GET TO KNOW
Getting to know Kylie Dehrmann (Estimating Secretary) this week you will learn she loved all types of music, loves sports cars and cant get enough of the colour PINK!
What kind of music do you listen to? Dance, Electronics, Dubstep, Drum
and Base and just about everything inbetween..
What is your dream car? 2012 Subaru WRX STI
What’s your biggest pet peeve / dislike? 2 faced people
Do you have any pets? Yes, a chihauhau and a min pin
If you could paint this office any color you wanted to, what would it
be? Pink of course….
Do you prefer white, dark or milk chocolate? Dark Chocolate
Do you have a favorite animal? No
Where would you choose to live: by the ocean, in the mountains or in the
woods? By the ocean
What is the 1 thing / achievement in this world you are most proud of?
Passing matric with Distinction
Do you have any hobbies? Yes, Fishing, dancing, baking and watching
sport
What’s your favorite cartoon character? Don’t have one
What was your favorite TV Show? It’s a tie between Keeping up with the Kardashians, Survivor and Big Brother
Where were you during [NIC’s Inception in 1986]? Not even born yet…..
What other languages other than English do you know? Afrikaans and
Portugese
Have you ever won anything? What was it? Won quite a lot of things
What’s your favorite fruit/vegetable/food? Steak egg and chips
What’s your Least favorite fruit/vegetable / food? Tripe
If you could be on any TV game show, which one would it be? Big Brother
OF COURSE
What’s your favorite color? Pink
What’s a fear you’re proud to have overcome? No fear
Which sports team(s) do you support? Sharks, Springboks, Chelsea,
Proteas
What was the last thing you heard or saw which made you laugh out loud?
To rude to say haha
Have you ever met anybody famous? Do you have any photos (if you have
photos please submit them)? Yes, quite a lot of South African celebrities
If you had just 1 box for all of your stuff, what would you put in it?
Depends on how big the box is…..But if big enough…Gavin, my pets (Kendra and
Peanut), my cellphone and charger and make up
If you could go back in time to any era, which would it be? Medi Eval
Which superhuman power do you wish you had? Make money grow on trees
haha
Are you right or left handed? Right handed
What did you want to be (career) as a kid? I studied Criminology, wanted
to become a Forensic Investigator
Birthday (Day and Month) 25 April
If you won R2 Million what would you do with it? Invest 1Million, Buy
Gavin his dream car and take him on a holiday wherever his heart desires
Holiday Cheer
So the holiday cheer is starting to settle in here at NIC Head Office and everyone getting in the Holiday Spirit!
Head Office Unit 1 - Upstairs Team even put up a Tree with decorations today 06-12-2012
- The Tree Elves doing all the hard work - Louwrens Minnie and Christiaan Bezuidenhout -
- Nice hats while decorating -
Janis Moodley, Olivia Mosetlha, Louwrens Minnie, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and David Edgar
The tree decorated by the Team - Looking Pretty!
David being FASHION FORWARD with these stars?
Call the Fashion Police Please
Diba Marole ensuring that the festive vibe is felt in Reception
If your site / office is decorated or just wearing Santa Hats - Please submit your photos
NIC - Medupi Power Station
Remember we had a post regarding product finally leaving for the project;
NIC (Construction) has a team working at the Medupi Power Station (Eskom) and they have sent us some photos;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medupi_Power_Station
The Medupi Power Station is a new dry-cooled coal fired power station being built by Eskom near Lephalale in Limpopo province, South Africa. When completed, the power station will have six boilers each powering an 800 MW turbine, producing 4800 MW of power. This will be the largest dry-cooled coal fired power station in the world.[1] Contracts have been placed with Hitachi to supply the boilers and Alstom to provide the Steam turbines for this plant.[2] At R33.6 Billion, these are the biggest contracts ever placed by Eskom. Super-critical boilers will be used to improve the efficiency of the power plant.[3]
Medupi will be supplied by coal from Exxaro’s Grootegeluk coal mine, located to the north of the site. Eskom has placed a contract with Exxaro to supply 14.6 MT coal per year for 40 years.[4] The first 800 MW unit is expected to be commissioned in early 2013, with the next units following at 9 month intervals. The power station is currently expected to cost R100 Billion.[5]
NO REGRET FRIDAY
http://www.noregretfriday.co.za/
About NRF
No
Regret Friday is a movement that has been created to encourage South Africans to
think responsibly about drinking and driving.
