Title: Blog From Beyond (
Rwanda)
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Viva España - 06/May/2010 09:01 - 5104 days ago
Well, just got back from Spain.Quite a strange week or so and I owe a huge debt of gratitude to a Mr. D. Holmes and family who r...
Exhileration&Happy Endings - 24/Apr/2010 13:53 - 5116 days ago
(picture fromhere)Woop, woop! Just got back fromthe stablesand had a wicked time. Went on a hack and discovered that usually sle...
Flying High - 22/Apr/2010 08:12 - 5118 days ago
This graph fromInformation is Beautifulclearly shows that althoughplane-groundinghas caused chaos to us mortals - it's certainly...
Contre Success - 20/Apr/2010 10:46 - 5120 days ago
At the weekend we not only had a blast from the past food-wise with our fine rendition of fufu, sombe, beans and waragi - we als...
Ghostly Edinburgh - 18/Apr/2010 17:38 - 5122 days ago
I have just returned from an awesomely wicked few days in Edinburgh, visiting Martine.Before I get into the swing of things, Jo ...
Memory Lane - 06/Apr/2010 09:43 - 5134 days ago
Did you know that there actually is aMemory Lane in Leicester? As you walk down Belgrave Road to town, by the church. So if you ...
In Memory of Florence - 01/Apr/2010 14:52 - 5139 days ago
This post is in memory of Florence Mahoro, a fellow volunteer from the disability Programme in Rwanda. A message from Ruairi tod...
Spring is Sprung - 21/Mar/2010 10:44 - 5150 days ago
Spring is sprung,De grass is riz,I wonder where dem birdies is?De little birds is on de wing,Ain’t dat absurd?De little wing i...
Voting Run-Up - 18/Mar/2010 13:32 - 5153 days ago
I'm dedicating this post to all my friends in Rwanda. We're not the only country having an election this year.This is a very int...
Kasubi Up In Flames :( - 17/Mar/2010 12:34 - 5154 days ago
Just read this really sad story:Uganda's Kasubi royal tombs gutted by fire.I have abeautiful paintingfrom there andwonderful mem...
Big Machines - 13/Mar/2010 08:45 - 5158 days ago
This is in honour of work last Wednesday - I turned up and the whole group went down to a construction site where they're buildi...
The Fire Storm of Life - 05/Mar/2010 16:52 - 5166 days ago
Are we sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin my mid-life crisis.29's not too early, right? Best get it out the way.I'm writing th...
The Whirlwind of Life - 04/Mar/2010 12:10 - 5167 days ago
Wow, a grand total of five posts last month. Hmm. I was actually toying with the idea of quitting the blog on the last post, or ...
Happy Birthday Toooo Meeee - 24/Feb/2010 19:57 - 5175 days ago
Heehee. Marilyn (dad's partner) made this lovely cake(s) for me from the cupcake kit I bought her for Christmas. Next Christmas ...
Waar is Het Toilet, Alstublieft? - 19/Feb/2010 22:34 - 5180 days ago
*Running to catch up...*Well the end of last week was all good. I've got a new friend! The girl (Harri) that Merrick sent me dow...
Y - 10/Feb/2010 15:46 - 5189 days ago
Y is indeed the question of the day.Y is my life currently taking the course that it is?Y am I where I am and how am I ever goin...
Racing the Southern Wind - 09/Feb/2010 12:47 - 5190 days ago
I'm the happiest girl in all the world today :opI finally got to do something I've been wanting to do since I got back. Not sure...
Cinematic - 03/Feb/2010 20:55 - 5196 days ago
Heehee, some more photos fromthe Ball. This is me and my step bro. Will. I just really like it because there are very few photos...
A Murder of Masons - 31/Jan/2010 12:04 - 5199 days ago
Makeup:Check.Stockings:Check.Dress...Check!Then we shall go to the ball :)L-R: William, me, mum, Merrick.And what a very interes...
Tubercular Soldiers Society - 26/Jan/2010 11:26 - 5204 days ago
BigJambo Bwana birthday songgoing out to Martine, who landed back in the UK this week, coinciding with the turning of another ye...
