tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427596595622725702024-02-26T17:34:50.806+00:00Kwaku SpiderB.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-23683329191272713002011-07-08T20:39:00.003+00:002011-07-08T20:46:11.079+00:00VODAFONE - DAY 120<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimue7KkSUFs4MM6lSi7gaio5o6GfkacED9Tf68szx8UCwJNGkq4uov4RdC9Jw99vDiSfiDjXSvza_d1VBD1ZPD6gYEGfLSzyH30FtXij3RODwVgbQBnO08bk7UHJREszJNKDlU0Rogqro/s1600/1238083595_VodafoneLogo_REV.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimue7KkSUFs4MM6lSi7gaio5o6GfkacED9Tf68szx8UCwJNGkq4uov4RdC9Jw99vDiSfiDjXSvza_d1VBD1ZPD6gYEGfLSzyH30FtXij3RODwVgbQBnO08bk7UHJREszJNKDlU0Rogqro/s320/1238083595_VodafoneLogo_REV.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627085577668679394" border="0" /></a><br /><style>@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal">Approaching a hundred and twenty days since my HOME PHONE LINE(s) and BROADBAND SERVICE went OFF.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I kind of figured with the rebranding and change in management of Gh. Telecom to Vodafone that the service they provided to their customers would be improved.<span style=""> </span>Like everything in Ghana that undergoes rebranding, indeed for the first few months and if you are lucky up to a year, you would experience exceptional and over the top service.<span style=""> </span>But like a new product when all the hype about it is gone, that is when you experience its true nature.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">My home phone lines(s) and broadband service have been down for nearly 3 and half months. Like every loyal customer, I called the customer care line as soon as I realized the service was down. The person on the other line was so convincing and assured me the problem would be rectified immediately after reporting the issue and that I would receive a call from their field technicians.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I waited a few days and nothing happened so I decided to call one more time to find out what was preventing them from sorting out my issue. Once again the customer care officer reassured me the situation was being handled and since it was in the system, in no time it would be handled.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">One week passed, same scenario. Two weeks passed, same problem. Three weeks went by and I picked up my phone once more and made a complaint. This time the response was quite different from what I expected. Apparently the complaint I had made for a while now magically had been resolved without my knowledge. Crazy Huh!!<span style=""> </span>How can a problem I had just reported, be showing on their system as being resolved. What kind of system do they have. If it was resolved I would know.<span style=""> </span>So why am I calling the customer care help line? Is it because of the lovely lady picking up the phone to talk to me or is that I have nothing doing.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">So once again another report was made and an apology given.<span style=""> </span>After that I kept calling every other day, even sometimes as late as 10pm only to be given the same response by a semi sleepy customer care personnel. Now the frustration level rises. I then decided to acquire the mobile broadband service. Life get easier and for about a week or two my expenditure sky rockets, that’s when I decided to start calling the help line again. Why is it even called a help line when what you get is added problems.<span style=""> </span>This merry go round got even worse. They kept tossing me from one help line to another help line. Each help line explaining to me they can only report the situation but beyond that they cannot assist me. How can you have a customer care center and the employees over there don’t<span style=""> </span>even know how to help the customers. Do you really want the customers to move to another service provided. <span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 12pt;">SERIOUSLY it’s approaching a hundred and twenty days (120) since I lost the dialing tone for the house phone and connection for the broadband service. All hope is lost. <span style=""> </span>I guess their slogan “Vodafone is the only total communications solutions provider” isn’t so true after all.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-13216883979195145122011-01-27T00:20:00.000+00:002011-01-27T00:21:12.798+00:00Did He or Did He Not-The Appietus Saga?<div class="im"> Hey blogsville!!!Happy New Year!<br /><br /></div> So if you guys remember I did a piece[<a href="http://asantewarrior.blogspot.com/2010/12/i-borrowed-it-but-forgot-to-tell-you.html">http://asantewarrior.blogspot.com/2010/12/i-borrowed-it-but-forgot-to-tell-you.html</a>] on sampling sometime around December 14th last year. It was about a Cabo Snoop song titled "Windeck" and a track by Zigi from Lynx Entertainment titled "You sey wey tin". I'm not against sampling. Sampling as I said earlier, it is an essential part of the music industry today. A lot of people sample worldwide, the issue is whether the originators of the song are being given credit for the work. If they aren't, then it becomes a big problem. Even the likes of Jay-Z and Kanye West have sampled beats and phrases from different artistes. But none of them have stolen virtually the entire song and tried to pass it off as their own making.<br /><br />So did Appietus steal/sample the song for 5five's "Move Back"? The way I see it I'd say they did.<br />After listening to to this track by DJ CNDO released sometime in 2009<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-7WyfSMbf0w" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><div class="im"><br /><br /><br /></div> and that of 5five can you honestly say that Appietus didn't steal the instrumental?<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/w7Xv2ye7NYs" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><div class="im"><br /><br /><br /></div> When asked about this, He said "there is nothing wrong with sampling other musical works" and yes he's totally right about that. There is a possibility that somewhere in this wonderful place we call earth someone is also sampling Appietus's instrumentals.<br /><br />I think he should just admit and be honest that he stole the beat, and was counting on the fact that most Ghanaians aren't open-minded enough to listen to diverse music from other countries or different genres unless its from Yankee(USA) or from Nigeria.<br /><br />If we conduct a survey to find out the number of Ghanaians who listen to foreign music excluding those from the USA or Nigeria I have a feeling the pie-chart would be very disappointing.<div class="im"><br /><br />Back to the topic. Appietus played it very smart when he said "What is stealing if you give credit? The boys have not even released their album, so that one can conclude that they have failed to acknowledge the source of the sampled beat, he urged, advising people should wait for the album before they start talking."<br /><br /></div> Obviously since he was unlucky and he got caught he's going to now give credit to DJ Cndo. What if he wasn't caught, would he have given DJ Cndo credit or would he have passed the beat off as his own? We all know the answer to that.<br /><br />People we need to be more creative because we as a people lack that alot.B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-49710580505179872472010-12-31T21:29:00.004+00:002010-12-31T23:55:22.177+00:00My 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2n5fvcwglKCAgTQpqoEzOzWWCjNc0aq2cZfzS9qGwzxqOSVhhLoeCluZCQNIsoEWZNo2MBZRo8qOwnn3bu9g4OOINKXOjhlu9Ohv45ihVIiX71gFagb-drqFYP04a7SsCt2f2xi7AOw/s1600/year"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2n5fvcwglKCAgTQpqoEzOzWWCjNc0aq2cZfzS9qGwzxqOSVhhLoeCluZCQNIsoEWZNo2MBZRo8qOwnn3bu9g4OOINKXOjhlu9Ohv45ihVIiX71gFagb-drqFYP04a7SsCt2f2xi7AOw/s320/year" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556996700264717074" border="0" /></a><br />Its a couple of hours till the new year starts 2011. If i'm supposed to pay any attention to the movie 2012, I guess I have a year to do everything that's on my bucket-list and geez I don't think one year is enough for me to get through everything.<br />So this year i decided not to go for the watch night service at church to usher in the New Year like I have been doing for the past twenty something years, but rather stay home and blog about my 2010 as it ends. So where do I begin, ah yes January 2010.<br />So January was intense. I began the year signing up for an 8month insurance diploma, during which that time I was involved in collecting data in the Central Region of Ghana for research. So basically January was all work and no play for me. But it also led to my meeting a lovely young lady which has led to a very interesting friendship.<br />Then came February which marked then end off my research and also marked the beginning of someone I love and care about deeply not talking to me for 8months straight. Glad to say that part is over.<br />It was or is supposed to be the love month but I guess cupid skipped a house or maybe died before reaching mine. ooh yes I stop going to church around this time.<br />Nothing really happens in march so I guess we will skip that, no offense to people born in march.<br />AAAh next up is April, the month which I was born. The month that starts the Zodiac calender. Fast forwarding to my birthday April 10, I woke up feeling empty inside. Empty in the sense I looked back at my twenty something years off existence and realized I had not really accomplished much and felt really low. The day ended with yours truly at home watching a crappy Ghana Music Awards show which resulted to a little blog war. lol!!<br />Just when I thought things were gonna go well May through August brought about a very dark time in my life I prefer not to talk about. All I can say is I wouldn't wish anything like that to happen to anyone ever.<br />October through to November was all fun. Just having loads of fun. Meeting interesting people, bar hopping etc. life was just easy, not worrying but just living as if there was no tomorrow.<br />DECEMBER!!!!! Christmas!! everyone loves december. everyone's cheerful happy about the holidays. And yes lots of carry over holidays this December. This particular year I was and still so excited because most off my really close friends where going to be in town. 23rd of december started my christmas campaign but the following morning saw this come to an end when i got involved in a motor accident and its costing me an arm and a leg to get it fixed. hmmm!!!!<br />Its now 31st December 2010 11:54pm exactly and I am wondering how 2011 is going to be like. The things I am most grateful for in 2010<br />1. My life<br />2. My Family<br />3. My Friends<br /><br />Hoping 2011 brings greater things and so much more.<br /><br />HAPPY NEW YEAR<br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ287oOT2AVWMf-x2aHStzr7pcXxQlv9etuHUf4Ae7EltEI2-YUWTSN5R8dLvlSxpgrlUrDxxyf1t-lAzOjUit33ht_X1A6y0PU1M30PSaWjhRwMcFEXCov8XYFKj5QIw9Ow8CQUbJrM4/s1600/Year2"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ287oOT2AVWMf-x2aHStzr7pcXxQlv9etuHUf4Ae7EltEI2-YUWTSN5R8dLvlSxpgrlUrDxxyf1t-lAzOjUit33ht_X1A6y0PU1M30PSaWjhRwMcFEXCov8XYFKj5QIw9Ow8CQUbJrM4/s320/Year2" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556997014031234738" border="0" /></a>B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-55656082672061267032010-12-14T08:33:00.005+00:002010-12-14T14:21:04.813+00:00I Borrowed It but forgot to tell youMusic changes year after year. Sometimes it takes a turn we all don't approve of and most times we just love it and follow it even if whatever is being said in the song is silly or inspiring.<br />Sampling is an essential part of music today. Like Kanye West All falls down, was sampled from Lauryn Hill's mystery of iniquity. The same with The Alan Parsons Project , Ammonia avenue in his song Heartless. Jay-z also sampled Andrea Mcardle's Hard knock life in his album Life and times of Sean Carter Vol.2 Ghetto anthem. We have our V.I.P borrowing from Mario and Luigi in the ever classic Mario brothers in their song Lumbe Lumbe. So i guess its something we cant do without. But my problem is are the originators of these sampled songs getting any credit.<br /><br />So i came across a song earlier on in the year,really great song.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VlCbl1rLWG4?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VlCbl1rLWG4?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Now its the end of the year and a similar song just popped up. Hmmm!!!<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lrih3BcmoG4?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lrih3BcmoG4?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />So the question is who borrowed from who and forgot to tell the other?B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-87105429653519136512010-11-21T18:39:00.004+00:002010-11-21T20:25:55.728+00:00Relevance 1Dont you hate it when you hear something or you've been told about something great, fun , interesting whatever only just to be disappointed. Yea disappointed coz you dont see the connection to whatever you've heard to what you've seen. It really bugs me, why ? coz u raise my expectation only to crush it. <div>Asem came out with a song Pigaro and Gh went all WOW!!! It was something new, one could say a bit refreshing from the super mario instrumental type songs we've been hearing. So there was some talk about a video that was gonna blow our minds only to find out Pigaro 1-5 was just another video with no concept. If pigaro is a dance, what type of dance is it? </div><div><br /></div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wB6LKSWCE64?fs=1" frameborder="0" height="344" width="425"></iframe><br /><br />Couple of years down the line and Gh Self-proclaimed Diva Eazzy drops Wengeze!!<br />OMG!!! chale chale!!! Banging track kraah..This trackz got all da dem girls shaking something. I'm like this one dier itz gotta have a Sick Ass video..<br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wCCzihlJ27U?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wCCzihlJ27U?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br />WTF!! x2 Aaaah not again.. the video comes out only to find eazzy doing borborrbor, dressed up like Terry Bon-chaka. Talk abt disappointment paaah. Watz with da wengeze. chale catch ma eye small erh.. The only interesting/cool thing abt the video is the silhouette. chale on point.<br /><br />Thinking all the crappy ass songs/videos are over, I stumble across a track from Praye recently "New Dance" aka "Getoge" The song is talking abt doing a new dance.. hold ur waist with ur two hands and do the dance..WTF!! after listening to the track expectation level like 4.<br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FrGVbiTsJq4?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FrGVbiTsJq4?