Tobenna i must indeed be patient! all those calls have stopped except one..I have a phone stalker who calls himself Jim Iyke..he flashes me like 12 times a day or more usually at night...read below some of his texts:
Hello girl I love u so much says your love..amaka please call
Amaka why are you cutting my credit? please call
Amaka i will like to talk to you I love you. I am jim iyke
he probably, thought...yeah all the ladies love jim iyke(not) this will make her call me..lol!
Amaka love please call
Am having slepless night while you sleeping. i love you .i will not stop loving. Please call ( this was after a series of 1am flashes)
At this point i decided to reply him and tell him I was not amaka, and this was his reply.
You think u can deceive me by telling me your name is not amaka?
Amaka good day how are you doing I need an anwser.
Amaka why have you forgotten me so soon( see me see trouble!) reply
Then my name changes
Esther pls let me know whenerver ur back, eitehr u flash me or text
amaka you didnt reply
Tell me that you dont love me anymore amaka reply!!!
Lol I could go on and on..which kain whala be this...my advice dont send texts to city people!!
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
The exit of a Legend!
Tis so sad about Micheal jackson..A true legend...much loved, much misunderstood. Thats life O here today..Gone Tomorrow, hope he knew Jesus...
He was not only one of the greates entertainers ever..he was a father, friend , a brother and a son. He was the inspirtation for many of the great entertainers we have today...Ne-Yo, Justin Timberlake, P-square, Usher ..the list goes on.
Was asking my 5 year old if he knew him and suprisingly he did..(though sadly, he thought he was white). RIP micheal you will be missed
City People!!
I am not a fan of Cp..the stories they carry are sometimes embarassing and can cause some people distress. However people around me buy it, so on some occassions are read through it.
Ok I opened City people the other day and saw a head line..."Why do must Nigerian Married Men sleep with their helps?" I was incensed...not because Nigerian men are saints..but because I hate it when all these tabloids write stuff that inaccurate.Apparentely quite a no of me sleep with the help, but does that translate to most?
I shared my displeasure with an older lady at my office and she was like " yes 90% of nigerian men sleep with maids..that is the truth" na wa is it that bad? i refuse to believe they are so many irresponsible mena round.
Anyway I now made the msitake of sending city people a text which they published..in my text I basically said yes a lot of men are irresponsible, but not most men sleep with their househelps. and that they should stop giving our men a bad name ...haba! Since that day I have been getting texts and calls from men who saw my text. Some just thanked me for defending the decent men out there, well some proposed marriage..lol! Read some of the texts below:
"Amy I appreciate ur matured mentality towards Nigerian men"
"Hey there, I really like the response u gave city people on why Nigerian men sleep with house maid. U r the best. Shlm"
"Madam I like u. tell ur husband dat he is lucky 2 hv u. ppl like u are rare. u 2 much. nt married yt n as a christain I gat principles, dats whats keeping me, wnt 4get u. Adios"
"Hello, gudday, God bless u n ur lucky husband for ur response to city people..."
"My names are patrick freeman, I am so poor but of good looking. Ur name affect me due 2 d fact dat my life vision has something 2 do with me. r u in abuja? if so pls call me"
"Tank u amaka for ur brilliant point on city people . I strongly agree wt u. Do u stay in lagos"
"Hmm I wish all nig ladies are like u I would have gotten married in medical school"
Lol! now I recieve calls from strange men every other day. I am however happy that I was able to defend them...i mean not all men are dogs!! One called me yesterday and said that alot of men that sleep with maids do it for ritualistic purposes " amaka, why do u think all these men are driving all these big cars?its from ritual"...lol.
Anyway next time I wont send city people text..who send me message sef..
Thursday, June 18, 2009
A Father's LOVE!!
People always talk about a mother's love, but you hear little about loving father's. Even in churches there is so much fuss about mothers day but fathers day is often overlooked and under celebrated. As fathers day approaches lets go all out to make our daddy's feel loved.
There is no doubt that a mother has a great impact on her kids, but they are great fathers too. My dad was the worlds greatest (RIP)...such a wonderful man. I stammered as a child(still do atimes) but every other day after work he would take a voice recorder and patently make me practice my speech. He would praise every effort and always told me how much he and my mum loved us all. My mum didn't have such patience lol! thanks to my dad I hardly stammer and I grew up into a young woman confident of a fathers love.
Yesterday I ran into my cousin in law (whatever that means!) and he was with his 10 month old son. I assumed his wife who had gone to study in the UK was back, as she had gone with the baby. However, he told me that she was still in school and he had to go there a few month ago to bring baby home. "she couldn't cope, and she refused to admit it, I had to go and insisted on bringing him home". Here was a young architect living alone with his son, no house help or relatives..I was quite moved. He told me he worked from home so must times he would stay home with him, but that when he knew he would have a busy day moving around he would take him to daycare.
