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A Samoan lesson on counting the cost
Twelve years and twenty kilograms ago, I had the slightly unhinged idea to embark on an adventure uncommon to South Africans. While others were dreaming of destination beach vacations to Zanzibar or Bali, I decided: Samoa. Why? I’m glad you asked. Travel back with me to the year 2011. You see, for some unknown reason,…
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I’ve got a thing for Joe. And I can’t let go.
Before I go any further, I would like to apologise to Mr Bobby Caldwell, for the artistic licence I took with his lyric. All protocol observed. But it’s true. Ever since I first wrote about Joe in the piece unimaginatively titled “Joseph”, I can’t seem to let him go. I reckon there’s a tendency to…
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The Patron Saint of the Friend-Zoned
The year was 1982. The final strains of the heavy metal/disco-heavy music of the 70s had yet to resolve. A golden-haired troubadour stepped up and into his destiny, as he penned a tale of sorrow, of love lost, of hopes dashed. This tale, in song form, would become an anthem and a psalm for the…
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Of trials, tribulations and toxic hwejangnims
First, a crucial definition. Hwejangnim is a Korean word, literally meaning the Chairman of a company. For even the most casual Korean drama viewer, the title comes with a particular connotation. See, a K-Drama hwejangnim is, more often than not, a rather toxic individual. Think The Bold and the Beautiful’s Stephanie Forrester. On steroids. And…
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A love letter to my sisters on this Women’s Month
Warning: Some of the following may be triggering and tough to get through. It is a layered topic, and I don’t hold myself as any kind of expert, but as women living in South Africa, topics like this stalk our every waking hour, so… Dear Sis. As I write to you, understand that I speak…
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