Life

My parents visit Recently we had the privilege of my parents coming to visit us from Namibia. We stay in Cape Town, about 1200km’s from them and we don’t get to see them very often. We had a lovely time, laughed ourselves into tears, drank too much beer

Something to consider.. What is one thing in your life, which if it did not exists, would result in significantly more joy? Here’s my example: We moved into our current house ± 5 years ago. In our back yard, we have a Bougainvillea (yes that’s how you spell it,

As you go through life, you hear things, people give you advice and you learn lessons. If you don’t write them down or internalise them somehow, they will go missing. That is why I decided to write this post. I wanted to write down all the maxims, sayings, principles

This post ended up being a monster, and probably the longest blog post I have ever written. I do think it is important to take stock of the year that has passed and to evaluate where you are going. So here goes. First I wanted to start with the goals

When you’re a kid, all you want, is to be an adult. And when you become an adult and responsible for your own life, bills etc. You realise very quickly, that it’s not everything you thought it would be. Enter the Rat Race All of a sudden, you

Recently I came across an interesting word. Bikeshedding. Well, it’s more of a made-up word, but I thought it was pretty remarkable. Formally known as “Parkinson’s Law of Triviality”; Bikeshedding is an observation about the human tendency to devote a great deal of time to unimportant details, while

As a child, I remember my grandfather’s Casio watch captivated me. It was simple, yet reliable. And, like any young, impressionable kid, I desired my own, pestering my mother relentlessly until I owned a similar Casio. Technology is moving at the speed of light Since then, I have lost

It’s often said that optimists are dreamers, always looking at the world through rose-coloured glasses. They’re seen as the ones who believe that every cloud has a silver lining and that there’s always light at the end of the tunnel. Yet, what is often overlooked is the

This page was inspired by Derek Sivers. I have never before seen a “Now” page, but I think it’s pretty cool. Check out some other “Now” pages on nownownow.com Basically, I will keep this page updated with what I am currently working on. Updated: 23 Oct 2025 (Cape

Haters will see you walk on water and say it’s because you can’t swim. While walking to the beach last month during our holiday in Namibia, I came across this quote outside a pizza place in our neighbourhood. “Haters will see you walk on water and say it’