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Economic Downturn

Written by mstick from the blog Recession has finally hit SA on 28 May 2009
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Here some fun tips to survive this downturn period

DON'T waste money on expensive ipods. Simply think of your favourite tune and hum it. If you want to "switch tracks", simply think of another song you like and hum that instead

DON'T waste money on expensive paper shredders to avoid having your identity stolen. Simply place a few dogs in the bin along with your old bank statements

SAVE money on expensive personalised car number plates by changing your name to match your existing plate e.g - Mr. KVL 741GP

DON'T waste money buying expensive binoculars; simply stand closer to the object you wish to view

An empty aluminium cigar tube makes an inexpensive vibrator

SAVE electricity by turning off all the lights in your house and walking around wearing a miner's hat

HOUSEWIVES, the best way to get two bottles of washing-up liquid for the price of one is by putting one in your shopping trolley and the other in your coat pocket

OLD telephone directories make ideal personal address books, simply cross out the names and address of people you don't know

SAVE on booze by drinking cold tea instead of whisky. The following morning you can create the effects of a hangover by drinking a thimble-full of washing liquid and banging your head repeatedly on the wall.

SAVE a fortune on laundry bills. Give your dirty shirts to the hospice shop, they will wash and iron them and you can buy them back for fifty cents

MAKE your own inexpensive mints by leaving blobs of toothpaste to dry on a window sill

CAN'T afford contact lenses? Simply cut out small circles of cling film and press them into your eyes

SHOPPERS, when buying oranges, get more for your money by peeling them before taking them to the counter to be weighed

Ok guys those are my tips...lol...feel free to add yours...Ta

184 Comments

mstick
28 May 2009 09:22

I will love to see your tips on how to survive recession

Best-Achiever
28 May 2009 09:51

kwa kwa kwa kwa ..very funny mstick ....but difficult to do

cleve
28 May 2009 09:55

Kwa kwa kwa kwa, matchstick

mstick
28 May 2009 09:57

i knw BA mara this hard times........

mstick
28 May 2009 09:58

hey Cleve-age how you doing long time

TerryN
28 May 2009 10:00

CAN'T afford contact lenses? Simply cut out small circles of cling film and press them into your eyes

ROTFLMAO

will love to see your tips on how to survive recession

Mina i dont do abocarwash anymore...do it myself at home.

Best-Achiever
28 May 2009 10:05

Mina i dont do abocarwash anymore...do it myself at home.

talking about car wash, im so crossed with a certain car wash ... i paid them money to do full house wash on my car yesterday and today i decided to open the bonet, them boom, it is dirty abayiwashanga

Blac African
28 May 2009 10:10

maud
28 May 2009 10:11

thats not possible, i cant change my lifestyle, i wish i can.but hey we leave once.

mstick
28 May 2009 10:13

You see BA by doing that i think they also saving....mara you should go back to them and demand they wash the bonet you payed for a full house

Cande
28 May 2009 10:17

hahahahha, this is kak funny

Katlegom
28 May 2009 10:17

CAN'T afford contact lenses? Simply cut out small circles of cling film and press them into your eyes
tl tl tl tl tl! yah neh! i do need new glasses now

Pooky
28 May 2009 10:18

LOL

instead of buying your normal hot water bottle, use your 1,5 Coke one,fill it up with geyser water, seal and put it under the covers. It lasts much longer than your normal HWB and costs less. The only thing you'll often need to replace is the lid.

remember:
-1,5 coke bottle only, as the plastick is harder then the other ones and is less likey to burst.
-Geyser water only....do not use boiled water from the kettle as this might shrink the bottle.

yah that's my tip.

Katlegom
28 May 2009 10:19

SAVE a fortune on laundry bills. Give your dirty shirts to the hospice shop, they will wash and iron them and you can buy them back for fifty cents
now this is a classic, i think you were thinking about me when you typed this one LOL!

Renegade
28 May 2009 10:21

MAKE your own inexpensive mints by leaving blobs of toothpaste to dry on a window sill
CAN'T afford contact lenses? Simply cut out small circles of cling film and press them into your eyes

BUAHAHAHAH at those two!
Hia no, you know it's bad when people start to say such things! Uphi u mjj azobona these tips!

Best-Achiever
28 May 2009 10:21

true mstick, let me go there now

felfel
28 May 2009 10:21

Hai pooky ungatshi yibhotile ke ngoku??

Best-Achiever
28 May 2009 10:22

there might be a rate cut today ..so maybe it wont be that bad.

Often work from home to save travelling costs

cleve
28 May 2009 10:23

hey Cleve-age how you doing long time

@ Matchstick- I see you are returning the favour...............

mstick
28 May 2009 10:24

i like your tip Pooky..............LMAO.....lets start saving this winter

cleve
28 May 2009 10:24

Often work from home to save travelling costs

Kwa kwa kwa kwa!!!!!!!!!!!

dali
28 May 2009 10:25

lmao....

mstick
28 May 2009 10:26

he he he he he he yes Cleve-age............LOL

Pooky
28 May 2009 10:35

Hai pooky ungatshi yibhotile ke ngoku??