Bye Bye Sula-loo - 25/Jan/2010 18:08 - 5205 days ago
It is with sad news that I announce the loss of wee Sula de Kittypuss. Apparently she left Sarah's house in November and didn't ...
Fairly Handy Business - 20/Jan/2010 18:21 - 5210 days ago
Skypeinterviews: All professionalism from the shoulders up. But little did they know, I was wearing my HUGE fluffy slippers :opW...
4, 3, 2, 1 - Kate Moss - 18/Jan/2010 16:12 - 5212 days ago
Had a great weekend. I picked Cathryn up from the station after work and we headed over to Gloucester to see Dad& Marilyn. W...
Algebrainia - 14/Jan/2010 21:52 - 5216 days ago
Ooooh, I just had another wonderfulsnow bath. I went with red under-lighting this time and a spicy Christmas candle Marilyn gave...
If I Had a Hammer - 14/Jan/2010 17:22 - 5216 days ago
No, I wouldn't take it to theJob Centre, though that is a tempting thought ;)I'm home, soon to be warm (just turned the radiator...
Snow Bath - 12/Jan/2010 21:15 - 5218 days ago
I had the dreamiest bath Sunday night. Ooooh, it was scrummy. Mum's got one of those hydro baths you could drown in with the who...
My Mate's a Ninja - 08/Jan/2010 09:16 - 5222 days ago
Some years back I was with a guy called Phil (of theAussie posts- which I must finish updating one day), these are his brother (...
50s - 05/Jan/2010 20:38 - 5225 days ago
Fuck it, I'm in a 50s mood.There. Now didn't that just make everyone's lives that little bit better?No? Well try this.I defy any...
Butare Bombed - 04/Jan/2010 17:58 - 5226 days ago
I saw this back at Christmas but neglected to include it, now someone reminded me.Good news and bad:Rwanda Will Not Criminalize ...
Happy New Year!! - 02/Jan/2010 22:20 - 5228 days ago
A totally unoriginal post title but the fact I'm capable of typing anything right now is a good start :opWelcome to the tenties....
The Painted Veil - 23/Dec/2009 20:16 - 5238 days ago
Question: Which movie, other thanPirates of the Caribbean,did Johnny Depp (Captain Jack), Tom Hollander (Cutler Beckett) and Jac...
Cathartic Babble - 22/Dec/2009 15:18 - 5239 days ago
I thought I'd start typing and see where this goes :) In Rwanda I used to wait until something exciting happened; something 'eve...
Back-Track on Bashing - 19/Dec/2009 16:49 - 5242 days ago
Thanks Alex for this link. Finally, some sense :)Gov’t cannot criminalise homosexuality- Minister“The government I serve and...
Snow! :op - 18/Dec/2009 10:30 - 5243 days ago
EEEEEEP!!! :op...
Job Centre Plus (Aggravation) - 16/Dec/2009 16:28 - 5245 days ago
Just back from Gloucester, went to see dad as it was his birthday yesterday. Lots of celebrations in December as it was also my ...
Pigs, Dogs and Possession - 14/Dec/2009 16:29 - 5247 days ago
*Warning: the content of this post is likely to be more than a little contraversial and quite likely to offend some poeple's (un...
Suweeeet - 13/Dec/2009 15:33 - 5248 days ago
Interesting few days. Had a day off on Thursday so caught up on loads ofTabarastuff.On Friday I headed over the other side of No...
Working. Class :) - 09/Dec/2009 20:31 - 5252 days ago
Picture fromhereWell, it was totally wonderful to see my friend Graeme again. We had a really chilled out evening, drank a lot o...
Road Trip :) - 04/Dec/2009 13:24 - 5257 days ago
And the answer to the question of the day:What ever happened to Laurent Nkunda? ;)Well, I'm going on a little trip - only a very...
Winter Wonderland - 01/Dec/2009 18:02 - 5260 days ago
I drove to the Job Centre this morning through fields of white frost like something from a Christmas card. Sheep blended against...
To Post, Or Not To Post... - 30/Nov/2009 18:26 - 5261 days ago
Create your owntravel maportravel blogFindcheap flightsat TripAdvisorI've been playing with FaceBook :) Pinpointing the places I...
