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Category Archives: A Thousand Thanks
Sitting at Jo’burg Airport
This is what 11th April 2017 looks like for me. I’m at Jo’burg airport. I now have a habit of going to the brewery restaurant which is before security. It overlooks the passage along which passengers walk when disembarking. Beyond … Continue reading
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Tagged Johannesburg, OR Tambo, Travelling
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It’s Going To Be A Late, Late Night
There is one Sunday night of the year that always turns extremely late for Mike and tonight is it! It’s the Masters Golf final day and we are watching. There are a few South Africans who got through to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Eternity-thinking, Glimpse Into Eternity
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CV Tips 101
Oh my goodness! There are some basics that should be employed when completing a CV. As I scroll through the CVs that I receive, there are some monumental blunders that jump out. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE Yip! When I see lists … Continue reading
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Tagged CVs, How to write a CV, Tips for a good CV
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Dear Jacob Zuma…
There were sights to be seen across Cape Town today as South Africans of all shapes, sizes, cultures, colours, creeds and ages took to the streets to demonstrate their desire to see corruption in our country end and to see … Continue reading
Best Part of My Job
The best part of my job must surely be when applicants are successful and they get an offer. A little notification comes up on my system to say they have been placed and it’s always heart-warming. It’s always more heart-warming … Continue reading
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Tagged Helga's Work, South African teachers.
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Email Issues
So today no sooner had I logged onto the company server and dealt with a few emails, I got thrown out of my email server and that was that. Every time I tried to access it, I was given an … Continue reading
Unexpected Visitors
We’ve had a few unexpected visitors at our door recently. The local Jehovah’s Witnesses have been out and about and twice they have rung our doorbell. On both occasions, I was out and Mike was home. They’ve got their work … Continue reading
Hope In Darkness
Standard and Poors Rating agency downgraded South Africa’s credit rating today, so we are now just one level above ‘junk status’. It’s a direct result of the President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma firing his reputable successful finance minister Pravin … Continue reading
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Tagged Happiness, Hope in Darkness, Junk Status
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Bunking Kids Start Plane
I just loved this story. It has all the components of a childhood adventure that will be passed onto the generations to come. However, it could have gone horribly wrong and I am so grateful that, despite damage to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bunking kids start plane, Chasing fantasies, Solomon
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Comparison is Toxic
This came to mind this morning as I read the words of Psalm 73:2-3 As for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Comparison is toxic, Comparison trap
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The Day That Goes Down In South African History For….
Yes, so the final day of March 2017 will go down in South African history as the day the country woke up to economic carnage. The South African rand fell by 7.5% against the $US. The reason? President Jacob Zuma … Continue reading
A Trip To Rhodes Memorial
After waking early this morning, I did an hour of work and that freed me up for the rest of the morning to go with Julian to Rhodes Memorial. I haven’t been there for ages. After mid morning coffee at … Continue reading
Be A Wife Like This…
Sometimes I read a Bible verse and it jumps out and me and gets me thinking. Proverbs 12:4 did just that today… A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his … Continue reading
Don’t Be The One To Complain
Don’t be the one to complain. That was what Mike said to me the other day. We have joined the other neighbours and complained to the authorities about the endless dust from the building site behind us and Mike is … Continue reading
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Tagged A Thousand Thanks, Attitude of gratitude, Gratitude
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