Newsletter 15 - 17 August 2011

Hey SA Men fans,

Gareth Cliff said on his show this morning how difficult it is to find positive stories in the news, and this struck a cord with me. Gareth is right, it is difficult to find positive stories, and I think the reason for this is a perceived notion that we just want to read about other peoples misfortune, so the media provides us with this news, and it sells. Yes, there is enough bad ass stuff going on in the world, and when it affects you directly, you want to know whats happening, but surely there is space for the positive stories as well!

This is where SA Men Online comes in, we want you guys to know that we will be doing our best to bring you the news that will have a positive impact on your lives. Yes, there might be some stories about petrol price hikes and economic factors that are getting worse and so forth, but that is not what life is all about here in SA and we want to make sure that we bring you news that will uplift the spirits of all you SA Men out there!

I would like to encourage you guys to send us your own news of success and upliftment, so if you are involved with a local sports club, rotary club or any other organisation that is contributing to the positive development of your community, please feel free to send us your news and we will do our best to make sure that your story reaches and inspire the rest of us at SA Men Online. We want to learn from your example!

SA Man of the Week: Craig Egberink

This week’s SA Man of the Week, KZN’s Craig Egberink, put his body and mind to the test and came out tops, in the longest and toughest horse riding competition in the world, the Mongol Derby 2011 - covering over 1000 kilometres.
http://www.samen.co.za/index.php/lifestyle-man-of-the-week/819-sa-men-of-the-week-craig-egberink-mongol-derby

Gautrain brings relief to weary motorists

Getting stuck in traffic and taking hours to travel from Pretoria to Johannesburg is a thing of the past for motorists who've chosen to use the Gautrain. South Africa's world class, high-speed train has met the expectations of users such as Muzi Mkhwanazi and Jaco Perreira.
http://www.samen.co.za/index.php/wheels/806-gautrain-brings-reliefweary-motorists

RIM’s BlackBerry Management Centre for small businesses

Research In Motion (RIM) has announced BlackBerry Management Centre – a free online service* for small businesses to centrally manage company- or employee-owned BlackBerry smartphones in the cloud and protect business-related content stored on the handsets.
http://www.samen.co.za/index.php/technology/814-rims-blackberry-management-centre

How to build rapport with anyone in 30 seconds

In the first 15-30 seconds of meeting anyone, we all get a gut feel for whether we want to get to know them or not. Call it instinct or intuition, our first impressions generally make or break our professional and personal relationships.
http://www.samen.co.za/index.php/business/798-john-frenchhow-to-build-rapport-with-anyone-in-30-seconds

Facebook etiquette know how

We all have Facebook profiles these days, and these profiles have almost become an extension of who we are – in terms of people you interact with, information you share and photo’s you upload. When it comes to interacting with other people, we often need...
http://www.samen.co.za/index.php/lifestyle/802-facebook-etiquette-status-updates-twitter

The new evocative Range Rover Evoque

The Range Rover Evoque is available as a coupé or five-door and is intended to open Range Rover to new target audiences. The design aims to imply exclusivity, arouse emotions and generally make people’s heads turn.
http://www.samen.co.za/index.php/wheels/812-range-rover-evoque  

A party for every night of the week

Consider yourself a hardcore party animal? Ever partied every night of the week, and still wanted more? Ever done this in Cape Town? If not, read on. Compiled here are the best places to go, for every night of the week. Enjoy!
http://www.samen.co.za/index.php/entertainment/800-party-every-night-of-the-week-in-cape-town

SA Men Jobs:
SA Men has partnered up with Bizcommunity.com, a leading B2B portal in SA, to provide you guys with a daily up date of current jobs available in SA. The jobs pages on SA Men Online will provide you with jobs from 19 different industries, and if you looking for employees, you can submit a job as well.

We hope this show our commitment to bringing you up to date information to improve your lives and keep you at the cutting edge of whats happening in SA. There is over 700 jobs available as we speak, so send this on to your mates who are struggling to find jobs or who want to move on from where they are now.

Joke of the week: Seeing that we are playing the Kiwi’s, I thought this joke appropriate, thanks GetFrank!
Wiremu, a New Zealander, was in Australia but about to fly home to watch the Rugby World Cup and was not feeling well...
So he decided to see a doctor.
"Hey doc, I dun't feel so good, ey" said Wiremu.
The doctor gave him a thorough examination and informed Wiremu that he had long existing and advanced prostate problems and that the only cure was testicular removal.
"No way doc" replied Wiremu "I'm gitting a sicond opinion ey!"
The second Aussie doctor gave Wiremu the same diagnosis and also advised him that testicular removal was the only cure. Not surprisingly, Wiremu refused the treatment.
Wiremu was devastated, but with the Rugby World Cup just around the corner he found an expat Kiwi doctor and decided to get one last opinion from someone he could trust.
The Kiwi doctor examined him and said: "Wiremu Cuzzy Bro, you huv Prostate suckness ey."
"What's the cure thin doc?" asked Wiremu hoping for a different answer.
"Wull, Wiremu", said the Kiwi doctor "Wi're gonna huv to cut off your balls."
"Phew, thunk god for thut!" said Wiremu,
"those Aussie bastards wanted to take my test tickets off me!"

Have a great week everybody!!

Cheers,
Riaan