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Cape Town Carnival, Unconditional Love, Iziko

You would be forgiven for assuming that my recent two week absence from the blog was due to me having a fulfilling career, having an intense romance with a millionaire or falling into a deep coma. None of these things have happened.

Instead over the last few days I have:

1)      Bitched about a certain “3 star” hotel in Midrand (Villa Via). My complaints range from extensive water damage to stains on the bedspread. (I think it’s blood. I could be wrong.) I will “white people angry on Monday” and will be writing a formal letter of complaint, including pictures.

2)      Been blown away by the floats at this year’s Cape Town Carnival.

carnival

3)      Fretted about my weight. I met up with my dearest father and one of the first things he said to me was, “You’re picking up weight. You have a muffin-top.” And just in case I didn’t get the message the first time around, the next day he would prod my mom to reinforce the message.

My dearest mother, “You know your dad doesn’t like fat people, right.”

Unconditional love, I wonder what that must feel like.

4)      Attended the “Wildlife photographer of the year, 2012” exhibition at the Iziko Museum. Absolutely stunning!

5)      Watched the movie, “Argo”. Enjoyable.

This weekend … dragon boat racing, stereotypes and Austria

This weekend I…

  • Attended Juan and Dizzy*’s housewarming. The theme was ‘embrace your stereotype’. Naturally I turned up as a terrorist. I wore a scarf and a jilbab and strapped a clock to my chest. I’d hoped that the clock would clearly represent a bomb. Unfortunately some made the assumption that I’d actually turned up as the “Girl, whose biological clock is ticking”.
  • Went dragon boat racing with my running club. So. Much. Fun. Seriously. I’m actually considering organizing this for my 30th birthday.
  • Bid goodbye to the lovely Mr Schnapps and Dark Knight, who leave for Austria in a couple of days. Since it might be YEARS before they return to Cape Town, they have been gracious enough to extend an invite to visit them. 24 hours later and I’ve already Googled the crap out of Slovenia and Italy, two of the countries I might call on before heading to Austria.

Seven Devils

A f*cking awesome photo of my cat.

 

  1. Like most Capetonians, borne of the belief that we live in the most beautiful city in the country, I’ve been quite dismissive of Johannesburg, saying that it has NOTHING to offer me. I’ve recently had a change of heart and have decided that when work sends me to crime-infested Jozzie in September, I will spend an extra day or two there, visiting Soweto. Soweto is one of the largest townships in South Africa. It was also how to former president Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu (both Nobel Peace Prize laureates). Hector Peterson was also shot and killed in the 1976 student uprisings.
  2. I am currently fascinated by New York’s, Highline. The Highline used to be an aboveground freight line that has been converted into a public garden. As an environmentalist, I absolutely adore this innovative use of space, and hope to one day visit the Highline. To view pictures of the Highline, check out Hailey’s blog. She also has some awesome photos of The New York Botanical Gardens.
  3. I am toying of spending December in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
  4. I’ve just finished reading David Sedaris’ novel, “Me talk pretty one day.” As usual it did not disappoint.
  5. Ramadaan started on Saturday. During Ramadaan Muslims refrain from food or drink, from sunrise to sunset. It is a time for forgiveness, healing, charity and connecting with God.

Crazy/beautiful – Instagram – July 2012

Instagram went down this weekend, provoking a number of jokes on twitter. My favourite of these jokes comes from @IamJackyBlack.

Anyway here are some of my Instagram pics taken over the last month or two …

Clockwise from top left: University of Cape Town (I completed my BSc degree here); plants in Kirstenbosch Gardens, sandboarding; view from the bus.