Competition for the Best 2010 FIFA World Cup Decorated House

Carte Blanche announced on Sunday night that they were looking for the houses that were the best decorated for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. I have started looking around my area and this is one of the first ones that I've seen.

2010 FIFA World Cup - 10 Days and Counting

Everyone is getting football fever. One of the local liquor stores enters the spirit!

More 2010 FIFA World Cup Tickets Released for Sale

Another 90 000 tickets for the all of the matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup have been released today and are on sale at the ticketing venues around the country. This is the FIFA Ticketing Centre in Sandton where I went the other day to collect my tickets. Apparently the queue this morning winds around the block as eager fans attempt to get tickets for the more popular games. People have been queueing since last night. What spirit!

2010 FIFA World Cup Football Teams Arrive in South Africa

As the arrival of the football teams commence with Australia and Brazil already settling in, here is where Bafana Bafana will be staying. Southern Sun Grayston advertise their proudly South African message to the nation.


Speaking of proudly South African and sports, take a look at this cool pic which was emailed to me today from the Blue Bulls match in Soweto last Saturday - makes my heart warm.

  

Football Fever Support

Roads in Jozi are so festive these days with all the football fever decorated cars. Mirror socks and flags seem to be the order of the day in the 15 days left  to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. If you haven't got your vehicle decor yet, come on, get with it. Football paraphernalia is available  from street vendors at every intersection. Let's show the rest of the world what "gees" is. 

2010 FIFA World Cup Tickets

Woo hoo! I have my tickets to Argentina versus Korea Republic at Soccer City on 17 June. I will be shouting for Argentina with my little blue and white flag. 

Football Fever Rules

Some of the staff at Fournos at Fourways Crossing enjoying football fever.

19 Days to Go to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa

With 19 days left to the opening of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, I have decided to join in the football fever and excitement by posting football related pics everyday. Driving around Johannesburg these days is great fun with the vibe being very clearly World Cup vibe.


Cars have flags attached to them or window socks showing the driver's team support. Flags fly from walls and windows all over the suburbs and shopping centres. People walk around in Bafana Bafana's green and yellow football jerseys or t-shirts.  


I saw a car with a South African flag bonnet sock yesterday, which was huge and so cool. My friend saw a young man in a Mercedes which he had spray painted in the colours of the South African flag. People are seriously getting into the mood. I have also seen that some people have painted the walls surrounding their homes with SA flags. 


There is also a very common sound in the air these days. It's heard on the radio, on TV and in the neighbourhoods. The blast of the vuvuzela. Whether you hate it or love it, it is here to stay and does add to the atmosphere of building excitement.


So, my salute to football fever, apart from my flags, mirror socks and Bafana shirt, is to snap football fever shots and post them for the next two months. If you have any great pics to share, join in the fun.

The Bluff Aliens

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The close knit community of the Bluff in Durban, KwaZulu Natal is abuzz with nervous excitement over the alleged sightings of giant like forms on the beaches and in the community.

I write this purely from hearsay and have no proof whatsoever, just stories passed on from those who have friends on the Bluff.

According to my source there were three separate incident of “alien” sightings recently on the Bluff. One of the sightings was from a lady who was walking on the beach when she noticed two people far ahead of her on the beach. They were both dressed in long coats and seemed to be rather large. Being a little nervous she decided to leave, but was intrigued because they seemed strange. As she got a little closer she could not see them clearly but noticed that they were extraordinarily tall, like giant men. She did not stick around to check them out.

The second incident was from a young woman who was leaving early in the morning for work while it was still dark. As she drove up her driveway her car suddenly stopped and would not restart. In the beam of the headlights she noticed some huge men in overcoats standing before her. In panic she reached for her mobile phone, but it was dead, so she screamed in terror. Her scream seemed to cause reaction from them and they disappeared into the darkness. As soon as they left, her car started and her phone came back to life.

The final story revolves around someone my contact personally knew. He is a young man who was in the car with some mates one night. One of the guys wanted a smoke, so they stopped the vehicle and he climbed out to puff away on his cigarette. While waiting, the driver turned on the headlights to check that they were safe in the area. Once again, caught in the beam of the headlights were huge beings dressed in long coats. He yelled at his mate to get in the car and the “aliens” vanished in the darkness.

Intriguing and creepy, all at the same time. A part of me believes them and a part of me dismisses it as nonsense. So I decided to google “Bluff Aliens” and found a forum from Africa Aviation where the vast majority of contributors were cynical and making tongue in cheek remarks. I did however find one interesting comment. 

“On the serious side. We get constant calls from that area on the NSRI cell phone for the strange lights sightings offshore. It’s got to a point where we will do nothing about it unless we get more than three separate independent sightings from different points on the bluff.”

I also found a blog by Graham Linscott on the same subject, which makes interesting reading. 

http://graham-linscott.blogspot.com/2010/04/idler-thursday-april-29.html

According to my source, there have also been sightings of lights and activity at night at the old unused Naval base in the area.

I have absolutely no idea what to make of it. Most people seem to blame it on what’s being smoked on the Bluff. Whatever it is, it sure generates excitement. Maybe the movie, District 9 wasn’t so far-fetched after all. Perhaps the sequel to District 9 could be called “The Bluff Aliens”.

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