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The Return Of<br />
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Foods<br />
HOW TO: Prepare<br />
Uganda Rolex<br />
Office Space And<br />
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The World Moves To<br />
Turin With Ronaldo
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ISSUE <strong>19</strong><br />
SEPT 2018<br />
20<br />
14<br />
06<br />
HEALTH: Codeine:<br />
That Sweet<br />
Harmful syrup<br />
07<br />
CARTOONS:<br />
Agama’s Family Goes<br />
On A Holiday<br />
20<br />
FASHION:<br />
The Return Of<br />
Fanny Packs<br />
22<br />
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Check Out That A<br />
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23<br />
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I HEAR YOU<br />
One who causes others misfortune also<br />
teaches them wisdom. ( African proverb)<br />
Every misfortune has a positive side; we<br />
learn from it.. (Meaning)<br />
TELL ME SOMETHING<br />
Publisher’s<br />
note<br />
Be authentic and the rest follows<br />
There is<br />
Religion<br />
an adage in the Ibo society<br />
And<br />
of Nigeria,<br />
Semantics<br />
which says that what one has<br />
learned is better than what they have copied. When something is copied, the<br />
proverb explains, the authenticity and full control over it is lost.<br />
On a personal level, more often than not, we do things, simply because others do<br />
the same; or we take such an action to satisfy the expectations of others, without<br />
first considering the impacts of it on ourselves. It is time to go for that exclusive,<br />
flashy car, simply because my neighbour has the same. Well, have I considered<br />
the financial muscle of my neighbour? Am I financially capable of maintaining<br />
such an expensive car? More than that, where lies my priority? To first buy a car,<br />
re-polish my social status, albeit temporarily, and perhaps sleep on the street<br />
after 6 months due to my inability or limited resources to pay for my house<br />
rent? How about the school fees and personal expenses for the upbringing of my<br />
children? Likewise, must I vote for a candidate I personally consider dishonest,<br />
incompetent and corrupt simply because others voted for them? How much<br />
control do I have over the future actions of such a leader?<br />
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other countries, without relating them to the socio-political realities on the<br />
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doctors, architects are imported abroad to manage structures, hospitals in Africa.<br />
African leaders would rather travel abroad for medical treatments rather than<br />
relying on the ability of their local experts, who studied in African universities.<br />
What level of trust do African leaders have on the ability and authenticity of their<br />
fellow African experts? If leaders do not believe in the abilities of their experts,<br />
how does one expect the citizens to trust the same local experts?<br />
Authenticity begins with excelling in a field and believing in yourself and your<br />
ability. It is that consistency that brings creativity; the natural characteristic that<br />
markets your personality. No one can believe in you if you do not believe in<br />
yourself and ability. Authenticity is, equally, that ability to say a big no, if and<br />
when necessary. Decisions should not and never must be made based on the<br />
sentiments and intentions to satisfy the expectations of others; rather, actions<br />
should be taken because they are right and will bring the best results.<br />
Failure to heed the above simple realities comes at a huge price. No clear<br />
policies on the ground, lack of basic social services, crumbling infrastructures,<br />
unnecessary and wasteful spending, lack of trust in the system. You name them.<br />
Agama should have known better, that going on a holiday, simply to satisfy his<br />
neighbours and create a different image for himself comes with costs. It is time to<br />
rush to the Kata Kata Village and warn Agama and the family to reconsider their<br />
decision before it is too late. Unfortunately, we cannot rely on Agama’s wife to<br />
deliver this urgent warning for an obvious reason. If you want the best for Agama<br />
and the Kata Kata Village as a whole, join me and talk to Agama. Leaving now….<br />
Yours in Kata Kata,<br />
Ogo Ubabukoh<br />
Editor In Chief<br />
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SEPT 2018 <strong>Issue</strong> <strong>19</strong> Kata kata cartoon magazine<br />
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Health<br />
CODEINE:<br />
That sweet<br />
harmful<br />
syrup<br />
By Tumwine Edward<br />
Codeine and Lean have<br />
become a harmful obsession<br />
among the youth in Africa. Partly<br />
due to a lot of exposure from the<br />
Western world that portrays a<br />
lot of its usage in music videos<br />
and movies, it has grappled many<br />
youths in thinking it is trendy<br />
and okay. Codeine is an opioid<br />
drug often used as a cough<br />
suppressant or mild analgesic and<br />
it is also a pain-relief prescription<br />
medicine. When consumed in<br />
large quantities it has devastating<br />
effects such as multiple seizures<br />
and hallucinations, which could<br />
drive people into a state of<br />
paranoia, leaving users in a state of<br />
euphoria.<br />
Across Africa, from Nigeria, where the<br />
government has placed a ban on its<br />
production after a highly publicized<br />
BBC documentary of its devastating<br />
effects in Nigeria went viral on the<br />
net, to Uganda, where efforts are being<br />
made to curtail its usage, codeine syrup<br />
has become a time-bomb in Africa,<br />
waiting to explode. The highly addictive<br />
syrup is considered a gateway drug to<br />
other opiates, including the incredibly<br />
dangerous heroin and morphine. The<br />
cough syrup is used to make “purple<br />
drank,” which is a recreational form of<br />
the drug, made by mixing prescriptiongrade<br />
(codeine) cough syrup with soft<br />
drinks, such as Sprite or Mountain Dew,<br />
for consumption in large doses. It is also<br />
called lean, syrup and sizzurp. Sadly,<br />
codeine is often used by so many rappers<br />
and movie stars, who glorify its in-take<br />
and even brag at how much control they<br />
have over it. But codeine syrup is not as<br />
harmless as these celebrities would want<br />
you to believe. An overdose could have<br />
devastating effects.<br />
The symptoms of an overdose include,<br />
