While adsorbing the sounds and smells at a social gathering, I over-heard one of the co-ordinators of the event say, “You never see this in Jo’burg. In Jo’burg people are constantly on their phones, Tweeting and posting but in Cape Town people just stand and chat. Why are they not on their phones? Get them to Tweet! ARRRGH!”

I, an invited guest, felt so awkward. I obviously was not supposed to hear that… OBVIOUSLY.
I couldn’t understand why this person (let’s call this person Amy) I couldn’t understand why Amy was upset because people were standing around chatting (as in a verbal conversation, not a conversation using thumbs) and making new friends (yes, Facebook friends) – in a word: networking.

Back in the good old day’s people had conversations whether it be over the fence or over a cup of coffee. Nowadays people inbox (no postman needed), tag (no running involved) and Tweet (a sound nowhere near to what a bird makes). Relationships have changed to cyber-ships.

WIFE: “Honey, this is my friend Jane.”
HUSBAND: “How long have you and Jane been friends? I’ve never heard about her before.”
WIFE: “We’ve been friends on Facebook since 2009 and recently started following each other.”

True story guys, that’s just the way it is.
Facebook, for me personally, has the worst:

• POSTS – I don’t care what time you woke up and what you had for breakfast, lunch and supper.
• PICTURES – Pictures of your food (really?). Selfies, selfies and more selfies!!! I even viewed some of my friends (on Facebook) selfie albums, all I got from looking at the selfie album is that I now know which side is your “good side”.

*mental note: de-activate Facebook

So there I was at this social gathering feeling alienated while at the same time wondering if I’ll ever figure out how Twitter works.
Oh, Amy, people want to talk to each other because carpel tunnel is a painful thing to have. Don’t complain if Capetonians are standing around having verbal conversations, maybe at your next event you’ll have free WiFi and some cellphone charging stations.

However the event was fun and I enjoyed it thoroughly, EVEN without my cell.

Letting her hair down: Rihanna's friend shared some more intimate pictures of the singer during the sunny outing

She's been working and playing hard recently, taking her recording sessions and partying in between America and London. But Rihanna is now hard at work enjoying herself as she relaxes on a sunny break in Sardinia. The Umbrella hitmaker jetted in to the stylish region earlier this week and has spent the majority of her time aboard a yacht with her girl pals.

And now the singer has taken to her Twitter and Instagram pages to share her holiday photos - as well as her killer curves. Rihanna, 24, posed in her bikini as she flaunted her body while posing a number of positions on the luxury boat. She was joined by two girl pals, who also tweeted photographs of the singer in her summery finest.

In one image Rihanna can be seen smouldering at the camera with her lips covered in red lipstick. She pouts at the camera seductively while her hair blows in the wind and her tattoo can be seen. In another image she stretches across a boat next to one friend as they pose with the backdrop of a clear blue sky.

Poser: The Umbrella hitmaker struck a number of poses as she let her hair down in the sun with friends, before posting the pictures on Twitter

Holiday snaps: Rihanna poses with a friend while aboard a yacht in Sardinia as she shows off her bikini body

Setting sail: Rihanna is taking a relaxing break on a luxury yacht

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