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I have been
suspecting something for the past few months. As the days go by, my suspicion
grows stronger. I think the woman selling Ewa Aganyin in my area has jazzed me
with her beans. I am beginning to suspect that all these ‘Iya Bashira-ish’
rumours are true o, so my pipuls, if
you must patronise Bukas, shine your
eyes well well. Or how can I explain how I always want to eat her Ewa Aganyin
every single day. It doesn’t matter
whether there is food at home or not, I still crave for her beans. Even when we
are having parties in my house, I still send someone to buy her beans with
bread, despite all the plenty food at home. The overall irony of all is that I
don’t even like beans, and cannot stand where they are cooking any type of
beans. The only type of beans I now eat is Ewa Aganyin and preferably the one
from this particular woman in my area. You see why I am suspecting the jazz
thing?
After my
many bowl-carrying trips to her place, to and from work, I realised that I will
be spending an overall substantial part of my salary, which is not very much,
with her. Because of the efficiency of the yet-to-be-proved-but-effective jazz,
I always feel that the beans they sell to me is too small. So, with my newly
acquired experience and expertise in buying Ewa Aganyin, I have now been able
to develop a wise way of buying N40.00 beans and a substantial Ewa Aganyin
pepper that would satisfy me.
This method
works all the time with any Ewa Aganyin seller, I can beat my chest to it. This
manual I am selling to you has a money-back guarantee backing it, so no
worries. So here it goes
Step 1
Walk to the
small girl selling the beans (usually, the owner of the shop is not the one
selling, she usually puts a smaller girl she imported from Cotonou. This is one
of the reasons why the beans is always smaller, as she doesn’t want to oversell
and later receive a knock from her madam) from her Ikoko Irin.
Step 2
Ask the
girl to sell N30.00 beans to you. Yes, I know its N40.00 beans you want to buy,
but just follow my instruction. I am the Ewa Aganyin-buying expert here so do
as I say you read. Ask her to sell N30.00 beans. In most cases, she will
sell you three table spoons of beans. If you are like me, you will be
internally fuming at the small size of beans, but externally keeping your calm
and acting tush because you got down
from your car to buy the beans. Also, you don’t want the onise owos (artisans) sitting on the wooden bench, eating, to see
you lose your cool.
Step 3
Please,
monitor the number of table spoons of beans she is selling, as she is going to
sell only three and will be speedy about it, as you are not the only customer waiting to be attended to. When
the girl is about to sell the third spoon, say this to her, “Abeg, sell am well well o.” This will
make the small girl feel she did not sell the first two spoons well, so she
will ensure that the last spoon gauges well, and this act will ensure that your
beans is a little more than the usual three table spoons.
Step 4
Once Step 3 is completed, before she puts
the Ewa Aganyin special pepper on top of the beans, say this to her “Won’t you
put fisi?” This manual advises that
you say this in Yoruba. She is an imported Egun girl from the Badagry borders,
and would most likely understand Yoruba. If you don’t speak Yoruba, say it in
Pidgin. If you don’t speak Yoruba and Pidgin, well, I wonder why you are
reading this manual in the first place. Go and buy your Ewa Aganyin from Mr
Biggs’ Village kitchen. The sad fact is that the N200.00 Ewa Aganyin you would
be buying there is going to be equivalent to the N30.00 own we are pricing
here. Sorry o, but after all, you are blessed. So please, walk on or flip over to
the next page to read the next article.
So as I was
saying to the people that can speak Yoruba or Pidgin. Ask the lady for fisi. Most Lagos sellers comply with the
‘fisi policy’. Don’t be surprised if
the small girl has started frowning by now. Don’t worry, your own is to make
sure you get the maximum benefit from your money by following this manual. After
putting the fisi, your N30.00 beans
should be slightly more that the N40.00 value for now. She will then sell the
special pepper on top.
Step 5
After she
has packed your food and given you back your bowl, put it in the carrier bag
you brought with you. Hopefully, you didn’t just get down from your car with a bowl
without a carrier bag, as you are not interested in announcing to the whole
world that you just bought Ewa Aganyin. Hold your food and hesitate a bit. Ask
for bread if you want one.
