Soos julle weet is dit staak seisoen. En indien jy nie weet nie.... Lees 'n koerant of 'n internet artikel? Eerlikwaar...
Staak seisoen het 'n nuwe reeks bekend gestel. FMF of Fees must fall. O die ironie as dit herfs was. Fall in fall. Anyways. Studente staak landwyd oor studiefooie wat moontlik tot 8% kan styg vir 2017. Korreksie. Van die studente staak daaroor. Ander wil gratis-onderig hê.. Ek voel hulle kort 'n ander naam.. Free my fees? Die Afrikaans daarvoor klink soos 'n advertensie op KykNet Bevry my van my fooie.
Klasse is gekanselleer op meeste kampusse om die veiligheid van studente te verseker. Die studente wat nie betoog nie... So ons het by Tuks die week af gekry.. Ek het geleer vir 'n toets wat ek nie geskryf het nie. Ek het ook petrol uitgery vir 'n klas wat nie plaasgevind het nie..
Ek is in 'n manier bly die toets is gekanselleer. Ek sou nie verantwoordelikheid vat vir my dade as ek moes toekyk hoe iemand my toets voor my opskeur nie. My ma en my kêrel was albei reg om selfs saam met my toets te skryf!
Natuurlik is daar implikasies vir die studente wat klas en toetse gemis het... Die Oktober-reses is gegee as die alternatiewe datum om op te vang. Niemand is gelukkig hieroor nie... Ek verstaan nie juis hoe mense verbaas is nie. Die Universiteit het nie veel van 'n keuse gehad nie.
Ek voel Tuks is op 'n beter plek as meeste universiteite.. By Wits gooi die studente sekuriteit met stukke asblik wat hulle afgebreek het... En erger, die sekuriteit gooi dit terug! In Natal word bystanders getref met rubber bullets. En die ergste aspek.... Hier is mense wat baklei oor wie die stakings begin het. Asof dit saak maak?
En die politiek... Brand opposisie se regalia, probeer die SRC verkiesing onderbreek... Videos sirkuleer van Afriforum en studente wat mekaar wil gryp soos pitbulls. Die hele boodskap raak weg agter ras en plasings op sosiale media wat aangaan oor hoe net een groep benadeel word. Sê 'n mens iets, merk hulle jou as 'n AWB ondersteuner... Sê mens niks, word jy gemerk as 'n push-over.
Ons wil ook nie meer betaal vir studies nie, maar ons gaan nou nie 'n gebou afbrand of gooi met klippe nie. Tel dit vir ons of teen ons? Wie maak 'n verskil tussen die stilles en die stakers...?
Ons het 7 sms'e gekry van die universiteit af oor die "situasie" op kampus. So 'n paar ure te laat want my "onder beheer" en hulle s'n is nie dieselfde nie... Blykbaar hervat aktiwiteite op kampus Maandag... Maar ek voel die kampus is semi-onseker hieroor.
Ons het 'n paar reëlings gekry om in gedagte te hou Maandag: Daar gaan nie betogers wees nie... Maar AS daar is, volg dié instruksies;
Indien betogers by die lesingsaal inkom, of reeds binne die lokaal is:
- Gil en spring! Jokes. Sit en bly kalm
- Moenie met iemand probeer redineer nie. Dit is puntloos en jy sal jouself slegs frustreer.
- Hou jou besittings bymekaar en veilig.
- Moenie intree in die situasie nie. Jou lektore gaan blykbaar die situasie onder beheer hê (That's nice dear)
- Indien jy 'n bedankingsbrief van Prof. De La Rey ontvang, neem kennis dat dit vervals is.
Ek hoop die situasie op kampus is kalm en dié maatreëls is onnodig. Die paniekerige mens in my sal slegs Gil en spring en opeindig om IEMAND te affronteer..
My slice of life
Opinionated since 1995
Saturday, 24 September 2016
Thursday, 15 September 2016
21 happens once
I would like to thank the Academy for ensuring me that all the big birthdays are over for the next 9 years. It's fun being 21 I guess? I can legally drink in the US which is nice.
I think the world needs a crash course for surviving the party planning of big birthdays.
1. Don't feel morally obligated to have a big to-do. Some people prefer it, others are fine with a braai or a movie.
2. Don't invite people to be nice. Life is too expensive to provide out of politeness.
3. Don't be a diva. You're not Queen Elizabeth or the Pope. Keep things casual. Personally, I have loads of fun in my casual-I-can-sleep-in-this-outfits. Don't have a MTV sweet 16 entrance. You don't need a limo or an entourage of dancers. We know it's your party.