Kaloku you'll be wearing your pj's angithi....so no you wont burn

maud
28 May 2009 10:38

@ Pooky - sorry i dont want to burn in winter ndizakuphola nini?

Krissy
28 May 2009 10:39

LOL great tips... I will take these 2.

DON'T waste money buying expensive binoculars; simply stand closer to the object you wish to view

An empty aluminium cigar tube makes an inexpensive vibrator

belz
28 May 2009 10:45

LOL!!!!

Pooky
28 May 2009 10:48

just try it tonight maud and thank me to morrow

mstick
28 May 2009 10:53

you know what i use to do Pooky when i use to have bad period pains i will take pain killers but they wont work so what i will do is fill up the 1.25 Litre Coke bottle and use that to take the pain away and it helped hey

Pooky
28 May 2009 10:55

i do that too mstick, it helps alot

maud
28 May 2009 10:59

@mstick do what with the 1.25 liter? i always have period pains.

dali
28 May 2009 11:04

me too maud, mstick details plz...

felfel
28 May 2009 11:07

Hayi Pooky a hot water bottle is only R60 at Mr Price home and it has a fur cover, thats just much safer, and u can still use ur geyser water to fill it. Where am i gonna get ibhotile kamampompane we Coke, i buy juice or the coke in plastic bottles? lol Hai cha ngaske ndilale nge oats mos,lol

mstick
28 May 2009 11:07

Put it on your womb Maud, not on your skin u will burn it must be on your clothes im telling you it helps....... i think e phaatla di blood clogs

Strolicious
28 May 2009 11:07

HOUSEWIVES, the best way to get two bottles of washing-up liquid for the price of one is by putting one in your shopping trolley and the other in your coat pocket........imagine uyobhesuka umama wakho for stealing.

mstick
28 May 2009 11:10

dali it helps with blood circulations.......the reason we have period pains blood is circulating slowly......

Katlegom
28 May 2009 11:14

this article is becoming sexist now, LOL!

Pooky
28 May 2009 11:19

@ Felfel....and a 1,5 bottle is only R8,99 + ufumana any cooldrink of your choice ngaphakathi, Lemon Twist,Fanta,Coke, you name it lol

Where am i gonna get ibhotile kamampompane we Coke....hehehe ndaligqibela nini eli gama LOL...sweerie, am talking about the plastic bottles not the glass ones

just try it tonight Fel and thank me tomorrow.

mstick
28 May 2009 11:21

Sorry Katlego we got carried away:)

Pooky
28 May 2009 11:22

LOL Katlego...siyaxolisa

odie
28 May 2009 11:24

Economic down turn
- dont borrow from amachonisa, they will sink into deeper and deeper debts AND WAIT FOR A WEEK IF YOU ARE INTENDING ON BORROWING A LOAN JUST IN CASE TITO reduces interest rates.
also dont fix the interest even though now its temptin
-cook enough for the family
- cook stew instead of frying, (for a chicken leg cut it into 2 pieces, wing into 2 pieces and prepare stew with sheshebo mix)
- buy in bulk - there are the 40 economic always pads(they called econo..... for a reason
-if you are cooking and there is a visitor- simply switch of the stove and chat chat and when the visitor leaves continue with your cooking.
my bf did this once to his friend, he was preparing food for me and the guy visited. candle dinner thing.
- marry the tradionational way it cheaper

Cande
28 May 2009 11:29

Take iskhafthina to work rather than buying in the canteen.

dali
28 May 2009 11:30

i'll try it mstick en report back to u...

lmao odie i luv my my wings just as they r thank u!

felfel
28 May 2009 11:31

Hai odie cut a wing into 2 pieces???? hai cha ngiyabonga mina, that little piece will dissapear in that sishebo mix mos, lol, i hate sishebo mix by the way, its sooo salty & thick too.lol

mstick
28 May 2009 11:38

if you are cooking and there is a visitor- simply switch of the stove and chat chat and when the visitor leaves continue with your cooking

buy in bulk - there are the 40 economic always pads(they called econo..... for a reason

LMAO........Odie.....

@dali........hope it will work for u as it does for me..i'll wait for your feedback

Pooky
28 May 2009 11:38

if you are cooking and there is a visitor- simply switch of the stove and chat chat and when the visitor leaves continue with your cooking.

CTFU

odie
28 May 2009 11:40

In this times and era we will have to compromise and save a lot
- invest in stock market, when the prices are still low

Katlegom
28 May 2009 11:40

Take iskhafthina to work rather than buying in the canteen.
i tried taking iskahfthina to work but i always open it before 9 and i have to buy food again later

Best-Achiever
28 May 2009 11:41

sit with hot water bottle in the couch if you are sitting alone instead of using heater.

mstick
28 May 2009 11:49

Take iskhafthina to work rather than buying in the canteen.
i tried taking iskahfthina to work but i always open it before 9 and i have to buy food again later.

@Katlego take skhafthini and bread/cereals 4 breakfast then u wont have to eat ur lunch box b4 9........

