Saturday, June 9, 2012

Unboxing surprise

Guess what i got in the mail today?



I don't think i had this for a long while even before i left Nigeria, so it's been over 13 yrs. We call it Amuge and i know the english name for it is Velvet Tamarind, my friend calls it licki-licki. I'm curious to see what other people call this.

You know what i miss.....soursop. That fruit was delicious. I think they might have it here though.

I had a discussion with my friend about my previous post and how i came across and it was hilarious. I'm going to set the record straight cos i have been asked by a couple of people (based on my stance). The first time was funny cos it was from a blogger and it just made my day and i had a good laugh over it. The second time, not so much cos it was a supposedly close friend and he was really rude and crass about it. The friendship ended that day. I don't tolerate such ill manners and crassness.

No, I am not gay or bisexual neither am i bicurious or bi anything. People are people and i have bigger issues in life than to worry about shit like that. The last time i checked, no one died and made me God. So there you have it. If i was even the slightest bit gay, you can be sure i would not be in the closet, at least, not at this point in my life. If you want to live with hate and prejudice in your heart against any group of people, that is most certainly your problem, not mine. My goal is to try to enjoy my life and not be worrying about shit i have no control over.

24 comments:

  1. aaaaah i so remember this!!! i know it as "awin"...

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  2. I know how to pronounce what I'm guessing is the igbo name tho I'm not sure of the spelling. lol I idnt even know it was called anything else from the one i knew

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    1. It's interesting to find out what other people call it. I always knew it as Amuge. Didn't even know people called it licki licki until yesterday. Beauty of Nigeria.

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  3. we call it 'ucheku'(sp?) in portharcourt and licki licki!

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  4. Omg!!! Licky LickY!! It's called Icheku in Igbo. I LOVED this stuff when I was a kid!!

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    1. I wonder why my mom never called it that. I guess she stuck with what they called it in Benin. Pretty cool.

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  5. I love Icheku! How did you guys get it. And yes, you can get soursop in some stores here.

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    1. Friend brought it from naija. She asked me if i wanted if before she went.

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    1. Hey Prism! Yeah, i just heard that for the first time yesterday.

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  7. I have never heard or seen it.. should I send my mailing address so I can try it?? ^_^

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  8. Please where did you get it? I call it icheku.

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    1. My friend just came back from 9ja and she brought it for me.

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  9. Ahh i want some of these have not had them in years...I also call them licky licky by the way :)

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  10. first time i am hearing of 'licki licki' lol. I'm used to icheku. in Lagos some tush pple called it 'berry'. I no fit laff.

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  11. OMG....I want some. We call it solomsolom in Gambia.

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  12. first time visitor....we called it suede nuts in secondary school just to give it a tushed up name...in ph its known as icheku ...licki licki too..lol.

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  13. ℓ☺ℓ icheku!! And its been a while I had it too.

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