Martin Kleynhans
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Martin Kleynhans
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Homepage: http://blog.missingfet.co.za
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Posts by Martin Kleynhans
Some decisions are just harder than others (sigh…)
Sometimes you find youself in situations you really dont want to be in and in most occurances its not a case of getting out of the situation its a matter of confronting the issues head on… I was faced with hard decisions this week, very hard decisions. I dont wish to be in [...]
Bomb Voyage Time…
So I am starting to really repeat myself a lot now over the last few posts, but time really does fly out here, its absolutely ridiculous to think nearly a whole month has passed once again. Lots of people are saying that they cannot believe im going to be out here for a whole [...]
Roll with the Bagger Punches
So its been a very busy time this last number of days have not really had time to write a blog post. But though I would put something up quickly since I received four SMS’s asking about the Bomb Blasts in baghdad and whether I was anywhere near the Blasts…
Well here is [...]
The Phalanx, She are a screamer
Yesterday at around 14:00 I was driving past one of the “Phalanx’s” near where my Billeting is located, on occasion the army test fires the Phalanx. I have hear them test fire them before over the last few days but normally this is from a distance. Well as you can imagine after you [...]
The Baggy Diner
10/01/2010 - 16:39
Tags: 2010, Awesome, Baghdad, Diner, Food, Iraq, Work
Posted in Baghdad | 2 comments
So I have been writing this post on and off for the last week, mostly because I haven’t had my own PC until today, YAY
The food here in Baggers is unbelievable, here we are in a war zone in the middle of the desert, and of course I too had to see it [...]
Now Live, From Baghdad
04/01/2010 - 00:42
Tags: 2010, Baghdad, Contract, Iraq, Military, Work
Posted in Baghdad, Travel | 1 comment
So it’s the end of my first working day in Baghdad, what a trip so far, I was in transit from 6:30 on Saturday until Mid day on Sunday when I landed in Iraq.
After landing in Iraq I have a whole new concept now of flying, its called “Evasive Manouvers”… on a commerical airline by [...]
All set for a Bagger Deployment and some M*A*S*H
24/12/2009 - 21:54
Tags: 2010, Baghdad, Contract, Iraq, Military, Work
Posted in Baghdad | No comments
On the 1st of January ill be flying to Baggers (aka – Baghdad, Iraq)… I am going to be working there on contract for a year. Its an opportunity I am very thrilled about. I will be available for random chatter on Skype, Gmail, MSN and ETC… but during the fractional spare time I might [...]
So near to SCI FI, I can almost… taste it.
03/11/2009 - 22:57
Tags: 2010, House, Opportunity, Sci-Fi, Taste
Posted in MissingFet Blog, My House | No comments
Wow November 2009 and its nearly 2010, its ridiculous to think how fast this year has gone by, just the other day I was going on about how much I was enjoying my new career opportunity at i5… Now its near the end of another great year and I am celebrating in another new exciting [...]
Better late than never
04/07/2009 - 16:58
Tags: House, Renovations, Sanding, Sealing, Wood Stripping
Posted in My House | No comments
So I have not been blogging too much since New Years, I suppose that is because I had lots of photo’s for reference over the New Year Holidays in Cape Town. Well much has been happening over the last six months I don’t even know where to begin.
After a year in waiting while staying in [...]
One More in the Sun
04/01/2009 - 16:12
Tags: Beach, Cape Town, Digital Camera, Holiday, New Year, Panoramic, Table View
Posted in Cape Town, Holiday | No comments
We headed to the Beach today, tomorrow I am heading home and Vanessa starts work, what a nice way to end off a perfect holiday, just going to keep this post short and sweet, include some photo’s and two fun panoramic shots we took with my L’Cheepo digital camera.
Another Day at the Beach for 2009:
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