4. Don't freak out about it being perfect. Spoiler, nothing is.
5. Don't get trigger-happy in the shops or online shopping to buy a bunch of overpriced decorations. DIY is actually the way to go.
6. Pintrest is your friend for amazing ideas. But keep in mind not to overdo it. My person advised me to pick like 3 elements and work with that. It was difficult but it made the rest of the planning easy.
7. Write down your punch recipe if you have one. Or just mix everything together and taste it. If you want to cough or your eye starts to twitch, you need to add mix.
8. Avoid brawling. It's ratchet and sad.
9. Don't finish a bottle of sours under an hour. Your stomach will burn worse than wasabi on chili in an oven in hell. Not to mention the heartburn on top of the hangover.
10. Less decorations = Less cleaning
11. If you have more decorations.. Try to abuse your friendship/birthday rights to make your friends help clean up.
12. Don't drink stuff that smells like deodorant.
13. Don't carry your phone around in your hand.. I lost mine 3 times.
14. Don't let the honesty of alcoholism take a hold of you. No-one wants to know. If you can't say it sober, then hush.
15. Don't use the good china for anything. Chances are, your friends will probably be too nervous to eat out of anything brighter than their future. Paper cups are ok! And = no dishes. Boom.
16. Speech early, drunk people will not make the "aaahw's" at the applicable moments.
17. Keep the conversations light and shallow. Tears and brawls are really frowned upon while partying.
18. Don't drink everything. Alcohol fighting back is already difficult, don't mix the fighters up to make one big WW III in there.
19. Don't jump off shit or mistake yourself for superman. You will injure yourself and your ego. Blood is not a great colour on anyone.
20. Don't approach random people with too much excitement. As South Africans we are trained and bred to be suspicious of EVERYONE. So being overly perky to new people may result in awkward conversations and awkward exits.
21. Enjoy yourself. If other people don't, shame.
If stuff doesn't work out the way you picture it... Get over it. Life is not a dress rehearsal. This shit is real. Enjoy the moment and just go with it. Our lives are so rehearsed with dress codes and agendas, going off script won't kill you.
I think the world needs a crash course for surviving the party planning of big birthdays.
1. Don't feel morally obligated to have a big to-do. Some people prefer it, others are fine with a braai or a movie.
2. Don't invite people to be nice. Life is too expensive to provide out of politeness.
3. Don't be a diva. You're not Queen Elizabeth or the Pope. Keep things casual. Personally, I have loads of fun in my casual-I-can-sleep-in-this-outfits. Don't have a MTV sweet 16 entrance. You don't need a limo or an entourage of dancers. We know it's your party.
4. Don't freak out about it being perfect. Spoiler, nothing is.
5. Don't get trigger-happy in the shops or online shopping to buy a bunch of overpriced decorations. DIY is actually the way to go.
6. Pintrest is your friend for amazing ideas. But keep in mind not to overdo it. My person advised me to pick like 3 elements and work with that. It was difficult but it made the rest of the planning easy.
7. Write down your punch recipe if you have one. Or just mix everything together and taste it. If you want to cough or your eye starts to twitch, you need to add mix.
8. Avoid brawling. It's ratchet and sad.
9. Don't finish a bottle of sours under an hour. Your stomach will burn worse than wasabi on chili in an oven in hell. Not to mention the heartburn on top of the hangover.
10. Less decorations = Less cleaning
11. If you have more decorations.. Try to abuse your friendship/birthday rights to make your friends help clean up.
12. Don't drink stuff that smells like deodorant.
13. Don't carry your phone around in your hand.. I lost mine 3 times.
14. Don't let the honesty of alcoholism take a hold of you. No-one wants to know. If you can't say it sober, then hush.
15. Don't use the good china for anything. Chances are, your friends will probably be too nervous to eat out of anything brighter than their future. Paper cups are ok! And = no dishes. Boom.
16. Speech early, drunk people will not make the "aaahw's" at the applicable moments.
17. Keep the conversations light and shallow. Tears and brawls are really frowned upon while partying.
18. Don't drink everything. Alcohol fighting back is already difficult, don't mix the fighters up to make one big WW III in there.
19. Don't jump off shit or mistake yourself for superman. You will injure yourself and your ego. Blood is not a great colour on anyone.
20. Don't approach random people with too much excitement. As South Africans we are trained and bred to be suspicious of EVERYONE. So being overly perky to new people may result in awkward conversations and awkward exits.
21. Enjoy yourself. If other people don't, shame.
If stuff doesn't work out the way you picture it... Get over it. Life is not a dress rehearsal. This shit is real. Enjoy the moment and just go with it. Our lives are so rehearsed with dress codes and agendas, going off script won't kill you.
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