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The Joys of being an IndoAfrican

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 I start of this blog with a quick reminder to everyone who hasn't read the other dreadful, odd pieces of writing that I do, to give it a quick read. Reason being that, one, it gives you an idea of the caliber of adventure I seek and two, it will help build context to this blog. I decided to write this piece after having a rather fruitful discussion with a European colleague of mine about being non-white in a primarily white environment... Now, I know, you might be thinking here goes Naadir on one of his racist discussions again, but I have found that being a South African has truly made me very racially aware and open. Keep in mind the difference between racist and racial: Whilst racist usually refers to prejudice and discrimination, racial refers to grouping based on race. That was 5 years of Life Orientation class, in high school, in 1 sentence. Now, as a South African, I am not only blessed with the remnants of Apartheid (dark sarcasm), but I also have the joy of growing up in ...
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A Dose of Cape Town

 For those of you that have read my previous blogs and found a few pearls of wisdom in there, this is not one of those blogs. In fact, this blog has nothing profound or deep to think about. It simply relays a few experiences I thought I should share from my time in the Mother City and eludes to just one reason on why I think SA is the best country in the world. A few years ago, before I began my Korean Odyssey, I was in need of a couple of documents. In particular, a non-criminal background check. For those who have never needed such a redundant piece of paper, it is basically a document with your fingerprints on it that has been check against your citizenship to ensure that you do not have a criminal record in your country of origin. Now, coming from an engineering background, I simply cannot understand how security companies, banks and even a few administration buildings manage to get automated biometrics right, whilst the guard of SA, namely SAPS, cannot. All the afore mentioned...
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Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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