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10 random facts from my secondary school days:
a little (troubling) story from my academic past
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a little (troubling) story from my academic past
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#FGCMinna #FGCMX #ProUnitate
This is the secondary school (high school) I attended. I was here for 6 years, 180 km away from home. (These pictures you see right here depicts the school in a much better state than it was when I attended it).
1. I slept inside broken ceilings (roof) for several nights...
1. I slept inside broken ceilings (roof) for several nights...
...(and luckily, I never fell off, I could have fractured my bones).
2. I ate food cooked with boiling rings from a laundry bucket, with my hands, at midnight!
3. I drank brown colored water from the borehole and used my shirt as a filter for sand and stones.
2. I ate food cooked with boiling rings from a laundry bucket, with my hands, at midnight!
3. I drank brown colored water from the borehole and used my shirt as a filter for sand and stones.
4. I got electrocuted countless times by naked electric wires because there was hardly ever a socket.
5. I mastered the art of killing several species of snakes and scorpions with stones. I killed as many that posed a threat.
5. I mastered the art of killing several species of snakes and scorpions with stones. I killed as many that posed a threat.
6. I never ever sat on a toilet seat - for 6 years! We all used the bush for our convenience. We called the bush "Kashi island", and I would squeeze torn pages from my notebook until they became a bit soft to use as tissue paper.
7. I was woken up every morning at about 4am with a loud bang on iron gates. I had to literally run out of bed in answer to the call. The loud bang was usually associated with a loud shout demanding for the “last fag in this block!”
The time granted for us to rise out of sleep in order to form queues in the cold courtyard was 5 seconds. 5 seconds max! otherwise you got flogged and severely punished.
8. I learned to be lashed with belts, sticks, wires, rubber etc. I was trained not to cry, or show weakness
8. I learned to be lashed with belts, sticks, wires, rubber etc. I was trained not to cry, or show weakness
...or even make a sound, no matter the intensity of the lash. It was called "Chesting it". I would boast to my friends by showing them the thick wounds on my back. Sometimes I won't be able to sit on a chair for days.
9. With literally only a 3-litre-keg of water...
9. With literally only a 3-litre-keg of water...
...I took my morning showers, (and yes I managed it well, and was able to wash and rinse). I also brushed my teeth from the same 3-litre reserve.
10. Most Saturday afternoons were spent by using iron cutlasses to cut grass and thick bushes. This left me with scars and
10. Most Saturday afternoons were spent by using iron cutlasses to cut grass and thick bushes. This left me with scars and
... a host of blisters in my palm. This practice was called “Manual labour” During manual labour we were forced to recite a song that goes like this: “I am fag oh, I am a fag oh, I am a rotten banana…” I was caught several times not reciting it, and I was flogged mercilessly.
... My friends would say "stop being so stubborn! Just sing the song so they'll stop beating you!".
Today, I look back at those fun years and I reminisce. Lol!
And this is NOT even half the story.
Today, I look back at those fun years and I reminisce. Lol!
And this is NOT even half the story.
