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January 05, 2009
23:28
Node Six Season 3
from » ‎ The Rogue King

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First day at office for this year.

Well, technically we’ve been working from home, more like monitoring servers, but this is the day we officially started work.

Node Six is in its third year, and we’re gearing up for some fairly massive changes to the way we do things around here. Let’s just say it’s going to be one heck of a ride.

Also, our focus for this year is going to be online applications, and flash based rich internet applications. To start that off, we’ll be releasing BlogSpirit version 2 for beta testing around mid this month. It’s looking pretty different from the current Node Six BlogSpirit.

As usual, the core engine is an open source tool that we’re modifying and customising to be more functional, feature rich and intuitive.

As for the rest of the applications, we plan to roll out six major web applications, o Read Full Post

23:28
Are aid workers saintly? Thoughts on a New Yorker story
from » ‎ Scarlett Lion

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The New Yorker almost never has articles about Africa. I may have purchased last week's issue at the newsstand to read Ariel Levy on Sex and How to Have It, but it was Lives of the Saints that held my attention.

The article is a dispassionate but engaging account of just why it's so hard to help people on the arid border of Sudan and Chad. And not just why it's hard to help refugees, but why it's hard living for those trying to help them.

A lot of accounts of this type could get caught up in whether or not the world is responding to what's happening in a moral way, o Read Full Post
23:22
What's going on
from » ‎ Scarlett Lion

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For another eight days, I'm in the land of fast internet, macaroni and cheese, and friends and family. By the time I leave for Liberia on January 13, I'll have been home for about six weeks - the longest amount of time I've spent in the USA since I left for Africa in July of 2006.

I'll announce a new blog address circa arrival in Liberia. Until then, stay tuned here for short outtakes on other interesting things I'm reading, since the only thing I'm doing these days is hanging out and FTP-ing. Fun!

Have you written/read/seen anything Africa related you'd like me to highlight on this blog? Leave me a link and some info in the comments. Read Full Post

20:30
At this time
from » ‎ Valentia

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Howdy people, so I’ve been reading some new blog posts and I’m dying of laughter. Needless to say happy am I that y’all are having a good start to the New Year. Me, well it starts with drama. Some of which I can’t even believe.So I’ve pushed it to the back of my mind marked “To [...] Read Full Post

20:14
attention you guys
from » ‎ Lucie

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umm the new year has found me n a really lazy note and i plan to take leave
then
i was wondering if we could all,as blogren write a short story anthology.
i was planning to do one solo and thought i would pass on the idea and say use one theme... like 'a cup of tea' or something like that so that it rotates around one theme but various voices..
doing it solo, well, i thought it would be boring for anyone to read the same style of writing in every page. now short short stories to long sotries are welcome
short short stories from as short as 300 words to long stories as long as 8000 words.
can we do it? lemme know
and we could do our own blogeren collection

ummm pick a theme, the most voted for theme will be used and deadline for stories should be 30th april this year. i will deal with the publishing and stuff pass it on to the other bloggers. thanks...
thats if you are game

1. a table for two.
2. i call it war!< Read Full Post

17:45
Call it Two Face, Face Off...watever.
from » ‎ Never Ender - 142023120231.NTWATWA

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Woe unto my soul.

The waves in my heart are impossible
The fires in my mind are intolerable;
Can't get a few days of relief from this darkness
Till I'm again enveloped in the perpetual sadness.

I wonder what is wrong with him,
Gilded on the outside yet rotten within:
Masks of smiles and glowing eyes
Concealing the wails,the sobs, the sighs.

Oh woe unto my poor soul.

Can this test come to an end
For I am in despair, and my heart may rend;
Cycling forever on a round path
I seek to touch heaven, but I'm stuck on brown earth.

The man is weak,
His lips have forgotten they can speak;
A prisoner of his own mind,
His thoughts are the shackles that bind.

