Betterlife - The Diary Game |18 may 2025 | "We are continuing load shedding and studying."

abdul-rakib (73)in Steem Cameroon • 16 hours ago

A photo taken by Junior in the darkness of load shedding

This morning, I woke up and put rice in the rice cooker to cook rice. For the past two days, load shedding has been happening whenever the sky is cloudy in the morning. As a result, it takes time for rice to cook, so I have to do this work. After 7 am, my mother-in-law came for breakfast and I cooked only curry for myself. I took a bath, had a cup of tea and left for the library with my lunch.

Today's weather was sunny, although the weather office had said that there was a possibility of rain. When I reached the library, I saw the library gardener taking care of the trees and cutting the extra branches of some trees. I talked to him for some time.

I went to the library room and started studying. My friends and juniors were actually taking me out. We came to the tea shop next door and talked about studying for some time. You can't talk loudly in the library so you have to come out. Many people have given exam dates on the 23rd and 30-31st and since there are multiple exams at the same time, the exams will be missed.

From the newspaper page

We returned to the library and focused on studying. Our studies today were quite dynamic, everyone was studying in their own way. I was doing one of my classes online and was taking notes of some important information from that class. After finishing the class, I went up to the newspaper table and saw some news from today's two newspapers. It was time for our lunch. First we prayed and then we had lunch.

After eating, we chatted for a while. A few people gathered in front of my table and we were talking about something funny. The boredom that had been between us has passed and we are focusing on our studies again.

However, after lunch, our bodies become quite heavy. Many people take a light nap in the library. My friend is tired and is also looking at the book. On the other hand, two juniors are taking a light nap with their heads on the table. We two friends had another cup of red tea to sleep.

The last time at the District Government Library is 5 pm, we have to go to another library now. It is open until 8 pm. There were a lot of clouds in the sky in the afternoon, so we quickly came to this library. As soon as we arrived, it started raining. No matter what you call the problem of our country or the problem of technology, there will be load shedding as soon as the wind and rain start. Today too, load shedding started as soon as the rain started. This library does not have the facility of solar or IPS, due to which we are in the dark.

For some time we enjoyed the beautiful nature of the rain falling through the window. We are talking in the dark now, sometimes with the library authorities. We tell them that there are some IPS type lights that give 2/3 hours of backup, so they should install some of them.

We started studying with the light of our mobile phone and were studying. When I was a little naughty and went to take a picture, my friend saw it and he asked me to give him his picture. My studies were not over, sometimes I tried to take some pictures of him with the light of my mobile. We focused on our studies again and continued studying until 8 pm.

Having to wait for the vehicle.

It is still raining, I have to return home, but the rain has stopped. I do not have an umbrella. When I came, the sky was sunny. When the intensity of the rain decreased, I went out and waited for an autorickshaw on the road. Today it is raining for more than 2 hours, and no autorickshaws are available. I got a rickshaw after waiting for about 10 minutes.

The condition of the road to my house

I went down to Suihari and I have to walk a little to get to my house. The road to my house is being repaired. After the rain, this road has become very dangerous to travel on. Mud is splashing and it has become slippery. In this area of my house, it seems that all the problems of load shedding are being applied to me at once. I returned home very carefully and entered the room after cleaning the mud from my feet in the tubewell outside. Although today's day started beautifully, I have not been feeling very well since the evening.