{"id":232,"date":"2008-05-05T16:35:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-05T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com.s96953.gridserver.com\/site\/?p=232"},"modified":"2008-05-05T16:35:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-05T16:35:00","slug":"does-this-mean-that-i-am-no-longer-anonymous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/social\/does-this-mean-that-i-am-no-longer-anonymous.html","title":{"rendered":"Does This Mean That I Am No Longer Anonymous??"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, May 3rd, I attended a get-together celebrating the 5th birthday of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nigerianvillagesquare.com\/\"><strong><span style=\"color:#6666cc;\">Nigerian Village Square<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. I was invited by Dimaanu, one of the members of NVS. I wasn&#8217;t gonna go&#8230;cause you know I am anonymous *cough*, but Dimaanu used her sweet mouth to convince me to come. I was supposed 2 go with Uju and Funmi, but I ended up going with only Uju. Funmi had some issues with her job, and could not get off work early enough.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m really glad I went. I met lots of beaurriful people &#8211; inside and out.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I met <strong>Big K<\/strong> &#8211; the founder &amp; administrator of NVS. He&#8217;s soooooo down to earth. He came all the way from Chicago. I had to beg him 2 stop dancing Yahoozee b4 the Yahoozee police arrests him for &#8220;overdancing&#8221; <\/li>\n<li>I met <strong>Dimaanu<\/strong>, and she was just as sweet as the egwusi soup she cooked. I was gonna pour some of the soup in my purse sef, but as per first impression, I didn&#8217;t want 2 disgrace myself &#8211; YET<\/li>\n<li>I met <strong>Wayo Guy<\/strong>, but contrary to his name, there is nothing wayo about him. He actually hosted us. And he had a very lively personality.<\/li>\n<li>I met <strong>Baba Boyz<\/strong> &#8211; a very funny guy. Easy to talk to, and a great sense of humor. He asked me about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.verastic.com\/2008\/04\/i-met-mr-kisser.html\"><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\"><strong>Mr. Kisser<\/strong><\/span><\/a>; he wanted to know if it was a true story. Sadly, Mr. Kisser really does exist.<\/li>\n<li>I met <strong>Atomic Kitten<\/strong> &#8211; this kitten was very atomic indeed. Na oversexy dey do am. (I learnt the term &#8216;oversexy&#8217; from Mr. Total Package)<\/li>\n<li>I met <strong>Omojeje<\/strong> &#8211; she could not stop dancing &amp; smiling. I think she was blushing for me. What can I say? We had kemistry. LOL<\/li>\n<li>I met <strong>African Chiquito No. 1<\/strong> &#8211; and she refused to reveal her real name, but as fate will have it, I have found out the name she has been hiding. I was not seeking the in4mation oo. I was jejely sitting down, and gbam, information came &amp; met me. Who am I to reject such inifo?<\/li>\n<li>I met <strong>Arseyme<\/strong> &#8211; another beaurriful babe. She seemed quiet and shy, but who knows sef? If a loud trouble maker like Uju can come across as shy, then the possibilities are endless.<\/li>\n<li>I met <strong>Churchill Okonkwo &amp; his gorgeous wife<\/strong> whose name I cannot remember at this time, but they are a beaurriful couple.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There were so many others, but my mind is kinda running blank right now, so bear with me. But it was really nice meeting them all. We&#8217;re looking forward to having a bigger party next year. Big K has appointed me as one of the organizers. Oh boy!<\/p>\n<p>The thing I love most about NVS is its maturity and intellectuality. Some of these other forums are filtrated with small pikins that cannot contribute anything to one&#8217;s intelligence. If anything, they suck your brain cells. NVS, on the other hand, is filled with beaurriful, smart people &#8211; you know kind of like me. LOL. So if they say smart, beaurriful people should come out now, I go follow comot abi? LOL.<\/p>\n<p>So now that I have revealed myself AND taken pictures which are now on the internet (although I was not tagged in any of the pictures), does that mean I am no longer anonymous?? Well, I&#8217;m still anonymous. That&#8217;s my story &amp; I&#8217;m sticking to it! After all, there are some people that still don&#8217;t know what I look like. But kai, it&#8217;s so much easier to not be anonymous. I&#8217;m tired of hiding. The fact that I write with my real name makes it even harder. *sigh*<\/p>\n<p>Of course, I took lotsa pictures of everyone (including myself).  I woulda put up pictures of some of the villagers, but I did give them my word that I wasn&#8217;t gonna put them on my blog.  Since I am a woman of her words &#8211; <em>except 4 instances where I change my mind<\/em>, I will not post their pictures.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not a member of NVS, you should do so now. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nigeriavillagesquare.com\/\">http:\/\/www.nigeriavillagesquare.com\/<\/a> You won&#8217;t regret it.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, please take a moment to read my new article: <a href=\"http:\/\/veraezimora.blogspot.com\/2008\/05\/by-their-looks-you-shall-know-them.html\"><strong><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">By Their Looks, You Shall Know Them.<\/span><\/strong><\/a> And don&#8217;t forget 2 leave comments o!<\/p>\n<p>Shallom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, May 3rd, I attended a get-together celebrating the 5th birthday of Nigerian Village Square. I was invited by Dimaanu, one of the members of NVS. I wasn&#8217;t gonna go&#8230;cause you know I am anonymous *cough*, but Dimaanu used her sweet mouth to convince me to come. 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