Dit klink só mooi vloeiend, gemaklik, rustig en sonder probleme …

Toe ons ons ou paar tassies en boksies persoonlike ditsempies en datsempies die smal houttrappe opdra na die vierde vloer, dag ek by myself, hiér bly jy om te bly. Hoe kry jy enige meubels en goete hier opgedra en by die smal deure in, praat nie eers van uit nie! Seker ook dié dat die kontrakte vir huishuur niks minder as 3, 6 en 9 jaar is nie. Vooruit gedink, dié Belge!

Geniaal, sê ek jou!
Binne ’n ander halfuur is die proses afgeloop en kyk ons na deurskynende vensters wat sê, ’n hoofstuk is rustig afgesluit.
Laat my dink aan Lolypop padkaffee buite Pretoria, waar ons as studente uitgehang het op ’n Sondagaand ná die naweek - flytige kelners met uitgestrekte arm wat die volgelaaide, plat skinkbord, pienk milkshakes, roomys in ’n bakkie of sommer net slap chips en worsies by die motorvenster inskuif.
Die hidroliese arm met die plat skinkbord, gelaai met swarighede en lywighede, beweeg stadig en geluidloos van bo na onder en geoefende laaihande pak dit vinnig weg in die wa. Eienaars hang nou en dan belanghebbend oor die
balkon ...
Déménagement – ja, so móét dit wees.

Vir die stil, kantgordyn-bure moes óns trek, dae later ’n saggies-oor-die-heining mondvol gewees het: ‘n ou geleende afleweringstrokkie met té klein deure, hordes oud en jong lawaaierige helpers, motors en sleepwaens, kinders wat onder die matrasse uitkruip en ’n stil voëltjie! Geen hidroliese armpie nie, maar bultende spiere en vindingrykheid om alles horisontaal, vertikaal en hoe ookaal, deur die smal deure te forseer, kronkeltrappe af, oor die balkon met toue, en weer op. ’n Dag se sweet, swets en karakterbou om aand se kant, stokflou, ketel en bed te soek...

Ek droom van ‘n té-klein bakkie met skewe-oog lig wat nou en dan knipoog van die swaar vrag familie, almal agter in gelegkaart. Bo-op, ’n gevaarlike skuins-kuif van matrasse, silwer bad, plastiek skottel, afgeleefde stoelle en windverwaaide hoenders. Iewers oppad tussen Naboom en Pietersburg .....
Toe ek wakker word,
wonder ek, of hulle ook attitudes moet uitsorteer aan die einde van die dag!

i don't know if i should put this here or not but i am over the moon about seeing a friend of mine i have been friends with since 1992. she moved over to auz since december 1995 or something and we just lost contact. i was sorry i did but it is one of those things. i decided to join the names database to see if i could find anyone i know. about 4 months after i joined i saw she joined. i paid 17 us dollars for a year and i managed to get into contact with her. i found out that she has cancer of the cervix but when i sent her an sms today she is fine. i was really worried though. she is waiting for her passport and is saving up so she can come to sa for a holiday. i am like so happy as it will be the 1st time i have seen her since she has left.

i just had to share this news...

A dreaded phone call. :rip:

My cousin's father in law passed away this morning!

Please keep Carol & Guy, Graydon and Bryce Emberton and all the Markham family in your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time.
:beg:

Barry was very well known in the Eshowe area!

I have subscribed to many Baby sites etc, as you do when you are a new mom.

I got this through yesterday and I am hoping that somebody can shed some light on this for me?

We are here on Ancestral, does it mean that my bubs qualifies? How do I get a voucher? I do not want to jeapordise our citizen applications later on by claiming if I am not allowed to. This is what the site said.....

"Every child born on or after 1st September 2002 is eligible for a Child Trust Fund account, if they live in the UK, Child Benefit has been awarded for them and they are not subject to immigration restrictions"

"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow."
"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights."
"I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life."
"I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life'."
"I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance."
"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back."
"I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision."
"I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one."
"I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone.
People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back."
"I've learned that I still have a lot to learn."
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." :lovef:

Does anybody have some knowledge of this...?

I know of Simba Enterprises in Germany, but ther range is not very big....

Are there other places in Europe that wholesale SA foods...?

Well here we are Friday again and nearly the end of the February already. A very good morning one and all and do hope that you have a good day and a great weekend.

Came across this while researching ILR info.

The site
UK Resident Forum
is simply the best I've come across as a resource for queries on residence/ancestry/ILR/nationalisation (i.e all the queries anxious Saffers raise as they move through the process) with expert advice. And no, I don't have any affiliation - simply a wealth of info, even if it takes a bit of hunting through the different forums.

Just wanna ask you all to keep me in your thoughts and prayer as i have received a letter 2day and my son's inquest is on Mon 6th March at 2pm, I have to be there as i am the main witness.......... it is opening everything again and a reminder of what happened, i am in such an emotional state all over again. And it is the final goodbye that i dont wanna do, i dont wanna say goodbye............

As both an ex-runner and a fairly frequent squash player, I have always been taught the value of stretching before participating. Now having got into martial arts again, I am beginning to ponder the place of stretches in exercise.
Believe me we stretch, but it is during or after a session, preference been given to warming up with light jogging and flexing rather that stretching.
So I have been doing some reading and have come across static and dynamic stretching. Static being the typical type of stretching that gets advocated prior to exercise vs dynamic which is putting the muscles through the expected range of movements that they will be expected to do.

I have found that by spending more time on warm up prior to running....starting with a slow walk, progressing into a brisk walk and then into the run, then using static stretches as part of my cool down routine, I am managing a better quality of run, with a faster recovery rate. Proper breathing into the stretches also helps control breathing.

For the martial arts dynamic stretching from cold is a plus, you do not have time to warm up when having to deal with a sudden attack, so full muscle range is required instantaneously......
Interesting topic and other opinions would be appreciated.....