Manic Voyage

In Anticipation Of Tommorow............

2009-02-13T09:27:00.001+02:00

1. Skippy heartbeat when you think of him/her.
You think it's: Love
Medical possibility: Tachycardia which may lead to ventricular
fibrillation and Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack).

2. Restless trembling of hands, feet and other body parts.
You think it's: Love
Medical possibility: Parkinson's Disease

3. Constant smiling.
You think it's: Love
Medical possibility: Bell's Palsy

4. Absent mindedness, forgetfulness, inability to focus on tasks at work or at home.
You think it's: Love
Medical possibility: Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease

5. Frequent or constant sexual arousal.
You think it's: Love
Medical possibility: Nymphomania

6. Weakening of knees and bursts of energy when he/she calls or comes over.
You think it's: Love
Medical possibility: Multiple Sclerosis

7. Inability to stop thinking about him/her.
You think it's: Love
Medical possibility: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

8. Bruising on neck, breasts and other tender areas.
You think it's: Love
Medical possibility: Leukemia

9. Insomnia.
You think it's: Love
Medical possibility: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

10. Feeling that you can smell/hear/feel him or her when not in his/her presence.
You think it's: Love
Medical possibility: Schizophrenia

Reposted from an email.

A Brilliant Take On Love

2008-08-27T16:27:00.002+02:00

A long time ago, before the world was created and humans set foot on it
for the first time, vices & virtues floated around and were bored, not
knowing what to do. One day, all the vices and virtues were gathered
together and were more bored than ever...

Suddenly, Ingenious came up with an idea:
"Let's play hide and seek!"
All of them liked the idea and immediately Madness shouted:
"I want to count, I want to count!"
And since nobody was crazy enough to want to seek Madness, all the
others agreed. Madness leaned against a tree and started to count:
"One, two, three.."
As Madness counted, the vices and virtues went hiding.

Tenderness hung itself on the horn of the moon... Treason hid in a pile
of garbage... Fondness curled up between the clouds...and Passion went
to the centre of the earth.... Lie said that it would hide under a
stone, but hid at the bottom of the lake... whilst Avarice entered a
sack that he ended up breaking.

And Madness continued to count: ...
"seventy nine, eighty, eighty one..."

By this time, all the vices and virtues were already hidden - Except
Love.
For undecided as Love is, he could not decide where to hide. And This
should not surprise us, because we all know how difficult it is to hide
Love.

Madness:
"...ninety five, ninety six, ninety seven..."

Just when Madness got to one hundred.........Love jumped into a Rose
bush where he hid. And Madness turned around and shouted:
"I'm coming, I'm coming!"

As Madness turned around, Laziness was the first to be found, because
Laziness had no energy to hide. Then he spotted Tenderness in the Horn
of the moon, Lie at the bottom of the lake and Passion at the centre of
the earth.

One by one, Madness found them all - except Love.
Madness was getting desperate, unable to find Love. Envious of Love,
Envy whispered to Madness:
"You only need to find Love and Love is hiding in the rose bush."

Madness grabbed a wooden pitch fork and stabbed wildly at the rosebush.

Madness stabbed and stabbed until a heartbreaking cry made him stop.
Love appeared from the rose bush, covering his face with his hands.
Between his fingers ran two trickles of blood from his eyes.
Madness, so anxious to find Love, had stabbed out Love's eyes with a
pitch fork.

"What have I done? What have I done?"
Madness shouted.
"I have left you blind! How can I repair it?"

And Love answered:

"You cannot repair my eyes. But if you want to do something for me, You
can be my guide."

And so it came about that from that day on, Love is blind and is Always
accompanied by Madness.

reposted from an email

A Return Of Sorts

2008-07-11T22:05:00.002+02:00

Bumped into a new reader of the site who remined me that it's been a while since anything new has graced these pages.Decided to check in and fill all you guys in.Where to start?

- Mini Me's arrival has been slated at the 22nd of September. (Cant Wait)
- Hate my job even more than before.
- More convinced than ever before that someone is stealing hours from my sleep time every night (Wonder how that will work once Mini me here)
- Seriously considering getting a franchise (Any advice, experiences etc most welcome)

Well thats the news for now.Seriously intend keeping this place more attended going forward.............

Two Bits Of Things That I Want In My Home Someday

2008-01-30T15:52:00.000+02:00

http://packphour.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/bed-of-affection/

The meaning of life?

2008-01-25T19:15:00.000+02:00

For those of you who know me and have not heard already I am sorry for letting you find out like this.I AM GOING TO BE A DADDY.Sometime round about Sep to be exact.Would like to request duas/prayers that black dot(see picture) becomes a healthy beautiful girl that is the coolness of her parents eyes.

Am filled with a great deal of joy over this child to be but at the same time cant help but be afraid.Will I relive the shortcomings of my father towards me with my child?Will I in an effort to make right on the things I felt wrong growing up make a total hash of it.Doubt and fear have a frustrating habit of being able to build themselves up into a real mountian all on their own.

At the moment leaning towards handling it the same way I have pretty much everything my whole life.Give it my all and hope everything falls into the right place.Or maybe I should adopt my other modus of overthinking it all and missing the best bits................................

For Bobby

2007-09-10T22:02:00.001+02:00

Had to post this.Too good not to share....

2007-08-11T13:27:00.001+02:00

NATAL CURRY CONTEST

If you can read this whole story without laughing then there's no Hope For you. I was crying by the end. Note: Please take time to read this slowly.
For those of you who have lived in Natal, you know how typical this is. They actually have a Curry Cook-off about June/July. It takes up a major portion of a parking lot at the Royal Show in PMB.
Judge #3 was an inexperienced food critic named Frank, who was visiting From America.

Frank: "Recently, I was honoured to be selected as a judge at a Curry Cook-off. The original person called in sick at the last moment and I happened to be standing there at the judge's table asking for directions to the Beer Garden when the call came in.
I was assured by the other two judges (Natal Indians) that the curry wouldn't be all that spicy and, besides, they told me I could have free beer during the tasting, so I accepted".

Here are the scorecard notes from the event:

CURRY # 1 - SEELAN'S MANIAC MONSTER TOMATO CURRY...

Judge # 1 -- A little too heavy on the tomato. Amusing kick.
Judge # 2 -- Nice smooth tomato flavour. Very mild.
Judge # 3 (Frank) -- Holy shit, what the hell is this stuff? You could remove dried paint from your driveway. Took me two beers to put the flames out. I hope that's the worst one. These people are crazy.

CHILI #2 - PHOENIX BBQ CHICKEN CURRY...

Judge # 1 -- Smoky, with a hint of chicken. Slight chilli tang.
Judge # 2 -- Exciting BBQ flavour, needs more peppers to be taken seriously.
Judge # 3 -- Keep this out of the reach of children. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two people who wanted to give me the Heimlich manoeuvre! They had to rush in more beer when they saw the look on my face.

CURRY # 3 - SHAMILA'S FAMOUS "BURN DOWN THE GARAGE" CURRY...

Judge # 1 -- Excellent firehouse curry. Great kick.
Judge # 2 -- A bit salty, good use of chilli peppers.
Judge # 3 -- Call 911. I've located a uranium pill. My nose feels like I have been snorting Drain Cleaner. Everyone knows the routine by now. Get me more beer before I ignite. Barmaid pounded me on the back, now my backbone is in the front part of my chest. I'm getting pissed from all the beer.

CHILI # 4 - BABOO'S BLACK MAGIC BEAN CURRY...

Judge # 1 -- Black bean curry with almost no spice. Disappointing.
Judge # 2 -- Hint of lime in the black beans. Good side dish for fish or other mild foods, not much of a curry.
Judge # 3 -- I felt something scraping across my tongue, but was unable to taste it. Is it possible to burn out taste buds? Shareen, the beer maid, was standing behind me with fresh refills. That 200kg woman is starting to look HOT...just like this nuclear waste I'm eating! Is chilli an aphrodisiac?