Getting on with Life - 26/Nov/2009 14:37 - 5265 days ago
Ah, I was reluctant to post this because it knocksthe postwith all the pictures of D., Cathryn, Martine, Jasmine and Ruairi off ...
RV Weekend - 17/Nov/2009 16:29 - 5274 days ago
Well hullooo readers (the 130+ per week who spend an average of one hour forty browsing my blog yet only six of whom like it eno...
Remembrance Sunday - 08/Nov/2009 17:53 - 5283 days ago
Today wasRemembrance Sunday. The above picture is our war memorial inGuilsborough, opposite the church. Each year we have a para...
Gunpowder, Treason&Plot - 07/Nov/2009 23:13 - 5284 days ago
Remember, remember the 5th November, gunpowder, treason and plot );o>Did you know the rest of that poem?Remember, remember th...
Reggae Revival - 05/Nov/2009 16:30 - 5286 days ago
Since getting back, I have mostly been listening to....Bob Andy'sThe Games People Playbecause theHoly Jah Dovesused to do a bril...
Luke Bitmead Bursary - 04/Nov/2009 17:21 - 5287 days ago
In a follow-up toI Is a Wrigher, Inni', in which I mentioned that the novel I wrote whilst in Rwanda was shortlisted for theLuke...
Samhain - 02/Nov/2009 18:53 - 5289 days ago
Happy New Year!Well, I had a lovely weekend up in the middle of the Scottish hills. Started out on Thursday in Auchtermuchty wit...
Murabeho Kigali - 27/Oct/2009 11:50 - 5295 days ago
Spent my last night down Stella with Cathryn. My last morning in bed with D., recovering from a hangover. My last couple of hour...
Oh Dearism - 26/Oct/2009 15:57 - 5296 days ago
A friend just introduced me to Adam Curtis. Excellent stuff. The above is entitled 'Oh Dearism'.If you like it, he also did:The ...
Monkey See, Monkey Bite - 25/Oct/2009 14:48 - 5297 days ago
Yeah, looks cute doesn't he ;o/The past week has been utterly crazy and I really can't catch up as well as I'd like.On Saturday ...
Nick Griffin vs Question Time - 25/Oct/2009 13:11 - 5297 days ago
If you want to see the full debate, it's on YouTube, starting withPart One(then follow the links)....
No Love Lost - 17/Oct/2009 11:25 - 5305 days ago
Boy am I fed up.Just had a long and unfruitful meeting.Wanted to make some changes to the Tabara Committee.As I'm leaving, I'm h...
Swine Flu? - 14/Oct/2009 09:03 - 5308 days ago
Nice. Rwanda confirms its first six cases of Swine Flu (apparently originating from a family recently returned from the US) and ...
Wobble - 11/Oct/2009 20:23 - 5311 days ago
Well, I had my first proper leaving wobble tonight.Been an amazing couple of days. The Holy Jah Dove's gig at One Love was utter...
Money Matters - 09/Oct/2009 16:10 - 5313 days ago
Ugh. What a totally frustrating day.Mostly revolving around the missing NGO funds, lost in transit somewhere between the UK and ...
Nom Nom Nommy Nom Nom - 07/Oct/2009 20:49 - 5315 days ago
I've just had a lurvely night.Last night D. stayed over. We watched movies in bed with hot chocolate and snuggled up like two bu...
Headington Institute - 07/Oct/2009 20:26 - 5315 days ago
Just found the most wonderful site.Absolutely stunning stuff. Called theHeadington Institutefor "trauma and critical incident ca...
Eyecon - 05/Oct/2009 21:47 - 5317 days ago
PS. Pick up a copy ofEyecon Magazinethis month. Apparently I've got a couple of articles in there :)Thanks Rob, you rock. Catch ...
Oh Boy - 05/Oct/2009 21:06 - 5317 days ago
Short post. I just had a lovely night.Looong day - meeting I was supposed to be interpreting at with one of the ministries but n...
Movie People - 04/Oct/2009 08:44 - 5318 days ago
Plug, plug plug...Forgot to mention I started writing for a blog calledThe Movie Peopleset-up by a friend in the US. Mixed bunch...
