(..and no though I love them muchly, this has nothing to do with the African Digerati WebAddiCTs)
If you ARE SouthAfrican, been to South Africa, or happen to have given up your otherwise civilised life to make this wild country your home (or even.. ag, shaaame a South African far away from home). Can you quantify what the hell it is about this place that makes it get under your skin? It’s rough & rowdy, beautiful and dangerous.. I think it may be the energy that throbs here that keeps me here. It’s not safe to stay but OMG it’s ALIVE! & addictive.
“I have lived in countries that were coming out of conflict: Ireland, South Africa, the Czech republic. People there are overflowing with energy“
Brian Eno Continue reading ‘‘fessing up to the addiction’
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…thanks to NicHarry for a new fun space to play in and celebrate why we who are crazy & brave enough to live in South Africa love it here ;-) on SA Rocks!
[Clever fellow! I feel all special, produce content & tell my mates etc.etc. virtuous cycle - SARocks is one of many blogs I've been asked to contribute to, but since I haven't got my GTD down to perfection yet I'm only taking on one other blog.. which I'll tell you about tomorrow. There seems to be a spate of this artful network leveraging - because it works! ]
I’m rocking the regular Monday spot to give a little vooma to begin the week >> ignition with customary opinionated passion for the first post: Why SA can’t afford to be a tarty date
If you have the time to swing your eyeballs over I’d love a little feedback - though I think I may be perpetuating the myth of lions roaming the streets with the pic (lol, mythinformation)
PS. I know the header’s a little goofy! Suggestions always welcome
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<< this is when we’ll be rockin’Relish - don’t cry to us if you don’t get yourself on the list in time: 80 is the limit ..and it’s almost there!
The guest list is jamming with genius & not just with the technocracy of the geekdinner >> so don’t be scared if you’re a techbum ‘cos 27 is a gathering at the edge of the future of innovative business in South Africa.
Come cerebrate some of the reasons why SArocks!
oooh PS. Verity will be rocking the house :-D
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One of the pleasures of roadtripping is discovering crazybeautiful spots along the way: tumbling your numb.bum out of the car and sharing the wander/wonder with your mates. Captain Chris took us to Herold’s Bay (home to Ernie Els) where he apparently spent many a rowdy night while doing his flight training.
^above^ the Cape Town geekgang - Chris, Max, Rafiq & Miguel (Dave our Marketing Geek behind the camera) heading back home after the GardenRoute’s first geekdinner. The dinner was so much fun, little sleep was had, much Stormhoek consumed & new friendships were forged. Business & pleasure on rails. [We even had enough coffee to focus on a business meeting for an exciting new project the next morning].
I believe that our journeys change us & I know that my life has been enriched and changed for the better for this one. Thank you so much to all of you guys who made this weekend truly memorable in all the best ways.
(esp. DD who moves worlds with laughter & courage)
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One of the very best things that we can do to nurture our capacity for genius is to occassionally refresh & challenge our thinking by breaking away from the cynical bastards who thrive on playing Devil’s Advocate to your beat your bright ideas into submission. And instead: hang out with others who dare to think and share wild & original thoughts.. and do it in a relaxed and playful environment. This is the basis of accelerated learning - it’s brain-friendly and pops us effortlessly into the realm of inspired & innovative problem-solving. Fun is the very best way to generate brilliance and superlearning’s extraordinary results
[Here in South Africa we've been doing this within the framework of geek dinners: where outstanding ideas, projects, alliances and good friendships have been forged].
Continue reading ‘Hunting party - roadtrippin’ 2 hunt some genius’
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I really want to tell you about how wonderful last night’s geekdinner was (think it may have been the global final for 2006 ). But a severe case of Christmas weekend writers block has befallen me zzzz :-/ .. my brain’s on cruise mode /// some lazy languid loll after a frenetic few days, nay weeks.. ah hell, months. whew. exhale. Continue reading ‘damn you guys rock!’
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Hooray! Time for our 2nd official Stormhoek Geekdinner has arrived.
If you haven?t been to one yet, and you are a geek, don?t miss out! (If you are one of the mighty lucky ones to be visiting or living in Cape Town this week that is). It?s this Friday 22nd December
Continue reading ‘Summer Geek Dinner in the Bay’
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Imagine if you will a clean white island of tranquility with superb service and utterly yummy foodies, as a welcome counterpoint to the frenetic work.office.calls.proposals.logistics.aaargh! end-of-year sprint>>
Mmm.. heavenly.
Such was the lunch I spent at in the fine company of Graham Knox, he, inspired and award-winning! winemaker (Stormhoek), ballsy marketer (most popularly celebrated for Stormhoek’s alliance with the legendary gapingvoid) and generally fascinating fellow. Continue reading ‘Luscious Lunch’
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You know the feeling when something fairly small and relatively insignificant just confirms your suspicions that you made a really good choice? Continue reading ‘Neoleisure’
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Beautiful little Cape Town this morning, wrapped in cool drizzly morning serenity is almost a different country from the vast thumping snarling sexy confident Joburg that I have just left. To say I love one more than the other would be a lie.. Jozi is a muse and her people heartpoundingly strong, some intoxicatingly inspiring. Wish I could take the potency of Joburg’s energy and counterweight it with the peace of Cape Town - but like falling in love with 2 wonderful yet utterly different beings at the same time - it’s a paradox I’ll have to bear.
..and I’m going to have to choose who I am to live with now. No matter which of the cities I decide to make home I’ll always be craving the other.
The choice staggeringly hard, because the pace of emerging technology keeps reducing relative distance between humans, no matter where they live on the giant ball.. it’s become easier than ever to live local and work global. Flying back over the Hex Mountains, over the winelands at sunset wobbled my resolve: Jozi may have to be mistress to my two-timing soul.
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