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 One of my friends wanted to open a Spare parts shop. He did the unconventional. Woke up one day, took a month off his normal work and went on internship in Kisekka market. For a month, he woke up every morning, and humbled himself at Kisekka market. He became a student. He learned the luganda names for most of these automotive parts. He learned about the fast moving and slow moving stocks. He learned to tell apart genuine and fake spares.  After this internship/apprenticeship at Kisekka, he was now ready to open his Spares Parts shop. Of course learning continues but he was not the kind that wake up and simply throw money at a business idea. Unfortunately most corporate people think that’s not how business works. A friend calls it; “doing business with a finger.” Many woke up one day, bought some chunks of land and then decided they were ready for agriculture. Every weekend, they they would be seen heading off to their farms. They pumped in money like crazy. Then they decided...

 An African Daddy You asked for Ugx 10000 and your dad says he will give it to you in the morning before he leaves for work. This is after he has thoroughly scrutinized what you needed the money for, all the questions he asked, made you angry already. Throughout the night your dad can't sleep because he is thinking of how to give you his last Ugx 10000. Comes the morning, he calls you into his room and gives you Ugx 9000 instead of Ugx 10000, You are not happy and squeeze your face in discontent and reluctantly say thank you after complaining that it is not enough, after your Mother sees this, she doesn't say anything but meet up with you in your room to give you Ugx 2000 from out of her own money and says " don't mind him take this and it's going to be enough for what you asked ". You begin to smile like you have won the lottery, And you quickly run to Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to update your status saying... "I have the best mother in the world, ...

 "I tasted all that is sweet, but I found nothing sweeter than good health. And I tasted all that was bitter, but nothing was more bitter than being in need of good people. And I carried both, iron, and rocks, but nothing was heavier than debt. I discovered therefore that life is comprised only of two days: A day for you and a day against you! So when it is for you, be not reckless;  and when it is against you,  be patient.  Because both days will expire!! If you can't be a bridge to connect people, then don't be a wall to separate them. If you can't be a light to brighten people's good deeds then don't be darkness covering their efforts. If you can't be water to help people's crops sprout, then don't be a pest destroying their crops. If you can't be a vaccine to give life, don't be a virus to terminate it. If you can't be a pencil to write anyone's happiness, then try to be a nice eraser to remove their sadness. We can only be each ...

 Ayaayaayaa! The watering hole which quenched the thirst of all with the magic water.  The job of fork and spoon which made all forget the  definition of hunger. The gigging to the music, both live and recorded which was another way of working out. The ambience which made all feel at ease. The serenity which allowed all to interact.  The tranquillity which we last experienced at the get together.  The speeches which perfumed the occasion.  The order and organisation that handled the humongous populace with excellent skill and know-how. The amnesiac effect which made all forget their hardships; at least for the while spent thereat. The soft choreographed foot work exhibited by the Mayors wife as she danced to the tune and the rhythmic shaking of her well rounded bottom.  The friendly weather which obeyed God's instruction by not drenching us with rain. How proof was displayed for all and sundry to know that the loveliest moment is when work is done . Ho...

A graduate in Biology was having difficulty  in finding a job.... He saw an advert in one of the daily newspapers for a job at a zoo. In the interview, the manager told him that their gorilla, which had been a tourists attraction has died so they needed someone to dress up and pretend as a gorilla. The graduate was embarrassed, but since the salary was okay, he accepted the job. The first day, he put on the gorilla skin and entered the cage, he started jumping up and down, beating his chest and roared like a gorilla. The next day, he put on a gorilla skin and started moving around the zoo again and mistakenly entered another cage and found himself staring at a lion. The lion roared and rushed towards him. The scared graduate quickly forgot that he is a gorilla and started shouting like a human, "Help! Help!" The lion leaped onto him, knocked him to the ground and whispered in his ear, "Ongom" , it's me "Mike", your course mate." My brother, No job...

