way right? :D






2. The Clothes

The clothes in Nigeria are unique, stylish and top notch in the fashion world, celebrities from all over the world are even wearing the Nigerian Ankara, eg Beyonce

Weekly 10 - Jokes of the ages present....

Please don't even try to  read these jokes if you aren't at least 15 or 16 years old. HUMAN years only please....

1. Joke 1

2go: Fall of Legends

I'm sure a lot of you are very familiar with, or at least have known a little about something on 2go. If you aren't. ...well....im not so sure you're really old enough to use the Internet yet.  We're still in 2014. That business should be fresh :O . (Just Kidding.....or....am I? :|) This, of course, is in exception to those of you who live in certain countries where the mobile app program never caught on and eventually became common place. I'm referring to countries and continents like South America,  North America, England,  Asia etc. If you're here with us in big ol' Africa and you're at least 18-20 then you should have at least heard** of the once-so-very-popular app.

It was a simple enough enough application that ran on several operating systems of the various mobile phone brands with a common app programming language called "java". A lot of you might remember the "java" phones of old. Back when the smart phones were still becoming intelligent in secondary school. Now in the android and ios they've graduated and are now undergraduates. Who knows what's next... ;)

Weekly 10 - Funny pics

Ok everyone, every one or two weeks I'll be publishing a weekly publication of various things For this week I'll make it about funny pictures.

Also, to encourage the readers in checking out the posts on here and to reward those who have been coming on, I'll also post pins for network credit for three of the major networks in Nigeria at least; MTN, Glo and Airtel. You'll have to search for these of course, and I'll only put the pins in the latest 5 or 6 posts to make it easy for you to find them and not stress, so get ready.... I won't tell you when I post them, but it'll either be on Thursdays or on Fridays.

Have fun and enjoy some of the pictures collected this week ;)

11 Awkward Moments

So I'm hearing that my blog posts are a lil long for most people shaa. I've heard oo. But I won't make any promises I can assure you that not all the posts are going to be long. Just the ones on deep thoughts ;)

So here I've compiled a list of awkward moments that have happened to me as I recorded and remembered them. Now all of them actually happened. But not all of them happened to me. Only 4 of them did not happen to me. My friends however....

# That awkward moment that you tell someone "welcome" when you're visiting them

# That awkward moment when you wave at someone you...

Girls and Football - The ABUAD Edition

I was on the field the other day because my college members had been set to play football - both the male and female teams. I was quite curious as to how the female team would play and where they would play for that matter as well - seeing as my school only had one "official" football field. I later found out that same day - when i had gone to the field - that the girls were going to play on an improvisation of a field drawn on the grass, with paintwork. I had to say I was somewhat dissatisfied and disappointed with the effort,  but what could I do? I had come to watch the game and watch the game I would.

The match started off soon after, and for many people in my college, ended almost immediately soon after. The opposing team scored two goals within the first five minutes of the game. Now - I'm not at all an ardent watcher of  soccer/football (whichever you prefer to call it) but i know that when you're watching a football match you normally shout and scream - either to support your team or make fun of the other. My college was almost quite literally speechless. No football fanny soul would call that silence anything but unnerving.

See more pictures after the cut...

Just to be me

“I'm not much, but I'm all I have.” - Philip K. Dick



I'm Jamie. Jamike for long ;) .I don't know everything, as much as I would like to pretend to. My name is a bit unique because, according to mother dearest, a mistake was made when the officials put my name on my birth certificate. It's apparently made to be __________.

So on the topic of my being me, and conversely your - "being you". It seems that a lot of people don't know exactly who they are or...

Change and Stereotype

It doesn't always seem so obvious does it? When someone suddenly changes who they, how they act, dress and talk? Imagine that "innocent" boy you knew down the road, popped into university for a while, and came home a master weed smoker. Or that cute girl you used to be friends with, who now puts on excessive makeup and goes to parties almost every night with her new friends because she was told that she isn't "pretty and fun enough" (This can be a controversial example).

It’s one thing to want to change for the better or try something new. It’s something else entirely to want to change for the worse or try something you know will never work for your best. I know how many times I've been made fun of, underestimated or challenged because of the way I present myself and act. I can’t really say I know the entire reason why so many people find a lot faults in the things and ways I have. If however I were asked I would say it all has to do with the issue and problem of the “stereotype”

• ·         Boys are all players
• ·         All girls like barbies
• ·         Teenagers have all had sex before they all hit 20
• ·         Igbo people love money too much
• ·        All Nigerians are scammers.

The Rival

Have you ever had a competitor in something? If you're saying no, and you're a human being, then I'm not exactly sure if I have any good news for you, or maybe you just don't know. The truth is ever since we've existed, even before our birth we've competed.

You've competed with the other spermatozoa to get to that fertile egg.

You've competed with your siblings for food, toys and attention.

You've competed with life issues for survival each day.

You even compete with gravity - every day that you stand up again.

Being Shy

Hi. I'm Jamike.  I'm kinda sure you knew this already but I'll try to go on with what we're here for.

Shyness. It's a dilemma for many and deemed an asset by very very few.
Have you ever wondered if you're shy?  If you're actually wondering...then it's likely you're not. If you've ever wondered whether you're outspoken.....it's most likely that you are...sorry? :P

Corporal Punishment - The rage and the beatdown

- Corporal Punishment -

By Jamike O. M . Ekennia-Ebeh

What is this corporal punishment of a thing? Well there are several ways of looking at it.

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Wikipedia defines it as; -

"...a form of physical punishment that involves the deliberate infliction of pain as retribution for an offence, or for the purpose of disciplining or reforming a wrongdoer, or to deter attitudes or behaviour deemed unacceptable. The term usually refers to methodically striking the offender with the open hand or with an implement, whether in judicial, domestic, or educational settings."