My Darling Chubb

To my darling brother Jansen, whom I call Chubb (short for “cha-binto”.. our family name for him which means “one who eats a lot”) lol! The following poem is dedicated to you. You were the shortest amongst us all…bro how on earth did you grow! Hahahaha

We are so proud of you! Finally you found something you love, enjoy and put all your heart and effort into, that you no longer disturb mom and dad! lol

*Thank you to my mentor, Mrs Leanne Johnson for proof reading my work and to my friend Genny on her Lingala translation*

They say water is life

But I know you’ll object

For Ball is your life

The (very) centre of your being

Once you were short

Now tall enough

To stand your ground

To reach beyond

Where this love came from

We’ll never know,

But Congolese you are!

Greatness runs in your veins

Reach for the stars!

For you’ve landed on the moon

This is only the beginning

Ta-fuzzy-style

Toza na sima na yo

(We have your back)

La famille 1.0