AND BEHOLD HERE ARE THE FIRST YEARS
So
the first years are several weeks old in school, and the continuing students are
back. I am sure that several of the latter have found themselves in a situation
where they have to be ‘pirates’ (mostly being a pain to other people by staying
in a room where you have not been allocated), don’t worry so have I and while I
was at it I was forced to listen in on an interesting conversation, talk about
lemon being used to make lemonade.
I
stayed in a room that had 3 first years and only I was not of the feather. Since
I was pirating, I made an effort to show an interest in all the conversations,
but soon they caught the attention of my nosy brain and itchy keyboard. The
stories of the new birds started by series of confessions on how great a party
organized by David Mwangi in the previous night was off the hook, made lively
by Colonel Mustapha and crowned with free alcohol from male continuing
students.
Soon
it was on how each of the ladies swore to each other to do as they wanted coz
anyway they were in campus finally- the land of the ‘free’. The discussion went
on and on jumping from one juicy topic each peculiarly centred on men, beauty
and alcohol. The young ladies clearly enjoyed their talk so as much as at
multiple times I wanted to step in and pour some old wisdom I restrained as I
didn't want to take away their excitement but most importantly I was a ‘pirate’
and I did not want to shoot the souls that housed me.
I
came to Maseno in 2011 & i absolutely loved my moments as a first year: are
there any similarities between 2011 and 2014 or are they different sides of
different coins?
The
contrast…
Their
phones are nothing like what I reported to school with. Upon my admission to
Maseno I had an LG KP105 phone. These first years are so tech savvy than any
fourth year, 3 years ago.
They
are more ready to stick their legs in mud than I was. Three years ago when I
came to Maseno, I got involved in a lot of things but alcohol was not one of
them. In an intoxicated state, things happen and at that moment there is no
turning back: from illicit sex to fights. An unnamed source told me of a fight
that occurred on the 12th night that left a student seriously
injured, and guess what a couple of first years were part of that.
They
are all on Facebook and a host of other social networks. I wouldn't brag to
have been a social media guru 3 years ago, but these guys are: well at least a
good majority of them. My friends can testify that even today am not much of a
social media enthusiast.
And
the similarities…
Alcohol
is the one cord that is strikingly similar. Love for alcohol cuts across the
board for the freshers’ and all the continuing students. If your target is to
throw a big party that no one attends delete alcohol from the menu. So long
comrades
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