After I had cleaned and tidied up my house, my brother phoned me and said, "My wife and I are coming to visit you." I went to my kitchen to prepare something for them, but I could not find anything available to serve them. After much thought and search, all I could lay my hands on were a few oranges. Therefore, I made two cups of cold juice immediately. When my brother and his wife arrived I was shocked to see his mother-in-law with them, who came to visit us for the first time. So I served the two cups of juice to his wife and her mother, and I placed a cup of water in front of my brother, saying, 'I know that you like 7Up.' He drank a sip and realised that it was water. And suddenly his mother-in-law said, I'm feeling for 7Up. Please give it to me! Here I was, baffled and caught up with embarrassment. But my brother saved me by saying to her, 'I will bring you a clean glass from the kitchen. After a while we heard the sound of a glass breaking in the kitchen...

A peasant used to say to his children when they were young: when you are 12 years old I will tell you the secret of life. When the oldest turned 12, he anxiously asked his father what was the secret of life. The father warned him not reveal it to his brothers as yet and told him, "The secret of life is that the cow does not give us milk." "What are you saying?" asked the boy.  He went ahead, "The cow does not give milk, you have to milk it. You have to get up at 4am go to the field, walk through the corral full of manure, tie the tail, hobble the legs of the cow, sit on the stool, place the bucket and do the work your self. That is the secret of life, the cow does not give milk. You milk her or you don't get milk."  There is this generation that thinks that cows GIVE milk. That things are automatic and free: their mentality is that if "I wish, I ask..... I obtain." They have been accustomed to get what ever they want the easy way. But No, lif...

 Life is a circle of CONTRIBUTION I contribute. You contribute.  We contribute.  When any party ceases to contribute, the circle will be broken and leakages will be discovered.  Whatever you are enjoying today is someone else's contribution.  Whatever you are lacking today is because someone who is suppose to contribute didn't. Don't be that person, who because he refuses  to contribute, causes leakages to the circle.  Every person on earth is here to contribute to make the world a better place.  Contribution is the essence of living. You can contribute anything useful.  You can contribute in knowledge, in understanding, *in wisdom,  in love, in peace, in resources, and in finances. Also, You can contribute physically, spiritually,  intellectually, financially,  morally etc. When you contribute, people will eat, when people contribute you will eat.  Ask yourself:  What is my contribution in that place that I am? What ...

Hi admin, please help me warn your lady followers to be careful with these so called church guys during this lockdown. I met this guy called Martin (Mwene Reverand) in the last week before lockdown at our church. He had a cool vibe so we became friends and exchanged numbers. A week later we went into lockdown and churches were closed. So the following week he called me and asked if I was free so he could come for a bible study session with me at my place in Kigongi and I said it was okay. Munange nga this guy comes with his bible. We started reading the scriptures together and an hour later we started discussing random things going on in the world. He was good and keeping a conversation going. He was very funny too. I don't know what came over me but the guy stopped talking in the middle of our interesting conversation and stared at me straight in the eyes and looking at my lips as well. He slowly moved his lips closer to mine and gave me a tender wet kiss. I developed goose bumps ...

"Hey Wleegar, bro. You are awfully quiet! You are OK?"   Wleegar was hanging out with his male friends as they talked about the women they were sleeping with, most of those friends are actually married with numerous side chicks. As the other men were busy laughing about women and how some women suck in bed, have smelling vaginas and are confused by a good penis; as those men bragged about how great they are in bed, Wleegar tuned off the conversation and started looking at his phone. "Hey Wleegar, bro. You are awfully quiet! You are OK?" one of the friends asked. "Maybe he is not getting great sex at home. These wives can get boring sometimes, what are side chicks for?" jocked another friend. All the friends laughed. Wleegar just smiled and said "Yesterday I had the most amazing time with my wife and there was no sex involved. I have never loved her more, in fact, because there was no sex involved, I fell in love with her even more"  The friends l...

 "Dear Men, work hard so that in your old age you have something for yourself , forget about the children and their mother! You are the only stranger in that family you call yours, that house is for your wife and kids ! My grandfather told me that a married man is like a tractor that builds a road, does it very nicely BUT when the road is completed , they bring a low loader and carry the tractor away claiming it will spoil the road!! That tractor is never allowed to step on the road it built ! Same case to a married man, you deny yourself , get loans , wear used clothes to see your children through high school and college because we believe that the only gift you can give your children is quality education cos there are no more shambas!! When the children hit teenage, now the Father is dispensable, most of these women poison the children against their father, language like "If it wasn't for me you wouldn't have studied, he was only interested in alcohol and women!! No...

