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Post by tod2 on Apr 20, 2024 7:01:14 GMT
I looked into the official procedure and learned that South Africans must enter and exit our country on a South African passport but are entitled to used a Foreign Passport anywhere in the world. Failure to do so is an offence. So I guess I will be travelling with two passports.
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Post by tod2 on Apr 18, 2024 17:05:02 GMT
I learnt today I am officially a British Citizen BUT, I am one when I leave South Africa by exiting through a Border Control and having my British Passport stamped, but I am a South African when I return and must present a South African passport. OK, I can do that. But does that mean I left the country being British and have vanished into thin air according to the exit stamp?
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Post by tod2 on Apr 18, 2024 16:58:07 GMT
Oh my goodness, seeing you Online again Mossie is just like me receiving an email to let me know I am now officially a British Citizen and will receive my passport in a few hours. It is a great feeling.
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Post by tod2 on Apr 18, 2024 16:52:21 GMT
Dear Everyone, I did it. My UK Citizenship Passport is on its way with DHL.
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Post by tod2 on Apr 6, 2024 11:54:34 GMT
Kimby- I would definitely go for the cheapest option. Even a patch job as nobody can see the tooth - Can they?
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Post by tod2 on Apr 6, 2024 11:46:09 GMT
bjd - I wonder if I could get a little Wisteria from my garden center and plant it in the stump of a Plane tree in my garden? The stump is hollow so I could ram compost inside....
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Post by tod2 on Apr 6, 2024 11:41:22 GMT
What a rewarding lot you have there Mick! Love those white ones. Look like little cotton wool balls.
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Post by tod2 on Apr 3, 2024 14:37:11 GMT
Well folks today was the day. My interview went very smoothly thanks to my "Technical" and computer-wise son Jordan. He was in front of the screen when the Interviewer came online and he merely said he was assisting me to be ready for the interview and handed me the seat in front of the screen. Now I know you would like to know what he asked me? First of all he wanted to know if I had ever done a "Team" meeting online, and I said no never. He was a jovial chap with smiles all the time and I hope this was to go easy on me, not lead me into a false sense of security... First off I had to give him my full names and spell them. Then my husband names likewise. Not sure in what order the questions came but next was questions about my parents. Where was I born. Why we they in Kenya. Did I have any siblings. After more family questions about my schooling, career after school and my marriage including how did my husband and I meet, how long before we married, and on and on. Here is where I went a bit wobbly when he asked why I had not submitted my original marriage certificate. This threw me as I was confident I had but had not explanation . But when I told my husband about that question he immediately said "You sent it with my application" Duh!! This worried me as the Interviewer told me that HMPO were looking to give me a British Citizenship Passport because my husband had a direct link to the UK through his father and not because my birth certificate recorded I was a British Citizen by Birth. If he was wanting the original certificate I would have to send it to them as my husbands application documents have been returned. I will ask the Agents handling my application to please advise them that I have it here.
Glad the interview is behind me and now look forward to that little black book...or was ir dark blue?
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Post by tod2 on Mar 28, 2024 14:46:37 GMT
I don't take much notice of politics BUT I did sit up when I saw tht we only have 7 million registered personal Tax Payers(many of whom are immigrating) BUT 20 million Grant Recipients. That's 20 million people holding out their hands for help from us the taxpayer, who are struggling with huge rates of taxation. It should be the other way around.
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Post by tod2 on Mar 28, 2024 13:44:33 GMT
Thanks to you all - That's an idea Mick! I will scrummage through my wardrobe and find something Red-white- and blue. OR OR OR, should I not wear some Impala skin adorned with beads and a very fashionable item here....The Impala tail made into a crown......like this? tinyurl.com/bdh3hrx5
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Post by tod2 on Mar 26, 2024 14:42:33 GMT
Hey! I got 911 911 911!! This in our family means something very important or urgent.
The Passport office wanted me to telephone them and make an appointment for an interview. With the help of my son I was able to do the necessary and have an appointment for 3rd April at 10.15 UK time. There are certain formalities: No person is allowed to be in the room with me. Secondly, I am not allowed to refer to any notes. The interview is conducted over Microsoft Teams (MS Teams) which my son has already but they sent me a link to download it.
Another step forward!! As Wednesday is my Hairdo day I will be as spivvy as possible to impress the interviewer,,,,LOL
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Post by tod2 on Mar 26, 2024 11:34:48 GMT
I've got something planned for my 80th in November but it most certainly won't be a tattoo. I am always curious when I see one or more tatoos on the back of someones leg, neck, or arm. This to me signals that the art is not for them in the least but purely for everyone else to admire or dislike.
