PRASA loves my Jazz Festival design. Yeah brownie points. It is about time they employ me full time. Better start making my way back home. As Masilo (shown) is indicating, I'm of outta here.
Get me outta here
'Cause my eyes are burning from these silly tears
What an edge of the seat second half of the opening game of the soccer World Cup. Just so close on a two occasions then Bafana would have won but at least at draw with Mexico isn't bad. What am I saying, what a sensational game! I think the Mexicans are busy booking into clinics to get their ears checked after submitting themselves to the vuvuzelas - PWAAARPP! PWA-PWA-PWAAARRPP!!! Here Masilo showing how it is done.
Today feels like Monday since yesterday was a public holiday. Bad news is that I hate Mondays but the good news is that it is going to be a short week. Here is Pieter giving me the look with Mutavha and Masilo in the background.
Monday arrived and we were all in need another of weekend to recover. To brighten up the mood Masilo arrived in a floral shirt and brought a chuckle to many a tired employer.
With two offers, I am not sure which one to take. One offers security till retirement but not much growth and the other offers lots of growth with even overseas potential but not much security. So this might be my last day at Metrorail and so I needed a photograph of the team, well two thirds are already on leave which means this is not the full team. In the photo are José, Sello, Masilo, Khathu (seated), Jimmy, Leon, Mulalo, Thanyani and me.
The weather was great this morning but by mid afternoon a terrible storm blew over. The IT guys thought it funny that I was on my bike and offered to get me a taxi. Here are some of them getting training from Patrick. From the left clockwise around the table is Theo, Khathu, Jimmy, Masilo (head down), Thabiso, Thanyani, Karabo, Brian, Lerato, Vuyo, Amukelani, Patrick and Khumbu.
Wow what heavy few weeks. Things are improving ever so slowly. It was good to just put my guard down today and relax with my colleagues at Metrorail. Here is José, Calvin and Masilo with some students enjoying a good laugh.
Well what can you say about the young single men in the ICT department. Karabo, Masilo and Sello shows how it is done by drooling over skimpy clad women. Please note this is not a reflection of how the rest of department works.
On the home front things are looking a bit more positive as I become a beggar in God’s soup kitchen. While at work things are getting busy with an imposable deadline this Friday. I have never implemented a Sharepoint product before and a Sharepoint intranet needs to be up and running this Friday. I am still waiting for a server to place the new intranet on and the days are ticking by fast. Here is Masilo also looking busy for a change.
We started today with Metrorail’s ICT’s first departmental meeting of the year now that everyone is back from their summer break. Not everyone is in the photo but here is half of the department in one photo. Round the table from the left is Refiloe, Daleen, José, Kevin (behind the hands), Ayanda (standing), Motloli, Masilo,Ellen and Thembinkosi. Behind them against the back glass are Mokgosi and Theophylus.
I am sure Masilo is no angel but who am I to judge. That reminds me of an old joke. It uses the insufferable black and white issues of the old apartheid area. Don’t shoot the messenger but here goes…
This old white Dominee (Afrikaans word for minister) dies and arrives at the Pearly Gates expecting to be ushered in with a lot of fanfare but is told to wait. Some time later a black man arrives and after giving his name to St Peter he is warmly welcomed in. The Dominee having just witnessed this furiously demands from St Peter an explanation. St Peter then asks the Dominee “Every time you preach on a Sunday, how many of your congregants fall asleep?” “Many!” answered the Dominee. “Well you see,” says St Peter, “that man you just saw been welcomed into heaven, he is a taxi driver and every time he drives, his passengers are all praying.” ;-)
Thula, thula, thula, Mtwana
It has been one of those days that just drag on and on. By 2pm I was also finished like Masilo here.
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