I just won a competition

Melanie Minnaar

Sep 3, 2010

1 min read

"I’m not sure who you are, or how I got here but tell me; does my hair look okay?"

I entered a 'timewaster' competition on Hurricane Vanessa's blog today and as luck would have it, turns out it wasn't a waste of time at all.

The competition was Tweeted by Vanessa Raphaely from her Twitter profile @hurricanevaness (Competition details) and I received an email this evening to say I'd won (Winners' announcement) :-)

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My books

Chopsticks, Pots and Wooden Spoons — Coming soon
Home cooking from a South African Chinese kitchen: reinvented leftovers and the recipes I actually cook.

A Guide To Hakka-Chinese Genealogy Research — In the works
A practical guide to identifying names, places and family lines in Chinese Genealogical Records.

Chasing Rainbows — In the works
A Chu Clan's Journey from Meixian to Mzansi.

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