HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR COUNTRY NIGERIA? HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY NIGERIA !!!

How well do we know our beloved country? I will start by saying, if you can recite the national anthem followed by the pledge, then you know your country well. Well I can, than makes me a true citizen then. (lol)

 Below is the national anthem to refresh our memory

"Arise O Compatriots" (1978 - Present)

Arise, O compatriots,

Nigeria's call obey

To serve our Fatherland

With love and strength and faith

The labor of our heros past

Shall never be in vain

To serve with heart and might

One nation bound in freedom, peace and unity.

O God of creation

Direct our noble cause

Guide our leaders right

Help our youth the truth we know

In love and honesty to grow

And living just and true

Great lofty heights attain

To build a nation where peace 

And justice shall reign.

Guys, you will agree with me that I tried a bit. Wow, this brings back memories of those days in my secondary school on the assembly line under the hot sun of punishment from those wicked teachers. (lol), But trust me they did a good job. I can never forget THEM.  And of course followed by the pledge (I can't stop smiling), We change the line 3 of the pledge to  To serve Nigeria is not by force.( LOL)

I pledge to Nigeria my country

To be faithful, loyal and honest

To serve Nigeria with all my strength

To defend her unity

And uphold her honour and glory 

So help me God.

Nigeria is indeed a great country, but wait oh is this national anthem and pledge really us? Hmmmmmmmm. Let's think on how to make a change and try as much as possible to be what we sing and say. ( That's if we still sing it?) I think the governments can not do it alone, we all have a part to play. I believe one day, E GO BETTER.

Let's compare it to the old one. tell me which one you prefer,

"Nigeria, We Hail Thee" (1960- 1978)

Nigeria we hail thee,

Our own dear native land

Though tribe and tongue differ

In brotherhood we stand

Nigerians are all proud to serve

Our sovereign Motherland

Our flag shall be a symbol

That truth and justice reign

In peace or battle honour'd

And this we count as gain

To hand on to our children

A banner without stain

O God of all creation

Grant this one request

Help us build a nation 

Where no man is oppressed

And so with peace and plenty

Nigeria may be blessed.

 I think I prefer the present one but the pledge is wrong. Well that's my opinion. What's yours? 

Thanks for stopping by, please leave comments below.

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CHURCH ON THE BLOG: SPENDING TIME WITH GOD - JOYCE MEYER

Hello Guys, How are you  all doing today? How has your weekend been? Mine has been fab, although been a little down but i thank God for his faithfulness.

Now then on to why we are here, It's Sunday, YAY! I  love Sundays because i get to wear one of my best, go to church and praise God. What an awesomeness. I have not done this before but i had an urge to do it and i hope you like it.

Let me ask a candid question, how much time do we spend with God? God is real, so is heaven. Please and please let's take God serious and spend quality time with him. Matthew 6:33 says, " Seek ye first God's kingdom and all these things will be added on to them".  I pray God will reveal himself to us all.

Be blessed with this Joyce Meyers ministration.
Happy Sunday Guys!!! Love you all.




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ARE YOU REALLY READY FOR MARRIAGE? ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

Dear SleektouchBBB readers, i came across this post on romancemeetslife.com as i was doing my normal blog updates. I thought it would be a wonderful idea to share it with you my lovelies. 

What do you think about the following questions, am sure we don't want to make some mistakes or correct some we have made? i quite agree with some of them. please leave your comments and suggestions.

1. If you believe strongly that you must always have the last say in an argument, you are not ready for marriage.
2. If you don't like anyone invading your space, you are not ready
3. If you're a lady, and you don't cook or don't like to, your marriage is not likely to be easy or funny.
4. If you always say things exactly how they come to your mind not caring who is hurt, you're headed for a rocky and ultimately likely to crash marriage
5. If you believe that you're who you are and no one can change that, you are not ready.
6. If you think about others only when you've fully sorted yourself out, you are not ready.
7. If you are so good at holding grudge and you'll only let go when you feel like, stay unmarried.
8. If you're a man and you're not engaged in ventures or process in tie that financially take care of your immediate family and beyond, you need to give yourself a few more years to be ready.
9. If you believe that women at best should be good in bed and kitchen affairs only, you'll end up having a bitter and subdued wife; stay away.
10. If your mind can't conceive the thought of having a more successful wife, even if it's temporary, then you have a little growing up to do. Welcome to the real world, stuff happens.
11. If as a man, you are easily swayed and pressurized to do things against your wish, you are not ready for marriage
12. If you have no confidence in your ability and your future, you have no business taking someone else with you.
13. If as a man you don't have a mentor or leader you follow, listen or defer to, you're not going to be able to lead your family.
14. If you can't have a wedding ceremony within a budget you can personally afford,  you could either give yourself more time or  who says you can't have 20 guests or less at your wedding? cut your coat according to your size and take responsibility. As a man you can define how small or large you want your wedding ceremony to be and be able to handle it
15. If you have an anger problem such that you can destroy things when you are angry, get a therapist to help you through managing it. Otherwise, engage God's help for the change you seek. With anger issues, you're disaster waiting to explode.
16. Lastly, I will add if you don't like to have sex, maybe you are not ready for marriage, as this honestly breaks the home and relationship.

