Wednesday, March 18, 2009

only in 9ja....

original mgbeks formulated it, afro merixed it, dis is my version;
Funny, weird yet amazing things dat can only be associated with 9geria/9gerians :-

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Everyone is a copy-cat e.g this post :-)
* LASTMA is more dreaded than the 9gerian police
* Our lawmakers are the 1st law breakers; need examples??? :-)
* Man-no-die' man-no-rotten mentality (go look for interpreter :-)
* Politics is a do or die affair (ts self xplanatory)
* Every flying cockroach /wall gecko is a monitoring spirit
* 5 out of every 15 civillian have been harrased by a conductor/police
* If u are xceptionally beautiful, u are a mammywater or ogbanje
* 9gerians no dey fear face; last wk president yardy's convoy was attacked in jos (a whole presido)
* Everything is jazz related; (u get wrk na jazz, u marry na jazz, u get money na jazz, u no get money na ..... : -)
* There is a generator, recharge card seller, mallam on every street
* Almost everyone have climbed okada n drank pure water (i said' almost o :-)
* Single mothers r bad market; single fathers r xempted (very pathetic)
* Almost all 9ja songs has a razz word eg faayaa, koko, kentro, kolo, maga, shayo, ja'wonsi, 4kasibe (my fav)
* African-time' has gotten a new meaning; i went for a function dat was supposed to start by 9am, 6hrs later......nathing
* Some car owners want to be regarded as a bigz boy/girl; i kno a broda dat stay in a one room 'face- me- i- slap-you', shares d toilet with 15 oda tenants, queues 2 fetch water 4rm d well but maintains a tear-rubber honda baby-boy (i suspect say him own' na jazz :p
* What goes up, neva comes down; b4 b4 sweets were being sold for 1 naira (now 2 for 5naira) coke was 25naira (now 60-100naira) a gallon of kerosene was formerly 60naira (now 480/600 naira), Ajegunle to CMS formerly 30naira; now 100naira
* Flashing' is on a kentro level; somebody wld flash you' say like.....10times, only for u to cal n they ll say, 'i just say make i greet u' or a strange voice ll ask, 'ta'lon soro???? :-)

These r all i cld come up wit for now, wat r urs???????

PS: Congrats to Arsenal football club una try sha, but if una fit beat chelsea(again), i promise all of una one house each 4 lekki :-)
norrin do una!!

Friday, March 13, 2009

TGIF: did u see my phone???

James (my colleague) got to the office this morning in his jeans and prada top, 30mins later he realized he couldnt find his phone; he came to my office n the following conversation ensued;
James: o baby, nawa o' i no see my 4one again
Lg: how manage?? u sure say u no leave am 4 haus?????
James: No, i even use am receive call for cms b4 i enta bus
Lg: Cee gini???
James: cms naa!
Lg: *grinning* aaaaaah no wonda, i see ur 4one jare
James: *amazed* you sure?? for where?????
Lg: for cms naa
James: *smiling* thank very much, where 4 cms???
Lg: you kno dat place where dem dey enter 'ajah bus, e get one lonnnnnnnnng pole wey dey dia, na on top d pole i see ur 4one
James: *doubtful* El'gee u sure?????
Lg: ofcof!! infact d 4one just dey dia dey cry' 'james o jamess oo but i nor kno say na ur 'james' be dat; pele o.

*shior* yeye dey smell, who nor sabi say dem no dey bring out 4one for cms? (esp when u wan drag enter public transport) boyoyo no soji at all Haba!!! *shakes head* d phone don enta voice-mail, but if him dey lucky, dem fit re-sell am 4 am for under bridge for 5k (d 40ne is worth 30bay). He was my 2nd colleague dat had his phone stolen at cms, the other guy got to the office with a new green ear piece (e resemble xmas lite) minus d blackberry he bought 2wks ago (dat one' pesin go begin dey speak patua:-)

I remember the first time my 4one was stolen/borrowed, it was 'may 29 2007 during the inauguration of d present lagos state governor (BRF) at tafawa balewa square, i was on my way to ikoyi with a male friend to drop my cv wit one of his other male friend; since the day (aka black tuesday) had being declared a public holiday, we decided to go thru cms (thinking d road wld be free of traffic; By the time we got to race course the ceremony had already ended and many AC supporters (garbed in the inaugural ankara) were trooping out, we were stil discussing the loss of DPA's jimi agbaje when they started robbing vehicles on the road, when it got to our turn, the boy just carry my bag begin dey go...... WETIN??????? na so i begin shout, 'my cv, my cv! he took my ceevee!! ' My fear fear friend held my hand and told me not to worry, FOR WHERE???? na so i begin the open door, nee jst grabbed me, begin beg me say 'lg abeg o, abi u wan die??? dat boy don smoke igbo' him even carry gun' EHEN??? 'make him collect d money, drop my bag na', my cries fell on deaf ears as he held on to me tight till they all left (others brandishing knives n all even came to re-check if they had 4gotten to take sumn'till date i still cringe wherever i m in dat vicinity.
PS: The next day 'nee replaced everything including MY CV:-)
PSS: Bros Fash, if you are reading dis, u still owe me a brand new NOKIA ----- (make i no lie' na nokia 2650 :-)

