Ivan Frimmel

MY LIFE’S EVENTS

Year Date/s Event

Father
1904 18.7.1904 Leopold Frimmel
born in Vrutky, Slovakia
Mother
1914 22.1.1914 Maria Frimmelova, nee Hegerova
born in Modra, Slovakia
Father, Leopold Frimmel, and mother, Maria Hegerova, got married
1935 12.5.1935
in Modra, Slovakia
Sister
1939 28.8.1939 Maria Frimmelova
born in Trnava, Slovakia
1946 I was born (4kg) in
10.1.1946, 20:20 VRUTKY
Slovakia
I was baptised in
20.1.1946
Roman Catholic Church, Vrutky
1947 Brother born
11.2.1947 Ladislav Frimmel
Modra, Slovakia
Future wife born
1948 8.2.1948 Maria Strapcova
Polzov, Czech Republic
My brother’s wife born
1949 7.10.1949 Eva Babcanikova
Rumburg, Czech Republic
1950
1951
I started
1952 1.9.1952 Primary & Secondary School
VRUTKY
My First Communion in
Roman Catholic Church, Vrutky, Slovakia
1953 Family left
KB Kolonia, Vrutky
My family moved to
Pionierska ulica c.5
1954 VRUTKY
Slovakia
1955
1956
My Confirmation of Faith in
Roman Catholic Church
1957 15.9.1957
MODRA
Slovakia

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 I could jump 120cm high; I participated in some Outdoor Orientation
1958 Spring 1958
Classes & many nature walks (over 100km total)
1959 I formulated my first 34
16.6.1959
Life Principles in my Diary
My brother & I stayed & attended school in
3.4.59 – 8.7.59 Bardejov Spa
BARDEJOV
Oct - Dec 59 Attending classes in swimming, radio-transmission & art
1960 January 60 Enthusiastic about weight-lifting (buckets of water)
February 60 I started collecting wise sayings and aphorisms
April 60 I successfully completed entrance exam to Martin Tech
Finished
Primary & Secondary School
End June 60
VRUTKY
Slovakia
Spent 6 weeks of my vacation working at
Drevina
July 60 - August 60 TURANY
as a
Milling Machine Operator
Started studying
Mechanical Engineering
at
1.9.1960
Technical College
MARTIN
Slovakia
1961
1962
1963 Beg Jan 63 School skiing trip (interrupted on 10.1.63)
Father died
10.1.1963
Leopold Frimmel (born 18.7.1904)
I visited psychologist for a chat (pimples, anxiety, IQ test)
Read my first textbook on Psychology
– very impressed
November 63 My matric dance
1964 My First Serious reflections about life & achievements
14.4.1964
in my Diary
Sister Maria’s wedding to
25.4.1964
Valent Matuska, in Rajecke Spa
End June 64 I matriculated with distinction in 5 subjects
Started working as
Quality Control Inspector
(Diesel Engines)
7.7.64 – 1.11.68 at
Engine Parts Manufacturing Department of
Turcianske Strojarne n.p.
MARTIN
My tonsillectomy at
July 64
State Hospital, Martin
Niece born
24.7.1964
Marienka Matuskova, in Martin, Slovakia

