Femme à Côté d’un Échiquier, by Henry Matisse -[credit:chessbase] Images: http://www.pbase.com/arnomeintjes/drakensberg Missing ‘The Berg‘ today! Wish for a mountain – a proper mountain – to climb.
Archive for the ‘Suid-Afrika’ Category
Memories are made of this
Posted in chess art, Drakensberg mountains, Drakensberge, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, tagged Chess, Drakensberg Mountain, South Africa, Suid-Afrika on 19/05/2012 | 26 Comments »
Bygone Times
Posted in Cape Town, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, Table Mountain, tagged bygone times, Cape Town, Kaapstad, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, Table Mountain, Table mountain cable car on 18/02/2010 | 14 Comments »
On THIS LINK you can watch some short clips about Cape Town but also take a virtual tour! This link is worth visiting. Do yourself a favour and take a look at Etienne’s Flickr photos - even if you are from the US or the UK you will find pics you will appreciate. On this [...]
Let’s ride the wind
Posted in Cape Town, General, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, tagged Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, Chess in Cape Town, holiday in South Africa, Kaapstad, music file, musiek, Op Blouberg se strand, South Africa, Suid-Afrika on 27/11/2009 | 8 Comments »
Cape Town - with its surrounding beaches - is the place to go – for many tourists. If you haven’t been to South Africa, everybody will encourage you to go to Cape Town first. There are various reasons why people will tell you to go to CT first. Of course I will suggest it too, as it [...]
Afrikaans! Afrikaans! Afrikaans!
Posted in Africa, Afrikaans, Afrikaans poems, Afrikaans songs, Afrikaanse gedigte, gedigte, gedigte oor Afrika, Poetry, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, tagged 14 August 1875, Afrikaans, Afrikaans Language, Afrikaans Language monument, Afrikaans poetry, Afrikaans songs, Afrikaanse gedigte, Development of Afrikaans, Drakensberg mountains, Ek verlang na jou, fast facts about South Africa, gedig, gedigte, gedigte gekombineerd met kuns, Hanlie Kotze, History, history of Afrikaans, Johan van der Watt, language, poems, poetry art, poetry combined with art, seëlversameling van Suid-Afrika, seels, sidewalk people, song about sidewalk people, songs, Sonja Herholdt, South Africa, South African artists, South African stamps, stamp collecting, stamps, Suid-Afrika, Suid-Afrikaanse kunstenaars, Sypaadjie mense, taal, Transkaroo, Tufa waterfall on 14/08/2009 | 47 Comments »
Please click on this mosaic to see a clearer view of these beautiful images English readers: This is sort of a poem, but more thoughts. It is about South Africa. I dedicated 14th Aug. 2008 to Afrikaans, the language I love and my mother tongue. This day in our history used to be an important day as we celebrated [...]
Saturday Morning Thoughts
Posted in Daisies, holiday in South Africa, Namakwaland, Namaqualand, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, tagged Daisies, flowers, holiday in South Africa, music videos, Namakwaland, Namaqualand, Namaqualand daisies, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, youtube video about Namaqualand on 29/11/2008 | 13 Comments »
Namakwaland/Namaqualand image: trekearth.com I’ve received these next three images of Namaqualand via email and when looking at it, I realised again what a wonderful and beautiful country South Africa is! October/November is Spring time in South Africa and that’s when you will find Namaqualand covered in these beautiful flower blankets. You can also go on [...]
Afrikaans 14 Augustus 1875
Posted in Afrikaans, Die Vlakte, Gatvol, Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners, geskiedenis, GRA, Jan FE Celliers, music file, musiek, South Africa, Steve Hofmeyr, Suid-Afrika, tagged 14 Augustus 1875, Afrikaans, Afrikaans Language monument, Afrikaans poetry, Afrikaanse gedigte, Afrikaanse Taalmonument, audio file, Die Vlakte, Gatvol, gedigte, Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners, geskiedenis, geskiedenis van Afrikaans, GRA, Jan FE Celliers, music, music file, musiek, O Boereplaas, South Africa, Steve Hofmeyr, Suid-Afrika on 14/08/2008 | 21 Comments »
The Afrikaans Language Monument, Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa The Afrikaans Language Monument…from a different angle http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Africa/South_Africa/photo600228.htm The original idea behind the Afrikaans Language Museum in the 1970′s was to honour the members and work of the society - GRA - founded in 1875 in Paarl. Their aims were to establish Afrikaans as a written language, to standardise [...]
