How do you identify the Zimbo from a group of professional trying to make it in the world?
He’s the guy pulling his fellow Zimbo down so that he can get on top of him but not necessarily on top of the whole bunch
I really do wonder how we’ve made it this far?
It really shows God’s grace toward his children
Despite the number of people working on ensuring that you don’t get to the top
We still make it to the top
And some of these people actually call themselves your friends
Yes, we’re on the same trip but their the ones who will tell you along the road that you dropped something and they forgot to tell you then
They’re now telling you coz they’ve remembered and this is now some fifty kilometres from where you dropped the stuff
So much for friendship
Yeah, they promise to wait for you
And don’t
The one who have a conscience that bothers them will actually wait for you and make u feel that you delayed their progress and you should be grateful that they waited
They’ll nag you about that incident again and again to ensure you’re eternally grateful
It’s not the end of such happenstances
They continue for as long as you walk together
Ah, such is life for a black person
Thank God that we’ll make it someday- with or without our ‘friends’
Thursday, 29 January 2009
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Show off!
Argh!!
They just had to do that
A bloke gets in touch with me just to show off
My reaction....
Zilch
The whole event doesn’t warrant any reaction especially after the amount of work they put into getting one
Of all things to do- they call me up to sort of ask how I am so that I ask back how they are
So I go thru the rigmarole just so that they get to what they’ve got to announce
Then, eventually they come clean after a bit of prodding just to give them a bit of the sought after satisfaction
And then…….
It's priceless their reaction when I didn't react
So what if u now have that and i don't have
Hellllo
When was I ever materialistic?
It's saddening when I look at the whole picture
There’s like only two people who’ve said congrats on that and people have to search for a third
Now, that’s not wrong actually
How they go about it is the weird and wrong way
Why not just come out in the open and say
VIOLA!
That way I have no time to doubt and dig into what u’re up to
I just react like a normal person and congratulate you
Then maybe depending on what mood I’m in I just might still let u know I’m in ur secret
Maybe, but not always
Try it
It has healthier results
And trust me, the smiles will be genuine.
They just had to do that
A bloke gets in touch with me just to show off
My reaction....
Zilch
The whole event doesn’t warrant any reaction especially after the amount of work they put into getting one
Of all things to do- they call me up to sort of ask how I am so that I ask back how they are
So I go thru the rigmarole just so that they get to what they’ve got to announce
Then, eventually they come clean after a bit of prodding just to give them a bit of the sought after satisfaction
And then…….
It's priceless their reaction when I didn't react
So what if u now have that and i don't have
Hellllo
When was I ever materialistic?
It's saddening when I look at the whole picture
There’s like only two people who’ve said congrats on that and people have to search for a third
Now, that’s not wrong actually
How they go about it is the weird and wrong way
Why not just come out in the open and say
VIOLA!
That way I have no time to doubt and dig into what u’re up to
I just react like a normal person and congratulate you
Then maybe depending on what mood I’m in I just might still let u know I’m in ur secret
Maybe, but not always
Try it
It has healthier results
And trust me, the smiles will be genuine.
The book thing
So, I like reading fiction
They’re not out of the world plots
They’re actually down to earth plots
Some explore unfinished research
Some look at the ‘what if’s” of unexplained historical events
And the rest are what if things could be this way and mysteries
Why I like these is coz they put on paper a person’s mind
What they’d want to be like,
How they see things
What they think things are like
What they see around them
How and why they feel the way they do
On the level, they’re just refreshing
Quite insightful at times when they have a real world setting
Now, on that other hand
The person wants to bring out what happened the way they saw it
Or in cases in a most palatable manner
So for it to be palatable
They end up tweaking things a bit
So that people don’t get the wrong idea about who they are, about how things work
And also to ensure the book sells
Ever heard that a good story sells a book?
