MATCHMAKING............naija adults hobby...

HEY BLOGVILLITES...
how una dey na?
shey evrybody don recover from over loading of thanksgiving toki (turkey)

happy thanksgiving to all of you!!!! hope y'alls was as good as mine.

I am thankful for a lot of things. soo many things that if i begin to list them ....this one to turn to an infinity-type post. so i shall no list all of them... but there is a song i know...and i was just thinking about it yesterday when i was making up a list in my head of what i'm thankful for....
u kno how we always give thanks for the good things in our lives.... well i was giving thanks for all the so so enjoyment and good things in my life and i remembered that i need to give thanks for the lessons as weell...the bad times that have made me stronger...that make us all stronger....

a part of the song goes

"for every tear that had to fall from my eyes, and everyday i wondered how i'd get through the night, for every change life has thrown at me..... i'm thankful for every break in my heart...i'm grateful for every scar...some pages turned...some bridges burned ...but there were lessons learned"

and actually its true....i am thankful for evry change life has thrown at me...for every tear that had to fall from these eyes..... very very thankful... :)

ok so now for gist

mehn..i went for one parrry yesterday...u kno wen naija grownups do parties sometimes and their children and nieces and nephews are all present..it becomes a matchmaking and networking party for the children/nieces and nephews.....

kai!!! naija aunties and uncles sha...
well the party we went for ..... see as the woman that was hosting the parry just dey find girlfriend for the son.... and husband for the daughter.....lol
na so the woman come dey discuss with my aunty oh....converstaion went like this

matchmaking mother: nne, kekwanu? nne ehn.... niece gi a maka nno ehn (nne how u dey..this ur niece just dey fine oh)

my weird aunt: nne...dalu oh...o aboghobia...ima na o fa ne me nlecha nlecha (nne thankyou oh...she's a young lady, u kno sey na dem dey like shakara)

matchmaking mother: hmm...o maka nno... biko o ne ne nwam nwoke anya? odi a very handsome boy.... (hmm..she fine well well...please is she looking at my son? he's a very handsome boy oh)

weird aunt: hahahaa...... kedu afa ur son? aru oone ka o di? (whats ur sons name? how old is he?)

matchmaking mother: afa ya bu xyz..... o di twenrrrry six years old (his name is xyz... he is 26 years old)

weird aunt: o di a very handsome boy.... anyways biko nne nwa gi nwanyi o nwe boyfriend? (he is very handsome...anyways....please nne....ur daughter does she have a boyfriend?)

matchmaking mother: mba nu... i nwe onye i cho ka o meet? (no oh...do u have anyone for her to meet)

weird aunt: eh...m nwe somebody for her *calls the womans daughter to sit beside her* nne..kekwanu?..... you are very pretty.... i have this nephew like that....has a very good job..fine boy ...he is her elder brother *points to me*..... he works for xyz company and lives in xyz place.....remind me to give him your number and dont forget to take his number from me ....then call him and u guys should get to kno each other .....he is a very wonderful boy....and he is funny....and smart.

matchmaking mother: eh heh?? eziokwu??(really?) biko biko....*talking to her daughter* echezokwana biko (dont forget please) ..before aunty leaves take his number from her.... *turns to my aunty* biko nne gosi'm picture ya...kam fu...okwa o di handsome.... o di funny? maka nwam na like funny guys.... o di outgoing?... nwam na like outgoing guys .... o di a very good dresser? nwam na like very nice dress sense (please nne..show me his pic..let me see... is he handsome? is he funny...? because my daughter likes funny guys...is he outgoing? because my daughter likes outgoin guys.... is he a good dresser? because my daughter likes a guy with good dress sense)

............. and the conversation continues somewhere along the topic of how it is good to marry early...bla bla bla...and how her daughter and my brother will make a good match....

do u kno dat eventually my aunt gave this babe his number...... and called him today and gave him her number saying that it is an aunties job and not a mothers job to be matching young adults.... that the mother should be resting... while the aunties will be finding wives and husbands for their nieces and nephews....

loooooooooool...... i lmao yesterday mehn...

oh another thing that happened...lol...ok...so we also went with my other brothers babe to the party..so when the matchmaking mumsi asked her what she does and she said she's in med school... the woman was like "eziokwu? hmm....*turns to my aunty* nne.....o no na med school oh.... ka junior just jide nka aka..... med school .....nnukwu ego nu...okwia? (really? ..she is in med school? let junior (her son) just hold on to this one... med school.... big money na.... right?)