Oh woe unto my helpless soul.
~~~

Starting today I am bringing my psychological battle to the blog. Heard of Sasha Fierce, Bruce Wayne, Peter Parker, Clark Kent? Or better Mr Jekyll, Mr Hide? Well, my bat Read Full Post

17:18
Who Moved My Mandazi? Sound Business Advice.
from » ‎ Ernest Bazanye

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This is an uplifting tale of how anyone, even you, if you are a crooked and unscrupulous shopkeeper, can overcome the hurdles fate places before you if you believe in yourself and refuse to allow doubt a place in your heart. The story is set in the small shop round the corner from Golden Villas, Kyaliwajjala. Golden [...] Read Full Post

17:03
Weekly Roundup for Dec. 20 - Jan. 2: Attacks cause "nightmare scenario" in Congo
from » ‎ Resolve Uganda

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The Good: The UN Security Council issued a statement strongly condemning LRA attacks in the DR Congo and South Sudan.
read more
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11:06
Common place…
from » ‎ B2B's...

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…and the word complacency have a few things in common… The fact of the matter being the main issue of the matter being the………. ————————————————————————————– Sorry, I was getting carried away by being in twenty-oh-nine safely!! As I was saying, many time we get caught up in a rhythm, and we always find that that particular [...] Read Full Post

10:24
Bon Annee Mes Ami
from » ‎ The Masters Apprentice Weblog

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Oui, a poor attempt at the beautiful language called french but the gist of it is Happy New Year my friends. I wish you all a peaceful, prosperous and all that other jazz in the new year. Now, allow me to digress a little. What is the big deal with new years anyway? Isn’t it really [...] Read Full Post

8:43
Re-cap
from » ‎ Antipop

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As you all probably already know, my year already began. And I have no resolutions. Especially coz I cannot work under pressure. That means you and you should stop heaping all that pressure on me to post, post, post. I meant to post this one last year, but I figured this would be the best time to do it. No better time to suck up to people than at the beginning of the year. Here is me ranking my favorite posts of each of you from last year. Or of years past. In no particular order.

Ivan the queen of puns is a talented writer. When I can make the time to read his long posts, I do have enormous fun. My favorite post of his is when he narrated his harrowing experience with a serial killer. It was a killer read if I must say. did y’all s Read Full Post

0:51
The Stupidity of War
from » ‎ GayUganda

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This is a war that I found ongoing when I was born on this earth of ours. And it has continued to-date. For a brief, bewildering period, Uganda entered on the side of the Palestinians. That was in Amin’s time. Now, I don’t know on which side of this war we are. Bewildered neutrals? Maybe not. Seems we can never be neutrals. Either for, or against them. Palestinians, and Isra Read Full Post

0:10
Diaries Of Vice City
from » ‎ Erique Mununuzi

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Happy Fresh Year, you. Now onto less mundane matters. Friday afternoon I’m in a Stanbic queue. Enter student dressed like some kind of G; some Lil Wayne wannabe. He proceeds to next counter where there’s this new young chick (probably fresh outta campus). Enquiries counter. Here’s what transpired: Student: Good afternoon ma’am. I was told to fetch [...] Read Full Post

January 04, 2009
10:33
2009 already!
from » ‎ Carlo's

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Well, the new year's here but the same old Carlo's still here. Ok, so there are a few adjustments to that old Carlo. She's supposed to be renewed right, rejuvenated, reborn so to speak. You know how everyone says they make new year resolutions only to break them within the first week? I decided not to make any but well, just change my lifestyle. So these were my New Year Lifestyle changes or whatever. Not resolutions mind you because not fulfilling them would mean failing at it so they're just decisions if you will

1. Exercise more. I am yet to step out of the house so be patient with me.

2. Eat healthy. That my mother's making sure of. I don't know what I would do without her taking away my yummy cookies and handing me two bananas. Yuck. I mean, yuuuummmmm.

3. Pray more. I started the new year in church on my knees as opposed to watching fireworks and reveling like I always do so that's a great start. Plus I'm finding more and more time to pray so hall Read Full Post

10:00
of islands, small jungles and wine bottles
from » ‎ The Rogue King

