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Sunday, December 9, 2012

hugs

Thursday, December 6, 2012

I would love to be here right now, it looks calm and serene

Romeo managed to come inside the house today while oupa (my father) was asleep.
What you don't know you don't need to know!

Hi peeps! How r y'all today.

It is a lovely sunny and warm day here in Bloubergstrand today.

We (mom and I) met my "sister" Elaine for coffee at Bayside Mall this morning. It was going to be movies but there is nothing worth watching at the cinemas presently. We were talking and a guy who came to repair our fridge and was very rude to my mom when he was here - never shout at your customer!, came up in conversation. Why? Elaine was saying that one of her therapists had just lost her partner who drove into the back of a truck on his motor bike. His name was Jason and he worked for the Coolman fridge repair company. What you do to others will always come back to you in whatever way? Be kind and pleasant to everyone you meet in life? You never know the day nor the hour? I want people to remember me as kind and considerate, not rude and obnoxious!

Anyway that is unfortunately all from my side for today. Have a pleasant day further folks, fasten your seat belt if you are in any type of vehicle and most importantly, be kind and pleasant to everyone you meet in life!

Signing off from my blogs for today.

Ciao
DAVE

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Saints

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Tuesday typing

Somebody told my mom a pile of porkies. 1) there is nothing seriously wrong with their health 2) they only came to be closer to their estranged wife in Johannesburg and their marriage is not on such rocky ground, why does she call him every day from joburg?(the estranged wife)Why people lie?

My headphones my Nephews gave me for my Birthday - I really like them (the headphones and my nephews - they are BOTH fab)

The same visitor who was mentioned on our first pic, told me that they don't mind Romeo (next doors cat) coming inside my home but I have to keep him off the furniture. No prob with that but it has been very stressful keeping the neighbours cat from running into my house. He is dining outside these days and if he manages to come in the house he is swiftly put outside!

Hi folks from a warm and sunny Bloubergstrand. (19:25 here presently).

Only 20 days until Christmas Eve 2012! It does not feel too much like Christmas, all the cheer and joy went out the window when our guest arrived from Perth, on the day after my Birthday (21 November), they arrived 22 November.

My sister Claire arrives from Amsterdam on 16 December to celebrate Christmas with us. Thank God for that!

I can't believe their will soon be a new Royal born!

This year we are having Christmas day lunch at the Blue Peter Hotel. Very apt, our guest is named Peter and he is very unhappy with most things!

Anyway before I get mail from anywhere in the world, I shall say bye folks have a super day further,

Signing off

Ciao

DAVE

Sunday, December 2, 2012

second day

I rented this DvD from Vees Videos at Eden on the bay YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. It was entertaining but lacked a good story line, I give it a 6/10 from me for good entertainment value.

Hi all! How is your Sunday?

Today it has been cloudy all day here in Bloubergstrand (home) and Tableview (where the Church is that I attend).

Not much to report to the world wide web this Sunday afternoon.

I thank you all, who view my blog postings. I have reached over 11000 readers on all my blogs, according to my blogger statistics anyway. Not too shabby?!?

Have a superb Sunday further folks.

Signing off for all of my blogs for today.

Ciao
DAVE

Saturday, December 1, 2012

hi

Friday, November 30, 2012

not too many days left

Hi all from a super, sunny and hot Western Cape, South Africa.

It is only 1 day and a month until 2013! Where has all the time gone?

I have not cooked anything for the last week! I hope that this skill is like riding a bicycle? Once you know how to, you never forget? I do still know how to ride a bicycle, but my balance is not optimal for cycling these days. So it's Stationery bikes only for me, folks!

I have not been doing much this last week so not much to report about.

I have earned the grand total of R35-40 on my Ad Dynamo account so far (I started using Ad Dynamo in January?), so only another R64-60 and I am eligible for my payment! Boy I bet Donald Trump is not panicking that I will soon be mega bucks well off?!? What do you mean you aren't either? Maybe one day?

I posted yesterday about the weird things the paid for tweets suggest that I can offer advice on. I know nothing my dear!

Unfortunately this is the end of the road for today's blog postings. Have a Fantastic Friday further folks.

Signing off

Ciao
DAVE

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Hi all! How is your Thursday?

It is a super sunny and warm day in Blouberg Today.

This morning I was looking at all the paid for tweets that Ad Dynamo places to my Twitter account and boy do I look super intelligent or what?!? I am offering advise on all sorts of things! Not me folks, but the company I am advertising for via my paid for tweets! I cannot give you financial or legal advice but my tweets do say I offer it! If you need a lawyer or an accountant best to seek somebody else? Seek and yee shall find!

One has to be careful of what goes on the net with your name on it! Caused a bit of fuss and nonsense when I mentioned my last two days at Hospice. I meant for this year (2012) and not for ever! I got a few emails (10) from fb viewers and my blog followers, enquiring about me leaving SLHPS after 9 years of volunteering there. No need for the cake or balloons to say cheery bye to me anymore!

I love 90's music I was listening to some this morning. Fantastic, fantastic, faaantastic!

Anyway that is unfortunately all from me for today. Have a super week further y'all!

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