* The 6-2 drubbing of Swaziland by Bafana Bafana this past weekend was no fluke it would seem. They did almost as well against the Zimbabwen national soccer team on Tuesday. They beat the Zimbabwens 3-0 in their second friendly game in a week.
These two wins in a row by our boys were very encouraging indeed. A win is always good for the moral of the team. The opposition may not have been that strong, especially Swaziland, but we should still applaud. If anything, for them starting to score goals.
The two good wins by Bafana came just in time for the campaign - "BAFANA BAFANA FOR THE 2ND ROUND - 2010" - that we initiated last week here in The FGM.Our campaign was given a boost. And these are the kind of things(good performances) we want to highlight with our campaign. Through this campaign we want to work on Bafana Bafana's self-belief, saying to them::
"You have scored goals before;you have won by big margins before. There is no reason
why you can't do the same against Mexico, Uruguay, or even France."
* Learning of another campaign in support of our national soccer team - Bafana Bafana.
This campaign - called Unite Mzansi Unite - is being run by Adidas - the sport apparel company that makes the Bafana jersey.
Adidas has created a giant replica of the yellow Bafana Bafana jersey that is being transported around the country. South Africans of all ages are being encouraged to write a message of support for Bafana on this jersey and sign it.
We fully support this one more initiative to rally behind our national soccer team. As we approach that crucial month of June - when FIFA's 2010 World Cup starts - Bafana need all the support they can get.
* A weighing in by our former President - Thabo Mbeki - on the Haitian situation. In an article entitled "We Must Do All We Can To Help The Island Safeguard It's Dignity", that appeared in The Times(24/1/2010) newspaper, Mr Mbeki lauded the efforts of the international community in helping the people of Haiti after that devastating earthquake. More importantly though, Mr Mbeki went on to enlighten us more about the history of this island. He wrote that in 1804 Haiti became the first black republic after the slaves rebelled against their European captors. In the ensuing battle the slaves managed to defeat the army of France - a then European powerhouse. With this victory, and the subsequent creation of the republic, the slaves made Africans proud everywhere. And this feat should still make us hold our heads high even today.
" Thanks for that history lesson Mr T-Bos.
It was good to hear from you again"
THANK YOU UNIVERSE. THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
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Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
They Said
___________
They said you can't score goals.
But not 1 goal Bafana.
Or 2 goals.
But 6, in one game.
They said Swaziland were minnows.
But Zimbabwe also minnows?
We beg to differ.
You put 3 past them.
With no reply.
They are saying: 2nd round, never.
And we tell them: 2nd round, of course.
This is the one thing,
The one thing we know for sure.
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SO,SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD OUT THERE, WHAT MADE YOU
FEEL GOOD THIS WEEK?
These two wins in a row by our boys were very encouraging indeed. A win is always good for the moral of the team. The opposition may not have been that strong, especially Swaziland, but we should still applaud. If anything, for them starting to score goals.
The two good wins by Bafana came just in time for the campaign - "BAFANA BAFANA FOR THE 2ND ROUND - 2010" - that we initiated last week here in The FGM.Our campaign was given a boost. And these are the kind of things(good performances) we want to highlight with our campaign. Through this campaign we want to work on Bafana Bafana's self-belief, saying to them::
"You have scored goals before;you have won by big margins before. There is no reason
why you can't do the same against Mexico, Uruguay, or even France."
* Learning of another campaign in support of our national soccer team - Bafana Bafana.
This campaign - called Unite Mzansi Unite - is being run by Adidas - the sport apparel company that makes the Bafana jersey.
Adidas has created a giant replica of the yellow Bafana Bafana jersey that is being transported around the country. South Africans of all ages are being encouraged to write a message of support for Bafana on this jersey and sign it.
We fully support this one more initiative to rally behind our national soccer team. As we approach that crucial month of June - when FIFA's 2010 World Cup starts - Bafana need all the support they can get.
* A weighing in by our former President - Thabo Mbeki - on the Haitian situation. In an article entitled "We Must Do All We Can To Help The Island Safeguard It's Dignity", that appeared in The Times(24/1/2010) newspaper, Mr Mbeki lauded the efforts of the international community in helping the people of Haiti after that devastating earthquake. More importantly though, Mr Mbeki went on to enlighten us more about the history of this island. He wrote that in 1804 Haiti became the first black republic after the slaves rebelled against their European captors. In the ensuing battle the slaves managed to defeat the army of France - a then European powerhouse. With this victory, and the subsequent creation of the republic, the slaves made Africans proud everywhere. And this feat should still make us hold our heads high even today.
" Thanks for that history lesson Mr T-Bos.
It was good to hear from you again"
THANK YOU UNIVERSE. THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
======================================
Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
They Said
___________
They said you can't score goals.
But not 1 goal Bafana.
Or 2 goals.
But 6, in one game.
They said Swaziland were minnows.
But Zimbabwe also minnows?
We beg to differ.
You put 3 past them.
With no reply.
They are saying: 2nd round, never.
And we tell them: 2nd round, of course.
This is the one thing,
The one thing we know for sure.
======================================
SO,SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD OUT THERE, WHAT MADE YOU
FEEL GOOD THIS WEEK?