CHILI # 5 LALL'S LEGAL LIP REMOVER...

Judge # 1 -- Meaty, strong curry. Cayenne peppers freshly ground, adding considerable kick. Impressive.
Judge # 2 -- Average beef curry, could use more tomato. The Chilli peppers make a strong statement.
Judge # 3 -- My ears are ringing, sweat is pouring off my forehead and I can no longer focus my eyes. I farted and four people behind me needed paramedics. The contestant seemed offended when I told her that her chilli had given me brain damage. Shareen saved my tongue from bleeding by pouring beer directly on it from the pitcher. I wonder if I'm burning my lips off. It really pisses me off that the other judges asked me to stop screaming. Screw them.

CHILI # 6 - VERISHNEE'S VEGETARIAN VARIETY...

Judge # 1 -- Thin yet bold vegetarian variety curry. Good balance of spices and peppers.
Judge # 2 -- The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions, and garlic. Superb.
Judge # 3 -- My intestines are now a straight pipe filled with gaseous, sulphuric flames. I am definitely going to shit myself if I fart and I'm worried it will eat through the chair. No one seems inclined to stand behind me except that Shareen. Can't feel my lips anymore. I need to wipe my ass with a snow cone ice-cream.

CHILI # 7 - SELINA'S "MOTHER-IN-LAW'S-TONGUE" CURRY...

Judge # 1 -- A mediocre curry with too much reliance on canned peppers.
Judge # 2 -- Ho hum, tastes as if the chef literally threw in a can of Chilli peppers at the last moment. (I should take note at this stage that I am worried about Judge # 3. He appears to be in a bit of distress as he is cursing uncontrollably).
Judge # 3 -- You could put a grenade in my mouth, pull the pin, and I wouldn't feel a thing. I've lost sight in one eye, and the world sounds like it is made of rushing water. My shirt is covered with curry which slid unnoticed out of my mouth. My pants are full of lava to match my shirt. At least, during the autopsy, they'll know what killed me. I've decided to stop breathing- it's too painful. Screw it; I'm not getting any oxygen anyway. If I need air I'll just suck it in through the 4-inch hole in my stomach.

CHILI # 8 - NAIDOO'S TOENAIL CURLING CURRY...

Judge # 1 -- The perfect ending - nice blend curry. Not too Bold but spicy enough to declare its existence.
Judge # 2 -- This final entry is a good, balanced curry. Neither mild nor hot. Sorry to see that most of it was lost when Judge #3 farted, passed out, fell over and pulled the curry pot down on top of himself. Not sure if he's going to make it. Poor man, wonder how he'd have reacted to really hot curry?
Judge # 3 - No Report

2007-08-11T13:19:00.000+02:00

Lasgo, Milk Inc, Sylver - Faithless: Insomnia (LIve)

2007-08-09T12:39:00.001+02:00

Takes me back to time long gone.....

Slide

2007-06-03T20:15:00.000+02:00

Do we get dropped a post when life passes from exciting to mundane?
Do we actively hang up our walking shoes and slide on the slippers of sloth and stagnation?

Been asking myself these questions of late.Not sure what has brought it on.Wonder if I am headed for a mid life crises ?Or maybe I just in one of those valleys that plague my journey of life.

But ya if there anybody out there who knows when the slide starts or how it does please share.............

The tide is a changing.....

2007-05-25T19:25:00.001+02:00

Bubbling Over........

2007-05-01T12:23:00.000+02:00

Of late been carrying a real ball of anger round with me.It's there for a number of reasons.

- betrayal by compatriot
- a bitter pill to swallow
- a fruit fly with MPD(multiple personality disorder) not forgetting they have a two second attention span.

Strange thing though is that this anger is actually becoming physical in it's effect on me.Never been one to let my temper or anger boil over but lately can actually feel it in me looking to get out.Hate that feeling.Cant help but wonder why after all these years of being a pacifist I am now morphing into Hell Boy.

One possible reason is that the causes may be the reason for the anger being this vulgar and ugly.

But then again is it fair to blame my shortcoming on other's actions.

Seems childish and irresponsible.

Told You I Was Special.................

2007-04-29T19:04:00.000+02:00

Your Personality is Very Rare (INTP)

Your personality type is goofy, imaginative, relaxed, and brilliant.

Only about 4% of all people have your personality, including 2% of all women and 6% of all men
You are Introverted, Intuitive, Thinking, and Perceiving.

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Fairly Accurate Dont You Think?

2007-04-23T12:17:00.001+02:00

What Classic Movie Are You?
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Monkey See Monkey Do.....................

2007-04-23T12:09:00.000+02:00

What Famous Leader Are You?
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Public Service Announcement

2007-04-17T12:09:00.000+02:00

Today is Halaal's birthday.

Happy Birthday Bro........

Cheap Laughs

2007-04-01T19:38:00.000+02:00

Still Voyaging Away

2007-03-25T17:43:00.000+02:00

Just a quick post to let you all know that I still out here and apologise for the lack of substance on the site lately.Have a look at SHOP which has been keeping me tied up.

Regular posts should start again with in the next few weeks.
Look forward to review of The Tiger and The Snow and other ramblings.

Ciao

Jealousy

2007-02-20T20:41:00.001+02:00

Seeing this makes me so jealous cause I cant draw even if my life depended on it.

The Value of a Women in islam

2007-02-19T10:56:00.000+02:00

This couldnt be said more beautifully....

Be careful if you make a woman cry,because Allah counts her tears

A woman came out of a man's rib,not from his feet to be walked on,

not from his head to be superior over, but from his side to be equal

Under the arm to be protected and next to the heart to be loved.

Daks Evolution

2007-02-18T19:50:00.000+02:00

Please note all future posting's for Daks Evolution will be found at it's blog.

P.S: Clicking on Daks Evolution will take you there

Daks Evolution

2007-02-15T22:37:00.001+02:00

The journey has started.Keep a watch for more posts.God willing store will open on 1st March 2007

Blood Diamond

2007-02-08T14:19:00.000+02:00

Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990's Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) - a South African mercenary - and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) - a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon - who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields - has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon's family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.

I watched this last week and have to say it a brilliant movie.Fair enough it may seem bleeding heart, propaganda etc but it serves as an eye opener.On top of that it is put together very nicely with some brilliant performances by the two male leads.Djimon shows how a father and husband treats, portects and cares for his family.His intensity and passion is heart warming and lesson for all.

The movie had some memaroable one liners:

Danny Archer: In America, it's bling bling. But out here it's bling bang.

Danny Archer: I like to get kissed before I get fucked.

Danny Archer: Sometimes I wonder if God ever forgive us for what we've done to each other... Danny Archer: Than I look around and I realize... God left this place a long time ago.

That's it for me.Anyone out there who has not watched this movie should go out and watch now.

Scary Ideas........................

2007-02-08T14:18:00.000+02:00

Delusions of the Elite

2007-01-31T11:57:00.000+02:00

Daks Evolution

2007-01-18T14:29:00.000+02:00

This is where we stand at the moment.Any comments and suggestions would be appreciated......

The Holiday

2007-01-15T20:52:00.000+02:00

Watched this over the weekend.It was the first movie I watched with my wife(still getting used to saying that) and have to say it was a great choice.Funny, sexy and warm.Just the type of movie that you want to watch with the someone special in your life.

As per the formula not all of the movie is plausible but still makes for a great show.Have to admit that after seeing the two home's available for house-swap I dwelled on the idea.But doubt that would ever be the case in reality.

Have to admit that the two lil girls in the movie are most definitely the cutest most adorable kids I have seen on celluloid in ages.Makes you want your own like crazy till you get brought down to reality by some pellet gun toting brat.

