The Bandjoun nomad

It was a great time being away from Jo'burg albeit without my lovely wife. I must say I wasn't too sure what to make of whole week away from her but it's amazing how God works things out. The little gem of a town is called Arniston: Population is over 1000 people with the majority living in fishing houses. No banks, No Shopping malls AND NO NOISE!!!! The olden style of the houses reminded me a lot of Falconara Marittima and made me a bit home sick of a place I hold dear in my heart. We ate at the Arniston Hotel, the food was great and the service excellent. For the first time I had the Red Roman fish which is indigenous to South Africa. What a privilege! In the evenings I will have dinner surrounded by the whistling sound of the ocean and nothing but a dark abyss. I would walk back to the guest house in pitch dark streets and have no worry in the world. A truly memorable experience. #somemoreplease Arniston beach front ( Wikipedia ) The Arniston Hotel ...

The biggest air show in Africa came to us via Africa Air Defence Show. The year 2012 was meant to be a year of the skies. Being a biannual event, the AAD always attracts the best in aerospace within and outside South Africa. Although I'm really big on aerospace (so I think), I must confess that this was my first AAD air show. Being at the event I was quite ashamed that I hadn't attended more often when I had the chance. Anyway, when I was working at ATE , this show was always is Cape Town and most of us got the feeling that it was more of a business transaction than a day of entertainment. I'm so glad the latter is true. Going there both on a Saturday with Phenyo  and Sunday with my wife Lerato , it was a day to be remembered. We were close to 50000 people spread out across the sizzling hot Waterkloof Air base and yet to couldn't help feel this buzz of excitement from the little babinos in prams to the pensioners murmuring about the WWII days. For me the best part...

So today was a day of separating the men from the boys. Today was a day that will take me back to my high school days when I riding a bicycle to school was a norm. Feeling scared (and cold @ 5:30am), there's was this sense of freedom and anticipation for the trip ahead. Surprisingly, 5km done 20min, i wasn't completely finished. It was actually a really cool ride. I must say a good portion was downhill... I wonder how the trip will be.

Rato and I went to watch Dreamgirls on Tuesday. It took quite a bit of convincing to come and watch this show but I'm glad I went. The performance really kept the flavour of the movie and singing was mind-blowing. I only had one (serious) drawback... The tickets said "No three years old and younger". But during the course of the show you were getting a sense that this should have been more like "No thirteen years old and younger". Some the scenes had really strong language, some the costumes were very explicit and the penultimate by Jimmy Early made me cringe on the behalf of all the small kids watching. So it made me wonder... Was it just me or did a organizers completely missed how exposure to such things could affect the younger audience. Call me "old school" but after this show, I'll triple check the content of the show prior to bringing a younger audience to the theater.

I was debating whether I should make this available to everyone, but I "couldn't keep it to myself".

Hi all, I've uploaded some videos of the church camp on Youtube. In case you were wondering how Bad this camp was.

I've been really worried about the weather patterns lately around Gauteng and the surrounding areas. Let's just say if betting on sunny weather would have been a criteria for winning the Lotto, we all would have been caged-up with our hands chained to the ground waiting for the warlord of the dark nymphs to cast a curse on us (i've been watching too many movies). Anyway, moving on...  The church has planned a camping trip for this weekend and it gotten everyone excited. I must be honest, I'm excited myself but not so with the weather. I decided to put my six senses to rest and check the forecast weather for this weekend. And guess what... RAIN! And not just, as the weatherman puts it, 20 or 30 percent chance, but full on thunderstorms and low temperature! Last time i checked, the only reason someone would deny himself his comfort and warmth was for the cause of following Christ! Camping in the rain is definitely not part of that list. I mean who in their right minds ...

What a busy weekend it was. I actually can't believe Rato and I made until the end (i'm just being a tad dramatic) but it was really good. It started on Friday when the single's had a single's devotional movie night. But what a night it was!!! I devised a plan to use the projector and 5 zillion watt amplifier (that's me exaggerating again) to produce a state of the art video/audio entertainment system. We had about 30+ singles there and food to fit the occasion. The inspirational movie we watched really hit home on how we should improve our conversation with God and each other. Not to take life for granted but pursue what makes you really happy. At the end of it, it was a great time of fellowship glorifying God for what he continues to do in our lives. On Saturday, We had friends over with my wife cooking up a storm (as usual, the standard is high)!!! Although the conversations started a bit slow, it got more vibrant as the night progressed. The game of 30 secon...

I celebrated my birthday wit Sofia wit da Central singles ministry. It was a really great surprise! The chocolate cake was MASSIVE! Thanks to everyone who contributed!