Thoughts from the Hill

The visit to our church

2011-11-06T11:32:00.000+02:00

We were surprised this morning to see our church had reserved seating, only to disover that Prince Charles and his mare was joining our service. They are old.

Its the big day

2011-09-30T07:31:00.001+02:00

And I got the most stunning stuff from T from Rain...in this very big bag. He knows me so well to make such a big fuss of my B day...

Rugby World Cup 2011

2011-08-17T08:27:00.004+02:00

So its that time again where all of the rugby playing countries in the world get together to determine which one is the best at the game. Our South African team has won the title twice now and we are the defending champions. The problem is at the moment we are not the best team in the world. We haven't won a game in such a long time. Now there are some South Africans who keep on harping on the fact that we have to support our national team no matter what. Bullshit! If they are not winning any matches, then there si something wrong, and people are getting upset and saying that it is not always about winning..... REALLY??? In sport, it is ONLY about winning games, tournaments, matches....

As far as I am concerned, the Springboks will not be doing well at the World Cup this year coz we do not have the best team. The reasons for this is of course a whole other post worthy.

A new member at the zoo

2011-06-19T20:26:00.001+02:00

On Thursday after the great storm, we found this little guy, tired and hungry on our porth window. I went outside and caught him and brought him into our house. At first we were going to try and find the owner, but that was going to be too much of a mission. So now we got a budgie called R2D2 because he talks along with R2D2 on the TV. The cats are constantly stalking him and every now and then he screams and flutters all around the cage. He is such a drama queen.

The Glee phenomina

2011-05-11T08:31:00.001+02:00

We have been watching Glee during the time we had no satelite TV and I have to say I really don't get the whole Glee thing. The characters are so clichèd and one dimensional. I mean a gay boy who loves show tunes, dresses funny, talks like a girl and NEVER has any interaction with another boy. Come on. Then there is the 'hot' jock who has the conflicting live of choosing to be popular or to sing. In real life these people do not exist. In real life the jock will not be in a show choir, and the gay boy will be beaten up. Over and above this, the so called actors can't act, and very few of them can sing. The teacher constantly thinks he is the next Justin Timberlake and the big goofy main male actor can't act, dance, sing and even struggles to walk on camera. The one and only good thing about Glee is that it helps teenage kids deal with issues at school. If only they did not burst into song every 5 minutes, I would have been able to enjoy some more of it.

Painting day

2011-04-14T15:33:00.001+02:00

The little guy helped us paint the kitchen.

Rest and relaxation

2011-04-09T09:28:00.001+02:00

The youngest dog after a whole day of running around in the forrest for a friends birthday party. Fun was had by all and Butch, the birthday boy, got spoiled again.

The new kitchen

2011-03-27T12:56:00.001+02:00

These will be the colours in our new kitchen. The kitchen doors will be the green, and the walls the blue. The yellow was a test but we don't like it. Its not yet in as we are still in the building process.

Father Bruce

2011-03-27T12:54:00.001+02:00

Our favourite priest has stepped down and is going to leave the cathedral. Father Bruce Jenneker was one of the first people in the cathedral who spoke to us and got us involved in serving as a couple in the church. He has been the Canon Presentor at church so he was the one who wrote the liturgy for the services. His last wish today as he was saying goodbye was that his writing of liturgy and sings got someone inspired enough to worship the lord. Well it was exactly the way the cathedral worshiped and the songs they sang and the way the service was laid out, that got me interested in joining the cathedral, so I guess his plan worked. We will miss him very dearly.

Traffic

2011-03-16T07:45:00.001+02:00

One of the big reasons I will never move back. This is a normal road in the suburbs and there is traffic everywhere even on the bridge.

The pending storm

2011-03-16T07:43:00.001+02:00

These black clouds turned out to be spitting rain in the afternoon. Not exactly the perfect storm it looks like. I saw a wonderful quote yesterday... Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, its about learning to dance in the rain...

An Emu

2011-03-16T07:40:00.001+02:00

Seen in the urban suburb of Kempton Park. This is like Bellville in Cape Town, The Bluff in Durban or middel America. However you would ot expect an Emu here as it is an urban suburb. The weird things people do 

Another dreadful week

2011-03-07T18:10:00.001+02:00

I am up in Mpumalanga again this week, seeing my properties and have come all the way to the border, Komatipoort. Once again I have to watch the sun set in the bushveld animal spotting. Oh my life...

