Our children don't have to be friends with our friend's children no matter how great the friendship because our children are not us. In fact, none of our children may be anything like us.

I remember this advert song that used to play on VOK. (Cavalier, do you remember it)?  Hii ni nyumba yako  Wewe na jamii yako  Usikaribishe wadudu kuishi na wewe  Wadudu ni hatari  Wadudu ni wachafu  Waue mara moja  Doom, doom, doom!  Dawa doom!  Then at lunch time it would be 'kuleni mayai, pia maharagwe. Hivi ndivyo vyakula bora vya kujenga mwili.'  As we prepared to go to school in the morning we had: '...jiepushe na uvivu tujenge taifa. Mwanangu, kumekucha amka wende shule. Elimu ndiyo msingi wa maendeleo.'

Our neighbour rears some pigs. There are 3 huge ones and 6 piglets. Often times, they set themselves loose and walk into our compound, much to our chagrin. My mom does not like pork. When she told me that sometimes pigs barked like dogs, at first I did not believe it until I heard one pig bark last week. “When I first heard these pigs bark that is when I said to myself ‘Surely! People are not supposed to eat pigs’,” she said. I mean, think about it. Eating something that can bark is like eating a dog. Then on Sunday, one of them clucked like a chicken. I have not heard them go ‘ee-I, ee-I, oh’ like the ones in Old MacDonald’s farm. I guess my neighbours pigs are of a Japanese-Polish breed. http://www.bamfield.eu/sounds.php mentions how pigs make different sounds in different countries: Pigs in Britain, Spain and Italy are thought to say 'oink, oink'. Portuguese pigs go 'roncar'. Japan, they go 'buu, buu'. French pigs go 'groin, groin'. German pigs, in c...

“Good morning, listeners,” Pepper said. “And with The King of Pop being laid to rest today. As a tribute to him, we have a question for you. What is your favourite Michael Jackson song? We’d like to hear from you. The number to call is 2345678 on all networks.” “My favourite of MJ’s song was Speechless. It sounds so heavenly,” said Charlie, her co-host. “Mine is Billy Jean because of the moonwalk,” Pepper broke in. In the background is ‘heal the world’. “Hello” said someone on the line. “People are dying in Soroti and you are here talking about MJ. Even you Pepper? Your uncle’s wife comes from Soroti but you can’t even think of talking about her people?” “Wait a minute. Listen to me young man and listen well. You have no right to tell me what is right and what is wrong. Before you ask me, what have you done for the people in Soroti? At least for me I haven’t only helped people from Soroti but I have helped people from other places as well,” Pepper retorted. “Besides, this is the only d...

Mudamuli…Mudamuli! How shall I describe you? Your words are feathers that catch their target by surprise because…they sting! And you seem to know the quickest formulae for provocation. Otherwise, are you well? Do tell. You seem to have a special liking for Eggie these days, but let me warn you. He hates surprises. If you want to be his friend, don’t keep making disappearing acts. As for Cucumber, he loves attention. The more you ignore him, the crazier he gets. As for me, I get bored easily, and when I do, I move on to the next exciting thing or person. I don't kwelumya . I like to enjoy life to the fullest without any qualms. Speaking of which, I had a lovely time with a gorgeous lady I met last week, who had the perfect manicure and pedicure. Still, Pepper's the one I want. By the way, who is this Tamzel? Is she your sister? I found her post about me very amusing. How did she know I loved baking? Hmmm. Maybe I should give her a call one of these days and see what happens. C...

To appreciate Michael Jackson, you must try to put yourself in his shoes and see why he was the way he was. People saw Michael Jackson through different lenses. While some viewed him solely through the lens of child molestation allegations and the perception that he bleached his skin out of shame for his race, others recognised him as a legend, a man with human weaknesses like any other. So, I start with the death of Michael Jackson. On January 25, 2009, he was reported dead. I could not believe that the King of Pop could be dead. I first heard the breaking news on Vision Voice from Earnest Wasake a few minutes after 1 a.m. I could not believe that I was the first to break the news to my Mom because she is always on the BBC. But by the time the news of his death came, Mom had already switched off her radio and was asleep. I woke her up and broke the news to her. At that time, there were conflicting reports about MJ’s status. Some stations were saying he was in a critical condition, w...

Dear Mudamuli, I like it when her hair is all out. Girl is she hot! She was wearing this…ok, let me not bore you but the thing is, I love her… Yesterday I sat near her, but I couldn’t think straight. She is extremely beautiful. I mean, how do you describe someone more beautiful than the sunset? You should see this picture I have of her. And I am not saying that because of anything else. I think she is. She has this mystery around her that I find more intriguing than the moon. I want to be with her all the time. I think I can learn a lot from being with her. I think I love her. More than I would want to admit. I hate the fact that we cannot be together because she’s already seeing someone else. But you never know, one day… Bye for now, Carrot