But I am sure of one group which will - My Friends. So this article is basically for my True friends, Facebook friends and Acquaintances. To let them know how far with my schooling.
We’ve had our Akwaaba Week Celebration, during which we had a cooking competition among halls, Mr. and Miss Akwaaba contest, sports activities, a tour of the Republic of Togo, and an after party at a nightclub, among many other activities. I was more of an observer as any filmmaker would. Fashion dominated the whole ambiance. That week was all about having fun.
You might think of this as absurd but I love being in the library than in class. Because I feel at ease reading language-literature and psychology books, for as long as I want to, than sitting for 2 hours to listen to lectures. For now, I am concentrating on books that will improve my writing skills. So I chose to borrow a writing skills book every two weeks. Even though I have passion for Film-making, I have intentionally ignored books in the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences’ shelve. “I need to be able to write well before I switch on lights and camera” I told myself the first time I saw a book titled studio photography.
I am still in a state of oblivion about what the subsequent weeks, months, semesters and years would be like (academically and socially). I have so far been able to secure few roles with regards to student/club activities. Least of them is the position of Electoral Commissioner for my class.
Fortnight after I started school, I became a reporter for Keteke. It is a news reporting club on campus and I am the first and as at now, the only fresher to become a member of the editorial board. I was introduced to KETEKE by Gabriel Obodai Tobgor Ashong; the GIJ-SRC General Secretary. He and some executives of the club cited my poems and articles that I posted on GIJ-Facebook groups and thought that I could be of use to the club. So they looked for me and gave me an assignment which had encouraging feedbacks so far. He also introduced me to GBCs Curious Mindz.
On Saturday October 20th, around 9am, I was fast asleep resting after reading the previous night. Then a phone call woke me up. “Hello Fahd, I recommended you for media and publicity committee under GUPS……….and so I want to hear from you if you accept the offer.” Fusena Aziz (level 300) the local GUPS Treasurer spoke. You don’t expect me to say “No” do you? I went to AUCC campus in Adabraka later in the day to be sworn in at the General Assembly. I became a member of Media and Publicity committee under the Ghana Union of Professional Students (GUPS). We’ve had our first meeting as a committee and I was commissioned the Assistant Editor of the unions’ tabloid - The Professionals.
I chanced on the position of the General Secretary of Ghana Muslim Students Association (GMSA)-GIJ. The secretary was a Diploma 2 student who resigned because she was preoccupied with her project work. Some executives and some few members unanimously voted me as the new General Secretary at the mosque where she declared her resignation.
Now, you know what outside the classroom looks like for me. As for the inside- it is hot. But I am sure to come out as safe as a bakeware if I do what I am supposed to - to study.
Maybe not all that I watched in Suncity on GTV was real. Because I am not enjoying a boy’s perceived social life of a university. Partly because of fiscal reasons but it will get better soon. I am working on getting the least necessary equipments needed for me to unleash my Filmmaking talent. Since I cannot afford a DSLR Camera or an Apple Workstation, I am concentrating on my writing skills because, for now, writing is cheap. All I need and pray for is a sound mind, strong body, divine guidance and blessings.
Ladies? The beautiful ones outweigh “the others.” but they all look good in their own way anyway. I sometimes wonder what their perception about university is. “Is it a fashion hub or a knowledge hub?” I ask myself when I see some of them. Sometimes I wonder how long it took them to make-up. I think some spend a whole day thinking about what-to-wear or look-like for the next day. But there are some simple serious ones too.
I do not know of other campuses but in GIJ, There are a lot of clubs to join and a lot to learn and earn. But the most important thing to do is to be associated with a club whose orientation has something to do with what you want to do after school. This way you can be ready for life beyond university.
As a former student stated in his blog post, “everybody knows everybody” because the campus is not as big as Legon. I make new friends (from any level) almost every day and I am especially getting appalled by remembering names and taking phone numbers.
“Education is what you present when you cannot find your certificates.” Zain Quotes said, remember? So I want to improve my creative-writing before I turn 20 next year in April. I have you all (family and friends) at heart. Read my blog; fahdmahama.blogspot.com. And pray for me like I do for you. Because we are all on the same hustle.
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