Every year, South African universities are packed by thousands of first year students from all corners of life. The majority of these first years are usually young ones coming straight from matric and they are all enthusiastic with a common goal of expanding their knowledge and developping their skills in various career fields offered at university.
Some matric learners do not apply on time for varsity admission and they end up desperately doing the late self application after receiving their matric results. The desperation for higher education lead to first year's choosing any available course, which in turn backfires as majority choke in their very first year. Many, after choking change courses and some drop out before completing their first diploma/degree.
Another challenge many varsity rockies find difficult to overcome is the fast pace of life at these institutions. Some start doing things and engaging in immoral activities, just to fit in the crowd and to keep up with the fast pace. Some live independently for the very first time in their lives which gives them space to misuse their freedom as there is no mom or dad to 'call them into order' when they go off the plot.
At university, there are night clubs nearby, bashes and parties are thrown all over almost every weekend and these new kids on the block become regular attendants in the name of "enjoying freedom or independence". As they enjoy freedom, many forget their priority of coming to varsity which in turn marks their fall from grace.
The majority of dropouts and failing first year students at university is often blamed at what is termed "university's lack of proper assistance to first year students", but it appears students usually dig their own graves and shoot themselves in the foot.
Monday, 28 March 2011
Monday, 21 March 2011
The paradox of nowadayz perceptions!!!
Technology has changed and continues to change many things in our lives and human beings themselves have changed the way they percieve the world and the natural human behaviour.
In the oldern days UBUNTU was every African's daily bread and it was highly appreciated and valued, but today you become kind (one of the core values of UBUNTU) to everyone-your kindness is thrown back at your face. Generalization has become common in the current generation to the point that "one man's sin is everyman's sin".
The tip of an iceberg:
A man kindly greets a lady in a taxi and the lady responds with a "no-nonsense" negative attitude, because it is believed that if a man becomes kind to a woman and a woman respond nicely-the man's next move is asking for a date or cellphone numbers. An innocent energetic young man sees an old lady struggling with heavy plastics full of groceries outside a shopping mall in town and he offers assistance, then the old lady shouts "go away, you criminal, bloody oppotunist". The following day the very same young man comes across another struggling granny and he doesn't bother offering assistance, then all of a sudden the whole town is talking about the "democratic, immoral and ill-discipline youth".
You are privileged and you decide to give some clothes or food to someone less privileged that you (UBUNTU), your kindness is thrown back at your face as you get this response "who said I need your help, your bloody show off". Everyday, people complain about the so called "extinction of community heros", yet when one tries to become one-s/he is the bad guy. UBUNTU and community heros still exist and they are in our own back yards, it is just that the shades in everyone's eyes are too much dim that we are unable to notice and appreciate such HEROZ.
Take off your dim shades everyone, so you may not shoot the mediator instead of shooting the perpetrator.
In the oldern days UBUNTU was every African's daily bread and it was highly appreciated and valued, but today you become kind (one of the core values of UBUNTU) to everyone-your kindness is thrown back at your face. Generalization has become common in the current generation to the point that "one man's sin is everyman's sin".
The tip of an iceberg:
A man kindly greets a lady in a taxi and the lady responds with a "no-nonsense" negative attitude, because it is believed that if a man becomes kind to a woman and a woman respond nicely-the man's next move is asking for a date or cellphone numbers. An innocent energetic young man sees an old lady struggling with heavy plastics full of groceries outside a shopping mall in town and he offers assistance, then the old lady shouts "go away, you criminal, bloody oppotunist". The following day the very same young man comes across another struggling granny and he doesn't bother offering assistance, then all of a sudden the whole town is talking about the "democratic, immoral and ill-discipline youth".
You are privileged and you decide to give some clothes or food to someone less privileged that you (UBUNTU), your kindness is thrown back at your face as you get this response "who said I need your help, your bloody show off". Everyday, people complain about the so called "extinction of community heros", yet when one tries to become one-s/he is the bad guy. UBUNTU and community heros still exist and they are in our own back yards, it is just that the shades in everyone's eyes are too much dim that we are unable to notice and appreciate such HEROZ.
Take off your dim shades everyone, so you may not shoot the mediator instead of shooting the perpetrator.
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Church Leaders no different to Politicianz!!!
It is amazing to realize how church leaders like to distance themselves from politics and politicians, but interestingly it appears that pastors are politicians as well. The only thing that separates the two is that pastors have the bible which acts as their trusted policy book, while politicians have to create their own policies to persuade masses to follow their ideologies. Now the big question is, are church leaders really following what's written in the bible as it is? The answer is No, they individually interpret the "holy bible" in a manner that suits their selfish, manipulative personal agendas of self accumulation.
Why are there over 34000 different churches in the world, all preaching the same ideology and all being guided by the "word of God"(bible)? Selfishness, greed and self accumulation by church heads is the cause for the over concentration of congregations, all spreading the "word of God" differently. In all stories, commandments and parables in the bible, the "word of God" appears to be always siding with the poor with Jesus himself being portrayed a poor carpenter who always suffers with the less privileged. Now here is an interesting observation, the majority of church leaders drive lavish cars and live luxury lifestyles with the money donated by the church membership to the church, while on the other side the masses of congregants continue to starve in hunger.