Live life to the fullest but ’Regret Nothing’. This is a place
where you can read real stories from people who have been affected by drinking
and driving; perhaps they’ve lost a loved one, had a close call or made a smart
decision and got home safely. Check out their personal accounts, you’ll probably
recognise some of the situations (and people) and perhaps you’ll be inspired to
share your own experience with others.
You may have been affected by drinking and driving, or perhaps
you made a smart choice to get home safely and that haschanged your behaviour,
it doesn’t matter how short or long your story is, everyone has one and we’re
interested in hearing it. Submit your story here (we respect your privacy and
you can choose to remain anonymous.)
If you don’t have a story to submit then join the
No Regret Friday movement anyway and take a stand – by clicking here to pledge
your support of the No Regret Friday movement – encourage your friends to do the
same.
Click ‘like’ or ‘tweet this’ or email your friends to tell them
about No Regret Friday, chances are your friends have their own stories they’d
like to share. You can also give us your comments & short stories or
personal accounts via twitter, hashtag them #NoRegretFridayJoin Bafana Bafana
coach, Pitso Mosimane Springbok flank and Stormers captain Schalk Burger, as
well as 5fm DJ and Idols judge Gareth Cliff, in committing to ‘Regret
Nothing’
Year End - Construction
Samples of the pictures taken at the Year End Function in Rustenburg - Cowboys and Cowgirls
These pictures along with all the others will be sent on CD to all sites
- Please request from Claudette @ Head Office
Funny Faces
Now NIC Staff have
there good, bad and ugly days...
This is some of the
silly faces we have at the office
Pieter Uys -
I'm Sexy and I know it?
Congrats - Claudette Crouch
Congratulations to Claudette Crouch (QMS & Training Officer - HQ) and Matthew Vancoillie on your recent engagement.
As most people might know is that Claudette has been dating Matthew for 6 years and for the last few years everyone has been hoping Matthew would "pop the question" - WELL HE FINALLY DID!
Here is the engagement story;
On the morning of our 6year anniversary (23 Nov) we woke up early and Matthew asked if he could bring our dog Evie to come cuddle with me (I love cuddles) so he brought her. I felt something on her neck, a ribbon... Wondered what it was and felt a piece of metal and asked him what it was... Matthew stared at me and said "Will you marry me" - I blabbed, cried and hugged him... After a few minutes I asked him "did I say yes?" He said "you said allot but not yes" - So I said YES a zillion times!!
PERFECT WAY TO START THIS NEW ADVENTURE!!!
Think Again
Ever sat in your office and thought... "Man this is hard work"
THINK AGAIN
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (Document Control Assistant)
is currently busy working with the Archiving files in the workshop.
It is hot, dusty and so noisy!!!
So spare a thought for the young man and be thankfull you are stuck in a airconditioned office all day!
Good Luck Christiaan hope you survive it!!!
Christiaan in the one pile of files to be checked and archived
Congrats - Trevor Edwards
It is not everyday that people are blessed to celebrate their 43rd Wedding Anniversary, thus we had to add it to the BLOG.
Trevor Edwards (Estimator - Head Office) and his lovely wife Susan are celebrating their
43rd Wedding Anniversary on 22 November 2012.
May God bless your love with care and warmth. I wish you a happy life ahead, filled with togetherness and love. Happy Wedding Anniversary - Congratulations.
Wedding Day - 22 November 1969
2012
Funny
Pun-ography
When chemists die, they barium.
Jokes about German sausage are the wurst.
A soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
I know a guy who's addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time.
How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it.
I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.
This girl said she recognized me from the vegetarian club,
but I'd never met herbivore.
I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I can't put it down.
I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words.
They told me I had type A blood, but it was a Type-O.
A dyslexic man walks into a bra.
Why were the Indians here first ? They had reservations.
Class trip to the Coca-Cola factory. I hope there's no pop quiz.
Energizer bunny arrested. Charged with battery.
I didn't like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.
How do you make holy water? Boil the hell out of it!
Did you hear about the cross eyed teacher who lost her job -- because
she couldn't control her pupils?
When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.
What does a clock do when it's hungry ? It goes back four seconds.
I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me!
Broken pencils are pointless.
I tried to catch some fog. I mist.
What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus.
England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.
I used to be a banker, but then I lost interest.
I dropped out of communism class because of lousy Marx.
All the toilets in New York's police stations have been stolen.
Police have nothing to go on.
I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough.
Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.
Velcro - what a rip off!
Cartoonist found dead in home. Details are sketchy.
Venison for dinner? Oh deer!
Earthquake in Washington, obviously Obama's fault.
I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.
Be kind to your dentist. He has fillings, too.
When chemists die, they barium.
