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Let’s count you in too!!
Posted in fight crime, Million Men March against crime, Pretoria, tagged 1000000 man march against crime, 6th June 2008 Crime march, crime, Million March against crime, Pretoria, South Africa, Union Buildings on 04/06/2008 | 11 Comments »
Paris in Pretoria
Posted in Paris, Paris Hilton, Pretoria, South Africa, tagged celebrities, East Lynne, Paris, Paris Hilton, Pretoria, South Africa, Suid-Afrika on 24/03/2008 | 3 Comments »
Ok, I know I’ve said in my previous post…Pretoria is Pretoria…and I know Pretoria is the capital of SA and that Paris is the capital of France…but this is now a different “story”… Paris is currently visiting SA..- ..actually Pretoria..-..gallery of pics on THIS LINK …to enjoy…Some advice Paris…black is the colour of the ”national uniform” [...]
Pretoria is Pretoria
Posted in Die Lied van Jong Suid-Afrika, geskiedenis, Great Trek, History, Pretoria, Suid-Afrika, Voortrekkers, tagged Die Lied van Jong Suid-Afrika, geskiedenis, Great Trek, History, meaning of tshwane, Pretoria, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, Tshwane, Voortrekker Monument, Voortrekkers on 24/03/2008 | Leave a Comment »
On THIS LINK you can see pics of Pretoria and pics about the roads…and on THIS LINK you can see why it’s also called the Jacaranda City…and Pretoria is one of 3 capitals of SA…in case you didn’t know…it… Cape Town and Bloemfontein are the other capitals…on one of my links you can read [...]
Hartbeespoortdam
Posted in Hartbeespoortdam, holiday, music videos, Pretoria, South Africa, tagged Hartbeespoortdam, holiday, music videos, Pretoria, South Africa on 19/02/2008 | 5 Comments »
I came across this song about the Hartbeespoortdam on youtube… I don’t know the artist… but it’s a funny song… if you listen to the artist, you will hear a very distinct “accent” which is very typical of some Capetonians… he sings a mix of Afrikaans and English and it’s an accent which you get in [...]
Pretoria
Posted in Pretoria, Pretoria Zoo, roads Pretoria, South Africa, tagged Akasia, Capital of South Africa, Gezina, Kolonnade shopping centre, Pretoria, Pretoria video, Pretoria Zoo, roads Pretoria, South Africa, traffic in Pretoria, traffic Pretoria, video about Pretoria, Wonderpark on 25/01/2008 | 5 Comments »
Pretoria is the capital city of South Africa…actually, one of 3 capitals! Bloemfontein and Cape Town are the other 2 capitals. Johannesburg is the city where all international flights are going to and from there to Cape Town and other cities, therefore most people think that Johannesburg is the capital city of South Africa! I’ve even had a lady said to [...]
Jacaranda City…Jakaranda Stad!
Posted in gedigte, History of Pretoria, Jacaranda city, Jacaranda trees, Jakaranda Stad, October, October Pretoria, Oktober, Pretoria, Pretoria the Capital of South Africa, Pretoria video, purple, Roads of Pretoria, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, traffic in Pretoria, tagged Afrikaanse gedigte, Capital cities, Capital of South Africa, cities, gedigte, History of Pretoria, Jacaranda city, Jacaranda trees, Laurika Rauch, Louis Leipoldt, Oktober Maand, Pretoria, Pretoria video, Roads of Pretoria, South Africa, traffic in Pretoria, video about Pretoria, videos on 30/09/2007 | 10 Comments »
Pretoria is the Capital of South Africa. One of 3 capitals actually! Cape Town and Bloemfontein are the other 2 Capitals of South Africa. Pretoria is the Admin Capital. The President’s Office is settled in the Union Buildings in Pretoria and for 6 months he spends his time in his office while the other 6 [...]
Accident
Posted in holiday, Pretoria, South Africa, tagged Ben Schoeman Highway, holiday, Pretoria, South Africa, South African roads on 27/09/2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m still sorting some pictures. On these pics you can see some really heavy traffic….I think it was on the Ben Schoeman Highway….at this point, there was an accident and the man on this pic, was really not pleased with everybody, as you can see…people started driving off the highway to pass, it was about [...]
Holiday…Pretoria
Posted in cities, holiday, Pretoria, Pretoria roads, Pretoria Zoo, South Africa, wild life, tagged Capital cities, cities, Pretoria, Pretoria roads, Pretoria Zoo, South Africa, wild animals, wild life, Zoo on 11/09/2007 | 8 Comments »
I’m still busy sorting zillions of pictures, here are a few pictures from Pretoria…I liked this taxi..the yellow was striking and the number plate…just right! This is where the road from Akasia split, turn off to Gezina and the Market and other routes….when you take this turn off and turn left again, you cross the [...]
