[Caroline Forbes: "Oh, please. I got all of that between third and fourth period. We're planning a June wedding."]
Fari's 21st birthday.
Fari's 21st birthday.
Friday, 16 December 2011
LiC Pictures™
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Seven girls of colour...
[Photoshoot for a pre party for Bonga & Zinhle's 21st birthday party]
Friday, 09 December 2011.
LiC Pictures™
Brightening up the future...
[The lights is the tone when we tell stories of life in colour picture... we brighten the future.]
Saturday, 10 December 2011
LiC Pictures™
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Pro***tion of State Inf****tion Bill
Protection of State Information Bill states that in the future media will only declare what the state wants them to, and the rest will be censored and shaded... so here we go, expect to read your paper like this;
████ ██ █ ████ everything ███ ███ is ███████ ████ fine ████ ███ love,███████ ███ your █████ ████ government!
P.S: Parts have been omitted for public safety...
Ru.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Every day I fall in love...
and today, today is with the words of Bruce Nel. He said:
"Our cyber selves, ie. facebook, twitter, LinkdIn profiles etc. are 'the us' we would have been if we created ourselves, we freely say things we want to say the way it should be aid, we have fun and joke much as we'd love to, we make friends with those we couldn't easily approach in the real world. We live the life the real us fight the reality to break to."
Ru.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Soul in Colour Pictures...
"men of power hold their guns like guitars, their sounds make
bad music that deafens my ears..."
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
MP’s Finest DJ Mix Competition.
Ligwalagwala FM is doing it big yet again. Only this time, we are looking for the finest House DJ. Pioneered by the Afternoon Drive hosted by Shabbisto, Ligwalagwala FM is edging closer to unearthing what is to be come Mpumalanga’s best hidden DJ talent. The call was made & those who heard it have submitted their 15min house mix demos, the station has received close to 100 Mix Tapes.
‘The station has realized that there are a lot of upcoming local DJs who have not yet received a chance to be recognized, with this competition, we wish to give back to upcoming DJs and provide a platform for them to gain recognition”, said, Christinah Mazibuko, Marketing Manager.
Next step is the shortlisting which will be done on the afternoon Drive weekdays from 3 to 6 chosen by you, the listeners. The short listing will take us to the top 12, top 6 and the top 3 which will ultimately lead to the winner. Tune in to your favourite station to hear what talent is hidden in Mpumalanga as we build up to Judgemet day where only one will walk away with the title of Mpumalanga’s Finest.
The winner will walk away with a set of CDJ 200 decks with a DMJ 400 Mixer and Senheizer Earphones to the value of R20 000. All this will be decided at Rock n Roll Shisa nyama in Mkhuhlu on the 10 of December 2011. Not to be missed...
Ru.
Every day I fall in love...
and today, today is with the words of my friend, Neo Marutha. She says; "being a 'makhwapheni' is like being an extra in the movie, with all the scenes you appear in edited out, unless one watches the makings, special features or deleted scenes they will never know you acted in that movie, so what's the use of acting in it when all that does is to deplore your worth"?
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Every day I fall in love...
and today, today is with the fact that "Life is not a bi*ch, life is a beautiful woman who acts bi*chy if taken for granted and shows appreciation if treated with respect..."
#Good living is the future
#Good living is the future
Ru.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Kudos to the gifted...
Sunday, 02 October 2011, Ground Zero, Matsulu (Mpumalanga).
In the Pictures: Bulelwa "Zahara" Mkutukana and Nhlanhla Nciza.
Ru.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Cappello Comedy Night presents Trevor Gumbi
Again this Thursday the tradition lives on, every other thursday Nelsruit Cappello together comdian Maanda Mungulwa brings you comedy night, this 3 men show, which runs for a duration of about 2 to 3 hours, features 2 local (Mpumalanga) comedians and one from around the country, this time we give you funnyman Maanda, the crazy Trevor (Gumbi) and local comedian Lebo Lesia.... meet us at Cappello, Thursday, 29 September 2011, R50.00 gets you in...
Ru.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Lean on me session with Barman Larry - BACKDOOR
Welcome to another session of 'Lean on Me' with Barman Larry.
