Played another free game, and won $10!
So now I have $30 waiting for me to collect it. Nice. But, it takes about 2 hours out of your life.... Not a problem when I'm at home watching cricket on the telly though.
So, soon I'll be heading for my first million - what am I talking about? I've already started!!
Salagatle!
LIU - Look It Up!
Friday, February 01, 2008
It's incredible
This small change in my job, and this morning I actually felt like going to the office! First time in, oh, 4 years!
Met with my predecessor, and she filled me in on the daily going's on, as well as the multitude of meetings that take place. No problem! Went through the list of opportunities, and if I close half of them I'll make target!
So, I'm pumped for next week, and will be going to be introduced to the first few of my clients. Yup, I have one account, but will work with more then 10 different people in that account set, on the customers side. As well as about 10 people who work for the same company I do!
Salagatle!
Met with my predecessor, and she filled me in on the daily going's on, as well as the multitude of meetings that take place. No problem! Went through the list of opportunities, and if I close half of them I'll make target!
So, I'm pumped for next week, and will be going to be introduced to the first few of my clients. Yup, I have one account, but will work with more then 10 different people in that account set, on the customers side. As well as about 10 people who work for the same company I do!
Salagatle!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Now we are really cooking......
Just got back from an account planning session which ran from Wed. 12h00 till Thur. 12h00. It was held at the FSS Sector Executive's private game farm. It was great. Lovely location, great hospitality, lovely people, nic3 game drive last night, and early this morning.....
But, I digress ....
On Monday, my idiot boss called me in to say he had an opportunity for me we needed to discuss. I didn't let on that I knew about it, and that I had almost begged for the 3rd party in this case to ask for me to be placed in his section! Anyway, he told me the usual story of, taking into consideration your feelings about your current position (one I only just went into on Jan.01!) and the fact that they need a skilled person for...., and the fact that I have the required experience....
To cut a long story short, I am now, once again, back into a client facing sales role. For the first time in my 12 years with this company I am in the banking sector, and I have only one account. Yea, one account! Granted. it's the biggest account my employer has in this country.... And I am the lead sales person for services in that account. Means something!!!
Anyway, this offsite planning session was already booked, and i got a late invite, but managed to fit it into my busy schedule! (LOL - like I would miss it!).
Left home Wed. at about 7h30, and 240 k later I stopped outside the lodge. 10 Minutes later I was unpacked, and settled into the room, and had my first glass of ice cold coke for the day. Slowly over the next few hours the other team members arrived, and at 12h30 sharp, after having had some lunch, the 10 of us got down to business.
The level of understanding and knowledge of our client within this group is phenomenal. their teaming across all offerings is unparalleled within our organisation. Their constance cross checking of opportunities to ensure that all bases are covered, and their checking that the services component is catered for was incredible! It's been a long time since I was so excited about being anywhere near work, and about my prospects for the next 12 months.
We reviewed their achievements for 2007, and then, by sector / offering, the prospects for 2008. Damn, these guys ( and girls) really know what they are up to. In fact, they operate just as I always believed this company should work. Their formula is unbeatable. Make no ,mistake, it's not a walk in the park, but the way they go about their business, and work together, and back each other up, they can't lose!
On my way home today, I called the other feller who has been through the mud with me last year. He's been going for interviews over the past few weeks (months). He just got an offer and was going to accept it. So he's out of there by the end of Feb. which means my move was well timed. if I was still in my previous position today, I wouldn't have been moved!
So, all's well that ends this way, and hopefully you will be able to read more positive things in my blog from now on!!!!
Salagatle!
But, I digress ....
On Monday, my idiot boss called me in to say he had an opportunity for me we needed to discuss. I didn't let on that I knew about it, and that I had almost begged for the 3rd party in this case to ask for me to be placed in his section! Anyway, he told me the usual story of, taking into consideration your feelings about your current position (one I only just went into on Jan.01!) and the fact that they need a skilled person for...., and the fact that I have the required experience....
