i started reading this, this book, An Introduction to Africana Philosophy, and...in the first pages i've read, including the preface this question popped at me:
Do blacks have an identity?
it's a broad term, and i'm not yet sure whether i'm basing it on being south african, or being african. in the book, the writer, talks about how we only knew we're african after colonization. what was there before white man?
i hope i'll have a better understanding of this question, and an answer for it by the time i finish reading.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
Knot Ring
A “knot” ring.
The ring symbolizes a knot that is not quite tied yet, but has all intentions of being tied. A promise ring.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Thank you Jesus, for today.Thank you for the gift of life. For the years, you've kept me together. I've lost it, more than twice. But you've always had me. As you still do now.I ask for continued strength, courage and love in this new year. Love to overcome everything, all fears and all pains. Because love conquers all. Because you are love.I ask for deeper grounding, deeper belonging to myself. I ask for wisdom and discipline. Through discipline, I can attain the wisdom and enlightenment I seek. The inner peace I need. Help me reach my truth. Help me reach and stay with, the god in me. Help me, everyday. Guide me. Protect me. Walk with me daily. Let me spread the love you show me to others.Thank you for every breath, between then and now. And forever more.Amen.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
yesterday i was looking through pictures of myself, from 2008, 2009 and 2010 [although i skipped most of that year]. didn't quite bother with the years to follow.
i look so peaceful and carefree and happy. taken care of. i look like myself, basically. before the big bad wolf's huff
am i not supposed to get mad? the difference between myself then and myself now is huge, and as a person in the inside i wanna know if i'm posed to act as if all is well and dandy. like we're in candyland, vibing?
bullshit.
i look so peaceful and carefree and happy. taken care of. i look like myself, basically. before the big bad wolf's huff
am i not supposed to get mad? the difference between myself then and myself now is huge, and as a person in the inside i wanna know if i'm posed to act as if all is well and dandy. like we're in candyland, vibing?
bullshit.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Poetry Afrika
Last night i had the privilede of attending the 16th Poetry Afrika held in Durban, Howard College and it left me speechless, to say the least
international acts from all corners of the globe graced the stage and blessed our ears and souls with their words. it was beautiful. of course tumi (from the V) was there [i wanted to throw myself on stage] to mesmerize me, effortlessly.
however, my admiration for tumi cannot possibly match my new found talent. her name is d'bi young, from jamaica. what a soul. what a talent! storytelling poetry...she does it in song [and a bit of dance] but wow, it was beautiful.
there was also a guy, from ghana and his name is Nii Ayikwei Parkes. what a gent! beautiful words
sidenote: it really sucks that i'm going to such a weird country where they don't even speak english. it will take me a while to be able to enjoy poetry sessions, in spanish.
-Lees
international acts from all corners of the globe graced the stage and blessed our ears and souls with their words. it was beautiful. of course tumi (from the V) was there [i wanted to throw myself on stage] to mesmerize me, effortlessly.
however, my admiration for tumi cannot possibly match my new found talent. her name is d'bi young, from jamaica. what a soul. what a talent! storytelling poetry...she does it in song [and a bit of dance] but wow, it was beautiful.
there was also a guy, from ghana and his name is Nii Ayikwei Parkes. what a gent! beautiful words
sidenote: it really sucks that i'm going to such a weird country where they don't even speak english. it will take me a while to be able to enjoy poetry sessions, in spanish.
-Lees
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Friday, October 12, 2012
ramon
the extent of my love for this guy... it sometimes baffles me too.
i think only one person truly gets it...
i think only one person truly gets it...
(band)
one of the things, amongst others (VERY few others), that sells the marriage idea. the promise, the bond...the band. and that inscription is just, perfect.
[let's ignore the fact that this is not a complete band - my neurons are jumping left to right right now!]
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Lianne La Havas - Lost And Found (live for 6 Music at the Southbank Centre)
i love her i love her i love her
Lianne La Havas - Lost And Found (live for 6 Music at the Southbank Centre)
i love her i love her i love her
Letting go...
Letting
go...
