Category Archives: Funny
More on romantic mixtapes
Please read what follows very much with tongue in cheek … Yes, yes, okay, I’m at it again! If you’ve known me for any length of time you will know … Continue reading
English that isn’t always (More South Africanisms)
I speak French reasonably but find that I understand people best in the areas where I learnt it – in Belgium and the French Alps. Their accents, the speed at … Continue reading
Reed it and weap
I’m currently suffering from a bout of nostalgia. Yesterday I shared about my friend Anri-Louise’s hilarious misfortunes. Today I dug up some comical high school students’ quotes (were the quotes … Continue reading
Looking back: One worth retelling
My friend Anri-Louise, who lives in Tana, Madagascar, and who taught with me at VVS on the island from 2009 – 2011 is back in South Africa. I’ve been reading … Continue reading
Massage: the answer to every ill?
It’s difficult to describe Madagascar to anyone who has never visited the island. In a word it’s “unique”. Most westerners find the locals’ mora mora (slowly slowly), laid back, laissez-faire … Continue reading
Another kind of English altogether
For hundreds, nay thousands of years the English language has been growing, evolving. And throughout history many people have had a profound influence on how the language has developed – … Continue reading
Truth is stranger than fiction
I’ve always been relatively normal. Sure, I have my quirks and fair share of issues but then, we all do: My parents were divorced when I was only 4 or … Continue reading
Life is too important to be taken as a joke, but too ridiculous to be taken seriously *
On Sunday evening I was trying to get two little ones to smile at me so that I could take a photo, but they were having none of it. At … Continue reading