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br />Yep and I was right. Ok video but what happened to the new dance. Replayed the song like 5 times trying to figure out which part of the video da New dance featured in. SMH!!<br /><br />Only in Ghana!!!B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-28746094138925712662010-10-17T01:59:00.006+00:002010-10-29T00:31:09.071+00:00I'm an AfricanI had a really fun weekend. It started out with fifa 11 yea yea I know... then it went to playing squash which left me with lots of aches and pains. Finally when i decided to go to bed, I check my facebook page and twitter to say gudnyt to my lovely #twitfam and pals on the #Fbook, I noticed peeps where talking about a beauty pageant(Miss.Malaika) and the hilarious things some of the girls where saying.<br />So I turn on my Tv and decided to watch for a while. So many hilarious things were said but that will be discussed in a follow piece. Right now i want to dwell on a question that was asked to 5 of the contestants who made it to the final round, the make or break round.<br /><br />Q. Who is an African, what makes you an African, Is it your Country or your Colour?<br /><br />So i asked myself the same question who is an african and what makes me one. I said to myself, this is a really tough question. It is a bit difficult to answer that without sounding racist. To me an african is not defined by their colour. Obviously their (Contestants)trip to Egypt didn't educate them enough. I guess either they missed all the lighter skinned africans or maybe they thought they were tourist coming to explore the african deserts and pyramids. But seriously so what makes me an african. I was born and still live in Africa that's if i'm looking at it from a simple view, and no i dont live on trees.lol!!!!<br /><br />I read somewhere that to being an African <span><span>means that you must be committed to Africa and its future well-being.</span></span> Well i guess it makes more sense than what the Malaika ladies were saying.(An African is someone who is likes african food, someone who is black!!!!! etc)<br />What about foreigners who care or are committed to Africa and its progress, should we call them Africans too?<br /><br />This is what wikipedia had to say:<br /><br />The African continent is home to many different <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_group" title="Ethnic group">ethnic groups</a> and people of wide-ranging phenotypical traits, both indigenous and foreign to the continent. Many of these populations have diverse origins, with differing cultural, linguistic and social traits and mores. Distinctions within Africa's geography, such as the varying climates across the continent, have also served to nurture diverse lifestyles among its various populations. The continent's inhabitants live amidst <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert" title="Desert">deserts</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle" title="Jungle">jungles</a>, as well as in modern cities across the continent.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Wow I like the way the put it saying we leave amidst deserts and jungles carefully highlighted, as well as modern cities across the continent.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br />I guess the definition of an African that i would stick to probably would be someone born in Africa, of African descent, committed to the well being and progress of Africa, understands its unique culture and appreciate it's diversity and acknowledges it's problems with a vision for a brighter future.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Deadprez take on being an African</span><br /><br /></span><object style="background-image:url(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/EtzLfw7t15g/hqdefault.jpg)" height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EtzLfw7t15g?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EtzLfw7t15g?fs=1&hl=en_US" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Well Malaika is over and done with, waiting for Miss Ghana this weekend. Really wanna know what wise things that are gonna be said on the show. Lets just hope they do better than Malaika girls or else we just have to scrap beauty pageants till it becomes both beauty and intellectually entertaining.<br /><br />**Focus on the info not the "Gbaaament"****B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-26294546398573804722010-08-08T00:21:00.005+00:002010-08-08T02:06:13.421+00:00Cannabis- Guest Writer Jack Jones Jnr<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3uS2XTml6l0wOY3cMM5vGWyr3VUtBiw0iXf9AupUaXbWowUE_MF46l1Msr8YF4dxOmXPPxLhpgijggzicneWTPCaRh7uRW53ZYHbkRbzSv3OAp90MlyHLs4Li9jf7_tHaj_T2CEW9E4/s1600/cannabis.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3uS2XTml6l0wOY3cMM5vGWyr3VUtBiw0iXf9AupUaXbWowUE_MF46l1Msr8YF4dxOmXPPxLhpgijggzicneWTPCaRh7uRW53ZYHbkRbzSv3OAp90MlyHLs4Li9jf7_tHaj_T2CEW9E4/s320/cannabis.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502827809659772098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In Ghana, using or even openly talking about cannabis or 'ntampi' is pretty much taboo. literally translated, one of its names "abonsam tawa" actually means devil's tobacco and it is typically associated with madness. Judging from our culture and from general attitudes towards the plant, one would think it had no place in Ghanaian society. This is far from true, and for those in the dark about it, this is the reality.<br /><br />Marijuana use in Ghana even though illegal is five times the world average. People use marijuana in Ghana more than in the Netherlands<br />where it is legal and more than in Jamaica where it is used by the Rastafarian population for spiritual purposes. The 2007 UN World Drug Report shows that in 2006 about 21% of Ghanaian's aged 15 to 64 used marijuana. The world average for that year was 3.8%. In another survey, Out of a sample of 894 senior secondary students, it was discovered that 58%<br />of the sample population were current marijuana users. Figures for alcohol and cigarette users were 46.2% and 44.6% respectively, thus making marijuana the recreational drug of choice for that age group. What is even more surprising is that the parents of these secondary school kids are utterly oblivious to their children’s 'narcotic pastime'.<br />Thanks to "Visine" and little tricks such as the old towel under the bathroom door the kids leave no traces or evidence of their drug use. To the parents, everything seems perfectly normal.<br />The plants roots go even deeper. In my research, i came across a number of articles and<br />'testimonies' by tourists about their experiences and impressions of Ghana. To many visitors, Ghana is a 'stoner's paradise'. Seriously, not all tourists mentioned<br />it in their stories, but for those that did, i usually saw the article transform from a general account of the holiday to a detailed account of a marijuana expedition.<br />Seaside locations feature frequently in these accounts. Basically anywhere with a "rasta" population is a potential hotspot for pot loving<br />tourists.<br /><br />For the sake of readers who don’t know much about it, we should note some facts about the cannabis plant and dispel some of the myths associated with it.<br />First of all, the name cannabis refers to the different preparations and variations of the plant, the most common of which is marijuana. This variation contains the psychoactive compound THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) which is what gets users 'high'. Immediate effects include reddening of the eyes 'red-eye' dryness of the mouth 'cotton mouth', increased heart rate, relaxing of the muscles and of course 'the munchies' or hunger. In the short term, users will have impaired short term episodic memory, working memory and impaired concentration. This is probably why students and workers who use marijuana get lower grades, have more work related accidents and are absent more frequently than non-users. The drug is however no more harmful to the body than alcohol or tobacco . Long term effects of marijuana are not so clear.<br /><br />Till date there is no conclusive evidence linking marijuana smoking to lung, head or neck cancers. Quite surprisingly, some studies have discovered the anti-tumoral properties of certain cannibanoid’s and moderate use of the drug is said to protect against head, lung and neck cancer as well as breast cancer.<br />The long term neurological effects are yet to be established.<br /><br />Not all plants from the cannabis Genus or family are grown for their psychoactive properties. Hemp, the soft durable fibre cultivated for industrial and commercial<br />use is obtained from a strain of the cannabis plant which lacks in THC and thus cannot get you high. Arguably one of the best fibre's for clothes ropes etc, the hemp plant<br />has been used for many industrial purposes including biodegradable plastics, paper, health foods, textiles and fuel. Countries including China, France and Canada<br />produce and reap the economic benefits of industrial hemp.<br /><br />Other countries and states have allowed the controlled use and possesion of marijuana. Pot loving tourists like those i mentioned earlier flood cities like Amsterdam<br />with little else but marijuana on their minds. One can only imagine how much revenue is generated from Amsterdam's 'Coffee Shops' (Coffee Shops are bars licensed to sell marijuana.).<br />With legalization comes a decrease in drug crime and the freeing up of courts and prisons for more serious offenses. Often, prisons and courts are held up by<br />the arrest and trial of people, for the possession of marijuana, (from drug dealers) regardless of the amount. Control of the drug by the state itself not<br />only removes the drug dealers from the picture but also takes away the excitement some users get from doing something illegal. With drug dealers out of the way marijuana is less<br />likely fall into teenage hands. Countries where the sale of marijuana is institutionalized have found effective ways of limiting the amount a person can buy for any given period so as to<br />prevent its abuse. No more smoking till you pass out.<br /><br />So which is the greater good? Should cannabis be made legal so the country can enjoy the health and economic benefits that come with it? After all its not like a new substance is being<br />introduced into the system. Its use being already widespread, legalizing would just be a way of taking advantage of a problem. Or should it remain an illegal<br />drug for our 'morality' and for sake of the youth? No matter what the answer may be, the cannabis plant is and will probably remain the most controversial plant on the planet.<br /><br />Guest Writer<br />Jack Jones JnrB.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-16765616067044224382010-04-13T23:18:00.006+00:002010-04-13T23:31:37.855+00:00Ghana Music Awards 2010 (An Award Show Or A Variety Show)This was written before the GMA's took place. I didn't want to post it but upon reading<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">http://www.mightyafrican.blogspot.com</span> today I just thought it would be a good idea to put it up.<br /><br />Another year is upon us and once again, we welcome the Ghana Music Award’s (GMA). I should be excited but unfortunately I’m one off the few Ghanaian's who are not too happy about the GMA. I don’t want to get into the awards in details about how I feel about it. That will be expressed after the show. Let’s just focus on the main event and forget about the side shows.<br /><br />Let me work my way to what I believe a boring GMA 2010 by starting with GMA 2009.<br />Celebrating 10years of exceptional Ghanaian music if I am right. First of all the Mc’s dragged the show for far too long. How can you have a show with such boring Mc’s please one year of Samini was enough but to give him two that’s just plain torture. Sorry to say but who in God’s name asked Obour to be an Mc? Question: Was there a shortage of people who could do the job? Was Obour the only person they could pick? Geez?<br /><br />With GMA 2010 it’s said, that if we want to find out who the MC is or are, we would have to come to the show to find out. Honestly tell me people, would you want to waste 50GHC to find out that, the MC for the GMA is another Obour type person. I guess that would be a waste of money. No offense Obour.<br /><br />What the heck was DJ Black doing? Isn’t he supposed to be the “BEST” dj in GH? If so I ask again what the HECK happened to him at the award show. Playing the wrong tunes at the wrong time or should I say right time. How can you be introducing someone to the stage that’s Ghanaian and you are playing foreign type songs. Where is the respect for the Ghanaian Artist who have supposedly composed good tunes and Dj Black is busy playing Foreign type tunes to introduce Ghanaian people. Even introducing the guest artiste wouldn’t it be appropriate to play and instrumental if their tune but instead we get Western type of music being played.<br /><br />Sorry Mr. Tumtum but I guess GMA 2010; you should hang up your Head set for another Dj to try something different. So we can judge the vast variety of Dj’s we have in Ghana.<br /><br />I have to point out one thing about the actual award show even though I said I was not going to talk about it. But writing this has got me thinking about that particular award “Hip hop Song of the Year”.<br />I had no knowledge of the fact that we actually had a genre in Ghana called Hip-hop, if I am not mistaken the “Godfather” of hiplife merged Hip-hop and our unique African tune Highlife to make it hiplife.<br /><br />I really find it amazing, amusing and at the same time Entertaining when we have guest artiste coming to grace the GMA. One thing I have noticed over the years is the lack of appreciation on the part of we the audience and the Ghanaian population in general towards these guests. If my memory serves me right we’ve been honored with the presence of Blu3 from Uganda, D’banj, Wande Coal, Ikechukwu and Naeto C from Nigeria, Ja-rule from USA etc. What have we done to show our appreciation, nothing I suppose. Taking you back a couple of years when Blu3 were in Ghana, crowd response ZERO. Moving forward to about two years ago Ja-rule in Ghana crowd response semi-impressive. Going back to just last year D’banj and his Mo-hit squad doing their thing and the crowd response is appalling. Seriously the only song that the crowd responded to that day was falling in love by D’banj. Seriously are we Ghanaians not enlightened about music and I’m not talking of just music in Ghana but in Africa and the world also. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw little or no affection for our guest artiste till they heard a song they knew. What happened to sensitization of other music from across the globe especially Africa. The funny thing is after the music awards about six to eight months down the line everyone is so into D’banj and Wande Coal. If I was to put a wager and asked anyone what D’banj’s first album was I’m sure I would leave with my money.