A SHIMMER OF GOLD

A shimmer of gold can make your life so good. 

And it can come from the sun. 

You don't have to buy it.

FLY AWAY WITH ME

FLY

AWAY

WITH ME

ZIG ZAG

FRESH

A WONDROUS LAND

FAR out in the wide sea - where the water is blue as the loveliest cornflower, and clear as the purest crystal, where it is so deep that very many church towers must be heaped one upon another, in order to reach from the lowest depth to the surface above - dwell the mer people.

NOW YOU MUST NOT IMAGINE THAT THERE IS NOTHING BUT SAND BELOW THE WATER.

No indeed. Far from it !

Trees and plants of wondrous beauty grow there, whose stems and leaves are so light that they are waved to and fro by the slightest motion of the water, almost as if they were living beings.

Fishes, great and small, glide in and out amongst the branches, just as birds fly about among our trees.

This is the beginning of the fairy tale" THE LITTLE MERMAID " by Hans Christian Anderson. 
I love these words and the mer people and their world since my childhood. There was a moment when I wanted to rather live there. 

Would it not be nice to be as light as this and see your shadow below you gliding slowly over the rocks in crystal clear water.?

WORLD CUP MOMENTS

CHAPTER 2

THE FIGHT, THE SUN, THE VUVUZELAS

Finally at the stadium the situation became serious. 

On the way there further equipment and accessories for the fight could be bought.

 And some congestion developed in front of the gates. 

Due to the fact that some were still tuning their instruments. 

The ones who knew how to do it did not blow the horns but had unfortunately to listen to their peers.  

Others were discussing the coming battle seriously

or undertaking necessary adjustments to their flags  

Courageous ones let beauty beat the cold.

The  inside was even more impressive than the outside. German presence in all skin colors was felt.

Build so enormous and spacious and modern

that the screens were not even necessary because the spectacle could be seen at close distance.

The place was watered like the queens gardens in England.

 Armors had been increased drastically.

In every possible manner and way.

The presence of the Huns and northern supporters was not only felt everywhere but written on every piece of fabric available.

Serbia on the other hand had slowly infiltrated the battle field long before the match in a obscure manner and way.

while the Germans who are not really Masters of a humble nature or understatement had shown their vision clearly already before the match.

Oh la la. There was also the most welcome distraction

THE SEXY RED CANDY MAN

The northern tribes left a deep impression on the local tribes even before the game through their insatiable  thirst and consumption of the local brew. 

All regions were present and showing their talent 

the more wiser ones kept to Coke knowing the day was gonna be long.

Some very strange behavior was seen as well

Individuals circling the stadium again and again holding on to their belongings.

Power rest in calmness.

There was a lot to do still. For instance to figure out from which angle to take the best shots.

they did not have to worry about that. 

and then there was still time to kill.

The art of VUVUZELA blowing was not yet mastered by all.

when out of a sudden the Serbs hit the field and started their war dance.

to the extreme disgust of the opposite party.

who in some cases simply hated this sight.

But not for long until the Germans came.

Also not too shabby. That was how clear you could see the players.

one could even see the expression on their faces.

WE all know the end with some hiding under their hats. Germany has to beat GHANA now today to still stay in the world cup. We say well done to the Serbs.

But it was a most wonderful day and you could really " feel it " that SOUTH AFRICA can be a united nation with all colors being happy and celebrating together. So yes the world cup is good for us.

SO it is true sport can unite people

HAPPINESS

Happiness is a state of mind.

It's blurry

It's a haze.

It's like a drug.

And sometimes hard to find because it is in you. 

And only there.

You have to decide for happiness.

You can not get it from anyone else but you.

It's turning and turning like the dance of the Sufis. 

If you find it you own everything that there is to own.

now make a decision

WORLD CUP MOMENTS

GERMANY AGAINST SERBIA 

CHAPTER 1 : THE LONG WAIT AND WALK

Some had not spared time, money and attention to detail to get prepared for this mighty event taking place in Port Elizabeth.

on an ice-cold windy Friday morning.

The meeting point was Kings beach

Where the local transport was waiting to take the fans to the stadium.

Equipped from tip to toe with necessary instruments and intimidating accessorries

to help bring German victory.

And  then they flocked in under an azure blue sky. 

Any age and size

 having taken extraordinary care with their costumes

and a great variety of those could be found.

There were the lonely wolves in leather who wanted to fight all by themselves but waving the biggest flags

while some were wearing theirs in the traditional West African style wrapped around their hips to warm the lower part of their Bodies

and then black, red, gold numbers were rising

while Serbia did their best to look intimidating

Some had been convinced strongly by charm and blonde northern hair that they were part of the German team contracted to teach VUVUZELA blowing

BUT VERY IMPORTANT HOLD ON TO YOUR VUVUZELA AND YOUR TICKET.

Cause some did arrive without their ticket at the stadium due to over-excitement and a high level of adrenalin.

while some real hard-core South African rugby dudes had become entirely Germans in their essence and nature.

The real experienced ones who were already familiar with the nature of soccer games kept their calm throughout the whole ordeal occasionally updating their already great knowledge with their i-phone in a very cool manner.
They were also the ones that made important strategic decisions, leading their groups on to the soccer stadium while all the time trying to keep them as complete as possible. 

while others were not quite sure were this would lead to.

TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW