Striking Workers a little tired for Nookie
Well it’s understandable – stressful working conditions and low pay most certainly could lead to a few ‘lows’…Reuters tells us that Striking Workers are battling to up their tools – so to speak – according to Reuters: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African workers striking over pay and benefits have a new complaint — they no longer have the energy for sex. Monroe Mkalipi, a regional chairman of the powerful COSATU federations of trade unions, complained that work conditions are so tough workers can’t perform in the bedroom. “The harshness that we have in all our workplaces is so severe to such a point that when you get home at night it becomes a problem expanding our families,” the SAPA news agency quoted him as saying. Public sector workers are negotiating with the government to increase pay for the first time since...
Have you had a rough May? Fight it! Move on!
Today is the 1 June – Fabulous. Put May behind you and MOVE ON! Editorista has rare esoteric moments where she goes a little mushy, lets go a bit of the cynic and sceptic that are close at hand and gets a little deep. While having a chat with a friend about mind power and then researching it a bit, she came across this list of “70 Things to Always Remember”. A couple of lines in the list, though simplistic and cheesy, really hit home for her and she wanted to share them with all the Representers today! So if you or someone close to you is going through a rough patch- be it business, family, matters of the heart or you’re just plain miserable, angry, frustrated or blaming others or the world, read the list or send the link on for some cheese and biscuit therapy. If any of these hit home for you, let us know 🙂 . But whatever you do – MOVE ON!!! The list comes from Danielle Hollister of Ezine articles – click here. Photo by one of the wisest people I know – Ipps K. 70 Things To Always Remember 1. To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world. 2. Your presence is a present to the world. 3. You are unique and one of a kind. 4. Your life can be what you want it to be. 5. Take the days just one at a time. 6. Count your blessings, not your troubles. 7. You will make it through whatever comes along. 8. Within you are so many answers. 9. Do not put limits on yourself. 10. Decisions are too important to leave to chance. 11. Reach for your peak, your goal and your prize. 12. Nothing wastes more energy than worrying. 13. The longer one carries a problem the heavier it gets. 14. Do not take things too seriously. 15. Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets. 16. Remember that a little love goes a long way. Remember that a lot … goes forever. 17. Remember that friendship is a wise investment. 18. Life’s treasure are people together. 19. Realize that it is never too late. 20. Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way. 21. Have hearth and hope and happiness. 22. Life is 10% of what happens to you, and 90% of how you respond to it. 23. Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily. 24. Take the time to wish upon a star. 25. Words are windows to the heart. 26. You are richer today if you...
How do you feel about the Vodacom Meerkat?
Thanks to Aquoibon for the lead and Generalista for the reminder… We’ve been caught up in Facebook since we joined and find ourselves mindlessly and hopelessly addicted… we say again JOIN NOW if you need a distraction from the real world! But don’t blame us if you get fired. The strangest thing about Facebook is how people from nursery school manage to find you! You’ll know what we mean if you’re a member. Anyway, it’s not just about all the mates you can gather or leaving embarassing messages on a friends wall, it’s also about the crazy groups that exist. We were delighted to discover the group aptly entitled: I f*cking hate the animated meerkat from Vodacom. Editorista once got herself in a lot of trouble for pointing out that it was an annoying, strange, bad taste, obscure and an irrelevant, unknown icon for a local brand and that we f*cken hated it…. But she was delighted to find out that hundreds, in fact over 10000 facebook users feel the same way! Isn’t that a good feeling. Thing is, we don’t wanna spoil the fun or spill the beans…. you have to be a member of Facebook to find out more about it… so sign up now! Try sign up on the 1 June if you can 😉 AND MAKE SURE YOU JOIN OUR http://represent.johannvisagie.com/ GROUP TOO so we can put a face to your name...