Sana Lwam
28 May 2009 11:51

Hay’ no Odie cutting idrumstick+wing in two pieces? Umkwepha (breast) maybe kodwa not ibora (drumstick)

mstick
28 May 2009 11:51

sit with hot water bottle in the couch if you are sitting alone instead of using heater....add a blanket to that BA

TerryN
28 May 2009 11:52

I think i'll use that one BA...thnxs

TerryN
28 May 2009 11:53

i tried taking iskahfthina to work but i always open it before 9 and i have to buy food again later

LMAO @ Katlego

odie
28 May 2009 11:53

@ Pooky what does CTFU stand for?

dali
28 May 2009 11:56

BA i can c u sitting on that couch with just a hot water bottle while u have blankets ...LMSAO

Pooky
28 May 2009 12:01

CTFU = Cracking The F**k Up

felfel
28 May 2009 12:03

I do that too BA i never use my heater in the lounge, only once in a while in the bedroom, i watch tv with my faux fur throw and just hot water water bottle and tea & biskitsi.

I take iskhaftina to work and if i eat my food at bfast then i just have tea for lunch and get motivated to cook supper when i get home.

LMAO @ ibhora lika Sanalam

Pooky
28 May 2009 12:12

let me use Mynames Favourite line

ngisayodla...be back after lunch

odie
28 May 2009 12:18

Cutting pieces i only do it when cooking chicken stew. but it really saves

awelani
28 May 2009 12:33

LMAO @ odie

maud
28 May 2009 12:37

the last time i checked we were told that all the accountant people are the onces with budget andsaving they forgot TVSA bloggers.

mstick
28 May 2009 12:38

it does save Odie............

Hey Awe girl how you doing?

Best-Achiever
28 May 2009 12:39

you are seeing the right thing dali ...i do that all the time.

Segololo
28 May 2009 12:43

mstick, this is a fabulous article... loved loved loved it!!!

monchooza
28 May 2009 12:48

save on smoking...by buying the cheap brands like FG, and yes a packet of 20 cost less than R10

mstick
28 May 2009 12:54

Thanks Sego..........

LOL @ Moncho if they start smoking cheap cigarette they'll get sick quicker and rmbr going to the Doctor its going to be a luxury even the Sangomas will expensive

mjj
28 May 2009 13:59

Tjo, this recession is bad..............not more bottled water..............i found myself drinking tap water for the 1st time in 4 years............my car has not been to a car wash for a month..............usisi hasn;t been to clean my place for 2 months (i clean on my own).................no more DSTV as from the 1st of June................. very funny mstick..............

odie
28 May 2009 14:12

i am planning on having a meeting with my gardener/ yard sweeper. i pay him R300 a month for cleaning the yard once a week . and divert all the money into my savings account.

Best-Achiever
28 May 2009 14:23

no more DSTV as from the 1st of June

kusho ukuthi ingenile ngempela i recession

mstick
28 May 2009 14:34

Eish Mjj ke nako(iyooooonaaa o iyona)

TerryN
28 May 2009 14:39

i found myself drinking tap water for the 1st time in 4 years

LMAO mjj...uyazitshela neh?

Cande
28 May 2009 14:39

Ke YOna mstick

realist
28 May 2009 14:39

invest in stock market, when the prices are still low
Best advise to give to a friend. Presently the stock market is on sale. Like they say, people buy when the stock market is high and sell when the stock market is low.

mstick
28 May 2009 14:45

he he he he he........eish ja Candz i thought it could be Ke YOna........tl tl tl........tnx

Ke Yoooooonaaa o Ke Yona:)

Mathaz
28 May 2009 15:46

Because of tithing, i'm not experiencing any economic down turn.

odie
28 May 2009 16:43

@ realist
the share prices for most companies have gone down, so it will be best to invest now, as the economy moves from recession, they will gain and it will best to sell. mistake that we make is that we sell when they are low and lose out.
I dont understand why people sell at a lower price than when they bought them. but its also mainly because they are in need of cash because inflation is up and prices are high.

TKSM
28 May 2009 16:51

DON'T waste money on expensive ipods. Simply think of your favourite tune and hum it. If you want to "switch tracks", simply think of another song you like and hum that instead

KWAKWAKWAKWAKWAKWAKWAKWAKWAKAWA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TKSM
28 May 2009 16:58

SAVE money on expensive personalised car number plates by changing your name to match your existing plate e.g - Mr. KVL 741GP

KWAKWAKWAKWAKWAKWAKWAKWAKWAKAWA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Katlegom
28 May 2009 17:23

@Katlego take skhafthini and bread/cereals 4 breakfast then u wont have to eat ur lunch box b4 9........
mstick, i dont want to see food next to me, period! I'll start with the cereals as soon as i get to work and will eat the main mean after an hour or too, i still have to buy food later. I tried leaving the skhafthini in the car till lunch time but it is not possible i always take a walk to the parking to kill the skhafthini.
i'll rather just save my food at home and not take the skhafthini.

belz
28 May 2009 17:37

LMAO!!!! yhu, nina nah??? this skaftin business is such a mission, packing cereal bread and lunch, hayi noh, and nam i find myself chowing all the things by 9. so if i dont pack lunch, i get busy at work and keep on drinking cofee and tea, and anyway abantu balana badika ngaleyandlela ehluthisayo.

odie, i dont cook for visitors, i told my friend that when she visits she must stop telling me to cook, if i was gonna cook i will cook, if not it simply means my budget doesnt allow me to ccok on the day, let alone for 2 people.

