http://www.abiolaalabi.com Impacting Lives, Touching Souls Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:02:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en gtvt_posts[43] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abiolaalabi.com%2F2008%2F10%2F06%2Flifes-choices%2F", title: "Life%26%238217%3Bs%20Choices", category: "Self%20Development", desc: "I%20wanted%20an%20appropriate%20caption%20but%20I%20feared%20that%20the%20longer%20I%20tried%2C%20the%20higher%20the%20tendency%20to%20loose%20my%20train%20of%20thought%20and%20drop%20the%20article%20totally%0D%0A%0D%0AIn%20more%20recent%20times%2C%20I%26%2339%3Bve%20found%20myself%20in%20a%20kind%20of%20dilemma.%20Should%20I%20live%20life%20knowing%20that%20I%20always%20have%20better%20options%20or%20should%20I%20live%20it%20knowing%20I%26%2339%3Bve%20got%20no%20other%20option%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20thing%20about%20thinking%20you%26%2339%3Bve%20got%20other%20options%20is%20that%2C%20you%20continually%20try%20to%20re-invent%20yourself%2C%20rediscover%20yourself%20but%20in%20so%20doing%2C%20you%20never%20really%20exert%20yourself...I%20mean%20stretch%20your%20current%20option%20to%20its%20limit%20cos%20that%20thing%20keeps%20telling%20you%2C%20pushing%20you%20to%20you%20other%20options.%20So%20you%20are%20a%20jack%20of%20all%20trades%20who%20is%20seeking%20which%20you%26%2339%3Bll%20be%20the%20master%20of%2C%20but%20life%20is%20short%20remember%21%0D%0A%0D%0AOn%20the%20other%20hand%2C%20if%20you%20lock%20yourself%20into%20a%20course%2C%20a%20particular%20life%26%2339%3Bs%20course%2C%20burning%20all%20bridges%2C%20going%20into%20this%20room%20with%20only%20one%20door%20whose%20handle%20is%20on%20the%20outside%2C%20then%20you%20give%20yourself%20no%20chance%20but%20to%20succeed%20at%20your%20current%20option.%20Outcome%20can%20be%20negative%20if%20you%20don%26%2339%3Bt%20feel%20so%20passionately%20about%20this%20current%20course....I%20mean%20it%20could%20lead%20to%20frustration%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20guess%20I%20can%20conclude%20by%20saying%2C%20I%20ought%20to%20find%20that%20thing%20I%20am%20most%20passionate%20about%20and%20go%20after%20it.%20Passion%20unlocks%20a%20whole%20lot...potential%2C%20excellence%2C%20commitment%2C%20contentment%2C%20peace%2C%20fulfillment.%20What%20can%20I%20say%3F"}; I wanted an appropriate caption but I feared that the longer I tried, the higher the tendency to loose my train of thought and drop the article totally In more recent times, I’ve found myself in a kind of dilemma. Should I live life knowing that I always have better options or should I live it [...]]]> http://www.abiolaalabi.com/2008/10/06/lifes-choices/ gtvt_posts[42] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abiolaalabi.com%2F2008%2F09%2F30%2Flove-in-tokyo-or-sumn-like-that%2F", title: "Love%20in%20Tokyo%20or%20sumn%20like%20that", category: "Love", desc: "I%20got%20sms%201%20exactly%20one%20week%20ago%20and%20the%20other%20three%20thereafter%20..the%20number%20sending%20these%20sms%20is%20strange%20to%20me%2C%20has%20never%20called%20me%20neither%20am%20I%20curious%20to%20know%20the%20person%20behind%20the%20number.%20I%20can%26%2339%3Bt%20even%20harzard%20a%20guess.%20%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AIts%20not%20like%20I%20don%26%2339%3Bt%20appreciate%20poetry%20or%20flowery%20lyrics%2C%20I%20received%20one%20earlier%20one%20in%20the%20month%20from....%20and%20I%20went..Gosh%2C%20lovely%20lines.sorry..I%26%2339%3Bm%20not%20sharing%20the%20lines%20of%20that%20poem%20..