Rich's World

Vanity Plates #461

2005-10-07T09:01:00.000+02:00

Following on from Rich...!'s trend of posting vanity plates that he's noticed, here's one spotted at Camps Bay yesterday afternoon:

Hmm!

Hats off to the marketing guys....

2005-09-20T10:14:00.000+02:00

This compelled me to buy this brand of toilet paper...!

Slowness

2005-09-13T11:16:00.000+02:00

Don't be surprised if this blog gets neglected a bit... I've been helluva busy at work (!) as well as with the BadBoyz.co.za blog stuff.

In the meantime, I'm officially crapping myself for the next event... the Table Mountain Challenge!

BadBoyz.co.za blog launched!

2005-09-09T10:55:00.000+02:00

I've been working with my mate Nick to launch a blog covering our activities each weekend and to keep people updated on what's out there and just how to go about doing it. The idea is that hopefully we'll inspire people to get their lazy asses off the couch and out there!

It's still very much in the teething stages and we've got a lot of configuring to do, but mosy over and take a peek -- let me know if you think it's worthwhile!

checkit:
http://www.badboyz.co.za/blog

New tribe discovered

2005-09-06T14:52:00.000+02:00

Sorry guys... :)

Orienteering ROCKS!

2005-08-29T10:41:00.000+02:00

Man... it's awesome! This last weekend I took part in my first orienteering race up in the Coetzenberg mountains in Stellenbosch, hosted by the Peninsula Orienteering Club. What is O-racing? Think of a cross-country Easter-egg hunt...!

The basic idea is that you have to find "beacons" at various points in the countryside in a specific order with the aid of a map and a control card. Each beacon has a punch attached to it that you use to clip your control card as proof that you found the beacon. How you get to the beacon is up to you... direct route (usually with a fair share of bush-bashing!), round-about route, whatever floats your boat! Must say that I learned VERY quickly that the direct route is not always best -- my legs are scratched, cut and bruised to shit! Happy? You betcha!

There's various courses of different degrees of difficulty: the crucial element here being the degree of navigational skill that is needed. On offer yesterday were orange, red, green and blue courses. Red's very simple navigation with a slightly longer course. I didn't find that too difficult and so did a green course after that. The navigation here's a LOT more challenging as the control points are usually in the middle of nowhere and fairly hidden. Much bundu-bashing for the inexperienced novice!

You don't need to be an active runner or anything of the sort -- a lot of people simply walk the course. Go on, give it a bash, you know you want to!

The joys of bluetooth

2005-08-23T11:11:00.000+02:00

Or rather: the joys of trying to install the fuggin drivers.

(Warning: geeky post coming up)

I've got a bluetooth USB adapter which I use to synchronise my phone, copy stuff off it and all that groovy stuff that bluetooth's good for. The adapter was installed on my home PC and all was hunky dory (although I did have some issues getting it installed). Anyway, decided to use the thing at work as well... fok me. The driver thing gives you a damn runaround! Anyway, while the solution's actually pretty simple -- it's a bloody pain in the ass. Why can't these morons just get their drivers digitally signed??

What I hate about winter

2005-08-18T11:15:00.000+02:00

Cold toilet seats.

Must. Learn. To. Hover.

New toys...

2005-08-16T11:57:00.000+02:00

Bliss -- the insurance company finally came right and paid me back the excess from when that floozie drove into me at the beginning of the year. Promptly headed off and got meself a nice new toy... a Merida Matts LX. Coupled with the swish hydration pack I got last week, I'm starting to feel pretty damn kitted out.

It's a dream after the old Trek I've been riding -- Climbs the hills like a beaut and coming down's even more fun... Bring on the Tokai Mast Challenge! (And yeah, already had my first spill)

Women and toilets

2005-08-10T13:03:00.000+02:00

Ok, I'm not dumb enough to get into that age-old debate of whether the toilet seat should be up or down or which way the paper should be mounted on the roll. Rather....

What the hell is it with women and clumps of toilet paper left in the loo?? Don't they flush, dammit??

Case in point: Went to visit some mates over the weekend (5 girls who live together -- boohoo) and uh... availed myself of their ablution facilities. And sure enough, there it was... a clump of paper floating away merrily in the water.

Sheesh. Chicks.

Back in the real world...

2005-08-02T11:50:00.000+02:00

Damn... after two amazing weeks in Spain and Portugal what happens? A 9am meeting on a Monday morning. Bastards.

