Its been a very period...2 moths of doing assignments, course works..that you have little time to develop yoursefl as a person! I have not been reading widely as much as i should! Somehow the book "Dutch Courage" that i picked up from the Spencers has not shifted as much! Then i just to read my flatmates' blog http://annabelseashore.spaces.live.com/ and go quite challenged by how consistent she is in updating her blog.
And then just as fate would have it, i was reading online news and i came across such articles as "Vacation checklist: prepare your PC" which led me to"7 ways to organize your e-mail".
before i realised it, i was looking through OneNote, the applications software i have in my Office2007.
I then realised that there is such a trememdous opportunity to learn and improve myself and yet i seem to be so busy! OneNote is something that can totally change the way i work! Efficiency is key in a world where there is a look out for only the best brains out there! The issue is what can i do that others cant? How different am i from the thousands of process engineers that are rolled out of the grad schools all over the world!
Only a few get to the top! There is less more space there for these few!
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Queen's Speech to Ugandan Parliament
Your Excellency President Museveni and Mrs Museveni, Right Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, Ladies and GentlemenPrince Philip and I have many fond memories of our last visit together to Uganda. In the years since, your country has made considerable advances in spite of periods of adversity.
I expect that what has helped sustain modern Uganda is the attribute that was so evident in 1954, and again today, in the generous manner we have been welcomed: the great warmth and friendliness of its people. We are delighted to be here once more.
It gives me great pleasure to address this House today in recognition of the importance of parliamentary democracy to the Commonwealth as a whole. For Uganda, the deliberations and decisions of this House, together with your respect for the rule of law, have had and will continue to have an essential bearing on the country's success in addressing many serious challenges. The United Kingdom is actively committed to supporting Uganda's efforts to deepen its democracy.
Many in the United Kingdom have been moved by the plight of the people of northern Uganda who have been suffering from the devastating conflict there. The Ugandan Government's efforts to resolve this conflict peacefully are therefore especially welcome. Uganda's regional role is also widely appreciated.
In particular, the contribution made to peacekeeping operations in Somalia has been a tribute to the courage and professionalism of Uganda's armed forces.
I am also pleased that the educational and cultural ties between our two countries are now stronger than ever before. Through its collaborative school projects, the British Council is bringing together more than one million children across Africa and the United Kingdom.
Indeed, I very much look forward to visiting later this week one of the Ugandan schools participating in the 'Connecting Classrooms' programme which does so much to increase our knowledge and understanding of each other's societies among young people.
In the years since Prince Philip and I were last here, one change in particular has come to scar Uganda and, indeed, much of Africa. The scourge of HIV infection and AIDS has touched the lives of so many of Uganda's people. It is difficult sometimes, when the sorrow associated with this disease is so profound, to avoid a sense of despair.
And yet there are growing numbers of people and organisations whose work gives cause for real hope. Today I visited the Mildmay Centre which sets a remarkable example in the provision of care and relief for those who are ill as well as in educating people about how to protect themselves and their families.
The role of centres such as this, which the Government of Uganda has done so much to encourage, will be central to achieving our common aim of controlling this cruel disease.
The continued and enlightened support of all those in authority, including this House, will play an essential part in supporting these efforts.One hundred years ago, Sir Winston Churchill, who much later became my first Prime Minister, made a celebrated visit to Uganda which he was moved to describe as 'the Pearl of Africa'.
In common with other visitors to this country over the years, he had been struck by how Uganda has been truly gifted by nature. Sir Winston had visited Munyonyo, then just 'a jetty and a few sheds', where, most fittingly, the present British Prime Minister will join his fellow Commonwealth Heads of Government this weekend.
Whether the individual links are long-standing or more recent, the United Kingdom remains a committed friend of Uganda.
Prince Philip and I have reason to recall our own associations over the years with the greatest affection and extend to you all our good wishes for the years to come.
I expect that what has helped sustain modern Uganda is the attribute that was so evident in 1954, and again today, in the generous manner we have been welcomed: the great warmth and friendliness of its people. We are delighted to be here once more.
It gives me great pleasure to address this House today in recognition of the importance of parliamentary democracy to the Commonwealth as a whole. For Uganda, the deliberations and decisions of this House, together with your respect for the rule of law, have had and will continue to have an essential bearing on the country's success in addressing many serious challenges. The United Kingdom is actively committed to supporting Uganda's efforts to deepen its democracy.