Hey, It pays to build a name, the reward doesn't come quickly but it will come however long it may take and it lasts longer. At the point of death, a renowned civil servant, Tom Smith called his children and after praying for them, advised them to follow his footsteps so that they can have their peace of mind in life. The eldest child, Elizabeth, a graduate, looked at the other siblings and yelled, "Daddy, its unfortunate you are dying without a penny in your bank account. It is a pity you are leaving us the same wretched life you lived. Personally, I can't emulate you, she continued. Other fathers in the neighbourhood that you tag as being corrupt, thieves of public funds left houses and properties for their children.See the kind of comfortable life they live and the schools they attend.You are dying after 35 years of public service with just one rickety car. The only honour you have in this room is the citation of an award you won as the best Public Service Accountant wh...

“LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE HERE AND GO  On Saturday as I was coming back from Entebbe where I had gone to attend the Uganda Law Society Annual General Meeting, I had the misfortune of taking the Station Road which has since been converted into a one way. It was only when I got to the end of the road that I saw the sign indicating no entrance. Well seeing as there was nowhere else to go, I joined the main road. Lo and behold a policeman came running towards my car, charged like a hungry lion, indicating that I should leave the line and park on the pavement, which I did.  I knew I was in the wrong and so did not bother replying him when he went on and on about how I had broken the law. As if he had not just been alerted to it by their spies who stand in that corner acting as their collecting agents. Well I apologized and admitted that I was in the wrong and was ready to pay the penalty as set out by law.  To my utter astonishment, the Policeman told me that I was required to park ...

 *SMALL SMALL REMINDER* 1 Brick Costs UGX 250 2 A bag of Cement ~ UGX 40,000 3 A trip of Sand UGX 200,000 4. Stones 200,000 5. A piglet costs UGX 150,000 6. Monthly Feeds (UGX 60,000/ animal) You need 1000 bricks 250,000, 10 bags of Cement 400,000, a trip of Sand 200,000 and Stones 200,000 to build  a standard Sty. You also need UGX 300,000 to buy two Piglets to start with. It takes one year for the two to grow and give birth to 10 piglets each. So you have 20 more animals per year. Threshold is 40 animals and you have an independent farm. In the third Year you're Ready to sell 50 animals per Year. UGX 25m/year *SIMILARY* An average New Phone costs UGX 500,000 A girlfriend costs min UGX 1,500,000 per year A new shoe UGX 100,000 A new Shirt UGX 50,000 A new pair of Jeans UGX 60,000 *ADVICE TO THE YOUNG MEN* Barack Obama once said, if you're confident about your worth, you won't move around with gold chains around your neck No one will arrest you for using a Techno instead of...

Biology says that after sexual intercourse, about 200 to 300 million sperms are deposited by the man, they all begin to swim upwards within the track to meet with the ovum, out of the 200 million that are deposited only 300 to 500 actually reach the site (others get tired on the way because is not an easy race) and of the 300 that manage to reach the ovum (egg), only one fertilised the egg and in this case the winning one is YOU.     Have you ever thought about this? You ran a race without your eyes and your legs you WON, you ran a race without your education and you WON, you ran without certificate and you WON, you ran without help and you WON, what makes you think you will Lose now?    Now that you have both eyes and legs, now that you have the knowledge of God's word, now that you have plans, visions and dreams, beloved you didn't give up on day one, so you can't give up now, giving up now is an insult to your creator.    It doesn't matter what you ...

 The little boy put on his clothes for the cold and then told his father: "Ok dad I'm ready" His Dad, the pastor, said: "Ready for what?" "Dad, it's time to go outside and distribute our flyers." Dad replied: "Son, it's very cold outside and it's drizzling." The child looked surprised at his father and said: "But dad, people need to know about God even on rainy days." Dad replied, "Son, I'm not going outside in this weather." With despair, the child said: "Dad, can I go alone? Please!" His father waited for a moment and then said: "Son, you can go. Here's the flyers, be careful." "Thank you dad!" And with this, the son went out into the rain. The 11-Year-old walked all the streets of the village, handing out the flyers to the people he saw. After 2 hours walking in the rain and cold and with his last flyer in his hand, he stopped at a corner to see if he saw someone to give...

