Me at Lion Park in Johannesburg, South Africa
Hey guys!! I’m in Johannesburg now for personal travel and have been here for the past two weeks. I’ll be leaving for Cape Town this week, and would love to meet those of you in Johannesburg before I go!
Below is the plan for the Joburg meetup:
- Venue: Plaka (Greek Restaurant)* @ Cresta Mall
- Address:
- Cresta’s address: Cnr Beyers Naude Drive & Weltevreden Road, Cresta, Randburg
- Plaka’s shop number: U224. Reach via Entrance 12. (Plaka’s contact is (011) 478 0392)
- Driving directions: http://www.crestashoppingcentre.co.za/about_contact.htm
- Date: April 11 (Thu)
- Time: 6pm (We’ll be having dinner together!)
*Note that the restaurant has been updated from Woolworths Cafe as it closes at evening time.
Please RSVP NOW by posting a comment with (a) confirmation of your attendance, (b) who you are bringing along for the meetup. You can come alone but it would be great if you can bring your friend(s) or family along too!
Table reservations have been made for “Celes” at 6pm, so just let them know that you are here for Celes when you reach. Please be on time (or even early if possible) to ensure we have quality time together; as I’m staying with a host, I have to leave after an hour or two in respect of her time schedule. Thank you!
See you guys very soon! :D
(I have no plans to return to Johannesburg after this, so please try to make it for the meetup if you can! :) )
Attendance List So Far
- Celes
- Mavis
- Tsungai
- Tinashe
- SandzD
- Sam
- Sphamandla
- Sphamandla’s girlfriend
- MichalA
- Tynas
- Thelma
- Sheron
- Ellen
- Audrey
- Oleva
- Timu
Update Post-Meetup
The meetup was a great success! :D It was great, great conversation over dinner. :D Check out some quick shots below:
Johannesburg PE meetup, Apr 11, 2013
Thanks so much to all of you for coming! :D Tinashe, Mavis, Tsungai, Tynas, Oleva, Timu, Maureen, Ellen, Audrey, Michal, Sandy, and Samantha, I will miss you guys!! :)
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Can do both, will bring a friend along and confirm thar
That sounds great! Please let us know when you can confirm your friend’s attendance. Look forward to seeing you both soon! :D
Hi Celes
Can also do both days and will be coming with Sam.
That’s great SandzD! :) Who is Sam? Is that your friend?
Hi Celes
Sam is my sister, see you Thursday :dance:
That’s fantastic. See you on Thursday, SanzD! :) By the way, note the change in venue (it’s now Plaka instead of Woolworths since the latter closes at evening time).
Hi there, I can try and do both dates and I will be bringing my girlfriend with
That’s awesome. Look forward to meeting you soon! :) Keep yourself posted at this post – I’ll be updating on the confirmed date soon!
try Kenya
I won’t be visiting Kenya unfortunately for this trip. :( I think it’s a cool place though! It’s where the world’s fastest runners are after all! :)
next time , you plan to make a visit….hope soon. exciting place. not only for athletes-renown but for wildlife including wild beast migration at Serengeti Maasai Mara
Sorry not to be able to attend, this time. To meet you is one of the things I’d like to do before dying, guapa!
JP
That’s a pity, Julian! :( Are you not able to attend because of work? I’m not sure if I’ll be returning to Joburg in the near future (like 5-10 years).
I have accepted to give two lectures in the very days. One, about political creativity, in a prívate club of my pairs: retired university professors (hard!), and the other in the Mancha (the region of Don Quixotte) about ‘the fight against giants’ (difficult!).
But I read you so often that I feel we two work together.
Have intelligent fun!
JP
Sure, have fun in your lectures too Julian! :)
Plaka, fancy. :) See you Thursday
That’s great! See you on Thursday MichaA. :)
Hey Michal! You forgot to grab your takeaway when you left. Mavis (the older lady on my right) took it for the family instead as it would be a waste to just leave it in the restaurant (which would probably get thrown away).
