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Monday, 07 March 2011

Vlog - are you ready for it?

I'm the shy retiring type who is usually very uncomfortable in front of cameras. It's only in the past few years that I've even allowed photos of myself. Anyway, I started the video while Jurgis was outside working on the gate. At the sneeze (there was a lot of sawdust involved), he came inside. I just don't have the guts to carry on videoing in front of him. I know. Daft, but there you have it.

Advanced apologies for the quality. I have no idea what the shhhh noise is about or how to prevent it. I read that it might be an over-sensitive microphone... or perhaps I have my mic volume too loud. Trouble is, if I turn it down, you won't hear me at all - maybe a good thing?

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I never did get to the main purpose of the video, the Afrikaans, where you'll get to hear me speak my mother tongue like an Englishman. I got mocked for that quite a bit LOL Yes, I do blather on quite a bit ; )  I'm going to attempt to get a Part 2 done before posting this blog.

Right, Part 2. I realise now that I didn't smile much. I was very uneasy doing this video with Jurgis listening in. I also realised that I tend to waffle a lot =) The background noise is still there. Hope it doesn't bother everyone as much as it bothers me. Anyway, without further ado...

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33 comments:

  1. grins..you sound like me..LOL

    (and you look gorgeous btw!!)

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  2. Bliksem this was good!

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  3. Oh, I am SO coming back for this! Gotta go grab dinner. I looooove your voice and could listen to you all day long. *sigh*

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  4. A fine way to blog (Vlog). Your voice matches what I expected it to sound like...to me you have a bit of an accent (Pleasant) but then,,, to me anyone not from Minnesota has an accent...~:<)

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  5. TINT!!!! AHHH! HI HI HI HI HI!!! *waves!!!! EEEEE!

    I loooove it!

    HI TINT!!! *waves and beams and smiles and grins and and and*

    I gotta watch again. YAY!

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  6. Haha. Loved it here, too. Makes me want to vlog, but I have nothing to vlog about. :( Everyone knows my cuss words already. ;)

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  7. Awwww, you made me so homesick hearing your voice! I just want to climb into the screen and {hug} you! I was so busy watching and listening, I nearly forgot about the banana cake muffins in the oven... Such a soothing voice, {sigh} I miss being around "english" Saffas. Thanks for posting a vid =D

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  8. Ahhh, your poor toe!!! :-( Mind you, I think being zapped by kitty litter is even more "painful". YUCK

    I have three layers of 'dialect' at this stage: Rhodesian, South African and Highland Scots. I thought very few Rhodesians words until Sandy stated asking me, "What does that mean?" and I realised I've just got so used to some words I don't even think about them. And just yesterday I taught him a new one... kakalaka. :-D

    So... I have 'kakalaka', 'tsongololo' AND 'slaters' in my 'gogga' list. I call people "doff numpties" and I'm always telling Sandy to 'shougle' things. I'm saying 'aye' more than 'ja' now and it'll always be 'sadza' rather than 'pap' for me, but I still can't find anything better than 'voetsek'. :-D

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  9. PS... I already knew your voice so forgot to say - you sounded great, a bit nervous/tense, but otherwise great.

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  10. This was a huge treat! You are so pretty and sound so sweet and now you have no excuse to get into the pictures once in awhile :-) This was grand! PS you would never guess that you are the mom of a newly-minted 21 year old daughter! Lovely to hear AND see!

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  11. Heather, you sound just like me, just better ; )

    Kippy, you SO don't want to listen to me all day long haha!

    Bert, I often wonder what people really expect before they hear/see you. I know what you sound like... when you're not crowing ; ) Thanks!

    JAIME!! *laughing hard* You nut. I'd love to hear you sometime.

    Thanks Tori

    Kippy, you have ample to vlog about. I mean... you can vlog about anything you blog about. Next time you want to talk about the dogs and birds and dead mice, do it via video outside, so we can get the sounds too (and you!)

    Kerry, banana cake muffins? Yum! Like you, miss being around English SAns. Actually, I pretty much miss just being around English people ; ) I made you miss home? Do I sound that Seffie?? =Þ

    Michelle, I had to laugh at the painful kitty litter. Um... yes... definitely ; ) Why don't you do a vid with your Rhodesian/Scots bits. That should make for a fascinating mix. Do you get the SAn and Rhodie terms mixed up? Yes, there is no substitute for 'voetsek'. I remember kakalaka.... but for the life of me, I don't remember why I remember it 0.0

    Marty, I have plenty excuse. I have also come to the unfortunate conclusion that low light video looks somewhat better than bright video. It's funny that... the age thing. When I was a teen, I looked way older than my years. When I became adult, I'd get asked for ID when drinking or driving *sigh* Now no one believes I have an adult daughter. I guess it's a mixed blessing : )

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  12. So not ready for this! Will have to come back -with time ;)))

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  13. I will come back after I listen at home! Something to look forward to!!

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  14. How nice to see and hear you, Tint!
    I've never understood why some ppl are so focused on accent, it's a most natural thing.

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  15. Dani, it's pretty much what was written on my last blog, so very much an optional extra.

    What, Kat? You look forward to waffle?

    Amalie, that is exactly the point I make daily when I teach. English is so universal now. As long as you can make yourself understood, ie. correct pronunciation, the accent is immaterial. I only did this to satisfy the curiosity of some and to show what the Afrikaans terms sound like.

