Title: Mike in Mombassa (
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What I Have Lived For - 09/Oct/2009 08:00 - 5324 days ago
What I Have Lived For (adapted)(The Prologue to Bertrand Russell's Autobiography)-----------------------------------------------...
The Flying Kiwi - 06/Sep/2009 10:21 - 5357 days ago
We all knew this one was special. Dave has christened it 'The Flying Kiwi' (after a short lived NZ based TV show). It was handma...
An evening Stroll - 03/Sep/2009 22:02 - 5360 days ago
Grace is the best cook this side of the Sahara. About twice a week her son Daniel arrives over with sweet cake or homemade pass...
The Larium Effect - 18/Aug/2009 21:58 - 5376 days ago
Falling into a fitful sleep after work, I shift uneasily on the couch. My unconscious mind is angry. In my dream, I am picking...
Ta me ag dul abhaile - 31/Jul/2009 19:22 - 5394 days ago
I was strangely apprenhensive in the weeks before going home. Couldn't quiet put my finger on why. Suppose you always wonder if ...
Africa - 28/May/2009 20:41 - 5458 days ago
Once upon a time an innocent (relatively), young (even more relative) Irish country lad came to Kenyan. After an initial period ...
A Family Wake - 11/May/2009 21:39 - 5475 days ago
In 1982, the Galway Plate was won by 'The Lady's Master'. I was at home, outside, trying to calm me cousin Mark down after he fe...
HALF TIME, CHANGE SIDES! - 04/May/2009 18:32 - 5482 days ago
The highlight of last month was the Masai Mara trip of course, but the VSO committee meeting in Kilifi (80km North of Mombasa) w...
Masai Mara - 15/Apr/2009 18:39 - 5501 days ago
I couldn't wait! 3 days safari on the famed Masai Mara wildlife reserve. April is not really the best time to go as the rains ca...
The Importance of being Irish - 18/Mar/2009 18:16 - 5529 days ago
I've repeated the same joke too many times. What do Kenyan's call St Patrick Day. That's right, Tuesday. It was only slightly fu...
The Big Day! - 23/Feb/2009 19:15 - 5552 days ago
The big day arrived. Time to upgrade Jewelry Production!The PlanThe Clean upMarking the linesThe New TablesPainting the LinesAss...
Work; Eat; sleep. - 20/Feb/2009 17:28 - 5555 days ago
Last weekend was quiet. I wasn't feeling well so besides a trip to the bank to collect my ATM card I pretty much stayed in. One ...
Look Ma...I'm on the radio! - 06/Feb/2009 08:37 - 5569 days ago
Do you remember that nice Lady who came to visit me before Christmas. This Lady...Umeeda Umedaly SwitloPublic Engagement Officer...
Life and a bit of history - 01/Feb/2009 17:17 - 5574 days ago
Life in generalWow, January is over already. I am now well into the 4th month of my year here. In many ways I have been lucky wi...
Banking on Obama - 24/Jan/2009 17:35 - 5582 days ago
So the Irish Banks eh! Soon ye'll all be keeping yere money under the matresses again. Lets hope the goverment doesn't bankrupt ...
Trouble at the Gate - 12/Jan/2009 18:50 - 5594 days ago
Some people have been asking where is this place, and where is that place, so I have gone all nerdy and set up some Google maps....
New Years - 04/Jan/2009 17:57 - 5602 days ago
So, on the menu for the dinner party wasMain course 1: Potato and chick pea curry;Main course 2: Curry with green beans, baby sw...
Christmas in Heaven - 04/Jan/2009 17:00 - 5602 days ago
Right! OK, so bear with me a minute. Washing machines are one of the greatest invention ever, right. But what would be the best ...
Happy Christmas - 19/Dec/2008 13:47 - 5618 days ago
To everyone I know...have a very Happy Christmas!I'm off to Lamu, to work on my tan.M....
Voi - 18/Dec/2008 06:32 - 5619 days ago
Last weekend was spent in Voi, visiting Chris. It was very chilled.This is Chris our host for the weekend. He hopes to have a ...
Jamhuri Day - 15/Dec/2008 06:04 - 5622 days ago
Dec 11thKenya gained their Independance from Britian on December 11th 1963, and formed a Republic the following year. They celeb...
Getting Touristy - 09/Dec/2008 05:25 - 5628 days ago
Dec 5th to 7thSaturday morning I was up and out early. Time for my first real tourist outting, to Haller Park, a former Cement ...
National Shopping Holiday - 08/Dec/2008 05:48 - 5629 days ago
So Monday (8th) the towns will be overrun with Country bumkins doing there Christmas shopping. Limerick, Dublin and all the majo...
Everybody comes to Bombolulu - 02/Dec/2008 06:21 - 5635 days ago
28-30th NovAfter work on Friday I headed straight out to do shopping. I was tired and grumpy. Got into the wrong Matatu and was ...
Fair Trade - 28/Nov/2008 08:50 - 5639 days ago
Nov 27thSecond day of lunchtime meetings. Today the Fair Trade people were in checking progress on all the proposed improvement...
Strike - 27/Nov/2008 06:26 - 5640 days ago
I wrote a blog at the weekend and managed to lose it somehow. Needless to say it was full of wit and sparkling repartee. But no...
Some pictures of the craft fair - 19/Nov/2008 09:28 - 5648 days ago
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Deadly buzz - 17/Nov/2008 08:22 - 5650 days ago
Nov 16thAnother hectic week. Spent the week trying to finish off all the half finished stuff I had on e.g. floor plan for the st...
OBAMA, OBAMA! - 17/Nov/2008 08:18 - 5650 days ago
Nov 7thThey are all delighted here that Obama is President elect. His father is from Nangza province, in western Kenyan. Today ...
Busy out! - 17/Nov/2008 08:11 - 5650 days ago
Have been getting around to all the offices and workshops asking lots of questions...my forte. The IT support guy is good so tha...
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