but not limited to:<br />
Difficulty in breathing<br />
Chest Pain<br />
Severe Sleepiness<br />
Loss of Consciousness<br />
Slow or irregular Heartbeat<br />
Blue Lips or Skin<br />
Excessive use of the syrup resulting in<br />
any combination of these symptoms<br />
may be a signal that your body has had<br />
more of the drug than it can tolerate. If<br />
vomiting or excessive drowsiness become<br />
issues, speak with a physician.<br />
What makes codeine very dangerous is<br />
as an opiate, its users can easily develop<br />
a tolerance and eventually, dependence<br />
on it. Although many people begin using<br />
codeine to relieve a legitimate condition,<br />
it is frequently abused as tolerance<br />
develops.<br />
Mass sensitization of the effects of the<br />
drug is highly recommended. Equally,<br />
addiction centers to take care of<br />
victims of the epidemic syrup, which<br />
is spreading like a wildfire among the<br />
youth is urgently needed. Sadly, there is<br />
very limited information out there on<br />
the danger of the syrup, hence many a<br />
youth are hooked to it simply because<br />
they want to emulate their pop star idols,<br />
who consume it. In 2013, codeine syrup<br />
made headlines when it was reported<br />
that the American rapper Lil Wayne (real<br />
names: Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. ) had<br />
overdosed on the medication and was<br />
having multiple seizures aboard a flight<br />
and has had two more episodes after<br />
that. Stay away from codeine syrup. Stay<br />
awake. Stay Woke!!<br />
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AGAMA’S FAMILY GOES ON A HOLIDAY<br />
Agama’s wife is playing a chase game with her female friend.<br />
You want to surrender<br />
of you still want to<br />
challenge my IQ?<br />
No way!<br />
No surrender<br />
Okitibamba!<br />
Since when have you turned<br />
my house into a den of<br />
the casino?<br />
I’ve told you, you need to<br />
upgrade your brain to the<br />
I- phone level before you go<br />
near a chase ?<br />
Excuse me! Upgrade what?<br />
Well, you might wish to upgrade<br />
yours if you have one.<br />
Woman, watch your mouth and<br />
respect my house rules….<br />
Your house?<br />
You and this your<br />
“my” – “my”…<br />
You want me to say<br />
“your” – “ your”<br />
before?<br />
Always the same “ my house, my wife, my<br />
children .. The only thing you don’t say is “my<br />
turn to cook” or “ my clothes to wash …”<br />
No, I don’t say that because I respect my<br />
wife a lot. Don’t want to interfere with<br />
her task. I am a respectful gentle<br />
husband and…<br />
woman! I thought you were a Christian.<br />
Or you never read if your mouth would<br />
make you to sin, plug it out and…….<br />
Gentle rubbish!!<br />
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If you had plugged off<br />
yours, Kata Kata village<br />
would have saved more<br />
than a million liters of<br />
beer and…<br />
Woman! Since when did you enter<br />
into a holy or unholy marriage<br />
with beer? I’ve told you to let<br />
the sleeping beer lie….<br />
You hear the<br />
popcorn tongue of your best<br />
friend cracking inside her mouth<br />
like in a magnatron?<br />
Is that how you treat your<br />
husband at home?<br />
You are lucky she only<br />
uses her mouth.<br />
Me, I use my legs and fists<br />
And he has forgotten the way<br />
to your parents’ house to ask<br />
for his dowry back?<br />
And the woman who<br />
married a useless man is<br />
called what? Stupid<br />
woman?<br />
Useless man!<br />
You called me stupid?<br />
I am a Christian,<br />
so I don’t lie<br />
Don’t worry, I will<br />
show you I am smarter<br />
than you..<br />
Alakwa!<br />
I’ve forgotten you were related to Solomon.<br />
I can see it, after all, Chase game is meant<br />
for intelligent people…<br />
Ha-ha<br />
You’ll regret!<br />
I did already. After<br />
paying for your<br />
dowry…..<br />
www.katakata.org<br />
SEPT 2018 <strong>Issue</strong> <strong>19</strong> Kata kata cartoon magazine<br />
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Flashback<br />
Each time I ask for money or want to go<br />
somewhere, you always come with the same<br />
argument :<br />
“ I don‛t have money” or I‛ve spent all the money on Nza”<br />
Don’t you see<br />
blood all over<br />
me?<br />
Blood???<br />
Yes, I am still bleeding<br />
almost 30 years after<br />
paying for your dowry<br />
1 month later….<br />
Guess what?<br />
The pope is<br />
pregnant?<br />
I better don’t tell you what<br />
the neighbours are saying<br />
about you<br />
And you think I care about<br />
the stupid neighbours?<br />
Me? Agama stupid?<br />
Do they know who they<br />
are talking about?<br />
Stupid?<br />
No, they think you are<br />
stupid<br />
Exactly. I Wonder!<br />
But that is not even all.<br />
They even said you were<br />
stingy, timid and old<br />
fashion<br />
God of Zambezi!<br />
Me, Agama?<br />
Old what?<br />
Ahaaaa!<br />
I told them they have<br />
a complete wrong<br />
impression of……<br />
Tell them Agama is the most<br />
modern, free handed Bill<br />
Gates of Kata Kata village.<br />
Haba !<br />
Exactly!! I told them exactly<br />
and…..<br />
The most shocking thing is<br />
that they said you were too<br />
stingy and old to go on a<br />
holiday and…<br />
Or they want me to prove<br />
that too with…..<br />
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Me? Agama, the youngest old man<br />
is too old for a holiday? Me?<br />
I am a no age man!! Haba!<br />
How can the original Man Diesel<br />
Turbo engine like me be too old?<br />
Is that possible?<br />
Exactly!<br />
That was what i told<br />
them<br />
Kpushua!<br />
Kpushua!!<br />
You hear that?<br />
Or you want to wait till I kick Bruce<br />
Lee on his balls or arrange his<br />
dental formulae before they know<br />
Agama has a licence to kill?<br />
I hear you!<br />
The lion of kata kata village!<br />
Please stop before you destroy<br />
something or even kill people with<br />
your karate<br />
Haba!<br />
To karate – kill people,<br />
is for me like eating<br />
similac baby food.<br />
Or you have forgotten how I kicked and kicked Hitler’s soldiers in<br />
Burma and .. in .. Yes.. in Umunede, till Hilter signed the surrender papers.<br />
Yes, I told our neighbors that you are not only strong for a holiday,<br />
you are young and full of energy, but they didn’t believe me. I don’t know<br />
how to convince them to believe…..<br />
2 weeks after….<br />
What type of refugee<br />
exodus is that?<br />
Where are you going?<br />
Of course I am packing<br />
for the holiday<br />
