Category Archives: Disasters

Spelling Bee of Doom

About three weeks ago, as a marketing initiative for the TaLK program, a national english radio show was recorded using our orientation group as the audience. Now that may sounds pretty arb, but it wasn’t. It was especially NOT arb for me. And this is why. Continue reading

The Korean Medical Check

To be able to teach in Korea on an E2 Visa one has to undergo a medical check. This is how it goes when Kath does it… Continue reading

An MMS from Doctor Broody

I have a wild friend who is a doctor. I would tell you her name but I have distinct feeling that I will have more interesting stories that involve her in the future and I don’t really want her to lose her license just yet. So we shall call her Dr Broody for now. Continue reading

Sunday Bloody Black Label Sunday

This is an email I wrote to a friend of mine, thought it might make you laugh:

How are you lady? Thanks for the mail, made a pleasant change from all the junk that I normally have to sift through on my Monday morning email check. Just eaten my Kelloggs K with cranberries and banana, shlurped my coffee and am ready to face the day ahead. God, yesterday was such an absolutely ridiculous day I was actually annoyed with myself! Continue reading

To Summate…Day 8 to the end!

Well, I know this wasn’t quite how my blog was supposed to go. I know I promised epic updates and stuff…but jeezlaaik that month was busy! I don’t think I’ve ever squeezed so many things into just under a month ever. Total Failure I know – but I will start doing more regular arbitrary stuff on here I think. Continue reading

Day 5 to 7: The Plettenbergonions

After leaving Dyl’s with a slight sense of surrealism that accompanies a beer induced hangover, I stopped at Nanaga Farm Stall. Anyone who travels between PE and Grahamstown knows Nanaga, usually intimately. They make the best pies in the land, and what better way to quell throbbing temples? I had a turkey pie, two Compral and an OJ, breakfast of champions. Continue reading

Back on the Rack

According to speculative rumour I am going road tripping.

I would like to confirm that this rumour is as true as the sky is blue! I’m taking this opportunity to tell you that I’ve kind of gone off the proverbial rails in terms of a set pathway in life and I’m making a conscious effort not to stay in one place for too long a time this year, lest the old roots of comfortableness pierce through my high-top Vans and get me stuck! Continue reading

But all the cool kids ramp graves Dad?

A few of you know this tail already, but I would say a lot of you don’t. With the passing of time this has actually become bearable enough to write about, in fact it is pretty funny if you look at it from the right perspective. Like maybe if you smoked 50 reefers. Alas, I am drug free, but I will tell you nonetheless. Continue reading