THE NESTLE (KASILIFE)
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Growing up in a NESTLE
Nothing is as great as kasilife, a place where we all live like one big family. I've been raised in the kasi walls, I learnt a lot about life and as a matter of fact not only my family raised me but the whole of my community did, that's the beauty of being a product from ekasi. " It takes a village to raise a child" that African proverb passed from generation to generation is what kept us as one. when you're from the hood you know you have to take care of your mother grandmother and the rest of your family when you have reached the next level that's the norm.
The hood joy
The dusty streets of Thembisa raised me. seeing those kids with runny nose running on the streets playing what we call (umamkuku) is what brought joy. The moments where we would wake up early in the morning to meet our friends to play skipping rope, the most fascinating part about it is that we did all of this with happy smiles on our crusty faces. We don't have everything in the hood but we have each other and the love shared among us is everything. I still have all the amazing memories about growing up as a hood kid. Such joy isn't found in any other place but ekasi (hood), everybody got their own hood stories . Birds find their Nest as their safest place same goes for us and the hood it is our NESTLE that's the only place where we feel safe and content about all that we do.
KASI FOOD 💗
Beauty can be found in the most unexpected places. The beauty of kasi life is the food, it has that unique taste which keeps you wanting more those random chillas at what used to be a park eating the scrumptious bunny chow in which in kasi slang is called "kota". There's something about kasi food that brings people together and create stories that last forever, you find your mouth watering mogodu and samp ( tripe and samp) the mogodu & samp are regarded as a seven colours dish in family reunions in the hood. The dishes served in the hood are the ones that differentiate us from other places like the burbs.
Benefits of using the blog on social media
This blog is mostly established for the youth the 90's kids, some of them don't have full insight about how it feels like to be an individual from the hood, and social media will expose them to such blogs some of them might relate to the memories and the great living of the hood some might not. not everyone knows about kasi life but whoever doesn't, now has the opportunity to read about kasi every time, and everything that comes with coming from the hood. The video clips about making bunny chow might be an advantage for anyone who wishes to start a bunny chow business and help the kota lovers to try make their own in the comfort of their homes. The 2000s babies can also benefit from this because they were still infants during the most amazing times in the hood they will now get a better understanding of how things used to be like. The advantages of using social media to publish the blog is that it has high chances of a great following because people enjoy reading about a person's experience and try relating to it.
Disadvantages
Having this blog on social media might create conflict and ongoing arguments because the people from the suburbs will feel as if their kind of living is being looked down on, and will disagree with things that are being said about coming from the hood.
Recommendations
Social media is not a place where we should make other people feel inferior or less human than they are, when using blogs, bloggers should ensure that everyone feels at home and feel free to engage in all the daily conversations which take place on the blog
Take me back to the hood, where we were told that it takes a village to raise a child, the dusty streets of Soweto;were life was worth living; regardless of high income and earnings, they groomed us to be better people with love and tender care.
ReplyDeletehood life puts more emphasis on unity and ensuring that everyone feels safe and happy.Glad I could make you reminisce Winnie.
DeleteGrowing up ekasi is one of the most exciting things indeed, the busy streets full of life, loud people all around the streets and unlimited sound of different loud music. I think the next coming generation should be proud of growing ekasi because that's where it all begins!
ReplyDeletewhat's more fascinating is that nobody looks down on anyone, we get all content in our dirty torn apart clothes.
DeleteKasilife is more exciting, playing with your peers, creating unforgettable childhood memories. Kasi mold us for being better people.
ReplyDeletemost people think kasi life is ghetto and dangerous so much that they miss out on kasi tradition and that mouth watering kota.
ReplyDeletekasi life is also about fun not only crime many people are having fun in Kasi.
ReplyDeleteKasi life is a way to live your life to the fullest.
ReplyDeleteKasi life is a very good experience to all of us specially us black people because we are the ones who experienced more about kasi life unlike whites who grew up in the suburbs. Growing up in the hood is the greatest feeling and experience.Your post takes me back from my childhood days when I was enjoying life as it comes .
ReplyDeleteIt takes a village to raise I child, those days when parents wouldn't fight their kids battles when another adult shouted at them... Hence why kids had respect for their parents and other adults.
ReplyDeleteI personally don’t think there anything better than the Kasi
ReplyDeleteThe kase life is often mistaken for a ghetto but it’s one big advantage growing up in a kase, a place with more than one cultural group!
ReplyDeleteKasi has that thing, that thing about it, that sense of community that which only eKasi you could find. The contentment, happiness and joy of growing up eKasi is unmatched.
ReplyDeleteGrow at kasi it's one of the most good experience.
ReplyDeleteGrowing up in kasi brings a lot of opportunities like you get to live your life to the fullest and you learn to be independent through difficulties. I'd say kasi life grooms one to face the real world.
ReplyDeleteKasi life is a place where you can learn a lot about different cultures and different backgrounds
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