Festive Preparations

Its that time of the year again. Time to prepare yourself for Christmas - get the alcohol tolerance level up, practise the drunk driving without appearing obviously drunk, get ready to make moves on all women in the name of festive cheer, and time to remember what its all supposed to be for. These days, of course, most of us are'nt religious, but we can think of great people and their lives and teachings anyway. Most of us in SA and in Africa in general are going to be seriously short of resources to use for having fun. So we'll use the tried and trusted method of acquiring some in a hurry. This always has the effect of upsetting the colonialists among us, who normally bear the brunt of our activities. There's also nothing like a bit of beer to get rid of the last vestiges of your inhibitions with respect to women, or partying in general. And when the police do actually catch you, which is almost never, the Christmas spirit normally ensures they let you go as usual, maybe after receipt of a little Christmas gift.