I Just Love Gardening

Many of my boys wonder why I always break stems of wonderful flowers or plants when we are strolling around and there is a reason for that, I always plant these stems for them to yield the eventual flower in the end.

This is a skill I got from Sr, my dad a passionate forester and botanist.

Creativity is also included in this horticulture business by improvising with detergent and cooking oil sachets as my pots. Watering is key in this game for it enables the plants grow faster from these shoots or stems so that is a constant for at least twice a day, this is a hot country.

I once uprooted one plant I liked, a new species of bamboo that has been grown on all restaurants. I got this from Freddo’s (Wandegeya) with my brother Israel, he was amused at the swiftness I used to pluck it out of that pot. Well brother, it has now grown.

After a grace period of like 6 weeks, when they are fully grown, I transplant from my mini nursery in the backyard to my mini garden at the front, am responsible for 80% of the flora at home man.

Then I get to water them for a few more days and let them flourish eventually.

Why buy those roadside flowers when you can do it yourself? Ignorance is bliss friends.

THE TRANSFORMATION

Kyrie Irving once stated that we needed a 15-year-old veteran on our team to propel us through our hard times using their experience and team talks in the locker room for in his opinion thought it would be wise. But the front office never thought of that not even a single day.

Having to deal with a young vigorous team is a challenge for every coach and this is a test itself, we just lack enough experience to maneuver through lows even with the return of our forward Gordon Hayward. Many predicted us topping the Eastern conference from start to end but the acquisition of Kawhi Leonard by the Raptors halted all the hope and guess what, we are the 5th in the East behind a resilient Indiana Pacers team that all it knows is team work, Philadelphia 76ers that have been consistent, the Bucks and finally the Raptors at the summit.

The genesis of our shortfalls was the over confidence we possess for once this affects the respect of other opponents, you’ll lose willingly and that showed for a while but we are getting back with Kyrie unleashing his all-star performances night in night out and we are progressing slowly to the summit where we belong.

Gordon Hayward has accepted to start from the bench with Marcus Morris taking over the ruins and stepping up in that regard so the epitome of the sit out is to help with the rehab and give him confidence during the dunks and game winning clutch moments which he delivered during his 30-point game recently.

Winning that Christmas game in front of our home fans at the TD Garden will help with the confidence and am sure we shall produce a better performance soon.

Now that All-Star voting has started, I see us producing more than 3 all-stars this year considering the departure of Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James to the wild west leaving room for the youngers to thrive.

Speaking statistics wise, we have lost our Best Defensive team to the Oklahoma City Thunders who possess the steal masters in Paul George, Russell Westbrook and Dennis Schroeder falling to 3rd. Offensively, we are 10th not bad and hold a top 10 position in terms of teams with the least turn overs per game so we good thus far.

Am optimistic we are going to perform better especially after the All-Star break and in the post-season come next year and have a chance at the tightly contested Larry O’Brien trophy in the summer.

Cheers.

Appreciation

It has been a wave of mysteries to cap the November month down into history, of course this month holds a lot in my life as it classifies me among the Scorpio class and blesses me with a lot of friends on the Sagittarius end to say the least.

The most important thing is having a great sense of belonging and a great feeling of oneself all this provided by the friends you make. “Be the change you want to see”is a phrase my Professor likes to put out all the time to help us end the reluctance, clumsiness and hopelessness portrayed in this country and it always has the “In Uganda” phrase always attached to 87.3% of the great excuses put across, take an example of a meeting starting at 2 o’clock and guys show up at 3 with the famous “Ugandan time” quote that angers the vast majority followed with “In Uganda, guys come 40 minutes later” and all this arrogance and pride has been started by the mid age generation and it has to be trashed by our generation and the younger one too.

But anyway that is not the reason we are here, appreciating friends is what brings us here today. Caring is one of the innate thing humans possess and it is portrayed amongst friends considering the fact that a lot is shared in common. Every time I meet Keno and we debate ideas and get broader knowledge on a bunch of things like taking sides between technocrats and bureaucrats or even test our readiness to face death and challenges but of course the social aspects hold the most propaganda and the “quorum” too. While doing all these, a sense of belonging is experienced.

Try getting off social media for a while and see the number of “friends” that will hit you up for a genuine talk and not the “When are you getting a smartphone” talk and you’ll gauge the funny side of this beautiful life. Stick to the values of your friendships and be patient and life will not stress you.
Don’t try to live beyond your limits because it will end up stressing you fam. Limo always tells me to avoid being mean and stresses the fact that we should live life normally and avoid stress, something he shows even in action.

