Hello all, I am so all out of emails to write at the moment, I was so blocked that I was about to write an email about me, but then I thought that may well be seen as pretty arrogant to think people actually want to know about you so i parked it, but yesterday, someone told me a story they had received on email and i thought it was such a good story not to share

I sincerely hope you guys are all well and life is treating you kindly and even if its not too kind your mind and will are both strong enough to help you see and find a better day...

Here is the story

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican fishing village.
A tourist complimented the local fishermen on the quality of their fish and asked how long it took them to catch them.

"Not very long." they answered in unison.

"Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?"

The fishermen explained that their small catches were Sufficient to meet their needs and those of their families.


"But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

"We sleep late, fish a little, play with our children, And take siestas with our wives.
In the evenings, we go into the village to see our friends, Have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs.

We have a full life."

The tourist interrupted, "I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you!
You should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch.
With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat."

"And after that?"

"With the extra money the larger boat will bring, You can buy a second one and a third one And so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers.
Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, You can then negotiate directly with the processing plants And maybe even open your own plant.

You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City!

From there you can direct your huge new enterprise."

"How long would that take?"

"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years." replied the tourist.

"And after that?"

"Afterwards? Well my friend, that's when it gets really interesting," Answered the tourist, laughing. "When your business gets really big, You can start buying and selling stocks and make millions!"

"Millions? Really? And after that?" asked the fishermen.

"After that you'll be able to retire, Live in a tiny village near the coast, Sleep late, play with your children, Catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife And spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends."

And the moral of this story is: ... Know where you're going in life... You may already be there ! !

Birthdays
10th Adjoa
11th Liezel and Shereen
12th Naomi
13th Gillie and Mel
15th June and Sanette
22nd Harps

And thats a wrap folks, have a great weekend all, and to my dear friends who lost their mother over the past week, my thoughts are with you all, i guess if nothing at all you will find comfort in the fact that she is in a better place

Big love to you all (some more than others ;-))
Respect
Y

Now is the winter of our discontent; Made glorious summer by this son of York; And all the clouds that low'r'd upon our house; In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. – Shakespeare

Nothing glorious about this approaching winter i tell you. Absolutely love this time of the year, leaves falling, crisp mornings warmish afternoons and that evening chill that screams no gym, TV and blankie...

Its a beautiful day to be alive isn’t it? A day to right the wrongs of yesterday or to keep on doing what’s right to make a difference in the life of another, or just another day...i guess the choice is yours really and so to the consequences of that choice 

Some say he is corruption personified and that inspite of his plethora of wives he prefers extra marital affairs. Yes we call him Mr President. How normal life has become post the frenzy of the 22nd April 2009. We all cry so hard for this western phenomenon called democracy and this my dear friends is true democracy in action. The people have spoken. We have our president.

Whatever you might say or think about how he got where he is, on Saturday the 9th May, Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma will be inaugurated as the 3rd democratically elected president of this our rainbow nation. Oh wait that would be fourth, forgot about the current caretaker president. I read his opening speech very reconciliatory, humble and positive, and word is (media) that it was one of the best speeches by any president/president in waiting of our country in the last little while. He has come a long way, it was almost 3 years ago to the day that he was acquitted on rape charges that threatened his freedom let alone his quest to be the peoples president. He managed to dodge how many counts of corruption, racketeering and tax evasion. He sprung his personal financier and friend Shabir from jail, squashed the scorpions and look at him now. From herd boy to the president of Africa’s rainbow nation...look at him now.

The new issue is that he will be flanked by 3 first ladies. My question is and so? I am all for live and let live, if the man decides polygamy is his way forward, the women he has married say its our way forward too who are we to judge? His culture allows for more than 1 wife so too Muslims and Mormons, I don’t hear anyone saying anything about that. In April this year the Russian president made a statement encouraging men to take more than 1 wife to protect the honour of unmarried women. Bottom line, polygamy is accepted in many cultures and religions, you don’t like it, don’t practice it, but u must respect the thing its part of our diversity.

But Yaw, we are a nation struggling to contain this thing called HIV and AIDS, but polygamy goes against all we have been telling the young ones about having just one partner. I say fair point there. But that being said if you are FAITHFULL to all your wives and they to you, well no external forces will be introduced to your little party and thus you should be ok.

