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To Queue or Not to Queue posted on October 18, 2009 - 10:54pm

I was walking towards Sabiti’s shop. The entrance was crowded. Many shoppers – each one yelling out their order – with hands stretched towards the shop keeper. Using my height advantage I also stand patiently. As he hands out items to the buyers, someone walks past me and squeezes in – yelling out his order, ‘I want bushera’. I wondered why he overtook me when he found me (and many others) there. Didn’t he see us? To make things worse, the shop keeper attended to him before us!
This and many other incidents have led me to ask the question – why is it so hard to find a queue in Kampala? Even in places where you find them, there are people who try to overtake others. I won’t forget this case in a bank where someone was trying to overtake me at an ATM queue. As if we didn’t matter and his urgency could not respect the people he found in line. I had to quickly step in front of him – just a reminder that there were people he found in line.

Iron Sharpens Iron posted on September 11, 2009 - 12:04am

One of the main reasons why you are reading this post is because someone pointed out to me that I needed to update my blog. It was then that it occurred to me that it’s been ages since I last wrote anything. In those simple words, that friend sharpened me. Just like iron sharpens iron, so does one man sharpen another. Earlier this morning I posted a quote from Leo Burnett.
When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one, but you won’t come up with a handful of mud either.
I found it to be quite inspirational. Little did I know that someone would read it and share an even more encouraging speech. The RogueKing shared a speech from Leo that I found very astounding. It’s the kind of speech that will make you hate mediocrity and average. It’s a creed of excellence. It’s the kind of stuff world-changers are made of. By now I’m sure you want to read it. Here’s the link to the speech.

Happy Belated New Year! posted on February 2, 2009 - 8:05pm

Happy New Year! By now you are well over a month into 2009.
For me it has been a long silence. I was so excited about starting my blog last year and had so many ideas until all of a sudden I just failed to write more posts. Was it a conflict of priorities, failure to manage my time, inconsistency? I’m still wondering.
With the new year I see a new dawn. More opportunities. Another chance. For this I choose to put the past behind me and reach out to the new. Some one once said that you can never get on in life by dwelling on your past but by working on your future. Decisions determine destiny. I choose to become a winner. To learn from my mistakes and move on.

Change Has Come! posted on November 6, 2008 - 12:57pm

The 4th of November 2008 will go down in history as the day America elected their first African-American president. I found his speeach on the BBC website and decided to share it with the rest of the world. Below is his speech to a huge crowd in his hometown of Chicago.

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
 

The Power of One posted on November 6, 2008 - 12:27pm

How many people do we need to change our circumstances? What does it take to change the past? Who will change the status quo in our generation? All it takes is one person.
My heart has been brooding over the comments I received from my previous post ‘Breaking the Cycles’. I realise that the situation of broken families needs to change. Not only that but the poverty situaiton in our nation, the nature of politics, the issues of war and disease, the concerns of HIV, malaria, illeteracy, a better Uganda, a developed Africa – I could go on and on. All around us there are situations and circumstances that need to be addressed.
Many times we can feel overwhelmed and helpless. The good news is that God can accomplish much even with one person.

Breaking the Cycle posted on October 20, 2008 - 4:55pm

What kind of legacy will I leave behind when I pass on (should the Lord tarry)? That was a question I asked my self after reading The Apprentice’s post titled ‘Am I a “Real” Man?’. This beautiful article left me pondering about the responsibilities of manhood. 
Worldwide, there is a father-son crisis. Men seem to have abdicated from their true responsibilities. At home, they are away most of the time, working hard to make ends meet. In church, you will find more women than men. I remember one time filling in a questionnaire about my relationship with Dad and when I was asked what I would have loved to change I realised how much I needed to have spent more time with him.

Hello world! posted on October 6, 2008 - 4:13pm

Hello World! I am glad to have a blog. Free at last, am free at last! Thank God almighty I’m free at last! 
So, you might ask yourself, how did I get into this business of blogging. Well, the culprit is a dear friend of mine who goes by the name, ‘rogueking’. He has four blogs already. He told me about these blogs he began and when I visited them I was provoked to have a few thoughts to share with the world.
Hey, I will also be more than glad to hear from you. So please do not ignore the comments section. Ciao for now.