Can You Feel The Heat?

The past week has been nuts to say the least. From my driving experiences in lagos to shitty Blackberry service (Airtel I'm looking at you) to preparing for youth service. Just crazy crazy crazy...

Its early in the morning here and I no get ginger to write everything but I'll slip in updates here and there.

I'm presently on way to concentra... I mean orientation camp and I'm mostly too sleepy to feel excited or even scared. I'm sure that will come later... There will be a lot of issues to deal with such as lack of privacy, unhygienic facilities... Etc. People say that its a bit like boarding school. Well I went to a private boarding school so I'm pretty sure it won't be the same. I've been struggling to find experiences in my past to compare what I'm about to embark on to but so far everything just seems like decadent luxury in comparison... EVEN my boarding school days.

Now let's talk about what's been going on till now (I'm stuck in lagos traffic already so that's kind of jarred me awake). We'll start with my blackberry. As you probably know, it has been my lifeblood here. I've no internet, my lappy is still in obodo oyibo, haven't met too many people yet and I don't like tv. So my sole source of entertainment has been my blackberry... And a book occasionally (I'm reading chronicles of Narnia. Yes I'm deep). So anyway, when I first landed in Naija, I started using the Glo network. They are notorious for poor service so I only purchased a week's worth of BIS thinking I would switch once I got to Lagos. Well that was all fine and dandy. Then I got to Lagos and asked around for the best network. I was told Airtel. Great. So I got an Airtel sim, topped up with 3k worth of credit and then got the service activated (before that I had to jump through hoops to get my sim registered before I could use it. They are so serious about that here oh. They take fingerprints, address, mother's maiden name etc...)

So anyway I registered my sim, paid for service and readied my fingers for some copious bbming... But alas... It was not to be. The damn thing refused to work. Nary a bbm or whatsapp or even facebook message could I send. Imagine my despair. So I began frantically dialling customer service. If you've ever tried to reach any customer service in Nigeria you know what an ordeal that can be...

Anyway.

I finally reached the people and I wanted to get to the bottom of my bb issues. They asked the usual inane questions. Have you registered, did you pay 3k? Etc... Then they said oh can we look into this further? Then basically bid me get the fuck out. A few minutes later I got a text saying that they were looking into my issue and I will get a notification once it is resolved. The next day I got a text saying issue resolved. I reset my bb six times!!! But still no joy. I went to a service center and was told bb service was down. So that was day 3 without bb. I asked if I would get extra days because of the lack of service and I was told no. Imagine! Anyway after nearly a week without service, I quietly went back to glo and bought a month's worth. I just lost 3k for nothing. E no go better for them kmt! Mehhh dis tori don too long sef.

I'm gonna go take what will probably be the last peaceful nap I have for three weeks.

I'll be back soon with the story of my driving experience :)
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