EkiraboKyampaire

Dear All, I am embarrassed and I am contrite. I have been away from here for so long that I even forgot to post something on the 28th day of July! Matters were not made any better by the fact that I was in Ghana when the post was due. Anyway...here I am. July went by so fast! In the first week of July, I headed off to the fairly new districts of Nwoya and Amuru, in Northern Uganda on a fact finding mission leading up to a project my client was planning to roll out at the end of July. I have always loved the people from Northern Uganda. They are hospitable, clean and genuine (at least most of them) :) Money was so scarce in my 'world' that I learnt exactly what it means to live within one's means. I am not complaining, though, for my new attitude to money has me sleeping better at night :) There is a dead horse (remember this  post?) I had continued to flog believing, somehow, that perhaps my perseverance would be the 'shot in the arm' that would resusc...

Can you believe I have just this minute realized it is the 28th day of the month?!... As I said to a friend the other day, I have been avoiding this space for fear of my inner turmoil being exposed. But, since, I committed to posting something on the 28th day of each month this year till September, I must be a woman of my word, no? Okay, so,what has been happening in my life- at least broadly :)...? I have, properly, got into the routine of walking/ jogging at least three times a week and as a result I can wear those shorts I had relegated to the back of my wadrobe :) I read four awesome books that have had me thinking about a new label dedicated to books I read so that I never forget :) I grew my finger nails...have not cut them since the beginning of the month, have just been doing filing to keep them in shape. I am morphing into a gal! :) I was introduced to a racy blog by a journalist friend that has served to entertain me on those days when I a...

I write to you friends from the lovely but cold Naivasha in Kenya. The home of flamingoes and hippos and all manner of wildlife that wander around freely. I must emphasize just how cold it is here, though,...the hotels provide hot water bottles and the heaviest blankets I have ever seen! :) Now, the issue on my mind is this ban on use of Skype and all other VOIP services in Ethiopia. African governments/ heads of state (because in many African countries, these men are the law) amaze me. So, just because you want to stay in power till death parts you and the presidency, all must be muzzled?...Do you really believe you can shut people up completely? You probably have not encountered the real human spirit...that part of being a homo sapiens that guarantees that when pushed to the wall, we fight back...we die trying... I wish President Girma Wolde-GL [who is nowhere as cool as our own GNL Zamba :)] all the best as he embarks of on one hell of a task! Read more  h...

My friends, It has been a very long time!!...some days I was too busy to write, others I mind was going round in loops faster than my fingers could type, others I was just too forlorn... Today, I am only posting pictures...no captions...just pictures... I hope they will make you laugh, raise your eyebrows, ask me questions, or simply make you smile. Do enjoy :)

It's been a while hasn't it? :)...Well, lest all and sundry wonder what I look like lately...here are myriad faces. Happy Friday Friends!

 Loosely translated; no sexual intercourse allowed here ! Firstly, let us acknowledge how hilarious this sign post is :)...only in Uganda!! I have to wonder, though, is the 'activity' banned on the tree branches or under the tree??!! It's all so puzzling! Anyway, best not to digress :)... What seems to be the general consesus on this to tell or not to tell issue is that we should all mind our own business and keep our mouths shut. In fact, there is this particular friend of mine who has always been clear to us (all her friends) that under no circumstances should we tell her if we knew her man was 'indulging in side dishes'. I think this position is an odd one. I would want to be told. I would tell my friend if I knew her man/ his girl was cheating on him or her. I would be very angry with a friend who chose to 'not get in between lovers' quarrels'. I would rather err on the side of more information- in any situation. Perhaps i...

My not-so-baby brother posted the piece below on his facebook page and I only read it today!!!...I am persuaded it deserves to be read by my peeps on here :) well... most of the time we're given the consolation of "all things in there time"...."all in good time" and the whole related bs. ; i think these would never be able to console me for failing to have more than one vivid memory of my daddy...daddy. a word i would never pull out in a million words...a person that i would never dream of losing yet...well...i lost him...a figure i would live to grow up without...that iron hand in your rebellious times and the generously giver in times worth reward.lol. that's my idea of a daddy. i don't know. i can't begin to imagine... how i have been able to deal with that...is one of the exempli gratia life gives of a gracious God...who in the moment is,as it were, some supernatural being with too much control; with the power to give and to take...A power he...