Viktor Emil Frankl, an Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, author, and Holocaust survivor, says something in one of his books, Man’s Search for Meaning, which I like and latch onto so much: …
Category: Musings
The other day, I had a pain in my right knee. What started as a small discomfort suddenly took alarming proportions as I could neither walk, nor stand, nor even …
I once took my car to a carwash in Small Soppo in Buea. It is conveniently located not far from a bar from where eardrum-bursting music poured out of huge …
Je suis à l’Université de Buea (UB) un samedi matin pour une rencontre avec un de mes collègues qui, comme moi, est traducteur/interprète. Je suis arrivé bien avant l’heure et, …
(Revised and reproduced from Cameroon Post, No. 88, November 6-13, 1991, p. 11) The early nineties were knotty times for Cameroon. As the country slowly untangled itself from the suffocating …
(Revised and reproduced from Le Lien: Nkeng Shalom # 0002 of November 2001). I operate a translation unit in the American Language Center of Douala. To keep it running, I …
(Revised and reproduced from Le Lien: Nkeng-Shalom, # 0001 of July 2001, pp 17-18). Ask any ordinary Cameroonian if they think that we, as a people, can win the war …
Did you say culture shock? That feeling of disorientation when you are suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes? Yes, I experienced one just …
Given my age and educational background, it is understandable that I struggle with information technology. The company I once worked for was among the first companies in Cameroon to provide …
When it became known that Christian Cardinal Tumi, the Emeritus Archbishop of Douala in Cameroon, had died, some journalists called me for my reaction. Even though many issues came up, …