Friday, November 23, 2007

Meeting the Queen......

I was not going to put anything on my blog, reason! Am so busy.

Jaybabe you’re the other reason I had to. ….loI…

I was one of the journalists accredited by the commonwealth communication body to cover the commonwealth conference here in Kampala.

This has given me a lot of exposure. The Serena conference centre where the commonwealth summit is taking place is just opposite the hotel where Iam.

This hotel called the imperial royal is extremely classic. The media centre where all journalist converge is beyond my description…just let me try..ok.

There are around one thousand laptops, approximately seven hundred journalists, a business centre where Commonwealth business press releases are placed, an ICT and telephony help dest, speakers,free printers, big screens, a projector where we can see what’s going on, speeches are re-played for us. Writing stories is going on as usual..


Meeting the queen has not changed me at all, I thought I would feel big but I am still Geraaaaald…..lol.
Today she was officially opening the commonwealth summit. Her speech was so touching; she was calm with a soft down voice. She talked of love, Peace and the need to transform rural communities.

She talked of respecting differences and promoting understanding. This touched my soul, my heart and with no minute I was feeling her voice in me.

How many among you accept your neighbors difference? You Jaybabe??? Lol…

Then she said, “we need to treat others the way we would like to be treated.”

I will put some pix for u here..

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19 comments:

Afrobabe said...

I love and respect my neighbours,well the good ones lol...where are the pics?

Unknown said...

I respect good neighbours but bad neighbours... NO!!!!

:D

Thirty + said...

Ok I am waiting for the pixes men. So you met the Queen...we were suppose to come together but I changed my mind.

Klara said...

Nice pix..So nice

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Lindah said...

Nice pix!
Am gonna hire you for my wedding..LOL
Hey, you make a good photojournalist.

eddiie said...

Hmmmm...eeeeeeeeeeh!! Gerald? i hope you had a good time meeting HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II...

Eeeeh!!! being a journalist must be fun.You get to meet a lot of big people. If you can meet the Queen, then you certainly can meet Osama Bin Laden..

Jayn Sean said...

LOL...Gerald, that question is directed at me or what? Okay, i don't have a problem with my neighbours. There's only one neighbour that i know of that has a problem with me, not me having a problem with him. I love my neighbours, just as much as i know they care about me. I'm goinno email you now.

Fo said...

so u met the queen..no wonder u all so am busy gotta go nd stuff...thu i knew wht u were doing but u never mentioned meeting her was one of them,am expecting to see a pic of u with her instead of staying behind the camera nd all...well all the best
ps-did u accept ma invite??

eddiie said...

Hmmmmm....more pix..

Afrobabe said...

Hey, did you take those? they are really lovely..

The queen looks so small in front of those soldiers and the woman...

If u take pics at Linwee's wedding make her look big...

GERALD said...

@Afrobabe... thats good.

@Pamelastitch... bad neighbours..don't...

30+ they are now there.

Klara Thank you.

Lindwee...ur weeding??? stop kidding.. I can take good news pictures but I may not necessarily be good at taking good weeding pics..

@Eddie.. we missed you there....

@ fo... I did not see ur invite.... did you send to to my University mail account or yahoo account?. What I was doing was to seek news... so I couldn't take a picture with the queen..It would look wierd... a news seeker becoming a news maker..

@Afrobabe Lindwee has no weeding.. she just a student with me here at Makerere University. In any case she is still under age..

Aijay said...

Nice...
The pics r lovely.
Well done!

Anonymous said...

Wow! What an amazing experience that was!

Lady A said...

Glad you enjoyed yourself. Mos def, treat others how you want to be treated. Love the pics and your template. Keep up the posting pics.

Jayn Sean said...

Hey...i hope you fine.

Lindah said...

Anti i don't know the difference btn a photographer and a photojournalist. Can u pliz tell me?

oK' i will coz a scandle at my wedding so that it becomes news worthy....no...that would be cheap publicity lol.

Lindah said...

Hey! updates...

Afrobabe said...

Hey Lindwee he said you are underaged....u taking that lying down?