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Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2007
2007-08-12 19:00:00
I attended the mass ascent of hot air balloons from the Bristol Fietsa yesterday.I found a spot (with about 500 other Bristolians) on the side of the Avon Gorge, just next to the Clifton Suspension Bridge and took pictures and video of the evening. Hope you enjoy!
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Tarred with the same brush
2007-08-11 22:00:00
Since I have started blogging, just a few weeks ago, I have noticed that there appears to be one overriding argument that seems to raise it's head on a more than just regular basis. There is a passionate argument regarding South Africans who have remained in South Africa, and those who have chosen to live abroad.In this time I have been happy to accept both sides of the argument - I am a South African who has lived in the UK for more than 5 years. I have close friends who have chosen to remain in SA, some who have joined me in the UK - or further afield in Australia, and some who have returned back to South Africa from London. So I feel I know all the sides of the argument, and I believe that each has its merits. I have never begrudged my friends their decisions, or the motivations for those decisions or thought any less of any of them.However, today for the first time I read something and felt the hair on my neck rise. I found a blog entry titled, "Why are South Africans abroad su...
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Something for the weekend...
2007-08-10 18:20:00
Short and sweet and to the point...!
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Is sensationalism supeceding journalism?
2007-08-08 22:20:00
It used to be that you could easily tell the difference between fact and fiction on TV. In the same way that special effects used to be blatantly obvious, there was a distinct boundary between the two.Now - in the same way that special effects appear seamless within film and TV programs, it appears that the line between reality and make believe has been blurred - even the facts we assume to be facts may no longer be truth.Here are the recent examples:The latest one today is about a Channel 4 documentary program - Dispatches.Fake winners in television phone in competitions:Channel FiveBBC - Blue PeterITV screened a documentary about an Alzeimer sufferer, portraying that the person had died in the final footage. This was later proved to not be the case, thus deceiving the public.Even the American TV networks appear to be getting in on the act - portraying packaged television news as their own material.So is the only REALITY TV these days Big Brother?
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Always look at the BIGGER picture
2007-08-07 21:24:00
I don't know about you - but I have had 2 long, busy and very tiring days...So tiring, that I am not sure I could drag the soap box out from under the bed!So let's celebrate that it's nearly half way to the weekend, with a bit of fun.A friend sent me this earlier in the week...This is a profile pic from one of those online dating websites....I bet this must have got the hearts racing of the young gentlemen surfing the website!!!Bet they must have got a shock when they met her!!!This is the BIGGER picture...Have a good day!
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Home is where it all is...
2007-08-06 21:15:00
My work takes me away from home often, and so I have slept in my fair share of hotel beds. But no matter how many stars are on the front of the hotel - NOTHING beats returning to my very own bed after a trip on the road.That thought is fairly innocuous - but let's expand...Until I arrived in London I had no clue that a "South African Shop" even existed on Earth. And yet, not just in London but all over the UK (EVEN here in Bristol) you can find shops stocking South African products - proof if ever there was needed that South Africans really DO get everywhere!But why? Is it just because we are all unbelievably homesick? Well, perhaps... But I don't believe that's it.Just like sleeping in your own bed, there is something amazingly reassuring about putting Aromat on your rice! Or taking a bite into a Tex bar. Smothering your bangers with Mrs Balls Chutney. Or what about dunking an Ouma Rusk!!!This even extends to television - I can sit for hours watching MacGyver, Dallas or the A-Te...
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