Well iam back ....... yes its been a while , my last blog was when poor kitcat passed . We are all doing fine but we miss her terribly .
So , where have I been you may well ask , well ....... honestly , , right here ! however , my creative writing juices completly dried up , talk about "writers block "!!! I have several topics in mind... the rugby world cup for instance ... The malema trials .... How the summer switch was just flicked on, we skipped spring ... how about taxi drivers .... nope , I wanna talk about one of the big 3, one of the most stressfull things that people might have to endure , oh btw , the other 2 are , Moving home , and switching jobs , yes iam talking about divorce !!
One of my female staff members approached me some 3 weeks ago, She said , "Thats it , iam divorcing him " She had made up her mind , and they say ... ( dunno who THEY are tho ) that once a woman has made up her mind , then thats it . Now I know her husband of a mere 2 years is a abusive controlling man , a bully .... and he has been emotionally draining her in this period , we see it everyday at work .
As a good Boss should , i closed my door and consoled her , and gave her some of my advice along with a telephone number of a good divorce lawyer , I advised her to make an appointment and explore her options. She was ready to tackle this . The following day , she was absent from work ... she called in "sick " due to all the stress , where 1 day grew to 5 days off work ... I was sympathetic , and I continued to support , thinking that she had followed through with the appointment at the lawyers office etc etc .
Imagine my surprize , when she walked in the following monday morning full of the joys of spring , saying all is well at home , he has changed .... no more abuse , no more bullying etc ... M y immediate reaction of course was "A leopard doesnt change its spots" ... I mentioned this ... and suddenly , Iam the enemy , so I backed off . .... My words were hardly cold ... not even a week later , the abuse started again . This week , she approached me again ... same story ... needs time off to meet with her lawyer . Again , I fall for it , and time is given ... Now bear in mind , I run a successful practice here , with a total project base of around R150 million at the moment , so we are busy , and she is my P.A. Her work is backing up by now, and try and ask one of my designers to type minutes........ Ha , it would be easier for me to fall pregnant!!
Its Friday today .... and STILL no P.A. My question is this .... where do I draw the line here? in terms of support etc , as it turns out , all is quiet again " on the western front " and she is back with him , but who knows Monday could be different again .
Ias it me , being taken for a fool ... ? or , is she so genuinly naive, that she truly believes this man , at the age of 36 will in fact change ? What is it with some women , that cannot leave a abusive relationship ? ....... I fail to understand , ok well I guess I shouldnt genralize , as men can be the same , abused by their spouses , but also , cannot see the light . Is it insecurity? , is it the relization that one has failed in some thing as simple as love and marrige ? ... ok ! , love isnt simple , true enough ... but I think , love is what you make it ... it can be exciting , passionate , beautiful ..... but it can also be manipulating , vicious , consuming ... and of course jealosy is a killer . My point of all of this is ,is that life is too short to NOT ENJOY LIFE !!
Recently , I was sent a BBM which was priceless , which I need to share with you all ... I quote :
Dear God ,
Freddy Mercury was my favorite vocalist .... and now he's dead !
Ayrton Senna was my favorite F1 driver .......and now he's dead !
Micheal Jackson was my favorite pop star.....and now he's dead !
Heath Ledger was my favorite actor ............and now he's dead !
Oh God , Julius Malema is my favorite politician ....... Iam just putting it out there !!
Talking about Malema , otherwise known as "kiddie amin" ...... I am so please that eventually justice is beginning to prevail ... and JZ is starting to see the light . We live in a wonderful beautiful country , a 1st world country with 3rd world problems ... If we can just weed out the badd apples in the cart , we will be okay .
On the movie front , iam introducing another catagory ... my epic fail of the week , which goes too ... ( drum roll )..........
"Battle Los Angeles" .........
A weak , predictable plot which didnt hold my attention at all ......
My Movie of the week has to go to ..................
127 hours ..............
Director Danny Boyle has created some of the most intense and memorable films in history. Trainspotting, The Beach, Sunshine and Slumdog Millionaire – not too many directors can lay down a list as impressive as that. And 127 hours definitely seems to be heading in the same direction as the previous successes. Detailing the incredible story of a hiker’s survival, courtesy of James Franco in the lead, 127 Hours looks incredible and while the story is eerily intense due to the real life conclusion, Boyle might be up for further Oscar recognition with this gem.
In closing , all I can say is .............
GO BOKKE !!!!!!
& of course .....
till next time
ADIOS
