Cool, I love it

Almost one week now, it still takes a very important place in some newspaper here in Tamatave and even across Madagascar as well,  such as Midi Madagascar. I do hope that it will continue over the years to come. The campus of the University of Tamatave becomes greener because of BUEC. Please have a look and read the good thing what we did.

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BUEC in The Gazetin’i Toamasina newspaper

The Gazetin’i Toamasina newspaper expressed their point of view about BUEC and what they did last sunday afternoon and what they are plainning to do for the best future of the campus of the University environment.

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BUEC and the environment

DSCN5454Barikadimy’s United English Club (BUEC) is the only one club which helps the University students of Tamatave to improve their knowledge in English. We have a meeting every Sunday afternoon. It’s the only one time in a week when the members can meet up and share knowledges one another because in BUEC there isn’t neither teachers nor students, I mean we’re all teachers and the students at the same time. Since for 2003 when BUEC was born in the campus of the University of Tamatave until now, this club is the most famous BUECplace for the English language learners. As we know that “Practice makes perfect”. In this club we practice to speak in English non-stop. So let’s talk in English with BUEC. Get out from your shell and I’m sure that you’ll enjoy over here because as the expression said “the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence”.

DSCN5429Actually, how many species of plants, animals, birds and insects are disappeared because of the climate change. This world is in danger. Nowadays there is many people don’t drink clean water, the air is polluted and the land is deserted. To face that problems, BUEC took a part of the protection of the environment in Tamatave. As an English club for the University students, we gave an example to all the students at the University of Tamatave of how should we behaved to face this problem yesterday afternoon (Sunday, August, 02nd , 2009) instead of having a meeting. We planted 61 feet of small trees in the campus. As I said, from this day we’re going to help this world to fight against this problem. We’re going to protect the environment. So this one was only the for starting and the first step because we want to make sure that we can manage it before acting. And also we want to let people knows that BUEC is alive, BUEC exists, BUEC helps you and BUEC is always thinking of the best of this world: LOVE, PEACE and HEALTH. The first step was successful and now we’re thinking for the next action, it’s gonna be outside of the campus. We do hope that the mayor will be agreed and allowed us to do the same thing of what we did in the campus.

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DSCN5403Now I would like to profit to tell you that our club is open for everybody who want to visit us, to be member and why not for those who want to help us. I insure you that you won’t regret to choose BUEC. I would like also to thank Mrs. Yan (Ivoloina park) who gave us the small trees for free, and the President of the University of Tamatave who allowed us to fulfil our dream. We don’t forget also to thank all of the journalists who came to see and to film what we did yesterday and indeed special thanks for Mr. Chaplain who always assisted us to all we did. He is like our couch. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!


Gasigasy landscape

DSCN5163It’s very difficult to believe that in a big town like Tamatave has such a very beautiful gasigasy landscape. I’m agreed that it’s very nice to look at and why not to see, but please don’t get in without a local authorities. In term of Tamatave, everybody knows that this “Analankininy Morarano” is the most dangerous area in here. Do you know why? Because it is the area has the highest rate of an illiteracy and a poor persons in Tamatave. In here most of the children don’t go to school and the young people has nothing to do. That brings them to form a bands of gangs easily. Some of them hasn’t even any place to refuge but because they live along of the Pangalane channel so they have a shelter under the bridge to join Morarano and DSCN5165Verery. Eh, don’t forget also that you still can rent a house with Ar 300 per month here but you can imagine how like it is. Note that this area has the most famous wood market for the constructios such as houses, furniture ,…. It serves 80% of the local market in Tamatave right now. So come and buy but be careful!!!!

What do you think of this?

I got this message from my friend today. Personally I never even heard about this event. I couldn’t wait for this special night. It reminds me the last eclipse in Madagascar, and I was very afraid to see it at that time but for this time if it is really going to happen, “I will shake it like a Polaroid picture”. And you, what do you think about it? Do you believe it? Your comment please, this is the text and I didn’t change anything:

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A noter sur votre calendrier sans oublier les appareils photos, ce sera

un beau spectacle…

DEUX « LUNES » DANS LE CIEL

Le 27 août prochain, à Minuit 30 minutes, regardez dans le ciel.

