South Africa is on fire. Taxi-/ bus war in the Cape Town area and riots in the Pretoria/ Johannesburg area.

From a distance it looks like symptoms of a civil war.

In 2003 I lived some 80km east of Cape Town in a little town called Gordons Bay. There is highway that runs between the two places which is called the N2. Along the N2 you can find a couple of townships like Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain. I had an internship in South Africa together with other Dutch students. One of the Dutch girls was dating a black guy who lived in a township. She was about to celebrate her birthday in the township and invited me to her birthday party. Other Dutch (white) students didn't feel safe to go there but I (non white/ channel 9 Asian Invasion) wanted to see the township and wanted to see how he lived.

So she gave directions: N2, exit Gugulethu. I had the shitiest car of southern Africa (rusty old 1960s VW Beetle) so that didn't attract to much attraction. We drove past a bigass cemetery. People were living in sheds around the cemetery. We arrived at his place and he introduced me to his family. His mom was ill. So this guy was playing in a band which was invited all around the world to perform. He showed a photobook with him in all the big cities around the globe. Hard working guy and obviously very talented and succesful. I was thinking: how is it possible you still live in a township? Some people get paid, some don't and it is not an honest 'system'. I can imagine that can be very frustrating. I work for a gambling/ lottery company now but let me tell you this: when you are born in 'the west' you already won the lottery. In SA you can't just 'work' your way out.

I hope it settles down and better times will come for the people of South Africa.

Big Ass Beer, Beale Street, Memphis

Este es mi homenaje a Morrigan, la vampira mas hot de Capcom y Darkstalkers. Aunque yo la primera vez que jugué con ella fue en Marvel vs Capcom, y fue en base a ese juego esta ilustracion. Traté de experimentar un poco con el estilo de pintado, mezclando diversas técnicas propias, hechas en casa.

y bueno, la dejo descargable en una resolucion decente. XD

i last sunday tought id send my mommy piece to our local news paper...and guess what happend....they posted it...and how....BAMMMMM...bigass picture with a bigass Maty Throwup on top heheh.

my mom always read this news paper....and i think she will see this today heheh.

Mah bish and I got married.. YAY!

Ok it was more a "celebration of friendship" then a serious wedding..(read: a reason to wear bigass dresses and have a party with all our friends)

Picture taken by Dairmuid, edited by me.

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