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Transportation RoadsTotal miles: 2,494; paved miles: 543 (1996 estimate). Vehicles(not available) RailroadsTotal track-miles: 191, nonoperational (1995). Passenger-miles traveled: (not available); freight-ton miles carried: (not available). PortsMajor: 2--Massawa, Assab (1996).Cargo loaded (short tons): (not available); unloaded (short tons): (not available). Civil AviationUsable airfields: 20 (1998 estimate). Paved runways 8,000 feet and over: 2 (1998 estimate). Scheduled airline traffic (not available).

SOURCE: Direction of Trade Statistics; International Financial Statistics; Europa World Year Book; The World Almanac and Book of Facts; The World Factbook

Martyr's Day commemoration: London, UK June 20, 2010.

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2009-06-24T02:09:00.000-07:00

Stichting Massawa

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Stichting Massawa

2008-11-26T19:44:00.001-08:00

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ftbl1

QUIZ Aynfelale room

2008-11-24T20:07:00.000-08:00

Who composed the lyrics of the national anthem of Eritrea?

wonderfull messages

2008-11-24T19:51:00.000-08:00

A wonderful Message

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings
but shorter tempers,

Wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.

We spend more, but have less,

We buy more, but enjoy less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, But less time.

We have more degrees But less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.

We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life.

We've added years to life not life to years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbour.

We conquered outer space but not inner space.

We've done larger things, but not better things.

These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul.

We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.

We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less.
We've learned to rush, but not to wait.

We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, But we communicate less and less.
These are the days ….Too….

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up tootired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships.

These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, quit, kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time to speak, and
give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. “An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, and hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

A candle loses nothing if it is used to light another one.

conspicuity jacket

2008-11-24T19:49:00.000-08:00

I swear I'm seeing a whole new Hi Viz world, I walked in today from WATERLOO, it was like walking through...
... HI VIZ heaven.
I went to my restaurant last night and three customers, (one on his honeymoon dinner !), had brought in HI VIZ tabbards. Not only that, I arrrived at work today and I've been sent this little beauty....
Anyways, in other matters...
Completed my re-viz-ion for my motor cycle theory test on Friday, finished it amongst the pigeons in Liecester Square. I don't think they knew what I was up to. Did you know even a pigeon has to turn into wind to land ?
Currently sat at a keyboard covered in discarded hair and things that have settled between in the qwertys. Looks weird, so best not to look at all.
Played one of my favorite games today... waving at an open top bus tour. I figure the people on board should see at least one famous person when they come to the Big Smoke.
Ha ha ha ha. what a giggle.
So if you're a Sikh you don't have to wear a helmet on a motor cycle, let's hear it for the Sikh's, easy riders !
Up for another blast on the radio, tonight's icon nominee, Sir Tel of the Wogan. The poor lad's up against The Beatles and Muhammed Ali, what's he doing amongst the Big Boys ? You voted him there that's what, God Bless him.
CLP 2007.
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At 04:11 PM on 26 Sep 2007, Elm wrote:
hate to pick you up Chris but I believe it is Sikh!I believe that is also the reason there are no Sikhs in the fire brigade as they cannot get on the helmet
Hiya everyone- v. busy at work but still alive and kicking
Elm x
At 04:17 PM on 26 Sep 2007, Tinsel wrote:
Hiya Chris - LOVING the new look!!!
If you're looking for any interesting guests, how about Bruce Parry of the Tribe? He was on Steve Wright yesterday and he was SOOOO interesting. Now THERE's someone for a dinner party guest...
Right, off to walk doggies, back in time to listen to the show, then an evening drinking red wine and eating spaggie bol - yum.
Txxxxxxx
At 04:18 PM on 26 Sep 2007, lgjb wrote:
Sat my CBT 16 Sept 2007.Strange to hear Chris talking about his biking experiences!Theory Test next.Help!Having so much fun.Should have done it years ago!Soon I will have to go shopping.Which bike to buy?ps we enjoy your show
At 04:24 PM on 26 Sep 2007, BINGO STAR wrote:
YO CLP & ALL Blog Friends,
Bingo Star ere.
I 'ate er sat it CLP but that picture, i've seen it before many a time in me job as a trucker.You look like a 'ighly demented transport manager who's 'ad ter take serious precautions against the grief 'e's getting from all the drivers i'e - the 'ead phones!!!!!!!!
It must be a nice feeling CLP, being famous.I've always been very scared of pushing my music and humour ideas as i'm actually a very shy person.But that must be so much fun waving at people and making their day or signing the odd graph. Just I feel sorry when it gets out of hand.I was watching The Jono Ross show the other night and poor Kiera Knightly was saying how she's reduced to tears by the paparazzi following her everywhere - it can't be very nice being too famous.
PS Got another Bingo Joke ere -
I 'eard the perfect way ter break the ice and find abit of romance is speed dating so I went along full of 'ope, full of 'ope blog friends....
Only problem when I got there it was speed skating!!!!!!!!!
Instead of breaking the ice, i've gone and crashed and broken me leg on the ice..... I can't take this stress anymore - am tellin' yer!!!!!!!!
PS CLP - Any chance of playin' Jethro Tull and Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day or The Darkness and Love On The Rocks With No Ice.... most beautifully structure songs.
At 04:25 PM on 26 Sep 2007, dogwithnobrain wrote:
CLP.
I love Sir Terry, I'd vote for him over and above the Beatles. When I think Beatles. I think Bare bottoms, High Eyebrows and a big nose, and oops a travelling wilbury. Not the best things eh? Although I think I'd vote the travelling wilbury's over and above the Beatles!
Tel on the other hand, has been there for the duration of the 40 years. On the flipping radio for ALL THAT time as well. On your Radio Station. Some mornings, I have no idea what he is talking about, but my gawd he makes me laugh. And that, matey chops is what it's all about.
DWNB
PS - Your TV Advertisement with the lovely piano playing. Any chance you could re-do it, with the Coldplay guy coming in and sitting down to show you how it's down (not that it would be any better) and you giving him a slap, a la Eric Morcambe. When I first saw it, that is what I thought... O M G Chris has morphed into Eric Morcambe. Well Done .... Sunshine.
At 04:33 PM on 26 Sep 2007, De Sm wrote:
Oh nice jacket Chris..:)
De x
At 05:18 PM on 26 Sep 2007, Jools wrote:
Anyone got any sunglasses.
Chris. you're bright enough without the jacket.
Have a good show....
Jools
At 05:31 PM on 26 Sep 2007, Prof.Plum wrote:
Testing Testing one two three
At 05:31 PM on 26 Sep 2007, Prof.Plum wrote:
The blog is telling me I am not allowed to post.. is it because I am not wearing high viz?
At 05:43 PM on 26 Sep 2007, cyril bell wrote:
Hiya Christoff and team
Love the jacket and the advert !! You are just one cool guy!! Any chance of a job, I make a mean cup of tea haha ! Anyway, Mr T Wogan, Please don't vote for him, He is the worst dinosaur in living history ! He must be at least 104yrs old, surely, it must be time for him to retire and pass the headphones over to someone else. Never mind his wig, What is that about? Show off your baldness Terry and be proud. There must be loads of aspiring DJ's out there waiting for Terry to drop off the ol chair. I think Dermot O'leary would be a good choice ! He's young and a bit more with it and far less sarcastic !Sorry to be so scathing but I think there are better icons of the last 40 years than some old DJ
I think we should all vote for Sally, She's great !BBBYYYEEEEE !Cyril
At 05:55 PM on 26 Sep 2007, Stuart McCall wrote:
Chris,
must say what a fantastic night Claire & I had last night at the restaurant, food was wonderfull and your hospitallity made our Anniversary ( Not Wedding ) dinner very special.
LOL
STU.
At 06:15 PM on 26 Sep 2007, lyndyloo wrote:
CLP!!!!!
Thank you for talking to me this evening on the radio! How excited was I??? Shame I was working from my little office at home today so I was on my own but nevertheless I was jumping around for joy! Hmmmm.... what on earth am I still doing in the office at 6.18pm!
Did you know Hazel Love's plane was a bit delayed today? She'll be there by now though...bless!
LuvLyndyloo-x-x-x-
At 07:23 PM on 26 Sep 2007, Anthony wrote:
Hi Chris putting this on a bit late but just to wish you luck with the bike test. Took mine a number of years ago when there was no theory and the tester stood at the side of the road and watched you go round the block a couple of times. Surprisingly, passed first time?
At 07:25 PM on 26 Sep 2007, cathmel wrote:
Nice jacket CLP
x x x x x
At 07:40 PM on 26 Sep 2007, plumbum wrote:
Chris, have loved listenging to you on my way home,especially about your love for hi-viz ! !I wear one every day and i work in an office ! and mine has first aider in big letters across the back.
At 08:00 PM on 26 Sep 2007, Prof.Plum wrote:
I'm not sure if I've been arrested by the blog police. However I object to Cyril Bells comments re Tel . He is a very very nice man. Stuart Mc Calls blog made me remember that Mc Call was the name of my piano teacher..... not much good as I remember.
At 08:58 PM on 26 Sep 2007, flirt71 wrote:
LO CLP
GOOD LUCK WITH THE BIKE TEST N CAN I HAVE YOUR HIGH-VIZ JACKET PLZ PRETTY PLZ I THINK IT'S BRILLIANT !!
TAKE CARE HAVE FUN N STILL LOVING THE SHOW KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
LOVE SHARON XX
At 09:02 PM on 26 Sep 2007, Ricardo wrote:
Hi Chris- been listening to your lst couple of shows about your hi-vis! i have summer weight &winter padded hi-vis waterproofs including over-trousers formy site visits. Roll on the hi-vis revolution!
At 09:12 PM on 26 Sep 2007, flirt71 wrote:
LO CLP
GOOD LUCK WITH THE BIKE TEST N CAN I HAVE YOUR HIGH-VIZ JACKET PLZ PRETTY PLZ I THINK IT'S BRILLIANT !!
TAKE CARE HAVE FUN N STILL LOVING THE SHOW KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
LOVE SHARON XX
At 10:26 PM on 26 Sep 2007, Moose wrote:
I know it's not like me to be the one to spoil the party but I have a question:
Why is it that so many people seem to love HiVis, and yet seem to be the same people that complain about this country descending into Elf (sic) and Safety hell?
Surely the rise of the HiVis is a direct result of everybody being paranoid about someone not seeing them, veering slightly out of their path and causing themselves a slight twinge in the ankle, for which they need to be off work with stress for a month or two and claim compensation using a no win no fee lawyer/shark type person.
Is it me?
And I'm no great fan of the Togmeister, however, given that it's supposed to be the Radio 2 icon of the last 40 years, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Radio 2, I reckon he's got a pretty good shout to be the only person on the list to have any real claim to the title. No?
Oh well, just me then...
Moose
At 11:01 PM on 26 Sep 2007, DWNB wrote:
No Mooose....
I thought that too.....
See Me Above.DWNB