Another saving tip, if you share a house with someone, save your fish oil and other things by using theirs when they are not there, but certainly make a point of locking your cupboards. Talk to them while they cook and when they offer to phaka for you, agree and offer to was the dishes, declare how absolutely exhausted you are, and how they are such darlings, yah, it works for me.

mjj
28 May 2009 17:39

Tazzy relax....that was meant as a joke

mjj
28 May 2009 17:42

Belz uwrongo sisi...................lol

Phikza
28 May 2009 19:11

hayi umntana'bantu belz...lol .i think my housemate does that to me though(the fishoil pit and uses the washing powder too). tjo, katlego....ROFLOL, o rata dijo! i take breakfast and lunch to work. .it saves a lot

realist
29 May 2009 06:44

@Odie
I dont understand why people sell at a lower price than when they bought them. but its also mainly because they are in need of cash because inflation is up and prices are high.

It is because they panic and didn’t know why they invested in the stock market in the first place. I always try to convince my friends to invest in the stock market. I explain the pros and cons and emphasize that the pros outweigh the cons but still they are not convinced.

Immediately I ask them how much they are prepared to lose and how long they want to stay invested. The answer I get is they don’t want to lose a cent and only prepared to invest for one year. The advice I gave was for them to save their money in the bank and bank themselves to bankruptcy.

I do not understand why people are so scared to invest in the stock market. Probably it has to do with the education system that we have in this country.

Positivity1
29 May 2009 07:41

i dont want to see food next to me, period! I'll start with the cereals as soon as i get to work and will eat the main mean after an hour or too. >>>Wena Katlego you are just like me the only difference is that I will starve myself when I have eaten all my food!

mstick
29 May 2009 08:25

I do not understand why people are so scared to invest in the stock market. Probably it has to do with the education system that we have in this country

I agree with you Realist not much knowledge is known about the stock market, investing in stock market is the best investment BUT very risky if you dont know what you doing.......you can't just buy shares from any Company without good research about the Company that is why i always emphasize that if you know nothing about stock market have a good financial advisor the one who knows the market.....they will tell you when is the right time to buy and to sell

Cande
29 May 2009 08:32

LOL@ Belz!!!!

realist
29 May 2009 08:32

investing in stock market is the best investment BUT very risky if you dont know what you doing.......
That is why they say it is not for the faint at heart. Agreed.

odie
29 May 2009 08:33

@ Realist
where i work i cant buy shares for most of the companies which are listed in the JSE. Its so frustarates me.
i asked my friend about her retirement policy - i was shocked when she told me that she is on a contract and will see after that. i then mentiond m utual federal - just on her own not doing it through the company - she was so shocked.
Maybe we should write a blog to educate ama bloggers abt investments.

Cande
29 May 2009 08:36

Heheheh MJJ, you are not joking maan and you dont have to feel bad about not wanting tap water. It was your money and you are working hard for it.

odie
29 May 2009 08:41

Ya the stock market is very risky if you dont understand anything about it. we bought shares from one company which closed down....

people want to benefit quickly - they expect returns after one year. stock is a bit challenging and yes risky.
i am worried that people dont care about the future - in 5 years, what if i lose my job now, how m i going to survive.

realist
29 May 2009 08:43

Maybe we should write a blog to educate ama bloggers abt investments.
Wanted to but not well at narrating.

mstick
29 May 2009 08:53

Maybe we should write a blog to educate ama bloggers abt investments

I think that's the best idea Odie I for one will love to learn more about stock.

On that note Odie when you talk about Retirement Policies, that one can do it on their own not doing it through the company my boss told me the same thing we use to work together in a different Co and now obviously we can't touch our Retirement money until we 65.......imagine having R15,000.00 with Allan Gray currently and no money is been put in when you 65 years what is R15,000.00? so she told me exactly what you saying above that actually we can pay our own retirement policies and we dont even have to pay a lot of money we can just put in R100 a month that money will come in handy in the next future

dali
29 May 2009 08:56

lmao @ belz thatz why i share evrything with my house mate but the problem is that she has more visitors than i do en when they come we end up cokking up a storm for them. she has sum demanding frends neh, they will demand us to cook but i enjoy cooking fo a lot of ppl, when im alone i dont cook cause my appetite dies when i have to eat on my own. she's a nice person thou, thatz why she has so many frends. we spend more money buying food fo visitors, when itz just the two of us, we hardly eat..

realist
29 May 2009 09:05

people want to benefit quickly - they expect returns after one year. stock is a bit challenging and yes risky.
Presently the inflation is sitting somewhere at 8.4% (stand to be corrected) and the banks offer you somewhere in the region of 6 to 8% interest and people think they are making money by putting it in the bank. No way in hell you are going to survive at that rate.

One thing I have realized is that most people think that 6 to 8% interest accrues monthly and forgetting that is for the whole year and not monthly. Like they say no pain no gain.

