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A question of heritage

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:34:00 -0400

It’s been many months since I’ve written anything. It would seem that there are people out there who claim to know me; my background, my family and my heritage. Someone posted a message on my website refuting the validity of my Jamaican heritage. What I want to know is, who the fuck do they think they and where the fuck do there get their information from?

Recently an interviewer asked me how I’d feel if anyone questioned my heritage. So I answered; I would tell them to fuck off. Where does someone who doesn’t know me get off telling me that I am a liar or spreading untruths.

So here it is, straight from the proverbial horse’s mouth.

Brandon October is 3rd generation: Dutch (by way of my great-grandmother on my mother’s side) and Jamaican (by way of my great-grandfather on my mother’s side).

Enough

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:48:00 -0400

I am convinced that Julius Malema is bloody idiot. Sure he may have mastered the use of publicity, but he’s an idiot nonetheless. He is a law unto himself and he boldly goes forth poisoning the minds of the uneducated, directionless followers who support him. A day after the senseless killing of Eugene Terr'blanche, there was Julius, still in Zimbabwe, singing first 'Umshini wami" and then "shoot the boer". His excuse is and I quote The Star newspaper; "We sing the song to remember the fallen heroes of the country. We are children of freedom fighters, not children of cowards. We are not in the revolution to impress anybody." What is he talking about?

I think he should get his head out of his ass and see that the future we want for our country, is not one where we keep dredging up the past.

I am so sick and tired of everything being blamed on Apartheid. And here I was thinking we'd moved on from that. From where I am standing 1994 seems a very long time ago...

The past should remain there. Malema should stop living in the past and talking about things he has no direct knowledge or experience of. I am sure he is fully aware of what the singing of that song is doing in our country.

What I am most appalled at however, is this vow of silence that President Zuma has adopted. He was absolutely everywhere post election, yet, since then, he has taken a huge step back. He is in danger of being forgotten about. Now if we could just get that bloody Malema to take a vow of silence...mmmm.

Then I think to myself, what a wonderful world.....

The case of the motorbike licence.

Fri, 22 May 2009 07:22:00 -0400

I had the most pleasant surprise today, when, as apposed to the usual 2 hour wait to have my motorbike licence renewed, the entire process took less than 30 minutes. I feel a change is in the air. I know it's very difficult to stay positive when we're beset with many different challenges, but having said that, it's a positive outlook on life that will make the road less bumpy and the destination that much more rewarding.