Quite a
concept. Not easy to grasp. how does it actually happen? how does it come
about? is it an overnight thing? dating has lost its whole essence, which to me
screams last call! it could be my persistent paranoia of course. there's
nothing more simple than love, and getting together. by simple i mean natural.
nowadays, staying in that state of admiration is tougher than earning 32 point
credits for economics! our religion has become, the holy trinity. or as kanye
would say, hennessy, a bad bitch and a bag of weed. laugh, live, love!
or is it a gradual
thing? they say time heals everything,
but it's been a while and i'm still here. we can't leave it all to time
in that case. so, what happens? do we hope and pray, and pray some more? until
one day, you wake up from the dream. and barely remember it, the dream. how i
wish it were that simple. actually, that it were simpler. that, you could just
wake up the next day and it was all over. every memory gone.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Lee's Man Cave
World order...
Very necessary. Along with Californication, Weeds, Skin and a bunch more
WHAAAAT!
Declaring myself as an SMEG groupie. You seen their products?!
World class meals will be prepared on them 6 plate gas cookers. And everything else will stay in this lovely box...
...things like this...
...and some of this.
And Merlot of course. Definitely.
ALWAYS!
Sanity.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
I often wonder...
I'm very, unconventional. When it comes to, human nature, behaviour and such. I believe that a person defines their own right and wrong. (As much as it's mostly influenced by parents). So, this means that, through that you define and develop your own set of morals. As the individual you are, you know. [The amazing thing about my theory is that, the foundation for your definitions can be dependent or independent of other parties, it all depends on you and how you want to live your life. Because at the end of the day, the life you live belongs to you.]
Sooooo... What i now wonder and am somewhat conflicted with is this:
Leesa having her own right and wrong, does it mean i am judging you for not seeing my point of view?
Let's think of the defition of judgment...'
judge (v): to form a judgement or opinion of; decide upon critically
Because what i'm getting to here is this: personally, i see an issue with sleeping with 10 differ guys in 9 differ weeks. It's what i call whorism.
BUT...these are now MY rights and wrongs, MY morals. Not the next person's (who probably believes the number of partners should be 10x2, in 9 weeks).
Am i being a judgemental piece of shit for calling it whorism?
I'm very, unconventional. When it comes to, human nature, behaviour and such. I believe that a person defines their own right and wrong. (As much as it's mostly influenced by parents). So, this means that, through that you define and develop your own set of morals. As the individual you are, you know. [The amazing thing about my theory is that, the foundation for your definitions can be dependent or independent of other parties, it all depends on you and how you want to live your life. Because at the end of the day, the life you live belongs to you.]
Sooooo... What i now wonder and am somewhat conflicted with is this:
Leesa having her own right and wrong, does it mean i am judging you for not seeing my point of view?
Let's think of the defition of judgment...'
judge (v): to form a judgement or opinion of; decide upon critically
Because what i'm getting to here is this: personally, i see an issue with sleeping with 10 differ guys in 9 differ weeks. It's what i call whorism.
BUT...these are now MY rights and wrongs, MY morals. Not the next person's (who probably believes the number of partners should be 10x2, in 9 weeks).
Am i being a judgemental piece of shit for calling it whorism?
Inspired by Thought Catalogue: Things I no longer need to know
(The first point might be identical…)
I no longer need to know how to get to your house. And thak
god because it was in the middle of nowhere and i'd always get lost. I spent a
year of my life with you in what felt like Siberia. I learned the layout of the
home, had my favourite room (yours) and relaxed on your patio couches. Now it
all means nothing, now it’s just a spec on a deserted landscape. Next exit,
please.
I no longer need to know math. I always knew I would never
need to know it but I was forced to in high school. The teachers were liars. They
said that we would always need to know about isosceles triangles and Pi, but we
didn’t. never once have I been like, “Thank god iknow about Pi! Its going to
get me out of this pickle im currently in.!” no. screw Pi. Screw useless
information.
i no longer need to dress up when i go out, because that's not me. my style is casual and laid back - if you feel i'm too casual for you, kindly exit my life.
it's not much, but it's a start...
i no longer need to dress up when i go out, because that's not me. my style is casual and laid back - if you feel i'm too casual for you, kindly exit my life.
it's not much, but it's a start...