weird aunt: AH...nne mba nu nu...nka bu girlfriend nephew mu oh.... biko.....anyi e jide kwo ya already (ah....nne no no no ..oh..... this one is already my nephews girlfriend.... we have already taken her)

matchmaking mother: *dissapointed face*.... ezi okwu? (really?)... ngwanu..nsobu adiro.... (ok now.... no wahala)

today the woman (matchmaking mother) called and was talking about how her daughters were better than her friends daughter (who was also at the party)...and that my aunty should not even give any of my brothers the other girls number....that the other girl is rude...disrespectful and loose .... and the woman started asking about me for her son too oh!!...biko biko biko.... i no gree abeg...shuo....
she was like "there is another party on saturday...biko u people should come and please bring ur beautiful niece oh..... junior is very very interested in her....."


mehn...naija adults sha.....kai!!!!

saturday night...i am seating my ass down at home...probably will be watching E....or naija movie and eating.....and packing for my flight back to austin on sunday....

son ko.... interested ni

abeg make dem leave matter for matthias biko...

but i wont lie sha the boy is one serious eye candy sha.... but i dont have a liking for boys who cant come and say hey to a girl instead go tell their mumsi to be doing runs and toasting the girl for them...in this 2009???? hia!!!

lol....i still love my aunty sha...she is a character.... :D

abeg all u east coast people dey try oh...which kind yeye cold be this???? tchewww..... i miss Texas weather jare...... make sunday do reach make i waka ..... back to some element of slight warmth...... this cold don pass 'be careful'... dont get me wrong..texas is chilly...but i'm talking of 60 degrees chilly not freaking 50s and 40s..... tchewwww

neways my people make i waka commot..... hope y'all had a wonderful thanksgiving and grabbed all the cheap stuff u could grab for black friday..... i didnt go shopping bcos i was lazy... :( blame it on the turkey

yours truly
xx

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today is sunday.....
this will be like the 5th week since i havent been to church.

since august.... i have been to church about 4 times

mummy called this afternoon and asked if i went to church today..... i said no..... she didnt complain but i could tell she was SAD/WORRIED from her voice.....

before she hung up she said a prayer with me.....

I need to go to church one of these days.......
sometimes you need all the encouragement you can get and going to church does that for me......
no matter how down/worried/stressed/troubled I am....going to church makes me feel a whole lot better.

I shall go the sunday after next..next sunday i'd be on my flight back from newjersey from thanksgiving break so i'll go the sunday after next

I have a test on Tuesday that I am kinda worried about.....not that its hard......its just that right now I am not in the moood for any tests whatsoever....... its almost thanksgiving..all I WANNA DO IS SLEEP......AND EAT....... and who on earth gives a test on tuesday before thanksgiving? these proffesors have lost their minds sha

but i'm happy about my yoruba test....i thot i flopped....but wen i saw my paper i got 105 out of 100..... :)........... now all i have to focus on is the technology project

and after thanksgiving.....tests again and finals..... :( *deep sigh*

WAKE ME UP WHEN CHRISTMAS STARTS PLEASE...

anyways....

HOPE ALL OF U HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WEEK AHEAD........ FOR MY YANKEE PEEPS...ENJOY YOUR THANKSGIVING!!! :)

OFF TO STUDY FOR THIS TEST.... :(

BYE LOVELIES!!!

xx
iphy

I'D LIKE TO THINK OF THIS AS A RANT....BECAUSE I'M FREAKING PISSED!!!!

IPHY is up at like 1am......doing absolutely nothing...... abso-bloody-lutely nothing!!

IPHY should be doing calculus homework thats due on Tuesday.....but she is lazy and she freaking hates calculus with all her soul, body, mind, and every strand of hair on her head....

You would think that because Iphy hates calculus she shouldn't have a major like Economics where you actually need to complete all three calculus classes before you go ahead with upper division Economics classes..... but guess what she f**king does....GREAT!

not like i plan to change my major or anything..i still like Economics....

but

dear inventor of economics/economic theories,

what in bloody hell is ur freaking problem????!!!! who freaking told ur dumb ass that we need to know math like Albert Einstein or whatever genius exists to have a degree in Economics???!!!...like why do u freaking think i didnt choose engineering or mathematics or statistics as a career option???? yes..thats right u dumb ass....because i was trying to escape freaking mathematics!!!! counting and calculating my period cycle is hard for me as it is....and now i have to deal with f**king derivatives and antiderivatives and limits and all that crap!!!???? NOOOOOOO!!!!! and then this stupid "no calculator" rule???? GTFOH!!!!! argghhh....like can i freaking drop out off school already and marry some rich dude or something and make all the millions i want and party with the girls till the sun dont shine no more??

