SWEET OLD SCHOOL CHILD HOOD. I MISS IT! I MISS IT!! I MISS IT!!! >Those days when we went to school with our books packed in polythene bag, no shuttle bag then, lined up in the assembly ground n the teachers/headmistress wil inspect our nails n uniforms. >Those days when we used to match to our classroom from the assembly ground & d band boys wil b drumng & singing: o my home, o my home, awaayyy, wen shall i see my home, wen shall i see my home? Wen shall i see native colour? Ill neva 4get my home.... Sure u rememba na! >Those days of Nasco biscuit, Nasco corn flakes, Trebor peppermint, coloured water tied in nylon & refridgerated to block called ice cream, the days of Goody-Goody, Alewa(hausa made coloured flavour lickng sweet). >The days of Ali n Simbi, Mr & Mrs Salami, Agbo malaika lives in d twn of lagoon wic is nt far 4rm ibadan, Edet lives in Calabar, Rose n Tolu, Mr Bako n family, Ada n Nnnena, Ademu d cattle boy, king jaja of opobo, d story of Alake, Mr olu d gold digger...et al, all in our primary sch reader. Nt 4gettng Chike n d river, Eze goes to sch, adventures of souza, An african night entertainment as our literature text. >Those days wen we wear double short nicker to sch to reduce d pain 4rm teachers cain. >Those days wen we refer 2 our male/female teachers as teacher n miss respectively n nt uncle n aunty. >Those days wen we use 2 sneak 4rm school to pluck mangoes, guava, oranges, cashew et al. >Those days wen we feign illness jst 2 avoid sch(Lol). > Those days wen 1naira can buy a whole lot n u stil hv change. Gnut 5kobo per cup, Alewa: 3 for 1kobo, choko milo sweet 5k. > Those days of who mess d sound/smell pas game. > Those days of moonlight games lyk: who is in d garden? Fire on d mountain, run run run, I pas here? No way, rope skipng. Hahaha- u rememba na! Wen we use to fly kite on d strts! Play foto chewng gum, beer n soft drink corks as our own version of PS. Wen we use worn out tyres as rollng motor, paint bucket cover as tyres n daddys hanger as steerng, peak milk can 4 constructng vehicles. Haba... Rememba na. >Those days of ogwu ogwuche oyi enayi eh, ali-kpo kwaje n lu-wo kwu ae (idoma moonlight play dat u hang up one leg n b runing away 4rm d marksman), wat abt ochedu ko mi igbihino, alekwu ogba-gba oye-ligbihi a-y-e? Haha- u rememba abi?.>Those days wen our favourite Tv cartoon ws voltron dèfender of d univers spider man.>Those days of Limca soft drink, choco milo adverts on black n whìte Tv. >Those days wen NTA show rainbow color 4 3Omin den national anthem b4 dey resume transmission by 4pm. >Those days of NTA programes such as sunday rendevous Tales by moonlight Sunday news line New masqurade by chief zebrudaya, clarus,grengory, jegede shokoya, akpenor et al jagwa half hour n soap operas lyk behind d cloud (Ene Oloja n co), cock crow at dawn (bongos ikwe n co). Rememba na! >Those dayz of morning/afternoon session in our public primary sch. >the days of okpemiala, kpoo-tor, okpemi obagu kpoo-tor (idoma jingle) sang by pupils durng friday clean up. >Those days of Ajili maba maba, jeenehe-gam kan jeonnbi ga (A song in idoma 4 white seasönal birds crossng territory) n we luked at our fingers n actually sees white spots on dem. >those days wen Eleganza pen was d best. >Those days wen we use 2 drink water 4rm d tap directly n even suck it out wen water is nt forth comng. >Those days wen basket sandals, simbi n bata sandals was d best. >Those days wen we use to shout at airplanes to drop bag of möney n bread 4 us. >Those days wen we use 2 sing sandalili sandalili, DSTV hs nt cum den. >Those days wen we use 2 build housese 4rm sand n clay, play broom n minute orange n paper goal post on d ground weneva it rains. OH! My sweet child hood, cnt mention dem all. Really proud 2 hv xperienced al dix. If u r nt laughing by now den u dèfinately belong 2 d indomie generation. Hahahaha..... Dedicated 2 al ma old sch pals!
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 05:19:51 +0000
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