hello my pretties!

just an update on my life ... i have been back in town two weeks now. i lost my job at the lodge, reason given was i wasn't "grasping the concept". i do have a case of unfair dismissal out against them, but we'll have to see how that one goes. it has definitely screwed up my life somewhat not to mention my cv.

kobus and i have broken up, even though i'm still living with him. this house is choas, with his sister and her girlfriend living with us. the girlfriend has threatened the sister with murder and her own suicide if she were to leave her. we packed her bags last night, and i was up from about 2am to 4am this morning listening to them discuss the break up just in case this nutjob got violent. she should be packing the rest of her stuff today and out of our lives in a few days. i can only hope. she has caused such chaos in our lives. she basically drove me from my home 2 months ago, the sister has changed so very much, as has kobus, all under her influence. hopefully a lot of things can go back to normal once she is gone.

i don't hold much hope that kobus and i will get back together, or even be friends when i move out after i've found a job. too much has been said and done, we have too much history. that's okay though. i'm over it, i'm over him. don't get me wrong, i haven't just put 3 years of love and happiness behind me and forgotten how much i care about him, i love him dearly and probably will for a very long time, but this is for the best. in the month i was gone he changed so much, he started going out, he bought a hubbly... something i didn't even know held any any interest for him, and he's made friends who he won't even tell me the names of or introduce me to. he has made his choice, that we should be friends, that's all he can offer. i can't offer the same. i'm either his girlfriend or i'm out of his life.

on a more positive note, the company i left to go to the bush have approached me. the owner's wife is also in travel and is starting a new mozambique travel company and they want me to set it up and run it. so i should know what's happening there in a few days. i will have to move to nelspruit, finding a lift club between white river and nelspruit is a bit of mission. or maybe i should stay here, buy myself a little scooter. i don't know, i'm too scared to count my eggs right now, let alone my chickens. it took me two days to send off an acceptance email to these people - my last 2 life changing decisions have not treated me well as you can imagine.

well that's all for me, if i ramble anymore i might just annoy someone or something.

peace out guys

Alright ladies and gentelbugs, here’s the story: I won’t be on DA much, if ever from now on. I am starting in a week’s time at Lukimbi Safari Lodge as their new front office manager and housekeeping supervisor (and as anyone in the hospitality industry knows, that means I’ll be running all day). My working hours are dusk til dawn and beyond, 7 days a week for 42 days straight. I then get to come home for 2 weeks break. Yes, this is grueling. This does however mean that while I live in the bush, I might not get time for photography, and I seriously doubt I’ll have time for DA. This is sad, yes, but it’s a career move I feel I need to make.

So that translates into this: don’t be offended if suddenly I’m not commenting you anymore, or replying anymore. I just don’t have time.

So that’s it. I’m leaving, 3rd of June I’ll be off in the bush. Wish me luck.

... For Being A Guest in My Home

Hi all

I have recently had a spate of house guests in my home, some nice to have around, others very much not so. However, I have noticed a few things that really really piss me off.

1. No mxit (for those of you overseas, mxit is like msn mobile, only more annoying and accessible to anyone with a cellphone number). You do not come into my house, as my guest and mxit. If you feel that you can not go without mxit for the 24 hours or so that you are here, stay away. In the same line as that, no non stop texts. I do not appreciate the picture on my television hopping. Yes, I can accept that everyone gets texts, but come on. If you feel the need to text nonstop, you have two options: you can do it outside, be it rain or shine, or stay away.
2. You will tidy up behind you. No matter how much I say “leave it! Don’t worry I’ll do it in the morning”. That is irrelevant and nothing more than a test to ensure you are worthy of being a guest in my house.
3. If I have rented a movie, that means I want to watch it. Chatting is not for movies. I do appreciate you opinions on films and what they represent but that is what the end credits are for. If we are watching something on TV, then that is what commercial breaks are for.
4. You will mind your manners in my home. I do not care if you are family, you do not break wind in my house and pretend it’s a joke. I do not care how well you know me. This is my house, and you will behave as I dictate. Again, if you can not abide by this, please direct yourself to the exit.
5. You don’t like my food, fuck off.
6. Continuing where point 1 left off, cellphone calls are to be taken outside. I am not interested in your love life, or if your mommy loves you. You may physically answer your phone indoors as you make your way to the nearest exit. This is not me being difficult; this is etiquette that should be followed by all of those living in the modern world.
7. Now you might think this is a strange one, but you will not believe how hard this is for some people: you will say please and thank you! It’s not hard.
8. Last but not least, I sleep early and wake up early. You will not change this. If you find me washing dishes at 8am on a Sunday an inconvenience, just remember one thing – you are an inconvenience to me, so don’t complain. If you feel the need to sleep late, past 8am or sometimes even 7am, please check into the nearest hotel. If you somehow manage to stay asleep during my kitchen cleaning, by 9am you will be blessed with the wonderful sounds of my vacuum cleaner.