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Couldna help to copy and paste the below from some Brava who forwarded this to his friends!


Do you remember?


 


1. the cock crowing at three, five, and seven o’clock in the morning?


2. waking up to the sounds of a pumbwa, a phingo and nkhunda (pigeons)?


3. policemen on foot stopping people in cars for speeding?


4. the song on the radio at twelve o’clock as the smell of nsima fills the air?


5. mandasi and zimimina on the roadside, with some freezesi to go?


6. yellow buns and milk scones?


7. sixth of July independence day celebrations?


8. youth week, tree planting day, martyrs day and mother’s day?


9. the rivalry between Bata Bullets and Mighty Wanderers - has it been resolved yet?


10. pamajiga and kapalepale?


11. John Chilembwe’s play on March 3rd?


12. Lule, Kinna, Sinalo and Chimbalame?


13. All-Stars basketball game at the Youth Centre?


14. kids playing with wire cars, mangirishi,zingelengele and tires pushed by sticks?


15. fulaye, kick the tin, chipako, chibisalilano and ziputu?


16. the word manure being synonymous with sewage,tobacco by products and urea?


17. chingambwe, and Life?


18. Rexona, Lifebuoy and Maluwa?


19. Vim, Doom, Javel, Surf, Stock margarine and Chambiko?


20. cold storage sausages?


21. toffee, ma bon bons, ma sweet a chifuwa, amapanga and gluco power?


22. ‘chimanga chobulitsa (mbulitso)’, peanuts cooked/fried with salt and water?


23. people dying from putting 'mbaulas' under their beds?


24. assembly, PE and Hand-work in school?


25. fights at the “ground” after school?


26. monitors, prefects and head boys?


27. people repeating standard 5 and 8, or Form 2 and 4, many times?


28. Jazz Cafe; Shelter Club, Belgium, Beer Garden and Flamingo?


29. Yo’s?


30. Being a “born-free”?


31. Mapulanga (the cop)?


32. Satellites in Soche (ku Angelo-goveya = Angels-go-there)being one of Malawi’s marvels?


33. Timve and Tsala (of children’s books) have they grown up yet?


34. Father Christmas?


35. Train rides and bus rides at Christmas (Blantyre)?


36. May fair? (or ku feya - in general)


37. Carlsberg –has it been determined or is it still “probably the best beer in the world”?


38. two-boy and afana Baba?


39. Pewani, Chatsalira and Joza?


40. “blue-movies”?


41. Kung-fu movies - a.k.a. Bruce Lee/ Shaolin movies?


42. James Bond Movies?


43. “braai’s” on Saturday and Sunday afternoons?


44. New Years - still at the Fredricks? (Blantyre)


45. Birthday parties in the afternoon with fanta,tamabala nuts and crisps?


46. Letters with the following; Love to love, kiss to kiss, your chest is my pillow, I love you more than a


cup of coffee, SWALK- Sealed with a loving kiss – or at least a perfumed/deodorized letter on paper with


flowers/matching envelope?


47. Cockpit Disco, FigZig Disco and Five Star?


48. Tambai, Zangalewa, Pump up the Jam, Push it, Get out of my Dreams (get into my car), pata-pata, Kola, I’ve got


the power, OPP?


49. Chimvu River Jazz Band, Michael Yekha, Kalimba, Daniel Kachamba (Dr), KrisKross, Rick Ashley, Wham, or


watching top of the pops?


50. Why was there an Indian Movie at the end of any video you rented?


51. Who invented the term “body by Mandala” to mean a crafty move (njomba)?


52. Remember taping on the phone to call out when parents had locked it?


53. Remember the football moves “kalulu” “double kick” “back-heel” “chest (Pachidali)” “Dadada”  Open and


“Control”?


54. ndagi, nthano, magemu and mikuluwiyo?


55. What does “balinkede nkede nkede” mean?


56. How did you say, “On your mark, get set, GO!”


 


 



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Can we have some more please

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bwanji a payombe ku stadium?  you wouldnt even go to assist your bladder!  koma nthawi ijanso abale...

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amdala wrote:


bwanji a payombe ku stadium?  you wouldnt even go to assist your bladder!  koma nthawi ijanso abale...


Amdala,unali mkango umene umapangitsa zonse zija!


 


Ndiye mkango umati ukati ‘inu ndi ayani ayani leroooo’ ndi azibambo omwe amayankha nawo kuti ‘ife ndife amayi’!


 



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Ankhaze wrote:


Ndiye mkango umati ukati ‘inu ndi ayani ayani leroooo’ ndi azibambo omwe amayankha nawo kuti ‘ife ndife amayi’!  

Hahahaha! Makamaka JZU amachita kumveka mau ake saying this line.

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MUMENE NDIMABWERA NDINAKUPEZANI MULI MALISECHE. mayo!!!


I dont waant to see them, Kanyama....Yatuta......Orton......Masauko



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That was funny and very interesting, it just brings back old good days. Post some more.

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