Pardon me for being on superblog mode this week. But when the inspiration to write comes,it has come!When it rains,it pours!
Thursday, 13th June 2013
Location:Sitting Room
7.45pm
(Disclaimer:The times I have given are mere approximations.A reliance on my memory.)
We've all just had dinner.I'm lying on the couch and younging walks to me. "Mum!Kuja unitolee kitabu ya A,B,C!
Kitabu ya A,B,C is his alphabet book.I must proudly say that he knows that A is for Apple, B is for Ball, C is for Cake all the way to Z is for Zebra Crossing. I wish I'd also taught him E is for Evenings and Chilling (yea I know I'm pushing it with whining about the evenings-Wacha kuenda na ball yangu! )
"Mum kuja!" he nags.
The book is on the topmost shelf in the wall unit at the dining area.
"Enda usimame hapo ustretch ustretch ustreeeeeetch mpaka ufikie utoe!" I tease.
"Apana sitafikia mum!Kuja!" He is almost tagging at my pyjamas. "Enda basi uambie auntie akutolee.Umwambie, 'Auntie!Please nitolee kitabu.Mimi ni mfupi' ."
He stares at me angrily, "Mimi si mfupiiii!Mimi ni mdogo!!"
There are guffaws in the room!
Friday, 14th June 2013
6.15am
Breakfast time
On the table for me- tea and home made mandazis.
For Jeff -warm milky chocolate and mandazis.
"Jeff, twende tukanawe mikono. Si unajua wash your hands before every meal?"
He is reluctant,"Staki wewe uninawe mum! Nitanawa na Auntie Doris!" (the nanny)
I'm sure a Kiswahili teacher somewhere is cringing right now! It also seems like some people are still sore after being referred to as mfupi!
6.35am
"Mum ukienda job utaniambia bye?"
I feign a sulk, "Sitakuambia.Si umekataa nikunawe mikono(it's really contagious I'm telling you).
"Utaniambia!" he whines.
"Sitakuambia!" I hit back and pick my bag,ready to head out.
I promise you I blinked once and next thing I know he was standing at he door.There's a ninja at our digz you guys!
"Huendi na huendi.Nitakufungia mlango!" he says already closing the door.
I'm I raising a tyrant?So I bend and do the usual hug and kiss on the cheek, "Bye daddy.I love you!"
Kafupi releases the door."Bye mum.I love you!"
Cheeky ninja!
7.45am
I alight the matatu when I get to town.My colleagues say that if you have to catch two javs to get to work then it stops being going to work.It's a road trip.So town,for me, is that stop over at Kikopey as you head to Nakuru.Except, there's no nyamchom-sad!
I head to the next bus terminus to kamata my second jav.I get there shortly and sit in a mat.Elderly guy,around my mom's age, comes and sits next to me."Haiya ni wewe?" he starts, "tulikua na wewe ile matatu umetoka." I didn't notice him in the other jav. I'm almost always reading a book in the mornings during my road trips.Today I was reading our company's Financial Report for the previous financial year.I smile albeit.He smiles back. "Yani tutoke matatu moja tuingie ingine pamoja!" he slaps my thigh and starts laughing."Otherwise?"
I'm in so much shock at this juncture I think it's even tangible!
First of all, fellow road trip guy!How do just slap my thigh.Like we're old high school buddies.Like we're women at the market beating stories!And then you ask me 'otherwise'?Otherwise?Otherwise?Is that a greeting?Is that even a question?
Otherwise,I just stared at him and moved to the next seat.I had a financial report to read!
Slapped your thigh?!??! NTK. Next time, cause a scene- I'm serious *_^
ReplyDeleteOtherwise! :-D hahaha!!!
ReplyDeleteHA!otherwise... throw the dude a bone he's reliving his hay days wen he was a stud hehe!
ReplyDeleteI know Marie.I really shall next time :-)
ReplyDeleteWanjira..akitaka bone aende butchery :-p
ReplyDeleteLOL! Mdogo Jeff.
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