At 11:40 PM on 26 Sep 2007, Andrew Webb wrote:
The World is High-Viz mad.Listening this week, I wonder why Radio 2 gets so many listeners with Kennedy and Wogan in the morning, Brucey late morning, Viney in the afternoon, Steve Wright through the Afternoon and then the madness thats Chris Evans.How many more High-Viz things will you find?
At 12:34 AM on 27 Sep 2007, Sheila Hamilton wrote:
Hi Chris, love the show because its wacky and you never know whats coming up! My favourite record of all time is Kirsty Macoll and the Pogues - Fairytale of New york. I wait all year for it to start being played in December. However, thats mad cos I have a copy of it at home and could listen anytime, but I dont! I wait till December. Thought you might like to play it one night as your opening tune! I would be really happy..
Bye from Ilkley, West Yorkshire
At 01:12 AM on 27 Sep 2007, Anonymous wrote:
yes Moose & DWNB... #5, 20 & 21
Sir Tel is hilarious.
He's earned his place on the list.
x
At 08:27 AM on 27 Sep 2007, Penguin wrote:
Mornin' all
Not a fan of Tel, and won't be voting for him - Beatles for me all the time.
The High Visability jacket was identified by young Stu Maconie as one of the iconic images of the 21st century. Is it only pigeons that have to turn into the wind to land?
Mange tout x
At 08:44 AM on 27 Sep 2007, Elm wrote:
okay
two points -
1) in Chris's original blog Sikh was spelt wrong as now my first post looks stoopid
2) I like ol tel but he is getting worse and after the fiasco with the making your mind up show I think he should be taken off live TV
Beatles rule ok - must remember to vote :-)
Elmx
At 09:01 AM on 27 Sep 2007, Chris Chapman wrote:
Hi Chris
I notice that your Hi Vis is only class 2. I'm the health and safety manager on the A3 Hindhead tunnel project where a class 3 Hi Vis is mandatory. A while back you said you wanted to take your show out on the road visiting all sorts of different places, well we're about to start digging a twin bore tunnel under the Devil's Punchbowl and you would be more than welcome to come and see us (free class 3 Hi Vis thrown in!RegardsChris Chapman
At 09:22 AM on 27 Sep 2007, ChrissieS wrote:
Hi Chris
Yep, love the Hi Vis jacket - excellent idea but not a lot of people wear them because they're not exactly what you would call "cool". My daughter was on the front page of the local paper when she was five when the pupils at her school were all given a Hi Vis jacket to wear to school in the dark mornings. Did ANY of them wear it? As if!
Well done for speaking to Lyndyloo last night! I can confirm she is still very, very, excited!
As for Terry Wogan - I absolutely love him. He makes my day (when he's actually working and not on holiday yet again!). I know what you mean cyril bell #10, but believe me once Tel retires, we will never see his like again - I, for one, am dreading it!
Happy Thirsty Thursday everyone!
C xx
At 09:42 AM on 27 Sep 2007, Cheryl The Diva wrote:
In my days of portacabin hell I had my very own HiViz with my NAME and JOB TITLE printed on it so that visitors knew who I was!!!! I thought it wasn't rocket science as I was the only female on site, but hey ho - it was nie and warm in the winter as it was one of the "motorway coats" worn by the "very nice men"!
Where is everybody this week? It's been very quiet in blogland?
Happy Thirsty Thursday everyone - we're one day away from ARF and the weekend!
Chubby club last night - lost another pound. That's 6 now in total. "Treated" myself to fish and chips after weigh in and they were horrible, so that'll teach me (to go to another chippy in future!!)
Right, I'll post this and pop back later.
CtD x x
At 10:18 AM on 27 Sep 2007, David Maund wrote:
Hi Chris, This will sound quite strange and I dont know if you will ever get to see this but hear me out ! I had an idea for a TV show, its simple but brilliant. It will be bigger than deal or no deal. It came to me last night and dont ask me why or how (because I dont know myself) but I know for certain that it involves you. I was telling my fiance about it this morning and that you were the only person I would speak to about it and as I mentioned your name, a picture of you appeared on the TV on This Morning....Im not a nutter, I think this all sounds crazy myself but it makes my heart skip, and I'm doing it !
Cheers
David
At 12:11 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Phoenix wrote:
OMG Chris I got into my car last night turned on the radio and you were playing Terry Wogan's Floral Dance - had me in stiches I couldn't drive so had to wait until it had finished to commence drive home.
Thank you - made my day
Phoenix
At 12:29 PM on 27 Sep 2007, BINGO STAR wrote:
Alwight ter ALL,
Bingo Star ere.
Ctd - yeah it's abit strange this week on the blog. I think everywhere there's abit of a downer of an atmosphere this week - I feel it myself.I think everbody is realising our Indian summer failed ter materialise and autumn is well and truly ere. I 'ate this time of year - it's tasteless.I'm gonna emigrate ter the Isle Of Man if we don't get any better summers - am tellin' yer, am tellin'yer!!!!!!!!!!
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh NO, not again me chips are burnt.............DAMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNNNN.............
At 01:15 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Em M wrote:
Pickled onions sounded so tasty, I was drooling!
Started my Christmas shopping last night online, i know its a bit sad but I just have so many presents to buy, i just want to be organised this year.
Em xx
At 01:20 PM on 27 Sep 2007, ChrissieS wrote:
CtD and Bingo Star: I agree, the Blog is very quiet the past of couple of days. But as you know, this happens from time to time. The Blog can be so busy some days, but all it takes is for a few regulars to be off sick/on holiday/having to work for a living - and it all goes pear shaped! No worries, it will all be on course again soon.
Of course, we could always ask Mr Evans to come up with another "poll" because the last one he did brought about 600 people out of the wood!
C xx
At 01:56 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Tinsel wrote:
Hello boys and girls - I'm still here!!! Just thought I'd let you know I'm not going to be here tomorrow or Monday though, popping up to the 'Pool to see my mummy!
Bingo, tell us a joke!
T xxxxxxx
At 02:01 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Jennie from the blog wrote:
greetings bloggers.
nice jacket CLP. Hi-viz gets full marks us cyclists. Life saving bit is kit. please remember a cyclist is entitled to wobble!
Was it Stu and his Mrs in the white stretch limo at the pub last night? very flash! Claire is a lucky girl.
anyway - must recommend taking a gamble to all my fellow bloggers. I met some gentlemen in a pub late thursday night and they took me yacht racing for 3 days - I had an AWESOME time. everyone else thought I was insane for going off with strangers but I had a blast!
do something crazy today - it's good for the soul.
Love Jennie (from the blog)
At 02:19 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Anne G. wrote:
Afternoon each
Bingo: Autumn?? It's bleeding WINTER up here and I still haven't had my holidays!
And guess what? Holiday will be at the end of October and EVEN FURTHER NORTH. I guess I'll be packing me thermals.
Anne x
At 02:23 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Anne G. wrote:
Afternoon each
Bingo: Autumn?? It's bleeding WINTER up here and I still haven't had my holidays!
And guess what? Holiday will be at the end of October and EVEN FURTHER NORTH. I guess I'll be packing me thermals.
Anne x
At 02:27 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Marie wrote:
I saw an unusual sight yesterday morning near Aldershot: two squaddies in full camouflage gear (with guns) and sporting bright yellow hi-viz waistcoats!
Camouflage... Hi-viz... together... interesting!
At 02:28 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Phoenix wrote:
Oh me oh my - I got excluded again..... serves me right for forgetting to add something and immediately try again.
Right here's the bit I forgot - in my mum's village we have the natural traffic calming measures - horses. In the evenings the horses and riders wear hi viz protection and boy can you see them a long way off and that's the point with the narrrow lanes and busy traffic around the yellow like the police horses wear is very striking.
Right now I've remembered my entry. I'm off for a lie down in a dark room with the radio for company.
I'm enjoying Aled standing in for Sarah first thing in the mornings - could he be given another nice slot?
Terry and company are always my staple radio buddies on my way into work - laughter and merrriment and at present we have he lovely Johnny Walker standing in.
Chris you are my staple for my evening commute home - thank you.
What's the fixation with cars that women drive?I've swapped my Seat Leon T Cupra for a lotus engineered Proton Satria Neo which is very nice.
Phoenix
At 02:36 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Phoenix wrote:
No wonder its quiet:
the blog today is slow to load the comments, times out with 502 errors and then says you aren't authorised to submit comments.
I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed that this gets through.
Off back to work
Phoenix
At 02:40 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Nev wrote:
Chris
I suggest you read Stuart Maconies book - 'Pies and prejudice' as he goes on about the prevalence of the hi vis jacket in the UK today. The book is also about a Northerner re-discovering his roots which I am sure would have a great interest to you.
Moose - the poll is not for the radio 2 icon but a radio2 poll for the icon of the last 40 years...a big difference. Mind you that surely means the person on the list that has most shaped lives and culture is probably Nelson Mandella.
Nev
At 02:53 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Cheryl The Diva wrote:
Chuffin 'eck I'm busy!!!!
Tinsel - have a FAB time with mummy. My mummy has gone back to her winter residence in Goa for 6 months, and I'm missing her like crazy already!
Em M - we pickle our own onions off the alllotment. The hardest part is saving them until Christmas. Ooooh - the temptation ....
Starting your Christmas shopping now isn't sad, it's bloomin' sensible! Mr Diva has imposed our annual "no more buying yourself any treats" embargo as of last night. I asked if this excluded funky boots off of e*ay and thankfully, I can still buy those! Phew.
Yeh - Bingo - give us a joke!! Know wot I mean, I'm tellin ya!
Righteo - back to the madness that is my IN Tray.
CtD x x x
At 03:00 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Prof.Plum wrote:
Guten tag one and all
Well, I must admit to having a few blogging problems. But maybe it's a good idea to let new bloggers come through. After all it's open to all.
Bingo it's darned cold in the IOM.
I love the Autumn. Misty days and golden hues.
And this rocks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd_oIFy1mxM

