I'm OvEr IT NoW

"I guess you just don’t want to know

But I’m over it now" (By Reverend Marvin Winans)

From a Tyler Perry movie: "I can do bad all by myself"

This is for the lonely and broken hearted

I’ve hurt so many nights

I’ve hurt so many hours

Trying to make it right

But I just didn’t have the power

You ignored all my tears

And it hurt me so bad

You wanted them to disappear

I tried to let it go

I tried to let it show

But I guess you just don’t want to know

If I had a dime for every time I tried to call your name

Some tell me I’d be wealthy

But I learned that I could cope

Through my struggles I discovered that I could make it

I wouldn’t change a thing

Not for the knowledge that I gained

But I learned that I could grow

I tried to let it go

I tried to let it show

But I guess you just don’t want to know

But I’m over it now

Over it now

I can’t say how

I’m over it…

Kaizer Chiefs???

 

One can only wonder what happened to South Africa’s top giants in soccer Kaizer Chiefs, a soccer club that was founded by Kaizer Motaung the former Pirates player and son of late former Pirates player Ceyland Motaung.  Kaizer was said to have left his father’s club to start his own after his return from his soccer career in North America. The formation of the club then was created under oppressive times whereby then if a major rebel club such as Pirates at the time was beaten in a match, chances of leaving the stadium alive seemed very  impossible. One can say that Kaizer Chiefs then was formed at the right time as its colours and attitude as well as behavior promoted love and peace and demonstrated through words and actions that sports was about comradship and unityas such was done in those violent eras of that time. The club has great support all over the country from the East Rand, Soweto, North West, Pretoria this is because some of the players were recruited from Sundowns and Moroka Swallows which are rooted from the East Rand Pretoria and North West and some players at the time who were expelled and some who were friends of Kaizer were recruited from Pirates itself. Kaizer Chiefs has had its own supporters for such reasons and has always been percieved as Orlando Pirates biggest rebel giant, almost like a father verses the son type of game they were always on top of the log niether the less. 

However before last year Chiefs always won a couple of championship leagues now all of a sudden they get beat down by small time clubs like Amazulu, Wits, Platinum Stars and what not. I think Chiefs always prepared itself when playing against its biggest rivals Pirates who because of its losses against Chiefs before last year prepared itself against every team they challenged and was even more prepared against Chiefs. With Chiefs having to lose to small time clubs mentioned it cost them not making it on top of the championship leagues such as the Absa cup, Telkom Charity cup, Ned Bank cup, Premier Soccer League among others which were all won by their biggest rivals Orlando Pirates and of which then created this negativity around Chiefs and caused them a losing streak that they were no long prepared as they used to be against Pirates which has taken every advantage as possible.

Well we should not only blame the players for their mishaps it has occurred that Chiefs former coach Vladir Vermezovic may be partly responsible for the teams tragic losses, he for starters kept using inexperienced young soccer players in serious championship games matches instead of grooming them in friendly games. He had all the good experienced players sitting on the side lines, I mean I’m not a sports analyst but even I can tell that was a bad call. The guy should have been dismissed from the beginning of this year and maybe Chiefs would have won the recent Absa Cup, Soweto Derby and Premier Soccer League this year, considering what happened last year and would have prevented some people saying that Chiefs is no longer the way it used to be, “ouch”.

Anyway the Chiefs board dismissed Vermezovic this year April 2012, and hired sports former soccer coach Stuart Baxter along with former Chiefs soccer player Doctor Khumalo as assistant coach. The team did at least make a comeback after beating one of South Africa’s biggest soccer clubs Mamelody Sundowns which unfortunately resulted in saving Pirates from either beating the them again or competing against them through a four club match. This is where both teams play in this cas it would have been Pirates and Sundowns which would have played against two other clubs one for each and whichever team scores against the other team consumes more points and has a better chance of winning the league, and in this case Sundowns would have been it. Motivated by the negative comments made on facebook and twitter Chiefs captain and goal keeper Itumeleng Khune got back in the game by keeping the ball from hitting the back of the net,  if only he did that all along and unfortunately by the time Chiefs made these changes and came back from its last game it was too late and therefore fans can only wonder what’s next for the club, they must be feeling “hopeless”.