Anyway, Spain is something else -- if you're going to go anywhere in Europe, go there! The people are fantastic, the weather's great and the cities are beautiful. Spent the first week on the Costa del Sol (based in Fuengirola) and then went to Seville for 3 days, Madrid for 3 days and Lisbon for a day and a bit. Took tons of pics, will be sorting through them over the next week or so (and trying to decide if work is really worthwhile...!)

Update: I've uploaded most of my pics at Shutterfly.

Hola!

2005-07-25T18:34:00.000+02:00

In case you´re wondering why things have been so quiet... I´m currently holidaying around Spain. Just quickly stopped off at an internet cafe to find out just where the hell it is that I´m staying tomorrow night...

Back in Cape Town on 31st July -- until then, enjoy!

I couldn't resist... Switch Hoff!

2005-07-14T12:09:00.000+02:00

Sorry guys!

The way things were...

2005-07-12T09:49:00.000+02:00

Pretty cool -- the original pages of Google, Yahoo, Amazon.com and others...

http://www.bulletinboardforum.com/oldskool_websites/

Knysna

2005-07-12T09:14:00.000+02:00

Damn... what a weekend... Friday afternoon I hightailed from work at lunch time, picked up me mate and headed off for the seaside town of Knysna. The boys at Splattermail have done the weekend justice with their posts and pics, so I don't think I'll try make you all jealous by telling you how damn festive it was, how there were belters everywhere, etc, etc.

What was great was the marathon -- it's one of the most stunning runs you can do, complete with some spectacular views. For the first 30kms or so the route winds through the thick of the forest and the stillness is quite something. The start's really awesome too -- it's pitch dark, freezing cold, you're in the middle of the forest and suddenly you come upon this tent town that's lit-up like something out of Alice in Wonderland with free chow, hot drinks and bergie-bin fires everywhere. Awesome!

The after party was great -- can't believe no-one's mentioned Watershed! Bring on Knysna 2006...

UPDATE: Turns out 2OceansVibe was there too...

Hi ho, hi ho...

2005-07-08T10:07:00.000+02:00

...it's off to Knysna we go....

I'm doing the Knysna Forest marathon tomorrow... here's hoping I don't end up kissing Mother Earth. It's supposed to be a beautiful run, so here's to a weekend of good views, good food and some good beer. Who knows? Maybe I'll even try my first oyster...

No idea what the Oyster Fest holds in store (besides shucking oysters -- no shit!) but here goes!

Anyone else got an interesting weekend coming up?

New look

2005-07-01T10:23:00.000+02:00

I got bored.

Sue me.

Flower sellers

2005-07-01T09:35:00.000+02:00

Is it just me, or do flower sellers irritate you immensely? You know the kind... the ones that approach you at restaurants or pool bars with a bloody great big basket filled with tacky goods, hang-dog expression and a nametag of some sort.

"Would you like to buy a flower for the St Joseph's Charity for Blind-pregnant-and-lesbian midgets?"
"Uh... no thanks."
"But it's only R10!"
"Really, no thanks."
"Are you sure? It's for the..."
"BUGGER OFF!"

Actually, I've never said the last bit, but it's tempting. Woe betide you if you happen to be sitting there with a female partner -- that's when they try the guilt trip approach.

Even better? When you're sitting there with a group of (male) mates and they try to con you into buying some flowers.

"Right, boys -- who wants a flower?" Nah. I'll pass on that one. You know where the approach falls short? They're all, without fail, complete and utter mingers. Send in a gorgeous blonde bimbo, complete with falling out cleavage, non-existent skirt and watch the sales rocket...

What's the best tactic to deal with this menace??

Decisions...

2005-06-24T15:45:00.000+02:00

I know I haven't written anything in a while, but anyway. Life's been frantic at the moment, should be calming down a bit next week.

Life's about choices.

Photography

2005-06-21T08:15:00.000+02:00

Gotta focus...

Samwise and Frodo

2005-06-15T10:38:00.000+02:00

Brilliant!!

It's a bit large (600kb) but worth the load... check it.

Otherwise, not much. Been a helluva busy week -- off to Spain in July and trying to get all my shit for that one together. Other than that, off to Durbs for the long weekend to watch the Boks vs France... go boys!

Too much relaxation?

2005-06-08T14:59:00.000+02:00

Damn. What a weekend! But now I wonder.... is too much relaxation a bad thing? This week has been a write-off so far. Coupled with the news that I'm off to Spain in July... work? what work??

I'll post pics later.

