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Jaaved Jaantje Jaakobah Jaafar Jaareh Jaazaniah Jaakan Jaazah Jaala Jaaziah Jaasau Jaap Jaanai Jaalam Jaasiel Townlands in the Civil Parish of Fennor, county of Meath
Fennor 1,047 Lower Duleek Navan
Johnstown 79 Lower Duleek Navan
Approximate Total Area 1,126 acres I love random, "useless" information, lists and collections, and since finding the Photo Scavenger Hunt via Jacqui's blog, originating from Postcards from the PP,I knew I was going to keep the list of items in the back of my mind.
No competition, no purpose to it other than becoming more aware of one's daily surroundings, and it's so interesting to see how others interpreted the list.
So I duly kept my eye open during my daily wanderings, and the mobile phone ready.
(I love love love taking photos with my little old Nokia. Its 5 megapixel camera is probably already dated, but I swear it takes better pictures than our big camera, and it's great with close-ups. A bit battered!)
It was Nelson Mandela's 93rd birthday on July 18, and our country celebrated by spending 67 mins of our time devoted to some form of community service. My boys and I cleared their bookshelves and sent 17 books to two sisters in small village, who started a reading group for children in their community.
The photo depicts the poster of an Afrikaans daily newspaper, saying "Happy birthday, Madiba".
A lovely crocheted blanket, handmade by a women's group in KwaZulu-Natal, for sale in Parys, Free State.
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Nee. Wil net iewers my gedagtes bymekaar kry oordie hierdie fliek, The Bang Bang Club, en op FB kry ek nie my 'links' agtermekaar nie.
Die fliek is gebaseer op die gelyknamige boek deur Greg Marinovich en Joao Silva, wat saam met Ken Oosterbroek en Kevin Carter nuusfotograwe was tydens die township-onluste in Suid-Afrika gederuende die vroeë 90's.
Dit beskryf hul werk in die townships, hoe hul daar rondbeweeg het, die agtergrond van hul foto's en hoe hul oor die algemeen die tyd beleef het. Die fliek is 'n aanpassing van die boek, fokus meer op Greg Marinovich en Kevin Carter, wat elk ikoniese Pulitzer bekroonde foto's geneem het.
Wie kan hierdie een ooit vergeet?
Ek kon nie wag vir die fliek om te verskyn nie, het verwag dat dit gaan goed wees, hoewel oor 'n omstrede onderwerp. En ek was glad nie teleurgestel nie. Maar kan jy nou glo, die resensies? Ek wonder of party resensente ooit die moeite gaan doen om om die agtergrond van die fliek te kry, of selfs net die boek te lees? Baie van die resensies was nogal oningelig, of sommer net negatief, soos op Rotten Tomatoes, maar ek was nogal verbaas oor dié wat self van eie bodem kom, soos in The Times en die artikel van Fred Khmualo in Sunday Times. Dis asof hul 'n heeltemal ander boodskap in die fliek wou lees en dit nie daar gekry het nie. Of dalk het hul gedink dis 'n dokumentêr? 'n Ondersoek na die rol van joernalistiek in daardie tyd? Uhm...wat het hul daardie idee gegee?
Daar's nou wel die kwessies van die buitelandse akteurs - maar ja, dit moet gebeur om enigsins buitelandse belangstelling in 'n projek te kry, en uiteraard is Ryan Phillipe gekies as naam om die fliek te dra. Hy doen ook heel goed (lyk dalk net bietjie jonk!), en soos altyd is aksente maar 'n probleem. Oi, arme Taylor Kitsch kom oor as 'n baster Ier/Aussie, maar verder speel hy die rol goed. Ons eie Frank Rautenbach het baie goed gedoen, en dis jammer dat Neels van Jaarsveld se rol eintlik kleinerig was.
En Vusi Kunene verdien sy eie paragrafie want hy is net SO GOED. Sy vyf minute in die fliek het mense kliphard snikkend gehad in Brooklyn Sondagmiddag. Sy vertoning as die hartseer pa/eggenoot na die Boipatong-slagting is hare-regopstanend. Hy is 'n ongelooflike akteur wat nie naastenby die erkenning kry wat hy moet nie. Hoop hierdie maak vir hom internasionaal deure oop.
Nou; hoekom ek dink dit is so goed:
Dit herinner ons aan 'n tyd wat ons nie wil onthou nie. Ek was 'n student van 1990 tot 1994, en uiteraard is nuusgebeure dan maar op die agtergrond van jou leefwêreld. Tog, hulle, en ander, se (aanvanklik beperkte)foto's in ons koerante was genoeg om jou te laat besef hier's iets aan die gang wat ons nie van weet nie. Ons het in 'n gekoesterde borreltjie geleef en nie geweet wat regtig in die townships aan die gang was nie, veral as jy net die Afrikaanse pers gevolg het. Hierdie foto's het begin wys wat die koste was van ons veilige, wit leef-wêreldjie, wat net 'n illusie was van 'n werklikheid. En, ongelooflik, is daar steeds so baie wat terughunker daarna, wat nie besef of wil weet wat agter die skerms, agter die drade, ver weg in die 'lokasies' gebeur het nie.
Dís wat gebeur het.
Dís waarom daar steeds soveel geweld in ons samelewing is. Miljoene kinders het teen hierdie agtergrond grootgeword en dis wat hul ken. En dis nie 'n verskoning vir die vlak van misdaad in ons land nie, maar 'n manier wat mens kan begin om te verstaan wat die 'ander kant' was.
