IN LOVING MEMORY

"How did it get in here???"

.....we asked ourselves as we heard it scrambling and making it's way through the books in one corner of the room. It seemed like it had been in the room for some time because the manner in which it ran from bunk to bunk showed that it was no "jjc". We were at a loss, because we didn't know what to do with it. Its not like we were scared or anything of the sort because we had tried chasing it out before but yours truly almost broke an arm. No one was ready to be tied up in P.O.P (plaster of paris) so, we decided to let sleeping dogs lie.

We waited earnestly and prayed fervently that it would one day, leave the room. Day by day we hoped that it would find the door open and scramble away. ...But this did not happen. One day, our prayers were answered. The student body had placed a circular on the notice board stating that the hostels would be fumigated within the next week. Our joy knew no bounds as we waited in excitement.


They came fully clothed in their attire looking like the ghost busters one morning, and they were ready to carry out their business. They sprayed different chemicals in the room and even placed certain tablets on the floor. All we needed now was time so we could see the effect.

I was rushing to class one morning and was about to pull out my shoe and Voila!.....there it was all cuddled up in the shoe lying cold in death. It must have eaten one of the tablets placed by the fumigating team. It looks like it crawled and crawled with pain after it had eaten the "forbidden fruit", looking for its final resting place. Then it saw it, that beautiful shoe (more like a casket) where It would lay and say its final prayers. It curled itself into a comfortable position and drifted into eternal rest.

THE END ;'(


To its fellow creatures, I say weep not!.......for it is only a matter of time before you all join your fellow compatriot. Enjoy the life that you have now because it may be taken from you in the twinkling of an eye.


R.I.P --------> Rattus Rattus
.......Your "athletic skills" will be missed and your memory will remain indelible in THEIR hearts. ADIOS :'(



GRACIAS

GRANDMA IS AGING!!!!

This is for those of you that haven’t gotten the memo…. my ”GRANDMA IS AGING”.

I know it’s normal for people to grow old but there is this joy I feel inside me every time my grandma adds another year. I love her so much that it bothers the people around me. Why wouldn’t I love her?!.... she has taught me how to survive and how to be independent at such a young age.

My grandma is rich today not because she is the smartest amongst her peers or anything of the sort but God has really blessed her. She owns one of the biggest plantations amongst her friends. Business partners come from different nations and continents just to trade with her.  She has a lot of farmlands where she grows rice, cocoa e.t.c and exports them to other countries in other to make profit. She hasn’t always been this rich. In the past she had very little resources and could barely feed well but even with all the problems she faced, she could still smile and stand tall.

My Grandma has had her heart broken a lot of times by people who claimed to love her. They would promise her the world but the moment they are given the opportunity they milk her dry. She has been taken for a ride a lot of times that her grandchildren {me and my cousins} are ready to stand up for her.

One unique detail about my grandma is that she is such a religious fanatic that when the religious/political crises were rampant, she actually thought she would be destroyed… but “to the shame of the devil” (like she always says) she’s still growing strong.  She has been lucky because all her life she hasn’t experienced any natural disaster like earthquakes et all.

My grandma is trying very hard to take her place in the "new school" era (sounds funny but it's true). She now has a facebook and twitter account where she shares her pains, joys and future plans. Sad thing is that a lot of pessimists comment on her updates. There are a few optimists though, people who believe she will make it through all her woes and pains.

We are planning a big birthday party for her in 2015 where we would expose all those that have swindled and cheated her in any form. A lot of people are going to attend it and it will be the talk of the town for generations to come. Despite the pain and suffering my grandma might be going through presently, I know she will come out strong like the fighter that she is. I am happy because with all her experiences (both good and bad) I have learnt a lot.

There’s only one thing in this world I’ll trade you for grandma and that is NOTHING.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY GRANDMA…….I love you!

P.S:    I forgot to mention a tiny detail about my grandma. My grandma’s name is NIGERIA.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY NIGERIA……

You   are   not   BUILT-TO-FALL,

You   are        BEAU-TI-FUL.

GRACIAS.