Hello everyone,I greet you all. My name is Native boy. I tell interesting and boring stories about literally everything. I live in Tamale, Ghana 🇬🇭. I am 25. This is my Hive introduction post.
My real name is Abdul Fataw Freeman, my government name is Abdul Fataw Abdul Wahab, I am widely and informally identified as Native Boy and hence my username “this is Native Boy”.
I’m an ex basic school teacher, a part time forex trader and a full time road boy.
I am 5.6ft, dark/chocolate skinned, I have brown eyes and I’m dope. (I fine die, no lie!)
I have three siblings, two I am older then and one older than me. I would like to think of myself as someone who’s open minded, diverse, unique, maybe stupid and probably a rebel. I’m also an upcoming TOP GEE!
no be by filter, I just fine anyhow
see as I fine. Chai!
I read Agriculture Technology in the University For Development Studies. I specialized in the field of agronomy.
I believe education is very important and necessary in building a quality life with true impact. But I have a big problem with the current forms and modules of formal education in my country 🇬🇭. The current systems of formal education places much significance on the theory aspects prior to the practical training aspects.
This system of education has successfully over the years produced graduates who are only ‘book smart’ but practically incapable. They cram the slides, pass the exams and forget everything afterwards. That was what I did and I am pretty sure it’s the same with every graduate in this country.
During my first job interview after graduation, I was asked a very basic but important question that brought me to reality. The interview asked me a simple question “what can you do?” The question sounded very simple and basic yet I couldn’t think of a honest answer immediately. I was very aware that there are several things related to agriculture that I knew or was familiar with, but what could I do with my hands, I couldn’t think of any. This particular incident made me question again the modules of our formal education systems and the role it plays in a Person’s life expectations and career development.
see as I fine, chai! Bring a bucket and fetch some beauty.
@depressedfuckup introduced Hive to me. I’ll refer to his as Hamza (effective right after this full stop). Hamza is his real name, his hive username was just as a result of some series of shege that he saw in the wicked hands of poverty and depression.
Hamza is a very chill guy with lots of wits. When he mentioned hive to me, I was wondering what I was doing with my internet all this while. Hamza is a tech geek so I wasn’t really surprised that he knew about such an amazing platform. I’m grateful to him for referring me here. I plan on having a good time with all you amazing fellas on this blockchain. I’m a very big fan of arts and all forms of creativity. The idea of bringing something into existence fascinates me a lot. I’m very interested in reading beautiful blogs especially about African people and our dynamic way of life. I also plan on writing beautiful stories about my daily encounters, which is usually made of intense drama with a sprinkle of madness ear and der.
National service
Right after graduation, I was enrolled in the National Service Scheme (NSS)- a compulsory one-year service required of all citizens of Ghana who are 18 years and above, at the time of deploymesource.
As a student of agriculture, I was deployed to the ministry of Food and Agriculture in the Tolon municipal assembly. I had a very impactful experience at my first job. My bosses there were wonderful, the people of Tolon were amazing, very inter-dependable and fantastic to work with.
Apart from some few challenges with distance and some hinges with transport, I think it’s fair to say I had a wonderful National Service experience. The job was a worthy endeavor, the allowance was punctual even though insufficient and I was was a happy National Service Personnel.
My first day at NSS. See as nose mask wan suffocate my life
A voluntary teaching job
Right after the national service, I was enrolled into the National Youth Volunteer Program, an initiative of the National Youth Authority (NYA).
I got an appointment from the National Youth Authority to work in a private school as a classroom teacher, for free.
By the time of my appointment, I didn’t have any background in teaching, I wasn’t familiar with any teaching technique and I had never even taught anyone anything serious.
This was an unfamiliar task. Usually I prefer to think of myself as someone who knows how to find out things. I don’t usually know things, but I know how to figure out things. If you ask me, I would say I’m stupid or at least would like to think so. I’m somehow fascinated with the idea of being stupid. I think being stupid is not a bad thing, staying stupid is. The more I realize how stupid I’m, the more I find out things and the more I find out things, the more I realize how stupid I was.
