Interesting
Thoughts, interesting people and things that don't fit into specific categories....
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Bloemskou 2014
It’s that time of the year again that all South Africans have been waiting for…. Hmmm, well, maybe that time of the year all Bloemfonteiners have been waiting for… Okay, maybe just that…
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Going for the Yeard (year long beard)
On the 2nd of march this year Marc’s beard has officially been growing for 6 months. Halfway towards the majestic yeard! It was initially known as “the travel beard” because the process started…
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Clarens Beer Festival
We went to Clarens this weekend for their 4th annual beer tasting festival. Many of South Africa’s top micro-breweries were there with their best home brews. A lot of people were at the…
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Watermelon Cake
I decided to make a healthy cake for Marc ‘s birthday. This fruit cake is not quite your traditional fruit cake! It’s just fresh watermelon and cream decorated with a variety of fresh…
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Broccolli & Condensed Milk Salad
This salad is too delicious to be called a salad and should actually rather be called broccoli pudding. When you are tired of your January diet this is a good way to indulge…
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Appreciating Family Christmas in the Eastern Cape
After William and Charnè’s beautiful wedding at the Blue Lagoon Hotel in East London, we drove to my parents place in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan, just outside Uitenhage on the way to Jeffrey’s…
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Rest in Peace Madiba
This is one of those moments that you are always going to remember: Where you were when you first heard that Madiba, Ntate Mandela, has passed away… We were in Books Hostel in…
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Trip to Spain – by Guest Writer
My sister, Linley, went to Spain this week where she was one of the presenters at the 7th Annual ICERI Spain conference about research in technology and education. She wrote this during her…
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Tribute to a Great Grandfather
Life is not permanent, and it’s this fragility which makes it so precious. Marc’s grandpa, Mr.Pieter Coetzee, better known to all of us, his children, grandchildren and great grandson as “Oupie,” passed away…
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The Resurrection of the Moonbag
This post was written by Marc during the rough, overnight Cial bus trip: Moonbags, fannypacks, bumbags, whatever you may call them, they are one of the world’s lost treasures! They can be classified…
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New Beginnings – Packing up everything
It’s been an intense couple of days! We have been packing our life into boxes and bags, sorting out all of our paperwork and eating lots of delicious food with special people. It’s…
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So you want to be a doctor? Advice for those considering studying medicine
Choosing your career path can be a difficult decision. Especially if you are not 100% sure of what you want to do or what your options are. If you are considering studying medicine…
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My Mathematical Frustrations with Birth Dates
I did quite a bit of maths when I worked in the government hospitals. Hardly any of the patients know their age. So when you ask “how old are you?” , the patients…
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Patients ask strange questions
In general the patients I see in private practice are a bit more educated than patients in the government hospitals, but not always. I was doing a locum at a practice when a…
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Embarrassing Medical Student Story
As second year medical students we had to practice taking histories on patients. This sounds easy but it can become challenging especially when you and the patient don’t speak the same language. In…
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A Christian-Persian Wedding ceremony
I was honored to be a bridesmaid at the marriage ceremony of my lifelong friend, Donne and Babak which took place on Saturday 17th August 2013 at Lombardini Game Reserve in Jeffreys Bay.…
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Once upon a time in Egypt
Once upon a time before the hectic political problems and warnings against traveling to Egypt there was an unsuspecting intern planning her trip to see the Great Pyramids of Giza… In your internship…
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Trekking in Mauritius
I thought I’d write a bit about past travel vacations- it’s nice for me to reminisce and maybe I can give you ideas for where you would want to go. Sun, white sand…
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Where do you want to get to?
Alice comes to a fork in the road and does not know which way to proceed. She sees the Cheshire Cat and asks: `Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to…
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Dogs have Emotions Too
Response to “When Animals Grieve”, July 2013 issue of Reader’s Digest. Â New research suggests that animals may have more complex emotions than mere primal instinct. This has always seemed obvious to me… …
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Recommendation letter for a Rock
A collegue told me, on my last day at work, that our boss will not be able to write me a letter of recommendation because I suck so much. Okay, she didn’t use…
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Remembering how to study- 10 tips
Can one forget how to study? Its slowly coming back to me, but my brain feels as if its done 1000 push-ups. Â I feel like I’m stu-DYING. How did I pass Med school?…
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