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My Five Favourites

30/01/2008 by Nikita

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 just 5 for the following reasons: I love History…and I have  quite a few posts relating to History. I do love poetry! and I really have so many poets that I favour, it was really difficult to decide which link! I love chess! and I think at this stage…with the covering of Corus and the African Juniors… I think about 1/4 of my links are chess-related posts, as I have about 20 of my own games posted too! Then…books! Drop me at any bookshop and I’m happy as a pig in Palestine!! So…I tried to focus on what I like/love and tried to find posts that I think might interest you as the reader! Enjoy!

1. Read on Still Tuesday about The Butterfly Lion..and Meghna…I do hope you get hold of this book to read it…the setting starts in South Africa and then moves to England…one of the best books I’ve read…although it’s a book for children age 9-11… due to my work…in South Africa as a library teacher too…I read zillions of books to be able to support children in knowing what’s good to read! and I love children’s books…they are the best!

2. Chess!! African Junior Chess Championships that took place early in January 2008 in Malawi. I covered the tournament with interactive games …so…enjoy yourself with the best from the rest!

3. Suncatcher! Sonvanger On this link you can listen to the song in Afrikaans whilst following the words in English… really a nice song, beautifully sang by two artists and one of them, Laurika Rauch, is really gold dust in South Africa!

4. On Seven II you will find a poem which I translated. Read what it is about, a very sad incident in one of our country’s best poet’s life.

5. VERY interesting history to be read here… about South Africa.

Tag time! I’m tagging the following bloggers…they are all in my blogroll…MyKop’nBlog…Boer-in-Ballingskap…Krokodil-kou-aan….and Willie-werkie…unfortunately, only Krokodil-kou-aan’s blog is an English blog…but beautiful photos to see on the other blogs!

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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 | 4 Comments

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  1. on 31/01/2008 at 17:19 Krokodil

    Thanks Nikita!

    I will get to my reciprocal meme over the weekend.

    I see your url has changed and will adjust the url of your link on my blog as soon as I get a gap. I am in the process of moving Leigh to a more suitable school environment for Aspergers and spend most of my days in Bellville in the process with the result that household and work are getting behind and keeping me from the PC.

    Be well


  2. on 31/01/2008 at 23:38 Nikita

    Hi Krok!

    Hope you find a suitable place for him, I had a child in my class with Aspergers a few years ago.


  3. on 03/02/2008 at 07:44 meghnak

    Hi nikita,
    I’m glad you did the meme. All of these are such wonderful posts! I haven’t read the book yet but as you say..I hope I can lay my hands on it soon enough! Very well written and great links!


  4. on 04/02/2008 at 13:18 Tony

    Very interesting!! I enjoyed reading it as always!!



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