Tuesday, November 21, 2006

A
F! That is Alfonse in a nutshell. He says he can’t accept money less than 1000 shillings because it relegates his hard earned image. Alfonse, his picture is used on the legal tender 1000-shilling note. He is the man you see digging. “No way!” He says, “1000 shillings or no work, Eh! Of course, you can pay more if you are convinced the work is strenuous. You may wonder why Undo needs a digger. There is a moment when sitting by the verandah needs an extension to the hand resembling maize to escort relaxation. Alfonse walks with the conservative air of a Santana vehic, stable yet slow. But he works just fine…
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¤ Feel Good inc. - Gorillaz

 

R
Raphael called me on Sunday. He was stuck in the swamp, it was raining hard, it was damn cold, and it was very dark. What the hell was this chap doing getting stuck in a swamp. So I get to the road, ride to the place and find him sitting atop his vehicle looking at the continually rising level of the river. He was wet, he was cool, and was just waiting to be rescued. So when I joined him on top of the vehicle, we started laughing at the whole affair. We had watched ‘wolf creek’ just two days ago and he was going on about how he couldn’t sit in the vehicle for fear. He is claustrophobic like me, and he claimed that being out meant he could shout out for help. Who can come to rescue in a swamp, I asked him. More laughing… wild things emerging from the swamp to attack him… Crazy thought! Why the car decided to die right where the river crosses was perplexing. In two days the river had risen right to road level, vehicles that passed splashed cold water at us. With both of us having no particular knowledge of mechanics, one of us had to go look for a chap at the garage. Its not comfortable sitting in the middle of a swamp waiting for help, especially a swamp you are accustomed to zooming past all of your life, I offered to sit and wait for Raphael to bring the mechanic. I at times like spooki

medium_image003.jpg¤ 9th Symphony- Beethoven
¤ Living on the Edge- Aerosmith


S (méagol’s loot)
We sprang out of bed coz there was some crawling something in there. It turned out to be a lizard. We were so appalled by what just projected us out of bed, and were not so into lying down again. We therefore sat on the verandah for a while looking at nothing in particular. I looked over at her and she was smiling, I knew! It had been a good night.

medium_image001.2.png¤ Electrical storm- U2
¤ Good for you-Third Eye Blind

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E (leanor)

Comments

I'm interested in S, very interested and intrigued...

Posted by: Iwaya | Tuesday, November 21, 2006

R is interesting, very interesting. I think undo must read ARIAKA; spaciaphilia. It has the interesting bits, hmm ... the prelude to the river in the city.

I am now inspired enough to offer a rejoinder. ARIAKA will compliment three quarters very soon.

Half empty. That is the definition of the galleys we call roads. La nyina is just half done. So Raphael will need a motor boat next time.

Lo! behold, The Lizard today 24/11/2k+6 offers another scare on the front page.

Over 300 acres of lakefront land is up. Grabbed. The pain is not in the grabbing, but that 154 titles will now define this land can only mean that soon Kampala will enter the Guinness World record book.

And the feat? the city in the world with the most rivers. Very riverine. I think Kirombe will be submerged, the prisoners uphill will get new neighbours: amphibians, and they will have too learn marine survival skills.

Anyone with a learners manual?

Posted by: ARIAKA | Thursday, November 23, 2006

a) Alphonse is right. Nothing personal, just business.
b) A lizard!!? ...had been a good night? u're cracking me up.

Posted by: jkb | Tuesday, November 28, 2006

agree with Iwaya. S is very interesting and intriguing. don't believe that part about the swamp. Whatever. Beethoven, Santana, Gorillaz, Feel Good Inc. Are you baiting me? Oh man, you are killing me with the verandah thing, seeing as one is leading a marchantile existence....

Posted by: HipFlaskSwigger | Monday, December 04, 2006

i like wats up with "S"
had ben a good night eeh?

Posted by: Degstar | Monday, December 11, 2006

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