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Yesterday.

A few friends and I went over to some place we call our island, somewhere along the shores of Lake Victoria, a few kilometers off Ggaba beach. We had a great time, did a mini picnic, as only us guys can, since it involved opening a wine bottle with a key!

We then called up our boat dude to pick us up, and on a whim, decided to explore the next island we could see. We ended up in some small jungle like place, trekked for a while, fending off some vicious mosquitoes, saw only one snake, plus very briefly explored a place that looked suspiciously like massive snake territory.

We then got back to the rocky “shore” and just let our feet dangle in the water while skipping stones across the lake.

There’s nothing soothing like watching water waves break, birds skimming over the lake surface, fishermen in their slow canoes paddling away and a serene sunset over the tranquil water.

Pure bliss.

My camera craving is getting Read Full Post

January 03, 2009
15:53
Happy New Year.
from » ‎ GayUganda

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Eww, 2009 is already in, and we are alive. Is traditional to lampoon the old year, and wish everyone and sundry a great new year.

I will toe that line, to an extent. And also admit that there are a few people that I would not wish a ‘happy new year’. I made a resolution of being err, truthful. Bite me.

In Africa, this is good news, (a peaceful regime change...) so I will post it here.

Opposition leader wins Ghana poll

Mr Atta Mills lost Ghana's two previous elections to President Kufuor
Opposition candidate John Atta Mills has won a tight presidential run-off in Ghana, electoral officials have said.

The announcement came after results from the last constituency to vote showed him extending his lead over his rival, Nana Akufo-Addo.

Mr Akufo-Addo's ruling party boycotted Friday's vote, in Tain constituency.

Both sides have alle Read Full Post

12:18
Yello! Are you hiring?
from » ‎ Crimson

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It's good to know that our ambassadors in the Diaspora are not only representing the pearl in a noble and commendable manner they are also significantly contributing to the growth of our infant economy through investments that are as beneficial as they are colossal.

Skimming through the papers today one particular story caught my eye, it was an article on the contributions the 'Kyeyos' make to sectors such as housing , education and health, the remittances the Cheri's and Emi's of this world make amount to a staggering 1 billion dollars annually.

This money is distributed down the food chain to the rest of us labourers through wages for various jobs that range from porters on a construction site to janitors in clinics and of course there are other specialised services like consultancies that provide professional advice on investments and capital finance as well as real estate and property.

So if I Read Full Post

12:05
Kibaki has stabbed Kenyan media in the back
from » ‎ the other view

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On Sunday night, what the Kenyan media and public had dreaded for a long time became reality. From his State House resort in Mombasa, President Mwai Kibaki announced that he had assented to the controversial Communications (Amendment) Bill 2008, which all stakeholders, except a small clique of politicians, agree is draconian and retrogressive.
One of the clauses in the law allows the information minister, through the Communications Commission, to dictate to media houses what content to broadcast and when to broadcast it. In brief, this commission will set the agenda for the media houses.
And should a media house defy these regulations, the minister has the right to confiscate its equipments and close down the media house indefinitely.
In justifying his action, President Kibaki said the Bill would enable him achieve his 10 per cent economic growth target by 2012 through regulation of e-commerce, a core component his Vision 2013.
But his silence on clauses t Read Full Post

2:12
Short Story
from » ‎ Princess

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There was once a man, who drunk with drink, decided to cut across the village graveyard to his home. It was the shortest route to that part of the village, but No male, female or hermaphrodite ever walked it; they were scared to death of the resident ghosts. This drunken man weaved his way across the graves, taking an occasional swig from his ESB bottle. The drink made him brave, but a semblance of fear still stifled his voice. He was as quiet as a drunk blundering idiot could be in the circumstances. Therefore, when a hand tapped him from behind, he was a little surprised. He let rip his loudest in an unholy yell. He yelled so loud in fact that his voice temporarily left its voice-box. It continued to shriek even after he had gulped back his tongue and was clutching convulsively at his throat.