%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AAs%20I%20share%20these%20smss%2C%20%28maybe%20out%20of%20not%20having%20anything%20else%20to%20blog%20about%20lol%20I%26%2339%3Bve%20got%20another%20post%20in%20draft%20form%20though%29%20I%26%2339%3Bm%20wondering%20why%20my%20curiousity%20is%20not%20the%20least%20piqued...what%20do%20you%20think%3F%20Nice%20lyrics%20abi%20%28lyrics%20lori%20gangan%29%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ASms%201%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20wish%20i%20could%20flow%20in%20ur%20heart%20like%20spring%20water.%20But%20little%20one%20like%20me%20dat%20go%26%2339%3Bs%20around%20mighty%20tresure%20like%20u%20need%202%20be%20delt%20with.just%20dat%20feellins%20is%20very%20hard%202%20hide%20pls%20don%26%2339%3Bt%20be%20cross%20at%20me%20i%20really%20need%20to%20express%20it.%20%20%0D%0A%0D%0ASms%202%0D%0AAm%20a%20young%20man%20of%20about%2028%20yrs%20old%2C%20desperate%202%20do%20anythin%202%20get%20u%20very%20close%202%20my%20heart%2C%20i%20went%20tru%20hell%202%20get%20ur%20num%20but%20am%20glad%20i%20did.pls%20don%26%2339%3Bt%20be%20mad%20at%20me%20just%20dat%20i%20can%26%2339%3Bt%20just%20get%20u%20%20off%20my%20mind%20always%20thinkin%20about%20u.%0D%0A%0D%0ASms%203%0D%0AAm%20like%20a%20ant%20steping%20forward%20to%20an%20elephant%20but%20i%20believe%20in%20faith.%20pls%20think%20about%20it%20u%20won%26%2339%3Bt%20regret%20it%20i%20promise.%20%0D%0A%0D%0ASms%204%0D%0A2%20thee%2Cthou%20indefinably%20beauty%2Clike%20heaven%26%2339%3Bs%20two%20gre8%20lytes%2C%0D%0Ad%201st%20which%20governs%20day%20n%20d%20orda%2Cnytes.%0D%0AIn%20thy%20eyes%20I%20find%20a%20thing%20so%20strong%2C%0D%0AA%20thing%20I%26%2339%3Bve%20tot%20n%20dreamt%20of%2C4%20so%20long%2C%20n%20like%20heaven%26%2339%3Bs%20firmament%2C%0D%0Afloods%20d%20earth%20wit%20it%26%2339%3Bs%20lytes%2Calways%20permanent%3B%0D%0AThou%20art%20an%20indelible%20memry%2C%0D%0Amy%20totz%20wants%202%20behold%204eva%20in%20its%26%2339%3B%20luv%20santuary.kiss%20kiss%2Cbeautiful.ciao%21"}; I got sms 1 exactly one week ago and the other three thereafter ..the number sending these sms is strange to me, has never called me neither am I curious to know the person behind the number. I can’t even harzard a guess. Its not like I don’t appreciate poetry or flowery lyrics, I received [...]]]> http://www.abiolaalabi.com/2008/09/30/love-in-tokyo-or-sumn-like-that/ gtvt_posts[40] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abiolaalabi.com%2F2008%2F09%2F29%2Fletter-to-nepa%2F", title: "LETTER%20TO%20NEPA%26%238230%3B..", category: "Lagos%20life", desc: 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This is one letter that i got a kick out of reading…Its a forwarded mail from a colleague..Enjoy reading while not loosing sight of the underlining issues September 1, 2008 The Area Manager, NEPA, LagosDear Sir, COMPLAINT ABOUT YOUR SERVICES I am writing to you with a deep sense of humility and gentleness. I consider this a great opportunity to [...]]]> http://www.abiolaalabi.com/2008/09/29/letter-to-nepa/ gtvt_posts[39] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abiolaalabi.com%2F2008%2F09%2F22%2Fwhere-were-we%2F", title: "Where%20were%20we%3F", category: "Life", desc: "%3Cp%3EI%26%2339%3Bm%20so%20sorry.....i%20know...i%20shouldnt%20have%20left%20off%20the%20way%20i%20did%2C%20initially%20i%20thought%20it%20was%20just%20a%20few%20days...and%20then%20it%20became%20a%20few%20weeks%20and%20then%20months...at%20some%20point%2Ceven%20i%20would%20check%20in%20hoping%20to%20find%20a%20new%20post%20put%20up%20by%20my%20Saviour%20lol%2C%20anyone%20who%20could%20just%20rescue%20me.