Many in the United Kingdom have been moved by the plight of the people of northern Uganda who have been suffering from the devastating conflict there. The Ugandan Government's efforts to resolve this conflict peacefully are therefore especially welcome. Uganda's regional role is also widely appreciated.
In particular, the contribution made to peacekeeping operations in Somalia has been a tribute to the courage and professionalism of Uganda's armed forces.
I am also pleased that the educational and cultural ties between our two countries are now stronger than ever before. Through its collaborative school projects, the British Council is bringing together more than one million children across Africa and the United Kingdom.
Indeed, I very much look forward to visiting later this week one of the Ugandan schools participating in the 'Connecting Classrooms' programme which does so much to increase our knowledge and understanding of each other's societies among young people.
In the years since Prince Philip and I were last here, one change in particular has come to scar Uganda and, indeed, much of Africa. The scourge of HIV infection and AIDS has touched the lives of so many of Uganda's people. It is difficult sometimes, when the sorrow associated with this disease is so profound, to avoid a sense of despair.
And yet there are growing numbers of people and organisations whose work gives cause for real hope. Today I visited the Mildmay Centre which sets a remarkable example in the provision of care and relief for those who are ill as well as in educating people about how to protect themselves and their families.
The role of centres such as this, which the Government of Uganda has done so much to encourage, will be central to achieving our common aim of controlling this cruel disease.
The continued and enlightened support of all those in authority, including this House, will play an essential part in supporting these efforts.One hundred years ago, Sir Winston Churchill, who much later became my first Prime Minister, made a celebrated visit to Uganda which he was moved to describe as 'the Pearl of Africa'.
In common with other visitors to this country over the years, he had been struck by how Uganda has been truly gifted by nature. Sir Winston had visited Munyonyo, then just 'a jetty and a few sheds', where, most fittingly, the present British Prime Minister will join his fellow Commonwealth Heads of Government this weekend.
Whether the individual links are long-standing or more recent, the United Kingdom remains a committed friend of Uganda.
Prince Philip and I have reason to recall our own associations over the years with the greatest affection and extend to you all our good wishes for the years to come.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
The idiot’s guide to winning an election in Africa
The followng articel written by Nicholas Ssengoba appeared in the Daily Monitor, November 13, 2007
Pumbavu” the Kiswahili word for “foolish” could easily pass as Kenyan President, Emilio Mwai Kibaki’s favourite pejorative which causes laughter whenever he liberally uses it at rallies to ridicule and put down his opponents. Trouble is that, what the opinion polls are saying about Kibaki’s chances at the presidential election slated for December 27, 2007 is no laughing matter.
Kibaki risks falling into the enigmatic category of the great African wa pumbabavu; i.e the rare species of incumbent African leaders, who while in office organise elections, stand and lose to a (mere) challenger.
With the countless number of times The idiot’s guide to winning an African election, has been updated, a president would have to be irredeemably foolish to come second at the polls. Like the typical African man who has the daunting task of tasting the meat (and picking out the choicest pieces) before any member of the family, the president in Africa has the unenviable burden of hand-picking the Electoral Commission (EC) to “his satisfaction”.
The affluently facilitated EC quickly studies the complex theory regarding the relationship between the payer, the piper plus the tune, then goes about organising “a free and fair election” with gusto.
Miracles start to happen when cleaning the voters register. The dead come to life, while the living, especially where the incumbent is unpopular becomes the “living dead”.
Coming after this fashion later at the polls, the EC sends the wrong register to the right polling station or the ballot papers without the voters register or better still the ballot boxes without the ballot papers rendering the whole process a shambles.
Meanwhile, the president uses the massive funds he has amassed over the years (the ones that make the Mo Ibrahim prize unnecessary) to bait elements into defecting from his opponents camps. Several political parties thereafter emerge under the pretext that this reflects the “pluralism and maturity of a democracy”. In effect the president’s rival’s votes are scattered.
The campaign period is the best time to implement some “sensitive” aspects of the manifesto (remember it?) The incumbent breaks the bank and starts distributing “seed money” towards “self-help groups” on the eve of the election as his relentless effort towards “poverty alleviation” with the promise of better things to come if they vote for “continuity”.
Also he creates districts out of as many counties as possible purportedly to take services closer to the people, in fact creating jobs for hangers on.
Since leaders are chosen by God, the incumbent creates an alliance with churches, and “facilitates” them to preach a gospel that promotes his cause. The gullible flock is made to understand that their pastor had a vision whereby the Almighty promised miracles to those who vote the incumbent and curses to those who “waste” their votes.
