Did you know that the good people at the junction where Jankara Market and Balogun Market intersect, are fans of yours?
Or that the junction where the aforementioned good people reside is in fact named the Tom Jones Junction?
I bet you didn't.
And did you know that today Bitchy rode on the backseat of an okada all the way from your junction to the end of Idumagbo Avenue?
I bet you didn't know that either.
Yours,
Oluwabitchyola Xxx
P.S. Yes, you read right. This aje bota went on an okada today for the first time, and she loved it (except for the one teeny part when sand flew into her mouth cuz she was talking and squealing so much)! She even learnt that when riding the okada machine, one is not supposed to wrap one's arms around the rider's waist, or to hold onto his shoulder for support. Apparently, doing such can only alert the okada rider to the fact that one is a newcomer to the okada machine, and as a consequence, encourage him (if he is a meanie) to ride super fast and swerve super quick.
P.P.S. The Bitchy One will be riding several okadas between now and the end of the month when she bids the good city of Lagos goodbye. Stay tuned for "Okada Riding 102, 103...." etcetera etceteroo. Teehee!
14 comments:
lol....Tom Jones Junction?!?! Hilarious!
Oluwabitchyola??? Lmao!!! Me like
Hehehe glad you survived your okada ride.
Sorry but the Tom Jones area not named after the good ol' Welsh crooner but is so-called because of the presence of the Tom Jones Hall; named after a prominent Lagosian (of those days) called Tom Jones. He was maried to a lady called Ajigbeda and he constantly made everyone know he was madly in love with her. Hence publicly affectionate couples are teased and referred to as "Tom ati Ajigbeda". Ciao!
Eko Akete, pray tell, WHERE did you acquire this information? Lol! It's so amusing. I'm going to go back to Balogun to ask about this Tom ati Ajigbeda thing. Hehehe Xxx
I am a total stranger to lagos...
Aje bora .. first time on a bike...
you should come to Port Harcourt ( i invite you once again) I ll teach u to trek, ride our buses, eat rabs and perriwinke and to spit( jack and Rose from Titanic)
what u say?? i could eve do the drawing as well...
crabs**
I sh*t you not, it's totally true. My folks are Lagos Islanders proper. Every now and again I'll find myself in Lagos island with my dad or some aspect comes up in conversation and he'll ask "Do you know of so & so?". I'll put on my "haven't got a clue" face and he'll sigh, go "Omashe O, you kids of nowadays. Lagos history is getting lost." and give me an impromptu history lesson. One day, the area Tom Jones came up and I quickly came up with the link to the Welshman, only for him to go "Noo. Omashe O"...
I miss bikes jare,jamming them and grabbing them at night from the hair plating place(yea u can tell I no be aje botta)
A junction named after Tom Jones! Never!lol!
Lolll - I've never been on an Okada - how scary was it?
LOL!!! I remember the Tom Jones junction very well. There is a certain thrill when riding an okada you must admit.
What I want to know is what was your okada etiquette? It is usually awkward for first timers. Did you grip the okada driver's waist? Did you straddle the seat or put both legs facing one side? Did the driver use foul methods and recline his back small so he could tap current? I have witnessed many fights between women and okada drivers because of this "Ashewo man! U no get shame! Etc etc"
Jaja, eating crabs and periwinkle, I can dig. Will see if grandma and grandpa will have me, then I'll give you my flight number.
Eko Akete, I need to meet your father. I'm gagging for a solid dose of Lagosian history
Chee, I will soon join your club. I'm kicking my aje bota persona to the kerb.
Noni, it was so not scary! I looved it.
Atutu, I have seen the fights you've described, but luckily for me my okadaman wasn't a perv. He was actually quite nice! I did consider grabbing onto his waist, but then it crossed my mind that in England such behaviour could constitute sexual harrasment or even gross indecency. So instead I held onto his right shoulder as lightly as I possibly could. The next time I ride one of those bad boys, I will wrap my arms tight around the guy's waist. I wonder if he will resist. Teehee! Xxx
Okada riding 101. LOL!!
as one of those lagosians with 'hopelessly ajebutta' written all over my face, i take off my hat to you...
what actually scares me is the fact that every 'convert' also has to go through the scarring initiation on the form of a not-so-pretty mark on the leg/thigh....
Tom Jones was married to Hellen towobola Smith and not ajigbeda, a woman friend who turned him against his family
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