La planète Mars sera la plus brillante dans le ciel étoilé.

Elle sera aussi grosse que la pleine lune.

Mars sera à 34,65 millions de miles de la Terre.

Soyez donc certains de ne pas manquer ça.

Cela nous apparaîtra, aux yeux nus,

comme si la Terre possédait 2

Lunes!!!

La prochaine fois que cet événement se reproduira

ce sera pour

l’année 2287.

Partagez cette information avec tous vos amis car PERSONNE

en vie aujourd’hui

ne pourra voir cela une seconde fois

Mr. Borihely with his “Sikidy”

2009 Madagascar migrant interviews 092Borihely is from Morarano Soanierana Ivongo. He is among of the top 5 most famous farmers in where he is from, and he works also as a kind of witch. But he left his land and now he is here in Tamatave to look for a better place to improve his quality of job as a witch. Accordindg to what he said, he will stay here in Tamatave, despite the different kinds of religions which are already exist here, he thought that there is still lot of persons need him. And now, I’m2009 Madagascar migrant interviews 093 wondering to ask all of my blog’s readers, firstly: why he decided to live in a big town like Tamatave but not in the countryside like which where he is from? Secondly: Do you believe him? Because as he said also, he can cure all disease except “donadonak’afo and lotsero mara-miasa”. Don’t ask me what them mean, because personally I don’t even heard them before. So now, I’m waiting for your comments.

BUEC & Operation smile

BUECTwo years after having worked with the Operation smile in Tamatave, we got our wonderful souvenir pictures from Marilyn Moonan, who is an excellent nurse from Boston US. We won’t forget your name. So thank you very much. It was the only one way how can we help our children to get a new smile and you as well. We felt very happy to be your facilitators ( the foreign doctors, surgeons, nurses,…) to communicate to the Malagasy patients. Note that it was an immense pleasure for BUEC to meet you during your mission in Tamatave. It was on September, 2007 and it’s like yesterday. BUEC miss all of you, because what you did for our children and for us as well is unforgettable.

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A friendship meeting

4As an English learners club, BUEC members have always a very strong want to extend our relationship to a different kinds of clubs, associations, societies,…. That’s why we didn’t hesitate to accept Mrs. Lalaina’s invitation to join the first touch of her new project, it’s “A friendship meeting”. In there, the communication must be in English. That sounds great for BUEC. This serves us also as a place: to meet with all the English club in Tamatave and share one another our experiences. Yesterday was the first edition and it’s already successful. We met a lot of new friends. Indeed, becau2se this month is a month for the children, so we’d a special guests from United States Mrs. Kim Radford and her husband Mr. Kollin from Australia who are working very hard on the rights of the child. They let us know about how adults and governments should work together to make sure all children get all their rights. Now we’re award of what should we act and/or behave with a children. A friendship meeting also is a place where can we have fun, like BUEC did yesterday, we sang Michael Jackson’s song “Heal the world”. We were very happy to sing the song but suddenly when we thought about his death, we’re very sad. God will save his soul. Then we played one sketch talks about the rights of the child written by Mr. Mamy Ludger who is the actual President of BUEC.

Independence party in Tamatave

RSCN4968Yesterday was June, 26th. It’s an independence day party for the Malagasy people. Thanks to God, because the sun was shining during the ceremony. Like the other regions, Tamatave had a fireworks, the people enjoyed them on the beach in the evening of the Eve, and RSCN4969beach podium with which many different talented artists can show their talents to make the people happy at the same time. Then as usual, a great army forces matching along the independence avenue. To sum it up, it was well done over here.

I’m proud to be Ravinala

The youngest becomes the best. One month now, Mrs. Laura started Lewisto train Ravinala’s English speakers tour guides. And this last Saturday morning we went to Ivoloina park with her, then she taught us the better way how to explain something to an Anglophone people and/or how  to make them always happy during one tour. It was pretty cool. As we speak not only English, Mr. Jan Bodo Lessmann also took his part to help our German speakers to know more about “Bazar be”  and to  let them aware of what should do and not do with a German people. Note when you visit Tamatave, remember that:  “with Ravinala tour guide association, everything is gonna be alright”.