The 2nd time was also in a car, i was with dangote' at harbour works bustop along ikorodu road; there was traffic (as usual) the next thing we heard a loud noise close to d car, looked out n saw a young man pointing to the tyres, thinking the tyres had burst' dangote wind down And we saw ourselves looking at a black/brown/red/blue thing (maybe na biro/spanner/plier but we no need confirmation, we just surrender our 4ones (d only thing he asked for) if una see as dangote dey shiver????? u rememba dat 'shan george/orange drug advert' dat shaky shaky daddy one, yelz' na so :-)
PS: This one happened few days after 'nee replaced the first 4one

The 3rd time was at *drum roll* OSHODI, lets just say i walked into a ram-fight and the rest like they say in oyinbo film is history :-) but eyin temi after dos hypertension-threatening incidents (and seriessssss of prayas and fastn) i don dey shine my eyez like scofield' (esp when i dey dos area wey omo boiz dey run things) i carry my 4one in a pouch, infact let me give u a HINT on how to recognize me (woomie hope u r reading); look out for a fine yellow chic sporting a 'gallas and ALWAYS wearing a black pouch on her wrist at #%#% every morning by 9.00 am or 5 ' o clock in the evening.
PS: If una go harass innocent pesin wey tanda him own for bustop.........'you are on ur own o :-)

**NAIJA BLOGGERS AWARD UPDATE**

If YOU have already voted but DIDNT vote for LADYGUIDE, u berra go to a cafe NOW n correct ur MISTAKE; forget fba's threats, na today?????? e don tey wey nyansh get centre-parting jare, NORRIN DEY HAPPEN !!!!

Have a fabulous w'end

Monday, March 9, 2009

LADYGUIDE' LIVE N NAKED


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Hehehehehehehehehe see as dem dey run come' even lenie, molly and garfield; KAI!!!! afrobabe c'mon stop pushing qmoney and simplegal' they were on the line before you, abi na everyday u go dey carry 1sttttttt??? :-) mizcynic, ibiluv eku id malud*

*clears throat* Yesooooooo i want to use this opportunity to thank everyone that nominated me as the Bloggers Choice and the Most Likable Blogger in the **NAIJA BLOGGERS AWARDS;
I must confess, when i first read about the awards i was like 'dem don carry come' tho i frequently checked the site for updates and comments' i never nominated anybody not even myself (no lie) neither did i ask anyone to nominate me, so u can imagine my shock/surprise when i checked on saturday and saw my blogname among the nominees, in my head (itsalie!!!) i had to refresh to confirm it was really 'Ladyguide i was seeing and not 'Ladipo. Thank you for believing in me, i feel soooo humbled, honoured, h%!!#&&&%!!# infact i dey fel like obasanjo o o) ese'gan

I also want to commend the organisers' sting, toluwa, geisha, funms and co for a job well done ( i know say e no easy) although i xpected to see the names of some notable naija bloggers like and ....... BUT, who am i to grumble' AFTERALL i didnt nominate anybody (thank God for category B)

Once again, i say a big THANK YOU for the nomination; for those that didnt nominate me......(u still dey read??) Abegggggggggggggi go vote for LADYGUIDE inshort any place u see LA. . . .*(sorry LInda) just click on dat small round button near it. *God bless u as u vote.
Norrin do una'
PS: fba abeg come help me begin share the zobo*

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

G for gun

"Aunty e'gee i ll tut you o' were the words 3yr old Ola hurled at me as soon as i entered their house, 'backtosender' i replied (in my head); instead of g'morning ma or mummy afternoon, na shoot him wan shoot, i confronted his mom' only for her to say, "Fear ' Fear na water gun o" Ehennn even ifffffff na 'akamu gun or kuli kuli gun' same no'ni..... abi how una c am?? isnt it too early for a 3yr old boy to know abt guns????? mummy tk /jidesalu/ 9jalines/007 i nid ur input(s) or when is the right time to introduce our kids to guns, as in 'ifeanyi meet gun, gun meet ifeanyi', some parents even buy it for their daughters (e be like say doll-baby don finish for market?)