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1965 Internal transfer at TS to
Diesel Engine Assembly Inspector
on the assembly line of
Diesel Engines Department
Turcianske Strojarne n.p.
MARTIN
1966 Internal transfer at TS to
Mechanical Draughtsman
(Diesel Engines & Army Tanks)
in the
Research & Development Dept.
Turcianske Strojarne n.p.
MARTIN
There I met my future wife,
March 66
Maria Strapcova
My wedding:
28.10.1966 married Maria Strapcova in
Zilina Magistrate Court Slovakia
Formulating
Beg 1967
My Life’s Ten Commandments (in my Diary)
1967 Broher’s wedding
7.10.1967
Ladislav Frimmel in Puchov, Slovakia
1968 Brother’s son born
21.2.1968
Radko Frimmel, in Vrutky, Slovakia
I wrote and published 6 articles in TS newspaper titled
Jan 68 – June 68 How to Live a Healthy Life
followed by many other articles
I passed entrance test to local publishing house
October 68
Osveta, MARTIN
August 68 Soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia
I left
End Oct 68
Turcianske Strojarne, Martin
Started working as
Book Marketing Editor
(Medical & Travel Books)
1.11.68 – 27.4. 69 for
Osveta Publishing House
MARTIN
Slovakia
1969 Left
April 69
Osveta
Left
21.4.1969
Slovakia to emigrate, with wife Maria
In Austria, applying for SA visa,
boarding with
Miriana Milic
22.4. – 2.6.1969
Kulmgasse 38/1
WIEN XVII
Austria
Arrival in South Africa,
3.6.1969
at Jan Smuts Airport
3.6. – 12.6.1969 Stayed at
Hotel Sherwood
77 Kotze St
HILLBROW, JHB
South Africa

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 Started working as
Aircraft Engine Fitter
(Helicopter Engines) at
10.6.69 – 31.1.71 Atlas Aircraft Corp
KEMPTON PARK
South Africa
@ R 1.24/h
Stayed at
6 Henrocourt
12.6. – 11.7.1969 Long St
KEMPTON PARK
South Africa
Maria worked as Surgical Implements Packer at
10.7. – 21.11.1969 Ledlab Medical Labs, Isando
@ R 80/m
Stayed at
7 Dakota Rd
11.7. – 30.8.1969 Impala Park
BOKSBURG
South Africa
Stayed at
6 Galeao Singel
30.8. – 6.11.1969
BONAERO PARK
South Africa
2.9.1969 Brother (Ladislav) & Sister-in-law (Eva) arrived in SA
Stayed at
2 Rhodescourt
6.11.69 – 1.1.71 Mosquito St
KEMPTON PARK
South Africa
Maria started working
as Metal Grinder for
24.11.1969 Atlas Aircraft Corp
Kempton Park
@ R 1.26/h
1970 I read my first English book:
February 70 Dale Carnegie’s
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Internally promoted to
Production Chaser
at
1.3.1970 Atlas Aircraft Co
KEMPTON PARK
Allouette Helicopter Engine Maintenance Dept
@ R 1.26/h
2 weeks holiday with Maria
at
November 70 Genazzano Priory
Tongaat
Natal
Left
End Dec 70
2 Rhodescourt, Kempton Park
1971 1.1. – 1.7.1971 Moved to
C23 Pine Gardens
Long St
KEMPTON PARK

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 Left
31.1.1971 Atlas Aircraft Corp
@ R 1.34/h
Joined
Hard Metal Tools
ISANDO
1.2.71 – 30.8.71 as
Quality Control Inspector
(Carbide Machine Tools)
@ R 350/m
1 week’s holiday in
May 71 Lorenco Marquez
Mozambique
Left flat in
End June 71
C 23 Pine Gardens, Kempton Park
Moved to a flat at
7 Leonard Court
1.7.71 – 30.8.72 Greyilla St
KEMPTON PARK
South Africa
Trying to formulate a written
July 71
List of Principles for Living
July 71 Organized a very effective home document filing system
Left
Hard Metal Tools (Hardia)
End Sept 71
ISANDO
@ R 390/m
Worked for 6 weeks as
Property Salesman
(Coastal Retirement Village Property Sales)
October 71
at
Paolo Baldi Estates
KEMPTON PARK
Worked as
Mech. Draughtsman
(Light Passenger Vehicles) at
15.11.71 – end Mar 72
Peugeot SA
ISANDO
@ R 390/m
First visit to
June 71
Scientology Org offices, at Polly Street, Jhbg
3-days’ trip & holiday with Maria in
December 71
Swaziland
I wrote my first longer
December 71
Autobiography
1972 I took a
5.1.72 – 10.1.72 Vocational Guidance Test
at Dept of Labour, Jhb
Left
March 72 Peugeot
Isando @ R 390/m