Stormy weather

2011-02-25T12:12:00.001+02:00

I love being in Joburg in summer. Its hot during the day but not uncomfortable and then every second day or so, it storms in the afternoon to cool everything down. Joburg in summer is alo so green! I wish we had this weather in Cape Town, and of course my family, and my friends. Then it will be perfect.

The threatening cloud

2011-02-19T07:34:00.001+02:00

It has been unbelievably windy in the city the past few days and this scarry looking cloud has been hanging around the mountain for a few days. Luckely it went away and the wind died down for the Friday night concert.

Ground control to major Tom

2011-02-19T07:30:00.001+02:00

The most amazing light show with flashing, strobing, spot, colour and bright lights.

The concert

2011-02-19T07:26:00.001+02:00

How amazing. The screen ar the top of the construction (stage thing) expanded and made this cocoon like thing around them! Fantastic show, great visuals and they can still make music at their age.

Meanwhile

2011-02-18T19:30:00.001+02:00

At the U2 concert!

The cone of shame

2011-02-15T08:29:00.001+02:00

Our dog has to wear the cone of shame, but not because he was bad, just so he doesn't lick his stitches.

Phase 2

2011-02-13T22:50:00.001+02:00

We have started phase 2 of our renovations. The kitchen has been completely stripped and now we are going to build a bedroom there. There has been a slight glitch in our plan. The original tiles we bought for the shower, can not be used in a shower. This we found out onlyafter we put them up. Luckily the tiler messed up so all the tiles has to come off anyway. So we had to change the tiles for our shower and that is causing a delay. Happy times!

While we were at church

2011-02-13T13:27:00.001+02:00

We came home to a bloody Lego and scratches on his dad Nero. Clearly Nero had a go at Lego.

Vegas

2011-02-13T09:15:00.001+02:00

Our youngests mom and such a stunning dog

Doggy sleepover

2011-02-13T09:14:00.001+02:00

We are having a doggy sleepover at our place. Lego's mother, father and brother was spending the night, so now we have 6 dogs and 2 cats in the house. Lucca (my eldest) and Lego's father Nero, grew up together so they are great mates, and of course Lego and his brother Prince are getting on famously. Only my middel boy Leche is not very engaging with them, but then again he is not engaging with ANY other dogs. Vegas (Lego and Prince's mom) is just so sweet and loving, for a whippet, and then there are the cats. They are just loving the new slaves in the house and play hide and seek with them, even if the dogs don't know it. Its been a fun evening and morning, but I think 6 would be a bit much for me to handle full time.

Phase 1

2011-02-04T22:43:00.001+02:00

We started the renovations in our house. Phase 1 will be to chop up the bathroom, retile the shower and get a new sink and cabinet. Phase 2 will be to turn our kitchen into a bedroom (removing cabinets, tiles and floor) and building a cupboard. Phase 3 will be to turn the current bedroom and lounge into an open plan lounge with view and kitchen. We are now at the beginning of phase 1. I want to run away!

The Arab World Today

2011-02-03T08:44:00.002+02:00

It seems like the world is changing and the axis are shifting. People all over the Arab world are in revolt today. It started in Tunisia, where they decided they have had enough of their corrupt government who is dragging their country further in to poverty. They managed to get the entire government to resign with protests.

Then it moved to Egypt, where it is still going on and a lot more violent than Tunisia. President Hosni Mubarak has promised to step down in September, but the protesters want him to leave right now! There has been very violent clashes between pro and anti Mubarak supporters.

Now the revolution has shifted to Yemen. The people are protesting against the president Ali Abdullah Saleh and want him to resign. he in turn has promised to step down when his term is over in 2013, and to NOT transfer power to his son, as is the custom.

It seems the Arab people are tired of being oppressed and exploited. They want democratic rule and no more despots and no more economic failure.

I wonder who willb e next?

The great gay hope

2011-01-27T08:20:00.003+02:00

In the past few months I have become friendly with an older gentleman at gym. (I always make friends with EVERYBODY) We always seem to be in the sauna at around the same time, so we started greeting each other and then of course started chatting. So in the past few weeks I have been telling him about our house we bought and the renovations and stuff. I also made it clear that I have a boyfriend. So this week he suddenly asks me how long we have been together. I proudly say this year we will be together for 3 years. His response is: " ja, this year, I will be with my partner for 45 years...."

