Moet nooit na hulle vlak beweeg nie ...

Projek NK: Terug-skool-toe-2020

Afrika Mokhosi

Afrika Mokhosi en Shaun Mmutsi is twee ou hande as dit by liefdadigheids- en uitreikprojekte kom. Hulle weet presies hoe om te herwin en wat om te herwin, sodat dit tot voordeel van ander kan strek. Hulle praat en dink al net soos lede van die Groen Party wat die aarde wil red.

Hier teen die einde van 'n skooljaar, is daar baie blaaie wat herbruik kan word, en dit is net hier waar dié twee groenes besluit het om nie net te herwin nie (save the tree), maar ook om uit te reik. 'n Goeie 246 boekies is al aanmekaar geslaan. 347 potlode is skerpgemaak, afgetel, verpak en wag vir gretige handjies om te leer skryf. En moenie bang wees om foute te maak nie, die 117 uitveërs kan hierdie sakie regstel. 

Hulle twee se wens is dat daar leerders op die eerste skryftreë van die lewe suksesvol sal wees as mense.

Shaun Mmutsi

The test of loyalty ...

Do great work ...

If you want to shine ...

Die eerste skoolhoof op sy laaste dag ...

Shaun Mmutsi het 'n baie spesiale band met sy preprimêre skoolhoof. Hy was die eerste leerder wat by dié skool ingeskryf is en deur die loop van skoolloopbaan het hy altyd sy eerste skoolhoof gaan groet en haar op hoogte gehou van sy prestasies. En die dag wat hy sy laaste matriekvak geskryf het (Engels Huistaal vraestel 3) het hy vir mev. Malifelile Lenka gaan groet en vir haar bedank vir die rol wat sy in sy lewe gespeel het.

Kritiek in die lewe is altyd volop, maar die dankies is heelwat minder. Wat 'n besondere verhaal van 'n jongmens wat kan terugloop op sy spoor, maar wat ook vir almal dankie-sê vir hulle bydrae op sy lewenspad.

Shaun, Tekkie Tonic se redaksie is baie trots op jou en wens jou die allerbeste toe vir jou toekoms.

Challenge yourself ...

Change your life ...

Thinking Out of the Box ...

In a small Italian town, hundreds of years ago, a small business owner owed a large sum of money to a loan-shark. The loan-shark was a very old, unattractive looking guy that just so happened to fancy the business owner’s daughter.

He decided to offer the businessman a deal that would completely wipe out the debt he owed him. However, the catch was that we would only wipe out the debt if he could marry the businessman’s daughter.

Needless to say, this proposal was met with a look of disgust.

The loan-shark said that he would place two pebbles into a bag, one white and one black.

The daughter would then have to reach into the bag and pick out a pebble. If it was black, the debt would be wiped, but the loan-shark would then marry her. If it was white, the debt would also be wiped, but the daughter wouldn’t have to marry the loan-shark.

Standing on a pebble-strewn path in the businessman’s garden, the loan-shark bent over and picked up two pebbles.

Whilst he was picking them up, the daughter noticed that he’d picked up two black pebbles and placed them both into the bag.

He then asked the daughter to reach into the bag and pick one.

The daughter naturally had three choices as to what she could have done:
Refuse to pick a pebble from the bag.
Take both pebbles out of the bag and expose the loan-shark for cheating.
Pick a pebble from the bag fully well knowing it was black and sacrifice herself for her father’s freedom.

She drew out a pebble from the bag, and before looking at it ‘accidentally’ dropped it into the midst of the other pebbles. She said to the loan-shark;

“Oh, how clumsy of me. Never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.”

The pebble left in the bag is obviously black, and seeing as the loan-shark didn’t want to be exposed, he had to play along as if the pebble the daughter dropped was white, and clear her father’s debt.

Moral of the story:

It’s always possible to overcome a tough situation throughout of the box thinking, and not give in to the only options you think you have to pick from.

Your logo ...

Do not thiink ...

Afrikaanse opstelle: heerlike woorde om mee te speel ...

