Dumsor as a Culture

Dumsor Papa

I started writing this content  with a very happy and cheerful face. Smiles were running all over my face. But all of a sudden, the lights went off, which is known here as Dumsor. The "Dum" which simply means off and the "sor" which also simply means on. When your combine them them is it "off and on.

This has continue for some years now and I must say it is becoming a culture. How is Culture define, it s defined as " a way of life. So if I may i ask, is Dumsor becoming a way of life such as how we eat, dress, cook,  greet, dance, move and smile.

I must confess, this cannot be. I f you know how this Dumsor have affected poorly to the life's of people, then it should be cut off outright from the lives of people. As I was writing this content, I was happy but the moment dumsor catched us I became sad till I waited for 5 hours before it came back.

Imagine if you were working with light at your work place, you would have miss huge amount of money, because time is money.

I will keep praying Dumsor does not become a culture but a different thing else. Maybe it should be thrown into the sea forever for a shark to swallow.

KENTEPA MOURNS

The final funeral rites of Obaapanin Abena Anyamesem comes off on the 31st of May 2014. All friends and Sympatizers are cordially in vited.

Maame, you have fought a good fight, May the Almighty God keeps you on the bosom of  his heart. What you did in this world far out ways our imagination. you were indeed Obaaberima .

You never forget to say your prayer daily. I will never forget how you starts your prayers by saying, Jesus Christ, Eno Mary, Anthony, Joseph, Philomena.

We will be missing you all out Maame. You never made us want. You are indeed a great woman.

Maame Damirifa due, Damiraifa due, due ne Amanehunu

May your soul rest in perfect peace.

A REVIEW OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVIES OF THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

After the celebration of the 10^th Anniversary of the Enstoolment of the King of the Asantes to the Golden Stool, OtumfuoOsei Tutu, the II, Now the celebration of the 15^th Anniversary is right with us. The celebrations take about 3 months to end. It contains a whole lot of pro-grammes from time to time. This celebrations have already started as at now.


It started from Sunday 16^th February and ends on 21^st May 2014 where there will be the lifting of ban on funeral celebrations. There are so many interesting pro-grammes and activities that will attract more tourist into Kumasi and Ghana as a whole. Some of these pro-grammes and activities must be noted, so as not to miss.


One such activity I don’t want to miss is the one month long photo shoot and Photo Exhibition at the gardens of the Manhyia Museum, precisely the inner Gardens of the Manhyia Palace. This starts from Wednesday, 16^th April to Wednesday 14^th of May.


Again there be the Performance by traditional Priest (Atano Rites) Tuesday 25^th March at the Manhyia Palace.


Thursday April 10^th Otumfuo returns from Breman to Nnomirem( Otumfuo rides in Palanquin from Kyeremateng family house, Mrom, through Apagyafie to the Manhyia Palace)


Starting from 29^th March, there will be the Ban on Funerals & Drumming and it will end on 21^st May, 2014.The next pro-grammes and activities is the Kuntunkunidεε (Akwasidae Celebration).

TRAVEL AND TOURISM PART OF STARS OF THE OSCARS AWARDS AND THE ZEAL OF GHANAIAN STARS TO BE AT THE OSCARS FILM AND MOVIE AWARDS

We should not forget that, films and movies tell a lot about our way of living, people tends to learn from us, through our films and movies. As the Oscar Awards comes around, people will travel from all around the world to meet and see the great stars nominated for the Oscar Awards. T o some it will be a great day in their lives. It is mostly a dream of every film and movie star to be nominated and win an award.

But with the fans, it is sometime else, You feel good to hear or see your favorite film or movie star wins an award. You simply want to watch him or her in action again and again. And on the big screens of Hollywood, it could seem like you are in action by yourself. Best dishes, drinks and dance will not be left out. Some stars I would like see or watch are

 Les Miserables
Jennifer Lawrence
Daniel Day Lewis
Life of Pi
Anne Hathaway

Christian Bale

Leonardo Di Caprio

Amy Adams

Sally Hawkins

Jennifer Lawrence

On the contrary, I would want to see how film and movie stars of Ghallywood, would do when first grab an Oscar, I can imagine, how one could pull out a pack of powder and put all on him or a her at once. Through hard wok and dedication, one could be there. All I know is, Inspiration comes from every where. Quality of work counts, so as working together with those at the top. There, you socialize and get exposure. That’s it. Stars I would like to see and grab an Oscar are