He met his partner while he was at Uni and then shortly after that left for a 3 year bursary in Germany. In this three years they wrote to each other all the time and when he came back after 3 years, they got together again. This is such a nice story. I am so happy to see that gay couples are still alive and faithful.

The best part of it all is that he still has all the letters they wrote to each other while he was in Germany.

That is sooooo romantic and nice.

Tron Legacy

2011-01-19T08:27:00.002+02:00

We went to see Tron Legacy on Friday (3D). Growing up in the 80's and being a Tron-kid, I was soooo excited to go and watch this, and I was not disappointed. It had some of the original soundtrack which made it feel very 80's but enough new fantastic graphics and stuff to make it more modern. Apart from the fact that I had to explain to everybody who I went with what and who Tron is and what the original was about, it was great.

Now, to all those kill joys out there....
1) The purists: It will never be Tron but it is not trying to be the original. This is a sequel and is set in the present.

2) To the teenybopping techno freaks. OF COURSE the new Tron will have better graphics than the original. That is because technology has improved in the past 20 years. We all expected Tron Legacy to be more and "better". The fact is that the original was ground breaking in its day and was a great escapists movie for us youngsters during that time.

So all in all, I thought Tron Legacy was fantastic. I still want to buy and own the original even if I do watch it and think it looks crap.

PS: The movie on Friday made me miss my childhood and my cousin who is living abroad and was even more of a Tron-kid than me.

Some redecorating

2011-01-12T18:46:00.001+02:00

We decided to start redecorating. We started with the study. It used to be blue. We painted the walls, got a stunning blind made for us by Tristans mom, putting wallpaper up and I just recovered the stool. I will post pics of the finished product soon.

A little taste of things to come

2011-01-06T09:45:00.001+02:00

This was a temperature reading at 07:45 this morning. It has been so hot here in Cape Town with temperatures reaching over 40 degrees. Today is supposed to go to 36. At home we can not live as there is no aircon and the poor animals are dying. Dogs panting and cats spread out in the middle of the floor as if they are dead. Hopefully there will be some relief soon.

Amsterdam 2010

2010-12-29T12:08:00.000+02:00

Amsterdam 2010

Prague 2010

2010-12-29T12:06:00.000+02:00

My Photos of Prague!!!

The door that Jacob hung

2010-12-29T08:44:00.001+02:00

We finally moved into our new house. Our first house we bought. It was horrible. I gate moving more than anything in life, yet I do it so often. I made a promise to myself that I would be burried out of the house I stayed in before we bought this house. Well that did not happen. In the end we bought, moved and now we are in. We want to do alot to the house, but have to raise money first. We had to get a few dooes hung as there were doors missing and in bad shape. The professional did it for us at R600 a door, and it took him 6 hours to hang 2 doors. Last night I hung the last door for free and in 1 hour (only because we had to saw a piece off the door). It looks better than the professionals work, and now I am pissed off that we spent all this money on it.

The flight home

2010-12-17T13:15:00.001+02:00

Its delayed and the airport is closed because of this...

On Amsterdam airport.

2010-12-17T10:27:00.001+02:00

It started snowing this morning as I left the hotel. My work collegues organised a taxi for all of them and left without me from the hotel. When I eventually got to the airport, I had to pay excess luggage as I did not check in with the group. Now a snow blizzard started and I think we might be delayed. They also gave me a window seat in the back! I want to be at home now please...

My R230 hamburger

2010-12-16T01:19:00.001+02:00

I went for supper with Jaco tonight. We went to a restaurant that serves the younger brother of koby beef, wagyu beef burgers. I had one and it wasnamazing!

Images from Prague

2010-12-12T14:14:00.001+02:00

The Old Town Square down the street

People and painters on Charles Bridge

2010-12-12T14:09:00.001+02:00

Christmas in Prague. The tree on Old Town Square

2010-12-12T14:08:00.001+02:00

The view from my window

2010-12-12T14:06:00.001+02:00

My fall

2010-12-10T16:26:00.001+02:00

This is what happened to my leg when I fell off my bike. Torn pants and slide marks.

