SCHOOL SWEET BUT EXAMS...... - Uncle Stephen
My friend ONOS says 'Stevo! School sweet but na exam spoil am' An adage many of us agree with. Examination time in the university instills the fear of God in all and sundry. People who spent the entire semester faffing and jonsing suddenly remember that education is the best Legacy. Men dem who didn't attend classes during the day, suddenly become night class ambassadors and some others go to different lengths just to survive exams. I had a friend who to read, he would soak his legs in a bowl of water and for the next twelve years, baba's eye will never close. All he needed to do was just change the water after a while and keep nibbling on his shirt, twisted to become pointy. In fact, to better soak in a particular point, he would put the tip in between his tongue and upper teeth and suck on it. Na my own go loss? Baba was getting some nice A's after being an O O all semester. I had to join in this exam water baptism so the dove of knowledge can land on my head ...