Just want to wish you all a pleasant and happy Monday, if that is at all possible, it is after all Monday :cheeky:

Dear friends.

Wifey and I are leaving for the U.S tomorrow and due to the work load and loooong hours ahead, I won't be able to drop in on these forums for some time to come. We return to Poland in October sometime and I look forward to catching up on all the news then. I will still drop in from time to time to check how things are going with you all. These forums have been a blessing for the African that I am and I thank you all for the news and thought sharing that has happened here.

Good luck and God bless all.

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Good Morning everyone! Morning :am:

It's an early start for us today as we're off to Newbury for another rugby tournament. (insert rugby smilies here!)

:luck: Bournemouth U7's and U10's. We really could do with some silverware!

Here's wishing you a very Happy Birthday my friend and hoping that you have a wonderful day. Hoping that the year ahead will be one that sees good fortune and much happiness come your way.

:celeb: :bday3: :bday3: :celeb:

South Africa have dropped experienced batsman Herschelle Gibbs for the two remaining Tests in their home series against New Zealand

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/4934018.stm

A wreckage believed to be of a helicopter that went missing seven years ago was found in a forest near Knysna in the Southern Cape, the Civil Aviation Authority said on Saturday.


http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_i...139298C160

Ek sit met my boek en fles tee op die grasheuwel en sien hoe die twee manne in pakke klere op ‘n klein bromponie, wippend oor die graspolle aangery kom, afklim, die grasheuwel opklim en so ‘n ent weg van my gaan sit om hulle toebroodjies te eet – lunch tyd.
Ons sien hoe ‘n stringetjie blink krale in die verte in die wolke vorm soos die ligte kleiner word op die horison… telkens breek die stringetjie en val ’n blink kraal grond toe om te land op die aanloopbaan hier voor ons - ‘n demonstrasie van kleur, krag, klank en kontrole met soms, so ‘n tikkie verwaandheid! Meestal kom hulle met groot rustigheid nader, land sierlik en amper geluidloos sonder rook of reuk, om aan te skuif lughawegebou toe. Maar dan is daar ook dié, wat miskien spreek van jeugdige joligheid, wanneer hulle met groot spoed naderkom, skielik knik om dan dansend van een wiel na die ander te land met rook en remme en vinnig voortspoed tot die einde van die aanloopbaan. Beslis sorg hùlle vir opgewondenheid of beklemming onder hulle passasiers en ‘n glimlag, vir dié van ons wat net toekyk!

Dit laat my dink aan die verhaal van Howard Hughes wat met soveel passie telkens die vliegtuig van sy drome ontwerp het om dan met kinderlike opgewondenheid en soms ook groot persoonlike kostes, sy droom te vlieg ten aanskoue van gelowiges en ongelowiges. En so sit die vliegtuig-paparazzi, somer en winter, so ‘n ent verder weg met gesofistikeerde kameras, lense en verkykers langs die pad by die vliegveld, wagtend vir die groot oomblik wanneer die adelikes van die wolke hulle opwagting maak om met koninklike swier of skandaal hul buiging op die baan te maak onder die gekliek van die kameras. Ek wonder watter kamera het gekliek toe die Boeing 707 op 15 Februarie 1965 net kort duskant die aanloopbaan die grond getref het? So naby aan sy eindbestemming, maar ook so ‘n finale bestemming vir al 73 passasiers…Nou is dit net óns kameras wat kliek op die klipmonument wat die inwoners laat oprig het ter nagedagtenis aan die passasiers.

Toe ek met my fiets terugry huistoe, sien ek weer ‘n paar huise met ‘n groot plakkaat in die venster wat se “I love my airport job”. Tuis gekom, tel ek die koerant op en lees voorbladnuus oor DHL wat hul hoofkantoor uit Brussel gaan verskuif na iewers in Duitsland as gevolg van die groot debakel rondom vliegtuiggeraas snags.

Toe ek aandete maak voor my kombuisvenster, sien ek met genoegdoening hoe hulle kort nà mekaar, met ’n gedreun, téén die wind inbeur, oppad iewers heen. En ek vlieg saam!
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:jog: the London Marathon tomorrow?

What is the Working Holidaymaker Scheme?
The Working Holidaymaker Scheme is an arrangement where a Commonwealth citizen aged between 17 and 30 can come to the UK for an extended holiday of up to two years. You can work but only if this is not the main reason for your stay. The holiday should be the main reason for your stay.

How do I qualify as a working holidaymaker?
You must be able to show that you:
•are a citizen of a country listed here http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/ind/en/...dix_3.html
•are aged between 17 and 30
•want to come to the UK for an extended holiday, and intend to take employment as part of your holiday for no more than 12 months during your stay
•do not intend to set yourself up in or run a business, or work as a professional sportsperson during your stay
•are single, or that you are married to, or the civil partner of someone who also qualifies as a working holidaymaker and you plan to take the working holiday together
•do not have any dependent children aged five or over, or who will be five before your holiday ends
•can support yourself and live in the UK without needing any help from public funds
•have not spent time in the UK on a previous working holidaymaker visa, and
•intend to leave the UK at the end of your holiday.
You must get a visa before you travel to the UK as a working holidaymaker.

How long can you stay?
You can stay in the UK for up to two years from the date you were first given permission to enter as a working holidaymaker. They will count any time you spend outside the UK during that period as part of the two years.

How much and what work can I do?
Work in the UK must not be the main reason for your holiday, so you must spend no more than 12 months working.You can take most types of work, including voluntary work, but you cannot set yourself up in or run a business, or work as a professional sportsperson. You can choose when to work and when to take your holiday breaks, but you must not work for more than a total of 12 months or you will be breaking the conditions of your stay.


When you arrive in the UK an Immigration Officer may ask you questions, so take all relevant documents in your hand luggage.

How do I apply for a visa?
This website gives details of where to go in South Africa http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?page...3618517105

What will I need to make my application?
You will need the following.
•Form http://www.fco.gov.uk/Files/kfile/VAF1%2...sed3,0.pdf
•which you have filled in correctly.
•Your passport or travel document.
•A recent passport-sized (45mm x 35mm) colour photograph of yourself.
•The visa fee. This cannot be refunded and you must normally pay it in the local currency of the country where you are applying.
You may also need to provide evidence of:
•how much money you have, and
•any travel plans you have made, such as a provisional travel booking.
How much money will you need to qualify as a working holidaymaker?
You must be able to:
•support yourself and live without needing help from public funds
•show that you have enough money to pay the cost of at least your journey to the UK, and
•show that you have enough money for your accommodation and living expenses for the first two months after you arrive, or for at least one month if you can show that you have arranged a job in advance, and that this job will pay you enough to cover your accommodation and living expenses.

What will happen when you make your application?
The Entry Clearance Officer will try to make a decision using your application form and the supporting documents you have provided. If this is not possible, they will need to interview you.
Your two years as a working holidaymaker begins from the ‘Valid from’ date on your visa. You should tell the Entry Clearance Officer when you plan to arrive in the UK so that your visa can start from that date.
Please check your visa when you get it. You should make sure that:
•your personal details are correct
•it correctly states the purpose for which you want to come to the UK, and
•it is valid for the date on which you want to travel to the UK. (You can ask for your visa to be post-dated for up to three months if you do not want to travel immediately.)

:am: Goodmorning Everyone.....

Bit overcast here this morning. I am working all weekend

Enjoy yours! :jive:

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