http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com marina da gama Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:22:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Once again, the Executive Committee of the Marina Da Gama Association is lying to it's members:   FICTION  Extract - MDGA Chairman's Report per 2009 AGM Notice:-  "...Copies of mark-up documents and all issues of the constitution have been handed to Council.  This is to ensure that council is once again, in possession of ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2010/01/05/truth-and-lies/   Same shit different asshole! "Janaman", the self proclaimed estate manager was as blind as a bat, without a backbone as he failed dismally on improving basic standards and refused to respond to valid complaints or suggestions on area improvements. Is the new standards boytjie related to Julius? Are you all ass and mouth, ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2009/12/14/standards-committee/ I quote " The marina is a rather special place known for its natural beauty, waterside lifestyle and neatness of homes in the area.The Marina da Gama Association's committee and in particular the standards Committee, have the unenviable  task of maintaining standards and reminding owners.... blah blah blah. Well I say ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2009/12/13/parapets-must-be-white/   Section 12.1 of the new constitution of the Marina da Gama Association states that: 12.1    The monthly levies for each year shall be set at the Annual General Meeting which shall be held no later than 3 months before the beginning of the new financial year, at such time and place ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2009/11/19/newsflash-no-levies-for-2010/ Leon  has lost his powers as a "hunter of sick animals" the animals being residents that refused to pay subs. Will this bring a calm to the San Marina remains to be seen. Hopefully the new chairman/lady will be more diplomatic and open minded. As for Leon, bring up apartheid theory's, youre ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2009/11/09/ag-shame/ In the past year, while many residents in the San Marina were being bullied, had their furniture confiscated by the sheriffs and blacklisted. The finances of the San Marina Recreation Club was being mismanaged. According to the recent audited financial statements of the SMRC, there was a healthy surplus of ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2009/10/17/support-removal-of-a-insecure-bully/ JT wrote: With the 2009 AGM rolling around, it is probably a good idea to air the latest rumour doing the rounds regarding the Marina Da Gama Association. It is alleged that 3 or 4 MDGA Excom members do not in fact qualify as 'resident members' in terms of the MDGA constitution and accordingly do not ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2009/10/01/are-excom-members-legitimate/   Have you noticed that the Palm Trees along Prince George Drive are disappearing one by one? This strange phenomenon only seems to effect the strong, healthy trees, while the sad, windblown ones are left to die a slow death. Most interestingly, it also seems as if these trees are finding ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2009/07/15/the-mistery-of-the-disappearing-palm-trees/ Oh dear.  Another one bit the dust. http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2009/05/06/muzzled/ Does anyone know what happened to the Association's firm intent to sue us as soon as subscriptions were due in February?  I know that I have not received a summons yet, how about you? http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2009/04/19/anyone-been-sued-yet/   By this time, the San Marina Recreational Club’s financials should have been on a firm footing; what with Comrade Julius … I mean Leon … suing everyone left right and centre for arrear subs,  and Comrade Jul … I mean Leon does say that “the Club financials has improved” in ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2009/02/25/trouble-in-paradise/ No doubt some of you will have received a letter from Magnum Credit Consultants, little Christmas present which took the form of a letter of demand for arrear subscriptions for the Marina da Gama Association and some of you have asked me what to do.  I cannot tell you what ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2009/01/13/threatened-again/ Marina da Gama has once again been in the news ... Today's Argus blurted out the news that Marina Da Gama has been plaqued by a spate of robberies with thieves entering the properties from the waterside.  This article was immediately picked up by the other media and I have even ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/12/13/pirates-of-the-marina/ Cathy, now fondly known as Lamb Chop, has today applied for a Restraining Order against ExCom Member of the Marina Da Gama Association and Chairman of the San Marina Recreational Club, Mr. Leon Lee, for the threats he has made against her and others on this website (see San ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/11/03/lamb-chop-bites-back/ JT said:  WHOOOOOAAAAA STOP THE LORRY!! I am so excited. Lordy, Leon, I owe you an apology of note. You’re right your title says you own the Club!! This could be huge. Bigger than huge. This means that some title deeds say member and some say owner. Vrek but that’s ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/10/31/san-marina-mystery/ There are residents in the San Marina area who heard a knock on their door one morning – it was the sheriff of the court with papers to attach their few household belongings. This was all thanks to Leon Lee. Did this spineless weasel ever think a little further than his ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/10/31/sheriffs-knock/ There will be bring and braai on Saturday 1 November from 5 p.m. onwards at the San Marina Recreational Clubhouse. All residents (family and friends) are welcome to come along and meet the guys (and gal) who are patrolling the streets and to answer any queries. Music and karaoke later ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/10/31/neighbourhood-watch-meeting/ PLEASE PLACE YOUR BETS Will Pietie fire Leon before the Association AGM? http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/10/30/will-pietie-give-leon-the-axe/ Now about the MDGA. To put this now in a nutshell is as follows. According to what I see here is that the MDGA is legal but the constitution is ilegal. The choice is now do you scrap the constition and put a new one in place as you can not have ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/10/30/at-the-request-of-mr-lee/ It would appear as if Hunting Season is open in San Marina.  