miss / is this a haiku?

A morning swim in the pool 

Cheap yet authentic pizza on Long St.

The roaring sea biting the coast off 

Table Mountain watching over me

Walking barefoot

A baboon beggar

A 'Howzit', a 'Molo', a 'Lekker!'  

T O K Y O 

C A P E  T O W N

bat/1, bi/2, hiru/3

 

-Can you see Robben Island from here? People are talking about Madiba lately. 

-Not long ago he was a terrorist, he's a world leader now, an inspiration to millions, who, by the way, arrived a bit late but, welcome. 

-They say is never too late... It's 20 years since the Apartheid regime saw themselves forced to free him and everybody (everybody?) is celebrating in South Africa and around the world. 

-Even many who wouldn't 20 years ago.

I have so much faith in this country and I so wish a more rational management of the Black Economic Empowerment Act... Would Mandela do as Zuma? I don't think so but, we'll never know.

platano es

Argazkiari begira nork esan lezake Afrikan gaudela. Talk about common places. Aurreritziak. In a continent were millions starve,  we're enjoying delicious organic food in trendy restaurants inside high secured waterfront malls. Welcome to South Africa. Lurmutur Hiria maite dut. Wish you were here.