Am very grateful to all friends especially the best friend whose advice is helping out with the great decisions am making lately thank you Grace.

 

HOUSEØ

Ever since I discovered the Anjunadeep Editions on YouTube, my love for house music got some dynamism to it, I mean I learnt that there is more to Mi Casa, Black Coffee and Liquideep type of house music and this comes from the European continent where it all originated.

Most of these songs do not have lyrics to them, so this gives them the deep house nature and this is the type of music you’d think about anything in life listening to it, trust me on that. I have been privileged with good computing skills and the skill I have been polishing mostly, is the deejaying one and I have succeeded considering the fact that I have made quite a number of mixtapes mostly out this deep House music.

Downloading this music mainly on YouTube channels like Anjunadeep, BBC Radio One and others gives me a variety of music to make my mixtapes from. I later upload these tracks to my SoundCloud, you could check out M A R B O on your next SoundCloud login or hit the https//www.soundcloud.com/MARBO and enjoy these soothing tracks.

Artists that are making the air waves boom are mainly German, English, American and French according to my research thus far. These include Ben BÖHMER, Martin Roth, Jody Wisternoff & James Grant who combine to form the successful Way Out West, Eli & Fur, Mr. Dusky, Planete, Moon Boots, Penelope, Dom Donnelly, Gallago, Koelle, Nuage, Errka, 16 Bit Lolitas, Andre Sobota, Croquet Club, Beckwith, Gab Rhome, Hosini, DAVI, Joseph Ashworth, Kora, Antic, Aiso, Yotto, Lane 8 my favourite among others and all these guys feature on the Anjunadeep Edition that happens every Thursday evening. This is where all the inspiration comes from and I have all the respect for this establishment.

After am done mixing, I export the mp3 to Adobe Audition and polish it before posting and sharing from my SoundCloud. Thanks to Edwin Matsiko aka Dj Sundara, I have been able to relinquish a great skill with tenacity. Nothing gives me joy like selecting a playlist to follow and later listening to my own music as I read or chill out in my free time and that’s the power of House Music.

MY TAKE ON THE NEW NBA SEASON TOGETHER WITH MY EXPECTATIONS: THE WEST

With the new season under way of course with a ring ceremony graced by the most booed Commissioner of all time in Adam Silver, the Golden State Warriors continue to showcase their dominance in this new empire they’ve created. Demacus Cousins in and Peter McCaw out, the difference is almost the similarity but I hope this season goes smooth on their side for they looked very vulnerable against a Westbrook-less OKC side led by a 5-time all-star, Paul George (PG13). These guys normally put up a show in the post season so they still hold the favourite position to lift the Larry O’Brien trophy one more time creating an effortless back to back to back dimension.

The Rockets still hold the fiercest rival status right now having added a free agent, Carmelo Anthony (Melo) the offence just got better but lost the defensive edge Prince Luc Mba a Moute and Trevor Ariza added to the team not forgetting Ryan Anderson, a perennial sharpshooter. The Rockets are still a team to beat considering the fact that the MVP is in Clutch City ready to defend the title.

The Nuggets are not taking anything for granted after that final loss to the Timberwolves and failing to make it to the playoffs. Nikola Jokic is back with the triple double fever, I think it’s about time he makes an all-star appearance. Paul Milsap is equally onto this fierce team together with leadership services from Isaiah Thomas. I think they’ll make the playoffs and contend for the championship.

Minnesota Timberwolves request that we have our eyes North and watch out for the mayhem they’ll be causing. Jimmy Butler being unsettled and thinking that the rest of the team is not up to the task was greatly welcomed by Tom Thibodeau by rotating the team more on him in stead of the young Karl Anthony Towns. Making it to the playoffs for them is quite unclear but they’ll skip the hurdle narrowly.

The San Antonio Spurs being my favourite team in the wild West has to make the playoffs due to the great discipline the great Greg Popovich instils in the team. Luckily, Kawhi Leonard has left the team, a great loss for us but we shall cope with the new acquisition in DeMar DeRozan and Yacob Poetl who has replaced the veteran Green. I honestly trust the new rookie Looney IV to run the point for us. I can’t deny the fact that we still are a veteran team so the experience will help us out here.

Oklahoma City Thunder still wants to beat the Warriors for obvious reasons we all relate to. Forgiving Kevin Durant will never happen for an eternity but maybe if he returns one day. Russell Westbrook is here for the OKC Thunder for sometime after that max contract he signed. I honestly hope he breaks his triple double record and wins another MVP for he always deserves it. The coach and the general management have added a bunch of new guys and my favourite being Denis Shroeder to equally run the point. They will make the playoffs.

