Riding in combis with babies

So here we were in town trying to figure out how to get to gogo's house. I could hear the panic in Kombo's voice as I said quite calmly “me and roro are catching a combi to gogo's house.” lol

it would have been dandy was I not holding two heavy bags as well as a baby but here I was with 1 bag with tomatoes and peppers and another full of roro's stuff.

YES I WAS THAT PERSON WITH TOO MUCH STUFF IN THE COMBI

Eventually we get in the combi and the guy I was sitting next to was listening to music on his phone. uyo roro uya trying to pull at this guys earphones. As if that wasn't bad enough, there was a guy with like 6 mbiras behind me and she kept try to pull these items because the bottle tops on the outside made what must seem to her like fun sounds.  All I could think was but roro why are you doing the exact thing I shame other peoples’ children for doing.  Then to make matters worse she was making SOOOOOO MUCH NOISE

All the while I’m hitting the person next to me with my bags every time someone needs to get out (hides face) but at the same time that’s what they get for not letting me sit second from the window J

I was so happy when we got to mom's road.

lesson learnt be more understanding of people with children or luggage or both.  Respect to mothers with no cars who get around EVERYWHERE by combi with their bambinos.  You are my unsung heroes.

eating in combis

I don't think I had ever realized how unfair it is to eat food in the combi until Tuesday. So im sitting chilling for the combi to fill up (no earphones so no watching series to while up time). Then a sister walks in sits in front of me and then she whips out her bakers inn pie. So anyone who has eaten a bad bakers inn pie can testify that sometimes it smells as bad as it tastes. It was so hot in the combi and all I could smell was this naffy pie in front of me. Then another guy came into the combi and sat next to me. This dude then takes out his goldy bites (Chibage chakakangiwa dnt know hw to say that in English lol poor. wait roasted or is it toasted maize and peanuts kikikiki) anyway this dude was going to town on these items and the sound was like grinding wheels/gears and I was losing it then the wiff from his mouth eish eish eish. As if this wasn't enough another chic walks in and starts eating her bakers inn pie. NO MAN.

So eventually they finish eathing their pies and nzungu. then this possibly form 2 girl walks in. so she is really cute and all then you start to see that ever so unwelcome gaze from the hwindi going her way. Fair enough maybe as kombo always say I'm reading more into this than what was happening but I just got chills up my spine cause many a time girls respond to these gazes all for the hope of saving $1.00 and riding mahara. I almost wished I could hit him with a stick and say she is only 14 stop looking at her like she's chocolate cake.

Then lastly combi riders are the laziest people ever. LOL have you noticed how despite someone calling a drop that is ten meters from where I will want to drop off I will keep sitting and call for the combi to stop again and this can go on for a good 5 stops and the driver and hwindi dnt even complain. Guess despite all their bad habits they are courteous.

so take home from this combi ride
1. sit by the window so you can get "fresh air" when people are chowing in the combi
2. Teach your daughters they are worth more than a dollar bus fare
3. If someone is dropping off close to where you wanna drop, stop being lazy a little walking has never killed anyone.

until tomorrow ‪#‎combidiaries‬

pede problems

By special request for kule's birthday.
So I know passing of presidential motorcade is a pain when you are in a car and protocol is clear, here not so little me was getting out of the combi and turning the corner contemplating whether I deserved a super split ice cream from Netstop and next thing I hear the sirens of the motorcade coming. So at first I kept walking then thought wait I must stop. So I'm already walk-in on the side of the road so my next thought is am I meant to park/sit down move aside or what Lol. Like really so I moved closer to the netstop wall figuring just to be safe. As if pedes dnt hv enough problems.

Now come combi trip yesterday. So this I'm so fly and I know it chic came into the combi with her "Brazilian" tangled weave and "Louis Vuitton" hand bag. Lol guys Ka if u could afford real Brazilian hair and designer hand bags we would not be in a combi together. But anyway so sisi is sitting in front of me apa window is open. When we started moving I was attacked by her hair in a bad way. As if that's not bad enough her seat was broken giving the effect of my knees being her reclining mechanism. So here I am trying to move my legs so the weight of her and the aunty she was sitting next to her doesn't hurt me, spa the hair is playing gone with the wind. 😂ah so you know how happy I was when someone got out.

