Recently, I have been wondering why ladies are always so demanding. I don't know if it has ever happened to you. Or maybe it is perculiar to Nigeria. When once a guy asks a lady out, the lady sees that as an avenue to enrich herself. She accepts the date because according to some of them, "No body says no to a free meal." This has in turn led the men into seeing every female counterpart as a potential sex tool. There is a popular saying that "when a guy ask a lady out, he is actually asking for sex and when a lady says yes to a guy, she is saying yes to his money". This is predorminant amongst tertiary institution students. Last january, I went to Ecobank to withdraw some money. There I met this girl, saw her as an angel. She is extremely beautiful. I asked her out and incidentally she accepted. After the valentine's day, I told her I wanted to see her and since no normal nigerian guy likes spending money, I told her to come to my class and see me. She declined telling me that its either I come out to one of the closest fastfood resaurant or I forget it. I opted to play to her gallery and went to see her at "Mr Biggs". I went there loaded ( you know what I mean) so that she would not embarass me. As coutesy demands or as I thought was proper, I offered to buy her something to eat while we discussed. She told me she didn't want anything so as not to give me a wrong impression about herself. In my heart, I was jubilating. She mostly told me about her ex-boyfriend whom she claimed she dumped due to his womanizing attributes. She told me her boyfriend had been trailing her wherever she goes and that the guy was in the restaurant with us. I was so frustrated when my attempts to bring up other issues failed. I decided to leave her to continue her rantings. After her discussions, she told me she wanted me to buy food for her to take to her younger sister at home. She also got the sum of Five thousand Naira as transport fare for a journey that is not more than forty Naira
Two weeks later, it was my birthday and I lied to her that there was this crazy birthday party that was going to be held at my resident in school, that she should come and make my day as the presence of my girlfriend is most needed. She told me she wasn't coming to my place and that since it was my birthday, I should come and take her out. The truth of the matter is that it wasn't my birthday and I just wanted to get her laid that day.
About amonth later, she called me explaining how she was in a tight situation that her parents have not sent money for her to buy her books and other things( forgrting that she told me she was staying with her parents close to school) and that I should lend her twenty thousand Naira. There is this theory that when a lady asks you to lend her some money, it actually means you should give her money and just forget the money. I did not yield to her request which made her stop communicating with me for three months.
Now she is back and is still demanding for money. I sthis what ladies were created for?
Monday, December 8, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
The fake mattress I bought
As at last January when I resumed back at school, I had moved to a new apartment with my friend and we knew quite well that we needed a new mattress. So I had to go and buy one. I went to the nearest market and thought or actually bought a brand name mattress- vita foam. Unknown to me, this wasn't the original mattress. When I bought it, the first two nights were very painful since it was as solid as a rock. After about a week, I started noticing some depressions on the mattress especially on the part that is usually occupied by my friend. I thought maybe it was due to his weight and decided to ignore it. After a month, it was nothing to write home about. It was like a mat and so I approached the seller of the mattress. He told me to my face that the one he sold to me was the fake one. I asked why he had been so Carlos and he told me that I requested for it. On survey, I realised that all the mattresses he sells are the same. Right now the mattress is more of a mat than a mattress. I rather sleep on the rug because I have a better sleep on the rug than on the mattress
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Online love
I have been very anxious to share this with you. I don't know what's causing the anxiety, maybe its the afterglow of the whole thing. I have this friend. As a matter of fact, she is a friend to my friend. We have been chatting for a while. Yesterday, she used someone's mobile to call me. Forgetfully, I decided to call the number when I saw a received call from a mystery number. Man! the voice was actually that of an angel. Well I was dumbfounded and decided to hide in my shadow. Although it was a conversation over the phone, I couldn't help but fall for the voice. I hope I can keep it going with this mystery lady
Thursday, November 20, 2008
European bison
The European bison (Bison Bonasus), sometimes known as the wisent, originally inhabited most of the European continent in great numbers. A mature male can weigh up to 900 kilograms and can reach over 2 metres tall at the shoulders. These large mammals have been called the emperors of the forest.
