2005-12-12-Monday

I had some trouble opening my car door this morning. It felt a little stiff. The key wouldn't turn. I thought that the saltwater from my other key that's attached to my board was starting to muck up my lock. That was until I put the key into my ignition, would wouldn't turn at all. After 5 minutes of wiggling, jiggling and cursing, the realisation dawned on my that what I was faced with was the remanents of an unsuccesful car robbery. Someone tried to pick the lock and in the process damaged the ingnition. It's fairly common knowledge that Mazda's and Ford Lasers are notoriously easy to steal, and are the "teeth cutting" choice of aspiring car thiefs. Well better luck next time chump!!!

I did manage to get the car started after further jiggling, wiggling. I fetched my boss from the airport, explaining the situation to him, and from there went to the insurance compny and locksmith respectively.
Because the insurance Company is right next door to Kamla's work, I dropped of her mail, which I've been lugging around in my briefcase for the last three days.

The locksmith said it would take about an hour and half to repair, and so I'm blogging and having breakfast. I've lost some time though, there were some things I needed to follow up at work, I have to put the extra time in some time during the week.

Let's see what else the day throws at me !!!

2005-12-23-Friday

Christmas just around the corner, but I'm working through. Will take leave in March.
Moved office twice and now balancing 6 projects. It gets difficult when everyone else is laid back, at the beach or clubbing your own mind is thinking about deadlines.
Well the good news is that after the second move, I now have my window view back, but now the aircon itn't up to spec, and if I came with an operating manual, it would read "Caution: Optimal operating environment 19 - 21°C. For improved performance, place unit in close proximity to coffee machine and i-station tuned to GrooveSalad.com"

Nov - Dec 2005

Recent events are setting the stage for 2006,and although it wasn't what I had planned for, I think going with the flow is the way to go.

I've been busy with the task of looking for premanent residence, and housing prices being what they are, it's not a pleasant task. Buying a (decent) on a single salary is just not possible these days. The routine involves me grabbing a copy of the property post and marking the possible options. From there it's spending my Sundays riding around and getting my hopes dashed, smashed and trampled on. Well, if I have to have my Sundays ruined, I may as well have a good breakfast. I am a creature of habit you see . I choose the same table, order the same food at the same time, and usually get the same waitress. This comforts me, as the waitress knows what I want and my order goes smoothly.

THis is how I met *her*. A Chinese national with a friendly smile and pleasant demeaner.
(I'm not putting her name here because I haven't asked permission to write it here)
Somewhat taller than I would have expected, for a Chinese person, and dammned if I have to admit, looks a little like Lucy-Lu at certain angles...I think it's the light freckles that create the likness.

In any case, I had the priveledge of her company for supper one afternoon and voraciasously learned as much as I could about her. My instincts told me she was an interesting person and I wasn't dissapointed.

Somedays, when I'm surfing the waves are really awesome, but also a bit scary, but if you stop to think about each wave, you miss most of them. This is kind of how my life's been feeling lately, so when the supper was finished and I had found myself making arrangements to go to China on holiday with my newfound companion, I had to laugh. Life is weird, and at the moment...very exciting. If all goes well, well be making our way to Hong Kong (Xiang Cang) for a few days, from there direct to Shang-Hai, her home-town. Whether she'll decide to stay or come back to S.A. remains to be seen. I think she'll stay in China, and the way things are going I will have to brace myself to come home from China alone and dare I say, broken hearted...but then I've had lot's of practice in that department so let the chips fall where they may, they're going to anyway.

2005-11-26-Saterday Road Race

2005-11-26-Saterday Road Race
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

I had an early night on Friday to prep for the Remax 15km Race on Saturday....I still woke up late. The wind was quite strong, so it took some arguing with myself to get myself out of bed.

To make matters worse I could find the venue. I was just about to give up when I saw a chap come past me in his car, with a runners vest on. He had a look of extreme oncentration on his face..as if he was late for something .... ahhh!! So I just followed him and managed to arrive on time.

The wind had died down a bit so it wasn't too bad. I took it easy and I found that I had managed better than I expected. So all is not lost, I can still do a 15km at least LOL! The chap in the picture is someone I've seen around many of the road races. This gentleman is 75 years old, and that deserves some respect...he certainly has mine. :)

2005-11-02/03

Audio Entry

2005-10-28-Friday-(My Birthday Bash)

2005-10-28-Friday-(My Birthday Bash)
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

This was my Birthday Bash on Friday @ "The-Lennox"

P.S. To the staff @ "The Lennox" thanks for excellent upmarket service.

