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Do I or dont I

Hoox — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:36:05 +0000

I’m in serious mixed minds about this whole blogging thing. Is it worth it? I’ve toyed with the idea a bit but can’t make up my mind. As you can see its been a while since anything meaningful. I just don’t think I could be assed.

So… You tell me. Do I or don’t I?

How not to spend a Sunday

Hoox — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:35:28 +0000

Like the weeks here aren’t hectic enough. I was really hoping for just a nice chilled weekend out for a braai (bbq) on a nice beach with some good mates and a couple of ice cold beers. Sounds bloody lovely right? If this is how you would like to spend a Sunday then don’t go and eat a dodgy piece of fish at the Dodgy Kastel on Saturday night.

Ok so I must admit it did look a little under done and I suppose I was a bit foolish to keep trying to get through it. But it did taste good and didn’t have a fishy smell at all so I figured it must be ok. This logic came to pieces with my guts at about 4am this morning.

And that is the end of my weekend. No beach. No braai. No beer. No mates. AND I’m stuck in a room with no damn TV (as mentioned before), no damned water (this is a new curve ball as of this weekend) and no damned internet (its more up and down than a $2 hooker). This will post when some idiot downstairs realises there could be an issue! Happy Wednesday probably! Mr Le “5 Star” manager…. WANKER!

Welcome (back) to Africa!

Hotel School 101

Hoox — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 08:34:49 +0000

Dear manager of Le “5 Star” hotel in Zeroville.

It seems you have forgotten to pay your satellite subscription again for 95% of your channels. Wanker! All you leave us with is some dodgy 1960 American movie dubbed into le French! Wanker!

Do you seriously think the guests of your almost 600 rooms appreciate messages on their TV screens saying, “You are not subscribed to this channel”, “Your subscription has expired” and endless channels of static? The last time I turned on my TV which was about 4 weeks ago I was well impressed with you. I took you for a legend. At least then amongst the 15 unsubscribed channels and the 20 channels of pure static I found at least one English movie channel and one South African sports channel. What more does a bloke need right? And now you have taken that all away!

Sort your shit out. Pretty pretty please!

Thanks! A hell of a lot!

Sincerely (pissed),

Hoox!

Dirty Sex

Hoox — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:33:41 +0000

Oi. Get your filthy mind out of my gutter!

Dirty Sex is just another birthday celebrated in the lengthy stretch of Dirties. I guess you had to have been here to appreciate it. I will explain, very briefly.

31 – Dirty Fun
32 – Dirty Toon
33 – Dirty Tree
34 – Dirty Paw
35 – Dirty Pies
36 – Yeah, you get it! Maybe a little much?

Ok, how about I make it Dirty Sax? Better? Ok then. Happy Birthday me. Dirty Sax

(Click for more – Warning : NSFW)

Right back in the thick of it

Hoox — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 08:33:01 +0000

Talk about a welcome home. It was awesome. When I got to the hotel last night everyone was in reception to welcome me back to Zeroville. Either that or everyone was heading out for dinner just then. I like to think it was the first one.

Now that Im back I realise how much shite has gone on in my absence. Its like a different world here. I was only gone for 4 days really. I cant imagine what it would have been like had I been gone longer. Lets see how long I last here in this new little environment.

Happy days!

Zeroville–Round 2

Hoox — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:32:28 +0000

It has been an awesome week “off”. Loads of different shit going on. Some work. Some play. All good!

Now I sit back at the airport waiting to head on over into deepest darkest Africa and it’s good cos I’m still looking forward to it and enjoying it. I must admit I’m a bit bleak leaving South Africa again now and so soon after getting back but I only have to remind myself that this was an unexpected break and I really shouldn’t have been here at all. I smile!

I damn near didn’t make it back to Zeroville today. As of close of business yesterday I was still missing one essential piece of paperwork (a letter of invitation from the government) in order to get my working visa. The last communication yesterday was from HR asking me to delay my return. I decided to take a chance and suggested that I at least get the domestic leg out of the way in the hopes that paperwork could be sorted this morning. A call at 1am confirmed my decision was right. The paperwork was delivered to the office in Zeroville at 11pm last night. A very odd hour for government ministers to be signing documents. They must know I need to get back there urgently.

