Kids, mozzies and freaks make up our Dec hols

Good Evening to one and all! *hugs
Ooooh, special welcome to my readers in Nigeria and Canada! Glad to have you here and I do hope you enjoy reading my posts ;-)
I know that I'm late with this post, hey with holidays here, it's a mission to find the time to blog and even though I'm on leave for advertising, don't ask me where the time goes! Durban has been having rain almost everyday but now we are having some sunshine - do make the most of it BUT as the Aussies say:
Slip on a hat, Slop on some sunscreen and Slap on some ???    *can't remember the 3rd line! *blocks face
but I do know that it's something beneficial! *grins

Ok, ok..... just spray on some 'peaceful sleep' - South African style, yep the mozzies are out in full swing:

Now really? There are some reallllly bored people on bbm!

I've been inundated with sooo many msgs about my previous post whereby I blogged about plagiarism and it seems to me that it is quite a common, albeit an irritating hobby of many people on bbm. What to do? They are like parasites.

 

 

You know with the holidays upon us, we are all getting bc's about kids and how we should look at ways to keep them occupied cos u gotta admit that bored kid/s = moody mums! Don't ask me where the dads fit in but its usually the mums job to be a referee to the kids and keep them entertained with something at home. Unless they get a hold of your blackberry, which is an absolute no no!!! They can access the iPads, PC's and notebooks but not our bb's! Aaaah but see this:

 

U know I'm used to receiving msgs like this all the time but what really made me laugh was the ending. Have a look......... This kid was typing utter nonsense but funny enough, typed the word 'obey' at the end. Sheer coincidence!!!
What if the kiddos send a msg in error to the wrong person? That would be a nightmare!!!
Hmmm with ALL our info nicely setup in our memo's and tasks and all our contacts renamed to what we call the person... YES that's what I usually do - everyone in my contact list is renamed, I can't handle all the fancy shmancy patterns with lots of hearts, roses etc. ---- everyone that I accept are immediately renamed. There's no ways I'd want all that to be interfered with.
Another thing I've noticed is that people send me voicenotes all the time. Burrrrrt they send me 8-10 vn's and each is 2 seconds in length! How do they possibly tape in error and send to me??? This week was a classic but being so busy, I didn't have time to screengrab the chat. I received the vn, it was over a minute long of a conversation between 2 people. When I listened to it, I realised that the lady sent it to me by mistake. She immediately msgd me and apologised. She didn't save it and wanted it back sooooo I sent it back to her! Crazzzzzy huh?

Not as crazy as shopping this festive season! It's like everyone is out there to get the cheapest, most value for money item. Eish, don't worry about getting latest techno buys, just go for this:

 

I didn't receive the info on this gadget from my Sleekgeek newsletter! LMAO
Samsung goes furniture....

Somehow I find that normal decent folks turn into mall freaks, trying to out-do each other. Forget trolleys slamming into your ankles, I'm talking about vulgar language been thrown at you because you kindly mentioned that it's their turn to offload the trolley when they think it's necessary to tweet some ridiculous message. That's a new trend, people walking about with their latest gadget in hand. REALITY CHECK: We don't care that you've got the latest from I.Connect or wherever, we just want to get what we want and go back to the sanity of our homes.

Hey but this is not restricted to this mall, it goes out to all malls across the country. I somehow expect some smart comments from my Jozi contacts !!!!!

This week saw a colleague in the latest issue of Speed 'n Sound, special congrats to you! I'm soooo happy for you - you really worked hard and I know better things are to come! It's great chatting to you * smiles + hugs. Do check it out!

This was after I sent out the bc to all my contacts to buy the mag!

A contact sent me the ffg:

Wow.. soo happy status, even included a 'dancing icon'. Now wait, leme zoom in the profile picture for you....

Now you see the humour in this? I'm not sure what's happy to be visiting the mortuary? or maybe it's the start of a new job? Whateverrrrrr makes you tick....

I've been getting many lovely messages from contacts that are happy with my advertising service, I'm really touched.

I've been busy with my pin trains in December and I will be completing my final train in the days to come but so far everyone are thrilled with the response. This is what being a rapidtrader is all about, it's about networking and bringing together everyone for better responses for our businesses. The ffg contact received another 10 new invites in under a minute!

