Friday 8 May 2020
Uganda Lacrosse Foundation delivers much needed food relief to over 40 families
Uganda Lacrosse Foundation and Silverbacks Lacrosse Academy joined the national task force to donate much needed food supplies to 40 in much need families of junior players of U19 category that use Makerere University Business School ground's.
Officials Kirinya Isaac, Nakato Dorothy and Kato Adam delivered the food items to the door step of each of the families in Kiswa, Kinawataka, Kitintale and other areas in Nakawa Division.
To much delight, two times Uganda Cranes national lacrosse defensive player Otim Ronald graced the function and ULF Chairman Peter Ginnegar sent a solidarity message to all players and their families to keep their head high and follow all precautions while fighting the global perndemic of COVID-19 and further spread of Corona virus.
Lacrosse activities in Uganda indefinitely remain suspended until further notice from the Ministry of Health regarding action on this war.
All players, coaches and administrators are urged to remain in solidarity during these times well knowing that tough times don't last, but tough people do and when the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Officials Kirinya Isaac, Nakato Dorothy and Kato Adam delivered the food items to the door step of each of the families in Kiswa, Kinawataka, Kitintale and other areas in Nakawa Division.
To much delight, two times Uganda Cranes national lacrosse defensive player Otim Ronald graced the function and ULF Chairman Peter Ginnegar sent a solidarity message to all players and their families to keep their head high and follow all precautions while fighting the global perndemic of COVID-19 and further spread of Corona virus.
Lacrosse activities in Uganda indefinitely remain suspended until further notice from the Ministry of Health regarding action on this war.
All players, coaches and administrators are urged to remain in solidarity during these times well knowing that tough times don't last, but tough people do and when the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Saturday 29 February 2020
Nabisunsa Girls Lacrosse Open tournament in partnership with Rose Foam Mattresses, Rwenzori Mineral water
The 2nd edition of the Nabisunsa girls lacrosse open one day tournament played out with 4 U19 girls teams at the school grounds.
Forest Hill College and Nabisunsa Girls School were joined by Silverbacks Lacrosse Academy a community team from outskirts of Nakawa, Kampala.
With lacrosse rapidly gaining popularity in Uganda and allover the world, many youth enjoy the new challenge of learning and playing the exotic precision sport.
On the calendar this year Namagunga Open in March and Silverbacks open in June are some of the events to look out for.
Nabisunsa Girls team A won the day with 24 points, Silverbacks 21, Nabisunsa Girls team B 5 and Forest Hill College 2.
Most Valuable Player of the tournament was Namara Kauthar who started playing lacrosse since S1 2014 and currently an accomplished player.
Best Attack - Gaswaga Gaylene (Nabisunsa)
Best Defence - Amoit Lillian (Silverbacks).
Best Midfielder - Marion (Nabisunsa)
Keep updated through www.growlacrossetheglobe.org
With lacrosse rapidly gaining popularity in Uganda and allover the world, many youth enjoy the new challenge of learning and playing the exotic precision sport.
On the calendar this year Namagunga Open in March and Silverbacks open in June are some of the events to look out for.
Nabisunsa Girls team A won the day with 24 points, Silverbacks 21, Nabisunsa Girls team B 5 and Forest Hill College 2.
Most Valuable Player of the tournament was Namara Kauthar who started playing lacrosse since S1 2014 and currently an accomplished player.
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| Namara Kauthar |
Best Defence - Amoit Lillian (Silverbacks).
Best Midfielder - Marion (Nabisunsa)
Keep updated through www.growlacrossetheglobe.org
Saturday 8 February 2020
WHAT COULD GO WRONG THROUGH THE EYES OF OJARA BENJAMIN.
I'm weak to such a degree that typing on my phone is even a difficult task. But I will struggle and type what I witnessed and think it's worthy for me to say. This is from my one week in CASUALTY WARD.
When we arrived at 23 00hrs on Sunday, I spent the night on the floor because there was even hardly any empty bed at that time. Then on Monday at around 10am I was secured one. The bed made me face an arrangement of four or five beds meant for critically ill patients.
