tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10109071.post3215233639169373815..comments2024-03-24T19:14:23.844+05:30Comments on F's Place: BURGHERS, BREUDHERS AND BOLO FIADOFazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15839996897463584012noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10109071.post-28440492815526622692012-04-15T00:50:29.883+05:302012-04-15T00:50:29.883+05:30A classmate from days gone by sent me the link to ...A classmate from days gone by sent me the link to your blog and reading it unleashed a flood of happy memories. Thank you.<br />I gleefully remember a prank played by some Peterites on one of their big cricket match days. A horde of them - two of my brothers included - tossed their bicycles and themselves over the back wall of Holy Family Convent and rode en masse, around and around the tennis and netball courts, waving clackers and tooting horns. The nuns chased after them, their veils billowing in the sea breeze, looking like a fleet of small boats in full sail. It was priceless.<br />Unfortunately for the boys, their timing was a bit off because if they had waited for ten more minutes, the lunch bell would have sent all of us girls outdoors rendering the poor nuns helpless! Math was in progress at the time the din erupted and as we crowded around the windows to watch the fun, Miss Monica Strange, our unflappable teacher said "Now girls, get away from the windows and stay calm. The problem will soon be solved". She was very good at solving problems and rumour had it that she could also read our minds, may God rest her soul. The lunch bell was delayed until the last of the intruders high-tailed it onto Retreat Road and the gates were locked. Those were wickedly carefree days.<br /><br />Shortly thereafter - a week at the most - the wall was raised by about two feet and big shards of glass were embedded on top for good measure.<br />For the sake of my high profile bothers - I mean brothers - who are highly successful businessmen and pillars of their communities, I shall remain anonymous.<br />Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com