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  I'm growing up
Posted by: dudette - 12-11-2006, 04:29 PM - Forum: A little more personal - No Replies

My mom is coming over at the end of the month for a 6 week visit, and while I am thrilled to see her again for such a long time, I am starting to feel apprehensive too. Although my mom is really great, and it is lovely to have her around, her help, assistance and companionship comes at a price. As I am getting older and finding my own way in life, I am finding it more and more difficult to accept it and go with the flow when my mother comes back and, assuming I am still the dozy kid of fifteen years ago, will try get me to give my kids less sugar, or make the kids play outdoors more, or to help me be less wasteful in the kitchen or whatever good mothers do.

My daughter told me a few months ago she loves my roast potatoes. That made me feel really good, as I am finally starting to realise I am not still doing the best I can and hoping people won't realise I'm just an amateur at all this - parenting... housekeeping - wifeing - etc etc. I've been an adult for 15 years now and finally I'm starting to feel like one. I've been cooking meals for ages now, and have finally got the hang of cooking rice without burning it, roasting potatoes to just the way I like it, baking banana bread with bananas just this side of the rubbish bin, and having the confidence to argue the point with the traffic warden when I arrive 5 minutes later than my ticket expires.

I'm continually fighting to get my kids to eat more vegetables, do their homework on time, to take care of their appearance, and sometimes I feel I am hopelessly falling short of the mark, but when I overhear my children discusing their parents with their friends, it reminds me of how I viewed my parents at their age, and I am encouraged that I can't be doing too bad a job.

So, here's to many more years of being a grownup for a change; perhaps not too grumpy, but rather like a fun person to be around, but finally coming into my own. And probably when my mom arrives, I'd like to be able to deal with any contentious issues with the tact and wisdom that these situations deserve - After all, my she's been a grown-up so much longer than me ... :cheeky:

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  French Nougat???
Posted by: jimswin - 12-11-2006, 04:19 PM - Forum: Recipes - No Replies

I am hoping that one or some of our culinary experts could give me a sure fire recipe, and some good tips on how to make that nice white soft chewy, French Nougat.

I have searched the web, and it looks like the trick is in the temperature of the caramelised syrup that one makes.

This determines the consistency of the finished product.

I am really keen to try but do not want to make a sticky sloppy mess that no one will eat and end up wasting all the ingredients.

All help appreciated.

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  Birthday wishes cwlinde.
Posted by: Curio - 12-11-2006, 09:10 AM - Forum: Daily Birthday Wishes - No Replies

:bday2:
All the best.

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  S.A verse Ireland.
Posted by: Curio - 12-11-2006, 08:55 AM - Forum: SportsTalk - No Replies

So who watched the match? The Springboks were rather disappointing. Final score 32-15. Hope they do better next week against England.

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  Sunday greetings.
Posted by: Curio - 12-11-2006, 08:51 AM - Forum: Banter and ALL - No Replies

Hi GB's. Hope you are all keeping fine. It's a bit cloudy and windy here today. Have a nice day.
Smile

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  coming home drunk
Posted by: mcamp999 - 11-11-2006, 05:07 PM - Forum: Jokes Zone - No Replies

Coming Home Drunk

Who says nice guys finish last...

Jack wakes up with a huge hangover after the night at
a business function.


He forces himself to open his eyes and the first thing
he sees is a couple
of aspirins next to a glass of water on the side
table.

And, next to them, a single red rose!

Jack looks around the room and sees that it is in
perfect order, spotlessly
clean. So is the rest of the house.

He takes the aspirins, cringes when he sees a huge
black eye staring back
at him in the bathroom mirror and notices a note on
the table:

"Honey, breakfast is on the stove, I left early to go
shopping
- Love you!!"

He stumbles to the kitchen and sure enough, there is
hot breakfast and the
morning newspaper.

His son is also at the table, eating. Jack asks,
"Son...what happened last
night?"

"Well, you came home after 3 am, drunk and out of your
mind.

You broke the coffee table, puked in the hallway and
got that black eye
when you ran into the door."

"So, why is everything in such perfect order, so
clean, I have a rose and
breakfast is on the table waiting for me?"

His son replies, "Oh, THAT!...Mom dragged you to the
bedroom and when she
tried to take your pants off, you screamed, "Leave me
alone, b@#ch, I'm married!!!".

Broken table - $200

Hot breakfast - $5

Red Rose bud - $3

Two aspirins - $0.25

Saying the right thing, at the right time... Priceless

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  Dis nou CASS
Posted by: hantam - 11-11-2006, 11:52 AM - Forum: Praat Afrikaans - No Replies

Oór die ses voet, blonde krulhare, growwe hande en lang beenhare – die Zimbabweër met ‘n hart soos ‘n minibustaxi van Hammanskraal – altyd plek vir nog mense om te help en lief te hê.

Almal het al probeer om van haar ‘n dame te maak met grimering, rokke, elegante passies in hakskoene en selfs die boek-op-die-kop idee. Sy lag wydmond daaroor, doen mee, geniet die aandag en is die volgende dag maar weer net, Cass van Zimbabwe. Sterk soos ‘n trekos en kan menige man in die grond werk met stamina en fisiese krag. Saam met haar kan jy ook enige tyd in die strate van Hammanskraal loop, want die manne met ‘n motief sukkel nie sommer nie – het respek vir haar, groet net. Een het al eendag sy geluk probeer, maar sleg daarvan afgekom – net een van haar harde regters. In al hierdie mansgeleende uiterlike, het ek wel die mooiheid en vroulikheid gesien - sy blom van diep binne wanneer sy na die swart tentkerk gaan op ‘n Sondag in haar helder blou blomrok, bietjie te blou grimering en ietwat oor-die-lyne lipstiffie.

