The new Job
Once again I made a career move. Going deeper into a development line of work. Being a DBA for the JSE was fun, but the time has come to think bigger, and set a few more challenges. I love Being challenged. Now of course, my old boss was not happy about the move, and told me on numerous occasions that it is a fantastic opportunity to work for the JSE. Problem is, on the salary i got paid there many things ha gone wrong. I have no future. Nothing at all. I have worlds best girl friend, and we are 100% compatible. after nearly a year we are still happy (happy as in the honey moon phase that does not disappear!) Now with the previous salary, I could not advance to the next step. I mean we know that decent rings are expensive! Yep, that is what I am thinking about 
Now enough with the negative talk. The new job is fantastic. I’m employed as a VB.NET developer, and fr my DBA skills that i got working at the JSE. It is in the auto retail sector working on a custom work flow application. App is running as both ASP and Windows Forms. No worries though. Before i started my new boss asked me what laptop I want. I aimed for a slightly lower-end computer as not to look greedy. well He surprised me and bough me something that can launch a shuttle into space
All and all I can see I am going to be very happy here. Life is good to me. This year started with a bang of good fortune!
brb, need to grab a smoke and go buy some breakfast…
Ok, I’m back. This laptop is so amazing. As I sat down, the laptop scanned my face, and logged in again, without me having to type my password Now if I can only get it to type this blog entry by reading my thoughts…..
About me!
Who is this Ben Character any ways?
Well there lies a question and a half! I am of personality type INTJ (which means i am probably smarter than you ha-ha, just kidding) Have a look at http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp for the TEST, and to find out if you are as smart is me http://www.personalitypage.com/high-level.html
This is me. Click me to enlarge :
This image was taken at on a friend’s farm about 500km outside of Johannesburg. It is one of the best places to clear my mind when the view of the world becomes hazy. Seeing as how much I love hiking this is an amazing place to do some walking as well. This is a rather large piece of land, so doing a 20 mile hike in some of the most beautiful parts of south africa is easy. It is all the fresh air far away from the city. The city with all it ‘s noise and the buzz in my mind 24/7 can some times get to much!
Any ways back to me:
Interests:
Motorcycles, Fast and flashy cars, painting the town red almost every chance i get. But then also:
Hiking in the pure beauty that Africa has to offer. Diving in the ocean and seeing the largely untouched and unpolluted part of nature under water. The study of cultures, both local and international. Travel to all the corners of the world. When i have a chance and money of course i love to travel and experience other cultures. I try to see at least one country a year. We get so wrapped up in our own little lives. Sometimes on the internet you can get a glimpse of what other countries are like, but that is only teasers. having the Experience in real life is what it is all about! Seeing another culture living life their own way, and then learning about it brings massive joy and pleasure to me. Understanding the way that others experience life, and the whole science behind it fascinates me!
That is it for now. I may expand on this section a little later still.
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