My article entitled “The worlds best deodorant” might come in handy here.

I was just reading an article on why women should not use deodorants that contain aluminium. Read it HERE. It’s got to do with breast cancer, so I think it’s important that you read this.

At SLXS, we recommended an awesome deodorant a little while back.

SLXS, watching out for your health now as well.

We stop at nothing to offer you the best!

So ladies, do pay Dis-Chem a visit sometime soon. And guys for that matter.

Sean Lloyd

Editor

You might recall the review I did on my current phone(It won’t be current for long if it keeps playing around) Anyway, I took the phone back, about four days later it was ready, and I was happy.

The invoice says “Not charging/intermittent/charger/short battery life.”

Then it says that they replaced the battery at a total cost of R270 and a few cents. Obviously it cost me nothing because it was under warranty.

Well then…what do I have to say about this?

The battery still lasts only two days! Most times I charge it, it actually lasts slightly under two days.

So let me take a guess here. Vodacom initially found that the battery indeed did need replacing. So there WAS something wrong with the battery. Now I supposedly have a new one. But what are the chances that two batteries in a row are faulty?

Let me take another guess and say that Vodacom think I am a complete idiot, and they did not replace the battery.

I’m not accusing them of not replacing the battery and then saying they did. But I am suspicious.

Contrary to popular belief, I don’t have all day to drive back and forth to Canal Walk to get my phone fixed. Nor do I enjoy driving to Canal Walk, standing in queues and battling with Vodacom.

I will take the phone back during the week, and then see what happens this time.

Vodacom, you don’t want to mess with the bull.

Because you’ll get the horns.

Sean Lloyd

Editor

As we go into our second part of the global event that is Earthwave, we have flipped the theme on its head by going for a completely different angle. I have always thought of surfers to be the super chilled out people who like to hit a bong from time to time. Which I’m sure is true for a couple of them. Obviously to think that all surfers partake in smoking Stuyvesant Green is a large generalisation. But let’s just go with it anyway, because it’s quite fun.

I don’t really have a problem if people do smoke the reef(er)…you like that? Reef like the Great Barrier Reef. Reefer like Stuyvesant Green. Hilarious if you are in that type of mood. Which we are.

So when we arrived we were listening to the commentator of the event and with words spewing out like “China” and “Bru”, we knew we were in for a day of laughs.

The first laugh came from some little kid we saw, dressed in a full wetsuit, complete with swimming goggles. The little tyke could barely see where he was going, but at least his parents could be confident that he was protected from the UV rays, the cold, and pretty much anything else that life could throw at him. He was walking like a zombie, it was hilarious!

“Luke… I am your father!

Ahhh good times!

Then while we were waiting for all the action to happen, we noticed a cordoned off area where people and photographers were standing around. We took the 20 metre walk to this area and noticed there was some sort of competition going on for the kids. They were searching for prizes of candy or something, which is all well and fine. I’m cool with that. Really.

But upon closer inspection, I noticed something that was slightly out of place. I’m not sure if anyone else noticed but…but…

Let me gather myself for a second here.

Think of happy places.

There was a grown man, wearing a wetsuit, digging for prizes! Bizarreness at the highest level!

“It’s a bong! It’s a bong!”

I have not seen that variety of humour in quite a long time, but it does have amusing results! I was nearly crying with tears. People must have thought that I was an emotional wreck, but I was in fact quite happy.

There was also a little stop for all the hungry surfers. Some might have been hungry from all the surfing and exercise and others might have had a hunger of a different type.

You could refer to this as “Munchies”

I am awesome.

There was also a water bar. Which I thought was quite odd, considering we LITERALLY had about a kazillion cubic litres of water in front of us.

Interesting

Then onto the absolute best photo of the day. It is due to my comedic thinking that when I arrived at the beach, I was looking for anything related to the reefer. And so it came to be, that the photo of the day had to be Photoshopped a little bit. Look, it’s not the best Photoshop work, but I think you might get my point. It’s quite a classic in my mind! You won’t see this on the regular news report.

Smokin’ the reefer

And that’s it. That signals the return of summer in Cape Town! Well, Spring at least, but it can’t hurt to pretend. It also signals what a great event Earthwave is. I have just learnt that Brazil beat Cape Towns record of 71, by getting 84 surfers on one wave. Well done Brazil! That’s awesome, I can’t wait until next year where Cape Town will no doubt try and smash the record. We need at least 100 surfers next time! Come on Cape Town, I know you have it in you.

To be honest, I have no doubt that the theme of this article had to do with the sunlight making me quite happy. It’s hilarious what the sun does to you.

I’m sure I have walked past people today who have thought “Who is that bronzed gladiator?”

It’s just me, don’t freak out.

Keep cool my babies.

Sean Lloyd

Editor

I have never really been into gambling, probably because I am too lazy to really learn the rules of games where I most likely wont win any money. However, I thought this would be a bit of a fun way to play with your money. Let’s all bet on the Springboks to win the Rugby World Cup! Why not? I think it’s a great idea.

As I heard from a friend today, if we don’t win the Rugby World Cup, then it is not a national catastrophe. However, it might be a catastrophe if we don’t reach the semi finals, because we should be able to do that. From there, the next stop is the final, and anything can happen in a final. It’s one single game and it can go either way, so it’s worth betting on our boys! It’s a little bit of a fun way to spend money anyway.

If the girlfriend/wife is unhappy that you want to drop R1000 on betting, then look at her Versace dress and say “Well we can always sell that?” That will immediately defuse the situation, and you are free to bet. If the boyfriend/ husband, is unhappy that you want to drop R1000 or so on betting, just look at him and say “No drinking alcohol during the World Cup then” This will settle the situation immediately, and he might in fact give you an extra R1000, for giving him his rights to consume alcohol back. It’s a win-win situation! And it could be a win-win-win situation if your bet comes through.

My reason for betting on the Springboks is that they are my team. That’s a given.

Other than that, in todays Cape Times(Monday September 3 edition) John Smit had this to say:

“I remember the first time we got together in Bloemfontein when Jake White first became the coach. He told us: ‘Boys, we’re going to win the World Cup in 2007′.”

Then flipping to Cape Times Sport section, there is the headline “Bok picture couldn’t be prettier” There is a photo of Jake White, President Thabo Mbeki and John Smit with a quote beneath that from the President saying “I really don’t see why we should not win, I think we can and we should”

Fantastic.

Here is also an article on the World Cup that might be of interest

Other than that, I have just been listening to general talk around town about the World Cup, and everyone is positive that we can win it. Obviously the last World Cup was a disaster, but this is the first time since 1995 that I have really heard everyone being positive about the Springboks. For me, these are great reasons to place a bet.

I also think it’s great that finally, everyone seems to be fully in support of the Springboks. They have had hard times with the press and the public, and hopefully they can turn this around with a win.

For a sports betting website, go to Betxchange.co.za Click on 2007 rugby World Cup fixed odds, and go for our South African boys for the win!

Obviously don’t bet your entire life on it, but if you have a bit of cash lying around to spend in a leisurely way, then I would bet with it.

SLXS has the money on South Africa.

And why shouldn’t we?

Sean Lloyd

Editor

I just took a stroll to Woolworths in Claremont to pick up the newspaper, and my eye was immediately taken to the Cape Times, because they had a photo of the Earthwave event on the front page. From what I have now read, there were 71 surfers on the wave, and not 75.

Now we have to wait to see whether any of the other Earthwave events happening around the world managed to break that record of 71.

For the official Earthwave website, where you can find out all of the intricate details of the event, click Earthwave.

Sean Lloyd

Editor

I mentioned on Friday that there was some sort of surfing event that was possibly taking place in Muizenberg on Sunday and I was not too sure on what was happening. Not knowing anything about surfing, I did not have a clue if this event was really happening so SLXS decided to take an afternoon cruise along the coast until we found ourselves in the heart of Muizenberg. I never realised the event was going to be as big as it was and so was a bit shocked when I arrived to park. I learnt that it was called Earthwave and I was here to experience a record being set. It was for the most people surfing a wave at one time, which was quite a sight!

Earthwave 2007 is a global event and takes place to raise awareness of the impact us humans are having on climate change. I think it’s a fantastic idea, as being outdoors, setting a Guinness World Record, having fun, getting bronzed like a gladiator and raising more awareness on global warming is never a bad thing.

Obviously I saw all sorts of people there with their cameras and the E-TV chopper was flying over, trying to cover the Earthwave. They were all covering the same story. So why copy them? SLXS are excessive, and so I took a stroll outside the perimeter of the competition and found some interesting things that you will not find in the regular news report. This is also the article that sees me returning to full guns blazing, because I am back!

I have never been diagnosed with SAD(Seasonal Affective Disorder), but I can quite confidently say I suffer from it. This is when you get all unhappy and depressed in winter, from a lack of sunlight. I know I have it. I still manage to get through winter by doing crazy things to keep me happy, but a bit of summer sun is always welcome.

I have not felt so relaxed in a while, as I was today sitting on the beach for Earthwave, watching the surfers and enjoying the extremely chilled out surfer vibe. I sometimes find it very nice to chill out with the surfer crowd, because nothing seems to worry them. I’m sure a couple of them like to hit the reefer from time to time which owes to their uber-relaxed vibe. So to keep the whole chilled out theme of the article, I decided to skip most of the Earthwave in this article and focus on the atmosphere that surrounds these events. This is earthwave, SLXS style.

The VR3 blazed into Earthwave at full speed, and myself and Charlie managed to find a parking spot literally right opposite the event. Parking was packed and people must have been swearing that some car called a “VR3″ got the best parking spot. It’s the type of power that the VR3 commands everywhere in Cape Town.

The first thing we did was go for a stroll around the shops nearby, to see what action was going on outside the event. I can’t say too much was happening other than the fact that we found this shop. “Crow’s Nest Second Hand and Pawn”

Interesting theme.

We had obviously arrived a little bit early and there were no surfers on the beach but it was quite clear that some guy had possibly inhaled some second hand smoke when I found him cycling in the sea.

And that is no Photoshop work, like you will see in one of my next photos. That is some guy just enjoying a little cycle in the sea, which is quite good for the metal parts on your bike.

Chilling

I suppose I should also mention here that they did set the record at, and I stand to be corrected, 75 people surfing one wave at the same time. Wicked cool! And SLXS were there to experience all this! We watched a world record taking place, oh how I get around. I’m actually going to do another piece on this, but I’m busy Photoshopping a photo to fit in with the whole “surfer vibe” It was the strangest day and we saw the most odd things at Earthwave.To be honest, I found the people there quite interesting. It’s nice to move around Cape Town a bit and experience the whole of Cape Town.

I was just intrigued at the whole crowd milling around this event. I actually do have some photos of the surfers, which will come up in part two of Earthwave. I just thought you needed to see these to get your eyes accustomed to what SLXS saw yesterday.

What a fantastic day.

Sean Lloyd

Editor

It seems there were some people who could not view my site and it seems that this problem was caused by the Bishops/Rondebosch write up I posted. I think I found the problem, and will re-post it during the week but I am sure you have all read it by now. I will still post it again though, for future reference.

Anyway, I did a little something yeterday on the beach that might interest you. It will be up on Monday.  The warm weather is slowly returning, and it’s getting crazy!

Write soon.

Sean Lloyd

Editor