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 time you’ve bought wax crayons for yourself?

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 progress which really makes a difference for wireless internet access in Kenya.
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(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….

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 man vor allem den Krach von nebenan aka Nachtclub mit akustischer Dauerpenetration ignoriert, oder zumindest [...]