You got a car? You are the celebrity!
My closest college buddy brings his car to school. Of course, to the average first world middle class citizen, this is a norm, with kids form this group even driving Mercedes Benz and BMWs even to high school. However to the average African who still believes owning a car is a sing of wealth, bringing one to school makes you fit to eat with the gods and makes you nothing less than an arch-angel.
Its funny how people will literally lick my friend’s ass just to be with him; boys and girls alike. Not that I am worried he gets all the attention; being in his shadow gets me a few licks as well. Take this example; there is this girl who goes out of her way to please the the guy, bringing him food (Get a life bitch. If he can afford to bring a car to school, he sure can afford his own food). She goes out of her way finding silly excuses to get stuck with the guy in the car in the middle of the night. So when her antics failed to do the trick, she turned to me thinking since we are buddies, I can convince him how blah-blah she is and he would change his mind about her. Although I haven’t done anything to date, I still get spoilt to one or two. Read more
Bury yourself in a good book
Over the years there have been concerns about the waning interests of Zimbabweans in their reading culture and it is believed that people mostly read for exams but other than that, they do not find it worthwhile to bury themselves in a good book. Although people are turning their back on reading, knowledge which is derived from reading books is power. Read more
