Besembek
General blog about all kinds of personal matters.
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Sunday, 15 July 2018
People Do Care – Mense Gee Om
I have been following a couple for almost a year on fb - they work VERY hard to feed the street people from Pretoria North - every evening they distribute meals to about 200 homeless people. They also try and find them clothes, jobs, accommodation. They take care of their pets and treat minor injuries. They NEVER ask for money to fund their operations. Please visit their web site below, follow their fb page and witness the effort they put into their community every day. Then do the right thing - support them where you can. You will sleep better tonight.
Greetings,
Besembek
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
How to find a vacant restroom...
...at the place where I work.
PLAN A
- Make your way to the bottom floor down the stairs, checking each floor for a vacant restroom. Should you find one, use it.
- When you reach ground floor and no vacant restroom was available take the lift to the top floor and repeat Step 1.
PLAN B
- Tell the intern to find you a vacant restroom and let him "hold" it for you while he WhatsApp you and tell you which floor to proceed to.
- Don't let the intern leave the building.
Greetings,
Besembek
Saturday, 13 May 2017
A Bitch of Note
We went camping last weekend. Fortunately before the Ice Age
hit us this weekend. We also met a bitch of note.
Our Weekend Guard |
By the first turn of the meat we were
nonchalantly joined by a sheep dog. Wagter was a part of our party in no time.
A very observant dog, I must say. Not long after Wagter
joined our company we noticed he turned his attention from the meat on the fire
to a dark spot of our camping area. Chippie, the bushbuck, has arrived. It was
clear that Chippie and Wagter were not the best of friends but Wagter tolerated
Chippie. Chippie, on the other hand, simply pretended Wagter was not around and
started begging for food. So she was fed some chippies. We were saving the meat
for ourselves and Wagter. We were not going to turn this herbivore into a
carnivore.
Chippie getting some chippies |
Wagter made sure he made friends with Nico – not only was Nico the one feeding the humans all weekend, but also the dog, bushbuck, ostriches, crabs and fish. The fish loved the bait but would not bite. Wagter slept in front of the tent used by Nico and Rennie.
Next morning when we could see properly in daylight it
turned out Wagter actually is Wagterina. She fortunately was not too offended by
our lack of name-giving capabilities and decided to stay for the remainder of
the weekend. She kept an eye on the bushbuck and ostriches. Whenever any of these
visitors were getting too close and we would talk loud at them or wave hands in
an attempt to get them out of our personal space Wagterina would jump up and
chase them away. For the rest of the time she simply stayed close to us.
Wagterina was struggling when eating the scraps Nico gave to
her, mostly swallowing without chewing and he had to make sure he broke it into
small pieces for her. Her gray hair also
made it clear that she is not a puppy anymore.
Two "wild beasts" |
I sent a mail to the owners of The Dell last week, thanking
them for their hospitality and I also asked them about Wagterina’s real name. Jackie it is, and she is 14 years old!
So, thank you Jackie! You are an awesome furry friend,
staying with us the whole weekend and protecting us from the “wild beasts”. We wish you many happy and friendly campers!
Greetings,
More Photos
Whatever |
On Guard |
Chippie getting some corn |
Keeping an eye on Chippie |
Early morning on the Vaal |
Sunset |
Irma releasing her FIRST EVER catch! |
One of the best camp sites within easy reach from Johannesburg
Photo Credits : All of us...
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