It’s a poor workman who blames his tool

How often obstacles befall us and we start grumbling. We’re out blaming others, our family, our job, our friends…. well, name it… for things we’re not able to do. We seldom realize it might be something within us that is acting as a roadblock, preventing us from going ahead, achieving our goals.
The other day when [...]

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Survivor of the gallows

He came out from behind the bars yesterday. In a blue-black suit, smiling, with inquisitive eyes looking for his mother who had supported him throughout his 20 years plus imprisonment. Reporters, friends and supporters from overseas were at the Richelieu prison’s gate early morning to greet him. His old mom, in her seventies, embraced him, [...]

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When angels break…

A pupil of standard six, hardly 11, brandishes a cutter at his teacher in the school compound in front of the school personnel and other pupils. A teacher is intoxicated nearly to death by a couple of pupils who introduced chalk powder in his bread when he was out. College students decide to stage unlimited [...]

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It happens only in Mauritius

What if you went to bed one night to wake up the next morning only to be told that education is absolutely free? This means you won’t have to pay the college and university fees for your children. The primary schooling is already free. You scratch your eyes and touch the blanket and the bed [...]

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What Type of Writer Should You Be?

Take the test by clicking the question at the bottom of this post and find out your type. Just for the fun of it.
My result:

You Should Be A Poet

You craft words well, in creative and unexpected ways.
And you have a great talent for evoking beautiful imagery…
Or describing the most intense heartbreak ever.
You’re already naturally a poet, even if you’ve never written a poem.

What [...]

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Studying the Poles to unveil global impacts

The study of weather and its impact on human, animal and plant lives has always fascinated man. Scientists and researchers over the world are always on the lookout for clues towards better understanding and forecasting of weather systems for a more sustainable use of the resources at hand. Specialized and concerted efforts are imperative for [...]

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Water, water everywhere…

“Water, water, every where…nor any drop to drink,” (The ancient mariner).
Water covers two-thirds of the globe. Yet, for many, it’s a scarce commodity. In some parts of the world, to a great extent in Haiti and the rural sub-saharan African regions, people, mostly women and young girls, have to walk hours and miles before they [...]

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The hare and the tortoise

I was traveling to Port Louis today to attend a workshop on Leadership and Supervision in the context of the civil service reforms initiated by the Government. I left the car for public transport as it’s not a pleasure to drive to the main town at a time when you can hardly advance a meter [...]

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Wanna write?

It’s public holiday here. A section of the population is celebrating Ougadi – Telegu new year (Indian). It’s not unusual to get up late during holidays, especially when you aren’t celebrating. It’s the kind of moment when you don’t feel like going to the bakery. Suffice it to have a piece of bread you saved [...]

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Life’s like that

Here am I, after the weekend break. A little bit more refreshed? Not so sure. No real rest though. Been catching up with the news, and thought I’d share some with you.
I’ve been particularly appalled by the torturous treatment inflicted upon Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his partisans by Robert Mugabe’s Government in Zimbabwe. Can [...]

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