So the rugby world cup doesn’t provide enough action for you! No need to worry, just switch channels and watch the first twenty20 world cup! This dynamic form of cricket seems to be the direction that the future of cricket is heading towards. In a nutshell, pro 20 cricket is a 20 over cricket match that provides a whole lot of 4’s and 6’s. This form of cricket doesn’t take as much of your precious time as traditional cricket and it provides more than enough action!!
South Africa is hosting this world cup and doing a good job of it. There is a lot of action at every game and something for everybody, dancers, a DJ and an atmosphere of excitement and fun. The games are all being held in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. They seemed to bypass P.E. for some unknown reason. I would have loved to go to a game and experience this twenty20 world cup; it is a moment in cricketing history and we get skipped, anyway, I’ll still support the Proteas!
As for our South African team…we seem to be doing relatively well, but our performance needs a bit of a boost. I really hope that we make it to the final that is being held at the Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg on Monday the 24th of September. The final promises to be action packed and the fact that it is being held on a public holiday(Heritage day) means that the stadium will be packed with keen supporters and winning the cup will mean even more to all South Africans.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Its Rugby World cup time in France!! Bring out the beers, light up the braai and start chomping on tasty biltong. This is what watching rugby means to South Africans.
Being a woman during rugby world cup times often means that you will be left out if you don’t keep up with the game. I speak form experience. My boyfriend is a rugby fanatic and fundi. He can recall bad tackles that were made in a game between Portugal and Argentina in a game that took place in 2003 at this stadium and at this time etc, etc. You get my point. If I had no interest in the sport I would take a back seat during this crucial world cup period. Luckily I do enjoy watching the odd game of rugby, especially if our bokke are playing. I feel proud to be backing such a strong team, who are under a lot of pressure to win the William Web Ellis trophy (the World cup trophy for those of you who have not been drilled about the game of rugby and everything that is encompasses). This mammoth task really will prove that 15 people have the power of a nation. Winning a world cup means more than just bringing back a trophy. It is a passage to a kind of nation building that unifies everyone, even if you are not a rugby fan. Winning the 1995 world cup proved this statement.
Tonight England plays South Africa and I am preparing myself for a game that could possibly make of break our chances in the world cup. Even if we don’t make it to the final it is wonderful to see that so many people are behind the bokke and they understand how important it is for South Africa to do well at this spectacular event.
For more information about the Rugby world cup visit:
http://www.peugotrugby2007.com
http://www.shaunoakes.com/rugby-world-cup-2007.htm
Being a woman during rugby world cup times often means that you will be left out if you don’t keep up with the game. I speak form experience. My boyfriend is a rugby fanatic and fundi. He can recall bad tackles that were made in a game between Portugal and Argentina in a game that took place in 2003 at this stadium and at this time etc, etc. You get my point. If I had no interest in the sport I would take a back seat during this crucial world cup period. Luckily I do enjoy watching the odd game of rugby, especially if our bokke are playing. I feel proud to be backing such a strong team, who are under a lot of pressure to win the William Web Ellis trophy (the World cup trophy for those of you who have not been drilled about the game of rugby and everything that is encompasses). This mammoth task really will prove that 15 people have the power of a nation. Winning a world cup means more than just bringing back a trophy. It is a passage to a kind of nation building that unifies everyone, even if you are not a rugby fan. Winning the 1995 world cup proved this statement.
Tonight England plays South Africa and I am preparing myself for a game that could possibly make of break our chances in the world cup. Even if we don’t make it to the final it is wonderful to see that so many people are behind the bokke and they understand how important it is for South Africa to do well at this spectacular event.
For more information about the Rugby world cup visit:
http://www.peugotrugby2007.com
http://www.shaunoakes.com/rugby-world-cup-2007.htm
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Reduce, Re-use, Recycle.
The inspiration behind this blog is from an assignment that I recently had to do for my PR course at varsity. The assignment outlined that we had to come up with a recycling campaign for a small town. We had to increase the awareness about how important recycling is. The research that I did for the assignment made me think about my personal feelings toward recycling.
I like to think that I try to preserve the environment as much as possible, for instance, I turn the tap off whilst brushing my teeth and I don’t throw used chocolate wrappers out of my car window. I know that these are small things and I know that recycling paper and glass is important, yet I don’t take things a step further by consciously separating my trash. Maybe I don’t take this extra step because South Africa is generally not one of the leaders in providing more facilities for recycling. The country needs major improvement in the recycling department and some kind of campaign needs to be launched that focuses on the benefits of recycling. I truly believe that people would recycle more if they knew more about it and had the proper facilities.
Natural resources are precious, not enough people know that it is a real possibility that these resources could run out if we don’t take more care of the environment. There are some great websites out there that will help people to make the right choices about recycling and that provide useful tips about recycling.
Some of the sites are:
I like to think that I try to preserve the environment as much as possible, for instance, I turn the tap off whilst brushing my teeth and I don’t throw used chocolate wrappers out of my car window. I know that these are small things and I know that recycling paper and glass is important, yet I don’t take things a step further by consciously separating my trash. Maybe I don’t take this extra step because South Africa is generally not one of the leaders in providing more facilities for recycling. The country needs major improvement in the recycling department and some kind of campaign needs to be launched that focuses on the benefits of recycling. I truly believe that people would recycle more if they knew more about it and had the proper facilities.
Natural resources are precious, not enough people know that it is a real possibility that these resources could run out if we don’t take more care of the environment. There are some great websites out there that will help people to make the right choices about recycling and that provide useful tips about recycling.
Some of the sites are:
http://www.harmoniousliving.co.za/
Lastly, I would like to leave you with a message from one of my favourite muso’s, Jack Johnson. In his 3 R’s song from the Curious George music sound track he creates a motto that today’s world should live by, that being; Reduce, Re-use, Recycle.
Lastly, I would like to leave you with a message from one of my favourite muso’s, Jack Johnson. In his 3 R’s song from the Curious George music sound track he creates a motto that today’s world should live by, that being; Reduce, Re-use, Recycle.
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