Both the female and male leads are refreshing and a pleasure to watch.Enjoyed Jack Black's performance off the caring good guy with bad women luck.

So if you stuck for a movie to take the wife to or trying to score some points with a new date this a sure bet.

A few memorable quotes as per the norm:

Arthur Abbott: I like this Hugo Boss, he cuts a nice suit!

Iris: I understand feeling as small and as insignificant as humanly possible. And how it can actually ache in places you didn't know you had inside you. And it doesn't matter how many new haircuts you get, or gyms you join, or how many glasses of Chardonnay you drink with your girlfriends... you still go to bed every night going over every detail and wonder what you did wrong or how you could have misunderstood. and how in the hell for that brief moment you could think that you were that happy. And sometimes you can even convince yourself that he'll see the light and show up at your door. And after all that, however long all that may be, you'll go somewhere new. And you'll meet people who make you feel worthwhile again. And little pieces of your soul will finally come back. And all that fuzzy stuff, those years of your life that you wasted, that will eventually begin to fade.
Miles: Well f**k, you need this more then I do.

Iris: Because you're hoping you're wrong. And every time she does something that tells you she's no good, you ignore it. And every time she comes through and surprises you, she wins you over, and you lose that argument with yourself, that she's not for you.
Miles: Exactly, and on top of that there's the old standby, I can't believe a girl like that would actually be with a guy like me.

Graham: Long distance relationships can work, you know.
Amanda: Really? I can't make one work when I live in the same house with someone.

Going to call it quits for now.Hope to be back in blog land soon.

Wedding

2007-01-12T15:30:00.000+02:00

On the topic of my wedding, please note, pictures will follow soon.

Scary

2007-01-12T15:15:00.000+02:00

East London has been terribly hot these last few days much like the rest of the country.Starting to think that those global warming stories have some real merit.But will leave that for another time.

So here I am sitting at my desk slogging away like a good minion.Figure I would get something to help me cool off.Schweppes Dry Lemon comes to mind so I dispatch one of my minions to grab a cold can.Eventually it pitches up.So here I am sitting drinking my Dry Lemon and as per habit I start reading the can.Contains quinine 30mg/l catches my eye.So I Google quinine thinking lets see what this good for.Boy was I shocked.

Every referance to quinine is attached to the words "can cause a rare but severe form of an unpredictable and potentially fatal condition known as thrombocytopenia."

Turns out that quinine has been banned by the FDA and a host of other bodies.Apparently it can cause havoc with one's body.

By the way thrombocytopenia is as scary as it sounds.Thrombocytopenia is any disorder in which there are not enough platelets. For those of you that don't know platelets are cells in the blood that help blood to clot. So any one with pressure or heart problems is putting themselves at great risk drinking this stuff.

Fair enough the quantity may not be potent enough but I think that at the least the can should carry a warning or something.

Any thoughts or opinions most welcomed...........................

Liars

2007-01-03T16:40:00.000+02:00

Marriage is a bed of rose's,marriage is heaven on earth,marriage is bliss,marriage is heaven on earth...........that's what they all said.Well now that I am married, I know that they have all been lying.

It's all that and a whole lot more.It is beyond words.They sold it short.My advice would be till you taste the fruits of marriage you will never understand it or appreciate it.

Here's to a long and happy marriage.Life now has meaning and direction.

The Big Day Has Arrived...............

2006-12-30T07:30:00.000+02:00

2006-12-29T11:43:00.000+02:00

Point of Reflection
Good Conduct
You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips

Pearls of Wisdom

2006-12-29T10:37:00.000+02:00

Then Almitra spoke again and said, “And what of Marriage, Master?”
And he answered saying:
You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together, yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.
— Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

In Memory of Ponky Papa and Aunty Yasmin

2006-12-27T12:42:00.000+02:00

In the depth of your hopes and desires lies your silent knowledge of the beyond;And like seeds dreaming beneath the snow your heart dreams of spring.Trust the dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.Your fear of death is but the trembling of the shepherd when he stands before the king whose hand is to be laid upon him in honour.Is the shepherd not joyful beneath his trembling, that he shall wear the mark of the king?Yet is he not more mindful of his trembling?

Khalil Gibran

Feel's like just yesterday that we spoke.We were suppose to meet on Saturday.To catch and to chat.When I heard that you had been in an accident the first thought was "oh no, not again", you being the one with the accident thing monopolised.And then came the "we have heard the Ebu and auntie Yasmin have passed away".A chill came over me.You cant be dead I willed myself to believe.And then came the second call.Confirmation of my worst fear.I have not shed a tear yet.Not that i don't want to but if I don't maybe this will all be a bad dream.You were not suppose to have gone so soon.Parents are not suppose to bury their children.

May you be granted Janaat ul Firdous and insha Allah your children gain the strentgh and sabr to overcome this great agony........................................

Happy Feet

2006-12-13T21:42:00.000+02:00

Had the luxury of watching this movie with "kiddo" last night.It is brilliant.Funny,thoughtful and some of the most stunning animation I have seen since Final Fantasy.

With a fair split of kid friendly jokes and one liners that appeal to adults this movie is the ideal family night out movie.We were a party of 4 and all of us were in stitches from beginning to end.

As per status quo wont get into details but will repeat myself and say the animation is stunning.Almost life like.You want to reach out and touch the penguins.(That may be cause we were in the second row from the front but doubt it)

The highlight of the movie is Robin Williams character "Ramon".Robin creates a quirky witty character through his voice work that is both brilliant and hilarious to watch.

So take the kids out and grab some "Happy Feet"

A few of lines to wet your appetite:

Ramón: Just a moment. I hear people wanting something... ME!

[watching the elephant seals]

Raul: I don't think they are penguin eaters, are they?

Ramón: I believe they are herbivores.

Raul: Uh?

Ramón: You know, kelp suckers!

Till my next trip on the celluoid coaster......................

I Hate Accounting

2006-12-13T10:33:00.000+02:00

Got my results for Oct-Nov exams.I failed acn-101 again (see post for Monday, October 09, 2006).This is seriously pissing me off.This has been the 4th time that I have written this paper.Really studied hard this time.Actually thought I would be ending this cycle.Well lets hope June-July 2007 will be a better period for me and acn.

On a happy note as per last week's resolution I passed my INF 3 module.Really happy bout that one.Fair enough I have been doing networking for a few years but the volume of work was staggering.Got to thank the man up there for that one.

Well going to cut this post short here.Silly season etc etc.Tons of boxes to sort and loads of other things to do.

Look fwd to a "Happy Feet" blog soon.Watched last night........

Silly Season Update.

2006-12-10T10:34:00.000+02:00

Sunday the 1oth of December and I working.Found out I was working at 8:45 this morning.Got here at bout 9:20.Thank God I was so tired last night and went to bed early otherwise would have been torture this morn.

While on the topic of last night have to admit I had big blogging plans but things went tit's up on me.Hired four movies and figured would watch and blog em.This is what happen:

1.New World - Passed out 20 min into the movie and have very lil recollection of what I watched though do remember it being very slow.

2.Failure to Launch - Woke when there was 20 odd min left.Roomy was bored so started watching.Seems funny but not really keen to watch seeing as how I caught the tail end already.

3.Misstress of Spice - Crap.Pretty lead and nice spice ideas but crap crap crap.No substance what so ever.Rai should stick to bollywood and leave hollywood to it's own demise.Dont watch.Not now not ever.

4.A Scanner Darkly - Art house flick.Cartoon.Good cast but extremelly hard to follow or make any sense of.Watched bout half and called it a night.

Think I need to review my movie hiring tactic's.Hired 4 liked 0 is a terrible score.Let's hope I get out of here early.Might get a chance to redeem myself.

