I never realised how many things just don't make sense.
New Scientist SPACE - Features - 13 things that do not make sense
later...
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Happy Holidays
Well all over the world every body is celebrating. Tonight Sandra and I lit our Channukiah to celebrate the first night of Channukah.
There is a tradition that no work may be done whilst the candles burn; and I found sitting on the balcony whilst the candles burned and the rain whispered in the cold night strangely peaceful.
I was also thinking, seeing both Christmas and Channukah fall on the same day this year if I could see similarity in the traditions.
On the surface the traditions are clearly different. Channukah being about the redemption and rededication of the Temple after its desecration by the Greeks; and Christianity about the birth of their messiah.
And then I saw the similarity which lies in the seasonal timing of the festivals. Both festivals are celebrated during the winter equinox. During the longest, coldest and darkest nights of the year. And essentially at that moment when the night is darkest we celebrate hope and salvation as these are the longest nights. But they are also the moments when the darkness turns and starts getting lighter and warmer once more.
So season's greetings to all my friends and family and may we all enjoy light and the warmth in the time to come.
Its all good.
There is a tradition that no work may be done whilst the candles burn; and I found sitting on the balcony whilst the candles burned and the rain whispered in the cold night strangely peaceful.
I was also thinking, seeing both Christmas and Channukah fall on the same day this year if I could see similarity in the traditions.
On the surface the traditions are clearly different. Channukah being about the redemption and rededication of the Temple after its desecration by the Greeks; and Christianity about the birth of their messiah.
And then I saw the similarity which lies in the seasonal timing of the festivals. Both festivals are celebrated during the winter equinox. During the longest, coldest and darkest nights of the year. And essentially at that moment when the night is darkest we celebrate hope and salvation as these are the longest nights. But they are also the moments when the darkness turns and starts getting lighter and warmer once more.
So season's greetings to all my friends and family and may we all enjoy light and the warmth in the time to come.
Its all good.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Super Sandra
At the beginning of this year Sandra registered for Homeopathy at the DIT. She had a difficult time registering as she had not studied courses such as physics, chemistry and mathematics at the official requirement levels of the department. Eventually she got accepted as a "mature student" and was exempted from these requirements on that basis.
But the requirements are there for a reason, and many of her courses assumed knowledge she did not already have - and this meant she had to catch up this material.
But this was not the only obstacle she had to face.
English is not her mother tongue and suddenly she was attending a full days of lectures all week long in English.
She had to pass exams in English. She had to deal with oral exams in English. She had to write weekly tests and assignments in English.
In the beginning she would sit in lectures and struggle to understand what was being said, never mind understand the difficult content of subjects such as histology, radiology and anatomy.
Well she worked virtually every night until midnight. She sat with vast huge texts in dense academic English and pored over abstruse diagrams.
Well to her great glory and acclaim Sandra was awarded two distinctions, one second, and two thirds.
She got her distinctions in biology and philosophy. She got a second for Physics. And she got thirds for Chemistry and Anatomy.
Super Sandra!
But the requirements are there for a reason, and many of her courses assumed knowledge she did not already have - and this meant she had to catch up this material.
But this was not the only obstacle she had to face.
English is not her mother tongue and suddenly she was attending a full days of lectures all week long in English.
She had to pass exams in English. She had to deal with oral exams in English. She had to write weekly tests and assignments in English.
In the beginning she would sit in lectures and struggle to understand what was being said, never mind understand the difficult content of subjects such as histology, radiology and anatomy.
Well she worked virtually every night until midnight. She sat with vast huge texts in dense academic English and pored over abstruse diagrams.
Well to her great glory and acclaim Sandra was awarded two distinctions, one second, and two thirds.
She got her distinctions in biology and philosophy. She got a second for Physics. And she got thirds for Chemistry and Anatomy.
Super Sandra!
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Woohoo and Weirdddd
Well... WooooooooHoooooooo....
I got back my marks for my UNISA exams and I passed all the exams with two distinctions.
So five more courses completed on my steady march towards a Bsc.
yum yum yum
and now for a link to a web site that shows your something weird about your eye sight.
Sandra's marks should be out any day now! I have a feeling she will have done excellently.
later...
I got back my marks for my UNISA exams and I passed all the exams with two distinctions.
So five more courses completed on my steady march towards a Bsc.
yum yum yum
and now for a link to a web site that shows your something weird about your eye sight.
Sandra's marks should be out any day now! I have a feeling she will have done excellently.
later...
Monday, December 05, 2005
I now have a new computer
I have just bought a new computer. I got it on Friday and have been installing and setting it up.
200G hardrive. 2G RAM. 3.2 Ghz processor. Pentium 4.
Robbie also just got Wireless ADSL Broadband. And to my delight I can connect to his router wirelessly. So I will pay a contribution; and have access to the internet at wonderful speeds.
Tonight I connected good speakers to the computer and its late so I am going to bed.
later...
200G hardrive. 2G RAM. 3.2 Ghz processor. Pentium 4.
Robbie also just got Wireless ADSL Broadband. And to my delight I can connect to his router wirelessly. So I will pay a contribution; and have access to the internet at wonderful speeds.
Tonight I connected good speakers to the computer and its late so I am going to bed.
later...
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