A tale of two cities
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I am going to tell you a tale of two cities that will boggle your mind
I am going to tell you a tale of two cities that will boggle your mind
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Story number one
They say that a picture is equal to a thousand words. As such, here is your picture taken from a main road on the mainland (Ikorodu Road). Nigeria is not all about the island, whatever I put in my blog. This is the real Lagos.
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Story number two
Last Sunday, I went with my people to a kid’s party. Lekki kid’s parties are a bit more than just kid’s parties. Outside suyya joint (bbq peppered beef), two bouncy castles, one large kid's train set, very nice food, loads of drink etc etc etc.
Anyway, after the event we were on our way home feeling merry, not noticing the bumps in the Lekki road below us and WHAT DO I SEE COMING TOWARS ME??? I thought I was hallucinating but I had only had one beer. Do you watch MTV? hip hop? do you notice the new drop top Rolls Royce in black with the thick metal window frame, well what did I see coming towards me, yes one of those. The Phantom Menace. I couldn’t believe it. This car costs as much as a prime Lekki detached house and here is this guy tooling around on a pot-holled Lekki road as if he was in Monaco or somewhere. Not that he probably feels the road on that kind of suspension but even then??? I couldn’t stop laughing, it was such a sight. Silly money. The kind of money that says “wait, I haven’t finished speaking”. I must say, I was impressed.
Story number one
They say that a picture is equal to a thousand words. As such, here is your picture taken from a main road on the mainland (Ikorodu Road). Nigeria is not all about the island, whatever I put in my blog. This is the real Lagos.
.
Story number two
Last Sunday, I went with my people to a kid’s party. Lekki kid’s parties are a bit more than just kid’s parties. Outside suyya joint (bbq peppered beef), two bouncy castles, one large kid's train set, very nice food, loads of drink etc etc etc.
Anyway, after the event we were on our way home feeling merry, not noticing the bumps in the Lekki road below us and WHAT DO I SEE COMING TOWARS ME??? I thought I was hallucinating but I had only had one beer. Do you watch MTV? hip hop? do you notice the new drop top Rolls Royce in black with the thick metal window frame, well what did I see coming towards me, yes one of those. The Phantom Menace. I couldn’t believe it. This car costs as much as a prime Lekki detached house and here is this guy tooling around on a pot-holled Lekki road as if he was in Monaco or somewhere. Not that he probably feels the road on that kind of suspension but even then??? I couldn’t stop laughing, it was such a sight. Silly money. The kind of money that says “wait, I haven’t finished speaking”. I must say, I was impressed.
So there you have it, an extreme case of the haves and the have nots.
3 comments:
one of those things that makes you think hmm, one one hand millions are 'managing' on the other hundreds are living it up-all in the same city!!!
i wonder how they sleep at night
Nnobi,
Lagos na wa.
I am one of your regulars here.Hoping to get more hints on how we can come back to naija, get a job and help fuss more life(better life) into the nation.
Good job welldone.
Cheers
Hey Munachi,
Its Anthony from JH, (Nkem's hubby), I had no idea you guys were going back.... I had to pick my jaw off the floor when your misus told me today.
Anyway, loving the blog... keep it up, at least those of us that haven't worked up the courage to take the plunge can live the 'returnee' expat life style through you...
As for the guy in his ride....please take photos, you should do do a post on the cars of Lekki that will cetainly be worth a read.
Stay blessed.
Ai
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