My driving lessons are going super, I love being behind the wheel. I came across the ffg profile and I knew instantly that I just had to screengrab it:

Don't know what was worse for this young lady - sitting nervously next to a cheeky instructor or almost running over her ex! Yeh she can always say that it was a mistake cos she still learning to drive - just to get even for all the heartache he caused her! Btw, everyone says that women are the worse drivers (and men have the worse road rage), lol, she could have just added to that statistic!

Thnx Fathima for your msg, you are a regular contributor *hugs
I look fwd to all responses and I apologise that I cannot post everyones messages here.

It was fab writing up this post, as always. Please keep those screengrabs coming in - I add it to my post as I see it's suitable.

To those of you who are in Umrah (muslim pilgrimage), please remember me in duas as well as the whole Ummah. You are extremely privileged to be chosen to visit these Mubarak lands and may the Almighty accept all your ibadat, that of your family and bring you back safely...

Tc and spend quality time with your loved ones

Gotta love me,
Q

Bbm has made everyone pious!

Good Morning everyone!
No newspaper article, blog or any written medium throughout the world will be complete without a mention of the passing away of Nelson Mandela...
This week we saw the falling of a giant. A true icon not only for South Africa but for the whole world. If you have travelled to any country and if you say that you from SA, the immediate response would be: 'Mandela'. You didn't have to understand the English language to understand who this man was and what he stood for.
I was being bombarded by some people with their bc's to the effect: So what if he passed away?

Helllooooooo?????? Get off your high horses and take time to reflect what he did for our country!!! You are free to practice your religion, dress how you wish to and have freedom of movement because of his morals! SA was on the brink of civil war and he united everyone under the rainbow nation. Do you read the newspaper? Or do you watch the news on TV? We see countless countries been ravaged by war. D.R.C., Liberia, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Niger, Libya, Algeria, Egypt, Syria, Burma etc. Do you even contemplate how fortunate we are that we live so comfortably in our posh homes? So do yourself a favour, think..... that when he walked out of prison, he had all the power to turn this country into anarchy but he didn't! He helped others that were in dire need to the best of his ability. What are you doing to uplift those around you? That neighbour who you know that's barely making ends meet..... the family relative thats always collecting charity..... the orphanages and old age homes in your area, what about the prisons that have muslim inmates - when was the last time you found time to do something good for them? Oh yes, I forgot, it's easy to just send out a bc that you have received and be oblivious to whats happening around you. *talk to my hand

It's our duty to show respect and offer condolences no matter what faith he belonged to AND we continue praying for those that have left us.
If you have a problem with what I have said, feel free to leave a comment here.

Some contacts are really confused as to which 'race' I belong to. Does it really matter? Not really I suppose but does it help to know so that you know how to chat to the person. You know what I mean! Whether to say:  "charo", "pozi" or "cheers" in the chat. Apparently, my biz name sounds "white"
*blocks face
This contact eventually told me after realising that I'm an Indian:
"Ok, you can be my bra"

And I'm like, sorry, I apologise, I'm toooo busy for chit-chat and frankly I don't really speak the way you do even though I'm a Durbanite. Not that I take offence, but I'm on a totally different wavelength as you and don't understand half of the things you say.

I'm still receiving those damn annoying horror bc's. I mostly get these bc's from the kids, yessss I have under 18 category on my device.

When I received this bc, I felt like telling all my contacts on my phone, EVERYONE please send this back to her. So she can send it to her contacts and we must bc it BUT don't send it to her? Next time I will do just that, that should teach her a lesson!

This next bc had me confused. My first thought was: that's a terrible thing to happen because no one likes their bb to be wiped. You lose all your info. Then the 2nd bc comes along and I'm like WT* ? Is this person a female or male? I don't know what's worse - being confused about your race or gender!!! *LMAO

Eish that was too good!
I also received this bc, also from another under 18:

I'm guessing nobody contacted this person, cos after a while, I get the next bc. Contacts must be avoiding him/her like the plague. Eish, are people this lame?

Here's a lunchtime "eeewwwww moment"
This is worse than the wriggly worm that I had on my previous post. Do people just eat away blindly, gulp their food down without taking the time to seeeeee what they are eating? And where are they buying their lunch from? Sorrrrry! when I'm in Jhb again, I will seriously consider where I'm invited out to eat. Yep, that's from a vaalie contact - NW, to be precise! Eish to me, that's all in one boat!