Holi what?<br />
Day!<br />
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SEPT 2018 <strong>Issue</strong> <strong>19</strong> Kata kata cartoon magazine<br />
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Are you going to celebrate your 90th year<br />
birthday there? Why are you carrying the whole<br />
house with you? Who will pay for such a long<br />
holiday?<br />
Ahaa! You have started asking<br />
like our neighbours.<br />
“Who will pay for such a long holiday”?<br />
So they even believe we<br />
cannot afford a holiday?<br />
Exactly!<br />
And what did you<br />
tell them?<br />
Of course I told them<br />
they were just<br />
jealous of us.<br />
Bomba!<br />
But they still don’t<br />
believe we are going<br />
What?<br />
Even if it means going from<br />
Damsacus, Mogadishu to<br />
Ngazagamu we will go there.<br />
Haba!<br />
What type of holiday doubting<br />
downgrading is this?<br />
Continues on Page 14<br />
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Agama’s wife is packing for the long expected holiday<br />
“Oh my love, Oh my love. When shall I forget my lover?<br />
When shall I forget my beautiful lover?<br />
I will never forget my sweet lover. Oh my love…….”<br />
Eee! How come your bitter mouth<br />
germinates those romantic<br />
utterances? They don’t fit your<br />
mouth.<br />
What do you mean?<br />
Is it a crime to shower<br />
my sweet husband with<br />
love?<br />
Eee! Since when have you decided to<br />
shower, pomade and even powder<br />
your husband with romantic praises?<br />
Haba!<br />
Why are you always<br />
negative?<br />
I am not always negative, just<br />
like you are not always<br />
a romantic bird…<br />
Ahaa! No wonder why this premature<br />
romanticism. Before your neigbours would<br />
tell you Agama did this or that, I don’t want<br />
you to turn this holiday into a shopping<br />
bonanza<br />
You start again with your complaint. Sometimes, I am<br />
tempted to believe our neighbours who think you are<br />
too stingy, conservative and old for a holiday<br />
Tempted? Since when are you devil’s best<br />
friend? Woman, don’t tell me you’re planning<br />
a holiday coup with the neighbours!<br />
12.00am: Nza cannot sleep because he is excited to go<br />
on a holiday. He cannot wait ….<br />
Papa, isn’t it<br />
time to go?<br />
Go where?<br />
Do you have a mixture of<br />
cow shit and compost<br />
manure inside your brain?<br />
Do you know what time it<br />
is? Go and marry your<br />
bed. Now!<br />
Oh sorry papa<br />
Holiday<br />
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30 minutes later. Beautiful girls on TV.<br />
Ojigi jigi!<br />
Papa…….<br />
Which papa again?<br />
Can't that your mouth<br />
sleep?<br />
Since when did you decide to become<br />
an askari - security man? I say if you had taken up<br />
the job, I would not have wasted millions on<br />
your fruitless school fees<br />
3.00am: Nza cannot wait to go to the beach<br />
6.00am.<br />
Paaaaaaaaaaaaaa!<br />
Paaaaaaaaaaaaa!!<br />
Paaaaaaaaaaaaa!!<br />
Paaaaaaaaaa<br />
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!<br />
Eeee!<br />
You want to wake up the<br />
whole neighborhood<br />
Haba! How else would they know<br />
that Agama, the youngest old<br />
rugged Diesel Turbo engine man<br />
has enough money and interest<br />
to go on a holiday?<br />
I hear you papa. You are<br />
vibrating!<br />
God bless<br />
you, my son<br />
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At the border<br />
Welcome.<br />
You bring something<br />
for us?<br />
Of course. The car is full of<br />
the whole family. But I rather<br />
have my wife and<br />
daughter<br />
What is your<br />
name?<br />
The one on the passport you are holding.<br />
You just stay there and look as if you were<br />
quarreling with the passports. You have myopia in<br />
your family?<br />
Which one is “ Agama” ? He has been holding and<br />
scrutinizing the passport since two centuries ago.<br />
Only to hear “What is your name?” query.<br />
I look like the Taliban?<br />
Agama!!<br />
Papa, maybe he does not<br />
read Kata Kata, otherwise he<br />
would have known you.<br />
Or he likes your mustache<br />
which mustache?<br />
It seems your mother has not<br />
told you I was hot tempered<br />
Anything in<br />
your stomach?<br />
!<br />
Stomach?<br />
You don’t know what or<br />
where your stomach is?<br />
What? What do you think is this?<br />
Bag of sand? Of course I have<br />
something inside the stomach<br />
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I don’t mean food and beer.<br />
I mean, do you have any banned<br />
thing? You know what I mean…<br />
which one is<br />
“ you know what I mean?”<br />
I look like ……?<br />
You cannot convince me you have<br />
nothing inside that your tummy.<br />
Anyway, Follow me to the<br />
office, we shall see<br />
Where are those<br />
fingers going to enter?<br />
I hope that will be<br />
the best therapy<br />
against drinking<br />
Woman, don’t tell me this your<br />
so called vacation is not<br />
more than a vacation<br />
2 hours later.<br />
Eee!<br />
Why is papa walking<br />
like Johny Walker?<br />
On the beach.<br />
Trust Agama, he cannot take his eyes off beautiful women<br />
What is that?<br />
Ukwutoritor!!<br />
Akidi!!<br />
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What are you looking at ?<br />
People. Holiday makers<br />
45 minutes later. Agama’s daughter is sitting on a corner with her Japanese<br />
friend, who is wearing his sumo wrestling attire.<br />
Ask my eyes!<br />
What type of coup plotter interrogation<br />
is that? Woman, don’t you think I need all<br />
the tranquilities after the police child<br />
molestation? Shall I plug off my eyes<br />
also?<br />
Agama tell yourself you<br />
are not suffering from<br />
myopia. What is Hajimoto<br />
or whatever his name is,<br />
doing here?<br />
Agama, your<br />
eyes are<br />
not day<br />
dreaming!!<br />
FLASHBACK: “ Agama meets the daughter’s Japanese friend”<br />
He has leprosy or is his hand an<br />
essential commodity? Why this bow<br />
– bow neck elongation without hand<br />
shake? Or is his hand on strike?<br />
Papa it’s<br />
their custom<br />
And tell him it is my custom to shake hands.<br />
Don’t forget to remind him he’s at Agama’s<br />
house, not at Ochibuzi family in Hiroshima.<br />
What is that the surname again?<br />
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You have started with your<br />
dumb neck elongation again?<br />
Eeee! Which tsunami – tornado<br />
brought you this end again?<br />
I thought you had gone back<br />
