Acquaintances to Remember

Date for Entry: (Friday 27th - Sat. 28th; December, 2013)

Actual Date of Online Entry: (Tuesday 15th June, 2021)

 

Dear Diary,

    Today I stayed up Tunapuna after the long Boxing Day celebration down in Princess Town. Around mid-morning, a friend of mom and papa came to visit them. I played him a few songs at first through he seemed like he didn’t really pay attention o cared so I just looked to finish the song and move the pan back inside.  

    I didn't know what they were talking about as I packed away and guy seemed strange so I went away inside. He even wanted me to help his son. But I can’t do that. I didn't know how to fulfil the request coming. He left soon after and said he would come back the next day.

    The next day, mom and Papa friend, Mr. Singh from yesterday, came back with his son. He took us to Trincity. Meanwhile, mom and I went to R.I.K. Bookstores and she bought me a Piano Course Book. Took me a while  to walk out the bookstore after seeing all the good literature.

    I had to carry papa up the stairs to use the wash room. He took a while to get up the stairs. On coming back, he couldn’t make to come down the escalators. There were too much eyes on him and especially me. I realized that I had make a mistake by coming down first. His sick foot couldn’t move and he eventually moved and came down. We walked back to the new wing where mom and the other two boys were. 

    While leaving the Mall, there were two times that Mr. Sing had passed two different roads to take us back home. Then He took us to his home in the Southern part of UWI. He had a beautiful garden with fruit trees. I drank four coconuts of water. Papa drank one and mom ate the jelly. After, he cut some green fruit that looked like apples. I can’t spell the name but it sounds like dongs.   

 

Daryl Zion M. Ali

Steelpan Nightmare

 Date for Entry: (Tuesday 17th December, 2013)

Actual Date of Online Entry: (Tuesday 15th June, 2021)

 Dear Diary,

    Today was my Tenor pan's 'Bought Day'. The reason I said Bought day was because it was bought and was not born. But as dad was carelessly holding the pan case he dropped it on the concrete floor. This was hurtful. The F5 or C5 was not correct in sound and the Bb4 was gone altogether. I took it and put back the pan into the pan case. 

    The next day, mom paid Mr. Lewis $250.00 to carry my Tenor pan to fix and tune. It was something very hard to do because I was worried that the pan wouldn’t fix. I hope it returns soon.

 

Daryl Zion M. Ali

Aramalaya Christmas Concert (2013)

Date for Entry: (Sunday 15th December, 2013)

Actual Date of Online Entry: (Tuesday 15th June, 2021)

Dear Diary,

    Today was the Christmas Concert in Church. Every group must come together and put on a show for the Congregation. My part was most exciting because I was in the Pan section. Some of the songs I played was with the Golden Years and one-piece with Joshua. 

The songs played were: 

• While Shepherds watched their flocks by Night
• Once in David’s City
• Joy to the World
• We Three Kings – (By Joshua & I alone)
• Doxology

 

    The morning continued lovely and the people enjoyed it. The scores used for this event was not saved.

Link(s):

1. Aramalaya Carol Service (2013) Program.

 

Daryl Zion M. Ali 

Decision-making

 Date for Entry: (Wednesday 4th December, 2013)

Actual Date of Online Entry: (Tuesday 15th June, 2021)

Dear Diary,

    Today was the day for Hillview College’s Christmas Concert. It is difficult to sit rom morning until lunchtime in the Hall sitting and sometimes watch students spoil the show if they take the chance. I didn't go. Instead, I stayed home and put some work into a personal project that I was doing at the time.

    I was still glad to take the chance and save a copy of the program that was about to throw away. Looking down at the programme I saw that the Steel Ensemble was going to play. I hope that their performance was good if they still had a song done. 

    Somehow our group around this time was witnessing a slack including with the teacher too. We were not on strike but performances for services and school functions were quite quiet.

Link(s):

1. Hillview's Carol Concert - Program.

 

Daryl Zion M. Ali