After an excellent evening with Karin, Adam and Erica, I awoke in Parkhurst to find William. His royal highness treated me all morning to pleasure upon pleasure of his company, whilst Adsi and Kaz, Professor and Miss Otis, answered my ever curious hunger of information about the lifestyle I am welcoming – Baby World.
Many things were discussed and when I found myself in the Pick n Pay later that evening alone, I heard Adam ringing in my ear, “one tub of Nan will last you a two weeks, pampers, well you will go through 14 a day in the first days…”. I was standing in the baby section. I looked up and there were pampers: R70 for a packet of 20. Nan – R150 for one tub.

Panic.
“Right, Gavin, you had better start building up a stock. It is just like the old days, my friend, in Zim when I had enough toilet paper to tidy the whole school’s bottom for a year.”

Proud of my foresightedness and planning for the future, I told Chipo on skype. “The Secret! The Secret!” she screamed in delight, “That’s the way to go. Yes don’t just dream, Act! you are doing the secret.”

Oh my! This made me glow even more. I took my purchases out and lay them on the couch in the lounge to build on this positive move and reinforce my conviction to continue on this route.

Lillian, my student from Limpopo, walked in and after completing her business, she asked what I was doing with pampers and Nan.

“Funny you should ask I began…”

“That’s great, Mr Peter, but since I don’t see you with a baby now, you had better check the expiry dates.”

crap…

Nan 3 – for babies one year old and older. Expiry Date…3 March 2012.

I better make this baby fast.