to your fish – fish country<br />
after seeing my daughter?<br />
Papa, he is on a holiday, so….<br />
Sama!!<br />
Holi what? How did you know? Are you his<br />
calender? By the way, they don’t have enough<br />
water and sea in japan? Or he finished swimming<br />
there before coming here? Haba!<br />
Before you finished smiling like something they<br />
put a battery inside, if I see your mouth near<br />
my daughter’s I ‘LL confiscate that your<br />
wrapper.<br />
What type of world is this<br />
that Agama cannot have a rest?<br />
Papa see my kite…<br />
After a while.<br />
Akakalaka!!<br />
Agama, it is now that you have<br />
started your holiday.<br />
www.katakata.org<br />
CONTINUES: “ AGAMA KNOWS THE RIGHT TIME TO LEAVE”<br />
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Fashion<br />
THE RETURN<br />
OF<br />
Fanny<br />
Packs<br />
A fanny pack is a<br />
small bag attached to<br />
a belt which you wear<br />
around your hips or<br />
waist. You use it to<br />
carry personal items<br />
such as money and<br />
keys.<br />
It is sometimes said that<br />
fashion comes, goes and<br />
come back. The latest<br />
demand for fanny packs as<br />
a new fashion trend has<br />
proved the saying right.<br />
By Tumwine Edward<br />
Fanny packs are back in style and I can’t<br />
be happier by the thought of this. Seen<br />
by many in the beginning as a goofy<br />
European style, the packs have finally<br />
descended upon Africa and everyone<br />
wants to possess one each time the<br />
conversation comes up.<br />
They have a become a cultured must<br />
have accessory by almost all celebrities<br />
today with re-known fashion labels<br />
making trendy fits for the pack. It<br />
caught my attention the first time on the<br />
hit America Dance Crew Series which<br />
had a dance crew named after the bags.<br />
They always performed with the bags<br />
and always added choreography that<br />
highlighted why they are a must need.<br />
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In many African countries,<br />
especially Uganda, the culture<br />
has really picked up especially<br />
with the youths trying to identify<br />
with the new trend. So many<br />
Ugandans are seen adding it to<br />
their outfits as they attend many<br />
of the events that light up the<br />
city. Its portable nature makes<br />
it a – must – have. Don’t forget<br />
the security element as well.<br />
Its security advantage can’t be<br />
under-estimated; it helps keep<br />
all necessary items together as<br />
you go about your business in<br />
sometimes tense situations.<br />
Nothing better than somewhere you<br />
can put your phone, loose change<br />
and personal ID in a crowded place!<br />
It is sometimes said that fashion<br />
comes, goes and come back. The<br />
latest demand for fanny packs as a<br />
new fashion trend has proved the<br />
saying right. Some years back, it<br />
seemed quite odd wearing one but<br />
like the saying goes, it’s only a matter<br />
of time. For sure, the Fanny Pack<br />
wave is here to stay.<br />
www.katakata.org<br />
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Beauty<br />
By Arthur Adil<br />
smile is a deal breaker for any of us<br />
and that’s why having a clean smile<br />
is priceless. Body language experts<br />
have proven from time to time that an infectious<br />
smile gets you into places you would have never<br />
imagined. A key element to this is having your<br />
teeth well clean! Every time you smile, your teeth<br />
communicate a lot about you and most times, the<br />
cleaner the teeth, the better the smile. Just think<br />
about it for a second, wouldn’t you want a milliondollar<br />
smile?<br />
Well, we can’t go about this without emphasizing<br />
the importance of proper dental care enough. Clean<br />
teeth, rid us of foul smell, bacterial infection and a<br />
less compromising smile.<br />
Check out<br />
that a million-dollar<br />
smile!<br />
Visit a dentist regularly to have your teeth checked<br />
and monitored to prevent any decay because its<br />
effects can be fatal with terrible migraines. Flossing<br />
of the teeth is highly commendable to keep small<br />
particles that remain hidden between teeth gaps<br />
and this can be done after every meal.<br />
Body language<br />
experts have<br />
proven from time<br />
to time that<br />
an infectious<br />
smile gets you<br />
into places you<br />
would have never<br />
imagined.<br />
Keeping your lips moisturized is also very key<br />
in terms of having an infectious smile. The gents<br />
really don’t take time to have this, but it really is<br />
important to have smooth lips to prevent bacterial<br />
infections too. Dry lips are susceptible to cracks<br />
which are inlets that can destroy your lips and<br />
mouth. Passing some balm over your lips and<br />
regular intake of fresh water are remedies you<br />
can undertake to have your lips moisturized at<br />
all times. It’s essential to have these two elements,<br />
coordinating to have that game-changing smile.<br />
Go out there, clean your teeth, take fresh water,<br />
smile more, and watch you move places!<br />
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Interior<br />
Office<br />
space<br />
“Office design is<br />
vital for employees<br />
too, because it<br />
is essential for<br />
them to have a<br />
working space that<br />
is functional and<br />
liberating enough<br />
to execute their<br />
tasks. The more<br />
comforting the<br />
workspace is, the<br />
level of productivity<br />
and cohesion among<br />
workers is bound to<br />
organically rise.”<br />
Office Space and design is a true testament to how<br />
you want your organization portrays to everyone<br />
who comes around. It is simply a huge PR stunt for<br />
companies that know the importance and impact<br />
of an office space to their identity and perception.<br />
It’s essential your official sets an atmosphere of<br />
calmness and welcoming reception to whoever<br />
comes. It doesn’t require a fat budget to achieve this<br />
rather than paying attention to details and working<br />
the right architect or interior designer to execute<br />
your ideas fit the kind of workspace you want to<br />
have.<br />
Companies invest millions in image protection<br />
and how they can penetrate markets through<br />
quality service providence, but it is said that charity<br />
begins at home. Clients who come to interact with<br />
you at your work premises should have the first<br />
feeling of a sense of assurance that you are able to<br />
execute the business they are bringing to you; this is<br />
telepathically transferred through the ambiance of<br />
your workspace.<br />
Office interior space should communicate business<br />
acumen and a comfortable negotiation ambience.<br />
Clients should feel comfortable while discussing<br />
different aspects of business without having an<br />
air of disbelief in your capabilities. Dim vibrant<br />
colours give off a good spin because they aren’t too<br />
intimidating to whoever is visiting. It is important<br />
www.katakata.org<br />
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the organization theme colours are<br />
portrayed through the design and set up of<br />
the office create a level of interaction with<br />
a client. Display of company accolades<br />
is also vital because it exudes a sense of<br />
authority in the industry or sector you<br />
deal in. It’s important not to crowd the<br />
office with accomplishments, but to rather<br />
evenly distribute them.<br />
Office design is vital for employees too,<br />
because it is essential for them to have<br />
a working space that is functional and<br />
liberating enough to execute their tasks.<br />
The more comforting the workspace is,<br />
the level of productivity and cohesion<br />
among workers is bound to organically<br />
rise. The more comfortable you are in<br />
an environment, the more creative you<br />
tend to go about situations. Interior<br />
design consciously and subconsciously<br />
influences people’s moods and energy on<br />
a daily basis. Office interiors have the<br />
power to play a major role in influencing<br />
the emotions of owners, employees, and<br />
customers. This makes its design one of<br />
the most important decisions a company<br />
can make when creating an identity and<br />
healthy workplace.<br />
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Developing and designing<br />
your workspace can be quite<br />
a daunting process which<br />
requires a lot of thought and<br />
consideration, in order to<br />
ensure you are getting the<br />
very best for your business.<br />
It is therefore highly<br />
recommended that you<br />
seek support and guidance<br />
from a design, interior, and<br />
building company, with inhouse,<br />
qualified designers<br />
to assist you throughout the<br />
entire process.<br />
If you want to sell your<br />
company, identity, product<br />
or service to your potential<br />
customers, start with your<br />
office interior.<br />
www.katakata.org<br />
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TECHNOLOGY<br />
Yaaka Digital Learning Software<br />
By Tumwine Edward<br />
Finding solutions to global challenges is a key challenge technology came into place to<br />
solve. Education is still very much a concern in the Third World countries. According to<br />
the UNESCO, an alarming 2 OUT OF10 children, for example, are able to receive a quality<br />
education in Uganda. Having this and other realities in mind, a couple of software have been<br />
developed to ease the education process and have quality education accessible to Ugandans.<br />
Yaaka Digital Network has helped<br />
students studying in areas with<br />
a poor internet connection;<br />
it enables them to access all<br />
this learning material without<br />
connecting to the Internet.<br />
These new innovative ideas could help student’s<br />
performances to improve drastically.<br />
A software launched in 2013, Yaaka<br />
Digital Network (ww.yaaka.cc) is<br />
a digital learning platform where<br />
teachers and students can access<br />
and share interactive learning<br />
material.<br />
Built and designed in line with<br />
the Ugandan syllabus, the<br />
learning platform has courses<br />
from Pre-primary to University<br />
level input in multimedia format,<br />
for example, using videos and<br />
graphics, links to give a student a<br />
wholesome learning experience.<br />
I am privileged to have done a<br />
short course on cake making,<br />
which is under the catering course<br />
on the site. Absolutely, I can say<br />
the material is well packaged and<br />
aligned to help a student to grasp.<br />
Available offline too, Yaaka Digital<br />
Network has helped students<br />
studying in areas with a poor<br />
internet connection; it enables<br />
them to access all this learning<br />
material without connecting to the<br />
Internet. This is a very important<br />
and useful part of the software,<br />
which does not limit it to the rich<br />
or those with internet access.<br />
It arguably brings the learning<br />
process and possibilities to the<br />
grassroots level.<br />
With familiarisation of technology to kids,<br />
could see the gap of lliteracy being filled.<br />
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I am privileged to have done a short course<br />
on cake making, which is under the catering<br />
course on the site. Absolutely, I can say the<br />
material is well packaged and aligned to help a<br />
student to grasp”<br />
Yaaka is<br />
a learning<br />
tool where<br />
teachers and<br />
learners can<br />
create and<br />
or access<br />
academic<br />
content<br />
as well as<br />
continuously<br />
interact on<br />
the Yaaka<br />
website,<br />
Yaaka app or<br />
Yaaka Drive<br />
on the Yaaka<br />
tablet”<br />
Technology should be a means to<br />
which we provide ongoing solutions<br />
to challenges that are bestowed upon<br />
us and this has helped many students<br />
across the country attain basic learning<br />
principles that otherwise would have<br />
been impossible. I was really amazed<br />
at how much content is available on<br />
Yaaka. Happily, when I referred it to a<br />
few colleagues still studying, they never<br />
looked back on how much time and<br />
ease they are getting from interfacing<br />
with the site. More tech solutions need<br />
to be provided for the betterment of our<br />
society. For now, Yaaka has been a huge<br />
help in the area of education and learning<br />
in Uganda.<br />
www.katakata.org<br />
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LITERARY CORNER<br />
Movies<br />
IN CINEMAS<br />
JOHNNY ENGLISH<br />
STRIKES AGAIN<br />
(2018)<br />
PG 1h 28min<br />
Action, Adventure, Comedy<br />
Rowan Atkinson returns as the<br />
much-loved accidental secret<br />
agent in “Johnny English Strikes<br />
Again”. When a cyber-attack<br />
reveals the identity of all active<br />
undercover agents in Britain,<br />
the country’s only hope is called<br />
out of retirement. English’s<br />
new mission is his most critical<br />
to date: Dive head first into<br />
action to find the mastermind<br />
hacker. A man with few skills<br />
and analogue methods, English<br />
must overcome the challenges<br />
of modern technology—or his<br />
newest mission will become the<br />
Secret Service’s last.<br />
COMING SOON<br />
Venom<br />
October 5<br />
Goosebumps 2<br />
October 12<br />
Serenity<br />
October <strong>19</strong><br />
The Nutcracker & ..<br />
November 2<br />
The Grinch<br />
November 9<br />
Fantastic Beas<br />
November 16<br />
Books<br />
HOLD<br />
By Michael Donkor<br />
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 2018<br />
AUTHOR: Michael Donkor<br />
GENRE: Literature<br />
Michael Donkor’s novel, Hold<br />
is a brilliant narrative of two<br />
worlds – Africa and Europe –<br />
and the conflicts the characters<br />
encounter trying to fit into the<br />
worlds. Set in Ghana and London,<br />
Hold carefully captures an<br />
intimate and powerful journey<br />
of coming-of-age of 17-year-old<br />
Belinda a house girl, who through<br />
friendship and family, shame<br />
and forgiveness, goes through<br />
learning and maturity in life. With<br />
life split between two worlds<br />
(Africa and Europe), Belinda goes<br />
through tests in life and path<br />
of maturity from a house girl<br />
in Daban, Kumasi, Ghana, for a<br />
wealthy couple, she calls Aunty<br />
and Uncle, to become a chaperone<br />
style friend to wild child Amma<br />
in London. It is worth mentioning<br />
the careful portrayal of Amma’s<br />
characteristics, especially, her<br />
struggle with her sexuality in<br />
the novel. Both journeys and<br />
experience have become an<br />
important lesson to Belinda, and<br />
equally created a lasting impact<br />
in her life.<br />
Some critics have pointed out<br />
the plot and the beginning of<br />
the book as difficult and - some<br />
insist - rather confusing. Perhaps<br />
that is a literary technique<br />
employed by the writer to vividly<br />
narrate Belinda’s confused social<br />
and psychological experience.<br />
Others complain that the novel<br />
has no easy closure. Regardless,<br />
Michael Donkor’s early childhood<br />
background in Ghana and his later<br />
life in London go a long way in<br />
portraying the challenges Belinda<br />
faces. For those who might find<br />
the plot and end of the novel<br />
difficult, perhaps the novelist is<br />
indirectly inviting them to share<br />
his personal conflicts trying to<br />
adopt in the two worlds.<br />
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KIDS<br />
Are you a child?<br />
Can you write<br />
interesting stories?<br />
Do you want to be<br />
part of the Kata<br />
Kata Creative Club?<br />
Please send us your<br />
story (not more than<br />
one page) with your<br />
e-mail contact details.<br />
Perhaps your story<br />
may be published with<br />
your photo or you<br />
may win a prize for<br />
your creative talent.<br />
Send your story to:<br />
info@katakata.org<br />
t<br />
This year me and my family went<br />
on a vacation to the United<br />
States of America. It was amazing<br />
because the US is so different from<br />
our home country. It was a whole<br />
new experience. We visited two of<br />
the 50 states in the US; Arizona and<br />
California. This is what we saw in<br />
America.<br />
The first state we visited was Arizona,<br />
we went to the city Phoenix. Even<br />
though it was very hot, I still enjoyed<br />
myself. We had a great time in<br />
Arizona. On the first day we visited<br />
a place called Scottsdale. It had a<br />
real western vibe and I loved it. We<br />
had dinner at a place called David’s,<br />
the food was delicious! We ate one<br />
of America’s most popular dishes:<br />
hamburgers. After our meal we went<br />
to a shopping mall where we stayed<br />
for the rest of the day. The next day<br />
were filled with other activities. Such<br />
as visiting the Grand Canyon. This<br />
was one of the most spectacular<br />
things i’ve ever done in my whole life.<br />
Even though it was a very long ride<br />
from Phoenix (about 5 hours!), it was<br />
totally worth it.<br />
The second state we visited was<br />
California, we stayed in Los Angeles,<br />
one of the most populated cities of the<br />
US. Even though Los Angeles<br />
wasn’t as hot as<br />
Phoenix, it is still hot.<br />
We did many things<br />
in Los Angeles, but<br />
one of the greatest<br />
things we did was<br />
visiting Beverly Hills.<br />
There are many<br />
celebrities that live<br />
in Beverly Hills, and<br />
i can imagine why:<br />
it so beautiful! We<br />
went there twice,<br />
and we even managed<br />
to see a few houses of<br />
celebrities (Katy Perry,<br />
Jackie Chan, Leonardo<br />
DiCaprio and Jack Nichelson.).We<br />
visited some famous movie sets as<br />
well. For example the set where the<br />
movies ‘’Sister Act’’ and ‘’Pretty<br />
Women’’ where shot.We really enjoyed<br />
Santa Monica Pier as well, we had<br />
a blast! Even though Los Angeles<br />
sounds very nice, there are some bad<br />
parts as well. And there are a lot of<br />
homeless people too, that can be quite<br />
depressing sometimes. But overall, it<br />
was an amazing experience.<br />
Our trip to the US was one of the<br />
most joyful trips we ever took. The<br />
people in America are very friendly<br />
(where we stayed), and the food is<br />
just amazing and cheap. So if you ever<br />
decide to go to America, we highly<br />
recommend Phoenix and Los Angeles!<br />
Written by<br />
Robin Ubabukoh,<br />
is a student of<br />
SGL Secondary School, Lelystad, The Netherlands<br />
www.katakata.org<br />
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Destinations & Travel<br />
The World<br />
Moves to Turin<br />
with Ronaldo<br />
By Tumwine Edward<br />
Turin the majestic first capital<br />
city of Italy from 1861 to 1865,<br />
which lies in the northern part<br />
of the country, is indisputably one<br />
of the business and cultural pillars<br />
of Italy. Located in the western bank<br />
of Po River, next to the Susa Valley<br />
and beautifully circled by the western<br />
Alpine arch and Superga Hill, Turin<br />
has the charm, beauty and panoramic<br />
view every tourist looks for in a city.<br />
With a population of 1.7 million<br />
inhabitants, Turin possesses a rich<br />
cultural and historical entities that rival<br />
it from other European cities. From<br />
huge palaces, old historical churches,<br />
numerous art galleries, famous opera<br />
houses, uncountable restaurants<br />
and unique, impressive architecture<br />
dating from the Renaissance, Baroque,<br />
Rococo, Neoclassical periods, little<br />
