Some things that really, really ...

Some things that I really, really bother me:
1. People smoking in public especially at a restaurant even if it is outdoor.
2. People shouting at, abusing, and / or physically punishing a child. (all I see is an adult vetting their personal frustrations on an innocent, maybe naughty, child)
3. People shouting at me or speaking in a disrespectful, patronizing manner to me or anyone else. (Surely this is a sign of low self esteem on the part of the person shouting)
4. Men who pee by the road side or anywhere in the open. (I loved the way the Kenyan Police would handle this with a simple ‘maliza twende’)
5. People who write ‘Am’ instead of ‘I am’. (What is happening to the English language? Perhaps this is Ugandan English, like the ‘salon – salooni’ thing, and I should accept it?)
6. Having dinner late and going to bed on a full stomach.
7. Sugar in my tea or coffee. (yuk!)
8. Seeing my name written with a double ‘S’
9. People who think they have a right to ‘eat’ (read: commit fraud) where they work and they do it in the name of the ‘boss’ who knows nothing about it. (sente zo’mukulu!)10. The skin of tomatoes curled up and floating in my soup, sauce or on my ‘katogo’
11. Violence of any kind!

Some things that I really, really love
1. Listening to children reciting poetry
2. The sound of children singing, especially praises to God
3. Watching science fiction movies that do not contain violence
4. Singing in a choir
5. Reading novels (science fiction, African folk lore, African history, romance, mystery and adventure)
6. The sound of babies gurgling away in their own special language
7. Playing computer games especially word and puzzle games
8. Watching international cricket on my own (so nobody is offended when I shout SHOT, HOWZAT, or stand up for a century)
9. Worshiping and praising God Almighty
10. The peace that comes when you hand over a difficult situation to the Lord and really let go. You know without a doubt that He is in control
11. The joy that comes with beating a deadline