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| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Moriarty01: 4:05am On Jun 06, 2017 |
Nice thread, honestly. |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by 1Rebel: 4:12am On Jun 06, 2017 |
FrankNetter: The simplicity of your posts, coupled with the way you see things. I like the way your mind works.  |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by FrankNetter(m): 4:50pm On Jun 07, 2017 |
Question for everyone. Do you believe in predestination? 3 Likes
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| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Toppytek(m): 6:17pm On Jun 07, 2017 |
FrankNetter: hmmm... big question if I may. well for me I believe I've been predestined to be rich and wealthy.. I just have the believe.. though I don't know what tomorrow holds. right from my childhood I've always long for something nice and sophisticated especially in terms of luxury.. though some see me as over ambitious or greedy type .. but that's has always been my choice .. i envisage alot.. I see myself becoming rich and wealthy but I don't know how this is going to happen but I believe it will so far am not idle .. I believe all would be fine. Another thing is, even if your pastor or prophet says you're going to become this or that.. that doesn't mean you should relax and expect and impromptu miracle.. oga .. u go tey. such prophesy should serve as a guide to what ever your goal is. In a nutshell, I believe we're all predestined to become or serve one purpose or the other. 24 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by abduldope(m): 9:59pm On Jun 07, 2017 |
Toppytek: "I just wanna stay broke forever". Yeah, that's that shiit no one ever said   14 Likes |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by abduldope(m): 10:01pm On Jun 07, 2017 |
Toppytek: Word. |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by abduldope(m): 10:03pm On Jun 07, 2017 |
FrankNetter:happy new month bro long time no update sir hope you de fine. 2 Likes |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Toppytek(m): 11:24pm On Jun 07, 2017 |
abduldope: for where?.. who no won ball? |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by femcesc(m): 11:32pm On Jun 07, 2017 |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by abduldope(m): 4:44pm On Jun 08, 2017 |
femcesc:I no understand you |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by femcesc(m): 9:51pm On Jun 08, 2017 |
Don't mind me bro,i wanted to quote the order post..... abduldope: |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by ccollins(m): 9:42am On Jun 09, 2017 |
Toppytek:Lol |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by femo86(m): 4:48pm On Jun 09, 2017 |
Senorita123: 4 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by therealchase(m): 2:27am On Jun 10, 2017 |
[quote author=femo86 post=57356121][/quote] A house is a place,a home is a feeling. 2 Likes |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by slendxy: 8:40pm On Jun 10, 2017 |
FrankNetter: The fact that you are unapologetically real. Earlier on some people tried to force their experience down your throat but you stood your ground. The confidence in your writings, the little things like the fetching water with a 'C-Way-lookalike-can' that surprises you, your bluntness and focus(like you know where you are heading). 5 Likes |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by PDPGuy: 10:44pm On Jun 10, 2017 |
Lawyer work can be very lucrative in America oo. Imagine Trump's lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, charging $1500/hr  Well, he has been practicing for over 20 years, and has been Trump's personal attorney for a long time. If I crack $50/hr 'only', I'll be over the moon 10 Likes |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by 1Rebel: 12:51am On Jun 11, 2017 |
PDPGuy: ole1 Like |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by femcesc(m): 3:55am On Jun 11, 2017 |
PDPGuy: |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by FrankNetter(m): 6:22am On Jun 11, 2017 |
Predestination? Its been approximately six months since I left the shores of Nigeria. I'm still trying to "understand" life here sha. My life has flashed before my eyes on two separate occassions. One time back in Nigeria during my undergraduate days I boarded a bike and narrowly missed an accident. And the more recent one, here in the USA; this time, I wasn't so lucky. Like I stated in one of my previous posts, I normally take a 45 - 1hr drive to Chicago to play soccer. One sunday, after my shift at BK, I rushed home, picked up my sports gear and dashed out. I was somehow late, the soccer meetup had started some minutes ago and I was basically still 30 minutes away, I decided to "hasten up", so I entered the extreme left lane (which is reserved for those who want to speed). I was clocking 85-90mph and still pushing my jalopy to accelerate and keep up with the pace on the lane. Next thing I knew, one delivery van veered into my lane, I slammed on the brakes as hard as I could but it wasn't enough, I crashed into the vehicle. Due to the fact that I hit the brakes, the impact was reduced a little, so the damage was not much (or so I thought). I couldn't just park on the freeway to access the damage, so I decided to jejely reach the venue. I drove the rest of the journey at a sane pace. On getting to the soccer pitch, I got to the parking lot, turned off the engine, did the sign of the cross and came down to access the damage. It was bad. 12 Likes
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| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Chelseafan1: 6:29am On Jun 11, 2017 |
PDPGuy: What about law in Nigeria cos d way guys dey study that course year after year and the increasing population, I tend to ask if it's really that lucrative in Naija |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by OluDare01(m): 6:31am On Jun 11, 2017 |
