Thursday, July 28, 2011

“Milk And Biscuit In Trinbago”

One thing I did not like in elementary school was the nutrition moment – milk and biscuit. The biscuit was delicious, but the milk was another story and there were rules…
You were given a cup of milk and you had to drink it first before you were given the biscuit. Our teacher would walk around with a strap, to make sure you drink it. It was the hardest thing to drink. I used to take little sips until she came to where I was standing then I would take a mouthful. “Swallow it now!” She would shout then she would look in my cup, “Drink the rest!” Now I would be more upset because the rest of the milk was always lumpy. Our teacher would stand there with an, ‘I dare you’ look on her face and her strap ready to pounce…

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