So while it gets fixed, or not fixed, I’m just going to pop to Makro to get another case of ice tea and some of that cool energy drink I found. You can catch me on Twitter though, I’m updating that from my phone. And then once I’m online again, I’ll chat to you about my new idea for SLXS. It’s nothing hectic, nothing top secret that is going to propel me to the top of the SA blogs, it’s just something a little different from now. But not too different. Just keeping it real.

Chat to you later, and hey…keep your clothes on miss.

X

Fee fi fo fum! You’ve been touching a little boys bum!

Happy Friday!

Via

I wrote this on Monday, bear with me. Weekends always bring questions, such as, why is the service so slow at Clicks in Cavendish, and why on EARTH have they placed the tills at such a confusing angle? The shop is a complete muff show.

It also brought the question as to how Primi Piatti in Cavendish actually runs? We ended up there on Saturday, where I had the chicken kebabs. And by kebabs I mean bouncing balls, that was pretty much the texture of them. I sent them back, and they said they took the chicken off the menu after that. They were quite possibly the most hideous kebabs on the planet, ever. But the service was another story. Waiting 20-25 minutes before our waiter appeared again, asking for the bill and not getting it. Having pizzas shoveled into a box way too small, by our waiter, at our table? Priceless.

The overall feel of Primi is also awesome. If you’re a meth head in a warehouse. Air conditioning pipes everywhere, a fan big enough to clear the smell from a sewerage farm, cold concrete, darkness…Jesus, who came up with the idea for that interior? Murder scenes are probably warmer feeling.

Entourage Season 6 is blowing my mind, you should get it. Get The In Betweeners as well, if you can. It will blow your balls/tits back.

I’m using Ebay and Amazon.com a lot lately, just had some stuff delivered, The Best Camera book, as well as some new hair products (Although don’t tell the guys about this, obviously I had a barrel of Jack delivered). Try Ebay and Amazon.com, get the products you can’t get in SA. And get them for amazing prices on Ebay.

As South Africans, are we just accustomed to shit service? After the experiences at some shops and restaurants in Cape Town, as soon as I receive decent service, I’m almost inclined to give massive tips. But shouldn’t stellar service be standard? Shouldn’t we be treated well, no matter what? I mean, I went into that dark and depressing computer store in Cavendish, near Kauai to grab a hard drive. The guy said he’d order a Western Digital external for me and call me back that day, or the next, to pick it up. Never heard back from him. No problem though, I’ll just never shop there again.

On that note, Incredible Connection is also a mess in Cavendish. Why are there so many staff? That many staff doing nothing at the front of the store makes it look messy. Have the staff mingle around, or even hang back. Walking into a group of staff asking if you need help isn’t everyone’s idea of fun.

Woolworths environmental campaigns. If they’re so concerned about the environment, why do they package so many individual servings of food?
Two pieces of sushi in a plastic container. One stick of biltong in plastic. It’s a bit of a waste.

What do you think of people who get their cars model as their personalized number plate?

Sweet Pope On A Rope Smoking Dope

Personally I think these people need to be put down at the vet. Wow, their lives must be SO exciting if they’re SO creative. On that note, should kids be allowed to drive?

2plus1 — Are you serious? You paid for this?

I’m loving phone photography at the moment, I mean the Blackberry’s camera isn’t that good, but I’ve been using it, even on SLXS. It’s just easy, take a photo and e-mail it to myself and load it. I’d love an iPhone 4 though, 5mp camera in the slickest package possible. Took this on my Blackberry:

Waddup J Dog

Does anyone know anything about the Subaru Impreza that has been sitting in the parking garage in The Claremont (Those apartments opposite Tin Roof and Lizzards) It’s been there for years, collecting dust, and it has not moved. Should we steal it?

I won a trip to Durbanville. No jokes, I don’t joke about this.

The question is, should I take it? Do you want me to review the boerie curtain? Comments please…

I’m also stoked that the bananas I bought are in actual fact meant for complete monkeys. You get a colouring in picture on the back, stoked.

I’m also having quite a bit of fun looking at the e-mails I receive from randoms, people who think I’m the mayor of Cape Town. I mean, I am, but seriously, come now…check this, just one of the many I receive on a constant basis:

WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING?!!! I’m reading this, not listening to it in a night club…

And this one:

“Hey Found your blog so much fun to read. I’m coming to capetown in December and am dying to hit all the best shops. Where do you reccomend I go? thanks so much!”

I mean, how is that first one. No hello. No thanks. No nothing really, who teaches people to write e-mails these days? Aaaah the tik addicted Mxit generation. God save the Queen.

And yes my darling I’d love to do a quick write up on shops that you would like, based on the fact that I don’t know anything about you and what you like. Sorry, is this MindReader.com? Because I must be seriously mistaken then, I thought it was slxs.co.za?

Two things I want you to read:

A rad interview with Ryan Sandes, Hout Bays ultra marathon runner, on Urban Ninja. Click here for that.

‘Will Cape Town Drivers Please Wake The Fuck Up’ by Nash. Absolutely brilliant! Click here for that.

And that’s it, a little bit of everything for a Friday.
Nothing life changing, nothing too exciting or hectic, just easing you into the weekend. No lube required.

Although these chaps may need lube…

Why are we still writing like this, Cape Times?

As if the kids of today aren’t exposed to enough crazy shit already.

