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Windhoek to Perth: The long walk to freedom

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013. The long walk to freedom. Before we moved to Australia I made the decision that if I found that I really didn’t like the place I would face the truth, suck up my pride, pack up my belongings and return to my country of birth – or go elsewhere, maybe even a silly place like Canada. I recently applied for a lease for my new vehicle and one of the questions was:. 8220;Name the nearest relative not living with you”. I use the word “mate” regularly and now almost have an i...I even me...

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Windhoek to Perth: February 2009

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Saturday, February 28, 2009. Roast on the Weber - step by step mouthwatering photos. Buy some meat - in this case, a few pieces of beef rib, and kangaroo roast from Woolies. Good for you, good for the Environment. Let the charcoal burn for 35-40 minutes, then shift the coal holders to the side, and put the drip pan underneath. Put meat on roast holder and put the lid on. This is what it looks like after 10 minutes. After 50 minutes, add the mushrooms (marinated in special sauce). Monday, February 16, 2009.

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Windhoek to Perth: I now pronounce you…

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Saturday, February 16, 2013. I now pronounce you…. After living in Perth for more than four years, we finally reached one of the big milestones of migration.  We attended a citizenship ceremony at Wanneroo city and were formally pronounced to be Australian citizens. A multicultural group of people started lining up at 5pm and slowly entered the room where the ceremony was going to be held. People were divided into groups of about 14 or 15 at a time and then repeated the words. I will uphold and obey.

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Windhoek to Perth: March 2009

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Friday, March 20, 2009. Trains, planes and automobiles. Goes fast on this Freeway. We finally got off at Greenwood, walked over the bridge across the Freeway, and got back to our car in one piece. Now the Wife can finally say she's done it, and she'll be able to handle it herself next time. We're never to old to learn, are we? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Some of my stories. Some of the junk I read on the Web. How the US Navy will defeat the Iranian swarm tactics. Canine cuts and shivering Spoodles.

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Windhoek to Perth: RAAF Airshow

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Saturday, June 2, 2012. A few weekends ago we managed to squeeze all the kids into the car and head of the RAAF air show at Pearce Air base just North of Perth. As we headed down Gnangara road, the traffic seemed a little slow, but not too bad.  Once we got onto West Swan, however, it was worse than the freeway during rainy weather.  Every man and his dog was heading to the air show. 160; For the first time I’m thinking that maybe the Labor government’s Mining Tax is not such a bad idea &#821...We were f...

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Windhoek to Perth: How to move stuff all by yourself

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Friday, March 2, 2012. How to move stuff all by yourself. We recently moved house and had a bunch of friends who helped.  But after they left we still had to sort out some of our junk that needs to be thrown away/sold/given away. As I was alone at home this morning, I made a little plan to move these massive bookshelves by myself. This is the bookshelf standing upright in the trolley, before I lowered it down on it’s side. March 3, 2012 at 1:57 PM. Soos hulle sê, n boer maak n plan! If so, how about post...

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Windhoek to Perth: December 2008

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Sunday, December 28, 2008. One Thousand happy customers. It's nearly the end of 2008. Time really flies. And so have I. I started this blog on 27 September, after my family and I landed in Australia. We landed here on 18 September, with 6 large suitcases and a credit card loaded with some of the funds that resulted from the sale of our house in Namibia. (Or “Nambaboonia”, as I lovingly refer to it at times.). Anyway, that was just some background information for all the new faces that I see hanging aroun...

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Windhoek to Perth: Adventures with an African scammer - Part 1

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Adventures with an African scammer - Part 1. I shared this experience with a few of my friends, and they insisted that I turn this into a full-blown media event. So, this is "part one" of a long, interesting, emotional story, filled with romance, violence, corruption, greed and lust. And a lot of exceptionally good humour, even if I may say so myself. One thing is for sure - all of this is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Thank you for your prompt response to ...

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Windhoek to Perth: Speedqueen repair

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Friday, March 16, 2012. Our trusty old Speedqueen hasn’t given us one day of worries for over 14 years.  This machine was designed in the USA, most of the parts were made in the USA, and I believe it was assembled in South Africa, but it may even have been assembled in the good ol’ US of A. . No sirree, this baby was made by western people in the old-fashioned proud way that westerners used to display not so long ago.  A pride that seems to have disappeared overnight. We brought her over to Australia in ...