It amazes me how we almost never ever see each other…yet you touch my life on a regular basis, both positively and negatively. Even when you touch my life negatively… I always believe there is a positive outcome, as we always strive to overcome our issues together.
I can feel the ancient drums beating my soul, I am you and you are me, you make me love everything in me. I know you are full of talent, a talent which has not developed to its fullest capabilities. I wait for the day you rise once again!
You are…
Pure brown earth, you are the origin of my being. You are my mother, you are my uniqueness, you are my root, you are my beliefs, you are my principles, you are my culture…dark you are and yet lovely…you are my Africa!
They call me black, they called me baria; I am African! Continue reading ‘Afrocode’
Published by DawitK June 20th, 2007 in Bernos and Design.
He said that he fell in love for the first time the first time he saw her. He said it was one of those things he knew, he wanted to be with her. He said she was mesmerizing.
She embodied everything he ever thought women should be. She took him back to the days women were rousing, the first time he started desiring, the early 90ties when he was in his late teens.
When the sappy R&B songs by the likes of Boyz 2 Men started making sense; back in the days when.. when knocking boots actually first started to sound appealing. When he first heard about the lyrics to Pharcyde’ Passin Me By….
Now there she goes again, the dopest ethiopian
And now the world around me be gets movin in slow motion
When-ever she happens to walk by – why does the apple of my eye
Overlook and disregard my feelings no matter how much I try?
Wait, no, I did not really pursue my little princess with persistance;
And I was so low-key that she was unaware of my existance
From a distance I desired, secretly admired her;…
in his words
I approached her, and she blew me off, I approached her again she blew me off. I did what any man in my position would
do, ask her friends if they could set me up.
After two months, I finally got a date with her; I thought it went very well till she said threw the ‘lets be friends because I am just not sure at this time‘ card. I was disappointed but thought maybe if we kept hanging out she might change her mind. Continue reading ‘I used to love her’
Published by Nolawi June 17th, 2007 in Dating and Personal.
One of my fondest childhood memories is celebrating AmtBeal in Addis. I loved not only the calendar holidays, but also birthdays and weddings. The feeling created by people coming together, the food, the musiqa, has left nostalgia in my heart that will never be forgotten.
I often remember this feeling when opening a Coka tehrMuse; right before the Doro Wot is served!
Even yet’eb’er’za Coka had its satisfaction. Whether mixed with water or not I didn’t care!! For a long time after coming to the states I still used to water down my Coke.
There is the reason why the Addis Ababa Classic is our most popular selling shirt. I can only conclude you all share my affection for Addisaba.
It says “Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia” on my passport! Ye’Piassa lij negn. I is Arada!
Sold out of the Addis Ababa Classic…,” Continue reading ‘Addis Ababa Classic RE’
Published by Meron June 13th, 2007 in Bernos and Design.
There is a sense of belongingness between certain groups; a generality that nobody could deny… the attraction of similar matters in a commune.
At work it’s with your department or sub department, in life it’s with ones family or friends or acquaintances.
Belongingness is a food chain of sort that starts with being human and breaks down into millions of networks. There is your college network, your city network, you kindergarten network, you gym network, etc.
People within these networks gravitate to each other in different levels. For example in the US some of us work in an environment dominated with Caucasians. If there is another black male somewhere in the building and he happens to pass by me, he will say hello, nod, or acknowledge in one form or another.
The further away we are from one of our core networks; the gravity of attraction is higher. Last year a fellow Ethiopian networkee acquaintance of mine moved to the suburbs of Seoul (S. Koreo) to be an English teacher. After a few weeks she happened to go to a local bar in the area where she was living at and she saw another networkee.
She claimed that she ran to him and hugged him and said
beqa Ethiopiawi Yelele’bet bota yelem, aydel?” Continue reading ‘A Fellow Networkee…’
Published by Nolawi June 11th, 2007 in Childhood and Social.
Funny Songs continued
The positive responses to part 1 made me understand that I needed to podcast some more gems from GeTu Ayele.
I was having a phone discussion about part 1 with my friend Efrata when she informed me that the song Ehud YeEqub Tela by Fantu Mandoye was remade and was on YouTube. Continue reading ‘Oldies but Goodies V-II’
Published by Ethio Jazz June 7th, 2007 in Music and Podcast.
