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Archive for March 2010
I’m in the Army now
Yesterday my friends and I had such adrenalin pumping fun! We took part in The Amazing Race for Charity around Johannesburg. We wore some mad hats, debated the clues, blew vuvuzelas, putted golf balls in bars, raced our friends in other teams, ran our laptop batteries dead and ourselves out of breath, played 30 seconds, locked team mates in the car, got shot with paintballs, and laughed so much!
A BIG THANK YOU to Dean Oelschig and his team for organising the Amazing Race for the seventh time, and for giving us the opportunity to support SOS Children's Villages in such a rad, fun way! You guys Make Joburg Great!
The best 'Best Dressed Team' was this ingenious team "In the Army now" – I take my hat off to your creativity! How awesome are they!
A BIG THANK YOU to Dean Oelschig and his team for organising the Amazing Race for the seventh time, and for giving us the opportunity to support SOS Children's Villages in such a rad, fun way! You guys Make Joburg Great!
The best 'Best Dressed Team' was this ingenious team "In the Army now" – I take my hat off to your creativity! How awesome are they!
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Amazing Race,
Dean Oelschig,
Calling all cyclists
I'm calling all cyclists! And friends and families of cyclists!
For two reasons.
Reason One: to tell you about a ray of sunshine in the form of Ray Chaplin.
Reason Two: to remind you of an opportunity to spoil yourself or a loved one while making my day!
Reason One:
Ray is one of those guys that some people call crazy, others might say courageous, and others inspirational. To me he's all three.
For two reasons.
Reason One: to tell you about a ray of sunshine in the form of Ray Chaplin.
Reason Two: to remind you of an opportunity to spoil yourself or a loved one while making my day!
Reason One:
Ray is one of those guys that some people call crazy, others might say courageous, and others inspirational. To me he's all three.
Crazy, courageous, inspirational Ray is about to cycle from Johannesburg to Cape Town on a really old fashioned bicycle- a 1930's replica to be exact, and it has only one speed and a really hard saddle. He's doing this to raise awareness of cycling safely, and how all road users can all use the same roads safely. His trip will also honour and remember all those cyclist who lost their lives in cycling accidents. I'm a cyclist - even though I haven't been on my bicycle for a while - so I believe it's great that Ray is creating this much awareness!
And he's also training himself mentally and physically for his bigger dream of being a crazy, courageous, and inspirational endurance adventurer! Ray has many BIG expeditions all over the world planned. I'm looking forward to following these adventures.
For now though, you can join me in following him on this road trip through his blog or facebook page, and if you are in Johannesburg join me on Sunday morning (28 March) for a coffee and to wish him well (maybe even cycle with him for a few kilometres), or if you are in Cape Town welcome him back on Sunday 11 April (details here).
Reason Two:
And while I have all the cyclists attention, I'd like to remind you of a trade offer I have available still. Maybe you want to spoil yourself, or if you have a loved one who cycles maybe spoil them, with this funky cyclist shirt.
And he's also training himself mentally and physically for his bigger dream of being a crazy, courageous, and inspirational endurance adventurer! Ray has many BIG expeditions all over the world planned. I'm looking forward to following these adventures.
For now though, you can join me in following him on this road trip through his blog or facebook page, and if you are in Johannesburg join me on Sunday morning (28 March) for a coffee and to wish him well (maybe even cycle with him for a few kilometres), or if you are in Cape Town welcome him back on Sunday 11 April (details here).
Reason Two:
And while I have all the cyclists attention, I'd like to remind you of a trade offer I have available still. Maybe you want to spoil yourself, or if you have a loved one who cycles maybe spoil them, with this funky cyclist shirt.
It's a size medium
It's shoulderless (that means sleeveless too ;)
It has a full zip
It's gorgeous
It's one of 5 made so far.
And it's yours for only R183.00 as a trade with me!
If you want this Explore SA Cycling Top or to join me on Sunday then CALL ME 0837302979.
