Remember the voluptuous blogger, Mimi Ubini, who revealed what growing up with big breasts was like for her? she has via her Instagram page narrated her experience the first time she was opportuned to travel out of Nigeria.
Her narration goes thus:
“We just finished making sweet love as usual (my ex is a man horse?) my ex-BF decides to take a nap on my chest, lol he always uses my breast as a pillow. ‘Now that my work here in Nigeria is done, I want you to start coming to the UK.’ He is a London based IT Consultant. You said what?!! I asked surprisingly. I want you to come to see me in the UK babes, ‘I don’t want to leave you for too long,make naija people no steal my babe,’ he said jokingly and we both laughed.
“No babes London is not for people like me, they will not answer me,”I said naively. “Listen you have your own business, you pay staffs(I’ve four staffs),you pay tax, you got tiers, no criminal record, you pay the govt they will give you”, he said with a serious face. “Haaa babes I doubt o”. My boyfriend didn’t give up he kept pestering me. One that fateful day, I just decided u know what, let me get this man off my back and when they reject me, I’ll just tell this man…”I told you so”.
“So I bought the form, filled it up and picked a date for documents drop off. The drop off date came, I went to their Ikeja branch to drop my document, paid for delivery and left. After a month I got a call from a Delivery man I opened my door, took a parcel that had my passport in it. I saw, oh they returned my passport finally, I tore it open with my sharp nails, saw a tiny paper, oh it’s their rejection letter, let me read I just saw “when flying make sure your date”….wait flying where????? Open passport Visaaaaaa!!!! Mama we made it!!!! I collapsed on the floor, all I kept whispering was “My LIFE HAS CHANGED!!!” Mama I’ve made it!!!
“Don’t laugh at me oo, I knew the day I touch down in the UK, my life will never be the same. The way I look at life will change, my thinking will change, my behaviour will change, my mindset will change. I just knew. “Baby baby guess what??? I said excitedly as I spoke with my Oga…baby you changed my life. I love u I love u”. I was so excited you have no idea. He said “good! this just the beginning. Baby, I need to come to London now before they change their mind and collect their visa”… remember I said don’t laugh at me ooo! He said “okay pack your bags, you are coming to London…part 2
“My ex had previously told me to dress warm, I’d reply with a don’t worry I’m used to AC little did I know that winter can’t be compare to AC ooo. D-day came, I dressed up, pack my bags omo London here I come!!! Please kindly note that I ask my ex for a connecting flight cos I want to use one stone kill two birds meaning see two cities in one trip. So it was Lagos-France-London. When I touch down Paris, the pilot voice woke me up, I look around, everyone was getting ready to disembark, I join the queue. Got into Paris airport, I was shocked ? where am I???
“This can’t be earth, I must be in heaven, earth can’t look like this, I decided to ask someone if I’m still on earth or I died and went to heaven, whites everywhere I look out for a Nigerian sorry sir please where is this? This is Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, he said. I muttered a thank you but in my mind why would an airport look like this? One can actually live here you know? Do our politicians see this type of airport” omg is this my life now?! So many thing ran in my head as I stare at an airport I have never seen in my life. Oh, shoot! I have a connecting flight oo, what should I do? I tap a black man for direction, he directed me to a blackboard on the wall, check ur flight there he said, I looked up didn’t understand jack!
“Pisss I need to use the restroom, I got inside the toilet and I was like wow ? fresh toilet (I love clean toilets a lot). After using the toilet, I tried to flush, looking for handle to flush, all of a sudden the toilet flushes itself, Jesus! This toilet flushes itself, wow ? why is this not in Nigeria??! I went to wash my hands, no handle to turn on the tap, I was confused until a white lady came put her hand to the tap, water started rushing I copied her did the same, omg!!! Is this an airport? Is this my life now? Why can’t our govt do the same thing for us??? All this and many more ran through my head. Omg, I have a flight ooo, omg I forgot ooo, omg if I miss this flight I’ll pay for change of ticket, omg let me rush down to my flight stand ooo. I got to my flight mini office, I saw an elderly man. Sir please I have a connecting flight to London sir I said. Sorry you miss..part 3
“I’m afraid you’ve missed the flight, the airline staff said. Oh no ?♀️ silly me! Now I’m going to pay for change of ticket and “no show”? I proceed to check my bag for some pounds. There you go the man said with two tickets in hand, one is your flight ticket and the other a food voucher he said nicely. Wait I’m not paying any money? Naa it’s fine he said sweetly. This must be an angel, this place is heaven and these people are angels, omg ? I was so happy. I said Thank you like ten times. I asked for a place to sit whilst I wait for my flight. I said down to wait for the flight. My tummy Growling and body shivered. I want food…I remember my food voucher, I walked up to a breakfast stand, saw an Asian guy.
“I want food I said as I stretched my hands to show him the food voucher, can I see your boarding pass please? He said. I showed him and wat happened next blew my mind. He walked backwards and said pick whatever you want! Whattttttttt, I miss my flight I got free ticket, free voucher plus I get to pick whatever meal I want??? And boy that store was loaded with all sort of food and snacks. Omg omg omg I shivered, he looked at me are you cold? I said yes have you got a jacket? I said No. He zipped down his jacket and gave it to me, here keep warm with this he said nicely. There is no way you can tell me this anit heaven and these guys anit angels ? no way man!
“Such rare kindness and compassion. Something that’s not common from where I come from. Everybody is a proper gentleman and you know I love gentlemen! I’d take the cake bread and tea please I said after I worn his jacket and said my thank you. I sat down to enjoy my snacks. “Misan Ubini can you proceed for boarding please” I heard my name from a loudspeaker ? shoot I dropped the snacks picked my bag and ran as fast as my legs could carry me, I’m not missing my flight a second time, no way! London here I come!!!! I got to Heathrow airport my ex was waiting on me with open hands, the cold ?hit me hard quit different from the Ac I’m used to. damn, I love Winter! The fact that I get to travel the world at a young age? I don’t take these things for granted.”