Baie dankie, mnr. Crauwcamp!

Daar is altyd iemand in die lewe wat 'n mens se pad kruis en jou lewe verryk, omdat hy dieper kyk, mense verstaan en altyd 'n helpende hand uitreik.

Francios het hierdie eksamen die pad met die graad 11's gestap. En saam met hom was die graad 11-registeronderwysers aan sy sy.

Om vir die lang ure wat hulle elke dag moes toesig hou, het hy vir hulle 'n in-die-tuin-ontbyt gereël - net om dankie te sê! En terwyl dit heerlik gereën het, het hulle sommer so stoeplangs geëet en gekuier.

Die staatmakers is Erick Litjamela, Holang Mohau, Vusi Manqana, Aletta Makgitla, Sheree Gray, Bianca Kruger en Caryn Petersen.

Work hard now ...

Lucky Charms vs hard work

Change the plan ...

Dream big ...

Puppies for Sale ... Understanding

A shop owner placed a sign above his door that said: “Puppies For Sale.”

Signs like this always have a way of attracting young children, and to no surprise, a boy saw the sign and approached the owner;

“How much are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked.

The store owner replied, “Anywhere from $30 to $50.”

The little boy pulled out some change from his pocket. “I have $2.37,” he said. “Can I please look at them?”

The shop owner smiled and whistled. Out of the kennel came Lady, who ran down the aisle of his shop followed by five teeny, tiny balls of fur.

One puppy was lagging considerably behind. Immediately the little boy singled out the lagging, limping puppy and said, “What’s wrong with that little dog?”

The shop owner explained that the veterinarian had examined the little puppy and had discovered it didn’t have a hip socket. It would always limp. It would always be lame.

The little boy became excited. “That is the puppy that I want to buy.”

The shop owner said, “No, you don’t want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I’ll just give him to you.”

The little boy got quite upset. He looked straight into the store owner’s eyes, pointing his finger, and said;

“I don’t want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I’ll pay full price. In fact, I’ll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month until I have him paid for.”

The shop owner countered, “You really don’t want to buy this little dog. He is never going to be able to run and jump and play with you like the other puppies.”

To his surprise, the little boy reached down and rolled up his pant leg to reveal a badly twisted, crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace. He looked up at the shop owner and softly replied, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who understands!”

Wish for more skills ...

You need determination ...

Today a reader ...

Seek, learn, know and grow ...

Keep calm and study hard ...

The strongest motivation ...

Control Your Temper (Anger)

There once was a little boy who had a very bad temper. His father decided to hand him a bag of nails and said that every time the boy lost his temper, he had to hammer a nail into the fence.

On the first day, the boy hammered 37 nails into that fence.

The boy gradually began to control his temper over the next few weeks, and the number of nails he was hammering into the fence slowly decreased.

He discovered it was easier to control his temper than to hammer those nails into the fence.

Finally, the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father the news and the father suggested that the boy should now pull out a nail every day he kept his temper under control.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence.

“you have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there.”

Moral of the story:

Control your anger, and don’t say things to people in the heat of the moment, that you may later regret. Some things in life, you are unable to take back.

Don't be good enough ...

The limits of my world ...

I do and I understand ...

Hope breeds peace ...

If you want something you never had ...

It is something that is in your veins ...

Struggles develop strength

One day a man was passing by a garden when he saw a butterfly cocoon which was about to get open.

He saw a small opening on it and watched the several hours of struggles the butterfly came through to get the body out of it. After many hours, it seemed that the butterfly stopped trying as there was no progress.

He thought to help the butterfly by cutting the cocoon with a scissor. So the butterfly came out easily but the wings were shriveled and the body was tiny and withered.

Unfortunately, the butterfly was not able to take flight and spend the rest of life crawling with a wounded body.

Moral: This is nature’s way of telling the importance of struggles in life. Sometimes, different kinds of struggles are needed in life to make you stronger in the future. Never feel disappointed in life and stop trying when life offers you struggles but keep on fighting until you see success.

I get up again ...

Giving up on your goal ...