My view of the world and anything that might interest me.
Over the past 2 weekends, I have been helping friends, Melanie & Hendrik, renovating their flat which they going to rent out. Above picture shows the view from one of their windows. How goes the saying, Location, Location, Location – how true is it about this. Cannot think of a better view anywhere in South Africa, in fact the world. Well except maybe the view from my new IBM Office.
Today is Heritage day in South Africa and also National “Braaidag†(For my non-Afrikaans friends, that is BBQ day). The weather is playing havoc with us here in Cape Town. This is what it looks like from my balcony.
Definitely not a great day for Braaing. At least my braai is on my balcony and under roof but it is unpleasant there. Will have to see if I get around to it. Time to find somebody with a indoor braai.
Rainbow over Cape Town while I was driving home from work. Those of you that know Cape Town will know these bridges – this is the half build bridges which is now earning the city lots of money being used in adverts and movies.
Two days later on my way back from Stellenbosch after dropping my son at varsity, I saw this view. This is taken from the Polkadraai road between Stellenbosch and Kuilsriver. Those of you that do not recognise the mountain .. its Tablemountain.
Yes I know I said that it will be Daily but due to unforeseen circumstances it got to way less than Daily.
This is the sunrise this morning as taken from my house …
And this is the view from my office of beautiful Table Mountain …
How can one not love staying in this wonderful part of the world.
Hierdie fotos is gister en vandag geneem vanaf my balkon van die sneeu op die Kaapse berge. Geen wonder dit is so koud nie.
Gister geneem:
Vandag geneem … oornag het die sneeu redelik vermeerder op die berg spitse so ek reken vir die wat vandag en môre wil gaan sneeu kyk, julle sal redelik goeie sneeu kan kry.
After months of not attending the Geekdinner, I went to last night’s one that was held at Greens in Plattekloof.
It was really enjoyable. The food was great and Perdeberg sponsored the wine — thanks Perdeberg.
It was good the see Ian, Tania, Neil, Bob and many others again. I also met Bev, the one and only Feisty Female — was great meeting the person behind the tweets. Also got to meet Kerry-Anne and Paul from Cape Town Daily Photo. Kerry-Anne, hope the moving today is not to strenuous and that it goes well. Paul, you must enjoy your tip to Vegas, am sure you will enjoy it. I am so envious.
Ian was his best again with his talk on Hippie, Green and something about technology. Bob told us all about what is going on the payment systems and the Presentation Karaoke was just hilarious. I did not get the name of the presenter that tried to find his way through Tania’s slides, but he did an excellent job.
All in all, a great evening with a bunch of Cape Town’s geeks.
I have just won 2 tickets to the Cheese Festival, which is being held from 25 April until 28 April, courtesy of Winecountry.co.za.
Thankyou WineCountry and Henre. I will definite make good use of it. Will report back on this blog after the event on how it was.
For those that live in and around Cape Town will in all likelihood know where this photo was taken from. Those that are young at heart or not so young at heart, with love in their eyes ,has probably spend some time in his/her car making out here. The road is called “Lovers Lane” because of it beauty at night when Cape Town is light up with all the street lights. Some time ago even Table Mountain was light up but now with the power crisis this does not happen anymore.