%20I%20was%20going%20thru%20a%20lot%20and%20i%20really%20wished%20i%20could%20transfer%20my%20thots%20straight%20up%20on%20to%20this%20page...All%20in%20all%2C%20i%20should%20think%20i%26%2339%3Bm%20back%20on%20track%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cspan%20id%3D%22more-39%22%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%3Cp%3EI%20shoulda%20known%20better%20than%20to%20introduce%20multiple%20changes%20at%20the%20same%20time...changed%20jobs%20like%20twice%2C%20changed%20cars%2C%20changed%20houses%2C%20changed%20friends%20%28yea%21%20had%20to%20decommission%20some%20friends%20both%20in%20real%20life%20and%20on%20FB%20lol%29.%20What%20else%20did%20i%20change%3F%20My%20wardrobe...yea%20to%20suit%20my%20new%20job%20chii%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%3Cp%3EThrough%C2%A0it%20all%2C%20i%20should%20pay%20a%20tribute%20to%20you%2C%20for%20checking%20up%20on%20me%2C%20standing%20by%20me%2C%20for%20the%20laughter%2C%20tears%20too%2C%20for%C2%A0checking%20my%20blog%20for%20updates%20that%20weren%26%2339%3Bt%20forthcoming%2C%20calls%20missed%20and%20received%2C%20emails%20and%20smss%2C%20FB%20messages%20and%20wall%20posts...holding%20my%20hands%20and%20praying%20with%20and%20for%20me%2C%20telling%20me%20i%20was%20gonna%20be%20alright.%20talking%20me%20through%20tough%20decisions%2C%20arrgh%21%20Thank%20God%20for%20you.%20Yes%20you.%20I%26%2339%3Bm%20so%20grateful.%20The%20story%20of%20my%20last%206%20months%20aint%20complete%20without%20you%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A"}; I’m so sorry…..i know…i shouldnt have left off the way i did, initially i thought it was just a few days…and then it became a few weeks and then months…at some point,even i would check in hoping to find a new post put up by my Saviour lol, anyone who could just rescue me. I [...]]]> http://www.abiolaalabi.com/2008/09/22/where-were-we/ gtvt_posts[38] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abiolaalabi.com%2F2008%2F09%2F22%2Fnigeria-bloggers-conference%2F", title: "Nigeria%20Bloggers%20Conference", category: "Beginning", desc: "What%20a%20way%20to%20rebound%20into%20Blogville%21%20Or%20perhaps%20Blogosphere%20is%20more%20appropriate.%0D%0A%0D%0AAfter%20being%20away%20for%206months%2C%28yea%2C%20I%20know%20s%25%2At%20happens%2C%20you%20had%20no%20idea%20right%3F%20Lol%29%2C%20the%20Nigeria%20Bloggers%20Conference%20was%20just%20what%20I%20needed%20to%20give%20me%20back%20my%20zing.%0D%0A%0D%0AWould%20have%20also%20given%20you%20guys%20live%20feed%20%28a%20la%20Mobile%20blogging%29%20from%20the%20Elomaz%20hotel%20venue...%20save%20for%20the%20fact%20that%20I%26%2339%3Bve%20been%20tryna%20remember%20what%20my%20admin%20password%20was%20%28shame%20init%29.%20Anyhow%2C%20Gbenga%20%28%3Ca%20title%3D%22Gbenga%20aka%20Oro%22%20href%3D%22www.gbengasesan.com%2Fblog%22%3Ewww.gbengasesan.com%2Fblog%3C%2Fa%3E%29%20and%20Deolu%20%28%3Ca%20title%3D%22Deolu%22%20href%3D%22www.deoluakinyemi.com%22%3Ewww.deoluakinyemi.com%3C%2Fa%3E%29%20have%20done%20justice%20to%20it.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cspan%20id%3D%22more-38%22%3E%3C%2Fspan%3EI%20had%20to%20excuse%20myself%20to%20start%20my%20commute%20to%20the%20other%20part%20of%20town%20and%203rd%20mainland%20bridge%20is%20not%20an%20option...at%20least%20not%20for%20another%202%20weeks%20or%20less%20if%20the%20estimated%202months%20promised%20for%20repair%20works%20is%20anything%20to%20go%20by.