Thursday, January 31, 2013

No time for Discretion!

S.O...... two letters is all he goes by. My favourite rapper right now and most probaby for a long time to come. He is an urban Psalmist. A poet who speaks in complete vunerability. He does not spare his flaws for reveal, he is Biblicial in his praise, he is relevant, he slays the inauthentic realism that this generation projects on themselves and others, he is daring -- with fire he will speak to your heart.
 
I've been meaning to post about S.O. for a while now, but I wanted to wait for his new album "S.O. it continues" to drop. I love this video, the black and white with the highlighted reds and oranges. It has such a vintage feel to it. They did good to rap on a sunset canvas. S.O. rips his bars apart, such a talented brother, did ya catch his Brit/American accent?
 
I appreciate hip hop that is created out of a love and humility that pays no mind to the lights and the numbers. I believe good hip hop or music is creating for The Creator.






Sunday, January 27, 2013

SUMMER LIFE

In the early hours of a cold dark winter morning, I would awake telling myself that soon I would be waking up to paradise.

Whenever summer finally comes around after a what seems to be an eternity of winter, everything becomes so much easier, happier and brighter. However, New Zealand summers are a hard nut to crack. It comes when it sees fit. When your body can no longer bear the monstrous layers of clothing or the fear of leaving a warm bed, summer still remains hidden away, giving us only glimpses of what she could be. One word...Annoying. My tolerance for cold weather has taken such a dive that if someone left a free chocolate cake outside I wouldn't even take a second glance.

Instead of waiting a 100years for summer to come along. I went to it. Actually, I went to a place where summer doesn't exist, where sun, easiness, happiness and brightness is everyday, all day. My home, Fiji.

I envisoned my time home to be adventourous and thrill-seeking. Doing things I've never done before like:

Jumping out of a plane


Crusin' over some postcard islands


Catching some game fish


Trying to not drown on some waves


Climb an epic mountain


I accomplished 1/5. Pretty sure that's a fail in school.

HOWEVER, I did have some amazingly beautiful times that made up for all those missed marks. I saw a side of home I had not seen before. Serene, untouched beaches, valleys and forest. Miles of clear blue water and scorching hot sun that left me dark as night. It wasn't just these mighty lands, but it's mighty people. Reunited with family that I had not seen in years. There is a peace in seeing a long lost familiar face. As if time had wrapped us up and whisked us away and wherever we would be free of it, we would be sure to find each other at the same place we began.

This is how I made up for the 1/5:

I walked along rainbow colored sunsets...




Looked out into deep and clear seas...

Swam all morning, afternoon and night in crystal hot water...

Enjoyed down time with family...

Walked on Untouched and serene beaches...

Climbed to see the first sunrise of 2013...

And yeeepp, I still got to climb that epic mountain...

Watched my dear cousin get married...
 
 
And spend lots of time playing cards with lots of cousins...
 



I really don't think anything else could be more thrilling. God planned it pefectly.