From Left to Right

Wesley, Me, Kamla, Ravi, Joy My Audio Blog Here

To hear this, you must have the speex codec installed. http://www.speex.org/download.html

(Why speex? - because speex = good sound quality, tinyweenie file size/quick download / Speex = Free / Speex = Windows/Mac/Linux )

(Speex Rulez OK!!!!) I take my compression alogorithms seriously. :)

2005-10-28-Friday

2005-10-28-Friday
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

Yvette, Roslyn, Attila

2005-10-28-Friday

2005-10-28-Friday
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

Kamla, setting up phone to take a video

You can see the video here
It's in RealPlayer format.

The Windows Media format here


i.e.

2005-10-28-Friday

2005-10-28-Friday
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

The Family ;)

2005-10-25-Friday

2005-10-25-Friday
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

Wesley & Me...P.S. Wesley, don't screw with my phone again...

2005-10-28-Friday

2005-10-28-Friday
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

Warren

2005-10-28-Friday

2005-10-28-Friday
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

Justin & Angelo...deep discussion

Fw: 2005-10-23-Sunday

Fw: 2005-10-23-Sunday
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

I was just doing some washing, etc, so I called Mom and asked her if she'd like to stop by for lunch.

At about 14:00 we got to Dizzy Dolphin's beachfront restaurant. I ordered a Chicken Tramizzini and Mom ordered a caramel waffel. That and an Iced coffee, sufficiently guilty - we opted to walk the beach front.

Fw: 2005-10-23-Sunday

Fw: 2005-10-23-Sunday
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

We saw quite a few Jellyfish and Crabs on the shore. Perhaps a good sign that the marine life is thriving. We walked about a total of 4km, a nice
gentle exercise for a Sunday afternoon.

2005-10-22-Saturday

2005-10-22-Saturday
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

Sunsets, A fire, an ocean view.

Not a bad way to spend a Saturday afternoon.



(See attached file: Warren-Saturday .jpg)

2005-10-22-Saturday

2005-10-22-Saturday
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

Despite my intentions to go running, my lazy-ass-ness found an excuse inthe form of lower back pain. (I've got compressed disks).

So I slept late and was doing something Close to nothing.

Yvette & James stopped by, and I took the opportunity to make some video
footage of Declan. Yvette was saying that she didn't have any recent photo's of him, so I though, photos! Video is better. I made a VCD with a sound track etc.

The weather was quite nice, but I held back until about 14:00, when the Sun wouldn't cause any damage. As usual, I went to "Pipe" to surf. As I got there, I saw Angelo, Warren, Ravi and friends on the beach. Anyway, the
wave weren'y really spectacular, so after a frw hours I got out the water
and showered. As Angelo's flat was right the, I stopped off to say Hi. They
were making a braai and were kind enough to offer me a nice meal, even
though I didn't contribute anything. Kamla arrived later, fresh of the cover of a magazine, or where ever it is that comes from looking all radiant, glossed etc.

We were going to play cards like we did the other time (sans sharp objects) but I was feeling a bit tired and my back was starting act up a bit. So I went home for some gentle reading.

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2005-10-21-Friday

Friday was the normal hectic schedule. I had to drop my boss off at the airport earlier than usual (12:00)
On the wayback I took my car in for wheel alignment as the wheel has been shuddering whilst driving. After the balance it was right as rain, which made me feel a lot better, I was wondering if there was axel damage or shot CV joints.

Later that evening I was getting ready for some serious net surfing as I was in my Net-Head mood wanting to fly through cyberspace and meet up with people I haven't "seen" in a while. I ordered some chinese food - Chicken chowmein, (my favorite) with a dash of Chutney. I was just halfway through it when Angelo popped around so I had bath and got ready as he wanted to get some Pizza. We went to St. Elmo's and he ordered pizza, I just had some wine. We spent he time talking about philosphy....or at least some of mine - putting some theories to him. Perhaps he'll see some flaws in mine. That would be a good thing as theories must be able to stand up to challenges, if not then they should adapt, change...a lot like the human immune system. We got back to my place, me still being in a Net-Mood, dragged Angelo along for the ride, he chatted to a few folks, my cousin - Kevin popped on-line, Angelo spoke to him while I was making coffee for us.
At about 01:00 I called it a night as I wanted to run a 10 k race in the morning.

