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"...your trust in yourself is the principal factor."
Where are you currently located on the planet: Johannesburg, South Africa
What is your business called and what does it do? The business is called ‘Vula Vula Research Services’. At the moment we are focusing on providing a good, reliable and honest fieldwork force to the research industry. In other words, we conduct the actual interviews for the researchers. We are also setting up an online and mobile survey market research group and trying our best to pioneer some more creative and innovative research and interviewing techniques in South Africa.
Read more: Daniela Wingate: Researching her way forward in business!
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Roaming Newton: Chapter 14: Welcome to the outskirts of Johannesburg!
Roaming NewtonAn ice cold European winter, a roaring fire and the constant thought of bears in your backyard! Okay maybe that’s an exaggeration but I am sure I heard a noise in the garden the other night that made me scramble for the highest point within eyeshot. I had my share of skiing and ice, however I felt as if I was about to turn into one giant ice cube. I was in need of an African sunshine and home (South Africa) didn’t sound too bad. So I packed my bags and headed on the next flight back with just one thought on my mind…adventure!
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Roaming Newton: Chapter 13
Heading back to Munich I found, that slowly the summery senses that once engulfed the city was now falling away. The light became a little less apparent as the sun set a lot sooner and even before the winter snow began to fall, I found myself clinging onto my warm coat a little tighter than before.
I wanted to prepare for a winter that I had never seen before. I wanted thick snow, fast skiing and the warm taste of Glühwein. However how was I going to make this happen, I am a South African after all and snow, skiing and Glühwein are not things that have been hardwired into me. The answer, came via a slightly awkward stumbled upon conversation on a train about cricket in Germany (yes German Cricket) with a Shoemaker (yes a cobbler) who quite boldly stated that in order to be equipped for a German Winter one needs to be as Bavarian as one can. Hmmm, Bavarian… it wasn’t going to be easy but it wasn’t going to be boring either! So there I was learning the ways of the Bavarian like Luke did with Yoda!
Read more: A winter in Munich and learning how to be Bavarian
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By Yashivan Govender,
5:30am on a Sunday morning and I am sipping a cup of coffee watching a hot air balloon being setup under African skies. At this stage my mind wonders, I start thinking about the adventures of Phileas Fog to whether or not Pierce Brosnan actually knew how to fly one of these balloons. By the time my mind starts facilitating the thought of Jackie Chan bouncing around the Balloon doing kung fu type kicks, the fiery blaze of the Hot Air Balloon burner begins to roar!
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Santa Barbara, California - World champion surfer Shaun Tomson today is pleased to announce the release of "Surf Creatures 1.0.1, an iPhone storybook application of rhymes for children about the ocean and its fascinating sea life. Tomson's countless trips to the beach have led to many close encounters with some of the sea's most interesting creatures, including killer whales, sea lions, turtles and great white sharks. While reminiscing about one particularly special trip to the beach, Tomson decided to write and record Surf Creatures.
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