CAPE TOWN OFFICE SUPPORT TEAM BUILDING

The team went bowling and then had lunch. Powernews will keep you posted when we get more details.

CAPE TOWN TECHNICAL ENGINEERING TEAM BUILDING

Cape Town Technical Engineering went ice-skating & bowling for their team building. Present were Brent Sickle, Deeanne Andersen, Neil Van Schalkwyk, Candice du Toit and Deborah Butler. We first went bowling (very interesting, Ryan was an absolute bull in a china shop almost breaking the equipment, needs more practice on the bowling, slowly slowly) The new bee Brent won by a long shot. When we went ice skating, we had hilarious results – of which Deborah managed to fall more than 3 times and had the bruises to prove it the next week.

4PM FRIDAY

Amanda Nicholas

Really, now!!!!!!!!!!!!!………..its 4pm on a Friday at Cape Town North – and this was just too priceless not to photograph… Talk about working hard…..!

Submitted by Lilly VD Merwe

DURBAN GENERAL TEAM BUILDING

The girls strike a pose
Caresha & David
Holly-Anne
Sarah & Jayshree

Ian & Nadira

The 'scoff'

Sarah, Jayshree & Nadira

David, Pravesh & Ian

On Thursday the 10th July 2008 Durban General attended a team building at the Upper Deck, uShakaland. uShakaland is the 'Water-World' of Durban and the Upper Deck is on the top deck of a wrecked frigate (ship). The team had a scrumptious buffet and then watched a show entitled 'Back to the 80's'. So after, a great show, super supper the team had a chance to let their hair down outside the office and enjoy themselves in a social setting. Great fun was had by all and it was a great team bulding event.

JULY'S LAUGH

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APSO GRADUATES 2008

Powernews would like to congratulate the following Manpower staff on passing their APSO associate member examination.

JUNE 2008

Jayshree Govender - Durban General (Technical Engineering)

Ian MacFarlane - Durban General

JULY 2008

Deeanne Anderson - Cape Town (Technical Engineering)

Ryan Alcock - Cape Town (Technical Engineering)

Rhonda Herbst - Tygervalley

Claudette Radyn - Tygervalley

CAPE TOWN FINANCE GOLF DAY - 27th June 2008

The teams consister of:-

Team 1 – Zeenit, Cam, Amanda and Phayaaz (Amanda in the lead with 47 strokes)
Team 2 – Tracey, Andrea, Gloria and Marise (Marise in the lead with 52 strokes)
Team 3 – Ray, Wendy, Marcy and Gavin (Gavin in the lead with 47 strokes)

Amanda (our front office administrator) was announced the winner

MANPOWER SA LAUNCHES CAR SUBSIDY AND FUEL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME - choose your model

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This is a parody and must not be taken seriously - it is for your amusement during these pressing financial times - Powernews hopes that it lifted your spirit today!

Tony and I are amazed that Cassidey is already 6.5 months old. It really feels like yesterday when we first brought her home.

Cassidey is an absolute delight and her personality just gets cuter and cuter each day. She is saying Dada and as a result has melted her Daddy’s heart even further. Her favourite playtime toy at the moment, other than her family, are our two dogs who manage to get her laughing in absolute stitches. Cassidey is a water baby and enjoys her bath. She has learnt a number of things over the past few months, to name a few:
How to suck water through the face cloth and she certainly lets you know about it if you take it away from her
Make gurgling sounds during her milk feeds or rooibos tea by ‘storing’ liquid in the back of her throat and then sweetly smiles from the side of her bottle when she gets a reaction from Mom or Dad
Use the tip of her tongue to touch the outside of her top lip when she is asked to “show her tongue” thanks to Dad!

She is definitely an outside nature girl as she enjoys looking at the leaves blowing in the wind, picking flowers which go straight into the mouth, playing with the grass when lying on a blanket on her tummy and swinging in her swing which hangs from the lapa.

We hope the above has given you some insight into the joyous times we have with her in the evenings and on weekends. I would encourage anyone who is thinking of starting a family to pray and let it happen sooner than later. It changes your world completely! So look out for the Doubell soccer team on the way over the next couple of yearsJ

Hope you enjoy the pic!
Lots of Love
Tony, Tazz & Cassidey

NATAL CURRY COOK-OFF

If you can read this whole story without laughing then there's no hope for you.. Note: Please take time to read this slowly.

For those of you who have lived in Natal, you know how typical this is.

They actually have a Curry Cook-off about June/July.

It takes up a major portion of a parking lot at the Royal Show in PMB.


Judge #3 was an inexperienced food critic named Frank, who was visiting from America.


Frank: "Recently, I was honoured to be selected as a judge at a Curry Cook-off. The original person called in sick at the last moment and I happened to be standing there at the judge's table asking for

directions to the Beer Garden when the call came in. I was assured by the other two judges (Natal Indians) that the curry wouldn't be all that spicy and, besides, they told me I could have free beer during the

tasting, so I accepted".


Here are the scorecard notes from the event:

CURRY # 1 - SEELAN'S MANIAC MONSTER TOMATO CURRY...

Judge # 1 -- A little too heavy on the tomato. Amusing kick.

Judge # 2 -- Nice smooth tomato flavour. Very mild.

