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There is something about this month that intrigues me, it is filled with a of happiness due to the festivity attached to it but at the same time it is filled with a lot of goodbyes. it is the time of the year when we start putting our affairs in order in preparation for the coming year. This act is considered a culture that must be adhered to before moving onto the coming year. I guess in a way this month could be called the conclusion, you can't afford to have leftovers of the previous year follow you into the coming year and the only way to do this is to sort things out while you still can and as soon as possible.
In the process of sorting things out for the coming year, there are some activities we engaged in that we might not repeat till the year is over. it could be anything or any form of activity. I remember during my childhood days there was something we usually do during this time of the year. we write a list of activities that will be done till the last day of December making sure any of the activities doesn't overlap or repeat itself. Anytime we perform any of the activity listed we will strike them off and run to our friends to inform them about it, things such as my last pen for the year, my last time buying puff puff for the year, my last time writing note for the year. e.t.c a lot of weird stuff.
There was one thing that never really worked out for me despite striking it off my list, it was "my last time doing dishes for the year" ๐ I was the last born in my family for about 3 years before my junior siblings were born, being the last born in the family has its advantages but when it comes to doing house chores it has more disadvantages. there was a particular year I was called to wash dishes just few hours before happy new year, I was so annoyed because I have already strike it off my list๐ .
I guess my childhood days are not yet over since I find myself writing about stuff like this again ๐ , looking at all the activities I have engaged in this year and the ones I'm yet to do, there is one I'm sure I won't be doing anymore this year. I wrote about it few days ago in a similar post on a different topic. Earlier this month I got a notification from my school that we can now start our clearance process and documentation for NYSC mobilisation. it was something I couldn't even afford to postpone despite the fact that I knew it will affect some of the activities I have planned for December but I had no choice. I have been awaiting this announcement since February this year but unfortunately due to reasons best known to my school management, our final year second semester result was delayed for almost a year. As a result of this I had no choice but to await their announcement for me to proceed.
immediately I got the notification, I head straight to school and I was aware of how time consuming clearance process is because I have been through it during my national diploma. I took some money which I had already prepared for clearance. I got to school made the necessary payment and proceeded to documentation, everything went well for a couple of days till I had to wait extra two weeks for something I planned to finish within a week. something you should know about Nigeria schools is that they they can't be predicted, the conduct of their activities is spontaneous.
The last stage of the clearance process is collection of statement of result and submitting a photocopy of it at mobilisation office along with other documents. it was until I got to this stage that I realised my set statement of result has not been printed, despite the school delaying my set for over a year before realising our final year result, which means they had a lot of time in their hands to get this done but as usual, since no one will hold them accountable for their actions the rate of their nonchalant attitude towards their duties and responsibilities has increased significantly.
I got frustrated at some point because I kept visiting the mobilisation office and they keep giving me new dates for collection of statement of result. finally yesterday I got my statement of result and submitted it at the mobilisation office. I was filled with so much joy because finally I can now head home to celebrate Christmas with my family. with the whole clearance process behind me, I don't see a reason why I need to go back to school this year or anytime soon.
Sincerely speaking, I don't wish for anything that will make me repeat the clearance processes again. I have been through a lot of stressful event this year but none of it could measure up to the stress I went through during the clearance process. going through it again is not something I will wish upon anyone๐. I'm just glad that the whole school stuff is finally behind me, I can now prepare for the next stage which is going to camp which will be taking place around January/February 2024.
This write-up was inspired by weekly featured content titled "The very last for the year" in hive learners community.
