Hi Steemit. My name is Neels Conradie and I work full-time in the IT field as a Data Governance and Data Warehouse Manager.
But that is just my day-job. I have many more interests and hobbies that I would honestly much rather be doing. Don't get me wrong, I do love my job, and I am good at what I do, but it's not really my passion.
So here is, in no particular order, some of the favorite things I like to do in my spare time:
Koi Ponds. My cover image might have given me away here. I love having a Koi Pond in my garden. I love looking at them. I love finding a perfect Koi fish and keeping it for my self. I think you get the picture. I did after all use the word love 3 times!
Growing Clivias. Clivia is a slow growing plant you find mainly in South Africa that produces beautiful flowers once or twice a year. I enjoy raiding peoples gardens for seeds and then growing new Clivia plants from these seeds.
Science Fiction. Whether it is reading a good book, or watching a movie, if it is Sci-Fi, I'm there. I also lean towards the more hard-core Science Fiction writers like Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke. Right now I'm reading a series of books by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant. I'm busy with the third book in the series titles "Colonization". Riveting stuff!
Sport. Don't worry. I like Sport too! In particular I am a huge Rugby fan and lifetime supporter of my local team The Lions. Rugby is a Sport that might not be well known across the world but it is huge in South Africa. Our National team wears Green and Gold and is called The Springboks.
Technology. Last but not least. I'm a total Geek. I love all things to do with new technology whether it is online or not. I like to get involved early when I hear about new things. Bitcoin and the blockchain are one example. I have also gotten involved in some of the Alt coins, though to be honest I have not participated in any ICO's yet. I like to really understand things properly first before jumping in.
So that is me in a not so short nutshell! I am hoping to make some great new connections here and who knows, maybe even some friends.
I'm looking forward to reading some posts from other people around the world.
See you soon!
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Hey Neels! Welcome to Steemit!
Thank you!
Welcome aboard @glugster We just gave our first try at koi pond this year, you can see some pics on my blog. Learning some lessons the hard way. Apparently with all the sun, the algae blooms were a big problem and we need a UV light system on our filter... We also found after 2 failed attempts that the water from our well is WAY too high in ph for the fish to live more than a few days... Hopefully we'll have better luck this year now that we learned those lessons. Your water and koi look amazing!
Getting the pond water to the right balance is part of the fun. I recommend you don't put any high-value koi in the pond until you are sure you have it right. You could even put some goldfish in there initially to get the water right.
Welcome to steemit glugster! just express yourself and the things that you enjoy and you will do fine here.
Thank you!
Welkom op Steemit Neels! Dis is altyd goed om meer Suid-Afrikaners hier op te sien. Ek sal jou een of ander tyd in die braai-area vang op PSAS se Discord server.
Welcome Neels!
That is a nice diverse set of interests. Any idea which of them will be something that you will like making a blog about?
All of them. If i don't I'm going to run out of things to write about.
Ah there is always something! I will keep an eye out. Especially if you keep dropping posts in the post-promotion in the PSAS Discord group.
Nice to meet you, @glugster! Welcome to Steemit!
Thank you for the welcome!
welcome to steemit
i will upvote you
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Thank you.
Welcome to [email protected] my pleasure to see you here.steemit is a very good community here you will enjoy a lot.best of luck for future help and upvotes please follow me.
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Thank you!
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