Daddy...
No words or scales could try to explain or measure my love for my Father. He is my king, my prince, my first and true love. My eternal. Happy birthday Dad. We love you.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Noelle
I feel like I’m not worthy right now to be addressing You.
I would say it’s funny how I always only come to You when I’m in trouble, or I don’t know what to do anymore. But it’s not funny.
All you wanted was for me to read your book (The Holy Bible), talk to you (pray), sing to you (praise), and listen to your stories (worship).
Lord I’ve failed in doing such simple things. I read novels all year; in total their pages exceed the ones in the Bible. I complain that the words are too small, the stories are too long, the names are too complicated to pronounce. “I’ll take my Bible with to church” I should feel better right? It’s sitting in my handbag all service, so “I’ll just follow the scripture projected on the board” or “I don’t even know where Chronicles is in the Book…
I don’t know where Chronicles is in the Book. Yet I want the same promise that was made to David to be made unto me.
I’ve been waiting for You to say, “I’m done with you” but you never have. I’ve messed up so badly, so quickly, so bitterly, and so carelessly. I swear my soul is being slit by Rage, it’s choking, blood and fumes in the hands of the enemy.
All I ask is what David asked for: to “fall into the hands of the Lord, for His mercy is very great; instead of falling into the hands of men.”
I tap out,
-Noelle
(She spread my braid as a sheet and read between all the lines.)
Prozac Nation
-Elizabeth Wurtzel
Monday, October 1, 2012
Stephen Marley - The Traffic Jam ft. Damian Marley
This song will always remind me of my ex-housemate and brother Hlengani. 80 Bowen Avenue
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Anele.
Today had quite a bit of potential, but, the Universe had other plans.
Trying to send a Whatsapp text to my father, i type in ‘da’ and the first name that pops up is Anele Dandala. It stuck out especially today becasue with the number came an image. So i ask myself “HOW MANY PILLS DID I TAKE?!?! HOW AM I TRIPPING SO EARLY!”
How is she updating her whatsapp from the other side?!
When my mind came back I sent the image to her cousin to ask if she knows this person using the number and she said she’s never seen her in her life. Then we discovered that, mtn actually gives your num’ber away if it stays inactive for a given amount of time.
Selfish. Inconsiderate, cunts.
I don’t know whether to delete the contact or what. And it’s her unveiling this Saturday…
Aint this some shit!
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Lupe Fiasco - Bitch Bad [Music Video]
[Intro]Yeah, I say
Bitch bad, woman good, lady better
Hey, hey
Hey, hey
[Verse 1]Now imagine there's a shorty, maybe five maybe four
Ridin' 'round with his mama listening to the radio
And a song comes on and a not far off from being born
Doesn't know the difference between right and wrong
Now I ain't trying to make it too complex
But let's just say shorty has an undeveloped context
About the perception of women these days
His mama sings along and this what she says
"Niggas, I'm a bad bitch, and I'm that bitch
Something that's far above average"
And maybe other rhyming words like cabbage and savage
And baby carriage and other things that match it
Couple of things are happenin' here
First he's relatin' the word "bitch" with his mama - comma
And because she's relatin' to herself, his most important source of help
And mental health, he may skew respect for dishonor
[Hook]Bitch bad, woman good
Lady better, they misunderstood
(I'm killin' these bitches)
Uh, tell 'em
Bitch bad, woman good
Lady better, they misunderstood
They misunderstood
[Verse 2]
Yeah, now imagine a group of little girls nine through twelve
On the internet watchin' videos listenin' to songs by themselves
It doesn't really matter if they have parental clearance
They understand the internet better than their parents
Now being the internet, the content's probably uncensored
They're young, so they're malleable and probably unmentored
A complicated combination, maybe with no relevance
Until that intelligence meets their favorite singer's preference
"Bad bitches, bad bitches, bad bitches
That's all I want and all I like in life is bad bitches, bad bitches"
Now let's say that they less concerned with him
And more with the video girl acquiescent to his whims
Ah, the plot thickens