Romy says that her boyfriend wants to use the back door, and she’s not sure she’s comfortable with this.
Romy, this certainly sounds bizarre. I’m sure you have a perfectly nice front door, but maybe he’s embarrassed about the state of it. Perhaps it could do with a fresh coat of paint, or a welcome mat to make him feel more at home. You could also try trimming the bushes in the front garden, and planting some colourful petunias to make the whole experience of coming home a lot more inviting. I’d even be sneaky and suggest you lock your back door, and hide the key.
But if that doesn’t go down well, give him a Savanna. It’s dry. But he can drink it.
Not for sale to persons under the age of 18.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Ru joins MpumaLive.com
few days back I have come to know about the social website called MpumaLive.com, and right then I knew this is the type of family that would accomod
ate me. so I had talks with the guys and they likes me and loved me to joined the family... so here it is, Ru Smata is the photojournalist of http://www.mpumalive.com/... and all thanks to Daniel Clark, Jarrod Danker and Michael Clemente for giving me the opportunity to be part of the family.
ABOUT MPUMALIVE.COM
MpumaLive.com is a social outlook on the local community within the Mpumalanga area. Attending all the upcoming social activities within our geographic location and will be capturing all the excitement. The content that we collect is shared with the community on an interactive social platform.
The Community can visit the social website http://www.mpumalive.com/ to locate their photographs. The site is user friendly interactive and free of charge. The photo albums will be categorised, dated and referenced to ensure the viewers locate photographs easily.
Once our visitors locate their photograph/s of interest, They will be given the opportunity to enjoy their pictures by, making comments and sharing them with all the popular social websites forums or by saving them to their PC’s.
Our objective is to capture exciting events for the attendees around the social activities in our local community. And provide our partners in terms of venues and events promoters with an added value aspect to their function. Ensuring your brand is captured, exposed and felt throughout the duration of the events and “RE-LIVE THE PARTY ONLINE”.
With our fun and friendly approach the participants enjoy our presence and will be provided the opportunity to “Re-live the Party Online” When they visit our website they will start reminiscing on the evening spent with us and be sure to follow our updates so that they never miss out on one of the functions we attend.
The websites mechanics:
- Social photographs to be enjoyed by all
- Event updates
- Blogs
- Local communication
Ru.
His mother's sun...
Sunday, 10 September 2011, Urban Cove Basement, Nelspruit.
In the Picture: Bruce.
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Photo by: Ru Smata |
Jua of the earth, he moves to the west guided by the wind, his breaths are the steps that move him without footprints, the sounds of his steps harmonise to the the waves of his thoughts, and soon as he gets to the west he sleeps in the cave by the western mountains and wakes up in the east to take the journey once more...
Ru.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Waiting for Another Dawn.
Thursday, 01 September 2011, Basketball Court, Tshilamba.
In Pictures: Gundo Smata.
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| Dark versus Light is the war of nature... |
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| The streets are my runways. |
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| I don't want to be walkin' around. |
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| I live on both sides of the fence, my grass is always green. |
Ru.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
MP's Finest Hip Hop - Another Episode
At some point of time I thought Lauryn was in town, but then again that sound, those looks and the words of the song were all just different, not too hard to feel the youngness of the heart and the African touch on it, the song is called Watch out (Mzansi), the rendition of Lauryn Hill’s all time hit Doo wop that thing, by a group called Shangaan Swazi featuring Omary.The happening was another episode of Hip Hop Finest, on Thursday the 25th of August 2011 in Newscafé. More than 40 local Hip Hop cats and the wanna be’s show cased their talents, the fans and the groupies came in in a huge number to see what these guys were serving for the night. This event, aimed at developing talented Hip Hop lovers who want to make it the music industry, was made possible by Ground Level Entertainment, Tsonga Blooded Productions and covered by eTV and city press.
Amongst the performers, were a 10 years old girl, Pender, youngest rapper I know, this girl brought to the stage a performance that most of the older rappers in the show couldn’t come close, beside the flawless flow, Pender had moves that got everyone synced to. The second youngest was a boy called “Small boy”, at 14 years of age, this boy could just be the king of free style, and judging from audience’s response small boy made the night to many, not just fans but other performers too.