Sorry about the crash. But, you had a crash and you left the scene  FrankNetter: 2 Likes |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Chelseafan1: 6:33am On Jun 11, 2017 |
Franknetter, sorry bro, u sef because of ball, u wan kee urself. Children of nowadays sef **picks race** |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by FrankNetter(m): 6:33am On Jun 11, 2017 |
OluDare01: Yup, the vehicle I had a crash with was being driven by some mexicans, they didn't even want to come down and look at what happened. 4 Likes |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by OluDare01(m): 6:37am On Jun 11, 2017 |
I fear o but you've got a full coverage insurance right?FrankNetter: 2 Likes |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by FrankNetter(m): 6:53am On Jun 11, 2017 |
In the days and weeks that followed, I paid visits to various mechanics (mostly white though). They kept telling me it wasn't worth it, that we should junk the car, as it was old and almost "gone'. Based on say na me dey at fault, I no gree sha, so I told my younger bro to ask his african friends at school if they know any good mechanic. Luckily, a guy had an african mechanic, so I gave him a call, to find out whats up. He picked a date to come over to the house to take a look at the car. The day he came over, we talked at length, turns out we have/had a lot in common. Over the next days and weeks, we talked over the phone quite a few times, on one occassion, he offered to help me get a better job considering the fact that I wasn't getting enough hours at my present jobs and that "I wouldn't grow at those jobs". He said he knew quite a few care-giving/homemaker firms. I filled out applications and waited. Meanwhile, the decision had been made to sell the car off. I received a call some days later to come for an interview based on the applications I put in, I did not want to indicate I was a CNA (the job gets really messy at times). Interview was successful, showed them my little credentials, coupled with my rudimentary knowledge of medically inclined stuff, I was put on their waiting list. I forgot to mention earlier,; to work as a health care practitioner (Dr, RN, CNA, etc etc) you have to have your fingerprints taken by an authorized firm to crosscheck the police database to ascertain that you have a clean record. That was the case here, I picked up the form from them, booked an appointment with one of such firms and went there. Ended up paying a fee of $38.00 for this. I was given a form to submit to the facility that requested for my finer print. Some days passed and I kept procrastinating, finally finally, the day I decided to go and submit the form, I was told I have a client already. 14 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by austino677(m): 6:59am On Jun 11, 2017 |
Great news bro |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by FrankNetter(m): 7:20am On Jun 11, 2017 |
Considering the fact that the client's house is in Chicago, and I would have to drive quite a distance, I almost rejected the client, but something (or someone?) told me to chill. so I accepted the client and was told to come the next day for training (here we go again?). I was there by 9:00am the next day for the training, judging by the fact that I had done these not too long ago, the training wasn't intensive. In about 2hrs, I was done. I was told to being work immediately (9:00am the next day) -------------------------------------------------- The next day as I was driving to the client's house with the aid of the map on my phone) I realized this is/was still very new to me, so I braced myself for the worst, I wasn't expecting much though. It's just another job, I thought. I drove for about 45minutes (or thereabouts) and arrived at my destination. On getting there, the client (let's call him Mr. J) was sitting on his front porch waiting for me. I unhooked the latch which was holding the gate to the fence and strolled in. The format is: when you arrive, you "clock in" using the client's phone (which I did). My first day at the new job was somewhat awkward to me. Like I said earlier, I wasn't used to the whole scenario. Mr J is an army veteran cum computer engineer/scientist. I won't go into details about him. We got to exchange some information about ourselves and try to get to know each other, Mr J made a lot of effort to make me feel at ease. The hours flew by, and my shift for the day ended. The next day when I came in, I guess Mr J had done some research about Nigeria, so he was brimming with knowledge and questions. I had barely walked in when he started bombarding me with questions about my home country Nigeria. Most of his questions were centered around what he had read on the internet. He didn't see "a lot of good stuff" he said. I mentally rolled my eyes, "here we go again", I thought, ****brb 26 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by vickertony(m): 7:46am On Jun 11, 2017 |
He didn't see "a lot of good stuff" Atleast you are one Good stuff from Nigeria! cool stuff, so your other job nko you have quitted it already? |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by PDPGuy: 8:07am On Jun 11, 2017 |
Chelseafan1:It depends on the area of law. For instance, Business law or corporate law may be lucrative in Naija, but for only a select few. I say "a select few" because some new lawyers are only paid between N30k - N40k per month. 2 Likes |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by PDPGuy: 8:08am On Jun 11, 2017 |
@Franknetter: Sorry to read about your accident. Hope everything ain't too bad |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Nobody: 9:18am On Jun 11, 2017 |
Oga frank menh.. Sorry for the accident and how about bk job? |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Chelseafan1: 9:45am On Jun 11, 2017 |
PDPGuy: 30k to 40k in a month after 5 years in Uni and another year in law school... Naija is fccccked. 8 Likes 2 Shares |
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