It's shoulderless (that means sleeveless too ;)
It has a full zip
It's gorgeous
It's one of 5 made so far.
And it's yours for only R183.00 as a trade with me!
If you want this Explore SA Cycling Top or to join me on Sunday then CALL ME 0837302979.
In the news
Some guys have been talking about me recently... and here is what they have to say:
Ruari Plint wrote a post about me- he's got a think about energy and Microsoft.
>>Read it here.
Marc Forrest and Shaun Trennery asked me some thought provoking questions for their blog Izimvo.
>>Read it here.
Craig Lubbe called me a lunatic!
>>Read it here.
Mongezi shared what he's learnt from one matchstick.
>> Read it here.
Abed Ahmed (who's also offered his freelance services as a trade with me) wrote a nice article and took a pic of me for 8 publications of the Caxton Newspapers.
Ruari Plint wrote a post about me- he's got a think about energy and Microsoft.
>>Read it here.
Marc Forrest and Shaun Trennery asked me some thought provoking questions for their blog Izimvo.
>>Read it here.
Craig Lubbe called me a lunatic!
>>Read it here.
Mongezi shared what he's learnt from one matchstick.
>> Read it here.
Abed Ahmed (who's also offered his freelance services as a trade with me) wrote a nice article and took a pic of me for 8 publications of the Caxton Newspapers.
Thank you all for writing about one matchstick :) You're what my friend Adin calls the "helperazzi"! And you rock!
One T-shirt, 60 books and 750 children
This must be one of the stories from all my trades to date that has touched my heart the most.
My friend Lewis Khoury and I met through Facebook. He's based in Cape Town, so isn't it amazing how technology has helped make this story happen? We probably would not have met if it weren't for Facebook, and on my next trip to Cape Town I'll get to meet him in person for the first time.
Lewis has a passion to make a difference to our youth, and is actively doing something to live his passion. He is the editor and tireless distributor of a book. This book is a very innovative idea, aimed at high school learners to give them career guidance and life skills in a most colourful and useful way. It's sole purpose is to educate, empower and uplift both the learners leaving school and the teachers who shape them. It is called the JumpStart Handbook.
Lewis contacted me and offered me 60 of these books for one Springleap T-shirt, hoping I could find a way to get the books into 60 children's hands. I was eager too, but had no idea how. Little did I know we'd reach even more than 60 children- way more!
Chris Dykes is a dear friend of mine, who happened to help make a bookshelf one day for a childcare centre in an informal settlement near Johannesburg. From this experience was born the Bookshelf Project, where Chris makes bookshelves and then proceeds to full them with books for the children. His vision is to facilitate a love of reading by making books available to children who would otherwise not have access to them. And his passion goes further too- he also empowers them with skills and the confidence to have academic careers: he helps them learn how to study, and to support each other and younger children with their studies.
He has had me in tears of amazement as he tells stories of the impact he is making, like of how he visited a Bookshelf Project and found an older child reading a story to over 20 younger children, or of how a child has for the first time not only passed her school year, but done well thanks to having access to books after school and the study skills support she got from Chris.
Chris and his Bookshelf Project seemed like the perfect match for Lewis's 60 JumpStart Handbooks. All I needed was someone to help out with the donation to make this trade happen.
So what was to be a simple three-way trade, turned into a four-way trade (Lewis, Chris, Angel and me) and then into a five-way trade when Lewis' Springleap T-shirt was delivered and his sister Tessa claimed it for herself.
*Sigh*
And to think it all started with one matchstick.
My friend Lewis Khoury and I met through Facebook. He's based in Cape Town, so isn't it amazing how technology has helped make this story happen? We probably would not have met if it weren't for Facebook, and on my next trip to Cape Town I'll get to meet him in person for the first time.
Lewis has a passion to make a difference to our youth, and is actively doing something to live his passion. He is the editor and tireless distributor of a book. This book is a very innovative idea, aimed at high school learners to give them career guidance and life skills in a most colourful and useful way. It's sole purpose is to educate, empower and uplift both the learners leaving school and the teachers who shape them. It is called the JumpStart Handbook.
