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2 Friends Restaurant, Bar and Guest House, see my
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Move to Two Friends restaurant Boys Quarters |
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Playing the Wrong Song (my expulsion from 2 Friends) |
A-fib Atrium fibrillation, a harmless irregular heart beat the author's heart lapses into about once a year. Usually the heart beat redresses after stepping up pill use, sometimes he needs to see a hospital for a hour's drip of TAMBOCOR, after which heartbeat returns to normal and you can go home immediately.
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060429 An A-fib in Uganda that needs a drip |
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060818 An A-fib in Uganda where the best hospital's best drip drug proves ineffective |
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061229 A New Year Kampala shopping A-fib, Kampala's best hospital gives up on me |
Balazi: top
Folmali
sheet, see
Picture of Dhow with Names of Parts
Banda Island,
geographical position,
Dominic
Ben, my friend Ben Auperlee
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Assisting me with building my moveable cabin for the French Alpes |
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Assisting me in the rank of GT (General Technician) with the electric system of my dhow |
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Visiting me to sail on my dhow |
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My visit to Ben in his Turkish small mountain peasant village |
Bilharzia fresh water parasite active at the shores of Lake Victoria and other non streaming waters.
Bodobodo, taxi on two wheels, bicycle, moped or motorcycle ("pikipiki")
Bukoba harbour town in
Tanzania at the West side of Lake Victoria
(alleen gebruiken voor same page verwijzingen target =
_self ) map
tourist
office its web sites
http://www.kiroyeratours.com
and
http://www.kagera.org
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Caulking: filling the joints between the planks of a ship hull to make them water tight. In a dhow, strips torn off blankets are hammered in. Then a porridge made of epoxy paint and fine saw dust is pressed, using fingers, in the joint on top of the blanket.
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Johnny the Caulker, caulking |
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Johnny the Caulker should prepare for emperorship in heaven |
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The Western
way of caulking is applying a synthetic rubber paste,
Sikaflex |
Chalali: Halyard, see Picture of Dhow with Names of Parts
Christian name, children in Africa have a traditional name and a foreign name. Christians call it their Christian name. They like, however, Biblical names recognized in the Muslim tradition also. Hence Moses is by far the most popular "Christian" name.
Corruption. the problem of African economies is the bad organization of corruption
CuFt Cubic Feet, the unit for pricing wood in Tanzania, 35 CuFt = 1 m3
Customs: African Customs unlike Western
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Personal Effects From The Netherlands to Uganda | ||||||||
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The Sika Struggle (buying, in Tanzania, some caulking kit in South Africa) | ||||||||
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Clearing the dhow for entry
in Uganda:
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Stealing see Mwanza Looting Orgy |
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Looting |
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Cheating |
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Using The Wood Bought For The Dhow To Build Other Boats |
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Coached in cheating by my supervisor Jeremia |
Defecational Incident: For some diarhea causes emergency long calls the dhow is expelled from Hotel Triangle annex, see story
Dhow,
traditional sailing ship. The author has been building one to live on. The
Dhow Building Logbook pages are marked "
" in de index pages of
"Personal Vicissitudes"
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Introduction to the
Dhow
Building Logbook
Pages, with a summary |
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explanation |
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pictures of sailing dhow |
Doi: My boat boy, permanently living on the dhow: Doi
Dominic from Kenyan English family, now living on Sese Island Banda, running a VERY special campsite
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Sese Islands 060918 First visit to Sese archipelago Island Banda: dhow meets dhow |
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Banda geographical position |
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Banda revisited 061202 Second visit to Banda (First) |
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A Summary Guide To Banda Island 061203 With maps and recommended strolls |
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Christmas Preparations on Banda 061217 Two pigs, a goat, 12 ducks and some shady aspiring Christmas celebrators short of cash... |
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Christmas 061225 Rain, vomiting, fever, breaking dhow parts, cancellations and the difference between Coke and Pepsi |
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Banda Xmas 2006, King Dom and The Invasion of Sicily |
Folmali: Gaff, see Picture of Dhow with Names of Parts
gamma: eucalyptus beam parallel mast to prevent mast moving if stays are loose
gibing: with a dhow very difficult, how to gibe with a dhow
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TANZANIA: Examples of harassment of
civilians by Tanzania government
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General observations: immigration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summary of sensational misbehaviour of Tanzanian government officers meant to extort money from the author's operation of building the dhow and sailing it to Uganda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sensational misbehaviour of Tanzanian Immigration
Officers:
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Inertia
Line of Perfect Inertia
