Heritage (Setso)

This public holiday is one of respected datesin South africa where every citicizen of this country remember their own culture and it's importance to him or her.when this date is near one will notice the clothing people wear to show which culture of the rainbow they belong to! because it really is a rainbow when everyone wear the colours of their cultural clothing.  one will see women wear beautiful clothes with different colours on each cloth the wear, also the food that are prepare to comemorate the existance of those that have passed on and left us this knoledge that is loved by everyone in the country white, india, coloured or black.this is a celebration of the beginning of the languages that are spoken by all people of South Africa, one will be amazed of the rich history between cultures and languages that are in this beautiful country(SA). this is important day for those western young thatonly grew up speaking english and their parents are African in the origing in the country. they learn the roots properly and also celebrate their existance and also appreciate the day but because the youth of today dont really care much about their roots most celebrate this day with alcohol, which to the elders its a lot of disrespect.

Places I’ve been

Firstly by birth I am from the greenest province I know called Limpopo and most of the agriculture is from this province. This province is a beautiful place that I know and respect very much, in it there is a place called Mokopane and I’m from a small place called Bakenburg (Leyden) in Mokopane. Then in 2010 we moved to Mahwelereng 5 minutes outside Mokopane. In 2004 I moved to Johannesburg where I was to continue my high school career in 2005 the following year in an area called Boksburg until I finished my high school career. From what I remember is that high school was fun because I took part in almost everything that was done there, I was a sports man in which I did athletic, rugby and in cultural activities like eisteddfod, revue, Oscar evenings and maths competitions. When it comes to Gauteng and Limpopo I can’t say its places I’ve been because they are my home provinces in which I know them off by heart. Warm bath is a great place to check out because that place is too good, love the setup of the area because it is a place where you are spoiled for choice accommodation  if you want a place that  you would want to bond with you family without any disturbance I would say warm bath is a place for you.

Now Mpumalanga is one of the provinces that I went away for visits and that is a very intriguing province, when I went there I was in a place called sabie what a great place indeed. One wakes up to the refreshing sounds of rivers and birds that make such beautiful morning melodies, with a breeze of fresh air. The in environment is so moist like no other place I know high mountainous route and meanders, as we travelled that place we drove in the mist for about an hour and a half full of excitement. That trip was amazing to me and the lodge we acquired was too great because the food was awesome from breakfast to dinner.

When I went to North West province man it’s even nicer even though serenity of their land is not the same as the one of MP, but the lodge that I went to was way beautiful than that of sabie. The lodge we went to is called lesedi cultural village, they have history of all our national cultures and languages from their time of existence. I enjoyed having African dishes they served during dinner and a world class breakfast. Sometimes to travelling is relaxing to the mind and learning about thing while on that trip, which I think really support the saying you can never say I’ve learned enough because you learn everyday it can be intellectual and learning a new taste of dishes you already know for that matter.

 Lesedi cultural village is a great place for anyone who is interested in learning more about the roots of their culture and then i would recommend this place, it would be for field trip of kinder garden, primary school scholar and any adult that is looking to have fun learning about their culture because they have these plays and storytelling sessions about what happened in the past which I found them very insideful. This made me realise that some people out there still treasure their cultures and they even go one step further by learning about other cultures so that they can keep them alive only for the mere fact that cultures are collapsing and dying. So if you’re that person like me then this is a place to be at truly South Africa culture right there and i guess even the name just gives it away.

I can’t really say much about Free State because when I went there it was only by passing and for now I can say the city looked great and the weather is cold there because we almost froze to death but overall that made me even like it more.  The people are very friendly in the area I’ve been even though the time when I was there was not for leisure but I would recommend because it looked great, which means possibilities are high that I might go back and this time for fun. So what i can say is that Free state be on a look out for Hlogi because he might be around anytime soon from today.

Now I am left with several places then after that its international roaming, I guess this is a good plan for my future travelling goals.

Holidays (my winter recess)

I can’t believe that i am actually doing this article on my holidays but anyways i had quite awesome holidays over the recess and yeah this time it was different because most of the time they never this fun. I finished writing early hoping that i would have time to relax before going home to my family for recess but that was ruined by my mother when she called asking(this is lenient she demanded to know what i was still doing in Jozi) because she had other things planned that were never communicated with me. Since i respect my mother so much i gave her what she requested which was my butt in Limpopo before Monday of the 25 June 2012 in which i was expected to book a slot for my driver’s licence test date, so i went home and got there two days before time i was expected Friday night with my aunt’s husband. He dropped me by our house in Mahwelereng and as i was getting off the car; i saw my mother’s vehicle packed in the yard so it was clear that she really wanted something to be done by that Monday.

