* The various, and colourful, influences from around the African continent found in the Johannesburg CBD( Central Business District). One sees it in dress codes, in the languages spoken, or in the music played in here. The Jozi CBD is truly African, and this is something good.
This past Friday morning I ventured into the city centre and was blown away by the music I heard there. Being based outside the city centre work-wise, I rarely go there. On this Friday morning - in the Jourbert/Bree street area - I was greeted by some really beautiful African music. This music - played at full blast - came from a 'smallanyana' shop selling religious artifacts. On inquiring, I was informed that the music was Nigerian gospel by a musician called Blessed Samuel. And this particular song was called ''God Be Praised". I loved how this Nigerian gospel music retained its strong African influences.
I made a note to buy the Blessed one's cd on my next CBD visit.
* Hearing that the LOC and FIFA have decided to give away about 120,000 World Cup 2010 tickets for free. I heard this on the Metro FM's Discovery Sports Centre radio show hosted by Robert Marawa. The LOC CEO-Danny Jordaan - was a studio guest and informed us of this. Mr Jordaan said 40,000 of these tickets will go to the construction workers who built the 2010 World Cup stadiums.
This giving back of sorts by the LOC and FIFA is commendable indeed. I have heard that the workers who are building these stadiums are really working hard to finish them on time. Danny told us - as an example - how he would find the workers busy at work even on Saturdays and Sundays at the Port Elizabeth stadium.
This commitment by the construction workers to make the 2010 World Cup a success made me wonder what I am doing - in my own small way - to make 'our' World Cup a success.
* The pleasure of having one of our FGM blog posts( of 02/08/09) being put up on the Spur Restaurant(The Glen) notice board.
Sometime ago I wrote a post in which I expressed how much I had loved the way I was served at the Spur( The Glen). In particular, the way I was served by Ayanda and Joseph. After I gave these guys each a copy of this post they showed it to their management. Management loved the post and decided to put it up in the restaurant's notice board in the public arena for all and sundry to see.
I was flattered to hear of this.
Thank you Spur people.
THANK YOU UNIVERSE. THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
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Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
Been To Africa Lately?
__________________
I have.
Been to Abuja.
Been to Kinshasa.
The Jozi CBD has taken me there.
Been to Portugal lately?
I have.
Via Luanda.
Via Maputo.
The Jhb CBD takes me.
Been to Mogadishu?
Been to Addis Ababa?
I have been indeed.
The Mjepa CBD.
I have been all over Africa.
I stay all over Africa.
I am an African Mr Mbeki.
The Jozi CBD makes me.
=====================================
SO, SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD OUT THERE, WHAT MADE YOU
FEEL GOOD THIS WEEK?
Let us know at - feelgoodmovement@gmail.com
====================================
This past Friday morning I ventured into the city centre and was blown away by the music I heard there. Being based outside the city centre work-wise, I rarely go there. On this Friday morning - in the Jourbert/Bree street area - I was greeted by some really beautiful African music. This music - played at full blast - came from a 'smallanyana' shop selling religious artifacts. On inquiring, I was informed that the music was Nigerian gospel by a musician called Blessed Samuel. And this particular song was called ''God Be Praised". I loved how this Nigerian gospel music retained its strong African influences.
I made a note to buy the Blessed one's cd on my next CBD visit.
* Hearing that the LOC and FIFA have decided to give away about 120,000 World Cup 2010 tickets for free. I heard this on the Metro FM's Discovery Sports Centre radio show hosted by Robert Marawa. The LOC CEO-Danny Jordaan - was a studio guest and informed us of this. Mr Jordaan said 40,000 of these tickets will go to the construction workers who built the 2010 World Cup stadiums.
This giving back of sorts by the LOC and FIFA is commendable indeed. I have heard that the workers who are building these stadiums are really working hard to finish them on time. Danny told us - as an example - how he would find the workers busy at work even on Saturdays and Sundays at the Port Elizabeth stadium.
This commitment by the construction workers to make the 2010 World Cup a success made me wonder what I am doing - in my own small way - to make 'our' World Cup a success.
* The pleasure of having one of our FGM blog posts( of 02/08/09) being put up on the Spur Restaurant(The Glen) notice board.
Sometime ago I wrote a post in which I expressed how much I had loved the way I was served at the Spur( The Glen). In particular, the way I was served by Ayanda and Joseph. After I gave these guys each a copy of this post they showed it to their management. Management loved the post and decided to put it up in the restaurant's notice board in the public arena for all and sundry to see.
I was flattered to hear of this.
Thank you Spur people.
THANK YOU UNIVERSE. THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
===========================
Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
Been To Africa Lately?
__________________
I have.
Been to Abuja.
Been to Kinshasa.
The Jozi CBD has taken me there.
Been to Portugal lately?
I have.
Via Luanda.
Via Maputo.
The Jhb CBD takes me.
Been to Mogadishu?
Been to Addis Ababa?
I have been indeed.
The Mjepa CBD.
I have been all over Africa.
I stay all over Africa.
I am an African Mr Mbeki.
The Jozi CBD makes me.
=====================================
SO, SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD OUT THERE, WHAT MADE YOU
FEEL GOOD THIS WEEK?
Let us know at - feelgoodmovement@gmail.com
====================================
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