Suid-Afrika my skaduwee
Posted in Afrikaans, audio music files, classical music, classical music files, gedigte, harp music, Hilary Stagg, Juanita du Plessis, mood music, Mp3 music files, music, music files, musiek video, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, tagged Afrikaans, Afrikaans music video, Afrikaans poems, Afrikaanse gedigte, classical music, classical music files, gedigte, harp music, Hilary Stagg, Juanita du Plessis, mood music, Mp3 music files, music, music files, musiek video, South Africa, Suid-Afrika on 17/06/2008 | 5 Comments »
I’ve got this CD of Hilary Stagg…beautiful music…enjoy this track and do get yourself this CD!! This is an Afrikaans poem, just my thoughts about life as a child… Indien jy ooit by die Opelug Museum in Pretoria ‘n draai maak, maak gerus ‘n draai by die Watermeule. Hierdie watermeule het op ons plaas gestaan [...]
Hallelujah
Posted in Freedom, geskiedenis, Gregorian calendar, Hallelujah, Handel, Independence Day South Africa, music files, music videos, non-smoking, non-tobacco, Princess Diana, Republic Day South Africa, Republiek Dag, smoking, smoking news, South Africa, South African history, Suid-Afrika, Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis, tagged 31st May 1961, Chess for peace, Freedom, geskiedenis, Gregorian calendar, Hallelujah, Handel, History, Independence Day South Africa, music files, music videos, non-smoking, non-tabacco, Princess Diana, Republic Day, Republiek Dag, smoking, smoking news, South Africa, South African history, Suid-Afrika, Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis, World Statesmen on 31/05/2008 | 4 Comments »
Image: Beautiful South Africa! See more beautiful images HERE from TessaJoughin. Image: heliconsportponies.com….This image symbolizes: FREEDOM!! 31st May is the 151st day of the year and there are 214 days remaining…that is in the Gregorian calendar. It’s also a non-tabacco day throughout the world. On Yahoo you can read about “Tougher controls including plain packaging, [...]
Kyk hoe glinster die maan…dreams…
Posted in Afrikaans, Afrikaans songs, Dictionary of 10 000 dreams interpreted, dreams, dreams interpreted, drome, Egyptian dreams, Egyptian history about dreams, foto's, Free State, Gustavus Hindman Miller, images, Kyk hoe glinster die maan, Laurika Rauch, meaning of dreams, music videos, Olive Schreiner, photos, South Africa, South African artists, South African writers, Suid-Afrika, The Story of an African farm, tagged Afrikaans, Afrikaans songs, Clocolan, Dictionary of 10 000 dreams interpreted, dreams, dreams interpreted, drome, Egyptian dreams, Egyptian history about dreams, Egyptians, foto's, Free State, Gustavus Hindman Miller, images, Kyk hoe glinster die maan, Laurika Rauch, music, music video, Olive Schreiner, photos, South Africa, South African artists, South African writers, Suid-Afrika, Suid-Afrikaanse kunstenaars, The Story of an African farm, Vrystaat on 29/05/2008 | 17 Comments »
Image:eso-garden.com This song is one of my favourites, sung by Laurika Rauch, also one of my favourite South African artists. Laurika is a legend in South Africa and many South Africans love her for her music…and I’m definitely one of them. If you click on the page-link that says…”don’t miss this song”, you can listen [...]