ISO Internatal Security Organisation (of Uganda Government)
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Advisor recommended by Kees van Vianen |
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Helping Daniel to claim a crazy price for sail cotton |
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Turned out to coach Daniel in attempts to cheat me |
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Making a mess of building my car cabinet |
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Johnny the Caulker, caulking |
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Johnny the Caulker should prepare for emperorship in heaven |
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How to bring Johnny to Uganda (coming) |
Josi: dhow sail sheet, see Picture of Dhow with Names of Parts
Kamkala Soap, The Kampala soap overview
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Author meets Kees van Vianen (who shall hold my deposit for my dhow yard payments) |
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I can stay with Kees |
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Isamilo Life |
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Where is My Money? |
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My Money Is Unavailable |
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My Money In The Wrong Shipyard |
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Return Of My Money |
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My Money Stolen |
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The Letter; text of the letter |
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Author Before Tribunal (Kamkala Soap #10) |
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Later updates (october 2007): Kees and Jane sue Jane's brothers for intention to kill Kees |
Kamlawa: dhow sail sheet see Picture of Dhow with Names of Parts
Karamojong tribe in the NorthEast of Uganda, semi nomadic cattle keepers with a tradition of cattle theft and armed cattle raids
kiswahili, litt: "Kiswahili-wize", thus "in Kiswahili", see Kiswahili, no plobrem
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My swahili buried under my Russian |
KST, Kamkala Sinnautics Tanzania
Kamkala Soap
kwa hakika surely (in Kiswahili). Practical meaning: something close to "surely not". See No Wood
Lake Flies, harmless flies. On humid days they come out of their larvae and swarm in billions of billions over the lake, forming lake fly towers
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lake fly tower |
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Lake fly castle |
LEIP, Local Electro-Ironical Panel, electrical and electronical nerve centre of the dhow, explanation
Line of Perfect Inertia
Perfect Inertia,
Line Of
Local Electro-Ironical Panel
LEIP
Log (Ksw. gogo which also means trunk) a beam of wood roughly 11 feet by 10 by 10 inch, that is 400 by 25 by 25 cm. You can cut it into roughly 9 planks (Ksw. ubao) of 11x1x1 (Feet-inch) or 400x25x25 cm.
LRA, Lords Resistence Army, a group of rebels operating in the border area of Uganda and Sudan. For fear of infiltration, they do not take applications but abduct children for their military training.
LUI, Lethal Urine Inundation. Method of killing the enemy army used by Rabelais' hero giant Pantagruel: he would drink an enormous amount of wine and then piss over the enemy until every single one of them would be drowned.
Malima,
Mr. Malima
Maram type clay road in Africa, explanation
Mazara lsldkjf
Meteorology of Lake Victoria,
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Thermal winds on Lake Victoria |
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Pictures of Storms on Lake Victoria |
Mhindi, (pl. Wahindi) Indian
Mlingoti: Mast, see Picture of Dhow with Names of Parts
mninga a tropical hardwood tree. Its reddish wood is traditionally used for dhows because of its strength despite relative light weight and its impenetrability for boring lake insects, see All About Mninga
Mr. Fat, really called Noel, a Tanzanian customs officer, charged with the harbour office for international boat fright, member of Mwanza Yacht Club, exercizing what he wrongly thinks is his duty against a fellow Mwanza Yacht Club member on the Mwanza Yacht Club premises.
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The Continuing Story Of Mr. Fat's Privately Privatized Harbour Shop, Part 1: Mr. Fat calls me off the Kampala ship I boarded, but is willing to let me off the hook for $800. |
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The Continuing Story Of Mr. Fat's Privately Privatized Harbour Shop, Part 2: Behind a beer at MYC, Mr. Fat summons me to come to his office 1 (I do not go) |
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The Continuing Story Of Mr. Fat's Privately Privatized Harbour Shop, Part 3: Behind a beer at MYC, Mr. Fat summons me to come to his office 2 (I do not go) |
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The Continuing Story Of Mr. Fat's Privately Privatized Harbour Shop, Part 4: Mr. Fat is wrong about his responsibility but right about my clearing papers, tries to lure me in his "shop" |
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The Continuing Story Of Mr. Fat's Privately Privatized Harbour Shop, Part 5: Tanzania Revenue Authority send me on a 600 km journey to the border to renew my clearing. The border officer tells me the renewal could have been done in Mwanza. |
Mr. Malima, commander of Tanzania Lake Police squad that kidnapped my dhow for ransom
Mwanza Looting Orgy, How speed is organized in Africa: while the dhow was waiting for customs clearing (customs officers have time) stealing from the dhow in my absence (thieves hurry)
mzungu, (pl. wazungu) westerner
Mwanza, harbour town in Tanzania at the South side of Lake Victoria
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Description of the Mwanza site |
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Mwanza Yacht Club and surroundings |
NEMA, donor country sponsored national environment bureau of Uganda. It concentrates on identifying what some foreign environment zealots have told them to call "wetlands" and then publicly naming and shaming people living there, which newspapers especially like when such people are famous, or the buildings belong to reputed organisations.