He explained that it was quite difficult at first as the boy was just starting to crawl when they got back, and he was all over the place, but now he has gotten the hang of things. Infact, he had to go to a meeting with him once and the man he met was so impressed that he was looking after his son that he gave him the job, this is something he had been chasing for a while. However he explained that he has had to cancel a few meeting because of him. " I cant attend any business meeting after 6, cus I have to rush to get him at 7pm , infact one man told me I was unserious and asked why I was doing a woman's job, after i explained i had to cancel a meeting to pick up my son. . "
After I had talked to my cousin in law for a few minutes he woke up his sleeping son. When I asked why he explained that the boy had been sleeping to long and he had to wake him up or else he woud'nt get a good night sleep..lol!
I was just moved witnessing the amn interactiuon with his son... nice guy. I know its his son but how many men would do what he did? not many.Anyways the guy cant wait for his wife to be back from school, and needless to say he appreciates his wife even more. "First I witnessed his birth , now this..women dey try"
To all the Fathers out there ...Happy Fathers Day!!
There is no doubt that a mother has a great impact on her kids, but they are great fathers too. My dad was the worlds greatest (RIP)...such a wonderful man. I stammered as a child(still do atimes) but every other day after work he would take a voice recorder and patently make me practice my speech. He would praise every effort and always told me how much he and my mum loved us all. My mum didn't have such patience lol! thanks to my dad I hardly stammer and I grew up into a young woman confident of a fathers love.
Yesterday I ran into my cousin in law (whatever that means!) and he was with his 10 month old son. I assumed his wife who had gone to study in the UK was back, as she had gone with the baby. However, he told me that she was still in school and he had to go there a few month ago to bring baby home. "she couldn't cope, and she refused to admit it, I had to go and insisted on bringing him home". Here was a young architect living alone with his son, no house help or relatives..I was quite moved. He told me he worked from home so must times he would stay home with him, but that when he knew he would have a busy day moving around he would take him to daycare.
He explained that it was quite difficult at first as the boy was just starting to crawl when they got back, and he was all over the place, but now he has gotten the hang of things. Infact, he had to go to a meeting with him once and the man he met was so impressed that he was looking after his son that he gave him the job, this is something he had been chasing for a while. However he explained that he has had to cancel a few meeting because of him. " I cant attend any business meeting after 6, cus I have to rush to get him at 7pm , infact one man told me I was unserious and asked why I was doing a woman's job, after i explained i had to cancel a meeting to pick up my son. . "
After I had talked to my cousin in law for a few minutes he woke up his sleeping son. When I asked why he explained that the boy had been sleeping to long and he had to wake him up or else he woud'nt get a good night sleep..lol!
I was just moved witnessing the amn interactiuon with his son... nice guy. I know its his son but how many men would do what he did? not many.Anyways the guy cant wait for his wife to be back from school, and needless to say he appreciates his wife even more. "First I witnessed his birth , now this..women dey try"
To all the Fathers out there ...Happy Fathers Day!!
Friday, June 12, 2009
What would u do?
if your boss was hitting on you?
One of my ogas has been on my case. When I was interviewed for this job he was on the panel and boy did he give me a hard time! He akse some crazy questions and was just plain mean!
When I started work a few weeks later, he saw me and beamed a smile, telling me not to mind how he behaved during the interview. The next day he sent for me and gave me this pep talk on how people from my part of the country where in the minority in my office so we all ahd to look out for each other. He went ahead to give me advice on things I shouldn't do in the office, he was nice and fatherly. When I was paid my housing allowance he even told me how I should buy my husband a very nice gift.
A few weeks later things changed, he would ask why I hadn't called and started sending me strange email with messages like " how was your day? God bless you" and would call me at odd hours to say "hello". Hmm I wanted to believe there was nothing to it.
Last week, he sent for me and told me how beautiful the dress I wore that day was, and how it brought out "everything feminine in me" . He then went ahead to tell me about this play he watched where they remarked that some women where not for one man alone.
I have strated avoiding him o, but its hard because alot of time we have to work together....men sha!
One of my ogas has been on my case. When I was interviewed for this job he was on the panel and boy did he give me a hard time! He akse some crazy questions and was just plain mean!
