My BMW Polo Experience

September 1, 2012 by  

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Delayed as it may be, it would be a huge mistake not to blog my experience at the BMW Polo, it was just too good a day.

BMW contacted me and 3 other bloggers to run the #BMWTakeMeToThePolo Competition where our twitter followers had to tell us why they deserved to go with us to the POLO. The prize included not only a VIP experience at the Polo but our winners would also be driven to the event by BMW.

After lots and lots of entries, I chose my winner based on the following entry:

It was just too cute I had to choose it… The lucky winner was Yelanda, who attended with Vuyi as her date.

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A week before the event BMW treated us by taking me and the girls to Hyde Park Corner to look for what we would wear to the BMW International Polo Series.

Misha Coetzee selected her outfit from Country Road, Kirsty Bisset from Lui Jo, and I got mine from Hip Hop. We then ended the day with a light supper at Life restaurant.

Milli (left) wore something from her shop, check out her blog HERE. 

Kirsty with her date.

Remember my blog about What Her Boyfriend Wore? 

Well, this is the couple!

With my date Melissa, my winner and her date.

oh and yes, there was a game of POLO

South Africa was playing against India, we won but I can’t remember the score. I actually decided I don’t like POLO it’s not the kind of game I would pay money to go watch… This was during the singing of the two countries’ national anthem. Hayi the Indian anthem… lemme not say anything.

I didn’take pictures really, I was there to just have fun but some of the celebs I spotted included Roland Schoeman and Gerry Rantseli who wore a dress 2 decades young. I was disappointed. Pearl Thusi was there, she looked really good, the girl has gorgeous legs.

The highlight of my day was DEFINITELY meeting Wendy Luhabe, one of my favourite people in the world. You should have seen my excitement when I spotted her and hubby Mbazima Shilowa arriving. I finally managed to get my groupie moment, and was even more chuffed when she remembered me from an email conversation a few months ago. She even made me take off the shades so she could see my face, really awesome woman… now I wait for my moment with Khanyi Dhlomo and I can die in peace.

I also got to pose with our glory boy, Olympic Gold medalist Chad Le Clos, who must be one of the sweetest people in the world.

It was a Sports event so the Minister, Mbaks on Mbaks was there.

Clearly Touch and the minister have the same stylist

Posing in the photo booth

Stylist Nthato Mashishi was also there

Clowning around with the Xhosanotra, Sandile Nqayi and Zandile Nkonyeni from SABC 2 and Vista Kalipa on the right.

Showing off our dresses

Yes, King Somizi was there too.

This couple won Best Dressed and took home a R20 000 Hyde Park shopping voucher.

Thank you to BMW SA for a well organised and classy day of luxury and another thank you for not inviting the usual faces we see everywhere.. the guests were quite refreshing. It was my first time at the POLO, and we had a good time.

 

 

 

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94 Comments on "My BMW Polo Experience"

  1. Eyh2Jee on Sat, 1st Sep 2012 2:33 pm 

    It was a lovely event I see.NombuLelo and her “sb’unzi” are very cute and sexy… I could let this woman make me her mhlokolozo’slave anytime.
    @FikileMbaks with that hat,ngathi nguLindelani Mkhize from JC.

    The white dude (lastPic) really planned for this day.He was on point! *waiting for JC peeps to criticize the White shoes*

  2. Makgotso on Sat, 1st Sep 2012 2:49 pm 

    People were on point and the winners *ignoring the white shoes side eye E*

    Didn’t know Wendy Luhabe was married to Mbazima love this woman, BS can you please interview her. She has really made her mark in the business industry just love powerful women ’cause that’s where I’m heading.

  3. Brown Shuga on Sat, 1st Sep 2012 2:49 pm 

    LOL the white shoes matched the outfit nje… surely they are okay in this instance?

  4. samlicious on Sat, 1st Sep 2012 2:58 pm 

    Wow @BS you looked stunning darling. Me loving your hair style, is that what they call dry perm?