<br /><br /><br />Bringing you back to GMA 2010 I have no doubt that crowd would definitely go wild wanting to listen Wande Coal and Doneo, but how many songs will they perform that’s my Question ? I guess maybe Wande might do Bumper to Bumper for the crowd but what about the other songs on his album. If he is allowed to do two songs will the crowd be able to sing along. Same goes for Doneo with his hit “Party Hard” what about songs like ‘Ten Ten’ from Wande Coal or ‘be mine’ from Doneo etc. New to the Ghanaian scene is South African Group Jozi. What feeling will they leave Ghana with since it will be their first time performing in the country? How is the crowd going to respond to them? I doubt there has been any air play of their songs. If there has what impact has it made on the Ghanaian people. I think they are going to be shock when they find out that the crowd are watching them like something is wrong somewhere.<br /><br />Enough said about my feelings towards the Ghana Music Awards. If I say anymore I would probably sound like a Nagging wife or a broken record. Lets see how things Unfold. I promise I will bring you a comparison off last year’s awards and this years when everything is over and done with.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">NB: any grammar errors blame it on the........?</span>B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-77572377075586883392010-04-10T10:34:00.005+00:002010-04-10T11:36:52.415+00:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2 ME<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoX8R5jNaVXZNoZYMGt8Fh8LXyOlTK6kzeDr3e40118tB4cW3c7aFuM_Hddf9f3_ZkWmydgRsAkYjSlGdjjfDQ10GaSPMP76EW9taBC0AvZQ-cgflfVcolFP7xH_D7XZR8lM9hpDxhwLw/s1600/birthday_candles.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 203px; HEIGHT: 188px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458469245944516690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoX8R5jNaVXZNoZYMGt8Fh8LXyOlTK6kzeDr3e40118tB4cW3c7aFuM_Hddf9f3_ZkWmydgRsAkYjSlGdjjfDQ10GaSPMP76EW9taBC0AvZQ-cgflfVcolFP7xH_D7XZR8lM9hpDxhwLw/s320/birthday_candles.gif" /></a><br /><div>Like New Years we celebrate our birthdays once a year. Each new year, we have resolutions, how we want our lives to turn out and what things we want to acomplish. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We go through the year most if not all the time not acomplishing. So it is for birthdays, year after year we make wishes hoping for better things to come. We wait and wait, most if not all the time whatever we wish for do not materialize. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>It got me thinking and i asked myself all these years i have been celebrating my B'day, making wishes etc just wondering which of these wishes ever materialized . Not to sound negative but sometimes you ask yourself "what do you have to show for it?"</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I woke up today thinking I am not going to make any wishes but let it just play out. Then I realised that life is fun and I have the privilege to be alive each year and thats the wish we never ask for but we keep getting each year. </div><div> </div><div>HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME </div>B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-9648150384804814982010-04-08T21:13:00.005+00:002010-04-08T21:35:56.064+00:00MISUNDERSTANDING<div><div>So Guy calls his "GF" and tells her, He's bought two blackberries and said he was coming over to give one to her. She calls her friends and tells them her "BF" just bought her a Blackberry. So </div><br /><div>guy gets over there and shows her, his Blackberry</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalJuvOioGT0jALyRjPBWSW2cvwSZAxWU24BXsbm80LhSTJrVrkd52MGlIHw2T9rbjI1ydpRqcDAt7FOnvZBYlixAlHs112vzewPStDPmcodZzmRzJj6PTBaDBgo3qP2DXfPIdcSLNZmk/s1600/blackberry-post3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 170px; HEIGHT: 159px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457880574710651442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalJuvOioGT0jALyRjPBWSW2cvwSZAxWU24BXsbm80LhSTJrVrkd52MGlIHw2T9rbjI1ydpRqcDAt7FOnvZBYlixAlHs112vzewPStDPmcodZzmRzJj6PTBaDBgo3qP2DXfPIdcSLNZmk/s320/blackberry-post3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>and then she asks for hers, all jittery. The guy gives her a black ploy bag ( Ewiasi y3 sum ). She opens it and finds one bag of Blackberries (the fruit).</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApHCWFuCmHHCfUxx1P2Yeajb7w270sL8XAnRVnk9C6Q4v78OsHgCJ-0HhMRNHwPgtXKyNQeNVtpUjMFuuPmTNsKOWf0AIyFSKpn9D9KQyoVFfnfQH5zUTTYYcCfoOIIRglXjM7_taL60/s1600/blackberries.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 155px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457883052248616786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApHCWFuCmHHCfUxx1P2Yeajb7w270sL8XAnRVnk9C6Q4v78OsHgCJ-0HhMRNHwPgtXKyNQeNVtpUjMFuuPmTNsKOWf0AIyFSKpn9D9KQyoVFfnfQH5zUTTYYcCfoOIIRglXjM7_taL60/s320/blackberries.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The guy didnt lie, he bought blackberries only that his was the phone and hers was the fruit </div></div>B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-36234109839144191372010-03-01T18:56:00.019+00:002010-03-02T20:40:57.443+00:00THE ROAD TO FAMEThe journey from Zero to Hero is hard to accomplish anywhere in the world for a fashion designer, actor/actress, an artist etc, but nonetheless business-minded individuals are coming up with ways and means to reach fame and stardom, not the kind where only the people in your neighbourhood know, or the kind of stardom that has a push from the snowman. Lol!!!<br /><div><div><div><br /><div>So today we are going to look into the life of an upcoming designer hoping to break into the so-called tough market. This market that has been dominated by Fashion bigwigs such as Oswald Boateng, Armani, Jimmy Choo, Kofi Ansah, Ababio etc</div><br /><br /><div>What are the unique things they've done to break them into the Fashion world and kept them there? Some would say it's the household name that's selling themselves etc.. But my question is "How did they become that household name when it comes to fashion?"</div><br /><div>Here is an interview with up and coming Ghanaian Fashionista </div><div><em><strong>Sefakor Gbewonyo </strong></em><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnURxXNODCwIAv2YifpCFewTEgDZsKsHTHpadvwICPulbBLcyfXacLxfslLVLMIk4q3yQYe1Y1Z7tn0nYYkPPUjWu8aZCcKG1xfgRIKiUxXZ1F3D76hisfDYJgiypJBaLPdkMVNkqrLE/s1600-h/Sefakor+Gbewonyo.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443812207902404066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnURxXNODCwIAv2YifpCFewTEgDZsKsHTHpadvwICPulbBLcyfXacLxfslLVLMIk4q3yQYe1Y1Z7tn0nYYkPPUjWu8aZCcKG1xfgRIKiUxXZ1F3D76hisfDYJgiypJBaLPdkMVNkqrLE/s320/Sefakor+Gbewonyo.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div><strong>INTERVIEW</strong><br /></div><div><strong>Kspider</strong>: <strong>Tell us about yourself, whole package if you know what I mean?</strong><br /></div><div><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">Sefakor</span></strong>: I would rather make it brief. </div><div>The name is Sefakor Gbewonyo, born on Tuesday 9/07/1985 to Vincent and Cecilia Gbewonyo. I spent my childhood in Koforidua, Cape Coast and Accra. I had the major part of my schooling years in Cape Coast where I was a product of OLA Boarding School and Wesley Girls High School. I continued in K.N.U.S.T to study B.A Communication Designs.</div><div>I love people and easily associate, I speak a bit of French.</div><div>I love to be creative.</div><br /><br /><div><strong>Kspider: What is your trend of Fashion called?</strong> </div><div><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">Sefakor</span></strong>: The Slipper Collection is Sepha and the Scarf line is Bernice Herman by Sepha.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lcXz0sdw7wqHl_2KNtjNqiW5Pq3s1vcMR7lEf8QT1pdz3UIOznpOua0cWjE16rbd4wlDtJ0gF9yEWWjpffs5-eGLShAPIhZoSxd_XVzKXzLG3mNyBwbA-UootfHZRHSIigj4gBITYWQ/s1600-h/Bernice+Herman.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 135px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443807613569452434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lcXz0sdw7wqHl_2KNtjNqiW5Pq3s1vcMR7lEf8QT1pdz3UIOznpOua0cWjE16rbd4wlDtJ0gF9yEWWjpffs5-eGLShAPIhZoSxd_XVzKXzLG3mNyBwbA-UootfHZRHSIigj4gBITYWQ/s320/Bernice+Herman.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBndctCb-C-BzPeeIZJ4gARwBjS8WP1f7IgM8qgEGkHccuos0yPXr_z9-Lhz9D4OuJx_Fdwky9uqf_roZ1bzDoyUgSWXpIrqfjeu-a0dCEwRWeQLkIfbLd775nppHXsUc9u8ugNG8G_Rk/s1600-h/BH15.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443808360520496146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBndctCb-C-BzPeeIZJ4gARwBjS8WP1f7IgM8qgEGkHccuos0yPXr_z9-Lhz9D4OuJx_Fdwky9uqf_roZ1bzDoyUgSWXpIrqfjeu-a0dCEwRWeQLkIfbLd775nppHXsUc9u8ugNG8G_Rk/s320/BH15.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><strong>Kspider: So as a child did you have any idea/plans of being a designer?</strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">Sefakor</span></strong>: I would not call it ideas or plans, I say this because I only have a natural flair for being creative. When I was a child I used to draw on the painted walls of my father's living room, my mum often got upset and I was sometimes given a paint and a brush to repaint, I guess I was already forming the creative habits then, and whiles in school I drew in the government text books till I was asked to bring my own copies. LOL! I drew in my friends text books too because they often got excited about my drawings. I continued to study design right to my University Education. Looking back I think it wasn't really a plan, It just happened.</div><br /><div></div><div><strong>Kspider: How did you get started and where do you draw your Inspiration from?</strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">Sefakor</span>:</strong> How did I get started? ? Well I actually started with my slipper line SEphA, I used to watch a man back in school do his own thing(slippers), so during my holidays from school I asked him to make a few to give to my friends and family back at home. My family and friends would often get excited and ask for more, that was just how it started. After sometime I thought about adding a few designs to make it more beautiful, then I resulted in using fabric. One afternoon after my fabric hunt I made a beautiful scarf out of it and everyone seemed to admire it so I did more and then I did more and here I am still doing more.</div><div>I think it's just my love for fashion and creative thinking.<br /></div></div><br /><div><br /><div><strong>Kspider: What makes your sense of style and designs for your label, different/unique from the countless fashion statements out there?</strong></div><div><span style="color:#cc6600;"><strong>Sefakor</strong>:</span> The difference is my love for variety and lushness which I try to inculcate in my designs to tie up the fashion statement.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAjplPlePV1PrLJTOp7TtwjjmCM4Ls_Hye6wlbK03-hSIDmU1pUEdMoRsLykgB_Oqe142jfQ4Tv81Gi83B_NaPvxL-dPQ7RE2uFbs_2UahxGXzeUDeN0-O_EmVhaky9_Ep0uIAuX-hwQ/s1600-h/BH14.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443807619317173122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAjplPlePV1PrLJTOp7TtwjjmCM4Ls_Hye6wlbK03-hSIDmU1pUEdMoRsLykgB_Oqe142jfQ4Tv81Gi83B_NaPvxL-dPQ7RE2uFbs_2UahxGXzeUDeN0-O_EmVhaky9_Ep0uIAuX-hwQ/s320/BH14.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaWpjXkiud2VUDcG-D3li32C08HGWkbrn_c3_ebunL_LVIeHTwNRatCl596xy7HYuKmwqHB0u4pP-l6-XU15e9Ozo2vjvOHFxEXQnSydNzTgHyzJMgCYw1_g9jAeaLIW1ZN5z98KYLxs/s1600-h/BH21.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443807620465849522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaWpjXkiud2VUDcG-D3li32C08HGWkbrn_c3_ebunL_LVIeHTwNRatCl596xy7HYuKmwqHB0u4pP-l6-XU15e9Ozo2vjvOHFxEXQnSydNzTgHyzJMgCYw1_g9jAeaLIW1ZN5z98KYLxs/s320/BH21.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Kspider: Readers would want to know how many of the same scarves/slippers do you make in a collection because you know people will like to stand out and be the only ones to have specific items/accessories?</strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">Sefakor:</span></strong> I totally agree with you, I'll hate to walk out the door looking all fabolous and I have some replica, it kills! So I try to make few designs of the same type and when its off the shelve that's it. If a fan is dying to have one it'll rather be a 10% chance they'll get a replica.</div><br /><br /><div><strong>Kspider: Where do you see yourself in 5yrs?<br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">Sefakor</span></strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">:</span> Mmm!! well I see SEphA in Africa, Asia, Europe, The Americas you name it.</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Wt-fh3ucIWrvJHzPHgsZwXKvAkUK4QPL4p9Duy01sRUiVZ8MFtwfhAelY7NJd6Y-kYW-0gWbtRXEsbtyFYuEugpCYTzcZdE15ekJKIU1xWleXcqpDCnVGsYIxRfYgAGStLFOWwNR9rA/s1600-h/BH12.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443808355143998370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Wt-fh3ucIWrvJHzPHgsZwXKvAkUK4QPL4p9Duy01sRUiVZ8MFtwfhAelY7NJd6Y-kYW-0gWbtRXEsbtyFYuEugpCYTzcZdE15ekJKIU1xWleXcqpDCnVGsYIxRfYgAGStLFOWwNR9rA/s320/BH12.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Gmj_m-DFOhCc36jM2zEUeJh-k55AvNeAIG15VYQ89ucGDpu12vyhh0mOg11obaD9vjjDUx9OPMgKrbZC02O2964cAcG0EkmyWpr9qt0CfgasypO2mnB66Pj1M0vXNWhk_OSC_pWSvpY/s1600-h/Sepha1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443824200153871922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Gmj_m-DFOhCc36jM2zEUeJh-k55AvNeAIG15VYQ89ucGDpu12vyhh0mOg11obaD9vjjDUx9OPMgKrbZC02O2964cAcG0EkmyWpr9qt0CfgasypO2mnB66Pj1M0vXNWhk_OSC_pWSvpY/s320/Sepha1.jpg" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div><strong></strong></div><div></div><div><strong>Kspider: Do you plan on branching out into something more than slippers and scarves?</strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">Sefakor</span>: </strong>The creative mind is always at work.</div><br /><div></div><div><strong>Kspider: What were the challenges you faced getting your design on a roll and what are some of the current challenges?</strong><br /></div><div><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">Sefakor</span></strong>: I would say kudos to all who have made it straight up in starting any business venture, Its pretty much not easy,talk about raw materials, and the whole packaging thing, it's really tough getting stuff like that in our part of the world. It takes real digging up and experiments to get the best for a product.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIAmkLunUfQ6j2xQ7wwFORoBzx-1IR5BzlK6h6vS6Ocq0HMy5EJtJ-TkggZKnSj9YAH4TV6x-RpI6K2lrG9NMBGOlCWl6UJrdLHyt061juYRLoAqPqUf2QO9oDQfkrKFYmUUfNyS6RzY/s1600-h/BH11.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443836901571389858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIAmkLunUfQ6j2xQ7wwFORoBzx-1IR5BzlK6h6vS6Ocq0HMy5EJtJ-TkggZKnSj9YAH4TV6x-RpI6K2lrG9NMBGOlCWl6UJrdLHyt061juYRLoAqPqUf2QO9oDQfkrKFYmUUfNyS6RzY/s320/BH11.