Archive for 2006



Fikres Ende Bizu! 282 Comments

If you have never been in love stop reading right now. You will never get it! Have ever felt pain? A pain caused by love! I once heard the below quote in a play: I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than [...]

Buna Anyone? 29 Comments

This pair of maps show the global presence of Starbucks coffee shops and McDonald's restaurants. When examined graphically, both companies act as global hubs that connect some of the world's poorest, most remote countries with some of the wealthiest. There was only around 1000 Starbucks in the mid-90s and around 6000 today. An increase of [...]

Name a Midget! 113 Comments

A friend asked me to go out with him. He was meeting a couple of ladies for a drink. The drink happened to be dinner, and since I already had dinner, I ordered my favorite; Chivas straight that is. After one [drink] the conversation turned, I passionately started to explain what's wrong with Ethiopia. I [...]

time you update! 198 Comments

Selam Hiz’boche – I am back! Back yet again to bask in the glory that is Wondinet Haile and my inner workings. Endete SenebetaceHulegn, I come here to the land of Bernoswoch to talk to you about a great concern. The word update has been forgotten from the Amharic vocabulary. Ethio-ladies have been sporting the [...]

Developments… 26 Comments

Several Developments over the last couple of weeks; Bernos has really grown. So much so, that as of this week we are averaging over 1000 visitors a day. Not page loads but actual visitors, all of whom spend over 2 minutes browsing. We have 63 feed subscribers and 288 email subscribers. A testament to power [...]