Attie Heunis's Journey
The ramblings of a Caucasian African American
Author: Attie Heunis
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I have just finished Life of Pi by Canadian Yann Martel. There were bits at the start of the book that made me doubt whether I was going to enjoy this book, but I’m glad I kept on reading because Pi dragged me into his world without much trouble after that. There are some hilarious…
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I’m delighted to report that Martin Dreyer, a professional sportsman representing South Africa has won the Land Rover G4 Challenge. From the Land Rover G4 Challenge website: South African superstar adventure athlete, Martin Dreyer, today won the 2006 Land Rover G4 Challenge. Beating off 17 of the worldÆs toughest adventure racers in the 4×4-based global…
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Finished reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman today. This book can be classified as Americana with a mix of mythology, but I prefer Urban Fantasy. It has won the 2002 Hugo, Nebula and Bram Stoker awards, all for Best Novel. It was also nominated for Best Novel in the 2002 BSFA Award. This is not…
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As of Tuesday, I am a British Citizen. This is something that I’ve been aiming for since I arrived in the UK six years ago and I can promise you that I am relieved to finally have it. Whilst I am delighted about acquiring British citizenship, I didn’t want to lose my South-African citizenship. Today…
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Die groot vraag: Seuntjie of dogtertjie? word beantwoord. Attie word ‘n Pommie. SA op die regte spoor wat jag aanbetref. Skakels: Radio Afrikaans Stop Hunting Beethoven se 5de simfonie Die Moddereiland Potgooi of laai af.
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Today LenT went for her 2nd scan. This is the one where we find about out the youngster’s sex. The gynecologist said that she “couldn’t see any boy bits”, so it looks like we’re going to be having a girl. Thankfully both mom and daughter are in excellent condition.
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To me America’s greatest period was when it was wild. I suppose it reminds me somewhat of us Afrikaners participating in the Great Trek. As someone who subscribes to the Darwinian themes of survival of the fittest and natural selection, I believe both the Great Trek and the conquering of the West were the last…
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Yesterday our clients invited me to a meal to a) celebrate the release of our project and b) say farewell to John Hull, one of the key people on the project. The restaurant was the Refuel Bar in Soho and is one of the poshest restaurants I’ve ever been in. The food was very good…
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We returned from the inaugural annual Potgooi (Afrikaans Podcast) conference on Sunday. The ôconferenceö bit is sort of true, but really it was a side product of our trip to Florida. The primary reason for the trip was to finally meet (and stay with!) with some friends we met online through the blogging and Afrikaans…
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Ja ons is weer terug en ons gesels lekker in hierdie deel 2 van Die Laphilõ Florida verslag saam met Boerseun en Boerdogter. Links: Blog inskrywing oor ons Florida trip Die Florida Gallery The 1ste Jaarlikse Potgooi Konferensie potgooi – Deel 1 Hawks Cay Resort of laai af.
Attie Heunis's Journey 