Attie Heunis's Journey

The ramblings of a Caucasian African American

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Originally from South Africa’s magnificent Eastern Cape, my family and I now reside in Pennsylvania in the United States. To earn my keep I’m an executive for a multinational company in the Healthcare sector. I’m also a serious amateur photographer. Pro-environmental and conservation views.

Month: June 2007

  • Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.1 is out!

    Today when starting Adobe Photoshop Lightroom was told that Lightroom 1.1 was available for download (at the Lightroom website). Being the technofile that I am I downloaded and installed instantly. Install is painless. By reading the release notes I was wondering if there was going to be much different because they make it sound like…

  • Huis Heunis (Riversbend)

    Ek en Lené het so ‘n paar maande terug besluit om huis te bou. Ons is gatvol gehuur – ons moet in en uit oor Desember en ons betaal net ‘n ander ou se huislening af. Die erf waarop ons gaan bou het ek kontant gekoop vir ‘n appel en ‘n ui terwyl ons in…

  • The Pink Lady

    Yesterday my sister, her husband, Lené and I took the kids to Tamjazi, a petting zoo/coffee shop outside of Alexandria for some R&R. Here Elke is just about 9 months old. I’m proud to say that the frown on her face was inhereted from me!

  • SA bank fees The Most Expensive in the World!

    An international study by consultation firm CapGemini and its research partners, including the European financial management and marketing association, assessed South Africa’s banking costs for the first time and they found that South Africans pay more to own a cheque account than anyone else in the rest of the world. from News24.com. This is infuriating…

  • Digital cameras to benefit from new colour-filter

    Kodak has anounced a new colour filter that is supposed to be twice as sensitive to light. This means is that you will be able to take great photos in even darker conditions than you can presently. You can go pretty dark as itáis, butátypically you need to either keep the shutter open for longer…

  • Cannon Rocks wreck

    .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Cannon Rocks wreck, originally uploaded by Attie Heunis. This wreck is not that old actually. My father tried to salvage the anchor, but there were legal issues!

  • Boesmansrivier Mond

    Die is ‘n foto van die Boesmansrivier (die tweede langste gety rivier in Suid-Afrika) se mond tydens laagwater. Dit is ongelooflik hoe veel anders die rivier lyk as dit hoogwater is.

  • Racist ANC to destroy Springbok legacy

    It has emerged that the ANC, through its influence, aims to take over Springbok Rugby after this year’s world cup. Rumours are that the Springbok team will be coached by a sub-standard coloured coach (Pieter de Villiers) and will have 10 black/coloured players on the field at all times. Luke Watson is set to be…

  • Canada shows Winnie the door

    Today Canada denied Winnie Mandela a tourist visa. I say kudos to Canada. Winnie is a horrible person who was found guilty of kidnapping and murder. She is also a convicted fraudster. Despite this Winnie is still seen as a hero by many black institutions & organistions across the globe. Jonathan Kay agrees.

  • Amnesty International fights the fight

    Amnesty International has warned that the internet “could change beyond all recognition” unless action is taken against the erosion of online freedoms. According to Amnesty International the “virus of internet repression” has spread from a handful of countries to dozens of governments, said the group. Readers of this blog will know that I am passionate…