Mbeki’s behaviour ‘shocking’
Posted in General, News. Nuus, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, Thabo Mbeki, tagged news, nuus, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, Thabo Mbeki on 12/05/2008 |
LETTER Mbeki’s behaviour ‘shocking’ 12/05/2008 09:30 – (SA) Dear Editor, I am astounded by the continued denialism and lack of determination displayed by President Thabo Mbeki to solve problems facing South Africa and Africa as a whole, particularly Zimbabwe. His latest escapades to Zimbabwe to hold hands with Mugabe whilst Mugabe’s henchman terrorise the opposition [...]
Somewhere my love
Posted in Fotografie, Growing waterfalls, Laeveld, Lowveld, Mpumalanga, Oos-Transvaal, Pelgrimsrus, photography, Pilgrims Rest, Ray Conniff singers, Somewhere my love, South Africa, Sudwala caves, Suid-Afrika, Swadini, toerisme, tourism, travel, Tufa waterfall, waterfalls, tagged Blyde River, Blyde River Canyon, Blyderivier, boat trip on Blyde River, Bourke's Luck, Canyons, caves, Geography, Geography South Africa, Growing waterfalls, holiday, Laeveld, Lowveld, movies, Mpumalanga, nature, Natuur, Oos-Transvaal, Pelgrimsrus, photography, Pilgrims Rest, plantations, Potholes, Ray Conniff singers, Somewhere my love lyrics, South Africa, Sudwala caves, Sudwala grotte, Suid-Afrika, Swadini, tavel, toerisme, tourism, Tufa waterfall, vakansie, videos, waterfalls, Waterfalls that don't wear away, What is a Tufa Waterfall?, Where in South Africa can I get a Tufa waterfall on 12/04/2008 | 9 Comments »
Image:http://www.kwathabeng.co.za/limpopo-marulaneng-hoedspruit-gallery.html Wat is a Tufa waterfall? and where can I find one in South Africa? and how can I get there…this post and this link here, give you all the answers! enjoy! http://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2007/09/19/what-is-a-tufa-waterfall/ The Link will open in a new window. I hope you enjoy this “movie” about South Africa. The images are from the Eastern part [...]
Music man
Posted in Jannie Moolman, music, musiek, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, tagged Jannie Moolman, music, musiek, opera singer, South African singer, Suid-Afrika on 02/04/2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve discovered this South African singer on the web… Jannie Moolman. I don’t know him….and was quite surprised by what I’ve found…opera singer too….he got rewarded third place in an international competition…the well-known Belvedere International song competition in Wenen. Follow this LINK to read about him – in English – and to listen to some of his [...]
Worth visiting
Posted in Holiday South Africa, Kalahari-Woestyn, Karoo, konsentrasie kampe, Namakwaland, Namaqualand, Namaqualand daisies, Noord-Wes Kaap Provinsie, North West Cape Province, Onseepkans, Pofadder, SANPARKS, South Africa, South Africa National Parks, Springbok, Suid-Afrika, tagged Anne Frank, Augrabies Falls, Augrabies National Park, Azerbaijan, Cape Province, Daisies, Holiday South Africa, Kalahari-Woestyn, Karoo, konsentrasie kampe, Namakwaland, Namaqualand, Namaqualand daisies, National Parks of South Africa, Noord-Wes Kaap Provinsie, North West Cape Province, Onseepkans, Pofadder, SANPARKS, South Africa, South African flowers, Springbok, Suid-Afrika on 29/03/2008 | 3 Comments »
I was tagged by Skoor to choose three posts I like from blogs I read and…here they are… there are too many and I’ve chosen some other blogs before with different tags…this time I’ve chosen posts with photos which I knew English readers would find interesting too….and I wanted to focus more on the Afrikaans-bloggers….these posts are all [...]
Biltong…soooo yummy!
