Saturday, July 11, 2009

Maa will always find out...

I was but a mere child, mischievous and impish when Maa gave me a strict warning never to eat alewa*. I had tried tiny bits of it from the other kids in the neighbourhood and I loved it. It was sickly sweet and it kind of popped when you sucked on it real hard and it left your tongue pink! Ah, delightful. I had some pennies from uncles and aunties over last Christmas and I desperately craved the evil sweet. So my brother and I devised a plan- buy and eat the alewa while Maa is at work. By the time she gets home, the telltale pink tongue would be gone and we’d be home dry! Yay! High five! So we skipped to the lady at the junction, purchased our lives savings worth of alewa and gobbled it all down. An uneventful evening passed, then came bath time the next morning. I groggily stepped into the white ceramic bath. Ooh cold! I huddled in the corner while Maa did the ritual ‘sssss’ sound to coax the wee out of my sleepy self. I did wee, only it was a bright PINK! Two sharp smacks to my back jolted me out of my slumber into shrieking reality. I since then gave alewa only a cursory glance anytime I saw it.


*[aláywa] a locally made sweet from sugar and colour. Its long, pink and kind of has tiny bubbles in it like an Aero, but are smaller.

11 comments:

  1. Hahahaha! Too funny, and excitingly vivid! I've never had the chance to excrete pink fluid, because Dr.Daddy and Teacher mummy did well to inform me that it was made from spittle and sugar, dissipating any desire I may have had. 'Ayigbe toffee' however can never be 'disgusted' out of me!

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  2. Beautiful, vivid writing. It felt like I was standing there the whole time!

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  3. @ Antye504, I still love ayigbe toffee, the condensed milk toffee, and lakoa(the peppery peanut thing). Yum. Yeah, I was told the same spittle stories but I guess I'm strong willed. Hehehe.
    @Nana Yaw, oh you perv, you wanna watch 6yr old me having a bath! Hahaha. (Don't mind me) Thanks for kind words.

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  4. Roach, the eating was joyous alright! Hehehe. As for the bath time, hmmm....

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  5. I used to use my offertory...lol...

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  6. Hehehehe! Indeed, Mums always have a way of finding out no matter what!

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  7. Yeah Abena, they always do. I bet they have a special school for that. I can't wait to find out.;-)

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  8. Hmm, Alewa, abele and poki ... pure bliss until you are caught!

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  9. Guruool, you can say that again!

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