Monday, 16
yes, i've lost that case. it started three months ago on a lazy sunday afternoon. i was sitting on the veranda in Brufut reading Octavia E Butler Parable of the Talents when i got a call displaying private number. as i was a bit dizzy i didn't realise immediately that neither a number nor a stored name was shown. reflexively i picked the phone. an unknown voice that didn't answer my question for a name told me that i was building my house on their land. he wanted me to come to Tintinto straightaway to discuss that issue. no, it was already late afternoon and sunday. i was not prepared for such an impact. instead i gave them my lawyer's number. they could have called her the next day. on the contrary, police showed up and advised the workers to stop working. fortunately, my lawyer new better and informed them that this was not a matter of police. subsequently we got an invitation to court. Magistrate. but such cases are finally decided by High Court. why wasting time at the Magistrate. so we went to court to fight for the right place - the High Court. after all, the Magistrate didn't accept our claim. to appeal and to continue on court seemed to be getting expensive and a long winded issue, so i decided to check out for the Alkalo (mayor of the village) who had signed the contract three years ago the time i'd bought the first part of the plot. we had to wait for our investigation till he had returned from his Hajj to Mecca. nevertheless, finally we got him and he advised us to participate in a sunday session of the village's elders. he asked us to find out the plaintiff's number in order to invite him as well. we all appeared at the scene on that very sunday. we drove to the site. as the plaintiff's compound was inaccessible the alkalo advised the plaintiff to clear the land and measure it properly. on the following sunday everybody went to the site again and measured and measured. and definitely, something was wrong. in fact i had been cheated and bought a land that already belonged to someone else. i understood - we had to find a solution. the elders discouraged me from going to court. it would take us several years till we come to an end and additionally they could compel a building freeze. i already imagined losing my mansion, which has been finished more than half, and starting from zero. too much fighting. we had to find a peaceful solution. i can keep my house, but i have to leave my entrance area to them. as they found all this hadn't been my mistake they offered a compensation of a land the same size at the back of the house. what means the shape of the compound will change completely. realising the plan of a pile under one roof - including guesthouse wiith three bedrooms for residency artists, exhibition building, reception house with public toilets -, which the A4A architects had worked out, won't be possible anymore. maybe that plan had been too sophisticated. i think my project will be kept rather private than absolute public, eventually. i was very sad when we came to that decision two weeks ago. i've got used to it and i think we worked it out somehow friendly. a street has to be building so we can get access to the new area. but they say i can finish the mansion leaving present installations that are located on their land. no, changes happen.
Friday, 6
The Queen of Swords can represent anyone who wants to encourage others (Queen) to be brighter and more communicative (Swords). The Queen may also represent the tendency to be more tactful than objective or the need to express information more politely than precisely.
Wednesday, 27
i have problems with my server... they are moving their systems and as a result they download thousands of my old emails to my account. finally i had to deactivate my account to stop the downloading what means i cannot receive any emails at the moment. it can happen that this website also won't work after a while. this further option they have already predicted. i tell you technology can be a big help in terms of communication, but at the same time be aware of the deprivation when self determination is switched off as soon as your access is restrained.
Saturday, 23
Queen of Cups I choose to be enabled, not disabled, by my strong emotions
Friday, 1
09:38 Tobaski - i am not going for prayers, but i hear the Imam's voice through the open windows of my room in Brufut.