Jersey

I feel very warm and cosy today. I feel like I am in a cocoon of love and protection (even after my ranting and raving at home). I feel like there is nothing that can hurt me today or make me upset. I feel like I am a kid again and I am being cradled by loving arms. I feel like the sun is shining on me ALL the time. I feel like I am loved and being loved. I feel so special today. All because of a Jersey I took out of the cupboard this morning.

Mensa or Mense

Yesterday's riddle:

Crossbow

Today's riddle:

CHAWHOWHORGE

Pearls of Wisdom

So sometimes you get some pearls of wisdom even from something like the Kumars at no 42. Last night they had Stephen Frey on as one of the guests. At first I was extremely surprised and overwhelmed by the way he speaks. Explaining things in detail and using such colourful and descriptive language. Then he said something very profound...for me at least...

He said: "Human beings are constantly searching for infinite truth, and no matter what it is we have knowledge about, its the passion of how we pursue this infinite truth, that matters. So you can know allot about football, or about physics, but its the passion about either one of them that makes the difference."

I think these are some of the wises words anybody has spoken before. No matter what the subject is that you are passionate about, as long as your passion for the subject forces you to constantly search for the infinite truth about the subject, you are in the winning seat.

So, Rich, even if you passionately follow Hollywood gossip, people will measure you by your dedication and passion for it, and that's what matters!

Mensa or Mense

Yesterday's riddle:

TUNNELLIGHT

Light at the end of the tunnel

Today's riddle:

What a slam dunk of a day

Yesterday was a hell of a day. Got some really crap news in a staff meeting, but will discuss it futher at a later stage.

Mensa or Mense

Yesterday'd riddle:

NA
NA FISH

Tuna Fish

Today's riddle:

TUNNELLIGHT

The wedding

Well, I have been trying to hold off with this for as long as I could because at first it wasn't public knowledge, and then after a while I wanted it to be really special and made a big deal about it....but here goes....

Chris is getting married to Ginger......

And its all happening in Cape Town, and at the glorious 12 Apostles, and I am going to be there, and whats more I am BEST MAN (finally someone recognises that I am the best man), and I am so happy I can barely speak....

Ok at first I was crapping myself, coz Chris and Ginger wanted me to help from here with the arrangements, and I was sooooo nervous, coz what if I get something wrong, or what if I suggest something and they didn't like it. Then the flower guy (Blommie) asked me if Chris and I were close, so I said yes, coz I think we are...so he told me to then treat the wedding like its my own, coz I will know what Chris will like. So I did, and now things are going much better.

Quickly a word on the bride. I cant not be happier that Chris has chosen this particular American to marry. She is such an amazing lady, VERY pretty, stunning person, and loves my cousin so much. She is perfect for him. The the groom...Well its Chris....we are all just happy he found a girlfriend and isn't part of my family....tee hee....I am so happy for him coz I can see how happy Ginger makes him, and how much he loves her.

So on to the next hurdle...the best man thing...now being of the persuasion I am, I haven't been exposed to many best man duties. My friends don't tend to get married.....So I am nervous as to what to do and what to say. At least I have the speech sort of under control. Yes Chris I have already started working on the speech.

Guys I am so happy you have asked me to help you out, and am here to do and run as much as you want. I cant wait to see both of you, and for the record Ginger. I was and still am planning to do a daily feature on here for the last week before the wedding...

Love you both madly.

The Tea Emporium

Its not often that I find a shop, in a shopping mall, that makes me want to shed a little tear of happiness. I was is Cavendish yesterday to buy some hair wax, and felt a little peckish and in need of a little refreshment. I wondered over to Vida e Cafe, as I usually do, but there were no seats available as they were soooo busy. I took a stroll around the corner, and found the Tea Emporium. What an amazing experience. Its a tea shop, where they make and serve teas only, but the best part is: there is a "sniffing bar" where you got to sniff all the teas they make, and man there are amazing fragrances. Then you can sit down and have a kyusu (Japanese tea pot) of the tea you chose based on your smelling experience.