Politicians who do the above mentioned are labelled as corrupt and ripping off the poor, but what are such pastors named? Maybe the spiritual wise christians could enlighten the public on this one. There are thanks giving sessions in the church whereby everyone, the rich and the poor have to donate money to the church while some of them struggle to get a single loaf of bread to eat. Do the poor masses really have to do this? A pastor answers, "God will provide more for those who give". By the way, I wont understand because i don't have spiritual wisdom instead I have world wisdom. Not practicing what you preach is called hypocrisy as my primary school English teacher taught me when I was 6 years of age doing my grade 1.
All what pastors do is getting rich at the expense of the poor church membership and promises, promises and more promises. I call them politicians in the closet!!!!!! Pastors multiplied by Politicians, what is the common factor here? I'll leave that for everyone to construct their own conclusions.
Why are there over 34000 different churches in the world, all preaching the same ideology and all being guided by the "word of God"(bible)? Selfishness, greed and self accumulation by church heads is the cause for the over concentration of congregations, all spreading the "word of God" differently. In all stories, commandments and parables in the bible, the "word of God" appears to be always siding with the poor with Jesus himself being portrayed a poor carpenter who always suffers with the less privileged. Now here is an interesting observation, the majority of church leaders drive lavish cars and live luxury lifestyles with the money donated by the church membership to the church, while on the other side the masses of congregants continue to starve in hunger.
Politicians who do the above mentioned are labelled as corrupt and ripping off the poor, but what are such pastors named? Maybe the spiritual wise christians could enlighten the public on this one. There are thanks giving sessions in the church whereby everyone, the rich and the poor have to donate money to the church while some of them struggle to get a single loaf of bread to eat. Do the poor masses really have to do this? A pastor answers, "God will provide more for those who give". By the way, I wont understand because i don't have spiritual wisdom instead I have world wisdom. Not practicing what you preach is called hypocrisy as my primary school English teacher taught me when I was 6 years of age doing my grade 1.
All what pastors do is getting rich at the expense of the poor church membership and promises, promises and more promises. I call them politicians in the closet!!!!!! Pastors multiplied by Politicians, what is the common factor here? I'll leave that for everyone to construct their own conclusions.
Sunday, 6 March 2011
Bloem Celtic cools down the on song Orlando Pirates
The match was expected to be a thriller as both teams held similar records going to the much anticipated clash in Seisa Ramabodu stadium in the city of roses. Since the begining of the current season, Orlando Pirates hadn't lost in their all 11 away games and so was Bloemfontein Celtic in all their home games. Both teams hadn't lost in their last 5 games prior to the Bloemfontein showdown. Expectations were high, a lot was at stake and all eyes were in Mangaung as the clash was said to be the match of the weekend by all soccer lovers around the country.
D-Day arrived and Amabhakabhaka started the game on a high, attacking Celtic left, right and centre. Siwelele did the simple thing and slowed down the pace of the match, which worked in their favour as they took full control in the centre of park. The motive behind Celtic's cool approach to the game was to catch the slow Pirates' defence on a counter attack, which they did but were only let down by the poor finishing from their striking force. Troughout the match, Celtic were the better side on the field and they looked more dangerous in front of the Bucs' goal posts.
In the second half, the Bucs coach Rudolf Krol made two substitutions when he introduced the skillful ex Celtic creative middlefielder Mark "Professor" Mayambela and the Zambian express Isaac Chansa. Both subs brought some flavour in the Pirates attack and the Bucs started to penetrate the solid Bloem Celtic defence. In the 81st minute, Celtic defence showed some leaks and Katlego Mashego found the back of the net to put the Bucaneers on a 1 nill lead. Six minutes later, Orlando Pirates' defence was caught in sixes and sevenths by their former striker Siphelele Mthembu who scored the equaliser for the much supported Bloem side and the match ended one all. With only 6 games to go, Orlando Pirates are on top of the Absa Premier Soccer League log table with 50 points and one point clear from the second placed Ajax Cape town. Pirates and Ajax are scheduled to meet in what is expected to be a thriller of a game on the 16th of March down in Cape Town.
D-Day arrived and Amabhakabhaka started the game on a high, attacking Celtic left, right and centre. Siwelele did the simple thing and slowed down the pace of the match, which worked in their favour as they took full control in the centre of park. The motive behind Celtic's cool approach to the game was to catch the slow Pirates' defence on a counter attack, which they did but were only let down by the poor finishing from their striking force. Troughout the match, Celtic were the better side on the field and they looked more dangerous in front of the Bucs' goal posts.
In the second half, the Bucs coach Rudolf Krol made two substitutions when he introduced the skillful ex Celtic creative middlefielder Mark "Professor" Mayambela and the Zambian express Isaac Chansa. Both subs brought some flavour in the Pirates attack and the Bucs started to penetrate the solid Bloem Celtic defence. In the 81st minute, Celtic defence showed some leaks and Katlego Mashego found the back of the net to put the Bucaneers on a 1 nill lead. Six minutes later, Orlando Pirates' defence was caught in sixes and sevenths by their former striker Siphelele Mthembu who scored the equaliser for the much supported Bloem side and the match ended one all. With only 6 games to go, Orlando Pirates are on top of the Absa Premier Soccer League log table with 50 points and one point clear from the second placed Ajax Cape town. Pirates and Ajax are scheduled to meet in what is expected to be a thriller of a game on the 16th of March down in Cape Town.
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