Chasing My Baking Dreams: A New Skill, A New Oven , A New Businessđ„° ENG/ESP â
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Furst practical from my baking classđ„°, the puff was so nice đ„č
âA few months ago, I made a post about wanting to get a new oven, but fortunately for me, it was during my second-semester holiday, which was quite long. I thought hard and long, as I mentioned here, and received some advice that I should pay for the baking class during the holiday and then find a way to save money for the new oven later.
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âIn a nutshell, my holiday was fun and impactful because I got to learn a new skill, get a new oven, and also get a brand name for my business(which I didđ„°). It wasn't the best in terms of finance but thank God I'm still holding up.
âAfter paying for my baking class, I did a few practicals, and later couldn't meet up with the expenses, so I had to take a pause. (told my teacher I would continue next year during my holiday, by then I'd have a little money to continue).
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âAfter months of cracking my head on how to get an oven and start my business, I took out a loan from my big sis to get an oven for myself and I'm super grateful to her đ„°...
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âHave you ever had an encounter with these bus drivers when you waybill? So here's how it went down between the bus driver and me.
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My new babyđ„čđ„°đ€
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â After paying 30k for the waybill, this bus driver had the guts to tell me that I would have to pay another 15k before my waybill would get to me đđ, and that's approximately another $11.
â Immediately he said that, I just burst out laughing ( the Nigerian in me couldn't help itđđ) I had to give him gbas gbos. The bus driver was surprised and angry at the same time. He was even threatening to take my oven to his house and that I'd never see it again if I don't pay.
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âI wasn't in the mood to argue with him, so I just jejely called the vendor and told her everything, and that I wanted my new baby in one piece. After long hours of back-and-forth calls, I finally got my oven in one piece without paying any extra money.
âI told my sis about it, and she said that's how they normally do it, to extort money from people.
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My cousin made this for me đ„č, isn't she the sweetest đ€đ„°
âHave you ever had any encounters with these bus drivers when paying for a waybill?
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âSo yes!!! I have my brand new oven which has been working perfectly fine for me đ„°. I'll be dropping more updates on my new business every week. Stay tuned, and let's grow togetherđ„č đ„°.
âOh! And I actually made an unboxing video which I will be dropping next week đ€.
âyou can type congratulations to me!!! đ€đ„°
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All images are mine
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VERSIĂN EN ESPAĂOL
âPersiguiendo mis sueños reposteros: una nueva habilidad, un nuevo horno, un nuevo negociođ„°
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âHace unos meses, publiquĂ© un post sobre mi deseo de comprar un horno nuevo, pero, afortunadamente para mĂ, fue durante las vacaciones del segundo semestre, que fueron bastante largas. Lo pensĂ© mucho, como mencionĂ© aquĂ, y recibĂ algunos consejos de que debĂa pagar el curso de reposterĂa durante las vacaciones y luego encontrar la manera de ahorrar dinero para el nuevo horno mĂĄs adelante.
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ânzEn resumen, mis vacaciones fueron divertidas e impactantes porque aprendĂ una nueva habilidad, conseguĂ un nuevo horno y tambiĂ©n obtuve una marca para mi negocio.* No fue lo mejor en tĂ©rminos econĂłmicos, pero gracias a Dios sigo aguantando.
âDespuĂ©s de pagar mi clase de reposterĂa, hice algunas prĂĄcticas y luego no pude hacer frente a los gastos, asĂ que tuve que hacer una pausa. (Le dije a mi profesora que continuarĂa el año que viene durante mis vacaciones, para entonces tendrĂa un poco de dinero para continuar).
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âDespuĂ©s de meses dĂĄndole vueltas a cĂłmo conseguir un horno y poner en marcha mi negocio, le pedĂ un prĂ©stamo a mi hermana mayor para comprarme un horno y le estoy muy agradecida đ„°...
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âÂżAlguna vez te has encontrado con estos conductores de autobĂșs cuando vas en autobĂșs? AsĂ es como fue la conversaciĂłn entre el conductor del autobĂșs y yo.
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â DespuĂ©s de pagar 30 000 por el albarĂĄn, este conductor de autobĂșs tuvo el descaro de decirme que tendrĂa que pagar otros 15 000 antes de que me entregaran el albarĂĄn đđ, lo que supone aproximadamente otros 11 dĂłlares.
â En cuanto dijo eso, me echĂ© a reĂr (el nigeriano que hay en mĂ no pudo evitarlođđ) y tuve que darle gbas gbos. El conductor del autobĂșs se sorprendiĂł y se enfadĂł al mismo tiempo. Incluso amenazĂł con llevarse mi horno a su casa y decirme que nunca lo volverĂa a ver si no pagaba.
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My new babyđ„čđ„°đ€
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âNo estaba de humor para discutir con Ă©l, asĂ que llamĂ© tranquilamente a la vendedora y le contĂ© todo, y le dije que querĂa mi nuevo bebĂ© intacto. DespuĂ©s de largas horas de llamadas de ida y vuelta, finalmente conseguĂ mi horno intacto sin pagar ningĂșn dinero extra.
âSe lo contĂ© a mi hermana y me dijo que asĂ es como suelen hacerlo, para extorsionar a la gente.
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My cousin made this for me đ„č, isn't she the sweetest đ€đ„°
âÂżAlguna vez has tenido algĂșn encontronazo con estos conductores de autobĂșs al pagar un albarĂĄn?
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âÂĄPues sĂ! Tengo mi horno nuevo, que me funciona perfectamente đ„°. Cada semana publicarĂ© mĂĄs novedades sobre mi nuevo negocio. Estad atentos y crezcamos juntosđ„č đ„°.
âÂĄAh! Y de hecho he grabado un vĂdeo del unboxing que publicarĂ© la semana que viene đ€.
âÂĄAsĂ que podĂ©is felicitarme! đ€đ„°
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What an amazing story, congrats and good luck with your new bakery!
Thank you đ„°
Felicitaciones @meyateingi, no solo por tĂș horno que es un gran logro sino tambiĂ©n por tĂș persistencia, constancia, tu interĂ©s por adquirir las habilidades necesarias, en fin por ese espĂritu emprendedor.
Que el 2026 este lleno de logros.
Felicitaciones @meyateingi, no solo por tĂș horno que es un gran logro sino tambiĂ©n por tĂș persistencia, constancia, tu interĂ©s por adquirir las habilidades necesarias, en fin por ese espĂritu emprendedor.
Que el 2026 este lleno de logros.
ÂĄÂĄMuchas gracias!! đ„° ÂĄÂĄAmĂ©n!! El 2026 serĂĄ sin duda un año fantĂĄstico đ
ÂĄÂĄMuchas gracias!! đ„° ÂĄÂĄAmĂ©n!! El 2026 serĂĄ sin duda un año fantĂĄstico đ
A big congratulations on this massive step you've taken in your life, Meya.
I pray you will see success all the way and be happy in what you do. đđ„°
Keep it going! I want to eat your cake one day. đ
Aww thank you Meritđ„°đ€, I really appreciate the well wishes âšđ€
Amen!!!
Aww, let's see how it goes... Hopefully when I start branding, I'll waybill some for youđ
I trust you and the process, to more successes. đ„
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Oh finally we see the infamous oven! That is great and those puff look delicious! That was cool of big sis to loan you the money for the oven!
hehe congratulations Meya!
Thank you sir T!!đ€
hehe good to see you....