Lonely

madrine · Post by **madrine** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:07 am

Hi everyone am anew member simple and easy.Am a ugandan from Africa and i guess am funny sometimes.Thats what my friends tell me.Any one to talk to plis and ellaborate for me more on how to get started.thank you very much.

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:13 am

Welcome and now you are not so lonely.

madrine · Post by **madrine** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:16 am

Can anyone reading this threadhelp me on how to get started? i will appreciate that,pliisssssss.thank you loads.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:31 am

madrine;1283368 wrote: Hi everyone am anew member simple and easy.Am a ugandan from Africa and i guess am funny sometimes.Thats what my friends tell me.Any one to talk to plis and ellaborate for me more on how to get started.thank you very much.
Hi Madrine and welcome to Forum Garden. We are mostly American and British here so It's wonderful to have a new member from Africa.

At first the forum looks daunting but It is very simple. I find the best way Is to click on 'Today's Posts' In the middle at the top of the page. That will show you the threads ( Topics) that members have just posted on. Have a read, see what subjects Interest you and then Just dive In. I hope you enjoy your stay here.

Jazzy · Post by **Jazzy** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:41 am

Hello Madrine and it's so nice to have you here with us! There are a lot of friendly people here and I'm sure you won't be lonely for long :wah: You might want to check out this link http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/faq.php

Clodhopper · Post by **Clodhopper** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:10 am

Hello again.

See? It's already starting. Now you only have to be as lonely as you want to be!

Have fun!

madrine · Post by **madrine** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:25 am

Clodhopper am really enjoying maself,i dont know what i was waiting for all this while.ha ha ha ha:wah::wah::wah:

Jazzy · Post by **Jazzy** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:37 am

madrine;1283389 wrote: Clodhopper am really enjoying maself,i dont know what i was waiting for all this while.ha ha ha ha:wah::wah::wah:

Great to hear you are having fun

Post by **spot** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:01 am

Where in Uganda do you live, madrine? What's it like?

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:02 am

Welcome :-6

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:13 am

greetings from Canada.

I hope you enjoy your stay here.

Cheers

Minks

Jazzy · Post by **Jazzy** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:45 am

May I ask a few questions to get to know you better?

1. Do you have a Twitter or Facebook Account?

2. What is the current time right now where you are?

Clodhopper · Post by **Clodhopper** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:04 am

Clodhopper am really enjoying maself,i dont know what i was waiting for all this while.ha ha ha ha

Glad to hear it. I'll see you on the boards.:-6

Post by **spot** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:30 am

Jazzy;1283412 wrote: May I ask a few questions to get to know you better?

1. Do you have a Twitter or Facebook Account?

2. What is the current time right now where you are?

Neither, I'd run out of day if I tried that.

Half past four in the afternoon.

Do Americans say "half past four" or is that just Rest Of The World usage?

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:35 am

Hello from Scotland.

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:11 am

spot;1283424 wrote: Neither, I'd run out of day if I tried that.

Half past four in the afternoon.

Do Americans say "half past four" or is that just Rest Of The World usage?

We Canucks commonly say Four Thirty hehehehe

Jazzy · Post by **Jazzy** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 12:07 pm

spot;1283424 wrote: Neither, I'd run out of day if I tried that.

Half past four in the afternoon.

Do Americans say "half past four" or is that just Rest Of The World usage?

That's so funny Spot and thank you for answering but I was asking madrine :wah:

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 12:59 pm

G'day Madrine, from Australia.

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:26 pm

spot;1283424 wrote:

Do Americans say "half past four" or is that just Rest Of The World usage?

Don't they say "Half OF four"?

But I don't know if OF means "to" or "past"

Welcome Madrine

Your English is WAY better than my (non-existent) Ugandan! :wah:

Welcome to FG :-6

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:26 pm

Half past four in English is half five in American - maybe it's a bit like having a cup half full or half empty. The Brits look to the past. The Americans, more optimistically maybe, to the future... Golly gosh - this information needs to be suppressed immediately!!!! Or re-spun.

The English have tradition, history, etc etc, or like an interesting woman, a past. Americans, on the other hand .....

Which brings me to Aussies! Aussies don't bother much about the actual time. It's always time for a beer, and a barbie, Sport - so no worries, just relax - she'll be apples.

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PS

Rappy - dunno whether they still teach mathematics in Britain, but half of four is two. And to get to two o'clock from half past four, you'd probably have to move from New York to Indiana, or maybe the other way.... ???

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:39 pm

Hello, madrine! Enjoy your visits with us. Just pick any member, go to their profile page, go to stats and follow their threads or posts. In other words, just follow us.

Here's a welcome mat for you.

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:55 pm

oscar;1283374 wrote: Hi Madrine and welcome to Forum Garden. We are mostly American and British here so It's wonderful to have a new member from Africa.

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:yh_eyebro:yh_wait:yh_wait:yh_wait:yh_wait

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:57 pm

madrine;1283368 wrote: Hi everyone am anew member simple and easy.Am a ugandan from Africa and i guess am funny sometimes.Thats what my friends tell me.Any one to talk to plis and ellaborate for me more on how to get started.thank you very much.

Hi Madrine and welcome!

You'll have lots of fun here and really nice people to meet.

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:23 am

Mandrine, ohhhhh Mandrineeeeeee

Where are youuuuuu????

Come out, come out wherever you areeeeee¦.

Jazzy · Post by **Jazzy** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 5:39 am

Jazzy;1283412 wrote: May I ask a few questions to get to know you better?

1. Do you have a Twitter or Facebook Account?

2. What is the current time right now where you are?

Hello madrine! Did you not like my questions?