Nkaka lskdjf
Perfect Inertia, Line Of, reference line I a graph of African business planning, representing the case absolutely nothing is done. Explained in Perfect Inertia: Towards a General Model Of African Business Planning
Philemon: experience ex cargo dhow captain, my main dhow sailor and repair man Philemon
piece word used by Jeremia for ubao plank
pikipiki in Kiswahili: a motorcycle.
Plank (Ksw. ubao) has size 11x1x1 (Feet-inch) or 400x25x25 cm. Usually 9 planks can be cut from a log
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Summary of sensational misbehaviour of Tanzanian government officers meant to extort money from the author's operation of building the dhow and sailing it to Uganda |
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My dhow kidnapped for ransom by donor country subsidized Bukoba Police patrol boat |
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Saa moja, one o'clock
Kiswahili time, seven o'clock in morning western time counting
time. My rule for morning start of work during dhow building: Saa
moja. The ship to be named.Saa
Moja.
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Dhow |
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Daniels 600% sail surface estimate
Mr. Daniel |
Security. The "security" problem in Africa is the the problem of security guards stealing and informing robbers what's there and where exactly, sleeping under siege, and flying if woken up by it.
Shire Polyhedron, a
four corner three surface six rib angle bar polyhedron meant to stiffen the
dhow's hull, in welder Shire's hand becoming a highly artistic approximation of
the mathematical principle.
Picture, for details
Triangle Operetta
SIKAFLEX 290 DC A caulking kit recommended for hard wood decks
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The Sika Struggle |
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Sika applied |
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Leaking everywhere |
Swahili,
kiswahili
Storms on Lake Victoria,
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Thermal winds on Lake Victoria |
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Pictures of Storms on Lake Victoria |
Supa and Haipa two true-bred African
street dogs that I took as puppies to raise as my
dhow security
dogs.
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Supa and Haipa in 2 Friends Restaurants Boys Quarters |
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Haipa killed by school bus and Supa's new home |
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Summary of sensational misbehaviour of Tanzanian government officers meant to extort money from the author's operation of building the dhow and sailing it to Uganda |
Thermal winds on Lake Victoria,
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Thermal winds on Lake Victoria |
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Pictures of Storms on Lake Victoria |
Time, African idea of time differs from western idea in complicated ways, see African idea of time
Triangle Operetta: to stiffen the dhow, metal angle bar triangles were welded and fitted. This unorthodox operation caused quite some delay, irritations and many a laugh
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Picture Welded triangles in the workshop |
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Triangle Operetta #1 lending a very long 14 mm drill |
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Triangle Operetta #2 the very long drill is to long, let's weld our own a bit shorter! |
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Triangle Operetta #3 home-welded drill snaps, Shire welds his Shire polyhedron |
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Triangle Operetta #4 our "new" 20 year old drill is too weak |
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Triangle Operetta #5 Gabriel and Daniel give up the drilling of the shafts for the triangle bolts. They start making the floor |
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Triangle Operetta #6 My men allowed to use Mwanza Ship Yard's heavy duty drill |
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Triangle Operetta #7 Welcome pressure: Mwanza Ship Yard want the heavy duty drill returned today. 48 holes drilled. Alas, some triangles do not fit |
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Triangle Operetta #8 Shopping for flat metal bars. Alas miscalculating: too little |
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Triangle Operetta #9 |
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Triangle Operetta #10 Curtain: shire polyhedron mounted |
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Triangle Operetta # encore author unsuspectedly sent to town once more: wrong bolts |
TSh Tanzania Shilling, TSh 1000 = US$ 1 = € 0.75
Two Friends
2 Friends Restaurant
USh Uganda Shilling, USh 1000 = € 0.50 = US$ 0.65
Vianen, Kees van
Kamkala Soap
Visa see immigration
Wahindi pl of mhindi Indian, see Mhindi
Wait! Typical expression of negro government officer noticing you need something from him and getting possessed by the desire to extort some money from you, see The Sika Struggle: wait.
Wazungu, pl of mzungu, westerner, zee Mzungu
Wind on Lake Victoria,
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Thermal winds on Lake Victoria |
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Pictures of Storms on Lake Victoria |
Y
Yali: stay, see Picture of Dhow with Names of Parts
Zero Point One Ton Club Club of
2 Friends Restaurant, open to over 100 kg guests only,
Zero Point One
Ton Club