From a bird eyeview: The truth behind the 'rainbow nation.'

Jacob Zuma has become a famous President after Mandela, but his fame did not come from the good things. He has been linked with a scandal after scandal. From the Schaik brothers to the Gupta brothers. As a result that has led us in a facade of thinking we know who Zuma really is, but the question is do we know?

Jacob Zuma has been enjoying this all this time, the joke is on us. A clear example is his biography written by Jeremy Gordon, he says that most of the time he would meet a brick wall when he asks about certain issues or periods in Jacob Zuma's life. He would respond by saying "Let us leave that one...I will talk about it in details. In an autobiography I am planning to write after retirement." That will include issue pertaining his family and his life in exile. As a result the biography about Jacob Zuma written by Jeremy Gordon thus becomes just a manuscript used to spin his saga with "Khwezi."

Be that as it may I hope he will write it one day. We are waiting. While we are still waiting a glimpse of truth about Jacob Zuma's life can be seen from an autobiography he wrote while still in exile in 1985. Though even then he refrains from talking about obvious things that were at close proximity to his life and leadership role. In this autobiography he does not talk about the operations of NAT of which he was it's leader, the fierce confrontation in Robben Island about the ideology within the ANC, his education and training from the foreign secret agents in the Soviet Union.

When he wrote this autobiography he was a member of the Central Committee of the SACP, had received military training in the Soviet Union and he was a Head of the notorious Intelligence and Security department, NAT. He was a seasoned leader of the SACP and MK Umkhonto weSizwe an armed wing of the ANC for well over 20 years. Half of those years he spend in prison. When he wrote this autobiography he had been leading delicate counter operations in Zambia and Lusaka. He was leading the senior officers on Imbokodo some who would write about their training from party school in Soviet Union to military training in East Germany- The German Democratic Republic, GDR was the base in the former  Soviet Bloc for the training in organisations such as the Mukhabarat of the Ba'ath party led by Sadaam Hussein of Iraq. The GDR secret police, the Stasi had a responsibility of the members of the ANC. These training were given even to the members in the lower ranks then Jacob Zuma. It would be very strange if the Stasi did not provide such training to senior members, especially in leadership position.

However this autobiography is not written by Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma,; it was written by Pedro!?! Now we know that the cadres in exile used pseudonyms to protect their families like a member of my family used a pseudonym of Kenny Majozi which was not his real name and that created a huge problems for the ANC because all these cadres when they came back in 1990 they could not use their qualifications in S.A because their qualifications were from foreign universities and under pseudonyms, a lot of qualified cadres had to throw away their qualifications because of this...I wonder how did Thank Mbeki survived this or he did not change his name? Was he not a threat? I wonder how he was allowed to use his real name?

Anyways if you look at Pedro's autobiography which has a "CV" you will realize that he is fluent in Russian and German that is according to the letter Pedro sent to the  SACP in 1989. And Pedro was sent to party school and his political interpretations are Marxist-Leninist theory. Just that without going further, it takes away the idea that this person is unlearned who is Pedro? And quiet interestingly in a biography by Jeremy Gordon; Pedro and his credentials are not mentioned. Why? I think it was a deliberate omission so that we will think we are led by a "blind man" and I do not think Jeremy could have not done a research to find out about the life of a person who was going to be a future president of South Africa. He is too experienced to do such a blunder.

But if you want to see that autobiography, you can get it from a newspaper called Cocktail Molotov (which is another name for a petrol bomb) issue 2 July 2007 pg 27-28. Good luck on finding it or failing which you can go to SACP archives of 1989 look for Pedro's CV.

Otherwise you will be the judge...compare your knowledge about JZ and look at Pedro's autobiography.

10 things that every man should know...

1. Give advice that matter in one sentence : It is part of being a grown up really, but you have to learn the art of saying the words that matters in just a sentence. A friend of mine once said this when I was going through hell..."When nobody has your back , you gotta move your back."

