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About Me

Socialist, vegetarian, slight degenerate, into history, literature and tunes and stuff. I live in Nairobi at present but am originally from just outside Dublin, Ireland.
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My Interests

I am interested in interesting things.
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I'd like to meet:

Samuel Beckett and Krusty the Clown

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Music:

The Clash, The Pixies and a variety of four piece bands using the prefix 'The' but I listen to a wide variety of music. I listen to Irish trad and world music as well as Reggae, punk, ska, hip hop and even the odd bit of drum 'n' bass. I also love singer-songwriters like Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen as well as the likes of Nick Cave and PJ Harvey. I play guitar and sing and write songs. As soon as I get some of them recorded they'll be posted here. ..

Movies:

You know I saw it again the other night and The Big Lebowski is still my favourite film. It is no longer destined to be a classic, it is a classic. For me it just shows that you can't escape the world you live in. The Dude tries to but finds that when he doesn't take the initiative he becomes a victim of other peoples plans. Plus it's pretty damn funny. Other favourites would be Dr. Strangelove, Delicatessin and Goodbye Lenin. This is by no means comprehensive they are only examples! I don't think I could do a top five as having to decide would drive me demented.
You scored as The Stranger, You are The Stranger. The wise cowboy/narrator. You didn't like to see Donnie go, but you take comfort in knowing that there's a little dude on the way.

The Stranger

92%

The Dude

75%

Donnie

75%

Bunny Lebowski

67%

Walter

58%

Maude Lebowski

58%

The Chinaman

50%

The Big Lebowski

50%

The Jesus

50%

The Nihalist

33%
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Television:

Don't really watch it but documentaries and cartoons are what I watch when I do. I hate reality television with a passion. It is boring and unimaginative and destroys your mind.

Books:

My favourite books include- Ulysses by James Joyce, The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien, Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, The Secret Life of Said Pessoptimist by Emile Habiby, Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, White Noise by Don DeLillo, The Famished Road by Ben Okri, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway. Amongst others.

Heroes:

James Joyce, James Connolly and The Clash. All revolutionaries in their own ways.

My Blog

War Disabled, Widows and Orphans (for Sudan Mirror)

His Excellency Deng Dau Deng, head of the Southern Sudan War Disabled, Widows and Orphans Commission, cuts an imposing figure. An immensely tall and well built man he is nonetheless friendly and artic...
Posted by Shane on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:03:00 PST

Rejaf (Sudan Mirror)

The village of Rejaf may only be a few kilometres outside Juba but it seems a million miles away. Sitting on the east bank of the Nile mango trees extend over the water and a cool breeze coming in fro...
Posted by Shane on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:44:00 PST

Motorcycle Madness (Sudan Mirror)

After twenty one years of civil war it may have been thought that South Sudan had sacrificed enough of its young men and that in a time of peace unnecessary deaths and injuries would be a thing of the...
Posted by Shane on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:37:00 PST

Climate Change (for Sudan Mirror supplement on environment)

Global warming and climate change are terms which are being used increasingly in the media and throughout society in countries the world over. There was a time when there was much debate on whether or...
Posted by Shane on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:30:00 PST

A Khawajas first impressions part 4

I may have never seen the Nile before I arrived in Sudan, but I had certainly heard and read of it. The opportunity to take a trip on one of the most famous and legendary rivers in the world was a pro...
Posted by Shane on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:24:00 PST

"If you want to see change you have to make it happen."

"If you want to see change you have to make it happen." So says twenty five year old Garang Chut Deng and he says it with an Australian accent. Unusually for one so young he is managing director of h...
Posted by Shane on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:09:00 PST

Why I ain’t blogging

I'm in Sudan and have no time and don't have he constant all day long net access I had in Nairobi.I will resume soon I swear. Things are just a bit hectic at present.
Posted by Shane on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:22:00 PST

A Khawaja's first Impressions of South Sudan- Part 3 (Sudan Mirror)

I had originally anticipated that I would only be in Bor for a day or two however as things transpired it was to be nine days before the barge was ready to leave as it was having engine troubles. What...
Posted by Shane on Sun, 27 May 2007 06:01:00 PST

Agriculture and Development in South Sudan (as usual for the Sudan Mirror)

It has been estimated that some eighty percent of Sudan's population depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Of course it is difficult to attach precise figures to the number of people in Sudan w...
Posted by Shane on Sun, 27 May 2007 05:57:00 PST

Report from a Bourgeois booklaunch (there was free beer and food)

On Friday twenty-fifth of May Government of National Unity Minister for International trade and former linguistics professor at Nairobi University launched his new book Some Aspects of Bari History at...
Posted by Shane on Sun, 27 May 2007 05:51:00 PST