Most times I didn't even go to my mom with an injury, like a cut. Just rub some sand over it to stop the bleeding and carry on. That's why I have such a strong immune system. Mine had to work overtime when I was a child.
Most times I didn't even go to my mom with an injury, like a cut. Just rub some sand over it to stop the bleeding and carry on. That's why I have such a strong immune system. Mine had to work overtime when I was a child.
Eina, ek onthou! Had a couple of those sessions as well, no Dr for stitches, Aluin powder inside and staaldruppel outside, Elastoplast
, and we made it!
We had ketties,in a bush shooting juvenile katokkies.
Whomever got shot with this had to go down crying.
Whomever got shot with this had to go down crying.
Plaaskind! Maplotter!
The thing is those days the rivers were so clean you could drink the water.
Nowadays the rivers are such a mess especially in the Gauteng. In the Hennops alone they remove 22+ tons of plastic and styrofoam every weekend. And the water got the same E. coli bacterial count as raw sewage. There is no way I'm letting my kids near a river over here. Will come back with more diseases than blou kolle.
And still going strongEina, ek onthou! Had a couple of those sessions as well, no Dr for stitches, Aluin powder inside and staaldruppel outside, Elastoplast
I don't know the correct spelling, or if there even is a correct way to spell it, seeing that it is a slang term: blikaspaai / blik-n-'spy'. You had a tin or plastic bottle with some rocks inside (just for weight i guess). One kid threw it as far as he/she could, then the rest of the kids ran to go and hide, and the one who's turn it was to be "it" had to collect the tin/bottle first before he/she could go looking for the rest. like a hide-n-seek with a small twist. remember playing this game in the streets when we visited my cousins in JHB
It really is sad that the youngsters today only want to sit with phones, tablets, tv and in adult conversations. Tell them to go play outsiode they will tell you there is nothing to do. When my dad told me outside he always had to come look for me to get me back inside. Hated to be in the conversation with adults
It really is sad! We kept ourselves busy with or without toys. Playing outside was the best, being confined to the house was a punishment!
He he he, now this brings back memory’s, I was never good but Locust 1 got banned from playing at school, he would go with 1 or 2 and return with the whole schools stuff that afternoon. Teachers kid complained and cried, end of that. Until then he had a thriving business selling their marbles back to them!
I had a phase where I was good at it ,but nobody could beat me in a stuk tol Kap! And a kettie.
There's a gift shop in my little town called Blikaspaai!
Can't find a proper pic , we used to count them when we really got bored on long trips... [mylpaaltjies]
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