Category Archives: South Africa

We will win the Rugby World Cup & RSS feed update – 7 October 2007

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Next Sunday evening it is us vs Argentina in the second semi-final of the world cup.  By that time we should know already who we going to play in the final.  Yes, I believe we going to win the semi and with the 4 teams left in the RWC, I just cannot see how we cannot win this one.  I just hope that I am not talking too soon but I cannot see either one of Argentina, France or England beating us.  I would love to see us playing France in the final, just for the atmosphere, but that would be the most difficult one in front of the fanatic French supporters.

Onto my RSS feedreader – I am down to below 4000 unread items:

Saguaro Moon:

Credit & Copyright: Stefan Seip (Astro Meeting)

Rugby World Cup – can there be more upsets?

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Surely we cannot have a third upset in the Quarter Finals of World Cup?  Here I am talking about Fiji beating us this afternoon.  Both my heart and my head said this is impossible.  Strangely I thought the same yesterday morning about yesterday’s games and we all know what happened.  England send the Aussies packing and France said goodbye to the All Blacks.

At least in my books, the result of the forth game would not be a real upset.  It is already an upset that Argentina play’s in the quarters.  The real upset would come when SA and Argentina meet next week in the Semis and Argentina beat us to reach the finals to play England.  Wow, that would be one for the bookies. Wonder what odds I would get of this happening?

Swellendam Mountains
Image:  Swellendam Mountains by Marius Bock taken with Nokia N80

Traffic Jam and RSS feed update – 26 September 2007

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Sir Lowry Traffic

The photo on the left was a traffic jam we ran into coming down Sir Lowrypass just before Somerset West.  Luckily I was not in a hurry and I must say that I was impressed with the behavior of the other drivers.  Actually thinking about it, all the way from Plett, all the drivers were courteous and most sticked to the speed limit.

 

Image: Marius Bock taken with Nokia N80

Onto tidbit from my RSS Feed reader:

Sunrise over the Hottentot Mountains:
Sunrise from home
Image:  Marius Bock taken with Nokia N80 

I did it !!! weekend without TV and laptop.

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I went away for the longweekend to Plett and had a very relaxing weekend.  Will post some photos later.

What I found rather amazing is that I went the whole weekend without ever switching on the TV and opening my laptop.  Yes I missed the rugby between SA and Tonga (believe it was not a good game) and the semi’s and final off the Twenty20 cricket.  I do now know that India won, congrats to India.

The bad thing of a weekend like this is that email build up (although most of that is SPAM) and have an RSS reader with almost 2300 entries.

It was good just to break away with good company and just have a great weekend.  Thanks to those that spend the weekend with me, you know who you are :).

Today is back to the grindstone and trying to do 5 days work in 4 days.

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Chokers!!!!!

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Only one word today — useless chokers – ok 2.  And every sports loving South African knows what I am talking about.  Less than a week ago we all mocked the Poms when we beat them first in the Rugby and then the Cricket. 

How difficult can it be to get to 126 runs, but then when winning is the only thing this bunch think about, they do not care about the longer term like rather losing this one so just to play tomorrow again..

Hope this is not an omen of what is to come in the Rugby — that one game that SA have to won and then they go on to loose it.

South African winery makes wine for Microsoft ..

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Another coup for South Africa.  Stormhoek, which is situated just outside Wellington is producing a white wine in Microsoft’s honour.

The wine was created for Microsoft and its employees.

Hugh MacLeod, a cartoonist, blogger and marketing strategist for Stormhoek, created the Blue Monster image after getting to know Microsoft employees.

Read more on this on the gapiningvoid site.

If this wine is anything like the other Stormhoek wines I have drank, I would recommend you trying to get hold of some.  Any Microsoft employees out there that can pass a bottle on.

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Wikimania, Rugby World Cup 2007, Twenty20 and RSS update

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Currently there is a bid on the go to host Wikimania 2008 in Cape Town and it is driven by Ian.  Ian needs all the support he can get so please contact him if you can help in any way.  Ian, please contact me should you need any assistance.

How good was it to see the Boks kick the Poms ass on Friday evening.  I am sure that today the same will happen in the Twenty20.

A while ago I commented about the spy saga in F1.  This past week McLaren was found guilty and stripped of all their constructors points and fined $100 million dollars.  Why Alonso was not punished, I do not know since I believe he had a hand in all this?

Onto my RSS feed update:

Today, instead of a picture I am including the famous Youtube video shot in Kruger Park of the Buffalos, Lions and crocodile.

Rugby World Cup and Twenty20 Cricket – Schalk’s ban??

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Flicked between 2 channels yesterday evening watching some Rugby and Cricket.

One thing that strikes me from this year’s World Cup is how well the lesser teams play.  Last night it was the turn of Georgia.  I just hope that they do not give their all for the first game and then there is nothing left for the rest of the tournament.  Poor Schalk, did he deserve a 4 match ban? —  if I count correctly that will include the first quarter final match.

Onto the cricket.  After Gayle’s whirlwind 117 who would have thought that South Africa would have won the game with 14 balls to spare.  Well done to the boys.  Pity on Graham’s hand though — will have to see what affect this will have on the rest of the tournament.  Also looks like Gibbs is not at his best with the fact that he had to use a runner.

Expanding Bubble in Space:

Image Credit: NASA, Donald Walter (South Carolina State University), Paul Scowen and Brian Moore (Arizona State University)

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Rugby World Cup 2007 and RSS feed update for 7 September 2007

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Hope all of you worn your casual day stickers and contributed your bit.

Today is also the start of the Rugby World Cup being held in France.  As a patriotic South African I do support the Boks … good luck to them and I honestly think they have the team to bring the cup back.

Now for my feed entries:

One of Jupiters icy moons — Europa:

Image Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute

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RSS feed update – 9 August 2007

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First off all, it is womens day here in South Africa.  To all women out there, may you have a great day and thanks for all that women do. 

Now onto todays tidbits:

Today’s picture:

Phoenix Rises Toward Mars

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