Archive for August, 2009
Who wants 10GB free internet!?
Well it seems Webafrica are making a serious move in the ISP market. It seems that they are tired of not being viewed as the clear cut leader and have set out to try and clear up that bit of confusion. They have decided to drop IS and SAIX and are now moving over to Seacom. I think this is awesome news, but wait, it actually gets better. Not only will their prices drop and they claim their speed will be better, but they are also running an awesome competition.
They are going to be trialing the Seacom line, and they need some feedback on the service. What better why to tempt people into being part of the trial than to give them 10GB free cap!? Why are you still reading this!? Go sign up here!
Crime in SA is out of control!
Things have just reached that point where the world of criminals are taking over, and there is almost nothing left for us to do to stop it! How are we meant to stop such criminals!?
No attempt to even hide his face or anything!? Do these criminals have no shame?! Eish wena, not cool.
Friday Funny: Belly Rub
Hope the week wasn’t too stressful, but if it was, don’t worry as the Captain has something to hopefully help you into the weekend.
MXit 5.9 Fail
Is the point of a new version of a piece of software not meant to improve on the previous release? Or am I mistaken and on another planet completely with bubble wrap engulfing my head therefore not allowing my brain to breath?
Well I know you are all in agreement with me as I am currently out of bubble wrap which means that I am not being completely retarded and the point is to improve on the last version. Well in my opinion this is where I have a problem with MXit. Yes 5.9 introduces some nice new features, but as a whole I am not impressed. In fact I am so not impressed that I am actually still on 5.8. You probably think I am crazy. All new versions are meant to be better are they not? Well MXit 5.9 is not.
5.8 is far more stable and did not disconnect me as often as 5.9 does. I also had trouble actually downloading 5.9, but that could be due to the fact that a lot of people where probably attempting to download it at its time of release. The problems don’t end there. I had profile pictures disabled and it was still eating far more airtime than its previous sibling. I also had great problems when trying to log-in the first time with the new version. It would not allow me to put in my mobile number as if there was not even a text field created for it. When I finally managed to log-in, I did not like some of the new features implemented. I don’t really like the fact that every person now has a status. It takes much longer to scroll now and is much harder to view people’s names.
Don’t Argue With The Gay Flight Attendant
My flight was being served by an obviously gay flight attendant, who seemed to put everyone in a good mood as he served us food and drinks.
As the plane prepared to descend, he came swishing down the aisle and told us “Captain Marvey has asked me to announce that he’ll be landing the big scary plane shortly, so lovely people, if you could just put your trays up, that would be super.”
Who can’t like gay people when they bring such an attitude towards life. Brilliant.
On his trip back up the aisle, he noticed an extremely well-dressed and exotic young woman hadn’t moved a muscle. “Perhaps you didn’t hear me over those big brute engines but I asked you to raise your trazy-poo, so the main man can pitty-pat us on the ground.”
She calmly turned her head and said, “In my country, I am called a Princess and I take orders from no one.”
To which the flight attendant replied, without missing a beat, “Well, sweet-cheeks, in my country I’m called a Queen, so I outrank you. Tray up, Bitch.”
I think I have found my career choice
This year has really been a time when I have given serious thought to what I wanted to do as a career and what I will study to get into that industry. I still don’t know what I want to study, but I think I have found what I want to do.
Here is a little video that helped confirm my thoughts. I want to be involved in that transition and I think it will be a safe career to go into. What do you rate?
PhD in Procrastination
Right now I really should be doing some work. I have mock exams in two weeks but instead I am here, entertaining you! Not only that, but I don’t charge for this great entertainment. How generous am I?
I am drifting from the point here. O wait… That would imply that I actually had a point to this post. Hmmm. I am not one to lie so therefore I guess I can’t say that I am drifting from the point as that would be a blatant lie because there is no point in this post. Gosh. So that actually leaves this post to go down any road that I wish.
Which road should I take then? “I took the road less traveled and that, that made all the difference.” Can you remember who said that lovely quote? It comes from Dead Poets Society. I bet you didn’t know that one did you? It is a quote that I quite enjoy and attempt to live my life to, but since I am quite lazy and procrastinate a fair amount, I sometimes “forget” that part. You see, working hard now delivers long term results, but being lazy now gives you immediate satisfaction. You see my problem of the great temptation that being thrown at me from the God of Laziness. O the unworldly horrors that I must face at such a young age.
I think I have wondered off on a tangent enough and avoided work for too long tonight. So I am off to maybe sit and stare at a blank screen for a bit, but this actually feels far more productive as I am actually doing something. I am in denial I know.
I hope you week started off well and that hangover from the weekend didn’t make getting up for work/school/nothing too difficult.
Why I love fellow Scots
Pigs Are Taking Over: I need Oinkment
The first thing I do once I am out of bed in the morning, is to watch the news as I eat my breakfast. I enjoy watching Sky News, but that is not the point of the article. Wow, one line and I am already wondering off an a tangent. Focus.
When the world the world was raving on about the “global pandemic” that was Swine Flu, I thought that the Europeans were just being silly and taking things overboard. Now I am not so sure.
My dad returned from Europe ill at the end of June. I got ill straight away and was knocked out for about a week. I virtually never get sick, so this was quite surprising for me with how fit I am as well. Was it Swine Flu? I didn’t think so.
Well, I didn’t think so until 160 boys were absent from my school on Tuesday. Now out of 800 boys, that is a fair percentage. I thought that it was probably a one day bug, but then on Wednesday it was still climbing, and reached about 180. I thought that this couldn’t be, and that surely today would be better. Instead it went past the 200 mark, and actually hit around 230. That is a ridiculous 29%.
I thought we had it rough, but not even close. SACS had 250 boys absent yesterday! Still not amazed at the numbers? Yesterday, Paul Roos had 575 pupils absent. The principal claims that “about half of the pupils were absent”. Holy crap!
I thought that Swine Flu was only overseas, but with 3 confirmed cases at my school, it appears not. I am sure that more than just those 3 have the flu of the pig, but with it costing R800 to get tested, I think many cases will be missed.
