I was innocently driving me cousin to work (sunday morning) when this policeman decided to stop us.
Now, i saw guy flag us down and i thought, "yiii yiii! on sunday, nawe!!!"
fortunately for us, after listening to one to many peeps telling you "buckle up, its da law!" we were strapped in, so i knew guy wasnt going to grab us on that account. Then i also happened to be driving me mums car, chick is one of those law abiding citizens (also the car had just been to the garage so all its little chinks).
Here's an example, one saturday they were flagged down on Golf course road at that corner after the round about (the police is there Every SATURDAY so be ware: do not speed by or should you choose to, make sure your car moves fast!)
So they ask them why one of them wasnt strapped in (the usual "im sorry sir's" went down) then guy discovers that the 3rd party insurance thingy had expired. So, being Ugandan, he decides to negotiate a "one time payment" so she could be excused .
Unfortunately my mum is a firm believer in "Da LAw". so she fined herself (40k i think it is), paid her bill and got her insurance renewed. me... i'da prolly cried myself out of it :-) okay thats a lie, prolly wlda paid the guy... and above what he deserved.
SO anyhu back to my most recent escapade, guy walks around the car, takes a look at the insurance sticker and walks up to passenger window and asks for me permit. fortunately for me, i'd picked it up before i walked out of the house (but also have a copy of it in the car, so i was kinda sorted), he looooooooooks at the thingy (if you took got an id from MUK in like the last 5 years, the permit ones are oba an upgrade? they are naaaaaaasty).
He then proceeds to walk round the car again and comes back to ask if i had another sticker. I'm like "it should be the one you just looked at".
Now sincerly after they scrapped road liscence, wat OTHER sticker would i have???
My cousin concluded that he was seeeeeeeeeeeriously looking for a way to get paid. Got me permit and we went on our merry way... phew!
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in other news i went to the queen's birthday celebration thingy at the high commisioners house. Now dont be slow and be asking what queen? i doubt the Nabagereka (Buganda Queen) has a high commissioner.
I had this conversation with a friend when i said
T: I am going to the queens birthday
G: Really? why is she having a party???
Yeah, do not be that SLOW!
It was really swanky but unbelievably boring and then it hit me why Ugandans never have fun at these things.
Correction: it was made clear to me why they never have fun at these things.
This was the complaint: The brits be stingy!!! they gave us weird looking tea on arrival (i liked it by the way, cold tea with oregano, cucumber and lemon), cheese( like 8 different kinds) and crackers (home made, no way u can forrrrrrge that quality), and snacks in little paper cones. Each thingy held two fries (chips) and two chicken fingers (which didnt really taste chickeny apparently).
looooooooooooots to drink though.
Things of note:
****the cheese and british regalia was flown in by DHL... so they got a BIG thanks. (wat happened to matooke? its home grown!)
*** First party i been to in a looooooooooong time that the cars outside actually matched the peeps in attendance. Usually there are waaaaaaaay more people than cars. This time they kinda matched up.
**** The british high commissioner is retiring so this was his almost last speech n presentation while in office.
*** saw the guy who gives u UK visa. SInce i have no plans of going, cldnt go up to him and ask for auto(graph)
*** the state minister of finance and development something is a veeeeeeeeeeeeeeryyy chatty guy. he and the wife... wanted to jazz all evening, as if we didnt have other plot. Left a friend talking to him, she rebuked me for jumping ship the next day.. clda ya blame me?
****peeps still stand according to race. all the light skinned peeps were on one platform. The ugandans huddled on another (not talking to each other) but still together.
thot that was interesting.
so, wat u up to?
Now, i saw guy flag us down and i thought, "yiii yiii! on sunday, nawe!!!"
fortunately for us, after listening to one to many peeps telling you "buckle up, its da law!" we were strapped in, so i knew guy wasnt going to grab us on that account. Then i also happened to be driving me mums car, chick is one of those law abiding citizens (also the car had just been to the garage so all its little chinks).
Here's an example, one saturday they were flagged down on Golf course road at that corner after the round about (the police is there Every SATURDAY so be ware: do not speed by or should you choose to, make sure your car moves fast!)
So they ask them why one of them wasnt strapped in (the usual "im sorry sir's" went down) then guy discovers that the 3rd party insurance thingy had expired. So, being Ugandan, he decides to negotiate a "one time payment" so she could be excused .
Unfortunately my mum is a firm believer in "Da LAw". so she fined herself (40k i think it is), paid her bill and got her insurance renewed. me... i'da prolly cried myself out of it :-) okay thats a lie, prolly wlda paid the guy... and above what he deserved.
