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As if for the first time, as if for the last time

Mayonnaise and money

As if for the first time

The day before yesterday, I went shopping in one of those supermarkets that are now selling groceries in US Dollars. It’s amazing how packed it was. People were shopping like crazy.

I stopped at a shelf that was loaded with mayonnaise. It had been long since I’d seen the stuff on a Zimbabwean supermarket shelf. US$5,00 for a 750g bottle. I was standing there doing some sums in my head, wondering if it was expensive or not, when  up came a woman and her daughter of about ten. (more…)

Written by fungaijames on October 31st, 2008 with 2 comments.
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I feel like rosé

Yesterday I felt like Amarula
The day before red wine
Bring out the bottle
Cause today, I just feel like Rosé

Written by fungaijames on October 29th, 2008 with no comments.
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Let’s run the opportunity marathon together

Aripano Infinity logo- Unveiled at lastIn March this year I started a journey that would lead me to this page, making this post. But then again maybe I started that journey in a little room in Mount Pleasant in 1998.

That journey has taken me through thousands of websites and seen me witness technological wonders unfold before my very eyes.

My realisation, over and over again, is that the Internet is a place of great opportunities. Opportunities to meet new people. Opportunities to make new friends. Opportunities to make a living. Opportunities to create wealth. Opportunities to learn, to teach, to share knowledge, to collaborate, to dream, to make dreams come true. (more…)

Written by fungaijames on October 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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Looking for answers

Church meeting outside

They are looking for answers.  In expensive church buildings on Sundays, praying loudly. Out in the open dressed in white. In the pages of Holy books. From the pulpits of charismatic preachers. On TV channels dedicated to matters of the spirit. On tapes and CDs and DVDs. (more…)

Written by fungaijames on September 15th, 2008 with 2 comments.
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Kirsty, Brian and Heather are great BRANDs

Kirsty Coventry, Brian Dzingai and Heather Brand

Swimmers Kirsty Coventry (L) and Heather Brand with sprinter Brian Dzingai.

Written by fungaijames on September 12th, 2008 with no comments.
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Teach the children to read

Teach the children to read

Someone once said that if you end the ignorance you end the poverty…

Written by fungaijames on September 10th, 2008 with no comments.
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Green tomatoes have started to look beautiful

Green tomatoes on a tomato tree

I have been seeing green tomatoes all my life, but they never did anything for me till now…

There I was, walking in the garden the other day and it hit me, like a huge wad of old bearer cheques. Thud. (more…)

Written by fungaijames on September 6th, 2008 with 2 comments.
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And We’re Now on Technorati

This blog is now listed on Technorati.

Technorati Profile

Written by fungaijames on August 12th, 2008 with no comments.
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Skyscrapers on the Internet

How do I do this online?

You want me to build all these online skyscrapers. How will I run them? How will I make sure they are maintained? (more…)

Written by fungaijames on July 27th, 2008 with no comments.
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Pork Ribs & Poverty kwaMereki

That famous hill in Warren Park at whose foot Hararians gather in their dozens for meat related rituals

On Saturday a friend of mine had a birthday and invited us to a celebratory meat-fest at the VERY popular Mereki in Warren Park, Harare. The taste of meat and sadza at this place is legendary.

Arriving there at around 3pm, we had some trouble finding parking as the place was so full of meat and braai loving Hararians. (more…)

Written by fungaijames on June 6th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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