"W...h...a...t?"

He stumbled around, with the terror wild in his eyes and found that his eyes lighted on a man, much like himself. The sigh of relief he heaved was so enorm Read Full Post

2:06
being anonymous is so last year - facebook garage photos
from » ‎ The Rogue King

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I found some pictures posted over at the Facebook Developer Garage Kampala group. And it turns out I was in some of them.

If you squint hard enough, you can see me here and here. The guy I’m standing next to is Thad, a peace-corps volunteer in Tanzania, who traveled all the way from Tanzania to attend the Developer Garage. We were both interviewed after the Garage by Jon Gosier for the Appfrica podcast.

Full Flickr album here.

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0:46
Best of Scarlett Lion in 2008
from » ‎ Scarlett Lion

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Photos
- My favorite from 2008. From a good friend's introduction ceremony in south-west Uganda. Traditional weddings are busy events, but this quiet moment made me think of the bride looking through the window to her future.
- I posted Perspective in late November - a series of before and after photos, sort of. I enjoyed compiling it because the final photo often necessarily excludes a whole lot of context.
- Little Girls in Pretty Dresses combines photos of just that with Read Full Post
0:17
Celebrating: Photo of the day
from » ‎ Scarlett Lion

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Happy New Year! Read Full Post

0:13
Give me Cynthia Rothrock right NOW…
from » ‎ Chanelno5's Weblog

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In my past life I was a softy. You might wanna read that again because I said In My Past Life. That was then. Try crossing my path now, my back hand grip will meet your face. So in this past life I had a friend of mine, very good friend in fact best friend. Oba? [...] Read Full Post

January 02, 2009
23:00
In search of a few good journalists
from » ‎ Jackfruity

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I leave today for two weeks in Kampala, a trip I've been looking forward to since I left Uganda 15 months ago. While there, I'll be doing research for a professor at Columbia University as part of my master's program in Economic and Political Development.

Training session through BBC's Communicating Justice programThe research includes a survey of African journalists in Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda who have received training in business/economic reporting. The goal is to contribute to a better understanding of the effect that journalism training has had on the media climate in these countries Read Full Post

21:18
Voice of Solitude
from » ‎ ART OF FREEVERSE

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Hours pass,days go
unnoticed
no one wants to know
no one even cares.
If only someone,could
stop and knock at my door.
Silence is killing me-i
periodically mutter to my self
just to keep sane.
a plate of spaghetti-spent;
An unfininsihed poem
from a previous
encounter,gracefully sits
and stares at me relishing a
melody of lament-
i cry out,just to hear
a sound beyond my
silence-
Loneliness embarasses me at times
so i clothe it,
i bathe it in amazing terms
"Lovely loneliness",
but with time it crawls in
to claim the truth to its name
"I am LONELY"
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17:02
Two thousand Nine
from » ‎ Normzo

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My holiday season has been great, it’s the first I have had with a whole lot of my folks under one roof.

Aunties I saw a few years back sharing stories about ages gone by

I am told I was a very cute baby; anyway even the black and white snaps share in that compliment. And I was the kind of baby that never cries, whether mummy is around or away for days, I wouldn’t care, so I would never cry.

I thought that was some big kind of compliment

Coz I just can not stand babies that cry so much

And that reminds me of a few years back… yes years do rush us by. I was crazy about having my own children, girlfriend then was not interested since she had her own dreams, and they did not include being a mother.

Now I would lick her feet to say thanks girl.

Where the obsession to have babies came from, I will never be sure.

Like I used to think and imagine that by two thousand nine, I would be married, I mean Read Full Post

16:23
break’s over
from » ‎ The Rogue King

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It’s surprising how fast time flies. Two weeks ago we were breaking off and looking forward to the long festive season. And yet here we are, two days to the end of the break.