Agya Koo

Kwadwo Nkansah

Van Vicar

Agya Afari

Kwaku Manu

Kyeiwaah

EXPERIENCE OF AN ECLIPSE

(FOR TRAVELERS AROUND THE WORLD AND TOURISTS ALIKE)

Eclipse seeing is form of tourism around the world. It is a great tourism potential. But it does not happen often. Most travelers and tourist simply go to other countries just to have a blink at the eclipse. Countries that see eclipse most often turns to have more foreign exchange earnings and profit.

Tourists that comes to these countries spend on items that brings the indigenous people benefits. One would be happy if such a great natural occurrence does happen frequently as compared to other natural disasters.

During one of my traveling, I witnessed the eclipse. It was a great experience. Though it was not the main reason I was in the country. But hey, there it was, and it was a nice and great experience of a life time. It was awesome and incredible. Even, birds could notice a change in the sky as they flew away in the sky. Darkness came in the day time and within some minutes it was day again. Most of the tourists I came across were feeling happy. They watched it from the open and along the beaches and rivers sides

The best part was that during the time of the eclipse, I was in a pub with a lady friend, we were watching feed-backs from the television in the pub. Soon the eclipse has catch us. This lady friend and I were contemplating on the mistake we have done by not buying the appropriate sunglasses to watch it.

Immediately she remembered she had one in her bed room from the previous passed one that happened in the country about six years back. So we decided to go to her bed room and search for it so that we could have a clear view and experience it as it happens.

We went to her room and started searching all over, we brought one boxes of items and threw all the things in it all around the room. We crawl on our knees from the living room to the bed room. We crash our heads together once or twice as we were eager to watch it. We run up and down in the room. Soon we got ourselves tired

I realize we were feeling tipsy from the few drinks we had at the pub. We pushed each other as we were in a hurry to get sunglasses to catch a glimpse at the eclipse. We fell on our backs on the bed facing the ceiling. I asked her to take her time and remember exactly where she put it, but to no avail. We did all we can but we did not find the sunglasses.

We went back to the pub and luckily a kid was watching outside the pub with a sun glass. So we borrowed it and we had experience of it. This was great and I cannot forget that day.

During this day, people were able to make enough and attractive sales that was pleasing and satisfactory. Anything you were selling was a boom for those who were selling foodstuffs and drinks at places where tourist and travelers from all round the world were much found.

COMMON FOODS TOURISTS FIND ON THE STREETS OF GHANA

Food is very important in ones life. What is painful is when one travel to a different destination and cannot find the right or appropriate food one enjoys to eat. Travellers can eat while on their way to their tourist attraction place.

The good news is that there are plenty of food in found in Ghana. I often see tourist buying food from the street. This is the kind of food we all eat. We look at food you can normally find on the street

1. Rice - One of the common food found on the streets that one can buy and eat cooked oli rice. This food has been helpful to people. It is also not expensive and is easy to eat.

2. Tea Bread - Another common and helpful food is tea bread, it found on the streets and is not expensive too. You can buy with any coins you hold in your hands.

3. Fried Eggs -  Fried eggs are common food here. It is eaten in almost all countries, because of that traveller likes it so much. It has been helpful and is cheap too.

PLACES YOU CAN VISIT

Places of Interesst travellers can enyoy from frontendpro

AZONTO PEACE RELOADED

AZONTO AND PEACE
These two words move together like Twins. One does not leave the other. As Azonto is a an emerging Ghanaian cosmopolitan dance, that is being dance through out the world, from New York High Street, to Asia, through Brsitol in London and back to Africa. It is loved by the people  and travellers travelling to Ghana can find the young, the old and the Aged dancing it.

Also, peace on the other hand is something Ghanaians enjoy having and is withing the blood. It has being the culture that if two people in the family have disagreement, the head of the familz or the King or Queen, calss the two and settle it through dialogue to ensure peace prevails between the two. This is the time the people have to exhibit the peace within the blood. This is the a way of letting people know that Ghana have done it before and  will do it again because peace is something we like as we love Azonto.