Spring!
Posted in cities, History, Pretoria, Pretoria City Hall, seasons, Sir Herbert Baker, South Africa, Union Buildings, tagged buildings, Capital cities, cities, History, Jacaranda trees, Pretoria, Pretoria City Hall, seasons, Sir Herbert Baker, South Africa, Spring on 01/09/2007 | 3 Comments »
The first day of Spring in South Africa!! And this is how I remember Pretoria!! The Jacaranda trees almost fully in bloom! When it’s October, I will just admire these pictures and picture it in my mind! On this picture you can see the City Hall of Pretoria. Telcom Tower in Groenkloof The city also [...]
Pretoria
Posted in Pretoria, South Africa on 07/08/2007 | Leave a Comment »
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Stressed out!
Posted in Drakensberg mountains, Jacaranda trees, moods, Pretoria, tagged colours, Drakensberg mountains, Jacaranda trees, moods, red mood, school ramblings, South Africa, stressed out image on 16/07/2007 | 3 Comments »
image: icudustertoday.com I think we are all a bit stressed out at school! hahaha…it is a typical sign of end-of-year…so much going on…actually …too much…i think i’m getting fed-up, because i can’t do with my class what i really want to do…and that is to have a bit of FUN! Our PPA for the afternoon was [...]
Great Grandad
Posted in 31 May 1902, Afrikaners, Boer War, Boer War History, concentration camps, Gutenberg project, History, Krugerspost, Melrose House, Paul Kruger, Peace Treaty 1902, Peace Treaty of Vereniging 1902, President Kruger, President of the ZAR, Pretoria, Schalk W Burger, South African history, South African War, South African War Virtual Library, tagged Acting President of the ZAR, Afrikaners, Boer War, Boer War 1901, Boer War History, Boer/British War, Boere-oorlog geskiedenis, Burger, concentration camps, geskiedenis, Goedgedacht, Gutenberg project, History, Krugerspost, Melrose House, military leaders of South Africa, millitere leiers van Suid-Afrika, Paul Kruger, Peace Treaty of Vereeniging May 1902, Peace Treaty of Vereniging, Pretoria, Schalk Willem Burger, South African history, South African War, State President of South Africa, The Peace Treaty 31 May 1902, Vrede van Vereniging 1902, ZAR, Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek on 12/07/2007 | 40 Comments »
Schalk Willem Burger – image: Wikimedia [my great grandad] The “Acting President” of the Transvaal, was born at Lydenburg in the year in which the Sand River Convention was signed, 1852. His grandfather, one of the original Voortrekkers, had the distinction of having the price of £300 set on his head by the British Government, [...]
Just Me playing around
Posted in art, Pretoria, South Africa, State Theatre Pretoria, Statue on 09/07/2007 | Leave a Comment »
This statue by the State Theatre, in Pretoria, is slowly spinning around and at night, there’s a spotlight and you can clearly see the two ballerinas turning…amazing…just a pity that theatre lovers can’t enjoy art by night like before…due to obvious reasons… http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
Parachuting….sky diving
Posted in parachuting, Pretoria, sky diving, South Africa, sport on 07/07/2007 | Leave a Comment »
I was a student, when some of my friends decided it was time to do something …..challenging ….again. We all went parachuting! Only once! It was SO exciting! Early that Saturday, at 7am, we all reported at Wonderboom Airport for “training”. Yes, I don’t think it was proper training, but the instructor was really harsh, [...]
Pretoria is Pretoria!
Posted in Pretoria on 24/06/2007 | Leave a Comment »
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Union Buildings, Pretoria
Posted in Great Trek, History, Pretoria, Voortrekkers, tagged Great Trek, History, Pretoria, South Africa, Tshwane on 24/06/2007 | 1 Comment »
See HERE beautiful pictures…of the city. Pretoria is South Africa’s executive and administrative capital. Pretoria is named after the Voortrekker Leader, General Andries Pretorius. Pretoria – it’s today also called Tshwane – was founded in 1855 and declared the capital of the South African Republic, which was the Boer republic in Transvaal. The president of [...]
