recollections
A panga knife (around 1971)
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But things went well, until we set off on a trip to a game reserve during my first visit. I was sitting in the front seat of the car, to navigate. Suddenly, at a roundabout, I felt pressure in my back, as the car accelerated and turned left, when we should have gone straight on according to my navigation. André Gombay, driving, had reacted almost automatically. There was an army truck parked up ahead, and he knew that this meant danger at the time. It was when Idi Amin was in power. André’s gut reaction was later confirmed.

Idi Amin Dada addressing the United Nations (1975)

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Tim’s chop, carved by Wong Wai Hung