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My speech at the "press event" on our last day.

Molo. Igamalam ndingu Immi. Ndivela e Stuttgart eJamani. I am grateful for the opportunity to share a few brief thoughts with you. You might ask why I wanted to join IBM’s Corporate Service Corps and come here to South Africa. It’s because I wanted to get a greater understanding and a different view of the world. I am a photographer and I like to take photos from different angles and I can see that when you have a different angle it provides you with a surprising and sometimes completely diffe… Continue

Added by Immanuel Henne on November 11, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Sawubona Playlist "Various"

As announced last week here is the second Sawubona Playlist "Various" containing the songs not using the "Songs of Good Hope" lyrics. Because of the possibility to upload everything you want to the music player on your profile page it's not easy to figure out which songs you want to contribute to the Sawubona Music Jam and which songs you just want to allocate to the other community members. So please be indulgently with the list and tell me if there is a song missing or if there is a song… Continue

Added by Manuela Geiger on November 2, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Some Ideas On How To Spend A Great New Year’s Eve At Home

Now, that Christmas has come and gone leaving us with so many fine memories of decorated trees along with presents it is time to think of New Year’s eve, that last day of the year in which we for some reason find to be significant enough to hold an all out, no holds bared celebration for. Well regardless of weather or not the evening which ends one year and starts the next is cause to party long in to the night is not the point of this article but what is, is to advocate the benefits of spending… Continue

Added by Gianni Truvianni on November 1, 2009 at 3:40pm — No Comments

My First Christmas Tree

An article about the first Christmas tree I ever bought which inspired me to continue celebrating this season with first my wife then daughter. My first Christmas tree is something I will never forget however it is not the one that was in my house when I was growing up that I am referring to but the first one I ever went out and purchased some 12 years ago. The year was 1995 and the day was a Friday as well as the first day of the month of December when I found myself sitting at home watching C… Continue

Added by Gianni Truvianni on November 1, 2009 at 3:39pm — No Comments

How To Get The Perfect Christmas Prefect

Getting the perfect present for that somebody on our list is not as hard as it may seem but of course we should always take in to consideration that perfection takes on a different meaning in everybody’s mind. For instance there are those whose love for winter sports make them the perfect candidates to receive a lovely new pair of skis or poles however if I be the case then this would be the furthest thing from my desires as I do solemnly detest anything that may have the slightest connection wi… Continue

Added by Gianni Truvianni on November 1, 2009 at 3:38pm — No Comments

Recommendations For A Christmas Full Of Great Music

An article about all the great songs and carols connected with this time of year known as Christmas which like our trees help to make this time of year bright. Along with the performers who through their talent and voice have brought life to those carols and songs most of us have known so well through out our lives as they make us feel that Christmas time is upon us. It is without much room for doubt, safe to say that no other holiday (religious or secular), or day of the year or time of which… Continue

Added by Gianni Truvianni on November 1, 2009 at 3:37pm — No Comments

The Wonder Of Christmas

An article about Christmas and how it has come to be celebrated by so many through out the world, some of which are even atheistic in their believes while others are of religions not of the Christian variety who in spite of which have come to treasure Christmas. Yet, it all that be Christmas some Christians do not uphold it believing it pagan; as it is not mentioned in any way shape or form in the bible’s “New Testament”. There are some conversations which for some reason or other we will never… Continue

Added by Gianni Truvianni on November 1, 2009 at 3:37pm — No Comments

Gianni Truvianni’s List Of Great Christmas Films

An article about the great films of Christmas which have delighted us through the years during this most special holiday season. There are many a Christmas film to entertain during this most special time of year and in spite of this tradition not going back as far as the music and stories that accompany this season; it has become just as much apart of Christmas as any other. Christmas films; now a days are just as eagerly awaited as perhaps the season itself by cinema goers all over the world w… Continue

Added by Gianni Truvianni on November 1, 2009 at 3:35pm — No Comments

The Many Ways Of Spending Christmas

Many are the ways of Christmas changing from country to country taking on numerous shapes and colors as diverse as the peoples who first started them for those who through the course of time turned them in to traditions. It is strange and wonderful how dissimilar all these Christmas habits are, ranging from waiting till January 6, “Dia de Los Reyes” (Day of Kings) to open up ones presents (tradition practiced in Spain) to Poland where people do not even delay till Christmas day as their presents… Continue

Added by Gianni Truvianni on November 1, 2009 at 3:33pm — No Comments

Final spurt (Tuesday, 27. October 2009)

Today was our final report. It's been going fairly well. I think we can be proud about what we have archived anyways.

