Author amanda Posted on March 30, 2010March 30, 2010Categories Advertising, Cape Town, Experience 2 Comments on Audi MVP Day: Why the ‘A’ in A5 stands for ‘Amanda’
I got to drive a half-a-million rand car on Friday. Of course, I didn’t know how much it cost before I hit the 200km/h mark.
The gasps of surprise (and perhaps fear) from the male passengers was most enjoyable, especially since one of the guys had taken it for a spin before me – an experience so stomach-churning that I had to close my eyes.
What elicited such a heady response? The Audi A5 3.0 Diesel Sportback.
I got to drive a half-a-million rand car on Friday. Of course, I didn’t know how much it cost before I hit the 200km/h mark.
The gasps of surprise (and perhaps fear) from the male passengers was most enjoyable, especially since one of the guys had taken it for a spin before me – an experience so stomach-churning that I had to close my eyes.
What elicited such a heady response? The Audi A5 3.0 Diesel Sportback.
Author amanda Posted on January 14, 2010January 14, 2010Categories Cape Town 1 Comment on The Jaws of Life
Some of us take to the sea like a duck to honey-glaze sauce. Some even profess that “hey, shoo, wow, I’m just so at one with the ocean man”.
Unfortunately this means we feel entitled to do whatever we like without being hindered by other creatures who live there. So what if they have fins, gills and a swim bladder, I can hold my breath for one minute and do breaststroke!
Some of us take to the sea like a duck to honey-glaze sauce. Some even profess that “hey, shoo, wow, I’m just so at one with the ocean man”.
Unfortunately this means we feel entitled to do whatever we like without being hindered by other creatures who live there. So what if they have fins, gills and a swim bladder, I can hold my breath for one minute and do breaststroke!
Author amanda Posted on November 13, 2009December 7, 2009Categories Cape Town, Experience, Johannesburg 1 Comment on Things that made me smile this week
• Writing a short story, even though it was for a client.
• Seeing the new Hospital Bend freeway take shape.
• Seeing Cape Town Stadium all the way from De Waal Drive.
• A smiling old lady with a floral umbrella and matching raincoat.
• My mother chatting to me on facebook (she couldn’t even turn on a computer a year ago).
• The Aussie army dog found in Afghanistan after being MIA for 14 months.
• Planning our 3-month trip to America in 2010.
• Writing a short story, even though it was for a client.
• Seeing the new Hospital Bend freeway take shape.
• Seeing Cape Town Stadium all the way from De Waal Drive.
• A smiling old lady with a floral umbrella and matching raincoat.
• My mother chatting to me on facebook (she couldn’t even turn on a computer a year ago).
• The Aussie army dog found in Afghanistan after being MIA for 14 months.
• Planning our 3-month trip to America in 2010.
Author amanda Posted on October 15, 2009December 6, 2009Categories Cape Town, South Africa 14 Comments on In defence of the Mother****ing City
A woman named Anne Stevens recently proved that not all Durbanites are peace-loving, banana-eating hippies, when she lambasted Cape Town (“Cape Town, you can keep your mountain”) for its many flaws.
A woman named Anne Stevens recently proved that not all Durbanites are peace-loving, banana-eating hippies, when she lambasted Cape Town (“Cape Town, you can keep your mountain”) for its many flaws.
