Beat the blackout blues

You can stop cussing UMEME and make good use of electricity power blackouts, its possible. Here are a few suggestive ways on how you can make life go on without whining about the power outages synonymous with the power distribution company.

Visit a friend

You can catch up on lost friends when there is no power. There is always that special friend you have been neglecting of late because you have been busy watching Series and Soap operas. Now you have no excuse go and catch up on lost times. 










Call friends

At least 6 out of 10 of Ugandans have more than one mobile line including you, take advantage of that. Telecom companies have promos where they offer reduced call rates on same network calls. Airtel has Kika where you can get 30 minutes of talk time for just 1000 shs and Warid has Pakalast. You can talk with your pals for all that long and might even forget you in a blackout, see who needs electricity except to charge!!!!!!!!




Do some exercises

All of us have cravings for those abs as seen in most music videos. You can work on that now since there is no  movies, Don't mess with an angel, Agataliiko Nfufu, Video games or internet to distract you. Simple exercises like sit-ups, jump skipping, stretching and push-ups can do the trick. Just imagine looking in your mirror to see your much desired new shape when power comes back. 


Meditate

Who does not desire peace of mind ?. Our minds need to be at peace in order to be in good shape. Meditation helps one to reflect on what has been happening during the course of the day. It can be a good stress removal from our minds. Just picture yourself having internal peace reflecting on your goals and aspiration for the future in a serene environment.


Tell tales

Our fore-fathers used to tell stories as a means of informal education to their children before invention of electricity. So why not go the traditional way, after all we were not born in electrified places most of us. For parents, power blackouts can be a moment to talk to your kids about life building ways. Now is the time to have parent -child talk which is usually rare to most parents.






Play games on your phone


For the teen in us, you can play games on your phone during power outages. Most phones come loaded with games of all sorts. Or you can download some from websites like waptrick.com. However your phone has to be with a lasting battery life.




Go to your local bar


In case of power blackouts, it is most likely that your local bar has a standby generator to mitigate that. There fore you can easily catch up on your favorite soap, news broadcast on soccer match from your local bar. Also you are protected from bore-doom at home in pitch blackness when you go to your local hangout and socialise.










Finally sleep
This is the most natural way to react when you are at home and power suddenly goes. You now have all the time to catch up on all the lost sleep if you are a workaholic. The brains desperately need to rest and you can just do that when power goes by taking a nap until power comes back.