"Today I was walking in the supermarket and suddenly I heard a noise of things breaking. I walked down the aisles and saw that some people were murmuring . When I walked down their aisle, I saw a group of people staring at them. An older lady had hit the shelf containing plates and glasses with her cart and many had fallen to the ground and broken. Kneeling on the floor embarrassed, the old lady was frantically picking up the shattered pieces, while her husband peeled off the bar code from each broken dish saying: See!!! Now we will have to pay for all this. What a sad scene. Someone has a mishap, and all eyes were on her. When I knelt beside her to explain to her not to worry, a young man came and knelt beside us and said: - Leave it, we will pick this up. Let’s get your information, so you can go to the hospital and have that wound in your hand looked at. The lady looked at him, embarrassed and said: - No. But I have to pay for all this. The young man said: - No maam, We have in...

    A giant ship's engine broke down and no one could repair it, so they hired a mechanical engineer with over 40 years  experience. He inspected the engine very carefully, from top to bottom. After seeing everything, the engineer unloaded the bag and pulled out a small hammer. He knocked something gently. Soon, the engine came to life again. The engine had been fixed! 7 days later the engineer mentioned that the total cost of repairing the giant ship was $20,000 to the ship owner. "What?!" said the owner. "You did almost nothing. Give us a detailed bill." The answer is simple: Tapping with a hammer: $2 Knowing where to knock and how much to knock: $19,998 The importance of appreciating one's expertise and experience...because those are the results of struggles, experiments and even tears. If you do a job in 30 minutes it's because you spent 20 years learning how to do that in 30 minutes. They owe you for the years, not the minutes.

  The Gates of SINIYA Open wide like a road to the garden of dreams.  Cool air and silence as you watch a  never seen revelent design of Great Kennedy Hall and welcomed by the manifesto *SCIENTIFIC ORIENTED BOY CHILD* Welcomed by smiles of junior prefects little knowing that you will soon become their servants. As long as you are still with your parent,  you are a prince, as they lead you to your domintory smiling and carrying your mattress.  Every one waves for you in the compound, and strong men escort you as your bodyguards.  They lay your bed well. And help you to escort your parent back.  On return, the story changes. Your case broke open,  an army is waiting for you like lions craving for Daniel to be thrown in the pit. The rest is history.  By evening, you have a million stories to tell.  Anger first fills you, but very soon you start to learn that what happened to you almost happened to everybody, that that's the road to the crow...

 I have always seen people dissing the most polite and humble Nation in Uganda.. the Batooro. Comedians have made a fortune over throwing jibes about them. At times I don't find it as funny because I believe all of us are Ugandans. However, at the peril of my OBs and great friends whom we met in High School, Kyomuhendo,  Businge his young brother and Andrew M. Mwenda that I met at Makerere University when he had a part time stint as a Lecturer of Development Economics and  assured  me in 2001 that he would marry a mufumbira, and up to now, we are still waiting.  But allow me to share my experience with this aimble group of Ugandans.  The first mutooro I interacted with was Patrick.  You see when you are from an upcountry school, he was from Nyakasura School and I was from Kigezi High School, as a few real westerners (I use the words "real westerners" because there were other westerners who had grown up and schooled in Kampala, therefore their realness ...

