(first kiss with what-is-name ?….creepy)

So I creep yeah Just keep it on the down low
Said nobody is supposed 2 know
So I creep yeah
'Cause he doesn't know
What I do and no attention
Goes to show oh so I creep say 2x's
(I think about us baby all the time
But you know that I'm gonna need some attention
Yeah, yeah can you dig it
Love you forever baby soul & mind
And you gotta know if
You don't give it I'ma
Get mine)

(dumped by this-dude-from-the-block)

I don't want no scrub
A scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me
Hanging out the passenger side
Of his best friend's ride
Trying to holler at me
I don't want no scrub
A scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me
Hanging out the passenger side
Of his best friend's ride
Trying to holler at me

Clip clip clip videos 

ok you can talk about Leona Lewis if you feel like it's too much 1998 for you. 

Diana Chamia is a young blogger from the School of Journalism in Mahajanga, Madagascar and has proved more than being a very skilled writer, she's a true social activist. Connect to her blog and Foko Blog Club  to know more about this family she's helping. Your attention and donations are welcome here and Foko will transfer the totality to Diana.

[http://dianachamia.wordpress.com : Help me helping them April 19th. 2008

August 2007, Philomène Georgine gave birth to wonderful twins : a little girl who was perfectly healthy and a little boy. He was born with a very difficult condition (please take a look at his picture) a flesh lump on his forehead between his eyes and on the top of his little nose. It masks his eyeshight and gives him respiratory problems. " During a month and a half, my kids and I had to stay at the hospital because of this disease. But during this time, nobody cared for us and you are the first who really shows interest in my children's well-being. And the first one to smile at them. You know, everybody hate us." I am a washerwoman and I don't have clients anymore because people rejected us. My husband left us when I was still pregnant. And doctors didn't diagnose my son and nobody helped us finding a solution to cure him. " said the mother Everywhere in the country there are hundreds of children malformation but Majunga is a little town and most people must have heard about our story. Why do people hate us? She hasn't asked for what is happening to them. There are beggars, people with no food, … but they are not in this situation. What can a woman with no money, work and husband with 1 sick kid to care about can do? And nobody care for them. How did I met this kid? I took the Bus no 5 from home to Bazar Mahabibo but I was too dreamy or maybe it's this kid's destiny, I missed my stop. We were already at the City hall stop when I realized my mistake. On the way back to the market, I saw this lady who was bearing a kid on her back, one in her arms and a big red bag on her shoulder. The one in her front was shielded with a green sari. (I was wondering why did she has to use such protection under the very warm Majunga weather). A wind blow discovered the child's face. I couldn't believe what I saw before my eyes and couldn't keep myself for expressing my surprise with a "My Godness". Of course the mother turned back to protect her child and started to walk very fast. But you can't escape this easily from Diana chamia. I followed her and told her to rest a little away from the heavy sun. She stared at her child and accepted to rest under the City Hall centenial Flamboyant tree. It was there when she told me about her story and asked me for help. I took my promise and went to the Leo Club of Majunga president. He told me to get to his fundraising on April 26th at Lycée Philibert Tsiranana to show the picture and bring Georgine's story to these well-intended people.

Thanks to everyone's enthousiasm and Malagasy blogosphere intense activity, Foko is able to start the next move to support Diana in her personal initiative to help this poor family. More than a dizain of Malagasy bloggers have teamed up to start a fundraising project and are patiently waiting for Diana's news. We are also looking for a local organization which can give her their full support in Mahajanga. If you're involved in a heatlh related NGO working in Boeny Region, please contact us at Foko [info@foko-madagascar.org. 

[Update: Help me help them - part 2 - May 2nd

On thursday I went to the studio for the picture I posted on my blog then I went to Lycée Philibert Tsiranana for my meeting with Leo  Club (the Youth group of Lion's Club). When I arrived the president introduced me as a Leo from Diego-Suarez (Madagascar's northern town where I am from). I told him that I wanted to be talk before the Leo Club here in Majunga because I wanted to help little Kamba.
But when I started my speech, the president looked weird. "Sorry Chamia no Lions came, you know, they are not interested in your case. It's too much for them, well…Lions are only taking care of visual  diseases like cataract and blindness, we are not specialized in this one.
I insisted on saying there must be some impacts on the optic nerve and the flesh is obviously blinding this baby's eyesight. But apparently my ideas weren't catching his interest and he pursued on saying "I 'm sorry Chamia I know what you want…"
I couldn't wait for this charity to finish so I lef before the end. My left ankled wasn't healed ye (Diana took motobike lessons earlier this week and had a little accident which made her go to massage sessions) so I felt a little pain and a lot of sadness. I'm still very sad. I don't know what to do, Lions Club was my only hope, they let me down. What can I do now?
But I won't fail my promise to Kamba's mother and do everything that I can to help her son.

