The 30cm Rule

Our office is setup in such a way that one big room is subdivided further into three by 6 foot demarcations. This leaves a little space between the ceiling and the top of the demarcations. Noise and smells flow freely through this space.

Am sitting here right now and a really strong fragrance has hit me hard. It is a lady who has walked into the office next door. She has obviously immersed herself in her bottle of perfume from the 'smell of things', she must have dived into the bottle this morning after taking a bath. I can't imagine the agony one would be subjected to if you sat next to her in public transport.

I think we need to enlighten our friend on The 30cm Rule when it comes to perfume application (if I may call it that)!!!

the new Mitsubishi L200

I have been seeing adverts in the newspapers for the new Mitsibishi L200 pick up and double cab. So yesterday i decided to get a closer look and browsed around. Boy! My initial reaction was 'what an ugly car!'. But as I looked at the different models I realised that those Japanese designers had just taken a bold step in their design. The pickup looks fine, the clubcab looks ok, the double cab looks weird. So I spent the rest of the day thinking why the double cab does not look quite right. I got the answer early this morning. It looks like the illegitimate child of a Nissan Murano and a Ssangyong Musso!!

Thought for the day

"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings."

Eric Hoffer, social anthropologist and author

Umandidziwa?

Last month I travelled to my mothers village in Ntcheu for a funeral. The last time I had been there was sometime in June or July 1984 where I vividly remember my mother chasing rats in the middle of the night for fear they would chew her beloved children, my twin sister and I.

Well as usual at funerals, there were a host of characters and my mother was doing what she does best - introducing me to everyone around. Well after my mother got tired and went to rest, a young chap, a bit younger than me, approached me and asked that question I hate, Umandidziwa (do you know me)?
I thought I would be nice so I said 'no but your face is familiar'.
'Familiar from where?'

Dude, lets cut the chit-chat and get this over with!! I have met thousands of people in my life and you ask me where your face is familiar from? Well, check this out. You look like the folks that jumped off the flying saucer in the film Aliens!!

Anyway, it turned out he was my 2nd cousin. I've learnt my lesson, anyone I don't recall will have to get the rude answer of 'I don't know you'

Didn't yo mama tell ya...

Last week we heard that Lucius Banda was being sent to Zomba Prison for a couple of months for forgery and uttering a false document. It is interesting to note that on his BBC interview, the reporter chose to ask Lucius about his moving of an impeachment motion. Excuse me, was this case anything to do with the impeachment issue? It is also sad to note that Lucius thinks he has been a victim of a political witch hunt or whatever they call it.

The issue here was forgery. Chete. Osatinso ku khaya aBingu atani. After all didn't yo mama tell ya to work hard in school??

Enanso ndi aMpasu akutisokosanso zoti pali anthu ena alibenso ma MSCE. Osangowatchula bwanji anthuwo? If you don't have the facts, spare us the noise!!