Onisofe's Diary

Hey guys,

Thanks for always reading and engaging with my stories. You’re the real reason why I’ve not packed up this shop 😂🤣

Today, I will be revealing some bits and pieces about myself to you. 

1. I love Agege bread 🍞
Notice that I didn't use the word "like". My love for bread started while I was still a little girl. I use to take bread and tea EVERY weekday. The funny thing about my love for bread is that I don't like premium bread 🙈. All those Coconut bread, chocolate bread, yen yen yen doesn't work with me. I love them Agege-ish, roadside-ish 😂 local 😉
While I was still staying around Ijaiye axis, I use to buy Agege bread on my way back from work every day at Iyana-Ipaja bus stop. That's how much I love local bread.

2. I can't dance to save my life 💃
Please don't laugh yet. Everyone says I have a very good stature and  I have the physique of a dancer. But truth be told, I don't know how to make those moves. I can only shake my body while sitting down but once I'm up, forgerrit LMAO

3. I have a very strong gut feeling 💯
I am highly perceptive and have razor-sharp intuition. This does not mean that I know everything, and it does not mean that I am never wrong. But my instincts about people, events, and situations are usually spot-on. If it crosses my mind, that means it's 70% true.

4. I hate watermelon 🍉
How do you guys eat watermelon for crying out loud? That fruit is supposed to be banned. It's tasteless. It is not as sweet as the other members of the family. The likes of pineapples, bananas, and grapes. 

5. I'm a workaholic 👩‍💻
I love my job and I'm very passionate about it. Sometimes, I stay up all night to work and get things done. Other times, I fall asleep on my laptop. 

6. I prefer my middle name "Onisofe" to my first name "Promise"

This is because each time I meet someone for the first time and say "My name is Promise", I get the "I thought that name is for guys" kind of look. And then I start explaining that Promise is a unisex name blah blah blah. Ejor call me Onisofe.

7. I'm very indecisive when it comes to picking what to eat 🙈
One minute I want rice and beans, the next minute, I want pizza or shawarma. I'm that indecisive. So I want to have a food jar where I have notes of different food I like and I'd just pick any note when I'm unsure of what to eat.

Now that you know me a little more, tell me some random facts about yourself in the comment section.

 

While I was still house hunting, I met different types of Lagos Landlords. I was just being welcome to the REAL adulthood and believe me, I became frustrated. You know, I don't know jack about house-hunting where I came from. 

Back in the days, my mum would just say "your father is looking for house, we will soon pack out of this area" and one-week later, there a big lorry outside packing our stuffs to a new apartment. But now I was saddled with the responsibility of searching for my own apartment in a 'strange land'.

Finding an apartment in Lagos is like making your way through the eyes of a needle. There are several hurdles you have to surmount when prospecting for a decent place to lay your head in Lagos. In fact there have been cases where renters had to pay for what they exactly don’t like because they were left with no other choice (story of my life).

First of, let me give you a list of questions Lagos Landlords will ask you before they accept your rent:

1. Are you married? 

They ask this questions for many reasons. Some of them believe that being married makes you responsible  hence why many single ladies claim to be married when house hunting. If you think your marital status has nothing to do with getting an apartment in Lagos, then you’re not ready to live in the city.

2. Where do you work?

They ask this question to know if you will be financially capable of paying the next rent😂 

3. What state are you from?
Lagos landlords ask this question to get insight based on their previous or current tenants. If he has had issues with someone from a particular tribe, it is most likely that he will not rent out to anybody from that tribe again.

4. Are you are Christian or Muslim?

I really don't know why they ask this question but it is what it is 😶

5. Why are you leaving your current apartment?
No, you are not applying for a job but Lagos landlords are worst than HRs😂🤣

After you pay your rent, Lagos landlords will leave you to the apartment for a space of 10-11 months before you will seeing them again (when your rent is almost due). It's your job to fix leaking roof, broken pipes, everything damaged before you rented the apartment and remember, you still paid money for damages in your rent o like 20-30K.

Hahaha, Lagos landlords will humble you sha. Have you had any experience? Kindly share in the comments section.