2005-10-18-Tuesday Started work early today - I w...

2005-10-18-Tuesday

Started work early today - I was very sleepy the whole day, especially in the morning during the Technical Services meeting.
I wonder if it wasn't the Coke I drank i.e. blood sugar levels / Insulin response...Despite this I worked late until 17:30 or so.
Angelo SMSed me, saying he wanted to come over to my place with Warren, to watch a movie that I had.
I cleaned the place up a bit, I was just finishing the dishes when he arrived. From there we went to Kentucky to by some supper.
The movie started about a quarter of the way through when Justin came over. I've been meaning to visit him last week as he was mugged the week before, but he's phone was  stolen so I couldn't get directions to his place which he moved into recently.
Justin wanted to have a drink so he showed us a place in central called, ????? Rouge.
A small quite bar, quite enough to be able to chat to friends.
I was glad to see that Angelo and Justin seemed to get on quite well, as they are very different personality types (in my opinion at least)
Kamla phoned me and told me about a deal that she initiated, like all deals, there is a small inherent risk involved, but I'm sure everything will turn out OK. Tiny But Tough she is. She takes life by the horns, that one and has the energy and determination to back it up.
It is one of the things I admire about her.
At about 10:30, we left. I had to do some ironing else I wouldn't have anything to wear for work the following day.   (
  

Hakkies Draad Mampoer

Hakkies Draad Mampoer
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

On several occasions on this blog, reference is made to Hakkiesdraad Mampoer, so it deserves an explanation. Note the barbed wire around the
bottle, if this doesn't give some indication as to what the customer is getting himself in for, well then I just don't know. Also, this product is proudly South African, made by a South African, for a South African.

As such the barbed wire makes it difficult for your neibours to steal your drink.

Hakkies Draad is also useful for the following applications:

• Starting your Braai / Barbeque - if the wood is too wet or green just pour a few drop onto the wood. (A FEW DROPS!!!)
• It can keep you car running if you run out of fuel on the way to
  or from the Braai (The car may go a little faster than normal, making up for lost time)
• The bottle can also be used as a weapon in case you get mugged
  on the way to / from the Braai
  
  With all these practical uses, HakkieDraad Mampoer is a testimony to the South African spirit.
  But let's review what insights the manufacturer shares about their
  product
  
  Hierdie tradisionele Bosveld Mampoer word sorvuldig gestook volgens oorle oom Martiens du Plessis se geheime familieresep.
  
  Hulle se
• eers maak dit jou aantreklik
• dan word jy sterk
• dan maak hy jo slim
• en dan word jy gebliksim

Geniet hom met oorgawe....as jy dit wag.

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Translation for those abroad

This traditional Bushveld Moonshine is carefully distilled in accordance with Uncle Matiens du Plesse's family secret recipy.

It is said that when consumed the effects are:

• A profound realisation that you are in fact more attractive than you've given yourself credit for.
• A sense of being somewhat physically stronger and agile than you
  normally consider yourself to be
• An enlightened awareness that you are actually a very intelligent,smart human being
• A sudden realisation that you are getting the cr*p beat out of you
  

That being said, I'm going on record saying that this bottle is
officially ornamental - and will NEVER be imbibed (again)!

FW: 2005-10-15-Saturday1

FW: 2005-10-15-Saturday1
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

The characters in this scene.



Yours Truly

*James (a/k/a That-Fn-Brother-in-law-of-mine)
*Yvette (a/k/a
My-Sister-that-married-that-guy-who's-now-my-Fn-Brother-in-law)
*Atilla the Hun, uh, no Sorry, Just Atilla, and he's much nicer than that
Hun chap.
*Roselyn (Spelling?) - Attilla's wife

So we started off the evening at a place called Giovanni's by a complex
called "Dolphins Leap"
Very stylish up-market sort of club with neon lights and (fake) marble
floors, so naturally I didn't fit in :)
No, I actually quite like it.
We ordered some basic drinks and then I saw a waitress walk past with a
hooka pipe, so naturally we had to have one to - mostly for no other reason than the fact that it looked like fun and we wanted to be cool dammit. We ordered a mixed fruit and mint flavour tobacco, but we basically told the waitress she had carte blanche with what ever concoction she wanted to make....as long as it was legal!
Very nice combination...whatever it was