In a bold statement, the Chairman of the San Marina Recreational Club, Mr. Leon Lee,  has stated "... but let it be known to all that if you make this personal I will hunt you down and take ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/10/30/hunting-season-is-open/ My name is Cathy. I live in San Marina. San Marina Recreational Club has been made probably the most unpopular club in the world due to the bullying dictator of a chairman. For the last couple of months, we have been going around San Marina to collect signatures from ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/10/24/san-marina-residents-take-a-stand/ The following is a delightful little story told by our Chairman in his final Report (let's hope) to the good people of the Marina Da Gama. (Names have been changed and some artistic licence protect the innocent.) Pietie had two children, with vastly different personalities. De La Rey was a pessimist and ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/10/08/pietiechairmans-report/ The marina Association Chairman has being blowing his trumpet of utter Sh....t  again. Apparently the yellow bellyached spineless standards committee of which Jan Da Missing partakes in  have carried out comprehensive standards infringement details. Hundreds of letters have been sent out to these poor  souls instructing them to comply with ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/10/01/do-you-smell-that/ JT writes: 8 of 10 EXCOM MEMBERS QUIT Seeing as this is virtually the entire committee, I strongly suggest that BEFORE the 2008 AGM the outgoing Excom issues to its members: - a detailed account of the association's financial position and performance to date (seeing as the current budget wasn't formally approved in ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/09/16/8-of-10-excom-members-quit/ Wathint' Abafazi Wathint' Imbokodo. You strike a woman, you strike a rock. It is clear that the male dominated ExCom has not taken this statement to heart and continue to ignore the fact that they have struck quite a few women in Marina Da Gama. Women who do not ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/08/31/you-strike-a-woman-you-strike-a-rock/ One would think that our local Councillor would try to do something about the state of our roads in this area. Seeing that he is in the ideal position to report the multitude of potholes in our roads, one would have thought he would at least report those he ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/08/28/potholes/ When will the Marina Da Gama Association ever learn that they too have to follow the rules?  We all know that, if we want to put up posters advertising an event, we have to do so with the permission of the City of Cape Town.  The Marina Da Gama Association ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/08/28/above-the-law/ I have been contacted by several people who have received a letter of demand from ex-ExCom member, Mr. Alan Hepple’s firm, Magnum Credit Consultants, demanding payment of arrear subscriptions supposedly due to the Marina da Gama Association. I don’t know how many of you actually received such a letter, ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/08/19/letters-of-demand/ Mugabe gets "elected" by default because no-one is prepared to stand against him. No rules or law applies to him. His opponents get crushed through character assassination (or worse). He allows his lieutenants and followers to grab land which does not belong to them. Sound familiar? Marina Da Gama now has it's own little ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/07/28/marina-da-gama-a-little-zimbabwe/ Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue till they have resisted with either words ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/07/19/winds-of-change/ The Association has a new official website.  Yes, they have finally reached the 21st century!  But what's this ... no constitution?  Are they ashamed of their own constitution?  And their building regulations?  I would think that this would be the first thing that an association would put on their OFFICIAL ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/07/16/marina-da-gama-association-constitution/ White? or not? You decide I guess nature is wrong too. (Photos Courtesy http://marinadagamaassociation.co.za) and a Resident. http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/06/28/a-colourful-marina/ JT Wrote I attended today’s mediation session and wish to thank everybody who attended - especially the SAHRC representatives who afforded us this opportunity when there are so very many other pressing issues at this time. A bouquet, too, to the MDGA representatives, Peter Harrison, Peter Joubert and Bob Craske for ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/06/25/life-is-a-box-of-chocolates-full-of-surprises/ It's official!! On 25 June 2008 residents of Marina da Gama will face the Executive Committee of the Marina da Gama Association around the table at the South African Human Rights Commission, despite ExCom trying their level best to get out from under the meeting. At first, the ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/06/24/lets-talk/ The Writer of Annoying Little Letters, telling you what you already know is wrong with your house, while his own looks like the back of a bus. The