Tag: family

Categories
Site Announcements

Happy Holidays!

As you read this, know that I have burned the pasta sauce (sugar and peanut butter saved it though) and have made salad for one. It’s the first time in nine years that I have been home alone for the holidays. The voices in my head seems to have taken a break too, so it’s been a rather sobering and lonely experience thus far. Enough of my self-pity though.

Dear reader, whether you’re on vacation or still at work, in the country or otherwise, I do hope that you have a fantastic time with your family and friends in the coming festive days. Whatever you do please be safe, because the world will be a less interesting place without you.

Happy holidays from your friends at Onelargeprawn blog :)

Categories
Site Announcements

Going Home

Ayubowan. That means “hello” in the language of my people. It’s a goodbye from me however, for a short time, as I travel to the land of my birth. For the next two weeks, I’ll be trying to adjust to the oppressive weather and odd asian accents as I visit family on the island of Sri Lanka.

Here’s a map of my sure-to-be restless flights from Cape Town to Johannesburg to Doha, and finally to Colombo.


View Flight in a larger map.

I can’t be certain of Internet access there, so this blog may lay fallow in my absence, aside from the various game reviews that we are obliged to publish.

I may post occasionally to Twitter, so if you’d like to chat to me, direct your tweets to @onelargeprawn. If you were there in the beginning and still remain a loyalist, you can also say ayubowan to me on Google+.

Until next time my friends.

Categories
Site Announcements

Happy Holidays!

Hello from cubicle land! As you read this message, know that I am shackled to my desk and hardly working working hard.

I just wanted to take a little moment to wish you dear reader, a very happy holiday season. If you celebrate Xmas, have a fantastic time tomorrow with your family and friends; if you’re on vacation, enjoy the well-earned rest, and if you’re going to be working during the last week of this year, then please try not to kill anyone. So says this kid with a grenade.

There are bound to be more drunken revelers stumbling out in the streets and roaring downs the roads during this time (like this chap, who was 32 times over the legal limit!). Whatever you have planned for this festive season, please do take care.

Have fun and happy holidays from us here at Onelargeprawn.

[photo by Diane Arbus]

Categories
Site Announcements

Happy Holidays!

Sometimes I feel the same way about disco Christmas as I feel about herpes. You may have noticed the absence of Christmas related posts here at Onelargeprawn, and that’s because I have left it til the last moment (much like my present shopping).

We have spent the afternoon hurriedly baking for impending feast – for a novice baker, I think the first batch of chocolate and vanilla swirly cookies we made earlier looks quite nice. I think we’ll have a great time tomorrow and wanted to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas. If you don’t celebrate Christmas, then here’s hoping you have a relaxing holiday; if you aren’t on holiday then please accept my condolences.

We’re taking a couple of days break from the blog but whatever you have planned, please be safe as there are sure to be lots more drunken revelers about during the festive season. We’d be very sad if anything bad were to happen to our readers, you bring in the advertising money. I’m kidding, what advertising money? ;-)

Happy holidays!

Categories
Site Announcements

Ramadhan Kareem

As Ramadhan comes round once more, we’d like to send our sincerest best wishes to our Muslim readers and all other Muslims around the world observing this blessed month.

A bountiful and peaceful Ramadan to you through this time of prayer, introspection, and family togetherness. Insha’Allah.

[image credit: kladek]