TODAY (23 JULY 2014) MARKS OFF THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE BLOG “KIM MBALI AND ONE SMART BLACK BOY”. I HAVE OFFICIALLY POSTED CHAPTER ONE ON THAT DAY NOT KNOWING THAT ONE DAY IT WILL REACH AND TOUCH SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE. YOU WOULD REMEMBER FROM THE “KAPISH BLOGGERS CORNER” WHEREBY READERS USED TO TELL US ABOUT WHERE THEY ARE FROM AND WE FOUND THAT THE BLOG IS BEING READ IN EVERY PROVINCE OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS INCLUDING NAMIBIA, BOTSWANA AND ZIMBABWE TO NAME BUT A FEW. I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SOME OF MY READERS AND WE HAVE GROWN INTO BEING REALLY GOOD FRIENDS OVER THE LAST YEAR. I THANK EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO TAKES TIME IN READING THE BLOG AND ALSO SHARING WITH FRIENDS AS WELL. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO KEEPS ON COMMENTING AND SHARING THE LINKS ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE USING THE MANY QUOTES FOUND ON THIS BLOG. THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO SUGGESTED CHARACTER NAMES AND ALSO CRITICISED WHENEVER I WAS OUT OF LINE. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO NTOZA AND NHLANHLA, THANK YOU TO SFISO WHO IS BEHIND EVERYTHING INCLUDING CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS HAPPENING ON THIS BLOG. THANK YOU TO MIKE FOR RECOMMENDING SFISO TO ME AND THEN RECOMMENDING HIS READERS TO THE BLOG. THANK YOU TO LYDIA BUNNY ANGEL (LESEGO TINY LESS EGO SONGO) WHO LET ME USE HER STORY AND PICTURES, THANK YOU TO NASEEMA LOURIE (CHARACTER NASEEMA) AND NTHABISENG KGORONYANE (CHARACTER NTHABISENG) AND THE WHOLE YELLOWBONE SECRETS TEAM. THE BOOK IS TRULLY BASED ON TRUE STORIES. THANK YOU TO THATO WHO IS BUSY EDITING THE CHAPTERS SO THAT WHEN WE OFFICIALLY MOVE TO THE NEW SITE (yellowbonesecrets) THEN THERE WON’T BE ANY GRAMMAR ERRORS. THANK YOU TO AFRICA (GRAFIQ) FOR THE NEW SITE. MOST INPORTANTLY, THANK YOU TO ALL THE SMARTIES, THE READERS AND ALL THE FANS WHO CONTRIBUTE DAILY TO MAKING THIS BLOG WHAT IT IS TODAY. THERE WERE DAYS WHEREBY I HAVEN’T POSTED ANYTHING AND SOME DAYS I HAVE POSTED MORE THAN 2 CHAPTERS. IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE TIME AND SCHEDULE, BUT ONE THING FOR SURE, I AM PROUD OF MANAGING THIS BLOG. IT HAS CERTAINLY OPENED SO MANY DOORS FOR ME AND I AM LEARNING ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE ALSO MET SOME AMAZING PEOPLE THROUGH IT, SOME WE ENDED UP BEING REALLY CLOSE AND SOME WE EVENTUALLY LOST CONTACT, THAT IS PART OF LIFE, BUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT THROUGH THE BLOG FRIENDSHIPS WERE MADE. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ARE PART OF THE FACEBOOK PAGES, BOTH KIM MBALI PAGE AND THE EVER GROWING YELLOWBONE SECRETS PAGE. I HAVE EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS AT TIMES, WRITING ABOUT THINGS THAT I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT (LIKE THIS CHAPTER HERE, ONE OF MY PERSONAL FAVOURITES). ALSO I HAVE FAILED AT SOME INSTANCES, FOR EXAMPLE THE VENDA FLIRT MATE BOOK... IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO WRITE IT AND UNFORTUNATELY IT FELL OFF. I ADMIT THAT IT WAS A REALLY CHALLENGE FOR ME TO WRITE ABOUT THE MATURE GENERATION. I HAVE INSPIRED SOME NEW WRITERS AND TRIED PUSHING THEM, A BIG SHOUTOUT TO VICKY FOR WRITING DIARY YA KEA. EVEN THOUGH THE BLOG WAS TOO BIG FOR HER, SHE STILL MANAGES TO POST HER CHAPTERS ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE. SHE IS ONE FOR THE FUTURE. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED POEMS. WRITING IS NOW IN MY BLOOD, SO IF I CONTINUE I MIGHT TAKE THE WHOLE NIGHT WRITING THIS LOL... SO IN CONCLUSION I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR READING THIS BLOG. MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU AND GUIDE YOU THROUGH YOUR PASSION AND TALENT. HERE IS TO ANOTHER YEAR, AND THIS TIME AROUND IM GOING TO CHALLENGE MYSELF AND TRY TO MANAGE TWO BLOGS...
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