Archive for the 'General' Category

posts that are difficult to categorize: most posts fit in here.

The Blue Lotus

June 13th, 2006

“Lao Tzu said: ‘You, must find the way!’ I’ve found it. You must find it too… So I’m going to cut off your head. Then you’ll know the truth!” These are the words of Didi, the son of Wang Chen-yee, Tintin’s greatest helper [apart from Snowy] in The Blue Lotus.
I first read most [...]

What’s going On?

May 31st, 2006

This is getting scary. The United States is patrolling Nigerian waters because they want to ’secure the area from the hands of terrorists and other maritime criminals.’
For God’s sake we don’t have any terrorist attacks in Nigeria! We do have some of the best oil however — Nigerian oil is sulfur-free. So far, no [...]

Nairaland Woes

May 31st, 2006

For some time now, I’ve been a bemused spectator of the Nairaland forum and while I believe it is one of the best Nigerian forums on the internet, I feel it has some short-comings.
It’s so pathetic that people get banned for voicing their opinions on the board. I feel the administrator seems to take some [...]

A Tribute to Aung San Suu Kyi

May 27th, 2006

It’s so pathetic — Suu Kyi’s house arrest has been extended indefinitely.
It’s very sad that in a world where everyone loves peace, the Burmese government has been so insensitive. Of course this is one of many governments around the world that exhibit such bestial behavior, and I wonder when all this will come to an [...]

Forum Posting

May 6th, 2006

I exist as two entities — Azuka in real life, and Zahymaka on the net. I like to feel I say only reasonable things in real life but sadly, that doesn’t happen to be what I do in cyberspace.
I decided to look at the various forums I’m on and cut down on the useless posts [...]

Microwave Wonders

April 15th, 2006

It’s funny what magic I can perform with my trusty microwave. Here I have spaghetti and some stew. Doesn’t taste half as good as my mom’s back home however.