At 03:06 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Emma wrote:
What is the second piece of music that you play in the advert? I thought it was chopsticks but have been corrected on that. It's really bugging me now as my little boy wants to learn to play it just like you but his useless Mummy doesn't know what it is!!!
At 03:32 PM on 27 Sep 2007, wilsmar wrote:
Thirsty Thursday Greetings......just incase Bingo's attempting to find a MacD*** (etc) carpark to park up in ...... will this suffice?An Irish Tenor
An Irishman goes to the Doctor with botty problems.... Doctor, it's me *rse. I'd like you to take a look, if you would. So the doctor gets him to drop his pants and takes a look. Incredible he says, there’s a £20 note lodged up here; tentatively he eases the twenty out of the man's bottom, and then a £10 pound note appears. This is amazing, exclaims the Doctor. What do you want me to do? Well for goodness sake pull it out, man! shrieks the patient. The doctor pulls out the tenner and another twenty appears, and another and another and another, etc.... Finally the last note comes out and no more appear. Ah Doctor, thank you kindly, that's much better. Just out of interest, how much was in there then? The Doctor counts the pile of cash. £1,990 exactly.I reckon that’s about right, says the patient.
I knew I wasn't feeling two grand......Wilsmar
At 03:45 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Rebecca wrote:
Hi Chris,
My Brownies have pink hi-viz when we go out and about - they think it's great and we nenver have a problem getting them to wear them!!
Rebecca
PS - show is great on the way home!!
At 03:52 PM on 27 Sep 2007, BINGO STAR wrote:
Yo CtD & ALL Blog Operatives,
I've got another bad joke ere if yer want ter 'ear ert.
I 'eard it's good ter moisturise, even blokes nowadays.
So i've started stick me 'ead outta me window everytime it rains.
Only problem I seem ter be the only one in me street who is moisturising, I ain't seen, sawed any other 'eads outta windows!!!!!!!!!
Sorry about this joke..... it's just plain.... errr silly!
Chow!
At 03:52 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Rebecca wrote:
Hi Chris,
My Brownies have pink hi-viz when we go out and about - they think it's great and we nenver have a problem getting them to wear them!!
Rebecca
PS - show is great on the way home!!
At 09:49 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Mike Martin wrote:
Hi vis vests are no more. You must now call it a 'conspicuity jacket'. I kid you not - google it!
Mike 13
At 08:57 AM on 28 Sep 2007, BINGO STAR wrote:
Yo CLP & The Blog Ploice,
Bingo Star ere.
I've got an important message ere blog controllers, yer errr..... blog seems ter 'ave a virus or some sort of gremlin in it at present dudes.
I've 'ad problems bloggin - 502 faults, and it seems very slow at accepting comments or they keep failing ter go through or they go through twice.
I've noticed alot of other blog friends are complaining about problems commenting and many messages are coming up twice or more.
Just thought i'd bring it ter yer attention of the blog control centre before the blog blows like last time - know what am sayin dudes!!!!!
Chow!
At 09:52 PM on 02 Oct 2007, Poppydop wrote:
Brightens my day, everyday....born to be on the radio, the 2nd Kenny, or Terry but will probably beat them eventually. From quite a boring, married mum. x
At 10:03 PM on 02 Oct 2007, Poppydop wrote:
Brightens my day, everyday....born to be on the radio, the 2nd Kenny, or Terry but will probably beat them eventually. From quite a boring, married mum. x

ERITREAN FOOD PRACTICIES

2008-11-24T19:25:00.001-08:00

Are you ready to learn and experience the delicious foods and recipes of Eritrea? YES! Now it's about time to learn about Eritrean food practices, recipes, and some key phrases in Eritrea's native language, Tigrinya. Come with me on the journey of a lifetime as we explore a country of hidden mysteries.