The weeks to come are going to be very exciting and mostly challenging. I just hope that certain assholes don’t put too many spanners in the works just to slow things up like they seem to be doing already. One day at a time. We see what we can do! I should write a book called: “How to do what you want while making your asshole boss think it was his idea”.

Damn this Cappuccino is good. Worth missing a flight over for another? Hmmmm. Tempting! There are worse places than Johannesburg to be stuck for a weekend on the company’s account!

So long Zeroville

Hoox — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 08:31:52 +0000

My bejeebers! I cannot believe that 30 days has passed so quickly. It feels like only yesterday I was jetting out here at a moment’s notice. But then looking back on how much has been successfully achieved I come to realise that I have been more productive in the last 4 weeks than I have in the last 2 years. That wasn’t that difficult though!

So here I am in the departure lounge of yet another strange place but this time I’m loving it. And even more so I’m loving that I’m coming back! Its just a few days back in the Sleepy Hollow before I turn around and head back to deepest darkest Africa. I would be a liar if I said that I don’t get that small bum puckering sensation when I think about all the work ahead over the next handful of months. It’s gonna kick ass and I’m gonna be right there in the thick of it. For good or bad, I’m going to be at the sharp end of the stick and will have a lot to answer for if it all goes tits up! Nervous? Yes! Excited? Yes! Just bring it!

01-01-11

Hoox — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 08:31:04 +0000

If you didn’t know any better you would think it was binary code but it aint. Its just a happy damn New Year. This is the new start, the part of the start to chart your heart, if you are smart. If not smart then fart a dart at the mart for art!

Whatever. Anyways, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I’m not about to sit here and make those stupid resolutions that at the start of the year goes in one ear and other the other beer. I’m just going to look forward to this year and know it is one full of adventure, good spirit, kick ass hard work and successful project execution! I want to see loads more of this continent and more so even, this world. I have plans already with mates here to bike (motor) around parts of Africa, have crazy adventures and even climb Mt Kilimanjaro. I want to get my skippers license, an open water divers licence and jump out of a perfectly good aeroplane. Ok, maybe not all achievable in one year but there’s no harm in trying!

If I have to make one resolution it will have to be: To try and say NO to bullshit! Always look at the bright side and stay positive and avoid the negative. Here goes. One day down and so far so good! 8) YAY

Let this be the best year ever!

Xmas 2010 in Africa

Hoox — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 08:30:20 +0000

Here in Zeroville there wasn’t much sign of anything Christmassy to speak of in the build up to the festive season. The streets had the odd red and green poster, some shops bore a few decorations in the windows and there were a few odd hawkers selling fluffy Santa hats at the traffic lights. So I figured Santa was skipping by Africa this year and I so continued on with my life in the knowledge that Christmas wasn’t coming around this year.

UNTIL ….

I got woken up in the middle of the night and to my surprise the hotel staff were in my room decorating. Just for me! 8)

And then these lovely people definitely went above and beyond the call of duty when seeing our sad faces in 30+ degree weather and 98% humidity, they all jumped in to create our very own special winter wonderland and gave us a white Christmas. Top marks hotel staff. You absolutely get my vote for customer service of the year!

And then Santa DID show up! What a great time for a perfect photo moment with Santa. You are never too old to sit on his knee!

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Hellooooo?

Hoox — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:29:40 +0000

Where the hell is everybody?

There’s no one on Skype, no one on MSN, no one or Google chat and no one on Facebook. What the freak is going on in the outside world? You would thinks it’s Christmas or something.

It really is becoming a ghost town here in Zeroville too. Most people have headed home to winter blizzards for the festive season. At least those people that have managed to get out with European connections that weren’t cancelled by a few snow flakes recently. I feel quite bad for a couple of guys here that tried to leave last night on their flight that was 4 hours delayed out of Frankfurt so they kept an eye on the arrival/departure times via the travel agents. They got to the airport at midnight for their now departing 3am flight only to be told that even if a flight is delayed they still have to check in at the normal time which was 8pm and now all the check-in staff have left for the night. I would have gone bonzai! Anyway, they joined us for breakfast this morning and will have another attempt at getting home to family in time for Christmas tonight.