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><strong>Kspider: Talking about challenges what do your parents think about SEphA?</strong><br /></div><div><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">Sefakor:</span></strong> My parents were not quite shocked that I started this, to them it was another Sefa's innovation. They were excited though but it was so normal that I had thought about something nice to do, they gave me all the support I needed and they still do.</div><br /><br /><div><strong>Kspider: What african and international platforms are you targeting to showcase your designs?</strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">Sefakor</span>:</strong> Hey! Take it slow with me! LoL for now I am thinking of making designs for my fans to wear and look pretty!! It kind of puts a smile on my face, which urges me on. When I do think about showcasing my designs anywhere on International or any platform for that matter you and my fans will be the first to know, for now SEphA is still growing.</div><br /><br /><div><strong>Kspider: Are you generating any sort of revenue?</strong><br /></div><div><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">Sefakor:</span></strong> For now I would say not really.</div><br /><br /><div><strong>Kspider: Is it a full time job?</strong><br /></div><div><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">Sefakor</span>:</strong> For now yes it is.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35AslR_0Yjh8qTM4EYVWjLxhYfUsCefP3iBrxTg_CwcDIFKhuLtHQAPow9pQblM5QnthOd7k05ztn3ZEuGfuHngVDBEL5V04GXens9c0Q7CW7Pruz-L_5dLn0F23vGRJyCBuVY74I1Fk/s1600-h/Sepha3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443836889921273922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35AslR_0Yjh8qTM4EYVWjLxhYfUsCefP3iBrxTg_CwcDIFKhuLtHQAPow9pQblM5QnthOd7k05ztn3ZEuGfuHngVDBEL5V04GXens9c0Q7CW7Pruz-L_5dLn0F23vGRJyCBuVY74I1Fk/s320/Sepha3.jpg" /></a><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong>Kspider: So what is your opinion on the current fashion trend in Ghana? </strong><br /></div><div><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">Sefakor</span></strong>: It's fabolous, I think Ghanaians are doing great! We've got talent here and I think we are making a great use of it. I would like to acknowledge ReneeQ, Christie Brown, Kofi Ansah, PKOG, Ben, etc a whole lot of them. They are really making our motherland proud.</div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong>Kspider: So who is your favourite Ghanaian designer?</strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">Sefakor:</span></strong> I think I have favourites not just one.</div><br /><br /><div><strong>Kspider: Have you thought about ways to market and expand Ghanaian fashion internationally?</strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">Sefakor</span>:</strong> Yes I actually have and as I mentioned earlier it's just the beginning for SEphA.</div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong>Kspider: Final question, I am sure readers out there are dying to know how much the scarves and slippers go for $?</strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">Sefakor</span></strong>: In USD(Us Dollar) Bernice Herman Scarves range from $3 to $50 plus depending on the kind of fabric, design and size whereas SEphA slippers range fro $10 to $20 plus depending on the design and leather used.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I guess you've heard it all from <strong>SEphA</strong>, she is "Bringing today's woman, the best in quality fashion accessories at an affordable price(s)."<br /></div><div><strong>Fellow bloggers check out her page on facebook</strong>:</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/SEphA/324860036011?ref=ts">http://www.facebook.com/pages/SEphA/324860036011?ref=ts</a></div><br /><div>If you like what you see send her an I.M and she will definitely hook you up with the best of <strong>Bernice Herman</strong> and <strong>SEphA</strong>.</div><br /><div>Don't forget to tell other bloggers and friends to get a <strong>Bernice Herman</strong> by <strong>SEphA</strong></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div>B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-10670191637865357052010-02-05T14:58:00.007+00:002010-02-05T15:21:51.322+00:00MAN +TROTRO + INCREASE IN TOLLS=CHUKING FROM PASSENGERSHappy New Year!!! Greetings from Swedru (The land of Sakawa)...Just Kidding, but they do send their greetings though.<br />I kinda have been in the dark for about two weeks ie. No TV (not entirely true), No radio…the only internet access is on my phone and trust me there’s no way you would be able to enjoy "Myjoyonline".<br />Anyway I hear the road tolls have been increased and as a result of that, I have an interesting story for you. <div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FTmV5ZKq-PmF5hRMCiJpF07hIDOUayqzlLrI98XaYzgSRhc3C_c9jPw51sHQ1QGXn9pDMSzCuTDUfLthWtrJzZZ44cZSMULqc0QNSH2w4aAJceoInIqbwX9TAMmzvA4U6tbPQYlL8JQ/s1600-h/Tro-tro.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9s4UDj39pdbGC7kdoR9ilVpY7l3-bEyOt2G5VfNM2fHkDVEcoQRjr31o5tQfJoxmQtnr1XDevdq5fxJ7ZKuDrZHdVWnp6pjDVvSbmzOxoZM6CmYgkfAs09H9KopRj31mLPnWRHVixjks/s1600-h/newburgh_beacon_toll_booths.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434778872258960434" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9s4UDj39pdbGC7kdoR9ilVpY7l3-bEyOt2G5VfNM2fHkDVEcoQRjr31o5tQfJoxmQtnr1XDevdq5fxJ7ZKuDrZHdVWnp6pjDVvSbmzOxoZM6CmYgkfAs09H9KopRj31mLPnWRHVixjks/s320/newburgh_beacon_toll_booths.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br />On account of fieldwork, (Zzzzzzzz) I have been with a research team in the Swedru area for about three weeks now and we’ve been working our way slowly down to Kasoa.<br />Anyway, yesterday I had to come to ‘beautiful’ Accra to attend a lecture on Insurance Law. So I took a troski from Kasoa to circle and they charged one cedi.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEM8CCSLSw_3XVUvKB8b63Z64-khKL-2G8rjwS43JRy8sh5Wlo0vDJrXLYpdUESDMSwJbcgZG9dJclg6ip9z35SARE10z30LnS3KjveScoN54W9A1jVWJRg5bhfQs8Bnu2lS7Jla0igPk/s1600-h/Tro-tro.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434775811091288898" style="WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 185px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEM8CCSLSw_3XVUvKB8b63Z64-khKL-2G8rjwS43JRy8sh5Wlo0vDJrXLYpdUESDMSwJbcgZG9dJclg6ip9z35SARE10z30LnS3KjveScoN54W9A1jVWJRg5bhfQs8Bnu2lS7Jla0igPk/s320/Tro-tro.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>The explanation given to us passengers was that the reason for this was on account of the increase in tolls. Apparently the toll has been increased from 8gp to 1Ghc wow!!! That’s like 92gp extra if my math is correct.<br />Quick Questions?<br />1. Why the drastic increase in price?<br />2. Where or to whom is the money going?<br />3. Haven’t they learnt anything from Kuffuor’s mistakes?<br />4. Are they going to give us a break down of what the tolls collected would be used for?<br />5. Last but not the least, following Q4 How will they be audited?<br />So the whole story actually begins on my way back to the Kasoa area.<br />You see, after class I got a friend to drop me off at the Nkrumah Circle so I could board a Kasoa troski to join my workmates. Upon boarding the vehicle, I heard passengers complaining about the 1ghc the troski drivers are collecting from them. Some were even doing book long talk.<br />This went on and on for about 30mins after we had left the station. At one point the trotro driver even stopped half way to destination. I think he had plans on abandoning us there, don’t know what made him change his mind and continue the journey. So anyway we got to the Weija-Kasoa barrier and one of the passengers shouted to the police officers </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9Y0YEsnwxZjHJ2Alw4atzyjZPVHQNFLPIdmAhv7m80VY5p2nWAFZp1Xf9bt1iH9fuPY6PcPXpMpu0Xv5FZEvuO5PsQn5KSz8eBezrm8co2G9cG4skOYo2r-pl0rZGRZWMk95Adwe9yI/s1600-h/005_cartoon_police_01.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434776137143600034" style="WIDTH: 192px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9Y0YEsnwxZjHJ2Alw4atzyjZPVHQNFLPIdmAhv7m80VY5p2nWAFZp1Xf9bt1iH9fuPY6PcPXpMpu0Xv5FZEvuO5PsQn5KSz8eBezrm8co2G9cG4skOYo2r-pl0rZGRZWMk95Adwe9yI/s320/005_cartoon_police_01.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>"Officer Officer stop this car. </div><br /><div>Officer Officer stop this car". </div><br /><div>So the "Koti" stopped the car and asked what the problem was. One of the passengers sitting in front of the troski got down and narrated the whole story to the police officer (Senior most chuking). Kudos to the officer, I think that dude deserves an award big time. Can you believe he made the troski mate get down from the car, walk to the toll area to change money and give each passenger the amount of money they rightly deserved? Funny huh?!!!!! It was soo hilarious, you should have seen the face of the driver. True Kodak moment.<br />We thought the driver might not take us to our destination if we left the barrier so one of the passengers alerted the "Koti" if anything like that should happen we would write down his number plate and give it to him.<br />• Chuking(reporting)<br />• Troski/Trotro(commercial bus)<br />• Koti(Police Officer) </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>DATE OF INTENDED POST: 02/02/2010</div></div></div></div>B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-27325759629124406522009-10-25T04:14:00.008+00:002009-10-26T00:14:10.985+00:00The Letter "F"So was @ work earlier on today and my work buddies and I were chatting about how Ghanaian women like the Letter "F"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCSQyt0_QZ7lqGMzhxV_oqmTKRg1HPmd_BS1lpcBLLiJjddIkMPz-7FxZcx3cVicZmylKiP5ZmvEwruUlc0RJkLIAY227QSg45oaUKT4Dq_reEkLjmZtq3e1UR91c2rqWf4Dc8VY43To/s1600-h/Letter-F-.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCSQyt0_QZ7lqGMzhxV_oqmTKRg1HPmd_BS1lpcBLLiJjddIkMPz-7FxZcx3cVicZmylKiP5ZmvEwruUlc0RJkLIAY227QSg45oaUKT4Dq_reEkLjmZtq3e1UR91c2rqWf4Dc8VY43To/s320/Letter-F-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396387908296049954" border="0" /></a><br />So we came up with a couple off things like:<br /><br />1. Most if not all Ghanaian women like or are looking for someone who will "<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Finance</span>" stuff for them<br /><br />2. Ghanaian women like "<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Free</span>" stuff<br /><br />3. Ghanaian women really enjoy using this phrase "<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Fa ma me</span>" or "<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Fa ky3 me</span>" (Give it to me and the literal translation for Fa ky3 me is Dash it to me)<br /><br />4. She will call you and tell you she is hungry lets go and buy "<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Food</span>"<br /><br />5. Most Ghanaian women if not all, like guys who will take them out to eat "<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Fried</span> " rice @ a Chinese restaurant.<br /><br />6. On the way back from the restaurant she will tell you to get one for her "<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Friend</span>" that's if<br /><br />7. She didn't already ask you when you were leaving for the restaurant if her "<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Friend</span>" could tag along.<br /><br />8. If you are lucky she will ask you for desert, and she will want "<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Frankie's</span>" ice cream<br /><br />9. She might even ask you for money to buy "<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Fone</span>" credits<br /><br />10. She is like I would really appreciate it if you got me this "<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Furniture</span>"<br /><br />11. Most of them if not all are very "<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Feisty</span>"<br /><br />12. If you are not lucky she might make a "<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Fool</span>" out off you.<br /><br />The only thing that begins with "<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">F</span>" they don't want to her is<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">AFTER DINNER LETS GO TO MY ROOM AND </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">F**K</span><br /><br />Do you know off anything beginning with F that women like?B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-1207222835538182102009-10-22T20:51:00.001+00:002009-10-22T21:25:29.788+00:00Sugar Mummy:We all need one!!So guess you are wondering why chose this for my new post huh?<br />So i was talking to my friend about how Ghana make hard(meaning things are difficult in Ghana) and also the Ghanaian ladies are not helping. Even though they know that things are difficult now that's when they keep asking their bf's to buy them stuff. So my friend was like he's just met this Sugar Mummy (older women) who is willing to assist my friend if you know what i mean.<br /><br />So a Sugar Mummy is an Older Woman who offers money or gifts to the young boy/man in exchange for companionship or sexual favours. <span style="color: #ff6666;">by</span><span style="color: #ff6666;"> Barima Kwaku Osei Kwakye<br /><br />Other defintions are: </span><br /><br />1.Honey Mummy is an older woman who provides for younger boys/men. <span style="color: #ff6666;">by urban dictionary</span><br /><br />2.Cougar is female, usually between thirty to fifty years old who enjoys the sexual company of a younger man. <span style="color: #ff6666;">urban dictionary</span><br /><br />3. Puma is a woman in her thirty's who dates younger men. she's often considered a cougar-in training. <span style="color: #ff6666;">by wikipedia.org</span><br /><br />4. Gyaku-enjo-kosai is the opposite of <span style="font-style:italic;">enjo-kosai</span> which is a Japanese practice where older men give money and other luxury gifts to attractive women for their companionship and possibly sexual favours. <span style="color: #ff6666;">by wikipedia.org</span><br /><br />Back to my story.... My friend was like uh huh!!! got it now!! .. so he went to a bar and met some fine woman sitting there sipping on a drink and he decided to chat her up. His intention was to hit and get out as fast as he could so he wouldn't spend money. Little did he know that he had stumbled on a <span style="color: #ffcc66;">GOLD</span> mine. Now the Gold is not just about money, meaning he had gotten two things for the price of one.<br />1. Having sexual relations with a H.O.T.T woman on a regular with no pressure<br />2. Yea this where the money comes in. A spending allowance to make the guy look "Legen---dary" like Barney Stinson(from How I Met your Mother) will say.<br /><br />So I started asking myself these Questions<br />1. Wouldn't it be nice to go out once in your Life time with a girl that:<br />a. is not expecting you to pay for dinner etc<br />b. pays for her cab fare<br />c. buys her own credits<br /><br />2. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Where do you find Sugar Mummies?</span><br />I was reading a piece on askmen.com about sugar mummy's and in the article they said they best places to scout for sugar mummies is @ charity benefits, auction houses etc... but in Ghana I'm wondering where you would have to go to meet lovely Older Women<br /><br />a. La Palm(The Casino)<br />b. GoldenTulip (The Casino)<br />c. Citizen K<br />d. Polo Club<br /><br />I guess if it were me this is where i would scope out. Do know off any places that i should add?<br /><br />3. <span style="font-weight: bold;"> So What to Say/Do to get the Sugar Mummies attention?</span><br /><br /> I guess first you should look the part. Guys with grown <strike>ass</strike> faces better shape up so you like a (teletubie).<br />AskMen. gives a couple of pointers: <br />a.You must physically look good. I totally agree. sugar mummies are likely to want a six-pack or hard tummy and not a 1 ball if you know what I mean.<br />b. You need to dress to impress. It doesn't have to be any fancy label but at least what you wear should get you a second look. Well that's my opinion.<br />c.You need to show your youthful side whilst not letting yourself appear to be foolishly young . This may highlight the fact that she is older.<br />d. You have to invest a little to get a little. Do buy her an expensive bottle of wine or a cocktail <br /><br />4. <b>So What to Talk about?</b><br /><br />What are you gonna say? Definitely you can not talk about Independence Day cos clearly she saw it happen and you only read about it years later. lol!!!!<br />but seriously what do you say to a potential Sugar Mummy?<br />Here are a couple of things<br />a. Don't talk about her money or money in general<br />b.Comment on her beauty and try and make her feel like she needs a guy like you in her life<br />c. Listen to her talk and try and relate to stuff she says so it kinda feels to her that you are <strike>in sync</strike>.<br />d. Whatever you do, don't bore her talking about yourself all the time cos if she was into you in the first place and you pull the I stunt she will lose interest super quick.<br />e.Try and look up some intellectual conversation topics just in case your potential Sugar Mummy is book long. <br /><br />5<b>. How to Seduce Her?</b><br /><b> a. </b>I guess you don't have to. Leave it all up to her I guess<b>. </b><br /><b> b. any suggestion?</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />6<b>. Do you really have to maintain the relationship?</b><br /><b> </b>a. Yes<br /> b No.<br />if a. why?? and if b. why?<b></b><br /><b><br /></b><br />7<b>. Dangers to Avoid</b><br /><b> </b>There are lots ofthings to avoid. Like the some Ghanaian movie I watched sometime back..<br /> a. She might Juju you(Thats if you believe in superstition)<br /> b. She might you arrested, if you make any plans of leaving her b4 she dumps you<br /> c. She will pour Acid on any girl that enjoys her money through you ie: even if the girl doesn't know she's spending 'Sugar mummy money'.<br /> d. Any ideas?<b><br /></b><br /><br />Something to think about:<br /><br />1. According to the Biography Chanel UK<br /> a. A quarter of british married women are hitched to younger men<br /><br />2. According to BBC,<br /> a The proportion of brides in England and Wales marrying a younger man rose from 15% to 26% in the years 1963 to 1998.B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com84tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-91625933096295470242009-10-02T17:36:00.001+00:002009-10-02T17:36:51.214+00:00Mtv Africa Music Awards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-XmwMvWoCKLXB9v0Fcfl0kdiWewZ_vJ_4nh-mddo1pugm3eKL6fxktpBZmYcyFGUF42qiemRwL8C4Y0YypCFwi6Spk6WH5iRqQytIpBDVAeIQhLX4V2EYToAFQi7w5IZypkIz8R02Wg/s1600-h/MAMA_logo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-XmwMvWoCKLXB9v0Fcfl0kdiWewZ_vJ_4nh-mddo1pugm3eKL6fxktpBZmYcyFGUF42qiemRwL8C4Y0YypCFwi6Spk6WH5iRqQytIpBDVAeIQhLX4V2EYToAFQi7w5IZypkIz8R02Wg/s320/MAMA_logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388055994820107586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />THE ROAD TO M.A.M.A: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">GH</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">AN</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">A</span><br /><br />Wow I can't believe it's finally here, Mtv Africa Music Awards. The train is almost here all aboard.<br />Yes most def, I will be there 35Ghana cedis<br />@ Citizen Kofi<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXvxyuZuA1mFR4Dn7NHZMgX4YZKXhQXy2zmZOJ4-WK5qBsPX7rWQH0m9NCeAPwq7-CNcJtVccnJYVY-gvYDNn3JQmnZHsZGJfcW2QbxN08McWvBCImLNHtaBqwFEwWJXNLyEphigK69w/s1600-h/citizen_kofi_entertainment_building.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXvxyuZuA1mFR4Dn7NHZMgX4YZKXhQXy2zmZOJ4-WK5qBsPX7rWQH0m9NCeAPwq7-CNcJtVccnJYVY-gvYDNn3JQmnZHsZGJfcW2QbxN08McWvBCImLNHtaBqwFEwWJXNLyEphigK69w/s320/citizen_kofi_entertainment_building.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388020530059347570" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Picture by:http://www.enjoyaccra.com/enjoy%20by%20night/files/citizen_kofi_entertainment_building.jpg</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeZZAeDxf6AQcgaianik297cmxZApOkterHtp-bKMG1sHXN0FrFVhcQLvxxD4A1lMs_YZEekmRuwrIdixXvY1cTyids51G7Q2Jj_nrkxHIvpXSZMhXqcE4Kahq-rT9ISz5Nlj0amWyLM/s1600-h/Citizen+K.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeZZAeDxf6AQcgaianik297cmxZApOkterHtp-bKMG1sHXN0FrFVhcQLvxxD4A1lMs_YZEekmRuwrIdixXvY1cTyids51G7Q2Jj_nrkxHIvpXSZMhXqcE4Kahq-rT9ISz5Nlj0amWyLM/s320/Citizen+K.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388021289762430658" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">picture by:http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2247256&id=95387005508</span><br /><br />Chale but in these "Ecomoniscious times" like my boss always says i would have to tighten my belt. But I guess it's a small price to pay for an experience of a life time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Question</span>: Is there a way one could win free tickets to go see the M.A.M.A is Kenya? Seriously I need an answer.<br /><br />Been dreaming about attending the M.A.M.A for a while now.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SO WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE M.A.M.A TRAIN<br /><br /></span>1. Sarkodie:<br />Government Name: Micheal Owusu<br />Songs: Baby, Alter , Boga , Yahu mu<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tNL8i-I_ERxZDPUe2UytXY27_5ZKbgIcLHeEGEyBXRoR_dfUl5CVenzQLAtX8pbMQQkmGLanDMseCUwXbQS6-UItW7abaHwjXQEHgn3kXNT1OwyzQGewRY2RPUCokJhPbC3MeLAhlnA/s1600-h/SARKODIE+GHANAWEB.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tNL8i-I_ERxZDPUe2UytXY27_5ZKbgIcLHeEGEyBXRoR_dfUl5CVenzQLAtX8pbMQQkmGLanDMseCUwXbQS6-UItW7abaHwjXQEHgn3kXNT1OwyzQGewRY2RPUCokJhPbC3MeLAhlnA/s320/SARKODIE+GHANAWEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388033319696995442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />2. Richie<br />Government Name: Richie Mensah<br />Songs: Frema, When I get to you girl, More of that<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VuKI0JUhbY2SzoskLrkKSw0annkuoYQWW-PQkwjYvdLmt-V-FXtXmRX6Y2JaL-mWmOaJ5vwHgGuGWbeUX0-WgxZxmvY9jyLcPZMqVk7O2zO4yFd5BExniaNwgFVGmQ_h64ay0jJyELw/s1600-h/Richi.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VuKI0JUhbY2SzoskLrkKSw0annkuoYQWW-PQkwjYvdLmt-V-FXtXmRX6Y2JaL-mWmOaJ5vwHgGuGWbeUX0-WgxZxmvY9jyLcPZMqVk7O2zO4yFd5BExniaNwgFVGmQ_h64ay0jJyELw/s320/Richi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388040299789015826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />3. Wande Coal:<br />Government Name: Wande Ojosipe<br />Songs: Bumper 2 Bumper, You bad , Ololufe<br />Affiliates: D'Banj, Naeto C, Ikechukwu, Sid-Da Prince , Don Jazzy, K-switch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbYxTcgGA55jV05ypYBaVgEvDlb1hWghgZF2eP21cUDemZ3YwJNJN05lium-8i4vu4S8TYtFc7HG92QtnkjDhwyr4bDTffKv84mXbh6y2VZlVO8xjE521S5eIToBDj5NS9uNNF5IK04g/s1600-h/Wande+Coal.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbYxTcgGA55jV05ypYBaVgEvDlb1hWghgZF2eP21cUDemZ3YwJNJN05lium-8i4vu4S8TYtFc7HG92QtnkjDhwyr4bDTffKv84mXbh6y2VZlVO8xjE521S5eIToBDj5NS9uNNF5IK04g/s320/Wande+Coal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388042236273969554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />4. Others: Lovely women and drinks(Absinthe)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE CROWD</span><br /><br />I know i'll be jumping up and down like a kid with a new toy.For the rest of Ghana and I do not know, I hope it doesn't end up like the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Ghana</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Music</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Awards</span> (G.M.A's)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIwhyphenhyphennIdzCFUO4pGuSVcaIsGoWEWG3BrYIW2ndeDrzwuXElC16Wbi4Hh8cWntsLvRIddf0cg56TqS_Oduu5tr9vjlMqplRYFXzU14-jSfWyia2J5QQbLbsUtTSTJpP_yk-L5Jf1kNqWw/s1600-h/GMA.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIwhyphenhyphennIdzCFUO4pGuSVcaIsGoWEWG3BrYIW2ndeDrzwuXElC16Wbi4Hh8cWntsLvRIddf0cg56TqS_Oduu5tr9vjlMqplRYFXzU14-jSfWyia2J5QQbLbsUtTSTJpP_yk-L5Jf1kNqWw/s320/GMA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388057194812447458" border="0" /></a><br />Can you believe the my Gh peeps @ the G.M.A's<br /><br />D'banj<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">picture by:http://www.mytruspot.com/image.php?mode=band_image&band_id=2544</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMnEKmArbbCh7f-VtHVKvlgNaYdwkC8HNUf0Km8BsNUuGyHlE-p1_NmJb8h2aN5oEMep_iHCVykjq6UJh6dyZttAtA28PWGmrsJpE05gGF4n2AqA-pdqcdDss4wz6PBEWQq8rw7XTkow/s1600-h/D'banj.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMnEKmArbbCh7f-VtHVKvlgNaYdwkC8HNUf0Km8BsNUuGyHlE-p1_NmJb8h2aN5oEMep_iHCVykjq6UJh6dyZttAtA28PWGmrsJpE05gGF4n2AqA-pdqcdDss4wz6PBEWQq8rw7XTkow/s320/D'banj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388042246421221522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Naeto C<br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">picture by: http://ladybrillemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Naeto-C.jpg</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYQO5WexD78DGJHvmFGq0M51q7NFC4_MlcmBO-fOZaGZThR8VLIT0I3dMOl02rSfoo6bJeeSYL7Rng1uFhII7633ueBjbF2743B1IzAI3l0KXMBZFBPwhVrXAoBHDw_FgF0b7j9XwQzk/s1600-h/Naeto+C.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYQO5WexD78DGJHvmFGq0M51q7NFC4_MlcmBO-fOZaGZThR8VLIT0I3dMOl02rSfoo6bJeeSYL7Rng1uFhII7633ueBjbF2743B1IzAI3l0KXMBZFBPwhVrXAoBHDw_FgF0b7j9XwQzk/s320/Naeto+C.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388042257671255634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ikechukwu<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">picture by:http://b6.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01037/65/46/1037326456_l.jpg</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLD7Wk41pgcF-i7keXd-mbAPRmDODXTKpVVSlmPnxW9Ld1BhhB6adfbxmO1kstCoy_2JSBNhICC-YiNtgUT6NDotlCR5g_avMgI6R88_IV9-OA5z9F7CAwqqu1omz-U6SLeHhlJWR5k4/s1600-h/Ikechukwu.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLD7Wk41pgcF-i7keXd-mbAPRmDODXTKpVVSlmPnxW9Ld1BhhB6adfbxmO1kstCoy_2JSBNhICC-YiNtgUT6NDotlCR5g_avMgI6R88_IV9-OA5z9F7CAwqqu1omz-U6SLeHhlJWR5k4/s320/Ikechukwu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388042239661118306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and Wande Coal came to perform some hot tunes from their individual albums and the audience are all standing there like ooh ok what F*** is going on. The only time when the crowd looked lively was when D'banj sang "Fall in love" and Naeto C and Ikechukwu did "Wind am well and Kini Big Deal" The crowd showed no appreciation for Wande Coal.<br /><br />I guess now everybody knows Wande Coal "The guy who sang bumper 2 bumper" so the crowd would get of their asses and dance or something, but wait so will he only perform that song for Ghanaians , what about all the other songs on he's made like Ten Ten, You Bad , Ololufe etc What will the crowd do... just stand there like mannequins, I know i'll be rocking hard cos i know these songs but what about the million people that will be @ Citizen K.<br /><br />Please GH don't make this event flop.<br />Plus we need to show the rest of Africa and the World that we ROCK!!!!!!!!B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-9450619533890076852009-10-01T17:00:00.002+00:002009-10-01T17:51:49.896+00:00Waakye Party "Sunday"<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><div style="text-align: justify;"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CBARIMA%7E1.KWA%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size:100%;">I know I know that I have to write the PAYOLA piece I'll get to it.
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<br />So my weekend was great… mmmmhhh!!! Fun, nothing really extra-ordinary but the best part of it was when I heard there was going to be a Facebook Waakye Party on Sunday.
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<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">For those of you in the dark, Waakye is a popular Ghanaian dish often eaten as breakfast or lunch. It’s made by boiling rice and beans together (with a great plant dye to make it all pretty). The U.N has hailed it as a combination that can help stamp out malnutrition from the world. Info from: "http://www.africanfoods.co.uk/waakye.html"
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<br />So a couple friends and I or is it and Me...lol!!!! brofo y3 den!!!! (English is hard) literal translation but you guys get what I mean.
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<br />Well so we decided to get some waakye and see what the whole Facebook waakye was about.... but before I forget Big Ups to Auntie Muni... I miss my days in Labone but I still stay true though I'm no longer in the area.
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<br />We get there about 11:30am, trying to get there early so we don't encounter long lines and also beat the peeps coming from church. Smart huh!! Now you know I didn't go to church...
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<br />Thinking we would be there early, imagine my surprise to find that the place was filled up almost to the Tullow office in the area, so we had to park around there. The waakye line was also long but eventually it got to our turn.
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<br />Wow!!!! I have not seen so many people at one place all going to eat waakye or so it seems.</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;color:black;" >
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<br /></span></span></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CBARIMA%7E1.KWA%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C04%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]-->Any way it turned from a waakye eating activity to a regular Ghanaian drink-up/ party with "waakye "being used as an excuse... very smart idea!!!