At least I’ve managed to get tonnes of much needed rest. Whether it’s been helpful or not remains to be seen, but I’m definitely looking forward to a new year for all my business interests, especially Node Six.

There are many things that happened last year that forced me to take a hard critical look at where I am and where I think I should be. And the gap was unbelievably huge.

I’ve never really been one for resolutions. Never taken them seriously. But this year, I made a resolution. And it’s not just for the year, but for the rest of my life.

It’s a very simple one;

No More Bollocks.

But within that resolution are hundred Read Full Post

16:07
Believe in the green light. Happy New Year?
from » ‎ For Cavalier

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Something might be made out of this one. Maybe this one will work. Maybe this one won't collapse to flaccid waste beneath our feet. This time something might be achieved. It has happened before— seeds have brought forth fruit, goals have been reached, there are days that have been seized. It has happened before. We might be pleasantly surprised, this time, to find that the weariness that was our only inheritance of the past year only inured us to coming winters and the feeling of weakness actually made us stronger. Who can tell yet? Maybe we have learnt our lesson. Maybe this time we will do better. Read Full Post

15:21
Pools of 2009
from » ‎ The Rising Page

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Like the years past, my year started with fireworks and muchomo of all kinds… We slept till ungodly hours, I got such a wonderful shock when i got up. UMEME had passed by. Yeah, no power, no tv, no movies, just silence…defeaning silence…Lunch was a small family event, we never sit at the table together never..It’s [...] Read Full Post

14:55
at the beach……
from » ‎ Foxylamb's Weblog

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simply fab what: wedding where: ……(choose the beach you want) even kayanja ka kabaka can work lol. when; choose the date dress code: all white, outfit- (no off white, no creme, ivory hakuna) sybella, therisingpage, walkonby, king, mr&mrs b2b, i dont know but i think you would love this. dream on….. am just in wedding mood. not much work to do today [...] Read Full Post
12:37
happy new year
from » ‎ Foxylamb's Weblog

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guys, i hope you are well, embrace the new year, do the things you always wanted to do, reach out to people you have ignored all year and those who need some one forget the heartaches and learn from your mistakes bridge any gap that has been created over the years love like you never loved before express gratitude like you mean [...] Read Full Post
12:30
God willing i want my wedding reception ...
from » ‎ Foxylamb's Weblog

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God willing i want my wedding reception to look this heavely, i hope there is good food and lots of drink, laughter and cheer , friends and family love in the air dancing till the knees hurt and a beautiful marriage afterwards, day dreaming at its most lol. holla back people Read Full Post

11:33
Vacation yay!
from » ‎ maikicia

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2008 is gone, unbelievable, but not half as interesting am me finally going on leave. yes,after working my ka butt off this past year, am going to take the next two weeks off, and just chill. well, mostly chill.

I will finally have time to complete work on Uganda calling, I also get to spend time on banda Island which has no power or piped water or any other connections to the 21st century, and maybe three days in Rukungiri.

yes, this is going to be good. *fingers crossed)

i suppose i will need to load up on camera batteries and some books. should have a batch of bites and scratches pictures when i get back.

yay, wish me lack (especially with the boat ride) Read Full Post

6:01
I wouldn't read this if I were you...
from » ‎ Princess

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Have you ever had the words dance tantalisingly across your mind's eye?
There's a story in there, in here somewhere.

They're calling to me softly, these words. Whispering, taunting, mocking me. In my more lucid moments, I would have pursued them, perhaps even valiantly, like some mighty warrior on a quest. To the death! For Sparta! I would have attempted to entertain you, dear reader. A noble aim, no?

But I fear that I am disinclined to do so and compelled, however strangely, to tell you so. Of course, there is no point to this post. I shall prattle on about nothing. Feel free to exit, "Stage Left." The show is not about to begin.

I will proceed to tell you about my day, while again urging you to leave. At once! Right now. While I am still able to feign an interest in your well-being.

Today.
Beauty has clashed against my conscious, jazz has grated on my nerves like claws raking a chalk-board, like teeth running side to side Read Full Post