Lewis contacted me and offered me 60 of these books for one Springleap T-shirt, hoping I could find a way to get the books into 60 children's hands. I was eager too, but had no idea how. Little did I know we'd reach even more than 60 children- way more!
Chris Dykes is a dear friend of mine, who happened to help make a bookshelf one day for a childcare centre in an informal settlement near Johannesburg. From this experience was born the Bookshelf Project, where Chris makes bookshelves and then proceeds to full them with books for the children. His vision is to facilitate a love of reading by making books available to children who would otherwise not have access to them. And his passion goes further too- he also empowers them with skills and the confidence to have academic careers: he helps them learn how to study, and to support each other and younger children with their studies.
He has had me in tears of amazement as he tells stories of the impact he is making, like of how he visited a Bookshelf Project and found an older child reading a story to over 20 younger children, or of how a child has for the first time not only passed her school year, but done well thanks to having access to books after school and the study skills support she got from Chris.
Chris and his Bookshelf Project seemed like the perfect match for Lewis's 60 JumpStart Handbooks. All I needed was someone to help out with the donation to make this trade happen.
So what was to be a simple three-way trade, turned into a four-way trade (Lewis, Chris, Angel and me) and then into a five-way trade when Lewis' Springleap T-shirt was delivered and his sister Tessa claimed it for herself.
*Sigh*
And to think it all started with one matchstick.
Want a 360 degree photo?
Have you seen a 360 degree photo? They're pretty cool. Actually they are absolutely cool! You get to see everything including the ground and the sky, and all around you as if you were actually there in the spot the photo was taken.
Just like this photo that John Gore took of Ruan Smit as he was cycling down to Cape Town and stopped to chat to some ostriches.
John has offered me 3 separate 360 degree images for 3 separate locations in a trade for 3 of my Springleap T-Shirts. Nice hey!
You can see more examples of 360 degree images on John's website. These images give you a full screen, virtual tour of your location and the images are in brilliant colour HDR (that's just tech speak for making your venue look super duper cool and fabulous!)
So if you have a restaurant, bed and breakfast, hotel or lodge (or know anyone who does) and it's anywhere in the Mossel Bay area, Cape Town or Gauteng (these are the places John will be over the next few weeks), then let me know! You'll get a 360 degree image worth R1000 for just the price of one T-shirt (that's R183). It's a sweeeet deal! It could even be a really funky way of taking a photo of your favourite spot on earth to remember forever and ever...
So this 3-Way Trade is:
Three of you get a 360 degree image each
John gets three T-shirts
I get to trade on another three of my T-shirts
So again, if you have a hotel or guest house or restaurant and are keen for a 360 degree photo for the price of a Tshirt (or know of someone who might be interested) CALL ME 0837302979. Ta!
Just like this photo that John Gore took of Ruan Smit as he was cycling down to Cape Town and stopped to chat to some ostriches.
John has offered me 3 separate 360 degree images for 3 separate locations in a trade for 3 of my Springleap T-Shirts. Nice hey!
You can see more examples of 360 degree images on John's website. These images give you a full screen, virtual tour of your location and the images are in brilliant colour HDR (that's just tech speak for making your venue look super duper cool and fabulous!)
So if you have a restaurant, bed and breakfast, hotel or lodge (or know anyone who does) and it's anywhere in the Mossel Bay area, Cape Town or Gauteng (these are the places John will be over the next few weeks), then let me know! You'll get a 360 degree image worth R1000 for just the price of one T-shirt (that's R183). It's a sweeeet deal! It could even be a really funky way of taking a photo of your favourite spot on earth to remember forever and ever...
So this 3-Way Trade is:
Three of you get a 360 degree image each
John gets three T-shirts
I get to trade on another three of my T-shirts
So again, if you have a hotel or guest house or restaurant and are keen for a 360 degree photo for the price of a Tshirt (or know of someone who might be interested) CALL ME 0837302979. Ta!
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