Fresher: Ewu Jambito! She was the first person i met in the room. Her bed is placed perpendicular to mine. So she is the first person my eyes lays on each morning. She is a fresher. A petite figure, ebony black, cheeky smiles, small legged, white teethed with a spirit. Her name is Nenye. A shorter form of Chinenye. She fascinates me. Thats my confession this matriculation morning. She does. Naturally, i am always interested in the story behind what i see. Am interested in the story behind the physical characteristics i see. Thats what our lecturers encouraged us to do. Going behind the scene. I know many will see it as Amebo, Olofofo, Telephone wire. Is it our fault? Social sciences, my faculty, studies human behaviours. It is an institutionalized amebo. Trying to understand behaviours, even when you havent understood yourself. I decided to watch the story in her. Nenye is a bookaholic. Not a casual one. Not my type of book loving. Nah. I dont read. Ive never pretended that i do. Though people will always label me that i do. But, i know myself wella. If that i do, i wont be online most days looking for trouble, i wont have time to listen to people. I wont have time to write. I wont have the time to groove. Are you surprised? Ah. Dont be. I am a pro there. I wont have time to visit friends, chat away my sorrow and stress with them. I wouldve been like Nenye. Always with my books. But i forgot to mention this. I was once like her. In my first year. When my brain was fire. Choi. Who dared me then? I was a two directional student then. Class and library. Nothing else. I had issues even with my sister then. She will always complain that i come back late. Are you the only first year student? She will ask. I miss those days. When i had only one aim. First class. Thats what brings to me Nenye. I miss my first year days. But you see, as you get older, your problems begins to have more and more branches. Maybe thats why i lost the zeal. Maybe thats why my g.p has entered UNN shuttle, racing to Ogige main market, Nsukka. Am still chasing it. But as i come closer, the shuttle changes gear. Abeg, help me to beg the shuttle to stop. So that i can catch up with my G.p. You see, another aspect of Nenye is that she is too intelligent and smart. Indeed she is. Yesterday, i was complaining bitterly to her that i was seriously lagging behind with my studies. Do you know what she told me? How much will you pay to hear it? Ok forget. Todays matric. Free rice and chop chop plenty. She said, a thinker once said, the best time to plant a tree was 20years ago. But the second time to do that is now. Biko, didnt she give me the best advice with that quote? She did. Begin now to start working. Forget about your lost years. Now is still early. You see what mean. Wisdom and intelligence. Nenye. Ah. Wait o. I hear music. Sound of bottle hitting. Ewu jambito has begun. And Nenye. She is looking so pretty. Congrats to all the matriculants.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 08:02:43 +0000
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