ERITREAN FOOD PRACTICIES

Usual meal pattern: Three times a day. Breakfast is very light, lunch and dinner are the major meals. Usually prefer food very spicy.Special Utensils: Usual mode of eating Eritrean food is with fingers; however, silverware is used for other types of food.Food beliefs and rituals: Prefer warm and soothing foods when ill such as chicken or beef soups, hot oat gruel with honey, hot tea, hot milk. No ice or cold drinks.Usual diet: Usual diet consists of "Taita" or "enjera", a type of bread or pancake eaten with a meat or legume sauce or stew walled "Tsebhi" or "zigni." Taita is made mostly from cereal called "Taff"; however a mixture of cereals can be used to make taita. Legumes are an important part of the diet and are largely prepared in the form of stew or wot. Stew usually is very spicy and contains a variety of condiments, including onions, garlic, berbere (hot chili powder with other spices, cardamom, white and black cumin, basil, ginger, etc.).Fruits and vegetables are not commonly eaten, except in some of the larger towns and during the period of religious fasting.Fluids: Generally not enough water is consumed. Most prefer drinks at room temperature. Like to drink coffee and spice tea with cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and lots of sugar.Food prohibitions: There are considerable numbers of food avoidances that persist among different ethnic, social, occupational, religious, age, and gender groups. Coptic Orthodox Christians and Moslems strictly observed religious taboos that forbid eating meat ofwild animals, wild foul, snakes, wild and domestic pigs, dogs, horses, and shellfish. Coptic Christians do not eat meat or dairy for 200 days of each year. Food prescriptions. Preferences are chicken or beef soups, noodles and pasta, traditional hot oat gruel with honey. Most do not like bland foods.Source: UC Davis Health System.Center for continuing nursing and medical education. Eritrean Recipes
Enjoy the treasures of Eritreans delicious food and recipes. We eat a variety of food most of which based on Taita or Ingera a flat bread similar to pancake or flat bread. It is eaten with many different types of Tsebhis ( sauces). Shiro, Zegni, and Dorho are among the popular ones.
Alicha
Title: Alicha
Categories: Meats
Yield: 6 servings

1 c Onions; sliced
2 tb Corn oil
2 lb Meat with bone; beef, lamb
-or goat, cut in 3 inch
-pieces
2 cl Garlic; sliced
1 ts Salt; to taste
1 ea Fresh hot green chili;
-sliced
1/4 ts Gingerroot; crushed, fresh
1/4 ts Mustard seeds; crushed
1/4 ts Caraway; crushed
1/4 ts Tumeric; ground
1 1/2 c Water

Alicha is a curry-like meal.

In dry pan over medium heat, stir fry onions for 2 mins. Add the oil
And stir fry 1 minute longer. Add the meat and brown 5 mins, stirring frequently.

Add all of the spices and seasonings at one time and stir well. Add
the water and bring to a boil. Cover the pan and cook over moderate
heat for about 45 mins, or until the meat is tender. Should the
curry dry out too quickly, add another 1/2c water. At the end of the
45 mins, there should be very little sauce.

Serve warm or at room temperature.

Eritrean Vegetable Bowl

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : African Vegetables
Eritrean

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
3 large onions
4 large carrots
3 potatos
1/4 white cabbage
1/4 cup oil
1 head garlic
1/2 Teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 Teaspoon turmeric
1/2 Teaspoon black pepper
1 Teaspoon salt
4 cups water

This recipe is common to the Eritreans. My understanding is that these are
NOT unique to them. Peel all vegetables , cut into small cubes. peel and mash
the garlic. Heat oil in a large pan and add vegetables. cover and saute 2-3 minutes.
Add the ginger, turmeric, pepper and salt and mix well. Add the water , stir and
cook over very low flame for 30-40 minutes. Serve hot.
Eritrean- Tsebhi Shero (Eritrean Dry Peas Bowl)

* Exported from MasterCook *
Recipe By : Gad S. Sheaffer (gss@iil.intel.com)
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : African Vegetables
Eritrean

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1/2 kilogram dry green peas
3 large onions
1/2 cup oil
1 head garlic
1/2 Teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 Teaspoon black pepper
1 Teaspoon salt
3 cups water

Soak the peas in tap water for 20 minutes. Peel the onions and cut into small
cubes. Peel and mash the garlic. Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the onion and
garlic until golden. Add the ginger, pepper and salt and 2 cups water. Stir well,
cover and bring to boil. When the water boil, add the peas and the rest of the
water and cook 40 minutes on a medium-low flame. Serve hot Gad.

Tsebhi Dorho (Eritrean Chicken)
* Exported from MasterCook *
Recipe By : The Frugal Gourmet on our Immigrant Ancestors, Jeff Smith
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Reg 4 Sheryl D

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
3 Lbs Frying Chicken Cut Into 8 Pieces
Juice Of One Lime
5 Cups Thinly Sliced Red Onions
1/2 Cup Spiced Butter -- * See Note
1/2 Cup Berbere Sauce -- * See Note
1/2 Cup Dry Red Wine
2 Cloves Garlic -- Crushed
2 Tsp Cayenne
1/2 Tsp Grated Fresh Ginger
1/2 Cup Water
Salt To Taste
4 Hard Boiled Eggs -- Peeled
1/2 Tsp freshly ground

This was my first taste of Eritrean food - loved this so much that it has led me to
try other Eritrean recipes.

Marinate the chicken pieces in the lime juice for hour. In a heavy saucepan
sauté the onions in 2 tbsp of the spiced butter. Cover the pot and cook the
onions over low heat until they are very tender but not browned.

Add the remaining butter to the pot along with the Berbere sauce, wine, garlic,
cayenne and ginger. Add 1/2 cup of water and mix well. Bring to a simmer and
add the chicken pieces. Cook, covered, for 30-40 minutes or until the chicken
is tender, adding more water as necessary to keep the sauce from drying out.
When the chicken is tender, add salt to taste. Add the eggs and heat through.
Top with the black pepper prior to serving.

*note - recipes for the spiced butter and Berbere sauce are included in this
group of recipes

Eritrean Hembasha

* Exported from MasterCook *

Recipe By : The African News Cookbook
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breads With Yeast African

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 tablespoon Active dry yeast
1/4 cup Warm water
2 tablespoons Ground coriander
1 teaspoon Ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon White pepper
1 teaspoon Ground fenugreek
2 teaspoons Salt
1/3 cup Vegetable oil
1 1/4 cups Lukewarm water
5 cups Unbleached flour
1 tablespoon Cayenne
2 tablespoons Oil
1/4 teaspoon Ground ginger
1 pinch Ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon Cinnamon

Dissolve the yeast in warm water for 10 minutes. Add the coriander, cinnamon,
white pepper, fenugreek, salt, oil and lukewarm water, and stir well. Slowly
add the flour until a mass forms. On a floured board, knead the dough for 10
minutes or until it is smooth and tiny bubbles form. (note: this recipe makes
a stickier dough than usual)

Reserve a 1-inch piece of dough. With floured hands spread the dough out on
an un-greased pizza pan. Using a sharp knife, score the dough in a design
similar to the spokes of a bicycle wheel. Place the reserved ball of dough in
the center of the scored dough. Cover and let rise one hour.

Bake at 350F for an hour or until golden brown. Combine the topping
ingredients in a small bowl. While still warm brush the bread with topping.
Yield: 1 16-inch loaf.