The lady that owns it has been in the alternative healing industry for many years, and after a trip to Brisbane, discovered tea houses, and started her own. She has the most wonderful flavours of tea, like Caramel Rooibos, Green Teas of all sorts, and then the Cape Town Nights that was specially blended for her, and it is amazing.

Apart from this fantastic experience there, they also have a tea of the month club where you get two free teas every month, along with explanations of the teas and their origins. Then they also have workshops where they teach you about tea and how to identify a good tea from a second class one, and all sorts of little tricks.

This place is truly amazing and a fantastic find for a tea lover like me. Bruce I know you will also like it. So when next you are in Cavendish, go around there and have a sniff and a cup of glorious tea, in the relaxing zen like atmosphere of the Tea Emporium.

Mensa or Mense

Thursday's riddle:

MOMANON

Man in the moon

Today's riddle:

NA
NA FISH

The weekend so far

So after a very unproductive Friday (no Suchi, nobody pitched up on Friday at the airport!!!) I decided to do the same thing on Saturday, but this time we had everybody arrive that were supposed to arrive, so at least we were busy, and at least I made R800 (about 4 340 Rupee) for the day. Which I don't think is too bad. Had a nice day at the airport, that I love, got to know some work colleagues better, and made some money...BONUS

Now I am still lying in bed, with the washing machine going in the kitchen, my babies lying by my feet under the blankets, a cup of coffee in my hand and the rain gently teasing the roof outside. I have to get up though and go and get Tristan his hair wax. I cant wait for him to come back. I miss him sooo much.

Lunch

Lunch at the airport is a yogurt red smoothie. Its bizarre but the taste grows on you...

Friday

So this is my friday. Sitting at the airport waiting for some delegates from a conference to arrive. The problem is, nobody knows when they are arriving, or if they are even arriving today. We have a list of people who are scheduled to attend the conference, but didn't bother confirming any travel details. So we could be here the entire day (playing Sudoku) and nobody arrives. Still, its better than being in the office with the 2 faces! And its only 11'o clock now....

My Peaceful Terros

I have two beautiful dogs. Two Italian Greyhounds. Lucca, who is the older, more wiser chocolate brown and white (he looks black), and Leche who is the young baby still very active, fawn and white one. They are two real little gorgeous things, and for the most part, very sweet and cute and cuddly. However, they have their times where they are so uncontrollable that I want to give them away to the first bergie who knocks on my door. Like when I leave them at home and come back to find my carpet riped up, and chewed along with my couch and a few socks. Then I try to discipline them, but they have no idea why I am screaming at them and they look at me with that "run away, he has gone mad" look. I think they are at their best when they are sleeping. They are so peaceful and sweet then.....actually, it takes them a hour to get to sleep, they never lie still and they take over the bed. They are little terrors, but I love them soooo much. I just need to discipline them better. But how do you discipline someone that looks at you with those whites in the eyes, and the head hanging low and the tail between the legs. Its so tough!!!

Mensa or Mense

Yesterday's riddle:

GOT GOT HEROES HEROES HEROES
GOT GOT HEROES HEROES HEROES

Forgotten Heroes

Today's riddle:

MOMANON

What did I miss

I feel like I have missed a day or two in my life. I feel like I went to sleep on Sunday night and woke up on Monday morning but its a week later, or a parallel universe. It feels like things happened while I was sleeping and it changed the dynamic of all my relationships with everybody. What the hell happened on Sunday night. So I am trying to piece together the events that lead me to this bizarre intersection (and piece together my car back light), and there are pieces missing so I cant complete the picture. Hopefully this mandala can be wiped out before it is completed.

And to end it all

So after my wonderful day yesterday, just to end it off on a great note, I tried to park my car last night in the street because we don't have parking in Cape Town, and bumped the back. Now the light cover is broken, and I am driving around with one red back light, and one silver one... Another expense at the end of the month to add to my existence.

