Welcome to this week’s 2oceansvibe Show, brought to you by NoMU – eat. drink. live.

And WHAT an occasion it is! Who would have thought that Helen Zille would accept the offer of being a 2oceansvibe Weather Girl? My goodness, what a surprise! Although, in all fairness, the allure of joining an exclusive club which counts the likes of Elbe van der Merwe, Lisa/Michelle Cowley, Tracy McGregor and Genevieve Morton in it’s ranks, is quite understandable!

So there we were, in my suite at The Cape Royale Hotel. But it wasn’t JUST me and Helen, I also managed to rope in the girl’s favourite weatherman – Derek Van Dam from E-TV news!

Derek Van Dam, Helen Zille and Seth Rotherham
During the taping of the 2oceansvibe Show
at Seth’s residence – The Cape Royale Hotel

I know! How action packed is that?

So here it is guys! And remember, this 2oceansvibe Show will also be included in this year’s 2oceansvibe DVD which will be out in a couple weeks..

Ok, are you ready to watch the show?

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Thanks to NoMU foods, Helen Zille and Derek Van Dam for the good times!

Keep an eye on the site (note to everyone listening: it is SITE, not SIGHT) for info on the soon to be released 2oceansvibe DVD which will showcase ALL the 2oceansvibe Shows, Weathergirls and MUCH MORE!

I heard the news last week and, to be honest, I needed some time to let it sink in. I was emailed the news before I left the Safe House that day. Later on I heard it on the radio and then The Muse told me that she (a VW owner) had received a sms saying that the VW Citi Golf was being discontinued. “I know,” I said, “I just heard it on the news.”

I headed through to my primary residence, The Cape Royale Hotel, to chill out and Ryan, the most talented concierge I have ever come across, alerted me of a delivery. Can you bloody believe it, it was from Volkswagen and it was ALL about the end of the Citi Golf.

“Good Lord – they’re really drumming it in!” I thought to myself..

GoodByeCiti.co.za

Then I logged on to MyBrandedLifeTM and noticed that Alex was throwing a fit over the fact that her parents never bought her a Citi Golf. Then she wrote another article and it turns out she got the same media kit as the one VW sent me! (She is currently contemplating never blogging again as she battles with her various demons – keep an eye on her here).

So I started thinking about what Alex said and realised that, although my parents refused to get me the Golf GTi I wanted at the time (”A thirteen hundred is MORE than enough for you!”), I was actually one of the lucky ones! With my white Citi Golf Shuttle (I named her “Claudia,” after Claudia Schiffer – no spice) I unwittingly joined a now very exclusive club. What’s more, MY particular CitiGolf happened to be the fastest production 1300 on the road. Everybody knew it and respected it. I remember hitting 200km/h with a gale force wind behind me on a very steep downhill at midnight travelling from St. Francis to The Cave in Plett..

Aaah, the YEARS of joy we had with the windscreen spray nozzle that I tweaked to spray out the side – allowing us to spray people on the side of the road. With precision aim, I might add. We OFTEN heard the spray hitting their faces. Christ, we were naughty – but damn it was fun!

So many stories – don’t even get me started on the guy that got out of his car and ran towards us with a sjambok in his hand when we got stuck at a red traffic light!! Yu! Good times..

I suddenly felt waves of emotion and nostalgia running through my beautiful body.

I emailed Mother Dearest in France and asked if there was any documented footage of Claudia. Apparently there was – and it wasn’t hard to find either it seems. She reports, “Only had to open 20 boxes , climb over 10 suit cases and move 45 paintings Really not a problem I had to get into that room as half my jewellery was missing and I knew it had to be hidden in there somewhere which it was .”

Good show.

And this, my friends – was the result:

Please appreciate the bow..

Please appreciate the slippers

I’ve had a number of cars since the, including the current Audi R8 and TT – both of which I love very dearly, but I still check the numberplate on every CitiGolf Shuttle that I see – wondering if it’s her. But I doubt she is around. She was probably used in a drive-by shooting or a robbery and sold for scrap [wipes tear].

But maybe she is around..

If you see her around (CA 793-033) – send her my love and get a pic if you can.

Goodbye, Claudia.

Goodbye CitiGolf..

Thanks for the memories..

*THE END*

[*read more on citi bowing out here]

To say that I was the PC poster-boy, would be an understatement. I had a computer from the age of six and, given that I was an only child, I spent an inordinate amount of time in front of the various computers I have had throughout my life. Apart from the “SpectraVideo” and BBC computers I had in my pre-teen years on earth, every single computer I have ever owned has been a PC.

And I didn’t just have the computers – as an only child I lived, breathed, ate and slept them. I even slept WITH them at times. Non fiction. I opened them up and put them back together again. All the work I have ever done has been computer related. I was logging into “Bulletin Board Systems” in the early 90’s and was surfing on the net in ‘93/’94 when the speed was 1200bps and there was purely text – no images.

No Tuesday Tabs..

You get the picture – when it comes to PC’s, they truly are all I know. From desktops and the first monochrome screen laptops, to the latest and greatest, biggest and smallest Sony Vaio’s, I’ve had them all. Basically, you couldn’t with for a better authority on the content of this article, than yours truly.

I’ve endured the nauseating ridicule dished out by the Mac users out there and I’ve explained to them that I have no need to “switch.” They’re usually quite aggressive as well – not shy to hit you with things like, “what are you doing with this piece of shit.” Quite a vibe, I thought, especially when unsolicited.

“Everything works fine with my PC,” I would tell them. And, to coin a phrase I came up with a few years ago, “if it ain’t broke, don’t try and fix it.”

[pauses....looks at audience...utter silence...continues..]

Three weeks ago I acquired an Apple Mac and I will never be going back to PC.

FACT.

Let me explain.

It all started some time ago when I published an article about the Apple Mac iStore Shop at the Waterfront. Some of you will recall the mayhem that ensued – it has become something of geek folk legend here in Cape Town. Today, with over 120 comments and that article (mostly in support of my article – with new comments being added weekly, due to the article’s Google position for the search phrase “waterfront istore”), something needs to said for the Mac users out there. They’re a passionate bunch, alright!

My interest had been piqued and I became more and more intrigued with Apple Macs, but I didn’t want to deal with the iStore or Core, as it was quite evident that stabbing my eye repeatedly with a hot fork would give the same result.

The name “DigiCape” came up over and over in the comments section under that story I wrote – perhaps they were the ones to chat to?

I went through to their shop (their online store is hot as hell, by the way – www.digicape.co.za) which is off Roeland Street in Cape Town. I think the development is called “Roeland Square” – just down the road from Wembley Square and in the same complex as ORMS Photographic shop. Yes, that’s the one. I chatted to the owners and they let me test drive the new 13″ MacBook Pro (pictured above). It came with Office for Mac installed, as well as the likes of Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Final Cut. Their quietly smug confidence in the product certainly did get me going. Aroused, even.

www.digicape.co.za

Well, I tell you what – never before have I felt such a sensation. Not with regards to the use of the machine (we’ll get to that shortly) but more to do with the embarrassment that I realised I should have felt for so many years before. I call it “hindsight embarrassment” or, for pure 2oceansvibers, “hindsight emboerrissment.” Oh my God – how many people had secretly been laughing at me? For all this time!

From the outset I can tell you one thing that is quite clear to me. The Mac operating system and machine layout/functionality is far more better suited to human logic. It gets closer to those movies you see where the guy flicks things around a clear sheet of glass (think Minority Report ).

I shot a short video (using the iPhone 3Gs I also got from DigiCape) to show you how the new trackpad works.

Check it out:

I should mention that I filmed that video and uploaded it (directly from my iPhone using the Flickr app) to my Flickr account all in under 3 minutes.

I’ve had an ongoing joke with The Roofer for the last few years and with every new laptop I acquired, he would ask me, “is this one fast enough for you?”

“Hmm, it’s getting better,” I would always answer, “but I still find myself waiting for the machine, which I’m sure is not the point of the exercise!”

Sammy, I can tell you now, I’ve finally found it, pal!

And with regards to those Mac maniacs out there who make it their job to attack you and ridicule you about your PC, without any due provocation…. they’re still a bunch of dicks, but at least now I understand where they’re coming from.

I’m sure I won’t turn into them but, you know……seeing as we’re on the subject – exactly what are you doing with that piece of shit?