High heels, long hair, fat booty, slim
Reality check, I'm not trippin'
They don't see a paid actress, just what makes a bad bitch
[Hook]
[Verse 3]
Disclaimer: this rhymer, Lupe, is not usin' "bitch" as a lesson
But as a psychological weapon
To set in your mind and really mess with your conceptions
Discretions, reflections, it's clever misdirection
Cause, while I was rappin' they was growin' up fast
Nobody stepped in to ever slow 'em up, gasp
Sure enough, in this little world
The little boy meets one of those little girls
And he thinks she a bad bitch and she thinks she a bad bitch
He thinks disrespectfully, she thinks of that sexually
She got the wrong idea, he don't wanna fuck her
He think she's bad at bein' a bitch, like his mother
Momma never dressed like that, come out the house hot mess like that
Ass, titties, breasts like that, all out to impress like that
Just like that, you see the fruit of the confusion
He caught in a reality, she caught in an illusion
Bad mean good to her, she really nice and smart
But bad mean bad to him, bitch don't play your part
But bitch still bad to her if you say it the wrong way
But she think she a bitch, what a double entendre
[Hook]
[Outro: MDMA]
Bitch bad, woman good, lady better
They misunderstood
You're misunderstood (I'm killin' these bitches)Bitch bad, woman good, lady better
Greatest mother hoood (I'm killin' these bitches)
A Prayer for Reassurance
Help us, O Lord
To live one day at a time.
Ley your grace be sufficient for today.
Let me not be anxious about tomorrow.
Let me rest in the arms of your love in time and eternity
Blessed by your goodness.
Now and forever.
Amen.
Prescription.
I wanna describe drugs. And how they make me feel.
When your face starts numbing...
And you lose feeling in your knees.
Your vision starts getting blurry and all sounds fade into the background.
A blackness starts swallowing you up.
A tingling sensation.
All over your body.
Like.
Eruption.
Explosion.
O.
August 27, 2012
I know what you wore, in your bed. I can still taste my tears, the dust. Your laugh haunts my sleep. It's a difficult thing I'm going through. With my ill luck, I don't understand why my friend had to be taken away from me too. I've built, coushins and padded walls,to fall onto when it gets too hard. I've also stayed in this padded area so long, the doors have jammed. I don't know the intensity of the pain. I feel, the watered down pain. The pain I live with daily. The real pain jabs at me from time to time, that's when my world seems to crash around me. It's numbing. Sometimes I think my heart would stop, from pain.
Reckless Love
You are reckless with your penis...
(She's got the whole wide world in her juicy fruit / He's got the whole wide world in his pants / He wrapped the whole wide world in a wedding band / Then put the whole wide world on her hands / She's got the whole wide world in her hands / He's got the whole wide world in his hands)
Yet you remain reckless with your penis.
Ayesha Says
Hijabs, hoodies, afros, locks
Teddy bear, liquor bottle shrines, rocks
Tanks, prayer rugs, church pews, Mexican corn stands
Blood, sweat, and tears, police batons
Gas masks and bullets create graffiti on corners
Murals that salute freedom or death for liberty
Be it Inglewood or Egypt, Bedstuy or Baghdad
Syria or Liberia, the west bank or the west side of Chicago
Where food and liquor stores still occupy the block
While police and community watchmen justify why they shot
Emmit Till and Malice Green, Rekia Boyd and Trayvon Martin
Better not wear that hoodie while shopping for a carton
Or whatever they sellin’ in your food desert
Cause your soul is dessert and will be dissected and consumed
On the Fox evening news while we sing the blues
The new Jim Crow caged bird sings
Cause he’s tired of occupying his misery and of our marching
He wanna fly to a higher consciousness
But his school on academic probation
They gave him medicine, diagnosed him with a felony and mental retardation
So he refuses to cease the firin’, nobody’s hirin’
In Illinois, 67 is the new age when you retirin’
Class lines have blurred, those who used to have, have not
Pensions bein’ snatched
Those who never have keep their hands stretched
Social services being cut
Sterilization clinics giving out pills to numb the womb
Young girls referring to their vaginas as tombs
Thinkin’ protests are temporary and trendy
Well rock a t-shirt and carry a poster
And two weeks later it’s back to normal
But they say times are changin’