A notable characteristics of the Bison is the disproportionate size of its forequarters when compared to its hindquarters. Its shoulders are broad and heavy with a pronounced hump, while its hindquarters are relatively small in comparison. The hindlegs are covered with short hair while the forequarters are covered with long, shaggy hair and a beard. It is estimated that today only a few thousand European bison remain. Farming and deforestation robbed them of their natural habitat, and poachers relentlessly hunted them down. By the eight century, the european bison in Gaul (modern day France and Belgium) had died out.
In the 16th century, polish kings took steps to protect the species. One of the first kings to act was Sigismund II Augustus who decreed the killing of the European Bison to be a capital offense. Why so? The intention said Dr. Zbigniew Krasinsky of the Bialowieza National park , "was to preserve the animals so they could be the hunting treasures of rulers and their courtiers." Despite the harsh penalty, the statutes failed to protect wild Bison and by the end of the 18th century, the European Bison could only be found in the Bialowieza forest in eastern Poland and Caucasia.
In the 19th century, things finally began to change for the better. After the Russian empire annexed the Bialowieza forest, Emperor Alexandra I made an order to protect the European Bison. The results were soon evident. The Bison population steadily increased and by 1857, nearly 1,900 Bisons were living under the government's protection. Later feeding station were set up to provide food for the bison through out the winter. Watering holes were also carefully planned and ground was clear to cultrivate plants fgor feed.
Sadly, the good times for these bisons was short-lived. Within 60 years,their numbers were cut in half. The final blow of Poland's wild bison came with the outbreak of World war I. Despite a German decree to "preserve these bison for posterity as a unique natural monument,"the herd was decimated by the retreating German Armies, by Russian Resistant fighters and by the ever present poachers. The last wild Bison in Poland was killed.
In an effort to save the bisons, the International Society for the Protection of the Bison was founded in 1923. Its first objective was to count the number of full-blooded bison in captivity. As it turned out, 54 pure bred lowland European bison still remained in the various zoos and menageries around the world. However, not all of them were fit for breeding. Some were too old while others were plagued by disease. Eventually, 12 specimens were chosen for use in boltering the species. It is known that all lowland European bison now living descended from only five of them.
The autumn of 1929 marked the triumphant return of two European bison to the wild. They were placed in a specially prepared reserve in the Bialowieza forest. After ten years, their number grew to 16
At the beginning of the 21st century, there were an estimated 2900 European bison globally. About 700 of them were in Poland. Over the years, herds have also been established in Belarus, Krygystan, Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine.
But this does not mean that the European Bison is out of danger. Pest, poachers, disease, food and water shortages still pose a great threat. Genetic defects are also a large cause of concern, the result is a limited gene pool. For these reasons, the european bison is still on the red list, which catalogs endangered plants andanimals worldwide.
Man's determination to preserve this species has helped it to survive to our time. Dr. Krasinski, quoted earlier, remind us however that 'the fate of the European bison provides an example of how a species could be brought to the brink of extinction in a very short time and then save by great efforts."The future of this animal as well as many others remain uncertain. But for now,"the emperors of the forest" have been rescued from oblivion.
A notable characteristics of the Bison is the disproportionate size of its forequarters when compared to its hindquarters. Its shoulders are broad and heavy with a pronounced hump, while its hindquarters are relatively small in comparison. The hindlegs are covered with short hair while the forequarters are covered with long, shaggy hair and a beard. It is estimated that today only a few thousand European bison remain. Farming and deforestation robbed them of their natural habitat, and poachers relentlessly hunted them down. By the eight century, the european bison in Gaul (modern day France and Belgium) had died out.
In the 16th century, polish kings took steps to protect the species. One of the first kings to act was Sigismund II Augustus who decreed the killing of the European Bison to be a capital offense. Why so? The intention said Dr. Zbigniew Krasinsky of the Bialowieza National park , "was to preserve the animals so they could be the hunting treasures of rulers and their courtiers." Despite the harsh penalty, the statutes failed to protect wild Bison and by the end of the 18th century, the European Bison could only be found in the Bialowieza forest in eastern Poland and Caucasia.
