Politics As Usual 2

Contrary to popular belief, I don’t have any problems with politicians.
Besides the bending of the truth, the culture of corruption, the affairs, the bribery, the broken promises, the covers ups and the various other scandals, which have come to define politics and politicians through the course of parliaments and administrations twice over, I’m sure they’re a bunch of good hearted people with our interests at heart.

What I struggle to understand, is how they get away with so much, while breaking so many rules and displaying incredibly blatant levels of unprofessionalism and incompetence. Don’t get me wrong, these guys probably have enormously stressful jobs (which they are paid enormously well for), and are we not all susceptible to a bad day at the office? Why of course we are, but I can guarantee you if my entire career began to resemble a bad day at the office, I’m sure I wouldn’t have an office to go to!

This is all in reference to one particular politician, lets just call him JP, I’m not in the habit of calling heads out my their ‘government’ names! Anyway JP, I know that you’ve got a mean left hook, and you’re sucker for the hospitality of U.S. billionaires who want to open super casinos, but any one in the real world will tell you that the basic law of averages states that we can only have so many ‘bad days at the office’. I know you feel me g?

London se8 to mobasa, kenya

So seven nights, a one-day safari, traveller’s diarrhoea, and a handful of African woodcarvings later, you probably want to know if Mombassa, Kenya, is as amazing as everyone always says it is – in a word yes, it is, in a page read along as to exactly why it is….

Africa is a beautiful place full stop. Doused in history, when visiting Africa it really depends on exactly what you want to see and do.

Mombassa is one of those few places on earth that easily holds the title as a dreamland type paradise – (I just made that up by the way!) - as a result of its beautiful, pure white sandy beaches, clearly a big incentive in attracting the masses of tourists that flock there each year. Of course, there’s the City’s vast and unconquerable landscape, home to the great Kenyan safari and the numerous different species of wildlife. And if you’re a conservationist, then again Mombassa is a haven for all things green. There are not too many places where even the plants and trees look interesting!


As stunning as our hotel was and despite the fact that it wasn’t out of the ordinary to see monkeys strutting around the hotel grounds, at times it felt strangely claustrophobic. With hindsight I think that this sensation was born from the fact that everything that we needed could be acquired on the hotel premises, and therefore the need to go outside the parameters of the grounds was minimal if not non-existent. It was almost as if the hotel grounds were a comfort zone, and anything outside was new and unfamiliar, so depending on what type of traveller you are, you’ll happily settle for one of the two. Although, I don’t consider myself a newbie to this travelling lark, admittedly I was a bit of a cautioner and was quite content to settle for the hotel grounds, despite the protests of my lovely, ‘carpe diem’ girlfriend.

If you go to Kenya, its usually for a few reasons, safari being one of them. Due to the basic demand to see the great African outdoors and its inhabitants, safari is big business with prices that reflect this reality. This being, our funds only allowed us to embark on a one-day safari as opposed to the customary two-day excursions. Despite our humble broke-ness, Mother Nature was clearly looking down on us, for we managed to catch a butchers of some of African wildlife’s most incredible creatures all in one day. Families of elephants crossed our path without a care in the world; hippo’s immersed themselves in watery swamps in an attempt to escape the harsh Kenyan sun, Massai giraffes with necks long enough to reach heaven, happily ate from Kenya’s greenery, the beautiful black and white strips of Zebras roamed, and the great king of the jungle himself, the lion, even made a cameo appearance – not bad for a days work!

I'm Not A Business Man, But He's A Business, Man!

Recently bumped into the boy Richard Brandson on a virgin flight en route to somwhere hot. Amongst other things, we spoke briefly about his business strategy plans for V2, virgin mobile and virgin atlantic, in addition to discussing JME's heavy new mixtape, Poomplex, and debating on why Jay-Z's In My Life Time Vol.1 is such an underrated album. Overall it was an enlightening convo, but he said he's going to get back to me about free virgin flights for me and 200 of my closest friends. I wait in hope!

Politics As Usual...

First he calls out the Bizzle, and goes on a tied and boring rant about the correlation between music and gun violence in the Daily Mail newspaper, and now it seems Mr Cameron is backing the once 'demonised and ever infamous' hoody. According to David 'im so desperate to be next pm and will say anything to appear cool' Cameron, not all hoody wearers are thugs and rudeboys, and society needs to make a greater effort to understand them. These comments confirm everything we've ever known and will continue to know about politicans - they talk alot of bs. On that note, Mr Cameron Ssh Hutt Yuh Muh!

Zizou - What were you thinking blud?

Now, although speculation remains rife as to what the italian full back Materazzi, said to the great Zidane last night to make him head-butt him full force and get sent off, I for one have my own theory. Materazzi must of said something about Zidane's mum - wild, yes, but I bet you I'm not far off from the mark! Only words about a mans mum will provoke an action such as zizou's last night. I was deverstated man, like everyone else i'm fan of the great man, but if its any consolation Z I don't play that 'your mum' stuff either. Love you mummy!