Author: Paul

After much anticipation, I saw "Batman Begins" this last weekend.  I was not disappointed in the slightest.  From the moment the opening scenes started and the soundtrack began, I was hooked.  In preparation for this version, G and I watched the original movie with Michael Keaton on Saturday afternoon and there is really no comparison. …

Roughly a month and a half after my lament that MTN still hadn’t launched its 3G offering, MTN has finally gone 3G!  I have seen the little ‘3G’ icon active on my phone’s screen for a few weeks and have mostly associated it with problematic sms transfers and dropped calls (one Friday afternoon my friend…

I was flipping through my bookmarks and, in the process, visited Des Walsh’s blog, "Thinking Home Business", and read his post titled "No envy for the salaryman’s lot".  This is a topic that is particularly relevant for me at the moment and was an interesting read.  I immediately identified with the guys in the suit…

I have had such a hectic week this week.  My boss is away next week and, as with any boss about to go on leave, the week before is always a nightmare so I haven’t had much chance to blog much.  I hope to back in form in a bit … whenever that is.  😉

Do you ever meet someone and seem to get along really well only to find that in the ensuing months that friendship languishes and never really comes into its own?  For some reason you just don’t connect again and it becomes an occasional thing? I believe everything in our lives happens for a reason and…

Following the departure of former Deputy President Jacob Zuma from office last week, President Thabo Mbeki has named our new Deputy President.  Our new Deputy President is former Minister of Minerals and Energy, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. I was a little surprised as I had bought into the rumours about other cabinet ministers who were said to…

So why do mermaids wear seashells? Well, because "D" shells are too big and "B" shells are too small! (Thanks G!  Love this one)

I am really looking forward to the release of "Batman Begins" here next week.  I like the look of this prequel, it seems to be return to the very gothic look that characterised Batman until Joel Schumacher really fudged it completely with "Batman and Robin" and "Batman Forever" and his need to make the movies…