Weather

2010-12-09T13:34:00.001+02:00

The weather is really bad today. Snowig, raining, windy. And this morning I fell off my bike. I have been riding a bike around Amsterdam this whole week and today it went a little pear shaped. I will still get back on again.

The European Freeze

2010-12-04T14:51:00.001+02:00

After a 12 hour flight that was extremely bumpy, all I wanted to do was get my jacket on and walk around in Amsterdam. Instead I am now sitting on the plane in Brussels airport, and going to be here for another 3 hours. There was too much snow in Amsterdam, so we diverted and now we wait. What a good start!

Something happened on the way...

2010-11-30T21:33:00.000+02:00

....no AT the fair. We saw this owl but he did not want to look at me once.

Cape Town

2010-11-30T21:29:00.001+02:00

They are changing the city centre by turning most of the streets around Greenmarket Square in to pedestrian walkways. This is creating such an European feel to the city. Maybe its all the quaint little coffee shops or restaurants lining the streets and around the square. Maybe its the newly created cobble streets. Maybe its the old buildings housing modern shops or maybe the European feeling just comes from the fact that everybody there spoke a foreign language....

Our garden

2010-11-27T09:08:00.001+02:00

Our garden at our present house is looking so nice. This is the lavender growing in the front. It looks good and it smells even better

THE HONEST TRUTH

2010-11-25T09:04:00.001+02:00

Good old Julius

2010-11-25T09:00:00.001+02:00

1 Day the teacher found Julius Malema in the Library photocopying blank paper, so she asked him "what are you doing Julius?"
he replied " I am making more paper"

One day Julius was enjoying the sun in South Beach in Durban.
A lady came and asked him, "Are you relaxing?"
Julius answered, "No, I am Julius."
Another guy came and asked him the same question.
Julius answered, "No! No! I'm Julius!"
A third one came and asked him the same question again.
Julius was totally annoyed and decided to shift his place.
While walking he saw a certain guy soaking in the sun.
He went up to him and asked, "Are you Relaxing?"
This guy was a lot more educated and answered, "Yes, I am relaxing."
Julius slapped him in his face and said,
"Hey wena... Everyone is looking for you and you are sitting over here

From a friend

2010-11-23T11:13:00.001+02:00

I made a decision that all the art work in my house should be done by people I know. And that doesn't mean famous people who we all know, that means people who have been in my house or in my life. Then it means more to me. With this in mind, my latest acquisition is a painting done by a very close friends mother. She specially painted my two dogs (she started before we got the third one), and when this painting arrived this weekend I was blown away. It is amazing! I never expected it to be this good. It went onto the wall immediatly. Thank you!

Party on

2010-11-15T23:48:00.001+02:00

Volvo launch

2010-11-15T23:47:00.001+02:00

Last week Friday we got invited to the launch of the new Volvo S60. Such an amazingly beautiful car. I want one now! While there the Volvo team were dared to put on moustaches to celebrate this silly Movember (such a rediculously stupid idea forna goodncause). After that the pulled people from the crowd with real moustaches to take photos with. Tristan was one of these people. Then, just as I thought I was in the clear, they pulled me in to film a little skit for their facebook page. A crazy night.

The different partnerships on the couch

2010-11-11T10:42:00.004+02:00

There are a few different partnering up going on on the couch at home at the moment. Here are some of the "couples"

Lego & Leche

Leche & Tefnut

Lucca & Lego

And the alternative version

2010-11-07T10:07:00.001+02:00

Stretchy cat in a basket

Its a cat in a basket

2010-11-07T10:01:00.001+02:00

Its the latest thing. EVERYBODY has one

GREAT Weekend

2010-11-02T09:31:00.000+02:00

I had a FANTASTIC weekend!!!!!

My dog

2010-10-30T09:10:00.001+02:00

Under the duvet spread eagled like a chicken flatty

The latest Joburg saga

2010-10-28T11:44:00.001+02:00

I had to fly up here for the day to do some business and got a rental car. Low and behold, I reverse out of an underground parking, and into a pillar. What a way to start my trip...

Pretoria

2010-10-21T12:52:00.001+02:00

This is the reason why Pretoria is called the Jakaranda city. They are blooming all over the city and its purple everywhere. Even if they are alien vegitation, they still make the city beautiful.

