Twin Towers

It is a time of pain for many... A time to remember those who innocently lost their lives in the tragic terrorist attack on the World Trade Center eights years ago to the date! Consider for a moment the anguish the family of those who were lost may be experiencing today...

Our prayers and thoughts go out to them...

In a time when the world is racing towards what seems like doom, with mounting pressures of global warming; constant terrorist attacks, wars, chemical warfare, varying strains of viruses, poverty and HIV/ AIDS - we still have amongst us those who are so uncomfortable in their own skin that their sole purpose is to anonymously attack others. While constructive criticism is welcomed by open-minded individuals, there are those who will never be content with their own existence and will constantly try to bring others down to their level of mere existence! Please... if you cannot laugh at yourself, go jump off the Twin Towers - oh wait a minute, another with your same mentality already destroyed it!!!!!

Its been a week of meetings, changes "YES WE CAN" - and I am delighted that finally somebody is sticking their neck out and taking charge, seeking accountability and laying the foundation for a radio station which lets face it - has been the brunt of bad news in the print media for a past several months.

So BLADE- ZN ought to be the numberplate of a new ministerial BMW! Car manufacturers are certainly not complaining... Politicians are trying to substantiate such a purchase, "Look, its a high risk vehicle, we just want to inspire South Africans to drive more luxury German cars and not have to worry about being hi-jacked"said one spokesperson. Ahem - is there not a police escort when these cars are on route to and from 'meetings'???? Or were all that blue light stories from the past just another reason for some of the pathetic newspapers in this country to sell more copies?
The Minister has gone on to say, unofficially of course that driving a beemer is like ABC...
A = ANC
B = BMW
C = Communist Party...

Castor Semenya's recent front cover appearance on You mag has inspired her so much that she is now considering Cosmo, Huisgenoot and Sports Illustrated.... Is it to make up for the report this week that she was broke? Why does she not sell the free house which she got?

This is not over.... gotta run, another meeting has just come up!!!! I got to go sing the theme song for the TURNAROUND STRATEGY- you may have heard it before, Ace of Base- "Don't turn around, I dont want you to hear me on air!!! Just walk away and leave the radio set on..."

Peace

Kind Words...

Hey....

I received a really complimentary e-mail the other day when I asked somebody why they thought they needed to refer to me as "Mr." - Wanted to share it...

"8.9.2009

respect my dear friend commands me that there is no substitution for courtesy and acknowledging a status of someone such as yourself. such exuberance and uninhibited laughter and sheer exuberance that i listen to on the road 'with rakesh' turns my soul that even though these are trying times, music still is the food of love and you are its choir master. So indulge me in the Mr. for I'm the slave of the music and you are its master..............."

S.A. Jazbhay

Thanks you S.A Jazbhay for your inspiring words.

Feel free to leave your comments at the bottom of each blog. Also don't forget to catch my review of this past week's happenings.... It'll be on the blog tomorrow

Later....

RINGTONE - Dhan te Nan

Hey Peeps
Here's another ring tone for you with the compliments from the ON THE ROAD TEAM....
Its from the movie Kaminey, the song is Dhan te Nan
Simply click the link, download the file and upload/ bluetooth to your phone.... and its FREE!!!!

http://www28.zippyshare.com/v/23031575/file.html

Peace....

The Dark Mother

What if...????

What if Aziz Hassim had called his second book "Revenge of Shyama or Adya Ma or perhaps even Tara Ma or Revenge of Dakshina Kalika"??? Would these titles have caused the same uproar within the community as the actual title of the book as depicted in the picture on the left?
I hardly think so - only because we are all too familiar with what has become all too conventional and we no longer seek to extend our spiritual knowledge beyond what we already know or have learnt...
The common excuses are:
Ag comon... that's left for the priests and pundits rights??? After all - how are they going to make a living if we studied all that they have????
We just don't have the time for it...

Oh - just by the way... all of the above titles/ names are also given to the divine Goddess, Mother Kali.

If Kollapen were alive today - he'd probably exasperate vehemently with rage at the way we treat our brothers and sisters. In his time and more so in the time of his parents the Indian was just that, an Indian. (Kollapen will live on forever in the pages of this book). There was no definition by wealth or religion, no status by social clique's as is the case now... The North and South battle took place in the America's - yet it seems to have found its way here in our time, in our country, in our community... The Grey Street Laarnies may not repent, but they know and see the revenge for their actions - in their lives and in the lives of their children... or is it just karma???

Now there was a time... Although a time of pain, torture, suffering and loss!!!! But - it was a time when you knew who your arch nemesis was as you toiled his plantation! Unlike today when your foe could be anybody, your neighbor, your colleague, your friend, your family, the very one you trust - your own kind!!!

The Revenge of Kali by Aziz Hassim was launched on July 21st, 2009. His second book after the award winning, The Lotus People. Fortunately for him, that book had nothing to do with a particular South African radio station, even for the namesake. The Revenge of Kali is a journey of great self realisation for every South African person of Indian origin. Our history is not told as it rightfully was and with stories such as these, we are able to cross the lanes; roads; walkways of the Casbah, live on the sugar plantations and smuggle cartons wrapped in oil rags in Durban harbor. Fact/ fiction/ imagination...do not miss out, get your copy and read it, I know you will enjoy it as much as I did....
Word of advice, cherish the beginning as he takes you on a historical journey of our past which many know nothing about but will claim the fame when they celebrate 150 years of the arrival of the Indentured Laborer in 2010.

PS: Why should you celebrate the arrival of a slave anyway?????
Is that something to be proud of when your ancestors were kidnapped from the streets of India, foiled into believing what they were mislead to believe.... and then coming here to slave on plantations of sugar with every kind of inhumanity/ injustice thrust upon them!!!!

Well such is the SPIRIT of the INDIAN - He/ She will flourish in time under any circumstance......Celebrate that @#$*@&%$!!!!!

PSS: It is said, Kali is the fearful form of the Mother Goddess. And now to clear any misconceptions this is what the truth behind that picture is...
As legend goes, in a battle, Mother Kali got carried away and began destroying everything in sight. To stop her, Lord Shiva threw himself under her feet. Shocked at this sight, Mother Kali stuck out her tongue in astonishment and put an end to her homicidal rampage. Hence the common image of Kali in her meleé mood with one foot on Shiva's chest and her tongue stuck out. nobody could stop her other than Lord Shiva....

Hope we have all learnt something today....

Peace....

Monday Blueeeezzzzzzzzz

Hey, trust that the weekend was good...

Yeah - its one of those Monday's... going to be a long week I guess. Oddly enough, when one of these days happens my cure is a good dose of some of my favorite tracks...
One such song is the Theme Music from the film Bombay. Here's the link if you want the song...

http://www13.zippyshare.com/v/89249934/file.html

Have made some changes so that it's easier for you to follow the blog. Now you can also post your comments even if you do not have a G-mail/ Yahoo e-mail addy...

Interesting start to the week with the station manager having resigned!!!! Well, here's wishing her all the best :( P.S: This has nothing to do with the Blue Monday!!!!

Keep those motivations coming through on e-mail and who knows, you could be a winner of that awesome three month FINANCIAL SKILLS ENHANCEMENT course which I am giving away on Friday this week...
Tune into the show for more details.

Look out for a new ring tone this week.... working on a few tunes, but cannot make up my mind... any suggestions????

Peace...