You have to
apply skill in what you are about to do now. No one must suspect that you have
thought of this before. All of a sudden, bring out the bowl of beans you
initially bought in an instant, and say to the small girl, “You know what, I
don’t think this N30.00 beans will be enough, make it N40.00.” Yes, if the
small girl is wise, which she might most likely not be, she would glance at you,
knowing you just scammed her. But she would have no choice to collect the bowl
from you and add another table spoon. Whatever is in your bowl by now, though
it cost N40.00, would not have been as much as this if you had told the girl to
sell you N40.00 beans right from the start. You see why I said I am the expert
and you must follow the instructions of this manual?
Step 6
Just like
one of the numerical methods in Pure Mathematics (I cannot let my GEG 402
Engineering Mathematics course go to waste), this is called an Iterative step,
or what we call Iteration. Repeat Step 3, and
tell her, “Abeg, sell well well o.” For
the second time, she would be forced to gauge the spoon well again. By now,
your N40.00 beans should be reaching like N60.00 value.
Step 7 (optional)
Just in
case you are feeling lucky, you can press the Google’s ‘I-am-feeling-lucky-button’,
and repeat Step 4 by telling the
small girl to add fisi again. You
take this particular step at your own risk. I would not take responsibility for
what would happen to you if you do not take this particular step wisely. You
must be able to be sensitive to the atmosphere in the environment. This step is
for the extremely wise and cautious. It is really not compulsory, as your
N40.00 Ewa Aganyin should be voluminous by now. So don’t do overkill because of
greed.
So yes
these are the steps to buying beans worth of N60.00 with just N40.00. As I said
before, this manual is being sold to you with a money-back guarantee. It means,
if it doesn’t work for you, I would return your money, provided you show me the
beans your Ewa Aganyin vendor normally sells for N40.00 and the one she sells
for N60.00. You must also show the one you actually bought for you to have known
the manual did not work, so we can compare and confirm that these claims you make are real
and true.
Too funny
ReplyDeleteI must advice caution sha
If the sun is too hot or the mood is sour....these tactics might result in insult LOL
I no fit shout
Great post
Looollll. Thanks. The manual requires a great deal of wisdom
DeleteLOL @ilola ewa goyin fraudster..no dey embarras me oh, u are an international author..:)
ReplyDeleteInternational Author shaaaa. Lol
DeleteLoool. I must remember this one. Gone are the days when they'll scam me in the name of "bad mood and plenty customers".
ReplyDeleteYes o. Now you have the tips, so you shouldn't fail o.
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ReplyDeleteloool... at first I thought you were teaching us how to cook! I miss ewa agoyin sha and those road side roasted yam and stew
ReplyDeleteAhhhh, roasted yam and delicious stew. Me love that too. What would we do without this roadside Mama Put(s).
Delete@ Abi Tobi: Looool. This is a writing blog, not a cooking blog.
Delete@ Che: Really? Actually, I don't eat out. Well, apart from Ewa Aganyin sha... lol
Lol...this is just too funny. But by the time one goes back to the seller on another day she‘d probably have wisened up and won‘t let such happen to her again.
ReplyDeleteFunny enough, it works all the time. They are not that smart naa.
DeleteAh! This juju strong o. I've not been in Nigeria in a couple of years hence I have not seen/smelled this beans in a couple of years but as soon as I opened this blog post the scent just overwhelmed me... oya this kain juju wey dey transcend time and internet, I wonder if it can magically appear before me (I've not read the article gan sef, lemme go back and read now lol)
ReplyDeleteAaaah.... this is pure genius I tell you!
DeleteLooool. The jazz is really strong, cutting through the technological barriers of the internet, Lol.
DeleteLol. Good tactics. Lol @ 'ewa agonyin fraudster'.
ReplyDeleteThere was this Mamaput in Ibadan. She sold rice and other foods. Her rice is always sold out by 7am in the morning! On a bad day for us customers, everything is gone by 8am including the okeles. I kid you not. Come see queues and food flasks. She was that good. I hear she dey USA now.
Really? Looooooolll. I guess her jazz is not bound by location. Serious something o.
DeleteLmaooooo. Atilola o! This is hilarious. If I get as addicted as you, then I'll need several ewa agayin sellers niyen b4 they tag me as "aunty to ma lo agbari yen"
ReplyDeleteLoooollll. You will be tactical about it naa. Besides, you shouldn't go and overkill it.
