7DE LAAN CELEBRITIES - SEVENDE LAAN

EXPO WP came and went but the memories of events lives on. Expo WP attracted several celebrities many of them from the famous South African Afrikaans soap opera 7de Laan (Seventh Avenue). The foremost star of the 7de laan (sevende laan) soapy who frequented EXPO WP was Heino Schmitt, the South African actor best known for his role as Altus de Bruyn in the SABC 2 soapie.

There were many other celebrities, many of whom stared at EXPO WP achieved fame. Those who sang at EXPO WP made it big in the music world or at least are on their way to the top.  Food was the other big  attraction at EXPO WP. Among the favorite foods were the  fried masala snoek recipes, Waffle mania waffles with chocolate ice cream, Miller's corn in a cup and so much more.

But photo shoots at Photojani Photographic Studios was part of everyday life. Below are several gallo images photographs of Altus with his fans and with 7de laan fans in general. The bulk of them young girls and boys and several teenage young ladies. If only they could see them selves now!.

Altus on stage wowing his fans  prior to the concert.

Altus with a young soapie fan.

Altus with a teenage 7de Laan fan.

Altus with a young soapie fan.

Altus with another young soapie fan.

Altus with aeven another young soapie fan.

Hugs from Altus is a hug never forgotten.

Altus on stage with a fan.

Altus with a young soapie fan.

Altus with a young lady on his lap.

Altus with another young lady on his lap.

Altus with soapie fans on both his knees.

Altus with a shy young lady on his lap.

Continued on the next Blog - see all the adult 7de Laan Fans...

EXPO WP IS NO MORE.

Expo WP tourism and craft market was a really cool initiative but perhaps an idea far too futuristic for today's market, hence after one year of trading it unfortunately closed down. The events of Expo WP will forever remain wonderful memories to those who partook in its launch and its growth. The really nice thing about Expo WP is that all the vendors became friends in fact they developed into a family.

Many stall holders lost large sums of money during the time that Expo WP traded never to recoup their losses. At least I got to write about its events, the traders and  the activities. It is quite sad that it all ended soon after it started.  However, below are several photographs of unforgettable moments, ranging from Cars to Bikes, to Zumba, to Food, to Clothing, to arts and craft, to World Cup Soccer and people having oodles of fun.

Here you can have a look at more of the foods from Expo WP.

Photojani Photographic Studios that was ituated at stall C62 at Expo WP has now relocated to Dumbarton House Church Street Cape Town. Jani is a professional female Wedding Photographer and is contactable on 0847458258. Jani specializes in Wedding Photography and goes by the moto

"Every bride needs a woman's touch on her wedding day!"

Click on any of the photos below and view it as a slideshow..... enjoy!

Photojani Photographic Studios Dumbarton House Cape Towm Ph. 0847458258

Photjani - Side view of stall C62

Meagan and friend photographed by Photojani Wedding Photographer.

PhotoJani professional Wedding Photographer standing with the MEC Dan Plato.

A snack from one of the food vendors at Expo WP.

Old school El Camino, supped-up with air brush spray job to make your eyes tear with envy. 

Air brush spray job on the bonnet of the El Camino.

A snack available from one of the food vendors at EXPO WP.

Biltong at Expo WP has been certified as Halal.

Evil Wicca Scene air blushed on boot of a herse.

View the rest of the photos on Picasa Web Albums. 

SOCCER WORLD CUP FEVER AT EXPO WP

Expo WP is the largest indoor tourist, craft and traders market in the Western Cape and this past Tuesday night, launched its first real night market since it's inception at Easter, hosting a turnout of close to 10 000 people. This enormous turnout was the consequence of radio advertising, promoting "The Drift Squad" as well as "Show Cars" fitted with impressive audio systems, some with impressive air brushed spray jobs and some with impressive engine modifications. Alongside these beauties, inside the micro expo hall, there were some super-bikes and a whole fleet of supped-up cars, featuring mag wheels, tail-fins, scoops, interior trim and amazing tattoo-like murals as well as lowered suspensions, tinted windows and race pedals and gear shift. It was very evident that the micro hall could not accommodate all the show cars and many of them lined-up outside under the floodlights in the parking area.