I Is a Wrigher, Inni' - 03/Oct/2009 07:41 - 5319 days ago
Eeeep.Mynovel attemptgot short listed for theLuke Bitmead Bursaryfor new writers. They're having a dinner in London on 29th but ...
Rather Stressful Week - 01/Oct/2009 14:06 - 5321 days ago
Blah.Lack of updates due to nervous breakdown.So much has been happening, haven't had time to think.So,motorbike GBHaside...Majo...
Moto Rage - 27/Sep/2009 19:49 - 5325 days ago
What a really, really weird end to the night.Just got back from gnocchi and diavolo sauce at Papyrus in Kimihurura with Cathryn ...
Hen Night - 21/Sep/2009 10:03 - 5331 days ago
Had an excellent weekend. We were planning to have a cookie and movie afternoon as Anja has an oven but Giudi is also getting ma...
Dread Fusion - 17/Sep/2009 15:29 - 5335 days ago
Hi everyone. Most of you know I like to support my friends' ventures such asCatastrophe Candyand Tas'alternative art.Most also k...
Moldy Asparagus - 15/Sep/2009 14:34 - 5337 days ago
Banking in Rwanda is like pulling a tooth. Slow and very painful.My love affair with FinaBank has come to an end. After opening ...
Walk the Line - 06/Sep/2009 12:07 - 5346 days ago
Ah, I'm smitten. Went over to Martine's for brochettes and beer at Panorama last Wednesday night. I was totally shattered after ...
Kenny's Gonna Kill Me - 02/Sep/2009 07:58 - 5350 days ago
Oh this is going to be a post of soaring highs and drop-dead lows.Let's start with the up ;)The first ever trial-run of the Foun...
Opening Wine Kigali-Style - 31/Aug/2009 11:06 - 5352 days ago
These pics are from Jo&Pierre'spizza partylast May.Anja&Pierre solving the problem of having no bottle opener ;)...
Chicken Dinner and FSLC - 31/Aug/2009 08:55 - 5352 days ago
Past week's continued the fun since getting back.Been working my way through the films dad sent with me, includingChe 1&2, a...
Catastrophe Candy - 27/Aug/2009 15:47 - 5356 days ago
How cute are these? :opMy friend makes jewellery that looks like retro sweets, from lollypops to liquorish allsorts, check her o...
Deaf Jurors - 26/Aug/2009 08:17 - 5357 days ago
Recently something in America came to my attention through theNational Association of the Deafe-list:North Carolina legislators ...
FB v. MTN Rwanda - 24/Aug/2009 10:59 - 5359 days ago
lolSomeone's opened a FaceBook group entitled:MTN Rwanda S.U.C.K.S so much !!!!!!!!!!And guess what. It wasn't me ;)All hail con...
Darkly Dreaming Dexter&Primus at 50 - 23/Aug/2009 11:07 - 5360 days ago
L-R: Cathryn, me and Anja at Jovial's houselast June.It's been an awesome first week back.Beginning of the week was quite lazy a...
Hope Not Hate III - 22/Aug/2009 11:21 - 5361 days ago
Following from theprevious campaign, success in Luton:==================================I've just been told some good news and I...
The Extremely Co-Operative Bank :) - 20/Aug/2009 10:52 - 5363 days ago
This is just to give a huge 'Thank You' to Judith Burgess at the Co-op Bank Customer Services team.She called today regarding my...
Hope Not Hate II - 20/Aug/2009 10:15 - 5363 days ago
Just got this through the e-list regarding theanti-BNP movement. It just takes a moment of your time:There are moments that our ...
Jade Snow Wong - 20/Aug/2009 08:37 - 5363 days ago
Interesting article:Rwanda: Why Does the UK Give Aid to Country?The United Kingdom will provide $80 million in development aid t...
The Very Best of Friends - 19/Aug/2009 15:24 - 5364 days ago
Well, given the amount of complaining I've been doing in my last few posts, it would be easy to get the impression that I'm not ...
Un-Co-Operative Bank II - 18/Aug/2009 19:09 - 5365 days ago
Yep. The Co-Op has just gone down the drain of my estimations.So sad. I've banked with them for 14 years, now when I actually ne...