Hope you come back soon! I really would like to get to know you better. Maybe you could tell us what it's like to live in Africa.

madrine · Post by **madrine** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:33 am

Sorry sweet Jazzy for not replying to your questions immediately,i had gone out for lunch,As i write to you this its 4:30 pm here in Uganda.I have no face book account but as soon as i get it,I'll let you know.Chau.

madrine · Post by **madrine** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:40 am

Africa is really so sweet with nice people,very hospitable and with a good sense of homour although we have some tribes which can really be hostile at times.good scenery,it can really be a good site for touring.

Jazzy · Post by **Jazzy** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:47 am

madrine;1283667 wrote: Africa is really so sweet with nice people,very hospitable and with a good sense of homour although we have some tribes which can really be hostile at times.good scenery,it can really be a good site for touring.

Sounds very interesting madrine. Will you be able to post some pictures for us?

madrine · Post by **madrine** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:50 am

Sure!why not, you mean youv'e never visited Africa?

Jazzy · Post by **Jazzy** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:53 am

madrine;1283672 wrote: Sure!why not, you mean youv'e never visited Africa?

That would be wonderful :guitarist No, I have never had the opportunity to visit Africa.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:55 am

madrine;1283667 wrote: Africa is really so sweet with nice people,very hospitable and with a good sense of homour although we have some tribes which can really be hostile at times.good scenery,it can really be a good site for touring.

I've always wanted to visit your country, for the culture and the magnificent wild animals you have there.

Clodhopper · Post by **Clodhopper** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:58 am

I've never been anywhere in Africa. To me it is still the Dark Continent - a place of romance and terror and mystery!

And now from the heart of that vast continent we hear a small voice saying hello. There's something - and I can't quite put my finger on it - rather wonderful about it all.

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:03 am

madrine;1283672 wrote: Sure!why not, you mean youv'e never visited Africa?

I have been to Egypt, South Africa (Jo-berg) and Swaziland. It is a big continent with many countries to see. I have enjoyed what I have seen so far and managed to go on a safari in Swazi which is great (there are photos in my album on my home page). My wife has visited Ethiopia.

What amazes me is the size of the continent, for example Ethiopia alone is the size of France and Spain combined, and that is just one country.

Are you living in Uganda or are you from there and living somewhere else?

madrine · Post by **madrine** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:06 am

Jazzy would you like to visit Africa some day? or you also have the same perseption like that of Clodhopper who thinks Africa is a dark continent where no life exists?uuuuh?

madrine · Post by **madrine** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:08 am

Mikeinie,am a Ugandan and i have lived here my entire life,am not living antwhere else,this is my home and i love it.

Clodhopper · Post by **Clodhopper** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:11 am

Jazzy would you like to visit Africa some day? or you also have the same perseption like that of Clodhopper who thinks Africa is a dark continent where no life exists?uuuuh?

Oh dear - that wasn't what I meant! I was just trying to say that to me it is an exciting and mysterious place I know very little about.

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:12 am

madrine;1283680 wrote: Jazzy would you like to visit Africa some day? or you also have the same perseption like that of Clodhopper who thinks Africa is a dark continent where no life exists?uuuuh?

it may be a language thing, but I think that Clodhopper did not mean that the way you have taken it. It is actually a complement meaning that Africa is full of mystery and adventure and romance and the unknown, not lifeless.

madrine · Post by **madrine** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:12 am

Africa is not a dark continent as you term it Clodhopper,it's just a beautiful place with loving people,get some time and visit it you will surely see the difference and you will erase away all those negative thoughts you have about the continent dear.

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:14 am

madrine;1283682 wrote: Mikeinie,am a Ugandan and i have lived here my entire life,am not living antwhere else,this is my home and i love it.

That's nice. :-6

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:16 am

madrine;1283685 wrote: Africa is not a dark continent as you term it Clodhopper,it's just a beautiful place with loving people,get some time and visit it you will surely see the difference and you will erase away all those negative thoughts you have about the continent dear.

again, not meaning to jump in here, but it was not meant that way, it is not a negative view, it is a romantic one.

The use of words can mean different things sometimes. 'Dark' in this sense is not meant negatively.

madrine · Post by **madrine** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:17 am

Sorry Clodhopper for mis understanding you,i thought you meant Africa was a dark continent where life doesn't exist.sorry once again.

Jazzy · Post by **Jazzy** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:24 am

madrine;1283680 wrote: Jazzy would you like to visit Africa some day?

I sure would love to visit Africa. I am an animal lover and would love to go on safari and see all the beautiful animals you have there. :-4

Clodhopper · Post by **Clodhopper** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:24 am

No problem, madrine.

It is one of the difficulties of posting in a place where there are people from different countries - we all speak slightly different forms of English and this can lead to misunderstandings.

But it is also one of the fun things about being here - finding out what people from different areas of the globe think and feel about life.

madrine · Post by **madrine** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:25 am

Odie, you are welcome to Uganda any time.

madrine · Post by **madrine** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:34 am

Spot i live in the capital city of Uganda and thats Kampala.

Jazzy · Post by **Jazzy** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:45 am

madrine;1283693 wrote: Odie, you are welcome to Uganda any time.

Can I come too with Odie? :-1

Jazzy · Post by **Jazzy** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:49 am

madrine;1283696 wrote: Spot i live in the capital city of Uganda and thats Kampala.

I found this link for Kampala and it looks lovely there: Kampala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

madrine · Post by **madrine** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:59 am

Now Jazzy,when you goback to that Kampala site,Do you see a building with tinted blue glasses? that is called workers house and my office is located there.

madrine · Post by **madrine** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:01 am

Yes Jazzy you can come with Odie and visit Kampala,am sure you will love it.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:22 am

madrine;1283693 wrote: Odie, you are welcome to Uganda any time.

why thank you Madrine!

I just wish it didn't cost so much to get there.