My up coming birthday.

Wow, I have been neglecting this side of the world and I am not proud but hey, I have been inspired. I have been reading a lot, especially Maya Angelous's autobiographies. That old woman is gifted. Such wisdom instilled in her. Wow.

Anyway, this coming Sunday, 20th Dec I will be celebrating my birthday and I am again grateful to my Parents and my partner for loving me unconditionally. I have been shining since the day I met you babes. I hope God can grant us many more years together.

I am planning to have a chilled day on Sunday, just to reflect back on my life and the wonderful little things I have achieved to date. They may be worthless asserts but, hey, every time I look at them I feel blessed.

I am BLACK like that!

I'm black and I'm proud, but i'm tired of beating my head against the wall and kissing arse just to be regarded as a nice, hardworking and intelligent black person.

Why does one always have to be doubted at all times when given a task?

My forefathers were buked, scorned and made to feel inferior, but currently the dance is still the same even though the rhythm has changed.

At work when you complain seeking justice and fair treatment you get to be asked if you need more training. WTF. You came to complain about the treatment you are exposed to not, the skills you might be needing to do your work well.

I love my job but more importantly I love being black, and I bet my grandfather won't be saying the same if he was still alive. Being black back then was more like you are being a suspect. Today the pain of being black is that you have to prove yourself over and over since we are still used as buffers indirectly.

What pisses me off is that we darkies we love to bear the brunt of everybody else's contempt.

I'm black and I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think its a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am, it does not define me.

So long Obz. . . U've been good to me.

I moved. Yesterday i was bidding farewell to my place in Observatory. I enjoyed staying there but I reckon it is time for change. There are few things that i'm going to miss about Obz, for one, pick and pay, how breezy the place would make me sound at times and the friendly faces.

But, not all is lost, I still work there, I just don't live there and my new place of residence is hectic. Noises everywhere, my bedroom is opposite to frequently used lift, ooh i don't need an alarm because the early birds are the one waking me up. Fantastic. I love the space, the flat is great. Well, since I am not planning to be in CPT for long now, i might as well enjoy my last days while i'm still here.

Words of Encouragement. . .

Coming together is the beginning

Life can be interesting at times, painful too, well, it depends on your frame of reference on how you live your life, but to me life is a mystery I unfold every step I take. In life we meet people from different corners, we develop relationships either with our parents, siblings, friends etc. but nothing beats meeting a very interesting person whom you think might make a positive impact on your life. I met a couple, very interesting indeed. When one gets to meet new characters it’s always interesting and you'd not want to loose contact with that particular person.

But,

Staying together is a progress. . .

You will agree with me when I say it takes gumption to make any kind of relationship work. Think back at the days when you were a teenager. Do you strongly believe if your parents or siblings were mere friends you meet on the streets would have given a time of the day to tolerate your fluctuating hormones? Now that’s progress coupled with love and understanding that your parents or siblings showed you. Understanding is one strong constituent of keeping any kind of a relationship together. It's hard though, but if one is determined then all will be well. I am no expert when it comes to making a relationship work, actually I suck. Anyway, progress entails trials, tribulations and trust. As soon as trust is gone everything is lost . . . but while trust is there. . .

Working together upshot success. . .

And, when you read a job spec they would talk about team work. Working in a team or together always speeds up the achievement of the results, why is that? Well, the job gets to be shared accordingly to each team member based on each one's ability or expertise. That is work relationship, but how does working together work in a personal level relationship? Well, sharing responsibility, being equal, honesty, and understanding (here it is again), and most importantly sacrificing. But then again, what the bleep do I know?

Now....

There has been so much happening in my life lately. From personal to professional wise. And, I am glad that my love life is blossoming everyday, going from strength to strength. I have a new interest and I want to develop it further. My world, well, my new passion is investments. One thing for sure there is so much out there that one is clueless of. We hear people talking about shares (stocks, bonds), the financial news get broadcast everyday and the data is scrutinized. But, does one actually knows how to invest wisely? Or, when to invest. There are what is called a bear, bull, pig markets etc. out there but when is the right time for one to invest in funds (mutual or hedge)? OK, I have been consumed by this soft economic science and I want to know everything that has to be known regarding asset management. . . I am really enjoying this.