Combi lesson : tie your hair if you know it sheds lest it harasses innocent passengers.
Pede lesson : don't keep walking when motorcade is passing.
Life lesson : don't waste money on fake products. Better no name brand. Promote local products.

‪#‎combidiaries‬ ‪#‎pedeproblems‬

playing in the combi

I don't even know which was killing more. So here I am in the combi sitting second row at the edge. So woman has her baby next to me, and since kid from behind keeps reaching to play with the baby. So at first it was fine cause I was watching an episode of weird loners on my tab. Then someone from the c
Back got out and the hwindi goes garisanai 4-4. So now I was sitting next to the kid uya. So this kid sees my tab and she keeps reaching for it. Now I know peeps be like come on its innocent but to be honest I won't even let Ana play with it lol so there. So as she keeps reaching I notice a rather dark shade of black under her nails. Honestly I just couldn't. So now her and her dad keep fidgeting and I start getting wiffs of sweat. So jus as I'm about to think of going to sit in the row in front a lady with hips that don't lie got in and now they had to sit 4-4. Weighing up the options my kids with the crusty nails was a no brainier. To be fair I'm sure the first lady I sat with winced when I got in cause my hips also tell a story Kikiki but hey nothing but love for my fellow combi riders you make the ride home ever so colourful arousing reactions through sight, smell. ‪#‎combidiaries‬

tale of the late combi

So combi time again smile emoticon so i took one to work this time and nicely left my house at 06:30 so that i could catch my bus to work. So First mistake taking a combi that was going in the opposite direction. I felt a sign of relieve as we turned into helensvale road or whatever its called until we then turned down the road going to pandari. The oh so familiar feeling of having made a mistake started settling in. I know I don't like combis that speed but no man this was too much. Must we move at 10km/hr seriously WE ARE TRYING TO GET TO WORK. It just continued on a downhill trend where we found ourselves behind a truck struggling up enterprise road packed with bales of tobacco and the tobacco owners trailing behind. Mind you the window would not close i kept winding and it just would not budge and this truck was smoking the heck. So eventually we made it to town at 07:40 by which time the bus had already left and if i didn't want to be late i would have to catch one of those city "taxis" not sure what the street term for them is lol. So here we are all 9 of us in a honda fit YES NINE. It was a short distance but yoh i felt every bit of it honestly. So I then drop off by chinhoyi and I am walking as fast as my little fat legs will move to try catch another combi to now take me to workington. As luck would have It none of the combis had people so now the waiting game for the combi to fill up. It eventually gets full and then we are on our way. Boom we get to the lytton traffic light and there is a traffic jam like no other. Go figure the day you are late is when things like this happen. The best thing to happen was bumping into the HR officer from work as and catching a lift to get me to work at exactly 08:01 LOL almost made it in time. Until my next escapade smile emoticon ‪#‎combidiaries‬

riding in combis with babies

Today eish. So I get into the combi and sit next to the lady sitting behind the driver. So first mistake the lady sitting next to me had two kids. She ain't paying for seats for them one is sitting on her lap, the other one pakadoma (combi lingo). Then another lady sits next to me and also has two kids. Then the ever so unfriendly wiff of dried wee on a towel hit me. There is nowhere to turn cause it's on both sides. So now there r two kids pakadoma and the one directly in front of me keeps getting handsy. Wrong day to wear a dress. Apa his little hands r so dirty eish I fought everything within me to his chill lol bless his heart. So now he fell asleep and his mom kept hitting him sayin wake up ah give a kid a break. So as if the combi wasn't full enough two people not willing to wait decided no ndino plier lol (who knows how this spelt). So now mommy 2 with wet baby on her back is nyatso leaning in and I'm like eish can we get there already. Then que the one dude plying falling asleep and also leaning in. There must be a name for the phobia I was feeling right then too much all at once. So I'll stop there.‪#‎combidiaries‬

wearing flats

I love wearing flats but the day you make the mistake of wearing pants that are too long and you have to catch a combi by fourth after its rained you realise what a mistake you made. Almost contemplated rolling up my pants. it stinks so bad and i don't want to carry that smell home. Might have to take some heels out of the archives. ‪#‎pedeproblems‬ ‪#‎combidiaries‬ ‪#‎bak2work‬