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Pretty doesn’t have to hurt

KaraboJhamba,

You know the song, right? You should, but it’s okay if you don’t. It’s Beyoncé’s “Pretty Hurts”—a haunting anthem about the lengths we go to in the name of beauty. The video shows a beauty pageant contestant breaking under the pressure—pills, starvation, forced smiles, and the relentless chase for perfection. The…

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Finding Magic at the Franschhoek Literary Festival – A First-Timer’s Review

KaraboJhamba,

I’ve lived in Cape Town since 2011, yet somehow, the Franschhoek Literary Festival (FLF) always slipped through my fingers. Every year, I’d see the social media buzz after the event, kicking myself for missing it again. But in 2025, the universe intervened—while booking a race (that I didn’t even end…

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How My Garden Taught Me to Stop Neglecting My Dreams

KaraboJhamba,

There is something magical and special about planting seeds and seeing them grow into beautiful plants that give and give and give!  I have a small garden. Some days, I convince myself it’s too tiny to make a difference. But then, it surprises me with an abundance of food, leaving…

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The Legacy of Work Ethics: Teaching Our Children the Value of Going Above and Beyond

KaraboJhamba,

In the not so quiet moments of reflection at the end of a long day, I often find myself thinking about the lessons I am imparting to my children. These lessons, both spoken and unspoken, shape their understanding of the world and their place in it. Though sometimes it seems…

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Why I like Big Magic

KaraboJhamba,

I wrote a review for a class, but, after submitting, I realised that I could have written more on why the book particularly resonated with me. I did feel bad about it, but, only for like a minute or 2… I have learnt that there is no use crying over…

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Big Magic – Book Review

KaraboJhamba,

I recently had to do a book review on this book, for a class. Which of course meant I needed to read the book. I will admit, it was a book I have had in my library for ages, but for some reason I had not even started to read…

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To do or not to do an MBA

KaraboJhamba,

I have wanted to do an MBA for as long as I can remember… don’t worry, I won’t say since I was a child. Since university actually. I have always been very hands on and techie, but with a heart for entrepreneurship. I know, I talk a good game, but,…

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Unboxed!

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Did you see that I removed my tagline? If you are new here then you probably did not see. But I did remove it. I had a colourful tagline that described some of me to the dot. But then I took it down. Why you ask? Well, it spoke of…

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The world is full of kind people

KaraboJhamba,

Is there really anything like an ordinary day? No two days are ever the same, even if you have nothing to do. It’s even worse when you are busy right? On this particular day, there were so many system issues that I decided to take a 30 minute break and…

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Overthinking Life

KaraboJhamba,

I will be honest, I overthink everything! Not all the time, but most of the time. There are always so many options and so many possibilities and so many ways to do things. I get caught on trying to do things right and this makes me waste a lot of…

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