http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/en-USMokoFeed10http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/http://data5.blog.de/design/preview/b7/5c82c09ea8575d6a30642929a65ef5_160x200.jpghttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/06/14/safari_rally_in_kenya~2453088/tag:tikoninjames.blog.co.uk,2007-06-14:/2007/06/14/safari_rally_in_kenya~2453088/Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:16:58 +0200 <p>Oh, what a reminder to me. The rally of its own class. Dubbed as the toughest rally in the world.<br> 50 years on after fast rally cars cruised the East African soil, came to an end in the year 2003.</p> <p>I miss the cars and the whole rally itself. I remember in the mid nineties, when a car got stuck in the mud, barely 11 km from our town centre. Two men were picked bu one of the escort cars to go and assist pushing the car off the mud.<br> Innocently, two strong men gave in and went aboard the car. Shock! There were no seatbelts, and the car roamed on at a super speed towards the emergency spot. This was true, because, the whole issue was to get there in time and have car get on with the rally!! I guess it was Bjorn Waldergaard's, or Carlos Sainz or Richard Burns or Tommi Makinnen or Juha Khankunnen or Patrick Njiru's??</p> <p>Well, the two men narrated the story to other eager men around them after the rescue, and said, they will never get aboard a rally car again! Everyone was eagerly accepting that imagining the super speed of the car. It is just F1 that has never been hosted in Africa, hope sometime. And the audience will be awed and astonished with the magical speed of Ferrari's and the Mclaren's and the renaults!<br> Always drive safely! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/06/14/safari_rally_in_kenya~2453088/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>sporthttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/06/14/safari_rally_in_kenya~2453088/#commentshttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/06/13/club_country_thing_with_david_beckham~2445385/tag:tikoninjames.blog.co.uk,2007-06-13:/2007/06/13/club_country_thing_with_david_beckham~2445385/Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:58:15 +0200 <p>The first time I thought Maclaren was a little over excited with the appointment, he dropped David the player.<br> Then Capello, Real coach opted to never pick David off the bench again after the lucrative deal with LA Galaxies.</p> <p>The SuperMan has rose above all those. He is key to Real and England after both managers realized how wrong they were. magnificent David has shown that him wothout playing is NEVER a complete team, whether in club or country.<br> Well David Beckham heading to LA is now inevitable, but Real tries to challenge it.<br> But the truth still remains, how he wil manage long hours of travel from LA to London and back and forth!! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/06/13/club_country_thing_with_david_beckham~2445385/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/06/13/club_country_thing_with_david_beckham~2445385/#commentshttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/06/13/club_country_thing_with_david_beckham~2445381/tag:tikoninjames.blog.co.uk,2007-06-13:/2007/06/13/club_country_thing_with_david_beckham~2445381/Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:58:05 +0200 <p>The first time I thought Maclaren was a little over excited with the appointment, he dropped David the player.<br> Then Capello, Real coach opted to never pick David off the bench again after the lucrative deal with LA Galaxies.</p> <p>The SuperMan has rose above all those. He is key to Real and England after both managers realized how wrong they were. magnificent David has shown that him wothout playing is NEVER a complete team, whether in club or country.<br> Well David Beckham heading to LA is now inevitable, but Real tries to challenge it.<br> But the truth still remains, how he wil manage long hours of travel from LA to London and back and forth!! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/06/13/club_country_thing_with_david_beckham~2445381/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/06/13/club_country_thing_with_david_beckham~2445381/#commentshttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/06/12/mother_earth_has_it_all~2437711/tag:tikoninjames.blog.co.uk,2007-06-12:/2007/06/12/mother_earth_has_it_all~2437711/Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:37:13 +0200 <p>When I flash back, when my grandmother and other oratures during my childhood narrated to me horror stories.It seemed real to me, especially when they tell about a monster that had one leg that could jump several kilometers in a single step!!</p> <p>In the night, I could dream about the same Chemosi thing chasing me, now you could imagine the kind of dream I had.<br> But soon as I grew up, I found out that there are no monsters of that kind. Life is real but full of downs! and ups. As I reflected back on the stories I was told some 17 years ago, I get that truly mother earth had it all. They were meant to prepare me for all the things that were going to follow. In this earth, there are accidents, diseases, racism, deadly wild animals, natural calamities etc. All this are just bad trends that really do happen always!