My Local Hero

We have a local forum called WOMF Word of Mouth Forum where I often chat to others from the local community in and around Alberton and the Southern Suburbs. 

I recently nominated Zeph Mavuso - a worker at The Meyersdal Postnet office - as My Local Hero.  Guess who won?  I couldn't be happier to see his name and picture in print.  Finally get got some recognition that he so deserves.

Zeph is always friendly with my girls, never fails to wear his beaming smile and has a great postive attitude.  Isn't it great to commend someone for such great customer service?

Well done Zeph!  I'll be visiting him tomorrow to collect my mail and present him with a copy of his published article.

My Rays of Sunshine

*whoop whoop*

Another Blog Award from ma gurl, Green Eyed Momster.  You're such a honey-pie and cheered me up no end by awarding me this little ray of sunshine.  Orange is also my favourite colour, but you already knew that.  Wuv you Wong Time!!!


My daily dose of Sunshine beams :  Last night I was in the bath with Megan (my eldest).  This is where we have quality time chatting about the day and sharing a giggle or two.  She was making armpit farts and I was making Donald Duck farts - we were in fits of laughter.  Sometimes you just have had to be there with us.  It was hysterical, two nekkied girls in the bath making rude noises and giggling until we couldn't breathe!

Now did I create a vivid enough picture for you?

I'm going to make up my own rules on this one. I'm going to award this to five bloggers who create beams of sunshine into my life on a regular basis.

Your are:


Sleep Talkin' Man - I can relate to Adam and his dreams are obviously hysterical.

Bridget from Because I Can

Mr Know It All

Blaze from My Game...it's your move

Tarzan and Jane over at His Boys Can Swim

and you too but I'd be here forever listing everyone that brings sunshine in my life.

Thanx ya'll for keeping me going and keeping me with a smile on my face.

Midnight Adventures

Last night I had one of my epic adventure dreams again.  It was a fucking cracker!

I dreamt I was dueling with an alligator's tail.  He was a fekkin monster, thrashing his tail and bearing his teeth, making growling noises and spitting at me (I don't think alligators can spit but its MY dream remember). 

Nevertheless, I had the maneuvers and grace of a professional fencer - advance lunging all over the place and swishing my impressive blade in Ballestra.  Oh yes, I was on top form...

After a lengthy struggle with the hideous beast who was now foaming at the mouth, I gave him the Prise de Fer and lobbed his tail right off with one swift chop!  He ran away like cowardly lizard that's just lost his tail (somehow, I don't think alligators tails grow back) but I managed to run after him and finish him off.  I pounded my sword into his leather like skin over and over to make sure he was completely defeated (quite horrific, if I think about it now)

But in my dream I was jubilant with a HUGE smile plastered on my face!

The huge alligator just lay there, still and quiet and I started jumping up and down with my hands in the air, like I had just won a gold medal at the Olympics.  I was full of joy and was whooping triumphantly.  I took a picture of the dead alligator with my cellphone to share on my blog (I even blog in my dreams).

Now comes the bizarre bit...I decided to skin the alligator and chop him up tiny cubes.  Skinning the alligator was easy (in my dreams) I peeled that Bastid like a fucking banana.  Then, I used his skin to make a killer pair of Hooker Heels and matching clutch bag.  Bonus!

I used the cubes of meat to make an enormous pot a bubbling alligator stew and sold it at the local fair wearing my new heels and clutch bag! 

With the left-overs I made alligator kebabs and stored them in my large freezer.

Am I a sick puppy or what???

Lights Out!

Join me to switch my lights off for 2010 Earth Hour on 28 March at 8:30pm.  We can make a difference if we all stand together.  Its one hour of candlight to make a stand against Climate Change.  You can also make a donation here.


Just switch it off demmit!!!!

Monday Male

Riaan is an IT Technical Manager and a computer fundi aka geek. He also just happens to be my Boerewors and the father of my two beautiful girls. We have been married for 10 years and together for twelve. He is the love of my life and so he also deserves a Star Spot on my Monday Male.

