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Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by InyinyaAgbaOku(m): 8:49pm On Jan 01, 2018 |
timesup234: What's neoliberal? |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Nobody: 12:47pm On Jan 03, 2018 |
New year treat... before and after 8 Likes
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Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Nobody: 1:40pm On Jan 03, 2018 |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by laudate: 3:07pm On Jan 03, 2018 |
UKmigrant: So na ordinary bacon, chips, mushrooms and peas dey shack you like dis?? ![]() 4 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Inkredible(m): 3:52pm On Jan 03, 2018 |
UKmigrant: Dude, just a quick one. How much is the ideal weight of a luggage recommended? Since you've being there for some months now, can you kindly recommend; 1- Which foodstuffs did you wish you'd have brought along.? 2- which ones would you have reduced or added more if given the chance to? I apologies if these questions inconvenience you. May Visa is out and I want to prepare prudently for the travel. I need all the guidance I can get sir. 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Nobody: 4:13pm On Jan 03, 2018 |
Inkredible:Ideal weight not exceeding 25kg per luggage, remember not to put any food items in your hand luggage. I wish l had brought more dried fish, more ogbono, egusi crayfish, nigerian maggi, poundo yam, elubo There is plenty garri here and the price is reasonable. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Inkredible(m): 4:19pm On Jan 03, 2018 |
UKmigrant: Thanks a lot. |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by error4040: 4:49pm On Jan 03, 2018 |
UKmigrant:LoL, this kind Food sef ![]() |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by laudate: 4:57pm On Jan 03, 2018 |
error4040: I no know say you sef, see am! ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Inkredible(m): 5:38pm On Jan 03, 2018 |
laudate: Wait o! Him don chop finish like this? ![]() 1 Like |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by laudate: 5:41pm On Jan 03, 2018 |
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Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Inkredible(m): 5:53pm On Jan 03, 2018 |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by PurpleG(f): 6:49pm On Jan 03, 2018 |
UKmigrant:Hi, did you get a luggage scale to weigh your luggages? If yes, where did you buy it? |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Nobody: 7:10pm On Jan 03, 2018 |
PurpleG: Best you check your airline requirements...Different airlines have different allowances...eg Medview used to be 33kg last time i flew and i think Kenya airways was 18 or 20kg...Go to the airline website, rather than asking randomly when the answer is at your finger tips on google 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Ligxy(f): 7:40pm On Jan 03, 2018 |
imconfused:Honestly, I noticed that. Investing a little in cryptocurrency (bitcoins and altcoins) is not a completely bad idea tho. It doesn't have to be much. |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Nobody: 9:44pm On Jan 03, 2018 |
UKmigrant: Indomie, receive sense Its nice to still be able to buy indomie noodlea abroad 8 Likes
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Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by PurpleG(f): 10:03pm On Jan 03, 2018 |
Geetrix:I know the allowance, all I need is the luggage scale |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by blank(f): 10:48pm On Jan 03, 2018 |
Inkredible: Its max of 23kg except you are flying business class then it's 32kg for most airlines. You can get scales from the market or any reasonably large shop. 4 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by LMay(f): 12:04am On Jan 04, 2018 |
23kg max not 25kg if Turkish Airlines. That is, 23kg each in two places. That's for your main luggage. 8kg max for your cabin luggage. Total of 54kg! UKMigrant has touched on food items to bring on. Let me help with luggage packing tips, you might need them. Tips You're not allowed to put food or sharp objects (cutlery, blade, pocket knife etc) in your cabin luggage or carry on (hand bag/laptop bag), so pack smartly. Tightly pack all your clothes, shoes, books, or weaves (if female) into your cabin luggage. Instead of folding clothes passively or mindlessly like we do when arranging our closet, roll each tightly into a bunch.This will squeeze out air & give you more space in the box to squeeze more clothes into. You can watch YouTube videos to learn this technique. Now you're left with food items, sharp objects, and any cream/perfume exceeding 50ml (Only liquid of less than 50ml per bottle is allowed in the cabin luggage). Now arrange all these carefully into your main luggage. For food items, put into ziploc bags or transparent polythene bag like pure water bags. Put different food items into each and label appropriately...e.g Melon, Ogbono, Ugwu vegetable etc. For ladies carrying weaves, discard the packs to make your luggage relatively lighter. Palm oil is not allowed. Don't even bother! You don't necessarily need an industrial scale to weigh your luggage. Buy a regular domestic scale. You know the ones "Check your weight" guys carry around? Yes, that one. It's less than 2k. To weigh, first stand on it and check your weight. Write it down or memorise it. Now put your luggage on your head and check your combined weight. Subtracting your own weight from the combined weight will give you the weight of your luggage. Your allowance per main luggage is 23kg but aim for 21kg or max 22kg at home. Why? The scale at Murtala Mohammed Int'l Airport is forward by about 2kg. You don't want to stress yourself with reshuffling at the airport or trashing stuffs you bought with your hard-earned money. Pack smartly from home! Airport staffs are not smiling again. Before they allow you pass/check-in a 23.9kg bag, you'll beg tire. Anything above that, they'll tell you to go obtain a ticket of $150 per overweight bag upstairs! You don't need that wahala in your life. What else? Remember I asked you to stuff all your clothes & books plus shoes into your cabin luggage? Trust me, it would have exceeded 8kg by now. You know the box itself will add to the weight as well. Let me give you orijo. ![]() 1. Your laptop bag is not weighed. That's an extra space to put clothes, books, laptop (of course), charger etc. 2. Your hand bag isn't weighed either. If you're a lady, that's a plus. You can carry a laptop bag + your handbag alongside the cabin bag. 3. If you're eleru town council like me & you've utilised all available spaces yet you're still not within allocated kg limits, fear not. There's still a way. Leave your original cabin luggage with somebody (eg family/friend who followed you to the airport). Let them act like they own the bag while they simply stand by it. Check in your laptop bag as your Cabin Luggage. They'll tag it and return it to you while the two main bags are passed to cargo. Now remove the tag and stickers on your laptop bag and place it on your original Cabin Luggage you kept with your escort. You're done! With these tips, you'll have a smooth sail luggage wise. Extras.... Depending on how light or fancy you want to travel, those silly Echolac boxes are not your friend. 