Lynden David Hall
UK soul singer Lynden David Hall, passed away yesterday (February 14th 2006) and his death has struck me on so many levels. Firstly the cause of his death has brought to the fore an issue that Guess has discussed (more than once I think?)Black and Minority Ethnic Group donors. Prior to his death, Lynden David [...]
I Hate Smilies
I really do. In fact I will go so far as to say that I hate smiley users. I hate them in that “guns don’t kill people, people kill people� kind of way. The only thing I probably hate more than smilies and their users are people who make sweeping generalisations. I am not that kind of person. I understand fully that not all smiley users are the same and that some clearly deserve to be hated more than others.
In my view smiley users can be divided into three groups. I have taken the time to list them in ascending order of deplorability.
Before I Talk About Lucy…
Over the past few days the Kenyan media has had a lot to say about our “First Lady�, Mrs Lucy Kibaki. Most of what has been said has not been very nice. On a personal level I am indifferent to Ms Kibaki and her activities. What troubles me are the deeper issue(s) that underpin the [...]
Spreading the Love…
Ha!! I have finally caught on to blog memes and have come up with a Kenyan style quiz which I shall be sending to 3 members of the Kenyan Blog Webring (KBW). If you are a member of KBW and happen to read this here; don’t wait for someone to send it to you…gatecrash Kenyan [...]
Saying Sorry – The Kenyan Way…
Recently I had lost my blog motivation and was beginning to accept that I may never blog again but a friend’s comment on what he terms as ‘cross-cultural communication interpretations’ led me to reflect on some of the things that Kenyans say in Kiswahili which when translated to English lose their meaning. One word that [...]
