Category Archives: Poker

Power outage and a week later

Supper with Ben and Astrid was real nice. We tried curry, two types. Ben’s traditional one, and a Thai green curry that Astrid put together. Astrid’s one was considerably hotter, and we smelled the after-effects of the curry for days! … Continue reading

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Social calendar

Hmm. It’s been about a month since my last update. This post will basically give a real short summary of our social calendar this last month. If you want more details on any specific event, please leave a comment. 5 … Continue reading

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The latest

Bullet style… We’ve decided to buy a car – opted for a blue Honda Jazz. Hopefully that’ll be finalised in the next few weeks. One of my second cousins, who lives in Scotland, committed suicide last week. I remember taking … Continue reading

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Ten more interesting links

Time for another collection of articles and websites I’ve found interesting or useful lately. The Christian FAQ – presents one Christian’s answers to many of the troubling questions about Christianity raised by skeptics. I tend to agree with most of … Continue reading

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Quiet on the home front…but 14 news-bites

So, the blog has been slow. Some people make posting to their blog every day, or every week, at least, a priority for them. Others only do it when they’re in the mood, and that often gives one a little … Continue reading

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Carel and Adri’s visit

This week, some old varsity friends, Carel and Adri are visiting in Stellenbosch. Carel has his final defence for his Master’s degree this afternoon, which is what brings them here. Adri has come along to see the family and a … Continue reading

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Poker night with Marius

One game that I’m quite interested in getting more involved in, is Texas Hold-’em Poker. A while back, I decided to buy myself a nice set of chips with some birthday money, but I still haven’t found the ones I’d … Continue reading

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