Tips and Tricks on Improving Blog Writing Skills

It was never in my wildest dreams to become a blog writer. For me being a writer sounded boring and I was sure I did not have the proper skills to do so but I have proved myself wrong. I read my first fiction book when I was around 10-11 years and it became my hobby not knowing that I was picking up...

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MSG - Slowly Poisoning America or the World?

I recently bought some spices and as usual being on this side of the world I have learned to read the labels and nutritional facts before I ingest myself with unnecessary chemicals. To my surprise I saw MSG as one of the ingredients. I knew MSG is not good but did not know the real facts so I dived...

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Papers vs Integrity

Some people believe that as long as you don’t have a paper qualification whether it’s a certificate, degree or diploma, then you are not qualified for the job no matter how much experience you have. Or others think that your high school grades actually determine the future path of your career. The...

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Don't sit on Tortoise

A warning sign at Haler Park in Mombasa Kenya, formally known as Nature Trail. You cannot sit on the Tortoises, one of them is more than 100 years old called 'Mzee'. This is the same...

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People of Belize

Belize is a country in Central America and has a population of about 300,000 people. It is bordered by Mexico on its north and Guatemala on its west and south. The people of Belize include the Creoles, Garifuna, Mestizo, East Indians, the Mennonites and Mopan/Kekchi Maya. English is the official language...

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Henna Drawings/Art

They are also called tattoos but I prefer using the word drawings because I always associate tattoos with so much violence and where I come from we don’t call them tattoos; just drawings....

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Haiti in Brief

The first time I saw Haiti was on BBC news; that was several years ago. There was a disaster in Haiti, I cannot recall what it was exactly but I remember seeing Africans and the poor living conditions. I immediately knew that there is no country in Africa called Haiti, in the news it said Caribbean....

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Forwarding Email Notes

So you think you know how to forward an email? Here are self-imposed rules by allowe: After you click Forward, edit the message to remove the name and email address of everyone on it. As messages are forwarded, the addresses build. If that email hits any computer with a zombie virus, all those addresses...

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Good Luck Emails

Have you ever received those emails or messages that threatens you either at the beginning or end that you must forward to certain number of people or all your friends and if you don’t something bad will happen to you? Or even worse gives you an example of some bad luck that struck previous people when...

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Chicken Qaesadillas

250gm diced, Skinless, boneless chicken breast 1 tablespoon ginger/garlic paste 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 tablespoon oil 1 green sweet pepper 1 red sweet pepper 1 onion 2 tomatoes cubed 10 (10 - 12 inches) wheat flour tortillas ½ cup (4 ounces) cheddar cheese ½ cup Monterrey jack cheese or any...

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Interesting Encounters

I’ve had some interesting encounters with people here in Belize but this one I must share it. I was having a conversation with a Belizean then as usual right away he asked where I’m from and this is the conversation; Anony: Are you from Nigeria? You have an accent Dirishani: No, are there so many...

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The 'N' Word

Back before I traveled out of Africa, I had no idea that the 'N' word was such a strong negative word and is a big deal to use it. I’m even afraid of writing the word in full because I feel I may offend some people and that is not my intention. You know, back in Africa we see in the African-American...

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Growing up....the Kenyan way

I see that I have more traffic here in Belize than anywhere else so far. Maybe you are wondering who this lady is. What does Kenya looks like? Is it part of Nigeria or South Africa? No it's not, it's a sovereign country. Do all children grow up like the way we see in CNN? Let me tell you briefly the...

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Rice Pan Cakes

**2 cups rice 2 cups coconut milk 2 teaspoons yeast ½ teaspoon cardamom ¾ cup sugar Vegetable oil Concave shaped small heavy griddle Rinse rice and soak it overnight in water Remove...

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Market in Mombasa

One of the oldest farmers market in Kenya located in Momb...

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Mombasa Aerial

An aerial view of a section of Mombasa from an office window. The circular house is a car parking tow...

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Where is the Passion?

I remember when I was in high school, my dream was to become a nurse because I believed I was good in science subjects and I would spend the rest of my life without being jobless (financial security), and could work anywhere in the world. That is how we are brought up being hammered in our brains that...

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Cerviche

I/2 Kg Shrimps/Prawns shelled and deveined 2 cloves garlic paste 1 teaspoon black pepper 2 tablespoons oil 1 tablespoon lime juice 4 Tomatoes 1 Onion 4 chillies seeded and deveined I...

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