"The African News Cookbook"
Eritrean Flat Bread (Taita or ingera)

Recipe By : "Jennefer Hardin - PCD"

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cornmeal

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
-----In A Large Bowl, Mix-----
3 Cups Self-Rising Flour
1/2 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 Cup Cornmeal -- or masa harina
1 T Active Dry Yeast -- (one package)
3 1/2 Cups Warm Water

Let set in large bowl, covered, an hour or longer, until batter rises and becomes
stretchy. It can sit as long as 3-6 hours. When ready, stir batter if liquid has
settled on bottom. Then whip in blender, 2 cups of batter at a time, thinning it
with 1/2 - 3/4 cup water. Batter will be quite thin.

Cook in non-stick frypan WITHOUT OIL over medium or medium-high heat.
Use 1/2 cup batter per injera for a 12-inchpan or 1/3 cup batter for a 10-inch pan.
Pour batter in heated pan and quickly swirl pan to spread batter as thin as
possible. Batter should be no thicker than 1/8-inch. Do not turn over. Injera
does not easily stick or burn. It is cooked through when bubbles appear all over
the top. Lay each injera on a clean towel for a minute or two, then stack in
covered dish to keep warm. Finished injera will be thicker than a crepe, but
thinner than a pancake.

To serve, overlap a few injera on a platter and place stews on top (I think most
kinds of spicy bean or veggie stews/curries would be great with this. For Eritrean
food, the spicier the better). Or lay one injera on each dinner plate, and ladle
stew servings on top. Give each person three or more injera, rolled up or folded
in quarters, to use for scooping up the stews.

I calculated that if you make 15 12-inch injeras, each would be about 120
calories, 3% CFF. For a more authentic injera, add 1/2 cup taff flour (taff is
a kind of millet) and reduce the whole wheat flour to 1/4 cup.

NOTES:

Injera, a spongy crepe-like bread (slightly sour), is almost always eaten with
Eritrean stews. If you've been to an Eritrean restaurant, they probably used
the injera as both plate and utensils. The injera are layered on a round table
and the stews are piled on top -- then more injera are used to scoop up and eat
the stew. And of course once the stew is gone the injera underneath it are
suffused with all the yummy juices. It takes a while to cook up each injera but
it's really easy.
Eritrean Lentils

MMMMM-----
Title: Eritrean Lentils
Categories: Vegetarian
Yield: 6 servings

2 c Dried lentils; picked over
-and washed
6 c Water
3/4 c Anaheim green peppers;
-seeded and chopped
2 c Red onions; peeled, chopped
1/4 c Spiced butter
1 tb Grated fresh ginger
2 cl Garlic; peeled, crushed
1 tb Berbere sauce
Freshly ground black
-pepper to taste

Boil the lentils in water for 5 mins.
Drain, reserving liquid.

In 4 quart saucepot, sauté the Anaheim peppers and onions in the spiced
butter until the onions are tender. Add the lentils, 4c of the reserved liquid,
and the remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer. Cook, covered, over low
heat 35-40 mins, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.

Tsebhi Zegni

MMMMM-----
Title: Tsebhi Zegni
Categories: Meats
Yield: 6 servings

3 lg Onions; chopped <4c>
3 tb Corn oil
3 tb Chow
3 tb Tomato paste
1 ts Salt; to taste
2 c Water
1 1/2 lb Beef chuck; cut into
-half inch cubes

Tsebhi Zegni is a spiced beef stew.

In dry pan over moderate heat, stir fry the onions for 4 minus to reduce the bulk,
stirring constantly. Add the oil and stir fry for about 1 minute longer.

Add the chow and tomato paste and continue to fry. Then add the salt and 1/4
of the water. Stir well. Add the beef cubes and the remaining water. Cover the
pan and cook for 45 minus, or until the beef is tender. There should be a
moderate amount of sauce. Serve warm with Injera.

"Nekedem Belu" Please dine with me
Eritrean Profile 1/33 - 10/29/94 (Culture and The Arts) by A. E.
What do a monk, a gourmet, a freedom fighter and an author have in common? Not much, you may say. But then you haven't met Abba (Father) Yissak Ghebreyesus. The 62-year-old academic joined the Capuchins (an order of Fransiscans) at the age of 24 and the EPLF at the age of 43. Perhaps the transition from Franciscan to writer to fighter can best be understood in the context of Abba Yissak's love of his country.
In 1969 from his monastery in Nefasit, Abba Yissak wrote a book called "Neke dem Belu", which roughly translated means, "Please dine with me". The 149-page document is a detailed atlas of Eritrean food, drinks and the home grown ingredients that are used in its cooking. According to the Abba, there are more than 68 national dishes, 13 kinds of vegetables, 29 different fruits, - unique to Eritrea -17 different types of homemade bread and various spices to be found in the country. The Abba also gives detailed information on how to prepare each and every dish, drink and spice and convincingly writes that Eritrea is a gourmet's paradise of natural produce and invention. "It used to worry me very much to hear people, especially young people, say that Eritrea has no dishes of its own, but only those inherited from its colonisers," explains the Abba. "I was chief cook in the monastery and I started to research our national dishes." His pride in the country's heritage led him to scorn both the traditions which "relegated" cooking to "women's work" and the politics which relegated Eritrea to being the poor cousin of bounteous Ethiopia.
Because this was 1974, things were happening outside the monastery that was to have a profound effect on the young gourmet's life. Travelling by bus from Segheneti to Asmara, where the official censor of the new regime was based, Abba Yissak was searched by soldiers determined to halt the spread of "inflammatory" propaganda of the freedom fighters. Seizing the monk's document of Neke dem Belu, the Ethiopian's soldiers gazed suspiciously at the "cryptic message" it contained. "Injera, shiro, ziggni, salt, peper...O" To the soldiers such terms could only be a coded recipe for revolution. Ignoring his protestations of innocence, the soldiers hauled Abba Yissak to prison while official spy catchers worked frantically to decode the message bubbling within Neke dem Belu. Frustrated, they released the suspect and sent him back to his monastery.
On his way back he took with him pamphlets of the EPLF and distributed them all the way to Segheneiti. Ironically the soldiers never searched him again, thinking that a holy man would not sympathise with those who took up arms. In 1975 the word was spread that Abba Yissak was an EPLF messenger and he left Segheneiti to join the field. He couldn't take his precious Neke dem Belu document with him but came back for it two years later after the EPLF liberated Segheneiti. But seeing the famine and devastation widespread in his country, he decided that the time was not right for a celebration of national food. Nevertheless believing what was written could be put into use after independence; he once more started working on his book.
In 1979 disaster struck - the document went missing. While its loss did not cause a major strategic upheaval within the ranks of the EPLF, it was a devastating blow to the Abba - who by this time had written six other books on Eritrea's customs, ancient monuments and history, as well as translating Italian works on these subjects. Despite launching a successful line in beles (cactus fruit) jam and tomato sauce from a makeshift factory in Durfo, Wina and Nakfa, his heart often was on his lost, culinary work. It was not until 1984 that he was reunited with his manuscript, which was found in the dusty depths of the Logistics Office of the EPLF, five years later and several miles away from where he was stationed. Seizing it triumphantly he took it home to amend and edit, adding from the copious notes he had made in the field. Although fried snake and boj-boj , ad hoc features of the fighter menu, do not feature as traditional foods in his newly-published book, swa and Imchek have not been forgotten in Abba Yissak's Neke dem Belu. Further feasts are yours to discover - and hopefully it won't be long before "Neke dem Belu" is translated into English so that foreign guests can see that there is more to Eritrea than injera, shiro and ziggni.

ERITREAN LANGUAGE
key phrases in Eritrea's native language, Tigrinya.