When I started work a few weeks later, he saw me and beamed a smile, telling me not to mind how he behaved during the interview. The next day he sent for me and gave me this pep talk on how people from my part of the country where in the minority in my office so we all ahd to look out for each other. He went ahead to give me advice on things I shouldn't do in the office, he was nice and fatherly. When I was paid my housing allowance he even told me how I should buy my husband a very nice gift.
A few weeks later things changed, he would ask why I hadn't called and started sending me strange email with messages like " how was your day? God bless you" and would call me at odd hours to say "hello". Hmm I wanted to believe there was nothing to it.
Last week, he sent for me and told me how beautiful the dress I wore that day was, and how it brought out "everything feminine in me" . He then went ahead to tell me about this play he watched where they remarked that some women where not for one man alone.
I have strated avoiding him o, but its hard because alot of time we have to work together....men sha!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Do u believe in Reincarnation?
I was with 2 of my colleagues a few days ago and somehow our gist led to the topic of re incarnation. I personally do not believe in reincarnation. As far as i am concerned if you look and walk like your late grandad its because you guys have the same genes, and if you were born a week after he died its a conicidence.
Well Vicky my colleague thinks differentely hear her story
" I never beleieved in it o, but now i know better. You see my paternal grandma had a very bad marriage, my grandad beat her frequently and she often returned to her parents home. On one occassion after a particularly fierce beating, she once again fled to her parents home, on her way she had an accident and passed away shortly after. According to people who were with her when she died, she swore that in her next life she would not be in a nurry to marry and that when she married it would be a man who loved her to bits.
When I was born everyone said I was my grandma, as far as i was concerned that was a load of rubbish. However years went by and though suitors came they never stayed, I was becoming an old spinster. I Attend winners and I prayed ferventely for God to send me my husband. I also went to my village and to "prayer places" and after a while the people at home told me to go and beg my grandma, that I was her, and could only marry if she allowed me.
The last time I went home my mother told me that the last person she spoke to concerning my marriage said i should go with my dad to my grandma's grave. She instructed mt to sit on my dads lap while he spoke to his mum to allow me to marry. I agreed and my dad and I did as we had been told.I returned to abuja not thinking much of it
A month later after a man came seeking my hand in marriage, he was obviosly smitten and wanted to marry me immediately! I could not believe it with time i found out he was even from the same town as me! A few months later we got married, and life has been sweet. He pets me and treats me like a baby, even when i am wrong he just laughs and corrects me lovingly. The type of man grandma said she would marry!"
I asked her if she didnt believe it was God that had answered her prayers. She replied in the affirmative " God answered me by letting me know i should talk to my grandma, since i was her, reincarnated.
I was shocked to discover that many "christians" much to my suprise believe in re incarnation.
Well Vicky my colleague thinks differentely hear her story
" I never beleieved in it o, but now i know better. You see my paternal grandma had a very bad marriage, my grandad beat her frequently and she often returned to her parents home. On one occassion after a particularly fierce beating, she once again fled to her parents home, on her way she had an accident and passed away shortly after. According to people who were with her when she died, she swore that in her next life she would not be in a nurry to marry and that when she married it would be a man who loved her to bits.
When I was born everyone said I was my grandma, as far as i was concerned that was a load of rubbish. However years went by and though suitors came they never stayed, I was becoming an old spinster. I Attend winners and I prayed ferventely for God to send me my husband. I also went to my village and to "prayer places" and after a while the people at home told me to go and beg my grandma, that I was her, and could only marry if she allowed me.
The last time I went home my mother told me that the last person she spoke to concerning my marriage said i should go with my dad to my grandma's grave. She instructed mt to sit on my dads lap while he spoke to his mum to allow me to marry. I agreed and my dad and I did as we had been told.I returned to abuja not thinking much of it
A month later after a man came seeking my hand in marriage, he was obviosly smitten and wanted to marry me immediately! I could not believe it with time i found out he was even from the same town as me! A few months later we got married, and life has been sweet. He pets me and treats me like a baby, even when i am wrong he just laughs and corrects me lovingly. The type of man grandma said she would marry!"
I asked her if she didnt believe it was God that had answered her prayers. She replied in the affirmative " God answered me by letting me know i should talk to my grandma, since i was her, reincarnated.
I was shocked to discover that many "christians" much to my suprise believe in re incarnation.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Beggars & 419ers
I have nothing against beggars...well i do actually, but the type of beggars that annoy me are the "corporate beggars". You may be wondering what exactly I mean, well you know that door man at tfc that gives you a patronizing smile, salutes and says " aunty mi" in a annoyingly oily voice? A good example of a coporate beggar. Now, dont get me wrong there is nothing wrong with tipping a guy who has opened the door for you, or helped you park..but its the way the stand there almost like " aunty you better give me somthing o"..and worse still if you give them something below their expectation (sorry mate N100 is not a tip anymore) they show thier displeasure.