I love finding out things,but how to be a good teacher in a basic school was honestly not one of those things. This task was way out of my field of discipline. Whilst I was having all these troubling thoughts, something else crossed my mind. I was only appointed to teach Mathematics and Science in a basic school because I was going to work for free. No serious human being would hire an agriculture student with zero teaching experience and zero teaching technique to teach in a classroom. This was more of an opportunity to train and develop my confidence. I was going to do a lot more of learning than teaching. I was not going to work as an assistant classroom teacher, I was going to learn English proficiency, public speaking, confidence building, effective work ethics and many more other things that I don’t yet know of.
My first week in the school was the most challenging and difficult periods. I had challenges with class control, time commitment and management, even the food at the school was tasteless. Fortunately, it didn’t take long before I got used to everything. I became better at class control, I learned how to be discipline with time, the environment was okay and suddenly I was a happy teacher.
Even though I was working without any form of salary, I was happy with my job. The times I spent with the children inside and outside the classroom was priceless.
My time in the lasted for only 60 days(that was the agreed contract with NYA). Within that shot while, I learned a lot about work ethics and cooperation. It was a great period of capacity building and character development and reforming for me.
Forex Trading
My forex trading experience was brief and interesting. After NSS, my life was kinda boring, I needed a valuable skill that’ll earn me some decent income. After seeing multiple ads on twitter about forex trading, I decided to give it a try. Benz would definitely look good on me too. Mechanic life can never be my own, amen🙏.
I joined Tola fx ( currently Stag Academy). Most of our lessons were on WhatsApp. Studying forex trading online was not what I imagined. It was difficult. I wanted to give up but I kept reminding myself that bastard money can not come with comfort, I better get ready to a package of premium stress everyday, back to back.
Three months later, I was exited to finally graduate. I opened a live account and started trading immediately. My risk management techniques was very poor, almost nonexistent. As expected (not by me definitely) My first account lasted for only five days. I deposited $20 on Monday and was left with only $1.4 on Friday, same week ( please don’t laugh). It took only two strong reversals to blow my loaded account back to insufficient funds. My Benz money have gone! OMG😭
screenshot from my gmail
image shared to me on WhatsApp by Tola Fx picture shared to me on WhatsApp by Tola Fx.
I have not given up on Forex trading. I still believe I can earn from forex trading. I’ll adopt every means of information on forex trading that I can find. I’ll watch more YouTube videos, take risk management very serious and find a better brooker.
So to anyone who was involved in the vanishing Of
my $20 (directly or indirectly), fear my return!!!!
meanwhile this brooker is still flooding my inbox. Screenshot from my gmail. Screenshot from my gmail
If you’ve made it to this place, you are the real OG! I hope you enjoyed this, if you don’t, I apologize and best believe me, my next post will makeup for this one👍🏿
But for me,my My hand is already paining me. ayam tayad!!
I’m looking forward to meeting as many people as there are on this platform. I plan to thread here for a long while. I’m open to constructive criticism and even unconstructive criticism.
This platform is not so easy to thread on, I would appreciate some guidance and advice from yourselves.
Please kindly leave a review about my post from your own perspective.
Great to finally see you here, man. Hive is a fun place and I have no doubt you’ll enjoy it. Explore as much as you can and make as many friends as possible. And if you have any questions about anything, be sure to reach out to me or anyone else with experience. Everyone here is nice:)
Thanks buddy. I’ll sure hit you up anytime I’m not seeing top.
Lol you might want to cut down a bit on the pidgin English though, because Hive is a very big community of people who might not understand pidgin. But if it’s in the Hive Ghana community for example, we go barb.
Thank you for pointing that out. You’re absolutely right.
But in as much as I would like to my content to reach a wider range of audience, I still want to be as indigenous as possible.
I learned pidgin on social media. Pidgin is an interesting dialect and I believe anyone who finds it fascinating can easily comprehend.
What you said is a very valid point, I’ll make sure I heed to that in my subsequent contents (where possible).
I do appreciate your advice and I want to add that you should not hesitate to do same anytime you feel the need.
Haha spoken like a true native boy.
You dig am👍🏿😁😁
I like this response 😂
Stay indigenous as much as you can... Hive is a free speech world.