January 01, 2009
22:08
My New Year's Message
from » ‎ Victabel

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My warm greetings to you. We've made it yet to another new year...congratulations. Looking back, I can see a dotted line with footprints marking where each one of us stepped. As we continued on our journeys, some things transpired with or without...
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20:37
H4ppy N3w Y34r 2009.
from » ‎ th3 int3llig3nsi4

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I do wish to put forward my wishes for a brilliantly happy and fabulously properous new year to all my readers. Normal programming shall resume soon after the brief hiatus.

Do feel free to poke around the archives keep yourselves entertained and what not.

Cheers!

| walking away ^ craig david |

If 3 happens to be missing here, kindly locate him arsing about as E at The Faust Chronicle. The Chronicle misses you! Read Full Post

12:10
yep, we made it.
from » ‎ The Rogue King

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Oh yeah, I made it!

Looks like you made it too!

Awesome!!

Happy New Year!

2009 is filled with so much optimism no?

I personally think it’s going to be brilliant.

And even though it doesn’t turn out to be what I hope it to be,

I’m still gonna have one heck of a good time.

But I don’t think I’ll forget, it’s still just another day.

The same old clock ticks, the same old sun rises and sets.

So while I have all these dreams and ambitions for this glorious 2009,

Reality is still square in my sights.

And I’ve just taken my daily dose of sanity.

A healthy dose.

So.

Like wow.

We’re on the flip side already huh?

Tabula rasa.

I like the view.

I like the view.

—

Offtopic:

“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”
- Seneca

“The fir Read Full Post

10:13
This year; persevere (1)
from » ‎ Walkonby's Weblog

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‘We will reap a harvest if we do not give up.’ Galatians 6:9 Perseverance means: 1) Succeeding because you’re determined to, not because you’re entitled to. Achievers don’t sit back and wait for success because they think the world ‘owes them.’ No, if you’re wise you’ll ask God for direction, stand firm on the word He [...] Read Full Post

8:33
The Doubter's Prayer- Anne Bronte
from » ‎ Islander

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Eternal Power, of earth and air!Unseen, yet seen in all around,Remote, but dwelling everywhere,Though silent, heard in every sound;If e'er thine ear in mercy bent,When wretched mortals cried to Thee,And if, indeed, Thy Son was sent,To save lost sinners such as me:Then hear me now,while kneeling here,I lift to thee my heart and eye,And all my soul ascends in prayer,OH, GIVE ME--GIVE ME FAITH! I cry.Without some glimmering in my heart,I could not raise this fervent prayer;But, oh! a stronger light impart,And in Thy mercy fix it there.While Faith is with me, I am blest;It turns my darkest night to day;But while I clasp it to my breast,I often feel it slide away.Then, cold and dark, my spirit sinks,To see my light of life depart;And every fiend of Hell, methinks,Enjoys the anguish of my heart.What shall I do, if all my love,My hopes, my toil, are cast away,And if there be no God above,To hear and bless me when I pray?If this be vain delusion all,If death be an eternal sleep,And n Read Full Post

5:17
End of 2008: The Year Regrets
from » ‎ Emi's Works

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End of 2008: The Year Regrets Read Full Post

4:48
The lil’ gal in me
from » ‎ Apr 9

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Woke up with lots of mixed feelings (bitter sweet kinda feelings)……the sweet/good feelings outweighed the bad/bitter feelings. So i decided to go with the lil gal’s voice within me and forgot the big gal……its amazin how the lil gal within at tyms wants to come to play or to just be around but its one [...] Read Full Post

3:00
Resolutions
from » ‎ The Rising Page

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I can see the clouds gathering… Nimbus am told…. Trouble on the horizon.. Suddenly the new year isn’t something i’m looking forward to… Read Full Post

December 31, 2008

18:38
A Year of Insomnia
from » ‎ Tumwi

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Like love before, but not before, the kiss is like singing; the touch beats like drums; the voice of the double bass; and the dying like jazz. January In which a school building collapses, 11 die and no one is prosecuted; I learn that there are no heroes and achievement in bland. February In which Red Red Wine flows [...] Read Full Post

17:58
Anniversaries and Playlists
from » ‎ Valentia

