Oscar drama – my 2 cents
Last night, we got ready for our Oscar party - just like home - except it's a day late, being re-broadcast on the Dubai channel at 7pm our time (it…
helplessness…
I just witnessed one of the most gruesome accidents I was on my way to work, when a girl running across the street was hit by a taxi speeding it's…
Budding photographer
Watch out Testino - my pictures are in demand ok, ok, so what's got me waving the gauntlet? A few weeks ago Greg Cruey from Asia for Visitors contacted me…
parlez vous francais?
Voici est mon premier blog en francais (comment on dit 'blog' en francais?) J'etudie francais pour 6 annees mais je ne parle pas bien. J'ai étudié a la Universite d'Ottawa…
Triple Threat
I get way too much spam on my blog and I'm getting tired of having to moderate the messages. It takes away from the instant gratification for users, and it…
Stockpickr
I've been playing around with Stockpickr for a few weeks after reading about it on TechCrunch. I like it so far although I'm not sure if I really trust it.…
The Mercato and the Piazza
ok, so I need to backtrack on my last post about Addis - I went to the Mercato and to the Piazza areas this past weekend and you can definitely…
I need an oxygen mask
So I'm finding that I've got shortness of breath all the time out here. I didn't know before coming, but Addis is one of the highest capitals in the world…
Ethiopia – initial thoughts…
the first encounter was at the Dubai Airport - I was mad scrambling because the boarding card issued said check in was at Gate 33, but the actual gate was…