2022-12-21 14:37
Let's continue the trend of annual year-in-review blog posts, shall we? Something for my biographers to look back on one day. Or just me ... in some old-age home with a magnifying glass.2022… Read More
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The story of a South African citizen's journey emigrating to Romania: my discovery of the culture, musings on tourism and politics, and links to anything of interest.
2021-12-28 14:03
What's to celebrate about 2021? In others' lives ... maybe something. In mine, it's slim pickings (mostly a handful of hard-won lessons which I'd have just as soon preferred not to learn).Fo… Read More
2021-08-21 19:50
I don't know why it is, but around once a year these days I think of this blog and think "Hmm, I should probably share something." My last post, I wrote as lockdown was announced in 2020 for… Read More
2020-03-19 16:03
Firstly, I just have to apologise for my long absence ... 17 October 2018 was my last post, and here 1.5 years has gone past. It's been a tumultuous time, filled with the lowest lows and the… Read More
2018-10-17 19:11
In an increasingly networked world, how strange it is to find ourselves so frequently isolated.The problem, of course, is that we aren't taught to network with each other. Our parents outsou… Read More
2018-03-16 19:10
As I grow older, I'm starting to enjoy dancing around the oldest existential questions. Can anybody else relate to this?You know the Big 2 (and their two corollaries):1) Why am I here (and w… Read More
2017-11-21 18:29
If anybody ever asks me why I want to leave South Africa, here's a simple answer.Exhibit A:Exhibit B:Oh but that's not so bad, my more liberal readers will cry (those not in South Africa). A… Read More
2017-11-13 19:06
Has it really been more than a year since my last blog post here? That blows me away.Blowing me away even further is that I could practically repost my last post here, word for word: I'm in… Read More
2016-09-30 19:34
A lot has changed since I wrote my last post here (back in May???). I've changed jobs, changed careers, moved cities ... and just generally had my plate full of all sorts of real and imagina… Read More
2016-05-25 17:45
This video's core message is so simple, and yet so beautiful, that I just had to pass it on.Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7XhrXUoD6UWe all feel this one simple truth: t… Read More
2016-03-31 18:49
Source: Mail & Guardian31 March 2016 is a date that will go down in South African history, and spoken about in glowing terms for longer than I'm going to be around probably.Why? Bec… Read More
2016-01-16 09:07
Anybody who's tried emigrating will discover two facts really quickly: unless you're incredibly skilled most countries out there aren't really that interested in you moving to them (New York… Read More
2015-11-11 19:21
Here's the thing about business ideas: there is limitless potential.Let's start with imagining the simple act of drinking a glass of water.Is it really simple?Nope. In order to perform the a… Read More
2015-10-21 17:25
If you're thinking of opening an SME business in Romania, I have good and bad news for you.The good news: Romania has a Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and it not only has an English versi… Read More
2015-10-06 17:38
Here's the thing ... I'm just about to turn 30 (in December), and it makes you (me?) philosophical.Looking back on my glorious twenties - not really, probably just as much of a rollercoaster… Read More
2015-09-01 17:57
Here arepeople.Live with them.Here areproblems.Solve them.Here is a blankpage.Fill it.Here are never-endingquestions,and a rapidly-diminishing supply oftime.Is this really how you want to sp… Read More
2015-08-26 18:10
This blog's become something of a scrapbook for me, where I like to store profound discoveries. Here's one I came across tonight:There's a lot to ponder in that quote: life on the other side… Read More
2015-08-21 20:20
Wow. My mind's ridiculously blown right now.You know how I keep sharing tidbits here and raving that you need to watch/read them? This is one of those times, but cranked all the way up to 11… Read More
2015-08-10 16:34
Thanks to YouTube, I discovered one of the best 'as it is' documentaries of the nicer parts of street life in Bucharest.Once you get past the cheesy soundtrack, it's pretty mesmerizing to wa… Read More
2015-08-06 11:18
So today one of my colleagues at work produced this and stuck it up on the office wall, based on yours truly:All I know is I'm now interested in buying a suit of armour, and some designers a… Read More
