Rock Journalism!!!!!!

“Rock journalism is people who can’t write interviewing people who can’t talk for people who can’t read” (Frank Zappa).

On this stage Zappa meant that these kind of people know what they want and go for what they believe is their target for that moment. At this stage I'm really not sure of what I'm going to write about in this topic its quite challenging for me, because I dont really know what to write. I've checked some of Zappa's quotes and they were quite interesting and maybe I will share some of them with you.

• Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny.
• Stupidity is the basic building block of the universe.
• If we can't be free at least we can be cheap.
• Sometimes you got to get sick before you can feel better.

These are some of the quotes that are interesting and quotes are uplifting and make you think alot like the one that I have at the moment " Rock Journalism"

What motivates me…

God is my Motivation

The biggest motivation is God presence in my life, when I think of where God took me from it comes a reminder of the person that I was and that brings where I am today, because of who he is in my life. God gave me life which I treasure with all that I have, God was there before the begining (before I was created) and he new everything about me. God gave me a wonderful family that at the begining I didn't notice, because I was too blind to see, and the devil just put a fog infront of me so that I may hate God for putting me in that situation, but God new why he gave me that family. My family has been part of the motivation that God gave me without them in my life my life would have been meaningless, especially the mother that he gave me I wouldn't exchange her with anyone that goes for my siblings (brothers and sisters) love you guys.

God motivates me in a way that other people wont understand, he elightens my day, brings me joy when there's sadeness, put a smile in my face when it is full of tears, and that is what keeps me going knowing that I'm not alone. The word;the word yes the "word" it's full of possibilities and everything that you see there it's true, what God says there is really true, because he says in the book of James 2vs14-16 'Faith without actions is dead" so you must live what you proclaim with your mouth which means exercise your faith.

All my life I have lived and conquered everything, because I knew that my Redeemer lives and thats what keeps me awake everymorning and knowing that it is not over till God atsho. I thank God for being a motivation in my life, believing in me when no one didn't, and for being my father when mine was absent and for being a wonderful friend when I needed one.

Personal autonomy-how far does it extend?

Personal autonomy, means the right of self government, independence!!!

We are all raised in different ways that each of us wont understand, sometimes it comes as a shock when some of us carry ourselves in a independent way, which is a good thing in most cases. I believe that being independent takes you very far and you think that there's nothing that you cannot face, where as sometimes you need people by your side to correct you when you are in a wrong direction. We are all in this world full of suprises where we are doing things according to what we believe is right or what we were taught is right by our parents.

You have your own part that you play in your life and that means you need to be responsible for your own being, even so you have to think about the people that can be affected by your action. Being independent is not a bad thing, but you need to take responsibility for your actions and willing to be rebuked, because many times it's not all about you also about the society that you live in, how the society perceive you as an individual.Personal autonomy goes as far as the regulations or rules we make for ourselves as human beings and how we behave in societies we found ourselves in.

You must decide what you want about your life and make sure that every decision that you make today can benefit you for tomorrow,because it's not all about today, and I believe its how far you can extend your personal autonomy.

Protesting CPUT students

Fighting for your Rights, but in a wrong way!!

In my heart I believe that protesting is a way of expresss your feelings, but there's no justification for violence.

In 1987 the Peninsula Technikon opened its doors to all South Africans. In the same year, the Cape Technikon applied for and was granted special permission to have the Government’s regulation lifted on the quota for black students. In May 2002, the Minister announced the possible merger of the Cape Technikon and Peninsula Technikon in January 2005 and now it’s called Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT).

The merging of the two Technikons (CPUT) opened doors for the black students to further their studies for tertiary education. The expectations of the black student was for the institution to be reasonable when it comes to financial decisions, but so far that has not happened they are being treated as if they are all coming from privilege families.
Prof L Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga was appointed as the first Vice-chancellor of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in February 2006. Ever since she started the students haven’t seen a progress in her portfolio and they feel like it’s her fault all of these strikes have occurred.

On the 03 of August 2009 Cape Peninsula University of Technology student started protesting about the registration fees that have increased in a shocking way, from R2 500, 2 700 to R5 000 in one go, that made the students to be very angry about the decision that the management has made.