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20hated%20to%20tear%20myself%20away%20as%20we%20were%20only%20on%20the%204th%20item%20or%20so%20on%20the%20agenda.%20I%20got%20to%20know%20what%20made%20Gbenga%20Sesan%20to%20start%20blogging%20in%20the%201st%20place%20and%20his%20decision%20to%20stick%20with%20positive%20news.%20When%20he%20brushed%20on%20the%20fact%20that%20Nigerians%20and%20Iranians%20were%20stereotyped%20by%20immigrations%20at%20airports....I%20had%20a%20flashback%20of%20the%20faces%20of%20people%20I%20met%20on%20my%20trip%20to%20Iran%20a%20couple%20of%20years%20ago%2C%20could%20they%20all%20have%20been%20as%20bad%20or%20was%20it%20still%20a%20case%20of%20a%20few%20bad%20eggs%20spoiling%20the%20whole...just%20as%20we%20have%20in%20Nigeria%2C%20I%20thought.%20Then%20his%20reference%20to%20an%20article%20in%20Punch%20on%20Blogosphere%2C%20the%209th%20planet%20was%20really%20enlightening%20for%20me%20and%20I%20went%20like%2C%20%22really%3F%21%22%0D%0A%0D%0ALuminus%20-%20www.olumidealabi.com%20%28oh%20how%20I%20have%20missed%20thou%21%29%20Is%20next%20up%20and%20he%20decides%20to%20throw%20me%20a%20quick%20wink%20while%20at%20it...I%20bet%20y%26%2339%3Ball%20in%20the%20Banquet%20hall%20didn%26%2339%3Bt%20notice%20that.%20Lol.%20How%20and%20why%20to%20choose%20a%20domain%20name%20and%20he%20raps%20on%20about%20its%20for%20wait%20for%20it....%20%22findability%22%20ability%20to%20find%20or%20be%20found%20I%20think...that%26%2339%3Bs%20what%20you%20get%20with%20a%20well%20thought%20out%20domain%20name.%20www.olumidealabilikesto%20writeaboutsports.com%20o%26%2339%3Bboy%20that%20was%20so%20darn%20long%20and%20I%20reached%20for%20my%20comma%20not%20a%20few%20times.%20Did%20I%20mention%20that%20we%20are%20not%20bloodrelations%2C%20Olumide%20and%20I%2C%20I%20mean%20%28oh%20ok%2C%20y%26%2339%3Ball%20already%20knew%20that%29%0D%0A%0D%0AThis%20other%20Gbenga%20guy%20came%20to%20talk%20about%20making%20money%20from%20blogging%20and%20went%20to%20cite%20the%20case%20of%20someone%20making%20millions%20of%20%24%24%24%20inside%20this%20thing.%20I%20later%20on%20learnt%20he%26%2339%3Bs%20the%20one%20behind%20www.naijabrains.com%0D%0A%0D%0AMy%20blackberry%20is%20about%20to%20go%20down%20cos%20of%20low%20battery%20and%20I%26%2339%3Bll%20hate%20to%20loose%20my%20new%20found%20zeal%20by%20way%20of%20loosing%20an%20article...amma%20catch%20y%26%2339%3Ball%20later"}; What a way to rebound into Blogville! Or perhaps Blogosphere is more appropriate. After being away for 6months,(yea, I know s%*t happens, you had no idea right? Lol), the Nigeria Bloggers Conference was just what I needed to give me back my zing. Would have also given you guys live feed (a la Mobile blogging) from the [...]]]> http://www.abiolaalabi.com/2008/09/22/nigeria-bloggers-conference/ gtvt_posts[37] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abiolaalabi.com%2F2008%2F04%2F25%2Fonly-in-naija%2F", title: "Only%20in%20Naija", category: "Random%20Stuff", desc: "....that%20a%20civil%20engineer%20would%20design%20a%20bridge%2C%20but%20when%20asked%20if%20the%20bridge%20would%20stand%2C%0D%0A%0D%0Awould%20reply%20that%20by%20the%20grace%20of%20God%20it%20would"}; ….that a civil engineer would design a bridge, but when asked if the bridge would stand, would reply that by the grace of God it would Share ]]> http://www.abiolaalabi.com/2008/04/25/only-in-naija/ gtvt_posts[35] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abiolaalabi.com%2F2008%2F04%2F14%2Fhooded-tops-in-naija%2F", title: "Hooded%20tops%20in%20Naija%26%238230%3B", category: "Culture", desc: "%3Cp%3EDid%20you%20know%20that%20the%20saying%2C%20%E2%80%9C%3Cem%3Enecessity%20is%20the%20mother%20of%20invention%3C%2Fem%3E%E2%80%9D%20is%20so%20true%20where%20hooded%20tops%20are%20concerned%3F%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%3Cp%3EIf%20you%20have%20experienced%20the%20cold%20in%20those%20parts%20like%20I%20just%20did%2C%20you%20will%20gladly%20dress%20%3Cem%3Eninja%3C%2Fem%3E%20or%20%3Cem%3Eeleha%3C%2Fem%3E%20style%20just%20to%20survive.