Fra la la

2005-06-03T09:34:00.000+02:00

Just a quick note to let everyone know that I'm still alive... damn, life's been crazy what with work, rugby and trying to avoid the Hoff posts that everyone's putting up (Rox, Chump, Splatter... naughty!)

Anyway, "funny" moment this morning -- yesterday I was talking to someone about Pinky and the Brain. This morning I came across this list of quotes... yeah!

Enjoy... it's pissing with rain and I'm supposed to be going camping this weekend. Ouch.

The force is with Hoff...

2005-05-25T09:38:00.000+02:00

The man's an acting prodigy...

People like this piss me off!

2005-05-24T12:06:00.000+02:00

Came across this article about some woman whose three daughters have all had kids:

"...The sisters, aged 12, 14 and 16 when they gave birth, live in Derby with their twice-divorced mother, who holds the education system responsible for their plight."

Arrg! You've got to be kidding me... how ignorant can you be?? I'm surprised the social services or whatever haven't got hold of this woman yet. I always thought that the Poms were quite up-tight about that kind of thing?

Involuntary euthanasia, anyone?

Google's world domination continues...

2005-05-20T10:09:00.000+02:00

Cool... customise your Google start page!

Bugger Desperate Housewives -- Desperate Fans?

2005-05-16T10:31:00.000+02:00

Eva Longoria at Cannes Film Festival. Need I say more? Interesting to note the tattoos she has... Anyway. Something to brighten up a friggin cold and windy Monday morning! [via Jaggle]

UPDATE: Thar be more courtesy of TheGoose...

@#$$@! Washing powder!

2005-05-12T10:10:00.000+02:00

I HATE Skip washing powder!! A trend that I noticed last year and has been occurring more frequently this year is that the cheap shit puts bleach stains on my clothes. Before you start blaming the washing machine, I'm using a different machine (new flat) this year and the same thing's happening. Lost my favourite shirt last year, but put it down to a once-off thing. However, just noticed a small stain on my NFS (New Favourite Shirt) today... ARG!!!

Bring on the Omo.

Hoff spotted in Iraq!

2005-05-06T09:40:00.000+02:00

The Hoff is everywhere... ok, thought I'd jump on the bandwagon and start posting Hoff pics, seeing how Chumpstyle, Jo'Blog and others are going moggy!

Busy weekend

2005-05-05T15:17:00.000+02:00

Had a busy long-weekend... Saturday went up Devil's Peak and on Monday cycled up to the Tokai Radio Mast. Very cool. Check out the pics (click on 'em for the rest):

Tokai

Devil's Peak

Public Holidays

2005-04-28T15:43:00.000+02:00

Damn, was good to have yesterday off, and with Monday looming up for a nice long weekend, I'm understandably a bit more upbeat! Spent yesterday afternoon visiting Robben Island. Hectic stuff. Anyway, that's besides the point of this post.

It seems bergies take holdiays too?! I mean, every day on my way to work I drive past this intersection where there's usually 2 or 3 bergies harrassing you for money. Yesterday? Drove past (going somewhere else, not work, dammit!) and nada. Zip. No bergies. Indictment of the times when you're stopped at a set of robots and there's no bergies, so you find yourself getting worried that something's up...

Fucked up. Welcome to South Africa -- what can I say?

Desperate Housewives Part II

2005-04-18T11:06:00.000+02:00

No, not the TV show (although I'd love to wax lyrical on the virtues of Eva Longoria) but the Cape Town version. Dunno if you've ever come across this particular species? Usually spotted in a great big 4x4, complete with perfectly coiffed hair and designer sunglasses, this woman is ruthless in her determination to achieve her goal - the perfect parking bay at the shopping mall.

Seriously, the agression that these bitches show in their quest is mind boggling. On Friday I experienced it at Cavendish and on Sunday, at the Waterfront. The latter's kind of like Super 12 vs Vodacom Cup rugby: higher stakes, faster, more intense and far more physical. I'm still shaking.

ps. Would include a pic, but go find your own: fire up Google Image search and try "desperate housewife." Crumbs.

Politics and Women

2005-04-15T16:34:00.000+02:00

Two seemingly unrelated topics, but I'm too damn lazy to make two posts today.

Firstly, the 5th Super 12 franchise just got announced and it's going to create one hell of a shitstorm with the politicians. It's been no secret that the government (read: ANC) wanted EC to get the tender. Rugby-wise, best bet is the Central Unions. Hang on chaps, it's going to be a bumpy ride. (Kiss World Cup 2011 goodbye while you're at it)

Secondly, why the hell do women troubles make a week seem so damn long?! It seems I can never do anything right... *sigh* Here's hoping the weekend makes things marginally better!