wonder why a part of the historical<br />
center of Turin (Residences of the<br />
Royal House of Savoy) is listed as one<br />
of the World Heritage sites.<br />
Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Juventus for a club<br />
record fee of £99.2million. The 33-year-old superstar<br />
completed his £99.2million move to the Bianconeri in<br />
July after nine goal-laden seasons at Real Madrid.<br />
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That is not all. Before becoming the capital city of unified Italy from 1861 to 1865, Turin was the capital of the Duchy<br />
of Savoy. It is, therefore, not a coincidence that the city is home to the best universities, academies, colleges, lycea, and<br />
gymnasia in Italy. Amongst the academic institutions, is the University of Turin, arguably, the best university in Italy,<br />
which was founded in the 15th century. Others are the Turin Polytechnic, Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners - ICIF,<br />
ESCP Europe Business School, the world’s first business school, which was founded in 18<strong>19</strong> by a group of economic<br />
scholars and businessmen, amongst them the renowned economist Jean-Baptiste Say and Vital Roux, a well-known<br />
business tycoon.<br />
“<br />
I’m here because it’s a brand new challenge for my<br />
career. It’s a big club and usually players of my<br />
age go to Qatar or to China, with all due respect, so<br />
coming to such an important and outstanding club<br />
at this point in my career makes me very happy.<br />
That’s why I’m very grateful to Juventus for this<br />
opportunity because I can go on with my career.”<br />
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If the establishment of the ESCP ESCP<br />
Europe Business School in Turin did<br />
not contribute to the elevation of the<br />
status of the city, the school attracted<br />
many scholars around the world. It is<br />
therefore not a coincidence that Turin<br />
became one of the European commercial<br />
zones, and indeed part of the famous<br />
“industrial triangle” along with Milan<br />
and Genoa. Ranked third in Italy, after<br />
Milan and Rome, Turin is one of the<br />
economic powerhouses of the country,<br />
a home to Fiat, the famous Italian<br />
automobile company together with other<br />
manufacturers of Lancia and Alfa Romeo.<br />
In terms of sports, Turin is a force to<br />
reckon with. Apart from hosting the 2006<br />
Winter Olympics, Turin is the birthplace<br />
of, perhaps, the best, most consistent<br />
and domineering football club in Italy,<br />
Juventus F.C. The club, the pride of<br />
Turin, has not only produced some of the<br />
best footballers in Italy, many football<br />
juggernauts have played for the famous<br />
club. With the enviable history, culture<br />
and touristic attractions of Turin, it is not<br />
strange that Cristiano Ronaldo, arguably<br />
the best footballer in the world today has<br />
turned down millions of dollar offers from<br />
many football clubs around the world and<br />
chose for Juventus. Definitely, the arrival<br />
of Ronaldo to the club is expected to bring<br />
a major economic boom not only for the<br />
club but the city as well.<br />
The mention of Cristiano Ronaldo’s<br />
name echoes an aura of greatness and<br />
stardom that you can only feel with a few<br />
footballers still playing the game at the<br />
highest level. The Portuguese talisman has<br />
broken all records and barriers in football<br />
and that’s why NIKE has to pay him a<br />
good cheque to keep him comfortable<br />
with the brand. Lifting both his country<br />
and previous clubs he has played for, he<br />
is the epitome of football professionalism<br />
and hard work.<br />
Juventus FC did their best summer<br />
transfer business in a long time by<br />
announcing the arrival of Cristiano<br />
Ronaldo to the old lady. The Portuguese<br />
attacker will wear the black and white<br />
straps for the Italian Champions and it<br />
doesn’t get bigger and better than this.<br />
Fresh from winning his 3rd consecutive<br />
Champions League title with Real Madrid,<br />
it was perfect for him to try out a new<br />
challenge and which better place to do it<br />
than at Juventus.<br />
Cristiano<br />
Ronaldo<br />
moved to<br />
Juventus<br />
for a club<br />
record fee of<br />
£99.2million<br />
in July after<br />
nine goalladen<br />
seasons<br />
at Real<br />
Madrid.<br />
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“It’s one of the best clubs in the world.<br />
It was a well thought-out decision. My<br />
friends told me it was a club I could<br />
play in. That made it an easy decision.<br />
It is the best club in Italy.”<br />
A club rich in history and also<br />
very solid on the pitch, they have<br />
dominated the Italian league<br />
for years and have been very<br />
impressive in Europe thus giving<br />
Ronaldo the right incentives to join<br />
them.<br />
The best thing about this move<br />
is that it’s a huge plus for Italian<br />
football. Having the best player<br />
in the world play in your league<br />
attracts a lot of revenue through<br />
TV streaming rights, and fans<br />
filling up stadiums just to get a<br />
glimpse of the magic Ronaldo has<br />
to offer. Having been hit with a<br />
match-fixing scandal in 2006, this<br />
will be the best time for the league<br />
to redeem itself amongst Europe’s<br />
elite top leagues and you know<br />
Cristiano loves a challenge!<br />
With the arrival of Ronaldo in<br />
Turin, Juventus F.C and the city<br />
cannot be the same financially.<br />
Expect a swarm of tourists visiting<br />
the beautiful city, Juventus matches<br />
sold out, the stadium full to<br />
capacity during Juventus games, an<br />
alarming increase in the sale of the<br />
club’s merchandise. All these mean<br />
more revenue for the club and the<br />
city, increase income for the local<br />
businesses, especially restaurants<br />
and hotels. Let’s see what the<br />
Portuguese maestro has in store for<br />
us. For sure, the future is bright for<br />
Turin and all it has to offer to the<br />
world.<br />
Cristiano<br />
Ronaldo<br />
unveiled as a<br />
Juventus player<br />
following his<br />
move from Real<br />
Madrid<br />
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Foods<br />
Ugandan Rolex<br />
By Tumwine Edward<br />
Uganda is best known worldwide for two<br />
things; good weather and the Rolex delicacy.<br />
Many are usually amazed how this food<br />
obtains the same name as the luxury Swiss<br />
watch, but the irony only makes it more<br />
