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Mapping Lagos

Posted Jun 28, 2009 at 08:49 AM by Shoko Loko Bangoshe (The Thoughts of Chairman Shoko)

Google maps is great for exploring the world from your armchair. If you type in an address for most major cities, you'll come up with an exact location on a map.

Well, "most major cities" hadn't included Lagos... until now. I noticed that Google had already added detailed satellite mapping of Lagos to its maps, so I figured that labelled mapping wasn't too far behind - and I wasn't wrong, as can be seen by the photo below:

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"Nothing Spoil"

Posted May 28, 2009 at 06:55 AM by Auspicious (Inauspicious Ruminations)
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Auspy and Suspy struck-up s convo after reading Mr. Uche Nworah here..

Auspy: No, no way.

Suspy: What?

Auspy: Mr. Nworah didn't join that Bandwagon, did he?

Suspy: What bandwagon?

Auspy: Maybe he did. Oh yeah wait, I think he just did.

Suspy: Gosh, there he goes soliloquoyzing again..

Auspy: I am solilo-nadaing. I speak of the Ogbonge interpreters out there..

Suspy:...
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Anonymous Conversations (VIII): GPS in Lagos

Posted Apr 26, 2009 at 05:24 PM by Shoko Loko Bangoshe (The Thoughts of Chairman Shoko)
Updated May 14, 2009 at 09:22 PM by Shoko Loko Bangoshe

"In 0.3 kilometres, turn right."

"Very good. I like this GPS technology... no need to start asking people directions. I just stay in my car and it tells me where to go."

"Continue for 1.5 kilometres."

"OK o... I will continue as you have said."

"In 0.5 kilometres, turn left."

"OK... Wait! There's a massive pothole in the road so I can't pass. No wonder that cars weren't taking this road. What now?"

"In 0.5...
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