tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3770018981856711206.post5830411357037312973..comments2023-10-30T15:53:48.401+02:00Comments on al's two cents': The guy you met last weekal mackayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191352311549129022noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3770018981856711206.post-25045771840232381872010-05-05T13:07:48.001+02:002010-05-05T13:07:48.001+02:00What a lovely blog. It must be so awesome getting ...What a lovely blog. It must be so awesome getting comments on it, eh?Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291037610197297583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3770018981856711206.post-65491962903527882202010-04-28T19:45:43.246+02:002010-04-28T19:45:43.246+02:00I do kill you on twitter, don't I?
When we do...I do kill you on twitter, don't I?<br /><br />When we do jump back onto the dinner circuit (we'll have to send Original and Lawyer off to play putt putt or something) we'll have a good chinwag. I do think there are some fascinating points you bring up here.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291037610197297583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3770018981856711206.post-86609622846656493602010-04-28T18:51:41.759+02:002010-04-28T18:51:41.759+02:00Thanks Eugene :)
Mike, that's so true. Except...Thanks Eugene :)<br /><br />Mike, that's so true. Except for the bit about waiting. You do too much of that already. And as for the second point, we all know what you people are like in Stellenbosch :P<br /><br />Simon, glad to be of service :) There are obviously many things I identify with - those were just illustrative. My point is that all of them describe a state of something impermanent and time-specific, even the more ingrained characteristics like being shy or depressed.<br /><br />As for followers, it's neck and neck :) and you kill me on twitter so dry those eyesal mackayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11191352311549129022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3770018981856711206.post-64628805586749098442010-04-28T16:17:58.214+02:002010-04-28T16:17:58.214+02:00You're drilling me in followers. Fuck off.You're drilling me in followers. Fuck off.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291037610197297583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3770018981856711206.post-60396384210313583332010-04-28T14:37:59.539+02:002010-04-28T14:37:59.539+02:00Just to clarify, I concur with Eugene de Villiers,...Just to clarify, I concur with Eugene de Villiers, not so much with Eugene Terre' Blanche...Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957540397184999780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3770018981856711206.post-32825141609670998862010-04-28T14:12:29.983+02:002010-04-28T14:12:29.983+02:00Yup, which is why judging someone on first impress...Yup, which is why judging someone on first impressions is stupid. I couldn't stand many people when I met them, who have become really good friends of mine now. <br /><br />You'd think it would teach me to not take first impressions seriously, but I still do :S<br /><br />It is also weird on how we judge ourselves. You said "I identify myself as 26, and a brand strategist, and a Capetonian." and I certainly wouldn't describe myself as 26, travel writer and Capetonian. Although it's accurate, it's just not what springs to mind when I think about Simon Williamson.<br /><br />Ooh, you've sparked off some interesting thoughts here :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291037610197297583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3770018981856711206.post-24107504096852409152010-04-28T14:03:57.291+02:002010-04-28T14:03:57.291+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957540397184999780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3770018981856711206.post-24102453210276879892010-04-28T14:01:13.970+02:002010-04-28T14:01:13.970+02:00Not only is this piece so true, but it also seems ...Not only is this piece so true, but it also seems uniquely relevant considering recent events. I mean just consider the most unfortunate timing of Eugene Terre' Blanche's death after the infamy of Julius Malema's controversial lyrical expressions. Epic fail in timing. Time truly plays a defining role in history, it really is all there is.<br /><br />On a more personal note, I wholeheartedly concur with Eugene. Timing influences the relationships we have with others. I recently found a quote by Stacey Chater, which reads: "Life is all about timing... the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable... attainable. Have the patience, wait it out. It's all about timing." However, life never seems to unfold in that way, does it? Especially in a society like our based on the instant satisfaction that the Information Age has seemed to encourage. Waiting has become a relic. Maybe we should learn to wait again? <br /><br />Apologies for the arbitrary strain-of-consciousness ramblings.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957540397184999780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3770018981856711206.post-45520116411286020562010-04-27T09:09:14.945+02:002010-04-27T09:09:14.945+02:00Awesome piece of writing. Great pieces and so true...Awesome piece of writing. Great pieces and so true. How many times in my life have I met people that would/could be such great friends/boyfriends or lovers but then due to the wrong time and place nothing became of it.<br />Keep up the good work Al.Eugene de Villiersnoreply@blogger.com