I have a bone to pick with the ffg contact.
I don't have issues with people asking me to help word out their ads. I do this on a daily basis.
(Ha, which reminds, my one dear contact told me that I should be a scriptwriter, yessssss - I will charge you for this - Ima collect when you come Durbs again!). Anyways, a biz contact of mines sent me the ffg msg and told me:
" Q, you are in for a shock, cos he is using your exact words for his ads "
For those of you who are familiar with my msgs when you request price packages, you will notice that it's my exact words!

Not to leave this lying down, I invited him, sent him the screengrab and this was his response:

Don't know if he has an atttitude problem or just lacks serious English language skills, but that's life I guess! Some people are have no originality. If you are reading this Nemo , SUE ME !!!!!

Thank you Ameera for your kind words. I really appreciate it. *rose

I will be closed for bc's from this weekend. I will only be doing status+dp ads. I'm almost fully booked out for December. Next year I will be re-structuring ads and I will fwd the info to one and all. Some contacts are still inviting me on my old bb. That device is for family only. If you are on both my bb's, please delete me from my old bb, tnx.

Big brouhaha when I asked people for a copy of a book that I wanted to read, mostly Jhb contacts msged me. Many offered to send it to me via e-mail and then I've had other contacts who also want it. I will fwd it to you as I get time. Will start to read this weekend. Uptight contacts that have a problem with my personality, please just delete me!

Before I say my goodbyes, a special congrats to my friend M on the birth of your twin boys!
Yayyyy! What good news, you really made my day and I'm sure they are as cute as you! I appreciate you taking the time to msg me, *hugs and kisses

Enjoy the hols everyone, I'm at home with the kids, already had a break in November. But if anyone wish to whisk me away, lol, gimme 3 days notice - enough time for me to pack!!!

Tc,
Gotta love me
Q

2 celebs - P.Walker & M.Zain

Hi everyone! *hugs
Lovely logging in and finding that my audience has increased to include Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon! I'm ecstatic!
SA schools close this week and this past week has been crazy for all mums and dads attending their kids Awards functions. Excited parents had their kid's pics up with their certificates and trophies... well done to all those who excelled! My kids awards will be held next year Feb and a beeeeg hug goes to my nephew Mohammed Furqaan Khan who topped his class with 1st position and received Most Outstanding achievement award! Mwah to you sweetheart!

In response to my blog before this, I have been absolutely inundated with messages! All agreed that it pays to be kind and good mannered! Some people are just born with a serious lack of patience and seriously need to be enrolled into anger management classes - don't know if there is lifelong membership for the person on my previous post. Cos 3 months course won't do justice to what he needs.
Thank you Roshal for your kind words *hugs

Wellllll said Tasneem! I couldn't agree with you more! Other bloggers feel that using vulgar language is what draws readers - I think content is most important. A writer loves to share a connection with readers and ultimately create a special liason with all - I hope that I have found a way into everyones hearts and lives!

Thanks to Farino for the info on the underground chickens, lol! This had me really stumped and how silly of me NOT to think that they are cooked underground! Heehee, gr8 chatting to you as well *hugs

My good friend, Zaakirah forwarded me her response to the annoying bc's about bbm shutting down. If you will never ever do what she suggests, then do all of us a favour and don't bc idiotic msgs like this!!!

Thank you Asmaa for your comments below. Your msg to me brightened up my day! *hugs

Last week I received such a weird msg from a client who wished to advertise his business on RapidTrader. Some people are mental and I definitely declined. I had the screengrab up on my dp and the msgs that followed after were toooo many. I'm not sure if I still have the screengrab saved, drop me an e-mail or bbm to find out what it was. Thanx SD for your advice soon afterwards, you are a gem of a person! *kiss

Maher Zain! 

What's Q gonna blog about him???? 

The following is controversial, but it's my thoughts and I am entitled to my opinion!

For those who don't know who he is, he is a Swedish, Muslim singer though he has incorporated music into his songs which we are not allowed to listen to. He has worked with big names in USA including M.Jackson. He will be touring SA this month. Nooooo I'm not going to attend, I have no intention to!!!

