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Title: First crush - first love
Post by: Patricia Lotte on January 28, 2008, 10:39:08 AM
Who's honest enough to name their first crush in O'mund  :36_4_8: ? I remember the boys knocking at the door, dropping off a love letter and then running away  giverose . Yes, I had a shoe box full of those (I'm referring to letters, not guys ...). Some of those guys are on this site  arse . Should I name them????   pls

Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: SandyB on January 28, 2008, 10:56:10 AM
should  I  ??   ja Ok . my  first  crush  was  my  std  1  teacher  .  Miss  Steyl ...   I  used  to  gaze at  her  dreamily  in class   ..  even  came  first  in class , that  after being  off  for  a  month  with  glandular  fever   just  to  please her ..   I  used  to  even  visit  her at  the  teachers  single  quarters  bearing  gifts ..  much to  the  amusement  of  her  colleagues  and  pals   ...  an  unrequitted  love   .. must  have  made  me such  a  "pleasantly   disturbed "  individual  for  the rest of my  life  ...   or was  I just  always    like  that ?? dreamy ??
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Diana Rudd (Boehme) on January 28, 2008, 12:35:03 PM
Yes Sandy I remember thinking that Miss Styl was very pretty. She was my Sub B teacher.
Well I really don't remember who my first crush was,so I'm going to have to say it must have been my dear friend David Eyre judging by the amount of photo's I have of him.I also recall thinking he was far to short for me. If I'm not mistaken I think he was Barbara Eia"s first crush as well. don't hit me now Barbara I loves you.

e154
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Delia on January 28, 2008, 01:14:48 PM
Mine was Lionel Gillbee - his parents were Norval and Sheila - Norval and my dad were freemasons - they were also family friends - they were in fact my Godparents - I still have a photo at 1 of my b'day parties (± 8/9) where i'm staring adoringly at him in the group photo in the garden - i'm in the front row, he's in the back and i just about twisted my neck off to see him.........oh, young love.........
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Barbara Eia (Brownless) on January 28, 2008, 01:33:57 PM
Oh Diana  yesno

Yes David was my first true love....I never had a crush on any of my teacher.

e154
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Sandy Wood on January 28, 2008, 01:44:32 PM
Now you've started something Patricia  yougogirl........so come on names please???? then I'll share. Oh boy - This is going to be fun. :36_2_35:
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Patricia Lotte on January 29, 2008, 02:55:13 AM
Ok, so here goes ... when I was 10 or so, I would get loads of love letters from Marcel Ruf (oh my God, Georg Senior and Georg Junior are going to have a field trip on this one ...  iknow ), Martin Niemand, and a few others, with the usual 'I love you more than he does" style phrases. But my real big first crush was a guy called Werner Ewald  :36_4_8: . I used to see him at the tennis club on Saturday afternoons and would get shivers looking at that cute butt of his  :culo1:! He looked soooooo cute in his shorts.
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP) on January 29, 2008, 08:45:16 AM
Quote from: Patricia Lotte on January 29, 2008, 02:55:13 AM
Ok, so here goes ... when I was 10 or so, I would get loads of love letters from Marcel Ruf (oh my God, Georg Senior and Georg Junior are going to have a field trip on this one ...  iknow ),

Hi Patricia

No funny comments on that.... We also had our times and remember such things

Keep well !! Regards to the rest of the family

Daddy Georg
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Sharon on January 29, 2008, 12:00:22 PM
My first crush was was in Std Five and it was Billy Linaker. I think all the girls liked him.
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on January 29, 2008, 08:25:47 PM
Okay. You're all being honest. So I'll give it a try to.
I just remember having had crushes on almost any girl I knew in those days. One or two of them are even on the board. hihihi
Even as a man of over 40, being married for the second time (forget whatever else happened) I still can't tell what these days realy meant.
Puberty is just I time of being near unconcious at times. That's the way I remember it.
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on January 29, 2008, 08:31:57 PM
Is this going to be a typical female dominated topic? come on guys...
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Rhona on January 29, 2008, 08:41:53 PM
Hey Sharon, I remember Billy Lineker..........he was in school with me while I was in O'mund. My memory of him is of him breaking his legs when we were kids.............I think he fell off a roof or something!!! Jeez, do you know if that's a correct memory?
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on January 29, 2008, 08:43:02 PM
I remember a boy playing Superman ans jumping from a garage in the 70s.
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Michael Alexander on January 29, 2008, 08:43:47 PM
@Rhona, I think Billy broke his leg or hip on that metal roundabout at the school..... if memory serves me!~

Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Michael Alexander on January 29, 2008, 08:45:03 PM
@ Georg jnr, I remember adults, pissed drunk scotsmen jumping of garage roofs into portapools thinking they were superman, Alan Delaney was one, and actually took the corner piece of his garage roof with him into the pool!

Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on January 29, 2008, 08:46:26 PM
Those were the old means of breaking bones. And now? Brawl on soccer-field...
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Rhona on January 29, 2008, 08:47:30 PM
Jeez Mike; the roof sounds way more exciting..............but either way we'll settle that Billy broke a leg, poor guy! bet wearing plaster in the heat was no fun..........also you're older than me and I was always told to respect my elders!!!
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Michael Alexander on January 29, 2008, 08:48:55 PM
Gee! The Cheek of it... I ain't that much older than you... you just lost an animal bar Kid!
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Rhona on January 29, 2008, 08:55:43 PM
That Alan Delaney fella, who took a chunk from his garage roof..........was that when we were kids, cause I remember going to a braai at some house that had a huge great dane and the ''adults'' climbing up on the garage roof, then hearing a crack and then a huge splash as one of the fellas fell off the roof straight into a round pool. As for the animal bar................I'll stick one in the post for you old man
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Michael Alexander on January 29, 2008, 08:58:48 PM
Thats the man, the late Alan Delaney, your folks will remember them, the sons were Neil, Chris, Scott, Craig......the house was down at the end of 7th in the desert almost, new section.......

Seeing that you're younger than me, should'nt you be in bed at this time already?

:sorriso2:
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Rhona on January 29, 2008, 09:02:49 PM
Don't forget you guys have two hours on me; so that means you're another two hours older than me......I remember the name Scott alright...........bloody hell are you sure it was at the end of 7th, in my mind it was miles away, I remember taking the bus there with Paul.............that dog used to scare the beejesus out of me
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee) on January 29, 2008, 09:20:20 PM
The saddest thing is -  I cannot remember the name of the boy who I had a crush on - it was in my st. 4 year.  But I remember the boy who first had a crush on me in my st. 2 year, just after we arrived in Oranjemund.  His name was Adri  -  wrote me a letter to ask for the "kys".  Many afternoons he would trap his bicycle from somewhere in 11th ave to 1st ave for a kuier.  Shame, he stood no chance, for my brother Leon and his tjom Johan Steyn, would terrorise this poor guy.  Made him drive over planks with nails in, had to climb over the wall etc.  He was quite persistent, but eventually gave up the chase in fear that he might loose his "Family jewels" -  the two maniacs actually told him they were going to do so!
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Bev Coates (Now Walker) on January 30, 2008, 01:53:41 AM
My first crush was on Stephen Fields...along with every other girl in O/M in the mid 60's....but from the story i heard of his teenage years with the girls here thankfully we left..i am still trying to find him as he is still 1 person that i cannot find as part of my time in o/m..........
I got a txt 1 day out of the Blue from John Van der hoovan askin if i remembered him as he had never forgotten me cause i was his first girl friend.......i sure did remember him and had a great night with him at sandys and................................. i think ive already told you all this before :looser1:


:buffo1:lack os sleep ....and all that
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on January 30, 2008, 04:36:40 AM
Quote from: Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee) on January 29, 2008, 09:20:20 PM
The saddest thing is -  I cannot remember the name of the boy who I had a crush on - it was in my st. 4 year.  But I remember the boy who first had a crush on me in my st. 2 year, just after we arrived in Oranjemund.  His name was Adri  -  wrote me a letter to ask for the "kys".  Many afternoons he would trap his bicycle from somewhere in 11th ave to 1st ave for a kuier.  Shame, he stood no chance, for my brother Leon and his tjom Johan Steyn, would terrorise this poor guy.  Made him drive over planks with nails in, had to climb over the wall etc.  He was quite persistent, but eventually gave up the chase in fear that he might loose his "Family jewels" -  the two maniacs actually told him they were going to do so!

