by Benard Makaa | Jul 3, 2019 | Books, Learning
The author, Dr Chapman has been directly involved in real-life family counselling for more than 35 years. At the time of writing this review, the book has 14,212 reviews at Amazon with a rating of 4.8(out of 5) and is Amazons #1 Best Seller in Christian Marriage,...
by Benard Makaa | Jul 3, 2019 | Learning, What I have learned
Since the day you learnt how to read, write and listen, you have been consuming others’ writings, listening to others’ songs, listening to others’ sermons, enjoying others’ memes, reacting to others’ posts and news. You may be young or old, but it doesn’t matter. You...
by Benard Makaa | Jun 29, 2019 | Movies, Stories
Cherry blossoms is a Germany film that exquisitely shows the impermanence of life. It shows the fleeting nature of the world. While we desire permanence, everything constantly changes. We try to control things but there is nothing we can cling to or hold on to....
by Benard Makaa | Jun 27, 2019 | Letters
I recently watched a movie based on the novel, East of Eden, which was authored by the Nobel Laureate, John Steinbeck. It is an intriguing one. I thereafter sought some of his other works. John Steinbeck was also an eminent letter writer. This one particular letter to...
by Benard Makaa | Jun 23, 2019 | Travelling
This year’s, 2019, the 37th IEEE Electrical Insulation Conference, was held at the West Canada’s city, Calgary at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. I had been invited to present two research papers at the conference. This is a process that started in November 2018 with the...
