Gym etiquette

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

On my recent sales trip

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

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

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

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

They love each other so much.

The Brazil game

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

The Big Game

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!!!

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

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