urn:ghanablogging-com:feeds:atom GhanaBlogging.com » December 9, 2009 GhanaBlogging.com » December 9, 2009 2010-09-08T22:03:35-04:00 http://hollisramblings.blogspot.com/2009/12/parenting-funnies-from-toothpaste-for.html The pale observer Holli's ramblings: Parenting funnies from Toothpaste for Dinner 2009-12-09T18:09:00-05:00 2009-12-09T18:09:00-05:00



Something you want to tell us?




In these economic times...




Modern parenting - reversal of roles...



Thanks to Toothpaste For Dinner for the funnies - one of my fav cartoonists. ]]> http://mayasearth.blogspot.com/2009/12/ouch.html Maya's earth: Ouch! 2009-12-09T15:41:00-05:00 2009-12-09T15:41:00-05:00
Have these 'pains' released each other? No, of course they've been overlapping! So since Tuesday I've had severe toothache, flu-like symptoms (don't even mention the pig word, I can't afford to catch that flu at the moment) and an upset stomach, which thankfully has cleared now. What am I doing to cure myself? Since I'm car-less at the moment and feeling a bit too fluey to sit in a dental clinic or any clinic for that matter, I've been curing myself in the most natural way: lots of teeth brushing, gargling and flossing, fresh orange juice and munching on garlic and ginger and of course staying off any spicy or too risqué foods. Don't worry, I'm sure by Friday I'll sort myself out with proper medical care.

For now Em, the internet and funny anecdotes keep me in good spirits. My mum just called me after her ride to Tema in a taxi this evening. As they got on the motorway they were hit by heavy rain and then the most powerful lightning she's ever experienced. As the lightning struck near them, she threw herself forward and clutched the seat in front of her, then once it cleared she asked the driver:
"Did you feel that?!"
He answered: " Yes madam, it was so powerful I even closed my eyes and bent down to hold my knees!".

Erm... who was driving (on the motorway!!!)???

(If you're out there, please have a safe ride home.) ]]> http://amabroni.blogspot.com/2009/12/star-is-shining-tonight.html The English version of it all: A star is shining tonight 2009-12-09T15:25:00-05:00 2009-12-09T15:25:00-05:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThisIsGhana/~3/F36eNV94pWI/about-journey-to-ghana-and-more.html Gayle Pescud This is Ghana: About the Journey to Ghana and more 2009-12-09T11:48:00-05:00 2009-12-09T11:48:00-05:00 http://altiustendo.blogspot.com/2009/12/im-baaaaaaaaaack.html Altius Tendo: I'm baaaaaaaaaack! 2009-12-09T06:13:00-05:00 2009-12-09T06:13:00-05:00 Life... And Living It. Do you ever feel you have so much to write about but then end up writing nothing at all? That's been my dilemma. I've also found myself self-censoring on this blog, which is in direct opposition of the reason I started this blog to begin with so I'm going to do my level best to combat this.

So on the life front: I'm still looking for a job. It's just getting annoying now especially now that funds are almost non-existent. I'm slowly making friends and I've met a bunch of really cool people from the Ghana blogosphere. I've been dating here and there, which has been wonderful in my quest to erase The Musician from my mind. I'm still loving Ghana, which is surprising for somebody who so easily gets bored. I've also been contemplating postponing my Masters for another year but nothing's been decided yet. So that's it in a nutshell!

I'll blog about the dating escapades a little later. I've just realised that a lot of Ghanaian men are special.

So, as usual, here's some things I've been thinking about lately:

1. Tiger, Tiger, Tiger. This guy is an I.D.I.O.T. I'm not even talking about the cheating part. The cynic in me refuses to act like this is shocking. However, the man is too damn rich to get busted like that. Dude, you're a flippin billionaire how do you not have people to handle your shit for you? Especially if it's up to 10 women like they say. Shoot, if I was that rich, you'd never be able to trace anything back to me. Leaving voicemails? Are you dumb? Having them in your house? Not using protection with two of them? If you're gonna have side-chicks, at least make sure they can keep their mouths shut to the press. He deserves every ounce of this crap based on stupidity alone. SMDH. (But who knew boring, staid, Tiger was a freak like that? Lol)

2. Here in Ghana, if somebody calls you and you don't pick up, 9 out of 10 times they will keep calling you until you do. I had 8 missed calls in 15 minutes from an individual who just wanted to say "hi". Again, SMDH.