Riaan constantly puts up with hearing stories about people he doesn’t know (my fellow Blog Friends in Bloggerville) and has had to deal with my obsession with blogging for two and a half years. He deserves a Blog Award for that one!! He helps me edit my html format from time to time, although I’ve become quite good with that too.

What’s it like being married to a 5 foot nothing Scottish redhead?


Well, what can a say, Scottish woman are feisty! Wouldn’t have it any other way though. Just as quick as her temper flairs up, just as quick it comes down. She is the love of my life and I am very lucky to have found her. She is the mother of my two beautiful daughters and she gives me everything I need.


What’s she like as a Mum?

Her kids means everything to her, she will go out her way to do anything for them, sometimes to her own demise. Kaylin has the knack of getting the better of her every now and then! She’s always cleaning up after the kids when they made a mess, with lots of complaining, but she still does it. She always thinks of the small little things that makes their life so much easier.


On Blogging


What do you think of her blog and her blogging?


At first I didn’t take much notice of it, was something to keep her busy. Now my mom, dad, sister and my brother (he’s in London) looks at her blog to see what we are up to. I guess it’s “our” little place in the interwebs to tell everybody what we doing and that we are still alive!

What’s the biggest challenge you deal with regarding this?

I sometimes have to fight for some of her time, most of the time when she gets home she plays with the kids while I cook. After we done eating she jumps on her blog to approve her comments and post her days events etc. Then it’s bath time for the kids and sleep time, by then we both are dead tired and just hit the bed to get some rest. Just so that we can repeat it all the next day!


Did you buy her a laptop so she could blog anywhere and everywhere?

She was always complaining that she wanted to sit in front of the TV or lay in bed at night to “blog”. So for her birthday I got her a laptop (and keep her from hogging my PC) so that she could blog wherever she wants. At least I got some brownie points for buying her a laptop!

On Family


What is the most important lesson you’ve learnt by becoming a dad?


I always tell people that you have never experience love until you have kids. It’s just such an unconditional love that one has for your kids, you just can’t explain it.

Oh and before we had kids, you see the dads taking the half eaten sweets from their kids and eating it and you think - “I will NEVER do that!” Well, half eaten sweets aren’t that bad to be honest!


Whats the most important lesson you can teach your children?


NEVER trust strangers! Unfortunately this is the day and age we live in, sad but true!


That they can speak to me about ANYTHING, they must be able to trust me and I won’t be angry if they did something wrong.


On Work

Have you always been a computer geek?


Yes I have, I can remember I was in Standard 5 (Grade 7) and I said to my dad, “One day I will work with computers” It’s always been my passion.


Did you trying and built computers as a child?

Since I can remember I've been “tinkering” with computers.


What is the most exciting project you’ve worked on as an IT person?


In 2000 when I was working for IBM, I was sent to North Carolina in the USA for 4 weeks to write a book with 2 other guys. It was a very nerve wrecking experience but one of the most exciting moments in my life. Having your name printed in a book!


What would be your perfect job?


Where I have to do as little as possible and get as much as possible?! I’m always trying something new to make money, who knows! Maybe one day I’ll hit the jackpot!


On women

Have you ever written a poem for your sweetheart?


My poem writing ability is not be one of my strong points.  I have stopped counting how many poems I have started and deleted cause I just couldn’t find the words I was looking for. However there has been a few poems that finally reached my sweetheart.


Does love at first sight exist?


Yes I believe in love at first sight! We are a good example of that! Gillian and I moved in together after only 3 months!


Boy shorts or g-string?


G-stings for the win, boy shorts on a woman just don’t do it for me.


What are your five non-negotiable in a woman?


Be alive?  This is a tricky question as I believe it’s the whole package that makes the woman and not just specific things.

Bum or boobs man?


Both!

On randomness


What song would you choose as the soundtrack of your life?


Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle.


One thing you like about living in SA?


It’s such a beautiful country and has so much to offer, stunning weather and amazing country sides. So many people live here but never explore what SA has to offer.


Thank you, Babe for finally agreeing to do Monday Male, even though you complained bitterly that there were "too many questions".