HELLO*** SELAM
GOOD BYE***SELAMAT/Chaw
HOW ARE YOU ***KEMEY ALEKA/ALEKI/ALEKUM/ALEKEN
THANK YOU***YEQNIYELEY
YES***OWE
WHAT IS YOUR NAME*** MEN SHIMKA/SHIMKI/SHIMKUM/SHIMKEN
PLEASE*** BEJAKA/BEJAKI/BEJAKUM/BEJAKEN
WHERE ARE YOU FROM*** KABEY IKA/IKI/IKEN/IKUM

Shooter

2008-11-24T18:39:00.000-08:00

Rated: 15
Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins
Genre: Action / Adventure
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Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena, Rhona Mitra, Rade Sherbedgia

Director: Antoine Fuqua

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The cinematic equivalent of one of those chunky special-forces-porn airport novels.
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Ultimately, it�s just a vigilante picture with ideas above its station.
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The film�s weird, thin politics become harder to swallow as it lurches from set-up to set-up.
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There are plenty of things wrong with Shooter but the quantity and indeed the quality of the explosions isn't one of them.
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It's no masterpiece, but it's way better than the usual big gun/small brain fare.
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It jumps from typical action one-liners to political discussions about Abu Ghraib. I mean, you can't have a character named Swagger and expect me to take you seriously.
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If you don't mind watching a rerun of a few other, better, spy thrillers, Shooter isn't half bad.
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Despite its slew of genre cliches, Shooter works in fits and starts as a valentine to a simpler era in action films.
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A exhilarating, big budget action thriller about corruption, betrayal and integrity.. Director Antoine Fuqua delivers thrills on a large scale and Wahlberg is a charismatic hero, overcoming all the odds to find justice far away from the Justice Department
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26 Nov 2008 @ 20:00 (London local time) BBC Two

2008-11-23T06:11:00.000-08:00

Oceans BBC
Exploring the secrets of our underwater world
Southern Red Sea Eritrea!
26 Nov 2008 @ 20:00 (London local time) BBC Two
Duration 60 minutes
In June 2007 the Oceans team began a series of underwater scientific expeditions to build a global picture of our seas. Their search for answers took them on an voyage of discovery to the Arctic, Southern and Indian Oceans, the Atlantic, the Red Sea, the Sea of Cortez and the Mediterranean.
Explorer Paul Rose led the team of intrepid adventurers, including environmentalist Philippe Cousteau (grandson of Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau), maritime archaeologist Dr Lucy Blue and marine biologist and oceanographer Tooni Mahto.
The team explores the remote and unexplored Southern Red Sea, (Eritrea, Sudan, Djibouti) teeming with marine life and home to some of the warmest waters on the planet.
The Red Sea is one of the youngest oceans in the world and one of the warmest. The northern region, with its diverse array of marine life, is one of the most visited dive locations on earth while the southern end remains virtually unexplored. It's a global hotspot for marine biology and an important trade route throughout human history, linking the trade goods of India and the Far East with the markets of Egypt and Europe.
Coral is vital to the future of the ocean as it is home to a vast diversity of species. But rising temperatures in the world's seas are causing the death of coral reefs due to a process called bleaching, when corals turn white and die. As the Red Sea water is so warm it is an ideal place to study the impact of heat on coral.

These corals could hold the key to protecting coral reefs around the world.
This is a scientific reef dive which involves taking specimens of the coral.
It is thought that the coral in Eritrea have adapted new ways to deal with the high amount of sunlight in Eritrean waters. When witnessed at night time using a blue torch with a yellow filter over the face mask the corals can be seen fluorescing.

Recent research suggests that the Red Sea was one of the first seas encountered by early modern humans. Along the coastline of the Red Sea in Eritrea, signs of the first coastal settlements are evident. Coral reefs, 125,000 years old, have been raised up over 10 meters by several earthquakes, which means there's little need to go diving to find these signs of early civilization.

HOW TO SAY I LOVE IN MANY LANGUAGES

2008-11-19T17:13:00.000-08:00

How To Say I Love You In Different Languages

English - I love you
Afrikaans - Ek het jou lief
Albanian - Te dua
Arabic - Ana behibak (to male)
Arabic - Ana behibek (to female)
Armenian - Yes kez sirumen
Bambara - M'bi fe
Bengali - Ami tomake bhalobashi (pronounced: Amee toe-ma-kee bhalo-bashee)
Belarusian - Ya tabe kahayu
Bisaya - Nahigugma ako kanimo
Bulgarian - Obicham te
Cambodian - Soro lahn nhee ah
Cantonese Chinese - Ngo oiy ney a
Catalan - T'estimo
Cherokee - Tsi ge yu i
Cheyenne - Ne mohotatse
Chichewa - Ndimakukonda
Corsican - Ti tengu caru (to male)
Creol - Mi aime jou
Croatian - Volim te
Czech - Miluji te
Danish - Jeg Elsker Dig
Dutch - Ik hou van jou
Elvish - Amin mela lle (from The Lord of The Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien)
Esperanto - Mi amas vin
Estonian - Ma armastan sind
Ethiopian - Afgreki'
Faroese - Eg elski teg
Farsi - Doset daram
Filipino - Mahal kita
Finnish - Mina rakastan sinua
French - Je t'aime, Je t'adore
Frisian - Ik hâld fan dy
Gaelic - Ta gra agam ort
Georgian - Mikvarhar
German - Ich liebe dich
Greek - S'agapo
Gujarati - Hoo thunay prem karoo choo
Hiligaynon - Palangga ko ikaw
Hawaiian - Aloha Au Ia`oe
Hebrew to male: "ani ohev otcha" (said by male) "Ohevet ot'cha" (said by female)
Hebrew to female: "ani ohev otach" (said by male) "ohevet Otach" (said by female)
Hiligaynon - Guina higugma ko ikaw
Hindi - Hum Tumhe Pyar Karte hae
Hmong - Kuv hlub koj
Hopi - Nu' umi unangwa'ta
Hungarian - Szeretlek
Icelandic - Eg elska tig
Ilonggo - Palangga ko ikaw
Indonesian - Saya cinta padamu
Inuit - Negligevapse
Irish - Taim i' ngra leat
Italian - Ti amo
Japanese - Aishiteru
Kannada - Naanu ninna preetisuttene
Kapampangan - Kaluguran daka
Kiswahili - Nakupenda
Konkani - Tu magel moga cho
Korean - Sarang Heyo
Latin - Te amo
Latvian - Es tevi miilu
Lebanese - Bahibak
Lithuanian - Tave myliu
Luxembourgeois - Ech hun dech gäer
Macedonian - Te Sakam
Malay - Saya cintakan mu / Aku cinta padamu
Malayalam - Njan Ninne Premikunnu
Maltese - Inhobbok
Mandarin Chinese - Wo ai ni
Marathi - Me tula prem karto
Mohawk - Kanbhik
Moroccan - Ana moajaba bik
Nahuatl - Ni mits neki
Navaho - Ayor anosh'ni
Norwegian - Jeg Elsker Deg
Pandacan - Syota na kita!!
Pangasinan - Inaru Taka
Papiamento - Mi ta stimabo
Persian - Doo-set daaram
Pig Latin - Iay ovlay ouyay
Polish - Kocham Ciebie
Portuguese - Eu te amo
Romanian - Te iubesc
Russian - Ya tebya liubliu
Scot Gaelic - Tha gra\dh agam ort
Serbian - Volim te
Setswana - Ke a go rata
Sign Language - ,\,,/ (represents position of fingers when signing'I Love You')
Sindhi - Maa tokhe pyar kendo ahyan
Sioux - Techihhila
Slovak - Lu`bim ta
Slovenian - Ljubim te
Spanish - Te quiero / Te amo
Swahili - Ninapenda wewe
Swedish - Jag alskar dig
Swiss-German - Ich lieb Di
Surinam - Mi lobi joe
Tagalog - Mahal kita
Taiwanese - Wa ga ei li
Tahitian - Ua Here Vau Ia Oe
Tamil - Nan unnai kathalikaraen
Telugu - Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
Thai - Chan rak khun (to male)
Thai - Phom rak khun (to female)
Tigringa [Eritrean] - Yefqreki eiye [male to femail]
Tigringa [Eritrean] - Yefqreka eiye [femail to male]
Turkish - Seni Seviyorum
Ukrainian - Ya tebe kahayu
Urdu - mai aap say pyaar karta hoo
Vietnamese - Anh ye^u em (to female)
Vietnamese - Em ye^u anh (to male)
Welsh - 'Rwy'n dy garu di
Yiddish - Ikh hob dikh
Yoruba - Mo ni fe

