For You Too

​Roaring machines bringing in roaring change

Minorities benefiting from sweat, blood pouring tears of the majority providing infrastructure for ME and perhaps for you too

It’s okay this is for you too poor ignorant and stupid child.
Your stupidity is where our wealth really lies while you lay in your mothball ridden closet tucked away from the public eye.

Winds of change blown from our mouths at our pace, leisure and the crack of our whip makes a place in your country for you too.

Yes poor ignorant child this will benefit you too, so be grateful for my colonizing ways and in hundreds of years from now you’ll be thankful while sitting in your shack under candlelight we’ve given to you.

Darkness

Dying Embers Within the Darkness

Surrounded by the nothingness of darkness
Discovering there’s much to see
Even when there’s nothing to see

Every other sense momentarily heightened
Exploring sensations never felt before
The smell of oak seeping through dulled pores

Comforting, restraining, welcoming trepidation

Consumed within this new darkness.
Even this darkness welcomes to discover
Beyond anything ever known before

The shudder and rock of the earth
It’s rotation in the universe
As the ocean crashes to the shore
I feel it and also feel nothing at all

Dull and numb, trapped within this oak
My oak carved casket
Deep within the earth
Further into darkness
Until there’s nothing more
But the dying embers within the darkness
Of a life that could have done more.

The Thought of You

What I give I can never get back
What I give I never want back
Take it, turn it, clench your fists and destroy it
Never learning, always growing, but never learning
Something’s missing, a constant yearning to give
To love deeply,
The truth of you
Hidden by the thought of you
Never to find the true you
What could be
What can be
Might never be
Will never be
So you live within the thoughts of me that consume this day
Perhaps every day
Until the reality of the true you
shatters the thought of you..
Within shatters a piece of me
A shard that could have been
That might have been
But would never be
Lost forever in the reality of a realisation
We were never meant to be.

Find Your Inner ‘Happy’.

Very insightful…

Broken Parts

olivjay

All broken parts
of what we used to be
Managing to survive
On what is left
Of what was supposed to be

Never going too far
Altering routes for fear
Of change again
Never knowing what
The next turn will bring

Never quite getting together again
Never quite finding ourselves
Never knowing the true potential
Of what we yearn
Broken and absurd.

Calculating steps to take
Wishing miracles into being
Questioning ourselves forever
With every choice we make…

Olivia L. Jardine

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Frighteningly Vivid

I had one of the most frighteningly vivid dreams. I was aboard a flight to Europe, possibly Kazakhstan. Seated next to me was an elderly gentlemen who I had befriended. Passing great translucent oceans I could see its natural inhabitants, shark and fish. I felt blessed, blessed to be able to see all of this, to be a witness to the majesty and beauty of this world, this was to be my first and possibly final trip outside my African continent.
As we closed in on our destination the plane done a barrel roll which made everyone cheer as I explained to my elderly friend that it’s somewhat of a tradition for planes to perform these kinds of aerial maneuvers as a signal of arrival at its destination, where that thought popped into my head i know not. Then something happened, something of an out of body experience… Suddenly my fellow passenger, lets call him Stefan, and I were on the streets of the city, watching our plane descend. As it descended, we both jerked our heads to a mechanically electric sound which caught our attention. A surface to air missile launcher was training in on our plane. Two missiles were fired directly at our plane, while we, still on the streets watched as the missiles hurtled to the plane in which our bodies remained, full of life, for now. Our plane took the required evasive maneuvers to avoid both missiles. Unbeknownst to myself and Stefan, there was another missile launcher a few 100 meters away from the one we were next to, which fired another series of missiles. Our plane headed just above the city in an attempt to avoid the latest attack. Unfortunately a missile hit the tail end of our plane, as the plane crashed into the tallest skyscraper, it’s wings tearing apart, Stefan and I for a brief moment stared at each other, in the blink of an eye he vanished, i knew he had died on that plane and that i was next! As the plane rushed to the ground I started to see blotches of black, a sign to me that I was dying, but not yet dead. The plane was already on the ground as I ran, running so fast, willing myself to live, stay alive Kurt, don’t die, you can’t die and if you’re alive you have to help others who may need your help, you have to live. I eventually got to the wreckage where rescue personnel were looking for survivors. I saw Stefan, he was being covered by a white blanket, and there I was, burnt, bloodied and clothing ripped to shreds, but I was still alive, however they didn’t know that, as they prepared to cover me in the same white blanket as they had done with Stefan. With all my might I tried to will myself to do something anything, just to give a sign that there was still life in me, that there was still hope. As the white blanket was about to cover my head I winced, a noticeable wince, a life saving wince. The blanket slowly taken off I noticed my legs were missing, they were gone. I stood there, looking at myself, wondering how I would live this way and seeing glimpses of the future where my life would be spent in a wheelchair, I realized I would take this life than no life at all…

Welcome to Blackberry 10, putting the smart into Smartphone.