Mensa or Mense

Yesterday's riddle:

111111
TIME

Once apon a time

Today's riddle:

GOT GOT HEROES HEROES HEROES HEROES
GOT GOT HEROES HEROES HEROES HEROES

Today

It has been a very draining day. Emotionally I am shattered and feel so sick and have a headache that feels like I am having nails hammered into my temples. All I want to do is go home, get into bed and lock myself up away from this day, and everybody in this day. I have cried, sulked, had joy, felt wanted, felt unwanted and the day is not even over yet. But I will drag myself to gym, and go for my Iyegar Yoga class, and hopefully find my peace and centre there, or at least in the comfort of my lovers home. I will sleep well tonight and approach tomorrow with vigour and more life and shake off today and all the emotions that went with it, and with the knowledge that every single person has to account for their own actions one day to their Maker, and at that day, you will stand alone and nobody will be there to back you up or to urge you on.

Mensa or Mense

Yesterday's riddle:

SYMPHON

Unfinished Symphony

Today's riddle:

111111
TIME

Love and Light

On the 14th I posted something about a family who had nothing but hope left for their son and took him over to Kosova to get some treatment for a brain tumour. Well the son died this morning, and I am asking everybody, whatever faith or denomination you are, to send prayers, love, light or whatever good you can to this family to guide them through this process.

Love and Light to all

Our bright light

This quote has been played on TV often enough in the past few months by the Carte Blanche advertising maschine, but read this quote again, listen to what you read, and believe in what you read. This is one of the most life changing pieces of writing of our time:

it is our light not our darkness that most frightens us
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,talented and fabulous?Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other
people won't feel insecure around you.We were born to make manifest the glory ofGod that is within us.It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,we unconsciously give other peoplepermission to do the same.As we are liberated from our own fear,Our presence automatically liberates others.

- Marianne Williamson

Mensa or Mense

Friday's riddle:

BAD WOLF

Big bad wolf

Today's riddle:

SYMPHON

Dying of a broken heart

There is a couple in my church that had been married for over 60 years. They had a son, who is now living in New Zealand, and lived a really nice life. They had been in our church for over 40 years. Koot and Rita Taite. In the beginning of this year, oom Koot passed away from cancer, and today in church we were told that his wife, aunt Rita, passed away this week. This made me think about how people always speak of couples who die within a few months of each other because they cant live without each other.


I thought about this the whole day and finally understand why this happens. Imagine if you would, for your first 18 years of your life, you look for that perfect partner, and then you find them, and spend the next 60 years with just this person, building on a life with this person. No wonder after 60 years, when this person passes away, you are at such a loss and you feel so empty that you do nothing but die faster to be with them again. When they are gone, you have nothing to live for, because not only has the past 60 years of your life consisted of being with, living for and being part of this person, but for the past 6 months, you have taken care of and watched the one person you love more than life, die.

What an amazing feeling of oneness and loving and being loved. The whole world should feel like that.

Salty Sea Dog

We went for a walk today on the beach in Milnerton. Tristan, Lucca, Leche and I. It was a great walk. We walked all along the stretch of beach next to the golf course. On our way there we saw a whale that was very close to the shore, blowing air all the time from his blow hole. Only after walking for a while I noticed the whale is not diving, nor is it moving. It turned out to be a rock. Very interesting. We crossed paths with a big Golden Retriever, and true to form, he started chasing Leche, to play with him. Leche, true to form, tried to run as far and as fast away from him as he could. The only way for him to go was towards the sea, and having NEVER been in the sea, he of course did not know what that was, and thought he could just run right over it. Well, he went straight into the surf and realised what it was and how cold it was. The problem now was the Retriever, who loves water, followed him, so now Leche wanted to come back to the shore, but the Retriever was behind him. He finally got out of the water and the other couple got the Retriever away. He was so cold and shivering and all wet....He was a Salty Sea Dog.

I must say I am a little out of place with this constant fear and fleeing that Leche does when another big dog wants to play with him. Lucca plays with them and runs around, but Leche only runs away with his tail between his legs, and mostly runs into trouble. I cant remember if Lucca was the same when he was younger and beefed up later, but I really hope Leche does, as his brother Bruno, is so comfortable with all other dogs.

