I read Jogany‘s article about “Pourquoi bloguer sur l’Afrique?” (Why blogging on Africa?). And I said to myself that I have to answer to that question too
So why blogging on Africa?
I didn’t know anything about blogging before I met FOKO. Since I’ve joined the team, I fell in love with the idea of talking about me 🙂 , my country, its people, its culture… But the most important thing to me is to say how things are REALLY going on here. The main reason of this is because when you say “Madagascar”, none knows but poverty or The Movie lol . I guess, my friend Tahina is sharing my point of view when he has entitled his blog “Madagascar, not The Movie” ( Great work man, PROPS!). I like the movie and I am impatiently waiting for the 2nd one (since I love animation movies and cartoons lol ) but it is a fake image of my lovely country (Dago Tiako yeah).
I would not deny that we are “financially” poor but what is money when you have no time for a smile, when you have to go far from town when you want to see a tree, when you need to know the person you meet, if not you would not greet him or her, when you have to pay for a help? (need some Fihavanana eh). A cyber friend, ikalamako, talks about this so called Fihavanana in her great blog. huh… where I am?… What is money when you have to eat foods in can because you don’t have access to natural and fresh fruits and vegetables? geeeee… , …
So, why blogging on Africa?
Because people don’t know the “real” Africa. Well, my part is to blog on Madagascar as I live there.
Wanna discorver the real Madagascar?
The Cyber Observer will inform you about legal issues in Madagascar
Moma will drive you around all Dago
Log on Patrick ‘s blog, he has a lot to say 😉
Don’t miss Simp ‘s blog, a very original one 😉
and sipakv ‘s, it’s so great 😉
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November 28, 2008 at 8:02 pm
ikalamako
mdr – “need Fihavanana eh” –
ça m’écoeure quand les autres appliquent le Fihavanana comme ça les arrangent : tu es mon havana quand je veux et non quand je veux pas.
Io volabenao io, tsy hinday anao ho any Mausolée tokoa ange ; ny havanao ihany no hinday anao any.
“money can not buy happiness” et les Africains savent être heureux dans leur pôveu’té, hein mon frère !
November 28, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Joan
FYI foods in can are sanitized, full of fake vitamins and melamine and healthy for pigs…lol lol lol
great post with links everywhere and smart thoughts, milay hoa!
November 29, 2008 at 11:25 am
simp
lol
it’s not that money brings happiness but without money you can’t be happy, well, not for long 🙂
That said, I totally agree, blogging completes the media. If they bring too much about sad parts of Africa, let’s bring the good ones…
The more you blog about Dago, the more we know… awareness brings ideas and ideas bring hopes if not changes 😛
great work!
misaotra namaly tagy…
I hope u’re not tagging me back cos that’s not fair 8) I mean there are so many foko out there, let them express their concern about Madagascar and Africa 😉
November 29, 2008 at 11:49 am
ariniaina
simp: thx for the tag
You know I’m polite so I wanted to be nice with you lol lol lol
I’m kidding.
Your blog is so great. PROPS 😉 and everyone knows it’s true
and I tagged FOKO as well so people can discover all its “active” members 😉
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December 1, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Tahina
wazzaaa !!!!
props for the props loool :p
May 9, 2009 at 3:49 am
Pen 2 Net
I enjoy seeing people blogging about Africa, that’s I started a project to provide free tools and services to all African bloggers. I call this project Pen 2 Net and it is sponsored by CIWABA (Computer, Internet and Web Awareness for a Better Africa