In the background, the police and the army expeditiously “enforce law and order” to ensure the polls take place in a “peaceful environment” devoid of “intimidated voters”. They devotedly disperse the opponent’s crowd, jailing and canning “troublesome” fellows. The press is made to “visit” the police from time to time for “consultations” on stories that are considered “biased” against the incumbent.
Elsewhere, the incumbent exploits his position and uses all state facilities for his campaign. He freely gets all the time on state radio and television which have the widest coverage, under the guise of a countrywide tour to sensitise citizen on “developmental matters”. The opponents with their meager finances are left to buy expensive airtime from private radio and television stations.
Since in Africa we are not so good at counting, as it is abominable to count our children, wives and cows, the EC understandably finds trouble adding up the votes even with the help of computers and signed tally sheets.
Added, some subversive election officials who “hate” the sitting president credit him with some of his opponents’ votes to “punish” him with the “unpleasant” task of running “his” backward country and taking all the insults by the press.
By this time, the cadre judges appointed before hand, will be ready to deliver those “it was theft, but not theft enough” judgments in case any misguided opponent goes to the courts seeking justice.
And because the African State is perennially a “young democracy” stuck at the “learning stage”, the result will be accepted and life will go on. And if all this works out well Kibaki, lift those term limits. Politics isn’t a school nor are politicians school boys to be limited by “terms”. Then you may rule for life, thereafter.
It is never too late in Africa. Kibaki, look at the happy neighbour on the western side of your house; you could learn a trick or two.
Leave State House Nairobi unceremoniously like a chicken thief, after only five years is not an option. It is very uncomfortable for an elder to sit among the wa pumbavu!
nicholassengoba@yahoo.com
Pumbavu” the Kiswahili word for “foolish” could easily pass as Kenyan President, Emilio Mwai Kibaki’s favourite pejorative which causes laughter whenever he liberally uses it at rallies to ridicule and put down his opponents. Trouble is that, what the opinion polls are saying about Kibaki’s chances at the presidential election slated for December 27, 2007 is no laughing matter.
Kibaki risks falling into the enigmatic category of the great African wa pumbabavu; i.e the rare species of incumbent African leaders, who while in office organise elections, stand and lose to a (mere) challenger.
With the countless number of times The idiot’s guide to winning an African election, has been updated, a president would have to be irredeemably foolish to come second at the polls. Like the typical African man who has the daunting task of tasting the meat (and picking out the choicest pieces) before any member of the family, the president in Africa has the unenviable burden of hand-picking the Electoral Commission (EC) to “his satisfaction”.
The affluently facilitated EC quickly studies the complex theory regarding the relationship between the payer, the piper plus the tune, then goes about organising “a free and fair election” with gusto.
Miracles start to happen when cleaning the voters register. The dead come to life, while the living, especially where the incumbent is unpopular becomes the “living dead”.
Coming after this fashion later at the polls, the EC sends the wrong register to the right polling station or the ballot papers without the voters register or better still the ballot boxes without the ballot papers rendering the whole process a shambles.
Meanwhile, the president uses the massive funds he has amassed over the years (the ones that make the Mo Ibrahim prize unnecessary) to bait elements into defecting from his opponents camps. Several political parties thereafter emerge under the pretext that this reflects the “pluralism and maturity of a democracy”. In effect the president’s rival’s votes are scattered.
The campaign period is the best time to implement some “sensitive” aspects of the manifesto (remember it?) The incumbent breaks the bank and starts distributing “seed money” towards “self-help groups” on the eve of the election as his relentless effort towards “poverty alleviation” with the promise of better things to come if they vote for “continuity”.
Also he creates districts out of as many counties as possible purportedly to take services closer to the people, in fact creating jobs for hangers on.
Since leaders are chosen by God, the incumbent creates an alliance with churches, and “facilitates” them to preach a gospel that promotes his cause. The gullible flock is made to understand that their pastor had a vision whereby the Almighty promised miracles to those who vote the incumbent and curses to those who “waste” their votes.
In the background, the police and the army expeditiously “enforce law and order” to ensure the polls take place in a “peaceful environment” devoid of “intimidated voters”. They devotedly disperse the opponent’s crowd, jailing and canning “troublesome” fellows. The press is made to “visit” the police from time to time for “consultations” on stories that are considered “biased” against the incumbent.
Elsewhere, the incumbent exploits his position and uses all state facilities for his campaign. He freely gets all the time on state radio and television which have the widest coverage, under the guise of a countrywide tour to sensitise citizen on “developmental matters”. The opponents with their meager finances are left to buy expensive airtime from private radio and television stations.
