What does “Mama-se, mama-sa, mama-ma-ko-ssa” mean?
It’s in about a thousand songs at the moment – most notably Rhianna’s song “Don’t stop the music”. It’s apparently sampled from the Manu Dibango 1972 single “Soul Makossa“.
In March 2008 we embarked on the beginning of a 7 week trip home. Our first stop was South Africa. We started off with our friends wedding in the midlands near Durban before embarking down the Garden Route to Cape Town, and then finishing off touring Kruger National Park.
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When I left Australia 3 years ago to live in the UK I had a real hard time letting go of my Giant Yukon Mountain Bike. Over the years I’ve often thought about the awesome times I had riding my pushy around Brisbane’s streets and bush trails and longed to do it again.
Of course I could have bought a bike in London but I never thought I’d be there that long and besides who’s ever seen a hill let alone a mountain anywhere in London?
Living in the UK sans bike wasn’t going to stop me from keeping the dream alive. I decided to train in London by drinking pints of beer everyday and eating out lots.
Now after 3 years of extensive performance training, I am ready to test out my highly tuned body on the streets and trails of Brizzie with my newly purchased Giant XTC 2 mountain bike – complete with hydraulic disc breaks, computer, lights, water bottle, pump, helmet, gloves and on-road and off-road tires.
Ok. I went for a ride this afternoon. I think my current training program isn’t working. I lasted 20 minutes before I collapsed, struggling for breath. My ego was further bruised as I noticed a couple of mothers walking with strollers passing me by at one stage.
I’m going to tweak the training program by exchanging the pints for bottles. I’ll let you know how that goes.