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Dalton1
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 Posted - 02 Feb 2009 : 03:16:17
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BS & the 'Tapalapa'
BS, his longest name -gripped by hunger, he rushed to the nearby bread selling place. luckily, the clay-oven (Fur) did a good job with foot-long flour 'tapalapa' ones, ready to go. In his hand, two notes -a $1.00 and $100.00 bills.
[Well, well...a foot-long 'tapalapa' cost only two dollars a loaf, so he used the dollar bill to get the loaf of bread forcefully from the bread man. For sure that wasn't an agreed purchase, but for all those that cared -"Take the bread and let me live in peace." The bread man imagined, just like all those that know the character BS would wish.]
BS wrapped the hot bread in a newspaper which he doesn't even read . Had he read the day's humor on that paper, a piece written by Fox -the writer talked about how a fool's $20.00 note burnt in the same oven the previous day. That would have been a prevention before cure. He also by idiocy had the $100.00 note to this fine wrap in sideline. BS would greadily take large bites, munching aloud without any waste of time -competing with the unseen and unknown devils around. He would conquer the foot-long to an inch-long within a nanosecond or lightening flashes, which also means he would have finished eating the $100.00 bill to an inch long. It was a good lesson to teach the bread and the bread man -that hungry BS doesn't play games, but the bigger lesson, Batch Samba, aka 'katatoo-Samba seitaneh nyaka yar ak hel' has earned the sin and curse of peaceful villagers whose respect and peace he never accorded.
Knocking his hands on his chest often furiously, he would bite his pointer-finger pointing to the gloomy skies saying "I am the great Batch Samba. I can do this and that as I will. There is no power beyond me. I am the all-wise. I can lie all I want. I can give terror justice to whoever and any one that stand on my way, and I will frustrate your life with all my sturborness." He would laugh aloud, even scaring the birds around -just like an african swinging rope (made in a way to carry stones for scaring birds away."
As he munches - he wanted to give the last end of the bread head the final conquer lesson -the conquer justice, the remaining triangular $100.00 piece of the note frowned at BS, and the note said imaginarily "You've eaten me and I am worth nothing now."
At that point, it looked like a thunder clap slapped him on his face; panic fear and dizziness -the trouser was filled with *hit. To him, the world has turned upside down. Heaven is no longer paradise but hell-fire. Moments went by slow; minutes were hours.
Instead of apologising to the bread man for forcefully taking a bread from him, he again will take to a brawl, fighting and blaming the bread man for his (BS) own faults. At that point, his complexity and lacking in unity spirit; his lacking in co-existence morality;his arrogance, hypocritical egos and lacking in discipline; his hate, jealousy and anger; and the lot more won't let common sense rescue him.
Moral lesson:
Ah waye, how about a degree of humbleness BS, because agreable that there are many ways to kill a serpent. While BS may frustrate and terrolize the bread man with all his arrogance and manupulations without an iota of right or truth, he(BS) still risk being a laughing substance any time he foams on his mouth to the innocent breadman. Instead of using a catapult, the bread man will smoke him in an oven, his only weapon. For sure, that would be a balanced equation. If he humbles himself and beg from the breadman, - by generosity, he is sure to walk away with plenty, but if he uses force and arrogance, then the wrath (anger) of God be upon him for eternity.
*Tapalap -bread processed though clay-ovens, normally with a technique of firewood.
Author: yj
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"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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Edited by - Dalton1 on 02 Feb 2009 03:51:29 |
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mansasulu
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Posted - 02 Feb 2009 : 15:51:00
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| You made my day bro...couldn't stop thinking of the local tapalapa fur opposite my house back home. Good piece. |
"...Verily, in the remembrance of Allâh do hearts find rest..." Sura Al-Rad (Chapter 13, Verse 28)
...Gambian by birth, Muslim by the grace of Allah... |
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kaanibaa
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02 Feb 2009 : 21:09:15
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Bro I heard some people call tapalapa , mburu degat; meaning the bakers trample on the dough with their bare feet , sweating and swishing the sweat off and into the mixture, and according to some gusty rumours this is what makes them so arh!; nice. It this true ?...... I do love my tapas and well; do not care if the story is true all I know is that I coud not stop going for one back then.Chum b'cal! Bro Dalton , achew deh tapalapa nowelly baa! |
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Dalton1
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Posted - 03 Feb 2009 : 16:58:27
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Bro Mansa & Kanii;
thanks all & I am glad the 'tapalapa' must not be forgotten in cyberspace...'tapalapa' ain't no joke. I heard it was foot-mixed like you noted Kanii, though, I have been of the belief that was a trick to deny kids from loving the meal (tapalapa) so much.
For all I know, it is healthy food, and when you eat it with groundnuts, they call it "Concrete."
Long live the bread man!
& Long live his produce (tapalapa)!
Dead wrong BS, dead wrong!
D..