Oregon is where it is going down this year, am really impressed with the Portland Trail Blazers this year and they have to make the playoffs as a must. Dame Lillard has come cooking a tone of stuff this year, flanked by CJ McCollum to the right and Yusuf Nurkic to the left together forming the trinity of this team, I have no doubt of their success this year. Additions like Seth Curry will also put a lot on the table offensively but the loss of Al Farouq Aminu limits their defence to an extent but they’ll be fine.

From #TakeNote to #TeamStrength, the Utah Jazz never really suffered the departure of Gordon Hayward from the Mountains but embraced it by providing rookie Donovan Mitchell with a chance to lift the team together with lots of talent from Joe Ingles and defensive player of the year Rudy Gobert. This team will surely make the playoffs no doubt.

Everyone loves Los Angeles for all the wrong reasons; drinking, parting, slaying, luxury and all the hyperbolic lifestyles exhibited by celebrities and the wealthy but that is not the issue at hand here, the Los Angeles Lakers are. With the acquisition of the King, Lebron James from Ohio and Javale McGee from the bay area together with veteran Rajon Rondo, Lance Stephenson among other rookies to put the Lakers back to its glorious status. Since it’s a young group of guys, my expectations are not so high so if they were to book a playoff berth, it’d be after a 42-42 record.

The Memphis Grizzlies welcome the return of one of my favourite point guards, Mike Conley Jr back from that injury he sustained early last year. He is will improve their record slightly but am certain they will not make the playoffs. Pau Gasol will still do his thing, Kyle Anderson will play slow motion and the new rookie will also turn up no doubt.

Arizona is where the difference will be made, Devin Booker signed a max contract and additions of forwards Trevor Ariza and Anderson will make the difference in the offence and defence for the Phoenix Suns. Rookie DeAndre Ayton will be efficient for them defensively and they will improve their record slightly but will remain under .500 this season as they look to shape and build the team around Devin. The new coach Igor Kokoškov is expected to bring joy back to the desert but it will be at a cost. I honestly don’t see them earn a playoff berth this season.

Sacramento Kings are still a very young team. Additions of Giles III who sat out last season with injury and rookie Marvin Bagley II to the team will improve the offence especially with Fox still running the point but the defence will crumble a bit due to the loss of veteran Vince Carter who was a role model as well. Iman Shumpert comes to this team knowing how it feels to win a championship and this will be good for the team. Am positive they’ll be better than last year but won’t make it for the playoffs.

In the quest to show who the king of LA is, the Los Angeles Clippers have always come second to the Lakers in terms of championships and pedigree but recently the Clippers have been a playoff team till last year when they traded Blake Griffin and Chris Paul and lost the berth easily. Doc Rivers has a lot on his table right now, his son Austin left for Washington and DeAndre Jordan crossed over to the Mavericks costing the team a lot of depth. I don’t see these guys even contest for the eighth spot.

My favourite rookie this year is Luca Doncic who takes position under the arms of Dirk Nowitzki, a role model in Dallas. The Mavericks will truly contest for eighth due to the additions DeAndre Jordan and some new great players but the team will be built around Dennis Smith Jr this time round and they’ll be fun to watch this year. Antetokoumpo has a young brother there as well so I have hope.

Lastly, the team to watch out for this year is going big. #DoItBig as has been the slogan last season has been adapted into this new season and is complemented by the departure of Demacus Cousins and the addition of Julius Randle to the squad. Anthony Davis is going to have fun by playing more openly and relaxing as he hits those jumpers, he is the captain and a good leader. Jrue Holiday has matched up the shooting guard position well as Andrew Payton has taken over Rajon Rondo’s position easily. One uprising star that was not appreciated in Chicago, Nikola Mirotic has really taken it upon himself to create chances for himself and has improved his field goal percentage and 3-point shot to 60% which is good. Having easily swept the Blazers last year and got one at the Warriors, the New Orleans Pelicans are going to be a success this season no doubt they will make the playoffs.

