André in Zuid-Afrika
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Away for a whileDue to work reasons I will be away for about two weeks.
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Patrix
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Have a good trip, André!
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Patrix
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Patrix
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Zèng Wāng Lún
Lĭ Bái chéng zhōu jiāng yù xíng,
Hū wén àn shàng tà gē shēng.
Táo huā tán shuĭ shēn qiān chĭ,
Bù jí Wāng Lún sòng wŏ qíng.
Here's the translation:
To Wāng Lún
By Lĭ Bái (701-762 AD)
I'm on board; We're about to sail,
When there's stamping and singing on shore;
Peach Blossom Pool is a thousand feet deep,
Yet not so deep,Wang Lun,as your love for me.
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Patrix
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Or you're not going anywhere, you're just to busy to come here have a cup of langcoffee? 
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Loic
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Heh. That's one poem by Li Bai which I am not aware of.
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Deborah
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Have a good trip, and take it easy! Looking forward to your return.
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Harrenys Targaryen
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Sorry for this delayed post, but I just wanted to wish you a good time and a safe return.
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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Just popped in to see if everything's OK here... doesn't seem as if you're missing me much....  so I'm off again...
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Pauline
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I'm missing you!!!! 
Don't go away for long time!!!  
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Deborah
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| André in Zuid-Afrika wrote: | | Just popped in to see if everything's OK here... doesn't seem as if you're missing me much.... so I'm off again... |
Of course we miss you -- we're just putting on a brave face!
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David
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Have a fun trip. We'll take good care of the forum while you're away(doesn't look like there've been any problems lately)! 
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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I'm back....
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Loic
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Did you watch Malinga take down 4 wickets in 4 balls, Andre? Wonder if you aged 20 years watching it, just as Graeme Smith did!
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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| loic wrote: | | Did you watch Malinga take down 4 wickets in 4 balls, Andre? Wonder if you aged 20 years watching it, just as Graeme Smith did! |
I watched it...      I think everybody in South Africa aged 20 years!
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Walker
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Welcome back! 
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Pauline
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| André in Zuid-Afrika wrote: | | I'm back.... |
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Deborah
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Welcome back, André! How was it, whatever "it" was?
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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| Deborah wrote: | | Welcome back, André! How was it, whatever "it" was? |
Oh, "it" was wonderful!!
My newspaper recently took over a weekly newspaper in a town called Kuruman. (The paper is a daily, but also publishes a number of weeklies within its distribution area.) The new paper was in terrible shape, so it was totally revamped, which is what I went to help with. I did reporting again, for the first time in nearly seven years, which was great fun! In a town like that, you get back to the basics of journalism, walking around, talking tot people, to get stories, instead of sitting in an office.
I worked very hard, but it was worth it. I made a few new friends, and got to know a part of the country which I have never been to before, despite actually growing up only 200km from this town.
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Deborah
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How nice to enjoy your job!
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Pauline
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I will be away from 4th until 12th april. Bye.
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Deborah
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Have a great time!
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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I might disappear for a while again, due to some trouble with my laptop.... It's behaving at the moment, mainly due to my threat of using it as a dishwasher, but it might decide otherwise at any moment... 
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Elaine
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| André in Zuid-Afrika wrote: | | I might disappear for a while again, due to some trouble with my laptop.... |
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  You just can't! 
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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Well, turns out that my laptop has some brain damage, so it had to go in for repairs - which means that I currently only have access to the 'net at work...
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Pauline
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| André in Zuid-Afrika wrote: | | Well, turns out that my laptop has some brain damage, so it had to go in for repairs |
Poor laptop!!!  I hope that it's better now after the neurosurgery repairs!! It's *very* annoying when your computer doesn't function; i thought that my laptop wouldn't function more some months ago, btu after some cleanup, other malfunctions were reparated (at home, it wasn't necessry take it to the shop) etc.. it's ok. It starts *very* slowly, about an half hour, but after it's working well.
André, I saw south Africa House in London!!! It's a very big building, and I didn't search for it, but nevertheless i saw it. When I noticed it, I rememberd that you'd written about it on the thread
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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| Pauline wrote: | | André, I saw south Africa House in London!!! It's a very big building, and I didn't search for it, but nevertheless i saw it. When I noticed it, I rememberd that you'd written about it on the thread |
Glad you saw it!! It's regarded as one of the great buildings of London.
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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Right, my laptop's been cured, and I'm back in business!!
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Walker
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| André in Zuid-Afrika wrote: | | Right, my laptop's been cured, and I'm back in business!! |
That's good news!
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Deborah
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| André in Zuid-Afrika wrote: | | Right, my laptop's been cured, and I'm back in business!! |
Huzzah!!
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Pauline
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| André in Zuid-Afrika wrote: | | Right, my laptop's been cured, and I'm back in business!! |
You don't visit much recently; i hope that you're okay.
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