Posted in How to make biltong, preserved meat, resepte, South African delicacies, Suid-Afrika, tagged biltong, biltong recipes, biltong resepte, How to make biltong, preserved meat, recipes, resepte, South Africa, South African delicacies, Suid-Afrika on 28/03/2008 | 12 Comments »
If you want to know if somebody is a South African, ask him to say the word…biltong… and…moreover, ask him what it is… ha! he won’t tell you what it is…he will just say…..hmmmmmmmmm…….yummmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyy!! then you will know…that is a real South African, and not a “made” one…! My favourite is….Kudu biltong! of course you [...]
Oranje Blanje Blou
Posted in culture, flags, geskiedenis, History, kultuur, music videos, musiek videos, Oranje Blanje Blou, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, tagged culture, flags, geskiedenis, History, kultuur, music videos, musiek videos, Oranje Blanje Blou, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, Vlae on 25/03/2008 | 3 Comments »
Flag of 1928-1994 Following the Union of South Africa , that is the joining if the former colonies of Natal, Cape, Transvaal and Orange River on 31 May 1910, South Africa used defaced red and blue ensigns. Having suffered defeat in the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), many South Africans particularly of Boer extraction found these [...]
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 [...]
World Poetry Day
Posted in Afrikaans, Afrikaans poems, culture, Die Kind, e e cummings, Edgar Allan Poe, Eugene Marais, Iewers het ek nooit gereis nie, Ingrid Jonker, poems, Poetry, rain queen, reis, Somewhere I have never travelled, South African Poets, Suid-Afrika, Suid-Afrikaanse gedigte, The Child, The Dance of the rain, travel, tagged Afrikaaanse digters, Afrikaans, Afrikaanse gedigte, Annabel Lee, Die Kind, digters, e e cummings, Edgar Allan Poe, Eugene Marais, gedigte, I know a place in Africa, Iewers het ek nooit gereis nie, Ingrid Jonker, kultuur, poems, Poems about Africa, Poetry, rain queen, reis, Somewhere I have never travelled, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, The Child, The Dance of the rain, Totius, travel, Wayne Visser, World Poetry day, World Poetry Day 2008 on 21/03/2008 | 6 Comments »
Today…15th October 2008…I’ve received this msg from Wayne Visser…(see his poem and site in this entry too….(poem about Africa)…and if you’re interested in his request…then please contact him…he’s looking for people writing poems..but about Africa! Hello again I thought I’d let you (and your lekker vriende) know that I’ve launched a “Poets of Africa” [...]
Anne Frank
Posted in Anne Frank, Boer War, books, concentration camps, Germany, History, holocaust, Jews, Jode, konsentrasie kampe, music videos, No place for a lady, South Africa, South African history, South African War, Suid-Afrika, The diary of Anne Frank, WWII, tagged Anne Frank, Anne Frank musical, Anne Harries, Boer War, Boer-British-War, books, concentration camps, Germany, History, Hitler, holocaust, holocaust books, Jews, Jode, Kathy Kacer, konsentrasie kampe, music videos, Nazis, No place for a lady, South Africa, South African history, South African War, Suid-Afrika, The diary of Anne Frank, The Underground Reporters, WWII on 08/03/2008 | 26 Comments »
On THIS LINK on my blog, you can read more about the Boer War. You will find some Boer War art, poetry and a lengthy entry about the war with many links to other sites too. Today I was inspired by Rosalind due to her post about the concentration camps during the British/Boer-War in the late 1800′s-early [...]
Good Morning!
Posted in Cape Town, Kaapstad, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, Table Mountain, Tafelberg, tagged Cape Town, hiking trips Cape Town, Kaapstad, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, Table Mountain, Tafelberg on 07/03/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Visit Table Mountain here Click HERE to plan your Table Mountain-hikes…
Afrikaans
Posted in Afrikaans, gedigte, South Africa, Steve Hofmeyr, Suid-Afrika, tagged Afrikaans, Afrikaans History, Afrikaans Language monument, Afrikaanse kinder gedigte, Amanda Strydom, Coenie de Villies, Daar's 'n plek, Dat alle liefde, gedigte, honde gedigte, NP van Wyk-Louw, South Africa, Steve Hofmeyr, Suid-Afrika, Waghondjies on 01/03/2008 | 20 Comments »
The Afrikaans Language Monument and Museum, Paarl, Cape Town I love you….in Afrikaans…”Ek is lief vir jou”.. Read on Wikipedia about this monument and on THIS link there’s more info about it. Why Afrikaans is not an African language… and I agree 100% with the writer of this article. Read on Wikipedia [...]