Till the next time..........................

Getting you message across!!!!!!!!!

2006-12-08T07:55:00.000+02:00

Looking for 10%.

2006-12-07T09:52:00.000+02:00

Just got this in a mail from a friend.Figure it something worthwhile sharing in this day and age

Somewhere along the way, you'll find a woman or a man who will be more charming or sensitive, more alluring, more thoughtful, richer, have greater sex appeal, and you will find a woman or man who will need you and pursue you and go loco over you more than your spouse ever did. Because no wife or husband is perfect. Because a spouse will only have 90% of what you're looking for. So adultery takes place when a husband or wife looks for the missing 10%.
Let's say your wife is melancholic (gloomy\moody) by nature. You may find yourself drawn to the pretty clerk who has a cherry laugh no matter what she says: "I broke my arm yesterday, Hahahaha . . ."

Or because your wife is a homebody in slippers and pajamas, smelling of garlic and fish oil, you may fall for a fresh-smelling young sales representative that visits your office in a sharp black blazer, high heels, and a red pencil-cut skirt Or because your husband is the quiet type, your heart may skip a beat when you meet an old college flame who has the makings of a talk show host.

But wait! That's only 10% of what you don't have.

Don't throw away the 90% that you already have!

That's not all. Add to your spouse's 90% the 1000% that represents all the years that you have been with each other. The storms you have weathered together. The unforgettable moments of sadness and joy as a couple. The many adjustments you have made to love the other. The wealth of memories that you've accumulated as lovers.

Adultery happens when you start looking for what you don't have.

But faithfulness happens when you start thanking God for what you already have.

But I'm not just talking about marriage.

I'm talking about life!

About your jobs.

About your friends.

About your children.

About your lifestyles.

Are you like the economy airline passenger that perennially peeks through the door of the first class cabin, obsessed with what he's missing? "They have got more leg room! Oh my, their food is served in porcelain! Wow, their seats recline at an 80% angle and they've got personal videos!"

I guarantee you'll be miserable for the entire trip! Don't live your life like that. Forget about what the world says is first class. Do you know that there are many first class passengers who are miserable in first class because they are not riding in a private Lear Jet?

The main message:

If you start appreciating what you have right now, wherever you are will be first class!

Casino Royale

2006-12-06T23:43:00.000+02:00

It may not be the best Bond movie out there, but it most definitely is the best Bond. At the risk of being painted with a pink brush I have to say I love Daniel Craigs' Bond. Confident but not condescending. Aristocratic yet non-arrogant. Cocky with out conceitedness.

Is a definite improvement to the prissy, pompous, poncy Pierce. Daniel Craig is most definitely a brilliant casting choice.Will dare say that he will out shine Sean Connery.Dont get me wrong Sean Connery is pretty high on my list of top actors.
But Daniel Craig brings a style and finnesse to Bond that will have Ian Flemming bursting into hymn over.Half hit man half monk.Blood and sweat with the invinciblity.

As for the movie itself, I will not get into details other than to say if you expecting a typical Bond movie don’t watch it. On the other hand if you enjoy a changing tide then go out and watch it as soon as possible. With healthy dosages of action, romance, suspense and the most agonizing torture scene for any guy watching, it will keep you entranced for lengthy 144 minutes.

Eva Green also rocks the boat of “James oh, James” with her portrayal of Vesper Lynd. Sassy, sexy, intelligent and with a healthy dose of sarcasm she is the perfect rose to Bond’s thorn.

There are quite a few brilliant lines in the movie. Have included some of my favorites:

James Bond: Vodka-martini.
Bartender: Shaken or stirred?
James Bond: Does it look like I give a damn?

Vesper Lynd: If the only thing left of you was your smile and your little finger, you'd still be more of a man than anyone I've ever known.
James Bond: That's because you know what I can do with my little finger...

Vesper Lynd: Am I going to have a problem with you, Mr. Bond?
James Bond: No, don't worry, you're not my type.
Vesper Lynd: Smart?
James Bond: Single.

Do have one issue with Daniel Craig. Where ever did he learn to run? He has one of the most unnatural gaits I have ever seen. A’la Kristanna Loken in her role as TX in T3.You have to see it to understand I reckon.

Have my fingers crossed and my hopes up to seeing many more returns of the blue eyed blonde Bond.Doubt I will be let down.

Happy Thoughts No.1

2006-12-05T10:49:00.000+02:00

Been up from round about 3 this morning.Have a stomach issue.Driving me insane and pretty sore.Well came into work in a foul mood.Sore and crabby not a good way to try and start the day.And then got a few mails in my inbox from someone I hold very dear.

This added some color to my day but highlight was being able to spend hour or so chatting to same person.Like to call em my "happy pill".As a manic depressive having something none chemical or destructive that can take you out of the "valley of darkness" is indeed a great thing.

So thank you "happy pill" you made my day sooooo much better and I dedicate this happy blog to you.

Why Do I Blog?

2006-12-05T10:38:00.001+02:00

Was touched today by someones action.Friend of mine came across blog and took time out mail me bout it.Nice knowing people still do things out of the goodness of their hearts and not for any other sinister reason.

The mail got me thinking.Why do I blog?

- Venting
- Commenting bout things I might otherwise not comment on for a host of reasons
- Saying things I did not say
- Interacting with people namely bloggers

That's why I blog in a nutshell or so I thought.

At the same time was made aware that there a lot of anger and harshness that comes across.
It was at this point that I realised that in an effort to make my life more happy in the real world I have been off loading a lot of anger and crap on this blog.And it working.Not as well as I wish it was but these are still early days.

In an effort to put some happiness and joy to I promise to blog one happy moment every week.It a lil I know but figure it a start there too.Maybe one day I would have worked all this emo crap out of my system and will be a happy, jolly, cheerful blogger.Stayed tuned folks.........

Cosmetic Facts

2006-12-03T15:42:00.000+02:00

A few interesting titbits for all you make-up wearing folks out there:

- Most eye shadow contains fish scales to give them their iridescence.
- The common make-up is scratching the eye ball with a mascara brush.
- Nail polish is a refined version of car paint.
- Waterproof mascara contains tar, which makes it run proof.
- Cleopatra used crushed beetles as lipstick.
- Most make-up brushes are made with hogs' hair.

The things people do for beauty.............................

Taken from Sunday Times magazine 3/12/06.

Dependance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-12-02T17:05:00.001+02:00

Sitting at home on my laptop mulling over what to do this weekend.You see there no power for a 24 hour period that started at 2 today.For those that have not noticed today is a Saturday.So here I am stuck in the dark over a weekend.Given the fact that it the silly season I need to be chilling out.Given the crappy wet cold weather this chilling out would have included several DVD's, popcorn, coffee and chocolate(milkybar with jellitots).

But alas some bastard at the municipality has choosen this weekend for the overhaul of the El grid in order to provide more reliable power for the future.

As a 20something in the 21st centuary I am screwed.I can not be with out electrity.How am I suppose to fuction.No hot water to shower, no kettle to boil water, no power to charge latop or cellphone, no telly to make me sillier, no radio to listen to, no light to read under and the list goes on and on.

Scary to think what would happen if somebody stumbled across time travel and I got transported back a few hundred years.What would I do? I would be at a lose.It is amazing how dependant we have become on things that we have no control over.

At a total lose not having tv blaring in the background,cell phone on ear, all the while on laptop surfing the net.When in a reality a break from all the hustle and bustle should be seen as good we freak out if we forget our cell at home or the internet is too slow.

Think I going to give it a shot.Battery almost flat here, cell dying slowly so rather than be forced to sit "in the dark", going to put myself in the dark and try to relax.No distractions no interferance.Just me myself and I becoming one.Sounds so damn crazy and scary.Go figure.And to think we have "progressed".