MY TAKE ON THE NEW NBA SEASON TOGETHER WITH MY EXPECTATIONS – THE EAST

 

The East has for the past 8 years been following the West in terms of success and intensity and now that Lebron James is out of the way, the East is now open more than ever to any team thinking of creating a dynasty there.
The Toronto Raptors are looking like a viable candidate after acquiring Kawhi Leonard from the Spurs together with Danny Green for the loss of a prominent member of the six, DeMar DeRozan as classified by rapper Drake. After firing coach Dwayne Casey and adding a rookie coach, the Raptors should be locked in into the playoffs even before we get to January. They will make it to the post season no doubt.
My best team in the World, the Boston Celtics has to make it farther into the post season compared to our previous year. Coach Brad Stevens still holds our faith within him to accomplish all that we failed to last year. The return of the best guard in the world, Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward back to the Garden to beef up the young Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, am looking at banner 18. I honestly hope we get it.
The Detroit Pistons are looking better with Dwayne Casey in, as he has let Blake Griffin do a free roll and reducing the burden on Andre Drummond will make the Motor City compete for the eighth berth along with other several teams. Watch the space.
Honestly, there is not much to look for in the East but we have to be positive.
Giannis Antetokoumpo and the Milwaukee Bucks have a lot to prove especially taking the next step in the post season and the front office is ensuring that by the additions of a new head coach and rookies like DiVicenzo plus a veteran Brook Lopez, I hope to see them in the playoffs as a must Malcom Brogdon approves of that.
The Brooklyn Nets have Dinwidie to rely on for all their glory together with Allen to block all those shots. I do not see these guys in the post season except that their record will get better but it will keep being a frustrating team to watch, I pity Jay Z for having to watch this everytime.
The New York Knicks have changed coach to David Fizdale the man responsible for the Grizzlies success previously. With Porzingis out with injury, the team is looking at Tom Hardaway Jr for all the glory too and I see them competing for the eighth seed this season. They will be fun to watch honestly, I love New York.
Chicago Bulls have given Zach Lavine a max contract with a bunch of strings attached to it, simply he has to deliver at all cost and I see him stepping up to the challenge. The Bulls will not make it to the post season this year but next year I hope so.
With Dwayne Wade in his final year at the Miami Heat, he has to put up numbers for the team that has had a place in his heart since 2003. This season will be fruitful for them because of the rate at which they’ve coped with the pressure and Hassan Whiteside will play better too this year as they make it to the post season effortlessly so good luck to them.
Florida is where we go next, Mo Bamba and the Orlando Magic will want to have a better ending to the regular season compared to that disappointing spell they had last year. Aaron Gordon will surely captain this group of fellas heading for the eighth berth through thick and thin.
Atlanta Hawks will surely improve their record from last year with Len in and the talented rookie Trae Young’s shooting efforts and John Collins has even gotten way better than his rookie year. Vince Carter will provide leadership with Dedmon as this young team makes Georgia happy again. The Migos and Dan Glover truly approve of that.
Trust the Process whenever you pick a troll with other players and back it up with success, Joel Embiid has showed that this is possible together with Ben Simmons and a bunch of other talented players. These guys are making the playoffs at all cost so good luck to the Philadelphia 76ers, Kevin Hart and Meek Mill should just relax.
Cleveland Cavaliers, the current Eastern Conference championships are not having it easy this time round after the departure of Lebron James. Kevin Love inked a max contract and looks to shape the new Cavs team under his leadership. Players like Tristan Thompson, Channing Frye and JR Smith have to all step up as they go through this revolution. Rookie Sexton will have to fill up the Kyrie position and Cedi Osman will be a young Lebron. They will contest for the eighth seed too.
Heading to the Capitol, Washington Wizards have added an abandoned Dwight Howard to the Centre position and let Marcin Gortat head to the Clippers in exchange for Austin Rivers. They have one of the beat back courts in the league with Bradley Beal and John Wall with the obliterating speed to the rim in addition to forwards Markieff Morris and Green from the Cavs to work out a great offence. The bench is great with Kelly Oubre Jr heading that pack to add to the starters. They will surely make it to the post season and they are equally a good team to watch.
The Charlotte Hornets being guided by a good leader in Kemba Walker and Tony Parker to go along with the inspiration from the owner, The Great Michael Jordan. Kaminsky III will surely put up numbers this year too. I see these guys contesting for the post season too.
The only team am pretty sure will make the post season with flare is the Indiana Pacers for obvious reasons. Victor Oladipo is the best player in the North Pacific division and guides this young team. Lance Stephenson out of the way leaves D. Sabonis and Young to free themselves and show more confidence in their game. Robinson III is also back from his injury too. I love this team’s game play, very little turnovers and exquisite passing they will make the playoffs.

THE POWER IN EXPOSURE

 

It starts with the connections made in this life especially in the 3^rd world country to survive with no diligence given to slow prosperity measures. A friend of mine once said “You are as good as your connections” and I related straight away for of course am not a slow person, the reality check comes in when you have to start making the connections your self in other wards networking with the right people. Networking becomes relevant if you do it with the influential people in stead of wasting time with the same financial class for selfish gains.