Like one and only once said: if you think education is expensive try ignorance. This statement probably holds true to some.

realist
29 May 2009 09:15

so she told me exactly what you saying above that actually we can pay our own retirement policies and we dont even have to pay a lot of money we can just put in R100 a month that money will come in handy in the next future
Quiet right and it is tax deductible when you submit your IRP5 at the sars

Molilo
29 May 2009 09:22

Eish too late for me when I go for my next job will do just that. The reason I opted for my company to deduct retirement was due to discipline but hey I will try to discipline myself.

mstick
29 May 2009 09:25

lmao @ belz thatz why i share evrything with my house mate

We also do the same Dali its better that way

awelani
29 May 2009 09:31

LMAO @ belz..

another saving tip to minimise ur water bill, if u stay with ur partner, take baths together, u will save a lot :)

Nonny
29 May 2009 10:21

save on smoking...by buying the cheap brands like FG, and yes a packet of 20 cost less than R10
hahahahhaahh never Monchy, I have recently started the whole cereal thing for breakfast at work, coz I used to order breakfast and lunch. So ke I have started saving and now I plan to go the whole skaftini root and carry a lunch box as well.
But ke when it comes to cheap cigarette brands those packs are umbhedo it's like u're smoking dust. This one day my supplier convinced me to try this fucked yp brand called MC it's a fake ye Dunhill, yooohh I have one and I gave the rest of the 19 pack to a begger. And another thing, if I'm gonna get cancer I'd raher die in style.

Nonny
29 May 2009 10:24

another saving tip to minimise ur water bill, if u stay with ur partner, take baths together, u will save a lot :)
LMAO, Awelani anything to save get some at the same time..........LOL

Pooky
29 May 2009 10:26

good to see you Nonns, now where is Naledi P?

Nonny
29 May 2009 10:31

LOL Naledi P is around, eish mara nami ngiyamkhumbula Pooks.

mstick
29 May 2009 10:32

Hey Nons girl long time:)

Zah000
29 May 2009 10:44

This is one funny article. LOL

An empty aluminium cigar tube makes an inexpensive vibrator<<< kwa kwa kwa

mstick
29 May 2009 11:03

LOL...Thanks Zah000

vallie
29 May 2009 11:15

Like one and only once said: if you think education is expensive try ignorance. This statement probably holds true to some.
one and one see people are even quoting you, i miss your replies man. pleasee come back.

myname
29 May 2009 11:50

Hai guys, cutting a wing into pieces???? Hai angekhe zihlobo!

Have u ever seen a vegetarian Xhosa? yhuuu hai guys, ndiyithanda kabi inyama.

I love taking a walk. Like from Acardia to Pretoria CBD unless im not carrying something heavy. That R9 is something.

Sometimes i buy carrots (R5) & green beans (R5) & sweet potatoes (R5). I will peel them & mix them together......and put it in the freezer & that is my mixed veg. I always do that on Sat when im alone, just lazing around.

Where im staying, the electricity is included 2 the rent so ndibhubhuza ndinye (just joking). But im glad we dont pay electricity coz im scared of cold.

Zah000
29 May 2009 11:59

Sorry to go off topic: Yazi lately ngihlaselwe ubuvila. Normally i love cooking but lately i get back from work and just eat amasi. this has been going on for the past 2 weeks and the only time i will cook is on Sunday. Otherwise during the amasi nesinkwa one way shisa

felfel
29 May 2009 12:08

I know that veg myname i get about 4 different kinds of veg kwi R20 nje qha, gotta love ukutya kwase stradini,lol

Zah00 this whole week i've been eating a sandwhich of scarmbled egg, avos, cheese and vienna, just 2 slices and tea for supper, and make the same thing for lunch at work, too damn nice, i had amasi last saturday for lunch, too damn nice.

dali
29 May 2009 12:14

i've been eating green salad fo supper this whole week cause im too lazi to cook! my house mate was not around so i had no appetite.... lmao @ zah

Zah000
29 May 2009 12:17

i've been eating a sandwhich of scarmbled egg, avos, cheese and vienna, just 2 slices>>>> sounds yummy. I have to try this!!

i had amasi last saturday for lunch, too damn nice.<<< especially with cream :-)

Zah000
29 May 2009 12:20

@ dali<<< Green salad nje qha?? No way gal, i could never. Me has a very huge appetite and i love food. Sometimes i eat even when i'm not hungry ngoba ngirhala

felfel
29 May 2009 12:24

Haibo Zah00 amasi are already creamy and yoghurty on their own, i cud never add cream, i add just milk to loosen it a bit. I also don't understand people who take drink buttermilk, tooo rich for me, i'd vomit, i just use it for baking bran muffins.

Yeah try the sandwhich, its too yummy on brown toast and add a dash of mayo if u like.

mstick
29 May 2009 12:27

Yazi lately ngihlaselwe ubuvila. Normally i love cooking but lately i get back from work and just eat amasi

I also love cooking i cook every night my house mate loves that cause she cant cook she tried once and i stopped her i found myself eating rice like i'm eating billtong...so no i rather cook coz i dont mind

dali
29 May 2009 12:28

yes zah fo sum strange reason i enjoyed it! im on diet so it did my figure a whole lotta good!

Katlegom
29 May 2009 12:28

i've been eating green salad fo supper this whole week cause im too lazi to cook! my house mate was not around so i had no appetite....
green salad, dali that's not food, i eat green salad to sneak!

