Since it’s Thursday, let’s take a moment to remember a moment in Nigeria’s history that some Gen Zs cannot relate to – the days of midnight calls. MTN Xtra Cool.
If you were old enough at the time, you will definitely relate with one of these scenarios:
#1. You give someone your phone to make call, and they use your credit till it’s less than N100. The anger that follows can boil water.
#2. You call a number around 12am with the intention of flashing them to remind them to stay awake, but the fellow at the other side was pressing phone when the call came, so he/she immediately picks, and MTN automatically deducts from the exact N100 you have, shattering your midnight call plans. Just kill me!
#3. After struggling to beg mumsy all day to give you N100 credit, you now call that crush at 12:30am and she doesn’t pick up. How dare you be sleeping at this time forgosake!??? 藍藍
#4. Because you are a lover and not a fighter, you keep trying her line without relenting for several hours, looking at the time at intervals and seeing as your fantasy is gradually fading away. Eventually at 4:25am she picks up your call to say “I am sorry”. Sorry kee you there!!
#5. How about when you already agreed with a babe to call her by midnight and when it’s 12:30am on dot, her call is waiting. One sharp nigga beat you to it. Bros, why do me so dirty???
#6. You planned to wake up by 12:30am to call and somehow you slept and woke up by 4:50am. Jonah Pro Max!
#7. The worse one is when you have about 500 airtime on your phone and you confidently go to bed early, knowing nothing do you, midnight call is sure. In your excitement, you wake up at night but forgot to check time. Na so you call the babe. 10 minutes into the call, when the call Don dey sweet, you hear… “You have one minute remaining!”. You check time, it’s just 11:45pm. Ha!!! Village people in action!
#8. E get some times, you go don talk to woman forget say 4:30am na closing time for midnight call. Na until you hear “you have one minute more” your eye go clear. To make matters worse, the next N100 to call the next day no sure. That was how some of us learnt not to “overdo.”
#9. Shout out to the Amakas from those days. The ones that will agree to pick your call at night but when you call…”The MTN number you are calling is currently switched off”. Amaka disappoint me! Iyeneke confusion! Amaka why????
#10. The worst ones are those who pick your calls, but after 5 minutes, you are left to be talking to yourself. Dem go don sleep. Na only you go dey ask, “baby, are you still there?”
#BonusPoint – Last but not the least are the frustrating nights when network wouldn’t just allow you talk in peace. The phone line will be cracking every 2 minutes. All the momentum you are gathering will shatter, then you try again. Until 3am when frustration will send both of you back to bed. Mission Impossible!
Which of these frustrations did you face?
