A Happy Customer!

The day before yesterday we received a number of cars that we imported from Japan. One of the cars received was for Mr. Jonathan Kiama from Arusha.

 He ordered it from our headquarters in Japan about a month ago. Its a 2003 Suzuki Grand Escudo, very nice car in a good condition

 And the customer is very happy to receive his car.

"Love from your Valentine."

        "Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn't like Emperor Claudius, and I wasn't the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.
 

Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. As you might have guessed, not many men signed up. This made Claudius furious. So what happened? He had a crazy idea. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages. Young people thought his new law was cruel. I thought it was preposterous! I certainly wasn't going to support that law!  

St. Valentine

 Did I mention that I was a priest? One of my favorite activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage ceremonies -- secretly, of course. It was really quite exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the bride and groom and myself. We would whisper the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers.

One night, we did hear footsteps. It was scary! Thank goodness the couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was caught. (Not quite as light on my feet as I used to be, I guess.) I was thrown in jail and told that my punishment was death.

 I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened. Many young people came to the jail to visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window. They wanted me to know that they, too, believed in love.

One of these young people was the daughter of the prison guard. Her father allowed her to visit me in the cell. Sometimes we would sit and talk for hours. She helped me to keep my spirits up. She agreed that I did the right thing by ignoring the Emperor and going ahead with the secret marriages. On the day I was to die, I left my friend a little note thanking her for her friendship and loyalty. I signed it, "Love from your Valentine."

 I believe that note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine's Day. It was written on the day I died, February 14, 269 A.D. Now, every year on this day, people remember. But most importantly, they think about love and friendship. And when they think of Emperor Claudius, they remember how he tried to stand in the way of love, and they laugh -- because they know that love can't be beaten!" 

Arusha AWAKE, February, 2011!

Yesterday I had an opportunity to attend this program named Arusha AWAKE at Safari Hotel, one of the historical hotels in Arusha.

New Safari Hotel

The program aims to reach youth of below 30 years to awake them in all aspects of life being in their studies, working places, business  marriage etc. It's for the youth to see all the challenges facing them in their daily life and how to go about them. It has been prepared by Magna House of Solutions, directed by Coach George, who usually conducts different professional training session in various aspects of life.

Coach George

He told me this program will be conducted once in every month and its FREE for all youth in Arusha.  One of the segments in this program is known as KILI HERO. And this months hero was Moses, who was interviewed and and explained his experience in in climbing mount Kilimanjaro before.

Coach George on left introducing Moses

 He told the whole story of how he initiated the idea of climbing this highest mountain in Africa till he made it to the peak. "It wasn't a small task" he said, "It requires enough preparations of the of mind and physically you have to be very fit to make it to the top". Moses added that he faced challenges such as getting very tired in the middle of the journey but some factors came in his mind to challenge him to reach the top including the fact that his sister had made it to the top before, so he gave himself a hope that he can also make it even if its by crowing. What an interesting story.

Moses in the middle of an interview

 

 

 

After the interview, Moses as given a brand new Toshiba Laptop from UK by Coach

 So at the end the story, we relate the story of the Hero in the reality of life where its true that there is alot of challenges that we have to face and end of the day succeed. Another guest this month was Godwin who also has a record of climbing Mt. Kilimanajaro up and came down within 24HRS.

Coach George introducing Godwin

According to his story, had never got a chance to go the Secondary School but he speaks a very good and clear English more that those who had gone to college and he now owns a Safari Company and a Charity Centre. This challenges us not to give up because of some factors in our life, That in our lives we should always convert all the negativity into positivity and move forward.

Uhuru Peak at Mt. Kilimanjaro

 Coach George also had used an hour or so to train us about ATTITUDE, which was a very interesting and important lesson to youth.

Well we had learned a lot, That's a brief for today, If you need to learn more about it or to attend a next program which will be in March, please send me an email so that we can add you in the list. I repeat, Its Free.

Some of the participants

See this...

These are some of the cars that we stock:
http://octagon.ocnk.net/

1999 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

http://www.tradecarview.com/used_car/japan%20car/mercedes-benz/m-class/6412422/

2000 Isuzu Wizard

 

http://www.tradecarview.com/used_car/japan%20car/isuzu/wizard/6455623/

2001 Toyota Townace Truck

http://www.tradecarview.com/used_car/japan%20car/toyota/townace+truck/6366187/

2002 Volkswagen Golf Wagon

http://www.tradecarview.com/used_car/japan%20car/volkswagen/golf++wagon/6361849/

2003 Toyota RAV4

http://www.tradecarview.com/used_car/japan%20car/toyota/rav4/6390390/

2004 Toyota Kluger L

http://www.tradecarview.com/used_car/japan%20car/toyota/kluger+l/6387274/

2005 Nissan Ad Van 

http://www.tradecarview.com/used_car/japan%20car/nissan/ad+van/6361662/

For more information on these cars and many others, you can visit our website or contact us on:

hellen@octagon-japan.com

+255 717/756 345 631

"OCTAGON - DRIVE YOU CAN TRUST"

Thanks God it has rained today in Arusha!

For some time now the City was so dry and dust because it did not rain for some time now, until today at around 3:20pm when it started raining  to 3:35pm.

What a nice Rainbow

Sky was like this

It might be caused the what we call global climatic change, where by in the regions which geographically are suppose to be cold, now we experience very hot weather and less rain. Arusha is a good example of this.

Just outside our office

Lets all act in reducing the effects of global climatic changes, by example reducing the emission of noble gasses eg CO2 from homes and industries, Also by planting enough trees and maintaining them and many other ways.

At last , Raining.....

Though, it wasn't very heavy but honestly we are very great fully coz the place was so hot and dusty.
And now it's shinning again, but with a cool land breeze.

Be HAPPY, It's Important for you!

Are you truly happy? Do you even know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves. We have to live our lives to maintain our own happiness while trying my best to not cause unhappiness to anyone else. If you want to be happy you need to understand that you can be happy and that you should be happy. Many people make the mistake of believing that they don’t deserve happiness and accept their unhappy state as their destiny. The truth of the matter is that happiness, like anything else in life, needs to be nurtured. The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life: 

Understand what it is that will make you happy. Everyone has unique requirements for attaining happiness and what makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy. Revel in your individuality and do not worry about whether or not your desires are comparable to those of your peers.

Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your mood will very likely increase as your pursue your goal because you will feel better about yourself for going after something you value.

Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. Conversely, if you are around people who are happy their emotional state will be infectious. 

When something goes wrong try to figure out a solution instead of wallowing in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow set backs to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.

Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continued happiness.

It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself. Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance you will be subconsciously putting yourself in a better mood.

 Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. While there are times that require you to be serious, when it is appropriate, find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you unhappy.

Maintaining your health is another way to achieve happiness. Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood. Additionally, exercise has been known to release endorphins that give you a feeling of happiness.

Finally, it is important to understand that you deserve happiness. Those who believe that they are not worthy of happiness may subconsciously sabotage their efforts to achieve happiness. If necessary, tell yourself each day that you deserve to be happy and remind yourself what steps you will take to achieve the happiness you desire.