Around the corner

Silly Season

Yes she is here.Every year the same things happen in the best country in the world. However nobody takes time to reflect on all of these problems that make the most beautiful country in the world the worst. I just swore(sorry). The stark reality is that everyone marvels about South Africa and Saffers.

I am proudly South African and could not imagine living anywhere else.However it is becoming increasingly worse.  Do the rest of the world worry? Nah. Do South Africans worry? Sure. Do we do anything about the crime, rape , corruption , NO!!!!
75000 people lost jobs in the 3rd quarter of this year. Eskom is going to knop us like never before. The fatcats in parliament are either on a tax payers holiday or are planning one.

People always complain about these things , but are not big enough to challenge the system. Holiday season is about giving and chilling. However is this possible when on holiday you worry about finances , your home getting pillaged or even if a drunk driver or worse still a drunk taxi driver wipes out a family Actually on holiday , holiday makers are getting the same treatment. Heaven help us when the biggest event in African history comes visiting in june next year. Fok! prices are going to rocket, food shortages , traffic congestion , robberies and more. Are we indeed prepared for this spectacle?

I say no! Whilst living in this autocratic country! HELL NO!

Guys and Gals enjoy your Christmas and new year. Take time to reflect on the year that has passed. Look after yourself and your loved ones. Plan properly for the new year, i think it's going to be harder than this year.

Cheers

Our Little Princess

TIME FLIES!!!!!!!

Five years ago Toni Samaras graced this world with her presence.

Today is her bithday. A whole 5 years going on 21.

The first 40 days of her life were spent at home with her incredible Mom 

and her two very loving Yaya's(grannies).

You Know when you see a relationship with a mom and her daughter? This one started when Toni was still in her Mom's womb.

Coupled with this and an incredible man who is probably the hardest working husband and father i know she has been showered wilth love and care

You have a Papu that adores you guys

Over the years you have grown and blossomed from an incredible child

into a real life princes.

You my godchild, niece, source of laughter and beauty are a blessing from God.

Sagapo poly poly.

Aris and Maria Na Zisi. You guys are great parents to Toni and Mika. May god shower you with blessings , you guys deserve it. The admiration and love shown to you buy your children when they look into your eyes every morning is something that can never be explained in pictures.

Toni mou. Your Nona and Nono are extremely proud of you. you have blossomed in to a truly stunning child. You are beautiful, smart and we LOVE you with everything we have.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

MWAH

Enjoy

Love Nona and Nono

What would be the deciding factor ........

After much boredom today i asked myself a stupid but quite pertinent question. What would be the deciding factor when buying a vehicle in South Africa? Looks,performance,consumption,safety,technology, affordability,status? Maybe all. i am inclined though to think that the performance , looks and status would be the general consensus. Sure i would think that most recognizable and status brands should incorporate all of these. Yes and no. The thing is, surely a vehicle is only as good as it's driver. So take any nut and put them behind a high performance vehicle and let them take the vehicle to it's limit, then add a high speed accident. The answer is simple DEATH. No matter what safety and technological features the vehicle has.

That's not the reason for my post though. Safety is! Not the e.s.p, not the abs, not the ebd(i can go on for hours using all types of acronyms).

What happens when you get Hi-Jacked. Yes people this is a stark reality in South Africa. Smash and grab is a scape goat. If the perp wants your car he will take it.

But what happens when they want you as well? This is the most frightening thought for all South Africans. My post is about this exact thing. What happens if they throw the victim into the boot of a car? I have theories and answers and am welcome to discussion. The reality is that when you purchased your car did the salesman ever tell you how to get out this way? I can guarantee that not one person will answer yes. So open your vehicles boot tonight and even if your partner closes the bootlid climb in. Try get out!

your are going to battle your arse off. but the truth of the matter is that only about 80% of the vehicles have safety latches for such scenario's.

Interesting

For me safety is number 1 and will always be. The next time you purchase a vehicle encourage the sales person to demonstrate this feature to you and tell me the answer.

Till later.....

Chelsea on the march.

Please forgive me for the late blog. just did not know what to write about. then came my saviours the greatest and most consistent team in the history of the U.K Premiership.CHELSEA

Founded in 1905, Chelsea quickly gained a reputation for signing big name players and for attracting large crowds, but failed to win a major trophy in their first fifty years. They spent thirty of their first forty seasons in the First Division, although often found themselves finishing in mid-table or battling relegation. The closest Chelsea came to success was in the FA Cup; they were runners-up in 1915 and losing semi-finalists in 1911, 1920, 1932, 1950 and 1952. The duck was finally broken by manager Ted Drake, who introduced a series of changes at the club and led Chelsea to the league championship in 1955The period 1963-72 saw Chelsea regularly challenge for honours for the first time, although they often narrowly missed outChelsea returned to the First Division with a new, youthful team which included the uncompromising Ron "Chopper" Harris, goalkeeperPeter Bonetti, prolific goalscoring winger Bobby Tambling (whose 202 goals remain a club record), midfielder John Hollins, full-back Ken Shellito, striker Barry Bridges, winger Bert Murray and captain and playmaker Terry Venables, all products of the youth system. To these, Docherty added striker George Graham, left-back Eddie McCreadie and elegant defender Marvin Hinton for minimal fees to complete theDiamonds line-up - Docherty had referred to the team as his "little diamonds" during a TV documentary and the name stuck The League Cup was won in 1965, the FA Cup in 1970 and theUEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1971; they were also FA Cup runners-up in 1967 and League Cup runners-up in 1972. Several problems over the next decade, principally the debt burden caused by an ambitious attempt to redevelop Stamford Bridge, brought the club to the brink of extinction, before a revival under John Neal in the mid-1980s saw the club win the Second Division title and ultimately re-establish itself in the top flight.

A further revival under managers Ruud Gullit and Gianluca Vialli from 1996-2000 saw Chelsea win the FA Cup in 1997 and 2000, the League Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1998, and qualify for the Champions League for the first time; the club have not finished outside of the top six in the Premier League since the 1995-96 season. In 2003, Chelsea were bought byRussian billionaire Roman Abramovich, ushering in the club's current phase of success; José Mourinho led them to two league titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups in three seasons. The club added a further FA Cup in 2009 and reached their first UEFA Champions League final in 2008, where they lost to Manchester United.Up steps Carlo Ancelotti.

In Ancelotti's first competitive match Chelsea met Manchester United in the Community Shield. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, with Chelsea winning 4-1 on penalties to take the trophy, the club's first victory in a shoot-out since beating Ipswich Town in the League Cup in January 1998.The fact of the matter is this. As big a fan as you are to your club and as loyal you are to your club so am i. money now unfortunately controls all sporting bodies. So the question remains who do you support and why. I could go on and on about chelsea but would rather concentrate on their upcoming signings in jan 2010.Later