Archive for the ‘South Africa’ Category
Jungle Fever
Posted by Rob March 23, 2009, under South Africa | 3 Comments
She grinned as she moved soundlessly through the leaves. The darkness was complete, nothing but a dreary moon behind sullen clouds lighting her way. Though the bush was dry this time of year, her footsteps were sure, finding the right places to step by nature alone. A flicker of motion a few meters away betrayed [...]
Uncle Zuma in the news again
Posted by Rob March 18, 2009, under South Africa | No Comments
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have heard about the admittedly tenuous story being run by The Star and Business Day. Having established your lack of rock habitation, you will probably have noticed the resulting shitstorm from the opposition parties and other “concerned citizens”. This whole thing is beginning to smell of [...]
Pixels to paper
Posted by Rob March 13, 2009, under South Africa | No Comments
One of the problems with having a blog is finding content. Some people seem to have a knack for it and some don’t. I fit into the latter category rather than the former. It seems that every day I think of at least twenty things I should or could blog about and yet when it [...]
A lighter blog: Zombie typing
Posted by Rob March 13, 2009, under South Africa | 3 Comments
Tonight I’ve decided to go for a blog that falls on the lighter side of life. Today a friend introduced me to one of the more interesting typing tutors I’ve seen so far. Generally speaking, Typing Tutors are wishy-washy namby-pamby little games that force you to pop bubbles, save dogs and occasionally fight off sharks [...]
So There I Was (Part 1)
Posted by Rob February 25, 2009, under South Africa | 3 Comments
So there I was, a newborn teacher. I’d led a quiet (and I would like to think Good) life so I thought I should be due a little rest and relaxation after long hours and years at the corporate grindstone that makes up so many of our lives. Don’t get me wrong – my wife [...]
Jungle Fever
She grinned as she moved soundlessly through the leaves. The darkness was complete, nothing but a dreary moon behind sullen clouds lighting her way. Though the bush was dry this time of year, her footsteps were sure, finding the right places to step by nature alone. A flicker of motion a few meters away betrayed [...]
Uncle Zuma in the news again
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have heard about the admittedly tenuous story being run by The Star and Business Day. Having established your lack of rock habitation, you will probably have noticed the resulting shitstorm from the opposition parties and other “concerned citizens”. This whole thing is beginning to smell of [...]
Pixels to paper
One of the problems with having a blog is finding content. Some people seem to have a knack for it and some don’t. I fit into the latter category rather than the former. It seems that every day I think of at least twenty things I should or could blog about and yet when it [...]
A lighter blog: Zombie typing
Tonight I’ve decided to go for a blog that falls on the lighter side of life. Today a friend introduced me to one of the more interesting typing tutors I’ve seen so far. Generally speaking, Typing Tutors are wishy-washy namby-pamby little games that force you to pop bubbles, save dogs and occasionally fight off sharks [...]
So There I Was (Part 1)
So there I was, a newborn teacher. I’d led a quiet (and I would like to think Good) life so I thought I should be due a little rest and relaxation after long hours and years at the corporate grindstone that makes up so many of our lives. Don’t get me wrong – my wife [...]
