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Posts made in August, 2008
I remember that day as if it were yesterday; it was the Thursday before Good Friday last year. There are two things that I can’t forget about that Thursday. One of the two I’d rather forget because I still can’t believe how my flat could have been broken into – I lived right in front of the police...
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After what seemed like a week of pure heat, the weather has finally broken and rain clouds loom overhead. By tonight, the forecast says, there should be buckets of rain pouring down. I can’t wait. Cape Town needs to be washed clean. The streets have been looking dirty recently. Has anyone else noticed the drop in movie...
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Even before I touched down on Cape Town soil, I knew about Long Street, or had heard about it rather. I remember sitting in the bus and wondering if it’s really true that Long Street has just clubs, pubs and cafes. People told me that you walk out of a club straight into another club’s line and when you walk home,...
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iPhones, PSP’s Wii’s, Xbox’s and more gadgets like these are just a few of the latest pieces of technology that Capetonians love to have. New shops spring up everyday [mostly at the waterfront] beckoning you in and basically forcing you to choke the last vestiges of life from your credit card. I love gadgets...
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There was a battle fought in Cape Town a while back. However it was a silent one, with a clear winner which had emerged from the start. It was a battle of architecture, of new over old and the necessity for Cape Town to create its own business landmark of the 21st Century. I’m speaking about the CTICC [Cape Town International...
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