The rate at which we xpose our children to violence is alarming, the oda day our bus was passing thru vee'eye, we passed a school and the first thing i saw was G for gun (with a pix) painted on the school wall' Wat happened to G for goat, G for gala, or even G for elGee; 'WHY g for gun, i complained to dangote n he said maybe its bcos its a naval/airforce school, FOR KIDS? i retorted' na so him jst face front :) Wat abt dos pictures of our 9ja delta boiz dressed in fatigues splashed in the media daily, wat abt dos cartoons, dos movies, dos music videos, dos adverts......... last wk i saw an ad' where a man was using a gun to kill the mosquitos biting his sleeping daughter; in my head 'CREATIVE but the kids are also watching.

I remember the verrrrrrrrrry 1st time i saw a bullet (not even a gun) it was in the office (early dis year); if i tel una say aproko dey pay, na lie o :) i karry my leg go visit our security men for their office, na so i reach dia begin halla, "anything for the girls, anything for the girls", dem just sidon dey look me dey laff' as i dey open and ransack dia drawers, 1st drawer: empty, 2nd drawer: old newspaper 'shior, 3rd drawer: bullllll (e small' come black one kind like.... like.... na bullet sha) omo' i no wait to confirm d black thing wey follow am, na so i begin stammer, say i dey go down; i sure say if to say officer p look well well' him for see yellow stain for my trousa (na piss) mehnn' d kind fear wey grip me eh, since dat day' i dey greet dem 4rm afar :)

Dos of u dat are familiar wit wazobia fm (a radio station in lagos) can attest to d fact that yaw and his colleagues kill more than 100 nigerians daily, HABA!!!! imagine some people calling to say, "Ehen yaw na me' abeg shooooooot my husband, yess my husband, he still dey sleep' or "omotunde, how ur side? ehen i want make u shoot me gun, or "oga yaw, shoot my friend timothy well well' 3rd mainland block o (na timothy block am???:) after d request d next thing u go hear na, ratatatata ratrata Boom!! tatata piuum Boom!!, some callers will even specify where they want the person to be shot' like the leg or hand; and una say na joke?????? i dey wait for d day wey person go phone say, "YAW ABEG 'HELEP ME SHOOT LG FOR.......... yaw go just hear gbosaaaai for him face 4rm nowhere, abi which kind rough play be dat ????? :)


FOTO OF THE DAY


Granny with 30yrs old finger nails; sumbori say ohon'ohon

Monday, February 9, 2009

hallosssssssssss

wey dem? wey dem?? i say wey dem???? :)
Yessooooooooo i m baaccccck!!!! dos of una wey don dey threaten to delete my blog shld ni'suru till i remember my password so i go email to una (aloofa watch dis space) :p
I nor traful o' na my keyboard dey act up, if i type A, na S go appear; if i type R, na G i go see; i complain to our engineer n he say na too much typing, say i don type sotey all d characters don clean finish (i suspect say na fake keyboard) so naim make me say make i teslo for blogville but d keyboard no dissappoint me to carry 1st sha (temite 'ntoii) :p
sooooo wota gwan? wetin i miss?? werrin dey shele?' as in who marry?? who born?? who relocate?? or defecate??? :-) i get plenti plenty gist for una o, d things wey my eyes see' and my ear hear during dis period wey my keyboard go leave, no be small thing, i don compile sum of dem for una enjoyment, so if una don ready..............lets go dia

*OKADA HELMET FALLOUT: When i talk about d gbege wey dis hellmet kini fit cause, sum of una tink say i dey yarn opata, now see as e dey cause confusion everiwhere; according to this gist, one okada man like dat carry passenger for agege, as soon as the passenger (sex unkown) wear the helmet, naim him just change to yam/isu/ji/doya; hmm' no be laffing matter, inshort if any of una dey doubt me, just fix date (any day) and i go carry you go ojokoro police station for agege go see where them put the yam (i nor kno weda na 4 behind counter o) with ur korokoro eyez. u fit even bring camera come so u go get chance snap d yam wit okadaman(ie if dem neva bail dem)
ps: Standtall plz confirm :p

