So yea, my dad is the coolest. I would marry him if it
were possible. I tell my mom all the time that she'll definitly have
competition in me in our next life. I should probably blog about him sometime. First
things first though, I'm trying to replace my sister; Prim-not. I am finally
tired of her. I thought I could manage her but naa, not working anymore. The yeye
girl is trouble. Just last weekend, she wanted to put me in trouble. Let me
share what happened. So last weekend, during this church service that I
attended, my phone rang. Yea, my sister was calling. Of course I thought I
switched off all alerts until Rihanna and Eminem's "Monster" rang out
in church. Yea, the one that starts with:
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed
Get along with the voices inside of my head
You're trying to save me, stop holding your breath
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
Get along with the voices inside of my head
You're trying to save me, stop holding your breath
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
In church o! Alakoba.
The pastor would have orgnised sharp sharp special deliverance for me.
Suffice to say, i've changed my ring tone. Sigh.
So to the matter of today. See ehn, all of you people always
looking down on Ibadan…."Ibadan the city of rust", "Ibadan ki ni
so?”, "Ibadan the ancient city”, take my word for it, in a few more years,
you will be swallowing your words and asking an Ibadan pelzon to give you water to wash it down.
Initially, I was surprised when a fast growing
internet providing company started its operations from Ibadan. I wondered why
not Lagos, or Abuja, or Port Harcourt as is the norm with these sort of things.
Then again, why not Ibadan? Anyway, today is not to talk about that. It is to
talk about some of the pure gold in this City of Ibadan. A very good friend recently
told me about a place called Orange Fabrics. So I went there and got myself a
few things. I love the ambiance as opposed to the sun and heat of Aleshinloye.
Orange Fabrics is a one-stop-shop for all things
clothing. I mean that very literally o. Name it and they probably have it.
Clothing, shoes and accessories of all sizes and occasions for men, women, kids
and babies. Its location is in the heart of the city gaan gaan on 24, Kudeti Avenue, Onireke. That's the area I wish my
dad would carry our house to (HD, I'm watching you so stop laughing!) If it
were possible, I'd be getting to work in 2minutes flat!
Anyways, the store also stocks lovely Lace, Atiku,
Cord, Ankara, etc. fabrics of varied prices right there in the store! Do you
realize that this means there is no need to peruse Aleshinloye or Gbagi or
travel all the way to Isale Eko in the scorching sun to get lovely and decently
priced authentic fabrics?! Though belated, I know exactly where I am getting my
mother’s Mother’s Day present from. The woman has been driving me crazy and I
need her to love me for another week at least :D
What’s more, I got a deal for my Ibadan readers or
anyone of you that have family in Ibadan. If you visit Orange Fabrics and
mention that you read about them on Toinlicious’ blog, you are entitled to a
free gift with your purchase. Free gift
o! As in OshoFREE!
My people, what are you waiting for? Don’t say I never
did anything for you guys o! Ilu Ibadan o ni baje…O ba je ti….:D
You can contact them on: (+234) 08095154201
I'll be
gisting you guys about my ex-sister (yea, it's that serious) soon.
LOL. Ibadan. Oh well. I don't think it's a bad place. Hm. My ringtone is Lady Gaga's G.U.Y. It gets embarrassing sometimes.
ReplyDeleteI hope I get something for commenting first today. Lol.
Hmn, you just reminded me there hasn't been any give-away on this blog this year. I should rectify that. Thanks babe
Deletehahahahaha, why didn't this freebie come when i was at Ibadan.*sad face*
ReplyDeleteWell i'm waiting for your ex-sister gist,be sure that Honey Dame won't take you for a sister #mouth piece of the gods#, so you berra re-consider.
U know me tooooo well!!!
DeleteLmaoooo she has to take me by force by fire. And she can cook too :D
DeleteHD, what if i promise to always show my Malia Obama side huh? Deal?
Ibadan where?! Thought Ibadan had given up and joined up with gidi town! :p :p
ReplyDeleteEko o ni baje jo!
Ibadan right here *tongue out*
Deleteme that like freebies nko? I stay in Lagos and you mean haff to travel to Ibadan for shopping......send me part of your own cut for this advertisement that you are doing
ReplyDeleteLmaoo i wish but i will do a give-away soon sha so fingers crossed
DeleteIbadan, I'll see you in a bit.
ReplyDeleteSee ehn, that ring tone thing is super embarrassing. Especially if it's a very popular naija song - like, say, yahooze..
Yay! lmaoo@Yahooze. It wasn't funny o. I woulda entered the ground asap!
DeleteLMBO, thats why i like quadruple check my phone before i walk in.
ReplyDeleteVery misleading title ma'am. There are no freebies for me here *sad face* *nobody ever pays me in gum*
Oh well. Lets see about that give-away, shall we?
DeleteAs for th ephone, i could have sworn i checked it before entering the church my sister
waiting for the gist oo *carry apoti siddon for here*
ReplyDeleteLmaoo you wey be the gist master (abi mistress)
DeleteLOL!! Toin of lifeee! The way you have marketed Ibadan, it is my second favourite city after Lagos of course! hehe
ReplyDeleteYay! Oya come leme high5 you. I actually love Ibadan. The peace and sanity here is just the business abeg. That Lagos mad life is not the reason Jesus died
DeleteThis post just reminded me of my trips to Preboye's and Aleshinloye. Its good to know that Ibadan don dey step up.
ReplyDeleteCorrect! Oya come again now so we can have a girls time and shakara Atilola for always meeting everyone :D
DeleteLOL..your sis, can I have her? :-)
ReplyDeleteShip her off to Nairobi, ill be waiting :D
Not been to Ibadan yet..but the shop seems decent!!