<br> Take care all. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/06/12/mother_earth_has_it_all~2437711/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>lifehttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/06/12/mother_earth_has_it_all~2437711/#commentshttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/31/thought_was_an_accident~2367120/tag:tikoninjames.blog.co.uk,2007-05-31:/2007/05/31/thought_was_an_accident~2367120/Thu, 31 May 2007 13:46:22 +0200 <p>Our lorry emmitted a crazy smoke @ its exhaust!Ouch, it was really heavy pollutant, thanks to UNEP and other safer ENV activists wanting to reduce global warming and protection of mother Earth complexities! It really emitted a rather a concern emission towards a safer and more freer automobile emmission to our mother Earth.<br> Cleverly using the side mirror I captured from the sound of the engine the kind of smoke it ejected..nuisance! for sure. The owner even could not realize how his lorry ejected such a thick cloud of emmission.Kudos to the bus driver for noticing it and using his hone to alert about the just in time real issue of the kind of disturbing smoke it came out of the lorry we were inside.</p> <p>Our driver and the owner innocently did not get any message. I laughed slightly so that they may not question and soon diverted their minds and ceased from looking sideways especially at the side mirror. I oftenly did so but I could not see the smoke again since the wind was blowing on opposite direction, so the owner could follow it on his side. Never mind we reached home safely!</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/31/thought_was_an_accident~2367120/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>travelhttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/31/thought_was_an_accident~2367120/#commentshttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/30/caught_in_the_mix_un_armed~2361332/tag:tikoninjames.blog.co.uk,2007-05-30:/2007/05/30/caught_in_the_mix_un_armed~2361332/Wed, 30 May 2007 15:14:16 +0200 <p>Yesterday had a rather rare and bizarre experience which i will never forget. never even imagine what it was because me, I just experienced and scrapped it off my memory just like machines do.<br> Some clues about it...all about love<br> I really don't understand how it works. Since I really stand to my words when condition don't allow to play (love words), I do. I never let anyone entice with the generous words of love unless I love you you know.<br> But later I had to regret my tough stance on the whole issue. I had to be more careful in your inner most words you at times say to your friends who may seek your intimate being into them one time IF it happens.</p> <p>Don't ever despise someone, but always be frank and they will know that something is on offer for them or not.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/30/caught_in_the_mix_un_armed~2361332/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>love-hiccupshttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/30/caught_in_the_mix_un_armed~2361332/#commentshttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/29/home_sick_no~2355358/tag:tikoninjames.blog.co.uk,2007-05-29:/2007/05/29/home_sick_no~2355358/Tue, 29 May 2007 16:33:52 +0200 <p>went home over the weekend after a long semester at school.Everyone was welcoming but I never had enough time to share with my most close friends and relatives. Here in Africa, you have to share your experiences with all your friends if possible as they also share with you their own!</p> <p>One of the most hurting news I did get from my relative was that he lost all his cows to cattle rustlers from Samburu. 70 herd of cattle! what a loss in my culture. But he just said to me I will still get some. Encouraging isn't it?</p> <p>But now I am on my way to a busy week of academic supervision and extra work on my project which to me appears as a big challenge to my completion of the undergraduate course!</p> <p>getting an unexisting system up and running ( helpdesk and inventory system) in a big company is really a challenge, but I will make it if given the encouragement.<br> LAV YA ALL!<br> James </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/29/home_sick_no~2355358/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/29/home_sick_no~2355358/#commentshttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/22/liverpool_seeking_to_overcome_romans~2313916/tag:tikoninjames.blog.co.uk,2007-05-22:/2007/05/22/liverpool_seeking_to_overcome_romans~2313916/Tue, 22 May 2007 13:37:54 +0200 <p>After an heart breaking cracker match in 2005, Europe best teams this season are again featuring in the Champions league final in Athens, Greece.<br> The man of the moment, with utmost experience in managing football when it come this particular league is Rafael Benitez, the Spanish Liverpool manager.<br> Sir ALex Ferguson seemed troubled when it comes to this league and in return to the San Siro defeat, he termed the Primearship as the one that handicapped his team,TRUE!<br> It will be a standstill drama, as the whole once again gets a 90 minute+ entertainer on this Wednesday, when Liverpool and AC Milan will clash for the second time in less than three years in the final.