Okay, so the Soccer World Cup bug has definitely bitten me. I don’t generally follow much soccer, but wow, what a vibe!
If one steps back and takes a look at what the world experienced not even an hour ago, it’s quite miraculous, actually. An entire nation, across all continents of the world, united in support of Bafana Bafana as they went up against Mexico in the opening match of the 2010 Soccer World Cup. And that first goal… wow!
Okay, so who doesn’t love a good meal out, hmmm? I’m not much into writing restaurant reviews or anything, so I thought I’d give it a go with the restaurant I ate at last night -Fusion Cafe- and share my thoughts and experiences at the restaurant. I’ve been walking past the restaurant and not going in for a few months now, on the way to other restaurants, and was pleasantly surprised when I decided to finally have a meal there.
Fusion Cafe is a sports bar/restaurant hybrid. The sections are separated by a perpendicular walkway which allows visitors to eat in the restaurant and not be disturbed by rowdy sports fans, if they’re looking for a quiet meal. The division between the two is subtle yet just right to be convenient for virtually any visitor. Continue reading
Wow, good morning everyone. Yes, I’m up, sleepy-eyed and fighting back yawns, to blog. It feels great!
Today is Freedom Day in South Africa… yes, yet another public holiday in April. This day is, however, more than just another of the many April-based public holidays. Freedom Day remembers the first post-apartheid political election, held on this day in 1994. For South Africans, this day was truly one of a unique nature, as for the first time in a South African election, the entire nation was truly free to cast their vote as they wished… or to even cast their vote in the first place.
If you were in the country at the time in 1994, try to think back on how things were at the time, and before. However you choose to spend today, please set aside a moment to think about the concept of freedom and what it truly means.
What is inspiration? Where does it come from? How can it drive productive output? These are all valid questions.
At this moment, it’s a little misty outside my window. It’s early and I’m almost on my way to a nice hot cup of tea. This doesn’t seem related to the post at all, does it? It is. All of these factors are instrumental in driving productive output from within me. A relaxed environment with average, slightly overcast, weather conditions and the want for a soothing cup of tea. Continue reading
Ever since I can remember, I’ve been keen on the world of make-believe. The “wow, wouldn’t it be cool if time machines and inter-dimensional portals actually existed” kind of make-believe, jumping into a world of ancient lore, beings with supreme powers and virtually infinite possibility in terms of what can and cannot exist. Several years ago (around early 2000′s), I was introduced to a collectable trading card game, “Magic: The Gathering”, and the world of make-believe got a whole lot bigger.
Magic: The Gathering is a collectable trading card game in which you play the role of a powerful wizard (duelist/player/planeswalker) who, along with a library of spells, enchantments and summonable creatures, duel against one or more other wizard(s) in a battle of mind and wit.
Recently on Zoopy, an insert was published explaining the game, discussing it with several avid collectors, judges and players and sharing the magic (pardon the pun) that is Magic: The Gathering. Continue reading
Friends, please take a moment to read the post below, as it is of utmost importance to us all.
Arts and culture is a concept on which many thrive and many others bare teeth. Like it or not, arts and culture shapes us, as human beings, in ways that cannot be put into words. That song on the radio that we like, the play we saw last week with our loved ones and the many other performing arts that surround us can have such vast impact on us (for example, a song invoking happiness or sadness) that, how could the arts not form part of our daily lives? For a select few individuals… a select talented few… the arts are a way of life.
The Cape Town City Ballet is a dance company that has, since 1934, hosted productions with a varied cast of students, teachers and professional dancers sharing a single stage for an evening of magic. Realise it or not, the Cape Town City Ballet has had an impact on our lives in one way or another. Continue reading
Okay, lately I’ve been blogging a lot about WordPress, Magento and coding in general. Time for a breather, folks. No techie stuff in this blog post, just a fun, relaxing read about a change of scenery, stream-of-conscious writing and why I prefer it to writing draft blog posts.
Okay, just a little bit of techie stuff (let’s get it over with, shall we?). Over the weekend past, I released the WP Section Index WordPress plugin. Check it out and let me know what you think and how it works for you.
I find that, throughout the day, I get ideas for blog posts I’d like to write. Posts about music, WordPress or random thoughts that enter my head. Gradually, I start forming the skeleton of the post in my mind and, at times, the post gets entered as a draft in the administration console, eagerly waiting to be finished, polished and published. This approach, more often than not, doesn’t seem to work. Continue reading
Whichever industry you work in, whether you work for yourself or a company and whatever your job description, there are days where things just aren’t going your way. No matter how long you sit at your desk, tapping your pencil, the solution to the problem at hand just isn’t apparent.
As a developer, the problem and solution are usually quite clean-cut (such is the nature of code, prodominantly). The solution, however clean-cut it may be, isn’t always visible when approaching a coding task. At times like those, I employ a theory:
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