Dalene. That just emphasises my opinion about the wild west.  :36_2_35:
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Sandy Wood on January 30, 2008, 12:00:49 PM
Georg jnr - That's your attempt at being honest ??- PITIFUL to say the least.  :emot78:......come on Georg you can do better than that - share pls

And as for the rest of you rambling on - FOCUS   

Patricia -   yougogirl

My turn - If the truth be told my secret, secret crush was Ivan Bester (Hi Ivan),  but that doesn't count because every girl in Oranjemund had a crush on Ivan and besides we didn't stand a chance against Paula. So I must confess that Mel Ebstien was my secret crush.  giverose
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on January 30, 2008, 05:50:42 PM
Georg jnr - That's your attempt at being honest ??- PITIFUL to say the least......come on Georg you can do better than that - share

Two names I remember:
Lynette Bezuidenhout and Ingrid Harris.
Lynette is on the board now and then, and we've had a short chat.
Whatever happened to Ingrid?
So Sandy. How about you. hihi
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Sandy Wood on January 31, 2008, 03:50:56 PM
 congrats Georg.  I remember the name Ingrid Harris. I think we went to the same high school.

How about me what?
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on January 31, 2008, 03:54:13 PM
Hi Sandy.
I think I've asked you befor. Do we know each other?

Yes! How about you? Well then give it a go....
dawoman
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Sandy Wood on January 31, 2008, 04:10:27 PM
Hi Georg,

We should know each other being the same age, but I'm not sure. My sister is Heidi and my brother Shaun, ring a bell?

I gave it up Georg, named my secret crushes for all to see  giverose 
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on February 01, 2008, 04:45:41 AM
Don't remember your names. Saw you mailing with Niky on the board. I know Niky well. We were in one class till he repeated. Were you in his class then?
Got any pics from then and today? May help.

Sorry I asked you about your crushes again. Been topic-jumping to much again. Must have overseen yours......
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Sandy Wood on February 01, 2008, 10:46:38 AM
Hi Georg,

I was already in high school when we moved to OM. I think Nicky was in the same class as my sister. Can do a today pic but have no photos of our time in OM, mysteriously dissapeared with the passing of my dad. Will see if I can dig something up.

Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on February 01, 2008, 11:35:27 AM
Thanks. Would be great.
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Grant on December 03, 2008, 10:48:56 AM
Quote from: Michael Alexander on January 29, 2008, 08:58:48 PM
Thats the man, the late Alan Delaney, your folks will remember them, the sons were Neil, Chris, Scott, Craig......the house was down at the end of 7th in the desert almost, new section.......

Seeing that you're younger than me, should'nt you be in bed at this time already?

:sorriso2:

I have to say, I feel a bit left out now...  notfair
I fit in between Scott and Craig in that list.
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Susan Kintscher (Lineker) on December 03, 2008, 07:14:32 PM
Patricia, you really started something.... 
I get to see Werner Ewald on a regular basis as he lives in Swakopmund.....
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Patricia Lotte on December 04, 2008, 03:40:24 AM
Quote from: Susan Kintscher (Lineker) on December 03, 2008, 07:14:32 PM
Patricia, you really started something.... 
I get to see Werner Ewald on a regular basis as he lives in Swakopmund.....

Oh no ... hope he doesn't visit this site ... don't tell him about it  pls ...
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Michael Alexander on December 04, 2008, 07:12:41 AM
Sorry Grant! , I knew there was another boet, but for the life of me I just could'nt remember!

