Just read about a young wrestling contender who is originally from Ghana but is now pretending to be a Jamaican because unfortunately no-one knows about Ghanaians doing wrestling. SHAME ON THIS CHAP!!! for the love of show biz he is denying where he is coming from and pretending to be something else. His mother even said to him that his cousins back in Ghana will be watching him and will be wondering why he is choosing to be from another country.
It also shows his ignorance of the Jamaican people as some of them actually are Akan..that is those who are known as the Maroons were orginally from Ghana then called the Gold Coast and still practise the traditions they brought with them from Ghana. This includes the naming of children and other traditional bits.
Well it is his perogative but honestly anyone who denies his/her roots need to have their heads checked!! Pity as Ghana is known for brilliant footballers such as Michael Essien, Stephen Appiah and Abedi 'Pele' Ayew of old! Not forgetting Junior Agogo, who happens to be an old family friend.sssh don't tell anyone!
So to Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah shame on you S-H-A-M-E!!!!! You should be proud to be a GHANAIAN!!!!
Wednesday 2 July 2008
July
The month of July for me has always been associated with the long vacation, what we call summer holidays in Ghana. It's the month for lots of birthdays, weddings and acting silly.
In Ghana, July is one of the months that one can still get quite a bit of rain and it is much cooler to visit this dear country of ours around this time of the year. Lots of festivals going on from regattas to yam festivals; it is as if the entire countryside comes alive with a myriad of colours bursting from every corner.
It is also the time when most of the expatraites living here tend to go away for their summer holidays and thus business though still brisk in the industries such as hospitatlity, tourism etc. slows down for commercial activity. Well somewhat but not all together before someone decides to challenge me on that score.
July is for making plans for the rest of the year like I am doing currently. I am using this time to re-strategise my business and do things that I have wanted to do for ages...like a television programme I dreamed up a few years ago. I think this year will be the best time to put my script to the screen and educate the good people of Ghana, especially the youth.
July is also the time when we celebrate International Women's Day and part of my programme will be directed at the young ladies who are in various areas; whether tertiary education, working as trainee managers or in adminstration, sales support, information technology...the list is endless but it will be to empower them and to make them aware of what is out there for them.
More for July in the next few days....
In Ghana, July is one of the months that one can still get quite a bit of rain and it is much cooler to visit this dear country of ours around this time of the year. Lots of festivals going on from regattas to yam festivals; it is as if the entire countryside comes alive with a myriad of colours bursting from every corner.
It is also the time when most of the expatraites living here tend to go away for their summer holidays and thus business though still brisk in the industries such as hospitatlity, tourism etc. slows down for commercial activity. Well somewhat but not all together before someone decides to challenge me on that score.
July is for making plans for the rest of the year like I am doing currently. I am using this time to re-strategise my business and do things that I have wanted to do for ages...like a television programme I dreamed up a few years ago. I think this year will be the best time to put my script to the screen and educate the good people of Ghana, especially the youth.
July is also the time when we celebrate International Women's Day and part of my programme will be directed at the young ladies who are in various areas; whether tertiary education, working as trainee managers or in adminstration, sales support, information technology...the list is endless but it will be to empower them and to make them aware of what is out there for them.
More for July in the next few days....
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