So what if it's 1am, I just have this urge to blog.
A short while ago I posted the following post to sadeveloper, “What is sadeveloper really?” (http://www.sadeveloper.net/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=59361).

Now I am up at this hour due to a visitor, we were discussing this topic up until now and could keep going until we were both late for work.
So what was the conclusion? hehe you will have to wait for that and in the mean time go to the post above and think hard and post your reply, heck get yourself a visitor and debate it until you run out of coffee.

But in my mind I have come to a point where I had to kick myself (You know, lead by example type stuff), There in the post I posted a 2 Parted challenge
(brief version here - see post for full details)
Part 1. What would your sadeveloper be to you.
Part 2. What would you like to do to achieve this and what are you doing to achieve this?

Then I had a long think (during our discussion) and realized that when I moved to Microsoft I gave up my seat as an sadev lead (which is right for sadev). But I noticed that I was NOT following my own advice to members when as a lead I said. “Sadeveloper is what you make, it's the members community, so go out and make your community great”

So on that note.. I am an sadeveloper member, and sadeveloper for me is about making fellow developers great and together influencing the ICT market so that developers can have their day, and South Africa WILL become recognized as world leaders in development! (This is the short version hehe)

What am I going to do about it. Everything I possibly can, 1st thing that comes out is (and this was pointed out to me) I have a wealth of experience in growing people and helping people to grow themselves and others under trying times.
AND WHY AM I NOT SPEADING THIS WEALTH (Again I kick myself, one of my sayings I use - Knowledge is like water, only spreads life if it flows, otherwise it stagnates and becomes poison and outdated).
So if there is an interest I will be willing to share this knowledge with anyone who is ready to receive it, how? Well that we can work on, either through articles (although I'm a slow writer), or though workshops and mentorship’s. You let me know!!!

Or do I just have a large ego, let me know too, Those who have dealt with me, now’s the opportunity to influence my life yet again. All I can say is, if it was not for sadeveloper, saarchitect and it’s members I would have had a most miserable time relocating to JHB, but sadeveloper and saarchitect members have made a most stressful event bearable.
You are making a difference, a difference in my life and I’d like to return the favour.