Update on Silly Season

2006-12-02T17:03:00.000+02:00

Only got out of shop after 9 last night.Nasty.Hate it.Only new years resolution I have this year is that next job mon-fri 8-5 and closes in dec.Wish me luck

Silly Season.

2006-12-01T19:29:00.001+02:00

So it starts.Like to call this time of the year the silly season.

I work in a clothing store.To give more detail the flagship of a five store family owned operation out in the Eastarn Cape.Now this place is a freak of nature.And come December time it becomes a freak of nature on an extra large dose of steroids.

And so every year come December time your life gets turned upside down.Hence why I am sitting at work on a Friday evening at something to 8 supervising.Last year I went through all of this with a hole in my back and a wrecked heart.Was not pretty.

This year looks like it intends giving last year the finger in terms of how bad it going to get.The year as a whole for biz has not been too good.But it looks like it going to cover up now in December.The mere thought of that scares the bejesus out of me.

So ya, expect less blogging, much more venting and a total degradation of manners and attitude for the silly season has started

Modern Day.......

2006-11-30T11:20:00.000+02:00

LikeLawyers
Uploaded by Paralegal

Came across this video.Figured I would publish.Hopefully no one is offended and if they are well "ag shame".

Ongoing!!!!

2006-11-29T17:15:00.000+02:00

This is a post that I have been playing with for a while now.

Scary Bad Words

Share you thoughts and your stories.............

Ungrateful

2006-11-29T16:29:00.000+02:00

Been bitching and moaning these last few weeks.Summer was taking it's own time to get to East London.Every weekend for the last 7 odd weeks has been raining.Week would be fairly dry but coldish and the weekends wet.So one moans and groans.Well today summer kicked in and you know what?I want rain and cold.Cant take this.I am sweating like a pig.Everyone you walk past's smellys funky.

I work in a retail outlet.A very busy one.My office is in the basement downstairs.And I cant take this.It too hot.Cant think can move cant function.

Willing to bet though when the rain does come first thought going to be how much I hate the rain.

Creative Criticism - Update

2006-11-29T08:11:00.000+02:00

Feedback was not too positive on shades.Given that and roomys promise of a Limited Edition Addidas pair I have returned baby blue Diesel's.Damn magazines make everything look so nice and pretty.

Your Word.

2006-11-28T16:24:00.000+02:00

In this day and age I think a person's word has no value.Have had the luxury of hearing someone who agreed on something go on like nothing was said.I am not claiming to be a saint myself but there are cruel callous morally depraved bastards in this world that would screw their own mother over if they could make a quick buck.And I being the idiot I am have gotten into bed with one of em.Should have known better and only have myself to blame.Really need to have less fate in ppl.Keep on getting my nuts handed to me on a sliver platter by bastards like this.Wish I would learn or at the least my bullshit radar would actually work for once.Well enough ranting for now.Need to be more careful in future.

A favour to ask of all you people out there.If you say something have the decency to follow through on your word.Esp if it with someone you have power over.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.
Stephen Vincent Benet

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln

Giving Something Back!!!

2006-11-27T11:11:00.000+02:00

As of today I am card holding organ donor.Think it something we should all do.

Thanks to Billy Boy for the motivation.

Talent

2006-11-25T08:22:00.000+02:00

Not in a very bloggy mood today so going to point you in the direction of someone who is bloggy and in my book damn talented at it.

Organ Harvester

Some of the posts are very long but take the time to read it.Will be worth while.

Till the next post.Ciao

To All The Anti Vodacom Folks Out There!!!

2006-11-24T17:42:00.001+02:00

Pretty cool video.Thanks Sally.

This is Wacked!!!!!

2006-11-24T15:12:00.000+02:00

Slapping Girls - video powered by Metacafe

What I Should Have Said!!!!

2006-11-24T14:11:00.000+02:00

Yes I do miss you!

Could we sort this out in January please?

Would it be wrong to ask you to wait till January before making any big decisions?

I am really afraid of letting you down, so much so that I will rather turn you down than accept your offer on the off chance that I will let you down.(Terrible logic I know but fear does weird things)

These are a few of the things I have wanted to say but have been too afraid to say.They say we learn from our mistakes.But wat happens when our mistakes scar us and we land up doing stupid things to avoid any more of those scars.Is it sensible to change our whole outlook and character because once upon time it casued us some hurt and guilt.Should we over promise and make sure we deliver or should we under promise and over deliver.Or do we risk losing too much by under promising.Oh what a web we weave ourselves in our efforts to be safer!!!!!!

We Have Lift-Off

2006-11-23T20:45:00.000+02:00

It works.So chaffed.Sorry getting ahead of myself.I got myself one of these HSDPA enabled laptops.And the thing works.Not only that but it worked first time round and it is seriously quick.I so love this thing.This is my first totally wireless blog entry.So chaffed.Going to dance a jig round my lil townhouse now, so going to sign off now.

Sidebar:My blog should now have more frequent updates, unless I get too stuck in Age of Empires 3

Creative Criticism

2006-11-23T11:06:00.000+02:00

Need some opinions on theses glasses.Saw em in a magazine and had roomy order em for me.

Sidebar:Camera on Sony Ericsson not to bad.

Tell the Truth,But be Nice

2006-11-22T16:38:00.000+02:00

The Bad

The Good

Venting

2006-11-22T15:55:00.000+02:00

Need to vent a bit -

I hate idiots who think they know everything.
I hate people with the atttention span of a fruit fly.
I hate people who cant listen.
I hate people who cant make up their mind.
I hate people who abuse their postions.
I hate..............................................

If you ask really nice will tell you who meets all this criteria in my life at the moment.Just wish I could change the situation.Someday soon is best I can hope for.

Lost Love

2006-11-20T15:21:00.000+02:00

Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.- Khalil Gibran

Is it true?Do we only realise how much we love when we can love no more.Do we have to lose before we see the light.Read a line last night bout only knowing you were in love when you dead cause otherwise what do you compare it to.We mistaken lust often for love but do we sometimes ignore love by thinking it be lust.Could we be guilty of such a gasthly crime.

When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. - Kahlil Gibran

Children of Men

2006-11-20T09:17:00.000+02:00

By far one of the best movies of the year if not for longer.Filmed and directed in manner that holds your attention for full 109 min.Alfonso Cuaron is a director to watch out for.

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

Thats the basic storyline.Wont give more away.Go out and watch it asap.Clive Owen is brillaint as the reluctant hero.While Claire-Hope Ashitey's portrayl of the miracle mother Kee is heart warming while oddly funny.

Theodore Faron: Who's the father?

Kee: There's no father. I'm a virgin. Nah! Be great, though, wouldn't it?

On a more serious note, the thought of a world with out the laughter and light of children is indeed scary.We gain our decency and humanity from children.When we lose our children we lose our souls and much like the chaos that exists with out adults in Lord of the Flies so to do adults land up in the same mess with out children.

Control

2006-11-20T07:51:00.000+02:00

How is it that no matter what time I sleep I can never bloody wake up for work?Slept at 10 and getting out of bed this morning was as hard if not harder than on the days when I sleep after 12.Is it a sign?Maybe my body is trying to tell me something?Or maybe I just lack control.I wonder.

Make Up of the Break Up

2006-11-18T08:47:00.000+02:00

Break up's, the part of life that most normal people dread. Where once was happiness, love, affection and pleasure is replaced by anger, bitterness, hurt and worst of all emptiness. And this is where the break up has been "civil”. Pray that you never have a nasty break up cause then you take everything and you increase it to infinity and the chance's are you still will fall short of how nasty it gets.