Jokes about German sausage are the wurst.
A soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
I know a guy who's addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time.
How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it.
I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.
This girl said she recognized me from the vegetarian club,
but I'd never met herbivore.
I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I can't put it down.
I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words.
They told me I had type A blood, but it was a Type-O.
A dyslexic man walks into a bra.
Why were the Indians here first ? They had reservations.
Class trip to the Coca-Cola factory. I hope there's no pop quiz.
Energizer bunny arrested. Charged with battery.
I didn't like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.
How do you make holy water? Boil the hell out of it!
Did you hear about the cross eyed teacher who lost her job -- because
she couldn't control her pupils?
When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.
What does a clock do when it's hungry ? It goes back four seconds.
I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me!
Broken pencils are pointless.
I tried to catch some fog. I mist.
What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus.
England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.
I used to be a banker, but then I lost interest.
I dropped out of communism class because of lousy Marx.
All the toilets in New York's police stations have been stolen.
Police have nothing to go on.
I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough.
Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.
Velcro - what a rip off!
Cartoonist found dead in home. Details are sketchy.
Venison for dinner? Oh deer!
Earthquake in Washington, obviously Obama's fault.
I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.
Be kind to your dentist. He has fillings, too.
NIC - Get to Know
The BLOG is wanting all staff to "get to know" each other a little better so here we kick off this month with the QMS of NIC Head Office;
Getting to know Claudette Crouch (QMS & Training Officer) a little better you will learn you she has a ton of pet-peeves, she loves to kick-back and relax and would love to be on the Amazing race.
What kind of music do you listen to? Anything and everything except Jazz
What is your dream car? Mercedes SLK / Beetle 1970
What’s your biggest pet peeve / dislike? I have tons, clicking pens, people chewing loudly, people swearing, bad drivers and people that lie.
Do you have any pets? Yes, one dog (Evie - labrador) and one boyfriend (Matthew)
If you could paint this office any color you wanted to, what would it be? Grey, Blue or Green
Do you prefer white, dark or milk chocolate? Like I could choose I love chocolate
Do you have a favorite animal? Elephants
Where would you choose to live: by the ocean, in the mountains or in the woods? Can I have all three - probably the mountains
What is the 1 thing / achievement in this world you are most proud of? Never giving up! (Also buying a house at the age of 27 - always wanted my own home)
What’s your favorite cartoon character? Bugs Bunny
What was your favorite TV Show? I am addicted to Reality TV, Legal Dramas and Medical Dramas, Greys Anatomy, ER, Royal Pains, Gifted Man etc. -
Where were you during [NIC’s Inception in 1986]? Turning 1 and 1/2 years old
What other languages other than English do you know? Afrikaans
Have you ever won anything? What was it? Yes, allot of raffels etc, but biggest prize was at the age of 9 years old in 1994 won R2 000 in a fishing competition.
What’s your favorite fruit/vegetable/food? Appels, stawberries, any green veggie and love italian food.
What’s your Least favorite fruit/vegetable / food? Custard, asparagus and beans
If you could be on any TV game show, which one would it be? Amazing Race, Million Dollar Money Drop or Suvivor
What’s your favorite color? Blue /Green / Black
What’s a fear you’re proud to have overcome? I was very shy at a young age and have always had a fear of public speaking - I am proud I got over that!
Which sports team(s) do you support? Liverpool and Sharks
What was the last thing you heard or saw which made you laugh out loud? I laugh everyday, but must be honest I heard myself singing and had me laughing for a while
Have you ever met anybody famous? Do you have any photos (if you have
photos please submit them)? I have met a few Politicians while still at school (Junior Councel), but would recon one to mention is Nelson Mandela - we opened a school with him back in 2001 - It was amazing that we could shake his hand and he spent at least 5 minutes with each of us asking our names etc.
AMAZING!
If you had just 1 box for all of your stuff, what would you put in it? How big is the box? Hahaha i really don't know dont value possessions so much.
Probably grab a jersey, camera, my dog, boyfriend, family and some chocolate
Probably grab a jersey, camera, my dog, boyfriend, family and some chocolate
If you could go back in time to any era, which would it be? Middle Ages or the 60's
Which superhuman power do you wish you had? Being invisible / super strong
Are you right or left handed? Right
What did you want to be (career) as a kid? A Teacher
Birthday (Day and Month) 05 February
If you won R2 Million what would you do with it? Pay off Debts, work with charities and travel.
Movember
Officially being half way now to the end of the Movember - here is some "inspiration"
Click on this link > http://men.24.com/multimedia/movember-inspiration/
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