The revolution is becoming second nature, causes are combining
People carrying torches, hope burning from their hands
Attaching explosive devices ‘cause they keep stealing their lands
In the name of freedom
Hijabs, hoodies, afros, locks
Teddy bear, liquor bottle shrines, rocks
Tanks, prayer rugs, church pews, Mexican corn stands
Blood, sweat, and tears, police batons
Gas masks and bullets create graffiti on corners
Teddy bear, liquor bottle shrines, rocks
Tanks, prayer rugs, church pews, Mexican corn stands
Blood, sweat, and tears, police batons
Gas masks and bullets create graffiti on corners
Murals that salute freedom or death for liberty
Be it Inglewood or Egypt, Bedstuy or Baghdad
Syria or Liberia, the west bank or the west side of Chicago
Where food and liquor stores still occupy the block
While police and community watchmen justify why they shot
Emmit Till and Malice Green, Rekia Boyd and Trayvon Martin
Better not wear that hoodie while shopping for a carton
Or whatever they sellin’ in your food desert
Cause your soul is dessert and will be dissected and consumed
On the Fox evening news while we sing the blues
The new Jim Crow caged bird sings
Cause he’s tired of occupying his misery and of our marching
He wanna fly to a higher consciousness
But his school on academic probation
They gave him medicine, diagnosed him with a felony and mental retardation
So he refuses to cease the firin’, nobody’s hirin’
In Illinois, 67 is the new age when you retirin’
Class lines have blurred, those who used to have, have not
Pensions bein’ snatched
Those who never have keep their hands stretched
Social services being cut
Sterilization clinics giving out pills to numb the womb
Young girls referring to their vaginas as tombs
Thinkin’ protests are temporary and trendy
Well rock a t-shirt and carry a poster
And two weeks later it’s back to normal
But they say times are changin’
The revolution is becoming second nature, causes are combining
People carrying torches, hope burning from their hands
Attaching explosive devices ‘cause they keep stealing their lands
In the name of freedom
Hijabs, hoodies, afros, locks
Teddy bear, liquor bottle shrines, rocks
Tanks, prayer rugs, church pews, Mexican corn stands
Blood, sweat, and tears, police batons
Gas masks and bullets create graffiti on corners
I'll leave you in my head. I'll leave you here, and you will live here. We'll drive down the red earth of Kenya. Watch the sun set, into the brown grass. The blue mountains will watch us sleep. Hand in hand. You'll decorate my face with white dots, calamine. I'll make you armbands, with wooden beads.
You will live here.
Monday, September 24, 2012

Friday, September 21, 2012
INDIA
Oh Lord... Where do I even start?! Is my love for Indian food not enough?? The spices... The colours... Saris. It's all so beautiful and I want to experience it all.
The Taj Mahal
Namgyal
Varanasi, the oldest city of India
GREECE
I've always been fascinated by the Greek. Mostly because of their food. Well that's how it started off. Then I saw movies like Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants and Mamma Mia... The beauty!
Santorini Church
EGYPT
I read something once, said something along the lines of 'before exploring other worlds, know your own'. I cannot jump to other countries of other continents without knowing my own...
Alexandria
Sun temples
Take Me HERE!
So, I read this blog post today and im totally in love with
it. Before I am 37 I want to have been here. The next five post are dedicated to that J
I belive in travelling. You cannot say you have lived if you
have not travelled. And I wanna be well-travelled
KENYA
I don't know why I love this place so much. I'm drawn to this country and its people. Maybe it reminds me of my own people, the Xhosa. The people of the Red Earth...
Mombasa
Maasai warriors :)
Bless them
its a siege thing: to the world
its a siege thing: to the world: I want to be perfect; I want to be just right for you. Tell me what to do so that I can be just the right thing for you. Tell me what...
its a siege thing: Catharsis
its a siege thing: Catharsis: From brown bottles flowed the laughter and chatter of youthful revelry that would slowly cause the death of Me. i was taken by Your s...
Thursday, September 20, 2012
August, not in a Rush
Women's month drawing to an end, finally. Not that I don't appreciate it - but there've been too many bad news and I can't afford more blues
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