Another time another place

24/03/2009 by Nikita

Mount-aux-Sources

D J Opperman

Ons eerste liefde was
‘n wit galop van hingste
kniediep deur die gras:
ontdekkings, avonture
in die grot te, ‘n geil slaap
in holtes langs rooi vure.
Nou starend van die koue krans
voed een bron ons vergesigte –
‘n hoër vreugde, dieper angs.

This poem is an Afrikaans poem by one of our National Poets. As you can see from the title, it’s about Mount Aux Sources! Thank you Kop for the poem!

Mount Aux Sources is the highest peak of the Drakensberg Mountain range in South Africa. Note: the highest peak of this mountain range is actually Thaba Ntlenyana (thaba means “mountain” in Sotho) and this peak is in Lesotho, an enclaved country in South Africa.

Image: the dailykitten.com…beautiful kitty!

On the 22nd April 2009, all Saffas are going to vote..again. Saffas outside South Africa can vote on the 15th April. Please read HERE on the site of South Africa House, London, for more details.

Please click HERE for the Elections website and to check if you are registered to vote! You need to send in your VEC10-form by Friday 27th March to be able to vote! The form is available on this link too! Links will open in a new window.

Wow! I like this chess position! I’ve just resigned the other game as I haven’t had any chance to win it…I lost my Queen a few moves ago! but this game is an exciting one….just look at that fork! Usually I like to castle in my games, but for some reason, I didn’t castle in the two games against this player. He’s rating is a bit more than mine, but a few months ago, his rating was about 500 higher than mine. I guess you figured out that I played white in this game…

And…here’s the final position, my opponent has resigned. Click on the link to play through the game. The link will open in a new window.
Nikita1 vs. P79

Posted in Chess, chess games, Mount Aux Sources, South Africa, Vote 2009 | Tagged Afrikaans poems, Afrikaanse gedigte, chess game 35, chess positions, DJ Opperman, Drakensberg mountains, gedigte, kitten, Knights in chess, Mount Aux Sources, South Africa, Vote | 12 Comments

12 Responses

on 25/03/2009 at 22:21 Dan

So you can vote in the South Africa election, even though you…

Good job on the chess game. 🙂
on 25/03/2009 at 22:27 Nikita

Hi Dan, yes, and of course I will always cast my vote wherever I am… 🙂
Thanks for the comments on the chess game, just wondered why he missed my rook in the fork! but I don’t complain on that one 🙂
on 26/03/2009 at 00:10 tony

Well played……. good use of your favourite piece….the knight
on 26/03/2009 at 11:52 Wipneus

O! dis al die tyd wat jy doen, jy speel chess!! 😆 😉
on 26/03/2009 at 19:15 Nikita

hi Tony… thanks for your comments! yes, you’re right about my favourite piece! 🙂

Hi Wipneus..jong, ek is addicted…ek moet ten minste 1 skaak-spel aan die gang he! Hier het ek twee gehad, dis soos rook vir ander mense, of blogging vir jou 🙂
ek moet net huistoe kom en terugsit en met my skaaktjomme oor die skaakbord met ‘n “skuif” kuier! lol! Ek’s ernstig, al het ek hoeveel werk of al is ek hoe besig, ek moet net ten minste een skuif per dag he om te maak! Dit laat my aandag net bietjie “af” van al die ander goete wat my mal wil maak! 🙂 Gelukkig het ons April-vakansie volg Vry vir 2 weke en gaan ons vir ‘n paar dae Cornwall toe, kan nie wag nie!
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on 29/03/2009 at 20:40 mykopop

Daar is ‘n gedig van D.J. Opperman oor Mount Aux Sources nê, sien my Dirk Der Duisende inskrywing.

Amper soos ‘n familieskaak daardie! Ek het onlangs so ‘n lekker game gehad teen SJ Corrie van Upington, redelik vroeg in die game moes ek eintlik oorgee, maar besluit ek gaan dit nie vir hom maklik maak nie, hy moes eers ‘n pion promoveer, wat ek met hand en tand beveg het en so tussen-in my eie pion vorentoe gekry het. Op die ou end het ek voor hom ‘n dame gekry en op skuif 82 het hy oorgegee.
on 30/03/2009 at 20:05 Nikita

hi Kop! ek weet nie of ek die gedig al gelees het nie, kan jy dalk my die link op jou blog gee? Dankie! Klink my jy het ‘n interessante game gehad! Ek kan nie wag vir einde Mei, sodat ek weer ‘n spul games kan begin nie! 🙂
on 30/03/2009 at 21:34 mykopop

Hier: http://mykopop.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/dirk-der-duisende/

Ek sal ook graag ‘n slag ‘n game teen jou speel as jy weer tyd het. Op chess.com!
- on 11/04/2009 at 09:52 Nikita
  
  hi Kop, ek sal onthou om jou uit te nooi op chess.com, ek wil nie nou daar games begin nie omdat ek reeds vir omtrent 10 ander ook gese het na einde Mei.
on 09/04/2009 at 11:30 friend

My friend on Orkut shared this link and I’m not dissapointed that I came to your blog.
- on 11/04/2009 at 09:53 Nikita
  
  hi friend, welcome here and I hope you’ve enjoyed what you found here.