British Airways Suck - 18/Aug/2009 10:25 - 5365 days ago
Little incident that happened at the airport on the way home. Let this be a lesson to anyone who needs aBAconnecting flight to E...
Here, There and Everywhere - 16/Aug/2009 16:15 - 5367 days ago
So that was the home stretch of my stay completed. Lots of eating and relaxing. Dad was raving about a TV programme calledThe St...
Ermn...? - 16/Aug/2009 11:40 - 5367 days ago
What's gone wrong with Google Blogs?It's stopped re-sizing pictures and video clips so they're now all too big for the screen. A...
Country Gal - 16/Aug/2009 10:40 - 5367 days ago
Hollowell ReservoirAfter mum's birthday on the Friday I spent Saturday chilling out with my nephew Damian who remembered me even...
The Un-Co-Operative Bank - 16/Aug/2009 10:40 - 5367 days ago
This is a major boo-hiss going out to theCo-operative Bank.I spent the first day back writing an angry letter to them that I've ...
First Week Back - 15/Aug/2009 19:49 - 5368 days ago
Gloucester Folk MuseumRight, time to begin the catch-up I suppose :)Dad and I had been planning my return trip for about three m...
Funky Things To Watch - 14/Aug/2009 20:16 - 5369 days ago
Well, I'm off back to the airport tomorrow - heading for Heathrow at 4am. Promise to give a full and complete round-up of my tou...
Mum's 60th Birthday - 03/Aug/2009 15:36 - 5380 days ago
L-R: Friend from the village, Merrick (mum's partner), community police officer, mum, me, aunty Patsy, aunty Helen, aunty Muriel...
New Times v. MTN Rwanda - 01/Aug/2009 13:23 - 5382 days ago
At last! National recognition of MTN's incompetency :)Following mycontinual moan about MTN Rwandaa journalist called Allan Brian...
Kitty Bye Bye :( - 30/Jul/2009 12:21 - 5384 days ago
Time to blow my cover.I'm not actually in Rwanda anymore! I'm in the UK but had to keep it extremely hush-hush as I was returnin...
Gisozi Bombed Again - 22/Jul/2009 12:14 - 5392 days ago
Yetanother attackonKigali Memorial Centre.This is the third attack sinceApril 08andApril 09Disclaimer: all views written on this...
Artefacts - 22/Jul/2009 08:49 - 5392 days ago
I didn't take many pics from inside the house - it was in a bit of a state - but did take a couple of the stuff on my walls...Pa...
Home Ground - 21/Jul/2009 20:27 - 5393 days ago
Finally managed to borrow Martine's camera and have taken a few pics of the not-so-new-anymore house that I moved into in March ...
Komera - 14/Jul/2009 22:30 - 5400 days ago
The‘Wedding Roundabout’ in Kigali where everyone goes to have their wedding photos taken.I had a lovely day today out at Kom...
Panda Style - 13/Jul/2009 09:11 - 5401 days ago
This is a most excellent song played atTiga’s party. Cathryn and I have been giggling about it ever since. Only now, withMTN R...
Love Actually, Ted - 11/Jul/2009 20:03 - 5403 days ago
I watched another couple of horror films last night:30 Days of Night, which I found highly disappointing. I mean c’mon, really...
*Teeth Chattering* - 10/Jul/2009 09:45 - 5404 days ago
In a break from the usual good-but-rather-depressing films I get sent, Dad just posted a consignment of horror films.The past tw...
Other Blogs - 10/Jul/2009 09:27 - 5404 days ago
Just thought I’d take a moment to point out the other blogs on my site. You may have noticed down the right-hand side that, un...
Holy Jah Doves - 07/Jul/2009 19:31 - 5407 days ago
OMG! Can't believe these are on YouTube! :o)Best band in the whole of Rwanda! These guys rock.That's Kassim when they're dancing...
Cats Ho! - 07/Jul/2009 19:19 - 5407 days ago
It is my absolute pleasure to announce that I have just met the most wonderful vet ever. Justin Ngarukiye (078884 3318)– he wa...
Drought - 04/Jul/2009 11:06 - 5410 days ago
Fantastic. Water rationing is on the way. Not that I ever had any in the first place ;o/RWANDA: Water rationing warning as droug...