AFRICAN COUNTRIES

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AFRICAN COUNTRIES
• 1 Algeria
• 2 Angola
• 3 Benin
• 4 Botswana
• 5 Burkina Faso
• 6 Burundi
• 7 Cameroon
• 8 Cape Verde
• 9 Central African Republic
• 10 Chad
• 11 Comoros
• 12 Côte d'Ivoire
• 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo
• 14 Djibouti
• 15 Egypt
• 16 Equatorial Guinea
• 17 Eritrea
• 18 Ethiopia
• 19 Gabon
• 20 The Gambia
• 21 Ghana
• 22 Guinea
• 23 Guinea-Bissau
• 24 Kenya
• 25 Liberia
• 26 Libya
• 27 Madagascar
• 28 Malawi
• 29 Mali
• 30 Mauritania
• 31 Mauritius
• 32 Mayotte
• 33 Morocco
• 34 Mozambique
• 35 Namibia
• 36 Niger
• 37 Nigeria
• 38 Republic of the Congo
• 39 Rwanda
• 40 St. Helena
• 41 São Tomé and Príncipe
• 42 Senegal
• 43 Seychelles
• 44 Sierra Leone
• 45 Somalia
• 46 South Africa
• 47 Sudan
• 48 Swaziland
• 49 Tanzania
• 50 Togo
• 51 Tunisia
• 52 Uganda
• 53 Western Sahara
• 54 Zambia
• 55 Zimbabwe

I love you because

2008-11-19T16:36:00.000-08:00

I love you because -- I love you because -- I love you because

1. I love you because you always tell me how lucky you are to be with me.

2. I love you because you say that there is nothing physically that you would change about me, even though I think differently.

3. I love you because you're always honest with me.

4. I love you because you always listen when I have something to say.

5. I love you because you talk more than me, even though you think you talk too much at times.

6. I love you because you always make me feel like a queen.

7. I love you because you always encourage me to say or do something that you know I'm shy about.

8. I love you because you always make me feel loved.

9. I love you because I'm never lonely when I'm with you.

10. I love you because you make me a better person when I'm with you.

11. I love you because my life is so much better since you came into it.

12. I love you because there's always something new that you want to try/do.

13. I love you because you can stand up for yourself and your woman.

14. I love you because you have respect for other people.

15. I love you because you always make me smile.

16. I love you because you make me feel like I'm the luckiest girl in the world.

17. I love you for all the times you wiped my tears at the airports.

18. I love you because you are there for me when I need you.

19. I love you for the patience you had for me in the very beginning of our relationship.

20. I love you for the patience that you still have for me.

21. I love you for every time you forgive me when I do something stupid or wrong.

22. I love you for trusting me.

23. I love you because you don't judge me over my passed experiences.

24. I love you for being the romantic man that you are.

25. I love your soft voice so much that if I could I'd have your voice recorded
so that I could listen to it every time you're not with me.

26. I love you for not giving up when we lived in separate countries.

27. I love you because you always say what's on your mind.

28. I love you because you allow me to be myself and you still love me.

29. I love you because we can talk about anything.

30. I love you because we can laugh about silly things together.

31. I love you because you're what I've been waiting for my whole life.

32. I love the way you hold your arms around me when we go to sleep at night.

33. I love the way you kiss me. Always like it's our first kiss.

34. I love the way you dance and the way you look at me when you do.

35. I love you because you let me into your life and heart even though you've been let down by others.

36. I love when you hold your hand on my thigh when you drive.

37. I love you because you're not afraid to show me your feelings.

38. I love you because you always kiss me before you go to work even though I still sleep.

39. I love you because you always try to help people in need.

40. I love you because we have the same taste in music.

41. I love you because you're still here with me even though I may be picky and hard to please at times.

42. I love you because you get along with my parents and siblings.

43. I love you because you always excuse yourself even though you don't have to 90% of the times.

44. I love you because you gave me a beautiful bouquet of roses the first time you came to me.

45. I love the way you laugh.

46. I love you for the way that you look at me.

47. I love you because you make every person you meet adore you.

48. I love you because you always kiss me when you come home from work/friends/family.

49. I love you because you never want to go to a party without me.

50. I love the way you smell, doesn't matter if you just came from the shower or from the gym.

51. I love you because you are so generous.

52. I love you because you know what you want, and when you want something you get it.

53. I love you because you want me.

54. I love you because you always send me these sweet messages on my phone.

55. I love you because if you could you'd make love to me anywhere & anytime.

56. I love you because you always know if there's something wrong with me.

57. I love your beautiful, beautiful eyes.

58. I love the way you say "oh ma days", sounds so cute.

59. I love you because you hold your arms around me when I'm cold.

60. I love the way you dress.

61. I love you because you're beautiful when you sleep.

62. I love when we listen to music and you express your feelings through the lyrics in the song.

63. I love you because you have the most amazing body ever.

64. I love you because you always know how to cheer me up when I'm down.

65. I love you because every time you touch me you make me tremble.

66. I love you because you never pretend to be something you're not.

67. I love you because you sound so cute when you say "Hiwinnet". The first thing you learned to say in my language.

68. I love you when you sometimes speak French to me even though I don't understand a word.

69. I love you because you really like the number 69.

70. I love you because you love sex so much.

71. I love you because you're not afraid to show the world that you're mine.

72. I love the way you try to calm me down when I'm stressed.

73. I love you for wanting to make love to me until 2-3am even though you have to get up around 6 am for work.

74. I love you because you give me small gifts for no reason, just because you love me.

75. I love you because you make me feel safe.

76. I love you because you're not trying to change who I am.

77. I love you because you are not afraid to cry.

78. I love you because you say I look beautiful even though I just woke up and, according to myself, look like hell.

79. I love you for the day at my place when you ensured me that you are not like the other
guys that I met before you. You are so much better than that.

80. I love you because when we lived in separate countries you made me have butterflies in my stomach every time we were going to see each other.

81. I love your lips. Very kissable.

82. I love the way you really like when I'm a bit tipsy.

83. I love you because you showed me that not all men are the same.

84. I love you because you touch me in a way no one has ever done.

85. I love you because you know exactly how to make me happy.

86. I love you because every time I hear Joe - How soon I think about us, and how we started it all.

87. I love you because you don't take anything for granted.

88. I love you because you're not afraid to talk about the future.

89. I love you because even if you're sick you try to stay strong and never complain.

90. I love you because you're humble as few.

91. I love you because you always sound so happy when you answer the phone
and hear that it's me who's calling you.

92. I love you because you can stay in bed with me a whole day just talking, cuddling and making love.

93. I love the way you always ask me if I'm all right.

94. I love you because you like sweets as much as I do.

95. I love you because you hug me and hold your arms around me when I'm sad.

96. I love you because you're truly a gentleman.

97. I love you because you chose to be with me of all the women in the world.

98. I love you because you respect that I don't like when you drive too fast.

99. I love you because you don't get angry about simple things.

100. But MOST of all I love you because you're YOU!

101. I love you because you are Eritrean.

Poem from UK Conference 2007

2007-08-25T13:22:00.000-07:00

ዋ~~~~ዕ~~~ላ~~~ና
( ኦዝሚንግተን በይ ~ መዓስከር ሳዋ )

ገሪሙኒ’ዩ ዘሎ ~~~~~~~~~~ ፍጹም ተደኒቐ
ሓጎሰይ ንምግላጽየ ተቐሪበ ~ ንብርዐይ ወሪቐ
ግን..መግለጺ ስኢነ ~ብዋሕዲ ቓላት ተጨኒቐ።

ብኸመይ ክገልጾ ~~ ነዚ ረዚን ዋዕላና?
ካብ ትጽቢተይ ልዒሉ~ ዛይዱ ኣመና
ተሰሪቱ ርእየ ~~~~መሰረት ሕድርና።

መግለጺ ስኢነልኩም ~ ናይ ሕድሪ ተቐበልቲ
ገና ብንግህኡ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ኣለና በሃልቲ
ኣብ ጭልግዕ ዕድሜኹም ~ ቡሱላት በላሕቲ
ኣማን ብኣማን ~~~~~~~ናይ ግንባር ተካእቲ።

