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MIDRAND - Ryk Neethling

So while waiting for the Guatrain on 10 July 2012 Charles Ellis-Banks and Charmiane Buttrick spotted Olympic Swimmer Ryk Neethling at Marlboro Station.

They seemed to have been a little star-struck and didn’t get a photo with him, but Charmaine snapped this one on her phone.

 

Seems like its CELEB SPOTTING at NIC

 

 

QA-QC ORGANOGRAM (June2012)

 

Beautiful New Year

On Saturday 07 January 2011, while enjoying the view outside I spotted a butterfly on the bench.  I ran inside to get a picture, I love butterflies and often miss a chance to get a good picture of them.

Just as the picture was snapped the butterfly flew off, flying a little “rickety” off into the distance.

Only when I checked the picture did I realise there was a cocoon, so I had missed the emerging from by a minute :(

But I am tacking it as a  sign of a BEAUTIFUL NEW YEAR!

WISHING YOU ALL A BEAUTIFUL, TRANSFORMINGLY MAGICAL NEW YEAR!

RIP GRANDPA

Can’t believe my last post was about my Grandpa and just 6 days later I would say Goodbye Forever.

My heart was telling me to take some time off work and be with my Grandpa, little did I know I would be there the day he died.

Grandpa my heart misses you so much and I cannot comprehend a life without you in it.  You were always there when I needed you, day or night.  You always listened and tried gave good advice.  You always made me feel so special and loved. You always said goodbye like it would be your last.  You always gave the best hugs.

I will forever treasure the special time I shared with you on your last days.  I LOVE YOU!

 

CANCER IS SO LIMITED... It cannot cripple love, it cannot shatter hope, it cannot corrode faith, it cannot eat away peace, it cannot destroy confidence, it cannot kill friendship, it cannot silence courage and it cannot quench the human spirit.

 

 

Grandpa

(My grandpa and I in 2009 – we both dread getting our pictures taken so love that I share one of his traits)

My grandpa has been diagnosed with Cancer on the 24 November 2011.

This has been a really bitter pill to swallow - As we lost my Granny 16 years ago to CANCER and know that this is not going to be easy as he is much older and weaker than my Gran was when she was initially diagnosed.  So I thought as I was drying my tears of all the things I am truly grateful that relate back to my Grandpa;

·         My dad would not have been here if my Gran and Grandpa only wanted to have one son.

·         I would not have had the loving Godparents, parents, cousins and sister if my Grandfather didn’t have children.

·         I would not have had those wonderful memories of December holidays in Bloemfontein, these holidays where filled with sunshine, swimming, swinging (my grandpa made each grandchild their own swing), slip-and-slides, days out at the zoo, driving in his car, videos, hanging from the washing line and spinning around and most of all the great big hugs.

·         My Grandpa is a GENTLE SILENT GIANT – Gentle as a lamb, with great big arms that could crush you but never did.  He is silent and always listens, he is not the life of the party, but the one that always you could sit and talk to for hours.  He always gave the best advice and would give you his last pennies if he knew it would help you. He is someone I have literally looked up to my whole life.  Tall enough to have to bend when he walked into the caravan, doors and tents on trips. 

·         Grandpa is the one that would always have a hanky for your scrapes or tears.

·         Grandpa always wear those awesome shirts, he has had them for ages and they are so soft from all the washing.

·         Those tall beer glasses and always cold beer, famous in my Grandpa’s house – you will never go thirsty.

·         Breakfast in bed – He makes a mean scramble eggs in the microwave.

·         Holding Hands, this was a thing that Grandpa would always do, if we were walking with him you would have to keep up (he walks fast) and always hold his hand.

 

I’m all teary eyed today, guess the fear, disbelief and hurt has set in.  I don’t want to loose this amazing person that has truly been so special to me.

Little Tips for Weight Loss 2

·         EXERCISE -  The hard truth is that no weight loss will be effective in staying off without some sort of exercise.  My advice is to do something you like and do it with MUSIC.  The right music will have you running faster, or breathing more deeply etc.  Never force yourself, but go ahead even if its just 15 minutes.  Take a walk in the park, dance to a song or two in the kitchen, do some home chores, walk the dog, run to the gate and back.  GET UP AND MOOOOOOOVE!  Funny thing is that you might get addicted to moving it!

 

·         PLAN PLAN PLAN -  Plan and pack lunches to ensure that you dong have the “HUNGER BRAIN” – a brain that is hungry will tend to go for bad foods, if you have the snacks packed you will be saving yourself from extra calories.

 

·         PRO & CONS – This is brilliant to see why your goal is important to you and what it would take to get there.  You might have “Ill be able to wear that Little Black Dress, Ill be able to run in the garden with the kids or something as simple as I will walk up the stairs without feeling out of breath.  YOU CAN DO IT!

 

·         DO NOT SHOP WHEN HUNGRY -  I have found that I will buy the wrong / bad foods and want to get out of the store ASAP.  Have a snack like apples handy to just get you by while shopping – DO NOT STARVE YOURSELF!

 

·         CHART YOUR PROGRESS -  This can be on Excel or hand drawn – show yourself the chart to keep you motivated!  It shouldn’t look like a rollercoaster and more like a easy slope down a hill! *THINK SKIING LESSONS!

 

HOPE THESE TIPS CAN HELP YOU ON YOUR WAY TO A HEALTHIER & HAPPIER YOU!

TOP TIP

If you want to cheat on your diet do it before you exercise!

Trust me you will feel allot better on having that “piece-of-chocolate” after you have ran some of it off.  Now buy exercise I mean get up and raise that heart rate and break a sweat!

Little Tips for Weight Loss (Its worked for me)

·         NO CASH - No Cash in my wallet for me this has helped I am not tempted to order take-away or go to the tuck shop.