So there you have it - women and politicians on an even level, creating havoc. Go ahead, blast me... right now I don't give a shit.

Ha! It's true!!

2005-04-12T16:07:00.000+02:00

Remember my gripe about unfriendly Capetonians? In particular the women... anyway, the guys over at 2OceansVibe.com have noticed the same thing.

I stand vindicated.

Anyway, went back up to Durban AGAIN this last weekend for another birthday (my mother's if you must ask). Got back from a weekend of warm sunny beaches to a shitty cold, wet and windy Cape Town. Remind me why I'm here again?

Kalk Bay Harbour wall

Check the IOL article for some more info on the storms.

Oh, yeah...

2005-04-08T10:19:00.000+02:00

Just saw something that Aquila posted about Desperate Housewives. Damn -- anyone else catch the show last night?? I'll definitely be tuning back into it next week! I enjoyed the storyline, as well as some of the wacky camera work involved. Kinda like a darker, suburban version of Sex in the City?

ps. And oh, yeah... Eva's kinda easy on the eye.

Long week

2005-04-08T09:35:00.000+02:00

Damn, it's been a long week. Busy as hell, hence the lack of posts.

It's National Cleavage Day today and.... nothing. Sweet f-all. Kinda feels like I've woken up on my birthday and everyone's forgotten about it.

Would post a pic to liven up everyone's day, but the Hello network seems to be kaput? Anyway. Speaking of pics, that reminds me -- I'm supposed to upload some pics that I've snapped... ooops. Next week.

Off to Durban tonight for a birthday this weekend (again)... looking forwards to it. Should be a good weekend of sin, sun and fun -- as much as Durban can offer!

Seduction

2005-04-01T10:34:00.000+02:00

Interesting... been following Rox in the City's posts about weapons of mass seduction [1] [2] [3] and it got me thinking... like how you always see the same people when you go out and they always seem to wear the same sort of clothes? (I'm a culprit too... so sue me.)

While on that topic, saw Hitch last night -- awesome movie! Do yourself a favour and fork out a whole R14 (or whatever the latest price is) and go see it. Helps that the women are kinda fine too...

April 8th is National Cleavage Day!

2005-03-31T13:20:00.000+02:00

Mark the date with the biggest damn koki pen you've got... Last year Billy the Bums had a party in celebration of this landmark date on the South African Calendar. Let's hope they do so again...

Holidays

2005-03-29T16:38:00.000+02:00

Damn. That was a good break... with all those public holidays (South Africa's gotta be a worker's paradise!) I only took 3 days leave to get a 10-day holiday. While it was great, the upshot is that being back at work SUCKS. Big time. Was busy -- went to an engagement party in Durbs, did Cape Point back down here in Cape Town and ran the Two Oceans Half Marathon. I'll get around to posting some pics sometime... in the meantime... work sucks.

I need a break

2005-03-17T12:13:00.000+02:00

Bring on the public holidays next week... I'm outta here. Cape Town's been driving me nuts and quite frankly, I'm looking forward to the break. Our company's been working on a major project for a local retail chain and true to form, it's been falling behind schedule... increased pressure for us code-monkeys and general shitty time for all involved. Lovely.

Anyway, a 10-day break's gonna do me good! Spending the first part of that relaxing in good ol' KZN and then coming back down for the Two Oceans Half Marathon. Did a good training run yesterday on the Greenpoint promenade but did anyone notice that hectic fog?? Weird. And friggin' cold too... Didn't have my camera handy, so wasn't able to snap a pic.

Rant coming up!

2005-03-11T11:16:00.000+02:00

What the hell is it with people who go to the rugby matches "just for the social" part?!?!?!?!?! You're wasting bloody seats inside the stadium!!

*phew*

That felt good. Really grates my carrot... these people are also usually the ones who get up 5 minutes from full-time (thereby blocking the enthusiast's view) because "the result is determined." So friggin what??? It ain't over until the fat lady sings. (Sorry Andre...)

What a weekend!

2005-03-07T16:11:00.000+02:00

Went back up to Durban over the weekend for a wedding held down in Pennington. Must say it was great to be back in the humid warmth of KZN... Not as though Cape Town's been cold, but I really have missed the tropical feel in the air.

Add to that the stunning venue, the bridesmaids and the copious amounts of booze... crumbs. Remind me why I cut down on drinking -- that hangover was savage!

