And?!?: March 2013

Saturday, March 30, 2013

terrible? Somebody's life is over but you go on living yours!?!

words

A Quote for the Saturday before Easter?

"Quality is everyone's responsibility." - W. Edwards Derming

Friday, March 29, 2013

choc

“Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.” – Malcolm S. Forbes

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

"who da man?"

Pam van Rooijen, the Wednesday morning cashier at St. Luke's Hospice Shop. I see Brenda got in my picture as I was taking it! (the white shadow behind Pam)

Customers at 248 this morning.

Hi all! How is your day? It is a super, sunny and warm day here in Blouberg today.

Quote
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I....I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost

So take another way in life and things change?

Have a wonderful Wednesday further folks, and remember, life is life da na na na...

Signing off

Ciao
DAVE

Monday, March 25, 2013

Monday musts!

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Quote

Hi all! Hopefully you're all having a Superb Saturday!

Just a quick quote from my 2013 Diary for this Saturday's Blog.

"It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference." - Paul "Bear" Bryant

Have a great day further folks.

Signing off

Ciao
DAVE

Competence?

Like I have put on my blog posts before, you cannot make this stuff up!?!
The incompetence of our local SAPS (South African Police Service)

Safe stolen from Alberton police station during break-in

Sapa | 22 March, 2013 16:16

File photo of a small safe.
Image by: kimedia Commons.

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A safe has been stolen from the exhibit room of the Alberton police station, Gauteng police said on Friday.

Lt-Col Lungelo Dlamini said the theft was discovered when the exhibit clerk reported for duty on Friday morning.

It was either stolen on Thursday night, or early on Friday morning.

"It is alleged that there was a break-in, where the main door and the burglar [bars] were damaged," Dlamini said.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

tickle me

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Wed

248 Blouberg Rd (St Luke's Hospice shop today). Volunteers Ann Shaw (on the chair with the dark glasses on and the gate remote in her hand- Ann's "job" is opening the electronic security door when customers enter or leave the shop) and Des (Looking into the distance) .

What the buck!

This lady is Brilliant, I love her cooking style and personality.
(Her shows are shown on Dstv food network channel)

Hi folks, from a sunny Bloubergstrand today. How is your day?

Have a superb day y'all.

Signing off
Ciao
DAVE

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Bang your own drum?

Monday, March 18, 2013

what u want?

Monday quote

Quote of today:
"Success doesn't come to you. You go to it." - Marva Collins

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Target

not wanting to hear?

memo for sat

A political cartoon from this Saturday's Cape Argus Newspaper, about the arms deal botch up here in SA.

Well, the time has come to face the final Curtain?

I watched this DVD last night. A good laugh and show's the true side of politics?!?

no comment!!

Hi all! How is your Saturday?

It started off cloudy with rain, this morning, then there was sunshine for an hour or two, and presently it is cloudy once more, here in Big Bay today.

We had a very interested couple view my house at 11 o'clock today, Will they buy it?

South Africa isn't to bad a place to live in, we got sunshine, well sometimes, warm weather, it never gets as cold as Europe does in the winter , and there is space, "give me land lots of land, don't fence me in". The politics need a bit of attention to detail!?! and the police need to learn that it is never acceptable to assault anyone. They (the SAPS) also need to do their job and fight crime! If all that was sorted out, we'd be well on our way toward the 1st world democracy that we (the country) have tried to create since 1994.

Anyway after that political speech? above I will say adieu. Have a super Saturday further folks.

Signing off

Ciao
DAVE

Thursday, March 14, 2013

modern etiquete?

Times of Thursday

"Love is all around us and so the feeling grows....?!?"

Hi all! How is your day? It is a most beautiful, perfect, sunny and hot, day here in Blouberg today.

86 Billion Rand Mismanaged By The ANC since 2006: | News24

This was reported on etv news last night. My goodness where did it all go? I understand loose a Rand or Two because it fell out of your pocket, but this is corruption most foul?

Quote for this Thursday
"The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use." - Washington Irving

Thank for viewing my blog post for today. Have a superb Thursday thurther (got a lisp?) folks.

Signing off
Ciao DAVE

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

unjani?

The weather here for the next few days.

Comments from readers of the Cape Argus regarding the man of the moment?

A puppy on his first public outing came to shop today at 248 Blouberg Road (St. Luke's Hospice Shop). He was so cute and didn't want to go home! I only realized later that he had licked my finger and he probably licked his -rse, but someone told me little puppies cannot reach? I hope so or worms are coming my way?