To cut a long story short, I am now, once again, back into a client facing sales role. For the first time in my 12 years with this company I am in the banking sector, and I have only one account. Yea, one account! Granted. it's the biggest account my employer has in this country.... And I am the lead sales person for services in that account. Means something!!!
Anyway, this offsite planning session was already booked, and i got a late invite, but managed to fit it into my busy schedule! (LOL - like I would miss it!).
Left home Wed. at about 7h30, and 240 k later I stopped outside the lodge. 10 Minutes later I was unpacked, and settled into the room, and had my first glass of ice cold coke for the day. Slowly over the next few hours the other team members arrived, and at 12h30 sharp, after having had some lunch, the 10 of us got down to business.
The level of understanding and knowledge of our client within this group is phenomenal. their teaming across all offerings is unparalleled within our organisation. Their constance cross checking of opportunities to ensure that all bases are covered, and their checking that the services component is catered for was incredible! It's been a long time since I was so excited about being anywhere near work, and about my prospects for the next 12 months.
We reviewed their achievements for 2007, and then, by sector / offering, the prospects for 2008. Damn, these guys ( and girls) really know what they are up to. In fact, they operate just as I always believed this company should work. Their formula is unbeatable. Make no ,mistake, it's not a walk in the park, but the way they go about their business, and work together, and back each other up, they can't lose!
On my way home today, I called the other feller who has been through the mud with me last year. He's been going for interviews over the past few weeks (months). He just got an offer and was going to accept it. So he's out of there by the end of Feb. which means my move was well timed. if I was still in my previous position today, I wouldn't have been moved!
So, all's well that ends this way, and hopefully you will be able to read more positive things in my blog from now on!!!!
Salagatle!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
All I seem to be posting these days.....
George Carlin on age.
(Absolutely Brilliant)
IF YOU DON'T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR LIFE.
George Carlin's Views on Aging
Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.
"How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key
You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.
"How old are you?" "I'm gonna be 16!" You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life .. . You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!
But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?
You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.
But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!
So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.
You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; "I Was JUST 92."
Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. "I'm 100 and a half!"
May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them."
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them , at every opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Salagatle!
A man is dining in a fancy restaurant
A man is dining in a fancy restaurant and there is a gorgeous redhead sitting at the next table. He has been checking her out since he sat down, but lacks the nerve to talk with her.
Suddenly she sneezes, and her glass eye comes flying out of its socket toward the man. He reflexively reaches out, grabs it out of the air, and hands it back.
'Oh my, I am so sorry,' the woman says as she pops her eye back in place.
'Let me buy your dinner to make it up to you,' she says.
They enjoy a wonderful dinner together, and afterwards they go to the theater followed by drinks. They talk, they laugh, she shares her deepest dreams and
he shares his. She listens.
After paying for everything, she asks him if he would like to come to her place for a nightcap and stay for breakfast. They had a wonderful, wonderful time.
The next morning, she cooks a gourmet meal with all the trimmings. The guy is amazed. Everything had been SO incredible!
'You know,' he said, 'you are the perfect woman. Are you this nice to every guy you meet?'
'No,' she replies. . .
Wait for it. .
She says:
'You just happened to catch my eye.'
Salagatle!
Suddenly she sneezes, and her glass eye comes flying out of its socket toward the man. He reflexively reaches out, grabs it out of the air, and hands it back.
'Oh my, I am so sorry,' the woman says as she pops her eye back in place.
'Let me buy your dinner to make it up to you,' she says.
They enjoy a wonderful dinner together, and afterwards they go to the theater followed by drinks. They talk, they laugh, she shares her deepest dreams and
he shares his. She listens.
After paying for everything, she asks him if he would like to come to her place for a nightcap and stay for breakfast. They had a wonderful, wonderful time.
The next morning, she cooks a gourmet meal with all the trimmings. The guy is amazed. Everything had been SO incredible!
'You know,' he said, 'you are the perfect woman. Are you this nice to every guy you meet?'