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Its the end of the year…So much has changed. Was trying to remember where I was this time last year and boy, does life change when you least expect it! Just realised that my 1 year anniversary as a blogger passed a few days ago. (Yeah Val!!!) What a ride! When I started this blog I [...] Read Full Post

17:19
I resolve, this new year
from » ‎ Ernest Bazanye

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Here comes another one, just like the other one. Three hundred sixty four and a quarter days long. Teeming with ass to kick. I am going to enjoy myself. To that end I have equipped myself with some resolutions. One: Walk naked in public on occasion. I have a nice-looking body. This may be difficult for some [...] Read Full Post

17:19
jackfruit of the week (12.31.08), New Year's Edition
from » ‎ Jackfruity

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Birthday jackfruit via Jill York. She notes that "it's a disney world jackfruit, grown in epcot's 'living with the land.'"I closed out 2006 with a list of predictions for 2007, including the death of Museveni from gout (still waiting) and the discovery of Salim Saleh's closet shrine to Jay-Z (less probable, though not entirely impossible). Those were strange times.

I blogged less this year than in 2006 or 2007 (though I did provide you with some truly awe-inspiring Artocarpus heterophyllus), an unf Read Full Post

16:40
Real Terror
from » ‎ GayUganda

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And real terrorists.

A war of information and dis-information is raging. Kony the Beast's camps were raided. It is almost certain that they were empty, but what the hell. The soil was bombed. Quite unlike what is happening in Gaza at the moment. Shrug...!

Anyway, the beast, having not drawn blood for years (not sure of that, or at least, it hasnt made it into the news here,) has decided to go on a spree of massacres. Now it is not Ugandans. No, it is the long hurting Congo (DRC) people.

What we are hearing of the conflict is, well, slanted. But interesting. The government paper tells of the rebels who have been killed. The 'Independent' paper tells us of the massacres that are ongoing. Oh well....!

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14:59
A New Year
from » ‎ Sybella

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A number of tv stations have been reviewing 2008 and the majority of it has been doom and gloom. For me there has been some sad moments but the majority was good and even through the bad, I could feel God’s presence with His guiding hand telling me that everything will be alright and it [...] Read Full Post

13:33
stale news!
from » ‎ Lucie

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i was chatting with Nevender and remembered this thing we used to chorus in school , primary , and a bit into secondary ( i wonder how the girls got a wind of it) anyway...
someone would stand up and say something like
'guys, tomorrow, we have PE so come in gym wear'
and peeps would go
'stale news!'

really it was just for the fun of it, it really sounded funny and the nonchalant look on everyones face as they went on with thier business.

or it would be

'HM wants to see us in the hall at 4pm'

and the chorus would come
'stale news'

and then...

'guys its lunch time
stale news!

or it would be something as silly as

'guys tomorrow is my birthday.'

stale news

or

'we have mixed exercises on Thursday instead of Friday coz its a public holiday,'
Stale news!

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13:06
SMART start the New Year!
from » ‎ Walkonby's Weblog

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Happy new year. I wish you love, joy, hope, wealth and health. ‘the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.’ Job 17:9 Whoever said, ‘Procrastination is the thief of time,’ was right. We keep postponing, promising ourselves we’ll do better. Be honest, how many of last year’s resolutions did you [...] Read Full Post

11:59
UN Denounces ‘Appalling Atrocities’ by Ugandan Rebels in DR Congo
from » ‎ The Spotlight

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30 December 2008 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the “appalling atrocities” reportedly committed by the Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and southern Sudan, and demanded that they respect all rules of international humanitarian law. The UN Mission in the DRC, known by its [...] Read Full Post

9:44
HAPPY NEW YEAR MY OTHER FAMILY
from » ‎ Be Silent

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This year has been a good one for me in so many ways and one of them is that i had all of you my fellow bloggers to keep me glued to my PC all year round. If i wronged anyone this is the time to say sorry let us leave the grudges behind and start afresh, to those i love it will stay the same, to those i have not met i sure will try next year. To those i owe money today is the day i am paying.....

