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Boom Boom Cha

Posted on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 by Ernest Tuape

When I connect to the public WiFi, I find two missed calls from Larry. I’m distracted by a baby girl who’s running towards me. She’s about two years old. Her long flowing hair the color of clay is tied into a knot with a ribbon. “Alena, Alena,” her brother calls out. He’s running after her….

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Why I write

Posted on April 19, 2020April 19, 2020 by Ernest Tuape

This is Day 1 of #UGBlogMonth. I know why I started blogging. I wrote about it last year. You’ll find it here. The short of it is I was unemployed and broke. But why do I really write? Why do I put words on pages? Why do I keep doing it even when I don’t…

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Day #21: 21 Things

Posted on April 19, 2020April 19, 2020 by Ernest Tuape

We adjust to situations we find ourselves in. Man will find entertainment in some unusual things. I had fun washing coins. It had nothing to do with the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. I was bored asf that day when I washed those coins. I couldn’t find joy in doing anything else, so I tossed them and washed…

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Day #20: Rant

Posted on April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 by Ernest Tuape

I have a colleague from Cameroon. He’s a personable guy with high spirits. He’s fun to be around and gets things done. I’ve worked with him on two small initiatives. You can count on him. At the beginning of this year, he needed to make a work trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo. And…

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Day #19: My Skechers – A Review

Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 by Ernest Tuape

My toes slant at an acute angle. They are like a family of five; dad, mum and a line of three children ages eight, six, and four. My toes take the shape of a pan flute held together by a sisal rope. Which means if I did the moonwalk, spun and finished it off with…

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Day #18: A Day in Lockdown

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 by Ernest Tuape

Weekday It always starts with Tiara. She wakes me up at 7:15am. She never forgets. She’s a consistent servant, always on the right side of my bed. But I’m not that disciplined. I turn away. I tell her to shut up. I ask her not to bother me. I tell her to find her friends…

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Day #17: Best Advice (so far)

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by Ernest Tuape

I’m rumbling on and on about how unsure I am of the things I’m doing. I tell him I’m afraid. “I’m scared,” I say. Things don’t seem to be going my way. The waitress places a cappuccino on my side of the table and for him, an espresso. That’s how he likes his coffee. Bold…

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Day #16: Playing Guitar

Posted on April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 by Ernest Tuape

I was 11 when I saw my classmate Mark play the guitar. He held that instrument like a jewel. He strummed it with the innocent right hand of a child. His fingers were like rubber when he pressed them against the strings. I’d drool at how he played those chords. Mark would lead us to…

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Day #15: Letter to Younger Me

Posted on April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 by Ernest Tuape

Look man, lots of things will happen. At 21, you’ll watch Steve Jobs commencement address to Stanford University graduates. He will say, “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” At 26, you’ll get the…

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Day #14: Gifts and Ideas

Posted on April 12, 2020April 12, 2020 by Ernest Tuape

We’ve got to understand why we are giving a gift. Is it to celebrate something? Is it to honor an occasion? Is it to appreciate someone? Is it to show love? Is it to build friendship? Is it to make someone happy? Is it to apologize? Is it to surprise the recipient? Is it to…

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