Well, it does
So the real life story’s gotta be good so that it’s picked off the shelf
So tweaking happens
Sometimes it’s eventual when the publisher reads the script
But I think most of the times when the person goes over their manuscript they figure that there’s a certain way that people have to understand the book
They need to bring the person on the same level, same perceptions and concepts
So tweaking happens
I just don’t tolerate lies so I avoid them
So when it’s books, I scan and see if the degree of tweaking is less than 1%
(very subjective, my world)
If it’s on the mark or below the threshold I read and so my reading is that bit wider coz I also want to know how people think when they have an audience
Just moi
Just the books I read.
My last read was Jeffery Archer’s Kane and Abel
I love his view.
They’re not out of the world plots
They’re actually down to earth plots
Some explore unfinished research
Some look at the ‘what if’s” of unexplained historical events
And the rest are what if things could be this way and mysteries
Why I like these is coz they put on paper a person’s mind
What they’d want to be like,
How they see things
What they think things are like
What they see around them
How and why they feel the way they do
On the level, they’re just refreshing
Quite insightful at times when they have a real world setting
Now, on that other hand
The person wants to bring out what happened the way they saw it
Or in cases in a most palatable manner
So for it to be palatable
They end up tweaking things a bit
So that people don’t get the wrong idea about who they are, about how things work
And also to ensure the book sells
Ever heard that a good story sells a book?
Well, it does
So the real life story’s gotta be good so that it’s picked off the shelf
So tweaking happens
Sometimes it’s eventual when the publisher reads the script
But I think most of the times when the person goes over their manuscript they figure that there’s a certain way that people have to understand the book
They need to bring the person on the same level, same perceptions and concepts
So tweaking happens
I just don’t tolerate lies so I avoid them
So when it’s books, I scan and see if the degree of tweaking is less than 1%
(very subjective, my world)
If it’s on the mark or below the threshold I read and so my reading is that bit wider coz I also want to know how people think when they have an audience
Just moi
Just the books I read.
My last read was Jeffery Archer’s Kane and Abel
I love his view.
Reaction - wanted
Ever had a case where someone tries to poke u just to see if u’ll react?
How did u respond?
Did u react?
If u did they got their gratification coz all they wanted was u to react
And react badly u did, I can guess
That’s how some people derive their satisfaction with life
A word of warning to those who’ll try that tactic with me
It doesn’t work
I’ve perfected the art of ZERO reaction
I’ll act as if I cannot see what u’ve done or what u intend to do
I just simply ignore ur antics
It’s gotten quite a number ticked off coz their ploys didn’t work
Pppplease!
Why do u seek for a reaction in someone so that u can derive fun from their reaction?
When will u grow up?
Maybe u don’t wanna but I really don’t have time for such people
It’s great fun ignoring people who’re after a reaction
They wonder – what’s up with u?
Some actually are irritated to the point of asking u if don’t notice that something’s up
Then the rocker……tell them u saw it but how do THEY feel after ur non response
Try it
Their reaction is priceless.
How did u respond?
Did u react?
If u did they got their gratification coz all they wanted was u to react
And react badly u did, I can guess
That’s how some people derive their satisfaction with life
A word of warning to those who’ll try that tactic with me
It doesn’t work
I’ve perfected the art of ZERO reaction
I’ll act as if I cannot see what u’ve done or what u intend to do
I just simply ignore ur antics
It’s gotten quite a number ticked off coz their ploys didn’t work
Pppplease!
Why do u seek for a reaction in someone so that u can derive fun from their reaction?
When will u grow up?
Maybe u don’t wanna but I really don’t have time for such people
It’s great fun ignoring people who’re after a reaction
They wonder – what’s up with u?
Some actually are irritated to the point of asking u if don’t notice that something’s up
Then the rocker……tell them u saw it but how do THEY feel after ur non response
Try it
Their reaction is priceless.
Friday, 23 January 2009
Some deep stuff
Was just thinking of the kind of books I read
I read stuff that won't pollute my mind
I read fiction novels
Actually I love reading fiction
Why don't I trust reading real life novels
Well coz I don't trust that many people
Honest, I don’t
I don't know them and probably never will so why take as is what they've got to write and ascribe the word truth to it?
My diction is mine and I’m calling myself a realist right now
People have their own agendas to push so what’s to stop them from calling it real so that we all end up believing things are the way they say they are?