They are equipped with oxygen, a monitor, and a suction unit. I would call these beds, "Beds for those in their last agony". I don't want to scare you by mentioning how many died from those beds during my five days there.
What I can tell you is that, if you love to pray, let your prayers always be that God bless you with good health, and that you don't get involved in a nasty accident that will land you on such beds.
There's this beautiful lady who got an accident with the boyfriend. Her left leg was shattered terribly, plus she broke her jaws apparently. Can you imagine putting on tight fitting jeans and getting your legs shattered in them.
Removing these jeans alone caused the lady so much pain that she wailed in the ward like a distressed she goat. And with the jaws broken, she couldn't say anything comprehensible.
Her friend that was dressed in a yellow t-shirt and an equally tight fitting jeans stood there looking at her like a frightened rabbit. She obviously escaped the accident unhurt.
However, when the doctor gave her a pair of gloves to put on and help with shifting her severely wounded friend, she declined and disappeared within minutes from the building.
Later on, a farm of the boy's family stormed the ward, his mother and father inclusive. They were quite shocked at seeing their son and a lady in that condition.
The mother even didn't know how to begin to cry. The man rushed to his son and carried him on his lap despite his weight. He held him close and stroked him like a baby boy.
Apparently, information got late to the girl's family given the fact that they stormed the ward the following day. They were equally shocked to see their daughter like that. Both families looked closely knitted together and cooperative. I hope their children win the fight for their lives.
Also, some of the patients didn't have relatives to look after them. I noticed the death of two people that no one was by their sides. They just died lonely and were wheeled to the mortuary; no one crying for their death.
If a man is wise, they should know that anything bad will happen to them at anytime and from anywhere. And that they have no choice over what bad thing should happen to them.
Avoid over bragging that your God will keep you safe; avoid over bragging that you're bad ass and can handle every challenge that come your way, for your fate is there but just unknown to you; it's seeing you but you aren't just seeing it.
So, while you struggle to live a better life full of nice things; while you enjoy life, don't forget that there is nothing more valuable than your life itself, and that anything could happen to it at anytime from anywhere.
By: Mr, Ojara Benjamin
2010 Bomb Attack Casualty
Survivor and Great Orator
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| Ojara Benjamin +256 782 483662 |
When we arrived at 23 00hrs on Sunday, I spent the night on the floor because there was even hardly any empty bed at that time. Then on Monday at around 10am I was secured one. The bed made me face an arrangement of four or five beds meant for critically ill patients.
They are equipped with oxygen, a monitor, and a suction unit. I would call these beds, "Beds for those in their last agony". I don't want to scare you by mentioning how many died from those beds during my five days there.
What I can tell you is that, if you love to pray, let your prayers always be that God bless you with good health, and that you don't get involved in a nasty accident that will land you on such beds.
There's this beautiful lady who got an accident with the boyfriend. Her left leg was shattered terribly, plus she broke her jaws apparently. Can you imagine putting on tight fitting jeans and getting your legs shattered in them.
Removing these jeans alone caused the lady so much pain that she wailed in the ward like a distressed she goat. And with the jaws broken, she couldn't say anything comprehensible.
Her friend that was dressed in a yellow t-shirt and an equally tight fitting jeans stood there looking at her like a frightened rabbit. She obviously escaped the accident unhurt.
However, when the doctor gave her a pair of gloves to put on and help with shifting her severely wounded friend, she declined and disappeared within minutes from the building.
Later on, a farm of the boy's family stormed the ward, his mother and father inclusive. They were quite shocked at seeing their son and a lady in that condition.
The mother even didn't know how to begin to cry. The man rushed to his son and carried him on his lap despite his weight. He held him close and stroked him like a baby boy.
Apparently, information got late to the girl's family given the fact that they stormed the ward the following day. They were equally shocked to see their daughter like that. Both families looked closely knitted together and cooperative. I hope their children win the fight for their lives.
Also, some of the patients didn't have relatives to look after them. I noticed the death of two people that no one was by their sides. They just died lonely and were wheeled to the mortuary; no one crying for their death.
If a man is wise, they should know that anything bad will happen to them at anytime and from anywhere. And that they have no choice over what bad thing should happen to them.
