100 Bernos Ethiopian Millennium Tshirts Left!
In January, we decided that we wanted to produce a Bernos T-shirt commemorating the celebration of the Ethiopian Millennium. We knew we had to be unique and progressive since others will follow, eventually. We also knew we would sell out quickly seeing as when the concept was introduced there was high demand for the shirt, even before we showed the design. As always the last thing we wanted was to mass produce a thousand shirts. We wanted to push the envelope with the quality.
Therefore, with this t-shirt we wanted to limit the quantity. We wanted to think about every detail of the design concept; the colors, the words, the tshirt itself, the placement, the meaning, the aesthetics of it.
We learned a lot from our past concepts; as always we knew we wanted to get the best t-shirts to start with. We aimed do better than our past t-shirts, we got samples sent from European and Canadian manufacturers. We found that nothing beat our first choice which is and will always be American Apparel. Continue reading ‘Ethio Milli’
Published by Bernos March 29th, 2007 in Bernos and Design.
Is she confused? Is she not sure?
Ethiopian Males have complained and shown their frustrations with Ethiopian ladies. God knows I have! Why doesn’t she tell me if she is interested or not? Ideally what you want to hear are;
stay the hell away from me, I hate you! Or I want you, I really like you!
Of course I have never heard either of those two in the beginning stages of the pursuit. There are many variables that come into play when deconstructing the reason behind this. No man will ever comprehend everything about women for mostly two reasons. Women come in different packages, no two women are identical. The second is women are complicated as men are.
But there is one lesson I have learned in my experience that I wanted to share with my wondumoch. Continue reading ‘ethiofused!’
Published by Nolawi March 25th, 2007 in Advice and Dating.
We are bombarded with charity organizations asking for our support. Bernos receives dozens of emails from different institutions or individuals to help support them in different forms.
Getting a charity organization up and running is a daunting and frustrating task. Sometimes individuals running these institutions do not understand that the frustration is not just on them but on us, the Ethiopians that are asked to help them.
Even the most generous and sympathetic person has to say “No” sometimes. Not only do we have to support charitable organizations but also our selves, as most of us are besieged in our personal and family lives. Continue reading ‘Kilu Mammo!’
Published by Nolawi March 21st, 2007 in Childhood.
The dictionary defines Half Truth as a statement, especially one intended to deceive, that omits some of the facts necessary for a full description or account.
I have never been a big fan of absolutism or universal trustiness. I tend to believe that things like "the truth" can be deceivingly relative. However, I also believe, a line is ought to be drawn to make sure it is decent and within the far reaching bounds of common sense.
I do not wish to state the obvious, but I really see a lack of truthful communication when it comes to friendship. I have had several encounters where I was told only half-side of a story and was expected to draw a judgment on. As a consequence, I’ve made decisions that are now, in hindsight, are telling. The results were devastating at best. Some of my friends where also burned unnecessarily with the same gimmick.
I do not think it is neither fair nor appropriate to tell portion of a story and expect a bond to hold. In relationship terms, this means telling your companion everything, not just “everything they need to know.” As it turned out, our ladies –pardon my generalization, I can only speak about my experiences—have this is feli’t’ (saying) that “you will tell your loved one what they need to know.” Continue reading ‘Half Truth is a Lie!’
Published by .mike March 17th, 2007 in Advice and Personal.
