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Buy this new laptop and get a free copy of DOS!

FREE DOS!

By Alan on June 10, 2011

I was so lucky to see this advertisement today as I was walking down Wayaki Way after work. At first it was the “Core i3″ that caught my eye, and then the words “FREE DOS” leapt out at me. Holy cow, each new Dell Inspiron comes with a complimentary copy of DOS! How Dell limited [...]

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Posted in Food | Tagged computers, Dell, DOS, funny, Kenya, Linux, Nairobi, technology, ubuntu | Leave a response

Pump your own gas!

By Alan on July 23, 2010

I’ve been visiting the USA for a few weeks now. Home is San Diego, California, but my twin sister Randi lives in Portland, Oregon. I have a bunch of old friends strewn along the California coast, so it seemed like a good idea to drive up to Oregon instead of flying. California and Oregon are [...]

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Posted in Miscellaneous, Travel | Tagged Ashland, California, driving, Friends, funny, Oregon, Portland, Randi, recycling, Travel | 3 Responses

Aterere in Star Wars

By Alan on May 7, 2010

Here’s a bit of funny trivia for you: what language is the funny co-pilot speaking in this Star Wars clip? Surprise!! It’s Kikuyu, a language spoken in Kenya. I don’t understand what he’s saying, but after living in Kenya for a few years you can eventually distinguish between lots of languages… he apparently says something [...]

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Posted in Kenya | Tagged Aterere, funny, Kenya, Kikuyu, Language, Star Wars, Uthiru, Video | 8 Responses

Westlands: My Final Answer?

By Alan on April 8, 2010

I was in Tanzania for a few days over the Easter holiday. I always figure, living in Kenya, it’s the closest I can get to being in San Diego and hopping over the border to Mexico to eat a few tacos. It’s only a 5 hour bus ride to the decently-sized town of Arusha, and [...]

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Posted in Kenya, Rants, Travel | Tagged Arusha, Customs, funny, Kenya, Kilimanjaro, Moshi, Nairobi, Namanga, San Diego, Tanzania, Travel | 1 Response

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