Emma A's Blog

Last night I had to study under a lampost.My grandpa had cancer it was terrible. When I realised that he had cancer I was devastated. I always play with my best friend named Kahansie we love to play French and English. I always walk to school and back it’s 5 kilometers.  When I arrived at school there were only 10 notebooks and 60 in a class. Our teaches name was Mrs Khans. Some of the houses around where I live are fire proof. I live in Khayelitsha the people are very kind. I stopped going to school in grade 5 because we moved to a new house far away so I couldn’t go to school. There was also no transport . I had to walk to school every day on my own. We don’t have a lot of money so we don’t have a lot of food. We have a vegetable patch outside our house so we get our food from there. We go and get our haircut at our local hairdresser he is good. I have dreadlocks in my hair with beads for decoration. I would like a proper roof on my house and get transport so I can go to sc...

There was this real horrible man named Mr.Raymond. He always wore knickerbockers and very thick stockings. They were in a big room so Mr.R can listen to how they sing. The little ones didn't come and the big boys like Jack Long.He had golden curls on his head.He looked like a hunting man.Then we had to sing doh ray me fah .He then called out Benny and Charles out so that they can sing.But my friends and I did not know a single song.Mr. R was pointing a long stick on the modelater. Charles and Benny didn’t know what to sing so they just sang Pretty Polly.Then Mr. R shouted, Then just sing it !He looked like a bull bashman. It was horrible singing. Mr.R shouted, this is a waste of time. I had a very squeaky voice. In the middle of the second verse they both just stopped. Mr.R shouted, send them out !!Gladys was shaking so much that you could even feel her shaking.I have never liked the singing inspector I don’t think any one did.Then Mr.R called Gladys and Winnie and Mr.R ...