Yearly Archives: 2008

While Christmas shopping last night, I saw an incredibly good idea at @Home – pre-wrapped gifts, with a tag to show you the contents. Some are are under R100, others under R200 and so forth. Like so many good ideas, … Continue reading →

Vicki did me the enormous honour of agreeing to wear my engagement ring last night. She’ll be making it official that she is the absolute love of my life, the person I want to share my life with. Wow. That … Continue reading →

It’s been quite a while since I’ve written anything here. Here are a few points then, gleaned from my tweets (http://twitter.com/rooijan) and otherwise recorded upon the Internet for the first time here: On 6 October, I had been going out … Continue reading →

I booked a car through Kulula a few weeks ago, as it was the best deal available at the time. I needed to change the return time for the vehicle (I’ll be staying in Joburg longer), so I followed the … Continue reading →

I don’t know that I’ll ever shake that feeling of wonder and surprise I feel when a moderately complex piece of software that I’ve developed starts working properly for the first time. I build it to do exactly what it … Continue reading →

In a further and significant sign that I have indeed become old, Vicki and I are entertaining my parents at my home tomorrow evening. My aunt will also be coming, as she’s up from the Cape. This entails a sit-down … Continue reading →