For the first time in my life, two weeks ago, Facebook recommended a driving school to me.I was completely shocked.This is what happened:That day, a friend successfully completed his driving test after about five attempts. He came home, and we were all excited. I told him, “Hand over the baton to me so that I […]
When I started my abandoned MPhil program , we were in the same class with PhD students because we were all in year one.We were told there is a certain problem in Ghana with money kufuuuu available for whoever is willing to solve it. We were told any PhD candidate willing to pick up that […]
Ah, enti s3 wo di hotel aduane na s3 wo ammee a, wo ntumi nka?If hotel serves you and you are not OK, you go fit go round 2?And the worst of all, they ask drink I want and I asked them the soft drinks they have.None of the soft drinks they mentioned is something […]
Akaamaa, now derrr abi oga for train station.I got to the train station and right away went to read from the blackboard.My train arrives at 10:16 and the platform (where to stand and take the train) will be Platform TBC.“What platform is TBC?”- I asked myself.I’m used to Platform 5, Platform 8, Platform 8B, etc. […]
Imagine you enter a bathroom and you search from Jerusalem to Jerico, without finding soap.You mmtweeew your mouth like from here to tomorrow and bathed without soap.The way I insulted the hotel managers paa.“Abrokyere hotel too common soap you no get”- I said to myself.Not knowing these tiny tiny bottles at some corner bi at […]
Come to think of it… Crime Museum.I asked the attendance what the museum is about and smiled and said “Crime of course”.It is simply a museum of items that people have used to commit crime. They’ve gathered the items from around the world. — in Hastings.
According to the London eye website, the London Eye can carry 800 guests per rotation – equivalent to 11 London red double decker buses.The rounded things that passengers sit in are called “Capsules”.There are 32 capsules in total; one for each of the London boroughs (Administrative divisions).The Capsules are numbered 1 to 33.Now the question […]
The Kuffour bus from Amanten to Atebubu developed a fault at Jato Zongo. And has delayed 1hr:30min.Everyone passenger has been given a voucher. For the next one month, anywhere you want to travel to within UK, it will be FREE provided you take National Express.In order words, one month free ticket for 1 and half […]
My biggest cultural shock in Obimanso so far was when I realized that the prayer (Salat) times I’ve known all my life are not universal.From birth to Jakpa, I’ve known:Fajr prayer time to be around 4am – 5amSunrise prayer (Waduha) to be around 9amDuhr to be around 1pmAsr to be around 3pmMaghrib to be around […]
If you read the life of Nkrumah, it is clear that his vision for a united Africa and the emancipation of the Black race when he became president was not an afterthought. This was an idea he championed long before, dating back to his time as a student in the US. In fact, he even […]
