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Tag: SA culture

  • “If my soon to be ‘ex’ husband thinks…”

    this photograph was taken in front of Nedbank in George today:

    … hehehe – the bastard! you go get him Wendy!

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  • vote for i

    there’s a rocking movement online called springleap, where SA artist, designers, doodlers (whomever) get the opportunity to enter t-shirt designs online. monthly winners are voted for by, well… pretty much anyone – and the winners get produced!! check it out!

    and remember to vote for your favorites!! especially if it’s mine ;0)

    Garden Route Geeks - Thumbnail

    ps: who gets the code?

  • Why whine about wine?

    As I lay in bed last night, it dawned on me that it might sound odd that I’m all in a huff about a winery. Why feel so strongly for a product I no longer use?

    Well, here’s the deal. Yes, as an alcoholic I no longer drink, amongst other things, wine. Still, Stormhoek isn’t “just a wine”. Above and beyond the warm memories I associate with a bottle of Stormhoek at a dinner party – the people behind the wine feel like family. Many Geek Dinners (linklove to the Garden Route Geek Dinner that got me started) were sponsored by them, many younglings have been inspired by them and – not to put too fine a point on it – we know them! For crying in a bucket – some of us even own vines at Stormhoek!!

    As a last thought on this matter, for now, here’s the deal with wine:
    The wine is the brand. You can taste it. Wine carries the story of it’s origin within itself. The soil, the wind, the water, the sun – the actual vines… All of these are translated into the aroma and character of the wine itself.

    You can take the same wine – and slap on any old label you please – it will always be the same wine.

    Conversely, if you take the “Brand” and stick it onto any old wine – it will be fake.

  • Own a vine. Save a job by Stormhoek

    Friends, visitors and everyone else,
    click through to Stormhoek and buy.

    Own a vine.
    Save a job.
    Heal the world!

    Maxwell Ntsewuia Bovlei 2 08

    Manus Samuels Welvanpas 2 2008

    Ludwe Simon Bovlei 001
    Hexwell Ntsewuia is the cellar foreman in Stormhoek production in the Bovlei cellar. His wife is Letitia and they have 1 child. Manus Samuels is a vineyard worker in a Stormhoek vineyard at Welvanpas. He and his wife Margaretha have 3 sons. Ludwe Simon is a cellar worker, looking after Stormhoek wines in the Bovlei cellar, Wellington. He and Lucia have 1 child.

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  • Sunday lunch

    Mom had this brilliant idea today: picnic on the rocks! And it rocked :0)

    My awesome parents.
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    Mom got me with my mouth full!
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    Our little one – taking on the Atlantic ;0)
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  • Your Stars Foretold : By E.S. Kom (The Future Made Clear – dark, but clear – eish)

    Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 21) : Things will be pretty dark for you today, unless you remember to buy new torch batteries.

    Taurus (Apr 21 – May 21) : You’ll probably eat cold, raw food again today.Try to remember to get that gas cylinder filled! Be cheerful, though, and remember that your ancestors lived like this and survived – 25,000years ago.

    Gemini (May 21 – Jun 22) : There will be a programme on TV tonight that you’ll love. Sorree that you can’t watch it ’cause it’s on during your allotted “block” in the Eskom disco derby…

    Cancer (Jun 22 – Jul 23) : Thought you were smart buying that generator? But we know you’re going to run out of fuel tonight and the nearest working petrol station is 20km away. As you get there, we’ll cut their power… Sorry.

    Leo (Jul 23 – Aug 24) : Another morning without that essential cup of coffee awaits you… If you make it to 10am we’ll reward you with enough power to make some, but by then you’ll probably have killed 3 people and severely injured a 4th. (Don’t worry, though. This is the New SA – you’ll probably get away with it.)
    Virgo (Aug 24- Sep 23) : Not for very much longer… What else is there to do after dark?

    Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 23) : Your star-sign stands for fairness and justice. That’s why we’re going to hit your area with three 2hr outages a day, while the area where your local MP stays will enjoy uninterrupted power throughout.

    Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 23) : Your area’s assigned outage “block” is from10:00 to 12:30. Expect the power to go off any time before or after that. And don’t think it will only be out for two-and-a-half hours, either.

    Sagittarius (Nov 23- Dec 22) : Today you’ll buy some food that is apparently within its sell-by date. What you won’t realize is that the sell-by date is for food that has been stored in a constantly operating fridge…. Although you’ll get severe food poisoning, we think you may survive if you can find an emergency ward that has back-up generators. Good luck!
    Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 21) : Don’t bother to go to work today. During the hours when you actually will have electricity, your network provider will not, so you won’t be able to do anything anyway. Stay home and well…. there’s not much to do there either, is there?

    Aquarius (Jan 21 – Feb 20) : Today you’ll get so fed up with our incompetence that you’ll decide to emigrate. We regret to inform you that this is no longer possible… The airports have all shut down, because – well think about it! They need electricity to run the place!! You ain’t going – nowhere…

    Pisces (Feb 20 – Mar 21) : Today all your hopes and dreams will come true. You’ll have power during “Days of Our Lives”.

    If today is your birthday : Use lots and lots of candles on that cake – even if they don’t reflect your age. How else are you going to see to open the presents? You will receive the ideal gift – your very own miner’s helmet!!

    The Times – Article

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  • Eskom's Darkest Hour [Carte Blanche: 27 January 2008]

    This was the title of last night’s episode of Carte Blache

    During the broadcast, they asked viewers whether or not they had faith in Eskom to solve our power crisis (sms voting):
    N: 109 538
    Y: 1 216

    By clicking the title-link of this post, you can read the transcript of last night’s episode.

    Riveting stuff, I tell ya!

  • load shedding schedule for George and Danabaai

    We just phoned our local municipalities for the latest load shedding schedules:

    George:
    Daily from 10:00 – 12:30 and 18:00 – 20:30

    Danabaai:
    Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 14:00 – 16:30 and 22:00 – 00:30
    Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: 04:00 – 06:30, 14:00 – 16:30 and 22:00 – 00:30
    Sundays: Random

    Right, what does this mean for my business? In a nutshell: over half of my clients will have to place their orders between 08:00 and 10:00 or 12:30 and 14:00 – as I can only process these between 08:00 and 14:00. (That’s a 3-hour window for George clients!)

    Georgians also have a tiny one-hour window (17:00 – 18:00) in which to do all their private shopping, refueling, cooking and cleaning. Unless they wait till 20:30 – when most shops are closed.

    Living in Danabaai is a lot easier. Work till 14:00 and (from 16:30) only worry about electricity again at 22:00.

    Memo to self: Get a wind-up alarm clock and save the planet, as well as your working week! (Electrical ones reset close to three times a day, you know…)

  • If we can laugh at ourselves, we're still fine

    And with the Soccer World Cup coming our way in 2010: