Amazwi esizukulwane sesibili sika-Gogo

Amazwi esizukulwane sesibili  sika-Gogo

Ugogo ubesithanda ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke

Namhlanje sinje nje nje kungenxa yakhe futhi ubeziqhenya ngathi

Kunzima kuthina sonke ukuthi sikwamukele ukuthi ngeke siphinde siwezwe amagama  athi “Umbhoshongo wakaNichol, Inkunzi uThabani, Funda, Mci, Nkonjane, Mpophoma, Gwajo, okuTozi, 

”.Four corner

Ukuqhakaza kwezimbhali entwasahlobo kuyohlezi kusikhumbhuza indlela uGogo 

ayeyithanda ngayo impilo

Ukuphuma kwelanga ehlobo kuyohlezi kusikhumbhuza imfudumalo yothando lika Gogo

Ukungena kobusika kuyohlezi kusikhumbhuza izikhathi zobunzima kuleminyaka emincane esisayiphilile, uGogo ayehlezi ekhona eceleni kwethu esibambe izandla

Ngakho ntomb’ endala sithi singabazukulu bakho okwenyama kungashabala kodwa uyohlezi unathi ezinhliziyweni zethu

Ngizovala ngalamazwi engaziyo ukuthi uGogo ubezowasebenzisa ek’duduzeni umndeni nezihlobo

Sengiyahamba manje ngiya endlini yami yokugcina, ngakho ngithi kuni nonke

Inkosi Iphile

Inkosi Ithathile

Nisale Nomusa weNkosi Nokuthula

"Success"

"In my quest of finding my inner-winner I have found that the only way to truly win is to be content" - Lindani Dube

 

Winning is a never ending cycle, which most will stop at nothing to achieve. You work extremely hard to keep up and just when you think you are ahead and you have done and seen it all, something new comes along and trumps what you have worked so hard to achieve and forces you to get back to the stress, long struggle and excruciating pain of stopping at nothing so you can taste victory for a slight moment again, only to be defeated once again. 

It is easy to get caught up in the illusion of competition and social pressure to the point where you loose yourself  along with your values and principles. To break this never ending cycle; finding your inner-winner rids you of the illusion of competition and social pressure, it is the key to unlocking a universe of happiness and understanding of oneself whilst binding your values and principles.

In my quest of finding my inner-winner I have found that the only way to truly win is to be content - Lindani Dube

"Not a nice Guy"

 

 

"Not a nice Guy"

 

How would it have differed?

If it wasn't for being a "Nice Guy" would I have achieved my goals by now?

If I had stood my ground and fought for it, would it still be ours?

If I had not accepted it as fate, in this day would you still consider me a friend?

If I omitted the sugary words and told the truth and nothing but the entire truth in its purest form would you be yourself around me?

If you could get into my head and catch a glimpse would you still trust me?

If you could put pride and image aside would you ever fully confide in me?

If I had mistreated you would it have gained me brownie points?

Did you mean it when you said "it would have been better had we met when we were older"?

The Dark

The Dark

I prefer being in the dark, actually I love being in a quiet, dark area all alone because my dark skin blends right in with the darkness and nobody can see me and if they can't see me they won't be able to see the sorrow on my face and the pain in my eyes.

I love being in a quiet dark area alone because its just me, myself, I and my thoughts, but the ugly head of fear in the form of the slightest ray of light lurks somewhere in the dark, in Limbo taunting my brain and waiting to pounce on me once again.

I love being in a quiet dark area alone because it is truly the only place where I don't feel any eyes on me, the kind of eyes that laugh at the sorrow on my face and the pain in my eyes.

I love being in a quiet dark area alone because I can almost convince myself that I'm whole and fully sane, unlike in an illuminated room full of people where I feel empty and the prying eyes strip me bare and see my insanity.

I love being in a quiet dark area alone because for me it is a sanctuary, a place of peace where I feel my existence is not a burden on anyone.
 

Sonnet

A happy heart makes the face cheerful,
but heartache crushes the ambience.
Effortlessly, I become fearful,
mistakenly I neglect the fact there’s always an audience.
I swiftly try and hide any trace of emotion,
I attempt to conceal them from the light.
I’m aware they’re expecting a reaction,
Cause in my pain they take delight.
I’m numb, have lost all feeling,
Unable to express myself sincerely.
Motionless, I manage to look to the ceiling,
“Dear Lord” I pray to you oh so dearly.
As I begin to realise and appreciate,
To your children, You are eternally compassionate.

My style Icons

Innovative style lover based in London and a Durban native

My unique style stems from different capacities namely photography, night life and my three style icons Derick Watkins, Ozwald Boateng and Scott Disick. Even though I have never exchanged words or even met any of my style icons, apart from an outside view of Ozwald's flagship store in Saville Row; their etiquette, savvy and attention to detail has influenced me greatly as a budding stylist, gentleman and a creative mind..... Street style dressing was never really my forte, it was a very brief stint in my life actually it was just never my thing Ive always been more of a formal dresser. 

Derick Watkins
Musician and author, host of  
From G's to Gents. 

 Around the time of my 21st birthday most of my friends were still into street/casual style and i made it a point to make the theme formal dress because I wanted to project my character and make it something very different to normal parties. My love for formal style came from seeing the way my unlces, my dad and his friends dressed. So when I first saw Derrick Watkins in the music video 'Bad boy for life' I thought; ok this guy is crazy, but I thought his dressing style was interesting. When he became host of the TV show from G's to Gents he just took it to a whole different level. His outfits were so bold, full of colour, proper and coupled with a gentlemans attitude to match. I fell in love with the style but I must admitted I was scared of trying out the colours on myself because of my dark skin. He was the inspiration for the outfit I wore to and awards ceremony in 2008, which led me to buying my very first tweed blazer.

Ozwald Boateng
 Fashion designer known 
for his trade mark bespoke
and twist on 
classic British tailoring.

I have always known about tailoring but had never really grasped the concept of it, to be frank I didnt like the idea I thought it was all just a big fuss over nothing. It wasnt until I found out about Ozwald Boateng about 4 years ago, I instantly fell in love with his suites and I thought to myself 'I need to hit the gym so I can fit into a suite like him' hahaha... I would search shop after shop for the right sizes but my clothes still didnt fit me as well as they fit him, I dont know why I was so ignorant to the art of tailoring. A friend of mine Jonathan Cash who is a trainee tailor at Dege and Skinner in Saville Row has taught me a lot about the right cut, fit, style and bespoke tailoring, so now I've become more aware of the finer details behind Boatengs chiseled fit. At the momment I see his bespoke suites as something I will definitley have in my 20 year plan because right now my bank balance does not allow me to even browse in his shop. Im a firm believer in not not spending a fortune on clothes and especially living in London where the  has lead to me being a seasoned bargain hunter.

Scott Disick
Model and television personality

I dont even know where to start with Scott Disick, his sense of style and love for fashion is impeccable and in my eyes one of the best dressed males in my lifetime. According to the Oxford Concise English dictionary style is a kind or sort, especially in regard to appearance which can be described by forming adjectives and adverbs in a manner characteristic of the sense/chosen/prefered style. I dont know; some people may think im being shallow by saying this, but Im going to go ahead and say it anyway, in my view I strongly feel that style defines ones character and Scott is the living definition of this. I absolutely love walking down the streets of urban London and seeing so many people dressed so good, but I feel that lately alot of the latest fashion trends have become like school/work uniform and people have lost the sense of originality when it comes to style.



 Like I mentioned earlier I am a bit of a bargain hunter but sometimes I do get carried away lol... 

One of my many mix and match outfits inspired by my icons:

Cotton Shirt: Uniqlo

Trousers: H&M

Leather Belt: Dolce and Gabbana

Shoes: Russell and Bromley

Jacket: William Hunt (Saville Row)

Watch: Seiko Kinetic

Zulu

Nomvula Wearing ubuhlalu (zulu beads), isicholo (hat) and a colourful umbrella

“It HAS TO BE SAID... Zulu is a beautiful Language... Spoken and Written... I just get so excited.... Get someone who knows, speaks and writes Genuine Zulu and you will know what I mean”

Those are the words that insipred me...

My heart longs for him

inhliziyo yam iyavutha

akuwona umlilo we big Nuz

loluthando lungaba ingozi kumina 

kepha angifune muntu ozolucisha

out of the blue our paths colided

ngiyafisa ukuwazi ukuthi wayevelaphi lobhuti

ofana naye angikaze ngihlangana naye

wavele wafika eskhaleni,esthubeni wangiheha

oh how he Woo'd me with his sweet words

amazwi akhe ayengafani nawabanye

aye hlukile kakhulu, ngangingeke ngimfanise nomunye umuntu,

wayezimisele, emise okwenkosi yakwa zulu, engeve egqoke kahle

iscathulo sakhe singesukum'phansi

Love takes time and so he gave me his time inreturn for my heart

wayengajahile, futhi wayezithathela iskhathi sakhe

wathi kimi, "lelilanga elethu sodwa ungesabi, yimina nawe sthandwa

kade ngangimfuna ofana nawe, njengoba sengikutholile angisoze ngakulahla"

Oh how my heart melted

wase ethi "ngiyawuzwa umculo wenhliziyo yakho, uyangibiza uthi 'Qonda ngqo unge duki' 

sengifikile manje, ngizokucela kubazali bakho, ngizokuwezna owakwam"

let he not be lead astray, in his heart is is where i belong

My Zulu Warrior, with no spear or weapon he won me over, the battle was not mine to fight

Wangishela efuna ngimqome, ngasesengimthanda ngalesoskhathi, 

ngangingeke ngicabange ukumphoxha

ngangisaba kodwa ngingazi ngisabani

ngicabanga ukuth angase abaleke nenhliziyo yami, ngangizokwenzenjani

ngavele ngathi kuyena, "Lalela La, angisona isilima, futhi nje Anginaso iskhathi sokudlala"

Wangibambela eduze whathi/he whispered "thula thula, shh shh shh" wangicindezela esfubeni sakhe

ngalesoskhathi kwakuthi angikhale, kanti ngizomuzwa ethi "uwena wedwa sthandwa, lalela nayi inhliziyo yami iyaku memeza, ibiza igama lakho lodwa, lalela umculo wothando, ngiyakuthanda Nomvula"

at this point his intentions were very clear

kwakungathi ngiya phupha

kwafika emqondweni ukuthi angizi ncinze

ngizokwazi ukuvuvka ephushweni

angifuni ukuzihlupa ngiphinde ngiphuke inhliziyo ngokuzikhohlisa ngento engekho

"hawe Ma, kwaze kwabuhlungu" ngazizwa ngimemeza, ngikhala- sengizilimaza, ngiyncinza 

ngasengibona uukthi akulona iphupho leli

Kwasukasukela! Cosi! akuyona ngisho nenganekwane,

This was my reality not a fairytale