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 Started working as
Mech. Draughtsman
(Diesel Trucks)
at
4.4.72 – 23.2.73
International Harvester Co
IH Truck Div
ISANDO
@ R 390/m
Left flat at
7 Leonard Court,
30.8.1972
Greyilla St
Kempton Park
Moved to a flat at
24A, Edged House
1.9.72 – 31.10.73
Long St
KEMPTON PARK
Read Flash Book:
September 72
Your Nerves
Read
October 72 Sure Ways to Success in Life and Self-Realization
by Swami Sivananda
Took 2-3
November 72 Hatha Yoga Lessons
with Sylvia Combrink, Kempton Park
Maria left
30.11.1972
Atlas Aircraft Corp, Kempton Park
Wrote paper
November 72
Self-Analysis: Mind & Career
1973 My 4 visits to
Jan 73 – Feb 73 Dr Arnold Sideley, psychologist,
Johannesburg
Our son Ivan (Ivinko) was born at
29.1.1973, 12.30 pm
Isabella Nursing Home, Kempton Park
Left
23.2.1973
International Harvester, Isando @ R 390/m
Started working as
Engineering Assistant
(Transvaal Region) for
Mobil Oil SA
1.3.73 – 14.6.75
Engineering & Maintenance Division,
LANGLAAGTE
Jhbg
@ R 390/m + car
Interested in
March 73
Hypnosis (with Dr Rivers, Dr Phillips & Laco)
My appendectomy at
May 73
Modderfontein Hospital, KP
Left
31.10.1973
23A Edged House, Long St, Kempton Park
We moved to our first own 4-bedroomed, 2-garage house at
13 Zandra Ave
1.11.73 – 30 .9.76 Morganridge ext.2
BOKSBURG
South Africa
December 73 Read book
Ways People Grow

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 Wrote another
December 73
Progress Charts & Goals
1974 Son Ivan’s photo published in
January 74
Living & Loving Magazine
Studied
Jan 74 – Oct 74 Psychology, Philosophy & Communication
by correspondence at Unisa, Pretoria, SA
Completed 6 week’s
17.4.1974
Dale Carnegie Course in Public Speaking, Jhb
My discussions with Carlos Bernardos about Jesus,
July 74
and a few visits to some Pentecostal gatherings
I read a booklet at
September 74 Ramakrishna Ashram, Lenasia, about
Universality of Religious Teachings & Mysticism
I wrote a list titled
September 74
My Spiritual Way
1975 4-days holiday
in
January 75
Botswana, Holiday Inn,
with my wife & son
2 weeks holiday with Maria & Ivan
in
DURBAN
January 75 incl. visiting
- Norma Harman (Homeopath),
- Divine Life Ashram and
- Ramakrishna Ashram
Initiated to
May 75 Transcendental Meditation
in Johannesburg
Left
14.6.1975 Mobil Oil
@ R 560/m + car
Started working as
Marketing Services Manager
(Earthmoving Equipment) at
16.6.75 - 29.2.76
J.I.Case Co
ISANDO
@ R 850/m
My horoscope prepared by
21.9.1975
L. Sauer, Astrologer
I attended a 2-weekend Course on
Dynamic Meditation
December 75
by Andre Ooosthuizen,
at Casa Mia Hotel, Hillbrow, Jhb
1976 Maria starts working as
Drawing Tracer, half-day, at
29.3.76
National Bolts Co, Boksburg
@ R 250/m
End March 76 Left
J.I.Case, Isando
@ R 850/m