'No,' she replies. . .
Wait for it. .
She says:
'You just happened to catch my eye.'
Salagatle!
Monday, January 28, 2008
This article appeared in the Mail and Guardian…..Scary!
Shut down the Aluminium smelters
Friday’s news that South Africa’s gold and platinum mines had been forced to suspend operations because Eskom could no longer guarantee the power supply has emphasised just how bad our electricity crisis has become. We can switch off lights, swimming pool pumps and geysers to our heart’s content but the reality is that we need immediate access to more power and I would suggest that one way to do this would be to shut down BHP Billiton’s three aluminium smelters
Aluminium is jokingly referred to by some in the industry as molten electricity and it is not hard to see why. Between them the Richards bay-based Hillside and Bayside smelters and the Mozambique-based Mozal smelter employ around 7 000 employees and contractors and use 2 150MW of electricity, around 5,5% of Eskom’s total capacity.
These aluminium smelters operate on our coasts because they have contracts guaranteeing a supply of the cheapest electricity in the world. For the most part, alumina is shipped in from BHP Billiton’s operations in Australia and Brazil, processed at the smelters and shipped directly out again to their end destination. They need a constant supply of power — load-shedding can be disastrous to these operations, resulting in whole potlines having to be replaced at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Here’s what I think the government should do:
Shut down and mothball the Hillside, Bayside and Mozal smelters as quickly as possible. These smelters face disruptions anyway, and there may be benefits in shutting down operations in a orderly manner.
Pay the full salaries of every single employee and contractor for as long as these operations are down.
Give BHP Billiton whatever penalties/tax breaks it needs so that shutting these operations down do not effect their profit margins.
Cancel the ill conceived 1 150MW Rio Tinto Alcan smelter that is planned for Coega in 2010.
Pay the fines and penalties for cancelling this operation.
This move would not be popular with BHP Billiton or Rio Tinto, but it is time to make pragmatic decisions that will benefit the whole economy.
By doing this we could bring the equivalent of a Koeberg power station online within a few months. This, combined with the other power saving suggestions, could be enough to minimise the effects of load-shedding on the mines, factories and small businesses that power our economy and save us from the mass layoffs and closures that are likely to happen if the current situation prevails.
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Now this all sounds nice / good. We know that they won't pay the salaries, so a lot of people would be out of work. My brother being one of them.
Shit idea I say!!!
Salagatle!
Friday’s news that South Africa’s gold and platinum mines had been forced to suspend operations because Eskom could no longer guarantee the power supply has emphasised just how bad our electricity crisis has become. We can switch off lights, swimming pool pumps and geysers to our heart’s content but the reality is that we need immediate access to more power and I would suggest that one way to do this would be to shut down BHP Billiton’s three aluminium smelters
Aluminium is jokingly referred to by some in the industry as molten electricity and it is not hard to see why. Between them the Richards bay-based Hillside and Bayside smelters and the Mozambique-based Mozal smelter employ around 7 000 employees and contractors and use 2 150MW of electricity, around 5,5% of Eskom’s total capacity.
These aluminium smelters operate on our coasts because they have contracts guaranteeing a supply of the cheapest electricity in the world. For the most part, alumina is shipped in from BHP Billiton’s operations in Australia and Brazil, processed at the smelters and shipped directly out again to their end destination. They need a constant supply of power — load-shedding can be disastrous to these operations, resulting in whole potlines having to be replaced at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Here’s what I think the government should do:
Shut down and mothball the Hillside, Bayside and Mozal smelters as quickly as possible. These smelters face disruptions anyway, and there may be benefits in shutting down operations in a orderly manner.
Pay the full salaries of every single employee and contractor for as long as these operations are down.
Give BHP Billiton whatever penalties/tax breaks it needs so that shutting these operations down do not effect their profit margins.
Cancel the ill conceived 1 150MW Rio Tinto Alcan smelter that is planned for Coega in 2010.