Since in Africa we are not so good at counting, as it is abominable to count our children, wives and cows, the EC understandably finds trouble adding up the votes even with the help of computers and signed tally sheets.
Added, some subversive election officials who “hate” the sitting president credit him with some of his opponents’ votes to “punish” him with the “unpleasant” task of running “his” backward country and taking all the insults by the press.
By this time, the cadre judges appointed before hand, will be ready to deliver those “it was theft, but not theft enough” judgments in case any misguided opponent goes to the courts seeking justice.
And because the African State is perennially a “young democracy” stuck at the “learning stage”, the result will be accepted and life will go on. And if all this works out well Kibaki, lift those term limits. Politics isn’t a school nor are politicians school boys to be limited by “terms”. Then you may rule for life, thereafter.
It is never too late in Africa. Kibaki, look at the happy neighbour on the western side of your house; you could learn a trick or two.
Leave State House Nairobi unceremoniously like a chicken thief, after only five years is not an option. It is very uncomfortable for an elder to sit among the wa pumbavu!
nicholassengoba@yahoo.com
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Back again!!
Here i am,its been a whie since i last blogged! Work and a chnage to a student again has made me very bus of late...the last few months!
I realsie that i need to blog more often to keep track of what God is doing in my life...
I realsie that i need to blog more often to keep track of what God is doing in my life...
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Yawning with Circumcision!!
I now believe yawning is very contagious. I have always yawned just by seeing someone yawn!! But I have just developed another theory. I have found out that even by just reading the about yawning….or seeing that word alone...u can actually end up yawning. Amazing, is it?
Picture, here I am…sitting at my desk, perfectly fine, that means that I don’t have need to replenish any oxygen. My office is well aerated. My city is not yet too polluted. I can actually see the lush green meadows from my windows. I had a very good nights’ sleep. There is even no sign of getting tired. And by the way, I enjoy my work tremendously.
It’s about 11:00 hours, and I had a very good breakfast about an hour or so ago. And there is therefore no sign that I am hungry. All is well. I know you are beginning to feel like you should exchange places with me.
So I open my yahoo news, and the first thing I see is that this statement “New research challenges the common theory that yawns are triggered by a need to replenish oxygen…..” under a very captivating heading (they always are!!) Why we yawn
You now what happened? immediately yawned! Can you imagine??
Now I know, that just by reading this, someone has yawned already. If not, my theory may not necessarily be disproved; it just needs further fine tuning. I anyone has ideas Please send it to me, I need to make a write up, and send it to the American Journal of Science for publishing or to the State Department for few a few of Big Sam’s bucks. I seriously need to do more research on this subject!
I mean if some good people can fund a crazy research project such as looking at how circumcision can go along way into curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS. Even BBC devotes an entire article on how Circumcision can dramatically cut the rate of HIV infection in heterosexual relationships, and suggesting that it might actually offer hope to Africa. Goodness, are we insane, look at Ethiopia, Uganda (Mbale and Kasese),.
And by the way, a whole conference, 4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment ,and Prevention took place in the beautiful city of Sydney Australia from 22- 25 July 2007. It was even billed as “The world's biggest scientific HIV/AIDS conference” and what did they come out with.. ….brace for this …”... new findings which suggest male circumcision can reduce infection by 60 percent” it was the
And oh, by the way..they organize a whole conference on this subject! May God jus bless our souls!! Guys, why are we wasting money, lets go back to the basics…. ABC…..yeah.....ABC.....Abstainance, Be Faithful and then if all else fails…..the use Condoms!! Say it again…ABC!
This is the strategy that worked in Uganda; it put us on the world stage as a testimony to the whole world! It gave Ugandans a sense of pride and accomplishment. It’s the first letters of the alphabet! I suspect their is an evil hand at play somewhere!! Somebody tell me something I don’t know!!
Picture, here I am…sitting at my desk, perfectly fine, that means that I don’t have need to replenish any oxygen. My office is well aerated. My city is not yet too polluted. I can actually see the lush green meadows from my windows. I had a very good nights’ sleep. There is even no sign of getting tired. And by the way, I enjoy my work tremendously.
It’s about 11:00 hours, and I had a very good breakfast about an hour or so ago. And there is therefore no sign that I am hungry. All is well. I know you are beginning to feel like you should exchange places with me.
So I open my yahoo news, and the first thing I see is that this statement “New research challenges the common theory that yawns are triggered by a need to replenish oxygen…..” under a very captivating heading (they always are!!) Why we yawn
You now what happened? immediately yawned! Can you imagine??