We just want every person to understand what we are trying to share with them, that's why we go with the general language they all know.
But I know a hangout you could have fun being indigenous and even get rewarded for it 😁 I'll let you know when it's time later this week.
Lol thanks once again. I’ve just been here for only some few hours and I’m already loving the energy. Tbh it’s giviiing!
I just felt that this is my introduction post and I want to express myself genuinely. Pidgin is the best way I can express myself feeling like myself. English language to me is kinda boring lol
Maybe I’ll write differently in other posts (certainly depending on which community and the type of content).
And about the hangout, I’m 100% interested. Please kindly refer me asap
Haha I like your mindset and glad that you're feeling the vibe already when there's so much more you're yet to get hehe
Don't worry, I have you in mind to bring to the hangout 🙂
What a lovely intro.
I can feel joy just reading your post. Keep up the energy and keep going.
You’re welcome to hive brother.
Thank youuu. I appreciate your kind words 🥳🥳🥳
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Thanks youuu! Much appreciated
a friend of minegoing to get the piss taken out of them .....Him no dey pect old Nathen!Welcome! Any friend of @depressedfuckup isTrader you say? You and him should stick to trading Pokémon cards in my opinion, and you're probably shit at that too ;-)
Enjoy Hive, best wishes have a great week :-)
At least we trade Pokémon cards. What do you trade, tears from losing cards to an old lady? :-)
Hahaha it's funny you should mention that. In Thailand old women in the family play cards all day and I have to sit in sometimes to try and be a bit social and I get absolutely creamed by the robbing old gits!
Anyway, seriously. Be careful with the trading fellas. It's little more than a coin flip, up or down. A lot of these companies are fucking parasites who prey most on people who can ill afford to lose money but really need to make a few quid.
Concentrate on what you're good at like writing on here, more fun, more profit more long term benefit.
Take it easy boys and have a great week :-)
Is this your attempt at a defense for why you lose old girls? :-)
As for trading, my hands are clean of that crime and until I know what I’m doing, I’m keeping my distance from it. Lol. I’m better off here where I earn for posting and thwarting you:) Hehe Isn’t God good?
Thank you my guy😁
I’ve saved a reply in my drafts. I think @depressedfuckup has already done some justice to this one.
Brace yourself! the shege you’re about to see in our hands, your mouth won’t be able to say it👍🏿
Welcome to the family. Hive is for everyone and I would like to see more of you. Let’s make the hive blockchain proud in Ghana 🇬🇭.
Hive on🥳🤩
Thank you my guy. Let’s keep this energy flowing. Hive On!!
Hello, @thisisnativeboy! This is @anggreklestari from the @OCD team. We saw that you already posted your first post here in Hive Blockchain! Congratulations and welcome!
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Have a great day!
Thank you for the tips. I would make sure I go through all.
Lol I couldn't stop laughing at the way you were praising your appearance, I support it 💯 you fine chai! Black handsome 😅
I'm more elated to see you join Hive, why? Because you're handsome, you're a friend of @depressedfuckup and you're a pidgin lover 😝
I'm definitely going to invite you to a pidgin hangout later this week 😁 we need people like you there.
So @depressedfuckup real name is HAMZAT!!! Thank you very much for that info 😂 Zolo, what's up?
I will be part of the class if you start a forex class for free, I just said I should let you know... Congrats on getting your myHF approved 🙌
I welcome you and your wahala to Hive with joy in my heart 😂 I can't express enough how much I love wahala, bring them all in... What's the worse that could happen? I'll join others to drive you away from Hive 🤣🏃♀️
You have one of Hive's best as your guide, he will definitely do a great job in helping you navigate on Hive for a better growth... But you can always ask anyone for help, like he said... They are nice here (except myself 😏).
Thank youuu soo much for all your kind words ( for the other ones, my eyes can not see them now😂)
It’s satisfying to know that you’re a fun of pidgin too. I’m glad that I’m not alone here in that aspect. And regarding the hangouts, I’m more than ready to turn up!
About Zolo’s real name, it was not on purpose and I wasn’t even aware that I was letting a cat out of a bag.