It’s with great ease that they do, because Boschendal Grande Cuvee Brut (lest we forget the Le Grand Pavillon Brut Rosé) has very recently become the sparkling wine of choice for 2oceansvibe. Hardened 2oceansvibers out there will know what it takes to get the nod as a 2oceansvibe brand and, make no mistake, this premium Franschhoek outfit has paid their dues.

It’s won’t be long until you’ll find it at all your favourite 2oceansvibe hangouts, including Caprice, Miss K, 1800 Restaurant, Cape Royale Hotel, HQ Restaurant and Caveau.

Boschendal Grande Cuvee Brut
Now being served at The Safe House

Boschendal Grande Cuvee Brut – the 2oceansvibe Sparkling Wine of choice.

The Methode Cap Classique of choice, I might add!

I’ll be honest, The Muse and I klapped a bottle each on Sunday and I must say it goes VERY well with the Atlantic Seaboard. In fact, it goes very well with the entire weekend. It went well with the post-Clifton-tanning-session Sunday Times hour , as well as the vinyl player interlude, featuring Barry and Barbs.. Yes, it seems to adapt very well.

But you would have known that anyway, if you were following the 2oceansvibe Twitter feed, as well as the 2oceansvibe Flickr feed..

For the more serious bubbly drinkers out there, you can CLICK HERE to download the Boschendal Grande Cuvee Brut cheat sheet (PDF) which will answer all those questions you might be asking. Questions that I cannot answer. All I know is it tastes great and everyone I drink it with thinks the same!

Then, when you’re done there, take a stroll down to their website and see what it takes to become the official 2oceansvibe bubbly – www.boschendalwines.com

Saturday was a busy day down in Camps Bay, with some kind of celebration/event going on. Something by the name of “Spring Tide” – resulting in hordes of youngsters over-populating the Camps Bay strip and beach.

The Muse, The Photographer, Eddie S and I decided to take some refuge in the bar at The Bay hotel. It’s a lovely, cosy little bar with great views – a favourite amongst the Camps Bay locals throughout the winter, and summer.

We got to the entrance and got blocked by a security guard who informed us that only hotel residents were allowed access to the hotel.

The Bay hotel – Camps Bay
Locals not welcome

“I beg your pardon?” I retorted, gobsmacked.

“Only hotel guests allowed. Hotel is full,” our security guard friend informed us.

“I can see inside the bar from here, it is completely empty. Are you joking?” I gave the guard the benefit of the doubt – perhaps we were being Punk’d.

“Instructions from management,” he went on.

I realised that perhaps this was the result of the crazy crowds on the beach that day and maybe a blanket instruction had been given to all staff. With this in mind, I thought a bit of communication was in order.

“No problem,” I said, “this makes complete sense. Could you just make a quick call to the manager from the phone in your security booth and let him know that we are local Camps Bay residents.”

I turned to our little crew and informed them that this is obviously a formality and is surely to do with the mayhem on the beach.

The guy came back from making the call and said, “I’m sorry, local residents are not allowed in the hotel – only guests.”

We stood there, gobsmacked. I didn’t know what to say. All I could muster was, “there must be a mistake – did you tell the manager we are locals, who support the hotel throughout winter, when there are no tourists? Can you check again..”

He made another call, came back and said the same thing.

I asked for the manager’s name.

Mario Gomes, is the name he gave me.

And so, Mario Gomes and The Bay hotel, we would just like to thank you for that. It is very interesting to note how you welcome us with open arms in winter and carry on about how special the Capetonians are to you. But then as soon as summer comes, you refuse to let us in to your hotel – with full knowledge that we are locals and supporters of your hotel. Twice.

Not to mention the amount of friends and family we have directed to your establishment in the past..

What a pity.

But let’s hear what the readers out there think of this. Do you think it’s right that The Bay hotel bans locals during summer, but then let’s them in during winter? Perhaps this is standard around the world? We’d love to hear your thoughts – please add to the comments section – below.

The cries from the 2oceansvibers out there who missed the 2oceansvibe feature on SA’s number one TV magazine show, Top Billing, were overwhelming. I knew I had to SOMEHOW get it onto the web for you to see!