popular with people all over the world.<br />
A darling to many in Uganda, the Rolex<br />
comprises of eggs and chapati, which are<br />
put together with spices and vegetables like<br />
tomatoes, onions to give you a nourishing<br />
and mouth-watering taste you might not get<br />
over that easily.<br />
Enjoyed by people from all spheres of life,<br />
it is a cheap delicacy that can be acquired<br />
in hard financial times and that’s the<br />
icing on the cake for many of Ugandans<br />
who enjoy this gem. It’s also very popular<br />
among university students obviously for its<br />
cheap price, but also for the bond it creates<br />
amongst themselves as “Rolex Lovers”.<br />
It would be a sin to come<br />
to Uganda and not taste the<br />
Rolex because you will have<br />
not experienced Uganda<br />
to its fullest. Recently<br />
acknowledged by the Tourism<br />
board of Uganda as a national<br />
export, the Rolex has gained<br />
a lot of international media<br />
coverage and even has a Rolex<br />
festival organized in Kampala<br />
that attracts hundreds of<br />
crowds who are treated<br />
to musical performances<br />
and lots of Rolex eating. A<br />
good reason not to miss this<br />
delicacy while in Uganda.<br />
Ingredients per portion<br />
Preparation Time: 30 Minutes<br />
Cooking Time:<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
6<br />
Chapati , tomatoes, onions, green pepper, cabbage,<br />
eggs, garlic sauce.<br />
3 Hours<br />
Preparation Method<br />
Free some eggs and set aside.<br />
In between, wash the vegetables and cut the tomatoes,<br />
onions, green pepper and cabbage in slices.<br />
Fill the chapati with the cut vegetables and add garlic<br />
sauce if needed. Roll the chapati.<br />
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LETTERS<br />
Dear Aunt Silvia,<br />
Thank you for your ever helpful advice.<br />
I am from a polygamous family of 21<br />
children. My father had 4 wives and my<br />
elder brother 2. My father is late, although<br />
my mother is still alive. Two months ago,<br />
my elder brother died of kidney problems,<br />
leaving his two wives behind. According to<br />
our customs, his immediate younger brother<br />
– in this case, myself – must marry or act<br />
Aunt Silvia<br />
as the husband to my late brother’s wives.<br />
Even though I am not yet married, I want<br />
to choose my own wife, and I do not want<br />
anything to do with my late brother’s wives.<br />
I am confused because the pressure is so much<br />
from my family – especially my mother, that<br />
I obey the culture. Please, I need your advice.<br />
Mamoudu Kerewan,<br />
(Gambia)<br />
QUOTES<br />
“Every couple has<br />
ups and downs,<br />
every couple<br />
argues, and that’s<br />
the thing—you’re a<br />
couple, and couples<br />
can’t function<br />
without trust.”<br />
― Nicholas Sparks,<br />
At First Sight<br />
“Life is too short<br />
to waste your<br />
time on people<br />
who don’t respect,<br />
appreciate, and<br />
value you.”<br />
― Roy T. Bennett,<br />
The Light in the<br />
Heart<br />
“People are lonely<br />
because they build<br />
walls instead of<br />
bridges.”<br />
— Joseph F.<br />
Newton Men<br />
Dear Mamoudu,<br />
I fully understand your predicament. I am<br />
an ardent supporter of marriage out of<br />
love, as such, I guess I would have been<br />
in the same debacle if I were to come<br />
from your family. In as much as I would<br />
love you to respect your tradition and<br />
customs, I am of opinion that customs<br />
are made by people for people. It would<br />
be unfair for one to add unnecessary<br />
challenges, burdens, and difficulties in their<br />
lives simply because they want to obey<br />
the customs. Yet, I am not instigating or<br />
suggesting that you abandon your customs.<br />
Perhaps you may wish to find a balance<br />
between fulfilling your cultural expectations<br />
and your own happiness and wishes in a<br />
realistic manner. It is not very clear to<br />
me why you must take over the wives<br />
of your brother. To continue the family<br />
lineage? Or is it because the customs, does<br />
not permit an “intruder,” an “outsider”<br />
or “foreign blood” in the family? Or is<br />
the custom made to assure some degree<br />
of economic protection for the widows<br />
and their children? Regardless, you may<br />
not necessarily have to marry the wives,<br />
if your custom permits that, however,<br />
you may assure them of your financial,<br />
moral and social support, based on your<br />
capability and ability. I cannot imagine a<br />
happy and successful marriage without<br />
love. Since you have made it clear you are<br />
not romantically attracted to these ladies,<br />
you could still show your platonic love<br />
and support for them without necessarily<br />
sleeping with them or having kids for<br />
them.<br />
Despite any help from you, it is advisable<br />
you clearly explain to the ladies the level<br />
and limitation of your help. They should<br />
not expect you to take care of all their<br />
needs; after all, soon you will have your<br />
own family to take care of. Furthermore,<br />
having children comes with huge<br />
responsibilities. The more kids we have,<br />
the more duties and responsibilities. That<br />
goes for the wives of your late brother. If<br />
they decide to have more children they<br />
hardly can take good care of, they will<br />
have many challenges ahead. It is the duty<br />
of every parent to take very good care<br />
of their children. That includes providing<br />
them with quality education, food, shelter,<br />
and a bright future. We all must bear this<br />
in mind before we ever think of having<br />
children.<br />
Perhaps you may wish to find a<br />
balance between fulfilling your<br />
cultural expectations and your<br />
own happiness and wishes in a<br />
realistic manner. It is not very<br />
clear to me why you must take<br />
over the wives of your brother.”<br />
Assure your mother that you love her<br />
and want the best for the family and the<br />
culture, at the same time let her know<br />
you are being realistic with the whole<br />
situation. I am not sure your mother would<br />
rather see her son unhappy, struggling<br />
and saddled with two wives from the late<br />
brother. I believe she would be happy to see<br />
her son with his loved wife, both trying to<br />
give a helping hand to the whole family,<br />
including your mother and the wives of<br />
your late brother. I wish you all the best<br />
with your decisions.<br />
Yours,<br />
Aunt Silvia<br />
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