Reboot, slow, brick, unresponsive, these are words which have commonly been linked to the current stock of blackberry, which users have been accustomed to.

Having owned a blackberry I’ve had the urge on numerous occasions the smash it against a wall, and trust me I was very much tempted to, but like a fight with a family member or loved one, at the end of the day it’s hard to part with.

I have been a blackberry critic for a long time, you know the type that doesn’t offer any constructive feedback but just complains, but how the tables have turned at the advent of the latest offering by rim, known as Blackberry 10 with the introduction of new hardware and a new intuitive operating system.

Remember when Apple iPhone launched the new iPhone 5 along with its new iOS6 saying that they not only improved but re-developed and re-designed the OS? To me it looked pretty much the same. Apple needs to learn what the terms re-developed re-designed and re-invented means from RIM as the new device and software has completely changed what you once thought of Blackberry, yet still staying true to reliability, security and a somewhat familiar look and feel (keyboard).

If you’re not curious to know about the new Blackberry 10, then you will be missing out on a device which will once again revolutionize the mobile community the way Blackberry originally revolutionized it.

Welcome to Blackberry 10, putting the smart into Smartphone, like no other has done before. Below I have listed the standard features of the new Blackberry 10.

Blackberry World

The App World now incorporates music, video and apps all in one world. If your accustomed to the iPhone app store and android app store this will seem all to familiar to you, if not, then get ready to have your mind blown. The App World will work off a Blackberry ID which you will use for all purchases, one ID to rule them all.

Blackberry Balance

Control the perfect balance between your work and your personal life. Work ends at a specific time, why should your phone still keep you in the office when you don’t need to be. The same can be said for work, keep your work relevant when it needs to be with in one simple motion you can switch between different profiles which is unique to either work or personal, however that does not hinder you from using both profiles at the same time. You decide, you control and you create your own perfect balance between the two.

Blackberry Browser

A browser that adapts to how you use it, it takes note of how you share things, links, stories etc and it remembers, so that the next time you use it, it’s easier, quicker and tailored specifically to you.

Camera with time shift

Imagine a world where every picture was perfect, no missed smiles or closed eyes, especially in those group photos. Forget imagining it and play around with the new time shift camera of blackberry where imagining has become reality.

Blackberry Keyboard

A keyboard that may even prove to be better than a physical one, actually no wait, it is better. This keyboard pays attention to where you place your fingers for specific words and actually shifts the keys to suit you. For example, how many times have you hit the “O” key instead of “P”?

The keyboard also takes predictive texts to an entirely new level where if you see a word hovering above a key which you would like to use, you simply slide it up.

Blackberry Hub

Think of the Blackberry Hub as the control room of the Starship enterprise, everything can be found here and everything can be run and viewed via the hub, all social media accounts, emails, reminders, it’s all in there in an impressive looking package.

Peek and Flow

Peek and Flow is incorporated into every single aspect of the Blackberry 10 OS. Peek allows you to do just that, to peek into your HUB from any application, check if you have new messages or notifications, if you do simply go directly into them, if not, then just continue with the current app.

Flow brings it all together, it’s multi-tasking on steroids, actually no, it’s multitasking the way it should be, perfect, fluid and seamlessly

Verdict

Blackberry has once again changed the way things are done, it’s way too soon to right them off. Once I have the blackberry device I will keep you updated on day to day use.  Blackberry 10 is ‘make or break’ for RIM, so you can bet they are putting everything and anything into their latest work of art. The official launch takes place on January 30, 2013.

Thats my 99cents!

Mitcheku

NO SUCH THING AS A FREE DEBIT ORDER SWITCHING AT FNB

Yes believe it or not there is no such thing as free debit order switching, unless of course you do it yourself, because guess what!? It’s already a non chargeable service. Do not fall for the bells and whistles of a PR marketing scheme to get you to switch your bank “JUST” because it offers free debit order switching.

So this is my blog on how the “FREE” debit order switching to date has cost me about R1500.

I opened my FNB account on 31 July at the Grassy Park branch with Mrs. Adam who I had informed I was not sure at the present time of the debit orders which had to be switched and she informed me that on the application she would select “no debit order switching” but that I can come any time to then arrange for the debit order switching.

