Friday, September 5, 2008

My African connection



Whenever I'm asked about the places I want to travel abroad... I tell em - Africa, Australia, UK, Andaman and Nicobar, Srilanka (my native) and France.

I was telling a friend of mine that I wanted to work in Africa and he asked me if i had watched "blood diamond".

Now, thats a question many of them asked me. The answer, "no".

Finally I got it watch it on TV day before night.
The movie was heart-shattering, i cried throughout.

Now makes me wonder where the diamonds that I have on my ring came from.

As i kid, watching discovery, NGC etc....I wanted to go to Africa for the animals.

Then i met three lovely people from tanzania, Pili, Asha and Said.... I then craved to go to Africa for the people.

My family is not supportive of me going there. There are a lot of committments I have to make for it.

"Blood diamond" is an amazing movie....

1 comment:

Ahimaz said...

"Sometimes I wonder... will God ever forgive us for what we've done to each other? Then I look around and I realize... God left this place a long time ago."

That's sad...

I imagine you armored and armed in a Blood Diamond backdrop, when you make it to Africa...

Keep it up