Pay the fines and penalties for cancelling this operation.
This move would not be popular with BHP Billiton or Rio Tinto, but it is time to make pragmatic decisions that will benefit the whole economy.
By doing this we could bring the equivalent of a Koeberg power station online within a few months. This, combined with the other power saving suggestions, could be enough to minimise the effects of load-shedding on the mines, factories and small businesses that power our economy and save us from the mass layoffs and closures that are likely to happen if the current situation prevails.
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Now this all sounds nice / good. We know that they won't pay the salaries, so a lot of people would be out of work. My brother being one of them.
Shit idea I say!!!
Salagatle!
LOL - Monday must be funny day than....
A man and his wife had been stranded on a deserted island for many years.
The morning following a bad storm, a new guy washes up on the shore.
The new guy and the wife are very attracted to each other right away, but realize certain protocols will have to be observed.
The husband, however, is very glad to see the second man there.
"Now we will be able to have three people doing 8-hour shifts in the watchtower, rather than two people doing 12-hour shifts."
The second man is only too happy to help and in fact volunteers to do the first shift.
He climbs up the tower and stands watch, observing the ocean horizon for any ships.
Soon the husband and wife start placing stones in a circle in order to make a fire to cook supper.
The second man yells down: "Hey, no screwing!"
They look at each other and yell back: "We're not screwing!"
A few minutes later they start to put driftwood into the stone circle.
Again the second man yells down: "Heeey, no screwing!"
Again they yell back, "We're not screwing!"
Later they are putting palm leaves on the roof to their shack to patch leaks.
Once again the second man yells down from high above: "Hey, I said no screwing!!"
They yell back "We said we're not screwing!!"
Finally the shift is over and the second man climbs down from the tower and the husband starts to climb up.
He's only half-way up and the wife and the second man are screwing their brains out.
Once he reaches the top, the husband looks out from the tower and says: "Son-of-a-gun. From up here it DOES look like they're screwing."
Salagatle!
The morning following a bad storm, a new guy washes up on the shore.
The new guy and the wife are very attracted to each other right away, but realize certain protocols will have to be observed.
The husband, however, is very glad to see the second man there.
"Now we will be able to have three people doing 8-hour shifts in the watchtower, rather than two people doing 12-hour shifts."
The second man is only too happy to help and in fact volunteers to do the first shift.
He climbs up the tower and stands watch, observing the ocean horizon for any ships.
Soon the husband and wife start placing stones in a circle in order to make a fire to cook supper.
The second man yells down: "Hey, no screwing!"
They look at each other and yell back: "We're not screwing!"
A few minutes later they start to put driftwood into the stone circle.
Again the second man yells down: "Heeey, no screwing!"
Again they yell back, "We're not screwing!"
Later they are putting palm leaves on the roof to their shack to patch leaks.
Once again the second man yells down from high above: "Hey, I said no screwing!!"
They yell back "We said we're not screwing!!"
Finally the shift is over and the second man climbs down from the tower and the husband starts to climb up.
He's only half-way up and the wife and the second man are screwing their brains out.
Once he reaches the top, the husband looks out from the tower and says: "Son-of-a-gun. From up here it DOES look like they're screwing."
Salagatle!
Men and Women
This from the Princess - I think she's trying to get a message through....
How to Make a Woman Happy
It's not difficult to make a woman happy. A man only needs to be:
1. a friend
2. a companion
3. a lover
4. a brother
5. a father
6. a master
7. a chef
8. an electrician
9. a carpenter
10. a plumber
11. a mechanic
12. a decorator
13. a stylist
14. a sexologist
15. a gynecologist
16. a psychologist
17. a pest exterminator
18. a psychiatrist
19. a healer
20. a good listener
21. an organizer
22.... a good father
23. very clean
24. sympathetic
25. athletic
26. warm
27. attentive
28. gallant
29. intelligent
30. funny
31.... creative
32. tender
33. strong
34. understanding
35. tolerant
36. prudent
37. ambitious
38. capable
39. courageous
40. determined
41. true
42. dependable
43. passionate
44. compassionate
WITHOUT FORGETTING TO:
45. give her compliments regularly
46. love shopping!