እሾኽ ብበላሓ ~~~~~ ትፍጠር ከምዝበሃል
ትመምዩ ንኹሉ ~ መንፈስኩም ዘይደሃል
ሓይሊ ብርትዐኹም ~ ዝብገስ ካብ ኣዳል
ትብዓት ትውንኑ ~ ናጻ ሃገር ንምዃን።

እወ ትቃወሙ ~~~~~~~ ንዘመናዊ መግዛእቲ
ጽፉፍ ውዳበኹም ~~~ ኩቡር’ዩ ከም ወርቂ
እምባ ትብድሁ ~~~~~ ዓሪድኩም ኣብ ሓቂ
ትኣምኑ ኣብ ዓወት~ምስ ሓለፍኩም ብቐውጢ።

ምንጪ ሓድነትኩም ~~~ ብዕላማ ዝምእከል
ኣድላዪ ውዳበኹም ~ ብርሕቀት ዘይክልከል
እስከ ክገልጸኩም ~~~ በቲ ዝተሰምዓኒ
እንተ ተጋግየ ድማ ~~~ ኣይትቀየሙኒ።

ካብ ርሑቕ ኣውስትራልያ~ዝመጻእኺ ብጸይትና
ኤርትራውነትኣድሚቕኪ ~~ ጸባ ኣስቲኽና
ብጸብጻብኪ ዓጊብና~ብፍላይ ብተመሃራይ ዳኒኤል
ጅግና (99. 99)
ንዓመታ ሒዝክዮ ክትመጺ ድማ ተማባጽዕልና።

መንእሰያት ካናዳ ~~~~~~~~ ምዕራባዊ ዓለም
ኤርትራውነት መንፈስን ፍቕርን ~ ረቢጽኩም
ቁጠባ ምስ ግዜ~ንኹሉ በዲህኩም ምምጻእኹም
ንሕበን ንኾርዕ ~~~~~ ኣሕዋትና ምዃንኩም።

ዩ-ኤስ-ኤ ጽኑዓት ~~~~ ምስ ሓርገጽ ትነብሩ
እኔኹም ምስ ድኻምኩም~ ምስ ኣሕዋትኩም ትመኽሩ
ኣይጠራጠርን ~ ጠመተ ኣሜሪካውያን ከምትቕይርዎ ካብ ሱሩ
ኣብዚ ምጽንባርኩም እንድዩ ~ ዓቢ ምስክሩ።

ኣቱም መንእሰያት ኖርወይ ~ ብኸመይ ክገልጸኩም?
ንፉዓት ምባል ጥራይ ~ ከይውሕደኩም
ፈላስፋታት ተበልክኹምከ ~ እንታይ በዚሕኩም
ይግብኣኩም'ዩ ~ ፈጠርቲ ሓድሽ ነገር ካብ ኮንኩም
ዓቢ'ዩ ትጽቢታ ~ ሃገርና ካባኹም።

ዓዲ ጥልያን ~ ወለላ መልሓሰን
ዘፈስሃ ~~~~~~~ እንተተዋሲአን
ዝረትዓ~~~~~~ እንተተማጒተን
ዝገርም እዩ ~ እቲ ምንጪ ሓይሎም
ኣብ ንእስነቶም ~ ኣርዑት ተሰኪሞም።

ሓደ ከም ሓሙሽተ ~ እዃ እንተኾነ
ክንዲ ሽሕ እዩ ~~~~ ብሃገር ዘይዛነ
ኤእ!............... ውሒድና ኣይትበሉ..
ንዓመታ 10 ከምዝፈሪ ~ነጊሩናዶ ኣይኮነን
ብጻይና ~~~~~~~ ናይ ኦውስትርያ ደጀን።

ብጾት መንእሰያት ስዊዝ ~ ብሽግር ዘይትእገቱ
ንኹሉ ዕንቅፋታት ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ትምክቱ
ካብ ጻዕሪ ተሞክሮ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ትሽምቱ
ንተኣማመን ኢና ~ ንዓመታ ፍረ ጻዕርኹም
ክንርኢ በርኪቱ።

ሰነድቲ ሕድሪ ~~~~~~ መዝገብቲ ናይ ታሪኽ
ጻዕራማት ኤርትራውያን ~ መንእሰያት ደንማርክ
ናይ ሕሉፍ ቃልስታት ~ ታሪኽ ምስናድኩም
ንነዊሕ ጠመተ ~~~~~~~ ዝያዳ ብልጸትኩም።

ሰብ ሆላንድኸ ~ ትሰምዑ’ዶ ለኹም?
ብኹሉ ተራእዩ ~ ጽቡቕ ስጓሜኹም
ኩሉ ፈቲኩምዩ ~ ብጽፉፍ ስራሕኩም
ቀጻሊ ጉባኤና ~ ይጥርጥር ከይከውን ናባኹም
. . . . .ትሸባሸቡዶ ኣለኹም?

ፍራንስ ንፌቨን ~~~~~~ ሓዊስካ
ምሩጻት ብጾት ~~ ኣመና ትበሃጋ
ትጽቢትና እዩ ~ ንዓመታ ጠጢዕኽን ክትመጻ
ስንቂ ክኾነክን ~ ሕጂ ፍልጠት ካብ መምህር በዝብዛ።

ሽወደን ! እሙናት ደጀን ~~~~~ ከም ሳሕል
ኣለናልኪ ትብልዋ~ ሃገርና ክትወጽእ መሳልል
ቲቪ ራህዋናዶ ክዝክር ~~~~~ ዋላስ በይሉል
ናትኩምሲ ሕሉፍ እዩ ~ ከይነቋስሎ ~ ቀልጢፍና ክንሰግር።

ጀርመን . .ብዙሕ ምተዛረብና ~ ብዛዕባ ጀርመን ግን ንስከፍ ~ ብነብስኻ ምጅሃር ከይመስል
ክንገድፎ ኢና ~ ዋላ ነቲ "ዓንዲ ማእከል"
ምዃን ትፈልጡ እንዲኹም ምዃንና ~ ሓዳስ ኣዳል።

ዓዲ እንግሊዝ! ወይ ዓዲ እንግሊዝ!
ጋንዲ’ዶ ኽብለኩም ~ ብርቱዓት ተጣበቕቲ
ብዘይ ብረት መከትቲ
ሰላማዊ ቃልስኹም ንኹሉ ኤርትራዊ ጸባ ዘስቲ።

ሕድርኹም ጽኑዑ ~ ብጻዕሪ ዝተሃንጸ
መስመርኩም ጽፉፍ ~ ብፍልጠት ዝተለውሰ
ሲራካ ሕሩይ . . እንዳልኩ ከይቕጽል
በዚሕኩም እንዲኹም ዓይኒ ኣባይኩም ይደፈን።

ሃገራውነት ኮይኑ ~ ከቢድ ሓላፍነት
ሓሲብና መዚንና ~ ናይ ሃገርና ውጥረት
ተወዲብና ኣለና ~ ክንፍጽም ግቡእ
ሕድሪ ከነጽንዕ ~ ክብርታት ቀዳሞት።

መሬትና ተወሪሩ ~ ህዝብና ኸቲቱ
ንነብር ኣለና ~ ነገር ብፍሩዱ
ብሰንኪ ሓያላን ~ ጓዕጸጸቲ ፍርዲ
ብሰንኪ ኮራኹር ~ ርፍራፍ ተቐበልቲ
ኣብዚ እያ ዘላ ሃገርና ምስ ዓመጽቲ።

ነዚ ማእከል ጌርና ዋዕላ ኣካይድና
ካብ ዓሚ ዝሓሸ ~ ስጉምቲ ሰጒምና
ብርሃን ከምነናዲ ብጸልማት ሓሊፍና
ዘጠራጥር የለን ~ ንንከስ ኣብ ዕላማና።

ብሓበን ፍንጭሕ ኢለ ~ ምሳኹም ምቑራነይ
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ዋላ እተነውሐ ዕላማ ናይ ጉዕዞና
ይኣምን ከም ቀደም ክንዕወት ምዃንና።

ወትሩ ዝኽሪ ንሰማእታት!!
ዓወት ንሓፋሽ።

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08.04.2007