Hard Times Will Always Reveal True Chommies

Happy Day No. 3, Pretty Plonkers and that means today is the letter C.  

I think the most diverse thing in South Africa is our culture. They don't call us "The Rainbow" national for nothing.  With eleven official languages and so many ethnic and cultural differences, South Africans pride themselves on their hospitality. 

Chommies [pronounced ch-om-eez] is today's Southafricanism, if you haven't realized it yet.  Chommies is a term meaning "friend" or "buddy", which originates from isiXhoas, one of SA's 11 official languages, which also happens to be Mandela's home language. 

South Africans love making new Chommies, we love entertaining our Chommies and we know the importance of Chommies!  I know I certainly do, and I don't forget to tell my friends how much they mean to me and how much I love them.  I couldn't live without my friendships.

Usage :  "Howzit!  I'll be drinking with my chommies, wanna join us?"

My BFF aka My Bestest "Chommie"

17lbs Loss. Mind you, that's like throwing a deckchair off the fucking Queen Mary

Yesterday we went to friends to hang out for a burger braai and drink wine because I had the worst week at work - EVER!  I figured if I was gonna drink wine, I better limit my food calorie intake otherwise the scales are going to be up. 


We were in the pool, glass of wine in hand, best stress relief in the world! The girls got to shoot some paintballs

Megan taking aim

Kaylin getting help from Dad

Emma Pup - we have a new nickname for her because she has one ear that sticks straight up like the Foxy in her and one ear that flops down like her dad, The Pug.  We call her Flip-Flop.

What the Frikadel?! Things That Prove I am an Old Fart

1. Windows XP was released TEN years ago, in 2001.

2. The "new" Millennium is more than a decade old.

3. Pierce Brosnan last acted as James Bond 9 years ago.

4. It's been 10 years since 9/11

5. The Matrix came out 12 years ago, Keanu Reeves is 46 years old.

6. Mother Theresa and Lady Diana have been dead for 14 years.

7. Macaulay Culkin is 30. "Home Alone" came out over 20 years ago.

8. Terminator 2 is 20 years old. Edward Furlong who portrayed kid John Connor is 33 now.

9. Sean Connery is 80 years old and retired.

10. The youngest Spice Girl is 35, the oldest Backstreet Boy 39, Gwen Stefani is 41, Madonna 52

11. The first Harry Potter book came out 14 years ago!

12. The first season of F.R.I.E.N.D.S was aired 17 years ago!

13. 'Kids' born in 1993 can legally drive, drink and vote this year.

14. Jurassic Park is older than Justin Bieber!

15. Bryan Adams' cult song "Summer of 69? was released 26 years ago.

16. Kids whom you remember in their nappies are posting pics of themselves smoking on Facebook

17. Facebook has been around for 7 years!

So Plonkers, when J.Lo says " its a new generation of party people", she is NOT referring to us 

Put that in yer pipe 'n smoke it. 

What brings you Joy?

Matty asked recently "What brings you Joy?"

Here are the things that do it for me...

Family

Friends

My Boerewors

Jack White

Bargains

Chocolate

Second Chances

The smile on ma girls wee faces

Wikus' 21st at Brazillian Grill Restaurant

Wikus celebrated his 21st Birthday at the Brazillian Grill in Edenvale and I took the girls along because I knew there was going to be some Latan American dancing on display.  Turns out the dancers couldn't make it, so we had to make the party all on our own.  Mission accomplished and we had so much fun AND the food was awesome.  I've never seen so much meat served up in my life!!!  It was a sin!

An emotional Wikus receiving his custom-made key (by Norman)

Four friends

Ria, Gillian, Fiona and Mandy

A shot of the long tables

Me and my Boerewors

Me and my sleepy Kaylin

And soon the night got sillier...

Mandy and Gillian

Wikus with his inflatible friend (the instigator Fiona)

The Dancing

Walk The Table

A bunch of friends got together today to move a big picnic table.

It was too big to put in a trailer and too small to hire a van.  We only had to move the table one block from one friends house to another (about 400 meters down the street). 

So, Mandy organised all the men in our circle of friends to meet at 8am this morning and help carry it down the street.  We dismantled the top and carried the bottom piece first and then a second trip did the top piece.

When we were all done, Mandy made us a lovely brunch which made it all worth while.

Thanx for everyone's help with Walking the Table!

The big picnic table being dismantled

Norman giving us a table dance and showing his leg

Our Young men sitting around waiting....

 performing See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Speak No Evil

And they're off!

The table gets taken out the back yard.

....Out the front yard

...And down the street

Me and my little girl

And then it was time for that big hearty breakfast

Me doing Richard's  puzzle

Sunday Stuff

Yesterday we had friends over for a braai and it was lovely to have friends altogether. The girls were in the Jacuzzi most of the day and we karaoked with the Black Eyed Peas. My sister, Janie and Mick came over with Claire too, which was lovely.


Here are some of the pix

KK trying to look all "GANSTA"

 "GANSTA" Megan singing to BEP's "Boom Boom Pow"

Janie and Mick tucking into supper

Mandy telling me not to post this one on the blog (of course)

Kaylin and Claire Bear

Megan with Claire Bear

Megan fooling around with the camera last night