Friday, September 26, 2008
molo mfo wethu
Lukhanyo Luzipho – 608l3374
JMS 1 – Blogging
Assignment – writing a blogg letter
Words : 415
Molo mfo wethu (hello my brother)
So you want to spend you tertiary education at Rhodes, I see? Now where I should start? By congratulating you for making the worst decision of your life? Well, it may be one of the best should you pass and graduate with a degree from one of the world’s renown universities, but throughout the process of being here it will surely feel like you didn’t know what you were thinking when you decided on coming. Now hey, I’m not trying to burst you bobble or anything, but since I know you for being an admirer of honesty, this is just the thing I want to offer you. Just as Rhodes’s logo “where leaders learn” suggests, for you to have an all-round successful first year you’ll have to take a lead over many aspects of varsity life, but at least regarding your academics, here’s how…
With regards to choosing a degree, choose anything you want, really. They’re all equally difficult. Nothing is simpler than the other. Nope. No easy way out unfortunately. You find the same B.Com. student drooling over the same failed test as that of a B.A. student, law student, pharmacy or whatever. My best advice is choosing something that at least closely resembles what you want, because even when times hit harder than the dollar to the rand, you’ll have the willpower to persevere. If you want accounting, count , if its Fine Arts then paint till your first name changes to Plascon. That’s it man!
Being the open-minded person you are, I’d fancy you do a degree under the Humanities Faculty. The subjects they offer are the kind that’ll broaden your perspectives of the world and life generally in very remarkable ways. It’s very interesting indeed. Also, start watching every news broadcast on television without forgetting the latest stock market updates (yes, even if you’re majoring in ethnomusicology), and read newspapers and news related magazines as if your second breath depended on it. Trust me, journalism and media studies won’t be the only course requiring you to be current. Start practising essay writing today, because it will involuntarily become one of your favourite hobbies.
There’s much more, but one of the things you’ll probably learn is that too much time spent doing something means that you should be doing something else that’s important, so therefore I cannot spend the whole night writing you this letter. Having said that, welcome to Rhodes, and I dare you to become the leader that (actually) learns!
Yours truly,
Lukhanyo.
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