FW: 2005-10-15-Saturday2

FW: 2005-10-15-Saturday2
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

Anyway, where was I (I hope I manage to upload these it the correct sequence or else it's no gonna make much sences when I read in the future)

Ok, so from there we were supposed to go to Barnies, but I got it in my head that we were going to Toby Joes, so I parked my car there. Luckilly James called me when he saw my car pull off into the other road (he was behind me I think) Because Toby Joe's it only about 1 km away from Barnies I said "to hell with it" locked my car and jogged down, knowing full well that we would eventually end up back at Toby Joe's or Tappas.
Tappas is one of those places that you end up going to every single weeked, even when you tell yourself and others "Let's do something different next weekend - I'm sick of going to Tappas"

To which all your friends reply

"Ja, hey, like me too, I'm sick of Tappas, they always play the same music, Ja, we must definitely do something else next weekend, something
cool...."
This is followed by a moment of silence as each person waits for someone to come up with a suggestion of a cool place to go to next weekend.

NoOne says anything, and the topic of discussion drifts off in some other direction.
The next weekend everyone meets up again, go to some place different,
and end up......at Tappas.

FW: 2005-10-09 Uncle George

FW: 2005-10-09 Uncle George
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

Last Sunday I took my Mom her boetie (a/k/a Uncle George) to Gondwana's Cafe.

I've grown quite fond of laid back Jazz and they were advertising a live jazz there.

It was quite warm in there because of the large windows letting in all the Sunlight.

George is off to the Western Cape - so I thought it would be nice to
spend some time with him, before he leaves.
By coincidence, Kamla, Ravi, Angelo, Gareth, Tasné, Joy and some other
people (who I didn't know) were also there.
I bought Mom a cocktail drink,....can't remember what drink it was,
looked a bit like a strawberry daiquiri....how the hell does a person
(who isn't a rich alcoholic) remember how to spell *that* word?!
We left a little after 18H00.

I decided that we should go out more often on a Sunday - take the edge
of the Monday Dread Syndrome.

FW: 2005-10-08-Saturday

2005-10-08 Saturday.

OK, let me see if I can remember these events accurately and clearly. The characters in this story are (in no particular order, except that the most good looking guy is mentioned here first!)

Your's Truly ;)
Kamla
Warren
Angelo
Ravi
Wesley.

We met and Angelo's place. I nice beachfront flat which he shares with his room mate, Gareth. We met there at about 18:00.... I think (Kamla correct me if I'm wrong...just click on the comments field below this...). We started out playing a strange version of Poker, although we did use real money, it was only because we didn't have any tokens. We used pennies as substitute ... No serious gambling. I'm ashamed to admit that I brought the "Hakkies Draad Mampoer" with - and with each shot the more difficult it became to concentrate on a game that I DIDN'T FULLY UNDERSTAND IN THE FIRST PLACE! Wesley also developed a case of long fingers, sneakily grabbing the other players pennies when they weren't looking. And then using those same pennies to win against the other players. Warren, despite his charming and passive demeanour is (as we've discovered of late) of a ruthless and competitive nature...he just hides it very well...took great offence at Wesley's "moral transgressions". Warren chose to demonstrate his dissatisfaction by pricking Wesleys hand (in the act) , with the tip of my pocket knife One plaster's later the game continued - .... I think Angelo ended up the eventual winner, much to Kamla's dismay, the reigning queen of cards.
From there we went on to play 30 seconds - a game requiring

Good General Knowledge (I'm so-so)
Ability to describe well (I kick ass here)
Fast thinking (Uhhhh Duuuuhh Ummmmm)

After several slices of Pizza, well..neither teams did very well.
I discovered Garet h's CD collection and ripped a copy of the Depache Mode CD's, some good stuff there!!! Thanks Gareth ;)

Thanks to Angelo, for being the host.