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"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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Edited by - Dalton1 on 03 Feb 2009 17:25:43 |
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Karamba
United Kingdom
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kondorong
Gambia
4380 Posts |
Posted - 04 Feb 2009 : 01:30:27
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quote:
Originally posted by Dalton1
Bro Mansa & Kanii;
thanks all & I am glad the 'tapalapa' must not be forgotten in cyberspace...'tapalapa' ain't no joke. I heard it was foot-mixed like you noted Kanii, though, I have been of the belief that was a trick to deny kids from loving the meal (tapalapa) so much.
For all I know, it is healthy food, and when you eat it with groundnuts, they call it "Concrete."
Long live the bread man!
& Long live his produce (tapalapa)!
Dead wrong BS, dead wrong!
D..
Did i hear some one say "concrete'? Mawdo dalton, that was something. I remeber my school days when 'concrete' was school lunch |
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.” |
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Dalton1
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Posted - 04 Feb 2009 : 02:37:01
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Achu deh mawdo faranci.
ann ah hochi fereh. you got it
Goleh gumaneh deh... |
"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 04 Feb 2009 : 17:48:38
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Originally posted by Dalton1
Achu deh mawdo faranci.
MIN KO MAWDO ANGAL FOUTA. KONO MI DA ANDI, FARANCI WODDA KI
I used to like my roasted penuts and tapalapa. There is an old woman who makes the best roated peanuts in Banjul at the entrance of the old Customs Buliding on Wellington street.
She is the expert in the whole of gambia. The salt is perfect and the roast is the ideal for a peanut. She will clean the skin off and wraps it in very clean papers not recycled ones.
She has my vote. She is an Aku woman or perhaps a Serer and puts on a straw hat as shaded. She roast the peanuts with clean beach sand and not ashes as is traditionally done. She also makes sure the peanut is of quality.
It also reminds me of Ya Eli in Banjul opposite the old Commercial bank Building. I tell you, her beans and the tiny pieces of bread, with shrimps, is enough to hear the bells toll in heaven. Its an art in the way you cut the bread into pieces. It take atleast 15 minutes to cut a half loaf of bread to size not biggere than the individual beans.
Long live YA ELI(Elizabeth). She was a very pleasant person and very friendly and spoke almost all languages which made her dear to all her customers. |
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.” |
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mansasulu
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Posted - 04 Feb 2009 : 19:24:20
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Kaanibaa, the Tapalapa bakers opposite my house use their hands to mix the dough. However, it gets so hot in their bakery that they mosty do the mixing and baking without a shirt on. Here is the kicker...they mix it in a bath tub and i dont know if it was a new one or not and yes some sweat probably goes into the dough while they are bent over mixing it.
Hey, we never cared and all I can say is that I miss tapalapa. My guys tell me that it has since closed down and a story building stands in its space.quote:
Originally posted by kaanibaa
Bro I heard some people call tapalapa , mburu degat; meaning the bakers trample on the dough with their bare feet , sweating and swishing the sweat off and into the mixture, and according to some gusty rumours this is what makes them so arh!; nice. It this true ?...... I do love my tapas and well; do not care if the story is true all I know is that I coud not stop going for one back then.Chum b'cal!Bro Dalton , achew deh tapalapa nowelly baa!
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"...Verily, in the remembrance of Allâh do hearts find rest..." Sura Al-Rad (Chapter 13, Verse 28)
...Gambian by birth, Muslim by the grace of Allah... |
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inez
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Posted - 15 Feb 2009 : 21:18:03
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| Just back from the Gambia....brought 3 tapalapa with me...one left in my freezer...can anyone teach me how to bake it? With or without sweat... |
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mansasulu
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Posted - 16 Feb 2009 : 14:23:29
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| I believe you will do just fine by reheating it in any oven. And oh no more sweat! |
"...Verily, in the remembrance of Allâh do hearts find rest..." Sura Al-Rad (Chapter 13, Verse 28)
...Gambian by birth, Muslim by the grace of Allah... |
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kaanibaa
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Feb 2009 : 14:53:16
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| Inez can I have some please......, i miss em man! I guess the heat in the oven burns off the sweat and I heard a silly man say germs makes people fat ...oops! crazy innit? |
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Dalton1
3485 Posts |
Posted - 16 Feb 2009 : 17:00:27
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Inez
me too...package 1 for me on the mail.
1.Throw in the oven.
2. get some butter or 'gerteh saf.'
3. get wongo or 'loppy juice.'
With this combination, you can work in the mines or cross the deserts.
D...
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"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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mansasulu
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Posted - 16 Feb 2009 : 17:43:59
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| a piece will do well for me too! |
"...Verily, in the remembrance of Allâh do hearts find rest..." Sura Al-Rad (Chapter 13, Verse 28)
...Gambian by birth, Muslim by the grace of Allah... |
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kaanibaa
United Kingdom
1169 Posts |
Posted - 16 Feb 2009 : 19:37:01
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| Me get wonjo buti no get loopy wodat get am please le ee geeme sumall do ya abeg now ! |
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