Daarom moet ons hierdie fliek kyk, hierdie boek lees. Ons moet regtig onthou hoe hierdie land op die rand van 'n afgrond gestaan het. Onthou daardie naweek wat Chris Hani geskiet is ? Die brandende paaie, die onluste? Iemand sê die fliek is hopelik nie eensydig nie. Dit is nie, dit wys wat gebeur het met miljoene mense in ons land, wat sedertdien geweldig vergewensgesind opgetree het en steeds doen. 'Eensydig' was die volksmoorde in Rwanda, wat in dieselfde tyd uitgespeel het, waar derduisende voor die voet vermoor is, Hutu's op Tutsi's en omgekeerd. Ons het nie so slagting hier beleef nie. In elk geval nie algemeen op straat, in ons veilige wit enklaves nie.
Die mense in die township - húlle het.
This is just my thoughts on the movie, The Bang Bang Club, that opened in SA last week, and why I think it is a good, movie, well made and good to see.
It is based on the book of the same name, describing the experiences of four news photographers who cover the township violence in die early 90's. Changes have been made, to accommodate the movie world and international world, but still, it is a good representation of South African township violence and the run-up to the first democratic elections.
Follow the links above for descriptions of their lives and work, also links to some reviews of the movie (some in Afrikaans).
I found it very good, despite the difficulty US actors have to master the South African accent (on that note, Leo Dicaprio was great with the accent in Blood Diamond). Vusi Kunene was an absolute shining star in his 5 mins of the mourning father/husband after the Boipatong massacre.
Why I think it deserves praise: it reminds us about what happened in our country. Many tend to forget/ignore the cost of what the 'old' South Africa was built on. I don't think it could ever be quantified. The old, 'safe' and 'peaceful' South Africa was built and paid for with the blood and pain of millions of its citizens. We didn't know all, because much was withheld, but these photographers showed us, and the world. And I find it almost criminal that people can sweep it from the table and long for the 'good old days'.
Our country was on the brink of a civil war, but instead of a genocide like Rwanda, we got free democratic elections. Now, all is not going perfect and there is much, much to address, but I think there is so much more to be thankful for.
Posted by Stel at 10:34 3 comments:
Hierdie...uhm, hélder kombers is 'n ou, ou 'artefak' uit die Ander Kant van die familie.
Dis baíe helder. Posbusrooi. Sprinkaangroen. Giggelgeel. Pampoen-oranje.
Ek gebruik dit nie vir 'n tafeldoek nie! (Wel, dálk kan dit werk...). Net oor die tafel gegooi vir foto-doeleindes. En nou is dit nog donkeraand ook, so die HELDERheid word effe versag deur die swak lig..
Ek wou wel graag die kombersie hê, voor dit nog jare ongebruik bo in die kas lê en eendag net verdwyn, iewers heen. Dis 'n ou ouma of oumagrootjie wat die kombers gemaak het. Maar nou ís dit so effe...hélder.
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Sukkel nog bietjie met die opskrifte van posts.
Wil nog 'n foto opkry by die titel, maar daaaar gaan nog ge-edit word. Hey, moet net op Picnik dalk iets probeer.
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3. Mug cosies (2)
I have actually completed 2 of these, but want to do 2 more for my boys' tin cups we use when camping. A bit difficult to find a pattern that will fit our cups, so will have to play around with that until I get something that works.
4. Vintage Stripe Blanket (biiiig project, actually started with it already…)
When I started crocheting in April this year, this was the pattern I started with, found also via Attic 24 (it looked quite easy, and actually is, and you would be astounded by the mistakes that I made...). But. The blanket is about 60 cm done already, but put aside for awhile to give me time to complete a few other things. Must make a Big Decision about it, actually, and then project nr 4 might actually change to...a Ripple Blanket...doing a lot inspired by our girl Lucy :-)
Our Highveld winters can get quite cold and dry, and this year I decided I wanted a pair of fingerless gloves (yes, and now the worst of winter might be over!). But I'll my needlies and yarn with met when I visit MIL next week, as she is quite a knitter and might be able (willing?) to help this novice. Now I can't find the link to the pattern, but it is the Knucks featured on Ravelry.
6. Hanger covers, lots
My sis and I decided that this year's Christmas present will mostly be handmade and small, therefor, a few females will get nicely covered hangers this year. The pattern I found is actually written in Norwegian, of which the Google translation is quite interesting to follow, but the pictures are good and should be easy to follow.
7. Sunflower garland (have to refine that pattern)
I want to make sunflower garland either for my kitchen or our little beach house. There are many patterns available, but I'm not entirely happy with any of them, so I'm busy figuring one based on two others, which I will share when I actually get it figured out!
8 Figure out and do a protea flower
Ditto, as above! Except that there doesn't seem to be a protea pattern in existence, so I'm already making a novicy plan there :-)
9 2 pillows for the beach house
Easy. Same pattern as in nr 1, the Summer Garden Squares, and I will use acrylic yarn available now with a Learn to Crochet magazine.
10 Round cushion for my old wrought iron chair
I was looking around for patterns for round cushions, when I came about Alice's Granny Mandala tutorial. So this shall be used for the top part of the cover, exactly what I wanted!
11 Green flowery scarve
Yes, actually 11 patterns, and this I will leave for last, it can be ready for next autumn. Also from thr Learn to Crochet magazine.
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