Just to run you through the process – I recorded the show on my PVR decoder at The Safe House. So what that does is it stores the show in digital format on the PVR machine – for use at home. There is no facility to transfer this data from the machine to another machine, or computer, or disc or flash drive. Granted, there is a USB port on the decoder – but it doesn’t do anything,

So my friends at iKraal lent me a VIDEO MACHINE. That’s right – an old school style VHS video player/recorder. Awesome! I would hook up the machine between the PVR and the TV and record the show! There was only one problem – I needed a VHS tape..

Not the easiest thing in the world, I’m sure you can imagine. I went to Caldis on Long Street where the staff completely ignored me and managed to muster a mumble confirming that they had no VHS tapes. A very different attitude to when I bought the several plasma screens and DVD players and stereos in the past.

So anyway, should you ever require a VHS tape, I can confirm that Pick n’ Pay at the Waterfront sells them. I got a TDK 180 – quite mean! So I took that home, recorded the show from PVR onto tape and took the tape to iKraal, who have the facilities to transfer that video BACK into digital format! From there I could put it on “le web” – which is what the French call it.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how we got to this point!

So sit back, relax and enjoy the 2oceansvibe feature from SABC 3’s Top Billing show, 15 October, 2009. Wait for the box to load under this sentence and press play!

*Slow connections are advised to press pause to let it load up before playing.

I’m fine with that..

You saw the 2oceansvibe interview with Goldfish a week ago, and you’ve seen last week’s Top Billing TV show. Nice.

But now, finally, you can watch a live track from that day at the Cape Royale Sky Bar, with Goldfish – courtesy of Olmeca Black Tequila!

Wait here for a black box to appear below. Press play when it does.

*slower connections are advised to press pause and wait for the video to load up, before pressing play

How awesome was that?

Answer = VERY awesome.

Where’s my kiss? (presents cheek for a kiss)

[MWAH!]

Thank you!

Regular readers will know that there has been all sorts of Top Billing activity over the past week or so. Their crew joined us on the day that we shot the 2oceansvibe Show last week with Goldfish, and they filmed some behind-the-scenes stuff for the weekly TV magazine show, Top Billing.

And it’s coming out TOMORROW!

Thursday night, 19h30, SABS 3

We had LOADS of fun shooting the feature and I can’t tell you exactly what happens, but there were some hilarious moments that you’re not going to want to miss! I should take this moment to warn you that my hair is extremely mellow and I use a stunt double in some of the scenes.

No spice.

Check out this teaser that has been playing on TV this week. It gives a little mention to warm you up.

They use a lot of footage from that Goldfish concert next to the pool on the roof of the Cape Royale. The one we had after shooting last week’s Olmeca 2oceansvibe Show.

Were YOU there?

Will YOU be on TV?

God knows – you’ll have to watch and find out!!!

And I see Kevin Pietersen cracked the same show as 2oceansvibe (raises eyebrows). Hah! Nice one. That should “raise his profile” a bit!

Don’t blame me if there is another “coincidence” and this episode does a Caster Semenya YOU magazine record-breaker vibe on us. It’s always possible – especially with you lot 2oceansvibing behind the scenes.

And this time we won’t have to pretend the numbers were due to Caster’s makeover “cover story.”

So I’ll catch you there.

Thursday night. SABC 3. 19h30.

Meantime, check out the Top Billing Website here.

*Thanks to Gabbi, Sunay, Kelly, Julian and Wiimpie at Top Billing for the boom directional mics, 2oceansvibe cocktails, Dreamy Burgers and good times at Caprice..

Well I tell you what, the prize couldn’t have gone to a better guy!

Arthur Jones, the winner of the Seth Rotherham Experience, moved into my Cape Royale Suite on Friday night for a weekend of top brands and luxury. I popped in to visit him and the gorgeous Jess (turns out Arthur is playing out of his socks!) shortly after they checked in

Arthur Jones’s residence for the weekend.
Shame.

The 3-bedroom Seth Rotherham schweet at the Cape Royale
Jess toasts her good fortune at meeting a guy like Arthur

We addressed a few Jack Blacks and De Grendel sav and discussed the various aspects of his MONSTER PRIZE!

Perhaps I should remind you of the finer details?

• Two nights in Seth Rotherham’s suite at the Cape Royale hotel from a Friday to the Sunday (incl. underground parking and free internet).
• A spa treatment for you and your partner at the Cape Royale Equinox spa .
• Free car wash (just next door) at Plush Boutique car wash.
• Free meals at Cape Royale’s 1800 restaurant during your stay
• De Grendel wine and Jack Black beer on the house during your stay (at 1800 bar, as well as stocked in your own fridge).
• Free Vida e coffee (just next door) on Seth’s account.
• A case of Pussy Natural Energy Drink in your fridge.
• Free breakfast or lunch at Miss K (just next door).
• Free Butlers pizza on Seth’s account.
• 2 pairs of Ray Ban Wayfarers from their new Colorize range.
• 2 X R1,000 shopping vouchers for the PUMA store at the Waterfront.
• Being so close to the Green Point stadium, we had to throw in a pack of Kika-Sack balls!
• A test drive in an Audi R8.
• A R1,000 sports betting voucher for www.greatodds.com – SA’s largest online sportsbook!
• Sunday lunch to the value of R500 at Cafe Roux, Noordhoek.
• And, just to top it all off, you’ll be able to skip the queue and enjoy R1,000 on Seth’s tab at Caprice , Sunday night.

I gave him my camera and asked him to take as many pics as possible.

Check it out (click thumbnails for bigger pics):

  
Chilling at the Sky Bar / Taking a 2 hour test drive in the Audi R8

Killing the Waterfront Puma store / indulging in the Equinox spa
at the Cape Royale. It should be mentioned that Arthur is now in
Puma “Cabana” range gang.

Vida e was naturally on the house, as well as the best
breakfast place in town – Miss K in Green Point

Very cool!

But it gets BETTER!

See the rest of the pics of Arthur Jones’s
Seth Rotherham Experience (AWESOME pics) HERE

I would also like to say a hearty congratulations to the beautiful couple, who became engaged the weekend before the Seth Rotherham experience! Well done!

To the rest of you out there who didn’t win, keep an eye out – we’ll be doing another one soon.

Work is a sideline, Live the holiday…

Here it is, the one you’ve been waiting for. The 2oceansvibe Show with Goldfish and Wonderbra model, Elbe Van der Merwe – brought to you by Olmeca Black Tequila (yummy).

Seth and Goldfish
Killing it..
[photo by verstercohen.com]

Don’t forget, 2oceansvibe and the making of this show will be on TV in a special “behind-the-scenes” feature on TOP BILLING, next week Thursday, SABC 3 at 19h30. Pretty gnarly!

So as not to keep you waiting any longer, I’m just going to give it to you. Right here, right now. Just you WAIT util you see my “dream sequence!”

Enjoy.

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*slower connections might want to press play THEN pause and wait for video to load

And remember the video recording of the Goldfish concert on the roof of the Cape Royale hotel (Sky Bar – next to the pool – 28 degrees – bikini’s everywhere – ridiculous) will be next week.

For those of you new to this whole vibe. This is a SHOW – it’s longer than 3 minutes. Regulars MAKE time for it. If Letterman was only available online, would you not MAKE TIME to watch it? Have you tried full-screen? This is an EVENT, my friends!

Come on, it’s 2009 – get with the programme.

* a big thank you to Sunay, Kelly, Jermaine and Wimpie from Top Billing for being so cool.

Courtesy of Olmeca Tequila, Pussy Natural Energy Drink, Cape Royale Hotel and 2oceansvibe. What’s more, the only beer being served was Jack Black beer and the only wine was De Grendel Rose. Just because.

All the professional behind-the-scenes pics are right here.

The boys…the boys!

You’ve seen that face somewhere before?

The venue – shame..

Get in, babba..

I could go on forever. There were many more pics and I thought I would put them in a sexy slideshow for you. They include MANY more beautiful boys and girls and bikini’s and even this week’s WeatherGirl.

By the way, the 2oceansvibe Show is coming out tomorrow..