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  16. Can't see them on my phone. :-( I will be back!!

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  17. I focus on accent because I find them beautiful! :) And I really wanted to hear the words spoken, because it sure didn't sound the same in my head. ;)

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  18. Katey, just *think* what you're missing! LOL

    Kippy, I love accents, the more variety the better. I love your accent. I just don't obsess over accents when teaching. I assumed that was the kind of 'focus' Amalie was talking about... people trying to sound like others... I think *laugh* I'd love to know what it sounded like in your head.

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  19. Ohhh, ok, got it. :) Well, this may sound silly, but your voice reminds me of a butterfly or a bird in strong wind. Lots of lilting and movement and something that just kind of dances. Your voice is beautiful. :)

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  20. Gawsh, Kippy! *blushing profusely* You sure you weren't just hearing the background music?

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  21. *laugh* No, I like Enya, but she doesn't evoke butterflies or fluttering birds to me.

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  22. Now I'm truly flattered *bats eyelashes*

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  23. Skoenlappertjie! I'm taking things to the other dump & then going to school to listen. I remember you sound like my friend Leapea.:-D but maybe with a happy valley/pyramid twang? ;-)

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  24. I loved hearing your voice, Tint. Somehow I just knew that you must have this soft toned voice, and you actually DO :)
    Personally, I'm kinda camera shy. All kind of cameras shy *shrug*. And even when I talk to close friends or family using webcam, it's always kinda uneasy for me, so if I ever go for Vblogging, that would be like really HUGE

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  25. I seen it! I seen it! :D
    Voetsek was a question in our English matric final paper - we had to translate some colloquial phrases and the number of people who got it wrong! O.o
    You should also point to someone nasty and say to a dog Saa!!! They always attack the skollie, even if they don't know you! ;)
    It was lovely to hear your voice. Soon it will be in person or over the phone more often! :)
    PS: I seriously doubt that Kippy doesn't have much to vlog - more like the list is soooooooo long that she doesn't know what to talk about first! ;)

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  26. Goed gedoen Tint. It was nice to be able to link your voice to your pics and not the creation of ones own imagination. You certainly don't have the heavier Afrikaans accent. PE and Natal must have had an influence. Looking forward to more of the same

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  27. You have a wonderful even soothing voice Tint still with a little bit of South African accent in it as far as I can tell. We do sound totally different to any other english speaking nation, and we tend to litter our speech with afrikaans or bantu words .My sister could not understand half we said when she was here, we speak too fast and have too much slang she said. Will try to take up your vlog challenge over the weekend, I will have to sit in front of the screen too, which is uncomfortable and makes me very self conscious, wish I could figure out a way to do it like Kippy, so I could walk around the garden instead. Any ideas. Baie Liefde, drukkies en soentjies van hier af en ek. Mwah !!

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  28. Katey, I was so inspired by your comment, I nearly created a Yahoo account called skoenlappertjie ; ) I can figure the happy valley out (assuming it's the same one I'm thinking of), but pyramid twang???

    Asta, I have a very soft voice. My husband is constantly nagging me to speak up. Up until recently, you'd never catch me in front of a camera. There are virtually no photos of me before the age of 35. Then I realised that I'm being selfish by not leaving anything for the next generation. I wish I had photos of my family, but there are none. It makes me sad. I was very uneasy doing this vlog : ) I'd love it if you would though... even if you talk, but show other things. It's the joy of hearing our friends.

    Katey... lol They put Voetsek in your matric final paper?? What the heck? That could have invited some pretty interesting answers. I'm afraid if I pointed and went Saa... my dog would laugh.... or lick me.... thinking I've gone quite mad... but don't let the skollie, or anyone else for that matter, approach me... then Saa wouldn't be needed. Wish we could talk more on the phone, but particularly over coffee and cake. I dream! lol

    Theo, dankie! : ) My accent isn't heavily Afrikaans, which, in itself is a strange thing. I was pretty much the only one in my family who was English. I grew up raised by my Ouma and my Scottish grandfather. I refused to speak Afrikaans because he struggled to understand, so my gran would speak Afrikaans to me and I'd answer her in English. All my schooling was in English too.

    Aw Marianne... I'd never have thought of my voice as soothing. Only a bit of SA accent? ;) When I speak naturally to my husband, my students don't have a clue what I'm saying. SAn is so full of slang, but then, so is every other mother tongue. Kippy has a video camera she uses to film with. I could use my cell phone camera, but that's awkward. In front of the pc is easier. I'm very self-conscious in front of the camera too, less so when I'm alone, but with a spectator? Nah. Can't do it. Liefde, drukkies en soentjies terug aan jou : )

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  29. Well...I finally got to hear you speak! I love your accent and your softness. Of course you don't think you have an accent (I don't either). I found myself wanting to talk back haha.

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  30. Omg, Katey.... that was too funny. In PE, we barely acknowledge the pyramid, usually talking about the lighthouse on the Donkin. Actually, that's weird now that I think about it because the pyramid is the oddity.

    Kat, that's me all over... soft in the head ; ) From my years teaching English in Brazil, I know I do have an accent, but that it's mild and my English is very neutral, which makes it easier for the locals to understand, so I cultivate that. Talk back.... I'd love to hear your voice!

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  31. It's a standing joke in our family about the pyramid in PE with a thick dutch accent ;)

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