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Few Days back, while commuting to work, I was touched by a scene of love and affection. I stopped the car and took some pictures. Let me of share this touching story of love and affection, a lesson of love told by no body else but a dog.

What  a sweet love story.
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Hey, wake up! wake up!
A dog was knocked down by a car and died on the middle of the road.
Later, this dog is seen beside the corpse of the dog, he tried to wake his wife up using his leg.

Let’s move to the safer side of the road…I will move you to the safer side!
When his attempts to wake his wife failed, he tried to push his wife to the side of the
road. But the weight of his wife was proven too heavy for him. [click to continue…]

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So it’s Sunday and I’m in bed eating a very large mango and thinking about taxi drivers, waiters and bouncers. I have no patience for any.  And my current impatience has developed as a result of my very many experiences with them. Let me start with the taxi drivers.

Here in Accra my usual routine is to walk down my street to the side of the main road and wait for a taxi to approach. I live on the busy part of town so getting a taxi is not a problem. The problem is the taxi drivers.

The usual thing is to stop a taxi driver, tell him where you are going and ask him how much he will charge for the distance; depending on his mood he will either smile at you, look away or give you a monkey face and tell you a figure, (sometimes reasonable, sometimes not).

Typical Taxi in Ghana

Unspoken Agreement: Always Bargain

In Ghana taxi drivers (and in fact all business people) have this unwritten and unspoken agreement that the buyer must always bargain with the seller. So you either ask for a reduction or tell him how much you are willing to pay. If he accepts you get on board if not you look for the next taxi.

But make sure you act confident about getting another taxi with the rate you are offerinTaxi Driver in Ghanag. This can actually make him accept your offer. See, taxi drivers in Accra are not very logical in their approach to their work. Maybe I just can’t figure out how they reason, but i think they operate on emotion: greed and pride being dominant.

Some taxi drivers would  rather drive around empty (and waste fuel) than take your offer which may be a few pesewas short of the rate they’ve become used to. With the bargaining process a driver may give in to your offer because you raised a good argument to beat his own or through the exchange you showed that you know the taxi driver-passenger system. [click to continue…]

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A Commuter’s Guide to Playing Guitar

by Paul AcoinJuly 24, 2008 Really Interesting

Every one hates long commutes. If you are traveling with friends or co-workers people often try to find ways to keep themselves busy. some read books, some play with their mobile phones, some listen to music.

Imagine if some ones in the pack knows how to play guitar. the whole boring commute turns into a picnic party. The guy who knows how to play guitar becomes and Icon, a rock star for everyone else. Imagine the attention and respect the guy gets.

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How to save money by reducing the commuting cost

by R MAKJuly 15, 2008 Driving

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by R MAKJuly 3, 2008 Really Interesting

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by R MAKMay 19, 2008 Commuting

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by R MAKMay 17, 2008 Commuting

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by R MAKMay 9, 2008 By Car

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