by Benard Makaa | Nov 10, 2021 | Learning
Building information modelling (BIM) & Building management system (BMS) Resources: Books (BIM): BIM Handbook_ A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Designers, Engineers, Contractors, and Facility Managers-Wiley (2018) Brad Hardin, Dave McCool...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 15, 2021 | Poems
I have had choices since the day I was weaned, There were voices that told me right from wrong, If I had listened, I wouldn’t be here tonight, Writhing and dying with the choices I’ve made. At an early age, I was tempted, I loved drinking, couldn’t leave the bottle,...
by Benard Makaa | Jun 14, 2021 | Poems
There is a story in our school, Of the prettiest girl around, 100 % cool, Ebony face and brown eyes, How those eyes could flash at you! Boys swooned over her in droves, Boys hung around her by the hour, But she loved none of these, She loved the quietest boy next...
by Benard Makaa | Apr 2, 2021 | Poems
Defeat by Kahlil Gibran Defeat, my Defeat, my solitude and my aloofness; You are dearer to me than a thousand triumphs, And sweeter to my heart than all world-glory. Defeat, my Defeat, my self-knowledge and my defiance, Through you I know that I am yet young and swift...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 29, 2021 | Philosophy, What I have learned
Many times, we spend time focusing on the trivial with people who contribute nothing but their own self-interest. How do we balance protecting time with protecting relationships? How do we conquer guilt and do what is truly most important? I often read and listen to...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 24, 2021 | Stories, What I have learned
I was ushered to his office at 9.00 am. I was following up on some promotion I had applied for and wanted to know the progress. What I thought would take the utmost 10 minutes turned into 60 minutes of communion. These are some of the best spent minutes of my life...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 18, 2021 | Birthday
by Benard Makaa | Feb 28, 2021 | Birthday
Father of light and life, thou Good Supreme, Oh, teach me what is good, teach me thy safe! Save me from folly, vanity and vice, From every low pursuit, and fill my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure, Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss! ...
by Benard Makaa | Feb 8, 2021 | Poems
Sometimes I get to thinking of the future, You swore to me that your grace would last, You have kept right on loving without demur, Now I am puffed up, and your grace is too vast. Sometimes I get to thinking of the past, How have waited and suffered through...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 5, 2021 | Books
I shall keep updating this list as the year progresses. For reviews and book summaries, click the book(Amazon) links. For the 2020 list, find it here. For the 2019 list, find it here. For the 2018 list, find it here. For the 2017 list, find it here. For the 2016 list,...
