The Script

  The Script is surely getting on my list of favorite bands this year. I love their lyrics. I chose "We Cry" cause of the message it holds to all of us. My favorite track? Now that would be telling :)

"There's so much sad
wanna flood the ocean
We are all in tears
from the world exploding

Together we cry..."

Glimpse of Arusha

Gotta admit, I did fall in love with Arusha.

Wale wa Nkuaranga, lazma kumbukumbu ivute hili eneo. Wanakitimoto balaa maeneo haya.

The famous Nane Nane grounds. Hapa ni mlango wa kuingilia kwenye maonyesho ya 2012.

Proudly made in Arusha.

Trying to go through different regions of Tanzania. There's always something glorious and memorable at every place. Neeexxxt....!!

Perfect by Pink

Pink, yet again you have given me food for thought...

 
"Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood  
Miss "no way, it's all good",
It didn't slow me down 
Mistaken, 
Always second guessing  
Under estimated, 
Look, I'm still around"

Tips for Up and Coming Writers

Are you interested in becoming a writer? Are you unsure on how to go about it? Don’t worry, dip into this jar of tips and get your writing on track.

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- A writer reads and researches. You should read a lot especially on the area you are interested to write on.

-  When you decide to write, it’s better not to have money or fame as your reason to write. Have the right reasons and those will inspire you better.

- Live life and explore it. You can either be an outgoing, adventurous person or you can explore your imagination. Don’t limit it thinking it is ridiculous or impossible, that might actually be your best seller’s niche.

v  - You can have another author for a role model, just don’t be a copy cat. Be inspired then look beyond them and find your own writing. The best writers write as who they are.

v  - Start small. Don’t think of a novel as your first work. Short stories, articles, essays or poems will help you practice for the greater picture.

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 - If it’s a dialogue speak out loud and see if it sounds real. You are creating "real living" characters and they should sound like it. Well, they are real enough in your creative world, give them life.

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-  Once you start, finish. Don’t write two paragraphs and give up that it doesn’t make sense. Write it to the end and then re-read it. You can also ask someone you trust to read it for you.

  - Don’t be discouraged. Rome wasn’t built in a day, and you probably can’t be a writer overnight. You need to practise and practise some more.

 -  Most important, have fun creating a work of art. It will certainly reflect well on your audience.

                        

Battlefields

We may all live on earth, but it feels like we live in different worlds. Some trying to survive in their own world, others simply to exist in one. Everyone everywhere has a battle to fight so never look down on any one, you don't know if it's a sword of victory you'll raise in yours or a white flag. There's a saying I like "Don't look down on anyone unless it's to tie their shoe laces"

Moshi, Kilimanjaro

 

(Mlima Kilimanjaro, kwa wachaga hiki nikithibitisho tosha kuwa uko nyumbani)

 

(Round about ya KNCU/Posta, Moshi mjini.)

(Njia panda marangu mtoni. Wakwenda rombo, marangu, kilema mkyashi..hii ndio njia yetu mara nyingi. Hapa huwa wanakuwa na maindi ya kuchoma matamu kweli.)

 

 

 (Mto marangu kama ukitokea soko la Kinyange)

(Home sweet home, Marangu)

Food for Thought

Whatever we do in life creates a chain of reactions that not only affect the course of your life but that of others in this generation and the next. ask yourself to day, how do you "hold" the world?

Let us try and be considerate of how we treat the world. Let's not take more from it than we are willing/able to give back. One day our children will ask us of the gaping holes we've left them and the barrenness of the lands we pass on to them. One day they will demand of the poisoned earth we give them as a legacy. What will our answers be? Where will hide our faces then?

The actions of today should be considerate of tomorrow. Nurture and don't endanger, spread love and not hatred, be a flame of joy and not "dante's inferno". Remembering that everything we do is infectious, let's be less of a cancerous disease and more of a nourishing breath of life to the world.