But i guess that wasn’t the case here, which is unfortunate, but he fessed up, said what he did was wrong, he erred, he is human. Bill Clinton erred you shrugged it off, Sylvia Berlusconi erred and we are like lets see how it plays out cos its prime time telly this, speaking to their therapists etc. Will his actions lead to the moral decay of South Africa as a nation? Well if he jumped off a building will we all? Some might yes i know, but thats why I say education is the key here,

Time will tell just give the man a chance, he may well be better than most...or not, but we don’t know that, just like we don’t know what we had instore for us post 1994 or when we went to school for the first time or when we started the new job...time will tell but one thing to bear in mind is that we are on a good wicket here. Tell me how many nations can boast hosting a rugby world cup, a cricket world cup, the African nations cup, the inaugural 20-20 world cup, the IPL, the Confederations cup, the soccer world cup, world summit on sustainable development, the head of the UN security council, the head of the African Union, have one of the most respected people to have ever lived being from its soil, all this in a space of 15 years...irrespective of our perspective of how bad things are here the world doesn’t seem to see it. Our job, all of our jobs is to make this the place we want it to be. Government can only do so much. A population of 48million, say maximum 50 000 in government maybe more, lets say even 1 million, who can really make things happen if they decide to work together? Simple things...tolerance and embracing of our differences, removing this negativity we choose to let run our lives here, help each other, each one teach one!!!

I sound like i am about to break into song, so let me stop there. I too have my reservations, but I am looking forward to what lies ahead, i hope these words don’t come back to bite me in the buttocks. I am looking forward to the new cabinet, how this new government interacts and carries itself. I cant do anything about it now, i did all i could do on the 22nd April the rest is in Gods hands, so why must i stress???

Another massive thing this weekend, even though I am not totally convinced about this whole commercial aspect of some of these days, Valentines, Womens, Secretaries, Fathers day etc. One day i have maximum respect for is Mothers day, which is this weekend. Guys just incase you haven’t taken the time to sit down and analyse what it means to be a mother, let me put forward my observation and mothers correct me if I am wrong.

You start off by doing the dirty...guys this is where our involvement ends, well other than dealing with mood swings (however this is nothing a few “work deadlines” or late meetings can’t sort out ;-)
But no not her! This little being becomes a part of her. Eating what she eats, passing off what it doesn’t want into her. She has mood swings, her body changes shape, she becomes a pie eater, morning sickness, back pains, she gets tired she still has to go to work up until its time for the little one to enter into the world. For 9 months this carries on 9 LOOOOOONNNNGGGGGG months. Our role hey love anything i can do (yeah how about you take this morning sickness every Tuesday and Thursday, i need some time out nah man no can do. We just carry on as usual and show a little sensitivity especially if you know whats good for you. But our load is light.

Enter 9 months, little Yaw is tired of his happy place, its getting too damn small for him, he feels he is a big boy now and he wants to come into the world...maybe...maybe not...maybe...maybe not....20 odd hours of labour later yip thats me, he decides ok enough fun and games and he pushes his way into this mad crazy place we call earth. Now i DON’T even want to imagine what it would feel like pushing a 3kg elongated life form out of an opening that could snugly fit an object that is on average 5cm in diameter. I don’t want to know. Guys have kidney stones and we half die...maximum respect.

But it doesn’t end there, hell no. Thats only the beginning. Breast feeding, changing nappies, taking to hospital, waking up at all hours to feed them, cleaning bottles, shaping their heads  understanding what each cry means. Even worse when you are a single mother because all this is just you and you also have to go and make the moola to look after this little one. School fees, discipline, attending to injuries, nursing to health, making school lunches, covering school books, and after this you decide you want to have another one??!!!....nah man, guys we have life pretty good ey.

Maximum respect to all you mothers out there, you definitely play a massive role in making us who we are. You deserve your day on Sunday and hopefully more!!

Birthdays
01 Nic
02 Michael B
04 Gareth M
05 Nana Sao and Peace
06 Taz Magill
07 Shakira and Bish
09 Dear Sis Nana S

And that’s me for yet another week, you all be good now and show your mothers or mothers of your little ones some love, if you and your mother (blood or foster) aren’t on good terms, just take some time to remember all the rubbish you have put her through, whew thank goodness i didn’t put my mother through any of that ;-)

Massive love to you all

Y

And in the end its not the years in your life that matter but rather the life in your years!!