CHP (Criptic Hip Hop Muvement) under the reins of Lerato (manager) is made of members, Husky, Pender, I.V.O, Cyder, Dry Jean and Kaddy, all from Sabie. The group started back in 2008 as just a crowd of Hip Hop lovers until they started battling and performing for the audience this year April, and so far it’s going better and better.
MP3 is a crew of three, Rasjava, Scandolous and Crazy all from Pinaar, with their album coming out on the 18th of September 2011, Hip Hop must just brace itself for revolution, other performances included crews and soloists like; Swazi Warriors, Quantum Boy, Hebbz and many others...
To see pictures click (Read more) below.
MP3 is a crew of three, Rasjava, Scandolous and Crazy all from Pinaar, with their album coming out on the 18th of September 2011, Hip Hop must just brace itself for revolution, other performances included crews and soloists like; Swazi Warriors, Quantum Boy, Hebbz and many others...
To see pictures click (Read more) below.
New Girls' Best Friends in Town.
Rumour had it that there are new kids in town, with a bad attitude, well... it's not a rumour anymore, BQueen and Charlotte Olympia just arrived nextdoor, ranging between R1000.00 and R2000.00. you can get a pair or more.
For more info. contact Prudence 082 517 9345.
For more info. contact Prudence 082 517 9345.
Ru.
Family Day with The Parlotones
Tickets available at Ticket Break Website
General Admission R120.00
Family 1 (2 Adults and 1 child u/18) R300.00
Family 3 (2 Adults and 3 children u/18) R400.00
Family 3 (2 Adults and 3 children u/18) R500.00
Ru.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
just to appreciate the love given.
and after all the mountain tops and river deeps... the simple things... the pains... the spare ribs... the fake smiles... the good laughes... the good cousins... the colour white... the friend requests... the strong light... the missed calls... the thick skins... the lying eyes... the lesson learnt... the ungiven roses... the pain called Rosemary... the frozen hands of time... the game reserves... the life itself... the round things... the bushes... the smiling friends... the how we met...
Ru.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Good Luck Taki... (Miss SA 2011 Finalist)
Once again it's that time of the year when we all stand all eyed out, looking to see who it gonna be the next queen of the country, Miss South Africa.
So all I can say for now is Congratulations and good luck to my home girl and good buddy, Taki Simeli for making it to the top 12 finalist for the Miss SA 2011...
GOOD LUCK TAKI SIMELI...
Ru.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Shuttered City Shuffle...
A Kansas City Shuffle is when everybody looks right, you go left and It's not something people hear about. Falls on deaf ears mostly. No small matter. Requires a lot of planning. Involves a lot of people. People connected only by the slightest of events. Like whispers in the night, in that place that never forgets, even when those people do. But then this one right here, involved a boy, a girl and a camera... And even though it usually starts with a horse, this one started with a light...
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| In the photo; Thusi Nepfumbada / Photographer; Ru Smata. |
Ru.
Friday, August 5, 2011
to those that hang their hearts on the washing line to make their families smile - happy women’s month...
And to those that, no matter how hard, climb hills on heels, swaying hips sideways like it’s where they get tips of life, those that make up new faces to hide the canals of sweltering tears on their cheeks, and still stand strong enough to put on a smile and say I’m ok, everything is ok, and all that sort of things, even though they wake up not certain what the day will bring they get up with heartful of love like they bank roses in Rosebank.
Those that go through all the bullcrap we, men, heartlessly and unnecessarily, put them in without giving a damn how painful it feels for them to love us when they could choose not to.
Those that breathes dry air just so their families can take in the good one, and sleep with their stomachs full, the ones that open their hearts and leave them hanging on the washing line so their men can come back to a clean home when tired of being pigs in the sties of the who*es who eat married men merrily in the expense of those that cook for and clean them.happy women’s month...
Ru.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
A City Through my Window Glass
From the 5th floor of Prorom Building in the Brown street in Nelspruit CBD, if you look east this is what you see, a striking view of the Caltex Building, the Pinnacle and the ABSA Square, and once you're done, then you would agree with me, this is another chapter of beauty defined.
