Martin Kleynhans
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Blogging
Bomb Voyage Time…
Feb 19th
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 year…. well I feel right now, its like “WOW, only a year, will be gone in the blink of an eye at this rate.” Next thing I know I will be back in Sunny South Africa… 
I am also starting to settle into a routine which is good, being able to plan time better is my top priority at the moment. Work is becoming a more manageable beast which is always a good thing
The first few weeks here have just been chaos to compare to how things have improved for me personally… although maybe thats just a learning how to manage tasks thing as well. Or just adapting to a new pace of things… who knows.
I was relfecting bck through the posts on this blog of ming and its safe to say that for the time i have had it up and running, i have really neglectied it… I’ve lost track of things for blogging about, going to definately have to re-think this whole blogging strategy with a fine tooth comb or at least put my facebook profile to bed so I spend less time on that beast and more time writing. Hmm… there is a thought now.
Roll with the Bagger Punches
Jan 27th
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 low down on the situation, I am inside the American Military Installation here in baghdad. The chances of a Bomb being delivered into the base by means of a car or a suicide bomber are pretty much zero to none. Now thats not to say that the base does not get attacked. I am just saying when you do see newsreels regading Bomb blasts of Hotels and Government Buildings etc. it’s no-where near to me because thats in the Red zone in down town Baghdad and we are very much in the Green Zone
But ultimately I am stilll having a fantastic time here in Baghdad, I started weapons training last week so thats been very exciting, hoping to post something really worthwhile online soon.
The Phalanx, She are a screamer
Jan 12th
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 do a little research as to what the Phalanx actually is you can imagine what an exhilarating explosion of energy comes out of this device. For your enjoyment I have got a video for you to watch just to put this into perspective.
The Baggy Diner
Jan 10th
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 to believe it, Lobster for Dinner. Amazing… well thats only the half of it to be honest.
Well I have now lost my train of thought thinking about what to have for dinner, so ill be back soon.
New Beginnings… Finally
Jan 3rd
So my New Years resolution for 2009 started over a year ago, I really wanted to take things a bit easier last year, from the beginning of the year. As simple as that sounds its not always the easiest to just chill out and not let the worries of the world bug you so much. I suppose it starts with worries of your own, thoughts of loneliness and how you would cope with that cause you aren’t going out as much anymore. As it turns out I managed to keep myself very entertained the whole of 2008 by just enjoying some movies and keeping tabs on all the various things I love to read about online…
Sort of a lazy reader myself, I like online reading, I really don’t have the urge to hold a book for too long. Must be because I can distract myself for shorter periods of time before i feel the urge to do something else like fiddle around on Facebook or chat to people online and on Messenger.
This New Years Eve was quite possibly the most unique in all the years I have celebrated New Years and also the best yet.
Waves of Change
Dec 30th
So the new year is coming up, 2009, wow! Talk about the future, maybe when the world cup comes to South Africa we might actually have flying cars, just kidding.
I have already started doing a hell of a lot different this year and I intend to continue with this good change in my life. Some of the things that were a real challenge for me are already starting to come right. A great example of this is how I manage money, really not good at managing money at all.
Focusing on work is also something that is a challenge being such a day dreamer, I sometimes find myself daydreaming too long about the big picture out there that i loose track of the small little things which also count. I am finding ways over the last six months which help me focus more so this upcoming year is really going to a roaring success for me in terms of my work.
Just to end off id like to wish everyone all the best for the new year, mines going to be so awesome its not even funny and I hope that you and your loved ones have a pretty swell time in 2009… Cheers.
Live Writer (beta)
Oct 13th
I just downloaded Windows Live Writer, connected to my own blog hosted at my own hosting provider and I am now submitting this first post, the idea of Windows Live Writer is to be able to post with Rich Formatting in your Posts as well as Images and so on. If you have a look at the pictures section you will see some pages which i created using Windows Live Writer, i am suitably impressed.
Blogging and So on.
May 22nd