Avoid over bragging that your God will keep you safe; avoid over bragging that you're bad ass and can handle every challenge that come your way, for your fate is there but just unknown to you; it's seeing you but you aren't just seeing it.
So, while you struggle to live a better life full of nice things; while you enjoy life, don't forget that there is nothing more valuable than your life itself, and that anything could happen to it at anytime from anywhere.
By: Mr, Ojara Benjamin
2010 Bomb Attack Casualty
Survivor and Great Orator
Monday 3 February 2020
SPORTS MAN AND TEAMMATES ADVICE - AFRICA LACROSSE
To every fresh graduate (and student) asking "What's Next?", here's the no-bullshit response.
0. Your Health. Everything you dream of is meaningless if you're unhealthy or dead.
You're at your peak right now, so eat well, drink moderately, and practise fitness. Your body will thank you decades from now.
1. Work. It's time for the real grind. The world will only reward you for the effort you put in. At this stage, you'll only be exchanging your time for money. That's it.
If you're like the average Ugandan university student, there's a high chance you don't have any skills worth employing. Your employer is going to spend a lot of time teaching and re-skilling you. Don't take that lightly.
Work hard every day. Understand the job, understand the company, understand the industry.
Then start working smart.
2. Wake up. Dress up. Show up. Step up.
I don't care whether it's your own hustle, a job, a family business, etc., always show up, always step up and always push forward.
Whatever you choose to do today, do it to the best of your ability. Nothing hurts (and sucks) like the regret you'll have many years down the road.
3. Learn. A lot of tough very life lessons are coming your way. Learn from them. Grow from them.
Learn skills aggressively. You need to build your skills to begin earning more, either through higher pay or diversified income. You have to study and practise more than you ever studied at school.
4. Toughen up. The world of work is pure chaos; there is hurt, and there is pain. There are people who will drive you insane. And the places and people that were your refuge will disappear and you'll be on your own.
You will have amazing days, and you'll have really, really bad days. Wade through the storm, and remember that the storm never goes away. It only becomes easier because you become stronger.
5. Be patient. True legitimate success takes time. The things you're dreaming about now will not arrive for the next 5-10 years. But if you're intentional about continuous growth, build your skills, and work diligently and patiently, you will be successful.
Remember, it takes 10 years to become an overnight success. The people you're admiring now hustled longer and harder than you can imagine.
6. Master money. Learn how to save from Day One. Save 20% of EVERY SINGLE payment you get, without compromise. Learn how to live on the 80% left over and gradually increase the percentages you save.
Master this one discipline.
This is a deep personal regret for me. But let's just say realizing how broke you are at 30 slaps different.
Save. Save. Save. You'll be surprised at how much you'll have in 10 years.
7. Understand Time. It's said that most people overestimate what we can do in 1 year and underestimate what they can do in 10 years.
Pace yourself, look at the big picture, break down your goals into 10-year, 5-year, 2-year, annual, and monthly (manageable) goals and you'll be unstoppable.
8. Focus on you. Stop comparing yourself to Celebrity X or Influencer Y. While you're wishful thinking, they're grinding. Some of these celebrities work harder in 1 day than you'll wish to work in 1 month.
Focus on you, grow into yourself, let Future You become your hero.
9. Compound Interest. Learn it, understand it, master it, leverage it and you'll discover a (slow) but extremely effective roadmap to wealth in your later years.
Also, compound interest comes with Patience (point 5) and Money Mastery (point 6). These three are inseparable.
10. There's no quick money. Don't chase instant wealth dreams. You know the ones I'm talking about: "There's a ka deal here." "If you buy X and convince five friends to buy X and they also..."
Those roads only lead to heartbreak, lost money, broken families and destroyed friendships.
Be patient, be consistent, and be intentional.
11. For the love of Batman, please learn to write well, spell well and have proper grammar.
Communicating well and professionally is a skill we take for granted, but one that impacts us more than we realize. Your writing is almost always the first interaction people will have with you, and you know what they say about first impressions.
12. Hang on to what's important.
In all of this, don't forget to make time for friends and family.