Best of luck for the Black Lable Cup though on the 28th of July 2012, do your people proud.

  

Orlando Pirates winning streak

Orlando Pirates a soccer club that is rooted from the most recognised historical townships in South Africa, Soweto, Orlando East was for a very long time eight years to date the most disappointing soccer club ever. Let me break down how it used to just spiral down for Pirates. First of all it would make it in all the leagues, play all the way to either the semi finals or the finals and lose at the end leaving its fans with great pain and sorrow but hopelessness never seemed to destroy their love and loyalty for their team. Orlando Pirates has been on the winning streak since last year 2011 and is now known to be the best soccer club in South Africa as it has won five times in a row just last year alone. Its victories include The Absa Cup, Telkom Cup, Ned Bank Cup, MTN Top8, Premier Soccer League as well as the first Black Label Cup tournament between its biggest rival in soccer Kaizer Chiefs. Oh Pirate also just won the resent 2012 Premier Soccer League championships. I wonder whether Pirates is either using good strong traditional muthi (herbs), or are united in a Higher Power or whether the players are all disciplined in training, perhaps their last and current coaches have been nothing but strategically excellent in the way they execute the game plan through the players on and off the pitch, maybe there is good management within the club itself. Well whatever it is that they are doing is certainly working for them. With all the victories that Pirates have achieved I guess the club’s perseverance and the fans’ loyalty has been worth it. The question is however how long will Pirates keep winning, as we all know that the fuel eventually runs out when you forget to refill the tank, in other words will Pirates stick to the same strategy, or will it make detrimental changes like some clubs have of which I will not mention and anyway Christmas as we all know it is not every day. Maybe the players will eventually have such a big ego that they won’t even think of kicking the ball in front of them, or perhaps this lucky streak of theirs will eventually run out, but then again has it been luck or is Orlando Pirates just happens to be blessed for now or...     

BROWN DASH GONE

 

It has yet been another sad time for South Africa as we have lost yet another Kwiato star and legend Brown Dash, another star gone too soon. Brown Dash originally from the streetsw of Soweto died from a long term illness at the Chris Hani Baragwana Hospital on the 8th of May 2012. He was last seen performing at the 18th South African Music Awards at the Sun City Superbowl along with other great Kwiato stars such as Mandla Spikiri of Trompies, Bricks Brigado just to name a few. He was known for his great hit singles such as Phansi gom thunzi welanga (under the shadow of the sun) which he by the way shot in my hood Daveyton, his other popular hits were Ngeo hlala thandana nawe (I will always love you), Gezani Umtwanami (take care of my child) as well as puff n pass. He was known by many locals of my hood from carwash and fastfood joints and he came a couple of times to my church when he was then dating one of the now famous twins Hlelo and Ntando YFM radio DJs and social lights. It was after a finacial disbute that he parted ways with his former record label TS records and producer DJ Sbu that his music career suddenly spiraled down the drain. He had dissappeared for a very long time and was said to be living some flats in the Joburg City. Word is that some unknown girl friend of his was killed by the virus and then later so was he. He seemed so thin the last I saw him at the music awards although he did somehow look very happy and energetic and gave a great performance along with the other stars he did not however stand out as some of them did. I got the post about his death on facebook and was very shocked and hurt by it as I remember the great moments of him and his music and he was not one of those distant artists I never got to see or know and therefore I must admit that it hit hard and very sad indeed. Last night was a tribute to him at in Midrand Shoosh which had a great line up and was really on fire. The line up of course include almost everybody who knew him and worked with him such as the likes of Zola, DJ Sbu, Bricks, Malinga, Spikiri and the list is endless. Fans from all over came to support paying R50-00 and really enjoyed an hot night on every side at every moment. The funeral will be tomorrow at 8:00am at Naledi Hall in Soweto, unfortunately I will not be there at I will be attending a cousin's funeral on that day so if you happen to be there please be sure to let me know how it goes. To Brown Dash RIP my brother you will be dearly missed by many of us knew you and will never be forgotten as your music will live in us for many years to come. MUCH LOVE.