Judge # 3 (Frank) -- Holy #$%^, what the hell is this stuff? You could remove dried paint from your driveway. Took me two beers to put the flames out. I hope that's the worst one. These people are crazy.


CHILLI #2 - PHOENIX BBQ CHICKEN CURRY...

Judge # 1 -- Smoky, with a hint of chicken. Slight chilli tang.

Judge # 2 -- Exciting BBQ flavour, needs more peppers to be taken seriously.

Judge # 3 -- Keep this out of the reach of children. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two people who wanted to give me the Heimlich manoeuvre! They had to rush in more beer
when they saw the look on my face.


CURRY # 3 - SHAMILA'S FAMOUS "BURN DOWN THE GARAGE" CURRY...

Judge # 1 -- Excellent firehouse curry. Great kick.

Judge # 2 -- A bit salty, good use of chilli peppers.

Judge # 3 -- Call 911. I've located a uranium pill. My nose feels like I have been snorting Drain Cleaner. Everyone knows the routine by now. Get me more beer before I ignite. Barmaid pounded me on the back, now my backbone is in the front part of my chest. I'm getting pissed from all the beer.


CHILLI # 4 - BABOO'S BLACK MAGIC BEAN CURRY...

Judge # 1 -- Black bean curry with almost no spice. Disappointing.

Judge # 2 -- Hint of lime in the black beans. Good side dish for fish or other mild foods, not much of a curry.

Judge # 3 -- I felt something scraping across my tongue, but was unable to taste it. Is it possible to burn out taste buds? Shareen, the beer maid, was standing behind me with fresh refills. That 200kg woman is
starting to look HOT...just like this nuclear waste I'm eating! Is chilli an aphrodisiac?


CHILLI # 5 LALL'S LEGAL LIP REMOVER...

Judge # 1 -- Meaty, strong curry. Cayenne peppers freshly ground, adding

considerable kick. Very impressive.

Judge # 2 -- Average beef curry, could use more tomato. Must admit the chilli peppers make a strong statement.

Judge # 3 -- My ears are ringing, sweat is pouring off my forehead and I can no longer focus my eyes. I farted and four people behind me needed paramedics. The contestant seemed offended when I told her that her chilli had given me brain damage. Shareen saved my tongue from bleeding by pouring beer directly on it from the pitcher. I wonder if I'm burning my lips off. It really pisses me off that the other judges asked me to stop screaming. Screw them.


CHILLI # 6 - VERISHNEE'S VEGETARIAN VARIETY...

Judge # 1 -- Thin yet bold vegetarian variety curry. Good balance of spices and peppers.

Judge # 2 -- The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions, and garlic. Superb.

Judge # 3 -- My intestines are now a straight pipe filled with gaseous, sulphuric flames. I am definitely going to shit myself if I fart and I'm worried it will eat through the chair. No one seems inclined to stand
behind me except that Shareen. Can't feel my lips anymore. I need to wipe my arse with a snow cone ice-cream.


CHILLI # 7 - SELINA'S "MOTHER-IN-LAW'S-TONGUE" CURRY...

Judge # 1 -- A mediocre curry with too much reliance on canned peppers.

Judge # 2 -- Ho hum, tastes as if the chef literally threw in a can of chilli peppers at the last moment. (I should take note at this stage that I am worried about Judge # 3. He appears to be in a bit
of distress as he is cursing uncontrollably).

Judge # 3 -- You could put a grenade in my mouth, pull the pin, and I wouldn't feel a thing. I've lost sight in one eye, and the world sounds like it is made of rushing water. My shirt is covered with curry which slid unnoticed out of my mouth. My pants are full of lava to match my shirt. At least, during the autopsy, they'll know what killed me. I've decided to stop breathing - it's too painful. Screw it; I'm not getting any oxygen anyway. If I need air I'll just suck it in through the 4-inch hole in my stomach.


CHILLI # 8 - NAIDOO'S TOENAIL CURLING CURRY...

Judge # 1 -- The perfect ending. This is a nice blend curry. Not too bold but spicy enough to declare its existence.

Judge # 2 -- This final entry is a good, balanced curry. Neither mild nor hot. Sorry to see that most of it was lost when Judge #3 farted, passed out, fell over and pulled the curry pot down on top of himself. Not sure if he's going to make it. Poor man, wonder how he'd have reacted to really hot curry?

Judge # 3 - No Report.

Submitted by Jayshree Govender - Durban General

HOW CLEVER ARE YOU?

3 MEN GO INTO A HOTEL.

THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK SAID THE ROOM IS £30.00

SO EACH MAN PAID £10.00 AND WENT TO THE ROOM.

A WHILE LATER THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK REALIZED THE ROOM WAS ONLY £25.00

SO HE SENT THE BELLBOY TO THE 3 GUYS' ROOM WITH £5.00 ON THE WAY THE BELLBOY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO SPLIT £5.00 EVENLY BETWEEN 3 MEN,

SO HE GAVE EACH MAN A £1.00 AND KEPT THE OTHER £2.00 FOR HIMSELF.

THIS MEANT THAT THE 3 MEN EACH PAID £9.00 FOR THE ROOM, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF £27.00, ADD THE £2.00 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT = £29.00 WHERE IS THE OTHER POUND?

Post your answer under the comments page below and lets see how clever you really are!