Archive for 2007



Independently single 40 Comments

By definition, any relationship requires ‘connection, association, or involvement’ between two or more people. A link be it one in a family, at work, or one outside like social friendship and romantic ones require an affinity. It’s human nature to coexist; when we are born we learn to share and be dependent; first with our [...]

silence & i 749 Comments

if i cried out loud over sorrows i've known and the secrets i've heard it would ease my mind someone sharing the load but i wont breath a word while the children laughed i was always afraid of the smile of the clown so i close my eyes till i cant see the light and [...]

Tire Sigga 15,842 Comments

Some Ethiopian expatriates are under the impression that eating raw meat is unhealthy. The act like eating raw meat is an uncivilized Ethiopian fad that should be stopped where it started, in Ethiopia. Well dears, eating raw meat neither started in Ethiopia nor is it only practiced in Ethiopia. Not only is it perfectly health [...]

Menew, min meta! 7,350 Comments

As a woman, I know we carry a lot on our shoulders. We are great at holding down the fort in several areas: handling the order of the household, working at the office, keeping the relationship in check, and appear flawless in the process. Our mothers and grandmothers did it without missing a beat and [...]

ADWA 173 Comments

In remembrance of arbegnoch!!  Today, March 2, 2007 (there are conflicting dates for this day—most Eyropean publications have it on March 1, 2006, whereas the victory is actually celebrated on March 2, in Ethiopia–thank you AA for the correction) marks 111 years since the Battle of Adwa.  Podcasted are three songs that I think will invoke some passion.  Podcast 1 is "Fano" by Chalachew Ashenafi.  [...]