Category Archives: Random thoughts

Recently I’ve been browsing YouTube, just randomly stumbling around out of boredom. A couple of videos I’ve watched in the last couple of days have been about the South African accent and how people sometimes struggle to understand what we … Continue reading →

Summerstrand in Port Elizabeth has always been perceived as a bit of an upmarket suburb. This image is being spoiled a little by the increasing number of beggars and drunks who seem to be making the streets around Summerstrand Village shopping center … Continue reading →

As I’m sure anyone who knows me is aware, photography is a hobby of mine (In a way it’s also a form of artistic expression), mostly thanks to my brother Jaap’s inspiration. So anyway, this weekend the weather was great … Continue reading →

One of my main inspirations for getting into photography is my big brother Jaap. He’s been a great photographer for as long as I can remember (I’m too polite now to say just how much older than me he actually … Continue reading →

Yeah, I’m “Yellow Sports Car Guy”, but that same girl also said it doesn’t count as a sports car because it’s a Mazda. So I thought I’d defend my claim that I drive a sports car that happens to also … Continue reading →

This story was told to me shortly before midnight one New Years Eve, so I’m not claiming any accuracy in the story or my memory of it. It was relayed by a South African Air Force helicopter technician based in … Continue reading →

This arrived via email from a (female) friend of mine a couple of minutes ago. I’ve seen it before, but I figured just in case there are some of you who haven’t seen it yet, it’s worth a share. The … Continue reading →

So a random thoughts blog starts. Why, you ask? Because there’s been a lot of (mostly good) stuff on my mind lately and it seems The View From Over Here has somehow managed to turn into a photo blog so … Continue reading →