CLICK HERE TO SEE A SLIDESHOW OF ALL THE PICS!!

pics courtesy anthony fox

Muizenberg, Sunday – World record
photo:lee slabber

Cape Town surfers break Guinness World Record at Earthwave – To say that the Earth Wave CT Event held at Muizenberg on Sunday was a roaring success would be a huge understatement. Never before in the history of South African surfing have so many surfers participated harmoniously in one event. Plus a *BONUS* report on the Cape Royale Goldfish 2oceansvibe party on Friday. [thebombsurf]

The Critics Aren’t Impressed With Lindsay Lohan’s Fashion Week Debut as we took a look at Lindsay Lohan’s first collection as Artistic Director of Emmanuel Ungaro. Since then, the critics have come out swinging, calling the collection everything from “misguided” to “cheesy and dated.” Is that her or her collection? [jezebel]

Suri Cruise sets the standard for the junior style posse – Tom Cruise says he loves the photos the paparazzi take of his and Katie Holmes’ little princess, and it’s easy to see why. At the age of three, Suri is as cute as button and loves to dress up in fashionable clothes she picks out herself. Plutz! [hellomagazine]

The media vs David Letterman – It’s one thing that Letterman came clean on his show about sexual relations with various staff members (like this chick here) and the fact that someone was trying to blackmail him. But how is the US media portraying him, given his history of poking (ahem) fun at politicians and other celebritiy’s sexual transgressions? [cnn]

Moves to oust Chuene – Various attempts are being made behind the scenes to get rid of Leonard Chuene, president of Athletics South Africa (ASA) and professional dick. A government official has said that conversations to put pressure on ASA to fire Chuene are underway. There is “great discomfort” about racial statements surrounding the Caster Semenya saga. [news24]

Rachel Bilson was just in Italy to check out the scene at Milan Fashion Week, but she was back in LA yesterday continuing her stylish ways. She met up with an old friend, the designer Brian Reyes, for an appearance at Neiman Marcus, before joining her mom for lunch at La Scala. Whatever, she’s still gorgeous. [popsugar]

The SuperEna Lottery rolls over again and is now sporting a $100 million jackpot. Which is pretty incredible for a draw that happens every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday! Punters can buy tickets securely online [playsuperena]

U2’s New “Horizon”: What’s Up Next for Rock’s Biggest Band – Go behind the scenes of U2’s massive 360 Tour and get the lowdown on plans for “Songs of Ascent” and music from the Spider-Man musical. Plus, explore the band’s best albums and look back at its three-decade career in photos. [rollingstone]

Stunned Passengers Watch As Pilots Climb Into Each Other – Two pilots have been grounded after they allegedly left their cockpit mid-flight to trade punches with crew members in front of stunned passengers. Severe turbulence broke out on the Air India flight after an air hostess accused the men of sexual harassment. Awesome! [sky]

Obama’s Meeting With the Dalai Lama Is Delayed – In an attempt to gain favor with China, the United States pressured Tibetan representatives to postpone a meeting between the Dalai Lama and President Obama until after Obama’s summit with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, scheduled for next month. Hmm, ring a bell? [washingtonpost]

Record Set at Hong Kong Wine Auction – Art and dinosaurs may not be moving at auction, but in a tough market, you can count on people drinking. Sotheby’s nearly sold out its entire auction in Hong Kong Saturday, raking in HK$61.5 million (US$7.9 million) from 1,010 lots offered. [luxist]

Why do South Africans hate Nigerians? An acclaimed Nigerian novelist on the difficult relationship between the two African nations. Last week it was reported that Nigerian officials were trying to ban District 9 – a science fiction film set in South Africa, but in which the biggest baddies are Nigerian – from being shown in the country’s cinemas. [guardian]

Kate Beckinsale has been named this year’s The Sexiest Woman Alive by Esquire Magazine. Which is fair enough. I’ve managaed to find you 11 of those pics. Oh, and a video. You’ve obviously been behaving. [idlyitw]

It’s going to be difficult for me to write this article without audio. Because I want to shout it. I want to scream it. It’s off the charts. It’s off the hook. And dare I say it, OFF THE CHAIN! Cape Town has NEVER seen anything like this before!

Stop it

It was just this week that 2oceansvibe declared summer open, and what better way to celebrate this awakening moment than with GOLDFISH, who, thanks to Olmeca Black Tequila, will be playing an EXCLUSIVE, INTIMATE set on Friday afternoon from 3pm at the Sky Bar – which is the top deck and pool area on the roof of my residence, the Cape Royale hotel in Green Point. Temperature is scheduled for a mellow 28 degrees – no wind. Cocktails..

It’s such short notice it won’t have the ability to reach the global headline status it deserves – and that’s why you are tuned in to 2oceansvibe, because we deliver the ACTUAL NEWS – news that people REALLY talk about.

What is the “Sky Bar,” you ask? Well, let’s recap:

Shame..
A sneak preview of the Cape Royale’s SKY BAR

Those of you who have been there will know how crazy the very notion of this is.. I mean, really – how many natural and man-made wonders can you comprehend in one setting? Table Mountain – Robben Island – the Atlantic Ocean, the Green Point stadium – swimming pool – Signal Hill – GOLDFISH..

70 hand-picked individuals will be able to experience this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience GOLDFISH POOLSIDE, at the beginning of summer, on a roof – everything paid for.

It’s quite silly, really..

40 of those invites have been reserved for the 2oceansvibers out there who reckon they can do it justice. 2oceansvibers who jump around in shorts and bikini’s without thinking. 2oceansvibers who embrace life. 2oceansvibers who embrace summer and everything that goes with it.

Do you think YOU should be there?

COMPETITION IS VERY MUCH CLOSED. WELL DONE TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF YOUR VICTORY. YOU ARE THE CHOSEN ONES. THE AWESOME ONES..

WINNERS ARE REMINDED TO BRING THEIR PROOF OF WINNING AS PER SETH’S EMAIL INSTRUCTIONS. THIS PROOF WILL CORRESPOND TO YOUR NAME ON A LIST AT THE VENUE. EVEN IF YOU HAVE ID AND YOUR NAME ON THE LIST – YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ENTRY WITHOUT PROOF OF WINNING. IF YOU BRING ANY MORE THAN THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ALLOWED – YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROMTHE LIST ALTOGETHER.

HECTIC? SURE.

REALISTIC? DEFINITELY!

* ps. to the Durban crew – we’ll keep Goldfish warm for you before they play at the Sun Coast Casino on Saturday!

It is tradition here at 2oceansvibe to “call it” when it feels right for us (for you). I remember back in 2007, we called it on September 17. Well it looks like it’s 11 days later this year. Don’t know why – probably a combination of El Nino, global warming and Michael Jackson’s death.

Quietly gather around and check out this lineup for the next 7 days.

Feel the forecast inside your body

Seriously, man – give me a BREAK! It’s jumping nearly 2 degrees every day with an explosion of warmth and joy on Friday and Saturday. I can’t WAIT to see how much work gets done on Friday this week. It’s gonna be disgusting.

Personally, I’m shooting the next 2oceansvibe Show with Goldfish at my residence, The Cape Royale Hotel in Green Point. The first interview since they got back from Ibiza. It’s gonna be OFF THE CHAIN!

You may well find us moonwalking next to the pool.

[thanks ken]

Well would you believe it, I’m in the latest YOU Magazine! Even more exciting is that I’m in the issue with SA gold medalist, Caster Semenya, on the cover! And they’ve dressed her up all woman-like! Awesome!

The 10 September issue cover
Stunning!

So, for those of you who are yet to find a doctor’s waiting room with the latest issue, here it is.

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I don’t quite know what to say. I mean, do you think I come across sexy enough? I just wish they had used some of the other shots they took. Like the ones of me doing yoga with my shirt off. Or the ones of me in the shower (yes, obviously from behind).

Those were HOT!!

If your name is Arthur Jones, then you have just won the “Seth Rotherham Experience .”

Welcome to the most wonderful Monday celebration!

Given that he is the victor, he has just won:

Good evening, Mr. Jones
Welcome home

• Two nights in Seth Rotherham’s suite at the Cape Royale hotel from a Friday to the Sunday (incl. underground parking and free internet).
• A spa treatment for you and your partner at the Cape Royale Equinox spa .
• Free car wash (just next door) at Plush Boutique car wash.
• Free meals at Cape Royale’s 1800 restaurant during your stay
• De Grendel wine and Jack Black beer on the house during your stay (at 1800 bar, as well as stocked in your own fridge).
• Free Vida e coffee (just next door) on Seth’s account.
• A case of Pussy Natural Energy Drink in your fridge.
• Free breakfast or lunch at Miss K (just next door).
• Free Butlers pizza on Seth’s account.
• 2 pairs of Ray Ban Wayfarers from their new Colorize range.
• 2 X R1,000 shopping vouchers for the PUMA store at the Waterfront.
• Being so close to the Green Point stadium, we had to throw in a pack of Kika-Sack balls!
• A test drive in an Audi R8.
• A R1,000 sports betting voucher for www.greatodds.com – SA’s largest online sportsbook!
• Sunday lunch to the value of R500 at Cafe Roux, Noordhoek.
• And, just to top it all off, you’ll be able to skip the queue and enjoy R1,000 on Seth’s tab at Caprice , Sunday night.