Always on my mind
Posted in Elvis Presley, humor, humour, music video, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, tagged Always on my mind, Elvis Presley, humor, humour, music video, South Africa, Suid-Afrika on 22/02/2008 | 2 Comments »
Picture: nationalgeographic.com/adventure/travel/south_africa.html Image: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/8b6c8/fac/ A piece of humour…. South Africa In the beginning God created day and night. He created day for rugby matches, going to the beach and braais. He created night for going jolling, sleeping and braais. God saw that it was good. Evening came and morning came and it was the Second [...]
My Five Favourites
Posted in gedigte, geskiedenis, History, Poetry, skaak, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, tagged Chess, chess games, gedigte, geskiedenis, History, music, Poetry, skaak, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, The Butterfly Lion on 30/01/2008 | 4 Comments »
I was tagged by MEGHNA to do a meme. This meme is about 5 links on your blog that you like most and then I have to tag 5 other bloggers to do the same! It was really difficult for me to decide which 5 links are my favourite, as I have more favourites than [...]
Milk tart and puff pastry
Posted in Melk tert, milk tart, puff pastry, recipes, resepte, South African foods, South African recipes, South African traditional food, Suid-Afrika, tagged Melk tert, milk tart, puff pastry, recipes, South African foods, South African recipes, South African traditional food, Suid-Afrikaanse resepte on 26/01/2008 | 17 Comments »
Picture…funkymunky.co.za For the Milk tart in my previous post, you need puff pastry for the base. You can look at the video and use the ingredients I’ve given, but you can follow the video’s ingredients too as it is basically the same. for the base you need: 1pd Flour 1 pd butter 2 table spoons [...]
International Master in Skaak
Posted in skaak, Suid-Afrika, tagged chess masters, Internasionale Skaakmeesters, International Chess Masters, Kenny Solomon, Simen Agdestein, skaak, Skaakmeesters, South African chess players, Suid-Afrika on 07/01/2008 | 4 Comments »
Hi Jasper… Hierdie “post” het jy my nou mee geinspireer! Suid-Afrika het nog nie ‘n Grand Master nie! Maar, ons spog darem al met “International Masters!”…. jy sal dalk HIERDIE artikel interessant vind! Ek het….! want ek stem saam, was dit nie vir hom nie, het Watu “Grand Master” status gekry! Op die foto kan [...]
Eng vs SA…keyfacts…can we keep it up?
Posted in Engeland, England, keyfacts, rugby, rugbyfeite, South Africa, Suid-Afrika on 18/10/2007 | Leave a Comment »
Kom Bokke! Vul die lysie aan met nog meer!!Click the image for a larger view.Source: here …. http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
Epilepsy drug helps alcoholics quit the bottle
Posted in alcoholism, art, beverages, cocaine, Drug abuse South Africa, drug addiction, Drug addiction South Africa, drug awareness, drug images, drug wars, drugawareness, drugcentre, dwelmgebruik Suid-Afrika, ecstacy, effects of alcohol, Epilepsy, health, healthy mind, how alcohol works, LSD, mandrax, Pethidine, Rohyphnol, soorte dwelms, South African alcohol and drugs, Suid-Afrika, Suid-Afrika en dwelms gebruik, teens and alcohol, teens and drugs, tagged addiction, alcohol, alcohol addiction, Alcohol art, alcohol images, alcoholics, alcoholism, art alcohol, beverage images, beverages, binge drinking, brain activity after drinking, Canabis, cocaine, Dagga, drinking habits, Drug abuse South Africa, drug addiction, Drug addiction South Africa, drug awareness, drug centre, drug images, drug photos, drug wars, drugaware, drugcentre, drugs and alcohol, dwelm gebruik in Suid-Afrika, dwelms, ecstacy, effects of alcohol, Epilepsy, health, healthy mind, heroine, how alcohol works, kids health, LSD, mandrax, Pethidine, photos, Rohyphnol, soorte dwelms, South Africa drugs and alcohol, Suid-Afrika en dwelms, teens and alcohol, The brain, Valiums, Welcanol, what is alcohol, XTC on 11/10/2007 | 3 Comments »
www.drugaware.co.za On THIS LINK - links will open in a new window – you can find ALL information on different drugs, like mandrax, heroine, etc. etc…… click on the images and then follow the links on the top of the page once you are on the site of…www.drugcentre.org.za (South Africa’s site…there’s a lot of info to be [...]
