Date for Entry: (Wednesday 13 September 2023)
Actual Date of Online Entry: (Saturday 29 September 2023)
[T1, W:02 – D:08, (Td:2)*].
**Good Character
Cert. receipt
Dear Diary,
I came to
Valsayn with a new driver and with Sadie. We walked in from the road to the
compound. She was playing a song and I was shocked when I saw the title of it
“The Devil’s Calling.” She laughed and told me it was not what it looked like. I
just took her word for it and walked onto the admin building after being
greeted by “Miss Salma” at the gate.
I did not eat
anything at all. I fixed up everything and walked up to the music room. It was
only the teacher’s room that was locked. Miss Paul came in during the middle of
assembly time and we couldn’t get in. Instead, we used a blank copy of the exam
paper with 2M. They took notes from everything in their notebooks instead.
The departmental
meeting was during the second period and I couldn’t get to go. Miss Roberts
came in late into the period three. Miss Paul and I had 1L right after 2M. This
class shared a symphony of descant recorders in the home classroom. I heard it
playing on my way to get them in Block K. They were lined up by boys and girls
but the lines are never maintained, lol.
I had to go to
my desk down to the admin office to get more attendance receipt forms. The
welcome to the Form 1 students was brief. Miss Paul had already introduced
herself and handed them over to me once I returned. We had two students who could
not do music because of religious reasons. We were told by the boy and the
girls that they were not allowed to play instruments that you need to blow wind
into, as well as certain drumming instruments with particular kinds of skins.
This was very new and strange to me.
The students
overall had a fun class. Not sure how boring it was for some others. I quickly
ate my dhal and rice with jeera neck in the kitchen. “Tia” was telling me to
take my time eating because I’m not always late and then say excuse. Miss Paul
went to see the Principal but she was busy today in a meeting. I went to get 2F
in Block K out of their classroom and to the music room. I didn’t like how this
class had no days in between to prepare. It was today and tomorrow only on the
timetable.
Miss Paul
recommended before I left for recess, to take note of topics that are difficult
for the children and have a review before moving forward. Those topics from 2F
were time signatures (Grade 1), Accidentals, Major scales, Tonic Triads, and
Ties and Slurs requested by Sanjay. These topics took the full duration of the
double period.
I was so tired
after that. It took me a very long time to pack my bag. When I got back in the
office, I sat back down and took longer. I also was trying to make up my mind on
which books needed to go home with me for the night. Felt very tired and slow
by Isa after meeting Daddy in Curepe. We decided to go and try to pay for the
Certificate of Good Character at the Police Station. I prayed about it going
up. We parked outside the church and went down but the officer there told us to
chance another station since they ran out of receipt books.
Daddy did not
want to go down to St. Joseph now. He said that the school traffic would be too
heavy now. I told him that we should at least try since Friday I would be too
tired to go there. We got in the car and went to make an effort. As soon as we
turned the corner to pass Lesslie, my second prayer was about to be completed.
When we got to the counter, the officer woman yelled us up and shouted at Dad.
When I saw how she was behaving I told Dad to leave it and I will try to come
back on Friday. Exiting the yard, I felt like I could have wanted to give up on
the application.
When we crossed
the road, a gentleman came running out into the roadway and told us that they
would do the receipt for us. I went in, handed the printed form to the same
officer and she filled out the receipt. Her supervisor came out and did the
inking that she did not want to do. She inked my fingers and did the printing
on the form. They suggested that I had taken a picture of the same receipt
before it was misplaced.
I thanked Jesus
again after leaving the compound. I fell asleep on the couch after Daddy left
and missed bible study with Uncle Ram. I saw Aunty’s miscall and we were still
able to have the study session.
Daryl
Zion M. Ali
(7:38
am – 3:58 pm)
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