In the post -The Spear-racism-disrespectful out-cry of exposing the presidents genitals and the vandalism thereof, let us not forget that there is a dream that needs to be lived by everyone of us - a dream of being young and gifted.
http://vimeo.com/11074313
This video is a reminder of what we should all be living up to.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
re-Writing Stone Town #2
Some of you might remember a similar (if not the same) titled blog post a few months back. Well this time, that little story has been published! Check it out on the link bellow.
http://blog.africabespoke.com/re-writing-stone-town-zanzibar/
http://blog.africabespoke.com/re-writing-stone-town-zanzibar/
Monday, May 21, 2012
#46
...of the top fifty dance spaces in Gauteng... And in this post we shall tackles the top places not to go and dance.
Tiger Tiger/Billy the Bum in Garsfontein area.
This was the type of dance place that I was first introduced to when I was a wee one and I now look back and realise just why I did not like to "go out" for the night.
Who ever, I wonder, thought that it would be a good idea to make people dance to the music that was playing? Throughout the whole night, three good songs were played: Nena 99 Red Balloons, MJ The Way You Make Me Feel, and then just as I was leaving, a god hip hop song thumped invitingly over the speakers.
The music is quite un-dance-able, so you end up swaying awkwardly in a corner. The other option is to get severely drunk and then stumble about everywhere, meaning you have eliminated the need to attempt to dance to the music or in some other way pass the time.
We all went to said establishment as part of a farewell to a dear capoeira crew member. So myself and some other good-music-lovers sacrificed our ears to spend time with him. And it was a good evening.
I will just not be going there again.
My final poke of fun at Tiger Tiger: I think this poster advertising a promotion speaks volumes as to the type of place it was... (http://www.billythebums.co.za/home.php)
Tiger Tiger/Billy the Bum in Garsfontein area.
This was the type of dance place that I was first introduced to when I was a wee one and I now look back and realise just why I did not like to "go out" for the night.
Who ever, I wonder, thought that it would be a good idea to make people dance to the music that was playing? Throughout the whole night, three good songs were played: Nena 99 Red Balloons, MJ The Way You Make Me Feel, and then just as I was leaving, a god hip hop song thumped invitingly over the speakers.
The music is quite un-dance-able, so you end up swaying awkwardly in a corner. The other option is to get severely drunk and then stumble about everywhere, meaning you have eliminated the need to attempt to dance to the music or in some other way pass the time.
We all went to said establishment as part of a farewell to a dear capoeira crew member. So myself and some other good-music-lovers sacrificed our ears to spend time with him. And it was a good evening.
I will just not be going there again.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Simply Bee Bakery in America
For the last month or so, I have been doing a writing internship - an electronic one, for a company based in the States. I write about any number of topics. The organisation is a sustainable furniture company based in Alabama and so the topics range from sustainable building, slow food/local food, environmental issues etcetera. The internship was advertised on craigslist as a place to talk about life in the Southern Hemisphere. Here is my first (finally edited) published article:
http://jrobinw.squarespace.com/simply-bee-bakery-johannesburg/
Next assignment, walnut furniture in South Africa. This could be interesting!
http://jrobinw.squarespace.com/simply-bee-bakery-johannesburg/
Next assignment, walnut furniture in South Africa. This could be interesting!
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