Picture this!!!

Here are some pictures I snapped up. The first two pictures are just of the scenery of Durban. In one you can see the city’s Musgrave and CBD area, and in the other picture the arch of the newly built Moses Mabida Stadium can be seen.


The other two is from the Nisbat Noor trade fair. I would have liked to have taken out more pictures but did not get a chance to do so. One picture is of Waahid performing and the other is of the entrance to the fair.. Many more stalls and shoppers were inside the hall.


Enjoy
Seraj Bassa

The Weekend and Beyond

Ah another day has come to an end, the dreaded Monday is now over, oh how I wish weekends could be three days!!! Oh well seeing that that will never be, we should just enjoy those little fun moments of life. Saturday evening was a delightful one, and a very wet one also. After getting some rest from late afternoon to early evening the family and kids had come over to visit. I really enjoy the time they come over, the house comes alive, and also because they themselves are busy during the week with school and their after school activities, so is a pleasure to spend time with them when we all are free. So after seeing them of and having a light dinner on my own, I did some preparations for the Sunday fair which I was going to host.

After a late meeting with friends for coffee it was back to the house and of to bed. An issue still that was on my mind was the same one from the post earlier on Saturday, whereby I felt I was unable to fulfil a request from a friend, hence the feeling of being a let down. As individuals we try our best to do what we can when asked to do something, but sometimes there are those extenuating circumstances that prevent us from doing so. Friendship to me is very important, it is something that I hold very dear. Over the past year I have come to learn some of the worst characteristics that people could have, and the kinds of things that people you consider close friends and confidants can do to you, with friends like those, nobody needs enemies. But that’s a separate issue, people like that teach us the harsh lessons of life and make us appreciate our true friends even more. However my feelings on the issue were baseless, everything worked out fine at the end.

On Sunday was trade fair day, and yours truly was the host. We were worried about the weather though, and we were not wrong because it did rain, however I felt the fair went of well. I have come to change my opinions about these fairs, instead of questioning the lack of initiative on the part of the community to come up with something new, why not commend those who bring out these ventures to help others to seek their livelihoods from thse types of fairs. Yes I do know of many people who onky take stalls at the fairs in order to earn an income, so we should support them. Going to these fairs has become a common thing with me, and over time I have got to familiarise myself with many of the stall holders, there is always a feeling of recognition and affection at these functions. It was also after a while I got back on stage, so had to work up the courage and get back up there. Put on the dark funky glasses as a way to hide the face, funny hey how we want recognition and yet we want to hide at the same time… quite confusing. Oh well such is human nature, we want everything at once. At the end of it all, it was a good day that was spent in a good environment with good friends, there’s not much more one could ask for.


Now it is late, and this mind needs a rest. There’s a lot on its plate at the moment, something I would share with you later. Right now though I shall take my leave. Good night and pleasant dreams


My love and more
Seraj Bassa

Proudly South African

Ah its a monday, a bright beautiful day and yet people call it a blue monday. Well for me its not so much a blue Monday but rather a very lethargic Monday… or maybe that is what is meant by blue Monday. Oh well anyhow it is a very lethargic day, maybe due to the heat and a busy weekend. Now there is a lag with the posts as well, something I hope to catch up with as soon as I can.

For now I post an email I received from the kind lady that sent the previous one. I may not agree with what is in the text, because I believe we should not belittle the country we live in… the same country that houses us, in which we seek our lively hood, in whose resources we use, so we would definitely be ungrateful, and that we should not be. But on the other hand its god to laugh at ourselves at times and on the little thngs that go on around us, provided its not offensive to anyone. So here we can have a little laugh about the country we live in. enjoy…

YOU ARE PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN WHEN:
You call a bathing suit a 'swimming costume'.
You call a traffic light a 'robot'.
You call an elevator a 'lift'
You call a hood a 'bonnet'
You call a trunk a 'boot'
You call a pickup truck a 'bakkie'
You call a Barbeque a 'Braai'
The employees dance in front of the building to show how unhappy they are.
The SABC advertises and shows highlights of the programme you just finished watching.
You get cold easily. Anything below 16 degrees Celsius is Arctic weather.
You know what Rooibos Tea is, even if you've never had any.
You can sing your national anthem in four languages, and you have no idea
what it means in any of them.
You know someone who knows someone who has met Nelson Mandela.
You go to braais regularly, where you eat boerewors and swim, sometimes simultaneously.
You produce a R100 note instead of your driver's licence when stopped by a traffic officer.
You can do your monthly shopping on the pavement.
You have to hire a security guard whenever you park your car.
When you are a victim of crime and say: 'At least I'm still alive'.
You know a taxi can move twice it's certified number of people in one trip.
You travel 100's of kilometres to see snow.
You know the rules of Rugby better than any referee
To get free electricity you have to pay a connection fee of R750.
More people vote in a local reality TV show than in a local election.
People have the most wonderful names: Christmas, Goodwill, Pretty, Wednesday, Blessing, Brilliant, Gift, Precious, Innocence and Given, Patience, Portion, Coronation.
'Now now' or 'just now' can mean anything from a minute to a month.
You continue to wait after a traffic light has turned to green to make way for taxis travelling in the opposite direction.
Travelling at 120 km/h you're the slowest vehicle on the highway/freeway.
You're genuinely and pleasantly surprised whenever you find your car parked where you left it.
A bullet train is being introduced, but we can't fix potholes.
The last time you visited the coast you paid more in speeding fines and toll fees than you did for the entire holiday.
You paint your car's registration on the roof.
You have to take your own linen with you if you are admitted to a government hospital.
You have to prove that you don't need a loan to get one.
Prisoners go on strike.
You don't stop at a red traffic light, in case somebody hijacks your car.
You consider it a good month if you only get mugged once.
Ruwandan refugees start leaving the country because the crime rate is too high.
You consider a high crime rate as normal.

VIVA !!!!
Seraj Bassa