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 Started working as
Technical Manager
(GHH Turbo-compressors) for
1.4.76 – 31.5.78
Rolfes Ltd
ELANDSFONTEIN
@ R 650/m + car
Sold house at
30.9.76
13 Zandra Ave, Boksburg, and moved out
We moved into a 2-bedroom flat at
10, Constantia Flats
1.10.76 – mid Feb 85 Pretoria Rd
WITIELD, BOKSBURG
South Africa
I was staying as a paying guest
at
6.12. – 24.12.76 High Rustenburg Hydro
STELLENBOSCH
lost about 10kg on a 9-day water-fast
1977 My 12 visits and chats (at my request) with a psychologist
March 77 – June 77
Dr Armand Kruger
Maria starts working as
Draughtswoman, half-day, at
1.6.1977 Siemens, Isando,
Electric Motor Division
@ R 450/m
Weekend trip with Maria & Ivinko
October 78 to
Durban Beach
1978 My LSD trip
24.2.1978 with Juri, Ingrid & Zdenek Vajdak
(my first and last one)
I bought and started using some
March 78
Biofeedback Instruments
I took a
April 78
Vocational Guidance Test at CSIR, Jhbg
Weekend with wife & son
at
April 78
Utopia Holiday Resort
RUSTENBURG
Left Rolfes, Elandsfontein, @ R 850/m + car,
31.5.78
and went through a bad depression for a few months
Tried a job as
Personnel Consultant for
15.5. – 18.5.78
Churchill Personnel
JOHANNESBURG
Started as
Technical Sales Rep
(Imported Pumps) for
1.6. – 10.6.1978 Hendy & Leontsinis
JOHANNESBURG
but quit disappointed, without pay, after 10 days
@ R 800/m + car

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 Started a job as
Mechanical Draughtsman
(Water Pumps)
12.6.78 – 31.8.79 at
Envirotech
ISANDO
@ R 1000/m
Promoted internally to
Chief Draughtsman
(Pump Division)
1.9.78
at
Envirotech (Pty) Ltd
ISANDO
Attended a weekend Course in
Advanced Self-Management
October 78
by Eric du Toit, psychologist, at
Holiday Inn, Jan Smuts
I attended 2 days conference of beliefs and religions called
Consensus
3.11. – 4.11.1978 at
UNISA, Pretoria,
organized by Frikkie Van Kraayenburg
1979 Ivinko started primary school at
January 79 Martin Primary School,
Paul Kruger St, Boksburg North
I bought my first set of 6 audio-tapes
Psychology of Winning
February 79 by Dr Denis Waitley
and was so impressed that later I sold about 150 sets to various
individuals and companies within about 6 months
Left
End Aug 79 Envirotech, Isando,
@ R 1150/m
Holiday alone
at
1.10. – 8.10.1979 Tuessrock Hotel,
MAURITIUS
on the way to Australia
Traveling for 2 months in Australia:
- 2 weeks in Perth
- 1 night in Melbourne
9.10.79 – 1.12.79
- 3 days in Canberra
- 2 weeks in Sydney
- 1 week in Perth
1980 Working as
Public Relations Officer
for
24.2.80 – End Feb 80
Company Group PR Consultants,
Carlton Centre
JOHANNESBURG
April 80 Weekend with my wife & son
at
Utopia Holiday Resort
RUSTENBURG

