The other day was International Talk Like A Pirate Day, and as usual, I missed it.
Never fear, late as always, I have my pirate name!
There’s nothing worse than having a stomach bug.
Sinus complaints I bear well, since I almost always have some form of related illness, but I just can’t _handle_ having stomach problems.
Thankfully I’ve managed to avoid the upchuck reflex, but it was close for awhile there last night. — Vomiting *has* to be the _worst_ feeling in the world.
I can’t speak from a woman’s perspective with child birth and all, so bear with me.
I was about to walk out the door this morning to go to work – I had a scheduled change to do – but as I opened the front door, a wave of nausea hit me, and I changed my mind. Good thing I did.
I instead spent most of the day sleeping or reading my book. The change I had to do can wait till I get back to work, which will probably be tomorrow anyway.
I just love Telkom.
In my latest phone bill is a flyer for new call charges.
To dial the USA, standard time charge is R1,70 per minute, and off-peak is R1,50 per minute.
To dial a “Mobile Service” (local), Standard time is R1,89 first minute, R0.94 every 30 secs there after. Off-peak is R1,17 and R0.59 respectively.
In reality, this market speak means:
Standard time is R1,89 for the first minute then R1,88 per minute thereafter (???) and off-peak is R1,17 for first minute, and then R1,18 per minute thereafter.
What a freaking rip off!
To prove this:
On my bill, I have a 12 minute 34 second call to my brother in the USA, charge: R18,74. Not bad. This call was at 17h49pm (peak time).
I also have a call to my mom’s cell phone (vodacom) for 13 minutes 19 seconds at 18h40pm (peak time), charge: R22,32
It is CHEAPER to phone the USA than it is to phone a local freaking cell phone!!!
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