Category: Water (Personal)

Thanks to Walton (who happily seems to be blogging again), I came across the Political Compass website. It contains a test categorising one’s social and economic beliefs. Perhaps it’s my lust for certainty that provides the attraction for tests like these. So, to box myself for those who’re interested, I scored -6.88 on the Economic… Continue reading The Political Compass

Tai chi can be humbling. Today I completed my tai chi instructor’s course. I started practising tai chi in 1995, and the instructor’s course just under two years ago. That should be enough to stoke my ego and more importantly, I should be pretty good by now, right? Not really. In the last month or… Continue reading Tai chi humility

Perspective is powerful phenomonen, which is why being aware enough to choose your perspective is powerful. I was reminded of that this week reading the responses to PW Botha’s death. Some of these include: The life and times of PW Botha – IOL Flags fly at half mast, but let the truth be told: A… Continue reading The Death of PW

One of the worst insults you can give me is to tell me I sound like Tony Leon. However, sometimes all I want to do is stand on a bench and whine about everything. Let’s sketch a scenario. A business opens an FNB business cheque account. Everyone think’s it’s great – the interface is simple… Continue reading Ah, the joys of FNB business banking

Invite me to your party Ply me with red wine Provide a fireplace (preferably unlit) for me to sit Ask me for the winning numbers I went to a party on Friday night. As is fairly usual in these situations, I had a fair bit of red wine (Lindhorst Merlot, 2003 for those who may… Continue reading How to win R10 million

I had to laugh yesterday morning when I noticed that my car had been, no, not stolen, but tagged with graffiti. I really would have hoped for something a little more, er, creative, but I’ll have to make do with the illegible scrawl gifted to me.

I’ve just come back from a few days in De Hoop nature reserve. We stayed in Lekkerwater, which is the most luxurious of the huts, having once hosted Nelson Mandela and FW De Klerk. There’s minimal electricity for lights only, but gas provides for hot water and fridges. Luxury perhaps isn’t the right word, as… Continue reading The Health Nut

That’s not a title I thought I’d ever use. Ever since I scraped 50% in my first year of IT studies for the accursed subject I thought I’d seen the last of in Std 7, I’ve held a particular dislike for the term. Perhaps also the fact that most organisations I’ve been involved with have… Continue reading Ian the accountant

For someone who enjoys quotes such as Men who work cannot dream; and wisdom comes to us in dreams and Work is the systematic suppression of a person’s real desires, I work insanely hard. The difference (so I tell myself) is that I enjoy what I do, I am not suppressing my true desires –… Continue reading Work, glorious work

A comment by Walton to my previous post about the World Cup got me thinking about why I support the teams I do. Most of the time I find myself unconciously supporting a team. Walton mentioned that Trinidad and Tobago strips have been sold out in Scotland and wondered whether this was the traditional Caledonian… Continue reading World Cup Prejudices