yup – madness of madness: shock! shock! horror! horror!
my blog has been spammed. somehow, somewhere, a terribly clever new bot (deceptecon?) managed to hijack my blog-by-email settings. 2 posts were made without my knowledge – the last one being: “start earning 15 minutes from now”, which automatically loaded another site.
these posts have been deleted and I have disabled blog-by-email.
if you have a blogger or blogspot blog – i suggest you double check your security settings.
sh!t happens.
what would you do, if you were truely free? free from fear and all the “necessary” traps and confines we construct because of fear?
i knew the answer once. we all did. children not only have true faith – they also know how to listen to their hearts. The Dream from your childhood – who remembers?
i believe God welcomes us into this world with a clear calling: to be happy! what better testament to the glory of God is there than pure joy?
yes, i believe God calls us to be happy – and to shine our lights of pure love and joy into every shadow.
The Dream from our childhood is also our mission and purpose on earth.
i remember that my Dream never spoke of fear. growing up, i learnt to throttle that Dream with what was “possible”. i learnt that happiness and love were supposed to be situational perks. in real life, you were supposed to worry, weigh and considder, be weary and be strong. real life expects us to be suspicious and fearful.
“real life” is a lie.
a trick of shadows.
an excuse
…in the Free State:
I see their knavery
this is to make an ass of me
*sigh* I’m still humming the tunes from “Were the world mine” ;0) nice pipes, indeed!
Dragon Boat Festival meant that my weekend was a long weekend. which in itself was amazing! my body really needed a time-out from school. so much so that i didn’t even leave the apartment on Thursday! well, not untill 6pm at least. and then only to get some essential groceries before flying back to our comfortable couch ;0)
Peter was, unfortunately, not afforded a long weekend. poor fella had to work. the life of a rep…
we did, however, manage to spend some quality time together :0) wether it was playing World of Warcraft or trying out a different hot-pot restaurant – it was amazing to just relax and delight in each-other’s company. watching him devour an entire school of shrimp filled me with an enormous sense of joy!
sharing pleasures and being privy to another’s surrender to gastronomic delight… Life is good!
ps. we had ice cream too ;0)
Around 5,000 rally through the streets of Hong Kong; Thursday’s candlelit vigil expected to attract tens of thousands.
http://youtube.com/v/uVaL9gCTqY0
amazing stop-motion short!
one thing i absolutely adore about the Sundance Film Festival, is how it surprises you every time! i happened upon one of the 2008 features to shine at Sundance, quite by accident. to tell the truth, i’m not exactly sure how it came about… maybe the faeries had a hand in it ;0)
the film that has me glowing from within, today, is called: “were the world mine” and is directed by Tom Gustafson. i got a copy, thinking it was a basic retelling of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream – albeit with a queer twist. we watch a lot of movies at home these days, and i was looking forward to watching something a little less shock-shock-horror-horror or skop-skiet & donder* for a change.
Literally "kick, shoot and thunder" in Afrikaans, this phrase is used by
many English speakers to describe action movies or any activity which is
lively and somewhat primitive. Clint Eastwood is always good for a skop,
skiet en donder flick.
Peter, however, wasn’t interested in watching it at all. maybe he has opinions about Sundance that i don’t know about… anyhoo – that’s another post entirely.
suffice to say that i watched it by myself, this morning, while he was still sleeping off his late night session of Taiwanese talk-shows. (which, by the way, look like bucket-loads of fun – if you understand the language.)
but back to the film: it was awesome! i laughed, i cried, i held a pillow for comfort and i felt all sorts of warm and fuzzy. it might not be the best produced musical in the world – but it’s way up there in my books!
in short, it tells the story of an openly gay teenager in an all-boys school, in a conservative town – who gets cast as Puck in the school’s rendition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. add a touch of magic and mischief – and voila! you’ve got one heck of a premise.
oh, and let me not forget the singing! the singing and the dancing… *sigh* i think it’s officially taken the place of Priscilla in my heart. sorry girls, but this time i identify. and i’m gettng the soundtrack!
*sings: o timothy… timothyyyyyyyy*
i had a good bucketful of chuckles while reading this post from Mel’s blog:
enjoy!
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Subject: World Cup 2010… Questions from tourists
These questions about South Africa were posted on a South African Tourism Website and were answered by the website owner (great sense of humour!).
Q: Does it ever get windy in South Africa? I have never seen it rain on TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK)
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.
Q: Will I be able to see elephants in the street? (USA)
A: Depends how much you’ve been drinking.
Q: I want to walk from Durban to Cape Town – can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it’s only two thousand kilometres take lots of water…
Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in South Africa? (Sweden)
A: So it’s true what they say about Swedes…
Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in South Africa? Can you send me a list of them in JHB, Cape Town, Knysna and Jeffrey’s Bay? (UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?
Q: Can you give me some information about Koala Bear racing in South Africa? (USA)
A: Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the pacific.
A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe which does not…oh forget it. Sure, the Koala Bear racing is every Tuesday night in Hillbrow. Come naked.
Q: Which direction is north in South Africa? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 90 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we’ll send the rest of the directions.
Q: Can I bring cutlery into South Africa? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys’ Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is… oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Hillbrow, straight after the Koala Bear races. Come naked.
Q: Do you have perfume in South Africa? (France)
A: No, WE don’t stink.
Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in South Africa? (USA)
A: Anywhere where a significant number of Americans gather.
Q: Can you tell me the regions in South Africa where the female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in South Africa? (France)
A: Only at Christmas.
Q: Are there killer bees in South Africa? (Germany)
A: Not yet, but for you, we’ll import them.
Q: Are there supermarkets in Cape Town and is milk available all year round?
A: No, we are a peaceful civilisation of vegan hunter-gatherers. Milk is illegal.
Q: Please send a list of all doctors in South Africa who can di spense rattlesnake serum. (USA)
A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca, which is where YOU come from. All South African snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.
Q: I was in South Africa in 1969, and I want to contact the girl I dated while I was staying in Hillbrow. Can you help? (USA)
A: Yes, but you will probably still have to pay her by the hour.
Q: Will I be able to speek English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you’ll have to learn it first.
those of you who’ve been reading me for a while, have undoubtedly noticed a change in my routine. and I don’t mean the move to Kaohsiung in itself, although it did influence this routine greatly. no, I’m talking about my blogging routine.
I used to (attempt to) have a weekly structure – but more importantly, I blogged at home, from my laptop. I think my posts had a more distinct flavor back then.
since then, I’ve taken to posting on the subway via my iPod.
here’s the rub: convenient as it is, I’m wondering if this form of mobile blogging is working for you, my friends and readers.
please comment: which posts are more enjoyable?
always,
W
