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How to get there

By 6000 | 6000 | June 7, 2010

Incoming from regular commenter, Reflex: You have probably heard this already, but saw it online and thought about you. Duran Duran have rushed out to record a new song for the World Cup. The lyrics go: “His name is Rio and he is watching from the stands”. Quick question, how are you getting to the [...]

7 Comments | Tagged Cape Town, how to get there, transport, World Cup 2010 | Posted in from your comments

Gym and Haircuts

By 6000 | 6000 | April 17, 2010

On my recent post about returning to gym after a prolonged (4 years) absence, I got a comment from Damien Tomaselli, a personal trainer, a part of which I have faithfully reproduced here: I’m a personal trainer. I like to know what peoples attitudes towards exercise/gym are. You mentioned you don’t like the people at [...]

14 Comments | Tagged gym, south africa, virgin active | Also posted in annoying people, sport, this is south africa

Angry People in Local Newspapers

By 6000 | 6000 | January 18, 2010

It’s not something that I have seen here in South Africa, but it’s commonplace in the UK to have the local rag come and investigate some local news issue and bring a photographer who will take a relevant picture for the story. And, more often than not, the protagonist will feature in said photograph – posing [...]

| 1 Comment| Tagged alistair coleman, angry people in local newspapers | Also posted in Recommended site, UK

How Great is China?

By 6000 | 6000 | January 6, 2010

Following on from yesterday’s KVLY Mast post, 6000 miles… got this comment from Wu Li Wong: These Burj Tower, not so impress me. Great China plan build most biggest grandest powerful tower in world. Man who give us New South China Mall plan build the New South China Tower. These New South China Tower is [...]

4 Comments | Tagged burj dubai, new south china mall, tibetan dog, Wu Li Wong | Posted in from your comments

A negative end?

By 6000 | 6000 | December 31, 2009

The plan was to end off 2009 as this blog has seen 2009: a look forward with typical realistic optimism to what 2010 has to offer for South Africa. And then the Mail & Guardian reproduced this little gem from The Guardian in the UK. It’s one of those opinion pieces which is written with a cheeky [...]

5 Comments | Tagged 2010, jonathan steele, mail and gurdian, own goal, south africa, World Cup 2010 | Also posted in World Cup 2010, annoying people, in the news, politics, positive thoughts, this is south africa

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Angry People in Local Newspapers

How Great is China?

A negative end?

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