When i entered the house everyone was in their rooms sleeping because it was late. In the morning when i woke up my mom was out to attend their choir event in Mapela, tombstone unveiling of one of their female member’s husband. It was Saturday morning which me and my little bro spend the day indoors watching scrubs and some chuck series. We missed each other since it’s been a while since we’ve seen each other because most of our time we speak telephonically. Mommy came back around 5pm she was very tire from their event and came into the house to greet us because it has been a long since we’ve seen one another. She then went to her room to sleep; we carried on with the night in my room where we watched movies and series. Sunday morning we went to church and enjoyed the great sermons the clergies gave to us from our God and also the beautiful guidance, one would say that they were very soothing and promising news because they just instil your faith more so it can be stronger than before.

Monday i was instructed to go book for the driving licence test so that i can start driving officially and that to me was an honour because it only told me that maybe my mother is tired of driving me around where i could just drive myself since i had learner but that was nothing. So i went to town to book so i can get a date to be tested and get certified too. So i got the Thursday slot to be tested and i joined other enthusiastic young and old learner drivers who also wanted certification. Found the suitable driving school where i can practice the rules of driving and re-learn the proper way of driving since what was required in the testing ground is not the same as the level of driving that i’ve already possessed. So i took two lessons to prepare for Thursday morning so i can be tested. Then came Thursday morning in which i was to be tested and i got tested then passed the driving certification. Then throughout the holidays all i did was to love driving and just enjoy the joy of not being driven but to drive. And to hear my mother referring to her old car as yours; for that moment it just felt awesome then i know that i will use it after it is well repaired. The one thing that made everything interesting was missing my woman and not seeing her for a month was just terrible for me but it just brought us closer more than ever and i am not saying that people must distance themselves from their partners to feel closer.

That’s why first thing you do when you get back from a holiday is to see the lady of your life because now she is no longer lady of your dreams, just because she is in your care at this moment. So all i can say is that you can have it all but when she is not around things don’t happen accordingly. I got back in Jozi on Friday and since a night before we had plans for the next day, and with the way things were happening it was like everything was planned by someone with higher power. When i got to the house first thing first was just to put my stuff and see her; we went out for a movie which we enjoyed so much and had a great laugh throughout the whole movie (mad buddies). After watching the movie we treated ourselves to a meal since it was already late we had dinner together and sometime i think you learn a lot from yourself in these kinds of moments. Opening up yourself to a great person and feeling like you belong in that moment, it was never meant for anyone but you and finding out that you are a good man with respect now that is just priceless. Having to start a day like that, you just know that you will not let it end forever because it is the beginning of great things between you. Overall i can say that my holidays were awesome that i don’t want to get out of the mood they left me in. #Smiling!  

Life

Earth is where we’re born to live-planet of life they say

But what is life? They lived asking and passed without

Answers, some biblical mind say it’s a gift from Almighty

But still question lack substance to be the real answer- to

The minds without wisdom so curious like a cats seeking to

To reveal this challenging yet beautiful process in this round

Ball to which we don’t understand its nature of existence but yet

We still live in it curiously as ever yet we carry on with life

What is life? Mmm… does it have the beginning? Because we

Can see that life support it oh sometimes it does feel like there

Is no meaning in it or life itself does not exist but just addiction to

Oxygen aaahh is the feeling of challenging stage in which one doesn’t

Acquire what is at hand to be the man he wants to be oh life is a hard process

Indeed but there are no short cuts at it are there? Life is forever which makes

It hard for us to exist in one moment without constant introspection

Am i worth it to exist or to matter as i am? Night and day everything is

Alive! Yet it is still hard to live… what is life?

Snowy Day- South Africa

White as ever was Johannesburg on the 7th of August 2012 we appreciated the nature for providing us with one gift we dont see everydaysnow! it was a good day i must say.