5FM ventures into Soweto…
It’s next weekend and we’re yet to hear where the hunky Roger Goode (thanks Cleo magazine centrefold) will be performing in Soweto. We’re so glad 5fm are finally venturing into ekasi and we hope we’ll be invited to attend 🙂 We’ll try hook up some tickets Representers. Watch this space. For now, the party is on Saturday night at Sudada – enjoy – here’s the PR: Roger Goode and 5FM have travelled across the country serving hot beats everywhere; this weekend, they return to Jozi… Sandton, Johannesburg this Saturday, 2 June, signals one of the final dates on 5FM & Roger Goode’s “Saturday Surgery Vol 3” CD tour. Su.da.da will be opening their doors for Saturday’s party from 4pm, leading up to a live broadcast of 5FM’s Saturday Surgery from 6pm. Steve Sorrell and 5FM’s Erica Elle will get the party started during the afternoon. Roger has just wrapped production on the highly anticipated 3rd instalment of his popular “Saturday Surgery” CD compilation series. To celebrate the release of this selection of stylish electronic/dance music culture, Roger’s 5FM show The Saturday Surgery (Saturdays 6-10pm) is hitting party spots all over SA for one of the hottest & biggest CD/live music tours to ever hit the local party scene. Below follows the line-up for the live broadcast and party this weekend: Saturday 2 June 2007 Su.da.da, Sandton, Johannesburg 4pm – Steve Sorrell 5pm – Erica Elle (5FM) Live broadcast of Roger Goode’s Saturday Surgery on 5FM (6-10pm): 6pm – Ricardo da Costa 7pm – Lady Lea 8pm – Flash Republic LIVE on stage 9pm – Roger Goode (5FM) 10pm – Goldfish LIVE on stage 12am – Lady Lea 1am – Roger Goode (5FM) 2am – Ryan Dent VJ – GForce (Digital Rockit) Ticket price: R120 / VIP R180 Tickets available from Computicket, Cameroon outlets & at the door. The full tour schedule for the “Saturday Surgery Vol 3” CD tour follows below. Each venue will feature a live broadcast of Roger Goode’s Saturday Surgery on 5FM (Saturdays 6-10pm): 2 June – Su.da.da, Sandton, Johannesburg 9 June –...
Represent Competition: Win tickets
We have two pairs of tickets up for grabs for JHBLive’s party at the Bassline on Saturday night 2 June. All you have to do is find the article on Represent and tell us one of the bands or DJ’s that will be performing. Send your name, age and contact number to editor@represent.co.za....
Careful of that Passive Aggressive note
Or you may find it on the internet. Surely we’ve all been guilty of passive-aggressive behaviour in the form of a note, sms, email, letter etc but hopefully they haven’t been published on this blog “passive aggressive notes from room mates, neighbours, co-workers and strangers.” I know I’ve been guilty in the past. I’m often amazed and then amused to read a public rant from someone that clearly indicates that they have serious issues, are extremely insecure, are not well-endowed or are extremely miserable and lonely people who only feel better about themselves by making others feel crap or making a large sweeping public statement that is actually cringing and embarrassing for the voyeurs who see it for what it is. My mother’s wisdom of “don’t write anything down in anger for the words can not be erased” (or something along those lines) is something I have tried to stick to throughout my life (requires much inner strength at times) but particularly over the last few years when I’ve actually cared about the bad service or bad behaviour of some of the energy-draining cases I have come across. That said, I believe there are some situations that can only be remedied with the written word and often those situations need some serious aggression… For example – a work situation where you need it on “paper” for the papertrail, a bureaucracy fighting attempt (why bother??), a protest letter etc – you just have to get it out to feel better and feel that justice will be served. As long as you’re not shooting the messenger, your letter is powerful and hard-hitting and intelligent, non-emotional and your efforts are rewarded with a response or at least some positive results, then it should feel worth it. The sensible rule of thumb as we all should know, is that in general, humans tend to respond better to a little respect, some patience, some understanding, no personal attacks and less patronising tones. It’s amazing how many relationships are ruined through mis-communication or just not being upfront and honest and FACE TO FACE. The classic “taking out your bad mood on a friend/service provider”, “taking out your own unhappiness on someone else”, “being in a bad place and not able to separate a small mistake from a generally good person”, “not appreciating that they are just the voice of the company and it’s not their fault”, “all jobs are hectic and if I could try and see it a little from their perspective I do understand their approach a little”, “this person has been so good to me and I love them, we’re all human and I cannot lose this relationship which means a lot to me for a small error...
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