Glorious morning

Woke up this morning feeling sorry for myself again, as I usually do when I wake up alone. Got dressed and ready for work, and as I walked outside, I got greeted by these amazing sites in the sky. Almost like God was telling me to stop feeling sorry for myself and see what he has given me for today!!!

Mensa or Mense

Yesterday's riddle:

MIL1LION

One in a million

Today's riddle:

BAD Wolf

2010 World Cup

I have been wondering about this World Cup for some time now. Sure from the offset it looks like a really good thing, creating jobs, bringing in tourism, uplifting surrounding areas. I admit that I was one of the guys who were ecstatic and screamed that one cold morning in Caprice when we saw Sepp opened the envelope and it said South Africa! After the euphoria off that day has worn off, we can re look at this whole thing out of sober eyes.

The fact of the matter is, that the jobs this will create, are all very temporary and will terminate after 2010. So all those people that are employed for the huge event, will be jobless again after 11 July 2010.

As for the tourists it will bring in. These will be soccer mad fans, who will be the cream of the crop from their countries, because travelling to South Africa is so time consuming and expensive, that not everybody will be able to do it.

The upliftment of the surrounding areas is a joke. The only previously disadvantaged area this world cup is uplifting is Soweto, with the redevelopment of Soccer City. the other areas are places like Green Point, Bloemfontein, Elllis Park, Durban, Port Elizabeth....none of which really need upliftment. Then there are the citizens living in the cities where these events are going to be held. Most of the people renting, are worried and scared for where they are going to live, because their landlords might not extend their leases into 2010, because everybody that owns a house has become a entrepreneur now all of a sudden, and wants to rent their houses out for astronomical amounts.

So I have to ask myself, why do we spend all these billions of rand on 'trying' to get ready to host this international event, for one month, displacing thousands even hundreds of thousands of honest, tax paying citizens, so that everything can return to normal again after the month, and the HUGE stadiums we build can become the white elephants they were intended for.

This is of course if we can get our shit together, and actually finish the projects, and establish the infrastructure before the opening ceremony of the world cup. Hey if we are lucky, we only loose a few billion and the world cup can go to Germany. Imagine how many houses you can build with the R10bn being spent on the world cup, or how many South Africans you can feed....

Friday

Its almost Friday and I cant wait any longer. I think I am going to declare today "Almost Friday" so that it makes it better for me.

T.G.I.A.F!!!!

Mensa or Mense

Yesterday's riddle:

UPLATM

Platinum

Today's riddle:

MIL1LION

Small people using Big words

I have this pet hate, when people use big words in the complete wrong context. One of these is Vertigo. Most people use Vertigo when explaining they have a fear of heights. This is in fact not right. Vertigo is a specific type of dizziness, a major symptom of a balance disorder. It is the sensation of spinning or swaying while the body is stationary with respect to the surroundings. When you have a fear of heights, you suffer from Acrophobia.

So why do so many people get it wrong when they talk about fear of heights. Well it simple. When you suffer from Acrophobia, chances are that you will experience Vertigo. You might get dizzy and nauseous.

So please get your facts straight before you try to sound intelligent.

My Self destruct button

I have this problem in my life. Its not life threatening, but it is influencing the rest of my life. Its called self destruct. I manage to get myslef into such a worked up situation while thinking about and trying to change little things. I really do "sweat the small stuff". Sometimes I start a chain of thought about the smallest insignificant things, and it spirals out of control so fast that I end up not sleeping coz I am thinking about it so much, and thinking of alternatives. All of this is of course happening in my head. I suspect that this comes from the fact that I have a specific formula in my head for everything and everything MUST work according to this formula, and if it doesn't, I start to worry and wonder what is wrong and what is the matter with me, or the situation. I don't know where I got this formula-for-everything attitude, but the problem with it is I can't stop it. After a while I get so upset and moody about little things that it potentially can ruin a good friendship, a good job, a devoted Christian background. Yet I keep on doing it, knowing it can explode and kill me in an instant.