After this overwhelming post and the message she sent to Rondro (Ikalamako) and Joan (Jogany), the two of us planned an open chatroom to exchange ideas, networking and experience on  what could be the best move for Diana. On May 3rd, the bloggers committee agreed on : 

• Letting Diana taking full control of her initiative and have the last word on any decision (of course she will contact the family before anything will be decided). 
• Waiting for Hanitra (Sipagasy) meeting with Stéphane (Foko) in Madagascar where they'll have more about the situation and start to contact health organizations and doctors.
• By May 19th, we will gather all the informations to start the fundraising movement in order to support this family financially and send them enough money for their very first diagnostic.
• The committee and Diana are always open to your suggestions and questionning. Since this is Diana first try at global fundraising and with class schedule (which didn't keep her for being the most activist among us all), we're asking for everyone's comprehension and discretion.

 [Update: Message from Bako and Jean - May 10th 

Merci du chaleureux message à notre endroit et il nous ferait grand plaisir de vous voir parmi les personnes qui vont nous encourager le long du parcours de 21 kms le 25 mai prochain. Merci aussi de nous faire savoir l'existence de Foko Blog Club. Le cas de l'enfant né avec une malformation congénitale à majunga me touche personnellement sur plusieurs plan étant moi-même un ancien de Majunga d'où mon père est originaire et où une bonne partie de ma famille vit encore. L'école de journalisme de Majunga me concerne un peu sussi sur le plan personnel étant un ancien journaliste de Majunga conscient des difficultés de la presse régionale .

Thank you for your warmful message and it will please us to see you cheering us up next Saturday May 25th for the 21 kms run to raise fun for little Kamba in Ottawa. Thank you also for telling us about the Foko Blog Club Project. I felt personnaly appealed by the baby's malformation and also because I am a former journalist based in Majunga. Most of my family still live there and I feel also concerned for the School of Journalism hard time to get the visibility its deserves like all regional media in Madagascar.

• If you happen to be in Ottawa on Saturday May 25th, please join me cheering them for team name Black Angels of Ottawa, Baku and Jean have entered the Ottawa Half-Marathon to raise money for a local and global cause.
  
• They took the personal initiative to find a local surgeon who is going to check the family and tell us about the baby health situation. Hopefully by next week, they will let us know how much you will all have to raise to get the surgery done and of course to support the family financially.
• Diana is of course…thrilled!

• Mother: Philomène Georgina Lampomp born on October 18th 1988

• Child: Antefindrazana is 12 months old now

 [Update: Who are Jean and Bako - May 15th

Minutes after I had a very fun phone call with this nice couple from Ottawa with very strong roots in Majunga, they sent us their pictures from the villages they've been helping. Jean also told me that all he was doing wasn't in the intention to look genereous or philanthropist, it was only because the mother and children situation touched their heart. I would add : they are great inspiration for us all. We will be hearing in the upcoming days from Max (Jean cousin's in Majunga who is taking care of the family) who will make their first 120$CAN donation in good use by taking them to a neuro-surgeon. What will happen next is not only up to the people who already helped but us who are willing to do something … Take in mind that Philomène is only 20 with 3 kids we will have to also to take care of them and finally project into their finally future. 

Bonjour Joan,

On aurait voulu faire plus mais on n'a pu faire que ce qui était à la portée de nos moyens bien modestes. Pour le cas de l'enfant à Majunga, je n'ai fait que parler au téléphone et écrire des messages. C'est Diana et Max qui ont fait tout le travail, n'est-ce pas? En tout cas, merci des mots gentils à notre endroit et on se demande si on le mérite. Nous sommes convaincus qu'à plusieurs on viendrait à bout d'aider efficacement cet enfant qui a tellement besoin de notre coup de main. Entre temps, si le coeur vous dit de voir les photos des gens des deux villages que nous aidons à Madagascar, voici les liens. Quant on regarde comment les yeux des enfants dans ces photos brillent de joie et d'innocence alors que nous n'avons apporté que très peu, cela nous poussent à faire un peu plus. Car le jour où ces yeux ne brilleront plus de joie et d'innocence, le pays aura franchi un point de non retour. De la vitalité de nos campagnes dépend l'avenir de Madagascar car la nourriture qui arrivent sur les tables en ville, d'ou viennent-elles? Il faudrait dire aux jeunes dans les villes de respecter les paysans car sans les paysans, nos campagnes qui sont nos sources de vie disparaitront et nous avec. Bref, voici les liens:

http://www.geocities.com/burzano@rogers.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11178025@N06/sets/72157601311995496/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11178025@N06/sets/72157601311995842/

Diana's blog : http://dianachamia.wordpress.com

the blogosphere posts http://del.icio.us/foko

Foko Blog organization http://club.foko-madagascar.org/

Explication officielle :

Je voulais exploser ma créativité en publiant mon Portfolio sur le web (comme tout étudiant d'archi sérieux et motivédans sa recherche du « LE » stage). Avec mes capacités informatiques plafonnant aux seuils Google et MSN, un bon ami m'a aiguillée vers le Blog (« Vas-y c'est super facile et en plus c'est facile »). Ok¦vous remarquerez tous à ce stade que je n'ai toujours pas exposé ce fameux Portfolio, n'abordons même pas le sujet du stage et que je suis super fière de mes tous petits progrès en css, php et xhtml.

