Today I mourn the relocation of my beloved Sipho and Susan.
The boyfriend and I kindof 'adopted' the bergies that stayed on the stoepie of some marketing company(whom i will be blogging about later-with the aim of creating bad publicity, mind you!) located under the flat.
So anyway, we befriended 'our bergies' like we like to call them a couple of years ago and decided to support them- The boyfriend supported financially in terms of buying stuff like toothbrushes and foodies and I supported emotionally in terms of random chats of encouragement:)
So in the past couple of years we have provided panado's for headaches, clothing in the winter months, we have witnessed Susan's eldest daughter's (of many) matric farewell photos, we have met the youngest one (that normally stays at the gran's house), coffee on rainy evenings and the list goes on and on. Its a mutually beneficial relationship really, becuase there's only off street parking and Sipho (when he wasn't high) and Susan made it their responsibility that our cars are safe, which made me feel ok. And one weekend the boyfriend dropped his flatkeys the Friday evening in a rush to a weekend away and only found out he lost it the Sunday evening when Sipho presented it to him upon arrival. How nice is that?! I firmly believe that in Cape Town you absolutely HAVE to befriend your local bergie for reasons mentioned above.
We have witnessed Susan transforming into a business woman of note in starting to sell The Big Issue, religiously buying her first and last copy each month. We have witnessed Sipho not really growing at all (after countless attempts of trying to send him to the local church to earn a worthy income)
We've recently found out that they were kicked out by the marketing company and that they cannot sleep there in the evenings anymore :(
I sincerely miss them and wish them good luck with all future endevours.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
We are afraid of the wrong things...
I agree! We are afraid of a lot of things these days…. the credit crunch, being retrenched as a result thereof, crime, poor health…I can go on and on. But what if we take a step back and think about the bigger scope of life for a change?
If you are going to be afraid of things, might as well see it in the bigger picture, put it in perspective and decide then if you will be wasting you’re time to be afraid of it.
It is easy to say that we ought to be fearless beings but fact remains that there are still things we are afraid of. The catch is just that we need to decide which of these things we are going to allow into our lives and whether we are going to allow ourselves to be phased by it.
And fair enough- if it is legitimate to be afraid of something, then so be it. Identify the problem, figure out what you are going to do about it, do it and let go and stop fearing it….face your fears.
But most importantly one must CHOOSE what is important enough to be scared of.
If you are going to be afraid of things, might as well see it in the bigger picture, put it in perspective and decide then if you will be wasting you’re time to be afraid of it.
It is easy to say that we ought to be fearless beings but fact remains that there are still things we are afraid of. The catch is just that we need to decide which of these things we are going to allow into our lives and whether we are going to allow ourselves to be phased by it.
And fair enough- if it is legitimate to be afraid of something, then so be it. Identify the problem, figure out what you are going to do about it, do it and let go and stop fearing it….face your fears.
But most importantly one must CHOOSE what is important enough to be scared of.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
What is the colour of the wind?
I am not a weed smoker at all…so I have never been stoned enough to establish the exact colour of the wind quite frankly. I settled for a cuppa Camomile Rooibos Tea to find inspiration for this blogpost…
I think the wind has got different colours depending on when and how strong it blows.
The sea wind is a mixture of white and light blue. It complements the beauty of the ocean.
On an absolute scorcher of a day, driving around in my un-air-conditioned little car, any sign of wind is welcoming. That wind is a refreshing green. It is inviting and cool and I am truly thankful for every moment of that green welcoming wind.
On one of those ‘oh so typical cape townian’ days where the mountain is covered with a white cloth of wind... It is when you can’t put one foot in front of another, one of those ‘don’t-you-dare-wearing-a-dress-today’-winds. A witch of a wind. It’s a black wind.
It is all up to you to decide what colours you want to add to your life….whatever blows your hair back I guess!
I think the wind has got different colours depending on when and how strong it blows.
The sea wind is a mixture of white and light blue. It complements the beauty of the ocean.
On an absolute scorcher of a day, driving around in my un-air-conditioned little car, any sign of wind is welcoming. That wind is a refreshing green. It is inviting and cool and I am truly thankful for every moment of that green welcoming wind.
On one of those ‘oh so typical cape townian’ days where the mountain is covered with a white cloth of wind... It is when you can’t put one foot in front of another, one of those ‘don’t-you-dare-wearing-a-dress-today’-winds. A witch of a wind. It’s a black wind.
It is all up to you to decide what colours you want to add to your life….whatever blows your hair back I guess!
If I were the boss...
…it is difficult for me to blog about this topic, seeing that I AM the boss? So let’s leave the word ‘IF’ for all practical purposes…. and allow me to say this: Could you just for once, please, give the boss a break? It is not a walk in the park.
I know it is difficult. I know some of you are running around buying Cappuccino’s for the Devil wearing Prada…I know you are blaming every single deadline-around-the-corner on the boss…I know you sometimes feel like banging her head against her newest apple Mac for not being open to your new idea…I completely understand where you are coming from.