THE SAMAs

Ok enough about me lets focus on other things for a change, so last week Monday the 30th of April 2012 were the what was supposed to South Africa's greatest events of the year ok maybe they lifted the standard a little but I can't help but notice that the standard has dropped since Lesly Sedibe CEO of EMI Records stopped being fully in charge of co ordinating the awards. Anyways about the SAMAs (South African Music Awards) was held in Sun City at the Super Bowl where audiences or fans rather paid an amount of at least R300 to be part of this biggest event of the year. The show started out with platinum artist of TS Records Zahara who sang one of her number one singles Loliwe, she sounded so good and natural with perfect high pitches and low notes and that is how a real artist is supposed to sound when perfoming live without the help of audio studio recorded sounds in the background. Her presence on stage was just magnifacent and she surly made many fans appreciated by her humbleness and excellent performance I have one word for her charisma. Other great perfomances were the collaboration performed by three award winner Hiphop star AKA, and South Africa's number one Afrikaans Hiphop star Jack Parrow who the audience truely enjoyed. The other great perfomances were number one Motwako rapper HHP with his famous number one single Bosso Kemang (whose the boss) as well three award winner new crew Misica who did a live performance just to suit the television vierwers at home whci I must say superb. One could rather say that the SAMAs were most between AKA, Zahara and Misica and that a private ceminar should have been organised just for them. Oh lets not forget unnominated awrd winner DJ Cleo for the most downloaded song on MTN music who walked away with all three of them as usual and always as it seems he takes those specific awards home with him every year. On other matters all in all the SAMAs were not as bad as the Metro awards where the sound was just terrible, although I must admit that the broadcast of the SAMAs were not as good as they used to be I think a lot can be done to improve the broadcasting of the awards events as well as the performing line up. Like allowing artists like Madluphuthu who is really better off as a comdian that a musician to perform is an absalute no no in my opinion, I think if people are going to pay R300 for a show than they should get greater quality service, there should be no place for mishaps or flaws of anysort. The camera people should also spot artists on the ground floor from time to time which creates a better impact for the audience after all the night is about them. Otherwise it wasn't as bad although there is always space for improvement, as I said earlier the standard has dropped, a good line up of artist who will give good top perfomance as only three acts out of ten other acts stood out, good presenters like Bonang who is always a pleasure to watch, good hosts who will not be unsure of themselves probably because they did not feel confident in what they were wearing and I will not mention names, good hands on broadcasting and most of all good sound at all times will surely boost the enthusiasm of the live audiences and home viewers. Let's hope next year's SAMAs will be much better. 



JUST MOVED IN

So I have just moved in my new place in Midrand Vornavalley at the complex of Belaire. The complex is known to the biggest in the whole of Vornavalley, I am enjoying the beauty of it from the front gate with fountains, gardens, swimming pools and small soccer pitch and it's obiously very quiet compared to where I used to live. Chances of being robbed are very slim although I am still on the look out and very carefull regardless I guess once you have experienced a break in, or robbery in any way possible the thoughts aof the loss and regrets stay with you no matter where you go. I have to admit that even though it's a quiet place my housemates are still as noisy and loud as ever but their wild crazy behaviour has somewhat calm down. Anyway I still need to get some lights for my room, and my house mates and myself sill need to learn how to save electricity not that it's made a difference in any way so far, we see to be paying almost a hundred rand a week just for electricity. Well I guess every place has it's troubles and costs but I sure hope we can come up with a solution. Anyway I need to get back to my work nothing knew just lots more school work after this week I look forward to having a great and crazy weekend I'll let you know how it all goes should it go down at all.

GETTING IT ALL DONE

So it turns out that I was not all as far behind as I thought I missed a test though because of all the stress I had which in turn made me all sick with lack of appetite, sleep which resulted in fatigue and irregular headaches and back pains. Despite all that I still managed to find the discipline to do some of my work and was able to submit my assignment and did a test. Nextweek is going to be another week of hecticness with all these clashing tests and assignments due one day after another. I guess there will be no parding or resting over the weekend and this Sunday I have to take all my things and move in with my housemates in out knew place so as you can see it's gonna be all hectic again I just hope I have all the energy I need. Wish me luck or better yet pray for me if you can. Have a great weekend freinds and if you going through the things I'm facing right now best of luck to you too.