Explication métaphysique et très schizophrénique:

• Parce que ma sauvagerie notoire ne m'a pas beaucoup aidée dans l'entretien de relations sociales continues et saines, et que je préfére les relations virtuelles qui ne m'engageraient pas à offrir des cadeaux de noël ou à consoler un coeur brisé (quelle insensible cette nana !) ;
• Parce que grâce à ma capacité à gérer de manière irresponsable mon compte en banque, je ne peux me permettre de passer des moments forts qu'avec mes vrais amis : le PC (MAC in 2008) et la TV ;
• Parce que tout hobby entrepris depuis l'époque du lycée s'est fatalement transformé en échec ; Le jardinage ? je n'ai pas du tout la main verte, ce qui explique ma réputation de Tueuse d'Orchidées ; Le sport ça me botte plus tellement dès l'apparition des courbatures;
• Parce que mon penchant pour la « conversation-fertile-qui-n'a-ni-queue-ni-tête » a fini par lasser mes (pourtant irréductibles) proches, ce qui m'a tournée une fois de plus vers le PC et la TV ;
• Parce que je me suis faite à l'idée d'être une nullité suprême en rédaction et qu'au moins, ici, si on vient dire que ce que j'écris « c'est con », j'aurais le droit de me défendre et non juste voir ma note d'examen couler vers les abysses ;
• Parce que j'adore bidouiller et me faire traiter de Geek-ratée-en-puissance lorsque je m'appelle Jog mais je reste la zolie zentille fifille sage à son papa quand je suis Joan¦
• Parce que Foko blog…

ET VOUS ? POURQUOI VOUS BLOGUEZ ?

Sans aucun complexe des jeunes comme Karenichia et Rondro bloguent dans toutes les langues, sans aucune prétention …. lisez-les

For 8 months we've taken care of Foko putting all our energy, names, family, money, love and integrity on this great project, we got used to each other. Well… Glasnost 2.0 !!! We also get to fight a looooot !! But the many moment of joy and laughter always make us think that something bigger and stronger than ourselves has been built in Madagascar and we act the same as the Majunga bloggers  :

They went mad when when they first discovered their dizains of comments on their blogs  said Lindsay

Keeping up with the Jones is an everyday job…

J'ai grandi en Suburbia and Blogland est Suburbia.Alors pas d'ingratitude svp jogany.

Patricia at Foko Blog Club

Hery at Foko Blog Club

Lova inside some exotic garden

Stéphane somewhere in the middle of nowhere

Groupe Club pour l'ONUat Lycée Jules Ferry

Harinjaka in the jungle

Lindsay in Antananarivo but she was in Majunga

Nombana for Dominique

and some weird little voice spoiling the serinousness of the situation with her annoying laugh…

Team Foko !! Represent !

Twittering something useful to the community… from my point of view
merdeuh réunion dray, makaleo be, sady lava be, be resaka be, tay be
Dadarabe, finally…talking blog, foko, blogging, life, foko, foko…and of course you guyz won't get any pictures…
Man ils arrivent toujours en avance au Loft, avec 8 étages à monter …
Note to my new bloggers : you didn't invite the wheel…Heureusement des slonnards avaient déjà entrepris cette conversation stérile quelque part il y a quelques temps
Vita ny upload nainga lasa adala teo daholo t@ ilay video!

2nd Sunday in April Café Pi
Meeting with WWF-environmentalist-activist objecteur de conscience, man, so many projects and dreams and work ! All this is very exciting!
16 emails in 2 hours? why are people spamming me back??? leo be am'lay miandry eto an….
Man I love getting free stuff from people i love (you know…gifts), thank you fashion squad!
Wondering which of our projects and ideas will people batch and then copykat? Tena sarotra be ve ilay mitady créativité?

3th Saturday in April IM

Very bad news from the front ahum Toamasina…when money and big companies are involved, locals are in deep trouble and act very stupidly…TIA! This is Africa
din ity Hery misenina eto @ chat eto fotsiny fa tsy miasa..pfff
KO be fa ndeha hidasika fa degany be indray rampitso
Some nobodies just re-translated some translated translations, geez…I wish I wasn't the one who was so damn optimistic about this blogasyfera.

4th Saturday in April  Skype

Discussing life and work with Marie-Sophie, I'm starting to feel like a phd magnet….phds are nice people though and very smart!
Tantely hitako fa tena miasa be mampiatran'ny ankizy lol
Man il faut vraiment que ce soit moi qui annonce ce truc?…mort…suicide…
Sometimes it's freaking snowing in May.

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