There are a few aspects to a break up that no matter how aware the participants are of them they still take place. The breaker in an attempt to justify his/her action's more so if the reason for the break up is totally their responsibility will find fault in everything the partner did. This is done in a pathetic attempt to make sense of the choice to walk away. On the other hand the breakee will look to over analyze everything done or said by his/her partner. The reason for this is to give ammo to the fight that is needed to change love to hate.

This is in a "civil" break up. In the not so "civil" cases all bets are off. Intelligent educated individuals will proceed to carry on like animals. Chunks will be torn from each other and nothing is sacred in this fight to establish dominance and erase affection and love.

True to the saying there is a thin line between love and hate, no where more so than in the break-up.

Credit for picture to :www.greatestcities.com/users/alice_bassist/

Update to Visitors

2006-11-17T11:39:00.000+02:00

Have adjusted the restrictions on comments.It now open to all.

How do you take your movies?

2006-11-17T08:15:00.000+02:00

Solo or with company?This has always been a sticky point with me.I love watching movies alone.Will go with my partner if I have one but as a rule have no problem watching a movie alone. Now the thing is most people I know dont approve.Have been labeled weird, morbid, dodgy and host of other not to nice comments.

My argument is that no matter how much you try you can never concentrate totally on a movie with company.If you with friends then you messing around or laughing with them.With a partner you distracted cause your mind is on them or you hands on them.With kids you making sure they ok and not disturbing anyone else. And in the event of concentratin totally when with company you will get slated for ignoring said company.When you alone the movie and you are at one.You may cry, laugh, nod in agrement and generally just enjoy the movie for what it is.

So to all the critics out there, try watching a movie alone and then debate the benefits.But till then leave the morbid weird one's amongst us to enjoy their solace and alone time.

Mini's First Time - Dark comedy at its finest

2006-11-17T07:58:00.000+02:00

I really enjoyed this film last night. Then again, I've been told I have a sick sense of humor. Mini's First Time is a great dark comedy. I highly recommend this one if you're tired of the "typical" summer release. The cast is very solid and quite enjoyable to watch.There are a number of side splitting one liners.One of my fav is the following between Mini and her mum, Diane:
Diane: Did you have fun tonight honey?
Mini: What? My first night turning tricks? Could have been better.
Diane: That's nice.

Not going to get into the plot and storyline here.If you like dark witty comedy go and watch this.If you a prude and easily offended stay away, far far away.

Swearing at Work

2006-11-16T16:48:00.000+02:00

Dear Employees:

It has been brought to management's attention that some individuals throughout the company have been using foul language during the course of normal conversation with their colleagues.

Due to complaints received from some employees who may be easily offended, this type of language will no longer be tolerated.

We do, however, realise the critical importance of being able to accurately express your feelings when communicating with colleagues.

Therefore, a list of 13 New and Innovative "TRY SAYING" phrases have been provided so that proper exchange of ideas and information can continue in an effective manner.

1.
Try Saying:
I think you could do with more training
Instead Of:
You don't have a f*cking clue, do you?

2.
Try Saying:
She's an aggressive go-getter.
Instead Of:
She's a f*cking power-crazy b*tch

3.
Try Saying:
Perhaps I can work late
Instead Of:
And when the f*ck do you expect me to do this?

4.
Try Saying:
I'm certain that isn't feasible
Instead Of:
F*ck off a*se-wipe

5.
Try Saying:
Really?
Instead Of:
Well f*ck me backwards with a telegraph pole

6.
Try Saying:
Perhaps you should check with...
Instead Of:
Tell someone who gives a f*ck.

7.
Try Saying:
I wasn't involved in the project.
Instead Of:
Not my f*cking problem, mate.

8.
Try Saying:
That's interesting.
Instead Of:
What the f*ck?

9.
Try Saying:
I'm not sure this can be implemented within the given timescale.
Instead Of:
No f*cking chance mate.

10.
Try Saying:
It will be tight, but I'll try to schedule it in
Instead Of:
Why the f*ck didn't you tell me that yesterday?

11.
Try Saying:
He's not familiar with the issues
Instead Of:
He's got his head up his f*cking a*se.

12.
Try Saying:
Excuse me, sir?
Instead Of:
Oi, f*ck face.

13.
Try Saying:
Of course, I was only going to be at home anyway
Instead Of:
Yeah, who needs f*cking holidays anyway.

Thank You,

Human Resources

Email is Evil

2006-11-16T16:26:00.000+02:00

One of the greatest inventions of modern times but it evil.Makes people nasty.We are all used to sending a mail and getting a reply within 5 min give or take some.But what happens when someone sends a mail and god forbid you dont reply in 5 min.

You get a flippant whatever,nevermind,where you,you to busy to reply etc etc.....

What most people forget is that even though email is generally super quick there are times when it aint.Mail server's go down or are overloaded.Telephone exchanges go down.There are power failures.And the list can go on.

Has the convience and speed of our electronic worlds made us rude and cheeky?

So dont forget the next time someone does not reply in two two's they not ignoring you, they not being nasty or mean, they dont not care and they arent evil.The mail is just running a bit slow.So dont freak out, definitly dont fire off a salvo of harsh emails cause once it sent it gone and then theys no getting it back. So take a deep breath,maybe go have a cup of tea or a smoke and then come back and check for you reply.Most likely it will be there.

This is a publice announcement to save some from hurt and others from embarresment of harsh emails.

P.S: This applies to other so called quick forms of communication.IM,Mxit,GTalk,MSNLive and the rest of em.

Songs Keeping Me Afloat, Barely!!!!!

2006-11-16T11:47:00.000+02:00

James Blunt - Good Bye My Lover
Joan Jett - I Hate Myself For Loving You
REM - The One I Love
Tori Amos - Jackie's Strength
Counting Crows - Colour Blind
Blondie - I Touch Myself
Vertical Horizon - Best I Ever Had
Meatloaf - I'd Lie For You (And That's the Truth)
Lifehouse - You And Me
Tracy Chapman - Baby Can I Hold You
Simple Plan - How Could This Happen to Me

Forgot one:

Sia - Breathe Me
(Played on the last episode of the last season of Six Feet Under . Haunting tune.Listen to it at least once a day.Get goosebumps everytime)

Scary Bad Words

2006-11-16T11:34:00.000+02:00

Is there a partner for each and everyone of us out there?Is the idea of a soulmate a reality or just a Mills&Boons creation?Are some meant to spend their lives alone?

Find myself asking myself these questions fairly often now.Think it the whole conditioning thing.If you aint married at 25 something wrong with you etc etc.Hogwash if you ask me but still turns your head inside out if you let it.

When are we over the hill?Is there some point that we cross that we cant see or fathom that assigns us the pity of the married?

Thought of marrige scares me beyond words.Stability, responsiblity, partnership, family, maturity, etc etc, are all very scary bad words in my head.Irony of it is that back in my more youthful days I was pegged as the first to be hitched one.A fair mix of bad experience's, bad stories, bad luck, manic depression and a change of philosophy have had a play in this. But is it enough to blame these things for being scared to the bone of the whole idea?

And in all fairness there are times when i wonder how it would feel to be married.The idea of getting home and spending time with someone who cares about and loves you.To spend time with somone who you want to be with and not forced to be with(boss,workmates, etc)Having a kid or two that will show you the more important things in life.

User/Abuser

2006-11-15T16:00:00.000+02:00

When do we go from just a user to a dreaded abuser?

I smoke 20 blondes a day.User or abuser?
I watch 5 to 10 movies a week.User or abuser?
I drink 4-5 cups of coffee a day.User or abuser?
I spend 2-3 hours online a day.User or abuser?
My laptop spends 24 hours online a day.User or abuser?
I buy bout 10 magazines a month.User or abuser?

In the grand scheme of things do we ever know when we cross over? Do we realise that an action which was up until now ok is now over doing it? Is human nature so fundamently flawed that we will always live a life of excess? Are our blinkers so good that even as the damage is being done we are oblivious to the ramifications of our actions?