47. be honest
48. be very rich
49. not stress her out
50 . not look at other girls
AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:
51. give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself
52. give her lots of time, especially time for herself
53. give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT: !
54. Never to forget:
* birthdays
* anniversaries
* arrangements she makes
HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY
1. Show up naked
2. Bring food
Salagatle!
How to Make a Woman Happy
It's not difficult to make a woman happy. A man only needs to be:
1. a friend
2. a companion
3. a lover
4. a brother
5. a father
6. a master
7. a chef
8. an electrician
9. a carpenter
10. a plumber
11. a mechanic
12. a decorator
13. a stylist
14. a sexologist
15. a gynecologist
16. a psychologist
17. a pest exterminator
18. a psychiatrist
19. a healer
20. a good listener
21. an organizer
22.... a good father
23. very clean
24. sympathetic
25. athletic
26. warm
27. attentive
28. gallant
29. intelligent
30. funny
31.... creative
32. tender
33. strong
34. understanding
35. tolerant
36. prudent
37. ambitious
38. capable
39. courageous
40. determined
41. true
42. dependable
43. passionate
44. compassionate
WITHOUT FORGETTING TO:
45. give her compliments regularly
46. love shopping!
47. be honest
48. be very rich
49. not stress her out
50 . not look at other girls
AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:
51. give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself
52. give her lots of time, especially time for herself
53. give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT: !
54. Never to forget:
* birthdays
* anniversaries
* arrangements she makes
HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY
1. Show up naked
2. Bring food
Salagatle!
From the Princess
These men are installing and setting solid steel pillars in concrete to stop vehicles from parking on the pavement outside a sports bar. They are now cleaning up at the end of the day.
How long do you think it will be before they realize where their vehicle is parked?
Salagatle!
From an FB friend....
Every 14th of February you get the chance to display your fondness for your wife or girlfriend by showering her with gifts, flowers, dinner, shows and any other baubles that women find romantic.
Secretly...guys feel left out. That's right...left out. There's no special holiday for the ladies to show their appreciation for the men in their life. Men as a whole are either too proud or just too embarrassed to admit it. This is why a new holiday has been created.
March 20th is now officially 'Steak, Blow job & Shut the Fuck Up Day.' Simple, effective and self-explanatory...this holiday has been created so your ladies can have a day to show your man just how much you love him.
No cards, no flowers, no special nights on the town the name of the holiday explains it all...just a steak, a BJ & shut your mouth for the rest of the day! That's it!
This twin pairing of Valentine's Day and Steak, Blow job & Shut the Fuck Up Day will usher in a new age of love as men everywhere will try THAT much harder in February to ensure a more memorable March! It's like a perpetual love machine.
The word is already spreading, but as with any new idea, it needs a little push to start the ball rolling. So spread the word, and help bring love and peace to this crazy world.
Salagatle!
Secretly...guys feel left out. That's right...left out. There's no special holiday for the ladies to show their appreciation for the men in their life. Men as a whole are either too proud or just too embarrassed to admit it. This is why a new holiday has been created.
March 20th is now officially 'Steak, Blow job & Shut the Fuck Up Day.' Simple, effective and self-explanatory...this holiday has been created so your ladies can have a day to show your man just how much you love him.
No cards, no flowers, no special nights on the town the name of the holiday explains it all...just a steak, a BJ & shut your mouth for the rest of the day! That's it!
This twin pairing of Valentine's Day and Steak, Blow job & Shut the Fuck Up Day will usher in a new age of love as men everywhere will try THAT much harder in February to ensure a more memorable March! It's like a perpetual love machine.
The word is already spreading, but as with any new idea, it needs a little push to start the ball rolling. So spread the word, and help bring love and peace to this crazy world.
Salagatle!
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