The only real life book I believe 100% is the Bible
Just that one book
All others I take my caution and pick n choose what I want to believe
Will finish later
I read stuff that won't pollute my mind
I read fiction novels
Actually I love reading fiction
Why don't I trust reading real life novels
Well coz I don't trust that many people
Honest, I don’t
I don't know them and probably never will so why take as is what they've got to write and ascribe the word truth to it?
My diction is mine and I’m calling myself a realist right now
People have their own agendas to push so what’s to stop them from calling it real so that we all end up believing things are the way they say they are?
The only real life book I believe 100% is the Bible
Just that one book
All others I take my caution and pick n choose what I want to believe
Will finish later
Take charge!
I don’t believe I’m already tired
(must be the age creeping up- my mum now has 4 grandchildren-4th one came on day 3 '09-take a guess how old I am. If u gotta guess u're also old coz I told u:)
I think I’m bored and becoming frustrated with myself
For the first time in as many years as I’ve lived, I think I’m gonna make resolutions for this year
Actually, when I got to know all this abt resolutions my only resolution was that each year the resolution would be to be happy in God’s path. Simple & a lot of fun for someone like me. I know, I know-BORING’s the word
I love myself and I love to be happy
This time around a lot’s been flying in my face and I’ve got to take a stance
Don’t know how I’ll achieve that when all that’s flying are variables
What I know is I’ll make it coz it’s actually ot in grasp the how and it’s actually also not up to me
All I gotta do is believe and it’ll happen
It always does happen
Back to that African thing I almost blogged abt maybe y/day or 2days ago
It’s to do with relations and the rigmarole of who’s gotta be told what by whom and how and when
PPPPLEASE!!!!
I know there’s something called culture but also there’s something called reality and logic
People get worked up over nothing coz someone said something or did something that way and not that
Kutogarisana dare at that!
Aaah!
That was it
It’s the passing of the buck and holding each other back that’s kept us where most of us are
I’m chaninging how things happen around me
I’m in control
I loved typing that
Splendid weekend.
(must be the age creeping up- my mum now has 4 grandchildren-4th one came on day 3 '09-take a guess how old I am. If u gotta guess u're also old coz I told u:)
I think I’m bored and becoming frustrated with myself
For the first time in as many years as I’ve lived, I think I’m gonna make resolutions for this year
Actually, when I got to know all this abt resolutions my only resolution was that each year the resolution would be to be happy in God’s path. Simple & a lot of fun for someone like me. I know, I know-BORING’s the word
I love myself and I love to be happy
This time around a lot’s been flying in my face and I’ve got to take a stance
Don’t know how I’ll achieve that when all that’s flying are variables
What I know is I’ll make it coz it’s actually ot in grasp the how and it’s actually also not up to me
All I gotta do is believe and it’ll happen
It always does happen
Back to that African thing I almost blogged abt maybe y/day or 2days ago
It’s to do with relations and the rigmarole of who’s gotta be told what by whom and how and when
PPPPLEASE!!!!
I know there’s something called culture but also there’s something called reality and logic
People get worked up over nothing coz someone said something or did something that way and not that
Kutogarisana dare at that!
Aaah!
That was it
It’s the passing of the buck and holding each other back that’s kept us where most of us are
I’m chaninging how things happen around me
I’m in control
I loved typing that
Splendid weekend.
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Do I really mean it?
There have been times that I wish that i wasn't African.
Just that
Not that I want to be any other colour but just that my descent sometimes does get on my nerves
At times
Not always
Actually not a lot of times
Ok, ok
It happened this month that I actually did wish I wasn’t African
Case?
It’s proving elusive right now but it’s to do with culture
My mind wants to go to superstition but that only happened two days ago
It’s the culture thing
Or is it just people trying to mask their hidden intentions behind culture?
Since I was a young tot I remember that I tended to be rebellious at times
Not just for the sake of wanting to be
But for the sake of straight answers
I just need to know why things are the way they are
Why follow things just becoz someone says so?
