I saw this video over at Guinesspig.net and if there ever was a reason to give money to charity, then this would be it. Is this a con?, well watch the video and make up your own mind. I did a little research online and came across this website.

And if there ever was a reason to wish for Mugabe to be gone forever,  then this would be it as well. He has caused this problem.

Below applies to all those people born in South African between 1920 and 1980.

• First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos.

• They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, raw egg products, loads of bacon and processed meat, tuna from a can, and didn’t get tested for diabetes or cervical cancer.

• Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints.

• We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets or shoes, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking!!!

• As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.

• Riding in the back of a Bakkie on a warm day was always a special treat.

• We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.

• Take away food was limited to fish and chips, no pizza shops, McDonalds, KFC, Steers, Nandos.

• Even though all the shops closed at 6.00pm and didn’t open on the weekends, somehow we didn’t starve to death!

• We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.

• We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the corner store and buy Chappies, Wilson ’s Toffees, Wicks Bubble Gum and some crackers to blow up frogs with.

• We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soft drinks with sugar in it, but we weren’t overweight because……

• WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!

• We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.

• No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.

• We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes.

• We built tree houses and cubby houses and played in river beds with matchbox cars.

• We did not have Playstations, Nintendo’s, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on DSTV, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no mobile phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms……….WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!

• We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no Lawsuits from these accidents.

• Only girls had pierced ears!

• We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.

• You could only buy Easter Eggs and Hot Cross Buns at Easter time…….no really!

• We were given pellet guns and catapults for our 10th birthdays!!

• We rode bikes or walked to a friend’s house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them!

• Mum didn’t have to go to work to help dad make ends meet!

• RUGBY and CRICKET had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn’t had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! Getting into the team was based on MERIT AND NOT DUE TO BLACKMAIL, THREATS AND GUILT FROM THE PAST….. strange but true!

• Our teachers used to belt us with big sticks and leather staps and bully’s always ruled the playground at school.

• The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of.

• They actually sided with the law!

• Our parents didn’t invent stupid names for their kids like ‘Kiora’ and ‘Blade’ and ‘Ridge’ and ‘Vanilla’

• This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!

• The past 70 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.

• We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!

• And YOU are one of them!

CONGRATULATIONS!

You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated our lives for our own good.

And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were.

Nothing like a bit of encouragement from the union boss. There are currently taxi strikes in Kwa-Zulu Natal (South Africa) and the trade unions know how to persuade their members…

With the massive credit crunch taking grip all over England and especially in London, and the untimely loss of our house (it blew over in the big storm last week), we have decided to get out while we can with the little belongs that we have.

Our pounds, which are slightly lower in value to the pounds in the city have been deteriorrating now for years. We have been playing the fool for too long thinking that our money would increase in value.

We have also noticed over the past few years that London in general is becoming like a 3rd world country or a cowboy capital (crime on the streets on a daily basis, knifing, stabbing, shooting, and there is no law and order (only on TV).

So we will be back in South Africa on the 26th of July, which turns out to be exactly 9 years to the day, when we arrived in the country. We are not moving back to East London, but instead heading down to Cape Town, where it feels a lot like England, since most of Cape Town is owned by British and Foreign investors.

With the exchange rate at almost 16 to 1, I am sure we will be able to live like kings. We have bought a penthouse in the V&A waterfront, because it’s close to the heart of Cape Town.

Imagine working on a news article or a business letter and suddenly your electricity goes off for an hour - You’re in the dark, your PC is pissed because it wasn’t shut down properly and in an age where everything is electronic, you are pretty much stuffed. Then it comes on again, and it takes a good couple of minutes to get back into the stride of things, and you are just about to finish that  article and off it goes again.

This is apparently happening on a daily basis in South Africa. How businesses are copying I just don’t know?

Someone sent me this great new CD from a little known band called ESKOM. You might have heard of them! They recommend you listen to it immediately just in case you are left in the dark.

I thought I would stay with the South African theme and put a couple of jokes I received today from Mom-in-law (thanks).

Actual writings in a Mpumalanga Hospital Register.

1. The patient refused autopsy.
2. The patient has no previous history of suicides.
3. Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital.
4. Patient’s medical history has been remarkably insignificant with only a 40 pound weight gain in the past three days.
5. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very  hot in bed last night..
6. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
7. On the second day the knee was better, and on the third day it disappeared.
8. The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.
9. The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993.
10. Discharge status: Alive but without my permission.
11. Healthy appearing decrepit 69-year old male, mentlly alert but forgetful.
12. Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.
13. She is numb from her toes down.
14. While in ER, she was examined, x-rated and sent home.
15. The skin was moist and dry.
16. Occasional, constant infrequent headaches.
17. Patient was alert and unresponsive.
18. Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid.
19. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life, until she  got a divorce.
20. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.
21. Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation.
22. Examination of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized.
23. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.
24. Skin: somewhat pale but present.
25. The pelvic exam will be done later on the floor.
26. Large brown stool ambulating in the hall.
27. Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities

We don’t see a lot of news these on South Africa in the UK, but talk to any South Africans in the UK and everyone is talking about the same problem (Crime in South Africa). It seems to be more apparent over here and none so than in this video from a New Zealand News Agency.
 
18000 Murders a year.
50 Murders a day.
10 times worse than the USA.

They claim this to be the World’s fastest, highest, longest, steepest zip line.
Height: 918 ft / 280 m
Length: 1.2 miles / 2 km
Top Speed: 100 mph / 160 km/h

Looks bloody awesome!, although the methods of getting the person down from the line could be improved (Only in Africa)!

This is truly brilliant and highly recommended for all South Africans.
Note: There is quite a bit of swearing and references to genitals…. but it’s all in good fun!