Comments on naijablog: A trip to Anambra

A trip to Benue State would be a far more rewardin...

2007-08-08T11:18:00.000+01:00

A trip to Benue State would be a far more rewarding sight seeing experience. Give it a thought next time. Roland Abah.

Great write up. Just to say: idemmili is comparabl...

2007-07-26T10:57:00.000+01:00

Great write up. Just to say: idemmili is comparable to Yemoja in Yoruba folklore. Osun is confined to one river,(river Osun) while Yemoja is goddess of all water bodies. i once read that cuban rafters pray to Yemoja before venturing out.

...Other than state capitals, every other part of ...

2007-07-22T12:13:00.000+01:00

...Other than state capitals, every other part of Nigeria looks very much like a tiny/shantty settlement;Everyone of those, would have to do a lot of catching up with everything standard we all know.

:)

Ogbunike cave was were number of igbo people hid ...

2007-07-22T12:09:00.000+01:00

Ogbunike cave was were number of igbo people hid from slave traders/kidnappers and not the biafra war. The cave is older than the biafra war.

There is something I still don't get about the com...

2007-07-20T12:46:00.000+01:00

There is something I still don't get about the comments i've read thus far. I found reading Jeremy's piece exciting and intriguing and he didn't seem to be in any danger...except of course there's something I missed and perhaps have to return to re-read.

Is this a notorious place? I don't get it.

Lol! Jeremy and you were wondering if you were Nai...

2007-07-18T15:40:00.000+01:00

Lol! Jeremy and you were wondering if you were Naija? Only a naija man would be in the cave 'Heeee, abi dis na another Okija?! I don die!!'

it seems like a metaphor for Africa: nothing that ...

2007-07-18T00:21:00.000+01:00

it seems like a metaphor for Africa: nothing that you see is all that there is to be seen.

Jeremy, deep. But isn't this a metaphor for life, for the world, really?

from what i can gather from reading this blog, jer...

2007-07-17T09:07:00.000+01:00

from what i can gather from reading this blog, jeremy is not an atheist - something of a buddhist, mixed Yoruba religion especially the demonic eshu, and a bit of sufi. he sounds like he is believes in everything except for the One and only - Father Lord and his son Jesus Christ our saviour.

Wienna, he is not an Atheist, he worships man made...

2007-07-17T02:47:00.000+01:00

Wienna, he is not an Atheist, he worships man made gods!

buahaaaa....just reading d part where u were going...

2007-07-15T22:45:00.000+01:00

buahaaaa....just reading d part where u were going inside d cave sent chills down my spine. I'm glad u're ok though.
I can sense u're atheist, jeremiah.

In the mighty name of Jesus, I pray for journey me...

2007-07-13T23:23:00.000+01:00

In the mighty name of Jesus, I pray for journey mercies as I read this piece and comment.

Grant me the courage to type and the fortitude to get my spelling right.

We thank you for the safe arrival of our brother Jeremy from his cave sojourn and pray that you continue to protect him to blog about these things that seem to be what they might really be.

Amen, Amen, Aaaaamen - Klunk!

tis done. thanks last anonymous.

2007-07-13T17:47:00.000+01:00

tis done. thanks last anonymous.

'We meditate here' 'I feel faint'Could you please ...

2007-07-13T17:43:00.000+01:00

'We meditate here' 'I feel faint'

Could you please correct the above to their proper forms?

You spelt them 'hear' and 'feint'. Cheers.

The account was good and entertaining, but to be f...

2007-07-13T17:33:00.000+01:00

The account was good and entertaining, but to be frank - Anambra state doesn't sound a very attractive place, this begs the question what drew you there in the first place? I've been there (Anambra state that is) and it's not a place I'd go out of my way to visit as a tourist.

Caves? Count me out! I shudder at the thought of s...

2007-07-13T16:25:00.000+01:00

Caves? Count me out! I shudder at the thought of shopping at Winners, with all its tightly clustered rows of merchandise. Sometimes when I am not looking, it seem a bad idea that someone thought to set up a store with no leg room. What is a room without 'leg room?' Again! Caves? Count me out! Anambra sounds like a fun place, minus the cave of course. :)

just recently discovered your blog. WHat i most wa...

2007-07-13T15:47:00.000+01:00

just recently discovered your blog. WHat i most want to know is "What is your day job?". Surely not the publishing? And then you strike me as very PC, vegan etc, and yet, mein gott- Aquascutum!! I'd expect you to wear birkenstocks and organic cotton and use baking soda for toothpaste.... what took you to the East? what WORK in $ and cents terms (ie what did trip have to do with your daily bread?)? i understand the curiousity about Biafra. I read Chimamnda's book last summer and it opened my eye's to our homegrown holocaust. i was moved, enlightened etc, and have have many discussions since about biafra etc etc.. however, while i felt her book deeply and What I Learned changed me (somewhat)- that's it, i'm done with it, on to the next thing. i like that you went to experince the caves yourself, the way you took the time out to See for Yourself although i might have too, if i didnt have a day job.

As a kid growing up in the east,tales of Ogbunike ...

2007-07-13T15:20:00.000+01:00

As a kid growing up in the east,tales of Ogbunike cave were common. We tot they're habitations of the gods, and the Biafran myth made it a lot more enchanting. But it's all annoying that such a relic of the past has not been converted into a cherished heritage.Where are all the business men in Anambra who aint caught up in the political madness of Anambra...it's your turn to shine ooo!

Gosh I remember going there as a school girl (many...

2007-07-13T13:58:00.000+01:00

Gosh I remember going there as a school girl (many moons ago)...even then it was fairly tight and claustrophobic. Don't think I could squeeze in now...and one should remember that you're a skinny rake..

Jeremy - I don't think you've done a piece on Sungbo's Eredo..have you? I don't believe it has earnt world heritage site status yet, despite a submission in 1995.

So that's you're next task...please report back for me (Paul was not too impressed).

What's the matter with you people? Jeremy is talki...

2007-07-13T13:42:00.000+01:00

What's the matter with you people? Jeremy is talking about my "manor"! I have uncles and aunties from Ogbunike, and my dad's from and lives in Awka. This is my neck of the woods. Don't worry, we don't eat people. Well, it depends on how much meat they have on their bodies to offer the gods...

An interesting entry, found the praying at the beg...

2007-07-13T13:22:00.000+01:00

An interesting entry, found the praying at the beginning of the meeting hilarious, i'm surprised they didn't have a praise worship as well.

God knows we need someone who will ban religious activity in official circles. You can't engage anyone in conversation without someone throwing in a 'Jesus' or an 'Allah Akbar'.

Wow, Jeremy, I felt claustrophobic reading this

2007-07-13T11:27:00.000+01:00

Wow, Jeremy, I felt claustrophobic reading this

How did you manage that? My goodness! I stopped my...

2007-07-13T11:22:00.000+01:00

How did you manage that? My goodness! I stopped myself from shutting the computer screen only when I worked out that for you to be blogging about this, means you escaped alive. Christ! I've been caving before, somewhere near the Forest of Dean. I cried all the way down and all the way back out.

And when you mentioned them the other day, I thought the Anambra caves would at least have some "primitive" artwork etched in their walls, or SOMEthing to make the trip worthwhile. Yeesh!

Strange, I haven't been to Ogbunike. I guess that ...

2007-07-13T10:45:00.000+01:00

Strange, I haven't been to Ogbunike. I guess that will be corrected next time I'm home...