Inside the macro hall virtually every expo vendor was dressed in soccer fan gear, each in the colours of their favoured team. Each of the 250 stalls also had a flag attached to a post at its entrance which waved in the breeze blowing through the corridors,  making for a very colourful sight.  Vuvuselas, leg warmers, sleeve covers and car mirror covers in the colours of the South African Flag were seen all over. People were buying them, vendors were selling them, others were wearing them and it just seemed that everyone had them. Every vendors were retailing these products at give away prices in order to boost the Soccer World Cup excitement. Everyone leaving the Expo WP premises looked like they were already ready for the Soccer World Cup.

The 100's of motor cycles and its owners in their leather riding gear looked very impressive with quite a few of them revving  their bike's  engines competing in sound with the revving engines the of drifting cars. This all happened in an arena set aside, especially constructed with tyres surrounding its circumference for the purpose of drifting. Ten cars were drifting all of which attracted enormous attention, but there was a female driver who wowed the audience with her antics. Cell phone flashlights were triggering all over and many even captured the performing cars on cell phone video. The smell of the cars fumes, the burning tyres, the boerewors rolls, the smell of tikka chicken and cigarette smoke  was more than enough to make you high, but for many this wasn't enough and lined up at the pub come  art gallery to get at the beers and hard liquor.

There was hardly any space to move about,  the main hall aisles, the minor halls, the food-court and the parking area were filled with people resulting in a line of people at the entrance snaking around the side of the building. Consequently people were only allowed entry when an equivalent amount of people left the premises. Outside in the street there was major traffic congestion with cars parked in every conceivable parking space. Inside the spit level hall, there was a scaletrix display and a Zumba demonstration which lasted until the early hours of the morning. Expo WP is all about soccer and there are indoor soccer tournaments every weekend. There are curios and gifts for tourists to take home ranging from stone and wood carvings of the big five to life size African warriors. Tonight was just a sampling of what can be expected at the Soccer World Cup in the days to come. Viva Bafana Bafana!

ZUMBA AT EXPO WP

Some three weeks ago I heard the word ZUMBA for the first time. It was on a radio show where the instructors of the ZUMBA  class were interviewed, however I listened with half an ear. So just last week a friend had a ZUMBA  party for ladies only in order to raise funds for a touring rugby club. I was still unclear as to what this new hype was all about, then just two days ago the ladies at EXPO WP were all discussing ZUMBA in the food court when one of them, totally exited, related having seen a a double spread newspaper advert, promoting ZUMBA. She made the necessary enquiries, through consensus and took it upon herself to invite the ZUMBA team to EXPO WP for a demonstration.

Photographs courtesy of PhotoJani Photographic Studios at EXPO WP

On Sunday past, the Zumba team arrived, dressed in tight fitting sweats, some in lycra, some in stretch, all of them in black, yellow and neon pink. Even prior to their demo started, they looked impressive. Three of them stood on the raised platform provided, the others on the ground, then the music started. The penny dropped, Zumba was the new weight reduction, come fitness dance for everyone. Some thing like the Jane Fonda workout or the Billy Banks workout but without the workout, it was a dance.

Photographs courtesy of PhotoJani Photographic Studios at EXPO WP

Of the Zumba team, two dudettes were shaped like twiggy and two more were leaning towards the shape of Bessy Bunter but could they dance. In minutes they all broke a sweat but this was just a warm-up. Then the music restarted and wow, did they dance, the two dudes on stage made their bodies gyrate which looked like their stomachs were moving in circles between their throats and groin. Then they turned around and started shaking their buns at audience at high speed in sync with the music. The ladies roared with incitement and the men wowed at the dudettes buns.

Photographs courtesy of PhotoJani Photographic Studios at EXPO WP

Meanwhile so many ladies in the audience were mimicking the dancers in hand and body movements, in tempo with the music. Some of the ladies looked like they couldn't walk a mile but with the Zumba music playing and guidance from the zumba team, I think they all lost at least a kilo. The musica was a mix of pop and Spanish merengue which was just so inviting. Now that the demo was done and the interest in ZUMBA soared and I now even know what it is, classes will be held at EXPO WP on a regular basis. The first will be held at the EXPO WP night market starting this Tuesday night from 7pm until 10pm in preparation for the Soccer World Cup.

Photographs courtesy of PhotoJani Photographic Studios at EXPO WP

So all those ladies and gents who has lapsed your gym membership because gym seemed a good idea at the time but wasn't any fun, come over to EXPO WP and join in the ZUMBA classes because ZUMBA looks like double fun. Bring your sweats and towel and a bottle of water, cause you going to need it.