2. Take a photo.
In this day and age, its a matter of must...

3. Name a book that matters
Not your childhood fairytales but books that can shape or reshape the way we think.

4. Cook meat somewhere other than the grill...

5. Do not hog the conversation.
We all know that type of people that monopolises every topic...do not be like that.

6. Buying a suit
You need to learn that there are different suits for different occasions and some cuts are just a fashion statement they may not be suitable for your body type.

7. Swim at least 3 different strokes, doggie paddle (idadamu) does not count.

8.. Savings
If you plan to save money do exactly that don't get carried away to spend money you don't have.

9. "Know yourself, know your energy half your battle is done"
Do not win an argument and loose the war. Know when it is time to back down and say you are sorry...and mean it.

10. Life is not about likes.
Sometimes we need to understand that your private business is exactly that . Do not do anything for social networks.

Your life is boring but your money is as good.


About three years ago I quitted Television...at the time it was mostly about economic reasons but then I started to grow in loving my life without it. Suddenly I started to enjoy reading books more and had enough time of doing other things. I didn't had an edge to catch-up on my favorite programs. news and current affairs I will catch on the net...it was then that I realized that I am becoming less interested in celebrity gossips and who is doing what with whom? I wasn't interested in the lives of the celebrities or their photos.


it was then that I realized that, they are selling us garbage and we are consuming it in large quantities. have you ever realized that when you are buying a newspaper or a lifestyle magazine it is mostly about who was wearing what? where? after that you are less interested. we love tabloid but the question is what are they selling us? they are selling us rotten news. They will show us the pictures of our favorite celebs without make ups and sometimes we see how fat they are. They will tell us who is dating who in the entertainment industry and who broke up with who...really?


the funny thing is, most of the tabloid readers are not famous but they do this thing religiously without failure and they will tell you all the gossip and the latest news in the celebville. The funny thing is that the tabloid readers they are not attractive themselves. And for some reason or the other they are using the same formula but we are always caught on the same web every time. Look sometimes they just choose anyone without a talent and forge them in our throats and we follow them. They will tell us who in Hollywood is growing beard or who in South African entertainment industry is going to perform overseas or in Nigeria!!


Someone once said, "tabloids is a steamy window through which the reader may catch a tiny glimpse of the sexy and exciting world of the stars they admire from a distance." unfortunately we judge them through that window to a point of hating them but we never get to know the real person behind that character. if someone is playing a bubble character on television we assume that we will mmet the same character in real life. I will not say anything about the "reality shows" they are waste of air time.


I wonder how would our world be if gossip magazine would tell the stories of their readers. 'Siphiwe bought amagwinya awu 5...'; " Nana has lost 2 kilos." For us human beings to stop and watch the boring lives of other human beings it means someone between the two has too much time on their hands, perhaps they should consider to use it effectively. or maybe they are so desperate to fantasize about other peoples life's...next time if you find yourself shuffling those channels or reading a gossip section on the magazine do an honourable thing buy a book that is worth your time. And please live your life as you see it fit...it is your life anyways.


Spirosh and the things in between.     

If you think of it, God has a sense of humour.

If you think of it God has a sense of humour.


After seeing that a man (Adam was bored and not as happy being with the animals, God came up with a solution... that was to create woman, a man with a womb. Ja! hey


I am a man, and as a part of those species we have our things some of them we are not aware of, but I have been observing women for some time now. There are things that I don't seem to understand with them and maybe I will never will. Maybe God left them there for my amusement thereby I should stop try to figure them out and let them be.


After a series of misfortunes perhaps misunderstandings I have seen under the sun, women seem to be the only unsolvable mystery of all. And without being biased or looking at things from my own view I have tried to talk to women to see if they understand being themselves they seem not to understand! here are some of the few things that I don't understand about them. maybe someone out there has been able to figure them out, and will assist me.


Why can't you tell us (guys) what is wrong?  
I mentioned this in my last post, (language incommunicable) that men speak in a language women speaks in signs (hints). After a long day at work, to which she has been also she expects me to come up and figure out some of the hints she is leaving behind! When you ask her she will just say AH nothing" but you can see that it is something. If you don't tell I will never know.