I INTEND TO PROVE TO ANYONE WHO IS WILLING TO LISTEN TO ME.....U DONT FREAKING NEED ANY BLOOOODY CALCULUS CLASS TO DO ECONOMICS!!!!! I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT CRAP!!!!!
ISNT IT ALL ABOUT GRAPHS AND SHIT LIKE THAT???? WELL I LEARNT GRAPHS IN LIKE SS1 OR SO....NOW CAN I NOT TAKE CLASSSES LIKE CALCULUS 1 , 2 AND 3 IN COLLEGE???????????????????????????

DUMB ECONOMISTS MESSING WITH MY FREAKING BRAIN!!!!!


*whew*.....rant over

now i gotta do that freaking homework....probably wont get any sleep till i get that homework done........i dont wanna have to deal with no freaking calculus on monday..... monday is already an annoying day sometimes as it is...i wont let bloody calculus take the glory of messing up my monday any further..........

like who invented schooool??????

i better get a good job when i graduate after all this freaking homeworks and studying and tests......
and the world better not freaking end in 2012......... after spending four years in college???? then the world is gonna end???? after busting my butt taking calculus...economics.....language...whatever-the-hell courses i'll take in college....then i graduate and am about to start a life with my degree and enjoy tthe fruits of my labor and the world ends??? LORD PLEASE LET THIS NOT HAPPEN....LET THE WORLD END IN LIKE 2090 or somthing.....

this is why i refuse to be a housewife.....and i think all women who agree to be housewives just to fulfill their husbands wish after they busted their butts in college for 4 or 5 years are either insane...weird......or insane x2...weird x2...or just plain stupid...... i wont pay international tuition in yankee and then spend all this time in college only for a dumb ass guy to come tell me "i dont want u to work.....u have to be a housewife"...negro please!!! tell that to ur mama!!!! i dont care if u are as rich as bill gates...... if u dont want me working for anybody...u better open up a business firm for me to run or something...but I HAVE TO BE DOING SOMETHING WITH MY LIFE!!!!!

IF U HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT....THEN U CAN KISS MY SWEET BLACK BEHIND!!!!! AND GTFO!!!!


disclaimer: this rant is a reflection of my present sleep deprived, orange juice drunk state......... in reality...i am a much sweeter person than this......... :)
oh...and excuse any french u might see in that post...... sweetheart has a potty mouth when she is pissed/stressed or just needs attention......

later lovelies....
yours truly
xx

EDIT: IPHY NEEDS SOME FREAKING RED BULL......OR ELSE SHE'S GOING TO BE LOOKING/ACTING ALL ZOMBIE LIKE AND SLEEP DEPRIVED IN THE MORNING........

EDIT AGAIN: I SEE THINGS ARE HEATING UP ON BLOGVILLE....LOL.....WHERE IS THE LOVE DARLINGS? WHERE IS THE LOVE?

i kno y'all have some creative minds!! woohoo!!!!

ok...blogvillites biko i need u guys help for a couple of things....... would appreciate if one of u sexy individuals help me out....

1. I have a yoruba project due soon...its a technology project...counts for like 15% of ur grade.....
our professor assigned topics to each of us .....I HATE MY TOPIC......its not what i wanted....i was hoping to get FOOD or GREETINGS or FAMILY or DRESSING.... i got PROFESSIONS.....its not like i dont know it ...i just dont know what to do with it......
what my professor basically wants is for you to showcase ur topic using any technological means whatsoever....powerpoints,.....videos.....softwares....etc
last year my friend used a combination of powerpoints and "who wants to be a millionaire"...what she did was teach her topic to the class (because on the day of the presentation you are meant to teach/present ur topic) with powerpoints and then played a game of "who wants to be a millionaire" by asking the class questions and winning "imaginary" money.

ok...so these are my options.....
1. do powerpoint presentation with pictures and slides showcasing professions and giving all the info i need to give then play a game of 'jeopardy' or something and ask students questions and actually have rewards for correct answers like candy or bubblegum or something.... (yea i'm nice like dat.....lol....plus u kno Africans like candy like hell)