A few days later, 10 August 2012, I went to FNB Grassy Park and provided a 3 month bank statement as requested so as to see which debit orders need to be switched. A girl named Kouther assisted me because Mrs. Adam who initially opened the account for me had been busy with other clients. Kouther did not seem interested in assisting me and said that I could do this online since I have been registered for online banking, I then told her that well I am already here and we might as well do it now. She then got the forms which I then completed with the aid of my 3 month bank statement from Standard Bank highlighting all my debit orders. She took the forms and informed me that it would be faxed off.

On 27 August I started receiving calls about failed debit orders, which then took me about 2min to change telephonically to my now current FNB gold cheque account. However as a result of all the debit orders going off I have now incurred banking charges at standard bank. Resulting in a cost of about R900 this includes my service fee of R99 which deducting this has given me debit order charges of over R700 each failed debit order costing about R111 if I am not mistaken.

If I had known this was the case I would have

a) Arranged for my own debit order switching and

b) Closed my standard bank account.

I have asked FNB when I joined “should I close my standard bank account” and they advised me not to do so. As a result Standard bank refuses to close or change my account until it is paid in full which results in more service fee.

After enquiring about the matter and emailing RB Jacobs (FNB Twitter Account) I was contacted by Mishka from the FNB Grassy Park branch who then informed me that there was no record of me coming into the branch on 10 August 2012 and no record of filling in any debit order switching forms. This prompted me to then visit the branch which I had done on 13 October 2012. I had spoken to Mishka and to Mrs. Adam as well as to Kouther who says she has never seen me before in her life and that there was no way that she had assisted me with anything, this took me by surprise because I knew for a fact that she had assisted me. I was then questioned whether I was at the branch and whether I was sure that it was Kouther who had assisted me. I then told them I will try and find the exact date that I was there when she assisted me as I was unsure. I then asked them to check video footage to verify that I had in fact been there and that I had filled in those forms. Both Mrs. Adam and Mishka had told me that I am right in my case and that I should be reimbursed for the debit order charges on my Standard Bank account. When I said that I wanted to lay a formal complaint against Kouther all of a sudden Mrs. Adam and Mishka became tense and it seems as if they did not want me to lay a formal complaint, this was just what I picked up from their body language.

I then went to Standard Bank and pulled a 3 month bank statement which I again submitted to FNB.

The following day I was called by Mishka saying that they need an exact date and time that I was in the branch; I had assumed it was Saturday 11 August. They phoned me back and informed me there was no record of me at the branch, the next thing I done was to log into my Standard Bank internet banking account which stated when I had requested a 3 month bank statement, which was 10 August 2012. I then phoned Mishka back and gave the exact date as well as the time and she informed me that they would get back to me if they find anything. About 2 hours later I phoned Mishka to find out if they have found anything, her response was that the footage gets checked by management and not by them but she would inform me. I phoned on Friday 26 October 2012 and was told that both Mishka and Mrs. Adam would be off until Monday however I left a message that I had called. It is now Monday 29 October 2012 and at 15:15, I have already phoned the FNB Branch for Mishka but told she was on lunch and again left a message that I have called.

This in my opinion is totally unacceptable for an amazing bank that is applauded for their initiative, easy banking facilities, cutting edge technology and innovation. I believe the service I have received from the FNB Grassy Park branch namely Kouther is a slap in the faces to Michael Jordan, RB Jacobs and the rest of the FNB team especially after winning the 2012 BAI – Financial Global Banking Innovation Award for the most innovative bank in the world.

I am an unhappy client. The next time you decide on which bank to switch to please do yourself the favor and do not let the bells and whistles be the deciding factor in your decision.

Thats my 99cents!

Mitcheku

Draft Policy on Youth Wage Subsidy

This draft is meant as a guideline and not an official policy. It is open to debate and constructive critique. This draft is unbiased and is a means to resolve an ongoing dispute by allowing unions/political parties and the workforce. This is a short draft and I encourage you to add to it.

1. The Youth Wage Subsidy (YWS) is not there to replace the current work force.
2. The youth candidate will only be at an organization for no more than 2 years however may not leave within the first 6 months unless the candidate has transgressed company policy or the policy of the YWS.
3. No current permanent employee will lose employment based on the employment of a Youth Candidate.
4. Should the Youth Candidate be made a permanent employee then they fall outside the framework of the YWS.
5. A unit needs to be established to monitor and facilitate the Youth Candidate. This unit would form a separate human resources function.
6. This unit should be independent of any political union or party.
7. The Youth Candidate needs to complete a portfolio of projects based on what they have studies or the career path they wish to follow.
8. It will also be the responsibility of the company to ensure that the portfolio of the Youth Candidate is completed.
9. Each portfolio will be unique to a specific career field.

That’s my 99cents.

Mitcheku