:nono1:
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee) on December 04, 2008, 07:34:49 AM
@ Grant   -  you surely did not register to only post this one little message to Mike, now did you?   Now that we know about you  (the other boet that Mike forgot to mention), go ahead and post away.....  !!!!
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Diana Rudd (Boehme) on December 04, 2008, 08:32:36 PM
He might just need theraphy now....... :emot19_2:  come in Boy Georg
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Rhona on December 04, 2008, 08:44:36 PM
Maybe we need to bring Grant to the Bot Bar Diana  BierSuip  drinking-41  BierSuip
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Diana Rudd (Boehme) on December 04, 2008, 09:19:36 PM
Good plan Rhona......Granty Baby   pole-small   BierSuip  image203
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Rhona on December 04, 2008, 09:25:15 PM
  :emot19_2: Helloooo - do you need one of us to collect you  margarita motorbike
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on December 05, 2008, 04:37:37 AM
Ommmmmm!
Is it helping Diana? Sorry, but there's no more I can offer on the distance....
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Diana Rudd (Boehme) on December 05, 2008, 07:09:43 AM
Not helping Boy Georg I think Rhona and I will have to give him theraphy in the Bot Bar.
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Marcel Ruf on December 05, 2008, 08:26:30 AM
Patricia, do you still have my love letters?
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Diana Rudd (Boehme) on December 05, 2008, 08:31:01 AM
ooooooo.....the romantic Ruf.    love2
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on December 05, 2008, 10:08:23 AM
All Rufs are romantic Diana...
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Marcel Ruf on December 05, 2008, 11:27:04 AM
At least the young ones sorriso2
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP) on December 05, 2008, 11:55:42 AM
Quote from: Marcel Ruf on December 05, 2008, 11:27:04 AM
At least the young ones sorriso2
shutface yesno
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on December 05, 2008, 12:02:51 PM
Come on oldman. We know you are tooooo!!!  sorriso2
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Diana Rudd (Boehme) on December 05, 2008, 01:08:56 PM
Of course Daddy Ruf is romantic,it goes without saying......his a fellow SCORPIO.  3d smiles(281)
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on December 05, 2008, 01:16:27 PM
Well I'm Pisces. If we're in love, We're lost....
image203 image201
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: DUNJA WRBKA on December 06, 2008, 03:15:15 PM
 ha ha
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Patricia Lotte on December 07, 2008, 04:17:13 AM
Quote from: Marcel Ruf on December 05, 2008, 08:26:30 AM
Patricia, do you still have my love letters?

Why? Are you afraid that I'll show them to your wife  image201
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP) on December 07, 2008, 08:20:37 AM
Quote from: Patricia Lotte on December 07, 2008, 04:17:13 AM
Quote from: Marcel Ruf on December 05, 2008, 08:26:30 AM
Patricia, do you still have my love letters?

Why? Are you afraid that I'll show them to your wife  image201
202 Up-out
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on December 08, 2008, 11:25:03 AM
 ha ha
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Michael Alexander on December 09, 2008, 07:23:06 PM
 ha ha  Can't stand the heat...get outta the kitchen?

image21
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on December 09, 2008, 07:37:13 PM
Hi Mike.
You haven't spent to much time around here lately, have you?
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Michael Alexander on December 09, 2008, 07:38:18 PM
Nope! Nope!, just got back from leave this afternoon, checked in on the site, briefly from an internet cafe in CPT!

rooster  3_8_14
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Keith Margetts on December 14, 2008, 08:20:02 AM
Okay, here we go . . .

In the 1960s - Cherry Alcock (even though she actually approached me, but not that she even knew I existed after 1968!!)

In the 1970's - Denise Barrett, who I was madly in love with!!

Also in the mid-70s, after she told me she was going to marry me, Barbara Brownless - but, I don't think she meant it!!!!

Wow - there's a load off my chest!!!!!!!

From that Canadian Guy with a BIG Pole,
rooster
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on December 14, 2008, 08:53:51 AM
haha Well done Keith.  rooster
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Patricia Lotte on December 14, 2008, 11:19:58 AM
I wonder how many other men Barbara promised herself to  pole-small
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Grant on December 15, 2008, 01:14:47 PM
Quote from: Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee) on December 04, 2008, 07:34:49 AM
@ Grant   -  you surely did not register to only post this one little message to Mike, now did you?   Now that we know about you  (the other boet that Mike forgot to mention), go ahead and post away.....  !!!!

