Showing posts with label Hawking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hawking. Show all posts

Tuesday, 9 February 2016

The Maryland Bridge Hawker


The Maryland Bridge Hawker.
Image: Chibuike Casmir
Lagos traffic is horrible! That is a fact. I am sure that anyone who lives or has visited Lagos one time or another can attest to this fact. It is also true that when there is that ugly traffic jam, there is almost nothing you wouldn’t see. It could be a fighting agbero, an impatient driver, the surprising ways people meander through traffic or that hawker that would chase a bus just so he can sell a bottle of fizzy drinks for ₦100. Usually, traffic in Lagos is a bedlam of activities, a combination of awful smells, an absolute drag and a time-wasting event!

With all that craziness, there is that time when you get to see a genuine source of inspiration!

I did. Let me tell you what happened.

Saturday, 21 February 2015

Children Should Not Hustle!


Young girl hawking sachet water.
Image: The Guardian

The little girl ran up to me, somehow balancing the crate of boiled eggs on her head and trying to keep her falling wrapper in place. Her feet were clad with slippers that were well worn and designed with holes. She couldn't have been more than eight years old and as she reached me, the smell of her unwashed body repulsed me more than she could have imagined. As she raised her head to ask if I wanted the eggs, I had a full view of her face.