Welcome to the Jungle!!!

So what can we say....well, for starters........A Whole Lot. South Africa has a new-look cabinet (political for those not too sure which I was referring to). The United States has recently elected a president who seems to embody the hopes and dreams of many previously disillusioned citizens who finally feel ready to rebuild (Mr Barack "Yes We Can" Obama). The Global Economy is still in a major downturn which is reminiscent of many historically huge dips as the cycle repeats itself every decade or so, yet investors still can't seem to remove the emotion from it all (note: do like Warren Buffet - remove the emotion from the equation and think level-headed). And we are nowhere near alleviating global hunger and poverty, though catchphrases still abound.

The Rich-Poor divide keeps growing to the point of utter ridicule and shock/horror. And just when you think you know it all and you see that mist evaporate before your path, you get pulled right back into it. Sometimes you just want to vent in the hope that the world heeds your call of frustration. Sometimes (Yes, Sometimes) commonalities make us feel better about ourselves and our situations. In these testing, yet interesting "insert Chinese Proverb" times we live in, one thing's for sure......change is going to happen (it is the only constant after all), we're still going to resort to escapism, and we're still going to try and make our way through this concrete maze. Now's as good a time as any. Wouldn't you agree? Welcome to the Jungle (cue Guns 'n Roses)!!!



Sidebar: speaking of Guns 'n Roses, is it just me or does supposed new "Chinese Democracy" album seem as much of an urban legend as does Dr Dre's "Detox" or as mythical as democracy in China? Things that make you go "Hmmm".