But today there was another thing which I want to mention... it is the Website. I have been working on it for the past 4 weeks. And as we tried to migrate the site I actually misconfigured it and the whole Website broke and I was not able to get it back… Continue

Added by Immanuel Henne on October 29, 2009 at 9:28am — No Comments

Final spurt (Monday, 26. October 2009)

Today we learned that tomorrow we'll have our final presentation. Huhhh that's quite a short notice. But I think we welcomed it. It's good to get things done as early as possible and we had things pretty much in our brain ... just we needed to get some of the things still documented. So today was a day I got a loooot done.

It is amazing what can be achieved within such… Continue

Added by Immanuel Henne on October 29, 2009 at 9:25am — No Comments

Even better (Sunday, 25. October 2009)

I needed today to write a letter to my daughters. In fact I wrote quite a long letter and included pictures in it to make my letter more appealing. I hope Alina and Ann-Sophie will like to read my letter. I really feel I want to share my experiences with them and want them to get some feeling for what I am doing and how the world is here in South Africa.

In the evening… Continue

Added by Immanuel Henne on October 29, 2009 at 9:23am — No Comments

Even better (Saturday, 24. October 2009)

Last weekend I said: "What a great weekend and I would never have thought that after such a great weekend last time there such another great weekend."... This weekend however topped it all. Cindy and Steve (the owner and host of the B&B guest house) invited us to join them to their hangar. All of us got onto a Chesna like airplane.

Some of us when they were on the… Continue

Added by Immanuel Henne on October 29, 2009 at 9:22am — No Comments

Even better (Friday, 23. October 2009)

A major part of my assignment is to re-design the current Ruliv Website but also to come up with a new content management system to simplify things. To give you an impression on how the Website currently looks like: And here is the new Ruliv Website as we have designed it now. What I love with the new Website… Continue

Added by Immanuel Henne on October 29, 2009 at 9:21am — No Comments

Even better (Thursday, 22. October 2009)

Together with my colleague today I chaired a second workshop. As a follow on to the photography workshop I have talked about image processing and graphics design. So take a look at this: Graphic Design Workshop 1.3 Continue

Added by Immanuel Henne on October 29, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Sawubona Final Playlist - Please Have A Look

Dear Musicians, in the last days we were collecting all your songs you contributed to the Sawubona Music Jam. Below you will find what we got. Please have a look at the final playlist and let me know if you're missing a song writing a short message to info@sawubona-musicjam.com. Many thanks in advance. Please note that there will be a second list with all the other songs you contributed not using the lyrics "Songs of Good Hope". 01 Good Hope: - Andreas Schwall feat. Deb… Continue

Added by Manuela Geiger on October 28, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Nichelle Colvin's Album Release

Just dropping a line to let you know that the album "Soulfully Yours, Nichelle" drops October 30th! Finally I know! Better late than never! I hope you all like it! Pre-orders will be sent out Some time in November! Spread the word and tell all who like real soul music! http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002U3DTRG/ref=cm_sw_em_r_dp_mp3a Nichelle Colvin SSGM Records, llc. You've Reached Nichelle! Upcoming album "Soulfully Yours, Ni… Continue

Added by Nichelle Colvin on October 24, 2009 at 9:37pm — No Comments

numbers vs. real stories (Tuesday, 20. October 2009)

Kizito (Mgr. at RuLiv) took us on another field trip today. We met the Home Based Care team. Sweetness (leader of the team) and her team help, educate, coach and advise people who have HIV or have sexually been assaulted. Her own aunt has died due to AIDS. One of her team members told us that she joined the HBC because she's HIV infected herself. Alcohol and rape is another big issue. The team told us about people in their neighborhood are screaming left and right during the night. It's a mess,… Continue

Added by Immanuel Henne on October 21, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

it's to be theirs, it's all about sustainability (Monday, 19. October 2009)

My assignment is making progress. Kholiswa (the employee at RuLiv responsible for their Website) asked me: “immi, let's step back and do some brain storming.” We then reviewed what we really want to achieve with a redesigned Website. It's been so valuable because I felt that we are together working on something which at the end of my assignment has to be Kholiswa's work. Not mine. Kholishwa said: “it's all about sustainability.” We discussed quite a lot and I think we created completely new idea… Continue

Added by Immanuel Henne on October 21, 2009 at 10:58am — No Comments