The sound of the gate opening was an earthquake sensation. Irene the house-help stormed into the house, walking recklessly like a mad woman. She laid down, rolling side by side, with her face all wrinkled like an old pair of slippers, tears rolling out of her eyes. Everyone in the house all looking mystified, in…
Not that mental health month didn’t have enough focus on these issues, but I thought I would highlight some thing we might have missed that we all tend to confuse. Sadness is different from depression! ‘Sadness—we are all familiar with it. Taylor Swift has made a career writing songs that tap into this emotion. Yet,…
Just finished gifting people on UgBloc website for the great blog they wrote for Day 4 of #UgBlogWeek and I feel to happy with myself. Hope the gifted people enjoy them. I failed to share a blog yesterday because I was internet shopping for gifts. Anyway hope to share one day – here it is…
Road idiots: At night, they drive towards you with full lights.. At night, they drive behind you with full lights.. At traffic stops, they hoot behind you.. They stop suddenly after overtaking you (blue-band tins).. Flying police patrol cars with blaring sirens force you off the road. You regain your composure and attempt to rejoin…
The condition of being unable to think of what to write or how to proceed with writing. The tea pot is now worried. Maybe the sights and sounds will help. Yes, there it is an i..d…e….a…… I accept I have got nothing! *goes for a power nap*
Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and all the other social platforms alike, are used by people who find them, not the other way round. Twitter can’t use you – you use it to push your own agendas and needs. Yes, Facebook might be using us to sell advertising data, but we ain’t slaves to the platform. We…
Step one: Get in the mood Step two: Find that good song that amplifies your celebration mood Step three; Throw your hands in the air and dance. Roll on the floor and shout your lungs out. Now that is how you celebrate when you win a challenge you have been on for three months. Three…
Driving differentiation and innovation through software It is said that today’s business world is increasingly high on velocity and is software driven. It’s also believed that sooner or later, those two realities will push companies to rethink their potential and reinvent themselves. While some aspects of technology are moving with incredible speed – social,…
Setting savings goals and achieving them means one needs to acquire a degree of self-control, strength and advice. These are most important because they make the journey easy. Others invest in research and learning new ways and skills to equip them with the necessary knowledge to achieve those goals or targets. When I embarked on…
This is the part two and last of blog posts by Guest Blogger Micheal Harkin who is of English citizenship, sharing his thoughts and insights after watching the Queen of Katwe movie. The first one was published here.(Click link) I have now been to see Queen of Katwe for myself. I can’t really comment on…
A common refrain in discussions over the future of mobile is that “eventually, all mobile apps will be iOS or Android apps.” – Hugh Durkin MTN Uganda to slash Mobile Money rates According to GURU8, MTN will be announcing a slash in their Mobile money rates and the new rates that will be charged for…
“when you shoot for the stars, you can’t ever look back.” ― Brittany Perloff, Starting Over Unfortunately, the phrase ‘goal achieving’ doesn’t trip off the tongue with the same familiar ring that goal setting does. All too often when people talk about setting goals they are talking about how to accomplish or achieve their goal.…
A whole generation is being trained to sell their companies as quickly as possible – rather than doing any actual work to nurture them – Telegraph The sight of a farmer weeding his fields by hand deep in the villages is a timeless scene, far removed from the high-tech, interconnected world of today. Yet the…