Just some questions flying through my head.A small bit of this ever moving mass/mess that i call my mind.

Human Nature

2006-11-14T12:18:00.000+02:00

How is it that we hurt those that care bout us yet go out of our way to please those that could not care less bout us?

Is it possible to put too much thought into something?

Is it easier to be fickle, shallow and pathetic?

Do we have to look a gift horse in the mouth?

Are we ever truely content and happy with our lot?

Organ Donation

2006-11-14T08:51:00.000+02:00

Just read an interesting post by Halaal.In it he advocates organ donation.Felt he onto something so I have signed up as an organ donor.Always going on bout dying young and leaving a pretty corpse well at least now it will be useful one as well.

To all of you out there, do the right thing and sign up.

http://www.odf.org.za/

P.S: Takes less than a min to sign up.

It's Evolving!!!

2006-11-11T12:23:00.000+02:00

Got feedback on Daks Evolution yesterday.Lease papers are ready.Will be going to pick em up on Monday or so.Have found an interior decorater to do the plans and layout as well.No just got to sit tight till he sends me the first draft.Things startin to look up on this front.

Who turned off the lights?

2006-11-11T12:12:00.000+02:00

It's so dark.
Where once light and hope lived,
There is only despair and gloom.

Will they ever come back on?
Who's going to turn them on?
Who's going to chase away the dark?

Who turned off the lights?

This darkness is spreading.
It shrouds everything in it's veil.
Scary gloomy despairing darkness.

Is there any hope of escaping it?
Is there a way out?
Can the light stop it?

Who turned off the lights?

Our Bleak Future

2006-11-06T16:05:00.000+02:00

"Hey Sipho! I have a cow for you for just R500!"
"E yoh, Bongani! I'll take it - you can bring it to me tomorrow!"
The next day: "Sorry Sipho, but the cow died last night ."
"Hauw.. So, ok then. Just give me my money back."
"Sorry Sipho, I did already spent that money.."
"Eish! So, ok then. Just bring me the dead cow."
So, Bongani brought the dead cow to Sipho the next morning. A few
weeks later, Bongani bumped into Sipho and asked him what he did with the
dead cow: "You won't believe, Bongani! I made a raffle for the cow, and I sold
251 tickets for R5 each! I made a profit of R850! But, I didn't tell anyone
the cow was dead.."
"Yoh! And the people they didn't complain?"
"Eish! Only the guy which won! So, I gave him back his R5 and he was
happy!"

Sipho is now in parliament ..

This total cracks me up but scares me as well.

Growing Up

2006-11-03T08:14:00.000+02:00

Was talking to a friend the other night. She recently had a son and was filling me in on plans for the future. She thinking bout moving to the UK to unsure that son has a better future and schooling. Could help but think that it was pretty drastic moving continents when the kid had just started walking so that his future was secure.

But that’s when I realized that parenthood changes people. Gratefully it is for the better in most cases. Here was someone who basically lived for the next party and trip and who has been borderline crazy material for as long as I had known her but who has now become this wonderful, in control and responsible person through this baby.

Brings a smile to my face realizing that by creating this life she saved her own.

As a non parent I have to wonder bout the affects that a child will have on my life.

I pray that it will be a good and blessed one when it does happen.

Cleaning

2006-11-01T10:13:00.000+02:00

Office needed cleaning today.There is method to my mad mess but was running out of space to work so had to do something.Looks much better now.

Before

After

Halaal's Car

2006-10-25T17:20:00.000+02:00

As some of you may have heard by now Halaal of bilalsblog.blogspot.com fame has had his car stolen for the second time in a period of 6 weeks.In an effort to assist him the below link has been setup.Donations of any size will be happly accepted.Please pass the word around............

2006-10-25T17:18:00.000+02:00

Memory Lane

2006-10-25T16:42:00.000+02:00

Have the luxury today of being so tired I not tired anymore.Have gone for last 48hours on about 6 hours of sleep.Brain is moving in reverse gear.If I did not feel so crappy would be funny.But tiredness for a worthy course.Spent time with people that I have not seen in ages.Nice going done memory lane every once in a while.

Is asking old people that always ask you when you getting married when theirs is happening when you meet em at funerals rude and crass?Jury still out.Very tempted of late to do that.

Is it just me or is it a reality that the kids of today are pretty sharp compared to their equivlents of yesteryear?Seems that they growing up at breakneck speed and have hence adapted to the times at a scary pace.

On another note evolution is looking good.There be good progress going on at the mo.............keep the prayers and rest coming.

Of to get some rest now

Sting in the tail

2006-10-19T12:13:00.000+02:00

30 days.25 gone very well.Last 5 going to kick and scream and make their presence known.Have a chronic case of fastbite today.Only 12:15 yet feel like I have been fasting for a few days.Irony of it is I woke for serhi.Yesterday serhi was missed and day went very well.All in the head comes to mind first.Maybe it is that.We out think ourselves making for a sting in the tail.

Going to try a mantra and see if it helps."Last 5 fast's will be easiest!".Reckone if i say it enough mind will get the picture and stop sabotagin my humble efforts.

Daks Evolution

2006-10-17T15:38:00.000+02:00

That be the name of my baby.It was conceived round about the third week of September.
The expected delivery is some where round about early Dececmber.So far it is all mine but getting others onboard to make it healthy baby.Just enlisted the help of an interior decorater and roomy be a kickass carpenter.So the body starts taking shape.Have a prospective manager for startup.Have moments of doubt and great grandour.looking forward to making a sucess of this.Prayers and best wishes in all quantities and denominations will be accepeted.

Will post regular updates on the growth and developement of Evo

Valleys and Peaks

2006-10-16T16:36:00.000+02:00

Tend to talk bout valleys and peaks when people ask me how I doing only to get a blank look.Well this is how it works in my world.Valleys - Depression.Peak - Mania.

The valleys and peaks that I traverse are varied in breadth and depth.Hypomania is those lil peaks that one catchs everyonce in a while.Runnning down Oxford street naked as my shrink put it is a very high peak.Those are hectic and very costly.Still getting over last one I was on.And that was back in 2001.But the thing with type II is not the ups, its the downs.

Those valleys are nasty mothers.Just when you think you have reached the bottom of one and can now start making you way up and out you land up tripping and crashing down to a lower low.The darkness is so sudden and encompassing that it like a switch.One second you in a bright room and the next you all alone in the dark.Your chest thightens,yet you feel emptpy, your mind caves in on itself, you eye's play tricks on you and just when you think you got it under control everything goes darker.

Knowing what it is about helps but does not make it any easier.Everytime it gets you, you wonder how much more you can take.You pray and look for hope and light.Knowing full well what does not kill you will make you stronger.

Escapism

2006-10-14T09:09:00.000+02:00

Why do drugs and alcohol to escape your woes and problems?There is out there an option that is safe,healthy and legal in any dose.What is it you ask with bated breath and drowling mouths.Books i say.

Yes. The pleasure and joy that comes from imersing one's self in a solid read is priceless and uncomparble to all the booze and hits of this world.

Have found such solace and joy in books that the thought of not reading scarces me more than anything in the world.

So the next time there some worry or drama knocking on your door pick up a book and ease it all away.

Frown

2006-10-13T08:00:00.000+02:00

I am by nature a frowner of note.Forehead has signed petitions of cease and desist if 18 hours of frowns have not been filed for a day.Irony of it is that people say smiling suits me and i look good doing it .Have a theory on this.Call it the rule of rarity.The appeal and beauty of the smile lies in it scarcity and not in it itself.So fear not forehead frownin will be there for you.We will create deep and marked wrinkles as our legacy.........................

