The Fire Room in Montecasino is one of our favourite restaurants, and Kat and I joined a friend, Juanita, there yesterday for the public holiday.

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• Sun, 13:44: PicknPay are selling Christmas decorations... #fb
• Sun, 18:34: RT @ RichardWiseman: A skeptical look at psychic detectives http://t.co/ffCKQqP #fb

• Fri, 05:49: Hectic fog and traffic on the N1 JHB to Vanderbijl. Long queues at tollgates. Can use my foglights! :) #fb

• Thu, 19:32: Best thing about getting back from holiday to work on a Thursday is that it's just one day, and it's Friday already! #fb
• Fri, 06:13: RT @ gussilber: Shocking news: your zodiac sign may have changed. This will explain the odd shifts in your behaviour. http://t.co/Ep5C6tu #fb

• Sat, 00:43: Happy New Year! I hope 2011 will be a great year for all of you!
• Sat, 09:54: Lovely soft rain for New Year's Day. #fb

• Thu, 08:28: Wow, thousands of bluebottles washed up up the beach. The whole waterline is edged with them. #fb

• Tue, 20:57: Mmm, sushi made with freshly-caught sea fish, with the sound of the waves in the background. #fb
• Wed, 09:29: Going off deep sea fishing. I am slathered in sunblock. #fb

• Sun, 14:03: About to see Mamma Mia at the Teatro in Montecasino. Bumped into an ex-colleague, had a nice chat. #fb
• Mon, 06:19: On the road. About 900km to go. Roads are good so far. #fb

• Fri, 14:46: This morning I accidentally made filter coffee without the filter. It was chewy... #fb
• Sat, 06:59: Aaah. Coffee, fly cemetery pies, and present opening on Christmas day. #fb

On Saturday I was at Showbiz in Cresta, looking for party costumes or accessories. Some of the products there are refreshingly cheap, but one can tell that the manufacturers never bothered to hire an English-speaker.

For example...
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