Hey you, it’s been one crazy year. Shows, interviews, trips, thousands of words written, thousands of pictures taken. No money, just faith, just an urge to capture it all and tell it to the world. The sweetest Jam is this- to be able to do that which we are here for. If that it is, then may the jam go on and on and on!
Happy birthday.
Written by fungaijames on November 4th, 2009 with no comments.
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It is said the new Opera House in Oslo was a subject of much controversy during its planning and building stages. There were many who believed that the huge costs that came with building this architecturally indulgent structure were too great. Once it was complete however, everyone stopped and said “Ooooh.”
Today we went to see this floating-on-the-water wonder and all we could say too was “Oooh.” Here are some pictures. What do you say?
Written by fungaijames on July 23rd, 2009 with no comments.
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They say the train ride between Bergen and Oslo is one of the most scenic in the world. The first time I went on this ride, in 2007, it was in winter so all I saw was frozen lakes, lots of snow and perhaps a glacier or two.
Then on Tuesday I took the ride again and there it was, the scenic of scenics. From rolling green hills to ice capped mountains- and water- lots of water every where. Yes, I agree with the guide books, this is a truly beautiful train journey.
There is a place called Finse along the journey. It is 1222 metres above sea level. In winter it’s a popular skiing destination. In summer- as in now- you can rent bicycles and cycle to Flåm, 80 km away, which is 2 meters above sea level! It is a two beautiful downhill ride- and yes you leave the bicycles at Flåm (the train brings them back up).
Written by fungaijames on July 22nd, 2009 with no comments.
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Perhaps it takes a really great story and lots of luck on your side. Luck being when the judges read your story in a favourable state of mind. Luck being when the judges relate to something in your story and hang on to it. Luck being when out of scores of great stories, yours, by twist of perception, by placement on the continuum of time, by subject matter and perchance by ancestral intercession 
, is even greater than these…
Or perhaps it takes a few more things…
Written by fungaijames on July 21st, 2009 with no comments.
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A young ballerina dances at HIFA 2009- 7 Arts Theatre, Avondale.
Written by fungaijames on May 13th, 2009 with no comments.
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I got into SA without a VISA. I so did! Just like that. It’s like a freedom that I ought not to be excited about- like the freedom to breathe and go to the toilet and eat the burger that I have just eaten so that I can exercise the former freedom- but I celebrate anyway because it it’s like lung that has been inflated to enable air to become breath, a mouth that has been unplugged to allow me to eat, an orifice in my nether regions that has burst open so that I can make room for more…
Written by fungaijames on May 6th, 2009 with no comments.
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The man next to me has not finished his lunch. I am thinking what a waste. I am still hungry. The woman next to him has not done much justice to her food either. Agony. I look away and take in the awesome palatial masses of white vapour around me. They rise majestically out of nothing into each other and go on and on and on- Deathly still as if plotting silently, the thunderstorm of the century. (more…)
Written by fungaijames on May 6th, 2009 with no comments.
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I have been waiting now for almost five months. It will be 5 months on March 7th. No sign of a VISA. No sign that there will be a sign of a VISA- and yet they told me two months. What system is this, designed to keep people apart for so long? What bureaucracy that does not make way- even for love?
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Written by fungaijames on February 27th, 2009 with no comments.
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Oxfam Great Britain established the Susie Smith Memorial Prize in 2008 to honour the life and work of Susie Smith who died in June 2006. Susie touched the lives of many people around the world in her 30-year career with Oxfam. In her later years with the organisation, she championed the cause of HIV and AIDS and pioneered new approaches to tackling the pandemic. With this prize, Oxfam wants to acknowledge and build on Susie’s deep sense of justice and commitment to sub-Saharan African and her incredible talent and determination to challenge traditional thinking - especially about HIV and AIDS - wherever she found it. The prize of £3,000 will be awarded to a single piece of published writing on HIV and AIDS from sub-Saharan Africa. Any type of writing (for example poetry, fiction, a play, an article or a chapter of a book) of up to 10,000 words, in English, and published since January 2006, will be eligible. The judges will focus on two key elements: the quality of the piece itself (writing, analysis, insights) and evidence of impact of the writing in the media and/or with people, governments or other institutions.
Deadline: 31 March 2009
For more information visit http://www.oxfam.org.uk/susiesmith
Written by fungaijames on February 11th, 2009 with no comments.
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i am missing you
in agonized moments
that tick by
in painful tock motion
ants that never stop
neon signs
that won’t go off
flashing always
keep waiting- soon
keep waiting- soon
Written by fungaijames on February 5th, 2009 with no comments.
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Unofungei? Unoitei? I capture the stories that often escape the lenses of big media. I record the life of a pregnant nation. This is a door into the country that I love. These are my thoughts. These are my memories... 
