Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
A few days left to go.....
..And i am blogging quite frequently, however i know that has to change after i leave..So, be of good cheer, i shall not abandon this blog, be it that i only manage to write something once in 4 months, i will still continue to add stuff.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
"Fluffiness, Air-headedness and being Happy"
Yep, I admit it, i can be as fluffy as they come. I just do not believe in being serious all the time anymore. There were times in the past, when i thought that fun and laughter were domains of fools and that the serious and heavy handed, inherited the earth. Now, i want to dance, laugh, talk to people i appreciate, step-out, write, earn money, and be happy.
I recognize that even the absence of a 'significant other' does not inhibit the sense of fulfilment i feel. Actually at this point, my form of celibacy. is of the chosen kind.
I will lift the ban on myself very soon, i just need to focus on this move at this time.
Do not jump to conlcusions, i love love and being in love, more than you can imagine, just a little time-out.
MY DEFINITION OF HAPPINESS
Wake up and know i am owing no one nothing.
Wake up and know my son is healthy and thriving.
Wake up and feel a sense of inner satisfaction which stems from knowing i am doing the best i can.
Wake up and know that given the right circumstances, i will do my best to help others, even when the circumstances are against me, i still make an effort.
UNHAPPINESS
Wake up feeling frustrated and most importantly helpless, because, i attempt to do my best, but i am constantly impeded. By what? You might ask.........
I recognize that even the absence of a 'significant other' does not inhibit the sense of fulfilment i feel. Actually at this point, my form of celibacy. is of the chosen kind.
I will lift the ban on myself very soon, i just need to focus on this move at this time.
Do not jump to conlcusions, i love love and being in love, more than you can imagine, just a little time-out.
MY DEFINITION OF HAPPINESS
Wake up and know i am owing no one nothing.
Wake up and know my son is healthy and thriving.
Wake up and feel a sense of inner satisfaction which stems from knowing i am doing the best i can.
Wake up and know that given the right circumstances, i will do my best to help others, even when the circumstances are against me, i still make an effort.
UNHAPPINESS
Wake up feeling frustrated and most importantly helpless, because, i attempt to do my best, but i am constantly impeded. By what? You might ask.........
useful sites if u are also considering 'the move'
http://www.noworriesghana.com/ General, useful stuff
http://www.ghanaweb.com/ Good site, but a bit cumbersome to navigate.
http://www.businessghana.com/ Great site, updated daily
http://www.ghanaweb.com/ Good site, but a bit cumbersome to navigate.
http://www.businessghana.com/ Great site, updated daily
Saturday, March 1, 2008
I still remember playing table tennis with him.
It was with shock that i heard this news. I mean i know it's normal to pretend people were saints after they die, but in this case, it is just the fact. Solomon or Captain Solomon as i knew him in Uniben was just an extraordinary person. His wife Judith won The Miss Skomit or Miss Uniben (forget which) and that's how they met. I even saw him later in Kaduna during my Youth Service and we partied together for months. R.I.P."The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Solomon Giwa-Amu has died in an automobile accident this morning. The accident occurred while the newly promoted officer was travelling to Jaji early this morning.
Giwa-Amu was a former ADC to President Olusegun Obasanjo. He was recently appointed director of public relations for the Nigerian Army.
It is not known if there are others involved in the crash.
This is breaking news. Details will be provided when they become available"
The Matrix Revolutions
Mr Smith: "Why? Why get up?
"Do you believe you are fighting for something?......Can you tell me what it is? Do you even know? Is it freedom or peace, could it be for love? Illusions, Mr Anderson, vagaries of perception. Temporary constructs of a feeble human intellect, trying desperately to justify an existence that is without meaning or purpose and all of them as artificial as the Matrix itself........"
Neo: "Because i choose to".
"Do you believe you are fighting for something?......Can you tell me what it is? Do you even know? Is it freedom or peace, could it be for love? Illusions, Mr Anderson, vagaries of perception. Temporary constructs of a feeble human intellect, trying desperately to justify an existence that is without meaning or purpose and all of them as artificial as the Matrix itself........"
Neo: "Because i choose to".
An article i wrote just after the war in Iraq began.
NO COMMENT
SCENARIO 1:
POLICE ON THE DEFENSIVE.
