PARKLANDS; Our Second Nigerian Home, The Survival Of The Fittest!
Parklands is one of the fastest growing suburb in Capetown, Western Cape province of South Africa! It is located in West Coast area of Capetown; Capetown still remain one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The suburb is found just after Blaauwberg, which often spelt Blouberg! It is in the middle of Table View and Sunningdale!
To be sincere, it is much sought after Atlantic coastline! A suburb that has it all. Just 2 minutes from the sea. People live in Parklands for the sea and sandy, which is perfect for kite surfing, sun bathe, a walk to the beach and swimming as well. It is very modern. Most of the houses in it are villa type of houses, apartments, flats, town houses. Not to talk about the amenities in this suburb which made it one of the expensive suburbs in the West Coast. Shops like; Super Spar, Bayside Shopping mall, and some Somalian shops as well are pretty closer in the area. Mycity Bus-stops are in every corner of the area which make movement without your personal car an easy one!
Parklands is the only suburb in Capetown that has much percentage of Nigerians! It is popular because of Nigerians! It is a place where you would feel comfortable because you are with your brothers. The house rent is going on the high side now because Nigerians have settled comfortably in it. People do not know the secret of the high rent in the area; let the truth be told, the agents in the area just found out that Nigerians are the most people that always make sure that their rent is been paid on time to avoid losing a roof over their heads! Any business you ever think of, in this suburb of ours please make sure that it is what Nigerian community would love...if not i promise you that your business will fold up as soon as you started! We are the kind of people that love patronizing a new business because we believe it is the one of the best way to support you! Nigerian churches are found at every corner which sometimes make it difficult for you to choose which one to be dedicated to! Nigerian dishes are found in all the African restaurants in the area; even white people are opening and some are ready to open Nigerian restaurants as well because of its high patronage!
Sadly, Nigerians make this beautiful suburb to be recognize for its competitive lifestyle! Some people believe in showing off which made few that are still trying to get there to lose focus because they might end up not saving for the future! We are big time hustlers in the world but our life styles in Parklands is all about the group that made it and the struggling ones!
Our Wives and girlfriends are not helping matters as well! They are actually the ones competing among themselves! Some of them can go as far as meeting a new wife just to intimidate her with material things! I do not blame those that decided to move their families out of PARKLANDS! But just like the Nigerian ADAGE " You no fit forget home!" Some will end up driving back to Parklands everyday or on a weekly basis because of one or two things...maybe their businesses are there, or their churches or their relative still live there but one or two things must bring you back to the suburb. Some couples are fighting at home everyday because the wife wants to be recognize as a high class-lady not considering the pocket size of his husband! Yes, Nigerian wives are not alone in this, even other foreigners and South Africans are also in this but let the truth be told; all of them learnt from Nigerian wives and since they can not beat them the only thing remaining is to join them! Some wives are hungry in their different homes but always want to be seen around with BIG CARS! I'm a lover of good things but living a life of competition is not my life style! We are not here to make the street proud but to make our families (Home and Abroad) very proud and be respected.
Notwithstanding, I think the only thing that will make Nigerian wives not to be too much addicted in this game of showing off is when their husbands sincerely start supporting them to build their careers! If a wife was focus on her career, i do not see any reason why she will have time to show off her husbands wealth and affluence! Send your wife to school and support her to get a job after graduation or start up a business for her to avoid depending on the monthly allowance you give her. You will be a happy man when your wife can take care of at least electricity without waiting for you! Some men simply enjoy their wives depending on them because that is the only way they can still force her to worship him like the LORD! Our Nigerian wives should emulate from their white counterparts and seriously consider building their different careers!
Finally, you might be the only bible some people will ever read. Live a good life because you never know how many people that might have gone astray just by trying to live your kind of life! Always remember that you are an ambassador to your family back home so be a very good ambassador!
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To be sincere, it is much sought after Atlantic coastline! A suburb that has it all. Just 2 minutes from the sea. People live in Parklands for the sea and sandy, which is perfect for kite surfing, sun bathe, a walk to the beach and swimming as well. It is very modern. Most of the houses in it are villa type of houses, apartments, flats, town houses. Not to talk about the amenities in this suburb which made it one of the expensive suburbs in the West Coast. Shops like; Super Spar, Bayside Shopping mall, and some Somalian shops as well are pretty closer in the area. Mycity Bus-stops are in every corner of the area which make movement without your personal car an easy one!
Parklands is the only suburb in Capetown that has much percentage of Nigerians! It is popular because of Nigerians! It is a place where you would feel comfortable because you are with your brothers. The house rent is going on the high side now because Nigerians have settled comfortably in it. People do not know the secret of the high rent in the area; let the truth be told, the agents in the area just found out that Nigerians are the most people that always make sure that their rent is been paid on time to avoid losing a roof over their heads! Any business you ever think of, in this suburb of ours please make sure that it is what Nigerian community would love...if not i promise you that your business will fold up as soon as you started! We are the kind of people that love patronizing a new business because we believe it is the one of the best way to support you! Nigerian churches are found at every corner which sometimes make it difficult for you to choose which one to be dedicated to! Nigerian dishes are found in all the African restaurants in the area; even white people are opening and some are ready to open Nigerian restaurants as well because of its high patronage!
Sadly, Nigerians make this beautiful suburb to be recognize for its competitive lifestyle! Some people believe in showing off which made few that are still trying to get there to lose focus because they might end up not saving for the future! We are big time hustlers in the world but our life styles in Parklands is all about the group that made it and the struggling ones!
Our Wives and girlfriends are not helping matters as well! They are actually the ones competing among themselves! Some of them can go as far as meeting a new wife just to intimidate her with material things! I do not blame those that decided to move their families out of PARKLANDS! But just like the Nigerian ADAGE " You no fit forget home!" Some will end up driving back to Parklands everyday or on a weekly basis because of one or two things...maybe their businesses are there, or their churches or their relative still live there but one or two things must bring you back to the suburb. Some couples are fighting at home everyday because the wife wants to be recognize as a high class-lady not considering the pocket size of his husband! Yes, Nigerian wives are not alone in this, even other foreigners and South Africans are also in this but let the truth be told; all of them learnt from Nigerian wives and since they can not beat them the only thing remaining is to join them! Some wives are hungry in their different homes but always want to be seen around with BIG CARS! I'm a lover of good things but living a life of competition is not my life style! We are not here to make the street proud but to make our families (Home and Abroad) very proud and be respected.
Notwithstanding, I think the only thing that will make Nigerian wives not to be too much addicted in this game of showing off is when their husbands sincerely start supporting them to build their careers! If a wife was focus on her career, i do not see any reason why she will have time to show off her husbands wealth and affluence! Send your wife to school and support her to get a job after graduation or start up a business for her to avoid depending on the monthly allowance you give her. You will be a happy man when your wife can take care of at least electricity without waiting for you! Some men simply enjoy their wives depending on them because that is the only way they can still force her to worship him like the LORD! Our Nigerian wives should emulate from their white counterparts and seriously consider building their different careers!
Finally, you might be the only bible some people will ever read. Live a good life because you never know how many people that might have gone astray just by trying to live your kind of life! Always remember that you are an ambassador to your family back home so be a very good ambassador!
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