Monique's Musings

February 27, 2014

Dear fellow Cameroonian, How are you? I hope fine, though I doubt it. I doubt it because I hear you grumbling all the time. One of […]

February 6, 2014

My all time favorite line from a movie comes from Love Jones the African American romance of the year 2000. Darius the male lead says “Romance […]

February 6, 2014

Welcome back to my train of thought people… The year is officially old as we roll into the second month. February is known for a lot […]

January 5, 2014

Everyone loves a fresh start. I for one am addicted to fresh starts. I need to start a new project on a Monday or the first […]

December 15, 2013

Mandela’s death has brought about so many recollections on his life, work and what he stood for. I don’t think anyone of my generation can attest […]

December 15, 2013

There is a long standing joke that about Cameroonians who leave the country dusting literally dusting their hands off it and till when they die, […]

November 28, 2013

Have you ever heard the saying “The minute you settle for less that you deserve, you get less than you settled for?” Well I’ve been thinking […]

November 10, 2013

Some people say: Feminism is no longer necessary, if at all it ever was. They say we no longer need the concept and women are now […]

November 4, 2013

So I was wondering what to blog about when a facebook chat with a new East African friend inspired this. She asked me what Cameroon was […]

October 21, 2013

We see them everyday, at least if you frequent Facebook, Yahoo, Twitter and the like. Calls to action reports about how bad the government is […]

October 15, 2013

News of Georges Bwelle the Cameroonian Doctor nominated for the CNN Heroes awards spurred me to think of our heroes. If someone was to ask me […]

October 8, 2013

I was helping a friend’s daughter with her homework the other day, and she all of nine years was defining the word apartheid. I had […]