It has recently come to the attention of the public that certain police officers in different regions throughout the country have been found guilty of using excessive force on the arrested.
Example: A man is overpowered and arrested for an offence. He has been handcuffed and is lying down on the street. Suddenly, a Police officer goes 'berserk' and starts kicking, screaming and punching this man. His colleagues had to step in to stop the attack...(No, this is not US, I mean in the Netherlands)
scene fades…….
SCENARIO 2:
WAR TALES
At a road block, somewhere in Iraq. a US soldier filled up with instructions about 'suicide bombers', soldiers dressed as civilians, women dressed as men, men dressed as women, Army Generals dressed as nomads (and the list goes on) sees a small civilian car, shouts HALT! from about a mile away, those in the car appear to have been afflicted with some form of deafness, blindness or maybe paralysis. In any case, they did not stop. The Soldier opens fire. Steps out of his tank to view the suicide bombers he had just executed and it turns out that they were two children and other civilians...
scene fades.…….
A United States tank on reconnaissance sees a suspect patrol in the distance. The colours appear to be those of coalition forces. They decide to play it safe and open fire all the same. A few of those in the patrol are hit, others come running out and waving at them. Once again, it looks like British soldiers in the distance, but you know the 'bl…...y terrorists' are so cunning. So, again, the US patrol fires...
scene fades.……
SCENARIO 3:
PROPAGANDA
We were told repeatedly that Sadam Hussein has links to Al-Queida and in addition is manufacturing Weapons of Mass Destruction. Till date, the coalition forces are still searching for these weapons which appear to have been hidden quite cunningly by the dictator.
Then there was the Iraqi Minister of Information who laughed away the news that the Saddam Hussein International Airport has been overtaken by the coalition forces.
"Impossible" he cries out. They are 'jokers' he claims whilst laughing away the allegations. To the comment that he looked 'afraid'. Absolutely not he says, "I am not afraid, and neither should you be"
scene fades.…….
The Enemy: All those who do not aid, abet and support the U.S. in their aims and objectives.
Strategic Warfare: War, which involves marching in, conquering the enemy within a few hours and marching out again.
Friendly fire: Being fired upon by your friend by 'accident'.
Collateral damage: When you, your son, daughter, father, mother, friend e.t.c are killed, injured or your property is destroyed because you happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Can also be interpreted to mean all that goes wrong during a war which goes outside the war original plan and has to be explained to the general populace.
Liberation: Bombing freedom down on a select group of people.
After-effects: A liberated Iraq with 3 major interest groups, governed by one interest group which effectively reverts the situation of the country back to the Saddam style of governance or if not, chaos and imbalance in the region.
End of the regime: Looting, Plundering, waving of American flags, declaration of 55 'most wanted', to be taken 'dead or alive'. Forget about 'innocent until proven guilty'.
Reconstruction: Dishing out contracts to interested parties from the U. S. and the U.K., to help re-construct what was destroyed by the U.S. and the U.K.
SCENARIO 1:
POLICE ON THE DEFENSIVE.
It has recently come to the attention of the public that certain police officers in different regions throughout the country have been found guilty of using excessive force on the arrested.
Example: A man is overpowered and arrested for an offence. He has been handcuffed and is lying down on the street. Suddenly, a Police officer goes 'berserk' and starts kicking, screaming and punching this man. His colleagues had to step in to stop the attack...(No, this is not US, I mean in the Netherlands)
scene fades…….
SCENARIO 2:
WAR TALES
At a road block, somewhere in Iraq. a US soldier filled up with instructions about 'suicide bombers', soldiers dressed as civilians, women dressed as men, men dressed as women, Army Generals dressed as nomads (and the list goes on) sees a small civilian car, shouts HALT! from about a mile away, those in the car appear to have been afflicted with some form of deafness, blindness or maybe paralysis. In any case, they did not stop. The Soldier opens fire. Steps out of his tank to view the suicide bombers he had just executed and it turns out that they were two children and other civilians...
scene fades.…….
A United States tank on reconnaissance sees a suspect patrol in the distance. The colours appear to be those of coalition forces. They decide to play it safe and open fire all the same. A few of those in the patrol are hit, others come running out and waving at them. Once again, it looks like British soldiers in the distance, but you know the 'bl…...y terrorists' are so cunning. So, again, the US patrol fires...
scene fades.……
SCENARIO 3:
PROPAGANDA
We were told repeatedly that Sadam Hussein has links to Al-Queida and in addition is manufacturing Weapons of Mass Destruction. Till date, the coalition forces are still searching for these weapons which appear to have been hidden quite cunningly by the dictator.