  5. Brown Shuga on Sat, 1st Sep 2012 2:58 pm 

    Gotcha Makgotso… ke tla zama

  6. Applepurple on Sat, 1st Sep 2012 4:47 pm 

    Is that Somizi’s chuck?

  7. Nerlee on Sat, 1st Sep 2012 5:59 pm 

    I like Zandile Nkanyeni’s dress, DZAMN!

  8. fabulicious on Sat, 1st Sep 2012 7:44 pm 

    Applepurple the only way that can be Somizi’s chuck is if he brokeup with our very own ‘vumaaa(sp)’.
    They were an item at sum point.
    Checkout vumaaa’s handle on twirra @vumaaa, he’s too cute…what a waste

  9. Richmond on Sat, 1st Sep 2012 8:34 pm 

    Lelo you are gorgeous! My friend thought you were Azania at first glance. And your skin! You’re beautiful.

  10. Smiles on Sun, 2nd Sep 2012 6:14 pm 

    My favourite Minister Mbaks, dissapointed me with that outfit. He looks like one of those old school gangsters who like mixing Vernac with english and Afrikaans. You know, like Papa G from Isidingo. Jy ken my leitie.

    That lady with that white guy at the end is very pretty!

  11. Applepurple on Sun, 2nd Sep 2012 11:16 pm 

    Oh! yes fabu that Vumaa boy is a looker __ He he he so Vumaa is chuck yes no maybe?… Vumaa please confirm this.

  12. Azande on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 9:08 am 

    Kirsty Bisset is wearing shoes that i love from Luella.

  13. Buhlebonga on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 9:15 am 

    So obviously the Jozi leg of the Polo was better than the Durban leg. I still had a great time with virtual unknowns and I like the Polo now.

    You looked great Lelo.

  14. Mathaz on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 9:29 am 

    I like the orange skirt worn by the white lady. The lady in the last picture also looks nice. BS your dress is too gorgeous.

    Yes BS please do interview Wendy and please ask her how she is doing, if she is still getting business deals, considering that Mbazima is out in the cold now.

  15. LadyMillion on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 9:35 am 

    I’m following Vumma on instagram, shame he cracks me up when he has stilettoz on, they suit him!

  16. khanyiCrous on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 9:38 am 

    I am falling more and more in love le Mbaks straight. He has brought life to sports ministry.@lelo, you looked stunning shem.

  17. Loulou on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 9:41 am 

    Lelo you looked beyond gorgeous! Such a pleasure meeting you and the gorgeous winners!
    yooh Ms Luhabe is just regal, it’s like she’s floating, sat a few seats away from her and I was in awe the entire time!

  18. Pnut on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 9:57 am 

    @BS u looked beautiful, hairstyle ke yona dry curl?

    Tjo at Fikile Mbalulas outfit, bo busy bo bokana! or maybe ke katiba that causes traffic!

  19. Monei on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 10:34 am 

    kwaaaaa@smiles. but u described Mbaks’ look very well. o ka re lepantsula la kgale!

    Love Zandile’s dress. the shoes the pretty blonde lady is wearing were at Zaras in europe on my holiday- almost bought them but got overwhelmed by choices. saw them (diff colours) at legit last wk.

  20. Monei on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 10:37 am 

    bana ba shorta in Gauteng waitse. or rather, black men ba shorta in gauteng. the white chicks brought their men mara BS and winner bring female dates and i bet alot of the black women there did that.

  21. khanyiCrous on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 10:42 am 

    @monei,you can say that again. Went to church yesterday and met a varsity friend of mine that I have seen in 5 years. was hoping gore maybe o nyetswe and is living happily ever after coz she was one of those gals that you just assume any man would be lucky to have her.Tjoo,she said something very sad and painfull-’How many men am I suppose to sleep with before meeting my one”.#sobs#

    it was just so sad that a lot of my friends are still struggling to get a descent men. Think I will just be a lesbian maan

  22. Azande on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 10:52 am 

    @Loulou we now know u yes , no, Maybe?????????????

