They say Lagos has a beat and rhythm of
its own. Time here in Nigeria is a funny thing. It seems to go by
faster than anywhere else we have lived, almost like it just
disappears. You see we have several clocks in our flat. Some run only
on batteries others are plugged in but have a battery backup, without
the backup you would be resetting your clock 4 - 5 times a day. The
clocks plugged into the wall sockets gain time. Sometimes it is just a
few minutes a day, sometimes it is 15 minutes or more...so after a few
days the clock is over an hour ahead. So you find yourself never quite
trusting a clock. You have to get a 2nd opinion just to be
sure. On the plus side there have been a few times that Joe has woken
up in a rush thinking he was running late only to find that really he
has plenty of time for a relaxing morning.