<br> Kaka and Gerrard will be the main actors. Though Gattusso would have been the real man, but he misbehaved as a kid at the San Siro. Never mind, the Italians do not know how to handle big games, including the world cup, where they won after someone spilt his blood for....Zinedine Zidane. What a shame for the Italians, they should behave as the beautiful game!<br> United lost to Milan because Gattusso offended the players in the field. He tackled Ronaldo so ruthlessly and tried another on Rooney, but the hitman proved much stronger than Gattusso.</p> <p>If Milan wins, then good for Sir Alex, since he will get to test the Italian smart brand wine given to him by the Italian coach after they lost.<br> Then<br> If Liverpool wins, they will make and repeat history!<br> May the best team win!<br> The end.</p> <p>MAY THE BEST TEAM WIN! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/22/liverpool_seeking_to_overcome_romans~2313916/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/22/liverpool_seeking_to_overcome_romans~2313916/#commentshttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/18/propehcy_told_60_years_bears_fruit~2290735/tag:tikoninjames.blog.co.uk,2007-05-18:/2007/05/18/propehcy_told_60_years_bears_fruit~2290735/Fri, 18 May 2007 09:52:57 +0200 <p>back on the 1940's an old man called Lokiyara prophesied about how the community life will be like....<br> Everyone was very keen to his words since what he said because they turned out to be true always.</p> <p>Then he said......" life will be no more when those days come, I could just see a single fire hearth burning at a distance Pakka hills..and another one at Cheptesok hill, life was no more and survivors were just that few"...<br> REVELATION<br> At the moment, at Cheptesok hill, there is a booster that makes a single bright red signal in the night. The tower booster has been erected recently by a mobile phone company called celtel. Few people use the service and many don't understand its function, which is just a communication medium.</p> <p>At Pakka hills, an electricity company has seen a potential steam that could generate power in the near future and soon, SO AMAZING</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/18/propehcy_told_60_years_bears_fruit~2290735/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/18/propehcy_told_60_years_bears_fruit~2290735/#commentshttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/16/after_exams_am_even_more_busier_amazing_~2281842/tag:tikoninjames.blog.co.uk,2007-05-16:/2007/05/16/after_exams_am_even_more_busier_amazing_~2281842/Wed, 16 May 2007 17:49:06 +0200 <p>After I my exams, I thought I could become free! what a joke...am sandwiched in a cage where the project I am doing for my final year in computing is more demanding than the exams! BUT am really enjoying it since the place I am at is different as compared to the campus I am used to ..for the last four years..Cheers everyone </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/16/after_exams_am_even_more_busier_amazing_~2281842/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/16/after_exams_am_even_more_busier_amazing_~2281842/#commentshttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/09/manchester_united_lifts_the_primearship~2237148/tag:tikoninjames.blog.co.uk,2007-05-09:/2007/05/09/manchester_united_lifts_the_primearship~2237148/Wed, 09 May 2007 07:48:06 +0200 <p>After a houl of over 83 goals in the primearship, United are crowned champions even without kicking a bal on Sunday. The 'handicapped team' Sir Alex was talking about resulted from the Primearship games. Among other defenders who were missing in that memorable tie at the San Siro were: Gary Neville, Patrice Evra,Rio among others. Scholes was distracted in mind after he was sent off in Itaaly in the semi-finals and dared not to make useful fouls again. Milan utility on the home ground and advantage on the downpour really helped them make Van der Saar to struggle from stopping early goals from Kaka and Sierdoff.<br> BUT still United will conquer Europe again next season I am sure. Imagine, at the moment, the teams that paly in the final? Are nowhere in the top two of their domestic league standings! Its amazing. You may wonder again on United consistence clsoe to ten years ago when they won a treble! What a team UNITED. Long live Ferguson and MAN UNITED. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/09/manchester_united_lifts_the_primearship~2237148/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/09/manchester_united_lifts_the_primearship~2237148/#commentshttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/07/escorted_joseph_to_the_jkia_on_saturday_~2224467/tag:tikoninjames.blog.co.uk,2007-05-07:/2007/05/07/escorted_joseph_to_the_jkia_on_saturday_~2224467/Mon, 07 May 2007 09:03:32 +0200 <p>After we had met with Carol, Joseph and all other IHF crew, we headed straight to JKIA since Joseph was schedules to take a ba flight back to the US after a week or s for volunteering in East Pokot IHF.<br> Charles and me were the only students who managed to escort him to JKIA.<br> Earlier in the day, Manchester United marched on from the handicap situation described by boss Ferguson, on their way to clinch the first Primearship title sicne 2003.