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Post by tod2 on Mar 26, 2024 9:33:18 GMT
Whatagain thank you for your special receipe. This is the way I attempted to make it some months ago. Chef Jean-Pierre is my absolute 'go to' man for anything you want to make. His humour is wonderful. I have posted his recipe on The Galley.
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Post by tod2 on Mar 26, 2024 9:28:08 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Mar 24, 2024 11:56:26 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Mar 19, 2024 17:08:20 GMT
bjd - WOW - what is that fabulous shrub cascading in a pink frock??
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Post by tod2 on Mar 19, 2024 17:02:42 GMT
Fumobici - You have it in one.
Mick DA - Democratic Alliance.
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Post by tod2 on Mar 18, 2024 16:32:31 GMT
Oh! Sorry for being thick....there are 15 serious ones. That's all I could find. Main one in power at the moment is the ANC followed by the DA which is fighting to save South Africa.
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Post by tod2 on Mar 18, 2024 14:20:49 GMT
If we succeed this time there is going to be shit hitting the fan - the ANC will not be happy. If we loose, the fight will have to go on and hope the next election might be the good one.
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Post by tod2 on Mar 18, 2024 13:56:51 GMT
Simply Beautiful in every way!
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Post by tod2 on Mar 18, 2024 10:07:25 GMT
On 29th May dissatisfied South Africans in their millions will go to the polls and hopefully kick the useless ANC Government out of office. This is our last chance to save South Africa from total collapse. It is so close to this.
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Post by tod2 on Mar 18, 2024 9:58:09 GMT
Mick your dafs are sensational!
Whatagain - that Camelia tree is putting on a fabulous show. So heavy with the bright pink blossoms, the branches are drooping. Magnificent.
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Post by tod2 on Mar 18, 2024 9:40:54 GMT
DEATH AND OTHER DETAILS - Disney Channel: Now this one was more like it although I was totally confused at times. Twisted and misleading characters take you through a trail of murders and murderers. The ending is so surprising of course!
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Post by tod2 on Mar 18, 2024 9:32:13 GMT
I am sorry to say we started watching REVENGE on Disney channel only to find out it is a worse Soap Opera that Dallas or Days of Our Lives. If you love the actors to appear in beautiful ballgowns and chic daywear, the action always taking place in beautifully furnished homes, then this is for you. The storyline taking place in The Hamptons repeats the same shots often eventually had me thinking - How much more of this can I take? No more....it is just to uninteresting after starting out quite promising. www.imdb.com/title/tt1837642/mediaviewer/rm273925376/?ref_=tt_ov_i
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Post by tod2 on Mar 16, 2024 7:45:31 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Mar 15, 2024 14:05:09 GMT
I know what Mr.Kimby went through. This past week has been good as I worked out how to medicate my pain a little differently to the instructions from the doctor and pharmacist. With my method of taking my "In Between" pain tablet if I started feeling the pain getting a hold, I take the "In between" tablet before I know the pain will become very uncomfortable. This routine for the past week has given me hope that my shingles will die down sooner than later.
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Post by tod2 on Mar 15, 2024 13:56:58 GMT
Those blooms on the trees are too beautiful not to know the name!! Kerouac maybe you know? Stunning photos by the way...
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Post by tod2 on Mar 15, 2024 13:48:46 GMT
I was horrified when I read a few details of the circumstances investigators have revealed. The two men managing to board with false passports and sit in the seats of two other passengers which were on the passenger list but never boarded. I thought Africa was incredibly slack with a lackadaisical attitude to security checks, so realise now that Malaysia must be more 3rd World than I thought. Its a sad and bad thing not knowing, but I am confident Mother Nature or King Neptune will one day spit out where the main wreckage lies.
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Post by tod2 on Mar 15, 2024 13:28:09 GMT
Having been to America three times over my 79years I wonder if I could have ever lived there. At the earliest visits I was extremely impressed with everything. Obviously far far away from the real lives lived there. My son did not like New York at all but I'm glad we took him there and not just Disney World. Staying with friends in Fort Collins in Colorado we definitely discovered we could never endure the far distances and icy winters. So, where could I think of living if I had the opportunity? My son says "Live in a city or country that treats you the best" Mmmmm....that sounds great but you need to be young to adapt to another or several cultures. I could tolerate a different lifestyle for a short burst but like most of us we long for our roots and where we made memories.
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Post by tod2 on Mar 14, 2024 17:29:12 GMT
Kerouac, perhaps you could give us a few good tips of where we could escape to and find something of interest?
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