Guest Mauritz Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 (edited) NOW THAT I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION The Sh@!# actually stand for shoes - real black Bata shoes. The AWB (Australian Weather Bureau) - the KKK (Kaalvoet Klooster Koeke). Are you still interested????I just love reading about other peoples experiences and life stories. As South African (Southern Africans) - we all have so much to tell/write. We have an amazing history - the whole iAfrica thing - the Groot Trek (to wherever) - the adaptation process - I can go on and on.I've been 'writing' on this forum - mainly in Afrikaans - for a while now. I see the 'fighting moods', the 'quilt factors', the uncertainty, the anger, the lashing out and the bloody whatever. I invite each and everyone to WRITE about your experiences - doesn't matter what it is or what you think others will think. As humans - first their was stories - then everything else followed. Can you remember the stories as a child???????? Why can't they continue.I love Jan Stoof's stories - Kannidood's. A few others started, but were shot down very quickly. Why can't we just all read and see the funny and sunny side of another person???? Instead of attacking - why don't we ask questions????? PLEASE, if you like what someone else wrote - say so. If you don't - please DO NOT attack - if you feel very strongly about the issue - PM - PM - PM - PM - don't try and rip someone's heart and soul to pieces. This is the tactics of the dictators in the world - Russia, China, iAfrica. It only scare other potential 'philosophers' off. Be firm, but gentle.What about the 'English Speaking South Africans' - the "NON WHITE" South Africans. Each and everyone of us have stories to tell - about our feelings, our experiences. "THIS WHOLE THING" is HISTORY. What about your children, your grandchildren?????? Stories are going to explain ALL. We can all learn from each other - black, white and purple. Where the hell is Chris Rimmer - A GREAT STORY TELLER??? Where's Aussiegirl - a lovely person. Are we all such sh@% (it actually spells ) company that we all scatter again.If the English and Afrikaans speaking whatever can't get along - what bloody hope is there for the rest of the world????I invite you all - write, tell stories. I'm not a writer - I started by accident. Some hate my 'nonsense' - others like it. It is all well if you sorted out all your paperwork - you bought your tickes - you land here - you know about rentals and shops. What about your bloody heart?????? What about your feelings?????? What about your blood?????I've been here for a loooong time. Believe me - you can practice your Aussie accent 'till you blue in the face - you can change your ways - you can stand on your head and sing "Sarie Marias" through you poepol - you can't change who you really are. You can't shut Africa out. You can't turn your heart and soul into ice. You'll only damage yourself in the process, which is ok. The big, big problem is that you damage all and everything around you as well - a bloody rotten apple.Even if you suffer here - if you don't like it here - whatever hickups you have - WRITE ABOUT IT. It may just help someone else.I understand this forum is about helping people get here. What about the fact that when you get here and it is not moonshine and roses????? You're alone in the world - you're not happy. This forum is also about feelings - about relationships - about friendship - about HUMANITY.Amen. Edited May 17, 2008 by Mauritz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Worries Mate Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 Could not agree more!We are all different...I canaccept that!A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navigator Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 (edited) Thanks Mauritz. I fully agree with your post. Sometime in the future I will attempt to put a few words together, unfortunately I have the imagination of a brick... Edited May 17, 2008 by Navigator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TertiusVanZyl Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 Almal het idees in hul koppe.Ek staan partykeer in my kantoor se kombuis en kyk na buite. Oorkant ons is nog "sky scrapers" en ek sien honderde mense agter hul lessenaars.Elke persoon daar het hul eie probleme. MAar steeds voel mens dat jou probleme groot genoeg is om te uiter aan die wereld. Vir 'n lang tyd het ek gedink dat die my probleme te klein is om enigsins op te skrywe...tot ek weer daaroor gedink het een oggend terwyl ek my koffie drink.Dit is nodig om te skryf hoe ons voel. Veral