2. do a video having different people dressed up as doctors, lawyers...or whatever profession and have them say things like "Emi je dokita" (I am a doctor)..."Emi je agbejoro"(I am a lawyer)..."Emi je ojogbon" (I am a professor)...and have different scenarios where they come in useful/handy....like helping a sick person or something....

like I am really confused........
I hate this topic...ITS NOT FUN..ITS NOT CREATIVE...THERE IS NOT MUCH U CAN DO WITH IT...U CANT REALLY PLAY AROUND WITH IT......

i would post videos of projects from last year, i have a couple of friends who uploaded theirs on FB...but the videos are private..in such a way that if ur not the persons friend on FB u cant see the video..... plus i dont kno if they would be okay with that sha..

so please what do u guys think i should do? would appreciate any feedback.

this class is a 5 hr class.....so making an A in this class will be the bomb!!!! lol....
its an easy class for me though.....and i'm making an A in the class as it is.... my average from all the tests in the class right now is 99%...... and i am beasting the homeworks and all as well....
but i want to completely beast this technology project too mehn!!!! i want the complete 15% biko...not 14...not 14.5%.....15%!!......

we also have an orals test next week.... she'll ask us individual questions and we will reply and she'll test our delivery, our tones and pronunciations...our understanding of the question..etc...that one is 10% of the grade.,....am not so worried about that one because my tones and pronunciations are good for now......

I JUST WANT TO BEAST THIS TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MEHN!!!!


so my lovely darlings.....biko nye mu aka (please help me)..........
i kno y'all have some creative minds!! woohoo!!!!


so yea...remember i said i cut my hair lower?..it grew into a mini afro so i cut it....here are some pics of the hair..i also dyed it deep red too...but because my hair is soo black...it didnt come out well....but i shall re-dye as soon as a get the chance to hit the salon... :)

speaking of salon....... for the first time in my life i let a non black/ non african person touch my hair........ i was skeptical about it at first.... because i had always said i was never gonna let a white/hispanic/asian person come near my hair......
my reason being: they wont really know what to do with african/negro hair texture....

but on that fateful day...am like "you kno what? f**k it".....this hispanic woman was the only one i could go to..because i was in a hurry...and i really needed a haircut mehn...i was looking like i was about to shoot a movie titled "KUNTA KINTE RETURNS" or something with that weird afro....lol.....

so i asked her " have u done black hair before?"...she's like "no".... so i'm like "ok..i need a haircut...this is what u should do..... follow the waves on my hair...whichever direction my hair is growing...cut it dat way..because cutting black hair is quite different from cutting caucasian hair and don't be scared"....lol

and she did good!!! she did a great job.... she wasnt overwhelmed by how thick and curly my hair is or anything...she did fantastic.....and she told me i have beautiful strong hair!! :D
but they charged me oh.... $25 to cut hair and $50 to dye..kai!! so i paid $75 for something i could just call up a guy friend to do ....
but evyone was busy with test or something...so i just "closed eye" and paid...lol




i love my hair!! i dont think i'll grow it for a looooong time....maybe in 2011 or so.

ok....so thanks in advance guys for the help with yoruba project... :D
oh...and have a lovely weekend!!!!!

yours truly,
xx

EDIT: hey guys...u really dont need to kno how to speak yoruba to help me out... :)... its not the speaking that i am having problems with.... i kno what to say and how to say it......
i just need a creative technological means to present it.... so even if u dont kno how to speak....no problemm.....just advice me on what to use and which means will be most effective for teaching/presenting to the class....... as for the speaking and listening aspect.... ur homegurl has it covered....lol

in the mean time.........

I THINK I'M FEELING THIS JAM......

the babes are pretty....and the bobo take style fine tooo.....


Iphy's latest jam......

later darlings!!!
iphy
xx

E don tey small ......

NDI BLOGVILLE!!! (blogville peeps)

how una dey na?

I have been MIA for a while now.....A looot of things have taken my time...

school....tests...projects...etc....

