DEAR DIARY: Life is filled with uncertainties

>Three children died in a pool last Sunday. When I heard that, everything in me reacted to the news. Three little girls went out to a party that afternoon. They were looking forward to seeing that boy from the neighbourhood that they like and perhaps they had put their favourite dress on.

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Jul

DEAR DIARY: A World Cup filled with excitement

> Brazil lost this week. Even though I am not a Football fan, I must say, I was a little sad about it. I heard on the radio that the whole city where the match was held went into hiding. No one came out after it was done. It must have been a gloomy day for Brazilians, so sad.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

08 Feb

DEAR DIARY: It’s not goodbye but see you later

>Leaving on a Jet plane is a song by John Denver, but most people will identify it with its first line All my bags are packed I’m ready to go. My mother loved this song and she hummed it every morning under the bougainvillaea tree as she took a nap. Sooner or later her demise hit us like thunder on a sunny day.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Aug

DEAR DIARY: Do not enslave yourself to beauty

>Tell me one thing ladies, what part of your body do you want to change? You know, that part you want to be bigger or smaller. You don’t have to think hard. I know that you know it. It is good to admit it to yourself that you dislike that part of your body.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Nov

DEAR DIARY: The future is not as I envisioned

>It is amazing that we only have 32 days to 2015. I often smile to the thought that I am in the future. 2015 is a big year, no doubt. It is the year that governments have placed deadlines to different development goals. It is the year that we will have our general election; it is a year of many changes indeed. Look at yourself; this is how the future looks like.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Apr

DEAR DIARY: Travelling is indeed enjoyable

>A job assignment saw me travel to Mbeya last week, I must say, the sheer beauty of the region was breath-taking. I love travelling upcountry. I love getting out of Dar and seeing places

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

05 Apr

DEAR DIARY: Is it diversity, or self-expression?

>I added a weave on my head last week, and it always amazes me how one small change on your body can make a huge difference on your looks – negative or positive. I was particularly intrigued about what the salonist had to say about the new weave in town.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

10 May

DEAR DIARY: Get tested before marriage

>To test or not to test, that is the question. Going for an HIV test can be a very frightening experience; the flash backs about questionable encounters, the crippling self-doubt and even mistrust of your partner can run through your mind.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Feb

DEAR DIARY: Be encouraged to rise again

>A friend of mine wrote something on her Facebook page that put me on a reflection-mode. Her last year was a tough one and she had a sort of ‘theme’ to help her go through it.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Nov

DEAR DIARY: Where is the respect for women?

>It was just last week when I wrote about street harassment. I talked about two videos I had seen, one was of a male journalist in Egypt who disguised himself as a woman. He experienced physical and verbal abuse.

 

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