Keep Calm and Beat It

If there is one show you must see this year, it's Michael Jackson's tribute show, Thriller Live.

I wanted to see it on the West End but failed miserably with trying to cram in everything else before I left London. The legendary gossip columnist, Jenna Shevel was raving about it straight after seeing it and I'm sure she even invited me to join but Robyn is clearly an ignorant fool when it comes to things like these.

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So when my friend smsed me suggesting we go see Thriller at Montecasino in Johannesburg - I was there for tech4africa anyway - I jumped at the opportunity and aside from it being way cheaper and getting better seats, it was frakkin' (Battlestar Galactica reference) fantastic.

It's going to be in Cape Town from the 9 - 12 September so grab your loved ones, paid ones or imagined ones and book a ticket on Computicket.

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Nothing compares to this

Best decision - after my decision to go to London - was most definitely to move back home. I swear if I was still in London now, I would be in my home, curled into a ball, crying on the floor and most likely on the phone to all my family and friends wanting to know about the vibe and the excitement.

In fact, I couldn't think of a better place to be right now, if you take into account what is happening right on our front freaking step. The Football World Cup or soccer for Americans and ourselves. How AMA-zing is that? We get to blow vuvuzelas, decorate our cars in flags and funny colours, wear supporter gear and totally go nuts just because the whole country is. And when 2pm tomorrow comes around, we are going to be beaming proudly watching the opening ceremony and at 4pm, I'll be singing - and crying - the national anthem with more gusto then I've ever done being on the hockey field in my youth.

There will be traffic chaos, people chaos and other random chaos but it's going to be AMA-zing chaos filled with smiles, laughter, different languages, messed up diski dances, ridiculous clothing and tons of spirit and support. Think about those fan parks filled with the public and their loved ones all there for the same goal and sharing a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Everybody said we'd never pull it off. There has been negative comments about SA riddled with crime and how our services will never work and so on but you know what, deal with it. We won't mess this up. We're centre stage to the world right now, everyone wants this to work. Think of all the benefits when we pull this off in front of the entire globe. It's endless.

It's going to be AMA-zing even though I have no idea what to expect and I'm just running off hype, excitement and the gees, I'm fully behind Bafana Bafana because I'm proudly South African and because what we have in this country right now is hope and a little bit of belief starting to come through for our national team. How do I know this? Look around you. Look at yesterday's parade for Bafana in Johannesburg. Look at the 12pm vuvuzela blowing - and continuing sounds around you. Look at your offices, cars and look within yourself.

How freaking awesome is this? Nothing can compare to this right now!