Little things that make you smile

The cops pulled me over the other day when we were on our way to stunning Citrusdal for a night out in nature. I asked the moody guy why he wanted me to stop, he ignored my question completely and demanded me to show him my drivers lisence. I opened my glove box and handed over 'my' drivers license. Then  I realized it wasn't mine but my friends Yvette. Mine was still at home. I decided to take the chance not saying anything about the drivers license. He checked the picture and looked at me. My heart was beating like hell as Yvette doesn't look like me at all and the guy didn't seem to be in a good mood. But then, the cop wished us a safe drive to Citrusdal and told us never to drink and drive. I nodded, drove off and smiled big time.

The sandwich man comes in at the office every day between 11.00 and 12.00. Asking a little too loud: "Everybody happy?" Even if you're not happy, he makes you smile.

I meet this stroller the other day in Observatory after a big night out, while I was filling my tummy with one of the devine boereworsrolls. We started chatting about living on the streets. I thought all the homeless are desperate for a house and not really happy with their lifestyle. This guy told me he can't live in a house, he is used to living on the streets, that's why he hated being in prison. "I couldn't stand the roof", he says. He enjoys life in the open air even though it is cold in winter and other strollers steal your stuff. We shared my coke and boerworsroll and the guy told me I made his day.

I went out for a drink and a game of pool this week. Got in my car and wanted to make my way to the bar. Before I could even realize there might not be enough petrol in the tank, the car stopped. I couldn't even get to the side of the road anymore. A guy stopped at the other side of the road, asking if I needed some help and telling me how dangerous it was to stop in the dark on the Mainroad. Thanks dude!! My flatmate arrived and asked two guys to help pushing the car to the petrolstation. The guy that was worried about me followed us untill they filled up the tank, looking after us all the time. Waited till me and my flatmate drove off, waved and smiled. So did we.

There is something seriously wrong with the timing of my car so I took it to the mechanic this morning. He just walked into my office to let me know my car rocks again. When I asked him what it is going to cost me, he told me to come over to the garage for a cup of coffee. "If you smile, we can make a good price for sure." Yeeaahhh!Loving it!

Can you believe Jacob Zuma told the world, and South Africans in particular, he took a (hot) shower after having unprotected sex with this woman (he raped), so it is impossible for him to catch AIDS? Is he out of his mind? Imagine he would become president?? A prick like that ruling the country? This is one of the downsides of South Africa which doesn't make you smile at all!