IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?

[Michele Alexander (Voden)]

 

Gee, it seems that as soon as I started posting everyone else disappeared! Where did everyone go?

Well, as much as I am enjoying sitting here typing away to myself and listening to Mike's music I guess I am going to have to get up and do the dishes and get the girls in the shower.

But don't worry ........ I'll be back!



Me thinks I should kick Mike off the pc more often, I'll soon be up there with all the other high stat posters!

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[Patricia Lotte]

Unfortunately Skype is blocked in the UAE by the local telecommunications company who monopolizes the market. When you consider that 80% of the population here is foreign, they're making a hell of a lot of money out of us.

How about WinLiveMessenger or yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger or AIM, i have got them all, Most are ok for talking.
If not, contact me per mail directly, just to find out what you have available.

I think we can use more or less anything but VOIP ... until the local telecommunications company finds a way to cash in on all calls made via VOIP, it is banned here!

[georg ruf jr.]

Gee, it seems that as soon as I started posting everyone else disappeared! Where did everyone go?

Well, as much as I am enjoying sitting here typing away to myself and listening to Mike's music I guess I am going to have to get up and do the dishes and get the girls in the shower.

But don't worry ........ I'll be back!



Me thinks I should kick Mike off the pc more often, I'll soon be up there with all the other high stat posters!

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Hi Michele.
Don't worry. It's got nothing to do with you. hihi
I see you posted at 18:39. That's dinner-time. Try 13:00 or 20:00.

[SandyB]

ONCE AGAIN .. IS  ANYBODY  OUT  THERE OR DO I HAVE TO  DO  THE  GROUND  CONTROL  OT  MAJOR  TOM AGAIN ?? .. EVERYBODY SO DAMN QUIET .. OK ME NOT ON LAST NIGHT .. WENT  TO  A  BUSINESS DINNER IN  THE  DURBANVILLE WINELANDS .. NICE VENUE , DISAPOINTING FOOD  BUT OK .. DROVE OUT TO  STELLENBOSCH TO RENEW MY DRIVERS LICENCE TODAY , DONE IN  AN  HOUR  .. COMMENDABLE CONSIDERING I  WENT   TO MILNERTON  BEFORE   EASTER AND  WALKED OUT  IN  DISGUST ..  CONSIDERING  ALL THE BAD  NEWS WE  GET STELLENBOSCH TRAFFIC  DEPT IS  A  BREATH OF  FRESH  AIR .  CLEAN ,, HELPFUL  CARING  STAFF AND  GOOD  SERVICE . AFTER ALL WHAT  THEY  PAID   TO DO ?? WENT TO  A NOT  BORING  NEIGHBOURHOOD  BRAAI ,, IT  WAS  FUN , FLED  WHEN I SAW BRUCE AND NOEL THE HOST AND HOSTESS GETTING AMOROUS  AND  DANCING TO A BALKONOLOGY  PARTY  CD ..  I  AM  ALWAYS ONE  OF  THE  LAST  TO LEAVE ?? DONT  ASK WHY ?/
COME ON FOLKS  POST CONTRIBUTE  ...   

[georg ruf jr.]

I was asleep at that time Sandy. I'll see if I can make it tonight.
All in all. The site is fullof life since a couple of days. Can hardley keep up with my post. hihi  But that's good. Keeps me inspired and I'm reading so many different point of veiws now. Great stories.

[barb (Fry)]

balkanology ? explain please 

[SandyB]

A kind of theme party  thing  held every  two  months  or  so  at different  venues ....  full on  circus  atmosphere , gypsy/ balkan eastern europe  theme ... Bruce  went   to  one  recently ...  had  a  blast .. so  will  go  there  next  time  to  squizz it  out  and  have  fun ....

[georg ruf jr.]

Does his have something to do with white SA trying to live a bit of their roots in Europe. Or is it just a fun thing?
We KNOW you are the last to go Sandy. We read that between the lines all along your posting. hihi You're seeking something everywhere you go. Guys like you cannot let loose that easely. That's what makes your post interesting. Seeking depth, truth, innere secrets of ....

[SandyB]

Just  checked  out  the  site .. www.balkanology.co.za    .. check  it  out ..   I  have  seen  these  parties  advertised  before  but  never  gone ..  Definitely  going  to  the  next  one .. but in the  company  of  Bruce .. maybe  he  will  keep  me  on  the  straight  and  narrow  and  out  of  trouble   or ... ??
No  nothing  to  do with   the white  Sa  trying  to  explore  roots .. I  would  imagine  just  somebody  coming  up  with   something  different  and  interesting  for  a  theme  party  and  it  grew as  it  has ...  and  is  growing ..
With  things  like  this  party there  is  no  seeking  Jnr  just  letting  go ... problem  is   they grow  in  size  and  popularity and  eventually  get  too  big , pretty  much  like  the  MCQP parties  of  years  ago  .. its  all grown  too  big  and  I  end up  then  avoiding  it ..  becomes  over  commercial ...

[barb (Fry)]

sounds really fun, I loved the weekend rave parties in the late 80's.

Totem poles, tents, and large dance areas.  Fantastic venues, always outdoors, in a corn field or a very large garden.

Even went to one on a beach.

Am gonna look for the cd on itunes.

[georg ruf jr.]

What kind of music would that be? Techno?

[barb (Fry)]

know you ask,
well as i remember it come in all kinds of genre
reggae, trance, techno, rock

the trick was building the beat over a 48 hour period non stop.

[georg ruf jr.]

Geeez! You didn't atend the party that long, did you? Heard of extacy parties going even longer without sleep.

[barb (Fry)]

@Georg, yes we stayed all weekend, sometimes catching a few zzzzz in our campsites, or sometimes there where chill out areas provided, teepee's or tie dyed canvas shelters.
The kids loved it.

@ Sandy okay then, I thought it ran a bell I bought a album last summer
Balkan beatbox - gentre - world
great summer music for the braai