Her name is Mahfirat Jaborova,
And she lives in Tajikistan.
She is 48, has 3 kids who have families of their own;
Her husband works in construction,
While she sells women's shoes for a living.
I cannot even type the name of her country,
Without referring to the KIVA website,
And all I know is that it is in central Asia.

So what does Mahfirat has to do with me?

I just lent her US$25 to expand her business,
And she plans to return me the money,
By paying installments over a period of 5 months.

This is the power of microfinance,
Combined with the use of the internet.
I do what I can to change the world,
Into something I find more acceptable.

I can't wait for my friends to join my calling.
What are you waiting for?

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I got my week's pay today,
But I believe I just spent it all,
Buying my WACOM and lending on KIVA.

First day of work.......
I am home!

Started work: 0920h (Late cos of traffic jam).
Ended work: 2200h.

At this rate,
It is really easy to achieve,
The contractual requirements of 45h work-weeks!

I always thought I could be friends with my ex-s.
I didn't know how wrong I can be.
The problem, is me.

The crazy month went by,
And Jack is now back!

I think I can live in Montreal,
But not for too long in New York City.

In the midst of the crazy crowd at Dagobert,
I suddenly missed Nicole Campanella...
An unexplainable and unexpected emotion.

Electricity was cut from Friday to Sunday,
Due to a thunderstorm on Friday morning which I slept through.
There was even hale on Friday afternoon.
For a few seconds I thought there were golf balls,
Falling on the roof of the Gagnon-Lebrun house.
Hence we decided to close the Blanc office,
And head out of town for the weekend.

More checked stuff from the checklist,
Of things to do in Quebec :
x Meet the 3rd partner of Blanc, Francois
x Sailing on St Lawrence
x Kayaking and whale-watching at Tadoussac
x Roadtrip in Laurent's Volkswagen Westfalia

The brown Westfalia is a total piece of beauty.
For C$5000 you can sleep in it,
Cook it in,
Turn it into a mobile living room...
If I ever get one though,
It wouldn't be brown...