The return of the Mastermind….

Ete sen!!!

Don’t be puzzled…. This is the greeting from the people of Nkrumah’s land (among the things I have learnt while I was away). You only have to respond “eye” in case you are fine. I don’t know how you should reply in case things are not moving well…. Besides, we always declare to be fine even if we are not… A friend complained that his colleague requested for an excuse from duty two minutes after claiming that he was fine…. perhaps you have done this before. In case you don’t believe me, try to greet a sick person lying on a hospital bed. Keep the response for future use.

What a meal.....

Forget the blah blah…. I am back after disappearing for almost a year. I am not going to give any excuse for my absence (positive minded people don’t give excuses… this should be a rule … give a number please!!!). So don’t bother asking me the reasons for the absence. I am also convinced that it might not help you trying to find reasons on my behalf… it doesn’t work that way…. Let us focus on the present and the future….

By the way, it has been a very interesting and great year. A lot of things have gone and come. The incomings include Obama securing an office, the economic recession, the victory of football giants (Brazil) in South Africa and swine flu (now it has hit East Africa…). To my Ghanaian colleagues, the list includes the coming of Atta Mills and his party NDC earlier this year and the visit of Barack Obama on 10th July (congrats Ghana… the first country to host Obama in the South of Sahara). Oh!! I can hear some of you asking whether that means something or not? I am just saying it…. it’s a fact.

He can cook sometimes!!!

That’s enough for the incoming. Turning to the outgoing… Normally the outgoing always bring grief, unhappiness, sorrow and pain. Some of us still have wet faces as we cry for our beloved king of pop … the late Michael Jackson. The list is long but I am not going to exhaust it here, instead, may their souls attain eternal peace… Amen (you can have a minute of silence, just to pay homage to our beloved friends).

Happy birthday......................

Some things have also happened at a personal level. One significant change since my last post is the change of address to Kumasi – Ghana and afterwards, Dar es Salaam – Tanzania. I have enjoyed my stay in Kumasi and Ghana in general. I once became a tourist and had few trips to several tourist destinations (I might share some pics in the coming posts). I have also met great and sweet people in Kumasi including a book seller who sold me a book that I believe will contribute a lot to the betterment of my life.

I have added one more year to my age and that happened on 11^th of March this year. This was an interesting experience as I happen to test the way my Ghanaian friends celebrate their birthdays… arguably in a differing way from that I was familiar with. I will not forget the hard water pounding and powder.

Banku and Okra soup

Enough about the past, let’s now focus on the future. As usual, we will continue with our common goal – seeing ourselves learn and apply positive thinking in efforts to solve our daily lives. In the same tone, we can feel how broad life is and the same will be reflected to the topics we are going to cover. Fasten your seat belts as we are about to take off……

Just for you information…. I missed you all… one year is not a joke.