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 Started working as
Mechanical Contracts Engineer
at
E.L. Bateman
12.5.80 – 31.5.81
Project Management Co
BOKSBURG
(through Tynedraft Design Employment Agency, Jhb)
@R 2500/m x 3m
My Aptitude Test at
Dr De Ridder, Psychologist
July 80
Jhb,
prior to getting a permanent job with ELB (passed; IQ 127)
Changed to a permanent position
with
ELB
1.8.1980 BOKSBURG
as
Mech. Contracts Engineer
@ R 1400/m + car
Completed a 4-day
Course in Welding Technology for Engineers,
October 80 at
Welding Technology School, Germiston
(paid by ELB)
4-hour
30.12.1980
Sugar Tolerance Test at Kempton Park Clinic (negative)
Sunday with Maria & Ivo
in a holiday resort
31.12.1980
Adventure Park
PARYS
1981 Started attending meetings of the
February 81 Theosophical Society, Jhbg,
continued ON & OFF for many years, donated many books
4-day holiday with wife & son
at
March 81
Salt Rock Hotel
DURBAN
I presented 1-hour slide show & lecture on
Biofeedback Instruments & Meditation
10.5.1981
at the
Theosophical Society, in Jhbg
Left
End May 81
E.L. Bateman, Boksburg
Working as
Personnel Consultant
1.6.81 – 14 .7.81 at
Henry Disell Personnel Consultancy
GERMISTON
Back to
E.L.Bateman
BOKSBURG
15.7.81 – 15.10.81 to work as a freelance
Contracts Mech. Engineer
(Capital Industrial Projects)
@ R 14/h
Sept 81 – May 82 Attending weekly
Toastmasters meetings in Boksburg,
progressed to 6th level

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 Left
15.10.1981
E.L. Bateman
Attended
17, 18, 24, 25.10 81 Aliveness Training Seminar
in Sandton Civic Centre, Jhbg, run by Andre Ooosthuizen
Working as
General Manager
at
Medicare
21.10.81 – 26.10.81 (Medical Aid Brokers)
Total House
JOHANNESBURG
for 3 days only: with a senile ego-maniac Barry Elder
(and Jerry Keith as the personnel agent)
Oct 81 – January 82 Unemployed, at home, looking for a job
1982 Working as
PR / Salesman / Marketing Executive
for
18.1.82 – 12.2.82
New Dimensions Conference Center
BROEDERSTROOM
Frikkie Van Kraayenberg, Director (and Piet Myburg)
Repeated
Aliveness Training Seminar
24.2.82 – 28.2.82
(based on est)
with Andre Ooosthuizen, at Sandton Civic Centre, Jhbg
Started as
Contract Engineer’s Assistant
(Stackers & Reclaimers)
at
1.3.82 – 31.1.84
PHB Wesserhutte
9th Floor, Delvers Square
JOHANNESBURG
@ R 1900/m + car
Completed
Success Through Communication Course
at
1.4.82 – 12.5.82
Scientology Org,
Commissioner St,
JOHANNESBURG
Completed
Basic Insurance Selling Course
1.11.82 – 30.11.82
3x per week, Mon-Wed, 5-7 pm, with Bob Miller,
North City Insurance Group, Jhbg
Spent 10 days
at
Buddhist Retreat Centre,
4.12.82 – 14.12.82 IXOPO
Natal,
with Anthony Osler as Zen Meditation Instructor
Maria and Ivinko were on holiday at Durban’s
4-Season Hotel while I stayed at BRC Ixopo
Signed papers for house purchase at
End Dec 82 Van Riebeeck Park with
Schachat Cullum (Bob Gould) – and cancelled later

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1983 Spent 2 months as PHB Wesserhuttes’
Construction Site Supervisor at
Middelburg Mine Services,
1.4.83 - End May 83
staying alone at
Middelburg Hotel
and traveling home every weekend
The first session of my regular by-weekly
Practical Philosophy Debating Society run by me in
9.7.83
Jhbg Public Library Conference Room
every second Saturday from 3 pm to 5 pm
13.7.83 Divorced wife Maria, primarily for tax reasons
Working
as
Construction Site Supervisor
for
PHB Wesserhutte at
End Aug – End Sept 83
Simuma Cement Factory
Oribi Gorge, Natal,
and staying at
Margate Hotel,
Margate, Natal
Completed with Maria a weekend
I am Training Course
9.11.83 – 13.11.83 (based on est),
in Jhbg,
with Buster and Wendy Sefor as Instructors
1984 I ran my own
Mystic Way Study Group
5.1.84 – End March 84
at Jhb Public Library
2-3 hours once a week
Resigned from
End Jan 84 PHB Wesserhutte and left by end of Jan
@ R 2300/m + car
Started new job as
Insurance & Investment Consultant
with
Liberty Life Assoc SA
1.2.84 – 30.10.84
JOHANNESBURG
- first 2 ½ weeks training at Jhb H/O
- then about 1 m in Benoni Office
- from mid-April in Edenvale Branch (with Gavin Tripp)
7.3.84 I sold my first insurance policy, later about 30 more
Left
End Oct 84
Liberty Life
Worked as
Contract Draughtsman
at
23.11.84 - 21.12.84
Lamco Forklifts
BOKSBURG
Noel Harvey MD, and Barry Green GM (CDC Jhbg)
December 84 Problems with Maria (Maria found Billy)
1985 3.1.85 – 31.1.85 Contract Draughtsman
(through CDC, Jhbg)
at
Howden Air Fans
Booysens
JOHANNESBURG

