'Daar Kom Die Alibama?"
In one of those, "who knew?" kind of moments, I discovered this:
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It is a South African folk song, still sung today, commemorating the Confederate States of America cruiser, CSS Alabama that visited (obviously) during the US Civil War. And, up until 1994 the grave of Lt. Simeon W. Cummings, of the CSA Navy was located in Kilrpug Farm, Saldanha...
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In one of those, "who knew?" kind of moments, I discovered this:
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It is a South African folk song, still sung today, commemorating the Confederate States of America cruiser, CSS Alabama that visited (obviously) during the US Civil War. And, up until 1994 the grave of Lt. Simeon W. Cummings, of the CSA Navy was located in Kilrpug Farm, Saldanha...
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Haka. New Zealand. What the world has been waiting for:
Der God onzer voorvaden heeft ons heden een schitterende overwinning gegeven!
And thats pretty much the entirety of my knowledge of Afrikaans. Aside from the odd word here and there, Afrikaans was one of those languages that eluded me as I could never find a program (academic that is) that taught it. Much like Swedish and Finnish and other "minor" European languages it is hard...
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And thats pretty much the entirety of my knowledge of Afrikaans. Aside from the odd word here and there, Afrikaans was one of those languages that eluded me as I could never find a program (academic that is) that taught it. Much like Swedish and Finnish and other "minor" European languages it is hard...
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20 Awesome Literary Tattoos
So. Anyone with a literary tattoo out there in SG land? Thanks to the F/X TV show "Archer" I want the third stanza of Lord Byrons The Destruction of Sennacherib on my back.
So. Anyone with a literary tattoo out there in SG land? Thanks to the F/X TV show "Archer" I want the third stanza of Lord Byrons The Destruction of Sennacherib on my back.
So. Haven't posted in a bit. Why? Well, I try not to complain on blogs or chat rooms or message boards. Given the streak of bad luck I am on, all I want to do is complain, so no post. But, in order to get it out of my system in the last month I have, in addition to being unemployed:
1) Been in a...
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1) Been in a...
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Candy! Japanese candy! A Japanese Candy of the Month club! I do not know why I am just finding out about this now. WIth the all powerful interwebnets one would have thought that I would have Googled this up already.
CandyJapan: The Japanese Candy Subscription Program Your Taste-Buds Have Been Waiting For
CandyJapan: The Japanese Candy Subscription Program Your Taste-Buds Have Been Waiting For
wildesurf:
Swedes rock!
Firefly. Serenity. Rap music. Browncoats. Big Damn Heroes. It has it all.
annalee:
No, I don't even know how to use my camera properly, I really need to learn about exposure and things, it's all just fluke if one or two work out ok