  23. Azande on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 10:56 am 

    @Monei yebo i saw them ko Luella loved it and BOOM legit got them as well THIZA.

  24. bongi on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 11:02 am 

    @ KhanyiCrous there are decent men out there..if only women can stop to look at the outside picture and look inside. Theres now way that you will find a perfect men – not at all…get yoursefl a man- do not try to change him to your standards but work together to make each other happy, and accepts its others flaws..if he loves to drive i Golf let me drive his Golf..

  25. switpie on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 11:40 am 

    My friend has that zandiles dress she got it ko mr price. It hot thou

  26. Ms.Zie on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:07 pm 

    Hehehe, not my best pics but I enjoyed the event & thank u for having us BS. Lovely meeting u @Loulou. The way I’ve been afraid to read the comments, lol. Beautiful pics & BS is even more beautiful in real life. Stunner!

  27. Azande on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:09 pm 

    so Ms.Zie r u also on the pics na??????????????????

  28. jolene on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:11 pm 

    so my male colleague found me going through this post and then asked what Khethiwe was doing at the event. tjo!
    Yela is very creative, me likes and would have also given the tickets to her.
    BS and hot-lips Chad make a great-looking couple neh????

  29. Ms.Zie on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:11 pm 

    It is a Mr P dress, but its hot hey. Goes to show that when u have ‘an eye’ u can get ur stuff from anywhere

  30. Azande on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:20 pm 

    @Ms.Zie as much as i want to comment about that dress but its cool, rather not. kungaze kuthiwe umuntu unamaqgubu hehehheh LOL

  31. Azande on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:21 pm 

    unamagqubu hope this is the ryt 1

  32. LadyMillion on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:24 pm 

    So Ms Zie is Zandile on those pics? orrr???

  33. Loulou on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:24 pm 

    eish men in SA :(
    I have decided to save my prayers shame, I will be a happy spinster, it’s all good. TIRED of kissing frogs!

  34. Ms.Zie on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:25 pm 

    No I aint. Babe

  35. Azande on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:31 pm 

    So Ms Zie is Zandile on those pics? orrr???
    ==============================================
    Spot on LadyM

  36. Kic-S on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:38 pm 

    Tjo BS o hot hot!! u never disappoint.

  37. Raquel on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:41 pm 

    Ms Zie is Vuyi (the winner’s date) if i read correctly. She is @JustVuyi on Twitter. She is on Pic2 and on Pic7.

    BS looked great.

  38. LadyMillion on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:41 pm 

    hahhaah nguwe MsZie..dont PHIK!

  39. Loulou on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:43 pm 

    hooo batho ba mo JC ba tjatjarag ne? if the winner wanted to be known she obviously would have given her name? yes? No?

  40. khanyiCrous on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:43 pm 

    @Loulou—–>I have decided to save my prayers shame, I will be a happy spinster, it’s all good. TIRED of kissing frogs!

    I feel you!!

  41. Azande on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:45 pm 

    Ms Zie is Vuyi (the winner’s date) if i read correctly. She is @JustVuyi on Twitter. She is on Pic2 and on Pic7.
    ============================================================
    Dan Loulou is the winner with Ms Zie….?????????????????????

  42. Ntombi Yomzulu on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:47 pm 

    death by this ——-> dont PHIK!

    Waves at Lady M…

  43. Raquel on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:48 pm 

    This is what BS wrote —–> “The lucky winner was Yelanda, who attended with Vuyi as her date” and i am saying Ms Zie is Vuyi.

  44. missTmzee on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:53 pm 

    molweni ekhaya

    I hardly log on but the last few times i did i didnt see you @Ntombi Yemzulu. It might be a patchy visits here. but ive missed you comments. le Sxlyin o kae?

  45. missTmzee on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:54 pm 

    my patchy..