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<br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">I totally get them cos most or every-Sunday schedule in Ghana is the same :( one-way) for everyone:</span>
<br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">1. wake-up</span>
<br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">2. clean, bath and iron for church</span>
<br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">3. church</span>
<br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">4. home for lunch</span>
<br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">5. fellowship/ youth meeting / sleeping</span>
<br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">6. iron for school/work</span>
<br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">7. watch a movie</span>
<br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">8. sleep</span>
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<br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">If your schedule is different good for you.</span>
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<br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">but basically you get what i'm driving at..so i guess it wasn't a bad idea to put some spice in our "boring" Sunday lives.</span>
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<br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">So what will They think of next? Facebook Omotuo party or Facebook Fufu eating party?!!!!!!</span>
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<br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">:)</span>
<br /></span>B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-52055553505076825942009-09-10T04:15:00.000+00:002009-09-10T23:00:46.712+00:00ITEM-13: The Fight for the Last PastryI wasn't going to write about this initially... i was going to talk "Payola" which i am gonna do tomorrow. So back to this post. I am sure you are wondering what ITEM-13 is?<br />"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhoFYP39xqAlZnPhw7Ss0AwxFw8A27VexC-wWo-PJJt2nH5NcQIOVDHml6YxOWw5fv80A01hq3t-doBUwrG8CHZLvoF9N2fNfr7aonA-XufYhAT1gwlZxvx-ygIoUZ-vfu7_bO2Itb40/s1600-h/ITEM22.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379627411441322258" style="WIDTH: 269px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 121px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhoFYP39xqAlZnPhw7Ss0AwxFw8A27VexC-wWo-PJJt2nH5NcQIOVDHml6YxOWw5fv80A01hq3t-doBUwrG8CHZLvoF9N2fNfr7aonA-XufYhAT1gwlZxvx-ygIoUZ-vfu7_bO2Itb40/s320/ITEM22.JPG" border="0" /></a>" You know when you attend a conference/workshop or seminar. after the talk or whatever, there are like pastries,biscuits,drinks etc ie reception... that's if the seminar provides that for its attendants if not tell your company to start...hahahaha. Well in Ghana that's what we call ITEM-13="pastries..small chops is a Ghanaian slang for savories etc" <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8RCWM2jRQuuof1fgwfKZmNfCj_SskD27V3JLa0bRCVm9fa7_yRzvrphaIaqNhec3kZAZbfmfUMSIrNBEkR-kmuxcxCH7IPSAZRKBRFCDNaH4F1EDAteooKiure7DahN5-Dg3S94q1WA/s1600-h/buffet-savories.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379584189166715218" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8RCWM2jRQuuof1fgwfKZmNfCj_SskD27V3JLa0bRCVm9fa7_yRzvrphaIaqNhec3kZAZbfmfUMSIrNBEkR-kmuxcxCH7IPSAZRKBRFCDNaH4F1EDAteooKiure7DahN5-Dg3S94q1WA/s320/buffet-savories.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Its the last "item" or "agenda" in the program line up so that's how it got its name..lol. Anyway enough intro lets get to business.. So today's post begins with<br />Mr. L<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPjhQZZWXW3YGmaZoZqaILLSUbErjPBZsgstDjUL77P056jY3qzD5OEs0P5sk__T-hzkFTDENI3OelQgChfmcdeJXkAhVhFEYLlA4U2ftUot3mVevmt-1H9S8gDXUkcECDo9ijaYd4zg/s1600-h/Man.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379586367465278658" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 279px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPjhQZZWXW3YGmaZoZqaILLSUbErjPBZsgstDjUL77P056jY3qzD5OEs0P5sk__T-hzkFTDENI3OelQgChfmcdeJXkAhVhFEYLlA4U2ftUot3mVevmt-1H9S8gDXUkcECDo9ijaYd4zg/s320/Man.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Mrs B<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5P-LKwZ5CNHtX3vyANxpW-90GwzYiLNkcOyXDNKSyzY1SIf-8Zah0rOXA3gldu0kidUCcJAGmIVU8x8meKXiGrUKfTIfblqrA6V6gVWTtGCHSgG_PaWZIMQ-086_gBXpojFRxqkGoYic/s1600-h/female-silhouette.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379588001513948898" style="WIDTH: 222px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5P-LKwZ5CNHtX3vyANxpW-90GwzYiLNkcOyXDNKSyzY1SIf-8Zah0rOXA3gldu0kidUCcJAGmIVU8x8meKXiGrUKfTIfblqrA6V6gVWTtGCHSgG_PaWZIMQ-086_gBXpojFRxqkGoYic/s320/female-silhouette.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />So yesterday the people i work for or should i say volunteer with had one of their numerous public lectures and yes you are right we had Item-13 for the guests and the staff. Well you know how Ghanaians get when they hear free food.. its all sanity out the door and welcome Mr. Caveman. During the course of the reception where almost everyone is being greedy, not surprised... Mr. L goes over to Mrs. B after having collected his share of Item-13 and tells Mrs. B that<br />Miss N<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdh3fmRxjtLaIzovASGEEXgYlBDUufgKBBFQbJsG4lbg4XwBf8mO2cdF_MBdSP-snjFKYcEgnLnSIwHhzxVXHu_YsBtKlF1ylwtnvZHSKyR5tHbNj98QEx4VLMEReGpFJ5_zeo-q-K874/s1600-h/missb.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379592362565095730" style="WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdh3fmRxjtLaIzovASGEEXgYlBDUufgKBBFQbJsG4lbg4XwBf8mO2cdF_MBdSP-snjFKYcEgnLnSIwHhzxVXHu_YsBtKlF1ylwtnvZHSKyR5tHbNj98QEx4VLMEReGpFJ5_zeo-q-K874/s320/missb.bmp" border="0" /></a><br />who for some weird reason everybody well not everybody but most people hate at work asked Mr. L to go pick up her share of Santa's gifts and bring it over to the office.<br />Now<br />1. Miss N was not at the seminar so automatically she doesn't deserve any savories.<br />Mrs. B then asks Mr. L which Miss N is he referring to.<br />Fast Forwarding<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVM3fVnmHwOMmjXzjaus_0FnnF5zggUBSNkV8AhrMhmH5xM3Bu9QfRWTtcBufrti07RNbZ2Fz4ydFff4Nj_TtYC29M-Zka-ReqoGZnuUAc0paLOIJ__JeFvxwnbd5FN5hireUmouy3Fw/s1600-h/ff.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379594397534366194" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVM3fVnmHwOMmjXzjaus_0FnnF5zggUBSNkV8AhrMhmH5xM3Bu9QfRWTtcBufrti07RNbZ2Fz4ydFff4Nj_TtYC29M-Zka-ReqoGZnuUAc0paLOIJ__JeFvxwnbd5FN5hireUmouy3Fw/s320/ff.bmp" border="0" /></a><br />We pack the rest of the stuff to Mrs. B's office, with the intention that the rest of the savories are going to be put in the fridge so it doesn't go bad, after which they will be given to maintenance staff to motivate them clean up the room used for the reception. Mr. L walks into the office and asked Mrs. B if he could please have a word with her outside. She starts walking out the door when Mr. L says he wasn't pleased with the way she talked to him when he came over during the reception to request for some pastries for Miss. N and saying that she embarrassed him in front of people. Mrs.B then said she didn't think she made a mistake by asking the question. After a few words back and forth Mr. L changed his tone and started hurling insults at Mrs. B saying<br />1. Mrs. B is keeping some of the savories so she and her family can share<br />2. His wife (Mrs.L) can even cook better than what they have over there<br />3. Mrs. B has no right to do what she doing because its not her money<br />4. The next time there is a program He(Mr. L) will stand next to the reception table to make sure that all the savories are finished so that Mrs. B will not have any to take home.<br />5. He (Mr. L) will report to the committee so that Mrs. B does not hold any position in terms off catering for receptions etc.<br />Now Mrs. B in shock turns to a colleague of mine and says "This is what I was telling you about... people will come and say stuff like i am hoarding stuff"<br />Mrs. B then says<br />1. If I didn't supervise the reception everything would have gone bad and her name will be ruined and asked Mr. L if that he could have handled it better (rhetorically).<br />2. She also tells him that he Mr. L is a man and men don't fight over food.<br />3. Getting even heated Mrs. B says Mr. L is a Bush man...etc<br />Now Mrs. B is so pissed off and says to my colleague that she Mrs. B is not going to handle any reception ever again. and walks straight to one Dr. O to report the incident..well that's when i leave for home coz i didn't want to get caught up in any drama about who said what and who did what.<br />Upon reaching home i spoke to my boss and she said it went on for a while.<br /><br /><br />So whatz going through your mind.<br />Ever had any experiences?<br /><br /><br />Up next 'Payola'B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-57009333338249004382009-03-26T01:22:00.000+00:002009-03-25T18:21:35.760+00:00Korle-bu: The Point Of No Return<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-family: times new roman;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CBARIMA%7E1.KWA%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: times new roman;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: times new roman;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; 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Well, I had another shock last night when I accompanied my mum the beautiful Dr. A to Korle-bu (Main Teaching Hospital in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Accra</st1:place></st1:city></st1:place></st1:city>) to go see my Ex-Uncle…. Lol yea I know Ex-Uncle. mmmh where was I.. Ah yes so we go see my sick Ex-uncle who was rushed to the emergency room @ Korle-bu.</p>
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<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-family: times new roman;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CBARIMA%7E1.KWA%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C03%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;">So my mum takes the lead inside while I park the car, following afterwards.</p> <p face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">I finally get there and my mum is nowhere to be found plus I can’t call her coz she has my phone and all. So the only thing I could do was wait for her at the entrance which I did.</p> <p face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>While waiting I begin to hear someone scream and howling in pain, naturally I shouldn’t be worried coz I know they are in good hands since they are in the hospital(Obviously) but she keeps going on and on plus the nurses are sitting around not doing anything to help her coz they have already given the lady a drip. I think she should be around my age. I was like “geez” she is in so much pain I couldn’t even begin to imagine how she felt. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">I started looking round and then realized that there were not enough beds for the sick patients and the staff lacked the motivation to relieve patients off their pain. Can you imagine yourself working trying your best to help your company grow while the infrastructure isn’t available, wouldn’t you find it stressful? There was another guy in a bed next to me who need blood coz he looked anemic plus he also needed surgery cos of a huge lump extending out of his lower chest area. He had just been given something to ease the pain but had been not given the blood even though he looked like he really needed it. 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<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuL-ZrMALGlONwjkGksC_bpTrDYlCDkrfxajh1c69SL_UKajsUM8ZvXcwObxGM0jl0v6O-rrXq2mQo4xCnplxhFrVd4WSMAn3XKraR99koTR41bQipCbTomw3qkYXVkRGfedUrN0FTmw/s1600-h/KBTH.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuL-ZrMALGlONwjkGksC_bpTrDYlCDkrfxajh1c69SL_UKajsUM8ZvXcwObxGM0jl0v6O-rrXq2mQo4xCnplxhFrVd4WSMAn3XKraR99koTR41bQipCbTomw3qkYXVkRGfedUrN0FTmw/s320/KBTH.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317177820842153922" border="0" /></a></p><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CBARIMA%7E1.KWA%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">But something funny and a little ironic happened as well. Earlier in the day my boss told me a story about how she sat in a taxi going to a funeral a couple of years back and the people she sat next to were bashing/talking trash about the family who were bereaved. It was only later when they all met at the house where the funeral was that they realized that my boss knew the people who they had just bashed. There was shock on and horror all over their faces.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqdpHN39ConYZ-kp_SHWlsu8iG1SPb9PG4sDDhCWZ6g8PbGYkawVzzeUJhdGEUoIIpwMCN5GFUxkfCloIJ82_g05f_fdroS_p5G6HXw42Pt-KyucSzqL30REaSfY46FuGDOjrYTm8194/s1600-h/DEJAVU1.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 82px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqdpHN39ConYZ-kp_SHWlsu8iG1SPb9PG4sDDhCWZ6g8PbGYkawVzzeUJhdGEUoIIpwMCN5GFUxkfCloIJ82_g05f_fdroS_p5G6HXw42Pt-KyucSzqL30REaSfY46FuGDOjrYTm8194/s320/DEJAVU1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317180601163289314" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></p><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CBARIMA%7E1.KWA%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C06%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Well the same thing happened to me at the hospital last night. So you know how my mum went in before I did right? The nurses and doctors didn’t know I came with her. I think my mum made a call to their <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Superior</st1:place></st1:city> and asked her if she could get someone to look after my Ex-Uncle and if possible transfer him to ICU (Intensive care unit). Let me just say they did know my mum was a Doctor. Guess what I’m standing there waiting for my mum to show up and these Health workers are busy talking about how there’s a woman in one of the emergency rooms with a patient and she’s giving commands and how she called the boss Dr. L and trying to get the patient moved so he gets special attention. They also made a statement about how if the patient is giving extra treatment, whether they (Health workers) would get visas?