National Bi-lingualism day

Bonjour,

Today is the 1st of february and it's national Bi-lingualism day here in Cameroon, a new government initiative to promote bi-lingualism in schools and throughout the country.
Bi-lingualism is the key to success and prosperity, according to all the posters everywhere.

At Jamadianle all the pupils put on plays about strength and honour, the art classes showed their fine works of art, a few nervous kids were ushered to give shaky speeches in french through an ear-piercingly loud sound system and the music class sung the Cameroon national anthem in both french and english. It was all quite sweet but the sun was baking hot so it didn't exactly make it comfortable to sit through.

Earlier in the day i went out for a walk with Ines, when i went to meet her at the internet cafe i noticed all the computers were gone and the doors locked up. Ines told me that the owner didn't pay the rent and a heavy mob moved in and threatened her and took all the computers as ransom till they get their money, so Ines is sadly out of a job and i am writing to you from a strange new internet cafe where chickens keep strolling round the room likes it's the most normal thing ever, well i tell you it's not normal, if anything it's bloody weird!!.

So i went for a wee drink with Ines and we discussed many things and i showed her my book i have on Scotland.
"what are these flowers in this field" she inquired.
"daffodils" I said, thankful that i knew the answer.
"wow, c'est beaux, but that's such a waste, you should only grow things that you can eat, they're beautiful but what a waste of such a big field" she said in her lovely french accent.

I suppose it is pretty strange, but so are chickens in a cyber-cafe.

Bon soir.