Overall value? God knows.

R20,000?

R30,000?

Not too kak!

Arthur, all you have to do to claim your prize is to email editor@2oceansvibe.com from the email you used to enter the competition.

Arthur Jones’s name was picked at random by our Euro Millions Lottery affiliate, according to the rules of the competition. For the rest of you that entered, thanks for being a part of the vibe, and remember to keep trying.

You gotta be innit to winnit, my boet!

*By the way, did you see someone won the SuperEna lottery this weekend? It’s true – they won €146.9 million (just over R1.5 billion). You can enter the SuperEna lottery online safely and securely here.

What I’ve done here is fairly magical. I’m giving you the chance to win $101 million in the Euro Millions Lottery, and, if you don’t win that, you will have a fairly good chance of winning one of the biggest prizes we have ever featured on 2oceansvibe. It’s called THE SETH ROTHERHAM EXPERIENCE .

Anyone who buys two lines or more in this weekend’s Euro Millions lottery (it rolled over again and the jackpot works out to virtually R1 billion!) and emails their confirmation email to editor@2oceansvibe.com, gets automatically accepted into the draw for The Seth Rotherham Experience.

I know. How rad?

Experience it..

What is the Seth Rotherham Experience, you ask?

It is a weekend for two in my suite at the 5-star Cape Royale Hotel & Residence with so many extras, you’ll be confused as to what the main prize is.

You see, the weekend isn’t JUST about the stay at the 5-star Cape Royale and all the luxuries that come with it, you also get to live the vibe, just like Seth – indulging in some of the biggest 2oceansvibe sponsored brands.

The prize will include:

• Two nights in Seth Rotherham’s suite at the Cape Royale hotel from a Friday to the Sunday (incl. underground parking and free internet).
• A spa treatment for you and your partner at the Cape Royale Equinox spa .
• Free car wash (just next door) at Plush Boutique car wash.
• Free meals at Cape Royale’s 1800 restaurant during your stay
• De Grendel wine and Jack Black beer on the house during your stay (at 1800 bar, as well as stocked in your own fridge).
• Free Vida e coffee (just next door) on Seth’s account.
• A case of Pussy Natural Energy Drink in your fridge.
• Free breakfast or lunch at Miss K (just next door).
• Free Butlers pizza on Seth’s account.
• 2 pairs of Ray Ban Wayfarers from their new Colorize range.
• 2 X R1,000 shopping vouchers for the PUMA store at the Waterfront.
• Being so close to the Green Point stadium, we had to throw in a pack of Kika-Sackballs!
• A test drive in an Audi R8.
• A R1,000 sports betting voucher for www.greatodds.com – SA’s largest online sportsbook!
• Sunday lunch to the value of R500 at Cafe Roux, Noordhoek.
• And, just to top it all off, you’ll be able to skip the queue and enjoy R1,000 on Seth’s tab at Caprice , Sunday night.

* if you don’t use up all the prizes on the weekend, you will be given vouchers to enjoy each prize whenever you want.

Nothing wrong with that, right?

And it’s pretty easy to enter as well.

HOW TO ENTER THE COMPETITION

Buy two tickets (here) to this weekend’s EuroMillions jackpot and send the proof of your entry (they will email you confirmation of your purchase, which you should forward) to Seth at editor@2oceansvibe.com.

Competition closes Friday 21 August at 18h00.

Winner will be announced on Monday 24.

What are you waiting for? CLICK HERE to enter the Euro Millions lottery for this weekend. They will email you confirmation of your tickets. All you have to do is forward that confirmation to editor@2oceansvibe.com .

The more tickets you buy for the lottery, the bigger chance you have of winning the 2oceansvibe competition!

Shame, not a bad consolation prize, should you miss the $101 million jackpot!

Good luck!