Error - 04/Jul/2009 10:32 - 5410 days ago
Sorry, in my last post I made an error.The phone credit doesn't last thirteen hours, it lasts twenty-six.This still means that t...
Pants (Yes MTN Again!) - 02/Jul/2009 19:30 - 5412 days ago
Last post of the day. Yet another special dedication (there have been several, likethis oneandthis one) going out toMTN Rwandawh...
Jambo Bwana - 02/Jul/2009 17:24 - 5412 days ago
A special song for Marilyn& Dad - remember this? :)Well, I've had a lovely day :)Finally finished writing the sign language ...
Fight the Good Fight - 02/Jul/2009 09:59 - 5412 days ago
Oh :o/Yesterday the BBC posted an article entitledAfrica Fury Over Rwanda Sterilisation Bill. Today, the exact same link (I know...
Happy Independence Day - 01/Jul/2009 08:51 - 5413 days ago
Well, today is the first of two public holidays - the 4th is Liberation Day but that's a weekend anyway so it doesn't count.On a...
Spin, Spin Sugar - 28/Jun/2009 14:03 - 5416 days ago
Well, before I catch-up I'm going to shamelessly pinch a whole load of pics fromRuairi's blog.As I don't have a camera I rely on...
More BNP Bashing - 24/Jun/2009 12:00 - 5420 days ago
Following on from theMEP Elections And All Thatand101 Reasons Not to Vote BNP, I am proud to announce two new additions to the c...
Nakumatt After Hours - 22/Jun/2009 12:22 - 5422 days ago
Yes another picture I nicked from a friend's FaceBook page - sorry Sarah! Just needed to remind myself how beautiful Rwanda is s...
Goods and Bads - 18/Jun/2009 07:12 - 5426 days ago
Okay, so which gods have I angered?Been a strange couple of days. Anger has been in the air (probably PMT) and amenities have be...
Blah - 16/Jun/2009 05:55 - 5428 days ago
Weird couple of days. Burn-out mode perhaps, always seem to have a dip after a run of good times.Firstly, I'd like to retract wh...
Lovely Night - 13/Jun/2009 07:51 - 5431 days ago
Finally, a post that isn't bashing the BNP ;)Taking the day off.Had a lovely evening yesterday.Was a long day - 8:30 to 5pm at A...
101 Reasons Not to Vote BNP - 11/Jun/2009 06:41 - 5433 days ago
Ever just thought the BNP were right-wingers who just went 'a little too far'?Think again.Taken from the FaceBook group:1,000,00...
MEP Elections And All That - 09/Jun/2009 12:22 - 5435 days ago
Well, interesting stuff.I literally only found out there'd been elections yesterday through friends updating their FaceBook stat...
Happy Volunteer Week - 07/Jun/2009 09:38 - 5437 days ago
Come on get up get happy - it's international volunteer week :opAnd in honour, we all got a 'thank you' from VSO:Dear Marion,Tha...
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - 03/Jun/2009 19:54 - 5441 days ago
Such trials in life. I ran out of mixed spice the other day. Very disheartening - but in true VSO spirit I worked out an alterna...
Am I Dead? - 30/May/2009 17:32 - 5445 days ago
6:30 am.Hmmm.Never did make it to KBC.Ended up at Sola Luna - loads of people there as bothBradand a VSO, Tina, were having thei...
Not Again! - 29/May/2009 08:10 - 5446 days ago
Yay, yet another picture of me! - New Cactus, Lies' Wedding.How?How is this possible?I think there may have been a Cathryn invol...
Both Ends of the Candle - 22/May/2009 18:53 - 5453 days ago
Some pics from the wedding:Me and Cathryn in mishananas.Amanda, my programme manager, looking lurvley.The crowd dancing to live ...
Jah Lovin' I an' I - 17/May/2009 10:02 - 5458 days ago
It was one of the best daysEVER.Where else to begin but at the beginning?Despite a distinctly dodgy night's sleep I still hauled...
Two-Person Lock-In - 15/May/2009 19:22 - 5460 days ago
Is I beautiful?Ooooh, what a hang-over I had this morning.Last night was Lies' hen night at Sola Luna but I was meeting-up with ...
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