Anyway. Back to slogging through another working week... good news is that it's only 2 weeks until I take leave!

Capetonians...

2005-03-02T15:05:00.000+02:00

What is it with Capetonians and their perceived unfriendliness? Being from Natal, I'm kind of used to a fairly social life -- chatting to people around and whatnot. In Cape Town? Not on yer nelly! I dunno if people down here just have less braais or if they're just plain less friendly?

Anyway, thought I'd make a positive step towards meeting some "genuine Capetonians" and tonight I'm going to have a bash at the Clifton Surf lifesaving club. Wish me luck -- I know I'm gonna to freeze my balls off.

At least the Rugby Club is a bit more sociable. But then again, these are students from a wide variety of backgrounds. It's good to be coaching again: I've really missed working with the guys. These past two weeks have been a bit chaotic with u20 trials ongoing but things should calm down from next week.

Netrospective

2005-03-02T14:34:00.000+02:00

Yahoo!'s 10 years old today... has it been 10 years already?!

Check out this netrospective of 10 years, 100 moments. Pretty nifty! [via]

I really don't know what to think

2005-02-28T16:42:00.000+02:00

Hmm... Sharks were a bit of a disaster against the Stormers, weren't they? Then again, the Stormers weren't exactly hot themselves, with the 26-19 scoreline flattering them. Had a good time soaking up the vibe at Newlands stadium on Friday night and an even better time soaking up vibes in Claremont afterwards... it was friggin chaos, man!

Anyway, random link for the day: I really don't know what to think of it! (see if your first query was what I put in...)
http://www.pupna.com - the search engine puppy that retrieves what you want

Super 12 once more.... life begins!

2005-02-18T14:50:00.000+02:00

With 2005 Super 12 about to kick off (one week to go!), life is slowly perking up. Head over to TashiTagg.com for reviews of the matches and there's a timetable buried in there somewhere.

Me? I'll be heading over to Newlands next week, trusty season ticket in hand to watch the Sharks vs Stormers game. Bit of a quandry though -- born and bred in Durban, living in the Cape for 7 years.... who to support? Everyone knows that the Sharks are the real Men In Black!

Suggestions? :)

Home Decoration

2005-02-16T12:21:00.000+02:00

Now that's what you call a nifty booze cabinet! Can think of a mate of mine who needs a cabinet for his extensive booze collection...

Speed up FireFox

2005-02-16T11:04:00.000+02:00

Geek section alert...

Darrel Norton's got the complete list of configuration settings for speeding up FireFox -- not just the generic form that everyone's been touting.

Enjoy.

Busy, Busy

2005-02-15T12:18:00.000+02:00

Yeah... I haven't posted in a week. Sue me... spent yesterday studiously avoiding Valentine's Day in all forms. Most people I know weren't so lucky -- don't think I've ever seen Cape Town so quiet in the evening!

Work's been keeping me out of mischief, although I must say the weekends have been awesome: perfect weather and packed beaches. It's the only way forward! One complaint though... I know there's water restrictions going on, but surely it would be possible to have at least one working shower at Camps Bay Beach?

Anyway, I'll post up some pictures of my derring-dos sometime.

That water's damn cold!

2005-02-08T11:55:00.000+02:00

Man, some people are nuts. Expecially the Germans... Just saw a report about some bloke who swam from Robben Island to Three Anchor Bay for a competition. However he was disqualified because he wore a body suit. So, the next day he swam from Robben Island to Blouberg in nothing but a Speedo. Is he nuts??? Do you have ANY idea just how damn cold that water is?? Crumbs. Check it.

On another note, if all goes to plan, I'll be submitting my thesis on Friday... hold thumbs!

A novel way to get drunk

2005-02-03T10:38:00.000+02:00

Sherry enema anyone? Crumbs... that's a novel way to get drunk! Think I'd give it a miss though. Having said that, the bergies (vagrants) down here in Cape Town seem to manage to get completely plastered on a daily basis despite not having a cent to their names. Amazing.

Looking for a job?

2005-02-02T09:37:00.000+02:00

Google might be a good place to work... Their employee incentive scheme is pretty damn nice!

Do we really need services like these??

2005-02-02T09:31:00.000+02:00

Got emailed a rather interesting link this morning: SlackerTown. From what I can see it's a service that you can phone when pissed and they'll then post whatever you said onto the website. Erm, ya, ok... whatever.

I suppose from a curiosity point of view it could be interesting... always kinda wondered what I said on those benders when I phoned all and sundry!

Now that's a useful blog!