Ru.
New Day, New Breath, New Look...
This be the new baby born, but the roots are deeper and have been here a long time, Life in Colour Pictures is the new blog that features everything interesting, including photographs I make, Poetry, the moments shared, and more like that.
This blog rooted from my old Blog "Village Boy Pride", and includes all the posts from the old blog, unchanged but in a fresh look.
This is one way to share my life with all my friends and anyone who wants to be part of it, by following this blog. I have also put the links and blogs I find interesting enough to follow, you can also check them out.
Keep your eyes open for latest moments captured. and share the link with others.
Cheers.
Ru.
Friday, March 18, 2011
HOW TO BE A BIT*H with a clear conscience
# 1 - Dress up, go to a public place, sit, cry and eat something fatty.
# 2 - Love everyone/thing, even the trees.
# 3 - Sing Beyonce’s single ladies song in the shower in your loudest voice everyday until your neighbours complain.
# 4 - Sit at a restuarant, in the rain, like, it’s the only way.
# 5 - Go to the gym and enjoy it, because you know you stop at the KFC on the way home.
# 6 - Cry during stupid flicks like high school musical.
# 7 - Hate the world and people for living.
# 8 - Laugh when in doubt, even if it’s at your own jokes.
# 9 - Fart quietly in a corner and move to the next room with a grin on your face.
# 10 - Cut an apple and tell people how much you enjoy the pain when you cut yourself.
# 11 - Abbreviate, abbrev, abbre, abb...
# 12 - Say shut up to your parents... and run like you will never come back.
# 13 - Invite your boyfriend to sleep over, start a fight just before bedtime, make him sleep on the couch and apologize first thing in the morning.
# 14 - Order a meal and shout at the waitress for being too slow, then order her to put it in a take out bag because you just remembered the doctor’s order not to eat such meals, then order something else to eat there.
# 15 – Take a long distance (more than 4 hours) trip in a public transport dressing up in a Ephymol design and Bally Renova boots and tell people Ephraim Molingoane is your ex boyfriend’s cousin.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Stuck in traffic with my sneaker 2.0
Maybe it makes more sense to those who think lesser than to those who claim they’re smart, I don’t have a car, but today I was stuck in traffic, walking. See, I told you, you don’t have to think too much to understand this, my “not so smart” friends easily understand what I’m on about.
In simple terms all I’m saying is; I cross a 7 lane wide freeway road everyday to and from work, no any pedestrian first kind of a road sign, so I have to put myself in the risk and run in a 100 km/h speed to the other side of the road in racing with the a**wholes that change lanes at 160 km/h speed whenever they see a less fortunate person like me trying to cross the road and then laugh when I run fastest back to my safety spot after few seconds frozen in the middle of the road trying to figure if I could or not manage to get to the other side of the road before they reach to where I’m crossing, or else I will have to exercise the other options I have, like:
- Stand there until the traffic is less and it’s safe for me to go to the other side without much risk of being hit by a car, of which is going to take about an hour or two on a Friday or a day prior to a holiday.
- Walk to the closest pedestrian crossing, which is the traffic lights about 3kms away from my crossing point, and then walk again and 2 and a half km back to my work street, and that’s like 30 minutes walk going to where I can get in 5 if I run and cross N4 fast and safe.
Well I have realised that there’s no one I can actually blame for all this, and it’s a big disappointment to because I’m the type that have, lately, found out that shifting a blame is the most guilt-allaying thing whenever I go through a bad day or life hit me with one of those I can not do anything about, not that I cannot do anything about thins one, I mean; I can go buy a car and few months later fail to pay and they;
- hit me with warnings (as if they’re cheque deposit to help me pay the instalments)
- Garnish me come and repossess the car then I’ll go back to road-crossing spot.
- Blacklist me so that even when I get the job that pays me to my satisfaction I will have to hustle to buy a car again.
Let me just stop here before I give myself a heart attack or stroke or nervous breakdown or whatever that could just make my ex girlfriend smile. RU
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
and today... - mind of a village boy
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