4 die 1 survived...

Yesterday night was a bad night for me.... I was trying to sleep early but unfortunately the aircon got cut off deal to the voltage irregularity... Anyway, whenever the aircon is cut off... the next thing u will felt the blood sucking friends flying around your ear to say hello... :-p

Due to the room was quite hot and stuffy... I have no choice but to accept the situation... something keeps bother me and making tiny little noisy... I woke up by these mosquitoes and would not be able to continue to sleep... so i read some article in the net with my laptop.

The mosquitoes were so difficult to chase away from my room... at the end i was trying to catch and kill the mosquito... Managed to kill 4 and left one... :-p

Is the gym value for money :p

Finally i decided to sign up for a month membership at the Sheraton Kampala Kidepo Gym... I'm getting back my gym life... hurray! Now, I'm hitting the gym everyday to maintain my nice nice body :-p BTW, I'm working hard to archieve my 6 packs which has due long time ago. Hopefully i would be able to become one of the magazine cover in Malaysia or maybe magazine for Uganda too... hehehe :-p

Last Thursday i.e. Uganda Independent day, I decided to sign up the gym for a month. I will revisit the membership after one month. Anyway, I'm very happy with the Sheraton Kampala Gym facilities, the gym membership includes the swimming pool, gym, sauna/steam bath, Tennis, Squash and USH10,000 discount for the massage. Don't ask me how much is the gym membership eh!.. It definitely way expensive then Fitness First :-p

* the picture is taken from Sheraton Kampala website

Is the gym value for money compare with Fitness first?
I would definitely say no. The equipment in FF is much more advance... the classes is much more better ... here classes need to pay extra and the step class sucks... even i could teach steps here (i'm not an advance steps participant back in FF) :-p Moreover, there are No bodypump, No bodycombat, no RPM, no Bodybalance, no Pilate too ... Sigh! :-(

Is the gym value for money compare to other gym in Kampala?
Yes, the gym surrounding Kampala is ranging from extremely expensive to those cheaper gym i.e. local gym. Those cheaper gym was not so hygiene and was so crowded. I went to a gym in the Africana hotel (a local hotel)... the gym was quite okay with the price they offer (still more expensive than FF)... but unfortunately i need to wait for 30 mins to do my workout on one machine ... until i have no mood to continue. Kidepo gym in Sheraton Kampala is nearer to my work place and apartment ... so it's only walking distance to go to the gym... and it's within the safer zone... where else the other gym in Africana still walking distance but it located in a not so safe place... I rather pay more to get my safety assurance here in Kampala. :-p

Anyway, since i have choosen to come to Africa, i shouldn't be complaining too much ... hehehe it's my choice to come over to Africa thought. So, the current gym that i have is good enough in the city of Kampala... :-) I'm glad to have my gym life back!

Uganda independent Day

Wasuze otya nno?

Today is a national holiday for people of Uganda. The Uganda people celebrated the Independence day on the October 9th 1962.


The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, within which it shares borders with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda takes its name from the Buganda kingdom, which encompassed a portion of the south of the country including the capital Kampala. (powered by Wikipedia - uganda)

I'm staying @ Kampala Road which is the main financial and government district of Kampala city. There was a very small version of independence parade this morning. I managed to capture some shots...






The theme for the clebrations is: “Working for the common good of Uganda–A necessary requirement for the protection and solidification of our independence.”

Btw, here is the national anthem of Uganda :-)
Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty (listen here )
Oh Uganda! may God uphold thee,
We lay our future in thy hand.
United, free,
For liberty
Together we'll always stand.
Oh Uganda! the land of freedom.
Our love and labour we give,
And with neighbours all
At our country's call
In peace and friendship we'll live.
Oh Uganda! the land that feeds us
By sun and fertile soil grown.
For our own dear land,
We'll always stand,
The Pearl of Africa's Crown.


Happy Independence Day @ Uganda Africa...

World biggest Hut...

I visited the world biggest hut made by straw in Kampala city Uganda. Kasubi Tombs is the place where the world biggest hut located. Inside this hut, there were the burial ground for the 4 Buganda King.



This site has been granted the World Cultural Heritage by Unesco... Hurray! I visited a Unesco Heritage in Africa.

Man preparing for the maintenance work @ the hut

The roof @ the world largest hut

World largest hut

Ugandan student was listening to the story about Buganda

African chess

BTW, i learnt three vacabulary of Luganda (i.e. the Uganda local language).
Uganda people = Muganda
Uganda kingdom = Buganda
Uganda Language = Luganda

So Anyone can guess what is Malaysian, Malaysia and Bahasa Malaysia in Luganda?

No Transport!

I was having an assignment in an area office @ the hilltop about 10km from the building i'm working. Due to lack of transportation, my new colleague (who is an ugandan) and I have decided to walk from downtown Kampala to one of its Suburban. The walk took us about 45-60 mins uphill... The hill was very slopy and i was sweating all along the way. When we reached the office @ Nakesaro, I was all sooth with my own sweat.

Since i reached Kampala last week... I don't have idea how many kilometers that i have been walking. I was walking to the gym uphill... walking to the mall downhill and uphill... and walking to the office uphill too... guess what? I also walk up the stair to 10th floor due to the elevator having some issue... Sigh! ;-) A good cardio for me ... hehehe :-p

Fortunately, the weather over here is windy and the temparature is nice for walking compare to back home.

Got Molested....

For my week in Kampala, I was molested nearly everyday... You must be thinking what happened to me? :-p

I constantly being molested by people looking and staring @ me in a kind of different way... But this is quite okay as i already got used to it... btw, it kinds of felt good to get some attention ;-) I also got the other molester i.e. physical molest... Hey! I know i'm not a plant or animal but i'm a human eh!...

Day time
I was molested by those children that came to me for money... the moment i walked down the street in the day time, I usually attracted many children that approach me for money... do i look like a rich guy... yaya! i was like as poor as you... Sigh! some of them just touches my leg... so far no one touches my front... what a relief! :-p

Night time
Last Friday, I was out with my colleagues to explore the bar in Kampala. i got molested again, this time it was three African ladies whom standing near the street. She came around and touched my hand, arm and body... they were so aggresive, trying to pull and talk to me... I just ignored them and continued walking... I was being rude but better to be rude than risking my safety... Anyway, i belief they will not harm me but still be cautious :-) I just wondered why am i always the target... ? hehehe... Maybe i'm white and muscular to them ... ;-p

Guess what? I was buying my lunch this afternoon @ Nando's... Suddenly one lady just touch my butt... ooo... I got a shocked and turned back, she just gave me a smile... how i reacted? Just gave her a smile back too... Anyway, I just got molested again... now i know lady over here like to eat Tofu... especially like to eat the white's tofu :-p muhahahah....

Sunday morning in Kampala...

It's a quiet Sunday morning in downtown Kampala city... I think all of them are in the church by now... Anyway, I'm going to explore the gym @ Sheraton Kampala later. Wanted to give it a try and find out which gym should i sign up with...

From my place to Sheraton Kampala, I need to walk up the hill to the central park. (pic is taken from the balcony where i stayed). There is a nice park besides the Sheraton Kampala. One day i should pay a visit to the park and take some nice shots... Again it's quite difficult to take picture in Kampala... People here are so sensitive towards picture taking, especially when i shown up with DSLR... Sigh!

I was in the kitchen a moment ago, my housemate mess up the kitchen again... all the dirty dishes and left over food was sitting in the sink... It was so damn dirty... I don't feel like cooking my noodles in the kitchen. I think i better just take some snack, hit the gym and have lunch later @ Nandos... sigh!