Joburg again

2010-10-20T13:10:00.001+02:00

I am back in Joburg again on business but this time I decided it would be great to drive around town in a 1100 neon blue Atos. For some strange reason I had booked this group when I booked my car hire online. I am not sure what I was thinking about when I booked it. Now I look like the biggest queen on earth, calling on high powered clients in my girl car. I miss my Volvo!

Me in the morning

2010-10-15T08:53:00.002+02:00

I walk into work every morning feeling like this. There are two girls who are here before me and they are always so depressed and don't say a word. Guess which one I am.

Had to do it...

2010-10-15T08:51:00.003+02:00

I got this in an email this morning and don't really post other people's stuff, but I just had to post this one. It is sooooooo funny...

Finally

2010-10-15T08:45:00.001+02:00

So I have been saying that I will be posting my car on here, and finally, here it is. Its a Volvo S40 and its a Cameleon Blue Pearl colour. So its blue and sometimes greenish, with a copper sheen in the light. I love it so much and it drives like a dream!

Mining and the world

2010-10-14T08:40:00.003+02:00

So this whole week the world has been watching the Chilean Miners and specifically yesterday the whole day rescue effort. I have been sort of watching it from time to time and being an avid Skye News watcher in the mornings, have been forced to watch it as it is the only thing that was showing on international news channels the entire day. I am so happy they rescued all of these miners who have been stuck and away from their families. It must have been really crap being underground for that long not knowing what your fate will be. However. ENOUGH now. There are so many more important issues in the world happening that can be reported on. I mean who (apart form their families) wants to really see 39 men being pulled out of a hole in a suffocating tube at 100m per 5min??? I for one would rather choose to stay underground as apposed to going in that thing. Show the first one, maybe the second one, go to world news, the weather, show a few current affairs program then come back after a few hours and show the 3rd one. Not this pull by pull account of it. Its like those freaks who watch Big Brother while they are sleeping....

And in other news, our intelligent president has made it clear that he will once again use his power in the UN security council to further the cause of corrupt, autocratic, oppressive countries like Zimbabwe, Myanmar probably Iran....oh no wait sorry hes said to help struggling third world countries...

Nkosi Sikelei Africa....

Its time again

2010-10-13T18:08:00.001+02:00

Our Amrylis is flowering again and it is amazing. Bright and red and really spring like.

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2010-10-12T08:32:00.001+02:00

A good start

2010-10-11T08:15:00.001+02:00

I saw this sign at Cavendish (one of Cape Town's upmarket shopping centres). It was above the hand dryer in the gents toilet. We have serious landfill issues in our city at the moment, so this is a very welcome change of attitude. Unfortunately it is not the big corporate companies that worry me, its the small minded masses who have no issue discarding hundreds if bags of refuse per month...

Limited space

2010-10-08T22:37:00.001+02:00

Just like at night, there is not much space for me on the couch...

Driving to work

2010-10-07T08:11:00.002+02:00

I really need some sort of calming agent to get to work. I can not deal with these idiots on the road. There is not a single person on the road that can drive a car properly or know the rules of the road!!!! One day I am afraid i am going to get out of my car and kill someone.....

Nap time

2010-10-06T20:48:00.001+02:00

The young boy is sleeping on the back of the couch. Its his favourite place. He is so cute when sleeps there.

Nap time

2010-10-05T11:00:00.001+02:00

After a long night of riaming the streets, our cats returned this morning and after breakfast had to take a nap in the flower pots. I wonder why nithing ever grows in these pots? Maybe its the CATastrophic wind.... Sorry I had to.

Birthday Weekend

2010-10-04T08:49:00.001+02:00

This weekend was the best birthday weekend ever. My birthday was on Thursday 30 September, and I was in Johannesburg for the week. My mother and her family decided to have a birthday party for me on the Friday night. My entire family was there, cousins and children and the works. I also invited my friends from Joburg who i miss so much. Tristan flew up for the evening to celebrate with me. I had a fab time. we had a braai and once again there was just way too much food but I loved having everybody there.

Then we flew back home on Saturday afternoon and on Sunday my friend Lesley had organised a fabulous party for me and my friends here in Cape Town. Tristan suggested that we have a Mad Hatter tea party under a huge Syringa tree in Camps Bay. well the day could not have been better. There was a Wig or Thong theme and there were so many nice things to eat and nice tea to be had. For those who wanted to, there was G&Tees....