The one that gets to me most, are those one with stories, you find them in every church. They accost you after the service " uncle pls help me, I am stranded, i only need N500 to complete my transport"...nice one! all you need is to tell that to 10 naive ladies and you've made 5k..not bad for a days work. The scary thing is that judging by thier diction and choice of words, these may be unemployed university graduates.
If you live in abuja you may know this one guy, tall not bad looking, he hangs around places like fed secretariat, sahad e.t.c. I encountered him for the first time 3 years ago at the secretariat. He greeted me warmly, he looked decent so I stopped and responded. He reminded me that we were on a flight from lagos a few weeks ago, it made sense i had been to lagos around that time. Then came his line " pls do you have N1500 the taxi i came with is outside and I dont have enough money, I will pay you back later"( this is in abuja where taxi fares are cheap) . I shook my head and walked away.
I came across the same guy last year, same story line " dont you remeber me?...then yesterday in sahad I saw a guy flagging me down and running to me, " ah my friend wait now,it's me, don't you remember me? I looked at him I felt like saying " yes I remeber you, your a fraud and you should try and make a decnt living form the money you have scammed of people...rubbish" but i just looked him in the face and said NO!...
How about those crazy phone calls. "Hello this is segun (everyone that grew up in the west knows at least one segun) from port" . I sure don't know any segun that lives in port-harcourt! " it's me your old friend,ah its great to talk to you..ore mi.. I got your number from nike (another common name) please your in abuja right? Can you confirm your address ( he then goes on to reel out my actual address) I dont confirm anything..i'm just like "ok segun how can i help you" He then goes on to say how he has a contract for me in abuja .but as soon as he tells me about the contract his phone starts misbehaving.." ah sister pls, call back so we can discuss the contract". Amazingly a friend who was with me told me to call back " chi chi he must know you, after all he kn ows your address?" I shook my ahead and thought " wow! you would be such an easy prey, I pray they dont get you" .
I came across another guy in wuse market, he was very unkempt and dirty, he was marketing a book he published, saying he didnt have money to launch and that i should buy from him. I bought the book and I saw him 2 weeks later...and I said " young man, I admire the fact that you wrote a book ( more like a poorly written pamphlet) on a very topical subject (child abuse) but they are better ways of marketing.Standing by peoples cars and accosting them as soon as they come out..not a nice. He thanked me for my advice and went to the next car. I actually felt for this guy, cus at least he was selling something..infact I wont call him a beggar, that would be unfair.
The truth is that ihe si kwa ike na obodo nigeria..(tins r hard).but we thank God for his grace. Alot of people are forced to beg because things are so hard. Its heart breaking to see a full grown man or woman been reduced to a beggar.
Please feel free to send me incidents where you were approached my corporate beggars and the like and how you responded.
The one that gets to me most, are those one with stories, you find them in every church. They accost you after the service " uncle pls help me, I am stranded, i only need N500 to complete my transport"...nice one! all you need is to tell that to 10 naive ladies and you've made 5k..not bad for a days work. The scary thing is that judging by thier diction and choice of words, these may be unemployed university graduates.
If you live in abuja you may know this one guy, tall not bad looking, he hangs around places like fed secretariat, sahad e.t.c. I encountered him for the first time 3 years ago at the secretariat. He greeted me warmly, he looked decent so I stopped and responded. He reminded me that we were on a flight from lagos a few weeks ago, it made sense i had been to lagos around that time. Then came his line " pls do you have N1500 the taxi i came with is outside and I dont have enough money, I will pay you back later"( this is in abuja where taxi fares are cheap) . I shook my head and walked away.
I came across the same guy last year, same story line " dont you remeber me?...then yesterday in sahad I saw a guy flagging me down and running to me, " ah my friend wait now,it's me, don't you remember me? I looked at him I felt like saying " yes I remeber you, your a fraud and you should try and make a decnt living form the money you have scammed of people...rubbish" but i just looked him in the face and said NO!...
How about those crazy phone calls. "Hello this is segun (everyone that grew up in the west knows at least one segun) from port" . I sure don't know any segun that lives in port-harcourt! " it's me your old friend,ah its great to talk to you..ore mi.. I got your number from nike (another common name) please your in abuja right? Can you confirm your address ( he then goes on to reel out my actual address) I dont confirm anything..i'm just like "ok segun how can i help you" He then goes on to say how he has a contract for me in abuja .but as soon as he tells me about the contract his phone starts misbehaving.." ah sister pls, call back so we can discuss the contract". Amazingly a friend who was with me told me to call back " chi chi he must know you, after all he kn ows your address?" I shook my ahead and thought " wow! you would be such an easy prey, I pray they dont get you" .
