| Jan. 24th, 2005 @ 10:00 pm Immigration |
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Current Mood:  contemplative
Today was a tough day , had to really be patient with the African time , the African time where 300 people are replaced by 600 and are less productive ..yea believe me, been to the licensing office recently and it is getting worse , sat there and watched 3 guys at the fingerprints department , only 1 working at a time and while that one works the other two sit and chat , or take a nice relaxing smoke break. But actually instead of one long cue there could have been 3 short one: D but don’t try telling them that, they would think you are very silly in making such a suggestion …specially when you are white, I mean, WHAT do you know? Common sense is what I have, that is when my husband is not around: p
Today however me and a friend went to the police station 1st to get police clearances (proving we are not criminals): D, which was fast and we had great service and the black police officer made jokes and fun about the terrible south Africa as soon as he heard we are leaving SA for another country, we left with a smile, then we stood at the home affairs office for hour. And hours …until my knees started cramping and my toes went all numb. …And we stood for hours and hours, in a cue, which was not bad but the problem is most of the African people in SA don’t have the luxury to a bath, nor can some afford deodorant, they work their asses of to get enough money to buy a bread and maybe some dog bones for soup, yea I know it is rather sad, but it is a reality in this country.
But the truth of the matter is , it is not because there is no work out there , it is because it is nice to get paid for a half days work and why work when the government protects you human rights in such a way that a company almost have no rights , and believe me they know their rights better than I know my own .
I feel for the people in South Africa , I have been born here , I lived here my whole life and I love South Africa , but it is impossible for me to stay here anymore , I have thought of it for over 2 years and came to realize I don’t belong here anymore , I have fallen from loving the country . I will always rant and rave about the beauty it beholds and the friendly people and how warm south Africa can be , that we have the best beaches with the biggest waves , and we have a great wildlife , of which most part is rather healthy and we have the best fauna and flora in the world , but truth of the matter is , I do not whish for my children to grow up here . The civil relations in south Africa is killing me .
I felt fine about the country and my patriotism grew as I grew older , but after recent incidents in my life , my views have changed dramatically , and I realized that we in south Africa tend to believe the picture it paints to the outside world , pretty rainbow nation we are ,where all are treated fair and we live happily ever after . * Laughs *
If only that was true , I would have lived here forever .
Not only can you buy a AK47 on the black market for about $7 , today …on my way I was stopped by a fleet of men at the home affair department who bluntly told me I don’t have to stand in the queue , they will organize everything in 20 minutes for a minimum price , then they ask you to make a copy of your ID and disappear with it . not only that , the same happened at the licensing department , pay me I’ll do it , you don’t need to do the test . thus all the road accidents , the are all FAKE !!!!!!*laughs*
My uncle was shot through the stomach , entering the navel and exiting wound out his bum , for 3000 rand , they aimed to kill and he slapped the gun away from his head and burnt his whole hand , not only that , he only realized the 1st time they actually shot him was when they walked towards him they just started shooting , and shot him through the foot , he still ran …I am thankful it was not his time , but my husband dealt with 3 attempted highjack in 2 months . Children at street corners begging for money , hides needle shots with aids infected blood , if you don’t give them money hey stab you with the needles , now you drive around with you windows closed in the hot African sun , just to live .
When I stop to jump out my car to get some groceries , there are security guard protecting the ground , I stop and lock my steering wheel , I disconnect my radio face and lock it in the cabinet , I put a gorilla lock on the steering wheel , I lock the gears with a special built in gear lock , then I close all the windows , get out of the car , put the alarm on , make sure my mobilizer works and go shop , you unlock everything when you are finished , rather that then walking out the shop with no car , insurance refuses to pay cause that is like your 3 rd car in 3 months and sadly , and probable to most ironic of them all , car prices in SA are sky-high , the only country in the world where you can sell your car for 235000 and buy a house with that money . Yea cars are REALLY expensive , if you are lucky you can afford insurance , insurance is sky-high cause this is south Africa , car payment might be 1500 rand with an insurance payment of R700 , I mean REALLY* roll eyes * but that is how we survive . Not even starting to talk about the interracial issues at companies , in SA a company owns you , no no they do not pay you for your skills , they OWN you , and if you don’t like working there then leave (obviously using the fact that jobs are hard to find to their own advantage) yea companies know that , Now I wonder why I work so hard to give a an excellent service when the rest of Africa feel a near F*%&…
Yea , I am tired of living in one of the best and richest areas in Johannesburg and having to listen to gunshots , I am tired to put the radio on and hear about the increasing baby rapes in South Africa because some idiotic
Sangoma (witch doctor) said when you sleep with a virgin you will be cured from aids . Or You hear another 14 year old has been found with their tongues and body part removed to me used for MUTIE (sangoma medicine) I AM TIRED of not having kids cause I could not bare the thought of them leaving for school it the morning . I am tired of getting a new dog every few months, after you loved and cared for it , because some idiot thief is scared to enter my gates and would rather poison them . .i am tired of living in a 100 square meter townhouse with 24 hour security guards with guns patrolling every half-hour , just t be able to sleep at night
I am tired reading the job finder , and seeing the perfect job that pays excellent money but with a big red print that states “affirmative action only “ and then find the exact same position with no affirmative action sign but for half the salary .I am tired of working my ass off to get somewhere and be told sorry , your skin color is wrong , I am tired having to listen to black people complain about apartheid , yet they have huge parties worth MILLJOENS of Rand for their 10 years of freedom since 1994, while their orphan children are dying of hunger and did not get a Christmas present .yet there is no money to buy antiviral drugs for the aids sufferers . No why should south Africa worry about that when we can get Americans like Oprah to donate money to build school and look after our children. Why should we care of the rest of the world feel so sorry for the children of this country , why should we care , if they can care better ??? Why should we try ???
Most shocking story for 2004, was a guy that highjack a grandmother, mother and baby, at a toll gate and shot them all dead , in court his words , after he was found guilty , his words were “ I forgave you for apartheid , now you must forgive me “
FUCK apartheid!!!!!! This comes from children my age, who did not KNOW what apartheid was , they never LIVED apartheid , but is it SUCH and convenient excuse …
I agree , it was wrong , but there is absolutely NOTHING I can do about the history of this country , maybe if I lived in the true apartheid times I could have and I would have , but why kill ME it wont take the pain away …
Sadness of this country m is the Government tries really hard to get their people to love life , they give free condoms everywhere , public toilets have condoms available for free , yet they still shag wherever they go , without condoms , they shit in the public pools , the piss everywhere . The last time I went to Durban , I walked on the beach to pick up pebbles , every single time I passed ocean rock , there were naked people shagging …everywhere !!!!!!!!! the pool water are not blue , it is yellow/green … the beaches are so overcrowded , people loose their children and find them dead and raped if lucky alive .
There are hours of aids education on TV , in the one out the other
I am positive South Africa will become a great country one day , and many of its problems may be resolved , but personally I have one live , And I don’t live forever and I need to start living and stop trying to survive and breath each day only .
Here I come , New Zealand …….. |
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