CONTINUATION THE TIMOROUS NIGHT - Odede TObi Samuel

We still have an HOC for

general classes though.

I succumbed to the

class's decision and put

a call through to the

man. I laconically

elucidated by unfolding

the class's demand to

him and lo! It's a

goodnews as the

lecturer had assented

with us.

`

Subsequently after the

call, I announced the

feedback to the whole

class. We moved

gallantly, comportedly

and in groups to the

wellknown and

extremely old

Engineering edificial

building at Complex,

West Campus, whose

cream colour had

already turned blackish.

We usually make use of

one of the laboratories

in the building for our

practical sessions. I

personally think it

should be on the agenda

of the Federal

Polytechnic, Ilaro

management to take

steps that will

completely overhaul the

Engineering building

among other buildings

or constructions

earmarked for total

revamping, refurbishing

and renovation on

campus.

`

We moved into the

intended laboratory as

usual and in no-time,

the lecturer came in. He

was one of the brilliant

and assiduous lecturers

from the School of

Engineering. A down-to-

earth man who does

takes us Computer

System

Troubleshooting

COM216. He is so

kindhearted an

homosapient who

frequently says facts

to us and frequently

inspires us via his moral

admonitions and instills

good attitudinal

characters in us which

in turn serves as a

motivating factor for

us.

`

Without much ado, he

unveiled to us that,

after his class, we

would have to write

reports for about seven

activities and submit

the following day. And

that was a bombshell!!

Many of my

coursemates ultimately

disagreed with him.

"Seven practical reports,

submission tomorrow?!

No! That can't be!" I

could hear the musings

from the minds of o

colleagues as almost all

of them have a

wrinkled facial

expression. They dared

not say it out as they'd

be tagged 'indolent'.

'

Ab-ovo, we do normally

submit our practical

reports either during

test-week or lecture

free-week, but things

had changed this time

around. For the

seemingly disdainful

part of the class, our

lecturer had to elongate

the submission date.

Well, this has irenically

conciliated the minds of

the whole class. But in

the opposite, it has

seemingly thwarted the

ditto journey in the

class that day. Because

of the much anticipated

fortnight Christmas/

New Year break that

will commence the

following day.

`

That was what took

my time in the late hour

of the night. The

intriguing part of it was

that I cannot get all

these diagram off-

hand, except I follow

the right path. That

night, I strictly adhered

to the ubiquitous

sayings of

webmasters, bloggers

et al that: "Google is

your friend!".

Truly that night, I

acquiesced with them.

Google was really indeed

my friend. If not

because of the fast-

booming technology in

this 21st century era of

ours, things would have

become tumultuous.

Especially the learning

environs. A click on a

button and you are

already on the World

Wide Web.

`

Let me not mince

words, I continued

surfing the net with my

afore-claimed aims and

objectives then

suddenly I heard "Gbi……

gba….gbi…gbaaa…" that

wasn't a slang.



To be continued....