I wish you all the best in the coming year and may the good Lord continue to be with us all.... Read Full Post

8:34
War without End
from » ‎ GayUganda

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War is a very messy business. Very messy.

Yet it is a matter of fact that us humans seem to have this urge to fight and go to war. Sometimes we are very utterly convinced of the ‘moral right’ of our war. Fact is, both bin Laden and GWBush are equally convinced of the rightness of their particular wars. Me, like one of those pieces of grass caught on the Read Full Post

1:17
Nerves
from » ‎ Valentia

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Update: So I lost my nerve and took the dress back……(the orangey one…still have the grey one)…. Still on the hunt for my perfect dress…..one that is a wowowo reducer rather than one that enhances it……that I think is one of the reasons why I do not wear dresses…. And yes please don’t judge and start telling [...] Read Full Post

December 30, 2008

19:19
Twitter Diplomacy
from » ‎ Jackfruity

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San Francisco Demonstration in Solidarity with Gaza, from isa eUnless your holiday season involves complete and total hibernation, you've probably heard about this weekend's attacks in Gaza. More than 350 Palestinians and four Israelis have been killed so far, and neither Israel nor Hamas shows any sign of backing down.

A few minutes ago I got an e-mail from Jill York announcing that the Israeli Consulate in New York will be holding a press conference this afternoon to field questions about Israel's offensive. Slight twist: they'll be holdi Read Full Post

18:57
After Math
from » ‎ Emi's Works

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18:06
This Post Has a Title
from » ‎ Erique Mununuzi

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The brain is the complex organ on the inside of your head used to carry out all bodily functions; to make your right hand click on that porn site while your left has a juicy chat with your privates, to open your rectum when it’s time to let go of the shitty past and to [...] Read Full Post

16:41
Meeting Army Men, Bloggers, Etc
from » ‎ Samali

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Guess who I met at Quality Supermarket on Saturday and who chatted with my Mom, sis, her kids and I as we wrapped wedding gifts for our friends. He had to chat with us after Mom told him we were whispering about him and how we had seen him on TV. Former army spokesman, Major Felix Kulaigye.

He said, "I hate being recognised by people when I have no idea who they are."
"As a public figure, expect that to happen to you all the time," said my Mom.
"As soon as I saw the number plate, I knew there was an unusual person around," I said to him.
"And what is special about my number plate?" he asked me.
"Well, it's different," I said. (It had SSE and some other funny letters or numbers)
"If that is what it takes..."

We then let him wrap his gift first since he was there before us. He thanked us. Played a little with my nephew and niece and said 'bye ladies' as he was leaving.

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14:57
The Nsaba-Buturo Statement Addendum
from » ‎ GayUganda

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I had not seen this. Nsaba-Buturo's assesment of the year 2008 starts with the moral failures that have occured. First and foremost, the rise of homosexuality in Uganda.

Here is his article in the New Vision, the government paper.

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Our morals reveal a big national problem

Monday, 29th December, 2008 < Read Full Post

12:44
The Nsaba-Buturo Statement
from » ‎ GayUganda

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Radio Sapientia is a Catholic owned fm station.

Maybe that is why they did have the Nsaba-Buturo statement in full! I have put it here just for you to understand the 'tone' of the statement... Sometimes too much is lost in translation, and in the reporting!

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12:03
happy new year
from » ‎ Lucie

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new things ,
new friends
old loves
old stories
take the time, mate
to sift through it all
dusty photographs
new mantle pieces
let the new year
be
a bit of both
joy to keep you afloat
sorrow to help you grow
a bit of both

the spice of life

HaPpy Nu YeaR! Read Full Post

11:50
Back
from » ‎ Never Ender - 142023120231.NTWATWA

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Welcome back from the Christmas break. Well, bloggers never tire of blogging that is for sure.

I am not so writy this week, trying to finish up a lot of things but want to wish everyone the very best of the y

The Bloggers

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