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Telkom techies work hard!!

After the ranting and raving about the lan dline, the Telkom techie phoned on Friday morning and then promptly went to install it. SO, it's official - I NOW HAVE A LANDLINE :) YAY Still playing around with ideas for the new blog... you just watch this space

New blog coming - watch this space

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On a more uplifting note..... On Sunday I had such an awesome chat to Chris W about God's creation, beauty and what that has to do with Fashion. Somewhere along the line I feel called to encourage all Christian women to appreciate fashion in a different sense and for different reasons by starting a blog. I'm not even sure how that will pan out, but in light of the industry I'm in, I think it's important to encourage and support those Christians among us who do not perhaps know enough about the artistic field / disciplines but also for those who might have to deal with the arts (whether pure or applied) on a daily basis. The first installment will be coming soon - I just need to fine-tune the name of the blog and then start writing. If you can think of any names for the blog, let me know. I do have a rough idea, but the title would be a bit long. For those who appreciate beauty (no, nothing to with Fashion this time) here is a "view from my window"at an early

The landline SAGA

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What is wrong with this picture?? This is NOT a Telkom line – that is what! I have been trying to get Telkom to install a landline for almost three months now. I’m all paid up and every time there is something else. Either the lady I give the keys to has left for the day (since she is at the letting office on the premises) or Telkom arrive at 16h30 on Friday and get sent away because I did not inform security or they arrive at 17h15 on a Thursday, find someone at the letting office, but they are not the person I gave the keys to and they do not know that someone there has the keys in their possession, or, when they finally do get to enter the flat (by special arrangement on a Saturday), tell me there is no “pull line” for them to pull the line through to the flat. The order of the above was slightly different, but Telkom has been to Palm Springs for me three times now and I’m a) getting anxious to have the line installed and b) worried that they will refuse to come again. I have just a

The Ethical Question

As most of you know, I have moved into a new flat and am trying to live with the noises that come with little kiddies running around, shouting, screaming and generally doing what kids do, Washing on the stairs and the roof etc... I really like my neighbours - really friendly people and here comes the ethical question or dilemma.... In as much as I understand economic situations and people not being able to afford more than a one bedroom flat, there are rules to be adhered to within the block and one of them is a cap on the amount of people living in each flat. (three for a one bedroom flat) So, yesterday I posed the question to the letting agent of how many people were staying next door to me and according to her it's only husband and wife, but according to me there are 5. I really do not want to cause them any problems and maybe eviction, but I also think that there are rules to be followed. So, here are my questions: How much am I responsible in tracking offenders within the comp

SA politics

I'm not sure what to think anymore... First COPE associates itself with the ANC again and then Jacob Zuma has this to say in a rally on the weekend. Not that I usually get all worked up about politics or very much involved, but it just drives home the fact that we are not called to be fence-sitters. It does matter who we want in government. Ultimately they are put there by God. It just is so confusing if one does not have a bigger perspective than the here-and-now.