Soweto Uprising 1976

Today in South Africa we celebrate the day that many scholars lost their lives whilst protesting for better education, many of these children marched because the government introduced the compulsory use of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction.

June 16 the day of the march: Sadly the police responded with teargas and live bullets. Twelve-year-old Hector Pieterson fell to the ground, fatally wounded. He was picked up by Mbuyisa Makhubo, a fellow student, who ran with him towards the Phefeni Clinic, with Pieterson’s crying sister Antoinette running alongside.

The photo went around the world and Pieterson came to symbolise the uprising, giving the world a view of the brutality of apartheid.
It is commemorated today by a South African national holiday, Youth day, which honors all the young people who lost their lives in the struggle against Apartheid and Bantu Education.

Nailed it!

So winter in South Africa has just kicked and we are settling into our winter colour palette. But as a little lick on our fashionista palettes, here are some nail colours expected to make an appearance this Spring/Summer season. And boy, oh boy am I excited. These pales gone neon have got me going gaga for this coming season.

Watch this space, we’ll be splashing some upcoming clothing and hair colour trends for the upcoming season in 2012.

The Ex Factor

So we had our thrills and spills and rolling around in the sheets here and there. We shared meals and laughed hard at one another. We had our ‘Your CHEATING’ arguments and tears streaming down our faces at how much we miss one another. And now it’s over. Stayed single for some time to see whether I liked the single life and in that time, my first love came back to me (Yes, sickening cliché but it happened,lol.) Now my life is a full circle and I’ve settled into my niche. And then he decides to come back.

I don’t understand what it is with ex-boyfriends (and guys in general) deciding that NOW your good enough for them when your already with someone else. Why did you not shower me with love and affection when you still had me? I am finding so hard to understand why some men are so… So… Blind. Maybe my fellow bloggers can help me understand because at this point, I think I’ve sworn every known swear word in the book to get him off my back and he’s STILL googly eyed for me

Even though the saying goes ‘you won’t realise what it meant until it’s gone’ I’m not about to turn back and waste energy on reviving a relationship that’s run it’s course.

All You Need is Life

When we flick through television channels today, all we see is reality show after talk show after quest competition and what’s the main aim of all these? To find true love. Shows such as the Bachelor have brought love to us in a whole new packaging and in my mind’s eye, the infomercial would go a little something to the tune of this,
‘Are you looking for love in paradise? Maybe even hunting for Mr or Mrs Right in a parallel world of sensationalisation and day dreams? Well then this is definitely the show for you! Sign up to be one of our lucky contestants on the new season of the Bachelor!’

Now how absurd did that sound? Almost as absurd as the idea that love is now palpable and purchasable.
A man and a woman, living in a small shack, surviving from hand-to-mouth with 4 children can have a love so strong,not even their circumstances could break it. And why does it always happen that way? Because their love is REAL. It has nothing to give and nothing to take. All it is, is two hearts, compromising their everything to make one another happy. It’s a love that has braced the elements and that’s what love should be.

If love were to be personified in my eyes, I would imagine it to be an old woman. Why not a man?! Because a woman can be stern and soft in one go. She would be stout and love good food. She wouldn’t have that many wrinkles but more laugh lines and age spots. She would hug you and you would feel the warmth of her embrace right down to your toes. But if you disobeyed her or betrayed her, just by one look and you would know how much wrong you’ve really done. But at the end of each day, she’d smile a big smile and tell you how lucky she is to have you in her life.

So love needn’t have all these frills and gourmet meals, it definitely doesn’t need money to show how tremendous it can really be. All it needs is life… And of course two hearts that are willing to be with one another.

Little Things of You

When the red lights in the street mean a dime to me,
but spending an hour with you means the world.
When being the life of the party is the death of me,
but seeing you smile is what motivates me to live each day.
When my desire for designer diminishes,
because the feel of your kisses is all I really want.
When being popular becomes a fleeting thought,
and it only matters if your my #1 fan.
When being in the presence of great musicians is a bore to me,
because the only good music I know,is the sound of your voice.
When the statue of David is only but a piece of rock,
as I lay my eyes upon the body that belongs to you, my lover.
Mona Lisa’s smile is only but a petty curve on a woman’s face,
as I see your face in slumber.
These small superficial things that the world deems fit to praise
do not compare to the sweet smell that envelopes me when we embrace.
So what I’m trying to tell you,
is that in the smallest of ways and in the biggest of words,
without my intention of putting my heart in your possession.
You mean everything to me.