Zah000
29 May 2009 12:33

im on diet so it did my figure a whole lotta good!<<< oooohhhh, now i get you. I tried going on diet last year ngahluleka. I would have i-green salad with a boiled egg fo supper and only 2 slices of bread for lunch. Tjo that was damn hard and i therefore decided gore no i will keep my mkhaba, thank you very much!! So i quit before i could get anywhere.

Katlegom
29 May 2009 12:35

I also love cooking i cook every night my house mate loves that cause she cant cook she tried once and i stopped her i found myself eating rice like i'm eating billtong...so no i rather cook coz i dont mind
sorry to be off topic mstick but this just remind me of the other day i went to a friend's place in soweto who stay with her new girlfirend. the girl cooked for us becasue the boyfriend told her that Im coming to visit, eish guess what i ate a hard rice, viniger beetroot, mayonaise beans, and a pure white cooked chicken, damn that chikita cant cook!

dali
29 May 2009 12:38

zah hold thumbs fo me! im going home this weekend hope i can control my appetite! yes katlego thatz what u eat when u r lazy to cook!

Zah000
29 May 2009 12:39

dali
29 May 2009 12:40

lmao @ katlego next tym stay home! im sure she did that on purpose!

Zah000
29 May 2009 12:41

@ dali<<< Are you sure you'll be able to resist amadombolo nechicken yasekhaya dear?? My guess is you'll probably cheat anyway, but i'm holding those thums. Remember me and my thumbs tu when you have that figure

myname
29 May 2009 12:42

i've been eating a sandwhich of scarmbled egg, avos, cheese and vienna, just 2 slices>>>> sounds yummy. I have to try this!!

Yeah try the sandwhich, its too yummy on brown toast and add a dash of mayo if u like.

That is why i always think u r my sister from another mother.

I love that food. I also hate cooking & i know during weekends my flat mate wont b around so i always make sure i eat these. She doesnt like avos so ndizitya ndodwa. Its R6 estradini & ziyi 5 inside. Its so affordable & they r big.

Eish Women & Food!!! LOL K

mstick
29 May 2009 12:47

tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl.....@ Katlego

Seems like this is an Off topic reloaded article i dont mind its a friday so let's rock & roll....:)

Zah000
29 May 2009 12:49

Haibo Zah00 amasi are already creamy and yoghurty on their own, i cud never add cream, i add just milk to loosen it a bit.<<< I use the liquidy cream, it's like milk kahle kahle

@ myname<< R6 for 5?? That's a huge bargain

felfel
29 May 2009 12:52

lol, i'm coming to town after work myname need to stock up on those avos and the stradini veg,lol

I don't hate cooking but i like to be inspired first cos i like eating different kind of foods not the usual gravy and pap kinda food. So i can go a whole week without cooking if i can't think of anything new to try out. Last week i made some chicken curry the indian way with coconut milk, etc served with couscous and fried cinnamon butternut, tooo damn yummy. Theres a chocolate cake i wanna bake, u don't use flour at all...mhmmm...

Katlegom
29 May 2009 12:54

LMAO KG!! And i hate those mayonnaised beans. But shem she just wanted to impress. Naye the BF shouldn't have asked to embarrass herself kanjalo. Or maybe yena he's so used to the hard rice that it all seems good to him
@Zah000, the boyfriend is those guys who dont have taste for good food, anything goes. she should hang around with me for a day.

katlego next tym stay home! im sure she did that on purpose!
@dali i doubt she did it on purpose, what for, she doesnt know me? she does look like someone who cant cook, she is reaten somewhere on her face. there are people who cant cook out there.

a woman who cant cook is a no! no! for me

Zah000
29 May 2009 12:57

Last week i made some chicken curry the indian way with coconut milk, etc served with couscous and fried cinnamon butternut, tooo damn yummy. Theres a chocolate cake i wanna bake, u don't use flour at all...mhmmm...<<<< Gal me & you siyafana when it comes to cooking. Please share those recipes. I already love you for the avo sandwich :-)

dali
29 May 2009 13:01

the bus is waiting fo me bye guys!

lmao @ katlego..

Zah000
29 May 2009 13:01

lol katlego!! I hate bad food, ngivele ngisuthe!!

odie
29 May 2009 13:03

@ realist and mstick
i am not good at writting articles guys.
savings - me i only buy lunch when i am estreamly hungry and i cant bring cooked food from home. where you had dumplings with chicken stew and u carry half of it to work mo tupperware.

i would rather do the bread with peanut butter or magarine PLUS free tea at work.
or bring veetviks and use the milk at work (thats saving isnt it?

