On the 5th of March, I'm turning 21 and what's a 21st without a party, in my term its nothing so I decided I want to celebrate it with my friends and family in the beautiful city of Cape Town. During the week happy things happened and at the same time disappointment eventually happened at the worst possible time. After running around organizing the final few things such as searching for a guest house and where I will meet my friends at the V&A Waterfront, it was time to sit back and simply hope for the best.
Early Saturday morning, my sister woke me up with a sweet letter for my birthday and it struck me that I'm 21. While traveling in a old toyota car, we came to a stand still on the N1 due to road works and it caused heavy delays especially if you're traveling in the direction of Cape Town and with everyone heading back home from the argus mtb challenge it made it even more difficult. On a hot summers day all you want to do is chill and enjoy the scenery of Signal Hill, Table Mountain and Green Point stadium which was used during the 2010 world cup.
After a while of swearing words such as f%@k, I found myself ending up giving directions to Green Point and when you're traveling to Cape Town with my family be sure to hold onto your seat. After checking in at the guest house, we organized us a taxi with a guy named Jack and he was kind enough to take us past 3 Anchor Bay and Sea Point. While I'm enjoying being a tourist, I found myself in the middle of a Gay Parade and yes it was funny till a point where I can't stand it any longer. Bad timing to get stuck in traffic seeing guys walking around in their underwear or dresses to prove a point on whether it should be legal for them to marry the same sex as them. Walking around with signs won't help you get somewhere in life especially when it comes to things like that in my case I simply ignore the things they say.
After enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Cape, I finally arrived with my family at the waterfront and the first thing we wanted to do is head off to grab some food and while I was getting out of the taxi, I saw the two of a band I unlike Die Antwoord walking in looking so pale and yes its true. With the view of the ocean from Spur which is located on the second floor, this was surely the best way of celebrating a birthday. For me the special thing about my birthday was having my family and friends there to make it more special day.
For the first time I enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Cape Town as every time I was there, the south easter wind will blow you away or simply the bad weather show its face over Table Mountain. The weather turned out to be perfect which was a great turn out for the weekend. While taking a tour in the shopping mall at the V&A Waterfront with my sister, I saw so many interesting things which was pretty awesome for someone who's there for the second time.
With my blackberry reaching its “Low battery” mode, I had to rush somehow back to the guest house as its the only way to stay in contact with the rest of the world. While my sister is doing her shopping spree, I was biting my nails and that was pretty much not a good sign. While me and my dad is sitting outside, I was looking how the buses and taxi's are traveling past by and all I hear was music coming from the Green Point stadium and its a 20min walk from where I was that is if you take the fan walk which was used during the soccer world cup. For my parents it was all new experience of seeing parts of Cape Town they never been too which meant I was the leader in explaining every detail of Green Point.
While traveling back in the taxi to the guest house, I saw some cyclist out on the road training for the annual Pick-n-Pay Cape Argus Cycle Tour which is the biggest one day race in the world as nearly 40 000 cyclists participate it, I was shocked to see how they ride in the middle section of the road and simply ignore the traffic rules by riding over a red light at the robots or simply ignore the signs of the traffic officer that's leading the pile up of cars waiting for its turn at the traffic roundabout and this one of the reasons why the death of cyclists on a public road is rated high. Personally when I heard what Jack our taxi driver told us was shocking.
After being dropped off by the V&A Waterfront on the opposite side of the Breakwater Parking Garage, it was time for me to be the host of the day and take my family all over the waterfront but first we head off to the Spur located on the second floor and wow the view of the harbor was out of this world. While my mom and sister was exploring in the shops, me and my dad decided to take a break and sit outside then a women came up to me and we were starting talking about the scenery of Cape Town and then I found out that her twins is sharing their birthday with me and that was really strange. After along period of sitting in the sun, it was time to head back to the guest house and just chill for a while before heading back. While I was pumped up by some music on my Blackberry phone, I got a call from my friends telling me that I must meet them at the Mitchell's Waterfront Brewery and I was obviously was stoked but then again I found myself figuring out where the hell Mitchell's Waterfront Brewery are as I was confused with the other beer house near the head office of Nedbank on the other side of the bridge which caused some confusion not only for me but my family too.
After waiting for nearly 2 hours at the main entrance of the shopping center building, I found myself listening to the music of a guy outside playing his guitar and sing the song "De La Ray" who was the leader of the Voortrekkers during Anglo Boere War many years ago and it reminded me on when I visited the concentration camp in Vryburg where lots of white crosses are of the women and children who passed away during the war. Sadly till today no one knows who's buried there and there's a memorial stone with rocks on it with the last letters they wrote before they passed away. To study in South African History about the Blood River where they fighted against the Zulu's.
After receiving a call from my friends, it was time to run all the way to the other side of the shopping center to find them and as I walked as fast as I could, I quickly found myself standing in front of the NSRI (Nationals See Rescue Institute) building and then its back to searching for the building of where my friends are waiting. For someone who was a year ago at the V&A Waterfront, it was surely stressful to have someone walking next to you while keeping on asking the same question. Thanks to the friendly staff of the V&A Waterfront, it was time to turn around and walk over the bridge once again. All I see is banners of the ABSA Cape Epic all over the place which is great exposure for cycling in general.
After walking up and down, it was time to sit down with my family, Roxanne and Lauren Alberts and their friend Roxanne. While sitting with a Hunters Dry in the one hand watching the Big Wheel, it was time for a toast for my 21st. We also decided to order some cake and ice cream, I was the only one eating vanilla ice cream with a bar one sauce over it. While hearing guys scream behind me at the tv screen cos of the rugby that's being broadcasted, we chatted the whole night long and enjoy our evening with laughter while talking about stalking Ikey Tiger the mascot of the Ikey Tiger Rugby Team that's playing now in the FNB Varsity Cup. After my dad came around and told us its after 11pm already, it was sadly time to leave and hike for a taxi to come and pick us up. While standing at the circle in front of the hotel, I saw parents coming from the bar drunk and for me it was shocking as they didn't know what's going on around them neither is they a good example to others. While the taxi use their hooters, we waited for our man in a white vehicle to pick us up and yes it was Jack. We decided to give him a tip to say thanks for doing such an amazing job.
After arriving at our guest house, it was time to head off to bed and get some rest in.
Just want to thank my family for everything, Jack of Inter cab Taxi for his friendliness and loyalties, Roxanne and Lauren Alberts and their friend Roxanne for an awesome evening.
That's all for now.
Till next time.
Cheers
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