Union Buildings, Pretoria
Posted in Chess history, cities, gardens, Pretoria, sandstone, Sir Herbert Baker, South Africa, Union Buildings, tagged buildings, Capital cities, Pretoria, Sir Herbert Baker, South Africa, Union Buildings on 24/06/2007 | 2 Comments »
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Pretoria
Posted in cities, countries, cricket, Fanie de Villiers, Pretoria, Pretoria City Hall, tagged Capital cities, cities, Jacaranda trees, Pretoria, Pretoria City Hall, South Africa on 24/06/2007 | 2 Comments »
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My Great Grandad
Posted in Boer War, Great Grandad, History, Paul Kruger, Pretoria, Schalk W Burger, South Africa, tagged Acting Pres of the ZAR, Boer War, Melrose House, Peace Treaty 1902, Schalk Willem Burger, South African history, South African/British War on 23/06/2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Peace Treaty of Vereniging was signed here…my great grandad signed it as Acting President of the ZAR. (The Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek)…you can read on this link more… http://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/great-grandad/ The South Africa/British War…in this war, the women and children were put in concentration camps. They suffered a lot. Houses were burnt down [...]
Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria
Posted in Great Trek, History, monument, Pretoria, Tapestry, Voortrekkermonument tapestries, Voortrekkers, WH Coetzer, tagged Great Trek history, History, monuments, monuments to visit in Pretoria, South African history, Tapestries from the Voortrekkermonument, Voortrekker Monument, Voortrekker Monument Pretoria, Voortrekkers, WH Coetzer tapestries on 22/06/2007 | 12 Comments »
The Voortrekker Monument was built in 1938 to commemorate the Great Trek of 1838 http://www.voortrekkermon.org.za Click on the above link and you will have the option for Afrikaans/English to read about the Monument. The link will open in a new window. Read about the Tapestry….it’s worth seeing these Tapestries! They look like real scenes. The [...]
Holiday in South Africa
Posted in Cape Town, Durban, holiday, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Provinces, South Africa, tagged holiday bookings South Africa, holiday in South Africa on 19/06/2007 | Leave a Comment »
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Pretoria….the nation’s capital
Posted in Jacaranda trees, Pretoria, South Africa, tagged Capital cities, Jacaranda trees, Pretoria, South Africa on 16/06/2007 | Leave a Comment »
If you see any person taking a “nap” in a park….or anywhere (on this video)…it is because he is a bit “tired”…and not killed by anyone…as it was said during the “apartheids-area”…that it is white South Africans…killing the blacks…! What a shame…people didn’t have the facts at hand..but just believed the press! Image: satravelguide.com [...]
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A nation that forgets its past has no future - Winston Churchill
Docendo discimus [by teaching we learn]
Gary Player: 'I am a South African, a nation which is the result of an African graft on European stock and which is the product of its instinct and ability to maintain civilized values and standards amongst the aliens'.
In Renaissance Europe chess was part of the education of the nobility and was proclaimed the “Royal Game.” In 1732 Benjamin Franklin wrote an essay, The Morals Of Chess, in which he said “The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualties of the mind useful in the course of human life are to be acquired and strengthened by it....”
'Rebranding the Afrikaner: World Cup watershed?' [CNN] A good link: read all of Jabulani74's comments on this link.
The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. Dante Aligheri
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Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass... It's about learning how to dance in the rain-Vivian Greene
No one can know or appreciate the Boer who does not know his past, for he is what his past has made him- Conan Doyle - Click HERE to read more by Doyle.Don't click on THIS LINK unless you want to see a photo of Cecil J Rhodes's Officials happy with their 'job' - if you were a leader and against the 'Chartered Company', then this is what happened to you in Rhodesia.
An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it.
South Africa. Other than Germany probably the most misunderstood White country in the world. A country that has now degenerated into anarchy.Let’s take an unbiased look at their noble history.[click for the link]
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. Thomas Jefferson
Any dead thing can go with the stream; it takes something ALIVE to swim against it.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
This LINK is a must read by a University Professor/Journalist and photographer: Anthony LoBaido...read what he says about the "Mandela Myth"-which not many people know about!
The man who does not know who his great-grandfather was, naturally enough would not care what he was...the man who fears to disgrace his ancestor is certainly less likely to disgrace himself. Charles Major, When Knighthood was in FlowerDie grootheid van die mens kan gesien word in hoe hy teenoor sy minderheid optree.
Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.-Confucius
Music expresses feeling and thought, without language; it was below and before speech, and it is above and beyond all words. ~Robert G.Ingersoll
'And lastly, we learn by chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs; the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of preserving in the search of resources.' -Benjamin Franklin, 'The Morals of Chess'
The hardest game to win is a won game --Emmanuel LaskerAvoid the crowd. Think independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece- Rumi
It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. -Herman Melville
While one should always study the method of a great artist, one should never imitate his manner. The manner of an artist is essentially individual, the method of an artist is absolutely universal. The first is personality, which no one should copy.
Did you know: Chess has the most extensive literature of any game, sport or pastime.
Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe –Indian proverb
Chess is the touchstone of the human intellect.