Katlegom
29 May 2009 13:11

hate bad food, ngivele ngisuthe!!
that makes the two of us Zah000. i can marry a woman just becasue she can cook.
i think this is becasue my mom can cook, she passed that to all her sons. i started cooking at an early age untill i became a master of this trade.
so as a result i expect all women to cook better that me

mstick
29 May 2009 13:12

Bye Dali

LOL @ KG wa mpolaya my frnd phela wena o rata dijo and nt only food Good Food

maud
29 May 2009 13:16

nothing warms the home like a nice food- to all the ladies out there just take a 3 months cause , they will teach you from cooking , till baking the wedding cake, after that you will be so proud of your self you will create a meal from nothing into a delicious meal, and sometimes is not even expensive.

felfel
29 May 2009 13:17

LOL Zah00 nothing beats google gal, if i feel like spinach, i just type spinach recipes on google and out comes a million recipes on something as boring as spinach, but one thing i can think of at the top of my head rite now for spinach is to use it in ur omellete. I've got sum spinach in the fridge and its slowly turning brown in sum parts, so i guess i'm gon have an omellete tomorrow morning. Egg with bits of spinach, vienna (cos i dont like bacon), would be better with crisp bacon bits though, red pepper, dont use yellow pepper the egg is already yellow enough, sprinkle with feta cheese before flapping it over, and garnish with black pepper and enjoy with no bread, or just a slice of brown toast and black coffee or juice would do. thats me for tomorrow, can't wait.

maud
29 May 2009 13:19

@Katlegom- if you know how to cook , you must not marry a woman who cooks, one chef in the house is enough.

Zah000
29 May 2009 13:19

i can marry a woman just becasue she can cook. <<< I'm waiting for that proposal KG!! LMAO

vallie
29 May 2009 13:19

so as a result i expect all women to cook better that me but katlego seeing that you such a great cook ,it shouldnt matter if your lady can cook or not as long as she is better at other things. i mean you can cook your own meals...

mstick
29 May 2009 13:23

to all the ladies out there just take a 3 months cause , they will teach you from cooking , till baking the wedding cake

Maud i can cook i dont how to bake but i will love to learn i wont mind taking those lessons

Zah000
29 May 2009 13:24

felfel i'm stealing ideas from you manje.
if i feel like spinach, i just type spinach recipes on google <<< Sometimes i decide to use a recipe ngoba sengiyibona, but not because i'm craving for that particular meal. Kodwa ke i'll do as you've suggested. One thing i enjoy eating is meshed potatos *use both natural and sweet potatoes*, green salad, home-made chakalaka and roasted chicken. Yummy!!

mstick
29 May 2009 13:25

sorry i left out KNOW

maud
29 May 2009 13:28

i will PM you the details of the school , i went to, although it was three years ago .
i always think they are still the best, most people who attended in that school they are now owning catering companies except me off cause i went there just to know how to cook.

Katlegom
29 May 2009 13:29

but katlego seeing that you such a great cook ,it shouldnt matter if your lady can cook or not as long as she is better at other things. i mean you can cook your own meals...
@vallie Im an African man i expect my woman to cook for me, i will only cook whenever she cant, or when i feel like. or we can cook together.
i can cook well but Im not a great cook, as you put it

LOL@Zah000

if you know how to cook , you must not marry a woman who cooks, one chef in the house is enough.
@maud, do you know how great it is when you are in the kitchen with someone you love cooking together? WOW!

felfel
29 May 2009 13:35

I roast chicken all the time Zah cos i don't realy like gravy, roast it wit potatos, butternut, sweet potatos, wateva u like, and if u really must have rice rather fry some long grain rice with finely chopped cabbage, green/red & yellow peppers, garlic, mushrooms and some spring onion, u can use white or brown rice. brown rice being the healthier option ofcos....mhmm...can't wait for sunday,lol

Zah000
29 May 2009 13:38

@ felfel: To tell you the truth i'm cutting and pasting your replies and this weekend kuzobe kuyimi nebhodwe!! lol

myname
29 May 2009 13:39

Honestly guys mna i cook K**, believe me. So i dont qualify for K. I just cant cook 2 save my a**.

One day i tried cooking a pasta hihi. I end up cooking 4 my dustbin. Luckly my flat mate was not there. I couldnt even taste my pasta maar i was the cooker nc nc nc.

Just give me salads then i will b better nazo i steal from freinds then ndizi trya when im alone.

Zah000
29 May 2009 13:40

Theres a chocolate cake i wanna bake, u don't use flour at all...mhmmm..<<< huh?? Interesting......

maud
29 May 2009 13:42

katlegom - my kitchen is mina and only mine , you can make breakfast for yourself if and only if i am still sleeping, cook for yourself if i am not around, either than that take your remote and give me my stove, i try new receipes every weekend
even at work they always ask me to bring what i was eating on sunday

my family will never eat out especialy on weekends.

Zah000
29 May 2009 13:42

lol myname. Maybe you should also try the recipes

felfel
29 May 2009 13:51

lol, go ahead Zah, but nawe u must be creative with food, play around with it.
Its called "Flourless Chocolate cake with toasted hazelnuts and dark-chocolate ganache" got the recipe from the House & Garden mag of December 2007, it looks devine on the pic

Cake:
Dark chocolate
unsalted butter
large egg yolks
sugar
vanilla extract
salt
large egg whites

Ganache:
dark chocolate
whipping cream
toasted hazelnuts
whipped cream to serve

thats all you need, easy as pie hey, u can pm me ur email address if u want the full recipe.