Its like having a big, red self destruct button in your hand, and someone told you you are not allowed to push it.....EVER. Then after a while the urge to push it gets to you and yo push the button expecting the worst, but then you realise that it didn't kill you, it just self destructed your car maybe. You think "that's not too bad, I can get another car", so next time when the urge grabs you, you remember that it only blew up your car, so you think you can push it again, it will just blow up something else. Then you do, and it does. The problem with this is it is only a matter of time until there is nothing else to blow up, and the next time you bush the button waiting for something to blow up in the background, you find yourself in hundreds of pieces all over the floor.

I need to either get rid of my big red button, or just learn to control my urge to push it. How the hell do I do either if it is already such a part of my being???

Mensa or Mense

Yesterday's riddle:







Down right stupid

Today's riddle:

UPLATM

Yoga

I finally got myself into a Yoga studio and did my first Yoga lesson. I have very mixed feelings about my first time. I found most of it very difficult to do, as I have never done it before. Also the teacher did not really explain everything enough and did not show us well enough. However, I got one of the best workouts I have had in a very long time. I was sweating like a mine worker, and stretched every single muscle in my body. Even ones I thought could not stretch anymore.

Afterwards, I was relaxed, tired and very warm. It was an extremely enjoyable experience. Tristan spoke about feeling detoxed and getting rid of toxins in the body and stuff like that, but I did not feel like that at all. I just felt like I had a great workout and like I was very tired.

I will go again for sure and hope to make it a weekly thing. I also encourage EVERYBODY to go for it and do the same.

Happy Yogaging!!!!

Mensa or Mense

Yesterday's riddle:

KNEE
LIGHT LIGHT

Neon Lights

Today's riddle:

Hope & Faith

Just had a request from someone who wants to travel to Kosova to get alternative treatment for a brain tumour. This got me thinking about what we would do for our family, children and loved ones. This family is busy selling their house, to get themselves over to Kosova, to let their son go through this treatment, that they have only read about on the Internet, because there is nothing that modern medicine can do for him here in South Africa anymore. Most people cant believe what they are doing and why. Its not even certain that this will cure him, but they are willing to sell everything in South Africa on the basis of Hope. Hoping that this will be the last option, Hoping that this will save the life of their prize and joy.

I understand completely. Hope is the one and only thing we have that keeps us going. Hope keeps the vulgar reality away for long enough so we can start the process of healing. Without Hope, we have nothing to hold onto.

Hope of course, is only worth anything if it is accompanied by Faith. Faith is the cornerstone of what keeps our Hope alive. So I say go for it! Sell everything and get your son, parent, loved one overseas to a weird country, to undergo treatment that nobody has heard of. Hope for the miracle, but be sure to BELIEVE it will happen, and be open to receive the possibility of the miracle when it does finally happen.

Hope and Faith!

Mensa or Mense

Friday's riddle:

IS IS IS IS
IS IS IS IS
IS IS

Tennis

Today's riddle:

KNEE
LIGHT LIGHT

Snow on the mountains

We have been getting hammered by the weather this past week and this is why... The snow on the mountains! Its there, look carefully

From my garden.

I have Irisses in my garden and they seem to think its summer because they flower after the hectic rain we had. Or maybe they just flower this time of the year because I remember the same thing happened last year this time.... Nope they are just confused!

View from the top

The amazing view from the 17th floor of four seasons. Its a fantastic view with an amazing guy next to me.

Winter v Summer

Ok....so I am conceiting a little bit here....A much as I LOVE winter and LOVE the rain and have been for the past week (its only been 6 days of rain), I do like the sun today....but only because I can take my dogs out for a walk tonight....

Family

Was watching Brothers & Sisters last night, and got me thinking about family. Family is the most important thing in a persons life. Its the most constant thing and the only grounding you will ever have in your life. Family shapes and moulds you into the person you are. Whether relationships are good or bad, the impact of these relationships are what you carry with you as markings on your psyche forever.

