Top Quality Fruit from China (yeah, right…)
…keeps the Chinese away? WRONG!
While searching for my supper in a local supermarket here in GERMANY I came across these crates full of (old) apples from CHINA.
How ironic and insane is the world going to become with things like that? Buying imported apples from China is like telling Kenyans to buy mangoes, pawpaws and maize from China. Go figure…
While going through my archived bookmarks, searching for this link (in response to this entry :-), I came across some really old stuff that needs to be blogged & added to del.icio.us:
East Africa 50 years ago (1952-62)
…as well as this interesting – yet commercial – movie & stills archive:
“President Kenyatta opens Kenya’s new parliament in Nairobi”
(07/11/1965)
Now, what’s in that tower again?
Sunday afternoon, time to note down some thoughts of the week. News that left a smile on my face, and the usual, inevitable rantings that keep on coming up.
Bad news first? – O.k.:
1. The Kamusi Project – Internet Living Swahili Dictionary needs our help: “Dear Visitors: The Kamusi Project will be suspended on January 31, 2006, unless we can raise funds immediately. Please do your part – even small donations will make a big difference. Click here to help.”
Since I often use this wonderful resource online, I would like to contribute with a small donation ( kichango, kuchangizana!) and like to encourage you to do the same if you use that website on a regular basis. Asante sana!
2. So I’ve been shopping in LG yesterday – went to H&M and bought some pants…
Which came packaged in paper and some sort of soft plastic bag. I don’t know what kind of material that foil is made out of of since it only comes with the Resin identification code (number) 07 – which includes acrylic, polycarbonate, nylon or fiberglass as the possible polymers used on this packaging.
Sure, this bag also has the Green Dot® symbol on it (some dumb marketing trick by german packaging companies to avoid the costs of taking back packaging material from customers) so I know where to dispose off this bag after purchasing the clothes sealed within. However, it still makes me feel bad. So much material / resources used for preventing underwear from becoming dirty on their way from the manufacturer to the customer. No wonder H&M buy their clothes in China – the country where they treat environmental issues like we did in the 1950’s…the only difference being that we don’t seal everything a thousand times. Don’t believe me? Then go to a shop where they sell Asian Foodstuff, buy a pack of tea (=> Lo Han Kuo tea!) and take your time to analyse the different materials they use for sealing a half inch cube of powdered tea.
Back to my pants boxer shorts: H&M – please tell your manufacturers to change this sort of packaging. Thx!
3. The living costs in Nairobi are outrageous:
check out this recent advertisment from UCHUMI supermarkets in Nairobi, Kenya. 199/= Kshs (~ EUR 2,26) for a 500gr piece of salted butter. I think a lot of Exilkenyaner are suffering from this. Next time you’re in Kenya, your auntie at home will have to buy you a meal, ama?
4. And here’s the good news: there’s DSL (BROADBAND INTERNET!!) available in Kisumu, Western Kenya for something like 5.000/= Kshs. (~ EUR 56,-). So now there’s NO excuse anymore for hiding in Ujerumani. (Oh Lord, please buy find me a nice shamba, an interesting job and lots of health for a bright future in EAK :-)
6. Anja of mwende.de has blogged a small dictionary of Kikamba-German. Great job, Kambamoja!
7. Still thinking about this 1000tags.com nini Hash has been talking on earlier this week…
WER schaut sich eigentlich am Sonntag morgen um 10.30 im Fernsehen SKI-LANGLAUF an?
hä???
Ich kenne nur einen Menschen, der genügend Interesse für eine derartige Sportberichterstattung hat – und der sitzt zur Zeit in Kathmandu, Nepal.
“Staying informed
Life in Nairobi’s Kibera slum comes in many shapes. Whereas some people in the informal settlement cannot afford a bottle of soda, others can watch the English Premier League (BUNDESLIGA! YO!!) anytime at “High Bury Stadium” and have meal at a hotel by the same name.“
[via Mbuzimoja via scissor via kenyan newspeeeeepaaaahhh :-]
In der deutschen Blogosphäre zwar schon gelegentlich erwähnt, aber dennoch ein heißer Tip Tipp für SchülerInnen und StudentInnen – gerade in Hinblick auf die kommende Klausurenzeit:
Die Kunst des Spickens – ein interessanter, nett gemachter Kurzfilm aus 2004 zum freien Download (95 MB) mit vielen wertvollen TipsTipps für eine entspannte Lernphase.
Bitte hinten anstellen, “ich bin die Nr. 1”.
Sagt zumindest Westfalia, der Werkzeugversandhandel, und schickt mir das folgende Bild als Aufkleber..
…fürs Auto, den Campingwagen aber auch Türen, Kühlschränke, Fliesen…
..zusammen mit einer Westfalia®-Nr.1-Kunden-Karte, die mich ein wenig an die ADAC Clubmitgliedskarten erinnert:
Wie cheffig. Schade nur, dass ich gar kein passendes Portemonaie besitze, in dem die Kartenvielfalt der Kundenbindungsprogramme so richtig zur Geltung kommt. Ebenso frage ich mich natürlich auch, was ich mit diesem Aufkleber machen soll: a) aufs Auto kleben?, b) bei Ebay versteigern oder c) in meine sinnlose-Aufkleber-Sammlung stecken und auf bessere Zeiten hoffen?
Aber mal ernsthaft, letztens gab es bei Westfalia diese Kunststoff-Werkzeugkoffer in verschiedenen Größen. Für 9,99 EUR nen 3-teiliges Set! Ebenso das 100tlg. Antirutsch Allzweck / Spez(z)ial Bitset für schlappe 7,49 EUR. Wer kann da schon nein sagen, eh?
@Mzeecedric: hast Du nen Plan, wieso mir WP 2.0 plötzlich Thumbnails für die Bilder erstellt?