FW: 2005-09-25-Saturday-(Jame's Birthday)1

FW: 2005-09-25-Saturday-(Jame's Birthday)1
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

005-09-25-Saturday

Topic of Discussion.
Jame's 30'th Birthday Party

Well the pictures pretty much say it all. The evening started out respectably. Jame's rented one of the areas by the Telkom stadium. There was a fire (Two actually...but the one didn't take so well)

People, Jame's folks, my Mom, Yvette,me,Attilla (who's I've met before,
but can't remember where), Attilla's wife, Roselyn, Their daughter...a little girl who may be as wilful as she is pretty... Another chap was there...Kevin I think his name was, a nice friendly person with a manner that was quite comical. Kevin's mother was there, also a fun person. After some food and salads, Kevin's folks and my mom called it a night, so James not wanting to go home just yet offered to go to Brooke's pavilion. We packed up the sound system which I put in my Car as it wouldn't be safe on his Bakkie.
I dropped the equipment off at my place enroute.
From that point on, well as you can see, James somehow became convinced he was Fred Aistair I.e. Dancing on the tables.
Yvette remained well behaved as ever...we Walker's are proud of our ability to feign utter control despite any given amount of alcohol consumed. :)
Actually, it's quite simple, the trick is just moderation, and pacing.
I got a nice picture of Yvette and myself...we haven't got many recent
pictures of us together, so I was happy this one came out alright.
Taking a picture in a dark night club with a low grade camera phone isn't easy.
All in all, it was a lot of fun, my brother-in-law is a fun party animal!
With time I hope we will grow to be great friends. A lot of years ahead
us and all that.

P.S. Happy Birthday James :)

2005-09-25-Saturday-(Jame's Birthday)2

2005-09-25-Saturday-(Jame's Birthday)2
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

Why alchol is bad for you! Take Notes People!

2005-09-25-Saturday-(Jame's Birthday)3

2005-09-25-Saturday-(Jame's Birthday)3
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

Yvette, I still think of her as my baby sister, even though she has a

kid of her own, weird huh?

2005-09-25-Saturday-(Jame's Birthday)4

2005-09-25-Saturday-(Jame's Birthday)4
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

Me & Sis. (Aaaaag sweeeet maaaan)

2005-09-25-Saturday-(Jame's Birthday)5

2005-09-25-Saturday-(Jame's Birthday)5
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

Ja, well, no fine, hey!

Pharmaceutical Humour

Pharmaceutical Humour
Originally uploaded by Clint_Walker.

Pharmaceutical Humour

2005-09-02-Friday

Geesh. What a day. I think my brain has crashed. I just couldn't think straight at work today. Lotta things I gotta sort out, mostly paper work...I've got to develop an efficient system... I'm waiting for Kamla to finish so we can meet Moosa & Tasniem at Zorbas...we're late as usual...I ordered the lamb shank which has pumpkin and greens. Very Nice. I got full quickly so I put the rest in a take away bag. From there we went to the Boardwalk - it was a bit chilly but Moosa's sugar rush had kicked in and he was uncharacteristically upbeat. I ordered a Mint Mocha - and some pancakes - there's my diet shot to hell right there. Topic of discussion was mainly around Kamla's school years (final year in Highschool).

2005-09-03-Saterday

Sometime in the morning I got an SMS from Justin saying I should come around for Drinks. So I phone him up to check the details, it turns out it's his Birthday. Poor bastard.
So I did the dishes, hung up some washing and then went to go do some groceries...thinking I'll get something for the guy there.
Greenacres was packed. So anyway I make my way though the whole tedious affair - and the last item I remember is soap. The isles are too crowded so I figure ... I'll just leave the trolley to one side and then fetch the soap. Ofcourse when I get back - no trolley. Some idiot probably took the wrong trolley. After searching with trepidation for my trolley and casting accusative glances at other people's trolleys, I finally can to the sad a bitter conclusions that this day I would be doing groceries -TWICE.

That sordid affair behind me I resolved to look for a pair of comfortable shoes as I've become partial to wearing tracksuits for some reason...my energy levels already depleted - the view of the long queues frightened me - I was starting to get hungry and my will power (being what it is) would soon see me stuffing my face with something from the Mugg & Bean..so I did what any man would do...I ran away.