3. I used to love snails when I was a little girl in Kof-Town. I've now discovered they generally make me want to throw up....

4. Is the Ghanaian currency represented as GHC or GHS? They seem to be interchangeable and I don't understand why.

5. I've felt a distinct lack of Christmas spirit in Accra apart from a few sad Christmas lights here and there. However, my aunt and I decided to "Christmas-fy" our apartment yesterday and we didn't do too badly if I may say so myself!:




I love our little black Angel. I've decided to name her "Ama". She looks like an "Ama":




Currently listening to: Cool Temper- J. Martins ]]> http://amabroni.blogspot.com/2009/12/marry-me_09.html The English version of it all: Marry me! 2009-12-09T03:50:00-05:00 2009-12-09T03:50:00-05:00 http://chardonas.blogspot.com/2009/12/finding-hidden-tracks-nation.html Ramblings of a Procrastinator in Accra: Finding Hidden Tracks: A Nation Progressing or Regressing? 2009-12-09T03:36:00-05:00 2009-12-09T03:36:00-05:00

Anyway, two days ago, we went on a work-related field trip to the town of Nsawam 30 minutes north of Accra . Nsawam is famous for:
  • Being the first large town in the Eastern Region on the Accra - Kumasi road
  • Scary high volume traffic
  • Pineapples. Mmm...love that Blue Skies juice
  • An infamous medium security prison
  • Being the place where trains come from. 
No, they don't make trains in Nsawam but if you happen to live anywhere near a railway track in Accra , you may catch a glimpse of a rusty locomotive chugging slowly past. The train apparently starts in Nsawam and ends in Accra.

On a map I got from the Ghana Survey Department (above), I noticed that the railway line did not end in Nsawam  but seemed to be heading north beyond Nsawam right off the map. Where was it going? 


As we drove along the Densu River in the area north of Nsawam, I wondered "where the @#$@#$# is that railway line?". Finally, a nice lady who took us around one community pointed out the railroad. We were actually walking on it:


 The dead, gone and long-forgotten railway line  
 

Apparently, in its heyday, the railway line used to run all the way to Kumasi. That was decades ago! Imagine; decades ago we had a railway line bringing  fresh produce from that place they call The Hinterlands into Accra. Alas, that does not happen anymore. Produce is brought strictly by road.

   
Long abandoned railway station on the old Nsawam - Kumasi line 

This has gotten me reflecting; as a nation, is Ghana slowly progressing or just rapidly regressing?


]]> http://nonjeneregretterien.blogspot.com/2009/12/holiday-season-in-ghana-or-afehyia-pa.html Rain in Africa: Holiday Season in Ghana or Afehyia Pa 2009-12-09T03:00:00-05:00 2009-12-09T03:00:00-05:00 http://www.mobileafrica.net/2661.htm Oluniyi David Ajao Mobile Africa: Mobile Web East Africa 2010 for Nairobi Kenya 2009-12-09T02:04:19-05:00 2009-12-09T02:04:19-05:00 Mobile Web East Africa takes place between 3rd and 4th February 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya. From the organizers:

The venue for Mobile Web East Africa is the 5 star Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi which is situated just across from Uhuru Park.

The venue for Mobile Web East Africa is the 5 star Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi which is situated just across from Uhuru Park.

Following the unrivalled success of Mobile Web Africa, which was a true “sell-out” conference held in South Africa in October, Mobile Web East Africa is the next in a series of progressive and innovative events to focus on one of the most important technological advances of the 21st century.