FEST AFRICA (this show put up by the african students association) of my school..... i participated in the event...(song and dance)..... so i was busy practicing and juggling school at the same time with all the plenty plenty tests,......

but anyhooos.... i have some couple of days to regain my composure

Mumsi came to see me on sunday...... and she left this morning....... my mum came to see me from naija and she only stayed one day....and she didnt even stay with me sef...she stayed in a hotel......... :(....

but at least we went shopping!!!!!!!!!!!! yay!!! and she brought me some ogbono and egusi and pepper and bitterleaf straight from naija!!!!! no need to make a trip to the african store next weekend!! :)

i'm sure next time she comes and i say "lets go shopping" she go run....... i "dealt" with her bank account on monday sha....kai!!!....lol....... i dnt think i have ever spent that much money on one trip to the mall in my life.......

but thats why shes my mummy shey?..... i always tell her
"mummy dont worry....wen i finish school and start making money and marry rich man.....its only private jet u'll be entering...so u better buy enough things for me now oh......i'm ur only daughter......na me go bring private jet...... ur sons will go and marry and live their lives..."

loooooool........

omg...I GOT THREE NEW VICTORIA'S SECRET BRAS YESTERDAY!!! THESE BRAS FEEEEEL SSOOOOOO WONDERFUL!!!!...... and y'all kno your homegurl loves victoria's secret like mad!!!..........

now my "babies" feel happy, protected....pampered and soft.....lol

another reason why i like victoria's secret?? they carry big sizes and not just big sizes...big sizes for slim girls and not just big sizes for slim girls but beautiful ones as welll.......yay!!!!!

i cut my hair lower........last monday..... and dyed it... :) but u only see the dye in light or sun....its kinda deepo reddish wine...... i plan to move on to a lighter shade.....any advice from my hair sisters??? will be appreciated.

anyways ...since i have nothing else to say in this post.......... i shall post some pics!!!!
:D
I cooked over the weekend ...i made abacha and ugba (african salad)!!! its beeeeen looong!!....
i wish i had more smoked shrimp..i only had little so i couldnt make much....... i made some nice ogbono soup too... :)...... y'all kno homegulr loves to coook and eat as well..... especially when that ogbono hits the right spot in the stomach mehn!!!!! kai!!! and then u wash it down with malt!!!

maybe one day i'll learn to do big gurl and be eating only sushi and shrimp cocktail and champagne...lol....but for now......omo....my ogbono hits the spot!!!


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the abacha (tapioca strips)


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the ugba (oil bean strips)


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the palm oil..onion...akanwu (native salt)...and spice mixture


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the crayfish and smoked shrimp spicy mixture (i like to do my smoked shrimp separately from the palm oil mixture so the spices can set well well)



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then u mix evrything together with a wooden spoon.. (add veggies like okazi leave or somethin if u like... :)



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Nni adigo ready (food don ready)


oh and i also made some ogbono soup and pounded yam... :)
:D




ok..now lemmie go catch up on all the blogs i missed while i was away... :)

catch u sexy people later!!!
xx
iphyigbogurl!!!

WHY???

Its 3.50 am or so.
I have been up since 1.15 am
I went to bed at 9pm.... I just drifted off to sleep.....
this is why they say don't eat pounded yam at night unless you're ready to fall asleep.

What i don't understand is why i dont feel sleepy ...thats weird..... I LOVE SLEEP LIKE A FAT KID LOVES CAKE....... but am up at 4.am and i cant sleep anymore..... i have only had like 4 hrs of sleep....9pm-1am...normally i have 10 hrs of sleep because all my classes start after 12.30pm everyday ....so i usually get to sleep from like 12am-11am or so......

what is scaring me is that i got up at 1.15am...... and started doing housework!!! yes housework!!!.....
i started cleaning up my kitchen.....

i scrubbed my bath tub and the walls of my bathtub with bleach and bathroom cleaner.

did dishes

made spicy gizzard for my stew

wrote a paper that's due on thursday

cleaned my room

cleaned out my fridge.......

i woulda made meatpie too....but i ran out of flour....... so i didnt


THIS IS WEIRD!!!!! WHY AM I UP AT 4AM ACTING LIKE A HIGHLY DOMESTICATED HOUSEWIFE?

SOMETHING IS WRONG.......

and why the heck am i planning to go out at 7 or 8am to my friends house and borrow flour so i can make my meatpie before my class at 12.30pm?

WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME..?

THE REST OF THE WORLD IS ASLEEP IPHY...DO THE SAME!!!!

and now am about to study Biology for no reason..... my textbook is on my bed and am about to pick it up and study it......... at 4 in the morning..?

THIS IS WEIRD......
SOMETHING IS HAPPENING TO ME....

help me... :(

yours truly
Iphy crazy-nightcrawler igbogurl
xx