Sweet!

[popo_jo]

Today in Psych was sweet! my teacher decided to give everybody that came to class 2 points on our test for coming to class on a friday because my class is about 300 people but on fridays less than half of the class is there.

So now i have a 91 on my test sweet!!!! and she let us outta class early wow and i seriously wasn't even going to go.

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[lil_mama]

sorry, to intrude. i know you don't know me, i'm toyin (aka lil_mama).
i don't mean to intrude, just wanted to ask you a simple question, nothing serious, and i'll be out of your hair (^_^):

why did you post "NIGERIA" as one of your interests?

[popo_jo]

yeah im nigerian one of my best friends tayo her sister is named toyin

[lil_mama]

cool.
moi, aussie.
jut wanted to ask.
thanks for answering.

yea, toyin is a VERY uncommon name in the US, but once you step foot in Lagos, it's equivalent to "sarah" here. one time i was in a restarant in lagos and an old lady screamed "Oluwatoyin!" and, i swear five other women, besides myself, tuned our heads towards here. It's crazy! :)

[popo_jo]

ahahaha!

Yeah my middle name is Evbu hey are you Yuraba, Ebo, or Benin. your name is yuraba though...were you born there or here?

[lil_mama]

my father is yuroba - which meant my name HAD to be (haha!) -- but my mother is Igbo (it's complicated. it baffles even me). i was born in Ife, near Lagos. i came to the US when i was about six to seven years old, with no trace of english in my comprehension. i hd to ESL for about a year and a half.

my came actually came unexpectedly. i was breeched, and back then in Nigeria, it was almost a death sentence. My dad was pacing the hospital hallways praying that i would b okay. my mom was a little freaked, too, b/c i was their first child. When i finally came out my Dad screamed "OLUWATOYIN! (Praise God)" and that was that.

My mother didn't want me to be referred soley as Yuroba because of my name. She was like, hey, you wanna name our daugter witha yuroba first name and last name...on no! so she gave me her middle name: Obiageli.
and beause of that decision my initials are literally:
O. O. O.

(take a deep breath)
Oluwatoyin Obiageli Odutola
(ahh....relax. *phew*)
get's me everytime, and it's my friggin' name! hahahaha

[popo_jo]

Mine is not half as exciting i was simply born here in houston how boring and im not allowed to go to nigeria for fear that my extended family will cast spells on me for being born blessed (aka being born in america) hahaha wow now i finally have someone to joke about having nigerian parents and all their proverbs.

But yeah im Benin i dont know any other bEnins any the one time i met someone with my last name i was sure we were related Andrea Evbu Iyekekpolo

[lil_mama]

i've never met a Benien before.
awesome!!!

[popo_jo]

oh that's how u spell it benien makes more sense

[lil_mama]

i think so?.
that's what i've heard...?
(@-@)?

[popo_jo]

oh and hey how'd your family end up in alabama most of us are in houston texas (cuz of the heat and shit)

[lil_mama]

yea, i heard.
but, no. we actually lived in CA for a while -- my dad was on a working VISA until 1994; he got offered a prof. job at Alabma A&M near huntsville, AL and so here we are.

there are actually a good number of nigerians in Huntsville, AL, where my parents are at.

it's interesting about texas. i hea so much about nigerians there...all the time.

hmm....

[popo_jo]

Hey do you like white teeth that british movie!! based on that book!!!

[lil_mama]

hell yeah!!!
i reserved a day to watch it here!!!!
i love EVERYTHING that has to do with that book.
the mini-series of it was realy nice, the makiers stayed as accurate as they could, though there were some cut offs. but it's still cool.
:)
White teeth
love it! love it! love it!

[popo_jo]

I LOVED THAT MOVIE!!! and you are making me wanna read that book and you like bend it like beckham you're cool. do you mind if i add ya? I also thought i was the only one who was into british movies and other things like that

[lil_mama]

sure!!!!!!!!!
and i'll add you.
:)