Cardinal's in the Vatican Yesterday.

Hi all hopefully y'all is having a wonderful Wednesday?

Signing off from today's blog posting,

Ciao
DAVE

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Tuesday things

Just In

News

Pistorius wants to sell house

#OscarPistorius11 March 2013 17:02

Murder accused paralympian Oscar Pistorius wants to sell his house in Pretoria where model Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead, a family spokesperson has said.

“He has signalled his intention to sell (the house), but nothing has been done proactively to start the process,” Johan van Wyk said today.

He said the family would issue a statement on the matter soon.

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The people stuck in the snow since early last night in the UK.
Thank goodness I am not there BRRR

Hi all! How is your Tuesday?

It is a lovely sunny day and hot here in Bloubergstrand today. No ice or snow about!?!

Today's Quote

"Happiness is not an accident, nor is it something you wish for. Happiness is something you design." - Jim Rohn

Signing off

Ciao

DAVE

Qotes I Like

"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts." - Elanor Roosevelt

"Success isn't about how your lfe looks to others. It's about how it feels to you." - Michelle Obama

"The best way out is always through." - Robert Frost

"Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love." - Brene Brown

"You get in life what you have the courage to ask for." - Oprah Winfrey

"When you talk you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new." - Dalai Lama

"Time is a created thing. To say "I don't have time." is like saying "I don't want to." - Leo Tzu

About me!

My Afrikaans teacher, who was Miss Liebenberg when I was at St. John's College, in the late 90's (1994-end of 1996) and other people I know, have in the past, asked me why I don't have my full story on my blog, as my story is one that would help inspire others facing a similar situation.

So here we go folks- In December 1996 I started getting blinding headaches and became very photo phobic, my pupils were hugely dilated. I never really got headaches before then. We were on holiday at the Sugar Beach Hotel, in Mauritius, when my life changed forever. On our return my situation just kept getting worse and I went temporarily blind from the pressure behind my eyes my tumour caused. Christmas 1996 was absolutely nightmarish for me. I did not know what was going on with my body - I thought I was facing my last days here on earth.

On 15 January 1997 (I can never forget this date), the day school started for that year, I was in Hospital having Brain Surgery to try and remove my tumour. Thank God it was too firmly routed to my brain stem for this to be done. According to my Neuro Surgeon (who will remain Anon.) he tried everything to remove it but it was not possible - I haemoraged and he panicked. Had they been able to get it out my left side would have become my right side in my minds thinking. I distinctively remember waking up from surgery in the operating theatre and puking into my oxygen mask. I lost my speech for several months, my ability to walk (to this day I limp as my left leg is not in sync with the right side of my body), I could not use the toilet for months and was in agony as neither end (a bit graphic) but what the worked as my brain was not correctly sending the signal to my netherlands- so I could not get rid of my body's waste. It was a long and crap year 1997 and trying to survive. I was on a tv programme on SABC1 (I believe, you believe?) in June 1997 and a month later, my mom, dad and me went to Australia. OZ (We flew to Perth on SAA) is a nine hour flight from Johannesburg and a twelve (12) hour flight back to Johannesburg? Strong head winds on the return flight. (one of life's odd stats.?) On our return I started getting rapidly worse again. The Oncology doctor gave me a diagnosis of three weeks to live in December 1997 as there was nothing more he could do for me. - I gave my oncology Doctor Martin Chassen a hug - he started crying. Well I guess only God knows how long you will be around?

I turn 38 on 21 November of this year (2018), I have not seen a doctor for years, I do not take any medication, but only vitamins and I am still here! I have tremendous faith in God. I believe all religions are equal, in the way that the basis of all religions is of a higher power, a god, the way you choose to practice your faith is up to you. I am a Catholic Christian and know 100% that I would not have survived what I did without God, Strangers awesome healing prayers (they prayed for me in churches, mosques and Synagogues my family's parish Priest Father Leithem sent a petition to our Lady of Medjugorje in Croatia and used to bring me aloe vera mixed with Grapa that a parishoner used to make for me. A boy (he's 39 now) from St. John's College, Anthony Spanjaard, told me about these vitamins his mom sold. I took them in a large dosage (16) a day at first to boost my immune system. I prayed like mad and voila.

This I have no answer for and for many years I felt guilty - why did I survive my cancer and many other people do not. Go figure?

DAVE