Botswana

July 31, 2007 at 10:33 am | In Main Page | Leave a Comment

Yeah,

Back Home – sweet home, paid P10 (equivalent of 1 quid) so i must be super fast on this post coz time is running out!

 Holla

Last Day in the UK!!!

July 13, 2007 at 6:52 am | In Main Page | 1 Comment

Today is Fri the 13th July 2007 – the time is 0653 ! – my flight is at 2pm out of Edinburgh later today! i will be in Botswana on Saturday – its kinda weird that i will probably never set foot in Edinburgh again in my entire lifetime! Might come back to UK sometime, just not Edinburgh though..well, we will see, never say never…

Departure

July 12, 2007 at 11:17 am | In Main Page | Leave a Comment

im leaving for Botswana 2mrw – Saturday, posted to Jwaneng Diamond Mine so will prob start work end of this month – got ma degree so now its time to start making some cheese – cheddar! even though it might be peanuts – well that life, it aint been no crystal stair for me so far and i dont expect it to suddenly change now! hehe, oh what the hell – i am living la vida loca – for real! its all good from now on…Holla if you in Bots smtm or just leave me a comment on ma blog if u cant get in touch by email – by the way my company does not allow surfing web based email clients so i cant check my yahoo at work – so if u need my work email just HoLLa…

Next post in this blog will prob be in 2 weeks time, so bear with me.

signing out

Kabo

Car Comparison

July 10, 2007 at 10:37 pm | In Main Page | Leave a Comment
Audi A4 Saloon
Audi A4 Saloon 2.0 SE 4dr
BMW 3 Series Saloon
BMW 3 Series Saloon 318i SE 4dr
Volvo S40 Saloon
Volvo S40 Saloon 2.0 SE 4dr
       
Price is similar for all these 3 cars, so compare the specs, which is the best?
       
 
       
       
PERFORMANCE & MEASUREMENTS
Body type Saloon Saloon Saloon
Number of doors 4 4 4
Number of seats 5 5 5
Engine (cc/type) 1984/4 1995/4 1999/4
Fuel type Unleaded Unleaded Unleaded
Max power (bhp/rpm) 129/5700 141/5750 143/6000
Max torque
(lb ft/rpm)
144/3300 133/3250 136/4500
Engine position F F F
       
Driven wheels Front Rear Front
Length (mm) 4,586 4,520 4,476
Width (mm) 1,772 1,817 1,770
Height (mm) 1,427 1,421 1,454
Front headroom (mm) no data 930 988
Front legroom (mm) no data 1,120 1,057
Rear headroom (mm) no data 900 945
Rear kneeroom (mm) no data 730 874
Boot space (min ltr) no data 460 404
Boot space (max ltr) 720 460 883
Turning circle (m) 11.10 11.00 10.80
Turning circle (m) no data 1,250 1,350
Kerb weight (kg) 1,340 no data 1,384
Manufacturer’s figures
0-60 mph (secs) 9.9 10 8.9
Max speed (mph) 132 130 130

3 Days to go…

July 10, 2007 at 2:47 pm | In Main Page | Leave a Comment

Hmm, well all three days left for me in the UK, 2 actually coz im leaving Friday morning in Edinburgh and evening in Heathrow – London.

Farewell party on Saturday was banging – im grateful.

Top Gear damaged Botswana’s plains

July 9, 2007 at 2:25 pm | In Main Page | Leave a Comment

Top Gear promotional shot

The show has been accused of environmental damage before

The BBC’s motoring programme Top Gear has been accused of causing damage to a pristine wilderness in Botswana. Conservationists have accused the show, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, of leaving scars across the Makgadikgadi salt pans by driving vehicles across them.They have said the tracks caused by the cars could remain for decades.

A BBC spokeswoman said: “We employed several environmental experts who advised us on where we could and couldn’t go.” Full story @ BBC website

Farewell Party

July 6, 2007 at 1:11 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

The party is on tomorrow: Power League, 10 Westbank Street, Edinburgh – see you all there…

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