AffinitySA.com Website Review
AffinitySA.com has only been around since 2004. Like many other dating services today they are punting the mixture of matchmaking and social events. A conversation with the owner, Lyle Tapinos, explains that there’s more to it, and they want to help people improve themselves. For example, an inexperienced guy is going out on a hot […]
Steve Jobs speech: Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish
I still remember the first time I watched Steve Jobs’ Stanford commencement speech. He was not a polished motivational speaker. He was vulnerable, raw, and deeply human. Yet his words cut through all the noise: Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish. For me, sitting in South Africa in 2005, this message feels more urgent than ever. We […]
It’s a date: How to find love online
Here’s a reprint of an article that quotes my research into the online dating industry in South Africa… Clean-shaven, straight teeth and a friendly smile … in a word, handsome. After a week of vigorous SMSing and long phone conversations, “handsome” and I decide to meet. Eager to see each other in real life, we […]
Tiger and the Snow
I just found an article about a new film, Tiger and the Snow, by Roberto Benigni, who won an Oscar for Life is Beautiful. I rented the DVD of Life is Beautiful after listening to Tony Robbins’s Get The Edge. I remember I didn’t want to watch this movie when it came out in theatres […]
The Art and Strategy of Being a Superflirt by Tracey Cox
Watching two people flirt is kind of like watching a car wreck. There’s all the discomfort, the unmistakable fear and the inability, for the life of you, to look away. But that’s until you learn the tricks of the trade, according to dating (and sex) expert Tracey Cox. Review by Faraaz Mahomed… ‘Superflirt’ is one […]