Dear Youth ... During my high school years, in my physical sciences class, I learn about " Fiber Optics ", oh what a beautiful thing they are. Below is the technical definition of this type of technology: " A fiber optic cable consists of a bundle of glass threads, each of which is capable of transmitting messages modulated onto light waves. Fiber optics has several advantages over traditional metal communications lines: Fiber optic cables have a much greater bandwidth than metal cables." [ www.webopedia.com/TERM/F/ fiber _ optics .html] Key Notes: 1. " transmitting messages " This is the aim of this Blog, to transmit messages, to transfer knowledge back and forth, and to support one another. There will be a variety of topics, Academics, R eligion, Politics, Philosophies, Relati onship problems, Family Problems (Not personal, but how to deal with general family problems), sport, you name it, if you can think of it, it will be here....
Laying on my back on the soft block paving of the Apartment Building, Looking at the young evening sky with dawn throwing its last kicks... A gas Lighter in one hand and a cigarette in the other. Destruction and Potential, Only kept apart by my fat arms and hairy chest. A lady walks by, Doesn't finish walking by. Stops, And comments how cute it is that i am studying the night skies, " Stars are full of wonder, they are Angels watching us " She said. " Yeah, they are " I replied. Then the lady finished walking by. Laying there, Laying on my back on the soft block paving of the Apartment Building, Looking at the young evening sky with dawn throwing its last kicks and showing signs of giving up and accepting its fate, it's over... Laying there, Looking at the top floor of our five storey building, I was wondering whether a jump would kill or cripple me. The distance didn't seem long enough, So i put all my chips on "cripple" and postpone...
Last week I was listening to one of the afternoon shows on SAFM, on that day, their guest on the show was a former homeless guy who is now the CEO of some marketing company. This gentleman told his story of how he was fired from his bartending job in Eastern Cape, then instead of looking for other employment in his home town, he decided to pack his bags and go find better opportunities in “the city of gold” where the grass is greener, “kwa nyam’ ayipheli”. His journey was tough and long, and definitely not what he expected. First of all, he did not have enough money to get to Joburg. So his first stop was Bloemfontein, he was homeless for a couple of weeks in Bloemfontein. He ate from rubbish bins, collected cans and plastic for recycling. All this time he was sleeping on a bench at the train station. He eventually raised enough money for a train ticket from Bloem to Jozi. On the way, he was so excited about finally going to “the city of gold”, less did he know of what ...
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