Archive for March, 2006

Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?

March 24th, 2006 Comments(0)

I mentioned the problems with the power supply in Cape Town a couple of weeks back and asked if any of the locals knew exactly what was happening and why the blackouts were occurring. My dad’s business partner was kind enough to provide us all with a technically specific (Joe is one of the smartest people I know!) and very honest account of the disaster. So thanks for taking the time to explain the very sad state of South Africa municipal and governmental affairs. Read more »

Smart

March 19th, 2006 Comments(0)

Bloody Hell

So the day after I posted my blog entry, the Brits decided to lift the ban on the "Bloody Hell" ad.

So where the bloody hell are you?!

March 17th, 2006 Comments(2)

Bloody Hell 1

As Bill Bryson states in his “Downunder” novel about his travels around the Australian continent, it is not often that Australia makes its way into the headlines of international news. Read more »

I am back :)

March 04th, 2006 Comments(0)

I know I have been very scarce the past couple of weeks. The excuse of being “too busy” is a boring one, so I won’t go there…lets just say that I have been getting nagged by various individuals to make more of an effort. So here we go:

My folks came out to Australia for my graduation and to spend two weeks with Michael and I. It was really good to see them again. Check out some pics at Flickr.
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