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the Universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature and the player on the other side is hidden from us--Thomas Huxley.
God created the world just like a knife and left it up to us to take it by the handle or the blade--C J Langenhoven
Jou persepsie hang waarskynlik alles af van hóé wyd jou opvatting van die poësie is-Joan Hambidge.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.- Proverb. I doubt, therefore I think; I think therefore I am.-Rene Descartes-
Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.- Paul Tillich
He who knows nothing, doubts nothing. Spanish proverb. Wisdom begins in wonder.- Socrates
Val eerder in my sop as in my rede--Langenhoven
Seek in the past everything that is good and clean and build thereon your future.
Vriende moet soos boeke wees, min, maar goed uitgesoek --Langenhoven
Friends should be like books, few, but hand-selected --Langenhoven
Goeie boeke en musiek verryk jou siel --Langenhoven
Good books and music enrich your soul --Langenhoven
Let those love now who never loved before. Let those who always loved now love the more. --Thomas Parnell
Love is like quicksand--the deeper you fall in, the harder it is to get out.
Some people come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same.
There is no failure except in no longer trying--Elbert Hubbard.
The secret of success is the ability to survive failure --Noel Coward.
You cannot step twice in the same river, for other waters are continually flowing in--Knowing not how to listen is knowing not how to speak--Heraclitus, Fragments. Vuil wasgoed is om te was!-- Langenhoven
'I think one move ahead - but it is always the best move'-Reti
Some part of a mistake is always correct. - Savielly Tartakover
Chess teaches you to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good and it trains you to think objectively when you're in trouble.--Stanley Kubrick A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction.
Leo Tolstoy
Love is like a knife, it can stab the heart or it can carve wonderful images into the soul that will last a lifetime.
A rising tide raises all boats! - JFKennedy
The artist creates in order to free himself, only to find himself again in the end-Irma Stern
And think not you can guide the course of love. For love, if it finds you worthy, shall guide your course.Kahlil Gibran
Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.Tarrasch
Chess is a beautiful mistress.Larsen
Chess is as much a mystery as women.Purdy
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.Benjamin Franklin
Love is like a Game of Chess: One False Move and You're Mated ~ Anonymous~
Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.Mikhail Botvinnik
The pawns are the soul of chess.Philidor~~Play to win, if not, be an artist and draw~~
Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach. Aristotle
By learning we teach and by teaching we learn
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"And do you like playing chess against women?
I wouldn’t say I do particularly, but I also wouldn’t say I don’t like it. In general, I try not to make an exception out of games against women. In chess, female logic differs little from male logic, which you can see just by analysing games. After all, the strongest female players work with men in one way or another. I don’t know what the female style of play is. Or more precisely, I don’t see any difference when compared to male play. In everyday life I also don’t divide people into men and women. For me, personal qualities, mentality and upbringing are the important things when spending time with people."
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Everyone is a genius.But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.
The real challenges on the way to become a master test your strength of character more than they test your chess skill!-Kevin Spraggett
A people are what its women are. The woman is the conscience of her nation as well as the measure of its values. The moral life of a nation is controlled by the women and by the women can we measure the moral condition of the people. - Postma
Descartes: cogito ergo sum (ek dink, daarom is ek)
==The stupid neither forgive nor forget, the naive forgive and forget,the wise forgive but do not forget--Thomas Szasz
Wanneer jy groot dinge dink, groot dinge glo en groot dinge bid, gebeur groot dinge - N V Peale
Mense sonder boeke, is soos arende sonder vlerke-G.D.Labuschagne
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great. -Joshua Reynolds
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Jou beeld is 'n verflenterde foto in 'n skewe, versplinterde raam en 'n sestal geskommelde letters spel jou tweelettergrepige naam Jou woorde is dor manuskripte vir die motte bewaar op die rak en ons dae 'n kralesnoer syfers op 'n outydse muuralmanak. - Koos du Plessis
Love means nothing in tennis, but it's everything in life.
Einstein:Chess grips its exponent, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom and independence of even the strongest character cannot remain unaffected.Die woord 'skaak' kom van die Persiese woord 'sjah', wat koning beteken. Ook die woord 'mat' is Persies en beteken 'dood'.
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If chess is a science, it's a most inexact one. If chess is an art, it's too exacting to be seen as one. If chess is a sport, it's too esoteric. If chess is a game, it's too demanding to be just a game. If chess is a mistress, she's a demanding one. If chess is a passion, it's a rewarding one.
If chess is life, it's a sad one-Unknown
Anand vs Topalov 21 April 2010
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Don't Quit
by: Unknown AuthorWhen things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out:
Don't give up though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far:
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