Lovely post Toin :-)
Kisses from Kenya!!!
http://www.kazinidaily.com
Please take my sister away and forever! I don't care where you ship her off to, just do it and make sure she doesn't have access to the internet or me! *kisses*
DeleteKisses back and feel free to holler anytime you decide to pop in ;)
Ibadan don really step up of, this one no be freebie oh, na 3 hours join transport money for me. It is well.
ReplyDeleteLool but don't you have family or friends who can enjoy the freebie?
Deletehahaha this girl, this your advert is very interesting, I was reading it and trying hard not to laugh
ReplyDeletenothing dey ever carry me go ibadan...but i'll try to remeber Orange Fabric the day I go there
happy Weekend
I try ba :D
DeleteNever knew you live ''áround'' sha...maybe I'll seek you out one day abi one year...(visit Ibadan once in a year)...Love the town, was actually my first choice as per ''settlement'' but things just didn't work out.
ReplyDeleteSo you live "around" as well. Once a year though, ah! Oya whisper to me. Where exactly are you so we can seek each other out :)
DeleteFunny description of your sister, I like her already. And those Orange brand bags are lush!!
ReplyDeleteOh, she's in a league of her own. That child would be the death of me *sigh*
DeleteBut why would u have such a ringtone in the first place,meanwhile am going nowhere you are so stuck with me,hehhhehehehehe so deal with,the only am leaving is if I get a another sister that has dangote or Adenuga has a father.
ReplyDeleteKissesssssssssssss
God bless you, Prim Not
DeleteJus look at them. Peas and pods. I should probably do a sister swap with you HD because i'm pretty sure your siblings are tired of you
DeleteSoooooo!!!! I am swinging by Orange Fabrics today...Just so you know! :D
ReplyDeleteAnd how did it go???? I had to stop looking before my entire salary would go there *face-palm*
DeleteSo did Prim-not steal your African Naturalistas Mug?
ReplyDeleteThankfully, she didn't!!! It was the prayer and fasting that worked though, not the goodness of her heart
DeleteLove the ringtone. The church scenario was funny. Why change the ringtone now? Ibadan is cool esp. with small shops/boutiques owned by those 'ladies who like to lunch'.
ReplyDeleteOh yea, i love it too. I shouldn't have bothered changing it right? Well, i was trying to avoid more embarrassing situations *sigh*
DeleteIt's been a while. How are you doing? Saw your other blog went private :)
Lmao! This Woman you can worry for Africa shaaa.. See Advert oh! its nice to know you are reping Ibadan wella oh! i am pleased. @Your phone ringing at Church, kai I laughed so hard when i read that part of the post, you get luck say no be church wey dey use cane you dey go! Fun read as ussual. Cheers
ReplyDeleteDuru, see you laughing at my pain. It's okay. I shall vex not. Thanks for always coming by. You're amazing
DeleteLOLL!! Please I thought that was Eko o ni b'aje?? PLAGIARISM!
ReplyDeleteLmaooo girl, it isn't only Eko that we don't want to baje o. Ibadan must not baje as well :p
DeleteOk oo. I will inform my people for Ibadan o jare. Awoof no dey tire some of them. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteInform them o :D
DeleteFunny though, dint knw u to be a christain. So surprised
ReplyDeleteAnd who might this anon be? Wana email me so you can quiz me properly? *wink*
DeleteHahahahaha, I am beginning to admire your relationship with your soon to be ex-sister, lol. I smell a really good friendship there. Hmm, let me plan how to get to Ibadan o, lol. How are you? It's been ages and ages because so much has been cooking in my corner and it's all good. Thanks for stopping by at mine. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteOh, i looovvveee my sister...sometimes lol. Usually when she's not trying to get me into trouble or being her crazy self. I call her the Cracy McCrazy :D
DeleteI'm loving the Ibadan rep.....
ReplyDeleteI should start *repping* osogbo too! Besides, I should be here more often!
Please join in the repping. I like Osogbo too. Seems like a smaller Ibadan
DeleteNo mind the beefers jare, they just love to be beefing Ibadan nii ooo ..
ReplyDeleteIbadan is cool and I love that city, most people that talk thrash about Ibadan have never really been to ibadan, I have some of them here and if i want to shut them up, I just ask them "when last did you visit IB?" and gbam!!! they shut up.
Lool thanks jare. Please tell them. So your name looks interesting. Do you bake cakes? Because i need a new best friend and you know, you might just be it *huge grin*
DeleteIbadan ko.....madam esun joor!*eyes rolling* nd tank d holy vodka spirit dat sent me to u!
ReplyDeleteI should enter your nose, you this rat :p
DeleteLol! Ibadan isn't bad though! Good to see things are moving there it used to be my summer holiday spot before I stepped up the ladder
ReplyDeleteThanks ma'am :D and let us know whenever you pop in again
DeleteBeats Mixr Headphones
ReplyDeleteAhaa, its fastidious conversation on the topic of this piece of writing
at this place at this website, I have read all that, so now me also commenting here.
Blessings my friend.
ReplyDeleteGlad you were able to find great bargains.
Its great to read about fabulous father's, do tell us about him sometime. Enjoy him for life is short.
Thank you so much. I would def write about him sometime. He is awesome and one of a kind.
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ReplyDeleteHi! So Duru sent me over on a 007 covert mission. Lol.
ReplyDeleteYou write very well and for Repping IB I think I already love you. Everybody likes yabbing Ib for some reason but I love that city die. I left Abj ran back home jare. I cannot come and use all my money to pay rent in Abj.
So anyone that yabs Ib people,city, guys,churches I am sending them your way. Deal?