One of the things I really enjoy about the place I live is how that have catered for nature. We have a green belt behind our complex which is teeming with wildlife. Shit I even have a Falcon who perches on my windowbsill most days, eyeing out the field mice (and crapping all the way down the newly painted wall, much to the delight of the painting contractor). Also lately there has been family of wild cats living off the land behind our spot.

Cats are pretty cool, I mean how cool is this cat? (Thanks Amy)

I'll have a decaf skinny latte with foam and make it snappy mofo! This is my spot sort it out.

So you can imagine my dismay when I found this in my letter box.

Cat Psychos working the system

It’s a letter from some somewhat aggressive cat junkies on my Estate. Unbelievably these people are having serious issues about a non event. You see I actually know some of the people involved, and this letter is written by two people who’s ‘cats can do no wrong’. That means that a) Their cats shit doesnt stink, b) their pissing on the neighbours front step is a condoned practise and c) they have nothing to do with the army of stray cats we now have living in the green belt behind our complex.

All this in a ‘No Pets Allowed’ complex.

Heres a transcript.

Cat owner? Fed up with the intimidation and threats? Worried for your cat?

Let’s get together for Coffee and a chat and see how we can unite and protect our beloved furbabies against the psycho on this estate who is threatening to ‘take care’ of our cats. Unlike this psycho who will not leave his/her name, we are not cowards. There are four of us already.

Suzanne and Hilary at (number deleted) Please call. You will be glad you did.

Wow! Thats just plain disturbing! The worst thing is that there are four of them already!

These are the days of our lives.

Basically we are looking at shite weather all weekend with a smaller reprieve come Tuesday.

But , just when you thought you were having a crappy day, spare a thought for this dude… He was just doing his job when the TV Gods said, hey let’s add a big KNOB in there shall we?!

That”ll be a laugh.

The wind will be a pomping South Westerly

Thanks for coming!

Aaaah I miss those lazy summer days at Doodles already. Seeing as I only just got my wordpress to allow me to post pics and add links again (thanks NO-ONE I figured it out all on my lonesome, three days and one notification of non crediting here going down, sorry Joy!!) I can now finally upload some of my other pics I took over the last few weeks, the last vestiges of a summer spent in… spent in… well just spent.

I managed to snap this picture just before summer fucked off the the season, that’s the Sun saying good seeya next year mofo…

The Sky Above Doodles, super pissed off at the impending shocking weather

Im getting quite good at this picture taking malarkey, never mind the fact you have to be a 60 word a minute typer to get your picture settings all set up before you can take a shot with a Samsung Omnia. ooohhh I was totally oversold there by that chick at the Vodacom shop in Canal Walk. The fact that I have no patience had nothing to do with it, honest.

Talking of patience does anyone know what this means?

Right of way to people with sore backs please, obviously!

It means lots of dead tourists come the Soccer World Cup 2010. I live down the road from a number of circles in Big Bay and they all have these signs, yet no-one stops. I hate to think what Joe Tourist is gonna be met with when attempting to use one of these in Cape Town.

I’m thinking CY and bullbars motherfucker.

I had been out the night before with my friend Rachel to Doodles [website here] for happy hour to watch the legendary Francios from band4africa play [his website here] so I was feeling REALLY sorry for myself. Anyway yesterday felt a lot like summer and I even got a bit of colour in the face which felt awsome.

I snapped this pic of Robben Islands side profile. I think it came out pretty well. I have to admit I have a very good vantage point for the kind of picture and Robben Island always stands up very high off the horizon from where I’m standing. I didn’t quite get that in this pic but the clouds were looking good above the Island.

Robben Island side profile pic taken from Big Bay

This was all after I had had brekkie with Rachel in Melkbos, after having negotiated rude titbag drivers such as this one…

You rude rude prick, thanks for taking up two bays you selfish git.

Some people hey. This is what happens when you act like a total tool. People take pictures of you and publish them.

Etienne on the other hand had a far clearer and altogether more pleasant message to put out there.

Give me Hugs not Drugs

If you look REALLY closely he has one of those ‘Give me hugs not drugs stickers’. Nice work Ets. You’re practically alone in this let me tell you.

Incidentally talking about hugs, have you noticed how everyone now hugs each other hello? It’s a relatively new thing in South Africa. I for one enjoy it as it means you get to hug a cutie when you first meet her. She is like oooh ok you’re a hugger. It’s a little awkward hugging the huggee at times. You kinda don’t know which way to put your head. I hug Rightside. Thats my right shoulder to your right shoulder. Cos that’s the way I like to roll.

You get the over zealous hug crazy hug bug as is always the case. Someone always has to screw it up for everyone else, and hug you incessantly, does the double cheek kiss thing then slap snap fisties [thanks Seth, more here] AND tries to get a hand shake vibe in with it, which is obviously not cool.

Quite frankly those people need to grow up. You’re ruining it for the rest of us.

Let’s hope Etienne ain’t one of them.

I’m gonna end off with this. Some people het nie ‘class’ nie. It’s really sad. Isn’t it Claasie?

I know my windscreen needs a shine up but this oke should have a serious rethink on the message he is putting out there. Hy het nie claasie...

Now you can call me absolutely completely biased if you wish, as I live in Cape Town (or you can call me goddamn lucky). That, and this song and accompanying music video has already helped me through two tequila hangovers, so kudos to it. (No I’m not a knobface, I’m saying ‘kudos’ as I know how to use the word correctly, like I explained in this article here) Unlike, say, the Americans for example.

Talking of Americans they also feature in this single… but not the The Americans as we know them here on the Cape Flats. Well not ‘we’ but you get the idea.

I’m from Big Bay.

Talking of Big Bay did you know I got first place for my article about KFC  / Kentucky Fried Chicken Big Bay in Google? Check the article here. Now I have nothing against KFC Big Bay at all. In fact it’s one of the best KFC outlets I have ever been to with its spotless interior and super friendly staff, but KFC USA or whatever you call it has just missed the spot completely.

I DARE you to go to KFC.com and face the awful music.

I couldn’t.

Do the google thing here. KFC Big Bay.

Getting back to the video, I dunno what he is actually DOING in the video, looks a little bit like some new kind of Yoga to me, that or it’s the early onset of a muscular spasm condition. Either one of those two or he is simply thrilled to be in Cape Town. I vote number three.

I dunno what you guys think but he seems to really seize up and get all weird on us everytime he is in the Bo Kaap?!?! I mean what’s that all about bru?

I love the way the Mountain forms around the city like a bowl. I think I’m going to call the Cape Town City area the ‘The City Bowl‘ from now on.

Enjoy.

Oh, if you enjoyed this view of Cape Town you might want to go stay there on holiday. Check this site out for travel accommodation in Cape Town.

Jax Panik claims to be South Africa’s first ever online only musician. More like: South Africa’s first ever awesome-only musician. Anyone who wears leotards and headbands in matching colours has got to be an electro pop messiah, hasn’t he?

So I scratched around and found a few vids of our boy.

Working it on Big Bay Beach. Right on my doorstep and I never even knew he was here!! Gutted!

You go dude. And another one. That’s a bit gay.

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