<span style=""> </span>So they keep going on and on till Dr. A comes and says thanks everybody for being so nice and now mentions her name and they all go silent… what gave them the final blow came.. when my mum came over to me and said she was done and that we should leave. You should have seen the look on their faces… it was golden…..I am sure they felt really stupid…</p> B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-69833464292737349232009-03-20T01:17:00.000+00:002009-03-19T18:18:58.309+00:00Their Life, Your Life<div style="text-align: justify;">After what i experienced a month, ago i think i have to re-evaluate the way i see things and ease up on a lot of stuff. OK here goes..... I took a trip... a month ago, to go say whats up to ma peoples in the 9 part of town(Volta Region). so i know conditions are not really good in these rural areas... but not this bad. I mean seriously people in the urban areas compared to them are living luxurious lives and we are taking so many things for granted.We got there on Sunday 1st of February 2009, the first thing that was on my mind was a nice hot bath and comfortable bed and a socket to plug my laptop and by some stroke of luck a really nice *chop bar(local restaurant) so i fill up my stomach. Thinking like a city kid(child).<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIBWoJRZ4UsMn46crksxC3yS2WFUcJTBQxjmBSgQZRvgDBHDpO3zFM0cA3HSQTDpzOV6VzF6S02foZLnhqvuzflPsBHfx0OsvUItkjc-jmCygj6vo61mtYFPA5jtpdp6s74UjEoCZLD0/s1600-h/PICT1773.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIBWoJRZ4UsMn46crksxC3yS2WFUcJTBQxjmBSgQZRvgDBHDpO3zFM0cA3HSQTDpzOV6VzF6S02foZLnhqvuzflPsBHfx0OsvUItkjc-jmCygj6vo61mtYFPA5jtpdp6s74UjEoCZLD0/s320/PICT1773.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314564459793517186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">So we get to the guest house and i am like ooh ok this is not bad i can live here for 5 days.<br />So i ask my supervisor whether that's the place we are going to stay and she says yes..... but that's the housing for the females and the male housing is a little further down. So we get there and I'm <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-h2NBBxq-PUvXtSARYoOjPZOnNKIv8uC2gjupZV4Mr9Xwa9-GcmxtdRifqga8VUfapcoH9-LL_tWc4aNqSyDTWyR4V4YDbEyApxAtv_gsGuj6CqNSn1huddCGVUE1RXo16JO3LSysZQ/s1600-h/PICT1801.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 99px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-h2NBBxq-PUvXtSARYoOjPZOnNKIv8uC2gjupZV4Mr9Xwa9-GcmxtdRifqga8VUfapcoH9-LL_tWc4aNqSyDTWyR4V4YDbEyApxAtv_gsGuj6CqNSn1huddCGVUE1RXo16JO3LSysZQ/s320/PICT1801.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314565934843456018" border="0" /></a>like huh!! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidL1P5pvctZoKjBpRrzNpBEVFXLrtJanYWv2bEx-Zt9pse74EgyDnzmPKRDYj0_XzKlSXmGDRgxzPaw0sQzYqMMWsov_YKlpCezCVd-J-mtRtk68Js6F_qVLa3iNgVn5yLrgLCL3kObOc/s1600-h/PICT1800.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidL1P5pvctZoKjBpRrzNpBEVFXLrtJanYWv2bEx-Zt9pse74EgyDnzmPKRDYj0_XzKlSXmGDRgxzPaw0sQzYqMMWsov_YKlpCezCVd-J-mtRtk68Js6F_qVLa3iNgVn5yLrgLCL3kObOc/s320/PICT1800.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314851905727526450" border="0" /></a>they always say don't judge a book by its cover but when i entered the room i realized this book can be judged by its cover... Chale the ceiling was just the Zingli(aluminium roofing sheets) there were no sockets in the room and the fan blew heat instead of a cool breeze. ooh yea before i forget there wasn't a W.C but a shweetom(pit latrine). So i tell myself if i ever wanna use the bathroom i will definitely go and use the one at the girls side and not guys. Do you know how many kids would consider this as a punishment.(boy are we spoiled).<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br />So i set up all my stuff still disappointed about not being able to use my laptop or have a nice hot bath, but then i decide to take a walk and survey the whole area to find out what i am working with. I kinda realized all the housing in the area, well not all but most of the housings in the area <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADA0NqxCB_DcbxzZk_eEeiTpQ-v6VD7p2hbwh13zDS9SPPvNmUdW4HW7NzG6AW-wHwI6qBYD7kCIfsqTSe_FuzIO1dfjFBJDKRwP40MxWBM3T7ujfDmxYxz96LVzXq4dwzQcsycBfuyI/s1600-h/PICT1841.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADA0NqxCB_DcbxzZk_eEeiTpQ-v6VD7p2hbwh13zDS9SPPvNmUdW4HW7NzG6AW-wHwI6qBYD7kCIfsqTSe_FuzIO1dfjFBJDKRwP40MxWBM3T7ujfDmxYxz96LVzXq4dwzQcsycBfuyI/s320/PICT1841.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314569048474711074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMlpXsaeRxBHbBl4riTrDaFH5mILNMKKCMFAdGwqzH7ZHUfabOh5G22SFoyncV5UbeKXap52ClsGrN_LSqJ0lWU3V-SG70zOkVfU3TFbJikbJn9rNMS7wXZs_EkH6dsDDNPFDf96HDlY/s1600-h/PICT1824.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMlpXsaeRxBHbBl4riTrDaFH5mILNMKKCMFAdGwqzH7ZHUfabOh5G22SFoyncV5UbeKXap52ClsGrN_LSqJ0lWU3V-SG70zOkVfU3TFbJikbJn9rNMS7wXZs_EkH6dsDDNPFDf96HDlY/s320/PICT1824.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309264478413008514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuVycB_ifGb3zubm4CuiddodWXhWepZYx1QzAcEf_pf7dWpeTg0L0MxoxBJtETxpYL46vyl5NTRoWeZ9-IkmZZYaz3v2KMrhCkWlGjjcLjyVH5kJMOEa_Qs3HMfLvNyCXZUTLO9z0OIM/s1600-h/PICT1833.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuVycB_ifGb3zubm4CuiddodWXhWepZYx1QzAcEf_pf7dWpeTg0L0MxoxBJtETxpYL46vyl5NTRoWeZ9-IkmZZYaz3v2KMrhCkWlGjjcLjyVH5kJMOEa_Qs3HMfLvNyCXZUTLO9z0OIM/s320/PICT1833.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314851908260753282" border="0" /></a>were made out of mud. Seriously i counted the number of brick houses in the area and i being honest and not exaggerating it wont be more than 10 trust me.(seriously its a sharp contrast) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKFra8QA4dmnITMyBvuRAY-aV3aOdKU1m5Yhn-qmJ8bKjWRws4kNuhNxGg3UCqzWdjjU-eQt8sstqbQOdVVlVDFMPfVbGZCDWVjl6geSlWh0KBhusHDYu6JVHPRc_XM1E17Yk2NRDJMw/s1600-h/mansion.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 99px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKFra8QA4dmnITMyBvuRAY-aV3aOdKU1m5Yhn-qmJ8bKjWRws4kNuhNxGg3UCqzWdjjU-eQt8sstqbQOdVVlVDFMPfVbGZCDWVjl6geSlWh0KBhusHDYu6JVHPRc_XM1E17Yk2NRDJMw/s320/mansion.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314899442281422194" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrO1AoMVdY74cNMEoCnfIzf_8eGhb752ldF3yNd03Qm8lere_WAnOdTdPhMga3GKBbnYgimPHu4QcCOdyQG7l1Vmk1La1EoMNf2Q3_U9OhKPDGJFz-Du1dhillDjzfSO6QHQ9VyMb_y4g/s1600-h/house.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 99px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrO1AoMVdY74cNMEoCnfIzf_8eGhb752ldF3yNd03Qm8lere_WAnOdTdPhMga3GKBbnYgimPHu4QcCOdyQG7l1Vmk1La1EoMNf2Q3_U9OhKPDGJFz-Du1dhillDjzfSO6QHQ9VyMb_y4g/s320/house.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314865986478839490" border="0" /></a>So Monday comes and we start with the work we have to do, going round taking co-ordinates and asking question so we get to this old man and this dude asks for 30gp(22 us cents) and says he's gonna take some shots(alcohol: whisky, vodka etc) with it.... so i ask myself what kinda shots is this dude gonna take coz, in Accra i definitely know that 30gp(22 us cents) will either get you a shot of alomo(local drink) herbafrique or even no shots at all...I doubt you could even get a bottle of Coca Cola.so i start to think when me and my boys go out to drink we spend more than 40ghc total at a bar.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ir_ew3kUy6RKMmEF7hCJQ3TIvqnyX0IRcsefZgjHjD9DQ_1w5DILvFreYbPRhhmR9mgq3RupCumF3d0zpEOZdw7o8Rq9cdR_urSULH3h24Vmok78PFcNe6JBdeN8LzPhSTTUES1YKVw/s1600-h/PICT1583.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ir_ew3kUy6RKMmEF7hCJQ3TIvqnyX0IRcsefZgjHjD9DQ_1w5DILvFreYbPRhhmR9mgq3RupCumF3d0zpEOZdw7o8Rq9cdR_urSULH3h24Vmok78PFcNe6JBdeN8LzPhSTTUES1YKVw/s320/PICT1583.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314573543016867890" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4tiQ8HNnCi8iBvsTZe7OOMi_zoeT9mv3s1z9M1hXSsJm9RhmcxLW_rAFSX0cJpM3CKEHKzLRxCLhstZxtOxUdAgtxls3_H-hwr0tFkhggaZeye1Ut_ZovocqAq-KRQNhAIPBEbF0ZZQ/s1600-h/PICT1573.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 82px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4tiQ8HNnCi8iBvsTZe7OOMi_zoeT9mv3s1z9M1hXSsJm9RhmcxLW_rAFSX0cJpM3CKEHKzLRxCLhstZxtOxUdAgtxls3_H-hwr0tFkhggaZeye1Ut_ZovocqAq-KRQNhAIPBEbF0ZZQ/s320/PICT1573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314870244264323746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqX_9dggoAU40Dy2s7nwBzVgiOQ1jAtsdHwgS20XdPvuwxdkgnttBCLgwiZR7muL9vAs8hyphenhyphent3yEfOmr7kUz2XotyVA8MOKlspJMLdBr5oW9lnVkn_cBHQWnnfpQM08n2gK281X3rVtCo/s1600-h/PICT1571.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 114px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqX_9dggoAU40Dy2s7nwBzVgiOQ1jAtsdHwgS20XdPvuwxdkgnttBCLgwiZR7muL9vAs8hyphenhyphent3yEfOmr7kUz2XotyVA8MOKlspJMLdBr5oW9lnVkn_cBHQWnnfpQM08n2gK281X3rVtCo/s320/PICT1571.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314870233517372802" border="0" /></a>I mean not only me and my boys. Which bar or pub have u been to in Accra that has 30gp(22 us cents) worth of shots.....lets see Twist....Purple pub.....Celsbridge....HoneyS...Champs....Uncle Jerry's(East-Legon)...the list goes on and on.. If you find any let me know coz i wanna reduce cost when i step out.<br /><br />You know how we always complain about how when we go out its one way(the same thing)....kinda like its always a drink up or like we are going to celsbridge or a club or something.. The people in the rural areas live a totally different lives. From what i saw and what i think, i might be wrong but i believe there's a lot of monotony and also they sleep extremely early. Some people might think i am being patronizing... but i am just trying to compare living situations and it seems like we take things for granted in the urban areas.</div>B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-6502506169694886542008-12-01T18:36:00.000+00:002008-12-02T16:19:35.824+00:00M.A.M.A<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VXyGnLgTVQ9shuGPBrbFELx3m9x97-yjSkmi-aoOGuXSO0pDXr2DBkG8tbXjtRVZfgoj6g0ADF39dQrFGnmKDyylCA3A3k8CyfoRZM2-jxygndg0tefhBMnfVuDSQ573ZJMtNBRlUqU/s1600-h/080602_MTV_logo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VXyGnLgTVQ9shuGPBrbFELx3m9x97-yjSkmi-aoOGuXSO0pDXr2DBkG8tbXjtRVZfgoj6g0ADF39dQrFGnmKDyylCA3A3k8CyfoRZM2-jxygndg0tefhBMnfVuDSQ573ZJMtNBRlUqU/s320/080602_MTV_logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275213616039208882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Whoa!!!!! itz abt tyme that Mtv Awards come to Africa....The land of Music and creativity, rythms.. Do you want me to go on.... Even though i wasn't able to go to 9ja... I got to see the re-run on Tv3, big ups to them for showing it to those who couldn't be there in person to witness the first <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">M</span>tv <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">A</span>frica <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">M</span>usic <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">A</span>wards show....<br /></div><div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9j0_t5Dd6IEoHLksKUEUhxymOrH_3l2ANMDF_qTyG_3Csvdvj5ylmVYgRdRgMpKBxWS7oBtaqef6dpUHBVKoFmQ7ssoA0i9zTfhf_NjYydKRwmkEMBo0U2O3MSv1fd73Y73nEGxwpKw/s1600-h/MAMA_logo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274892988701149362" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 249px; cursor: pointer; height: 112px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9j0_t5Dd6IEoHLksKUEUhxymOrH_3l2ANMDF_qTyG_3Csvdvj5ylmVYgRdRgMpKBxWS7oBtaqef6dpUHBVKoFmQ7ssoA0i9zTfhf_NjYydKRwmkEMBo0U2O3MSv1fd73Y73nEGxwpKw/s320/MAMA_logo.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If any of you got a glimpse of what I saw 2nytes ago, you must be thinking..... was the show really held in 9ja.... the stage was perfect...... from lighting, to stage design.....was just swell... I mean no amount of words can describe the creativity and perfection... involved in what i saw.... For a second I actually thought i was watching your regular Mtv award show probably from Ceasar's palace or something... LOL!!!!!! Big Ups to 9ja again... proving to the world that Africa has a lot to offer in the entertainment industry...<br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274893478659840274" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 184px; cursor: pointer; height: 154px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJDk4C5dtKjWODfJnJnOYvZeHANwfBs2-AlYg8Y3wrAlMpAVwf-wt9XlifZPbC35_2UV20Xo9aNlsdDnqVXYOd83aq303wrCzH1AexPG2WV6-CbLQCnQQZwyRjYgkIDeFHhUAsb6_vLM/s320/mama_trophy1.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I was really impressed with the way the awards were presented to the winners..... The award itself looks really "Posh" Thumbs up to <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">D'banj<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">....</span>NaetoC</span>, <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Ikechukwu</span>......HHP.....JOZI....ASA.....Cassette....Samini.....Wahu...Seether....Goldfish. all those who were nominated in the first ever <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">M</span>tv <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">A</span>frica <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">M</span>usic <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">A</span>ward... It really proves they are actually doing something in the music industry.... They are all winners in my book.... </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXU_zymv41HNbm3S65Kt166HgEl7QYiK_-3355fO_FIdOabd1QNY9ikHaVLPc1DaviHYorPuVIxo_Uwz9i4ZoqC57YiZamFLzHLcg1STqbR7Oik0qb4MGHsm0Jg_RvpbXnd5tiCGbPdzc/s1600-h/Seether.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274983012592424514" style="width: 148px; height: 122px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXU_zymv41HNbm3S65Kt166HgEl7QYiK_-3355fO_FIdOabd1QNY9ikHaVLPc1DaviHYorPuVIxo_Uwz9i4ZoqC57YiZamFLzHLcg1STqbR7Oik0qb4MGHsm0Jg_RvpbXnd5tiCGbPdzc/s320/Seether.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTjl5by2n-H8BdIqCOdB2P5iN_AS7Q3UhAszj7eiWXQJ0sFNYtuLzzBn9koyH08lufzzKhG8c8XDlQQEc7iWvJChvMjTaYubippIOd0KT4HvwdH015fGR_j5cb4Ph9oWDdtCfTYKzE0A/s1600-h/asa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274982293837762066" style="width: 144px; height: 124px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTjl5by2n-H8BdIqCOdB2P5iN_AS7Q3UhAszj7eiWXQJ0sFNYtuLzzBn9koyH08lufzzKhG8c8XDlQQEc7iWvJChvMjTaYubippIOd0KT4HvwdH015fGR_j5cb4Ph9oWDdtCfTYKzE0A/s320/asa.