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 Moved on my own (away from Maria & Ivo) to a new flat
Mid Feb – end July 85
32 Carisbrook Court, 23 Abel Rd, Berea
Running my own business from home
as
Mid Feb – mid July 85 Success Attitude Motivation
BOKSBURG
mainly selling Dr Denis Waitley’s audio-tapes to businesses
19.4.1985 Naturalized as South African Citizen
Living with Ludvik Hunady (dedo)
at
1 Concordia Ave
3.8.85 – mid Sept 85
Alen Grove,
KEMPTON PARK
Tel: 975-9177
Salesman
at
1.8.85 – 15.8.85 Phillips Programmed Language Courses
Jan Smuts Ave
JOHANNESBURG
Stayed in a small “granny-flat” at Mr & Mrs Rothman’s place
at
Mid Sep 85–end Oct 86 147 Monument Rd
Aston Manor
KEMPTON PARK
Insurance Salesman
with
1.9.85 – End Sept 85 Old Mutual
KEMPTON PARK
1 week training – and quit 3w later before selling anything
Started as
Project Engineer
at
2.10. 85 – 31.3.86
Naschem Ammunition Factory
LENZ, JHB
@ R 2000/m
1986 Was “fired” from Naschem due to “insubordination” -
31.3.1986
I appealed and the decision was reversed to “resignation”
Very busy dating, going to single’s clubs and single’s parties
1986 - 1993
I had dates with about 300 new women during this period
Started as
Pump Contracts Engineer
at
24.3.86 – 30.10.86 Matther+Platt SA
Pump Division
ELANDSFONTEIN
@ R 2100/m + car
Saw Hailey’s Comet with Ivinko, at night,
25.3.1986 from
Boksburg High School gardens
Left
Matther+Platt Pump Division
End Oct 1986
(M+P retrenched all employees in October, including me, and then
closed down the Elandsfontein factory and offices)
Left the flat at Rothman’s place at
End Oct 1986
147 Monument Rd, Aston Manor, Kempton Park
2.11.1986 I left SA for a trip (alone)
to
USA

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 Spent 1 night at
YMCA
3.11.1986
New York
USA
Arrived in Atlanta and living the first 2-3 weeks with a friend Robert
Vasura
in his house outside
ATLANTA
Staying for 6 weeks as a guest at
Monastery of Holy Spirit
CONYERS
4.11.1986
USA
(near Atlanta)
Staying with George Novak’s son
Michael Novak
ATLANTA
USA
and dating Nancy
Working for 2-3 months as
Draughtsman
for
George Novak Project Co at
Mid Nov 86 – Mid Feb 87
2110 Powers Ferry Rd
ATLANTA
USA
@ US$ 7/h
1987 11.2.1987 Left Atlanta for San Francisco
Arrived in
San Francisco
stayed
12.2.1987
1 night at a
Nyigma Institute - Buddhist Centre
BERKELEY
Stayed for 1 week at
Room 701, City Lodge, 44 Mc Allister St, San Francisco
12.2.87 – 20.2.87
while looking for a job
Worked as
Chauffeur & Buttler
for
J. Brad Lampley, Realtor
SAN FRANCISCO
20.2.87 – 6.5.87 Stayed at Brad’s home at
1040 Green St
Nob Hill
SAN FRANCISCO
USA
7.5.1987 Left USA from New York
8.5.1987 Half-day in London on the way back to SA
9.5.1987 Came back to SA
15.5.87 – mid Nov 87 Booked to
Mariston Hotel
JOHANNESBURG
and stayed there while looking for a job