I am so happy and feels o blessed to have had this weekend of birthday parties and have such amazing people around me. I also got stunning presents, including a Evita B cookbook signed by Evita her/himself, LOADS of sweets and snacks, an amazing dress shirt and an original ceramic from Philip Dillon-Barrett. I had such a good weekend.

Gym etiquette

2010-09-30T17:54:00.003+02:00

This week has been extremely funny at gym again. Going to the gym I go to in Cape Town, I am not as exposed to the conceited, gay/straight men who go to gym to brag and show off. Here in Joburg it is a little different. The gym in Houghton (we all know which one it is) is filled with self centered conceited men both gay and straight who walk around the gym showing off their muscles and pretending to be so important. Then I went to the same group but in another area where there are loads of school kids who go there after school. I was on one of the cardio machines when I glanced over at another machine where a young boy was on. He was about 8 and had the earphones plugged into the machine so he could hear what was going on on TV. He was clearly watching a cartoon channel because he was screaming with laughter and at the same time running at full speed on the machine laughing and shrieking. I could not help but think how funny this kid would have been in the other gym. While all the stay puff boys walk around gym taking themselves soooo serious, he is laughing as loud as he can and playing on the machine.....

DON'T TAKE YOURSELVES SO SERIOUS!!!! It's just gym. A big body means nothing in the real life. If you don't have a brain (which very few of you have) it means nothing. Have some fun at gym.

And the arrest

2010-09-29T10:17:00.001+02:00

So I am still sitting on the freeway and the minute I look in my rear view mirror and I see a bakkie standing on the other side of the freeway and two guys in bullet proof vests jump out and jump over the barrier pointing guns at a car in the traffic. After a few seconds they pull the driver out of the car, throw him on the tarr, kick him a few times and then cuff him. They continue to kick him while he is lying on the ground cuffed. Our cops are so brave....

Traffic desaster

2010-09-29T10:03:00.001+02:00

There is a huge traffic jam on the freeway to Pretoria. There seems to be a huge accident up ahead. The 8th emergency vehicle has just crawled past and up ahead there is one car at a time going past the accident. I have now moved 5km in an hour and the 10th emergency vehicle just passed us. I love Joburg!

Italian Sausage

2010-09-27T08:18:00.003+02:00

Trying to save work clothes for this week, because our maid is now coming at different times, I had to wear my Italian tablecloth shirt, and for some reason over the past few months I have gotten so fat that I now look like and Italian Sausage in this shirt. Actually in all my clothes. I could not even get the towel to stay closed on my naked ass this morning.

Its very depressing and I am trying to get out of this fat rut, but its not easy.

Bitch over!

The long weekend catchup

2010-09-27T08:06:00.003+02:00

We had a public holiday on Friday (Heritage day) but everybody knows it as Braai day. So needless to say there were braai's going on all over the country. We had a birthday party on Friday out in Stellenbosch which was great. On Saturday we met a friend of mine who has a new boyfriend. I am so happy for him. They look very happy and in lurve...

The long weekend was good to rest, but I feel so tired this morning. At least I got to drive around in my nice new car often this weekend. Yes yes, I promise to post a pic of my car here soon.

So now I am at work preparing for my trip to Johannesburg again. I enjoy going there coz I see my family and my friends, but its not that much fun anymore travelling away from home. And on top of it all I am going to have to go to Amsterdam for 2 weeks in December on my own for work. At least Tristan is coming to Johannesburg this weekend to celebrate my birthday with me and the family!!!

The dinner party

2010-09-23T08:17:00.000+02:00

Last week we went to friends for dinner. Tristans friends. We very rarely get invited to his friends, and that was once again proven when one of the couples there asked where we have been coz they have been to many dinners at one of Tristans closest friends, and we were not there. Its because we do not get invited. The evening was great though, had some nice food and some great conversation. At the end of the night I had some tea and when the guy brought it to me, he crept up behind me, I was explaining something and the next minute I felt my hand and crotch on fire. The tea had spilt all over my arm and burnt it. Now it looks like a horrible birthmark and now its starting to peel. Its not a nice thing. At least the evening was great.