Again utilising the exceptionally interactive roundtable format, Mobile Web East Africa promises to be one of the leading events of 2010 in Africa. It is through these roundtable interactions, panel discussions and presentations that the future development of the mobile internet, mobile applications and mobile ecosystem in the region will be discussed and mapped.

The only down side of the roundtable format is that it limits the number of attendees that can come – for Mobile Web East Africa the room is limited to just 120 people so to guarantee your place please register early!

THE KEY THEMES @ MOBILE WEB EAST AFRICA

Mobile Web East Africa will focus on a range of topics relating to the core areas in the development of the mobile ecosystem and how the potential of the mobile device can truly be realised.

These are probably easiest illustrated as a range of key questions as opposed to themes:

  1. How will the industry evolve to a point where the vast majority of people have access to the mobile web and the content they want to view?
  2. How will the industry fully exploit existing and future opportunities?
  3. How can PC or mobile based developers and start-ups monetise their innovation and creativity to grow in to companies that will drive the expansion of the ecosystem?
  4. How can Operators, Original Equipment Manufacturers, global associations and other mobile powerhouses assist their smaller partners?
  5. How can societal and economic problems be tackled by the development of the capabilities of the mobile device?
  6. What handsets, standards, networks and designs will allow consumers to successfully access the content and consume it?
  7. How will the consumer be able to discover that content – through a Portal, Application, Browser, Search Engine, Advert, Social Network?

Through a series of presentations, extended panel discussions and networking opportunities these questions will be tackled.
You, alongside 120 of the individuals who are leading the development of the sector in East Africa, will make real progress towards discovering the answers.

Visit [www.mobileeastafrica.com] for more details.

Peep on Gatorpeeps 

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OluniyiDavidAjao/~3/EIVPmmJRTcM/ Oluniyi David Ajao Oluniyi David Ajao: Mobile Web East Africa 2010 for Nairobi Kenya 2009-12-09T01:55:11-05:00 2009-12-09T01:55:11-05:00

Mobile Web East Africa takes place between 3rd and 4th February 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya. From the organizers:

The venue for Mobile Web East Africa is the 5 star Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi which is situated just across from Uhuru Park.

The venue for Mobile Web East Africa is the 5 star Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi which is situated just across from Uhuru Park.

Following the unrivalled success of Mobile Web Africa, which was a true “sell-out” conference held in South Africa in October, Mobile Web East Africa is the next in a series of progressive and innovative events to focus on one of the most important technological advances of the 21st century.

Again utilising the exceptionally interactive roundtable format, Mobile Web East Africa promises to be one of the leading events of 2010 in Africa.  It is through these roundtable interactions, panel discussions and presentations that the future development of the mobile internet, mobile applications and mobile ecosystem in the region will be discussed and mapped.

The only down side of the roundtable format is that it limits the number of attendees that can come – for Mobile Web East Africa the room is limited to just 120 people so to guarantee your place please register early!

THE KEY THEMES @ MOBILE WEB EAST AFRICA

Mobile Web East Africa will focus on a range of topics relating to the core areas in the development of the mobile ecosystem and how the potential of the mobile device can truly be realised.

These are probably easiest illustrated as a range of key questions as opposed to themes:

  1. How will the industry evolve to a point where the vast majority of people have access to the mobile web and the content they want to view?
  2. How will the industry fully exploit existing and future opportunities?
  3. How can PC or mobile based developers and start-ups monetise their innovation and creativity to grow in to companies that will drive the expansion of the ecosystem?
  4. How can Operators, Original Equipment Manufacturers, global associations and other mobile powerhouses assist their smaller partners?
  5. How can societal and economic problems be tackled by the development of the capabilities of the mobile device?
  6. What handsets, standards, networks and designs will allow consumers to successfully access the content and consume it?
  7. How will the consumer be able to discover that content – through a Portal, Application, Browser, Search Engine, Advert, Social Network?

Through a series of presentations, extended panel discussions and networking opportunities these questions will be tackled.
You, alongside 120 of the individuals who are leading the development of the sector in East Africa, will make real progress towards discovering the answers.

Visit [www.mobileeastafrica.com] for more details.

 

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