* Reading ( in THE TIMES OF 5/6/9) that THE TIMES - our local daily newspaper - is 2 years old this month. This daily has become my favourite among all our dailies here in Mzansi. It has brought a certain freshness to the local 'dailies' scene. It has managed to combine real news with some quality writing in a tabloid format. This is unusual in a tabloid newspaper. Yes, once in a while THE TIMES will give you sensational headlines. But this sensationalism once a while in our lives can't be too harmful.
I have come to love some of its columnists too. Peter Delmar's 'It's A Small Business World'( Wednesdays) - for inspiring small entrepreneurs; Professor Jonathan Jansen's 'An Educated Guess'(Thursdays) - for pricking the nation's conscience by telling us what we need to hear not what we want hear; Carlos Amato's 'Far Post'(Fridays) - for some really beautiful writing on soccer; and finally Jonathan Cainer's 'Your Stars' - for not only his accurate predictions sometimes, but for his English writing lessons.
"Here is to another 98 years THE TIMES."
* The live pictures of the different cities of the world that are shown on SABC 2
sometimes. These live scenes come to us courtesy of EARTH TV. They are shown between programmes and on the hour. For a few minutes the camera will go across to New York, then Berlin, after which it maybe Paris, and show us an aerial view of these cities live( i. e. at the exact time that life is happening there). These live crossings give one a sense of being in those cities even though you are in your lounge. It is time travelling at its best.
I got to know the time zones of those cities compared to our own city of Johannesburg through these crossings. For example, I have learned that Berlin is on exactly the same time zone as Johannesburg. If it is 11.58 here in Jozi, it is also 11.58 in Berlin.
I also like the fact that these live crossings highlight upcoming events like festivals in those cities for those viewers who may actually be planning to visit these cities.
* The reports in the newspapers of the improving relationship between President Jacob Zuma and former President Thabo Mbeki. The rift between these two struggle stalwarts had been discomforting to all of us here in Mzansi.
It was reported in THE TIMES( 4/6/9) that the two occasionally speak on the
phone. It made me smile to read/ hear this.
All I can say is keep it up 'JZ' and 'TBOS'. Our country certainly needs your
leadership qualities.
THANK YOU UNIVERSE. THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
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Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
THE TIMES We Had
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What TIMES.
What TIMES we had.
Our TIMES with a 'daily'.
A daily companion in many ways.
A daily source of news.
A daily source of entertainment.
A daily source of excellent writing.
Most of all, a daily source of 'feel good moments'.
What TIMES.
Tabloid territory admittedly.
Real news here though.
News you can use.
What TIMES we had.
Is it 2 years already?
Unbelievable.
It must be the fun we were having.
What TIMES.
What TIMES we had.
Ek se MR Editor.
Ek se Mr Hartley and your team.
Nice one.
Nice squared.
It has been THE TIMES indeed.
THE TIMES of our lives.
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SO, SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD OUT THERE, WHAT MADE YOU
FEEL GOOD THIS WEEK?
Let us know at - feelgoodmovement@gmail.com
====================================
I have come to love some of its columnists too. Peter Delmar's 'It's A Small Business World'( Wednesdays) - for inspiring small entrepreneurs; Professor Jonathan Jansen's 'An Educated Guess'(Thursdays) - for pricking the nation's conscience by telling us what we need to hear not what we want hear; Carlos Amato's 'Far Post'(Fridays) - for some really beautiful writing on soccer; and finally Jonathan Cainer's 'Your Stars' - for not only his accurate predictions sometimes, but for his English writing lessons.
"Here is to another 98 years THE TIMES."
* The live pictures of the different cities of the world that are shown on SABC 2
sometimes. These live scenes come to us courtesy of EARTH TV. They are shown between programmes and on the hour. For a few minutes the camera will go across to New York, then Berlin, after which it maybe Paris, and show us an aerial view of these cities live( i. e. at the exact time that life is happening there). These live crossings give one a sense of being in those cities even though you are in your lounge. It is time travelling at its best.
I got to know the time zones of those cities compared to our own city of Johannesburg through these crossings. For example, I have learned that Berlin is on exactly the same time zone as Johannesburg. If it is 11.58 here in Jozi, it is also 11.58 in Berlin.
I also like the fact that these live crossings highlight upcoming events like festivals in those cities for those viewers who may actually be planning to visit these cities.
* The reports in the newspapers of the improving relationship between President Jacob Zuma and former President Thabo Mbeki. The rift between these two struggle stalwarts had been discomforting to all of us here in Mzansi.
It was reported in THE TIMES( 4/6/9) that the two occasionally speak on the
phone. It made me smile to read/ hear this.
All I can say is keep it up 'JZ' and 'TBOS'. Our country certainly needs your
leadership qualities.
THANK YOU UNIVERSE. THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
===================================
Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
THE TIMES We Had
_________________
What TIMES.
What TIMES we had.
Our TIMES with a 'daily'.
A daily companion in many ways.
A daily source of news.
A daily source of entertainment.
A daily source of excellent writing.
Most of all, a daily source of 'feel good moments'.
What TIMES.
Tabloid territory admittedly.
Real news here though.
News you can use.
What TIMES we had.
Is it 2 years already?
Unbelievable.
It must be the fun we were having.
What TIMES.
What TIMES we had.
Ek se MR Editor.
Ek se Mr Hartley and your team.
Nice one.
Nice squared.
It has been THE TIMES indeed.
THE TIMES of our lives.
=============================================
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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