Then there was the Iraqi Minister of Information who laughed away the news that the Saddam Hussein International Airport has been overtaken by the coalition forces.
"Impossible" he cries out. They are 'jokers' he claims whilst laughing away the allegations. To the comment that he looked 'afraid'. Absolutely not he says, "I am not afraid, and neither should you be"
scene fades.…….
FOR THE LOVE OF SADDAM
Day 12 (or thereabouts of the war in Iraq) Advert on Iraqi TV, showing the public that the Iraqi people still love their beloved leader and he was still in control.
Scene one, take one: Around 14 Iraqis, brandishing their ammunitions, sing praises of their leader and pour scorn on the British and the Americans. It is obvious to all watching that these people are truly representative of the entire Iraqi population and that their praise songs are from the heart...
scene fades.…..
SCENARIO 4:
COLLATERAL DAMAGE
a. An Iraqi hospital showing (Ali) A 7 year old, whose arms have been blown off during an attack on enemy installations.
b. Various hospitals without even the most basic of medicine.
c. Women and children shaking and shivering with fear whilst been searched my coalition forces.
d. Looting on a humongous scale, even of hospital equipment.
e. Several private homes are destroyed in air raids and missile attacks on what appeared to be 'hostile' or 'suspect' areas.
f. Market bombs killing several and injuring others.
DICTIONARY OF TERMS
Weapons of Mass Destruction: Ambiguous objects which might either be visible or invisible. If they are found in the right area, the name changes to weapons of defence if not, they are known as weapons of mass destruction.
Day 12 (or thereabouts of the war in Iraq) Advert on Iraqi TV, showing the public that the Iraqi people still love their beloved leader and he was still in control.
Scene one, take one: Around 14 Iraqis, brandishing their ammunitions, sing praises of their leader and pour scorn on the British and the Americans. It is obvious to all watching that these people are truly representative of the entire Iraqi population and that their praise songs are from the heart...
scene fades.…..
SCENARIO 4:
COLLATERAL DAMAGE
a. An Iraqi hospital showing (Ali) A 7 year old, whose arms have been blown off during an attack on enemy installations.
b. Various hospitals without even the most basic of medicine.
c. Women and children shaking and shivering with fear whilst been searched my coalition forces.
d. Looting on a humongous scale, even of hospital equipment.
e. Several private homes are destroyed in air raids and missile attacks on what appeared to be 'hostile' or 'suspect' areas.
f. Market bombs killing several and injuring others.
DICTIONARY OF TERMS
Weapons of Mass Destruction: Ambiguous objects which might either be visible or invisible. If they are found in the right area, the name changes to weapons of defence if not, they are known as weapons of mass destruction.
The Enemy: All those who do not aid, abet and support the U.S. in their aims and objectives.
UN: "United Nobodies" also known as "Union of non-entitites". This is a body, formerly possessing the authority for making decisions which influence it's members, the United States of America included, but which has proven to possess authority of making binding decisions on it's members, the United States of America and the U.K. excluded.
The Whole World: Great Britain and The United States.
Strategic Warfare: War, which involves marching in, conquering the enemy within a few hours and marching out again.
Friendly fire: Being fired upon by your friend by 'accident'.
Collateral damage: When you, your son, daughter, father, mother, friend e.t.c are killed, injured or your property is destroyed because you happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Can also be interpreted to mean all that goes wrong during a war which goes outside the war original plan and has to be explained to the general populace.
Liberation: Bombing freedom down on a select group of people.
After-effects: A liberated Iraq with 3 major interest groups, governed by one interest group which effectively reverts the situation of the country back to the Saddam style of governance or if not, chaos and imbalance in the region.
End of the regime: Looting, Plundering, waving of American flags, declaration of 55 'most wanted', to be taken 'dead or alive'. Forget about 'innocent until proven guilty'.
Reconstruction: Dishing out contracts to interested parties from the U. S. and the U.K., to help re-construct what was destroyed by the U.S. and the U.K.
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