That is why you must always maintain relationships with family and nurture them, even if they hurt you or have hurt you in the past. People who have their families close to them and still don't value them or still don't see them often, really upset me. Its like you have this amazing train set, that has buildings and fields and train stations and is so big it fills a whole room in your house, but you never play with it. You just stand at the door maybe once a month and look at it.

I miss my family so much and am still after 5 years having withdrawal from seeing them 2 - 3 times a week, to maybe once every 3 -4 months.

200 and going strong

I didn't even notice that yesterday was my 200th post. I am so happy to say that there are still many many more to come. I do admit that some of them are not as insightful as others, but that is the idea of posting on a blog (for me at least). This is where I can say what I feel and do what I want, and not have to listen to other people giving me their opinion. If I don't like a comment, I can simply delete it....

I love my blog.

Mensa or Mense

Yesterday's riddle:






Dominoes


Today's riddle:


IS IS IS IS
IS IS IS IS
IS IS

Gym as a Happy Pill

Someone made a remark yesterday about how much happier they have been in the past few days because they have been back to gym. I was wondering if this was due to the fact that they were back at gym and their eyes could get a good workout, or if it was a chemical reaction that really made them "feel good".

Now we all know that endorphins, which are chemicals we make in our bodies when we exercise, can help to counteract depression. The problem is endorphins are released during long, continuous workouts, when the level of intensity is between moderate and high, and breathing is difficult.

So my conclusion is that I don't think people feel good because of any chemical reaction or release of endorphins. I believe the "good" feeling is more to do with a result. The psychological fact that we are going to gym, and doing something about our health. The interaction with other people in the gym. The excitement of what is going to happen today in the spinning studio (nothing exciting last night Tristan), and of course for some it is the fact that they will exercise their eyes again and get some mental stimulus.

Whatever the reason for people feeling good after a gym workout, let it rain down and keep us all in high spirits. That we we are less likely to start arguments and we become a less aggressive nation. SEND EVERYBODY TO GYM FOR FREE!!!!!!!

Mensa or Mense

Yesterday's riddle:

RIGHTS = RIGHTS

Equal rights

Today's riddle:

What makes me feel good about myself

I was asked this question by someone last night, and I took most of the evening to think about that. The problem is that there are many many things that I enjoy and that I am passionate about. Travelling is one of them. I love the thrill of getting on a 8+ hour flight to another country, and being in the foreign country and being among other cultures and nations. I love rainy weather. When its cold and rainy I am much more excited and happy. My dogs make me feel good about myself, and just like children, nobody can say anything bad about them to me. I love Africa and African things. When I hear African music my heart swells and my eyes fog up. Angels make me happy. Having them around me all the time makes me feel good. I like having someone to love and spoil. That makes me feel good.

The question is though: What is that one thing that makes me feel good about myself. That one thing that I am so passionate about, that I cant breathe when I talk about it, or I get so excited about it that I cant stop talking. What is that one thing that gives meaning to my life?

I don't think I have found it yet. The closest I get is when I speak about my sister and her amazing life, but not even that is the one thing that makes me feel good about myself.

Mensa or Mense

Yesterday's riddle:

.____ RANGE

Point blank range

Today's riddle:

RIGHTS = RIGHTS

Goodbyes

I have such a problem with goodbyes, and yet I have to do them every day of my life. When I say goodbye to Tristan at the door, on his way to work, when I have to leave my dogs in their jail, and say good bye to them. What makes my saying good bye even worse is that all the people I say good bye to, always look like I am leaving them forever. Tristan always looks like he is saying goodbye coz I am never seeing him again, and naturally my dogs howl and cry and give me those eyes with the whites....You know the "please don't leave me coz I love you and will never try to eat out of the garbage can again" eyes.... That just tears me apart inside when I get those eyes from them, and that sad looking good bye from Tristan.

It might also be that I am just projecting my sadness about leaving and my abandonment issues onto all of them, and they actually don't even care about going to work and about being left behind....