In the 19th century, things finally began to change for the better. After the Russian empire annexed the Bialowieza forest, Emperor Alexandra I made an order to protect the European Bison. The results were soon evident. The Bison population steadily increased and by 1857, nearly 1,900 Bisons were living under the government's protection. Later feeding station were set up to provide food for the bison through out the winter. Watering holes were also carefully planned and ground was clear to cultrivate plants fgor feed.
Sadly, the good times for these bisons was short-lived. Within 60 years,their numbers were cut in half. The final blow of Poland's wild bison came with the outbreak of World war I. Despite a German decree to "preserve these bison for posterity as a unique natural monument,"the herd was decimated by the retreating German Armies, by Russian Resistant fighters and by the ever present poachers. The last wild Bison in Poland was killed.
In an effort to save the bisons, the International Society for the Protection of the Bison was founded in 1923. Its first objective was to count the number of full-blooded bison in captivity. As it turned out, 54 pure bred lowland European bison still remained in the various zoos and menageries around the world. However, not all of them were fit for breeding. Some were too old while others were plagued by disease. Eventually, 12 specimens were chosen for use in boltering the species. It is known that all lowland European bison now living descended from only five of them.
The autumn of 1929 marked the triumphant return of two European bison to the wild. They were placed in a specially prepared reserve in the Bialowieza forest. After ten years, their number grew to 16
At the beginning of the 21st century, there were an estimated 2900 European bison globally. About 700 of them were in Poland. Over the years, herds have also been established in Belarus, Krygystan, Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine.
But this does not mean that the European Bison is out of danger. Pest, poachers, disease, food and water shortages still pose a great threat. Genetic defects are also a large cause of concern, the result is a limited gene pool. For these reasons, the european bison is still on the red list, which catalogs endangered plants andanimals worldwide.
Man's determination to preserve this species has helped it to survive to our time. Dr. Krasinski, quoted earlier, remind us however that 'the fate of the European bison provides an example of how a species could be brought to the brink of extinction in a very short time and then save by great efforts."The future of this animal as well as many others remain uncertain. But for now,"the emperors of the forest" have been rescued from oblivion.
The milk bypass in ruminants
If you have ever watched a sheep, a goat, or a cow giving birth, you have probably marvelled on how the newborn quickly gets to its feet and find its way to the udder for milk. BUt in the case of young ruminants, there is another unseen marvel.
Ruminants have a four-chambered stomach for the multiple processes for digestion. So when the newborns feed only on milk,, which does not need all those processes for digestion, a special bypass opens to allow the milk to go directly to the last chamber.
According to research, if milk were to find its way into the first chamber called the rumen, the young ruminant would suffer because the rumen is where hard to digest food is broken down by bacterial fermentation. Fermenting milk produces gas that new borns cannot eliminate. However when newborns drink milk from an udder or a buckett, a reflesx action snaps shut the entry way to the rumen.
Remarkably, something different happens when a newborn drinks water. It needs plenty of water in its rumen so that bacteria and microbes there can multiply, ready for when the youngster begins to live on forage. Although milk goes directly to the last chamber of the stomach, plain water enters the rumen. The calf's amazing bypass is for millk only.
Ruminants have a four-chambered stomach for the multiple processes for digestion. So when the newborns feed only on milk,, which does not need all those processes for digestion, a special bypass opens to allow the milk to go directly to the last chamber.
According to research, if milk were to find its way into the first chamber called the rumen, the young ruminant would suffer because the rumen is where hard to digest food is broken down by bacterial fermentation. Fermenting milk produces gas that new borns cannot eliminate. However when newborns drink milk from an udder or a buckett, a reflesx action snaps shut the entry way to the rumen.
Remarkably, something different happens when a newborn drinks water. It needs plenty of water in its rumen so that bacteria and microbes there can multiply, ready for when the youngster begins to live on forage. Although milk goes directly to the last chamber of the stomach, plain water enters the rumen. The calf's amazing bypass is for millk only.
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