Meaning of my name Ramon

 Number of Ramon – 7 Bearers of this baby name are odd persons of saturnine temper. They are often philosophers and mystics at heart. They tire easily of a bustling and hasty life, love to think all alone and hate light-mindedness. Quite often, they are devoid of commercialism and a thirst for comfort. Having keen […]

2006 Star Trek Minicon in South Africa

 Today I attended my 2nd Star Trek minicon in Johannesburg, South Africa. The minicon is hosted annually by Science Fiction South Africa. I’ve been a member since 2004 and attended a few of their events. It’s a small group and the people are very friendly and on the shy, introverted side of life. That’s to […]

Online replaces telly and print for teens

 This is not exactly news for me because I’ve been following these trends internationally from the annual reports published by the Centre for the Digital Future. Here’s the South African perspective. A recent survey by www.Sweet16.co.za found that more South African teenagers are spending time online than watching television or reading magazines and newspapers. This […]

Meeting Claudia Henkel, Miss South Africa 2004

 Last Thursday, I was invited to an LG launch for a cool new cellphone at the Fashion Cafe in Sandton City, close to the back of the Michelangelo. Now I’ve always heard about this joint, but never been there before. Its a damn classy joint. And the women are awesome. The music is great, and […]

Meeting More Single People in a Natural Way

 I’ve been more and more frustrated not meeting as many new women as I would like. Recently went to a Portuguese Festival here in Johannesburg called Lusito Land, and there must have been at least 5000 people there. And suffice it to say I made about two good approaches and one that sucked because she […]