Not possible Linda.....They all miss and love me and its heartbreaking to leave them behind, or to be left behind.....

Mensa or Mense

Yesterday's riddle:

FLUBADENCE

Bad influence

Today's riddle:

.___ RANGE

Cape of Storms

There is a reason why this was called the Cape of Storms. We had another one of those this weekend and specially this morning. There was thunder and lightning just before the storm broke. Lightning that struck probably on my car, coz my car was the only one who's alarm went off. Then the rain came and hit on my roof like the mallets of a Xylophone. Pounding like a aggressive force wanting to break through my roof and enter my house. After that didn't seem to work, it moved to my front door, and slowly trickled under the door into the passage. Eventually it gave up but at least a good part of it had already crept through under the door. This onslaught will continue until Thursday. Bring it on! I am ready!

Thought for the day

Change is nature, and it starts when we decide.....

Mensa or Mense

Friday's riddle:

COF FEE

Coffee Break

Today's riddle:

FLUBADENCE

Another Sunday Night

Here I am. Its another Sunday night and I am getting ready for another Monday which is the start of yet another week. It seems like it takes for ever to get to the weekend, and then there is so little of the weekend to enjoy before its back to the 5 day count down again. Which brings me back to tonight. I am home alone, in the cold and lying in my bed thinking of the great weekend that has just past. Thunder strikes in the distance and a dog starts barking, forcing Leche to seize his inquisitive search for the elusive "whatever" under my bed. Lucca, of course, hasn't moved from his bed.

Its Sunday night. Cold Sunday night. Lonely Sunday night. Retrospective Sunday night. Sunday night before Monday night, and I miss you.

Rainy days in Cape Town

Its a very cold rainy weekend in Cape Town and there is nothing left to do but cuddle up and watch dvd's. Watched Mummenschanz today, a Swiss performing arts group, performing and doing different things with neon coloured pipes and tubes and paper. It was different. Now watching Death and a Funeral

I think I will take my vow of silence today

Mensa or Mense

Yesterday's riddle:

BAN ANA

Banana Split

Today's riddle:

COF FEE

2 months

......and counting, and I am so happy I can barely keep it in.

Mensa or Mense

Yesterday's riddle:





Look inside


Today's riddle:

BAN ANA

Bad Day

Its my turn to bitch. Yesterday was not a very nice day for me. It started off with me taking my youngest little puppy (Leche) to the vet because he had developed this rash under his armpits. Get to the vet and ask him to also look at his eyes, as they have been a little dodgy over the past month or so. Vet takes a look at both and says that the rash is fine its just dry skin and gives me some omega oil to put on their food. With the eyes he tells me he has slight conjunctivitis but it should also clear up.

Outside at reception I have to buy food for the month for both dogs and get them flea control so get all that and waiting to pay the bill......

Issue #1 for Tuesday:

THE BILL COMES TO R1100!!!!!

Naturally I vomit first and then pay it, what could I do....

From there I went to buy a new tyre, because when the Argus race was on, I made the mistake to think that someone from the NW will be able to drive a car. Well I was wrong. I had to brake and swerve for a dude in a bakkie who made a U turn from the outside lane... So scraped my tyre on the sidewalk, and it grew a bubble.

Issue #2 for Tuesday:

THE BILL COMES TO R450!!!

A little vomit again, and paid...what can I do.

So after this hectic spending morning, I go to see a client and park in the underground. After my visit to the client I go to the ATM to draw money, and low and behold, the ATM swallows my card.

Issue #3 for Tuesday:

I HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK TO GET A NEW CARD!!!!!

At least the lady at the bank was SUPER nice and made it a little better for me....

So Tuesday 1 July 2008, is forever wiped out of my diary....It sucked!!!!

Mensa or Mense

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Today's riddle:

Mensa or Mense

Yesterday's riddle:

Back to square one

Today's riddle:

Leche demon eyes

My lovely dog looks a little evil with the green eyes. Its stuff so the vet can see any problems in his eyes.