A quick shot I took from whithin the car back from Talatamaty.

Toavina Rakotomalala on his Citroën C2 R2 Max during the RITM 2010.

Harinjaka introduces TEDx Events during the TEDx Antananarivo at Carlton Madagascar on September 1st 2012

Hoby Niaina Rabenirainy

TEDx Events are also among the moments where Malagasy bloggers meet in real life. But not AFK, of course.

Marie Nomena Allimant

Laza Razanajatovo signing autograph during a break of the TEDx Antananarivo on September 1st, 2012 at Carlton Madagascar

Xhi explains the origine of Madagascar

Tweeting in the dark?

Laza Razanajatovo recording Luck Razanajaona Ambinintsoa’s talk during the TEDx Antananarivo on September 1st, 2012 at Carlton Madagascar

Some of the bloggers who covered the event.

Back To… a quite surprising topic for me knowing what’s going on in the country now but why not, it’s now or never. Anyway, already looking at the speakers I’m saying to myself “pretty interesting”. Talking about the panelist[fr], I’ve noticed that we’ll be having some young speakers that already have established their names out there and I’m particularly eager to hear from Toavina Ralambomahay. I saw him on a local talk show and man, this guy tells things like how they are.

That’s going to be my 3rd TEDx and still it is always exciting to think of the luck you have to attend and cover it live. That being said, live covering a TEDx isn’t that easy but always fun though I’ll be meeting fellow bloggers and new faces as well during this rich half-a-day conference.

By the way, if you wan to win a TEDx Antananrivo ticket or some goodies, play with us and tell us what do you understand by the theme “Back To”. To do so, you can put it on your Facebook status while tagging the TEDx Antananarivo’s fan page or send a tweet with the #TEDxTNR hashtag. The TEDx Antananarivo will reward the best one.

There are still available tickets here (don’t forget that the first 200 subscribers will win goodies) but you can also follow the event live on the TEDx Antananarivo Facebook fan page or follow  #TEDxTNR on Twitter.

Classic scene of a fivoriam-pokontany

Iannis Pardon on his Sodi ST30 at the finishing line of the 2nd round of the 2011 championship. His going to take on 12 international and other Malagasy drivers this coming Sunday during the last round of the championship which is also the 11th edition of the International Trophy of Madagascar to confirm his grip on this season.

3 days before 11/11/11 and I still have no idea what I’m going to post for the project but it will surely be a photograph. If you haven’t heard of it yet, the project is simple but ambitious. On 11.11.2011 people from 196 countries all around the World will record video samples or take pictures of the subject of their choice. Like what they say “tell your own story”. No matter what device you’ll be using, it doesn’t matter as long as you can immortalize a moment on the D Day and upload it to your computer for submission to the project’s website. Blog posts and tweets are also good. If you want to be part of this adventure feel free to know more about it here and to register here. If you are in Madagascar, Ariniaina has created a Facebook page for the event here.

We went there on a Saturday and got off at the post office at around 10 am. The thing that hit me first was it was quiet. We later knew that there was an important religious event that day.

The post office. It has the same architecture style as most of the houses in the village. I would have loved to see what was inside.

We passed by tte protestant church, an international monument, on our way to the rock from which the village took its name.

Ambatomanga is famous for its cheese. Too bad that day most of them were closed and we could see the process of making cheese.

The Public Primary School of Ambatomanga. There must be other schools in the village but I didn’t see.