  Knowing that not knowing a language is a barrier happens once you are in a situation that requires you to know that language you don't know. I happen to have interacted with people who speaking different languages and I must add that I can comfortably speak over 7 Ugandan languages whereas internationally apart from English and Kiswahili, I can only pick a few words in French and some little Spanish.  A friend of mine of Rwandan origin who grew up in Masaka - Uganda once told me how she went to Kigali and needed to use a moto as they call boda bodas there. Yes she could speak Kinyarwanda fluently but because, like in Uganda, Kinyarwanda has been infiltrated by some french words especially among town dwellers, it was not going to be your daily casual walk in the park. So the lady who is at Remera asks the boda guy, that how much it was to Town (Kigali City Centre) in Kinyarwanda. Nangahe kujya mumuji? The Boda guy tells her ni cinq cent (500 Rw Francs) but poor lady didn't kn...

 ```An African man was given the opportunity to ask for anything he wants   The condition was that, whatever he gets, his brother would receive double. He thought about asking for a house; but he did not like thought of his brother having two houses. so he thought about asking for a million dollars to go to his bank account; but again, he was unhappy with the thought of his brother having two million dollars in his account. The man sat down and thought hard, “What can I have and still be better than my brother when he has double?” so, he thought of having one of his eyes removed so that his brother might have his two eyes gouged. This sounds like a very unlikely story; however, this is the typical mentality that has set Africans backward for ages and caused witchcraft to thrive in Africa. an African wants to be better than his brother at all costs The African man is only careful: -to share his beer, not his books; -to spread his diseases, and not the cure; -to transfer his pro...

Have you ever wondered why most African Men die in their early 60s soon after retirement? Read On To Find Out Why. The article below is a long read but quite informative and eye-opening. A friend shared this with me and I thought I would share it with you as well.  Most men always find out the hard way when it’s too late to turn back time. However, if you have found this article and you below 50 years of age, Congratulations Today is the day you turn your life around. Growing up, I noticed something very interesting: A lot of the men in my town who were in the formal economy and could rely on monthly income, died shortly after coming to retirement, normally between three and five years. Many of them, would have just semi-completed their building projects (not done but still habitable). The next thing is for them to finally invest some of their NSSF (National Social Security Fumd) cash into their wives’ business (normally groceries store). Unfortunately, a couple of them still pay f...

 This is a true story.... People go through alot.... That's why I couldn't stand seeing people undermine those who started CPA direct from A level..... Kindly pick a few lessons When i joined MTAC  the first person i become friends with was Ann.. She was friends with opio becuase they were tribemates and we werr doing the same course.  Everytime we would miss lectures He would update  us and also make sure we get handouts. I evetually became friends with opio.. We would sit around the MTAC grounds and jazz about so many things but he never opened up about his story.  Sometimes he would miss lectures becuase he didnt have transport or his uncle in the village had summoned him to go help out on his farm in the village as compensation for paying his tuition.. As usually we would keep him updated in handouts.  Everything went on well till the last semester when we had to pay registration for the final exams,  opio opened up to Ann how hes uncle had refused...

*1. THEY DON’T THINK BEYOND THEIR CERTIFICATES* Albert Einstein said, “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” Have you ever heard  creativity term “Think outside the box”? One of the major reasons why most graduates are poor is simply because they can’t see and think beyond their certificates.  I have seen engineering students work as bankers. I have seen medical doctors with great skills in web and graphic designs. I have seen lawyers that are very dexterous with finances. The list is endless! The basic truth of life is that the skills that are needed to be much sought after and become more successful in life are not really found within the walls of the classrooms. Your certificate is just a proof that you are teachable, it does not suggest what you are totally capable of doing. You are full of possibilities when you think beyond your degrees and certificates. *2. THEY PRIORITIZE THEIR CERTIFICATES MORE THAN THEIR GIFTS AND TALENTS* I ...