2005-02-01T16:15:00.000+02:00

All hail the ale!

Brighter times

2005-02-01T10:56:00.000+02:00

Ah... finally getting my life back on track. Got my car back (after that damn floozie "bumped" into me), begun the process of moving into my new flat, sorted out my personal shit and have started adjusting more fully to working life... plus rugby seson begins soon! I'm looking forward to coaching again - got some plans for the boys this year.

Pretty stoked - from mid-March I'll be moving onto another project which will be one hell of a lot better than the currnt one. More coding, less sitting around on my ass drawing up bloody spec documents.

Crazy man, crazy!

2005-01-31T11:39:00.000+02:00

You've got to be mad to do this... but for $70 000 I think you could tempt me! Pete Cabrinha surfed a 21m wave on Jan 10th at Jaws, Maui. And he thought he was going for a warm-up ride! Nice work.

Random stuff

2005-01-26T09:46:00.000+02:00

Not in much of a mood to write anything so thought I'd give out some random links. Enjoy.

Some random and completely useless Did You Know? facts. (How true are they??)

Naughty, naughty... seems ol' Chelsy has been getting up to fun and games while Harry's been gallivanting around playing Nazi.

They could have used a better model...

Some seriously awesome photography of crowded living conditions in Hong Kong by Michael Wolf.

Most useless invention of the new millenium?

Only the Aussies...

2005-01-24T15:57:00.000+02:00

Something to brighten up the day... NASA launches the POES Project... Perhaps we should do something similar at Cafe Caprice?

(If you're confused as to why it's funny check this out)

Monday blues...

2005-01-24T10:16:00.000+02:00

Damn. After a fairly good weekend I would have thought that the week would be off to a good start. Not so... Monday morning blues kick in, aided no doubt by a staff meeting at 9:30am. Sheesh!

Ha! I knew it... It's official - Monday 24th January is the most depressing day of the year.

Been catching up on some tech news and I see that Intel are bringing out a new mobile chipset - Sonoma - interesting. The article's over at CNet.com.

Other than that I guess it's life as normal. This week I'm planning to finally get into surfski paddling, here's holding thumbs that I actually get my ass into gear...

One way to keep the little buggers in class

2005-01-21T11:34:00.000+02:00

Just saw some report on Ananova.com about German schoolkids at some school being charged to use the new loos. Crazy... but you gotta love the quote at the end!

Check it.

Music

2005-01-20T16:39:00.000+02:00

Funny how music makes you think of people, places and incidents.

On the way to work this morning 5FM was playing a song I haven't heard in ages: "What's wrong with you" -- took me back to a crazy night at Chaos in the hazy summer of '99. Other songs that stir up memories include those by The Pixies, Morcheeba, Maroon 5, Live... many, many more... anything by The Corrs makes me think back to the Nelson Mandela 46664 concert two years ago - now that was a blast!

Moantones??

2005-01-20T10:52:00.000+02:00

You're kidding me... the latest news for mobile phones is the advent of "moantones" -- supplied by none other than Jenna Jameson. Hmm. That could be a tricky one to explain to the folks.
"Dear, what IS that noise?"
"Uh, nothing, Ma!"
Then again -- should someone phone you "at a bad time," it'll only add to the pleasure I guess!

I see it's only available in Latin America and then eventually the USA . Surprising... would have expected the Poms to jump up for something like that, what with Page3.com offering mobile subscriptions.

Check it.

Post-grad student life

2005-01-19T15:09:00.000+02:00

Having just finished my Masters degree at the University of Cape Town, I've been pondering the life of post-grad students. I mean, for me at least, post-grad was more of a blast than my under-grad years -- if that's possible!

It was only toward the end with the pressure of a thesis hand-in that I really started to feel the crunch. Still, I miss being able to take the option of giving the labs a miss and heading out to Clifton 4th beach or to even just sleep in...

Which brings me to another thought: the people you always see hanging out at places like Caprice, Giovanni's or even just the Camps Bay area... what the hell do they do for a living?? Besides sitting around pretending to look bored!

Anyway.

A new start...

2005-01-19T13:13:00.000+02:00

...in more than one way! Having just finished 'varsity and now joining the working masses, it's been quite a New Year. Thought I might as well complete the change and join the blogging world as well!

I'll just be posting my thoughts and experiences in Cape Town in general. Already had a great start with some floozie banging her car into me as I drove down Lower Main road in Obs. Didn't even look and whoopsie-daisy... Arg! Driving a hire car at the moment and it's not fun.