standards inspector( alias Estate Manager) Jan DA Grotta has unfortunately not grown a backbone to reply to many issues raised on this ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/06/18/the-keeper-of-standards/ .... or should that be:  "Much to do but nothing gets done"? Oudevlei Road intersection at San Marina has been given a makeover. This was the brain-child of our esteemed local councillor. Just like the service capacity of this road maintenance team below. It would seem that even ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/06/18/much-ado-about-nothing/ Are you arrogant? Are you hopelessly out out of touch with the mood that is sweeping this country? Do you have the ability to monitor, keep meticulous records and process all financial matters like South Africa's Department of Home Affairs? Are you able to deny allegations contemptuously? Standards manager's skills can be ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/06/11/at-a-glancejob-available/ Q:  What's bold and sticks out like a sore finger? A:  An brightly coloured house in Marina da Gama!! And to think that the guilty party is actually family of an Executive Committee member!!  As far as I remember, this particular Committee Member bleated something about "following due procedure" and "proposing a ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/06/07/marina-da-gamas-colour-revolution/ Xenophobia has affected everyone in South Africa and the announcement in yesterday’s People’s Post that Zandvlei Caravan Park was being prepared as a refugee camp for displaced foreigners brought the reality of the situation a little closer to home. For various obvious reasons, Zanvlei is not the most ideal ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/06/04/zanvlei-caravan-park/ Don’t Be Fooled By: False appeals for help. “Accidents” such as having you car rammed from behind. Someone trying to get help from a stationary car. your electric gates being jammed. PREVENTATIVE MEASURES REGARDING MY PROPERTY? Ensure that anyone leaving your property can get into their car, start it, lock the ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/05/28/hijacking-awareness/ HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SA - STOP XENOPHOBIA ! THE WORLD BELONGS TO ALL WHO LIVE IN IT The Western Cape Civil Society Coalition (made up of trade unions, FBOs, SAHRC and human, health and refugee rights organisations) has been formed to respond to and deal with the threats of and actual ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/05/26/rally-against-xenophobia/ The following information was forwarded to us by the SAHRC: PLEASE CIRCULATE AND GET IN AS MANY MEDIA AS POSSIBLE. The Anti-Xenophobia Crisis Committee is using cellphones. 1. Emergency report SMS number: Anyone who knows of a xenophobic attack should send an SMS to 31864. This will be continuously staffed and information passed on ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/05/26/helpdonations-needed-xenophobic-attacks/ For years San Marina and Uitsig residents have been complaining about the dangerous intersection between Oudevlei Road and Prince George Drive.   At the November 2007 AGM, there was a general sigh of relief when Councillor Demetri Qually announced that Council was looking into this matter and was considering some traffic-calming measures. ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/05/23/councils-solution-to-the-oudevlei-intersection/ I was with greatly disappointed to learn yesterday, that the Executive Committee of the Marina da Gama Association do not plan to attend the mediation session scheduled at the South African Human Rights Commission for the 19th May 2008. According to Mr. Jan de Groote, ExCom had not received official ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/05/15/the-letter-got-lost-in-the-mail/ I had the most disconcerting experience today. As I came home, the Chubb security vehicle was parked across the road from my home. The guard was busy talking to two burley men who were clearly quite suspect. Thinking that I was safe as the security guard was there, I ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/05/08/false-sense-of-security/ Of all cars in the world, mine would probably be the last one I would have thought would be stolen. Rusted to bits and beaten and bashed, but as life would have it, it has become another crime statistic. The story is actually quite ironic. I was visiting ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/04/20/protected-house-really/ According to the Human Rights Commission, the Legal Department of "the Commission has considered the complaints of the residents of Marina da Gama and are concerned that prima facie it may constitute a violation of the rights to Freedom of religion, belief and opinion and just administrative action" in terms ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/04/12/help-at-last/ I understand that, by Law, the Marina Da Gama Association has the right to comment on all building plans. The Executive Committee of the Association is however in the habit of dictating architects, charging large deposits, scrutinizing fees and inspection fees. In my opinion, these are unethical practices to which ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/04/09/building-plans/ The latest news is that Simon’s Town Magistrates Court received the application for a liquor licence from Tops At Eastlake Bottle store yesterday (3 April 2008). They are now awaiting objections from the community. Objections must be lodged within 28 days from the above date and can be sent to: Simon’s Town Magistrate’s ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/04/04/tops-liquor-licence-application/ I have not been in town and have only now had a chance to look at the website again.  Well done to Anita and co. for managing to get the Human Rights Commission on board.  Mediation is necessary. I have read the Executive Committee’s response to Anita’s letter and it is ... http://marinasecurity.mylifeinsa.com/2008/04/02/the-way-forward/