Daily Archives: December 9, 2006

jke’s favourite trash

Posted on December 9, 2006 by jke

I just couldn’t resist buying these water colours and wax crayons for use in my sketchbooks. 39 and 18 bob for this kitsch trash (Made in China) which fills me with a sense of serendipity. Seriously, when was the last … Continue reading →

Posted in kikuism, mapenzi | 2 Comments

Dear Safaricom…

Posted on December 9, 2006 by jke

I’ve been successfully using your GPRS service on my (branded Vodafone!) Nokia 6230i in the past three months, and also took the opportunity to blog about this fine service (here and here) so that other users benefit from this technical … Continue reading →

Posted in EAKenya, mobile phones, technology | 32 Comments

XMAS TIME!

Posted on December 9, 2006 by jke

(early morning view from my backyard window) Seems like the season has officially started in Embu. Now the only thing missing will be “Last Christmas” by Wham!. Hohoho…. (early morning view from my backyard window) Seems like the season has … Continue reading →

Posted in burudani, Kulturschock | 3 Comments

Wenn ich mir die Bemerkung erlauben darf…

Posted on December 9, 2006 by jke

Die wahre Kunst, ein Praktikum in Kenia – aufm Land, wo man als Mzungu täglich dumm angequatscht wird und warmes Wasser ein Fremdwort ist – durchzuziehen, liegt darin, sich an verschiedenen Abenden konsequent in eine andere Welt zurückziehen, in der … Continue reading →

Posted in whatever | 6 Comments