Have a good weekend people, I love you all (Except those of you who write me retarded e-mails. I still love you, in a dumber kind of way that you can understand), see you all on Monday!

xxx

The previous Godskitchen in Cape Town…MAD!!

So this is just in, from the Smirnoff Facebook group and from a few sneaky tweets on THE TWITTER. Godskitchen is coming to South Africa again, shows in Cape Town and Johannesburg, with Above & Beyond featuring. This is what Smirnoff said on Facebook:

Smirnoff is amped to confirm the rumours about the return of the world’s leading club brand, GODSKITCHEN, to Cape Town and Johannesburg. The Godskitchen Boombox which had World Number 1 DJ Armin van Buuren rocking sold out shows mid last year returns with the world’s most famous trance trio to shake the foundations on 19 and 20 November this year.

Post your guess as to who the world famous talent might be… And you could be one of the winners receiving 2 sought after VIP tickets to the show in Cape Town or Johannesburg.

All will be revealed next week so make sure to let us know before then to stand a chance to win.

Oh this is probably a WORLD EXCLUSIVE, any mentions of this WILL have a link back to the SLXS Media Empire. Thanks.

But seriously, do you have any idea how huge this is? It is clinically insane, I think I’m breaking wood! Check it:

Click here to see photos of when SLXS were at the last Godskitchen with Armin Van Buuren.

Via

But I really don’t care about that, I just choose to live a life instead.

But just to let you know, if you enjoy sitting on your nuts all day and talking about lactic threshholds, power outputs and generally jerking about on your bike, then the Argus Cycle Tour entries open today, in just over an hours time.

Now I know all the boys are going to be creaming their pants at this thought, wondering which group they will be in, wondering which outfit to choose and generally wondering why chicks don’t actually dig them.

SRAM Red — wet dreams

Sorry, I’m just bitter because my bike is a little broken. Riding old school Kona. Keeping it simple. No carbon.

ANYWAY! Click here to have your testicles go numb for an entire day, and they may also possibly fall off.

“If you’re in Cape Town, do yourself a favour and look outside and revel in the beauty”

The comments below that were talking about the exact thing I had seen. Then Caterina posted this photo:

And here are my two photos, taken on my Blackberry:

Which just goes to show.

The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You.

And it also shows what an amazing place we live in, where people are generally amazed by these sorts of things…you just never tire of it. I hope you all saw it yesterday!

A Macbook is listed at $999. Locally, we’re looking at paying R11000 for a Macbook. So in that case, we take the dollar price and multiply it by 11 to find the ZAR price.

An iPhone 3GS 8GB on the Apple website is $99. Locally, an 8GB iPhone 3G is R7100. That is now suddenly 71 times more than the dollar price! 71 TIMES! Digicape, are you smoking crack? Have you got foetal alcohol syndrome? Are your directors raging alcoholics? Are you saving up for an end of year staff party in St Barts?

While Digicape don’t have iPhone 4 prices up yet, PC Direct do.

iPhone 4…how is this more expensive than a Macbook, when it is over three times cheaper in dollars?

They’re a cool R12782, that’s more expensive than a Macbook. Excuse me, but WTF is going on here? Are the South African public being treated like we have learning disabilities and can’t see what is going on here?

Let’s round that iPhone 4 price down to R12000 for the 32GB…that’s 40 times more than the dollar price. ($299 US) So the iPhone 4 is more expensive here than a Macbook, and yet a Macbook is $999 and an iPhone 4 is $299.

So the South African prices range from 11 times, to 40 times, to 71 times the dollar price…is no one else seeing this?

SERIOUSLY IT FEELS LIKE I’M ON CRAZY PILLS AT EARTHDANCE!

Can anyone provide me with answers?

Digicape?

PC Direct?

I guess it’s hard to speak though when you’re at your million dollar staff party, and there is an eight ball in your mouth.

That video spread quickly over the internet amassing some 4.5 million views. To get that many views on traditional media would cost a fortune. Viral marketing is no doubt the way to go if you want your brand noticed in this day and age because everyone is in one the social media vibe, and a hit like this can spread across the globe. The only problem is that it’s difficult to replicate successes like this. We could definitely use more viral advertising locally…but I suppose it’s not that easy.

So next time asks you about viral advertising…well now you know!

You see, you learn something new every day! I’m joking, I have learnt absolutely nothing today, but then again, I did fail my IQ test on Friday. Not the highlight of my entire life, but at least I can say I tried it.

A lot of people post links and business stuff on Twitter, talking about how awesome they are, how awesome their lives are, what they are doing, how well they are doing for themselves, how awesome their jobs are etc. I don’t care about these people, I just care about having a laugh. So if you want to increase your IQ, find links to articles that will make your life better, or learn anything new, then don’t follow me. Follow me if you want to have a laugh and learn how to live life less seriously. To show you an example of what you can expect on the seandlloyd (D for Danger) Twitter account, here is a posting from this weekend, with the caption ‘I am officially banned from toys r us’:

Yes.I.Am.Awesome. I obviously erased it before leaving, but it would have been kind of cool if I just left it.

Click here to follow me, and see more awesome stuff! Twitter is basically small little bits of my life, sort of like a mini SLXS. It’s my ideas and thoughts, and allows you a small gap to the inner working of my brain. Put all those little bits together, and you have the complete me, the SLXS you read.

Rad stuff people!