November 2010
shannonsource asked: Hmm. That puts a whole new insight into why Shannon felt like in his childhood he never really "belonged" anywhere. Not only is he not full Asian or not full Coloured but on top of that these are two racial groups that are often times themselves overlooked by Apartheid.
shannonsource asked: I've always had this knack for being extremely curious about everything but lately I've kind of become obsessed with South Africa.
Shannon gave me some books when I met him but it's odd because honestly, it seems like no one really talks about the Coloureds..or the Indians and Asians. It's very much made to be a black and white issue.
Shannon gave me some books when I met him but it's odd because honestly, it seems like no one really talks about the Coloureds..or the Indians and Asians. It's very much made to be a black and white issue.
shannonsource asked: Hmm. Thank you. I guess it would be wise to infer that he probably meant his mom was in the South Western Township in the Cape Town area. It was just confusing because on everything he always puts Johannesburg, South Africa.
Thank you so much for helping to clear that up. :)
Thank you so much for helping to clear that up. :)
shannonsource asked: Hey,
So I was trying to look into Shannon's history and I got a little confused. In the interview posted he said his mother was born in Mitchell's Plain which is the Coloured Slum in the Black Slum of Soweto. But I looked up Soweto and it is in Johannesburg while Mitchell's Plain is in Cape Town.
Are there two Sowetos? Am I just getting confused. He said he was...
So I was trying to look into Shannon's history and I got a little confused. In the interview posted he said his mother was born in Mitchell's Plain which is the Coloured Slum in the Black Slum of Soweto. But I looked up Soweto and it is in Johannesburg while Mitchell's Plain is in Cape Town.
Are there two Sowetos? Am I just getting confused. He said he was...
Now following a Brazilian tumblr about Lincoln
and will be muito happy to learn political terms em Portugues. :D
Chicken adobo
I finally had some tonight. Man did it taste so good.
I <3 my Filipino friends! :D
“Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilised - the convicts even more so. They are...”
– M.K. Gandhi
Twitter from space!
An astronaut has a twitter and now encourages people to guess locations he has taken pictures of from space. It makes me overjoyed to see someone teach Americans/any other dumbf*cks about geography in an engaging setting.
translation of quote
In order to lead a happy life, think of your goals, not of people or things
“Se quer viver uma vida feliz, amarre-se a uma meta, não às pessoas nem às coisas”
– Albert Einstein em Portugues (obrigado Nino Pais)
Too many cooks in the kitchen...
So in the past week the number of people I know irl who have tumblrs has doubled. I guess it is nice to rant and rave on here for some people but as elitist as it sounds this place is really not for everyone.
I do not want to hear the opinion of every hipster out there who thinks that just because they have emotions they need to express them here as a diary.
idk but then again I only have to...