Oh, you might be happy to know that Tsungai (the quiet girl who was sitting on my left) was very inspired by your story and decided to adopt a healthier diet. :D She is cutting out deep fried food like chips, fried beef, chicken, etc. from her diet and was making a fruit salad after we reached home. Lives have already been touched tonight! :D
Awesome Tsungai! :clap: Glad to have been of service, and I’m happy to stay in touch and with her and anyone who would like to know more about it.
Thanks for dropping by and have a fantastic time in Cape Town.
Be safe, be blessed, and until next time… in whichever city, tropical island or jungle it will be. ;)
Hi Celes, it will be such an honour to meet you and unfortunately I am not available during that time because of pre arranged training that I am attending. Is there a chance to meet with you Thursday morning perhaps.
Hey Mpho, unfortunately I’m only able to make time for a meetup before I go, of which Thursday evening seems to be the best pick given most people are probably working. I really wished we could have met though; it might have helped if I had posted about the meetup earlier (unfortunately I was only able to schedule/pitch it a few days ago). I guess the training you are going for is compulsory and there are no alternate sessions? :(
:( Hi Celes, i am really a BIG fan of you and spend quite some time on your website as i am going through a lot of issues such as confidence, identity, purpose, low self esteem, not being able to achieve the things i want in life. I am very impressed about the fact that you are retiring. It would have been awesome to meet and engage with you. I hope you come back to Johannesburg soon.
I am excited of the possibility of attending the meet up.I enjoy reading some of your articles and am planning to come with my daughter Audrey.However can only be definite by Wednesday.I will confirm then.This is due to a tentative prior commitment which I am trying to adjust .Hope you have enjoyed your trip so far.
Hey Ellen, sure, please let us know by responding to the comments section by Wednesday! I really hope you can join the meetup. See if you would like to bring friends/family along too! See you soon Ellen! :)
Hi Celes,I am happy to confirm my attendance tomorrow evening.I will be coming with my daughter,Audrey.
Hey Ellen, that’s awesome! I look forward to seeing you and Audrey tomorrow. :D
Hey Celes
I would have loved to come along, but I am a bit out, I from the East of Johannesburg and I don’t have a car so I depend on public transport to travel. Hope next time you are around Johannesburg, I will have my car as that is part of my plan to get a car very soon. I find your blogs/ articles very enticing and educational. I am a very reserved person and through your body language article, I have been able to loosen up a bit.
Your BIGGEST FAN :heart:
Mbali (My name means Rose or Flower by the way)
Aw, we’ll miss you on the day Mbali (Rose)! It’s a pity you couldn’t make it but I hope there will be a next time. Thank you so much for all your support by the way. :hug: (PS: I’m really glad the body language article has helped you to loosen up in some way! :) )
Hi Celes
Hope you are enjoying your stay in our beautiful country.
I would love to meet up with you when you are in Cape Town.
I have been following your blog/progress for about 3 years now, and I really enjoy the passion and credibility you have in your work.
I would like to chat to you more about some people in CT who could REALLY benefit from meeting you – can I post confidential detail here?
regards
Hey Julie! I’m not sure if I’ll be able to do a meetup when I’m in Cape as the agenda is pretty tight at the moment. Please feel free to drop me a note though via my business email on my contact page. I look forward to hearing from you! :)
Hey Celes,
When are you coming to Canada?
Audrey :love:
Hey Audrey! :D Canada is on my list after South America. It’ll happen, in time! :D Please hang in there! (Which part of Canada are you from by the way?)
See Thursday
Hi Tynas, see you soon! :D
With my friend Thelma
Cool, see you guys tomorrow Tynas! :D
Another friend of mine Sheron has also shown interest
That’s awesome! Please have him/her along too. The more the merrier! :D
Hi Celes, hope there is still space. I will be bringing a friend. Wow! what a lovely opportunity this is.
Hey Oleva! Yes there is definitely space. I’ll ask the restaurant to get us more seats tomorrow evening. See you and your friend tomorrow! :D
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