I left for Blantyre to approach Electricity Supply Corporation Of Malawi for I was called to meet one of the planning department officials. Mr. Chisale advised me to wait for only two days because the quotation was already prepared. Only check up by the manager then to be submitted to Kasinthula Fairtrade Premium Fund for payment.
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Archive for July, 2007
At around 4:00am, I caught fever but after taking medicine (panadol), I felt better and attended the work. At lunchtime I had very little money only for chips. I failed to go home because my bicycle had a problem. Some phase two farmers were discussing some issues to be raised on Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, August 01-2007.
When I got home late afternoon I found two men were at Chinangwa village headman. Villagers stopped these two for they were crossing with 10 goats, which people were suspecting of being stolen. They were asked to produce the buying documents, but they failed. One of the suspected men paid an excuse to pass urine, but he ran away. A lot of who were there failed to capture him. That showed that the goats were really stolen from other villages. Community police service members took the left one to Chikwawa police. But on the way he too paid an excuse to take off his windbreaker and escaped.
With Bertha at home was the nice Sunday. We had breakfast and flashbacking the arrangement made to influence the success of the ceremony. Bertha was busy cleaning out and inside my house. At around 8:50am I went to Bertha’s parents’ residence to take her best friend Emily to Chinangwa village. At around 4:25pm Bertha and I escorted Emily as she was going back home, Balaka. I hired a cyclist to lift her to Dyeratu Trading Center deport and paid Mk40.
The burning issue was my engagement ceremony to Bertha. The organizing committee for the engagement ceremony had to arrange everything in place. The committee borrowed 160 plastic chairs. The traditional dances started early morning like mabatcha whereby two men had drums followed by women dancing surrounding the drummers. Over 350 people and four group village headmen turned up to participate the ceremony.
The ceremony started at 2:00pm with a prayer by Bertha’s father, Likagwa. Then master of the ceremony Mr.Biliati called all representatives of both Elod and Bertha. My parents were brought forward and then Bertha’s parents were too brought. Then I was firstly taken out of the room to presence of the funs. After people rejoicing for my presence, Bertha was also taken out to the presence of the funs. It was so beautiful and colorful. After the ceremony I hired a vehicle to lift people back to Chinangwa village that cost Mk2500.00.
After all I had Bertha at my home to start a new life. Bertha and I prayed for all who showed interests and support on our marriage to be blessed and have good luck.
I left for Blantyre for my studies. We only dealt on social and community welfare. I was knocking off at around 3:30pm. While at the deport waiting minibus to lift me to Chikwawa I received a call from my brother asking me to have the engagement ceremony postponed because people were not yet paid. I responded that failing to have the ceremony on Saturday is the same as failing to marry Bertha. At 7:00evening a lot of people from Chinangwa village especially women went to Lauji village where Bertha was basing to have a whole night dance. The young drummers carried away lots of people with their tune.
I left for Blantyre to meet ESCOM officials as Nchalo branch manager referred me to. At the ESCOM customer care I discussed with one of the officials who confirmed me that the corporation is soon going to start phase two construction of the Chinangwa village electrification project. I had Peter Mtengo, as a driver because we used the general manager’s vehicle. Peter was given some money to buy computer keyboard and grinder.
From the shop we left for Wenera deport to collect Emily Chimombo the best friend to Bertha, my future wife who was going to participate engagement ceremony for her friend on July28-2007, Saturday. I found Emily waiting for me. When I met her, she didn’t recognize me, but I recognize her because I had a photo given by Bertha. We were arriving at Bertha’s residence around 4:25pm; Bertha hugged Emily once got off from the vehicle.
I was supposed to go to Blantyre to meet officials for Electricity Supply Corparation Of Malawi Limited, that’s a follow up of the quotation for phase two construction of Chinangwa electrification project. But the general manager told me to leave on Thursday, July26.
I was properly filing invoices, payments documents as well as bank statements of the premium fund for 2006-2007, for easier accountability. At 12:00noon I failed to home for lunch because I had no means of transport. I continued working hungry up to knocking off-hour, that’s 4:30pm. I borrowed my friend’s bicycle to use it back home. At home I directed my young sister to prepare me food so urgently. I had food (nsima) with vegetables and grilled beans as relish. It already my dinner.After taking that food I went to cheer my friend, Alfred Butao who caught malaria.
I went to Nchalo Trading Center with my future wife to buy some commodities like flour, baking powder, cooking oil and many more in preparation for the due engagement ceremony. My brother in law got me home and promised to buy 10packets of sugar in assistance for the preparation.Late afternoon my father called me, and promised to provide one goat that shall be used as relish on that ceremonial day.
My friend Joe got me early morning. He asked me to accompany him to almost 10km away bushes from my own village Chinangwa. He wanted to find out if his firewood that someone cut for him was not stolen. Before reached the place, I suspected buffalo newly steps. Joe did not believe, but I told him to step forward by two meters to the bear clay soil where he appreciated that buffaloes stepped and assured me that they were around to place. We turned back home for the fear of that.
At 4:00pm a lot of women gathered at my brothers residence to practice some traditional songs for my due engagement ceremony. Two young men were leading those women by drumming four drums and a trumpet locally made from the pipe and a half cut plastic bottle tied at the end of it. Those drummers influenced a lot of young ladies to keep on dancing up to around 8evening.
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