Archive for November, 2005

Too Hot

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

Again a special day has come – It’s my mother’s birthday. Happy birthday mum – I’m sorry for missing this special day again this year.
I have uploaded pictures from the weekend trip to amazing Mount Mulanje. Dad, you have something to look forward to. The cool mountain pools make the hot weather bearable – a […]

Friday again

Friday, November 25th, 2005

There is something magical about this day, people are happy, expectations are high and smiles are causing a tranquil buzz in the air. This Friday something is buzzing more than usual – it’s St. Andrew’s day, the national day of Scotland. Didn’t know that there were many Scottish people in Malawi, but judging by the […]

Christmas in Absentia as well

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

It is now certain that I won’t come to Denmark during Christmas. My farther will come here and we will celebrate Christmas, my birthday and New Years Eve on the road somewhere in the region. Plans are not yet final, but it will be something like Lusaka (Zambia), Livingstone (Vic Falls - Zim side), Okavango […]

Not smoking

Monday, November 21st, 2005

Today I will celebrate being a non-smoker for exactly 3 months. Its been tough (still is sometimes), but its been worth every single miserable minute of the process (and the few extra kilos) - its just fantastic and I cannot comprehend that I smoked for so many years. Stupid is as stupid does…
I have installed […]

I lied

Friday, November 18th, 2005

About the high price of ufa being the only derived factor from the food crisis that affected me. Starving can bring the most extreme out in people and that can be witnessed by escalating crime rates here in Malawi. Malawi is one of the safest Countries in Africa, but this period is embodied by a […]

What I do

Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

Lovely to see my little promotion yesterday generated quite a few visitors and even some comments. Guess it is time to post what I am doing here in Malawi– the easy version would be to say I am the Legal Advisor for NASFAM (National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi), but I probably will have to […]

Unreal

Monday, November 14th, 2005

Life here is unreal; it’s a temporary bubble floating away with time. You see and hear these awful things, but you are not really affected. I think it’s inevitable not to develop some kind of cynicism living in Africa. You are living next door to poverty and yet manage to live life comfortably. I don’t […]

Just before knock off

Friday, November 11th, 2005

Its weekend now - closure to a hectic, but interesting week. I have prepared a case for arbitration and just sent it to the tribunal in South Africa. It is a fairly simple case - pretty sure we will win, but its far from sure that our opponent have any money to pay us. […]

Anything that floats

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

Very simple, build something that resembles a boat and race - if it floats. Rumors say it’s an old Dutch tradition even though some Canadians claim they invented this leisure sport. I will put my bet on the Dutch - we Danes know how Canadians tend to claim everything. Hans Island is DANISH! My team […]

My Housemate

Tuesday, November 1st, 2005

Getting this photo thing to work is not easy, but let me try and why not introduce you to my housemate at the same time. Hopefully pictures will show where they should and links take you to the designated destinations… Well here is she to the right. The other girl is miss […]