Learn when someone’s role in your life is over and let them go. You’re either helping each other or ruining each other. Discern when someone’s season in your life is over and release them. Else you won’t enter a new season in your life. When you start petty quarrels with your friends, their reason and season in your life may be over. If you hold on to them any longer, you’ll patronize each other’s progress. While some friends are life-time friends, most people you meet along your way of life are seasonal. Learn to review your associations. Some friends you part ways because of shifting values. Others you part ways because of vision crash. And still others, you part ways because of your own growth. Valuable friendships are idea oriented. With friends who are equally progressive, you can be vulnerable.  Who are your 2021 friends? Are there relational debts you have Brought Forward (B/F) to 2021? Do you really take stock of the value your friends add or subtract from you? No matter wh...

  There is something in life called "Social Capital." The people you know; the  people who know you and how they know you.  Quite unfortunately, people think or behave like social capital is only needed on weddings and burials. That is why you see someone will not have contacted you in ten years but out of the blue they are sending you a message, "Hello so and so, long time. Btw, next Sunday is my pre-wedding. I need your support."! Social capital is not built overnight; it is reciprocal and does not need money (especially in this virtually connected world) to build. It just needs being sensitive that people have emotions and that you can't sneak into their lives only when you need help. Social capital is massively important and when built and used correctly, it can make a very big difference to one's quality of life. It can save you money, make you money, get you a better job, make things easier and safer, it can save you from prison, or save your life: it...

She (Buyer) asked him, 'How much are you selling the eggs for?' The old seller replied, '$.25 an egg, Madam.' She said to him, 'I will take 6 eggs for $1.25 or I will leave.' The old seller replied, 'Come take them at the price you want. Maybe, this is a good beginning because I have not been able to sell even a single egg today.' She took the eggs and walked away feeling she has won. She got into her fancy car and went to a posh restaurant with her friend. There, she and her friend, ordered whatever they liked. They ate a little and left a lot of what they ordered. Then she went to pay the bill. The bill costed her $45.00 She gave $50.00 and asked the owner of the restaurant to keep the change. This incident might have seemed quite normal to the owner but, very painful to the poor egg seller. The point is, Why do we always show we have the power when we buy from the needy ones? And why do we get generous to those who do not even need our generosity? I o...

 Ziipu (Zip) ekankwaata, yanyaaza Omumwaka gwa 1990, that is a cool 30 years ago, nkaba ndyomwegyi omu siniya ya kabiri at Jinja Senior Secondary School in Jinja. I looked like this. This was the passport size photo in my Student ID.  Ndamanya ngu some of you were not born, or mukaba mukyayanjura murazanira omumucuucu, konka itwe ba kaaha keira tukaba twatambwiire kuruga Kabale twahikire Busoga. My journey to Jinja came during the Xmas holidays of 1988 when shwento who had lived in Jinja for many years, returned for the holiday and decided to take me along with him. Nkaba mazire P7, banyesire kuza kwegyera Kigezi College Butobere, Siniya, and even my admission letter, which then was known as 'Call' had come. Tukabitamu engeito, bus ya People's twagitembera omurubaju, twagukwata ogwa Buganda na Busoga. We left Bukinda stage 3am buri kusheesha, enkoko zitaniire. Eshaaki yeitu niyo yatwimukize yatandika kubika ngu kukurikoooo! In those years, the road network was so por with m...

  We arrived in Jinja at People's Bus Terminal, around Lubas Road at 10pm in 1989. It was in early January. It was raining heavily and we had two pieces of luggage, ebitundu, one containing Irish potatoes, emondi zamukooreeka and the other dried peas. We alighted, reero uncle yampa the smaller luggage of peas, and he carried the Irish potatoes. Tukatambura kuruga Jinja town up to Masese landing site, a distance of about 5 kilometers. I fell into stagnant water in the potholes because as we walked through the dark alleys,  stagnant water looked like dry land. Jinja nkarebayo ebintu byingi, konka erizooba kambagambiire, let me tell you about one experience that taught me a hard lesson that I will never forget. Shwento akantungira omwanya in Jinja Secondary School, natandiika senior one. At that time, Jinja SSS was the biggest school in terms of population, in the whole country, some even say in East and Central Africa.  The school had a total enrollment of 4500 students--en...

 EMBOOZI EZITANYUMIZIKA - EKITUNDU (Episode) 9 OMUWALA EYATULIKA NGA BBOMU MU SSANTIRI (Akatundu II) Twaleka nnyimirizza Doreen, eyali ava ku mulimu akawungeezi nga ntandise okumutokota era nga mmusabye akkirize mmuwerekereko. Bino bye byaddirira.... Doreen yanziramu nti, “Kyokka bannange, Hmmnh, olina ebigambo bingi bulala! Olwo omperekera wa eyo gy’omanyi?” Ko nze nti, “Ewuwo.” Omuwala kwe kumbuuza nti, “Simanyi oli ‘student’ wa wano? Naye nga sikumanyi era sikulabangako? Abaana ba wano bonna mbamanyi.” Ko nze nti, “Era kyenkana ndi ‘student’ naye nze ndowooza ssinga wakkirizza ne nkusitulirako ebintu, twandibadde na kati tutuuse.” Omukazi kwe kukola kye nnali simusuubira, n’ankwasa ekiveera ekya kiragala omwali ebintu bye saategeera. Oba yali asibye mmere!? Hahaha! Twatambula bw’ambuuza nti, “Kati erinnya lyange walitegeerera wa ggwe atali w’eno? Ate tonnimba, kuba nze sikulabangako. Mpulidde ompita erinnya ate nga nze sikumanyi.” Ko nze nti, “Erinnya ly’omukyala asinga obulungi...