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Oluwagbemileke Cahar Sule

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THE QUINTESSENTIAL NIGERIAN
May 15, 2003 - 05:21 AM

THIS PATRIOTIC NIGERIAN STARTED THE DAY EARLY, HAVING SET HIS ALARM CLOCK (MADE IN JAPAN) FOR 6:00AM. WHILE HIS COFFEE POT (MADE IN JAPAN) IS PERKING, HE PUTS HIS BLOW DRYER (MADE IN TAIWAN) TO WORK AND SHAVES WITH HIS ELECTRIC RAZOR (MADE IN HONG KONG). HE PUTS ON A SHIRT (MADE IN CHINA), HIS DESIGNER JEANS (MADE IN SINGAPORE), WEARS A PERFUME (MADE IN FRANCE) AND A PAIR OF TENNIS SHOES (MADE IN KOREA).
AFTER COOKING UP SOME BREAKFAST IN HIS NEW ELECTRIC SKILLET (MADE IN PHILIPPINES), HE SITS DOWN TO FIGURE OUT ON HIS CALCULATOR (MADE IN JAPAN), HOW MUCH HE CAN SPEND TODAY. AFTER SETTING HIS WATCH (MADE IN SWITZERLAND) TO THE RADIO (MADE IN HONG KONG), HE GOES LOOKING AS HE HAS BEEN FOR MONTHS, FOR A GOOD PAYING NIGERIAN JOB.
AFTER THE END OF ANOTHER DISCOURAGING AND FRUITLESS DAY, HE PARKS HIS CAR (MADE IN GERMANY) AND DECIDES TO RELAX FOR A WHILE. HE PUTS ON A PAIR OF SANDALS (MADE IN BRAZIL), POURS HIMSELF A GLASS OF WINE (MADE IN FRANCE), AND TURNS ON HIS TV (MADE IN JAPAN) TO WATCH PASSIONS (AMERICAN SOAP OPERA), AND PONDERS AGAIN WHY HE CAN'T DERIVE THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT FROM LIVING SUCH A HIGHLY PATRIOTIC NIGERIAN LIFE.

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and all one can do......
May 15, 2003 - 08:15 AM

...is sigh! lol
all my love
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