Back to my case
I lost it
I got into a fight with people at home
And I still stand my ground
I will not be forced to believe things that cannot be substantiated
Nothing to do with faith
Just plain facts
You guessed it,
I lost the plot
Will get back to it when I remember more than just the title.
Just that
Not that I want to be any other colour but just that my descent sometimes does get on my nerves
At times
Not always
Actually not a lot of times
Ok, ok
It happened this month that I actually did wish I wasn’t African
Case?
It’s proving elusive right now but it’s to do with culture
My mind wants to go to superstition but that only happened two days ago
It’s the culture thing
Or is it just people trying to mask their hidden intentions behind culture?
Since I was a young tot I remember that I tended to be rebellious at times
Not just for the sake of wanting to be
But for the sake of straight answers
I just need to know why things are the way they are
Why follow things just becoz someone says so?
Back to my case
I lost it
I got into a fight with people at home
And I still stand my ground
I will not be forced to believe things that cannot be substantiated
Nothing to do with faith
Just plain facts
You guessed it,
I lost the plot
Will get back to it when I remember more than just the title.
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
Annular Solar eclipse Monday 26 January 2009
Now I know this is gonna look I’m becoming obsessed with looking up
But what else can I do when the view is better from the top?
For all Africans sharing the subregion with moi i.e. Southern Africa
There’s going to a partial solar eclipse on Monday next week
Monday 26 January 2009
If u miss it it’ll happen for us again in 2016 so why miss this chance
For Hararians who work get to work by 8am
Make sure ur boss sees u’re at work and then go out and watch the beauty
It’ll be over by 9.32am. It starts at 7:26am so don’t tell me u cannot be spared for a few minutes over that duration
Almost forgot- get eclipse viewers for your safety
Read something about pinhole projections on the net
For more info on what u can see from where I suggest go to this site
Don’t tell me I never shared anything with you.
Oh, by the way this time around it's the south Africans, those down under and the island dwellers and the Asians who'll see it
You don't have to be told what they all have in common
Happy viewing........
But what else can I do when the view is better from the top?
For all Africans sharing the subregion with moi i.e. Southern Africa
There’s going to a partial solar eclipse on Monday next week
Monday 26 January 2009
If u miss it it’ll happen for us again in 2016 so why miss this chance
For Hararians who work get to work by 8am
Make sure ur boss sees u’re at work and then go out and watch the beauty
It’ll be over by 9.32am. It starts at 7:26am so don’t tell me u cannot be spared for a few minutes over that duration
Almost forgot- get eclipse viewers for your safety
Read something about pinhole projections on the net
For more info on what u can see from where I suggest go to this site
Don’t tell me I never shared anything with you.
Oh, by the way this time around it's the south Africans, those down under and the island dwellers and the Asians who'll see it
You don't have to be told what they all have in common
Happy viewing........
Monday, 19 January 2009
Post 100
Quite a delight it is to be here
Here where I can just pour out my thoughts and, at odd moments, my feelings
I realise I’m out in the open
Very exposed
Coz pple know me
It sort of just happened
So today I did all I could to ensure new pple drop here by chance
Perchance I’m the next blog
Perchance someone really does like what I post & decides to share the link
I won’t lead anyone or tell anyone where I blog
That’s now a privilege
LOL!
I digressed right fro the start
Thank you to those who do read what I post
It matters not who you are or how you got here
What matters is that you see me in some light coz of what I write
At times it’s gibberish
At times it’s something I want to share
At times it’s just words
I just wanted to say thank you and so I will now say it
Thank you.
For sharing
For dropping by
For commenting
For anything else you’ve done for ME
Thank you
I trust we’ll be together for as long as this blog has no weight on my conscience
It’s just something I like doing
I missed it for lack of time
I’ll be around for as long as I can connect and I hope that’ll be for as long as I can type
I still have not started on this tear so PLEASE bear with me
I’m yet to wake upJ
Here where I can just pour out my thoughts and, at odd moments, my feelings
I realise I’m out in the open
Very exposed
Coz pple know me
It sort of just happened
So today I did all I could to ensure new pple drop here by chance
Perchance I’m the next blog
Perchance someone really does like what I post & decides to share the link
I won’t lead anyone or tell anyone where I blog
That’s now a privilege
LOL!