You can add yours too, just like i did added number 16. Please leave your comments below.

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MUSLIM ONLY BEAUTY PAGEANT- NIGERIAN WINS.

Picture taken from www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia.

A 21 year Nigerian has been crowned the winner of the beauty pageant held only for Muslims in Indonesia capital Jarkata.

Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola was crowned the winner of the World Musliah 2013 on Wednesday, among over 500 that took part in the online selection process. Twenty finalists showed off Islamic fashions and demonstrated religious values during the contest.

One of the competition round involved comparing stories of how they came to wear the headscarf; which was a requirement for all the participants.

The Finalist were from Bangledesh, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria and Brunei.
They also underwent three days of "spiritual training", waking before dawn to pray, performing all the raqat an study the koran together.

Aishah was awarded 25m rupiah (£1,360, $2,200) and trips to Mecca and India. She cried and recited a verse from the Koran. She also mentioned in an interview that she was trying "to show the world that islam is beautiful"

Congratulations girl., Enjoy your money very well.
Sources: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia

MIDWEEK JOKE: WHY NAME A CHILD A NAME YOU CAN'T PRONOUNCE???

Hello blogfam, how are you all doing? Few things happened over a short space of time, hence why i haven't posted in few days. We take for granted God's mercy over our lives at times, I want to thank God almighty for the gift of life and he's forever praised.

Now then to the topic of the day. Most of us know children are one of the most beautiful things ever, i absolutely adore them. I would like to give birth to 10 if possible (Amazeballs, Lol) or better still a football team but great funds will be needed, and you will want to give them the best of the best. If you would agree with me on that one.

That's not the issue, what amuse and kind of amaze me most is when i hear or see some African parents who name their children names they cannot pronounce. Please and please for the love of God, Don't. The child begins to say the name in a way you have taught them to say it. For instance, Forchune instead of Fortune or Kelechee instead of Kelechi and i know as Africans our  enunciation does not help us at all sometimes, or names like Agbelebumi (MY CROSS), how do you expect the child to explain what it means in school or any where. I have one of the longest name ever, and the reaction i get when people see it or ask what it means and they are like, WOW. I don't regret it but  I could have done better with some posh name (lol)

It's also important to know the meaning of some names before we use them. i would suggest we will look through some name books and website also these days, there are some websites with pronunciation option.

www.babynames.com,  www.babynames.co.uk, www.babycenter.com. These are examples of website you can visit.

What do you think guys,  let's get interactive, my thoughts and opinions. What would you name your children? Please don't not take it to heart as this a joke

Leave your opinions and comments below.

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ENJOY THE BEST OF TENERIFE, BY AYOBAMI SARAH.

A Sleektouchbbb reader and sister shares her experience in the beautiful city of Tenerife in Spain. If you are looking for a beautiful and affordable place to go then look no further.

I hope you all enjoyed the best of summer 2013,  I must confess it has been awesome. Now to the news, we (my sisters and my friend) boarded our flights from Stanstead airport to Tenerife in Spain for a week break after such a long time working. Tenerife is one of the many islands in Spain with it's beautiful scenery, nice shops, nice weather all year round and night life (mostly around Playa de las Americas). Each day was planned with different excursions and activities and we decided to rest on the last day just before leaving so that we are not too tired going back to work. I will let the pictures do the talking, enjoy.

Los Cristianos, Tenerife

The beautiful island, Tenerife (Spain)

Pool and Jacuzzi area

 And we bade Tenerife farewell

I hope you've all enjoyed this and gracias ( in my Spanish language, thank you) for stopping by. If you love travelling like I do and you need travel advice and information please get in touch via this blog and you could have a trip like this for a minimal cost.

Remember to live, love and have fun because life is too short.

Adios...