Also the tuck shop person should know not to let you buy on credit either!

 

·         FLAVOURS UP YOUR WATER - Cut up limes, lemons, berries or oranges and freeze them in ice-trays – this adds a nice flavour to your water when you pop it in.

 

·         FROZEN FRUIT DESSERT -  Frozen fruit can also  double up as dessert in summer on skewers or smooties.

 

·         FREEZE YOGURT - We all buy those 6 pack of mini-yogurts, I never seem to finish mine so I pop the ones close to expiry date in the freezer.  Its perfect if you are tempted for ice cream to have yogurt in the freezer as alternative.

 

·         START A CLUB - I started a salad and weigh in club at work.  Its fun and making salad in turns keep you motivated in a team.  Weigh in club is a little harder, we have a weigh in once a week, if you gain weight you pay a fine (agreed by team) and the winner (most loss) after set time will win all the money.

 

·         EMAIL - I like to email out tips, that I have read in magazines or online, to a few friends and we see how it works.

 

·         DON’T FOLLOW FAD-DIETS -They are not personalized at all an will only hurt you in the long run!

 

·         YOU DON’T HAVE TO BUY NEW EQUIPMENT – I think allot people want to spend money on buying a excersice ball, weights, clothes etc.  You can use things around the house to save money and recycle.  (2l Milk Bottles can have water or sand added in to make weights – choose the ones with the handles for easy lifting.  Tins of food can be used as barbells. Skipping rope can be made with some ski or towing rope. Stairs / Chairs can be used for leg and arm exercises.  4 Towels placed on each other can replace buying a exercise mat.)

 

HOPE THESE TIPS CAN HELP YOU ON YOUR WAY TO A HEALTHIER & HAPPIER YOU!

MOVIE REVIEW (11 October)

HAVING A SMACK DOWN OF A DAY!

WARRIOR

Haunted by a tragic past, ex-Marine Tommy Conlon (Tom Hardy) returns home for the first time in fourteen years to enlist the help of his father (Nick Nolte) to train for SPARTA the biggest winner-takes-all event in mixed martial arts history. A former wrestling prodigy, Tommy blazes a path toward the championship while his brother, Brendan (Joel Edgerton), an ex-fighter-turned teacher, returns to the ring in a desperate bid to save his family from financial ruin. But when Brendan's unlikely, underdog rise sets him on a collision course with the unstoppable Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront each other and the forces that pulled them apart. - Lionsgate

PG-13, 2 hr. 19 min. – Drama Action

 

There have been allot of movies about fighting, but this movie is a mix of Rocky, The Wrestler and the Fighter all round house kicked into one movie

This movie is honest, personal, very real, dealing with desertion, alcoholism, regret and death. 

It is a movie that is gripping, skillfully made, sensationally packed with action with a winning finish. 

It is easily one of the best sports dramas seen in recent years.

 

The actors gave a knock out performance and even had me all teary eyed!

 

This movie is not just for the manly men that love the skop-skit- en slaan, but for those who love movies about underdogs or that wont mind a little bit of blood and body beat-downs.

 

I really am scared to rate it – as I want to do a second round and watch this movie again – ITS THAT GOOD!

 

WHY I LOVE SA

- On the N1 between Rivonia and Beyers Naude the cops trap every week and weekend. Seems like someone had the bright idea to mark where they sit – hahaha brilliant! Another reason why I LOVE SOUTH AFRICA

 

HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY GOOGLE

 

282 WHITE CROSSES

282 White crosses are displayed along the Sea Point promenade in Cape Town to coincide with International Rhino Day. (Green Renaissance)

 

FACT

 

PHOTO OF THE DAY

 

Makes you think

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican fishing village.
A tourist complimented the local fishermen
on the quality of their fish and asked
how long it took him to catch them.
"Not very long." they answered in unison.
"Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?"
The fishermen explained that their small catches were
sufficient to meet their needs and those of their families.
"But what do you do with the rest of your time?"
"We sleep late, fish a little, play with our children,
and take siestas with our wives.
In the evenings, we go into the village to see our friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs.
We have a full life."
The tourist interrupted,
"I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you!
You should start by fishing longer every day.
You can then sell the extra fish you catch.
With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat."
"And after that?"
"With the extra money the larger boat will bring,
you can buy a second one and a third one
and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers.
Instead of selling your fish to a middle man,
you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants
and maybe even open your own plant.
You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City !!!
From there you can direct your huge new enterprise."
"How long would that take?"
"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years." replied the tourist.
"And after that?"
"Afterwards? Well my friend, that's when it gets really interesting, "answered the tourist, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start buying and selling stocks and make millions!"
"Millions? Really? And after that?" asked the fishermen.
"After that you'll be able to retire,
live in a tiny village near the coast,
sleep late, play with your children,
catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife
and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends."
"With all due respect sir, but that's exactly what we are doing now. So what's the point wasting twenty-five years?" asked the Mexicans.
And the moral of this story is:

Know where you want to go in life .... you may already be there!!

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SPRING IS HERE

Super excited for SPRING!  Had my first swim and ice cream to celebrate the warmer days that are here again!  Soooooooooo happy!

RUN!!!!!!!!!

Today I entered my first ever running competition!

Now I have not even been training for road running, but its about time I actually do something where I can be times, checked and have to compete.  I entered and paid for the race today – Actually nervous, excited, scared and thrilled that I am taking on a challenge!  No use in training everyday if I don’t have a medal, shirt or some sort experience from it.  I think this could be allot of fun.  I will be doing it on my own, so my “inner voice” and I will have a good time together to get rid of all the bad thoughts.  Starting to train for road running on Tuesday – holding thumbs that I do it properly!

SPAR WOMEN’s 10 km (6.25 miles) CHALLENGE

09 OCTOBER 2011