  46. Ntombi Yomzulu on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 12:58 pm 

    Miss Tmzee, been busy with my assignments, school and Jc dont mix *sideeyeNoance*lol…

    Glad to know I was missed :)

  47. Monei on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 1:10 pm 

    for someone without eyebrows, Vuyi doesn’t look odd. normally its pretty shocking- like when christina yang shaved her eyebrows off for her wedding le the black dude.

  48. Monei on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 1:11 pm 

    Aaaah! so that’s what u decided to wear Ms Zie! good choice! and ur noombies look beautifully motorboatable :-D

  49. Raquel on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 1:20 pm 

    Why do people shave off their eyebrows though? I will never understand.

  50. Loulou on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 1:30 pm 

    @Raquel some people just don’t have eyebrows and others really like drawing them back on in the shape they like as opposed to their natural ones…

    I’d rather draw them on nicely than have bushy unshaped brows *pukes*

  51. Raquel on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 2:29 pm 

    But for those that do have them,why not tweez, thread,wax or shave them to the shape that you want instead of shaving off the entire bush and still start with the drawing? Such admin.

  52. sxylin on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 2:44 pm 

    As I go up to check, wink

  53. Raquel on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 2:59 pm 

    LMAO @Sxylin

  54. Ms.Zie on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 3:02 pm 

    *sigh* assumption

  55. sxylin on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 3:02 pm 

    Waves at missTmZee

  56. sxylin on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 3:03 pm 

    @yelanda I think u are very creative, that was cute

  57. Raquel on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 3:16 pm 

    #Deathby ‘DENIAL’ in fear of JC Bloggers. We feel untouchable when we hide behind names to diss others but we are very scared of revealing ourselves. Kwa kwa kwa kwa

    I was at the Polo too. LMFAO!!!

  58. Loulou on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 3:17 pm 

    How did you get the photobooth pics or is there a website?

  59. Ms.Zie on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 3:21 pm 

    Raquel babe, I’m talking abt the eyebrow comment. I’ve just never had, a-sparse naturally. That’s why I sighed at your assumption. I’m not denying anything. These aren’t very flattering pics of myself but that’s not the biggest prob, I was still enjoying the anonymous blogging.

  60. sxylin on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 3:26 pm 

    So a friend sent me Khany’s book via dhl, all I can say is hehehe, SMH….. Khany’s view on life is sooo naive, and the part where her and Mandla would go to FNB and the employees would watch them leave with lots of money in bags I was omg this kid so they didn’t even have a private banker , they carried 50grand in cash! And Mandla’s mum didn’t have a spare bed hahaha I would have thought she could call anyone to deliver a bed at her in law’s , tjo and the Epilogue yooooh LMAO!

  61. sxylin on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 3:29 pm 

    Fnb Khanyi Mbau ROTfLMAO

  62. Azande on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 3:31 pm 

    @Ms.Zie i fell u and manje since ur face is out there its not gonna be the same,

  63. Azande on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 3:34 pm 

    @Sxylin angimangali kufana naye, why else would u get out with nothing on ur name, after so much money.

  64. Azande on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 3:34 pm 

    feel vs fell

  65. LadyMillion on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 3:38 pm 

    Waves bck and blows kiss @Ntombiymzulu :)

  66. zenzybear on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 3:40 pm 

    sxylin, is the book worth reading tho??

  67. samlicious on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 4:07 pm 

    I scrolled back to check the missing eyebrows TJO

    all I can say is JC bloggers shame dont miss a thing. I looked at that picture several times and I didn’t notice a thing.

  68. sxylin on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 4:11 pm 

    Nooooo @zenzybear not worth it! Just bootleg it hahaha I’m sorry I’m kidding u can buy if u have extra few rands to spare it would be good to borrow though lol! It’s badly written the intro amateurish but I’m no Fundi I literally forced myself to read it, but to be honest there is really nothing on there you haven’t read on the news except maybe that Khanyi has a heritage from far over the seas in Fiji I think lol but hahaha aiii no! That book SMH , she really thinks she lived the life hey!!