Choices

2006-10-12T15:41:00.000+02:00

What makes a choice the right one? Is it the pleasure of others gained through that choice? Or maybe making a choice solely on ones own needs gives it "right one" claim. Or is it when a choice is as selfless as possible that it gains that lofty ideal of being right.

Woe the mental angst that being in the valley delivers. Every drop of light and laughter is closely guarded when in the valley for the blackness that rolls over it is both dark and overbearing. Ribs lock into each other squeezing the breath out. Which choice do you make now? One of selfless honor or one of selfish self preservation!!!!!!!!!!

Voice of an angel

2006-10-12T14:06:00.000+02:00

Still working on how to get this embedded but for now please go to link.Worthwhile.

Voice of an angel.Brings tears to all but the hardest heart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HVE9ALOI3k

Love at Sehri

2006-10-12T11:18:00.000+02:00

Two of the three kings are in love.Through shut eyes and pipping hot oats they have fallen forlong into love.The object of their affection is as they put it one Shenaaz Parker.In reality her name is Lameese Du Toit of Ramadaan Kareem fame.Totally amusing to watch every measurement and instruction taken to heart and mind.Cant wake up for sehri but wide awake to listen miss D tell em how to make their veggies.

Need a pic to end this post.Any tips?

Stunning

2006-10-11T10:56:00.000+02:00

Stunning pic.Thanks azlijamil at flikr.

"I love the irony in this picture. I've never seen a more conservative, fully clad yet sexy woman. Her posture and her glance is both enchanting and captivating."

Orig link for this is:http://www.flickr.com/photos/azlijamil01/238332131/

Places I have been

2006-10-11T09:42:00.000+02:00

all credit for this idea goes to http://sweet-essence.blogspot.com/

Saw it a while back and really found it interesting.Figured I would try it out.Have only made it to 3% of the globe.Really need to attend to this as soon as possible.

Manic Tuesday!!!!

2006-10-11T08:05:00.000+02:00

People with bipolar disorder have a suicide risk ranging between 19% and 24%. Of all mental illnesses, bipolar disorder is associated with the highest risk of suicide, higher even than depression. Somewhere around 31% of bipolar patients kill themselves every year.

For those of you who need a few terms defined:Bipolar disorder is what we now call the disease once known as Manic-Depression. Those of us with bipolar II enjoy depression and hypomania rather than depression and out and out mania, as is experienced by those with bipolar I. The OED defines hypomania thusly "A minor form of mania, often part of the manic-depressive cycle, characterized by elation and a feeling of well-being together with quickness of thought." Mania is defined as "...one of the aspects of bipolar (manic-depressive) mood disorder, characterized particularly by euphoria, grandiose thought, rapid speech expressing loosely connected thoughts (flight of ideas), decreased need for sleep, increased physical activity, and sometimes delusions or hallucinations." Those are fine definitions, but they don't much assist the layman in comprehending the difference. So let me see if I can be more instructive.

This is hypomania: You wake up in the morning; make four lunches, preparing three individual sandwiches (one peanut butter, no jelly. One turkey with mayo, one turkey without mayo but with tomato, blotted dry so it doesn't make the bread soggy) and a thermos of soup. Each lunch gets a drink, two snacks, and a piece of fruit. You wake, dress, and feed four children, reminding everyone to take vitamins, and Omega III. You sign permission slips, and load up carpool. Then you go to the gym, do email, make plane reservations for family vacation, copy-edit essay, put finishing touches on novel, revise short story for submission to anthology, drop off meal for family with new baby at preschool, and order new bathing suits for everybody because, suddenly, despite the fact that it is February you decide that everyone needs new bathing suits and that if a single day passes without each and every member of the family having a new bathing suit the well-being of the family will collapse. Then you reorganize the kitchen hell drawer, go online and order nine superpacks of size 4 diapers (and swim diapers for the baby, too, because, after all, what's a bathing suit for a baby without a swim diaper underneath it?). Then you pick up the children from school. You never, never, do anything without talking on the phone at the same time. Most of these phone conversations should involve volunteering for things you don't actually want to do but feel you should. That is a day in the life of the average hypomanic.

The above is from http://bad-mother.blogspot.com/.

Stumbled across it the other night and it made for nice reading.

Had a hypomania session yesterday.Knew I was in the zone and knew it was not a good idea but nothing i could do to stop it.So threw boxes and screamed at staff for hour and then went home and cooked up iftaar in 30 min.Chops brocoli cauliflower samoosa's and some chicken thingy.Lovely meal.Then had first smoke of the day and it brought me down.Had i known it would have done that would have lit up much earlier.Have made mental note that one blonde smoked after having been fasting for the whole day is a great downer.Plus none chemical so no side effects. Wonder wat to call the cancer!!!!!

Today's fast going to be rough.Woke up with 10 mins on the clock.Roomys have become playstation addicts and hence we all have been stumbling to wake up for serhi.Had the luxuary of having the worse bowl of oats ever this morn.Nuked to neverneverland.Nasty.

Have to admit if I say so myself we three kings have been doing pretty well so far.People expect three guys staying on their own to suffer and stagnate but we have been having a blast.Good foods great times and even greater laughs.

Ironic that I would land up living with two guys from back home who I had never spoken to or even acknowledged in the whole time we lived there.

This world is always full of surprises.

Going to earn my keep now.

Ciao

2006-10-10T14:24:00.000+02:00

Why is it that those of means are the most selfish and miserly ones amongst us?Know that the man who can afford something is the first to ask for a discount and/or a freebie.Find it funny and amusing most of the time but in the end it is sad.But then again maybe the reason they that rich is cause they so tightfisted....................

2006-10-10T08:45:00.000+02:00

Had a pleasent suprise yesterday.Needed it after that paper.Within the evil empire we call our telecoms provider, Telkom, some cogs moved and I was found to be deserving of a refund.Albit it was only R78 which is paltry next to the thousands I have paid them over the years, but it was nice and uplifiting tearing open an official looking envelope and finding a crisp check printed out in one's name.Rushed to the bank in my lunch time to deposit it.Was pretty chaffed.Hopefully there a silver lining for today.Hanging today.Really need a lift up today.

Think this blog may actually take off now.Seeing as how I have managed concurrent posts I figure there is hope for this manic voyage.

2006-10-09T10:51:00.000+02:00

Just wrote my first exam of 2nd semster 2006.How was it they ask?Could have been better but then could have been worse.Standard answer for me after exam.Am very bitter today.Convinced I lost out on the accounting skills in my famliy.Give me an essay of love and hate in Shakespeares works or the theme of pain and self hatred in Anne Rice's works and I can spin a yarn for hours and meters deep but ask me bout A=E+L or double entry and I go all ape.This is the third time I have written ACN 101 and my understanding of it is still zilch.Well at least next week should be better.Information Technology 306 - Networking.Now we talking my lingo.Till I find this bookmark again.

Ciao

2006-06-09T11:24:00.000+02:00

What is it with insurance companies now days?They charge the most ridiculous prices and still carry on like they doing you a favour.Bought a new car today and hence the need to establishment bash.Between insurance and their add ons you land up paying half of you installment into a black hole with no return.If only there was a cheaper way you would be able to pay off car soon and not be working for the bank or as some say The Man for so long.

2006-06-07T15:04:00.000+02:00

Why do we put ourselves in situations where we get hurt time and time again?
Is the human psyche so weak that it only feels complete when we being treated like doormat?
Ask any guy/girl which partner had the most effect on them and most of the time they will remember someone who used em like a door mat and not the one who waited hand and foot on them.Anyone got any clues on this?????

2006-06-07T07:53:00.000+02:00

Been thinking bout starting one of these for last year but just could not get going.Last night while sitting on the loo (Throne of Thoughts) decided that enough was enough.So here goes.Going to start small and constantly try to improve.Any comments and suggestions will be read but not always followed.