Taking Blog Post Requests

Jul 8, 2012 |

The whole blogging thing is a minefield. I often question whether what I add to ether is adding value or simply adding to the incessant noise. I started my first one around 2005 and focused on the happenings in the poetry scene, which I was very involved with then. I shared random thoughts and did book, CD and DVD reviews. My next one was a poetry blog where I attempted to post a poem a day – usually of my unedited work that I wrote during my writing sessions. Since then, I’ve blogged on MySpace and Wordpress before finally settling on this blog as my central engagement point with the world...

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Indian Family Who Lost Custody Of Children

Jan 27, 2012 | ,

I don't usually stray from the specific subjects I explore on my blog, when I actually do post, but felt the need to put this out. Last week, on my Tumblr blog, I reblogged a post about an Indian family in Norway who were said to have had their children removed by that country' child services because they were "feeding them with their hands and sleeping in the same bed as them." I also signed a petition and put up the links on my Facebook page. Having children, my greatest fear is them being taken away from me or hurt in any possible way so I felt compelled to do the above. In signing this...

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Gareth Cliff On Everything (The Book)

Oct 25, 2011 | ,

Gareth Cliff has become one of those South African personalities that people either absolutely like or totally detest with very few in the middle. In his new book, Gareth Cliff on Everything, he waxes lyrical sharing his views on just about everything that happens in South Africa and beyond. From politicians, celebrities, fat people to guns, it does feel like he leaves no stone unturned. I am relatively nonchalant by Gareth Cliff and his opinions. They do not really affect me so I don’t really register them.

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What Do You Know About Breakin’?

Oct 11, 2010 | ,

I just had to post this. This clip was posted on my Facebook timeline by 'a friend'; it brought back so many memories. And, lately, I've been doing a lot of reminiscing, particularly in terms of music, but also with film. In 1984/85, in the small city of Maseru, Lesotho, a small b-boy (breakdancing) crew was born in a high school called Machabeng. The only space we had, to figure out moves and draw inspiration from, was a movie called Breakin' which centred around two characters, Ozone (Adolfo Quiñones) and Turbo (Michael Chambers). One of the legendary moments in this film is the one below,...

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British Airways Gives SA Companies Free Tickets

Aug 4, 2010 | ,

Earlier this year, I did a post (Beyond Borders - Free Air Tickets) on a competition that British Airways was running where 50 South African companies could win a Business Opportunity Grant with each Grant consisting of “10 return Business Class flights anywhere on the British Airways network".  The winners have finally been announced and include companies from an array of industries, including: Manufacturing, IT, Energy, Media, Healthcare Services, Telecommunications, Business Consulting & Engineering. British Airways ran this initiative in four countries and received the highest number...

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What Have You Done With Your Flag?

Jul 15, 2010 | ,

I really don't know how I feel about this. In the lead up to the World Cup, South African flags became all the rage. Before, you would only see them on government and other official type buildings and spaces. Just before, the flag was on cars, in windows, on t-shirts, etc. It did feel a bit strange but it was heartening to see a certain pride being taken in nationhood. Sadly, as we journeyed deeper into the tournament - and after Bafana Bafana was knocked out - the flags seemed to become fewer and fewer, particularly on cars. Now. With the World Cup only a few days behind us, I have not seen...

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