Bar ? where !! I only recently found this site, via facebook. Keep up the good work Mike!
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Bertie Horak on December 15, 2008, 06:48:00 PM
Hi Grant, just follow the link below - it'll take you to where you'll find regulars having a chat in the "bot bar".  Oh, and sommer a lot of  poledancing1 - Diana can give you a few lessons, as well as a lot of  image 11  image281  image21  ha ha and faceinfood!
http://www.oranjemundonline.com/Forum/index.php?topic=1230.msg56288#msg56288
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Leon Sumter on December 29, 2008, 04:16:13 PM
Sandy.........Miss Steyl.......later Mrs De Jager ???
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: SandyB on December 29, 2008, 04:32:37 PM
Nope  her  sister  ,, she was  my  teacher in std 1 ..
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Leon Sumter on December 29, 2008, 06:31:03 PM
oh,
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Diana Rudd (Boehme) on December 30, 2008, 08:56:52 PM
I always thought he married Miss Steyl my Sub B teacher who could very well be the same Std 1 teacher Sandy is talking about.
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: SandyB on December 31, 2008, 06:31:29 AM
There were two miss Steyls ..  the one who  taught art as well ... she married China De Jager
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Diana Rudd (Boehme) on December 31, 2008, 08:04:05 AM
All these  cowgirl  Miss Steyls no wonder Richard  didn't get through Std 4 or was it Std 3
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Shannon Alexander on February 08, 2009, 10:05:00 AM
Wow, this is really GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!  202
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Patricia Lotte on February 08, 2009, 10:20:37 AM
Hey Shannon, do you parents know that you're reading this ?????
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Shannon Alexander on February 08, 2009, 10:21:47 AM
Yes they do know I'm reading this.....Cause Daddy was online just now!!
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on February 11, 2009, 04:41:13 AM
Kesse Lippe die Dame!  ha ha
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Stephanie Van Niekerk on February 11, 2009, 03:26:28 PM
@ George Ruf.
Is your mom's name Inge?
I remember a lady who I think is your mom.
She worked with my mom at some point.
What I remember best of her is that one day I was at her (your ?) home and she made some sort of cold meat salad. Different polonies with mayonaisse and so on. I thought the woman was weird cause I have never seen any one do that, BUT untill today I still make it and love it.
What I also remember is that she taught me to dust with a damp cloth. Think someone in your family was allergic to dust maybe.

Ok, now you all can go back to remembering your first crushes.
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP) on February 11, 2009, 03:37:30 PM
 Stephanie

Yes that is Georg jun Mum

I remember the name Van Niekerk in connection with her job

I am Georg sen,
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: georg ruf jr. on February 17, 2009, 04:30:41 PM
Quote from: Stephanie Van Niekerk on February 11, 2009, 03:26:28 PM
@ George Ruf.
Is your mom's name Inge?
I remember a lady who I think is your mom.
She worked with my mom at some point.
What I remember best of her is that one day I was at her (your ?) home and she made some sort of cold meat salad. Different polonies with mayonaisse and so on. I thought the woman was weird cause I have never seen any one do that, BUT untill today I still make it and love it.
What I also remember is that she taught me to dust with a damp cloth. Think someone in your family was allergic to dust maybe.

Ok, now you all can go back to remembering your first crushes.

lol Nice stories Stephanie.
Yes, I remember your sirname too, but not you. Maybe we'll still find out.
My mom asked about your family being online.
By the way, almost all are allergic in our family...
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Billy Struthers on May 06, 2009, 02:10:53 AM
 grab(1)My first crush in "o" was a girl called Lyne Erikson I think I was in std 2 at the Time  :buffo9:
Title: Re: First crush - first love
Post by: Grant on February 28, 2011, 10:44:15 PM
Quote from: Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee) on December 04, 2008, 07:34:49 AM
@ Grant   -  you surely did not register to only post this one little message to Mike, now did you?   Now that we know about you  (the other boet that Mike forgot to mention), go ahead and post away.....  !!!!

I did... sorry

I was searching for pics of my dad to show my daughters. I don't visit the forums that often.

Cheers
Grant