Oktobermaand…Leipoldt
Posted in Afrikaans poems, C Louis Leipoldt, digters, Leipoldt, Poetry, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, tagged Afrikaans poems, Afrikaanse gedigte, Capital of South Africa, CL Leipoldt, digters, gedigte, Oktober Maand, poems, Poetry, Pretoria, South Africa on 01/10/2007 | 7 Comments »
Update: This is my post from 1 October 2007…It’s the 1st of October and in the top images you can see what Pretoria, the capital city usually looks like during October! On this link – which will open in a new window – you can see more images. Leipoldt, C. Louis, 1880-1947 Leipoldt is a [...]
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 [...]
Ontwikkeling van Afrikaans/history of Afrikaans
Posted in Afrikaans, Afrikaners, geskiedenis van Afrikaans, history of Afrikaans, Hollands, Nederlands, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, tagged Afrikaans, Afrikaners, geskiedenis van Afrikaans, history of Afrikaans, Hollands, Nederlands, South Africa, Suid-Afrika on 27/09/2007 | Leave a Comment »
Follow this link to read more… You want to learn Afrikaans? Click HERE and have a go! De ontwikkeling van het Afrikaans Het Afrikaans heeft zich ontwikkeld uit het zeventiende-eeuwse Hollands: De Oost-Indische compagnie (VOC) koos in de 17e eeuw de Kaap de Goede Hoop als rustplaats op haar weg naar Indië. Op de lange [...]
Spring in South Africa
Posted in climate, Daisies, Lente, seasons, seisoene, South Africa, Spring, Suid-Afrika, tagged climate, Daisies, Lente, pictures about seasons, seasons, seisoene, South Africa, Spring, Suid-Afrika, windpompe on 27/09/2007 | Leave a Comment »
Spring in Clanwilliam….follow here for more daisy pics in South Africa…the link will open in a new window. Louis Leipoldt – one of our BEST poets, wrote a poem about spring…the month October….I must post it here when it is October! In his poem, he says October is the most beautiful month, and for South [...]
Dis Al…That’s it
Posted in Afrikaans poems, digters, gedigte, JanFE Celliers, Poetry, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, tagged Afrikaans poems, Celliers poems translated, Die Vlakte, digters, Dis Al, Dis Al translated in English, gedigte, JanFE Celliers, poems, Poetry on 22/09/2007 | 3 Comments »
I started the week with English poems and want to conclude with Afrikaans poems, not that I’m not going to post any poems here anymore! Poetry is part of my life, so you will definitely see loads more of it! Jan F.E. Celliers (1865-1940) Die vlakte Ek slaap in die rus van die eeue gesus, [...]
Blyde River/Swadini
Posted in Blyde River Canyon, holiday, movies, Mpumalanga, River, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, Swadini, Tufa waterfall, tagged Blyde River, Blyde River Canyon, Blyde rivier, Canyons, holiday, Lydenburg, Moholoholo, movies, Mpumalanga, Pilgrims Rest, Sabie, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, Swadini, Tufa, Tufa waterfall on 13/09/2007 | 11 Comments »
During our holiday in August…in South Africa……we were very lucky to find accommodation at a place next to the Swadini Forever Resort (previously Aventura). I grew up in the Eastern Transvaal….now Mpumalanga…which means:”place of the rising sun” (which is the East…of course)We drove through Lydenburg, spent time on the farm where I grew up -Krugerspost, [...]
