January 2019

Hii Lugha ilikuja na Meli! (This language came from overseas). If you’ve lived in Kenya, you must have heard this phrase, or better yet, said it. It is an excuse we give whenever our English Airtime runs out. Ranking highly on my checklist for my perfect woman (We’ll talk about the checklist some other day), is her understanding of the language. Forgive me, but a lady who cannot get her spellings right is a huge turn off for me. Feminists, let’s not do the thing where you ask why it only applies to women. It just does. Astonishingly, mastery of the English language is not directly proportional to one’s level of education. I have heard professors introduce themselves by saying, “My names are Prof. …” So, what are some of the biggest Misses in English. My name is… My name is Kennedy Kiiru Macharia. Those are three names. However, I said my name is, not my names are. The Kenyan curriculum does not emphasize this enough but regardless of how many names you have, whenever you introduce yourself, never ever say it in plural. If you are a victim of this, let’s give it a try. Type your name into […]

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If you are going to ever read this post, you might as well read it now. Not read two paragraphs then say you will complete the rest of it tomorrow. No. You might as well read the whole damn post now, and complete it. The difference between most (or nearly all) successful people and ordinary people is that the latter spend lots of their time and energy thinking about doing something, deciding on whether to do something or not, figuring out how to begin, worrying how it will work out and filling their minds with dozens of questions they may never get to the point of answering them. Did I lose you? Let’s look at a practical example. The only thing you need to absolutely know is the location of the Library – Albert Einstein. Jane Doe and John Doe both work for a large multi -national and decide they have acquired a great deal of experience and are professionally mature enough to start their own entrepreneurial ventures. Take note of the word Decide. Jane Doe is passionate about starting her own cloth line while John Doe has a thing for photography. Jane Doe goes online. She looks through the […]

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The internet has taken over the world by a storm! Statistics state that it is easier to find a Wi – Fi connection than it is to find clean, germ – free water to drink. To be honest, I would rather be thirsty but have some Wi – Fi somewhere to quench my humour from all the craziness of #KOT on Twitter; or live – stream the UEFA Champions League Final from the comfort of my bedsitter. Anyway, how do you tell how fast your Internet Speed is? There are hundreds of ways but I will take you through a simple hassle – free one that will give you instant results before the song you are currently listening to on YouTube ends. Go to your Browser Type the words Speedtest Telstra  A couple of websites (and probably ads) will appear. Search for this link and click on it https://speedtest.telstra.com/ It will take you to an interface with the words Measure your connection speed for your Telstra nbnTM, ADSL, Cable or mobile data service and a Flickering Go Button Click on the Go Button Drag the cursor downwards and it will automatically calculate your Download and Upload Speed. There you go. So how do you tell […]

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