Selam Hiz’boche – returned fastly to bask in the glory that is Wondinet Haile and my inner workings.
I took a voyage to the distant land, ye Hiz’boche oasis. There is so many of the gathered around the watering hole, that there isn’t to stretch my arms out. My zemedoch pulled me out and exhibited me the land, the oasis of Abeshoch. They call it DC! Continue reading ‘Tembuhamoch!’
Published by November 15th, 2006 in Social.
I wanted to write to update the community that we just recruited a new author for Bernos; for which I’m very excited about. Her pen name is Adey Abeba and she is located in the boonies of the US somewhere in the Northwest!
Although I do not know her in person, I’ve worked with her for over a year on a different project. She is a woman’s woman, with a lot of experience in writing as well as blogging. Some of our female readers felt that the balance of the content was tilted to be male-centric! Although I disagree, this should balance my extreme opinions a bit more.
I once read that managing a multi-authored blog is hard depending on the level of commitment from contributors. Well for me it’s been a pleasure. The level of support I personally have been getting the past couple of weeks has been great. It gives me more time to work on other aspects of Bernos from the management of the business to improving the interface. Continue reading ‘Contribution Belt!’
Published by November 14th, 2006 in Bernos.
No, I am not talking about the TV series!
I was finishing up a job interview; I was thinking it went very well, that is till they dropped the bomb shell.
Last thing, you would also have to sign on the moonlighting clause."
I had an inkling, on what he was talking about, and I understand where he is coming from. For what he is planning to pay me, I was willing to sign it but ignore his request.
You see 'moonlighting' is term used to describe when a professional has a day job and uses his nights to freelance for small projects/job. Within creative fields such as graphic/web design, architecture, interior design, photography, and etc; it’s ‘common practice.’ If something with a nice pay comes along, then you forget about your day job and concentrate on what is paying or creative.
I hate to complain about Ethiopian girls yet again but its ‘common practice,’ to keep the relationship ambiguous while they shop around. Continue reading ‘Zilch Moonlighting!’
Published by November 10th, 2006 in Advice and Dating.
Two glaring admissions! I have a soft heart for Maritu Legesse and I consider myself a close friend to Abiyou Solomon. So, if this review ends up sounding extremely biased, my apologies. My memory of Maritu goes back to the days of my youth when Maritu Legesse was one of the leaders of the then famous traditional group from Lalibela. The group shows were captivating. Other members included Zinet Muhaba, Tsehay Kassa and Tsehay Amare. In 1986, we saw Maritu as a member of the "People to People" troupe. The troupe consisted famous talents such as Tilahun Gessesse, Mahmoud Ahmed, Bizunesh Beqele, Mulatu Astatqe under the direction of Tesfaye Lemma. The main purpose of the troupe was to show on Ethiopia's thanks to the world for coming to her aid during the 1984-1985 famine.
"Yebati Nigist" is Maritu Legesse's first CD. It was arranged and produced by the talented bass player, Abiyou Solomon and released by Nahom Records. The first thing you notice when hearing this CD is the amazing backup vocals, contributed by Tsehay Kassa, Tsehay Amare, Neway Debebe, Wushnifir Argaw, Menale Dagnaw and Setegne Atenaw. Also included in the musical instrument lineup are Abiyou Solomon on bass, Berhane Kidane on keyboards, Setegn Atenaw on massinqo and Menale Dagnaw on kirar. "YeBati Nigist" also boasts original hand clapping and finger snapping repertoires in its sessions (these have been replicated by the synthesizer on other CD releases). Continue reading ‘YeBati Nigist’
Warning: Laughing at other people's mishaps is strictly prohibited and punishable by…don’t know yet but I’ll think of something. I once heard a comedian ask at a live show, “Whose birthday is it today?” a young woman screamed and he motioned her to come on stage. He asked her, “Sweetie how old are you today?” She answered by saying she was 21. I knew it was trouble when he eyed her from head to toe and replied, “Baby I didn’t ask you how much you weighed at birth” The audience was wooing and laughing and the girl quickly hopped off of the stage and cussed him out. I thought, that’s what you get for taking your behind up there in the first place. That was one comedy show I truly enjoyed and I later realized when comedy is at your expense there’s not much to laugh about. When the "Oh my God" moment happened in my life, I understood exactly how the girl felt on that stage.
Ok, so the most embarrassing moment of my adult life happens and there was no comedian to cuss out. The incident happened a few years ago when I used to work in the city. One wonderful afternoon, after work, I had my music blasting in my ear to drown out the hustle and bustle of city life to get where I need to go as happily as possible. I didn't drop a sweat, trying to catch the next train home, because this was my daily routine. I later found out why they have happy hours, to keep my happy ass out of harms way. I’m gonna need ye pome martini, shaken or stirred, before I continue telling this story…I’ll be right back. Continue reading ‘Wiy, mot yeshalal!’
Published by November 5th, 2006 in Social and Thoughts.
