Some of these I made up; however my blog is a mockery of reality
Friday, December 11, 2009
Petals of an oxeye daisy....I love him, I love him not
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Stuff We've Learnt From Nollywood
1. Every problem you have is spiritual.
reply: not just nollywood movies, even in Church. Everywhere. Its like this: you have a headache, and the situation becomes a spiritual attack.
2. In every romance movie, someone must die.
reply: sometimes I wonder what kind of fairy tales Nigerian movie producers /script writers read.
3. It is possible to hit a person without actually touching them!
reply: that one na Jaz ba?
4. Anyone who gets hit by a car dies immediately.
reply: even though the car is going slow-motion. Worse, camera men even film car tires.
5. Poisoned food always tastes better. reply: always
6. The best way to make money is by visiting a ‘Babalawo’ / joining a cult / sleeping with rich men.
reply: sleeping with rich women nko? There is nothing like hardwork + persistence in nollywood.
7. One of a pair of twins (identical or not) is born evil…reply: between drama and horror movies, which is which?
8. There is never an end to your suffering, except death! reply: Now Your Suffering Continues
9. With a pastor … all things are possible.
Reply: The easiest profession in Nigeria is armed robbery or Pastorship.
10. A movie can be titled anything… such as:,
*The boy is mine
* face me I face you
*Two rats,
*Spanner,
*Calculator,
Reply: the title usually explains everything. In fact, after seeing the CD cover, you don’t need to buy the movie. Add the title and the CD cover together and you have watched a Nigerian movie.
11… You are in love… you want to take your girl out, the best place
you take her to is…
*Mr. Biggs/Tantalizers: where you’ll most probably see an ex while
feeding each other.
*The beach: where it is imperative that you ride a donkey and carry her playfully.
*Or the best: take her to buy some new ugly clothes.
Reply: there are usually not more than 5 people inside Biggs/Tantalizers, and the ex is always sitting prominently. Talking of buying clothes, usually I might just fast forward. I cant imagine 20minutes of film inside a shop – when its not a bad-guy hostage situation.
12. An Igbo movie has been made if:
* You visit a Babalawo
* A fleet of cars is shown off at regular intervals for a total of half
of the movie time.
* Kanayo O Kanayo is in the movie. Pete Edochie is there too!
* To get rich it is mandatory you join a cult .
13. Sometimes the title has absolutely nothing to do with the movie and other times, once you read the title and see the poster you know it all!!! (Also the soundtrack gives you a headache because it just narrates the whole story repeatedly – so much for suspense and intrigue!)
reply: this makes me wonder what the nollywood stakeholders are really up to. Have you watched a Nigerian movie and you ended up asking yourself if the movie was ever reviewed? if any other person apart from the actors / directors have watched the movie before its released to the public?
*stella damascus
*stephanie okereke
genevieve nnaji
Omotola Jalade Ekeihnd
15. The police are extremely ‘efficient’ unlike their counterparts in real life.
reply: not only are the Police extra-efficient in films, their uniform is always new and ironed.
16. It is permissible to wear very dark shades at night!
reply: dark shades at night, sweaters in broad daylight / Nigerian weather?
17. When you are shot in the chest, it really doesn’t matter; your head will be bandaged! Same for your legs!
reply: its like this: someone is shot in the head, and the next thing is a hospital scene where the persons legs are in a POP cast.
18. When advertising a movie, you really should shout because… people are deaf?
reply: worse, they plaster a bus with posters and start driving around town.
19.. When you are extremely poor, you will still be able to afford-a
beautiful house, very good furniture, T.V., nice clothes, but you won’t be able to send your kids to school.
reply: and then junior will come and ask mommy, ‘you mean we don’t have food in the house’?
20. Most especially in Yoruba movies, your gateman must be inefficient and comical. He MUST dress like a freak, be rude to all your visitors and never mind his business.
reply: and this idea of bowing down to everybody? even to strangers?
21. At the end of a three-hour movie you’ll be reminded that THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING…WATCH OUT FOR PART 2!
reply: not just ‘watch out’, its ‘stay tuned’
22. An actor announces his death as he slowly dies- “You killed me” “I’m dying” “I’m dead”
reply: and then he dies.
23. In a case where a person is on his death bed, he/she must cough till they die.
reply: wahala dey for Nigeria o.
24. Every ghost must wear a white cloth and have powder unevenly distributed on their face.
reply: which makes me to wonder whats the difference between angels and ghosts. One's the good guy and the other's the bad guy.
25. No matter the type of movie…TO GOD BE THE GLORY….
reply: even if na juju fill the movie, its still To God be the Glory.
Monday, December 7, 2009
New Moon...The second best thing that happened to teenage girls since twilight SMH
Sunday, November 22, 2009
WAEC days
VERTICALLY CHALLENGED
Trust me, being a woman of small stature is not the ideal situation. I know the best things, like expensive diamonds, come in tiny boxes not gigantic cartons. That doesn’t mean I haven’t had my share of wishing I was a gigantic carton. Or, at least a normal-sized one.
Picture me. This shy 13-year-old in a new school. I’m filled with nervousness. The first words I hear, “Are you in the right class? The fifth standard is on the third floor.”
Embarrassing? Yes. Needless to say we didn’t become fast friends. Cut to four years later, and simple things like shopping can become quite tedious. “I’m sorry but this is the smallest size we have. Perhaps, we can alter it for you?” “Madame, the kid’s section is that way.”
“We don’t make adult shoes in that size. I’m sorry”
Yeah, I’ve heard these lines so often I can actually pre-empt the conversation based on the expression of the salesperson. I’ve even mastered the art of self-deprecating humour on being short. But don’t get me wrong, it’s not all a tragedy. In fact, being ‘vertically handicapped’, as I fondly put it, has its perks.
For example, people automatically assume that because you’re tiny, you’re incapable of lifting heavy, or even light, stuff. You never ever have to carry a shopping bag; somebody will predictably volunteer and really, who are we to diss chivalry?
My greatest fear is not being able to get my enormous-seriously, enormous suitcases-off the baggage carousel at airports. It’s an irrational fear. For, that never happens. There’s always a gallant young man or old man or even muscular woman who’s willing to help a poor little girl such as myself. Sometimes, they’ll even wheel your luggage to the car and help you load it. It’s a free porter service and you don’t even have to ask for it PLUS MOST OF D TIME WE GET OUR STUFF ON SALE CO NT MANY PPL ARE PART OF THE ``RARE BREED`` HEHE :p
And heels. Oh, how I love to hear my ``BEANSTALK`` friends complain about being limited to flats because they don’t want to tower over their boyfriends (*COUGH* COUGH* FORMER ROOMIE). Me? I can wear any kind of heel I like, even the six-inch variety, and still be perfectly within the non-intimidating height range that won’t dent any male ego.
See, the divine revelation I’ve had is the realisation that being short is not a bad thing in any way. It’s actually a fabulous thing. I mean, who wants to be average?
There are over six billion people on earth, all fighting to stand out, to make their mark. I, for one, am waving my unique height like a banner of individuality.
:D
YOU KNOW WAT THEY SAY; ``BIG THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES`` ND TRUST ME I`M A PACKAGE WIV BIG THINGS HEHE. :P <3>