I have been in an accident where a drunk driver skipped a red traffic light and put me and three other in the hospital for a few weeks.

I choose Christianity because I like its effect on me and those around me. I like the ‘person’ it has turned me into.

I got this mail from a friend that has been going around for a while and thought I should share it here. Very interesting, i think, and extremely relevant to South Africa.

It’s simple. Rich people know stuff that you don’t thus apply stuff that you don’t.

Three sides to a story? It's complicated? Bottom line is, whatever the excuse, your pocket was touched and you turned your back on your people.

I just read this article on high school reunions and it set me thinking on whether people actually change after high school.

So here I am, ready to make my fifth Potjie. So far so good, made a red Grapetiser pot, red wine, white wine and a lekker curry pot so far.

Everybody who is not me has opportunities better than I do and my excuses are more valid than theirs are!

Well.. sometimes we fail because of many outside factors but I needed to catch your attention so hello, mission accomplished.

Herewith 10 points by which to test your South African awesomeness.

It is both fun and interesting to see the different levels of response and I shall dedicate this article to my own categorisation thingies.

I was reading an article by Desilusionada when it dawned upon me education was a far bigger problem than we realide.

Capetonians are very easy to troll. It's like rugby, they play even though they know they will lose.

Golf, Rugby, Swimming, Paralympics... we seem to stay up there in the Gold and Silver departments but Soccer?

My mom was very young when I was born, 16 years old. I don't think abortion was a mainstream option back then but I shudder to think that, according to Pro Choicers, I do not have a right to life.

Say what you want about Joburg, but we work hard, play hard and know how to look after our clients.

Would you vote for something completely different to the traditional political menu we have now?

Does not believing in a deity exclude you from empathy and understanding? The hell is wrong with you people?

The other night I had an epiphany about the "you need to grow a thicker skin" crowd.

So this sweaty beast of a man crammed into a stained white vest stares at me pleasantly from across the counter at the butchery.

If they drop the fuel tax, I'll gladly pay the eToll, if not, it is just more corrupt thievery!

The Afan is an extremist, comparable to any extremist in any belief system. And, like all extremists, they have a zero tolerance level for anyone differing from their point of view.

To all those irritated by the fact that Oscar was allowed to compete in both Olympics.

Ignorance is a disease that keeps you stumbling around in the dark like a buffoon.

I do not believe that everyone should be allowed to vote. The vote should be like a driver's license - something you have to achieve, earn or prove that you are competent to wield.

Are we doff or am I missing something here?

The blatant power of corrupt police, who represent the authority and order of our nation mind you, has put me in a mental place I do not want to inhabit.

I would rather have you lot make fun of me for serving my fairytale than be forced to live and work in an environment where your ego comes first.

Discrimination is not limited to racism boet, classicism is just as swak!

"Nice try Muslim dude!'' because I know the real reason he doesn't want to share the toilet with the rest of the okes.

So I walk into this Wigga store where whiteys can bling themselves out with fabulous rapper gear.The mission is to buy myself this kief Adidas watch (99 bucks dude!).

I was raised and trained to believe that there is a God and that every action has a consequence, in this lifetime and the next.

18 years after the end of apartheid, opportunity has rained down from the skies like cupcakes at a kindergarten! Blacks and whites alike have had ample opportunity to change their station.

There will be many ideas on practical ways to save this nation, but these are my personal top 3.

Instead of sukkeling with antiquated, complicated manufacture and distribution systems...Just convert all the text books to PDF and hand out tablets.

So there I am, trying to watch a lekker moerwie at the fliek house when some Muppet starts messaging on his cellphone somewhere ahead of me.

If you want to declare war, declare it on our true enemy - Ignorance

Herewith some feel good drivel from the pen of le Jeeves the awesome.

I have lived all over SA and been all over the world. This little dorpie I found has 10 meg internetz and gorgeous views everywhere.

How in the name of fried chicken can feel ok about inhaling stuff that smells like old, burnt shoes?

I notice a Giraffes head in the middle of the street. I'm like "Wut?"

So there I am, dodging potholes and typing this article on my tablet when suddenly the traffic lights (aka 'robots') go out ahead of me.

So there I was, about to eat my hot cross bun when suddenly it said to me "Thou shalt not eat Halaal crossed buns on Easter". And I'm like. "Wut? A talking Bun?"

Like the incredible Hulk, money can mutate it's host into a grotesque abomination bent on destruction and accumulation.

I love movies. The wife and I watch almost every new release and very rarely find a movie bad enough to be hauled to the town square for a public flogging.

I read that article about the little girl and some of the comments that followed. It is my hope that this article will give you an inside look at the suicidal.

Whites like to moan about AA and BEE but what they don't realize is that it is actually blacks who should be moaning about it.

So there you are, happily typing away at your well thought out response...You look up at the screen and it looks like your dog had jumped on your keyboard while you weren't looking.

What's all this nonsense of laying claim to the word 'African'?

Greetings Afans. I think I have your religion figured out a bit more since my last article.

Do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. It's the best way to avoid criticism and minimize exposure to risk.

Sitting here during another power failure, my optimism takes a hit. Like the battery on my laptop, slowly running out of power, I feel my positive outlook begin to dim.

Some creative director or brand manager somewhere is very proud of him/her/itself for stirring such a big pot of curry and eye of newt.

The information pedallers simply cannot afford for this man's struggle to die down, he is simply to awesome a news maker!

I never notice Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists or any other religion wade in when the Atheist cudgels begin to fly, probably because they all shake their heads and call their friends over for a laugh.

We live in a world where pessimists roam the streets of the internet in packs.

There once was a tree filled with apples...Some of them rotten right to the core...

Surely mankind could advance just a little further than "Ogga Ogga, you pink, me black, me no like you!"

As the rotting dung heap of ignorance and poverty continues to grow, it draws rats, flies and disease at a steady pace.

If you had unlimited funds and the power to roll out whichever strategies you saw fit, what would you do?

South Africa needs bold problem solvers who are willing to step outside of their comfort zones and put their lives and names on the line to see positive change.

You will often see me spouting my internet literacy philosophies here like a fanatic because there are a group of us who sincerely believe that if the gates of on demand information are opened, everything will change.

There is no one else on this planet like you, sure there are similar people, but none like you.

Right now we have about 5 million unemployable barely educated youth with a million or more swelling their ranks each year

How in the name of walking poo is it still ok for refined sugar to be in circulation?

We need to get our nation online. We need to get the 40 odd million who are not internet literate onto the internet and teach them how to use it!

This is the 1900's anymore, we have arrived in information age and any form of information restriction is a violation of human rights.