Today is Mother’s Day in South Africa and once again I can’t celebrate it with my mom, as I have not been in South Africa for Mother’s Day over the last couple of years, however this time, I’m in South Africa, but mom dearest is the one travelling. I guessed our roles are reversed, but … Continue reading »
I have a category on blog called language fails where write posts about funny language related episodes I’ve been a part of or come across, however there has been a particular series I’ve wanted to write about for some time now. This series has all to do with my experience of working with Brazilians and … Continue reading »
When Raquel and I started dating and things became more serious, we said that 2012 would be a pivotal year for us; a year in which a few decisions about our life would be made.
It has been quite a while since I’ve blogged a while about how things are currently in our lives, but I wanted to get the honeymoon posts finish before the end of the year, which fortunately I finished this week. I’ve also been busy with other things, like job hunting and preparing for the in … Continue reading »
Hi Everyone! I’m up for the South African Blog Awards again this year and need your help to win. All you need to do is click on the image below, which will take you to the voting link and put in your email and click submit. They will send you a confirmation email which you need … Continue reading »
Dear Readers! I need some help from you… I entered a post of mine (click here) into a competition and need your help to win a really nice Macbook Air to replace my 4 year old second hand Macbook. Please click on the link and Facebook Like the post and if you want to be … Continue reading »
After seven weeks of honeymooning, Raquel and I are in London to prepare for our move to South Africa which basically means packing the few possessions we have and meeting up with friends and family for final goodbyes before our flights this Friday. The honeymoon has meant that I am very behind on my blogging … Continue reading »
UPDATE: If you have stumbled onto this post, please click the like button at the end of it! Thank you! *This is a normal phrase you will hear from Portuguese immigrant’s children in South Africa which means “Dude, that party was nice!” and is a combination of English, Portuguese (festa = party) and Afrikaans … Continue reading »
I’ve wanted to write a decent follow post to this one on blogging for a while now, but since January I’ve been slightly busy blogging about travelling, weddings, moving to another arse of the world, massive life changes and random nonsense that this post has been left swirling in mind until things calm down (might … Continue reading »
We got engaged in April 2011 and after seventeen months of planning, stressing, worrying and organising came to an abrupt end for the event itself. It had everything to go wrong, from trying to plan it from at times, four different countries; from families and friends flying in from several other countries; from all the … Continue reading »
It has been five days since the wedding and Raquel and I are still talking about how much fun we had! We want to leave a thank you for all the family and friends who came out for the wedding (25 nationalities present!). We appreciate everyone’s effort and the fact that you all had fun … Continue reading »
What makes a couple tick? What are the signs that a relationship will endure? How do you know that you have committed yourself to the right person. Just a over a week to go to my own wedding day, these questions are being thrown at me constantly by colleagues who want to know why it … Continue reading »
A couple of weeks ago 2Summers shared this link on her Facebook page which had me in stiches. The post was all about Search Engine Terms used to find the authors blog. Now for those of you who are don’t know what I’m on about, most blog hosting sites give you some statistics and part … Continue reading »
I once read a post by a expat blogger in South Africa, Story of Bing, that made smile a little as she said something that I guess a lot of bloggers would not say openly. When she asked herself why she blogged one of her answers were “The 2nd reason is because I want to … Continue reading »
Right so from quite serious posts about the direction of my life now a post about my beard. I’ve worn a beard or some variation of it since 2009 when I realised my youthful appearance didn’t command much respect from people in the Emirates and ever since I only shave it off to, as I put it, … Continue reading »
How do you plan a honeymoon when you don’t know exactly what your life will be like around the time of your wedding? Well, the simple answer is you don’t. In late June, before the decision to leave Guinea and the company was made, I assumed I would still be working here and that I … Continue reading »
In the previous post of this series I spoke about the fact that Raquel and I have made a decision and taken a risk which will change our lives from this point onwards. However the decisions taken were taken after considering all our options and considering the impact that these decisions would have on our … Continue reading »
In thirty days my life changes permanently forever… I will be saying ”I do!” (albeit in Portuguese) to the woman who stole my heart just under two years ago. It has only been with Raquel that I have understood the true meaning of love and knowing that in one month we will commit ourselves to … Continue reading »
I blog for my own pleasure, however it’s nice to see the amount of random strangers visit the blog, like the posts and let you know what they think of something that to me is purely a hobby, a therapy and a diary of sorts. When someone goes on to nominate you for any awards, … Continue reading »
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” - Douglas Adams Life is something that you can’t control, be it due to divine intervention or lady luck. This is something that I have learned and keep telling people when they ask me how … Continue reading »
