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Moving with the crowd

                  

So yesterday,  after I took a keke(tricycle)  from Iju to Pen cinema my prayer was to not get lost. When I eventually got to my stop,  I got down and just like every other person started walking forward.  I knew if I could catch the BRT, it would be very good for me.  Walked and saw two BRT lines. One with just five people and the other with 12 people or so. I didn't wait long enough to count. It was getting late and there was no BRT I could see coming to pick the people on the queue.  I deceived to keep walking forward.  I had walked the route before with someone and had an idea of where I was going to.
So moving forward,  I crossed to the other side of the road and kept walking. I saw a Turning and then I wasn't sure if I was to turn or not. Looking forward,  I saw a train passing and decided to turn since there was no train the other day(😁😁😁 very smart of me)
So I turned and kept walking and couldn't see a bus.  Continued walking and this time, I was definitely moving with the crowd and didn't know where I was going.

You'll  he wondering why I didn't ask anybody. Everybody  was walking just too fast ahnahn,  before I say please excuse me they've reached the road.  So I just kept walking like I knew where I was going just as everybody was doing.  I finally decided I had walked too much and if I had to turn back it would be a long walk and so as not to increase my journey back,  I entered a shop and decided to buy a shoe.
 I picked a red shoe and knowing that there won't be another colour,  I asked for black😂😂😂. The seller said he didn't have and suggested I  pick a similar one. Under the pretence of not wanting another one and not being very satisfied I looked at a fellow buyer and said" please, where can I get a bus to Oshodi from here sef" the woman told me where. I took a little look at the other shoes and with a fake dissatisfaction I left the shop.  I started my journey back to where the woman directed me to.  Funny enough, it was near the rail I thought it wouldn't be because of the moving train. There was no train when I went back and it looked more like it.  After walking a little with the crowd,  I saw the  bus I was looking for. 
Boarded a bus not a BRT because it was full and I ended up being dropped way after my bus stop simply because I didn't come down when one man was fighting to come down. It would have been a convenient stop but, how will I fight to come down😕?
So I sat,  held my peace and gently prepared for the walk that awaited me. I got home safe though and I think I walk pretty fast😉.
Moral lesson :
It is not good to do Ako. It will make you cartwalk well well. In other words, as questions and speak up when you need to so you don't have to take a longer route. 

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  1. Hahaha. This is hilarious Timi!
    I'm glued to this blog for the next two months. Give us more and beyond reasons to stay..

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  2. That's how you've joined Waka Waka gang.
    😂😂

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  3. Nice piece Timi! Accurate portrayal of Lagos in a few paragraphs ������ Will be waiting for the next one.

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  4. 'I picked a red shoe and knowing that there won't be another colour, I asked for black������. The seller said he didn't have and that I should pick a similar one. Under the pretence of not wanting another one and not being very satisfied I looked at a fellow buyer and said" please, where can I get a bus to Oshodi from here sef"'....LMAO!! Lagos is 'humblying' you small small.
    Awesome piece Timi.

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  5. Olagoke Bibz Olawoore26 January 2017 at 05:09

    Lol, you will get used to the Lifestyle Day by Day, Also Contributing a Word of Wisdom which is very Relevant in Lagos"A person who asks questions can never get Lost". THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCE.EKO O NI BAJE O.

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  6. Ko ni baje.lol, thanks for stopping by and for the comment.

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  7. Ko ni baje.lol, thanks for stopping by and for the comment.

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  8. Timilehin will not kill me ohh.You have grown wings in Lagos lol

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