ALL ABOUT WOMEN

All about women

by Funanani Chabalala- New lady in Hlogï's free mind

 HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY_from hlogi

It is yet again National Women's day, Women's month, I want to dedicate this to all the women in the world, may they (we) all have a lovely women's day/month.

There is a lot to be mentioned when it comes to women. In the world we are living in today, women are being given more authority than previously. It was tough, if not impossible, for women to climb the corporate ladder back then. One could hardly find a woman working in the construction industry, mining, government for example. In recent ages, the 'glass-ceiling' that's been hanging for too long is being broken. Women are indeed venturing into a range of industries, and it feels good I must add.

Now before any talk of women in the world, I have to/want to honour my mother for the "woman" in her and the woman she has raised in me. I reckon its not easy to raise a girl child to a woman of dignity, respect and honour, which I believe I am *lol*, oh yes!! I look around me and see that, as much as there are respectful women out there, there are also women who don't live out their legacy. They are women by nature, but their works don't conform to the standard of a woman created by the Almighty. But I pray that God changes all that, amen! Uhm... Let's not cry when we are supposed to celebrate. Let me talk briefly about a few women who really inspire me, not that others don't, I just can't mention them all.

The Corporate world - There is one woman (in construction) that I can talk about in this case, Dr. Thandi Ndlovu, the founder of Motheo Construction group. Dr. Ndlovu was born in Soweto and schooled at Orlando High School. She obtained academic excellence and participated in various student organizations, including the Student’s Christian Movement. She was forced to abandon her Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree at the University of Fort Hare as a direct result of the oppression that followed. In 1976 she was part of the contingent of MK cadres who were posted to Novo Catengue a military training camp in the South of Angola. In 1984 she enrolled with the University of Zambia, completing a BSc (Human Biology) and MBchB degrees.

Upon returning to South Africa she ran a private medical practice in Orange Farm for five years.  Dr Thandi was the Sole Private Practitioner, and delivered medical services covering a population of over 200 000 people. All this done by a woman, talk about women with influence. I know, I'm inspired too lol - but wait - there's still more! I am inspired by a whole lot of women hey, and I pray that I'm not alone.

One other women who holds a high profile in governmental state is Hillary Clinton. This lady has moved mountains. Hillary Clinton was born on October 26, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. She became a democrat in 1968 and married Bill Clinton in 1975. She was first lady from 1993 to 2001 and a U.S. Senator from 2001 to 2009. In early 2007, Hillary Clinton announced her plans to run for president. During the 2008 Democratic Primaries, she conceded her nomination when it became apparent that Barack Obama held a majority of the delegate vote. After winning the national election, Obama appointed her as Secretary of State. Hillary Clinton is not just a senator in the state, she is also a lawyer and has been named one of the 100 most powerful lawyers in America.

Now these women I've talked briefly about, are what I call "women of power" or better yet "women of influence". Again one gets to see that a woman's place is not always "in the kitchen" as said by many, yes we cook, clean, wash and mother babies as ideal women but there is room for academic excellence, career boosting and the corporate world. We too, can do these, even more. The only limit one has is that which they have placed for themselves. Women of influence go way back, back in ancient days of Jesus Christ, and even before Him.

Take Eve, it all began when God realised that men cannot really do good without women. Four women are mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ, that is Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and Bathsheba (Uriah's wife). Now God didn't just create this women, He had a purpose for each one of them, just like He does for You (women). If one goes back in the bible, u'd realise that everyone of these 4 women has a little bit of a bad background, their reputation was somehow not pleasing. But as said, God has the ability to turn shame into fame, pain to gain, misery to glory (or sth along those lines lol). But my point here is, it does not matter where u've been before, what u were before, it matters what God is raising in You. Be it a strong woman in prayer, an inspiration to others, a future doctor, accountant, president. Remember impossible exists in the land of the non-believers, with God nothing is impossible.

So ladies (this is for women after all lol), go on out there, grab that opportunity. Yes it might be dressed in overalls, lab coat, fancy clothing or whatsoever, grab it and make it worthwhile. I always recite "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants", a giant does not necessarily mean tall, broad shoulders, bold and all that. It simply means great people, doing great things. You can be that giant, I can be that giant, all this done through dedication.

Women, together we can move mountains, soar like eagles. Help a sister (any lady), help yourself. And most of all, pray, seek God, there is power in a prayerful woman!

Hlogi