Sy het ‘n uithouvermoë soos min en het gereeld padwedlope gehardloop vir haar vriende van Spar in Hammanskraal. Só kon sy gratis inskryf en ‘n t-hemp kry. Toe sy begin lomp raak en haarself beseer het, is ‘n pompie in haar agterkop geplaas om die vog te dreineer. Nou gaan dit baie beter. Onthou nog die keer toe sy in die bed gelê het met ‘n beseerde enkel en hoe sy die bederf van ‘n koppie tee, ‘n rugsmeer en ‘n kussingpof geniet het. Sy doen dit gemaklik vir ander – trek sommer by doktersvriende in oor die straat en help skoonmaak, kook, pas die honde op en is nou deel van die familie. Op Grace se troufoto staan Cass in haar blou blomrok – deel van die familie.

Sy is altyd reg vir ‘n grappie en lag dan oopmond daaroor. Die aand toe die reuse spinnekop sy opwagting in ons huis gemaak het, manlief was weg. Cass het gou oorgehol en lekker gelag – tennis gespeel met die “dier”. ‘n Rukkie later het ek weer geroep want daar was nóg een. Uit haar maag het sy gelag en gesê, sy het gewéét sy sal weer kom want hulle loop in pare maar sy wou my nie bangmaak nie!

Cass hou nie van skryf nie, maar is kreatief met bokse en karremaak vir die kinders van die kleuterskool. Almal wil in haar klas wees want daar word gespeel en gelag en almal kry elke oggend sulke lekker stywe drukkies. As daar geraas en gemors word, maak dit nie saak nie. Sy wéét van kind wees en kind bly in ‘n groot wereld.

Haar pa het vir haar seëls van die wêreld bymekaar gemaak. Cass bid graag vir die wêreld en kan áltyd die Here se stem hoor – daar staan mos iewers, die Koninkryk behoort aan die kinders en ons moet soos hulle word...

Dankie Cass.

:thx:

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  kulula
Posted by: mcamp999 - 11-11-2006, 06:09 AM - Forum: Jokes Zone - No Replies

Kulula is an Airline with head office situated in Johannesburg.

Kulula airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight

"safety lecture" and announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some

real examples that have been heard or reported:



On a Kulula flight, (there is no assigned seating, you just sit where you want) passengers were apparently having a hard time choosing, when a flight attendant announced, "People, people we're not picking out furniture here, find a seat and get in it!"

---o0o---

On another flight with a very "senior" flight attendant crew, the pilot said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance

the appearance of your flight attendants."

----o0o---

On landing, the stewardess said, "Please be sure to take all of your belongings. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's something we'd like to have."

----o0o---

"There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane."

---o0o---

"Thank you for flying Kulula. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."

-------o0o---

As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Durban Airport, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"

-----o0o---

After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in the Karoo, a flight attendant on a flight announced, "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted."



From a Kulula employee: "Welcome aboard Kulula 245 to Calgary. To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seat belt; and, if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised."

---o0o---


"In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child travelling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are travelling with more than one small child, pick your favourite."

---o0o---

Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but we'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Kulula Airlines."

----o0o---


"Your seat cushions can be used for flotation; and in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments."

---o0o---


"As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants.. Please do not leave children or spouses."


-------o0o---


And from the pilot during his welcome message: "Kulula Airlines is pleased to announce that we have some of the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!"

---------o0o---

Heard on Kulula 255 just after a very hard landing in Cape Town: The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, "That was quite a bump, and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendant's fault, it was the asphalt."

----------o0o---

Overheard on an Kulula flight into Cape Town , on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to The Mother City. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's

left of our airplane to the gate!"

----------o0o---

Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."

---o0o---

An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the Passengers exited, smile, and give them a "Thanks for flying our airline. He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment.



Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?" "Why, no, Ma'am," said the pilot. "What is it?" The little old lady said, "Did we land, or were we shot down?"

---o0o---

After a real crusher of a landing in Johannesburg, the attendant came on with, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Captain Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we will open the door and you can pick your way

through the wreckage to the terminal."

---o0o---

Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement: "We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of Kulula Airways."



Heard on a Kulula flight. "Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing. If you can light 'em, you can smoke 'em."

---o0o---

A plane was taking off from Durban Airport. After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, non-stop from Durban to Cape Town , The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax... OH, MY GOD!" Silence followed, and after a few minutes, the captain came back on The intercom and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier. While I was talking to

you, the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!" A passenger then yelled, "That's nothing. You should see the back of mine!

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  Happy Birthday Andrew and Pommiebok
Posted by: Cheffie - 11-11-2006, 01:44 AM - Forum: Daily Birthday Wishes - No Replies

Hope you both have a great day celebrating :thumbs:

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  To Hagar
Posted by: Ray - 10-11-2006, 09:16 AM - Forum: A little more personal - No Replies

Have tried to p.m. you , but your box is over it's storage quota ;
maybe you could p.m. your e-mail , phone Nos etc ?
Thanx ,
R.

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