Thursday, December 08, 2005

Back in the day....sometimes I sit and wish I was a kid again!

O my goodness.
Today we gon go back way back in the days when we were in school.

I have some pretty vivid memories of my High School days.
I grew up in the States and at age 14 my parent felt like I needed to experience Naija first hand…damn the stories. They joined force and deceived my ass to go on vacation, I should have known they were up to sumtin considering they never agreed on anything. After a couple weeks, I was thrown into some ghetto ass school at first Methodist Grammar school in Ibadan….mehn it was horrid. I was beaten for not kneeling down on the assembly and telling the principal it was barbaric to ask us to do that. Then they beat my ass for not wearing uniform…as if? My aunt who I lived with at the time was not very cool, we didn’t do anything fun but I met a few folks (Tope Fawehimi, Funmi Palmer, Laoulu Coker and Busola Coker) around my way and they took me out to parties and stuff but it was getting old so I moved to Lagos. At first they threw me in Ifako International School in Iju…not a bad school but then I was friends with the proprietor's son so I chilled at their crib from time to time. I made some awesome friends; Bukky Ogundehin, Toyin, Mike, Benji and Tunde Gbadebo it was weird because I could barely speak Yoruba…I understood fully but my Yoruba was Egun-ish. I also met Deola Suberu who was from Jand and some Bisola chick that used to Lie that her mum went to Yankee to do groceries….Oh how dumb we were!
After getting caught for writing a letter about the school matron and Housemaster panashukwing I left ISSI and moved in with my grandma. My grandma was one of those societal old ladies that refused to embrace old age, I honestly felt like she wanted to be like my cousins and I that’s why we didn’t get along. She put me in Apata Memorial High School in Isolo which was cool cause I met a lot of cool people and my cousins all lived with me
(all our parents were in Yankee) and we collectively drove grandma crazy!
I remember walking to school cause we lived in Isolo. I remember making friends with Remi even though she was in a different click, down with da click, Buhahaha and I was in Unique babes; My cousin bisi Akerele, Sinmbo Osude, Thelma Akpe and Bola Odegbami. I remember sneaking out of school and being chased by our pshyco proprietor the ‘Great Apata’ may his soul rest in peace. I remember getting flogged on my first day of school!
I had on my bell bottom jeans and platform shoes (LOL) and feeling like the shit walking into the school compound. It was a shortlived because Apata ushered me to the front of the assembly and asked me to bend my back, I had no clue he was about to flog me! Imagine the nonsense! My crime apparently was not standing at attention during the pledge! I remember my then best friends and still my best friends Sinmbo Osude and Thelma Akpe and Remi Ladejobi. I remember knowing Moji then but being indifferent towards her because she was not popular. I remember dating Laja Adande and being jealous cause Joke liked him and she was cute. I remember Toun aroloye and my Ace back then Tope Awoye. I remember being the second most baffed up girl because no one could beat Tope (Even Today). I remember Bunmi Oyefodunrin (Gangster bitch) and The cute ex-navy chap…Femi sumtin. O lest I forget Tosin Oloye…badass and Wale Yussuf. I remember Mikilo and Abayomi Lawal.
I remember a party that our rival click had on a soakaway and Nepa taking light and the heifers had no generator! I remember Remi coming back from Yankee our final year rocking her knee length cork heel boots and body hug.
I remember Moji’s pop watch that was bigger than her head! I remember the girl had nasatall and was flat chested! (Look at her now!!)
O my gawd! I remember mama sac! Her sweaty ass serving us contaminated rice! Damn!

O sweet sweet memories…..Naija was the best 6 years of my life..fa real!!
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