tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74827342011-11-13T13:15:23.471+02:00roots firmly driven into african soil, my blood runs with a european mix but my heart beats at 33° 56' S, 18° 29' EVan Hunkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03771878879443290686noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7482734.post-1094165466053164462004-09-03T01:35:00.000+02:002004-09-03T00:51:06.053+02:00

last night i had the priviledge of listening to some of the national treasures still living in this land. amampondo, south africa's top marimba and percussion ensemble, had a jamming session in a the city varsity campus in cape town. we had organized for them, for the first time in their 23 year career, for their first music video to be shot. these guys, who have accompanied nelson mandela to

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i am busy creating a project that reflects the way i feel about the place i live in, and the people i share that life with. i have always wanted to think that one day i would contribute to the world around me, but was never sure of how i would be able to get my message, this message i have stored in my head, to the very people who i need to tell of this. i have so much to say, its just getting it

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it seems the madiba magic the springbok rugby team was hoping for, by wearing the famous numbers of nelson mandela, worked today, as they fought their way to winning the title of southern hemisphere champions by clinching the tri-nations series. madiba wasn't able to be there today, but the team said that they wanted to thank him for all the inspiration he had given them, by supporting his cause

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with great pride i watched a few of my countrymen perform for glory at the athens olympics, and it was a stimulation of patriotic glow that they were representing us so well. we don't have the budgets that many do, but we have the passion as south africans, that we might not always be the best, but we try damn hard to get there. small things count - such as tomorrows final tri-nations test game

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for years now we have been supporting house in cape town, nazereth house, situated on the slopes of devils peak, with the most awesome view over looking the city and out onto the sea. its such a peaceful place, with a large stone building nestled above old pine trees. when the wind blows, it whistles a tune through the pine leaves, rushing on its way to cause havoc in the city. its here that the

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it is always so strange driving into the langa, round the back from the n2 side. to get there you have to pass the opulence and grandeur of the local casino with its glittering exterior and flashing lights and clamoring sirens announcing another winner. you have to pass a place of dreams to enter reality that is always shocking. the state of the homes, the rotting flats that house far more people

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"A senior government official offered Germany's first apology on Saturday for a colonial-era crackdown that killed 65 000 ethnic Hereros -- a slaughter she acknowledged amounted to genocide." Mail & Guardian it takes such a long time for this kind of thing to be admitted. the world is still a sick place when the children of fathers and mothers cannot look back to where their ancestors went wrong

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with great joy, laughter and hearty 'i told you so's' i heard about the final downfall of the new national party - south africa's old apartheid creator and implementer of all its laws. we could all see it coming, the leadership having been passed on to a weak little man, known locally as 'kortbroek' or shortpants, referring to the afrikaner tradition of young boys only being allowed to wear short

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today was a beautiful day. my wife, sons, and some friends took a drive to hermanus, stanford and then de kelders - we went for food, company, a relaxing day-drive with the main aim of spotting some whales coming in to calf - its their time of the year, and it was just awesome. its always tough going to enjoy the beauty of mother nature - we first drive past 100 000's of thousands of sad south

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its amazing how we can be expecting water shartages around october this year, and then on a day like today the clouds throw buskets at us that cause all kinds of mayhem to our infrastructure - making up for lost time? i drove into town today to meet my regular pot-supplier - first grade stuff, but thats another story for another rainy day - and it took me 3x as long to get to my transaction spot

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shit - i think is the most decent swear word i can use to describe how i feel about the two south africans that were arrested in pakistan recently, for being part of an al-qaeda setup, and i suppose for being in the company of a known al-qaeda member. now stories abound of how the authorities have known for awhile that certain tourist and government sites in cape town and johannesburg were listed

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a friend of mine just spent two and a half weeks in new zealand and australia, to catch some of the wonderful rugger that our three countries produce when playing against eachother in the tri-nations rugby tournament. i fetched him from the airport today, after long delays, and when he finally settled down in his own chair, he had some very interesting stories to tell about life on the other side

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winter is surrounding us with a cold that bites in the early morning, but leads into beautiful clear days of warm sunshine with those extra special blue skies. it is only possible here to be wearing three different sets of clothing in one day, trying to keep up with what the body temperature feels under this winter suns influence. it is a beautiful day. we have just started planning the making

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the world is such a small place today - news travels so fast and at the same time we can always get onto a plane and be where ever we want in no time at all. the information age. what i want to know is what is the use of having all this information at our fingertips, if we never really take heed of what we learn. news and information provide us with an education into the thing that we are reading

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damn - another beautiful day here. the air is still, its warm and clear. no clouds to be seen, and today at least the sickly brown haze that hung around yesterday isnt to be seen. this week there was so much consternation regarding the local caltex refinery that spewed a 1000 litres of oil into the air, causing it to rain down on a whole suburb of people who are just plain gatvol. every day we

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was a beautiful rainy day today - we havent had much of it, and it seems we really never get enough, so it was good to spend the day inside, warm by the fireplace, listening to the drops explode against the window-panes. just cold outside, which makes me worry about the people just down the road from me who must feel so differently about the beauty of the wetness. when its dripping through your

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yesterday we were once again shocked into the reality of the sick world that some people live in - front page of the cape times - john boardman goes to celebrate his wife's birthday with his family at the wild fig restaurant in observatory. some diners who had finished their meal get up and hold the place up, robbing everyone of wallets and cellphones, and then when they started pushing his

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i started the day by feeling bloody cold. steam streaming with every breath and me wishing i could be back in bed, deep under the covers. but no luck - the office calls and so its hogging the heater for me today. today was supposed to be the official hand-over of iraq, but as the americans had chickened out earlier in the week, its left to the iraqi's to clean up the mess. and what a mess! they

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i found a couple of blog sites, and the thought entered my mind - hey, i've got quite alot to say - and so here i start. my first blog. the idea stolen while paging through a copy of ymag, trying to see whats hip and cool. i remember reading up on raed from baghdad - mainly during the american/british invasion, but only today considered starting my own. damn, its not going to be half as full of

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