DeleteI can't stop laughing...Atilola oooo. You don't only write well you are also an ewa agonyin genius
ReplyDeleteAbi naa. I be multi-talented. Lol
DeleteLmho. You have come again with your funny post. What trick will you use for the madams that hawk the ewa agoyin?
ReplyDeleteSame trick naa. I guess it should work. It's just how you 'adapt' the manual.
DeleteLMAOOOOO...i'll keep this in mind.
ReplyDeleteBut I can't guarantee its effectiveness in the UK ooo, lol/
DeleteMy addiction is 'iya Saheed' every morning before 10.00am. No iya Saheed....no work! That's my policy. This manual on maximizing ewa aganyin purchase is inspired and I think it can be used across the board ie with iya Saheed and her small rice and beans. No longer will I be taken as a mama put mugu!
ReplyDeleteMadam, I have met you personally, and I know for a fact that you are a tush woman. Why oh why, do you fall my hand like this? So has my manual now been the cause of highlighting the 'untushness' in you? Lol
Deletehilarious...lol
ReplyDeleteAbi naa. Thanks
DeleteROTFLMAO @ilola has busted my belly o.Ewa agoyin buying manual?! I love your imagination.Nice post dear.
ReplyDeleteThanks jare. Would the manual be useful for you in port harcourt? I hope so oo.
DeleteRolling on my laptop with laughter.....@tilola...my ribs hurt oooo..yeh!
ReplyDeleteahahahaha...so it is not me that like that ewa agoyin...m-e-hn! that their pepper stew nah be the winchy shaaaaa!
Dem plenty for my estate well well! They are the ones to wake someone up in the morning with that their special cry in Igun...e-w-a-g-o-y-i-n...e-w-a--de-yyy!..in high soprano! It is best when served HAWT!...put plenty stew oo, is my usual say..e no reach!...put another pepper. Oh yes! don't forget the ever present agege bread....oni, bread ti de ooo!....ahahahaha...oh 9ja! i love this country o jare...just see the way you have explained the expertise in buying e-w-a....ha! what about amala ati gbegridi soup and ewedu ehn @tilola?...ahahahahahaha.
Ha ha Ibhade. Very down to earth as usual. I know you will like this kind of post. I am sure the women would even know you well by now.
DeleteActually, I don't eat out (Speaking with my fake British accent), lol. I just make exceptions for Ewa Aganyin. Loooooolllll
Lwkm!!! I laughed at this till my BB dropped.
ReplyDeleteYou just made my morning. Pls keep me posted when you post "How to Buy N20 Amala with Ewedu"
Nice one.
Hope your BB did not break o. I can't afford to buy you a new one o.
DeleteUnfortunately, my expertise doesn't cover Amala and Ewedu, as I am just tooo tush for such. Lol
i found the title very intriguing..but the blog post is pure genius and funny too..but i can't use it to buy my puffpuff/fried yam things..please write that manual too o..lol
ReplyDeleteLoool. Thanks.
DeleteUnfortunately, you cannot use it to buy countable food. Its just for the uncountable ones. When I think of the countable ones, I would let you know. Lol
Lol. LWKMD. Atilola you definitely are something! Reading this just made me feel like eating the delicacy. Hilarious stuff!
ReplyDeleteThen go and buy it. And make sure you follow the steps in this manual.
Delete@ilola!!! But why oh why? Why do you want to put me in trouble? (Reading at work)
ReplyDeleteSadly I don't like ewa agoyin but I attest that this works in buying many other things...in Lagos, one must shine eyes wella!
Lol. I guess even if you don't use it for Ewa aganyin, you can use it for other stuffs naa. Abi?
Deletevery funny. thanks for the tips
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Thanks. And thanks for dropping by.
DeleteHilarious. LWKMD!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteTempted to try this out, hope i won't get addicted too.
You better try it out. I can tell you that the manual works fine.
DeleteROFLMAO. This was definitely written by a pro. I agree with the packaging food part. I also patronise Mama Put and buy "Party Jollof Rice". If you see the beta carrier bag i dey use carry the bowl ehnnnn, you won't even guess that I'm off to buy food. :-D. In my case, it's the madam that sells the food, so fear no go gree me try this techniques.