in 'n nuwe "wereld". Mens kan vriende hier maak, maar dis net nie dieselfde nie. Die vrinne wat ons van laerskool af het is nie nou hier om ons probleme na te luister nie. En as die nuwes luister, Is hulle soos Job's vrinne en het om een of ander rede altyd 'n beter antwoord of hul probleem is groter....wat jou nie laat beter voel nie, maar net wonder hoekom ek die moeite gedoen het om hulle te vertel. Nou ek kla oor die algemeen nie baie by ander mense nie. Ek het my eie manier om my probleme te hanteer.Die hoofrede hoekom ek nooit die internet as die beste manier gekies het om stoom te laat afblaas nie, is bloot oor ek voel daar is geen rede dat iemand wat ek nie ken nie, wat nie my ken nie, my beoordeel en voel hulle het die reg om hul ongevraagde oppinnie te lig nie. Nou ek voel mense is geregtig tot hul opinies, solank dit bydrae tot 'n gesprek. Seker oor ek al te veel keer agtergekom het dat die persoon agter die skerm gewoonlik nooit so 'n opinie sou lig as hulle jou in die oe kyk nie.Nou kom ek uiteindelik tot my punt. Maurits het 'n paar ware dinge gese. Een van wat is dat mense hier aankom met sak en pak, en dis dit. Hul vrinne en familie is in SA en dalk verspry oor Australia. Ek het nog nie iemand gesien wat ek van SA ken nie. My vrou het al en ek is bly daarvoor. Die is 'n geleentheid om nuwe vrinne te maak, inderdaad. Maar dis nooit dieselfde nie.Ek stel voor, as iemand kla. Luister en gee moed.As iemand 'n grap maak. Lag lekker saam.As dit goed gaan met iemand, wees bly vir hullel.Dis nie altyd goed om ander te probeer help deur hule probleme te oorskadu met jou eie nie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Kat Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 Ag nee wat Mauritz jy willie na my gebabbel luister nie, ek kan net oor my katte praat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Ditto Mauritz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizes Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Ek stem saam Mauritz! Mense besef nie dat jy soms niemand hier het nie, en dan is 'n klankbord soos die forum net die ideale plek om ondersteuning te soek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kosiekat Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Mauritz. ek stem 100% saam met jou..... iets wat ons gesin (en veral EK) baie vinnig die eerste paar maande agtergekom het, is dat die "vriende" in SA regtig nie eintlik belangstel in jou en jou nuwe lewe hier nie. So, met wie praat jy dan oor al die nice en interessante dinge wat jy elke dag vir die eerste keer, of selfs tweede of derde keer ervaar, maar wat steeds vir JOU as nuwe "exSa'ner" so wonderlik en net ongelooflik is (soos die eerste paar keer wat jy en jou kinders na donker vir 'n "walk" kan gaan", die eerste keer dat jy vrou alleen op die trein stad toe gaan en NIE worry oor geweld nie, die eerste keer wat jy in die somer die skuifdeur laat oopstaan in die nag, en met 'n smile die volgende oggend wakker word.....). Ons het gevind van ons SA pêlle het geen belang gehad regtig nie.... en mens moet ook hul siening respekteer - hulle het nie die vryheid wat ons nou het nie, so wat help dit vir hulle om bly te wees vir jou part.... ja, ons het sulke vriende..... almal van ons. Dus, al wie oorbly om hierdie gevoelens mee te deel, is almal op hierdie en soortgelyke blogs. Kyk, ek stem saam met jou en Tertius - laat die mense toe om hulle "feelings" te "vent" - as jy as mede blogger dan nie meer belangstel om die volgende ou se storie te hoor nie, lees gerus iets anders van belang op die forum...... maar JA!!! Dis nogal nodig om iewers "stoom af te blaas" en darem agterna te hoop iemand kan iets sinsvols van jou persoonlike "soppie storie" of selfs komiese insidente kry...... Ek self geniet dit om te lees dat ander ook maar dieselfde bekommernisse, ervarings, happiness en sommer net dag-tot-dag ervarings as ek het in hierdie nuwe land van ons!!! Ek hoop daar gaan baie lekker "lees stof" verskyn voortaan!!!Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leigh MC Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Mauritz - you made me laugh first thing on a Monday morning - thanks for that!I always enjoy reading your stuff - you have a 'way' with words! I agree - writing it down gets it out - a great way to vent any anger, frustration, stress etc.You keep us motivated, my friend!Leigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANDYL Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 en daar slaan jy weer die spyker op die kop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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