skyblade 0 #1 November 1, 2002 Hi everybody, I've been lurking for a while, and when I saw the new forum I just couldnt resist My name is Jaco, I'm an engineering student, and was lucky enough to be able to come to the US at the start of this year to further my studies. Was the best move I ever made, Florida is very close to my idea of skydiving heaven En hello aan al die boertjies, lyk my daar is 'n groot klomp van ons hier . Blue skies Jaco >Anything worth doing requires a helmet< Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #2 November 1, 2002 Hi, 'Blade... I can't answer in afrikaans (i suspect it's afrikaans, but I am not sure...), and I have no experience about FLA whatsoever, but HI anyway! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyblade 0 #3 November 1, 2002 Thanks Micheleyup, it's afrikaans, and it was just a hello and a remark about how many south africans are infesting dz.com sorry, didnt mean to be rude Jaco >Anything worth doing requires a helmet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #4 November 1, 2002 Quote En hello aan al die boertjies Dank je, zijn nie alleen afrikaanse boertjes..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #5 November 2, 2002 Hi, Jaco QuoteDank je, zijn nie alleen afrikaanse boertjes..... Yeah, what he said (hey, Justin, you're not getting me into trouble, are ya? LOL) (Michele's translation...Thanks and other things). Hey...you weren't being rude. I'm the one who is language deficient. Welcome aboard...and will someone take it upon themselves to teach me Afrikaans? LOL! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AiRpollUtiOn 0 #6 November 2, 2002 Quote Quote En hello aan al die boertjies Dank je, zijn nie alleen afrikaanse boertjes..... Er zijn ook nog Belgische en Nederlandse boertjes! Funny how are languages are so similar (yup I know the historical background for this fact...) Welcome, and uhm, blues..."Don't make me come down there" - God. My site:http://www.skystudio.nl/video.html Some of my vids: http://www.youtube.com/user/TomSkyStudio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sangiro 26 #7 November 2, 2002 Hallo jaco, Welkom op Dropzone.com! Lyk vir my jy's 'n Tukkie... maar ons gaan probeer om dit nie teen jou te hou nie. Safe swoops Sangiro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #8 November 2, 2002 Hey Jaco~ Drive down to Deland one of these days and come down and jump with me. It's not that far past Palatka. Plus, we have a few well known South Africans that hang around- Gary and Solly from Deland Majik.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyblade 0 #9 November 3, 2002 Hi Skymama, I'll definitely take you up on that, I just looked at the Deland website, and it seems like a very nice place. Looking forward to meeting you all... Jaco >Anything worth doing requires a helmet< Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyblade 0 #10 November 3, 2002 Dankie Sangiro, Jaaa ek weet nie waar jy geswot het nie, maar ek is seker ons het julle gatte geskop met rugby . Baie dankie vir die welkom, en vir 'n briljante website! Jaco >Anything worth doing requires a helmet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meatmissile 0 #11 November 4, 2002 Hallo Jaco, Welkom! En ons sal maar probeer om nie Sangiro se anti Tukkie sentimente teen hom te hou nie ! -- ZZZzzzz.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scratch 0 #12 November 4, 2002 Ikies bo. Julle Tukkies mag ons gatte in rugby skop....maar van suip se julle vir ons fokkolWelcome to the zoo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sangiro 26 #13 November 4, 2002 Quote En ons sal maar probeer om nie Sangiro se anti Tukkie sentimente teen hom te hou nie Glo my ek het 'n paar wilde jare as 'n Tukkie gehad.... Joolplaas, LC dam, Farm Inn, "Yeah Tuks" op RAU, en 'n paar nagte in die tronk! Maar toe kry ek "religion"... en daar's nie terugkeer as jy eers 'n Matie-meisie lanks die Eersterivier gesoen het nie! Safe swoops Sangiro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scratch 0 #14 November 4, 2002 Ek het al 'n Matie meisie langs die bar gesoen. Tel dit? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sangiro 26 #15 November 4, 2002 Quote Ek het al 'n Matie meisie langs die bar gesoen. Nee, want ons almal weet dit was nie regtig 'n meisie nie... Safe swoops Sangiro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scratch 0 #16 November 4, 2002 Jy is dalk heel reg. Ons weet mos hoe vroulik die Matie 'mans' kan wees. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluefingers 0 #17 November 4, 2002 hey Jaco! Welcome to the madness! Kerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grega 0 #18 November 4, 2002 Am i the only one who doesn't speak afrikaans ??? > "George just lucky i guess!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skystorm 0 #19 November 4, 2002 Welkom in die malhuis!!Michele, I'll learn you a few phrases. PM me if you're interested. Gene Police: "YOU!! Out of the pool, NOW!