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Metric Soup Launched!
In keeping with the idea of slowly adding my personal projects to this blog, I have decided to add Metric Soup So what is it? Metric Soup was originally intended to be an internal tool that I used to keep … Continue reading
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Shopping Tracker launched!
So it has been a while since I last posted anything on this blog, and no, I didn’t fall off the edge of the world regardless of what rumours might be going around. Many things have happened, but those are … Continue reading
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City night race
Unlike South Africa where the Pretoria\Centurion region alone has a race on basically every weekend, Berlin does not work like that. There are very few races throughout the year but those that they do have they make a big deal … Continue reading
After work stroll
Every day on my way to and from work I walk past a certain path. An interesting inviting path. A couple of Fridays ago on the way home I decided to take a left instead of continuing to the tram … Continue reading
Adventures in language learning
This past week was an interesting one. Though I am slowly acquiring the German language my lack of speaking skills is frustrating me to say the least. Often I can understand enough of a conversation to follow it vaguely but … Continue reading
Sometimes the Boss demands a change in plans
The plan for last Sunday, was in essence the plan for most Sundays. Go to church, or at least all the things related to the church, go home afterwards, get lunch, do laundry, write my next post. The usual Sunday … Continue reading
Posted in Berlin, Story
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Unexpected surprises in “normal” parks
Sometimes you discover something that you just have to share. The best way to share it though is with photos but I’ll try paint the setting regardless. For those that don’t know, Berlin is flat. Very flat, especially when compared … Continue reading
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Why Germans get mugged in RSA
Quite late the other night, around midnight if not a bit later, I left an impromptu work social gathering and took the Metro tram home. For some odd reason even though it was the correct number, and therefore the correct … Continue reading
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Grillen
A colleague came up to me a couple of days ago and told me that after work they were going to make a fire and cook some animals on it. Would I be interested in joining them? Intrigued and slightly … Continue reading
First impressions
This is not my first time in Europe, nor in Germany and not even in Berlin. I have made the trip to Europe a few times in the past. Every previous occasion was in winter though. Long white slopes consisting … Continue reading