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I know I have been away for close to 6 months now. I was taking a new job and was unable to dedicate myself to this blog.

I am back now with a lot of new experiences and souvenir to share.

I will be coming back to you as long as time permit.

Thank you for understanding my absence

Germain

Ouch! It hurts when it is said by someone else. I couldn’t have said it better, mostly because it is my hometown we are talking about. I couldn’t find a more accurate description of the situation myself. It helps when the situation is evaluated through the eyes of an outsider. I was in Douala recently, and it looked nothing like the city I grew up in. This analysis sums up the impression I had during my ten days visit.

I’ll just let you read this Tim Harford’s analysis for yourself.  If you are from Douala, you are not going to be happy, because there is no reason to celebrate.

I used to paint when I was little. Here is an example of my paintings

Here are my New Year wishes from a dear friend. New Year wishes! I think it is more of a sermon than wishes. I tought I should share it with everyone. I thus decided to post it. The year which has just ended was marked on the geo-strategic and political plan by huge changes. Iraq continues to sink in the chaos.

Israel witnessed some timid improvement, until the fall of Sharon which still might still sink the Middle-East in a status quo. Bush’s project of democratization of this part of planet remains a decoy given the tension that remains. Various disasters from the Tsunami, to the Kashmir; hurricanes Rita and Katrina might be the early signs of an apocalypse of a Super Power.

May God preserve us of his fatal decree! At the eve of this new era, will the humanity be able to get out of its cycle of programmed violence? It is clear that we will not escape the furry of nature which does not cease to mark the time with its presence. We have for a long time lived in imprudence and claim, in craftiness and lie. (more…)