*MAN TURNS TO GOAT: I kno say dis tori no be fresh one esp for dos of us wey dey 9ja but 4 sake of sum oda pple wey neva hear like ...... and ....., dem say sum vigilante pple see 2 men wey wan thief one mazda, naim so dey pursue dem but unfortuntely, one of thief jump fence run, leaving behind d oda man, but as dem rush am, him just face wall' come change into goat/ewu/ewure but the vigilantes no send o, dem just carry the goat (i sure say dem tie him leg sef) go police station where dem lock am; i even hear say the man/goat no dey chop grass at all, say na only water him dey drink, plenty pple don condemn 9ja police for dis mata, say how dem go disgrace us like dis, sotey d tori don waka reach BBC. As for me elgee, i believe d story jare' abi no be 9ja we dey??? and bcos of my luv for 9ja police, i go give dem one strategy wey go helep dem redeem demself (free of charge) and d strategy be say, make the ojokoro police men release the yam make we carry am traful go kwara, go meet the goat, if the goat eat the yam naim be say nothing nothing but if d goat no eat d yam or if d yam eat d goat '(ova to una)

*YARDY'S VACATION: Dis one just dey annoy me bcos i nor kno why sum pple go dey drink alabukun for anoda pessin headache; Oga presido say him wan go 2wks vacation, people begin hala say one thing' one thing, me' i nor undastand oooooooo' abi pessin nor go rest again, d man na president naaa' abi una tink say e easy to be president of 9ja' make una free d man jare, Haba!!! even if him dey seeek' who nor dey seeek???? abegiii lef matta for mathaias; Yardy is our president weda we like it or not and it is God dat put him there (for a reason) so instead of us to continue calling for his head abi na leg, lets pray for him (he needs it); anywey according to nta, him suppose resume work 2day, like i said ko'eazy.

*JJ OKOCHA VS ETIM ESIN: Dis one na one drama wey i go follow till the ending :) according to the gist, jayjay wan host parry for him klub' him come invite him friends including Etim esin as per former colleague levels, but according to gbefilas, as party dey go on' naim small time dem announce say okocha phone dey miss, like play like play, dem begin search everibodi wey come party, na so e reach etim turn, dem search etim soteyyyyyyyy(dem search am sha) dem no see 40ne, during d search 'okocha come land, come rake for the searchers say,' na wetin???? una no dey look face??? una ori'4kasibe??? inshort' him sha apologise to etim well well say, make him no vex o, say na misunderstanding (i even hear say, him find am sumthing) na so d matter die, but the next thing we begin hear be say, Etim don 'employ one lawyer (guess who) to sue jay jay for 100million naira for damages; okocha on the other hand come say, him go sue etim 300 million for suing him *sigh* ndi nkem no be small thing o' as of now, Etim don loss him job for Hitv wey him dey follow analyze premier league matches bcos *whispers* him no gree drop the charges and apologies to okocha. The only thing wey i go talk be say one day 'one day the truth shall prevail

*GOV. FASHOLA NA IBO??: The oda day, i go oshodi to do my hair (why u dey bend face??:p) and say make i use my eyes confirm wetin my ear dey hear say fashola do; Nna mehnn when i land oshodi, e just be like say.......i dey yankee(sum how):p' Everywhere just clearrrrrrrrrrrrr, i even look for my agbero peeps (osama and co) i no see dem, e be like say dem don change base; omo oshodi clear sotey, u fit stand for oshodi see iyana ipaja :) but one thing wey i no gbadu na d pedestrian bridge wey i gats to use with 1million oda people (u sef no fit count dem) to cross to d oda side of d road; d hold up boku sotey, lastma officials dey control pple; u go dey hear' You stay there'; Oya you' move quick'; heyyy go back, go n join d queue; sum of dem even carry okondo :) its all gud jare, we gats to start sumwhere; but ndi nkem, pple sabi spread rumour o; wen i dey make my hair naim i ask my hairdresser say, wetin govt wan use d portion of land wey dem clear do, she come tell say, "Ahhh fashola wan plant flower", for my mind i confuse but i jst say, 'dats good , na so one woman wey dey sell purewater just chook mouth say, "No mind dat omo ibo jare, na flower we go chop??" at dis point i no fit pretend, i just comot my hairdresser hand 4rm my hair' come ask d woman, "madam (:p) abeg repeat wetin u just talk", trust yoruba woman' na so she begin shout, "Sista i tel u, fashola na ibo, i say na omo ibo bcos omo-eko no go dey break break everywhere like dis, go mushin, okoko, obalende' he jst dey pursue pple say, if lagos too hot for u, make u come collect 'transport (N6000) go bac to ur village", omo d woman nearly convince me o' but i no say right 4rm time wey i dey hear fashola, i kno say na 'ofe mmanu but since i no get him gsm to confirm am, na una (yes una) i go ask, mgbo Fashola na 'ajeokuta ma'mumi????? :p
to be continued,