Students fail to understand why the management doesn’t want to listen to them, because they should put their core values into action and on that note it will make the institution to fulfill the mission and the vision of the institution, which they are not doing at the moment.

The Strikes that have been happening at the Cape Peninsula University has affected the image and reputation of institution and it has cost them millions.

Everyday is a Good day

Everyday is your day, make it happen

I have to be honest that there are times were you feel so stressed and you can't wait for the day to be over. Obviously I'ts up to you to make your day a good day, on my point of view life is very challenging you have to make your life as easy as you can. life is like a wheel, it rolls over and over, today you wake up with this positive attitude and maybe on your way to work, school or somewhere something just hit you and that changes your attitude for the day.

Your character/personality makes a difference in you, because you can't live life by complaining all the time even if you see things ain't going your way, you just have to adjust yourself and be happy. Make your day a beautifu/good day, if you dont who is going to make your day a good if you don't, I have realised that there are trials/tribulations that we face on our daily lives and that affects they way we think about things. Some people have this mentality that life is unfair where as life is fair, it is only up to us to make sure that you live your life according to the possibilities and grab and chance that you get to make your day good.

Ladies and gentlemen all in all, I'm saying, be prepared for anything in life and just change the negative to positive, because if you don't do that you will die before time and don't achieve what you wanted to achieve. Another thing that I should add is that LIVE by FAITH and do something to HELP YOUR FAITH, don't just STAND there DO SOMETHING!!!!!!

Everyday is my day!

Our greatest strengths are our greatest weaknesses

Thank your weaknesses for the strength that you have

True that, we are being driven by our weaknesses, to be what we are today, because you wouldn't know your strength if you didn't have weaknesses. Most of the time we are being challenged and it seems like things will never be the same, we tend to throw the towel, with out knowing that is the begining of new things. There were times that I wanted to give up, it is not easy to face your weaknesses, as hard as it is, you have to look on the bright side of your weaknesses, at that moment you don't know the out comes of the situation, but after you have pulled through, you will see your greatest strength.

How would you know your greatest strength if you don't get weak, facing those things that you know are going to put you down, at that time is where you test yourself how strong you are, because if we were not tested how would we know whether we can make it or not. Sometimes I feel so glad that I have weaknesses, because it is where by I can see that I'm still alive and how strong I am, and I'm glad to know that I can face my weaknesses, because I know I have strength to face them. If you can't change the circumtances, change yourself. We cannot choose what will happen to us,but we can choose what happen in us,that is, We can choose to have right attitude, in whch we view challenges as opportunities instead of problems. Choose to be positive.

We go through tribulations and most of the time we tend to think that is the end of the world,but it is not and forgetting that God is there to hold our hands, when we are about to fall. I'm just thinking right now, It's not easy to bare a pain, especially when you feel that no one will understand what you going through, the only think I can say now is this "hang on and you shall prosper" and thank your weaknesses, because they have given you the greatest strength.

feelings follow behaviour

Lets feel what we behave

Have to agree with this, We don't just behave the way we do with out the feelings behind it. I came to realisation that, what makes people react/behave the way they do, it's because of the way they feel about certain things. Feelings are the most difficult to remove from yourself, even when at times you don't want to behave the way you are behaving at that moment, but because of the way you are feeling at that moment. Feelings makes us do things that we don't like and we tend to hurt ourselves by acting on those feelings.

Most people have lost value, because of their feelings, you get hurt and you become bitter, after that you take an easy way out,because of that temporary situation and you make permanent decision. We are being driven by our feelings, if you can put feelings a side for a moment and think on how you were going to be if you didn't have feelings. In whatever you do make sure that your feelings don't ruin your life, because in most cases we find ourselves in situations that are hard to be taken out, and is your responsibility to pull yourself out from that situation.

At the very same time feelings help you alot, because they make you a better person, because you behave according to the way you feel, and most of the time you change a person's life, because of your feelings. Feel,touch and behave. Feelings follow behaviour,what you feel inside, you want to act on it so that people can know how you feel with out realising that you are showing your feelings.