2012

Well it is 2012 and another year is in the making!   I am still trying to figure out where 2011 went.   But with that the year starting the first thing I did - my one and only new years resolution - was to book and and organise the Annual Kosi bay fishing team get together.  

It will be a held this year at...........Kosi bay.  We have not been to it in years so it seems fitting that we go back.  So DM grandpa if you can make it I can change the bookings.   It is only a 2000km drive for you!

On the work front I have moved out from IT into the project management world.   I still do not know if it was a good move....I will know in the next month or so.   If it does plan out it will look impressive on my CV as the current client is getting a lot of media attention at the moment.

So to all of you have a good year and I will put post again before the year is finished. 

I promise!

Why don't you have a blackberry?

As I said before, they are shit devices and that is why I do not own one.  That is why I do not own any Apple products either.  The little thing about proprietary software is for me a no go!   Do anybody buy a computer nowadays with only the suppliers prefered Operating system on it with applications locked to some online store?

Nope they don't...

So why the fuck do you rely on a piece of software on a device that you are more reliant on than your PC?  I hear about people Jail breaking their Apple devices to change them to suit their needs?  Why ?  Why did you not get an Android device which you can change as you please?  Oh now wait, the late Mr Jobs made them status symbols.  I wonder what was the Blackberry's claim to fame?

But to all you idiots who are suffering with your BB's!   I have told you so!   They are shit!

Heaven will never be the same again.

Last week Jobs was introduced!

Life going at Warp speed!

I went to Capetown last week on business for two days.  Naturally I had to go and have a drink or six with DMDa......sorry Grandpa.  We met in Campsbay and waited for my cousin to joun us for a quick beer or two.   As i sat their enjoying the finest from Namibia I sat and tried to remepember when was the last time we saw one another.  

It was to long.  Damn we have not fished together in more than two years now!   Even on the home front socialising with friend has gone from every now and again to maybe once every two months.  Well I had not had a beer with The Soufafrican in months.   Other close friends I last had a drink with was when we went hunting!   WTF!!!  That is 3 months ago!

I think that life in Johannesburg is showing us the bad side of life.   It is time that we make some time to go out and have a drink or just a quick face to face chat every now and again.

To my friend in Isreal, Hey what can we say!   Once a year if we are lucky!

A new toy.......

I installed a new toy on Saturday.  A 40" Sony Bravia LED high def tv, screen or monitor.   I got this very nice tv from work as thank you gift/commision for a project that I worked  on.  Well thank you very much.

Saturdaywith the help off Dropshot we drilled some holes in the wall to fit a wall mounting bracket as I did not see a very long life for it on its measly stand with my two brats running around in the house.     So holes drilled and bracket level, tv installed.

Now just to figure out how stop HQ from watching Survivor and it will be even better.  Only drawback now is to get all the HD goodies to get the full potential out of it...... Eish.

To Drill or not to Drill!

What the heck, Lets drill it.   After much contemplation I drilled some holes in my old Hilux.  I must admit I pondered for about 3 hours measuring and re-measuring everything over and over.  And they say woodworking is hard.  Well after I was damn sure - not really - out came the punch and I marked the holes.

Out with the drill and whola!!!!

The marking of the bracket on the post was next with three holes to pop rivet the bracket to the post.

And the result!!!!!

All Snorkeled up feeding clean air to the engine!  I always wanted to fit one but at the local prices it was
just plain ridiculous to pay R8000.00 for a plastic pipe.

This one was imported by a member on the Hilux forum and it set me back R1800.  Still a lot of money for a plastic pipe......But it just looks awesome!

This new updated streamlined

updating feature sucks!   It just does not look right.  But then again that is the way it goes with all applications that one use.  We do not like change.  

I have also decided that facebook is a bunch of shite.   I have not been on it for close on to three weeks.  I went on yesterday and guess what?  Nothing has changed.  Still the same, some friends trying to sound deep and mysterious with posts that would have made Confucius proud.

Other friends are trying to show there Christian side of life, do not know what to make about that.  Or I would rather keep my opinion to myself.   

And then we have the whiners.  Sorry ne I think I might take up blogging again instead of doing the Facebook thing.   At least I can whine on the blog for hours on end as I do not really give a shit on how I my two reader get through it.

So Goodbye Facebook I have real friends!