I digressed right fro the start
Thank you to those who do read what I post
It matters not who you are or how you got here
What matters is that you see me in some light coz of what I write
At times it’s gibberish
At times it’s something I want to share
At times it’s just words
I just wanted to say thank you and so I will now say it
Thank you.
For sharing
For dropping by
For commenting
For anything else you’ve done for ME
Thank you
I trust we’ll be together for as long as this blog has no weight on my conscience
It’s just something I like doing
I missed it for lack of time
I’ll be around for as long as I can connect and I hope that’ll be for as long as I can type
I still have not started on this tear so PLEASE bear with me
I’m yet to wake upJ
Ghosts from the past
I really have no idea how this post’s gonna sound like coz I got like zillions of things to say but only one thing that NEEDS to be said in this post
1st with what’s gotta be said- what goes around comes around
For lack of a better combo of words I had to name this post what I did
I actually had to trek back like a year to find out that it’s actually myself who initiated contact with what today’s a blast from the past
Goes it have anything to do with this post?
Maybe
At some point in time I really had inspiration flowwwiing and now I’m at a standstill
Too much’s going on around me and I still insist on taking my time
The world’s abuzz with life and here I am sitting thinking and sleeping on my life as if all’s fine
Actually, all’s gonna be fine so I won’t waste a minute worrying
It never did make the world spin any slower, even Hezekiah sounded his worries and only then did the world spin a bit slower
I digress
I’ve got beef with pple and they got beef with me
Fair balance I guess
Not quite, I never wanted them to have beef with me in the first place
I’m a quiet soul frankly speaking
I don’t go around testing the waters
They do coz they got nothing better to do
So where r we with our beef?
Theirs’ about to go off
And mine?
I’ll let go
No use rubbing the rotten stuff in their faces when they insist on keeping it for memory’s sake
I rest my case.
Just oticed m on post 99 so....here comes 100
1st with what’s gotta be said- what goes around comes around
For lack of a better combo of words I had to name this post what I did
I actually had to trek back like a year to find out that it’s actually myself who initiated contact with what today’s a blast from the past
Goes it have anything to do with this post?
Maybe
At some point in time I really had inspiration flowwwiing and now I’m at a standstill
Too much’s going on around me and I still insist on taking my time
The world’s abuzz with life and here I am sitting thinking and sleeping on my life as if all’s fine
Actually, all’s gonna be fine so I won’t waste a minute worrying
It never did make the world spin any slower, even Hezekiah sounded his worries and only then did the world spin a bit slower
I digress
I’ve got beef with pple and they got beef with me
Fair balance I guess
Not quite, I never wanted them to have beef with me in the first place
I’m a quiet soul frankly speaking
I don’t go around testing the waters
They do coz they got nothing better to do
So where r we with our beef?
Theirs’ about to go off
And mine?
I’ll let go
No use rubbing the rotten stuff in their faces when they insist on keeping it for memory’s sake
I rest my case.
Just oticed m on post 99 so....here comes 100
Monday, 5 January 2009
Still around
Bonjour mes amis!
Oops......
Hello my dear friends (if I may call you that)
It's been a month since I was last here
I trust you all had safe and joyous holidays and maybe some are still on holiday
I'll pass on how my 'away time' was
I'd like to believe that I'm back
The vital signs are still there
I'm breathing
I can converse
I still can crack a joke
My typing speed's OK for me
It's still a beautiful day
So I'm sure I'll still be able to write
How's 2009 looking?
Ummmmmmm
Ummmmmmmm
Pudding.........in the making
Oops......
Hello my dear friends (if I may call you that)
It's been a month since I was last here
I trust you all had safe and joyous holidays and maybe some are still on holiday
I'll pass on how my 'away time' was
I'd like to believe that I'm back
The vital signs are still there
I'm breathing
I can converse
I still can crack a joke
My typing speed's OK for me
It's still a beautiful day
So I'm sure I'll still be able to write
How's 2009 looking?
Ummmmmmm
Ummmmmmmm
Pudding.........in the making
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