More
than half of the people I encounter regularly, either sitting in front, behind
or beside me in buses are very much aware of my unbreakable pact with
lip-syncing. I mostly have my earpiece plugged in anytime I board a bus. My
mouth barely opens with a high pitched tiny voice that fascinates the majority.
Others also stare in disgust whiles others just seem not to care. I just love
my bus audiences just the same way I love and can’t do without slow music. I
don’t find it embarrassing to sing in a bus at all but…hmm…what happened
today…I was ashamed. I still am, at the thought of it.
So
I got on a bus today before this guy, I know nothing about, got on. He kept
peeking at me the whole time after he saw me looking through the polythene bag
of concealers I had bought for my make-up tutorial. He sat in the backseat
right behind my row, two seats away from me.
It
was very hot and it seemed to me it was taking forever for the bus to get full
although it was just four people short. The only thing that soothed me was the
thought of me doing old age make-up for the first time, well, until this guy
brought out an Iphone or note pad, I’m not sure, and plugged in his earpiece.
It was then I remembered that my earpiece was around my neck all the time and I
could soothe myself with some slow songs but I didn’t bother. I have no idea
why I snubbed that idea but I owe much thanks to whatever made me because it
has given me an article to share.
‘Onyε
aye sò’; this came from behind me and immediately, it spark some disgust in me
and made me turn to look at the culprit who had just used the popular Ga
phrase, the famous Ghanaian swearword. Guess who it was…oh, it wasn’t the
uncouth, scrawny, dirty ‘mate’ this time, it was the peeking, neatly dressed,
iphone or whatever it was guy with the earpiece in his ears. ‘Onyε aye sò’! It
came again a few seconds after the first one…then a third time…then a fourth!
Was
he hearing himself?! I had had enough so I just shook my head in shame looked
at him again and turned to face my front. No one reacted to the vulgar he was
singing. Did they not notice or they just didn’t care? Oh did I forget to
mention, he was actually singing a Ghanaian ‘hit’ with the chorus being a
repetition of the vulgar language? Yeah, he was! Whoever made this song must be
such a great mentor and inspiration to the young…irony!!!
I’m
not sure I’ll ever meet that guy again but if I do, I doubt I’d remember him
and if I do, I’m not sure I can accord him with a speck of respect. Please,
people, watch what inspires you because it could be the very muse sucking
morals out of you.
I
am done with lip-syncing in a bus…ahem…for now.
@Ato_Blinks
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