BUT
Let’s look at it from a different perspective. Let us stop criticising the boss for once, and try to understand that, like you, the boss is also under pressure. And sorry to say but, the boss is the one taking the punch when things don’t work out. So OBVIOUSLY the boss needs to be a pain in the ass sometimes. If the boss wasn’t the one making the rules and setting deadlines, things will never be finished? I don’t say a Mugabe type of management style is the way to go. Obviously the boss should be open to suggestions from the team and be willing to learn from others’ experiences. But this ‘Boss wears Prada’ way of thinking should stop- it is recession times for Pete’s sake….ease up if you still have a job!
I know it is difficult. I know some of you are running around buying Cappuccino’s for the Devil wearing Prada…I know you are blaming every single deadline-around-the-corner on the boss…I know you sometimes feel like banging her head against her newest apple Mac for not being open to your new idea…I completely understand where you are coming from.
BUT
Let’s look at it from a different perspective. Let us stop criticising the boss for once, and try to understand that, like you, the boss is also under pressure. And sorry to say but, the boss is the one taking the punch when things don’t work out. So OBVIOUSLY the boss needs to be a pain in the ass sometimes. If the boss wasn’t the one making the rules and setting deadlines, things will never be finished? I don’t say a Mugabe type of management style is the way to go. Obviously the boss should be open to suggestions from the team and be willing to learn from others’ experiences. But this ‘Boss wears Prada’ way of thinking should stop- it is recession times for Pete’s sake….ease up if you still have a job!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
SA Bands suck?
I am in two minds here...the ultimate indecisive Libra...
1) I think it is absolutely great that bands in SA is taking the plunge and diving into the South African music market. There isn't really alot of money in this industry and let's face: NOT everyone makes it big in the overseas market, but nevertheless, some SA bands still 'make it big!' locally.And local is lekker! What i love about SA bands, and especially bands that sing in my mother tongue, Afrikaans, is that they write and sing about stuff that I am familiar with. I think there is a niche market for SA bands, and i think that most South Africans need local music to help define who they are. Beside some of them really do have talent.
2) The other piece of my mind feels a bit like a hypocrite. I am supposed to blog about whether i think SA Bands suck or not, but frankly who am I to judge? I am not you, we don't like the same types of music, and furthermore I have never been in a band before so how can I criticize people that actually gave it a try? (ok- i must confess- i was a band MANAGER once...for three weeks....and then they broke up, which made me feel guilty but they assured me it wasn't me...i am over it now...)
ANYWAY...now that i said that, i can go on ripping them apart...cause i have to :0)
What annoys me about SA bands is the stupid names, the fact that EVERY second schoolboy strives to be the next f-offpolisiekar (jip that's right, i am one of those people that DOESN'T like the name...or the band), the fact that almost every second band falls under the punk-rock genre and lastly: their stupid stage personalities.
For Pete's sake....a name like 'Straatligkinders' or 'Foto na dans'...it is as if they are really trying hard to be weird and hopefully make it big because they have a weird name...what happened to singing talent?
And yes...the Nude Girls made it internationally...that doesn't turn your 4 man Garage Project into the next best thing...OK? Did you know (and no this isn't a chappies fact) that there IS OTHER genre's in this world other than punk-rock? Or is it maybe that this is only the easiest genre to start off with?
See that is the thing...there are a lot of very good bands out there...but to get to them, you first have to sift through a lot of crappy ones with annoying habits to find your favorite one...
1) I think it is absolutely great that bands in SA is taking the plunge and diving into the South African music market. There isn't really alot of money in this industry and let's face: NOT everyone makes it big in the overseas market, but nevertheless, some SA bands still 'make it big!' locally.And local is lekker! What i love about SA bands, and especially bands that sing in my mother tongue, Afrikaans, is that they write and sing about stuff that I am familiar with. I think there is a niche market for SA bands, and i think that most South Africans need local music to help define who they are. Beside some of them really do have talent.
2) The other piece of my mind feels a bit like a hypocrite. I am supposed to blog about whether i think SA Bands suck or not, but frankly who am I to judge? I am not you, we don't like the same types of music, and furthermore I have never been in a band before so how can I criticize people that actually gave it a try? (ok- i must confess- i was a band MANAGER once...for three weeks....and then they broke up, which made me feel guilty but they assured me it wasn't me...i am over it now...)
ANYWAY...now that i said that, i can go on ripping them apart...cause i have to :0)
What annoys me about SA bands is the stupid names, the fact that EVERY second schoolboy strives to be the next f-offpolisiekar (jip that's right, i am one of those people that DOESN'T like the name...or the band), the fact that almost every second band falls under the punk-rock genre and lastly: their stupid stage personalities.
For Pete's sake....a name like 'Straatligkinders' or 'Foto na dans'...it is as if they are really trying hard to be weird and hopefully make it big because they have a weird name...what happened to singing talent?
And yes...the Nude Girls made it internationally...that doesn't turn your 4 man Garage Project into the next best thing...OK? Did you know (and no this isn't a chappies fact) that there IS OTHER genre's in this world other than punk-rock? Or is it maybe that this is only the easiest genre to start off with?
See that is the thing...there are a lot of very good bands out there...but to get to them, you first have to sift through a lot of crappy ones with annoying habits to find your favorite one...
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
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