Time flies when you are having......fun?

2010-09-22T08:09:00.002+02:00

It has been a very long time since I wrote a post, and the main reason is just that I have been so busy. I got this amazing new job that keeps me busy from the minute I get to work until I have to leave. It is really good though because I finally get to use my brain a bit and I am doing so well. My traveling has increased as I now go to JHB at least every 3 weeks or so, but I still really miss Mpumalanga sooooo much. I have been here only 5 months and already things are happening for me. We are all going to Amsterdam in December for the Christmas party at HQ...

Then at the beginning of the month I bought a new car. A Volvo S40. And I LOVE it. It is so amazing. I am so happy with my purchase. I will post a photo of my car soon. Other than that there is not much else that has happened. I will start posting again from now on so keep an eye on it.

Speak soon.

The day

2010-08-19T08:33:00.003+02:00

Well yesterday was a slightly crap day. We had a meeting at work and we were told that there are some people in the office that gets distracted, so we are not allowed to have our cell phones on anymore. We are already not allowed to receive private phone calls at work, so between the hours of 08:00 and 16:00 we are to drop off the face of the earth. Then we were told that we should limit our private conversations in the the office as this is also distracting others. I just started enjoying this job, when they changed my area, putting more pressure on me and giving me an area which is not as cool as mine was, and now they are forcing us to work like we are in a Chinese sweatshop. I am not sure if I am just a little over sensitive to this, and if this kind of thing is happening all over the business world, but I think its archaic to make someone completely unreachable during office hours. When the hell must we do things and organise stuff. I understand the balance between work and private life, but this is also no balance. Then I went to gym and realised I gained weight, body fat and my BMI is up....All in all its been a shit day....At least I am getting a new car next week.

Smiley

2010-08-13T22:05:00.001+02:00

Lucca had a fit last weekend and it scared me half to death. I thought I was going to loose him. The whole week in Joburg I was thinking about him but thank God he is ok. We went walking this afternoon and he broke another nail off. Bleeding everywhere. Then for some reason Leche broke both dew claws. Now he is passed out ugly sleeping. My boy

Now we are a real country

2010-07-19T13:01:00.001+02:00

On Friday I took the Gautrain from OR Tambo to Sandton. It was great. It felt like I was in another country, like I was taking a train in Barcelona or something. I also took the bus service from Cape Town city centre to the airport which was amazing. However, on my return I was stranded at the airport as the lady in town had told me tha train runs 24 hours, but when I tried to take it at 00:40, I realised that the last bus left at 00:00

And then

2010-07-19T12:53:00.001+02:00

We went to go and see the 2 white lion cubs.

On my recent sales trip

2010-07-19T12:51:00.001+02:00

I stayed at Tanda Tula and the lodge was fantastic. We went on a game drive and saw a whole pack of Wild Dogs. Something you almost never see. Then while we were watching them, they started hunting this troop of impala. We didn't see them catch anything, but it was exciting to see them chase.

On the way

2010-07-06T19:09:00.001+02:00

We decided to do the fan walk this evening because we were too poor to get tickets for the match. It was very cool but very busy. There were hundreds and thousands of people. This has been the most amazing month in our city. Can we have another world cup next year?

The truth revealed

2010-07-06T09:44:00.003+02:00

Believe it or not....This world cup is already determined by the numbers....

1. Brazil won the World Cup in 1994; before that they also won in 1970.Adding 1970 + 1994= 3964

2. Argentina won its last World Cup in 1986; before that they also won in 1978.Adding 1978 + 1986= 3964

3. Germany won its last World Cup in 1990; before that they also won in 1974.Adding 1974 + 1990= 3964

4. Brazil also won the World Cup in 2002; before that they also won in 1962.Adding 1962+ 2002= 3964

5. Therefore if you want to know what nation is going to win the World Cup in 2010, you only have to subtract 2010 from the magic number that we have determined: 3964.

3964 minus 2010 = 1954... In 1954 the World Cup was won by Germany!!!

Probably not scientific... but pretty interesting…

First day out

2010-07-03T18:01:00.001+02:00

We took the dogs for a walk this morning. Our three plus the puppies brother and their parents. They loved it and had so much fun in the forrest. Now he is pooped and has been sleeping since we got home

My boys

2010-07-03T17:55:00.001+02:00

They love each other so much.