I have been fortunate enough to attend the medical school of Makerere, truly humbled by what pedigree creates I mean these guys have serious structures in place for a proper learners’ environment that entirely caters for everything. There is exchange program right at school in which medical students from all over the world come through to Makerere to rotate and learn from the Ugandan system, and for this to function properly, a whole department was created for the smooth running of the program in the International office right in the Deans building. This office receives and orients these students by assigning them to various Ugandan students to help make them feel at home and this has truly helped the eloquent and not so eloquent speakers settle into the country at least for the designated time they are here for.

I happen to still be friends with the orienteers of these mostly white students and in their quests to make these guys feel at home it obviously involves a lot of extra co-curricular activities that are oriented around adventure and having fun and this is where I come in for this is one of my strengths and I cherish it. Introductions are always made and this is where the networking starts, contacts shared and experiences too. Many may think these guys are being taken advantage of but that is not the case I mean we were raised well but no one refuses appreciation and we have to give credit where it’s due, so that is not an issue anyway. I have been biased about these people before just like many of you but discrimination isn’t called for but instead unity as we grow past the differences and sins committed by their fore fathers. Meeting all these people from all over the world adds some thing to your life and you to theirs, that I cherish my pals for.

Recently (12 Oct 2018), was at friends’ house warming and more networking was done for those that follow will understand, it was a lot of fun that day I honestly agree to that but one thing I greatly learnt from the whole thing was that we really need to get exposed out there for we are very timid and so feudalistic and this is a great weakness, these guys lack any of the above and this is sinking the spirit of the Ugandans greatly. We reap what we sow but the power of exposure always sets the human soul free. You can testify if you view their dress code and ours as just an eye opener, Ugandans tend to dress down in the hottest months rather than loosen up because they are doctors and the cliché old mentalities keep haunting them for they do not deserve the blame, the blame is entirely on the predecessors so guys better start networking you’ll learn too much. If you are born poor, it’s not your fault but you dying poor is entirely your fault.

Serenity

HAPPY BDAY FRIEND!

Sometime back Manzi was around but you know him!

I have to be honest with you Sir, am sure you’ll love these honest opinions. To start off let’s describe you in a few lines bro. You must be the happiest man on Nkinzi rd. considering the multiple times you laugh in a day, things changed a lil bit (Raymo’s accent) the previous semester where you were so confused lacked a bit of direction tryna (Majid’s accent) choose between the system and a dream man! I saw you struggle with lots of issues right from hostel to school, the matters of the heart (LOL) among other issues but one thing never changed, your love for noise an aspect of life you’ve fed on for the entire campus life. I can’t say you use noise to run from solitude because you are not a loner, it’s just part of you.

Respect for your boys and loyalty have been part of your DNA, you almost wanted to donate me your kidney remember?, or it was just noise. Anyway being there for everyone one of us is highly appreciated even if some of us who are perceived as hard fail to show but we appreciate.

Now lets talk the talent you possess, motivational speaking should be it you know. The whole idea of starting up AYU in attempt to change the African youth mindset has taken you places coupled with your good relations with the people of the white colour who you hold in greater regard for  their selfless way of life, comes a replica from Kitintale who I believe will keep you at per after a short Putin visit. Getting back to the AYU bit, how inspirational can someone be! Letting Blair loose with a proper mindset has propelled to testimony levels (shout outs to you Blair Keep it up, some of us are still held up by the system) . Kenneth just keep it up.

A doctor by the system, motivational speaker by heart and mind, humorous by DNA, loving by default should be the least I can use to describe you. You are great company always! Mastered the art of making noise, quorum I admire that you are learning from the best (ROTFL) . I admire the welcoming nature all that and more go to D06 and see for yourself. Happy Birthday from even Maureen, so long.

Street Art: Around the World in Eight Photos

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Whenever I get the chance to travel, I always photograph local street art. The topics, colors, and scenes help me absorb the feel and atmosphere that makes each destination truly unique. Join me for a tour of some amazing street art from around the world, right from the comfort of your armchair.

Welcome to Berlin, Germany, our first stop on the tour, where we find Christine Estima‘s photo of street art by ElBocho. I love the bold lines and striking expressions:

#ElBocho Berlin Baby (Photo by Christine Estima)

And now, over to Cardiff, Wales, for something slightly more muted. DIFF GRAFF did a great job capturing Rmer‘s portrait of Marlon Brando as the Godfather. It’s quite striking, wouldn’t you agree?

Marlon Brando by the artist Rmer (Photo by DIFF GRAFF)

Heading to Dunedin, New Zealand, we stop off at Dunedin Wears the Pants. The site, run…

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