October 15th, 2007 — Blogging
A while ago I joined the Blog Action Day campaign and I wasn’t sure what I may write about. However, as I’m in Durban, sitting in my hotel room, I’m feeling exceptionally relaxed. You see in Johannesburg the stress levels are likely to be among the highest in the world.
Crime is one of the biggest culprits for the cause of stress and next to that I reckon traffic problems is a close 2nd. Personally I am extremely averse to being stuck in peak hour traffic and working from home is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. And having lived in Johannesburg I can avoid most of the highways and using back routes to find my way to my destination when I do have to go and meet someone.
On the dating front I’ve set-up my relationships so that my girlfriends come over to my place most of the time. This has been a real logistical triumph because so much time is wasted go out, having drinks, dinner, and trying to get a woman to come back to my place. So when I got to the point where women come over to my place I retain the power. You can read being more efficient in your dating life from dating coach Brent Smith.
Anyway back to Joburg traffic my advice to you would be to find a way to work from home, or to begin early and leave early. Worldwide there is a trend to more and more teleworkers and this should be encouraged in South Africa as well. I’m keen to hear your ideas about more efficient living in Johannesburg.
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June 27th, 2007 — Personal
Last night I came home from watching the movie Next. I was freezing by but off walking to mall from my car and back again after the movie. And only when I got home did I realise there were actual snow flakes falling and it was NOT rain.
Anyway here’s some photos I took around my town house complex this morning. I’d be keen to hear from anyone else who’s experienced the unusual snow falling around Johannesburg.
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April 30th, 2007 — Beliefs
The traffic in Joburg gets worse every year. In one sense its a very positive sign because there is a lot more money floating around although much of it is in the form of credit. Anyway I first learned about parking karma from David DeAngelo in one of many programs on dating and success in life. And more recently one of the teachers from The Secret also mentioned it. So I started incorporating it into my daily thoughts. Until today I could never tell if it was working or not. However, today I went to Southgate mall to deposit a cheque, and practically the entire parking lot was full.
So I drove around some of the cars turning away from the entrance. And as I looked around I remembered that I sent out the message to the Universe to open a parking for me close to the entrance. So instead of looking for a parking spot further away I just turned and drove towards the entrance. Two cars pulled out and the parking lot were almost immediately filled. A few seconds later another opened and this one was mine.
So if you want to start exploring how visualisation really works this is one simple experiment you can start doing today. Steve Pavlina has convinced me that we do in fact life in a subjective universe where our consciousness when seen as a interconnected whole allows us to manifest thoughts into our reality.
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March 26th, 2007 — Events
On Saturday, 23 March, I was blessed to attend the stage production of Shirley, Goodness and Mercy by my friend and author Chris van Wyk. Acclaimed director Janice Honeyman adapted and directed the play. There was some tension in the air as most of the people audience was made up of people from Riverlea, a Coloured township south-west of Johannesburg. And since this play is a memoir, set in Riverlea, its very, very personal matter to most people attending.
The play was first screened in Cape Town before coming to Johannesburg where it is actually set. Chris had generously offered me a extra ticket and I didn’t hesitate to accept. I was laughing from beginning to end at the witty dialogue between the characters, the funny moments, the inside jokes, the amazing depth of the story and how it relates to me, also a boy growing up in a world where Apartheid didn’t exist until I well into my teenage years and more so when I completed high school and went to study further at University. Being exposed to people from other races in South Africa brings the legacy of Apartheid in your face. Chris van Wyk strikes a wonderful balance between slapstick and seriousness.
Shirley, Goodness and Mercy has been described as nostalgic by some critics. Without repeating what has already been said before I want to leave with this comparison:
This is a wonderful story of childhood innocence. It is a story that runs deep into the veins of Apartheid, South Africa. Like in the film Life is Beautiful, the childhood innocence overcomes the struggle, the reality, the harshness of oppression. And like most of the best stories ever told, the is also a story of a boy and a girl who fall in love. Here’s some photos I took of Chris van Wyk and Janice Honeyman, and also Chris with some family outside the Market Theatre, Johannesburg.
If you are very, very curious about what has been said before please the following reviews:
Book now for Shirley, Goodness and Mercy at Market Theatre, Johannesburg. Its running from Friday, 23 March to 13 May 2007.
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