<br> United beaten home rivals City by a goal to nil<br> On Sunday, their clinch was confirmed after Chelsea drew one all with Arsenal </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/07/escorted_joseph_to_the_jkia_on_saturday_~2224467/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/07/escorted_joseph_to_the_jkia_on_saturday_~2224467/#commentshttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/05/james_and_charles_in_nairobi~2215379/tag:tikoninjames.blog.co.uk,2007-05-05:/2007/05/05/james_and_charles_in_nairobi~2215379/Sat, 05 May 2007 15:50:28 +0200 <p>Today is a Saturday, Charles is sitted besides me here in a town cyber cafe, surfing. We have come from Daystar to town to meet IHF team team, among them is the President and founder Carol Sasaki. They have been off duty down there in Pokot helping the community in general.<br> Last week, we have been really busy writing exams and reading for this coming week papers. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/05/james_and_charles_in_nairobi~2215379/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/05/james_and_charles_in_nairobi~2215379/#commentshttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/05/me_and_my_pokot_tribe~2213896/tag:tikoninjames.blog.co.uk,2007-05-05:/2007/05/05/me_and_my_pokot_tribe~2213896/Sat, 05 May 2007 10:58:19 +0200 <p>Born in a rich nomadic tribe in Northern Kenya. I went to school early in 1990 while I was 6 years old. My parents were the real champions for the transformation from letting me not be a goat herder but a school goer. Should I say THANK YOU to them? YES of course, thank ou big to them, for they are the ones who opened me up to the world. I have came to learn many things in my life in school. I have known English and Swahili languages through being a student.<br> I have kept the pace of a changing world of technology because of what I do as my undergraduate course in Daystar University, which is computer science.<br> Pokot is undoubdetly the richest culture. I see them having a richer culture than the reknowned Maasai in East Africa. They are the most hospitable people you may think of. They are humble and are proud of their culture. I know almost 90% of Pokot cultural practices and I have attended some sacred ones like the initiation and seclusion where inintiates are kept in the bush for two months. Sacred teachings are done and divine transformation is witnessed.<br> There are many more cultural practices done there. It is shocking that even now, the practics have never been recorded and could be lost down the historical line and forgotten cheaply just like that. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/05/me_and_my_pokot_tribe~2213896/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>travelhttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/05/me_and_my_pokot_tribe~2213896/#commentshttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/04/my_very_first_blog~2210873/tag:tikoninjames.blog.co.uk,2007-05-04:/2007/05/04/my_very_first_blog~2210873/Fri, 04 May 2007 18:42:31 +0200 <p>This my first posting will do it as from today henceforth </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/04/my_very_first_blog~2210873/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/04/my_very_first_blog~2210873/#commentshttp://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/04/my_very_first_blog~2210812/tag:tikoninjames.blog.co.uk,2007-05-04:/2007/05/04/my_very_first_blog~2210812/Fri, 04 May 2007 18:33:18 +0200 <p>I guess it took along time before I had a blog of my own. A few days ago, a friend told me not to wait for things to happen when you've got the time to do them. Just do them for if you wait, then you will never do them as excuses will be the trend.<br> Well I have introduced to computer world just a few years ago.Enrolled as an undergraduate student in Daystar university Kenya. The first time I attended my computing class!? I will never forget. The lecturer was an English fluent Norwegian who taught us course on Basic Computer Skills (ACS 102). Before I could get the basics of this strange machine. I had seen it several times though but had never had an hour or so to use it.<br> Contrary to now that I am reaching the world with it via a seamless network, which the packet switched internet.<br> The technologies that have gained ground from the computational theory have revolutionalized the way things are done. Most importantly the communcation that is now virtually converging into an all bound electronic signal transmitted thing. The VoiP is also a good exploit of the internet connectivity.<br> When it comes to very active content on websites, Scripting languages like the PHP and JavaScript have really improvized the way interraction is seen in socio-techno systems.<br> The Internet that is yet to achieve its goal to connect the whole world started as a simple project. Now? A complex project that does not allow any error checking and user Quality Assurance because of its first archtectural set up.It houses all good and bad, a real community of men and women who praises vices and virtues and that what is good is relative! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/04/my_very_first_blog~2210812/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://tikoninjames.blog.co.uk/2007/05/04/my_very_first_blog~2210812/#comments