I often hear from (ex-) colleagues, friends and acquaintances some unbelievable stories about their work and daily life but when I ask whether they mind if I describe and publish these episodes in my blog (anonymously of course), or offer to write an article on their behalf, they normally refuse. However, a few pieces in […]
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I just watched Twilight Zone, Episode No. 89 To Serve Man (1962). The story is set in what appears to be the present time (i.e., 1962), in cold war America. Aliens „Kanamit“ came to Earth and they communicate the purpose of their mission „to bring to you the peace and plenty which we ourselves enjoy, […]
It is certainly never boring in Uganda. If one doesn’t have to fight corruption, or is faced with insufficiently trained or de-motivated colleagues and co-workers, or is frustrated by the quality of some products, or has the excitement of finding a green mamba in the garden, then for a change you may be faced with […]
In Uganda, it is said, there are no niches in the market, but great big gaping holes. You’ll find an unbelievable number of churches for cleansing of the soul, but not a single laundry for cleaning of clothes, neither in Kampala nor anywhere in the whole country (there are dry cleaners but these are the […]