%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%3Cp%3EAs%20I%20walked%20in%20the%20harsh%20weather%20called%20winter%2C%20oh%20ok%20was%20it%20spring%20or%20spring%20break%3F%20All%20na%20cold%20as%20far%20as%20i%26%2339%3Bm%20concerned%2C%20my%20mind%20was%20thinking%20of%20creative%20ways%20to%20beat%20the%20cold%2C%20and%20would%20have%20gladly%20invented%20hooded%20tops%20or%20something%20close%2C%20if%20they%20weren%E2%80%99t%20already%20in%20existence.%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0D%0A%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abiolaalabi.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2008%2F04%2F9ice.jpg%22%20title%3D%229ice.jpg%22%3E%3Cimg%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abiolaalabi.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2008%2F04%2F9ice.jpg%22%20alt%3D%229ice.jpg%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fa%3E%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%0D%0AEver%20since%20I%20had%20this%20flashback%C2%A0%2C%20I%20have%20failed%20to%20understand%20why%20we%20wear%20hooded%20tops%20in%20this%20parts%2C%20oh%20ok%2C%20it%E2%80%99s%20the%20rappers%20or%20hip-hop%20dress%20code%20right%3F%20Or%20one%20of%20those%20other%20things%20that%20we%20just%20copy%20blindly.%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cspan%20id%3D%22more-35%22%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%3Cp%3EWhile%20still%20on%20this%20subject%2C%20does%20it%20not%20get%20you%20thinking%20and%20thankful%C2%A0that%20God%20was%20very%20kind%20to%20us%20in%20these%20parts%20for%20not%20letting%20us%20experience%20weather%20so%20harsh.%20Imagine%20how%20people%20who%20can%20hardly%20afford%20to%20feed%20will%20deal%20with%20the%20cold%2C%20the%20dressing%20%28winter%20jackets%20and%20all%29%2C%20the%20heating%20%28with%20poor%20or%20no%20electricity%2C%20shii%29.%20God%20is%20so%20humorous%2C%20our%20extremest%20weather%20doesn%26%2339%3Bt%20demand%20so%20much%20of%20us.%20When%20the%20rain%20falls%20so%20hard%2C%20we%20suffer%20from%20floods%20not%20even%20in%20the%20category%20of%20Sunami%20or%20Katrina.%20All%20we%20need%20do%20is%20get%20good%20drainage.%20When%20it%20gets%20really%20hot%2C%20it%20aint%20so%20bad%20either%2C%20at%20least%20its%20not%20beyond%20what%20one%20can%20bear.%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%3Cp%3EAgain%2C%20i%26%2339%3Bm%20thinking%20if%20necessity%20stimulates%20invention%2C%20then%20there%20are%20loads%20of%20things%20needed%20around%20here%20still%20begging%20for%20creation%2C%20someone%20please%20tell%20me%20why.%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A"}; Did you know that the saying, “necessity is the mother of invention” is so true where hooded tops are concerned? If you have experienced the cold in those parts like I just did, you will gladly dress ninja or eleha style just to survive. As I walked in the harsh weather called winter, oh ok was it [...]]]