Now I know, that just by reading this, someone has yawned already. If not, my theory may not necessarily be disproved; it just needs further fine tuning. I anyone has ideas Please send it to me, I need to make a write up, and send it to the American Journal of Science for publishing or to the State Department for few a few of Big Sam’s bucks. I seriously need to do more research on this subject!
I mean if some good people can fund a crazy research project such as looking at how circumcision can go along way into curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS. Even BBC devotes an entire article on how Circumcision can dramatically cut the rate of HIV infection in heterosexual relationships, and suggesting that it might actually offer hope to Africa. Goodness, are we insane, look at Ethiopia, Uganda (Mbale and Kasese),.
And by the way, a whole conference, 4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment ,and Prevention took place in the beautiful city of Sydney Australia from 22- 25 July 2007. It was even billed as “The world's biggest scientific HIV/AIDS conference” and what did they come out with.. ….brace for this …”... new findings which suggest male circumcision can reduce infection by 60 percent” it was the
And oh, by the way..they organize a whole conference on this subject! May God jus bless our souls!! Guys, why are we wasting money, lets go back to the basics…. ABC…..yeah.....ABC.....Abstainance, Be Faithful and then if all else fails…..the use Condoms!! Say it again…ABC!
This is the strategy that worked in Uganda; it put us on the world stage as a testimony to the whole world! It gave Ugandans a sense of pride and accomplishment. It’s the first letters of the alphabet! I suspect their is an evil hand at play somewhere!! Somebody tell me something I don’t know!!
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Family Jewels
I just read in the New York Times that the CIA will release documents of decade old misdeeds committed by the CIA during the 1960s and 1970s. As usual, they contain livid details of spying, both domestic and international, assasination plots (only plots??), cold war material and a lot of other weird stuff similar to what we have read in Robert Ludlum or Baldacci like books or watched in thriller movies.
Now the paradox is that those documents are codenamed….”family jewels”. Yeah right, family jewels!!!!! And then, the CIA director, Gen. Michael V. Hayden took the comedy to a higher level! Watch this……
On June 11th 2007, he told a group of historians who had long pressed for greater disclosure of C.I.A. archives, described the documents, as “a glimpse of a very different time and a very different agency. Yeah right, a different time and a different agency??
I beg for a thousand apologies….., on second thoughts, I think he was right, it is a different agency and a different time! Think about Guantanamo Bay, extraordinary rendition, secret overseas detention program (sounds like an education program?), domestic tap-ins,wiretaps,
Now the paradox is that those documents are codenamed….”family jewels”. Yeah right, family jewels!!!!! And then, the CIA director, Gen. Michael V. Hayden took the comedy to a higher level! Watch this……
On June 11th 2007, he told a group of historians who had long pressed for greater disclosure of C.I.A. archives, described the documents, as “a glimpse of a very different time and a very different agency. Yeah right, a different time and a different agency??
I beg for a thousand apologies….., on second thoughts, I think he was right, it is a different agency and a different time! Think about Guantanamo Bay, extraordinary rendition, secret overseas detention program (sounds like an education program?), domestic tap-ins,wiretaps,
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Comments on “Inactions Regrets: Go jump off the cliff “Part 1
I just read an article by Mark Batterson, entitled “Inactions Regrets: Go jump off the cliff”. The basic theme, idea or topic of the article is summed up in the second paragraph when he says
at the end of our lives, we’ll regret opportunities missed
a lot more than mistakes made.
Ditto, great quote, that was powerful, I always remember things when I think of them as quotes. He gets a little more scientific and says
That conviction is backed up by the research of two Cornell sociologists,
Tom Gilovich and Vicki Medvec. According to their study, time is
a key factor in what we regret. Over the short-term, we tend to regret
our actions. But over the long-haul, we tend to regret inactions.
Their study found that over the course of an average week, action regrets outnumber inaction regrets 53% to 47%. But when people look at their lives as a whole,
inaction regrets outnumber action regrets 84% to 16%.
In theological terms, action regrets are sins of commission.
And they certainly cause a twinge of guilt. But it is the inaction regrets
or sins of omission that haunt us the rest of our lives.
We are left to wonder: what if?
This is the part where I get little itch on the skin.
One of our core values at National Community Church is
everything is an experiment. And that experimental approach to ministry
gives us the freedom to fail. We’re not afraid of making mistakes.