2015-06-17 20:33
When I think back about what I might personally call the best movie of all time, there are a lot of diverse candidates. The Matrix, for example. American Beauty, yes. Titanic, why not.But wh… Read More
2015-06-14 21:01
Lack confidence and you'll be fearful. Be over-confident and you'll be arrogant. Be perfectly balanced between the two poles, and you'll be boring.The thing about most blogs is that they're… Read More
2015-06-04 18:54
I've written before about some Romanian companies' scant regard for the English language, but a recent news story makes me think that I might have been barking up the wrong tree altogether (… Read More
2015-05-21 19:29
Don't you just love that moment when you say 'X' in casual conversation, only to rudely discover amid the other person's laughter that you'd completely misheard X years ago, and subsequently… Read More
2015-04-11 19:31
Was just watching The Last Time You Had Fun when this song came on ... it is amazing.Paul Baribeau - Ten Thingsname ten things you wanna do before you die and then go do them. &hell…Read More
2015-02-28 20:01
Stereo, 5.1, 7.1 ... never mind those speaker effects - binaural recording is definitely going to be the new wave. How can it still be relatively niche?Watch this, it'll be well worth it eve… Read More
2015-02-22 11:49
I've just decided to get back into computer programming, which I used to really enjoy at University, Back then it was Java, now I've decided to learn C++ instead.You can download my very fir… Read More
2015-02-21 14:55
... the Internet delivers #cookinwifrabbits, a truly zany collection of recipes where "Rabbits R the CHEF; NOT the Meal!!"Seriously, click on that link and be amazed!Best of all, some o… Read More
2015-02-15 12:44
I was just saying to my wife the other day that I'm bored with modern technological developments - every iteration of computing or mobile cellphone technology, for example, is a little bit b… Read More
2015-01-04 12:24
If a picture says a thousand words, then I've got no clue how many a ten minute video shares. Seems more efficient, then, to share this video:There is a really stunning shot from about 08:00… Read More
2014-12-18 18:54
This evening is a great evening for me.It's the first evening of my 2014 holiday. My auto-responder on my work e-mail address is set to vacation mode, and now you KNOW it's game-on.Despite t… Read More
2014-11-23 15:42
If there's one story to read and pay attention to today, it's this one. You're welcome.That's a great primer to this follow-up on finding your passion Read More
2014-11-19 18:15
Sometimes old memories get so fuzzy, you can't say for sure if they ARE memories or if they're day-dreams, or recollections of movies.I had the good luck to stumble across one of those old m… Read More
2014-11-16 19:37
Typing a tweet on a touchscreen phone is a chore enough, never mind a full blog post.That said, I just had to try it at least once :) Right this minute I'm lying in bed as the typically cold… Read More
2014-11-13 18:02
Do you want a Google Inbox invite? I've got some and will be happy to share :) Just leave a comment or message me.If you don't know what Google Inbox is, then don't worry ... it's only the N… Read More
2014-11-12 19:18
In South Africa, you regularly find yourself saying 'Gee, Place X would be so nice, if only it wasn't for the people.'I've often said here that there are numerous parallels for me between Ro… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
In that wonderful spirit of honesty one can only attain online with total strangers, I'll admit to having recently been struggling with a rising sense of transience and anonymous pressure.Ad… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Not My Plate, apart from those first two glorious lettersYou may dream of moving to Cape Town. You may even one day get to do that. You do not BECOME a Capetonian, however, until your car ha… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I'm not somebody who usually writes enthusiastically glowing reviews online of every toaster or toothbrush he buys, but the two newest devices in my life have completely changed that. The fi… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
You could say that for a Romanian and a South African to meet online and now be living together in South Africa, looking forward to celebrating our fourth wedding anniversary, is a special o… Read More
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