Holiday in South Africa
Posted in holiday, Impala, Mpumalanga, Naala, Rooibok, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, Swadini, tagged holiday in South Africa, Impala, Mpumalanga, Swadini, vakansie in Suid-Afrika on 28/08/2007 | Leave a Comment »
We were really lucky…we didn’t book at all anywhere and came across a very friendly Andre and his partner and they offered us this lodge, in a resort next to the Swadini Forever Resort. It was a fantastic 3 nights we’ve ever had in SA…. On this picture, you can see Naala, he is a [...]
Big Five, Small Five, Baby Five
Posted in animals, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, wild life, tagged Ant Lion, Baby 5, Baby Five, Big 5, Big Five, Elephant Shrew, images of the baby five, Leopard tortoise, Red Billed Buffalo Weaver, Rhino beetle, Small 5, Small Five, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, wild animals, wild life, Wilde diere on 23/08/2007 | Leave a Comment »
If you know only about the BIG 5….you know a bit less than other people…South Africa also have the Baby 5 On this link you can see them all and read about them! The link will open in a new window. http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
Volkspele..Folk Dance
Posted in culture, Die oukraal liedjie, Dis julle wat die wind, Folk Dance dress, folk dances, Folk song music and lyrics, Groen is die land van Natal, kultuur, London, primary school, Saai die waatlemoen, South Africa, South African culture, South African traditional music files, South African traditional music lyrics, Suid-Afrika, Suid-Afrikaanse kultuur, traditional folk dance, Traditional music, Volkspele, tagged Aai aai die witborskraai, Aanstap rooies, Afrikaners is plesierig, culture, dance, Die oukraal liedjie, Dis julle wat die wind, folk dance, Folk Dance dress, Groen is die land van Natal, Jan Pierewiet, kultuur, London, music files, primary schools, Saai die waatlemoen, South Africa, South African culture, South African traditional music files, South African traditional songs lyrics, Suid-Afrika, Suid-Afrikaanse kultuur, traditional folk dance, Traditional Folk music South Africa, Traditional music, traditional songs lyrics, Volksliedere lirieke, Volksliedere musiek, Volksmusiek, Volkspele, Volkspele dans, Volkspele drag, Volkspele movies, Volkspele musiek, Volkspele rokke, Volkspele videos on 27/06/2007 | 2 Comments »
You want to know more about the dance? …go to… www.volkspele.co.za On THIS LINK you can read more about Folk Dance and there are links to photos too. If you go down with the slider, once on that link, you will find an English part too. Please click on THIS LINK for South African [...]
The Power Play
Posted in Dr Danie Craven, rugby, Rugby and Boer War, Rugby History, Saint Helena Boer War, South Africa, Springboks, Suid-Afrika, tagged Dr Danie Craven, Francois Pienaar, Hennie le Roux, rugby, Rugby during the Boer War, Rugby History, Saint Helena Boer War, South Africa, Springboks, Suid-Afrika on 15/06/2007 | Leave a Comment »
Francois Pienaar (top) and then another favourite old time player…Hennie le Roux! The Power Play During the Boer War, Afrikaner prisoners in British camps, like this one in the South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, take to rugby as a welcome diversion—and an outlet for aggression. Rugby is not a gentle game. But when the [...]
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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
Sow the wind - Reap the hurricane
Istanbul Chess 2012 [Click the image for the official site]
Biel Chess Festival 2011- Click the image for the official site
"Mag aldus die Afrikaner stam, van wie die toekoms altyd vol hoop was, in die einde opgroei tot 'n kragtige boom, en ons dade toon dat ons waardig is om 'n plek in te neem in die ry van die volke..." Paul Kruger
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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2010!
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
Book of the moment: In Search of South Africa by H V Morton
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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.
