Any Dummy can date Online: Online Dating for Dummies
For those already familiar with the ‘for Dummies’ books, this instalment will come as a rather comfortable guide to yet another of life’s great trials: dating. In this case, of the Internet variety. No matter for those who don’t, though. The book is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand introduction to a foreign and, no doubt, terrifying new […]
Batman Begins
Well, tonight I watched Batman Begins with my little sister, who is visiting me for the June school holidays from Uitenhage. This is a great movie and I recommend everyone to go and watch it because of its authenticity. Christopher Nolan, who also wrote and directed the amazing film, Memento, has brought Batman to life […]
Frank Lloyd Wright
Growing up, I always dreamed of designing and building my own house because I love drawing so much. Maybe in some ways, deep down inside me, I knew I could become an architect if I wanted to. There’s a great quote I once heard by Frank Lloyd Wright: “The human race built most nobly when […]
The Rules by Ellen Fein & Sherrie Schneider
A self-help book with a simple set of dos and don’ts, which leads you to where you want to be… The question is, are these rules simple? The authors of ‘The Rules’ have compiled a list of 35 Rules to help commit you to a healthy relationship. My first thought was how stringent this book […]
A walk on the beach (a love poem)
My best friend, Bradley Minnaar, quit his job at a software company and moved to Rhodes University, Grahamstown, for a while. While living there he started writing the most amazing poetry. Here’s just one example of his amazing prowess as a wordsmith… If I was the sea my loveIf I was the sea;Who sends its […]