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Archive for December, 2007

Shags Melancholy

Growing up , I used to feel deprived when all my pals tell me their ’shags’ stories. Having your grand parents living in Nairobi means there is no ‘upcountry’ to visit for Xmas. For the non- Kenyan readers, Shags is Kenyanese for a rural home. It is also denotes a rustic lifestyle and opposite of [...]

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Some holidays?

I question the logic of having yet another public holiday bang in the middle of the week in a month that is already shortened by elections and the Xmas break.
The fact that it is in the middle of the week means that folks will party and will not be at full production mode come Thursday!
Dont [...]

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I attended Valerie Kimani’s “Baisikeli” Album launch last evening. This was a close event with family, sponsors and close friends invited. Valerie personally handpicked the attendees. I guess the idea here was to “test” her performance with people who would support her through anything.
If you can recall, Valerie won the [...]

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The Butterfly Effect

I was watching The Butterfly Effect last night. If you have not watched the movie, it is loosely based on the theory that the flutter of a butterfly wings can set things in motion to lead to a tsunami in a different part of the world. The movie however depicts the main character’s [...]

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Hungry? Is that a country?

I first heard of Kellie Pickler during the Idols 2006 show and did not hear much about her until her song ‘ I wonder’ hit the charts. The song resonated with me because it talks about a child abandonment by the Mother at 2 years old.
Readers of this blog will understand why I would entertain [...]

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A squad of 12

Am in Dubai for the opening leg of the IRB 7’s circuit.
This leg has been Kenya’s best performance in this tournaments and a dream start since we became a core team of the circuit.
This weekend, team performed very well beating Wales , USA and running teams like Samoa, Argentina and South Africa really close. You [...]

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