SO anyhu back to my most recent escapade, guy walks around the car, takes a look at the insurance sticker and walks up to passenger window and asks for me permit. fortunately for me, i'd picked it up before i walked out of the house (but also have a copy of it in the car, so i was kinda sorted), he looooooooooks at the thingy (if you took got an id from MUK in like the last 5 years, the permit ones are oba an upgrade? they are naaaaaaasty).
He then proceeds to walk round the car again and comes back to ask if i had another sticker. I'm like "it should be the one you just looked at".
Now sincerly after they scrapped road liscence, wat OTHER sticker would i have???
My cousin concluded that he was seeeeeeeeeeeriously looking for a way to get paid. Got me permit and we went on our merry way... phew!
*******************
in other news i went to the queen's birthday celebration thingy at the high commisioners house. Now dont be slow and be asking what queen? i doubt the Nabagereka (Buganda Queen) has a high commissioner.
I had this conversation with a friend when i said
T: I am going to the queens birthday
G: Really? why is she having a party???
Yeah, do not be that SLOW!
It was really swanky but unbelievably boring and then it hit me why Ugandans never have fun at these things.
Correction: it was made clear to me why they never have fun at these things.
This was the complaint: The brits be stingy!!! they gave us weird looking tea on arrival (i liked it by the way, cold tea with oregano, cucumber and lemon), cheese( like 8 different kinds) and crackers (home made, no way u can forrrrrrge that quality), and snacks in little paper cones. Each thingy held two fries (chips) and two chicken fingers (which didnt really taste chickeny apparently).
looooooooooooots to drink though.
Things of note:
****the cheese and british regalia was flown in by DHL... so they got a BIG thanks. (wat happened to matooke? its home grown!)
*** First party i been to in a looooooooooong time that the cars outside actually matched the peeps in attendance. Usually there are waaaaaaaay more people than cars. This time they kinda matched up.
**** The british high commissioner is retiring so this was his almost last speech n presentation while in office.
*** saw the guy who gives u UK visa. SInce i have no plans of going, cldnt go up to him and ask for auto(graph)
*** the state minister of finance and development something is a veeeeeeeeeeeeeeryyy chatty guy. he and the wife... wanted to jazz all evening, as if we didnt have other plot. Left a friend talking to him, she rebuked me for jumping ship the next day.. clda ya blame me?
****peeps still stand according to race. all the light skinned peeps were on one platform. The ugandans huddled on another (not talking to each other) but still together.
thot that was interesting.
so, wat u up to?
innocently driving? you? highly doubt that... didn't you have the many girls in the car with hips and butt all flying all over the place like the last time when the police chick saw you?
((ducking to avoid flying objects))
Naye T, u have such drama. Week in week out u have tall tales. Can I rent yoiur life for like a week?
Ugandans never have fun at those things because
1. They serve things that we dunno. Tell me, how do u get full on Hors'douvres?
2. They play lkingala and Zouk...sleeping pills
3. Dress code is Kakondo...how do u get down in those.
4. The venue is some swanky affair, well mowed lawns that u fear to even dance on.
Enough. Thats it, I wont rain anymore.
-Miss Cheri
Tears do work brilliantly for the policemen.LOL
Eh mama! I wish I could also be invited to the queen's birthday party. And drive. Lucky you.
You were invited to the queen's birthday party? We're officially not going to pretend to be friends anymore because you're sooooo NOT in my league!! Eh mama, it was nice knowing you.
P.S. How about I schmooze on you and kwana you and pretend I'm also high class like you?
but do you say. rubbing shoulders with the high and mighty. i hope you were busy collecting numbers, you never know when you shall need them!
but do you say. rubbing shoulders with the high and mighty. i hope you were busy collecting numbers, you never know when you shall need them!
it was meeeeeee!! this confounded blogger thing aiii!!
thats sad, dont you think: all the Ugandans together but not talking to each other? very sad, case of division among fellow africans, i wonder?
Typical Ugandans always ve beef wit each other.........the visa guy i've beef with.
Lots of beef wit the visa section...so i would've most likely said no to Her Majesty. One thing i've learnt always eat b4 u go for a party or carry ur food to the party don't go carryin matooke now....snacks should do.
Hips and butt flying all over the place!
Hehehehe
I do enjoy a good racially discriminate huddle.
@Cheri: Hell, I can get full on a couple of crackers and cheese. Plus the point of these things is to drink, the food is chosen because it's a little dry and fatty, meaning you can drink even more without acting like a fool! You're supposed to get full on booze, how do you people not know this??????
@Tandra: How did you get invited to a swanky do like that and how much sucking up to you do I have to do to get invited to the next one?
@31337: You iz old, like thems in da bibble...
@Non-communicative Ugandans: Honestly people, you move to the 'West' and start bitching that us White folk are anti-social and don't touch, talk or make eye contact with one another. And what be you doing? Hmmmmm! THE SAME DAMN THING!