Canterbury has yet again taken the Air New Zealand Cup. Back to back victories has clearly shown that Canterbury have the winning formula. The Wellington Lions on the day were no match for their rivals as they were forced to throw away penalties that cost them vital points. I am a Lions supporter but hats off to Canterbury for that display of finesse and skill. It was an awesome final.

I got it again…wohoooooooooo!!

Matchday 4 – 03 November 2009

 

Group	Home		Away	Replay
A	FC Bayern München	0-2	FC Girondins de Bordeaux		Report »
A	Maccabi Haifa FC	0-1	Juventus		Report »
B	Beşiktaş JK	0-3	VfL Wolfsburg		Report »
B	Manchester United FC	3-3	PFC CSKA Moskva		Report »
C	AC Milan	1-1	Real Madrid CF		Report »
C	Olympique de Marseille	6-1	FC Zürich		Report »
D	APOEL FC	0-1	FC Porto		Report »
D	Club Atlético de Madrid	2-2	Chelsea FC		Report »

Matchday 4 – 04 November 2009

Group	Home		Away	Replay
E	Olympique Lyonnais	1-1	Liverpool FC		Report »
E	ACF Fiorentina	5-2	Debreceni VSC		Report »
F	FC Rubin Kazan	0-0	FC Barcelona		Report »
F	FC Dynamo Kyiv	1-2	FC Internazionale Milano		Report »
G	FC Unirea Urziceni	1-1	Rangers FC		Report »
G	Sevilla FC	1-1	VfB Stuttgart		Report »
H	Arsenal FC	4-1	AZ Alkmaar		Report »
H	R. Standard de Liège	2-0	Olympiacos FC		Report »

The thought of Julius Malema as a future ANC president and, more importantly, a future South African President, is enough to send some rich, mainly white, South Africans packing for Perth.

The concept of President Malema gained credence last weekend when President Jacob Zuma publicly endorsed Malema as a “leader in the making”, saying that he was “happy” to leave the party to leaders like Malema.

Thinking South Africans have been divided over Malema’s role in South African politics. Some feel he is an irritant who should not be taken seriously. Others feel that he represents the views of ordinary people, views that other leaders know about but find difficult to express.

I tend to go with the second view because I have seen the way ordinary people respond to Malema when he speaks. They nod their heads and go into wild ululations when he makes a point with which they particularly agree, which is often.

For business people operating in South Africa, it is important to understand these views and where they come from. Fifteen years into our democracy, South Africa is still a very divided country, not only between black and white, but more importantly, between rich and poor.

Malema has found a way of articulating the wishes and aspirations of the poor, even though he does so while wearing Gucci outfits, driving a top of the range German car and drinking Johnny Walker Blue.

But this is something that rich people also struggle to understand about poor people: poor people are extremely aspirational and they are not necessarily offended when our leaders flaunt their wealth. In some weird way, the actions of their leaders show them what they can also hope to achieve.

I remember one woman from Mitchells Plain who would have R30 in her wallet towards the end of the month and use it to go to the hairdresser (you could do a lot with R30 twenty years ago) because she believed you should not be poor and ugly. I also remember how, when I was a youth leader in Hanover Park on the Cape Flats, we would dress up smartly when we had meetings in the community. The community would not pay attention to you if you “looked” poor.

So instead of wanting to run away from Malema, business people should find ways of engaging with him. More importantly, they should find ways of engaging with the people he claims to represent.

Original post from http://msn.sharenet.co.za/msn/view_article.php?id=1273

Okay, so here’s the dilema…Why is it that some ladies act up when things don’t go their way. Here’s the real story:

My friends and I were out drinking and hanging out one evening…just minding our own b.i. and chatting it up. Always happens, never planned…friends meeting up just to catch up and blow off some steam. Anyway, this lady walks in and sits by herself and orders herself a drink. Usually solo drinkers tend to look miserable and troubled. So my friend decides to approach the lady just to extend a friendly hand and offered her a seat at our table. She gladly accepted the invite and joined us and everybody carried on chatting making sure to accomodate the new addition. The night carried on with jokes and laughter, I must say we are good company and the lady decided to invite some of her friends who had later come to the restaurant. And that was day 1.

2 days later, I hollered at a friend and asked if we could hang out at the same spot for the Manchester Utd UEFA Champions League game. As we walked in to high fives from the owners and waiters, we were spotted by a couple of ladies who claimed to know us but we had no clue who they were. Apparently they are friends with some other friends of ours…or so they claimed . Anyway, we had a brief 2 min chat and then it was kick-off time. The game was exciting and the vibe at the place was awesome. So we arranged to come back again the following day to catch the Liverpool game. That day I was really out of it I must say. I had started work earlier than usual and the game was only starting at 20H30…I was really tired.

Day 4: So we arrive at the place and even before the waiter had brought our drinks, we receive a call from Day 1’s lady asking if she could join in the fun. I really wasn’t for it but it’s sometimes hard to just belch out NO. So we kinda span a tale that we’d been there for a minute already and were planning on an early exit…lies !! The showed up anyway…hmmmm . Now I know that Gauteng used to be the place of gold back in the day, but these chics were digging for diamonds. These chics pulled in, sat and started ordering drinks and food on our tab like we owed them shit. That right there didn’t sit well with me at all and in my mind I had already told myself that that was the last time we were hanging out. But here’s the twist…later that night, 2 ladies walked in to where were were sitting (lounge section), and proved to be quite friendly. I was quick to move away from my table and join them and so was my friend…leaving the other 2 wondering WTF!!! hehehehehe. Now that’s what I call Poetic Justice.  The hookup was certified as pimping pimping!

Day 8: All friends meet up for drinks and these 2 diamond diggers decide to try and penetrate the circle. To their shock we were least interested and didn’t even tollerate their company and chats. They stuck on the edges anyway with intent but it was hurting them in the long run seeing us carry on like nothing was wrong. That night was fabulous.

Day 12: My friends and I rock up to discuss business and watch the Liverpool game and voila, there seated in the corner are these 2 chics. They seemed relaxed…or so I thought, and they clearly had ruled us off their books coz we didn’t even get a wave in our direction. Just what I’d wanted all along. Anyway, they pulled the poker face all night acting like we’d never met before.

Just puzzles me why women go all jujitsu when a guy stops paying for her drinks and shit…hahahahahahahahaha. And the drama continues.

Okay, now this here has me tearing up like crazy. This flipping dog just kills me!

Using BIS, it is easy to sync your Blackberry with Exchange by using your Outlook Web Access settings.

After registering your phone on the Blackberry Internet Services site, all you have to do from your phone is create a new account and select OWA. Add in the OWA settings and voila.

Arsenal 3 vs Tottenham 0 - Mzeeiya Moment!!

Premiership Table Standings 1st Nov 2009 – { Right to Left } Chelsea, Man Utd, Arsenal…no room for Liverpool hahahaha