Bokamoso and Mama's priceless bond.

My mom and son are not best of friends. In fact they don't get along when my dad is around but I've got to say they are the best of friends when they watch tv together without my dad's presence. I was sitting in my bedroom and when it was time for me to wash the dishes I had the privilege to listen to their conversation. My mom is the most sweetest and patient person I know and I happen to enjoy that side of her when she's chilling with my son. They were watching a movie and she was explaining everything that was happening to him. I don't think I have that patience and I respect her for that.

I'm just writing this blog to express the joy I have to have been blessed with parents who've parented my son since day one. I can't stop laughing listening to them. I laugh because I know she enjoys her time with him now that my dad is sleeping otherwise he (my son) would been bonding with his BFF Pawe (my dad). It's a little family feud that gets me mad at times but I love it because I'm glad my parents have their share of spending time with him and both enjoy it. I also love how they fight over him and how my son always take Pawe's side. He's loyal to him and so is Pawe to him. I'm just happy that my mom gets her shining moments at times like these. That melts my heart. 

I am Paballo Seipei and today I enjoyed the conversation I heard between my mom and son. 

Marriage rules to live by:

The faces we'll give when one does something wrong

Dear Kgololosego (my future husband) here are the rules we need to live by when we get married.

1.       Put God first before everything.

Whoever loses faith in God must tithe for both partners at church until she/he awakens from the “prison of lost hope”

2.       Arguments are not doors for escaping.

No argument can make us feel like we don’t belong together. Couples fight all the time but the one that lasts is that which has both parties working hard for.

3.       There’s no “I’m tired” in love making

If one partner doesn’t want to make love due to being “tired” she/he should pay a R2000 fine to the other partner.

4.       We must celebrate our anniversary every year at a new place.

We should book double trips outside South Africa in a year if we don’t celebrate our anniversary.

5.       We don’t stop making love

Sex doesn’t have to stop as we grow older. If yours doesn’t wake up we buy Viagra and if mine doesn’t get wet we buy Lub.

6.       No one is a slave

We share chores until the kids are old enough to take over. Should any partner enslave the other, then 50 % of their assets should be shared with the other.

7.       No cheating!

Not open for discussion.

8.       No use of family money unnecessarily

Failure to comply simply means the partner who used the money shall not get pocket money until the money used is paid out. 

AKA is as much to blame as Bonang is

This whole Bonang, AKA affair has left me disturbed and I believe everyone else is shocked about it but let's be honest here, Bonang didn't do this on her own. AKA is as equally wrong as she is. I don't see anyone saying anything about him. We know he can diss but hey he deserved the diss as much as Bonang does. It takes two to tango and according to my understanding he was honest about the affair to Dj Zinhle, so why not say he's a Mitch? He did this willingly, didn't he? It would be a different story if she drugged him or stole him forcefully but she didn't. This has been going on for months, which means he was ready to take anything coming his way. Maybe it's time to deal with both parties instead of putting the blame to only women. We are too scared to confront the men but too quick to do it to women. If Bonang is a "sefebe" as Tweeps describe her, then so is AKA. 

I understand that Bonang is a woman and she's lashed out because she betrayed the female specie. Women are supposed to support each other and stop these things from happening right? But we don't, we fight among each other and leave the men victorious. They can do it repeatedly because we allow them to. This is so bad for her because she is in the public eye but these things happen to many of us and we are too quick to blame the women and make the men heroes.  Why is Bonang carrying all this when AKA also contributed to it? It doesn't make sense and It's not fair to call her names and pretend AKA didn't do anything. I'm so disappointed at her but more so on AKA because he was willing and broke the heart of his baby mama. 

I just pray that we don't always focus on one person when something was done by two people, willingly. Let's learn to not always go to the women but start with the men and maybe, just maybe that will make a difference. 

I am Paballo Seipei and today I refuse to be bias. 

Fak'ugesi African Digital Innovation

You choose the years you want to travel.

What if someone told you, you could travel in time? Would you believe them?
I kinda did last night at the Fak'ugesi African Digital Innovation "exhibition" held at Wits Museum.
We have seen movies about time travel, Next and Deja Vu being the first to pop on my mind but there are plenty of those kinds of movies. I'm sure you are thinking of your all time favourite time travel movie right now...

Kefilwe Moadi and Paballo Seipei

Anyways, my friend Kefilwe Moadi invited me to this future innovative technology showcase.  And the one thing that captured my attention was Jepchumba's "Future Selfie" technology system. This is a device that takes you to your future. You basically record a message to yourself in the future and you will get the message obviously in the future. You have an option of sending a message to yourself about Love or Place.

So, I managed to travel through time. I traveled  15 years from now while Kefilwe traveled  20 years. It only took a few seconds, which was sad because I have so much to tell my present self. I chose Love. Its my favourite thing to talk about. I love love and I just wanted to share that with my present self. Filwe managed to speak about both although she was hesitant to speak about love which was cute.

I have a lot to talk about but i don't wana bore you. The important thing is that i traveled through time and this experiment made me think of what I really want in the future. I realised that i needed a lot of things and I have plans i just need to see myself in  15 years time and see if everything was implemented.

Me recording a message to myself in the future.

Hi! I'm Paballo Seipei, I am a time traveler and I sent out my present self a message in my future Surname.  

Kefilwe  recording her message to herself in the future. 

This is one of the showcased technologies that i'll write about soon. 

Philosopher Paballo Seipei on Plants