It has been far too long since I have been on here generally due to being lazy and lean but I promise to do better. Still in Naija and shit is crazy if not crazier than ever. I will be sharing some of the madness with you.
9Ja Valley Boy
Friday, April 27, 2012
Monday, December 7, 2009
Na Wa O! NEPA Don Kill AC
Today i go nack you with pidgin (Nigerian broken English).
Na Wa is used in many situations usually when things have gone wrong.
NEPA Nigeria Electric Production Authority
AC Air Conditioner
So NEPA are in charge of providing electricity for Nigeria which they do very badly indeed. It is pronounced NEP AAA and every time they Take Light (power cut) it is greeted with a chorus of NEPA making it one of the most used words in Nigeria. Due to lack consistent power lots of homes have a Gen (Generator) for when NEPA take light. apart from the lack of electricity the main problem is that you get power surges which cause damage to electrical items so so we tend to turn off TV's & AC's at the mains before the gen is put on but when they take light in the middle of night and it is difficult to do and hence NEPA don kill my AC well well. So that was on Wednesday AM and they guy can't come and repair it until Saturday. I thought no Wahala (problem) only a couple of nights with the windows open and a fan. Na lie O (its not true) mosquito chop me sotay i no fi sleep at all ( i was bitten so much i couldn't sleep) and with the window open and the gen on it sounded a bit like brands hatch too, it is about 30 degrees at night so i was overjoyed when it was fixed after two nights of pain.
I had to get a taxi from the office back home they have recently introduced some new clean taxis with AC working called REDCABS but that would be too easy. I asked the meguardi (security guard) to go and get me a taxi when he comes back the taxi is a Tokunbo (not road worthy) no wahala. I jumped in then car wouldn't start so the meguardi has to push start the car.
JT: Ah waytin be this you fit drive (are sure sure you can drive)
Driver : Oga this moto nogo spoil for road (Sir the car will be fine)
So we set off sweating again the back of his car breathing the fresh smog of Lagos thinking next time na redcabs who go carry me (I will use redcabs)
On a lighter note the president of Nigeria was flown to Saudi Arabia due to an ongoing illness. The rumor mill thinks he may pop his clogs soon although the papers say in will be back this week. If dies the general consensus is that there will be a coup because the gangster who put the president in power do not want the VP taking over. so watch this space there may be some serious action soon.
Oh what a Fantabulos place to live
Peace 9Ja Valley Boy
Na Wa is used in many situations usually when things have gone wrong.
NEPA Nigeria Electric Production Authority
AC Air Conditioner
So NEPA are in charge of providing electricity for Nigeria which they do very badly indeed. It is pronounced NEP AAA and every time they Take Light (power cut) it is greeted with a chorus of NEPA making it one of the most used words in Nigeria. Due to lack consistent power lots of homes have a Gen (Generator) for when NEPA take light. apart from the lack of electricity the main problem is that you get power surges which cause damage to electrical items so so we tend to turn off TV's & AC's at the mains before the gen is put on but when they take light in the middle of night and it is difficult to do and hence NEPA don kill my AC well well. So that was on Wednesday AM and they guy can't come and repair it until Saturday. I thought no Wahala (problem) only a couple of nights with the windows open and a fan. Na lie O (its not true) mosquito chop me sotay i no fi sleep at all ( i was bitten so much i couldn't sleep) and with the window open and the gen on it sounded a bit like brands hatch too, it is about 30 degrees at night so i was overjoyed when it was fixed after two nights of pain.
I had to get a taxi from the office back home they have recently introduced some new clean taxis with AC working called REDCABS but that would be too easy. I asked the meguardi (security guard) to go and get me a taxi when he comes back the taxi is a Tokunbo (not road worthy) no wahala. I jumped in then car wouldn't start so the meguardi has to push start the car.
JT: Ah waytin be this you fit drive (are sure sure you can drive)
Driver : Oga this moto nogo spoil for road (Sir the car will be fine)
So we set off sweating again the back of his car breathing the fresh smog of Lagos thinking next time na redcabs who go carry me (I will use redcabs)
On a lighter note the president of Nigeria was flown to Saudi Arabia due to an ongoing illness. The rumor mill thinks he may pop his clogs soon although the papers say in will be back this week. If dies the general consensus is that there will be a coup because the gangster who put the president in power do not want the VP taking over. so watch this space there may be some serious action soon.
Oh what a Fantabulos place to live
Peace 9Ja Valley Boy
Friday, November 13, 2009
U17 World Cup in Nigeria
Last night the Nigeria beat España 3-1 to progress to the final but there has been lots of discussion here over the last few weeks about the team.
Firstly in August after going through MRI scans to determine the ages of the players 15 members of the squad had to be dropped for being too old which was almost half the squad. There are currently still arguments that the team captain Taiwo Ogunjobi is actually 25 years old. Nigeria Insist U17 Skipper Is Not An Age Cheat Considering we have been banned in the past for this anything is possible.
As the host nation of the tournament you can expect additional scrutiny from FIFA and the world but i read the paper this hasn't stopped millions of pounds being misappropriated, Also FIFA complained about lackluster attendances for the matches in the first week this was solved by the state governors where matches are played buying all spare tickets and giving them away so there would be full stadias.
On TV they had the match live on four channels 3 terrestrial & 1 cable channel. The terrestrial versions were borrowed (stolen) from the cable broadcaster as you could still hear the English accent of the commentator and the Nigerian commentators spoke above him. 1 of the channels had the score and time with no commentator the other 2 had commentators but to graphics for the score and time. The picture quality on the Nigerian channels we terrible to say the least the best picture was on the cable channel but they lost transmission for about 20 mins in the second half.
But things got even funnier towards the end of the match during injury time suddenly the lights went out due to a power cut and the ref had to blow a couple of minutes early. When back in the studio discussing the game the guys were talking about Nigeria's opponents in the final the Swiss. The anchor said " We are playing the nazis in the final sorry you can call them the little nazis.
As you can tell life in Niaja is definitely Fantabulos
Firstly in August after going through MRI scans to determine the ages of the players 15 members of the squad had to be dropped for being too old which was almost half the squad. There are currently still arguments that the team captain Taiwo Ogunjobi is actually 25 years old. Nigeria Insist U17 Skipper Is Not An Age Cheat Considering we have been banned in the past for this anything is possible.
As the host nation of the tournament you can expect additional scrutiny from FIFA and the world but i read the paper this hasn't stopped millions of pounds being misappropriated, Also FIFA complained about lackluster attendances for the matches in the first week this was solved by the state governors where matches are played buying all spare tickets and giving them away so there would be full stadias.
On TV they had the match live on four channels 3 terrestrial & 1 cable channel. The terrestrial versions were borrowed (stolen) from the cable broadcaster as you could still hear the English accent of the commentator and the Nigerian commentators spoke above him. 1 of the channels had the score and time with no commentator the other 2 had commentators but to graphics for the score and time. The picture quality on the Nigerian channels we terrible to say the least the best picture was on the cable channel but they lost transmission for about 20 mins in the second half.
But things got even funnier towards the end of the match during injury time suddenly the lights went out due to a power cut and the ref had to blow a couple of minutes early. When back in the studio discussing the game the guys were talking about Nigeria's opponents in the final the Swiss. The anchor said " We are playing the nazis in the final sorry you can call them the little nazis.
As you can tell life in Niaja is definitely Fantabulos
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