Zah000
29 May 2009 13:55

I'll leave out the nuts though, angiwathandi.

felfel
29 May 2009 13:56

And u enjoy it hey maud make ur own pizza, ur own burgers (beef or chicken), my mum owns a mince making machine, the fun i used to have making chicken mince adding different spices, parsley, etc and then make frikkadels or a burger or just fry it and and scoop it into a pitta or wrap with sum thinly sliced red apples and a bit of yorghurt and enjoy as a snack.

Katlegom
29 May 2009 13:59

LOL@ myname, i have a picture of the pasta you cooked in my mind, tl tl tl tl!

@maud, when do you envite me over? LOL!

if can have a woman who likes(there are peole who like to cook but cant cook LOL!) and can cook, i will alway be at home, it will save me from take aways and night life

Zah000
29 May 2009 14:02

but KG if your woman can't cook you can always help her ngokumfundisa

LOL!! Ake niyeke ipasta ka-myname

myname
29 May 2009 14:03

Felfel ezinye i neva heard of them

maud
29 May 2009 14:07

next month on the 22nd its my birthday Katlegom, it will be a joint party with my gratuation. i will make sure that i will be preparing most of the dishes myself.

maud
29 May 2009 14:10

@myname- i pasta its nice on the salad, i dont like it on a mince like most people do.

mstick
29 May 2009 14:12

i will PM you the details of the school , i went to, although it was three years ago

gr8 tnx Maud

myname
29 May 2009 14:15

Maud i like it both mna.

Maar that day i tried the mince 1 & ndabheda straight & the 2 beers.

Oh guys i love briyani, my freind is the best cooker than Indians (sorini bt thats the way i feel).

mstick
29 May 2009 14:19

do you know how great it is when you are in the kitchen with someone you love cooking together? WOW!

oh yes i love that never had a chance to do it but i always wish for that so my next BF must know how to cook if not then he must have interest when i do so he can hold me 4rm the back OMW imagine that!!!!!

myname
29 May 2009 14:24

oh yes i love that never had a chance to do it but i always wish for that so my next BF must know how to cook if not then he must have interest when i do so he can hold me 4rm the back OMW imagine that!!!!!

I feel u man!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Strolicious
29 May 2009 14:31

myname u not alone,mina ngishisa even ipasta....

Strolicious
29 May 2009 14:34

Mstick pls Pm da name of da skol as well....

Best-Achiever
29 May 2009 14:34

God knows how i love cooking but for some weird reason i cant get right most of the meal, even if i have recipe and following instructions...mnxm

the only things that i have learnt to do, are only roasted meat, traditional meals and salads (if that count)..lol

i have tried omllete many time that i can remember bt the damn thing fails to flip over to the other side without cracking, and the insides will be all over the pan....lol

mstick
29 May 2009 14:39

@ Myname eish ja neh........kuzolunga

myname u not alone,mina ngishisa even ipasta....

kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa..............dead

felfel
29 May 2009 14:42

BA u probably use butter right? try oil, not much, make sure the entire non-stick pan is lubricated, lol, i mean oiled, including the sides, low heat. I cant not have omellete on weekends and wat i like is that u can add anything, u dont have to close it all the time. try it as a pizza (or like quiche). My nephews fav topping is omellete wit spaghetti and sausage (or viennas) rounds and lotsa cheddar cheese, its like a real meat pizza, and ofcos black pepper.

Cody
29 May 2009 14:49

huu you guys can cook neh maud pm me as well please.

Best-Achiever
29 May 2009 14:53

yes felfel... you real know your stuff ... damn that MOve magazine and their recipe

maud
29 May 2009 14:53

@Mstick- acknowledge the receipt, ngithumele noma ngingazi ukuthi ngenze zona na?

Best-Achiever
29 May 2009 14:54

can you just right ir here Maud ..akere i can do it part time?

Best-Achiever
29 May 2009 14:55

right = write

TheLady
29 May 2009 15:04

maud pm me the details of that school please-that would make a nice wedding gift for my friend...

mstick
29 May 2009 15:14

I received your PM dear tnx a mil...will def be going to the school for Baking lessons..ta

Pooky
29 May 2009 15:19

maud baby why dont you just place the details of the cooking school lana nabanye babone..

maud
29 May 2009 15:24

Northgate Cooking school
Address
49 Suikerbos Avenue
Randpark Ridge Ext 24
Randburg

Telephone
011 791 9101

Fax
011 793 2732

Fax to Email
086 609 1878

GoldenSta
29 May 2009 15:28

maud andikuphapheli sisi.
They've also got a website www.cookingschool.co.za and it has all the dates, prices and menus of what you'll be making.

TheLady
29 May 2009 15:32

thanx maud

Pooky
29 May 2009 15:33

aaahhh thanks ladies

cleve
29 May 2009 15:51

Glad to know that there are women who still cook these days. i hate cooking with a passion. I'm the worst coz I have a family, I sometimes feel sorry for my hubby coz we both can't cook to save our lives and the poor guy ends up starving LOL. Poor man!!!!!!!

Pooky
29 May 2009 15:58

LOL
wenza kanjani ma kukho ama inlaws Clevie -babay

maud
29 May 2009 16:04

@ GoldenSta they should its a well recognised school

dali
12 Jun 2009 10:30

thanx maud i think ma sister will be interested.... she cant cook to save her life, im tired of cooking alone when i visit her....

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