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ranga
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 Posted - 05 Aug 2006 : 19:54:37
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jambo, I meant to cover the issue of everything being so quick.
Being faster is being prosperous. To use the cliche, time is money. Let us say person A earns twice as much as person B. You can also say that A and B earn the same amount of money, only A earns it twice as fast!
I often think that business and science go with speed and efficiency. Poetry, music, picnics, personal letters etc need time to relax and enjoy.
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T.K. "Ranga" Rengarajan
Founder, Geoseed Project
http://www.geoseedproject.com
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jambo
3300 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2006 : 17:07:21
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| If that is the case, what is wrong with the phone, if Iwant to be quick i will call that person, chances are the have access to a phone quicker than they have access to internet. |
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ranga
USA
149 Posts |
Posted - 08 Aug 2006 : 08:21:52
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| jambo, you're right that both the phone and the Internet have some similar properties in terms of speed. Phone is synchronous and email is asynchronous. It is easy to copy 5 people on one email, but hard to organize a conference call for 5 people. Chat through the Internet combines some of these aspects. Voice chats go even further. The phone is indeed a richer form of communication than email for 1-1 discussions. |
T.K. "Ranga" Rengarajan
Founder, Geoseed Project
http://www.geoseedproject.com
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jojo
United Kingdom
40 Posts |
Posted - 09 Aug 2006 : 17:34:23
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Originally posted by ranga
jambo, I meant to cover the issue of everything being so quick.
Being faster is being prosperous. To use the cliche, time is money. Let us say person A earns twice as much as person B. You can also say that A and B earn the same amount of money, only A earns it twice as fast!
I often think that business and science go with speed and efficiency. Poetry, music, picnics, personal letters etc need time to relax and enjoy.
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jojo
United Kingdom
40 Posts |
Posted - 09 Aug 2006 : 17:38:15
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| Ranga - I just wanted to tell you about a funny experience. I was in the village of Gunjur. It's a large village and there happened to be an internet cafe there(well not actuallly a cafe - just somewhere with a working computer) I was waiting to go on the computer, and people are so generous, insisting I went first because I was obviously a visitor. This guy said - half in Mandinka - half in English - I just wanted to check my mail because I'm going into the bush for a few days . It just seemed so incongruous. |
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jambo
3300 Posts |
Posted - 09 Aug 2006 : 19:10:31
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jojo, 
that took me back to being in farafenni, life is so relaxing, we have the internet and if we do not use it for a week we think life has stopped.  |
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ranga
USA
149 Posts |
Posted - 10 Aug 2006 : 07:27:11
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| jojo, jambo, I know what you mean. I visit home in India from time to time. It does feel wonderful without the pressures of modern life, I confess. |
T.K. "Ranga" Rengarajan
Founder, Geoseed Project
http://www.geoseedproject.com
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serenata
Germany
1400 Posts |
Posted - 10 Aug 2006 : 15:27:57
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Originally posted by gambiabev
Green is my favourite colour. As a child I had reddish hair, so it suited me. BUT in Uk with older people it is considered unlucky. I always wondered why? My grandma explained that because they were poor they had green clothes to dye black for funerals. SO it is associated with death. My grandma came from a very traditional agricultural village in Leicestershire and she has a superstition for every occasion!!!
I like green because I think of nature and it is relaxing and peaceful.
Gbev, I also love green, but not always on clothes. Blondes, e.g., can look sick and simply terrible in green. It is a great colour for red- or dark-haired people (like me ). Africans of course can wear green (as long as they are no Green Boys  ); with a dark skin almost every colour looks good.  (envy!) |
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jojo
United Kingdom
40 Posts |
Posted - 16 Aug 2006 : 21:29:58
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| I loved Farafennii - how do we do this -how do we get these people to understand our aims? |
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jambo
3300 Posts |
Posted - 16 Aug 2006 : 21:35:53
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Jojo, you have be clear what your aim is, is it do able, achievable, financial,
On your next visit please visit the Anglican mission school, they need plenty of help. |
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jojo
United Kingdom
40 Posts |
Posted - 28 Aug 2006 : 21:57:42
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toubab1020
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Posted - 28 Aug 2006 : 23:00:54
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Originally posted by jojo
NO - mission schools - bad vibes
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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jojo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 29 Aug 2006 : 20:07:37
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| just very suspicious of their motives. if they want to convert people - be honest about it - a lot of the missionairies take no real interest in the people or their culture - if they are really interested in just providing the kids with an education ok - I do have dealings with Christian Aid - and I am happy (so far)that they do not use their work as a 'backdoor' method of converting families. I have also spoken to other missionaries who complain of racism - but they seem to have no idea of how Gambian culture and society actually work |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 29 Aug 2006 : 23:26:22
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Originally posted by jojo
just very suspicious of their motives. if they want to convert people - be honest about it - a lot of the missionairies take no real interest in the people or their culture - if they are really interested in just providing the kids with an education ok - I do have dealings with Christian Aid - and I am happy (so far)that they do not use their work as a 'backdoor' method of converting families. I have also spoken to other missionaries who complain of racism - but they seem to have no idea of how Gambian culture and society actually work
Yes, I can understand your position now and well said.
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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jambo
3300 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2006 : 20:16:59
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the mission school is not run by missionairs, it is Gambian run, all i ask is that you visit it. how do you feel about islamic schools.
please do not take such a negative view of the school until you visit.
I think some of the mission schools you have visited are run by none gambians and i agree they come across really negative, especially some run by the americans. they are really evangical and I am not sure they provide good value.
you have remember that some of the most repescted schools in Gambian belong to some form of Christian value, catholic, methodist, Anglican, baptist are among the highest performing school in Gambia.
I think they forget why they are there. but the angligan mission school is well established.
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