Big Breaks… Discover me somebody

Its yet another cold day in Jozi.I am reminded of my school days when I thought the reason we went to school in winter was a punishment for being children.For things we might still do which could be bad- OK a bit far fetched but I was a kid and I am pretty sure that this in the bigger picture made perfect sense.

Kind of like the way one may imagine their chances of having a big bite of the corporate pie.BEE came, BBEEE came and people like me still feel cheated.Not because we sit on our divine behinds waiting to be handed a token position,But rather that we keep knocking on all doors both proverbial and real but the keep getting slammed back in our face.

It would be nice to have the freedom to choose to do what my heart loves to do,sadly my social dynamics are such that, it is not yet possible.” Think big, don’t give up, knock on every door”,Ye ye I know its what I have been doing.I have the shattered knuckles to prove it.Its not easy wanting to be somebody you know you can be, you know you should be but…

Nonetheless life must go on.Each day should have a challenge to overcome to bring one closer to their destiny-when is my turn coming I ask.

The food of love

Music is a universal language yet it can also be a very personal expression.I think I must have fallen in love with Tracey Chapman from my mother’s belly.I grew up listening to her songs and more often than not I suffered ridicule from my friends for liking her.Most people don’t understand why Tracey sounds the way she does.Even her love song make her sound like a sadist because of the melancholic way she expresses herself.

Tracey ’s music is the perfect example of a universal message.She sings about social issues prevalent in any and every society.She cuts deep to the heart of hidden agendas exposing what most people may know but not want to talk about.I wish to one day interview her on why she writes and sings the way she does although I think her answer to that question is not as important as how she answers it.This woman in DEEP or maybe just experienced with no puns intended. Totally feel her!