I got home and relaxed a bit. Angelo stopped by and chatted and ofcourse as it has become tradition between us- make inflammatory remarks about racial issues in an attempt to ruffle the other's feathers. It's like those people who meet every now and then to play a game of chess. He'll maneuver a pawn (Affirmative action) deftly followed with a Bishop (White Colonialism) - I’ll counter with something along the lines of how he owes his existences to white collonliasm given the fact of his mixed heritage. This is what mighty racial intolerance has been reduced to...chats around cups of coffee. (Thank goodness...we've come a long way baby...)

Later that evening there was a power failure - so I had bath by candle light...The lights came on again 30 minutes later. Kamla and I went to see Justin. I had bought him a bottle of Johnny Walker - I thought that way he would remember me everytime he had a drink!

Kamla and I played a game of pool. Kamla's a slightly better pool player than me, but that's not saying much.
Simon, Jaws, Kiwi,Ettiene, the whole crowed was there. It was not too bad all in all. By midnight the Red Bull I drank was wearing off so we made our way home along with everyone else.

What I did last Saturday (2005-08-20)

P.S. I just installed the Blogger Plug-in for Word…what a brilliant Idea!
Now Blogging is really gonna be easy … I Love these guys!
Except that is won’t up load pictures….maaaaaan just when I was starting to think the world was beautiful place L
Sigh! Now I’ll have to up load the pictures manually …damn!

The Belinda Carlisle Concert in P.E.

It was cold and overcast earlier that day.
I was worried briefly, until I remembered that the concert was an indoor Venue.
Local Singer from the South African band Mango Groove fronted for the Gig.

I was never a big fan of Mango Groove, and thought, ah well, let's get through this..
I have to admit that Clare Johnson has an amazing on-stage personality.
She connected with the crowd and made people open up and loosen up.
P.E. people typically aren't good audiences - they're sitters and watchers.














25 minutes later, well they're not sitting anymore.
This is the Magic of a good performer.
And it wasn't just the booze either, the queue to the bar was unbelievably long.















I bought two Kiwi fruit cocktails for myself - no way I was going to stand in the queue again.
Ofcourse there had to be acock-up somewhere along the line - My seat allocation was G45...
guess what...there WAS NO ROW G. What idiot arranged that. I mean - even I 10 year old knows his ABC's






















These guys were the members of the Clare's Band

Belinda sang all the well known songs.
I was waitng for circle's in the sand - my favorite.
The one song that I didn't like - Heaven is a place on Earth was sung as an accoustic version which liked much more than the original...

I heard on the Radio that Belinda turn 47 just when she arrived in P.E. - What as strange place to spend your Birthday. Anyhow, looking none the worse for wear - took me quite buy surprise.Oh Lord - may I too be blessed with plastic surgeons
All in all it was a good concert and worth the money.

Sunday Cycle

Almost every Sunday (weather permiting) I go cycling along marine drive.
When it comes to relaxing, this is the highlight of my week.

It's basically a 60 km ride, and goes through some of the best parts of Port Elizabeth.
So I thought I'd share some of the views.

I came across a water race/competition, the guys were racing around markers and going pretty fast too. That basically concluded my ritual Sunday cycle. Then I take a nice warm bath.

From there it's basically back the way I came, now the odo meter's sitting at 40km so I usually stop off at the sketer hang out. I like to see how the kids measure up from the days when I was in school...some of the guys could go pro...if there was enough sponserships...

The canon from the Sacromento ship. Oh yea, that's my Bicycle that got me there. Definitely NOT state of the art. It's a cheapo model. I wasn't sure if cycling was something I would keep up so a got a basic model, it's been two years now so I think I'm going to upgrade the bike and take part in races.

The view is nice but the cool fresh air really makes it worthwhile

And at 30 odd km one arrives at Sacremento Restaurant...named after the Sacromento ship that got stranded here many years ago..

Sea view - this is where the more serious surfer do their thing...it's a bit rocky so you'd better know what you're doing else you could get hurt. Also the guys NEVER go surfing on their own ...at least two people

About 20 km out and now it starts getting more remote and peaceful...

Ok - this is the place known as simply as "pipe" a lot of surfers and bodyboarder hang out here, sometimes tough it get's intense. A whole bunch of people try to catch the same wave and guys start bumping each other off..it's like mad max on water LOL!

The long road ahead - about 15km out from central

What did I say about palm trees!!!!!!

