THE GOOD OLD DAYS

It’s been a while since I posted here but I do write once in a while it is just that they never get to be posted. Well today I thought I should get back on a lighter note and post some old photos from days past. The reason being life in SOS had some good sides and as bad as those cloudy days may seem, there were days of sunshine.

I managed to get hold of some old photos that I would like to share with all of you.

Remember the big parties we used to have around Christmas? And we would sit according to houses and share meals out in the open? Well, here is a photo to jog your memory. Gish is that you over there?

Remember how after the party we would get entertained by the village choir, (who by the way always seemed to be happy until I learned that “mangwaa” used to tell them to smile)?

Here is the choir then, I think it was that welcome song they sang for Hermann Gmeiner when he came to Kenya. Let me try and remember the words.

Karibu, karibu, karibu Kenya karibu…
As I look around
The day is clear
The air is fresh (mangwaa made the choir stress this word)
The water is cool
And whenever I walk
Be day or night…
…(can’t remember this line)…
Its beautiful

Karibu, karibu, karibu Kenya karibu……

This is as far as my power of recall can take me. But these song were always accompanies by drums (courtesy of the master drummers of the day Joe, Mbula Liz to mention a few). Thank you all for the entertainment the memories still linger.

And now our worst weakness when it came to guests, collecting in crowds and staring. I cannot recall what was happening in this photo but visitors to the village were a fact of life and yet out curiosity always got the better of us.

Thought of the day
If any one can identify any or all those people in the photos please let me know.