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #20 November 4, 2002 Welcome Blade. Obviously you've met the CREW. They are quite entertaining on the Non American thread. Hang out with us and get your daily dose of sub culture. . -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base363 0 #21 November 8, 2002 Anybody know of two girls, Karen and Mandy, from South Africa who traveled the U.S. back in the early 90's? If so please let me know. Thanks, base363 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winston 0 #22 November 11, 2002 Hey Skyblade, Hier is nog 'n volbloed Suid-Afrikaner! Ek het nog nie juis veel gepos nie, maar dit meen nie dat ek jou nie kan laat welkom voel nie!!Just to introduce myself. My name is Winston [as you damn well can see!:-)] Have been working for a couple of years and decided the corporate world was not for me. A year into my masters and after discovering skydiving, I realised what a phucked-up mistake that was! I cannot skydive as much I would have had I still been working. Also, the chicks don't smaak ("like") me as much now that I don't have money! That will all change soon, hopefully. So yeah, that makes me a piss-poor student skydiver too! Ek hoop dit gaan beter met jou as met my en dat jy ook sommer lekker regkom met die meisiekinders!Winston Can't you see me standing here, I've got my ass against the Cessna's wing Can't you see what I mean You might as well jump! go ahead and jump! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winston 0 #23 November 11, 2002 Sangiro: >>en daar's nie terugkeer as jy eers 'n Matie-meisie lanks die Eersterivier gesoen het nie! Scrath: >>Ek het al 'n Matie meisie langs die bar gesoen. Tel dit?Nee, dit tel nie! Ek het in 1993 een van my *lektrises* in die bar gesoen! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scratch 0 #24 November 11, 2002 Hey Winston. I went to UCT in the late eighties. With regards to our female lecturers I like my girls with less hair on their legs than on their heads. Siiigh the good old days. Teargas, rubber bullets and petrol bombs. Happy five hours at the Pig n Whistle. Buy one crate and get one free. Oh and AIDs was unheard of Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winston 0 #25 November 11, 2002 Hey Scratch! I am a Natal University (PMB) boykie. Studied here from beginning 1992. Worked for a couple of years in South Africa's Big Apple (Joey's) and am now back in PMB doing the study thing full-time again. The traffic to and from Joburg really sucked though, as I had to negotiate my way from Randburg (close to the MTN Sundome) into the city centre every ph*cking day. However, there were always time for beers after hours in Melville, Rosebank and such where one could while away the time in order to miss peak hour in the afternoon. When I returned to PMB this year, I was caught off-guard by the fact that my favourite watering hole, the Varsity Club, had closed down because some coffin dodger in the vicinity had complained about the excessive noise stemming from the VC at night. Even the residences are now plagued with rules like (1) no drinking a;llowed in them (2) "Noise Hour" (I mean, WTF? ) during wwhich we're allowed to make "noise" (from 15h30 to 20h30 - can you believe this shit?). However, you can't keep a good student down, dude, I tell you. We have corrupted the Resident's Assistants to the extent where they even drink with us in the residence. We smoke weed in them, etc. I stay in the so-called post-grad residence. They are communal, 7 students share a kitchen and lounge and in some blocks you would find up to six regular Mary-Jane smokers on one floor. Can you believe that shit? You can imagine how openly this shit is being cleaned, smoked in whatever fashion imaginable. And where you have a diverse group such as men/women, internation/national/local students together, there aren't many tricks you can pull concerning how to mix your drinks or what to do with your weed, or how many ways and out of what you can smoke it. On the academic side, it seems that not many things have changed as far as the standards of this University is concerned. Indeed, I have a tough time with my supervisors, one Polish and another South African who's a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society (Viva, Women, Viva!) as much of the stuff I am working on is pretty much advanced and relatively new (Mixed Models, both linear and non-linear). I believe that the standards of both Wits and UCT are pretty much intact? I don't want to specualte on Maties but I do know that the Faculty of Forestry has taken such a serious knock that the upper echelons decided to merge it with the Faculty of Science! Like a friend of mine said: "Forestry is like sex; you can read up about it but you'll never know what it's like unless you experience it for yourself!" Yep, why have forestry in the Western Cape when you can't even grow a forest there, I mean, f$&!! Any Matie want to come to the defense here?!?Oh, before I forget! We had a German female exchange student here who left about a month ago. She had to get rid of some stuff she did not need to take with her. Talking about hair on the legs, she boosted me her shaving cream. What with the prize of shaving gel these days, there were no way on mother Earth I would decline shaving cream especially with all the other expenses (booze, booze and infinitely more booze) I have!! And, no, I don't shave my legs!. And I do have aftershave to conceal the musky smell of the shaving cream! Have I mentioned that she also gave me her Lip-Ice?Anyway, got to run. One day when I'm in Citrusdal we'll have beer!Rock on Winston Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