1) They'll add to the overall weight 2) They're not durable. Most would be damaged (broken handles, broken wheels, torn surface areas, etc) before you arrive your destination. How would you even lift a damaged box? You'll place it on your head maybe ![]() Invest in a quality box. Might be pricey but it will last for years and save you from embarrassing situations. I don't know if/where those are sold in Nigeria. I bought mine in the abroad. This is my 5th year of usage and I travel very frequently. It's still intact. If you're low on cash, buy those very strong bagco ghana must go bags as main luggage. Not the usual ones. This one is a bit recent & it comes in one color - grey! More like a grainy white mixed with black. It costs about N1,500 per bag. Nothing to be ashamed of. You wont even see it until your final destination after you check it in at MMIA, so you can still form posh in transit with your cabin luggage. Regular travellers use it a lot. It's very light and durable. For your information, they sell it in the abroad too. So what? In fact, its a life saver for people whose boxes get damaged at the airport. Just that they'll pay a few extra thousands more to procure it at the airport. No use am as cabin baggage oooo. You'll look like Osuofia in London. Hehehe. Joking. Use a correct small sized box as cabin/hand luggage. Third option is to source for lightweight boxes (rare) or lightweight travelling bags with wheels (looks like a piece of cloth with wheels attached when empty. The box-shaped compact ones are heavy). Wishing you a safe flight! Inkredible: 89 Likes 32 Shares |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Mcslize: 2:38am On Jan 04, 2018 |
LMay , thanks for the packing tips. So you mean one can only put clothes in Cabin luggage then food stuffs in main luggage is that what you implied? |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by IdeyFindWife: 3:58am On Jan 04, 2018 |
KingOfThePay: Is that really so? What would be the prospects considering the language barrier, the tech gap, the culture and other such Whatnots; I don't mean to sound pessimistic! Of course, excellent prospects would abound on technology transfer levels. I'm making moves currently to come over to US enroute China, to understudy latest trends and industry standards in Digital Signage. 2 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by rchilee: 6:05am On Jan 04, 2018 |
Mcslize: Chai...Nigerians� you can ask questions..please read her explanation AGAIN 5 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Mcslize: 7:18am On Jan 04, 2018 |
rchilee: Don't be among those that die in silence even if they have what's bothering their minds, simply because they want to prove they know it all. Don't be among such category of persons cuz you may end up making the wrong mistakes in life. Get off your ego and ask questions. It may saves you from dying in silence some days as per you ain't a Nigerian cuz Nigerians are all opened to learning. Don't die in silence. I can bet you didn't even know what she wrote there but won't ask based on you trying to form you know it already. Man up and ask questions even in your work place so you won't end up committing errors and save yourself of future embarrassment. Don't be shy! 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Nobody: 8:15am On Jan 04, 2018 |
Website says 23kg but I flew the same Turkish airline, no problems at all or extra cost with 25kg each bag, one was even 25.5kg. My hand luggage sef na 20kg ![]() Maybe things have changed in such a short time! LMay: 3 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Jugi84: 8:44am On Jan 04, 2018 |
[quote author=Ligxy post=63866244] Honestly, I noticed that. Investing a little in cryptocurrency (bitcoins and altcoins) is not a completely bad idea tho. It doesn't have to be much. why not invest in auto trading Forex.it is so much fun.watch your initial $500 grow double in a month.u can contact me if u want in 2 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by rchilee: 9:28am On Jan 04, 2018 |
Mcslize: mumu! Guess you packed my luggages for me on my last vacation ![]() |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by akashi01(m): 10:11am On Jan 04, 2018 |
rchilee:oga he/she said nothing wrong. You resorting to insults clearly shows you are a kid with bad manners. Good day 10 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Mcslize: 12:39pm On Jan 04, 2018 |
rchilee: Don't be pained bro. Your first post tells more about you even without knowing you. And I can tell, you still have a child's mindset. I asked someone a question but you thought to yourself that the best you can contribute was using the word "Nigerians", and that got me wondering if you've left the shore of Nigeria at all. By their fruits we shall know them. |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by rchilee: 1:07pm On Jan 04, 2018 |
Mcslize: Just stop this already, I will not trade words with you. |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by imconfused(f): 1:10pm On Jan 04, 2018 |
Ligxy: Bitcoins?? Ahh I'm very scared of it ..If I decide to venture,what platform do I get on to.buy? 1 Like |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by Ralphlauren(m): 1:33pm On Jan 04, 2018 |
imconfused: you had better bind the devil quickly and ignore them. erase any thought of investing your savings in bitcoins. 2 Likes |
Re: The Adventures Of A New UK Migrant by imconfused(f): 2:14pm On Jan 04, 2018 |
Ralphlauren: I bind the devil immediately.I no dey do again. Thanks Mr Ralphlauren 4 Likes 2 Shares |
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