Once in a lifetime? Maybe not.

Trying to take the shine off ‘OUR’ world cup are you?  Well you do have a point when you say that no other African country can organize a tournament of this magnitude, what with the poor infrastructure, not just in transport and communications but in health and food establishments as well, But I will have you know that this world cup has given more Africans and Ugandans as well a chance to experience first hand the excitement and glamour surrounding one of the world’s biggest….. scratch that ….. the biggest sporting event in history, Super bowl don’t count in Africa.

Who would have guessed twenty years ago that a people just emerging from the throes of an oppressive apartheid regime would be able to single handedly organize one of the most successful world cups in history (2002 had to be jointly organize by Japan and South Korea two world economic superpowers) for those not in the know the world cup audiences down south have only been surpassed by the USA and Germany world cups.

The vuvuzela is made in China and so is your wall clock but whose original idea was it anyway, why bitch about imported paraphernalia, the global village has given Africans a chance at exporting their culture, expect to see vuvuzelas in the premier league or the bundesliga.

This world cup has been a lesson both to Africans and to the entire world, to the Africans it has taught us that we can finally take our place in the world (tree houses or not) if we shun the kind of tribal and sectarian politics that has permeated every fibre of our being, we can kick poverty and disease out of our midst if we emulate the South African example of Danny Jordaan and his team who have done an exceptional job and have shown the world that Africa is capable of rising above the snare of corruption and inefficiency (CHOGM thieves should be taking notes).

To the world the tournament has lent further credence to the age old belief that one man’s fight for freedom, for a better future and for a united people can make all the difference, this has been Mandela’s world cup, yes you’re right Daniel it has been South Africa’s world cup, but most of all it has been AFRICAS world cup and don’t you dare think you can make us think otherwise.

DARE TO DREAM AFRICA!!

This has been an outburst against Daniel Kalinkai’s column in today’s Monitor.

Just Sayin’

Currently watching Royal pains a USA cable tv show that simply rocks, am lovin’ every second mostly because Evan, Hanks blundering, pathetically clueless brother brings some  refreshing half witted humor, he may lack the seemingly incoherent intellectual banter that makes Eli of SG-U or Topher of Dollhouse so appealing but what he lacks he more than makes up for with his innovative schemes and his self professed love for the good things in life not the least of which is of course sexy ladies of which there are plenty in the Hamptons which is by the way in case I forgot to mention where this show is set. and if you’ve watched the show do you notice a startling similarity between Evan and Kevin Walker, yes, Sarah and Kitty’s bro. You could say it’s private practice meets brothers and sisters.

The show has been renewed for a second season thank god, Is it just me or do you guys also curse the american tv producers who renew all the crappy shows and cancel the good ones. I loved Kings, Bigshots, Dirty sexy money, MVP and help me out here which other good shows have been cancelled Oh yeah! The deep end.

Cant believe there are people who actually sit through Supernatural without falling asleep or Sanctuary without throwing up, any ways the dude from Spartacus Whitfield I think his name is has been diagnosed with some thing something Lymphoma doesn’t that just suck, so the show cant go on simply because of one reason only, he’s the mother fucking star. but trust those bayaye mbu they are going to shoot a six episode prequel while the dude recovers, lets all pray for the Maafakah coz that show is simply EPIC, if only it was shot on location, green screens are making people lazy, or richer or both.

So tomorrow is Monday, somebody kill me now, let the cold hands of death embrace me so I don’t have to wake up tomorrow.