In fact, we’re afraid of not making mistakes because that
everything is an experiment. And that experimental approach to ministry
gives us the freedom to fail. We’re not afraid of making mistakes.
In fact, we’re afraid of not making mistakes because that
means we aren’t taking enough risks.
Every sermon series is a teaching experiment. Every outreach is an
evangelism experiment. Every small group is a discipleship experiment.
Every sermon series is a teaching experiment. Every outreach is an
evangelism experiment. Every small group is a discipleship experiment.
Even our vision of meeting in movie theaters at metro stops throughout the
metro DC area is an experiment in doing church in the middle of the marketplace.
metro DC area is an experiment in doing church in the middle of the marketplace.
Why does he use the word experiment? I know he trying to say, you should go out and do it, but yet at the same time it could give someone he sense of doing something whether God is in it or not. So that if it succeeds, then probably God was in it, but if it doesn’t, well…you can always try again. After all, better try and fail rather than not try at all. And oh, I forgot to say this…..that again depends on what success means. You know, these days success is based on a lot of externalities. As long as God said you do it, Just Do It (thanks to Nike).
I just don’t want to get to the end of my life and my ministry and wonder: What if?
I’d rather have some action regrets from falling flat on my face than
leave a trail of inaction regrets in my wake.
It’s a great article, will hopefully comment on the rest of it in the next few days.
Opening up my blog
I have always thought of opening up a blog, I realize its one of the easiest ways of expressing your opinion to masses of people across the global village. Of course I had my doubts that I might not be able to follow through and keep putting in articles. After all am always very busy with office stuff and the pressures and vicissitudes of life. You know sometimes am afraid of starting something that am not sure whether I will through. I might just write an article, and that’s the end of my blogs!
It all started when I was in China, and I became a bit bored. I wanted to read papers, but I could only do it online. Some how I started checking out whether Rodney Muhumuza or Ernest Bazanye had written any recent articles. Baz has an sense of humor, bordering on intellectual sarcasm, while I just like the way Rodney writes his articles, he know how to express himself and has a good command of the Queen’s language. Plus he is quite an intelligent guy. It was then that I came face-to-face with bloggers. I started reading what other people had written.
So, on 21st Feb, 2007, I was meeting with a group of friends one evening having coffee, David (journalist), Geopfrery (lawyer) and Denis (Engineering student) and we got to discuss all the intellectual stuff from politics, general life and everything else that young, bright people always like to discuss. And in the middle of that, we even talked about journalism without borders, Thomas Friedman mentioned in the middle of his latest book “The Worlds if flat”. A friend lent me the book to read while on the plane, since I was going to China. I must really confess right now, the book is the bomb. Go to the nearest book shop, and get yourself a copy. That’s one those book that u read and keep a copy on your shelf. Ever heard the saying, a man is measured by what he reads!!
Back to the main story, this morning, am reading an interesting article entitled “Inactions Regrets: Go jump off the cliff” by Mark Batterson. And I just want to comment and share my comments by people, that’s when it just dawned on me that I should open up my blog. I mean why not?
So here I am. Pray that the vicissitudes and pressures of life do not keep me away from writing in more.
It all started when I was in China, and I became a bit bored. I wanted to read papers, but I could only do it online. Some how I started checking out whether Rodney Muhumuza or Ernest Bazanye had written any recent articles. Baz has an sense of humor, bordering on intellectual sarcasm, while I just like the way Rodney writes his articles, he know how to express himself and has a good command of the Queen’s language. Plus he is quite an intelligent guy. It was then that I came face-to-face with bloggers. I started reading what other people had written.
So, on 21st Feb, 2007, I was meeting with a group of friends one evening having coffee, David (journalist), Geopfrery (lawyer) and Denis (Engineering student) and we got to discuss all the intellectual stuff from politics, general life and everything else that young, bright people always like to discuss. And in the middle of that, we even talked about journalism without borders, Thomas Friedman mentioned in the middle of his latest book “The Worlds if flat”. A friend lent me the book to read while on the plane, since I was going to China. I must really confess right now, the book is the bomb. Go to the nearest book shop, and get yourself a copy. That’s one those book that u read and keep a copy on your shelf. Ever heard the saying, a man is measured by what he reads!!
Back to the main story, this morning, am reading an interesting article entitled “Inactions Regrets: Go jump off the cliff” by Mark Batterson. And I just want to comment and share my comments by people, that’s when it just dawned on me that I should open up my blog. I mean why not?
So here I am. Pray that the vicissitudes and pressures of life do not keep me away from writing in more.
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