Why do you get angry at us for something that happened in your dream?
I seriously don't understand this. It's your dream! your thoughts and your brain files. In actual fact I should be angry that you have such thoughts about us. Whilst I am still there please don't expect me to behave like a guy in the movies, they are paid for such. Actors follow the script, they know what is the next move. If he chases a woman or make things that are an embarrassment He knows that according to the script he will eventually end up with her. And remember Actors do that for 108 minutes after that, they go back to their normal lives. Sometimes their lives are even worse then what we have.


How do you deal with period pains?
Whenever I read about this, I always see it as nothing but an excruciating pain. But for some reason you show up in public like there is nothing and you are as cute as can be. As for me if get a kick right in my groin I seat down to take a breath. Pain related to that place is unbearable.  


How do you give birth?
I think as guys we should take a moment of silent for this one... How, how, how? HOW you squeeze a watermelon out of the an orange size hole? Let me tell you if guys were women sex will never be as often if they had such an experience.


When you seat on the bicycle does your vulva touch the seat and...?


Still on the vagina, How do you clean it in the shower?
From what I understand about showers is that the dirt on top goes down...


Why do you want sympathy then a solution.
when you come to me with a problem, I will offer you a solution... holding you will not help you in whatever way.


Why can't you take complement?
I see you in a new dress and complement you and you know that it suits you and you chose it among many others but when I complement you on it you somehow shift the attention to your shortcomings.


Why do you keep asking me if you are fat?
You seriously want an answer to that question. If you don't STOP asking me that question. Because even if you are fat I will never tell you the truth because I am afraid of the consequences thereafter.


So if you happen by any chance you read this post and you are a woman please share with us. We would like to understand you better for our sake.

A language incommunicable

 

After a good date it’s only normal that we conclude a day by having a passionate long undisturbed night of love making. But sometimes that’s not what is on her mind… after a good day, as men we expect that.

So after that day the only thing she wanted was to cuddle! To be honest, I was not thinking of getting some, but the thought of not getting any made me freeze. The question that came to mind was, what’s the point of premarital sex if its mostly cuddling? So we cuddled all night. It was weird, I thought it was some kind of foreplay and I remember waiting for a green light but it didn’t come.

She was sleeping peacefully while I stayed up looking at her! Now Gents will tell you, it’s hard to sleep on an “empty stomach”. As she was busy getting more comfortable in her sleep, snoring, I remember asking myself is this how the cuddle looks like?”. It was very interesting and yes, I felt very self-righteous in the morning, I could go to the pulpit immediately and preach. But getting through the night was a mission and a half. I thought it was building-up to some kinky hanky-panky, But it was not to be at least not that night. Upon sensing my loss, Miss Master Cuddle clarified it by saying “a cuddle is an action-free intimate hangout”. Yeah right.

I had been disputing the statement that women are from Venus, men are from Mars. After this experience I concluded that she is from Venus and I am from Earth. I mean, I thought cuddling for women was a post-orgasmic chill session, and men think of it as foreplay. Surely I didn’t know much about cuddling but I thought of it as something that people do between more actions. You know? during the 5 minute break "soldier" needs to recoupe; thats when you "cuddle".

So what constitute a cuddle? Evidently men and women think of it differently. Some men like me cuddle because heaven forbid if you do not hold a woman in your arms after action. But when I asked a woman after my own heart (not the one im currently marrying), she had this to say but not in so many words though, “ cuddling is a couple’s thing not just for random encounters. Women cuddle with people they love, because to them (women), cuddling is not an act but a feeling- best enjoyed as part of the orgasmic hormone rush." She also said.." it can be a sex free experience but it can never be an emotion free experience”. Who knew that a simple act of holding in an affectionate manner can take on a life of its own? For woman they cannot cuddle without involving their hearts. Gentlemen, open those arms wide and dismiss your soldier.