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQySA-P9rYvf3_aOVgOYi51QkJeUwaA4RZFmtZosBg9VTwvvqUiUgJ4SxuA9wTdQEs3UPRUjkVXQ72YqyR-PwueyOFxB5KWDV1PlCKqLXmLMv81lXl7oRo2rQol3nlDihDa4jrxg4e6g/s1600-h/Naeto+C.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274986327885330514" style="width: 139px; height: 133px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQySA-P9rYvf3_aOVgOYi51QkJeUwaA4RZFmtZosBg9VTwvvqUiUgJ4SxuA9wTdQEs3UPRUjkVXQ72YqyR-PwueyOFxB5KWDV1PlCKqLXmLMv81lXl7oRo2rQol3nlDihDa4jrxg4e6g/s320/Naeto+C.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9iWB86CkynA_0eRNX72bTJXNPVNVWSyEagUdUZf1a0TC8nx2THrF-2mdbHsvkSvTKeshxM4qaREIJkzrkZbqqnVIACCMNMl8WdMQb7QbU_3Nq2oi3XBJEZQpUKV94XevgPO8_G6wZiQ/s1600-h/Kwaw+Kese.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9iWB86CkynA_0eRNX72bTJXNPVNVWSyEagUdUZf1a0TC8nx2THrF-2mdbHsvkSvTKeshxM4qaREIJkzrkZbqqnVIACCMNMl8WdMQb7QbU_3Nq2oi3XBJEZQpUKV94XevgPO8_G6wZiQ/s320/Kwaw+Kese.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275147890007706002" border="0" /></a></div><br />"<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">WHATZ UP WITH SAMINI</span>"<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tcgz3f8yoPL4H7ESHfRmiaLn-CDb4ZCKqqO4uaQFz5fd8LGQto2o2Ozy3DXgLisG-VJID2xTyngS9_cQIWNS6Fyr9AMGWh5e0RYXApe-MElgKAPX0she6tjYEm1w23a-Q1o7sPME7PM/s1600-h/Batman+Samini_1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tcgz3f8yoPL4H7ESHfRmiaLn-CDb4ZCKqqO4uaQFz5fd8LGQto2o2Ozy3DXgLisG-VJID2xTyngS9_cQIWNS6Fyr9AMGWh5e0RYXApe-MElgKAPX0she6tjYEm1w23a-Q1o7sPME7PM/s320/Batman+Samini_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275147893948270098" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Ghana</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">ia</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">n artist Samini revealed he was not happy the live award had gone to a "group th</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">at plays CDs a</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">nd mimes".He added: "If you say 'live' then the music has to be with a </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">b</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">and."I'm not picking names but I think that the best live performer should go to a live band artist."I'm sorry if I'm being harsh here but I'm trying to be straightforward. If I watch you on TV and I see you with a live band, then you better do it on stage for me.</span>" from BBC<span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"> <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Honestly is this guy for real....why is he complaining....there was no way he was going to win the award... Dude should go check up the defn. for live performance.... it doesnt necessarily have to be with a band..Its also abt being able to perfor</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">m on stage and move a crowd....I think the winner of award, did deserve it. I should think he being nominated is credit enough of his good work and thus he shou</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">ld step up his game... and maybe in the near future he will pick up an award.. He s</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">hould stop his childish whining...</span><br /></div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5Ol4oMK6iU7ejQ2B9THp-_QojOrOKnloCevdxhl8xi6u3-DDlETPx5SWdGaE_9l5i5f-4_XnQMj8gaBe7Oa2m3EO7W1UhvWwpd_DW_HLVhyphenhyphen4wq5ZequN6WMmvDp3Yc3M0bujOQ6tl58/s1600-h/nigeria_flag_large.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5Ol4oMK6iU7ejQ2B9THp-_QojOrOKnloCevdxhl8xi6u3-DDlETPx5SWdGaE_9l5i5f-4_XnQMj8gaBe7Oa2m3EO7W1UhvWwpd_DW_HLVhyphenhyphen4wq5ZequN6WMmvDp3Yc3M0bujOQ6tl58/s320/nigeria_flag_large.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275215483189999650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">All in all I think the show was a success.... and Ghana Music Awards should learn alot</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">from M.A.M.A...... Big Ups once again 9ja</span><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-27160456032748614722008-10-11T16:29:00.000+00:002008-11-28T13:03:44.869+00:00traffic woes in Accra?? chapter 1: Gv 713 Q<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdzqFeJ5lgNyP_fZ4pyUG9ZHvBpv_3R1z4wQbG6eXK53V2aImBI-B3Q0pGNUNJFP-jGXkHhcNDkTzY9xl9vOdtdoXskghd1lOmFe3QTe_VZLnEf_BSYLNP8sRseXaOkYk-qxpJJrOJnU/s1600-h/PICT1290.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdzqFeJ5lgNyP_fZ4pyUG9ZHvBpv_3R1z4wQbG6eXK53V2aImBI-B3Q0pGNUNJFP-jGXkHhcNDkTzY9xl9vOdtdoXskghd1lOmFe3QTe_VZLnEf_BSYLNP8sRseXaOkYk-qxpJJrOJnU/s320/PICT1290.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255938551007982626" border="0" /></a><br />Driving in Ghana can be very stressful...Itz seems lyk everyone is in a hurry to go somewhere, and makes you wonder...!!!! is there a<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78TFn8_1NGQz3EvkeAGVcsFMmeCMGe1OGDDsgpUsw_pcBl36azBbBSCe38BVulKGsRX-fOHbrqr6lkxYowAZnIsAaapXi0fHlDCHfegYgIkVIsiMjo-1vNJlD40YUtF45s3K0HuVd-JI/s1600-h/PICT1292.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78TFn8_1NGQz3EvkeAGVcsFMmeCMGe1OGDDsgpUsw_pcBl36azBbBSCe38BVulKGsRX-fOHbrqr6lkxYowAZnIsAaapXi0fHlDCHfegYgIkVIsiMjo-1vNJlD40YUtF45s3K0HuVd-JI/s320/PICT1292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255949956169920818" border="0" /></a> free promotion going on somewhere that you do not know about?<br />Basically every driver in ghana seems to know more about the driving rules than the 'DVLA'.... Most of the blame is centered around Trotro Drivers, Taxi Drives and Truck Drivers....lots of people say t<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIi1M7DTasFko-Ar5Mpxa9otmnjFpB7CQeTcSBgrXtYC6MP_YnxQcsRnEW_kQQ928vtdH_GtJdp5ytZRrwRfGi1fYRvCwzgZWtL2Kt_ZgRpqmqGcJ8uXQx_CVle4wF27j9qVzS1-TS38/s1600-h/PICT1294.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIi1M7DTasFko-Ar5Mpxa9otmnjFpB7CQeTcSBgrXtYC6MP_YnxQcsRnEW_kQQ928vtdH_GtJdp5ytZRrwRfGi1fYRvCwzgZWtL2Kt_ZgRpqmqGcJ8uXQx_CVle4wF27j9qVzS1-TS38/s320/PICT1294.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255949959285881538" border="0" /></a>hey drive recklessly and are the cause of all if not most of the accidents we have in the country, but i have witnessed, certain so called posh people who tend to think they are better of than anyone else, because they wear 5$ suits or own cars and thus are by far better off than Trotro drivers etc,.... committing all sorts of driving offence.... This is not tryn to say that public drivers are blameless, basically all I'm tryn to say is the private drivers shld take some responsibility for accidents and traffic caused in our country. I mean if people wld just stick to the lanes they are in and not try to find shortcuts where there aren't any and learn to give people way when and if they ask properly i think everything would move smoothly on the roads of accra..if you use the legon road frequently i believe you wld understand what i'm talking about.......Something funny happened to me recently..... i was on my way back from Akosombo and as i approached the toll booth, various number of cars passed by the side of the road and so i ask one government driver who was tryn to cut into my lane from the side by sayn " do you think what you are doing is rig<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4gbYggD8SHc8u-1_RI_dZNB-OAl5Ml-fDUrriQTHfo23d4P_YgfOZtZr7obdrsfY5p018pDEK6FzYozFhDQC9ixsLYKkw3vmIqq7Nody4gCYUVmumlsiWSql0aC9liZbdgxkuBVr_14/s1600-h/PICT1304.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4gbYggD8SHc8u-1_RI_dZNB-OAl5Ml-fDUrriQTHfo23d4P_YgfOZtZr7obdrsfY5p018pDEK6FzYozFhDQC9ixsLYKkw3vmIqq7Nody4gCYUVmumlsiWSql0aC9liZbdgxkuBVr_14/s320/PICT1304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255949974761729810" border="0" /></a>ht? and then he starts begging and pleads with me to let him pass through. so i say no and make him aware off the wrong thing that he is doing... he gets angry and says Me ye too known... meaning that i think that i'm all that. ................... and goes on to say i shld fold the road and take it home if i'm not going to give him way'... can u believe this guy..... to be continuedB.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-35450259228853113552008-10-04T21:44:00.000+00:002008-11-28T13:01:57.314+00:00Memories<div>Do you all remember how it felt like when you first went to Senior Secondary School.....huh!!! yea if you are thin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6SDb3tuBuQ4CV54BYCpyKuTq_YIeUFVZ_UyI-D-h5J6IdvSUDH-PICsXpCzkiL2qG0L7WtI0hksPwVFhWodkpFpBmuCt8536Ixy9tpiOXMdd3zfNRxRmXm9hugq-oj5SjcFNhVXVCIg/s1600-h/DSCF2567.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253431467035577650" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 216px; height: 161px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6SDb3tuBuQ4CV54BYCpyKuTq_YIeUFVZ_UyI-D-h5J6IdvSUDH-PICsXpCzkiL2qG0L7WtI0hksPwVFhWodkpFpBmuCt8536Ixy9tpiOXMdd3zfNRxRmXm9hugq-oj5SjcFNhVXVCIg/s320/DSCF2567.JPG" border="0" /></a>king about what i'm thinking about it must have been horrible right... the green horns.... fresh blood..... all the names they give to first year students.....The moment you enter the school gates, its a whole new life. New friends,adjusting your characteristic so you get on the good side of the<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZ6xJbz6S4l_5mKW9CxPGGDXwstwQc8jX4m2YJYT6P1xniKQGdwSi8k8FjlX4lo0gnhmdisC5txd6-s9Fmefi9HgeCdvjXKoIYRgBhUStiN0ZdzS5tNTvB-JZsPR_iibHSbs8zHtV2rk/s1600-h/DSCF2573.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253431460788119970" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 207px; height: 155px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZ6xJbz6S4l_5mKW9CxPGGDXwstwQc8jX4m2YJYT6P1xniKQGdwSi8k8FjlX4lo0gnhmdisC5txd6-s9Fmefi9HgeCdvjXKoIYRgBhUStiN0ZdzS5tNTvB-JZsPR_iibHSbs8zHtV2rk/s320/DSCF2573.JPG" border="0" /></a> teaching, friends, seniors and if there are any...bullies... All knowledge acquired prior to SSS life is wiped out off your mind.... and to fit in as i once said you need to have the coolest of sneakers and a "back pack"....... how interesting.....but the actual memories start coming to you when have finished school and you decide to take a trip down memory lane and visit your alma mater..... Nino's nite if your school ever had any..... how silly you looked when you first arrived..... Rec's nite.....proving to the ladies that your were hip....cool.....then you move towards your second year and maybe girls start taking notice of you or you start taking notic<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1G6f-5FSTU1dME_IX5k1F8IPb5kTDClHPGq67DocJa0lielstEVi1V8HsG4Mk1TQadA9fWRhPxmmDO9Nep_eIOV6jYIW9W0-FIhOhonUAo5gM1HvsLLISCZG2TtfeSpdo9rk6fVZoDQ/s1600-h/DSCF2553.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253431464748498242" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 218px; height: 163px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1G6f-5FSTU1dME_IX5k1F8IPb5kTDClHPGq67DocJa0lielstEVi1V8HsG4Mk1TQadA9fWRhPxmmDO9Nep_eIOV6jYIW9W0-FIhOhonUAo5gM1HvsLLISCZG2TtfeSpdo9rk6fVZoDQ/s320/DSCF2553.JPG" border="0" /></a>e of them....giving orders to juniors and also not forgetting your are partially a junior yourself....Then your final year approaches....the moment you have been waiting for....Total control of things....as your eyes open you cant believe all these things happened to you in just three years....you begin to say these were the best memories of your life....</div>B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542759659562272570.post-71561111457607796732008-10-03T21:48:00.000+00:002008-12-01T23:15:42.644+00:00Past.....Present.....Dont Know About the Future..........<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5D59GOq2PFTMsM4O7O2rYioUbAqHp-nHFaVaFOOCdE0tj-4XeB5uCbTpZyjY7EXjnRZrEfW4csP_gHHqnqugfgkz4L0mLYVJJ_Qr8OSSzgixp6TJScTI0QTgUOBRKJSFV4px-BrgGn9I/s1600-h/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253050221799445778" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; CURSOR: pointer" height="148" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5D59GOq2PFTMsM4O7O2rYioUbAqHp-nHFaVaFOOCdE0tj-4XeB5uCbTpZyjY7EXjnRZrEfW4csP_gHHqnqugfgkz4L0mLYVJJ_Qr8OSSzgixp6TJScTI0QTgUOBRKJSFV4px-BrgGn9I/s320/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_5.jpg" width="203" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Never thought i'ld have much fun at the old-skul re-union...re-union....lol!!!!!!!! Honestly.... h<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4hukBgeXOaxOf8NUWbCj5l9wcwBl-utFTCywEIpTu_Zor3EoU72W1zw6sbEh6l6t7Lyr8JqGYMypbK9YvHaLPplmfVvcCiSZ8pYA0CEX3FWhCLreaNDUGPaRHyt7pqCzrDaEmeaEK-c/s1600-h/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253050227953293394" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 198px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 160px" height="198" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4hukBgeXOaxOf8NUWbCj5l9wcwBl-utFTCywEIpTu_Zor3EoU72W1zw6sbEh6l6t7Lyr8JqGYMypbK9YvHaLPplmfVvcCiSZ8pYA0CEX3FWhCLreaNDUGPaRHyt7pqCzrDaEmeaEK-c/s320/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_12.jpg" width="254" border="0" /></a>aving seen lotz of friendz from way back....... itz amazing how after school we all seem to get along even with our differences back then...lol!!!! wld u actually call them differences... We had "cliques" and "gangz" if u wld call them that....krazie huh!! to be cool and be on point as we say in Gh....and in my school u had<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAGxZr9Lk2-Xv3HRq2_L_x4CDe-L1XMGz-cuPwd3nwu4BUQcRahiBd0TyUm63ukZFiwJfdkgtXhxe0VP4-Ut3zCkZNAWSHpClOOvaSVPE-L39xPfsHzlC-E9sdZ06aEgfHS3e0vw9O8g/s1600-h/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253050229613838418" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 199px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 135px" height="170" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAGxZr9Lk2-Xv3HRq2_L_x4CDe-L1XMGz-cuPwd3nwu4BUQcRahiBd0TyUm63ukZFiwJfdkgtXhxe0VP4-Ut3zCkZNAWSHpClOOvaSVPE-L39xPfsHzlC-E9sdZ06aEgfHS3e0vw9O8g/s320/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_15.jpg" width="199" border="0" /></a> to have the best "kickz" latest school bags... and have a good amount of knowledge in the entertainment world....Lol!!! guess we have gone past the Past and we are enjoying the present.... but what wld happen to us in the Future, our friendship made over da years, will people drop out off our life without no explanations.....</p>B.O.N.T.Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06057579608615146112noreply@blogger.com0