The shark Rock Pier ... I used to spend a lot of time here when I first started tinkering with the BodyBoard..but I found a better spot further up

More palm trees!! This goes past the Casino and Dizzy Dolphins - my fav "breakfast restaurant" nothing like an English breakfast while looking at the ocean

From here the road converges closer to the ocean..my favorite view...

Now past the beachfront stalls. - You can get glasses, shoes, jewelry, heck even computer games, books, food...almost anything at very reasonable pricess.

It seem Palm tree are being planted everywhere, it's OK - I find them very relaxing...you can fool yourself into believing you living on a Tropical Island ;)

Back into the main street with my Red Bull and peanuts supply and MP3 playing.....

This picture didn't come out as clearly as I hoped. I stopped of at a shop to get peanuts and saw these two guys completely passed out in their car...must have been one hell of a party ha ha

From here past the harbour start of an up-hill

Same view looking back

A cool sunday morning, dow Target Kloof to the right a sheer cliff and a stream

Self Indulgence Today

I've been a bad, bad boy.
I should be on my way to Gym.
The sun is still out, maybe I should be running.
Where am I!
At Mugg & Bean...ordering the Rubies Double Bagel!!!

Oh the guilt!!!

You don't know what it's like (unless you're Jewish ...or Catholic)

Apparently I have have some Jewish ancestry, so maybe that would explain a few things, but my family tree is so - shall we say convoluted and not to mention vague that I have no idea.....Kevin if you're reading this, you'll know what I mean...some Norwegains, Germans, Jews,Scotts, Dutch all thrown into the mix.

And Mugg & Bean is a Wi-Fi spot...so naturaly I started thinking...hey..if I get a Wi-Fi card for my Pocket PC then I can do my one of my favorite things...drinking coffee and surfing the net!!! Bliss!!!

And then the guilt kicks in,

Do I *really* need a Wi-Fi card?
Shouldn't I be spending my money on something worthwhile...like savings.!!
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I just got into unit trusts, and the the guilt monger voice says: Too little too late...you should have started 5 years ago.

You should have bought a house, the properties values have gone up and you would have an asset base!!

Maybe it's a matter of perspective.

Anyway..my food has arrived and I'm going to enjoy it, I'll feel guilty about the calories later on, like tonight before I go bath and I'm standing in front of the Mirror...I'll pay for my culenary sins at the Gymnasium..tomorrow...

Well Folks. This little blighter is my Nephew...that would (Gasp!) make me an Uncle. Don't be fooled by the cute face, he has a pair on lungs that could shatter walls.

Today, being a public holiday, I decided to have a picnic with my girlfriend, as the weather was still nice. It's good to be living in South Africa isn't it?
So I pack the bags, off I go. Kamla wants to get some Kentucky, so I stop off there. Unfortunately, half the menu is not available. The reason, the cashier explained, is that there was a problem with the water. This made absolutely no sense to me, but not nearly as much as the fact that instead of putting up a temporary notice, they'd rather have customers be dissapointed *after* standing in a queue! So it's off to Mac Donalds. Logic would dictate that choosing a drive through would be faster than going inside. After sitting in the drive through queue for 7 minutes I begin to have my doubts. Noticing that one car has been standing at the "order" window for the duration of these 7 minutes, I get out of my car to investigate. I ask what the reason for the holdup is. The cashier explains that the lady in the car was paying by credit card, and that there some difficulty in finding a pen. A pen, what an unusual customer request at a place of business!! Before my sarcasm goes orbital,..... I returned to my car, a bit too stunned to take the matter any further. The car queue moves on and I bet to the "orders" counter. Now I'm ready to place my usual order - A Big Mac meal with a coke. The cashier smile pleasantly at me, and informs me that only chicken burgers are available. Once again, something I could have been informed of *before* waiting in a long queue by way of a simple temporary sign / poster. Irate beyond words I, I hear wheels screeching, realizing that they are in fact my own. I demand to see the manager ( I am inside the Mac Donalds, now.....how ironic) and protests to the manager. The manager apolgises and says that a sign will be put up. Right, and pigs will fly. My mood ruined, time wasted I return home, to get my board and try to salvage what's left of my day.... The weather's still nice. Thank god for that, I wonder if my countrymen will find a way to screw that up too. Happy freedom day y'all !!

Yippee!! It worked!

Apparently I can do blogs from my PDA - mobile test 123
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