ReplyDeleteYes o, its harder to use it on the madam, but I am sure it will still work. Just try it. Lol
DeleteLOOL
ReplyDeletesee her, modern culprit..loool
na ur kind we shd fear o, not all those ones ppl talk abt
Nice packaging of manual..heheheh...on top ewa aganyin
tot twas ewa goyin sef....wahtever it is sha, e ku ise
Loooollll. Why should people fear me? Am I not innocent enough? lol.
DeleteAtilola: I gbadun this your manual sha! It is very comprehensive. I just have a couple of questions:
ReplyDelete1. What if the Ewa Agunyin girl or her madam happen to read your manual? Will you release a modified version? (Don't forget the internet is available to just about everyone now).
2. Will it work for other similar food items like puff-puff, ofada rice, boli and epa (especially the boli), roasted corn, etc?
3. Why can't we ask for jara agege bread?
Yes, I need to be comprehensive. I put my all in everything I do. Now to your questions
Delete1. Believe me, they cannot read it. If they could, they won't be selling the food anymore. They's be busy getting educated.
2. It works for uncountable food like rice, beans, etc. It doesn't work for countable food like boli, corn, puff puff.
3. See number 2 answer. Loolll.
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
ReplyDeleteLol
Deletethis is one of the most hilarous post i have read in a while. I cant stop laughing and smiling. In fact i dare not read this post outside the confines of my home, if not i will be stared at like some sick dude. I love the manuel will do as you have instructed.
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Looooooollllll. I am so glad it could make you laugh joo. We all need some sunshine.
DeleteHeehehehehehehe, to think I took time to read this very slowly commiting each step to memory, me love ewa aganyin o, though I don't live where I can buy, this will definitely come in handy next time I'm in Lagos, it berra work o or I will cry :-)
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Loool. Okay, try it when you come, and lemme know how it goes.
Delete@ilola, you are not serious at all. Wait... actually you are very serious. I know this manual has a 200% efficacy. I need to go whisper to those ewa agoyin sellers to beware.
ReplyDeleteThumps Up!
I am serious joo.
DeleteEven if you tell them, it will still work. Lol
lmao! do you do this to the same girl all the time? this is hilarious.. how did you even come up with this!
ReplyDeleteLoool. Yes na, same person, but it comes with skill. Lol.
DeleteJust kidding, but it works
Hahaha
ReplyDeleteIt's 3am and I'm laughing myself silly and craving Ewa Aganyin thanks to you.
Gosh! I miss Naija.
How've you been? Been a minute...
Lool. Whenever you come to naija, remember to order for yourself
Deletehahahahahaha lola OOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! ewa manual? i just can't stop lafin O!!!!! my colleagues are staring at me at the office like i've gone "gaga" O!!!!.....I'm trying to contain myself but i just can't O....hahahaha....u're definitely not from this part of the earth O!...lol
ReplyDeleteTake it easy o. I don't want to be the reason why you would be getting query at work. The bad thing is that I won't even be sharing my ewa aganyin with you, so please, face your work.
DeleteRotfl!!! Hahahahahaha! Oh Lawd! I have so missed reading from you!
ReplyDeleteEwa Agayin expert, infact this is *brain tuu much* I dont like beans for anything but I'll be sure to pass this on to my sister, I think shez been jazzed too o :(
Loool, thanks. This is what I spend my time doing. Drafting manuals like this
DeleteHahahahaha, ilola oh. Are you kidding me. Go to Mr Biggs to buy your ewa aganyin.
ReplyDeleteThis is so funny! Okay I think this is the first time I'm seeing this side of you.
Lmao!! "your own is to ensure you get maximum benefit from your money"
Too funny!!!!! Can't stop laughing!!
Lol at 'this side of me.' If only you could read my mind, you would know I am not as serious as you think o.
DeleteLMAO!!!!!!! this is hilarious...hehehehe!!! can't stop laffing. Gud one :D
ReplyDeleteLol, thanks. Glad you found it funny
DeleteHow you no go remember GEG 402 when Fash use Newton Raphson and others to bamboozle person brain...lol
ReplyDeleteOh ma gosh, who is this? Reveal yourself to me, oh ye old classmate of mine!
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