  69. Gomolemo on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 4:11 pm 

    But which one is MsZie?

  70. missTmzee on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 4:18 pm 

    sxylin be back ,thats whats up :-)

  71. samlicious on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 4:22 pm 

    @gomo the one with missing eyebrows I think *not dissing*

  72. Miranda on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 4:24 pm 

    Khanyi’s book….eish, after reading reviews of the Jewish phenomena,I can’t start any other book before that one. Plus now I got the entire S8 of greys and the 3 seasons of the good wife, time ,time, time….Khanyi must wait with her book there by the corner.

  73. Gomolemo on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 4:28 pm 

    Oooh ok. Thanks@Sam

  74. Miranda on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 4:30 pm 

    Ms. Zie, I know you from somewhere yazi, you stayed in Medhurst neh?#runs away#

  75. Ms.Zie on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 4:31 pm 

    Oh gosh, ghosts froim the past…. Yeah, I did

  76. Gomolemo on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 4:33 pm 

    Kwaaaaaa@Ms Zie calling @Miranda a ghost.

  77. Ms.Zie on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 4:35 pm 

    No man, didn’t mean it kanjalo yazi. Eish uRaquel ublower icover yomuntu. New username needed makunje, how am I going to divulge my personal stuffs. *sigh*

  78. Azande on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 4:37 pm 

    Ms.Zie new username will do ngempela lol kokusiza lokho

  79. Gomolemo on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 4:38 pm 

    I know u didnt@Ms Zie, was just pulling your leg, its a lazy monday.

  80. Ms.Zie on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 4:39 pm 

    I like that cutie on your gravatar wena Gomolemo

  81. Miranda on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 4:42 pm 

    kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    @Ms. Zie calling me a ghost.LMAO.

    There are so many wits people here, even JCE etletse no…they are busy silent blogging .LOL

  82. Monei on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 5:07 pm 

    I figured @Raquel is talking abt the ppl who do shave. u can see that Vuyi’s r naturally like that. as in, there r eyebrows nyana there. shavers wud never forget to draw their eyebrows. never. they’d rather rock marron str8 lines as eyebrows than just leave them. my high school teacher used to make girls wash the drawn ones off ka sunlight dishwasher. after her class they wud just go and draw them back on.

  83. Loulou on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 5:47 pm 

    hoooo I accentuate mine coz they’re not so distinct! I don’t leave home without my MAC brow liner!

  84. fufu on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 6:17 pm 

    @ Ms Zie I also know you from Medhurst,kwaaaaaaaaa. Now I’m curious who Miranda is.

  85. bumbum on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 6:24 pm 

    As I go to check the pics.

  86. bumbum on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 6:29 pm 

    Loulou and Ms Zie so you guys know each other from JC or vele niyazana. I think you guys ningama darky amahle.

  87. Azuree on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 7:05 pm 

    I know Vuyi from David webster. *crawls back to silentville*

  88. Miranda on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 7:11 pm 

    @fufu, what? #runs away#

    When did you stay in Medhurst?

  89. fufu on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 7:20 pm 

    @ miranda from 2005 to 2008 and you ?

  90. Eyh2Jee on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 7:21 pm 

    @Miranda lol,the are so many zimumu out there.I often bump into people asking me “are you on Justcurious”? …Lol
    One person here once claimed that “they knew me” …*sigh* …now we have to change names all the time *side-eyes malum’u@Manny and Dr. Khabure*

  91. Miranda on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 7:37 pm 

    2006 to 2007, ha ha ha and I got tired of eating 7 and left

  92. fufu on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 7:59 pm 

    Ha ha ha ha ha,that dining hall and nasty food.

  93. fufu on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 8:04 pm 

    But jce was home yaz,I enjoyed my stay there.

  94. sxylin on Mon, 3rd Sep 2012 11:40 pm 

    Errr @bumbum where do you see @loulou?

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