So who said that you couldn't experience really cool FIRSTS at my age? Today I sang one of my original songs, "Joe", live on Cape Town Television, known as CTV. It was just after 11am, and it was part of the live recording of "The Taxi", an online radio station, which has been live on CTV for the past week, from 10h00 - 12h00 daily.
I was nervous, of course, and have NO idea how it sounded or how I came across, but what the hell, it was cool, and just another piece of the puzzle, another page in the autobiography, another piece of the mosaic...... and other such metaphors.
Today was not only a day of new experiences, but also a day of closure, as my daughter took her leave of primary school. I attended the Final Assembly, bawled my eyes out, and then enjoyed the pleasant breakfast under the trees we were all treated to. Perfect weather made the entire experience very satisfying.
And so ends seven years of Bergvliet Primary School for my daughter, but 10 years for us as a family, as my son had been there as well. Next year we'll have both children at the same high school, and that should make life easier, especially w.r.t. transport.
Sitting in the cool (temperature) internet cafe. Have to take my mom to the shops. Later tonight, a treat for myself, by myself: a much-longed-for swim at the gym. Friday nights are the best time to go to gym, especially to swim, because you're one of the few people there, and you could easily get the pool to yourself. Ok, it does mean you get to swim with a whole day's germs, etc, but there are some things you just have to deal with, on the road to empowering yourself physically, spiritually and intellectually, which is what I achieve when I swimeditate (my own word for meditating while swimming).
Tomorrow night I do a house party with Wayne Bosch, which I'm really looking forward to. I get to sing and play my guitar for a whole night, I get to interact with really cool people, and I get to make music with one of our country's finest guitarists.
Why would I need to complain, when life sends opportunities like these my way?
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