* The world uniting in offering relief- both material and otherwise- to the people of Haiti in the wake of the earthquake that hit their country this past Tuesday.This quake- measuring 7.0 - is said to be one of the largest ever.And by all accounts it really decimated Haiti.
Offers of help have come from all over the world.The most high prifile of these being that of the two US ex-Presidents-Mr Clinton and Mr Bush.They have promised to mobilise US citizens to open their wallets and contribute monetarily towards the Haiti relief efforts.
South Africa's Gift of The Givers organization has already dispatched its first team to Haiti to lend a helping hand as they always do in such situations.Big 'ups' to Dr Imtiaz Sooliman and his Gift of The Givers team.
And a massive,massive 'high five' to a world united behind Haiti.
* The CEO of the Local Organizing Committee for FIFA'S World Cup 2010-Mr Danny Jordaan- coming out strongly to say the World Cup to be held here in South Africa later this year will be safe.He made this assertion amid security fears around the World Cup, after the attack by armed gunmen on the Togolese football team in Angola.Angola is currently hosting the Africa Nations Cup soccer tournament.
Angola and South Africa are two different countries in Africa with two different political dynamics,he rightly said.Just like Greece- hosting the Euro soccer tournament - was a different country to Spain which suffered terror attacks before this soccer tournament.
It would be unfair to use the Angolan attacks to deduce that the World Cup in South Africa would be unsafe also.
Like Mr Jordaan - we the people of Mzansi - mantain that the World Cup will be safe.
Besides, the rebels responsible for the attack on the Togolese team bus have since apologised.They said they mistook this bus for an Angolan army convoy.
* The sweet menories of the music of soul singer Teddy Pendergrass.It was reported this week that he had passed away from colon cancer complications.
'TP' - as he was popularly known - was one of the main voices of the Philadelphia sound that was pioneered by the producers- Leon Huff and Kenneth Gamble.It was a type of soul music that was accompanied by ochestral sounds of strings and violins etc.And it was stirring music.
TP's classics starting from his time with the group- Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes - will be cherished forever by all soul music lovers.These included songs like "If You Don't Know Me By Now","Turn Off the LIghts","Life is a Song Worth Singing","It's So Good(When Loving Somebody and Somebody Loves You Back".I could go on and on.
" From one 'TP' to another:may you rest in peace my brother."
THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
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Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:
The Haiti....
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The Haiti of our brothers.
Our brothers in the diaspora.
The Haiti of revolts.
Of great slave revolts.
We love you Haiti.
We love you man.
The Haiti of great leaders.
Bo-Arestide.
The Haiti of talented musicians.
Bo-Wyclef.
You are in our hearts,
In our prayers',
Haiti.
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