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Tuesday, December 13, 2005
embarrasing moments
i was talking to my sister the other day and we started talking about those embarrasing moments that we have gone through. most seem hilarious now, but then we were mortified and thought that life would never be the same again.
like this one time we had friends come over to visit. now, my parents house is situated in central - you know, near enough to be able to get to "tao" without much of a hassle but far enough to be considered shags by those who lived in nai and its immediate environs. these pals were the kind who would never let us forget that we lived in ocha. we were always being asked if they needed a visa or yellow fever jab to come over and if they should bring supplies and a compass in case they got lost. ama when they would say that the reason that there are so many guys selling juice, sweets, brittanias and the like was because the journey was so long and the passengers needed to stock up on sustenance before they came. eh, watoto wa tao have petho (lol, my sis reminded me of this word, i had totally sahaud it)
now, at home there was (and still is) a little bit of everything. a couple of cows, chicken, goats, rabbits, pigs and the like. so on said day, our resident agricultural engineer had gone for his usual matembezis. so we were in the sitting room watching tv and having juice with our pals and then my dad calls Reece (my sister) and i out. we were like bas! were we making too much noise? nope. apparently, the agricultural engineer did not close the some of the pig pens properly and the animals were running around loose and causing havoc. my dad said we should do the neccesary.
my dad is all for free speech but there is a way that he says something and you know that you had better not even argue. to question him would be to imply that he should go round them up - kwani what did he have kids for? so we put on our rubber shoes and went outside to the compound and there were SEVEN full sized pigs running around plus a couple of smaller ones. anyone who has tried to catch one knows that it's damn near impossible cos they move with the speed of light. cows are easy to get, goats and sheep even. but those nguruwes ...woi! even afadhali chicken. so there we were running around trying to corner one after another as we heard peals of laughter from the house among them one of the dudes that Reece was trying to dart. they did come out (much, much) later on to "help" and after half an hour of running, puffing and sweating the job was done. that was ages ago, but i still have some friends who ask me how the pigs are doing.
lol - thank goodness for a sense of humour!
like this one time we had friends come over to visit. now, my parents house is situated in central - you know, near enough to be able to get to "tao" without much of a hassle but far enough to be considered shags by those who lived in nai and its immediate environs. these pals were the kind who would never let us forget that we lived in ocha. we were always being asked if they needed a visa or yellow fever jab to come over and if they should bring supplies and a compass in case they got lost. ama when they would say that the reason that there are so many guys selling juice, sweets, brittanias and the like was because the journey was so long and the passengers needed to stock up on sustenance before they came. eh, watoto wa tao have petho (lol, my sis reminded me of this word, i had totally sahaud it)
now, at home there was (and still is) a little bit of everything. a couple of cows, chicken, goats, rabbits, pigs and the like. so on said day, our resident agricultural engineer had gone for his usual matembezis. so we were in the sitting room watching tv and having juice with our pals and then my dad calls Reece (my sister) and i out. we were like bas! were we making too much noise? nope. apparently, the agricultural engineer did not close the some of the pig pens properly and the animals were running around loose and causing havoc. my dad said we should do the neccesary.
my dad is all for free speech but there is a way that he says something and you know that you had better not even argue. to question him would be to imply that he should go round them up - kwani what did he have kids for? so we put on our rubber shoes and went outside to the compound and there were SEVEN full sized pigs running around plus a couple of smaller ones. anyone who has tried to catch one knows that it's damn near impossible cos they move with the speed of light. cows are easy to get, goats and sheep even. but those nguruwes ...woi! even afadhali chicken. so there we were running around trying to corner one after another as we heard peals of laughter from the house among them one of the dudes that Reece was trying to dart. they did come out (much, much) later on to "help" and after half an hour of running, puffing and sweating the job was done. that was ages ago, but i still have some friends who ask me how the pigs are doing.
lol - thank goodness for a sense of humour!
15 Comments:
Ah the moments that make childhood memorable.They actually have hog catching contests down here you should come see if you can make some $ for christmas!
Hey baby, thanxa for reminding me to stock up 4the 19th(LOL). And we do nt hve pehto, its just that were not exactly DFs like sme pple :-D PS pliz tell me the pigs are always lockedup now, I dn think I have that much energy!! Luv ya
pole sana for your pigulations. Are they still around we could use some pork the coming festive season and all....
Chasing pigs, gal, that sure is funny. I know what you mean about living in a farm - and that took me back to when we had to go 'catch' a chicken for dinner every saturday - how do you choose which of the hundreds is gonna be your dinner (especially when the featherly thingy 'flies' out of your grasp)
just a random thot, totally without connection to the blog feel free to share." a show of might is almost always promalgatd by a 'healthy' dose of sensless pride and augmented by autter stupidity!"
@ poi
wee, don't even start. but it would be interesting to see what you come up with. i think i have heard every mchongoano there is out there so bring it! and what kenya bus hadithi?
@ keguro
i officially offer to depethofy you- i'll start small. maybe you could start by catching a cow? or milking one even :-D
@ cute_angel
that for sure was a kodak moment, but thank goodness no one had a camera because i would never have been able to live it down.
@ acolyte
hey, you've given me an idea. i'll have one of those contests as soon as get home!
@ mr. teddy
ati DF? how dare you! just for that you will have to join the deptho-fying programme with keguro.
@ prousette
the only thing worse than catching a pig is hearing them being slaughtered. those things are noisy like you wouldn't believe.
@ guess
i hope you had closed shoes as you went to catch your dinner. i once went to collect eggs in my slippers and i had nail polish on my toes - needless to say my feet were attacked cos of the way chickes like to peck shiny things ...
@ mr. teddy
thanks for the deep thought - you aren't off the hook yet though, nice try.
LOL @ this funny trip down memory lane and a frown for the friends for not getting out soon enough to help catch the pigs.
I didn't grow up on a farm but since I raised chicken for about 5 yrs I can fully relate. Mine were all housed in their shed but at times when cleaning or adding chik feed a couple would find their way out & dash out towards open fields, neighbours' houses etc. Was quite a sight as I can imagine your was,lol!
Yes, Dads hve a way os saying something that shouldn't be taken as a request but rather an order that shouldn't be challenged.
come to think of it i remember ur bro gettin dissed abouut the shags thing but i could be wrong
now now now...and u thought ur shrink was wrong when he told u'd laugh about it years to come...and believe me i know with that kinda drama u must have gone to some shrink. hehe heehehe heee heee
@acolyte ive also heard of cow tipping contests...hee hee hee
lol..ati petho..I thought only my buddy from Naks said that!! lol he is redeemed kumbe there are other shades out there..
lol im just playing..great post!
:) That's a funny story, spicebear. Can this oldie and one who knows zero sheng be told the meaning of 'pletho' please?:)
Merry Xmass and happy new year
Lol, that's one funny post.That was a goood life lakini. Haiya! even my bro just reminded me of that word petho...LOL, pyce, maringo yaani for all y'all townsfolk!
Where are you lost to?????
Parents! You must admit there's a book out there that states quite clearly, how to kill your children's love life!
We wacha "chewing pedho" sana (just wanted to say chewing ped/tho.) Lakini you're slacking off, post baby, post.
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