The older you get, the more friendships die or fade away and making new friends becomes harder each year.
Spend time with family, you will start losing them - it is inevitable - and regret is a bitch.
13. Enjoy life.
It's not all about money or wealth. Find your purpose, be kind to others, practise empathy and above all, take the time to stop and be thankful.
By SolomonKing [Fundi Bots].
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| Uganda Lacrosse National Team Training July 2018 |
0. Your Health. Everything you dream of is meaningless if you're unhealthy or dead.
You're at your peak right now, so eat well, drink moderately, and practise fitness. Your body will thank you decades from now.
1. Work. It's time for the real grind. The world will only reward you for the effort you put in. At this stage, you'll only be exchanging your time for money. That's it.
If you're like the average Ugandan university student, there's a high chance you don't have any skills worth employing. Your employer is going to spend a lot of time teaching and re-skilling you. Don't take that lightly.
Work hard every day. Understand the job, understand the company, understand the industry.
Then start working smart.
2. Wake up. Dress up. Show up. Step up.
I don't care whether it's your own hustle, a job, a family business, etc., always show up, always step up and always push forward.
Whatever you choose to do today, do it to the best of your ability. Nothing hurts (and sucks) like the regret you'll have many years down the road.
3. Learn. A lot of tough very life lessons are coming your way. Learn from them. Grow from them.
Learn skills aggressively. You need to build your skills to begin earning more, either through higher pay or diversified income. You have to study and practise more than you ever studied at school.
4. Toughen up. The world of work is pure chaos; there is hurt, and there is pain. There are people who will drive you insane. And the places and people that were your refuge will disappear and you'll be on your own.
You will have amazing days, and you'll have really, really bad days. Wade through the storm, and remember that the storm never goes away. It only becomes easier because you become stronger.
5. Be patient. True legitimate success takes time. The things you're dreaming about now will not arrive for the next 5-10 years. But if you're intentional about continuous growth, build your skills, and work diligently and patiently, you will be successful.
Remember, it takes 10 years to become an overnight success. The people you're admiring now hustled longer and harder than you can imagine.
6. Master money. Learn how to save from Day One. Save 20% of EVERY SINGLE payment you get, without compromise. Learn how to live on the 80% left over and gradually increase the percentages you save.
Master this one discipline.
This is a deep personal regret for me. But let's just say realizing how broke you are at 30 slaps different.
Save. Save. Save. You'll be surprised at how much you'll have in 10 years.
7. Understand Time. It's said that most people overestimate what we can do in 1 year and underestimate what they can do in 10 years.
Pace yourself, look at the big picture, break down your goals into 10-year, 5-year, 2-year, annual, and monthly (manageable) goals and you'll be unstoppable.
8. Focus on you. Stop comparing yourself to Celebrity X or Influencer Y. While you're wishful thinking, they're grinding. Some of these celebrities work harder in 1 day than you'll wish to work in 1 month.
Focus on you, grow into yourself, let Future You become your hero.
9. Compound Interest. Learn it, understand it, master it, leverage it and you'll discover a (slow) but extremely effective roadmap to wealth in your later years.
Also, compound interest comes with Patience (point 5) and Money Mastery (point 6). These three are inseparable.
10. There's no quick money. Don't chase instant wealth dreams. You know the ones I'm talking about: "There's a ka deal here." "If you buy X and convince five friends to buy X and they also..."
Those roads only lead to heartbreak, lost money, broken families and destroyed friendships.
Be patient, be consistent, and be intentional.
11. For the love of Batman, please learn to write well, spell well and have proper grammar.
Communicating well and professionally is a skill we take for granted, but one that impacts us more than we realize. Your writing is almost always the first interaction people will have with you, and you know what they say about first impressions.
12. Hang on to what's important.
In all of this, don't forget to make time for friends and family.
The older you get, the more friendships die or fade away and making new friends becomes harder each year.
Spend time with family, you will start losing them - it is inevitable - and regret is a bitch.
13. Enjoy life.
It's not all about money or wealth. Find your purpose, be kind to others, practise empathy and above all, take the time to stop and be thankful.
By SolomonKing [Fundi Bots].
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