December 7, 2013

• 2013 Foto review

  January
  
  Visiting a friend for New Year
  
  My son enters boarding school and starts his first year in the Secondary school.

  February
  
  Kung Fu demonstration during the Chinese New year

  
  Dragon run during the Chinese New Year celebration

  
  Lion dance during the Chinese New Year celebration

  
  Attending a Qi-gong training session.

  March
  
  I received a new ergonomic chair in my office.

  
  Accepting a leadership role in the local Rosicrucian Order.

  
  Finished an oil painting of a monk.

  April
  
  Attending my daughters art exhibition

  
  Getting the news that my dad is seriously ill in hospital.

  
  Attending a musical show with friends.

  May
  
  Attending the departure of one of the Business analysts that reported to me

  
  Attending the Legislative sector Sporting Code Conference

  
  Visiting a friends 50th birthday.

  June
  
  Displaying the MetaSonic subject oriented display board during the Parliamentary budget vote.

  July

  
  Attending Oracle’s SAOUG 2013 conference and use the opportunity to visit my father again.

  
  I translate the Most Holy Trinosophia into Afrikaans.

  August
  
  I take on the role of Chair Person of the Tai Chi Sports Code at Parliament and we Tai Chi classes resumes with a new Instructor doing the Cheng Man Ching sort form.

  
  My father dies a few days before his birthday and I attend his funeral and deliver his eulogy.

  
  I am Chief Judge at a youth leadership regional competition.

  
  Attending my son’s award ceremony for being the most promising art student.

  September

  
  Attending the first Philosophical dinner Meetup gathering in South Africa.

  
  Surprised by snow on the mountains.

  
  First time I am bitten by a rat.

  
  Attending Parliament’s support services branch Strategic planning session.

  
  Cellebrating heritage day by going to a heritage day function at a local church with my daughter

  
  The Parliament Tai Chi Sport Code receives their uniforms

  
  Parliament celebrates Heritage day and I took on the role of organizing the stand representing the Afrikaner culture.

  October
  
  Parliament won the Global iCMG Enterprise Architecture excellence award 2013 for Transforming and planning for the work for which I was the lead architect.

  
  I won the Toastmaster International Afrikaans humorous competition of the division.

  
  I finished my second oil painting to celebrate the power of the human mind to go beyond physical limitations.

  
  I bought myself two rats as pets for my birthday.

  
  Attending the art exhibition of a friend

  
  A police car drove into the back of my car…not much damage but enough to cause me financial concerns.

  November
  
  I organized a successful meeting with 8 speakers at the Rosicrucian Order

  
  I traveled by bus with the Sports Codes of Parliament to participate in the National legislative games to participate in the Chess tournament. I got a third place.

  
  My car is repaired and looks great

  December
  
  Visualizing the ten essences at the Tai Chi Year end function

  
  Demonstrating part of the Cheng Man Ching short form at the Tai Chi year end function.

  
  I woke up hearing about the death of Nelson Mandela and the tributes of the impact his life had not only on South Africa but on the world.

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