Monthly Archive for March, 2009

At around 4 pm, when I was just arriving home it was very wonderful to see many people flocking to a certain house. I asked someone who was coming from witnessing the scene. Tatu and Mago were fighting over kachaso (local beer). These two men are cousins. The latter stubbed his cousin on the chest and was bleeding.

Had lunch at Peter

I failed to go home for lunch because I had no means of transport. Peter called me that his wife prepared enough food (nsima) which he wanted me to share. After taking nsima we watched some movies on Peter’s TV set. Peter connected his TV set because we preferred to watch music artists.

When I was at the work my friend Pearson received a call that the neighboring boy died for falling from baobab tree when he was plucking fruits. A 12 year boy who was absent from school he organized his friends to hunt for grasshoppers. On that exercise they saw a lot of baobab fruits above the big and tallest tree. He was only elder and clever than the rest. He advised his friends to remain and collect fruits which he was going to pluck. He climbed that tallest and biggest baobab tree. He managed to pluck many of the fruits. Unfortunately, one of the branches failed to keep rigid and support him as he was trying to pluck from that branch. He fell and amputated his right leg and arm as well. He died at the spot. It was really so bad and sympathetic.

Sent home for school uniform

My son was sent back home for he was not in school uniform. Her mother informed me about that development. I paid an excuse at my work to buy a school uniform to keep him attending classes.

It was great to me for I was attaining 32. There was no any ceremony concerning this day because I was financially embarrassed. I only had some money for school traveling costs. “How are we cerebrating your birthday today?” “I think you feel disappointed for I do not have money for cerebration”. I told her.

Phone message cut the cost
The morning AXA bus was on the depot when I was arriving Dyeratu. It was 5:58 am. It was hardly for me to get in because it was already full of passengers up to the bus door. The bus conductor did not admit me to board. I remained when it was leaving for Blantyre. I was stranded just waiting for the minibuses. Two minibuses came from Nchalo but were too full of passengers that could not find a place. It was it was hopefully God’s plan because I received a phone message from my college mate, Lameck Kampioni who advised me that he was advised through phone by school management secretary that there were no classes for some lecturers and students went for a trip to Lake Malawi.

The man who was drunk was almost to die of severe beaten. The man had his friends at a certain bottle store at the district trading area. He was seen by some people that he had a lot of money following the way he was buying beer than anybody else. On his way some suspected fellow drunkards followed his steps. They start beating him and was left bleeding as if he was dead. His all money was seized. Early in the morning he crawled from the bush and it was when some people who were just crossing by saw him. The police men collected him for urgent medical care.

3rd March was declared to be holiday in Malawi to commemorate John Chilembwe who is regarded as a hero for Malawi. Many people did not work. I was at home just studying. After lunch I got my young brother at his house. He informed me of the crucial match that was to take place at Mitole ground.

Mitole lost at home
Thousands of people gathered at 2 pm to watch the neighbouring two local giant teams between Mitole and Chikwawa Medicals. When these two teams met, always thousands of surrounding communities flock to witness. In the first ten minutes Chikwawa Medicals scored two goals. The match ended four- one in favour of Medicals.

Supporter beaten
One of the Mitole supporters was insulting Medical supporters. The Medical supporters lost their tempers and started beating him and he had mouth and ear bleeding. Most people did not wonder for his misfortunate because he fond of despising other team’s supporters.