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Compliments of Heidi I have been tagged (for the first time mind you) to fill in this 50 question internet meme. So without further ado:8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? 1. Do you like Blue Cheese?I dislike the smell enough to have never tried blue cheese. Will let you know when…
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As the first month of 2009 draws to an end, the dust on most of the New Year resolutions is settling, I start to re-look at all the goal lists I have made in the past, review what I have completed, and add the items I want to do going forward. I don’t call these…
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The regular visitors to my website would have noticed the new website structure and design that I finally got together; to say that I am proud of my work would be understating the huge pride I have in my website. Humbleness aside, I have not been the only website to recently update it’s design: TheOpenSurgery…
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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, fabulous?Actually, who are you not to be?You are a child of God.Your playing small does not serve…
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For those of you that either view my Flickr page you would have already seen the state of my poor car. For those of you that haven’t here are the details of the incident (as requested by friends), as well as a link to the images. (Incidentally – the car is now fixed) Four week-ends…
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I was thinking of making the title of this post “The quest for the perfect burger” just because I know the quest for the perfect burger is easier than the near on impossible quest for the perfect piece of code; but burgers (as tasty as they are) just don’t fit with this post. In my…
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I am now officially a painter, plumber, electrician, tiler (or whatever you call the person that installs ceramic tiles) and a cabinet maker. So far these two weeks I have painted all the walls in my new place, painted the ceiling, re-tiled the shower floor, installed a new kitchen sink and counter top, fixed various…
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Got the keys to my new home on Monday night and went to take a look (first time to view the place for me – I trusted my Fianceés judgement) – And I am very very happy with the place. With a new coat of paint, general cleaning, new carpets, a couple of new fittings…
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New office policy – Breakfast and lunch will be served daily. Nice 🙂
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A year of weddings it seems… So far my life has had very few weddings, I have attended my parents church wedding (they were married by court originally), an uncles and a best friends. So for those of you counting I have attended 3 in my 26 years on this earth. Now within 30 days…
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Watching the Il Divo interview on Carte Blanche last night reminded me that I wanted to post about the their concert I attended a couple of weeks ago with my fiancé. Now that a couple of weeks have passed, I do not think I would do the group justice by writing a full review, suffice…
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Went to my fiancée’s year end function the other day: The Floating Restaurant at Hartebeespoort Dam. Nice food, and great company – Here are some of the images from the day Just waiting for the photos from my company year end bash at Kyalami (go-carting) That was fun 🙂
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I enjoy coffee, any sort of coffee really. I enjoy it so much I have a full espresso/cappuccino/filter maker and an entire shelf in the pantry dedicated to differrent imported coffees (Kenyan Coffee being some of the best). Sometimes I do not have access to my own coffee, or I am in need of coffee…
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The company I work for has a huge interest in motorbike racing and this interest has lead to the company purchasing four ducati motorbikes for track racing and general enjoyment. Over weekends the Big Boss takes these bikes to one of the local raceways (Kyalami, Phakisa and Swartkops being the regulars) and enjoys a day…
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With a fiancé that works in Soweto, it would be surprising if I didn’t go on a tour of the township; so last Saturday we took a tour of the township with our parents. The tour started at my fiancé’s offices (VUKA uKahnye Africa) where we picked up one of her colleagues (a Social worker…
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Reading is my relaxation from the grind of the normal work day.From the criminal/mystery of Jeffery Deaver, escapist thrills of Robert Ludlum, scientific/technological theories of Michael Crichton to the historical fiction of Robert Harris. I love it all. But it is always good to come back to the witty and off-beat writing style of Terry…
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Wow… The weather this morning is just awful, From a nice, warm, sunny Sunday to an overcast, misty, freezing, snowing Wednesday morning. Bad weather across the country. But that is not what was weird about this morning, this morning I nearly had an accident when two HORSES decided that the road was their domain. (I…
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Fun weekend, a little crazy, but generally all good. My engagement ring was finished sooner than expected, but this allowed me to surprise my girlfriend. Yip, I am officially engaged :), it’s actually a vey very good feeling; somehow i didn’t think I would feel any different, but it feels good. And due to some…
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Tom is at it again. My good friend is taking his wife and two young daughters overseas. Permanently! I’m not sure if the UK would be my first choice if I needed to choose a different country as home, but everyone to his own. He (Tom) has decided to document the process of getting the…