Archive | August, 2009

Heineken commercial – Jamaica

Posted on 09 August 2009 by Codrin Arsene

This commercial totally reminds me of Maasai people in fake tourist villages all over Kenya and Tanzania.  Kudoz to Africa is a Country.

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Notable Articles of the Day (08.04)

Posted on 03 August 2009 by Codrin Arsene

Niger’s president is looking for a third term thus dividing the country. Jacob Zuma is facing opposition from those who elected him. Never a good sign More people die form ethnic rivalries in Southern Sudan. As if Darfur was not enough… Not technically news but Enterprise Surveys is one of the best tools I discovered [...]

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El Metodo (2005)

Posted on 03 August 2009 by Codrin Arsene

From Argentinian filmmaker Marcelo Piñeyro comes a very interesting and bizarre movie. The concept is somewhat innovative, the storyline is definitely beyond one’s initial expectations and the acting is stupendous. It isn’t a movie about Africa but I decided to blog about it simply because it really surprised me and, oh well, because I love [...]

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Awesome quote of the day

I’m going through my research material from Uganda as I’m preparing to write my masters thesis. I just came across one of the most hilarious quotes on my tapes. Check this out (it’s by a woman craft maker):

 

A  man who speaks and gives orders is that who has money to meet the needs of his wife. But if a man cannot fulfill those duties, then he is not a man after all, right? He’s just a nagging woman with a penis.

 

 

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This Vanguard reportage deserves to be seen.

I don’t normally post things that are not Africa-related but this young man from Taiwan is simply amazing. Lin Yu Chun participated in a Taiwanese version of the American Idol called Super Star Avenue, singing the song I will always love you by Whitney Houston. I’ll keep it short: his version of the song is clearly better than what Mrs. Houston is capable of singing right now. Some dubbed him the “Susan Boyle of Taiwan” and there might just be something of this young man. Check it out yourselves. I’m sure you’ll be surprised as well.

To all of us who have experienced the adventure that is a boda-boda (motorcycle-taxi in East Africa, primarily in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo)








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