Thursday, March 17, 2011

Top 5 Female football players

Due to my interest in soccer and having played soccer myself for 5 years, I decided to broaden my knowledge and of course share this with others. Since soccer is becoming popular among women, I have decided to find out who the top 5 female football players are.
Mia Hamm holds a record for scoring the highest international goals this being why she is considered to be the greatest player of the history of women’s soccer. Mia became FIFA World Player of the year for twice in 2001 and 2002, with the second position in terms of highest international appearance with USA after her fellow team mate Kristine Lilly.
Birgit Prinz has been awarded as the FIFA world footballer of the year for three consecutive times from 2003-2005 and  has been the first women footballer to have been offered to play in the men’s professional league. In 2006 she also got an offer to join the Real Madrid women’s football team.
Kristine Lilly is the longest playing footballer for both men and women in terms of appearance. She has already played 310 international matches for her country and has already been the highest goal scorer for her country with 112 international goals. Kristine has won 2 world cups and 2 Olympic medals with her country.

Captian Faye White

Faye White is the captain of both Arsenal and English Women’s national team. In 1998 she got the chance for the 1st time to play for England’s national women’s football team against France. She has already won six FA Premier Leagues, five Women’s cups and five League cups and became the first played as the captain of England in 2002 against Nigeria.
Julie Foudy played 271 international matches for USA and she won 2 cups and 2 gold medals for her country in the Olympics. She started her international career in 1887 and retired in 2004 and was also became the President of the Women’s Sports Foundation.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

We are afraid of the wrong things

I believe that somewhere out there, there is probably a long list of ‘wrong things’ that we are afraid of. Ultimately it boils down to our personalities, our experiences and even our surroundings that may influence us to become afraid of things we should not have to be afraid of. Some ‘wrong things’ may not even be that wrong, they may be right to other people, but who gets to decide what is wrong and what is right?
If I think off the top of my head, I would think that we are afraid of the wrong things, for example dying, of failure, of getting hurt by people closest to us or of hurting the ones we love. We are also afraid of being judged by our family and friends when we disappoint them.
Some people are more likely to do the wrong things then be afraid of the wrong things. The wrong things may also be speeding, drinking and driving and smoking illegal substances, yet these are wrong things that many people are not afraid of. I know of people who do wrong things knowingly and who would deal with the consequences later on. Somehow, I think we should for ourselves, decide what the right things are and what the wrong things are.
Drinking and driving kills

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Where do I see myself in the future?

Where I see myself in the near future (1-2 years) is here in Cape Town, South Africa. I still have no desire to return back to my home country, as there are better job opportunities here in the Public Relations field. Next year I would like to start working to be able to earn lots of money while I do what I really like. I would like to get involved in PR for sports teams but more specifically female sports teams. A year or two later, depending on how much I have saved, I would love to then travel to European countries to gain more insight on sports PR.

Why PR for female sports teams? Since primary school, I have always loved sports, from swimming to inline hockey. I would like to work with female sports teams because they need to get enough exposure. Why a sports team and not a sports individual? I have realised that I perform better and communicate better within a team.


In the far and unforeseen future (3-5 years) I would like to eventually do my masters or even start studying sports management. Not knowing what the future far ahead has instore for me, I do not want to plan too far ahead. In the future I would want to have a child or two depending on the economy, and maybe eventually get married.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Fish falling from the sky

Fish falling from the sky may seem pretty weird but it can happen. According to Google, many strange things fall from the sky, like golf balls or toads. Fish falling from the sky can be a good or a bad thing.

I would think that fish falling from the sky could be a bad thing simply because as the fish lay for a while on the ground it could become smelly. The smell of fish is not attractive and the sight of the fish after a while for any town or city is unsightly. The good thing about fish falling from the sky is the fact that a lot of people would have food. Also this could also be an opportunity for people to get a job by cleaning up the fish.



In my search for fish falling from the sky on the internet, I came across a report that clarified that this is possible. The meteorologists claimed that this could possibly be caused by a tornado. It is apparently common for tornados to suck up water and fish from rivers and drop them hundreds of kilometres away. The fish get into the weather system, the fish are pretty much frozen and after some time they are released. I thinking this could possibly even solve hunger problems for the people in poorer areas.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Based on a true story. . .

Once upon a time, a baby girl was born to an independent single mother. The mom worked at a bank, probably earning minimum wage. The dad was probably never seen after the mother said to him “I am pregnant”. The grandmother, two aunts and a cousin stood by the mother through her pregnancy and were all very excited for the latest addition to their family.

The baby was born in the 1980’s in a land far far away. She was a bold and cheerful baby. A year after she was born, her one aunt passed away and the second one travelled to Ethiopia for a while. As the years went by, the baby became a child. Soon the child was old enough to attend primary school which she ended up liking.

The child starting learning her ABC’s and swimming lessons as she loved water more than anything. As the child grew into a young girl, she did not particularly like boys but she would end up playing soccer with them. During her primary school years, her aunt returned from  Ethiopia, got married, had two children, lost her grandmother in a car accident and her mother shortly after from a cardiac arrest. Heartbroken and alone, the young girl was adopted by her aunt and uncle, and since them called them her parents.

Although the young girl was lovable, she blamed everything that went wrong on her mother who had passed away. The young girl then became a teenager, went to high school and never really spoke about her biological mother as this was still a sensitive topic. Two years later her family moved and she had to start making new friends. The teenage girl was excited to move as she loved meeting people and making new friends. As the years and a few crying sessions with new friends went by, she became comfortable with speaking about her biological mother.

Being adopted eventually caught up with her as her two sisters and two brothers (her biological cousins) became older and started asking questions about why they look different. She constantly started feeling out and slowly spent most of her time with her friends as they would take time to listen or even by herself. She grew up never knowing what it was like to have a mother rock her to sleep, or sitting on her father’s shoulders or even just cuddling with her sister when she was sad.

As she completed her secondary education she couldn’t help but feel like a burden to the family, she then moved far far away to complete her tertiary education. She became a young lady, had great times and really hard times far far away from her family but she did not give up. She often still feels like a burden but has learnt how to deal with it.

That young lady goes on living far far away, missing her mother, father, sisters and brothers more and more every day. She regrets not spending as much time as she could have with her family, but one thing she did do very well until to this very day was love her family unconditionally.

The end. . . 

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

What is the colour of the wind?


Wow! What is the colour of the wind? I have random thoughts about why things are the way they are or what makes people do what they do. This question has never crossed my mind. All I ever thought about the wind was how hot it is or how strong the wind is, but not what the colour of the wind may be. Not sure what colour to call the wind, but I would like to think the colour of the wind is linked to the different seasons or temperatures we experience.

When we experience summer and it is windy and warm, I would see the wind as red. In autumn I would see the wind as orange or brown just because the colours are associated with the season.When I think of the colour of the wind in winter, I would say it is blue, because its cold and rainy. I associate spring with cool breezes which is my favourite, and when the wind blows I see the colour green.


In the end this is what I think the colour of the wind is. What is the colour of the wind? This something I now have thought and blogged about. What should be interesting is what others think the colour of the wind is.