Sooooo I've been receiving bc msgs warning us not to attend his show. Good point. And then I receive the bc msg again. And again. And again. From the same contacts. I don't have a problem with contacts reminding me about whats right and whats wrong BUT I have a serious problem when u send me bc msgs about not attending his show BUT your status proves that you are a hypocrite. 

You have statuses like: 

"Yayyyy! @ Suncoast, DND" (Suncoast is a mall/casino in Durban)

"Awesome dance night"

And then there are others that just love to judge people. I say: put your house in order first please! Look at what you are doing wrong - see how you can improve your life and that of your children and then your family BEFORE you constantly comment about others. How do you know if he practices Islam more than us? If he makes ibadat/prays more than us? If he has a Friday mauth/death, are you still gonna judge him? I guess those that are reading this and are not of the muslim faith won't really understand what I'm getting at, be that as it may, that's my take on it!

To those that bc me msgs about Islam, I cherish reading them - I have lots of friends and family that do - keep 'em coming!

BB has gone beserk this week with the news about Paul Walker passing away in a car crash. He had a good following around the globe and honestly I wasn't going to mention him in my blog but I have been receiving soooo funny bc msgs about him, I thought to myself: Why not?

Checkout the next screengrab:

I just burst out laughing when I received this bc! I mean, do contacts just blindly copy and paste msgs and then bc? Do they take the time to read msgs?  NOT in this case! Even her status mixed up his stage name! Last I recall, 'brain' is sooooo uncool for a racing driver's name!  

Guess what? 

I have a BBC correspondent in my contacts! How cool is that? I get to hear the latest what's happening in the news so I am really kept upto date! Like seriously????? I'd like to know which team this contact belongs to, probably the BBC Playgroup Team, if you can't spell "message", I don't know how you got the job! Next we will be hearing that Elvis is alive and Lennon was seen in Rome!

The ffg 2 pics are from FB, and it's along the same lines. I mean, if you are going to write a comment about something on your FB wall - which is like sooooooo public, at least take the time to know your facts before making a fool of yourself! FB is not some school/college thing which is restricted to few friends, any goof-ups goes viral!

Speaking of FB, I haven't had time to see what's happening on my wall, and who's commenting or liking, there's just no time. Haha, but you have been checking up on my birth date! Sly sly! Not sure if that belated gift is coming with a big red bow or not, just like I suggested - Awesome chatting to you awla time! It's great having you around *hugs n kisses

I'm still having a problem with contacts pinging me if they want me to reply to them. Changing my dp + status and sending out a bc does not mean I'm available for a chat. It means I had 5 min to quickly do just that and I will reply to msgs as I get time. My bb stays on "phone calls only" and the ping has been de-activated. I receive between 25-30 msgs/hour. Some contacts ping without saying another word. How am I supposed to know what u wish to know???? I just end your chat. The best would be for you to greet and leave your request so that I know how to respond. To those of you that ping in error and apologise thereafter, I make it my duty to msg back : 'Apology accepted'

I got this bc the other day:

After grinding my teeth, I think to myself, do contacts actually love to receive pings? How damn annoying! In fact, some contacts just wait to receive pings, they really wait for it. I need to bring together the above contact and the next one below, they can sit the whole day pinging each other:

I received this lunch time crazy screengrab, and as usual I always edit out their info.

Welllll, the obvious would be to lay a complaint at the take-away where you bought it from! I'm not sure how putting it as your status is gonna help you...... besides spoiling our appetite for lunch! It makes you think twice about eating out. I dunno where this contact resides so ppl dont msg me asking.

I booked my drivers test for next year, *blocks face - just waiting to get that sorted out before I can tackle on achieving my next goal. People, always stay motivated in life! I see some really sad statuses on my dp - it's your life so take control of it! Work on what your obstacles are and find a way to overcome them. If you persist and put in that effort, you will see the results. Don't allow others to belittle you and make you feel worthless. Take a stand and be proud of who you are! Mistakes of the past are learning curves, put it behind you and move forward, don't dwell on it - learn from it!

Enjoy the December holidays to all my South African readers. It's sunshine, clear skies and lovely summer weather, make the most of it! All you vaalies that are coming to Durbs, I do hope that you have a fantastic time on our beachfront and take in our lovely Durbanite hospitality! 

Until next time...... Mwah to all !!!

Gotta love me,

Q