I came across another guy in wuse market, he was very unkempt and dirty, he was marketing a book he published, saying he didnt have money to launch and that i should buy from him. I bought the book and I saw him 2 weeks later...and I said " young man, I admire the fact that you wrote a book ( more like a poorly written pamphlet) on a very topical subject (child abuse) but they are better ways of marketing.Standing by peoples cars and accosting them as soon as they come out..not a nice. He thanked me for my advice and went to the next car. I actually felt for this guy, cus at least he was selling something..infact I wont call him a beggar, that would be unfair.
The truth is that ihe si kwa ike na obodo nigeria..(tins r hard).but we thank God for his grace. Alot of people are forced to beg because things are so hard. Its heart breaking to see a full grown man or woman been reduced to a beggar.
Please feel free to send me incidents where you were approached my corporate beggars and the like and how you responded.
the internet: user beware
Through the internet our world has truly become a global village, just the other day I was able to get in touch with an old friend in Namibia through the internet ( not through face book).All sorts of information is at your finger tips , from cooking recipes, herbal remedies, news, music , you can even download a free sermon!. There are loads of educational Sites such as IXL for kids to learn math’s, and free cartoon print outs and games to keep them entertained . Personally when I am faced with a problem, after I pray, I go online and more times than not I am able to get an answer.
In the past few years social networking sites such as bebo, twitter and facebook have become extremely popular. However it’s not all good as the internet is fraught with dangers.
For instance, a lady left her husband after she found out he had an illegitimate child via face book, her friend had seen the pictures of him at the the babies naming.
In another face book incident a Christian woman hooked up with her ex boyfriend who she hadn’t seen in 6yrs , at first it was innocent chatting but she was unhappy in her own marriage and soon was engaged in an adulterous affair.
What makes the internet even more dangerous is the fact that children as young as 6 have access to it. There in an unlimited amount of pornography and other unwholesome material available on the internet. If your children must use the internet it should be under adult’s supervision and on no account should children under 18 be allowed on social sites such as face book. This is because sexual predators such as pedophiles often go on such sites looking for young children to lure. In the UK they have been several cases of young teenagers like Victoria ailing– a 14 year old who ran away with a man she met on bebo,.
I believe God gave us the knowledge of witty inventions such as the internet , but he also gave us wisdom to browse safely!.
In the past few years social networking sites such as bebo, twitter and facebook have become extremely popular. However it’s not all good as the internet is fraught with dangers.
For instance, a lady left her husband after she found out he had an illegitimate child via face book, her friend had seen the pictures of him at the the babies naming.
In another face book incident a Christian woman hooked up with her ex boyfriend who she hadn’t seen in 6yrs , at first it was innocent chatting but she was unhappy in her own marriage and soon was engaged in an adulterous affair.
What makes the internet even more dangerous is the fact that children as young as 6 have access to it. There in an unlimited amount of pornography and other unwholesome material available on the internet. If your children must use the internet it should be under adult’s supervision and on no account should children under 18 be allowed on social sites such as face book. This is because sexual predators such as pedophiles often go on such sites looking for young children to lure. In the UK they have been several cases of young teenagers like Victoria ailing– a 14 year old who ran away with a man she met on bebo,.
I believe God gave us the knowledge of witty inventions such as the internet , but he also gave us wisdom to browse safely!.
Monday, March 30, 2009
No 1 and No 2
My 2nd son is too cute! well all my kids are actually, but the second one is especially interesting cus he seems so quiet..but is actually a talker!
Yesterday was cleaning him up after he used the toilet, and he went on to educate me on the uses of tissue paper.
" Mummy i can use it to clean my bum bum , and my nose and clean my mouth.." U can also use it to clean up after you pee" I reminded him (forgetting he was a boy).
" No mummy, only girls clean up after they pee, because they pee from their bum bum..they dont have a wee wee like me and daddy ..they do everything from their bum bum."
Ok..now I am wondering why I posted this..lol..Have a great week all!
Yesterday was cleaning him up after he used the toilet, and he went on to educate me on the uses of tissue paper.
" Mummy i can use it to clean my bum bum , and my nose and clean my mouth.." U can also use it to clean up after you pee" I reminded him (forgetting he was a boy).
" No mummy, only girls clean up after they pee, because they pee from their bum bum..they dont have a wee wee like me and daddy ..they do everything from their bum bum."
Ok..now I am wondering why I posted this..lol..Have a great week all!
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