> http://www.abiolaalabi.com/2008/04/14/hooded-tops-in-naija/ gtvt_posts[34] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abiolaalabi.com%2F2008%2F04%2F10%2Fremember-this%2F", title: "Remember%20this", category: "Life", desc: "%0D%0A%3Cblockquote%3E%22The%20ultimate%20measure%20of%20a%20man%20is%20not%20where%20he%20stands%20in%20moments%20of%20comfort%20and%20convenience%2C%20but%20where%20he%20stands%20at%20times%20of%20challenge%20and%20controversy.....Dr.%20Martin%20Luther%20King%20Jr.%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%0D%0A%C2%A0Whenever%20you%20are%20going%20through%20rough%20times%2C%20it%20all%20gets%20so%20daunting%20and%C2%A0you%20feel%20like%20packing%20it%20all%20up%20and%20quitting%20on%20life%2C%20remember%20this%20and%20be%20encouraged.%20You%20will%20definitely%20come%20out%20stronger.%0D%0A%0D%0A%C2%A0Whenever%20you%20are%20feeling%20really%20comfortable%20%28and%20this%20in%20itself%20is%20not%20bad%29%20having%20never%20gone%20thru%C2%A0rough%20times%20and%20you%20are%20thinking%2C%20%22I%26%2339%3Bm%20the%20man....%22%20remember%20this%20and%20be%20humble.%20You%20will%20be%20the%20wiser%20for%20it."}; “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy…..Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Whenever you are going through rough times, it all gets so daunting and you feel like packing it all up and quitting on life, remember this [...]]]> http://www.abiolaalabi.com/2008/04/10/remember-this/ gtvt_posts[33] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abiolaalabi.com%2F2008%2F04%2F10%2Fdid-you-know-ii%25e2%2580%25a6%2F", title: "Did%20you%20know%20II%E2%80%A6%3F", category: "General", desc: "Did%20you%20know%20that%20the%20yoruba%20word%20%22%3Cem%3Eadelebo%3C%2Fem%3E%22%20which%20means%20a%20woman%20with%20children%20is%C2%A0literarily%20%22a%20de%20labour%20%28room%29%22%20meaning%20someone%20who%20has%20been%20to%20the%20labour%20room%20%28for%20child%20delivery%29%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20actually%20thot%20it%20meant%20someone%20who%20has%20been%20to%20the%20house%20%28ile%29%20and%20returned%20lol.%20I%20was%20so%20wrong.%0D%0A%0D%0AWole%2C%20Thanks%20for%20this%C2%A0insight%20."}; Did you know that the yoruba word “adelebo” which means a woman with children is literarily “a de labour (room)” meaning someone who has been to the labour room (for child delivery) I actually thot it meant someone who has been to the house (ile) and returned lol. I was so wrong. Wole, Thanks for this insight . Share ]]> http://www.abiolaalabi.com/2008/04/10/did-you-know-ii%e2%80%a6/ gtvt_posts[32] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abiolaalabi.com%2F2008%2F04%2F09%2Fdid-you-know%2F", title: "Did%20you%20know%26%238230%3B%3F", category: "General", desc: "%3Cfont%20face%3D%22Georgia%22%3EDid%20you%20know%20that%20the%20popular%20Yoruba%20word%20%22%3Cem%3E%3Cstrong%3Ekabukabu%3C%2Fstrong%3E%3C%2Fem%3E%22%20is%20a%20derivative%20of%20the%20English%20word%2C%20%22%3Cem%3E%3Cstrong%3Ecab%3C%2Fstrong%3E%3C%2Fem%3E%22%3F%3C%2Ffont%3E%3Cfont%20face%3D%22Georgia%22%3E%20%3C%2Ffont%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cfont%20face%3D%22Georgia%22%3EBoth%20referring%20to%20our%20taxis....yellow%20in%20lagos%3C%2Ffont%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Cfont%20face%3D%22Georgia%22%3EThink%20about%20it.%3C%2Ffont%3E"}; Did you know that the popular Yoruba word “kabukabu” is a derivative of the English word, “cab“? Both referring to our taxis….yellow in lagos Think about it. 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