Thank you for accepting myself and my wahala😂 we gather Dey! I’m glad to know that I can use your help with some guidance regarding navigating around here.
Looking forward to having an awesome time with all you amazing folks.
You could use my help? I thought I said I'm not among the nice Hivers here 😝
Well, I'm glad you let the cat out of the bag... I got one more thing to nag Zolo about 😁 so thanks!
Enjoy your time here!!!
In my experience, people who don’t like to be referred to as nice are mostly the nicest, I mean I used to refer to myself as the ugliest, because my every morning before I go to school, my mom would have to shout at me saying “get away from the mirror, you’re not cute” but look me today 😁
So I understand you👍🏿😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
This cracked me up big time
Your mum must have laughed in her mind when she said that.
Well, it's good you became so handsome but as for me, I'm yet to find the nice in me 😏
@thisisnativeboy ... I can how handsome you are 😁😁😁
Well done to the block chain dear 💐🌹
God bless you. You have good eyes, nice one👍🏿😁
Welcome to hive, it my first time seeing someone comes on hive with crazy vibes ☺️, and to be sincere with you, I kinda like those vibes, it makes me smile ☺️☺️☺️ native boy, you are truly a top gee, smile 🥰I can see and, you are handsome no be lie, welcome to Hive bro, how is gh?
Thank you my guy. I’m glad you like my vibes. They say what’s life without a sprinkle of wahala? Lol not worthy!
Well Ghana is dope 👍🏿 (as long as visa is not ready yet)
That's good to hear bro, if you ever need my assistance, I am here for you, anytime ☺️☺️
Thank you my guy. I appreciate 🙏👍🏿
You are welcome.
🙏👍🏿👍🏿
This is a great introduction. I never even bothered myself about this stuff because of what I have heard of them. Now I am home and I think I will learn a lot here. Let's hive on fellow Ghanaians.
Welcome home my brother. Hive on 🔥
Yay! 🤗
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Thank youuu. Much appreciated 🥳🥳🥳🙏
Welcome to Hive Ecosystem! ♦️Hellooo @thisisnativeboy ,
Excellent introduction, I loved the post!
Here you will find a very healthy network.
Where you have freedom of speech and receive a lot of support for your effortin creating content.
I hope to see you flying through the communities and staying forever in Hive!
Nice to meet you!
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In addition to being a content creator, I am a Moderator and Curator in these communities.
Let's exchange ideas and evolve together.
Boelter hugs straight from Brasil!Thank youuu so much. I’m glad that you loved my post. I appreciate your invitation and I will do well to visit the communities.
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Thank you so much. Your time is much appreciated 🙏🏿 I’ll make I carefully go through all the tags.👍🏿
The self hype though 😌🙌🏽
Welcome to hive. The vibe that runs through this post is amazing
Thank you soo much.
Anyways, it’s not hype, you can check . I have pictures to prove😁👍🏿
Thanks for stopping by, your time is much appreciated 🙏🏿🤗
What you say about education is real, everywhere.... I'm trying to figure out why kids still need to listen to teachers when they could learn the same information on youtbe in a fraction of the time and at their own pace. I think teachers should just be there to guide students in figuring out what they are good at, what they want to do and making sure they find the right material to learn it.
Oh well....can't change that with the snap of my fingers, but I'm glad to see you guys taking an initiative with the school project.
I'm surprised how far north you are. I've talked to Hamza, I like him, still want to know him better, but I was thinking you guy were closer to Accra. Cool though, I learned a new place in Ghana.
I’m glad how more people are getting to realize the importance of learning something and not just going to school for certification. At least we are getting somewhere 👍🏿
I’m more surprised that you didn’t know about Tamale before lol. Anyway it’s a pretty interesting place and I’m glad that you now know about it. Perhaps you should visit soon.
I mostly just know about some independent rappers and other artists through twitter and of course I know the borehole project. But cause of the musicians I wanna learn some Twi and maybe some Ewe or Hausa. I’m sure Hive members will give me more languages to get curious about 😆
You know what is funny here? Neither myself nor Hamza understand any of those three languages 😂
Ya he told me 😆 oops!