The Brazil game

2010-07-02T16:57:00.001+02:00

We are watching the Brazilians beat the Dutch... Well some of us are

The Big Game

2010-07-02T08:43:00.002+02:00

Today is the big day. Its Brazil v Holland. There is a lot riding on this for me. My boss is supporting Holland, and one of my very good friends is Dutch / Belgian / Armenian so he obviously supports Germany....NOT...Holland all the way. I on the other hand supports a winning team.... VA BRAZIL!!!!

I have swopped my late working shift with someone else so I can tail it out of here by 16:00 and be home by 16:07 (I work very close to home), and get the Samba Party going. Brazil is going to win, but not by far. it is going to be a 2-0 win.

GO BRAZIL VA BRAZIL

So the day is just getting better!!!

2010-06-29T08:41:00.002+02:00

My team (Brazil) is playing against Holland on Friday at 16:00 Normally my working hours are 08:00 - 16:00 so I will be home around 16:07. But on Friday, when they are playing, I am rostered to work until 18:00!!!!!!!!!

I am going home to get back into bed.

Ubuntu my Ass

2010-06-29T08:01:00.002+02:00

To all those South Africans who proudly wave the South African flag and proclaim themselves proud of South Africa and proud to be South African. You can have it. This has to be the shittiest country to live in, in the entire world. Our country is filled with 'previously disadvantaged' thieves who believe that they are entitled to anything and everything they want, and then just take it.

During this wonderful World Cup where the whole world is so proud of South Africa for hosting and everybody is getting into the spirit of the world cup, it is extremely difficult to get into the spirit of it all when there are non white thieving bastards around in the world. And yes it is non white ones, because my mirror socks got stolen off my car last night outside my house, and there are no other white people in my area....

This entailment issue that South Africans have, is getting to be a problem for the growth and moral status of our country. I say find them, shoot them and root out the evil in our beautiful country...Curse FW

The Three Muttcatteers

2010-06-24T18:35:00.001+02:00

Finally all three became friends. Even Leche played with Lego this afternoon. They acting like great friends and I tnink Leche has finally seen that this is another friend. He still gets a bit grumpy every now and then, but they are friends for the most part.

World Cup Hottness

2010-06-24T08:05:00.007+02:00

There has been some really hot boys playing in the World Cup this year. Here are a few of my favourites:

Wesley Sneijder - Holland

Diego Benaglio - Switzerland

Miguel Veloso - Portugal

Karim Ziani - Algeria

Lucas Neil - Australia

I can go on forever but there is just not enough time....

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2010-06-23T17:59:00.001+02:00

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Cafe St George

2010-06-20T19:46:00.001+02:00

Our church (St Georges Cathedral) has reopened the crypt as a coffee shop. The decor is very nice, the ambience amazing, the food great and really cheap. As it is with our church, there is a memorium for the march that happened on the 80's fom the cathedral against apartheid. I just walk past and go to the coffee shop in the back. Our church is a little too political at times.

Friends

2010-06-20T09:17:00.001+02:00

At least someone has made friends. Lucca and Lego has become friends but Leche still doesn't like him very much.

England 0 - 0 Algeria

2010-06-19T08:52:00.001+02:00

These two teams had never met each on the field of play but Algeria played extremely well last night denying England a single goal. Then the supporters. The England supporters were boring singing drunk sounding dragged out football songs, while Algeria had drums, chanted, waved their hands. All in all the Algerian camp was a lot more fun to be around.

The match in full swing

2010-06-19T08:44:00.001+02:00

Tristan brought his game face

2010-06-19T08:43:00.001+02:00

Feel it, we are here!

2010-06-18T19:10:00.001+02:00

Sitting inside the stadium watching the England Algeria match. The vibe is fantastic and the Vuvus are load. I hope Algeria plays the crap out of England. Sorry...

Banana Banana

2010-06-18T11:03:00.002+02:00

Judge to child: Do you want to live with your mother?
Child: No
Judge: Why?
Child: She beats me.
Judge: Okay, so you want to live with dad?
Child: No
Judge: Why not?
Child: He beats me too.
Judge: So who do you want to live with?
Child: BAFANA BAFANA
Judge: WHY??
Child: They never beat anyone!