A Blogging Virgin Pops His Cherry

Cherchez La Femme:
The literal translation from the French is "look for the woman". It is used when a man behaves unusually or gets into a quarrel or other difficulty and the reason for it is sought. The suggestion, "look for the woman", express the idea that behind the problem there is a woman. That isn't to say that the woman herself was necessarily the direct cause of the problem, for instance as in Shakespeare's Macbeth, but possibly that the man behaved stupidly or out of character in order to impress or gain favour.


In the past my love/sex life has been rather eventful, however as the big 30 approaches, I have slowed down considerably and have come to accept that my playa days are over. LatelyI have found myself wondering if i have totally missed the boat. I grew up with a tight knit group of friends and the good majority of them will be married next summer, they all met their fiancees whilst at university. Looking back, i realise that i let a few good ones go, these days casual encounters have totally lost their appeal, might sound strange but I really want to find the one, hence my decision not to indulge unless there is potential for something meaningful.

"Cherchez La Femme".

I want to have a decent marriage, nice wifey, honesty, no cheating and two great kids. Will it happen? I sure do hope so.

Enough about my love life, (or lack of one). I've been back in Nigeria for a year and a it still surprises me how much things changed in the eleven years i was away. There is so much to do socially, great bars, great restaurants (will touch on this in a bit) cinemas and the level of exposure is far greater than i ever imagined. What can i say? We are being dragged into the 21st century........

WHERE ARE THE BLACK PEOPLE?

I was at Pearl Garden (some chinese restaurant), last Saturday aside from my sisters and myself there were no other black people in the place. It was somewhat disconcerting feeling like a minority in my own country, the expatriate community is increasing, and so are the property prices in the choice parts of Lagos, i evisage a time in the not too distant future where the prices in Ikoyi and VI will be so high that these areas will be the exclusive preserve of the expat community. At present it is not unheared of for properties to cost in excess of $90,000 per annum to rent. A little food for thought.