Archive for 2008



Linked 74 Comments

So I guess it was around early 2007 when I first stumbled upon bernos. I remember I found the link on a random post in the ESAi forum, someone saying it was a cool site. So, I went ahead and clicked. And suddenly, without prelude or agenda I found myself swimming in the depths of [...]

Anbessa City Bus 5,870 Comments

I recently read that Anbessa bus increased its fare. I was trying to find out how much the increase was or what the current price is; you see, I never used bus in Addis; I did however as young as I was use the taxi by myself, as I probably mentioned when talking about the [...]

Repositioning Knowledge 1,566 Comments

I was recently volunteering for a non-profit organization that was hosting a Pan African film festival as part of its racial tolerance and cultural promotion endeavors. In a city where a black face is pretty scarce, it’s events like these that draw all of us out from our little holes and bring us together to [...]

Stuck in the F zone! 107 Comments

I met her about two years ago, when she joined some of my friends for drinks while I was on vacation. There was some chemistry or so I thought. I left but couldn’t get her out of my mind, I contacted her from distant land casually and we talked every so often. The subject was [...]

the ethiopian dĂ©cor 283 Comments

Or how the west perceives the Ethiopian family; I first saw the creation of an Ethiopian family in the ‘somwhat‘ mainstream media three years ago when on one my favorite directors Jim Jarmush made a film about a retired womanizer. Anyways the Don Juan, who was consequently named Don Johntson played by Bill Murray had [...]