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 Worked as
Sales Rep
(Plastic Moldings and Pipes)
for
15.6.87 – 31.7.87
Chemplast Marc Etter
52 Kraft Rd,
ELANDSFONTEIN
John Brodie, MD
Started as
Contract Administrator
(supervising about 5-6 sub-contractors) on
Brewery Expansion
9.11.1987
at
SA Brewery Rosslyn
PRETORIA
@ R35/h
Left Mariston Hotel, Jhbg,
and moved to
Mid Nov 87 Room 317, Union Hotel
573 Church St
PRETORIA
26.12.1987 , 11.20am Marienka died in an accident, hit by a car, while jogging
1988 Ivinko spent a few days with Lacko, Evka & Radko
January 88 in
East London, Cape Province
Stayed with son Ivan in a new 3-bedroom townhouse
at
5 Villa Romano
1.4.88 – 1.4.93
Edgar Rd
Beyers Park
BOKSBURG
Finished working on
10.7.1988
SAB Rosslyn Brewery Expansion Project
Started new job as
Petrochemical Sales & Project Engineer
at
11.7.88 – 31.12.88
Cyclop Engineering
Clarke Rd
ALBERTON
Left
1.12.1988
Cyclop Eng, paid until 1 Jan 89
Joined
Success Motivation Inc. (SA)
as
Independent Distributor
of
Dec 88 – mid May 89
Paul J. Mayer’s
SMI Motivational Programs
From SMI Inc,
Waco, Texas, USA
I paid SMI R 18.000 for the franchise
14.5.1989 Temporarily quit selling SMI

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1989 Started working as
Assistant to Project Manager
for
15.5.89 – end Oct 89 Bateman Materials Handling
EDENVALE
on short-term contract (for Leon Erskine & Ian Mc Turk)
@ R 30/h
Joined
The Writing School
August 89
(correspondence course in creative writing),
but never submitted any homework
Left
End Oct 89
BMH
Joined
ELB
1.11. 89 – end Mar 91 BOKSBURG
on short-term contract as
Mechanical Project Engineer
1990 Left
End March 90
ELB
Joined
BMH
EDENVALE
1.4.1990 again on a short-term contract as
Project Engineer (for Leon Erskine),
Project Manager &
Sub-Contracts Manager (for Paul Carling)
Dated
April – Dec 90
Wendy Cordosa
Left
7.9.1990
BMH
Worked at
Lurgi
EDENVALE
10.9.90 – 5.10.90 as
Proposals Engineer
for Hans Albach
@ R 40/h
1991 Oct 90 – mid March 91 Unemployed
Started as
Project Manager
(for Wolfgang Maise)
at
18.3.1991 ATM Engineering SA
(Industrial Piping Installations)
19 Berger St, Vorna Valley,
HALFWAY HOUSE
@ R 2300/m + car
1992 Left
28.2.1992
ATM
Helping Ivinko
Selling and Marketing
March – April 92 his home-based computer company
Designer Computer Systems
which he then ran for 1 year (until we sold 5 Vila Romano)
May 92 – March 93 Selling SMI again
- and struggling like hell (not very enthusiastic anymore)

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 Spent a few days on holiday in
Ronny Burchell’s holiday apartment in
BALLITO BAY
Natal,
End Dec 92
and 1 night at
Buddhist Retreat Centre,
IXOPO
Natal
1993 Completed weekend Course in
Reiki Healing
17.1.1993
with
Leah Lesicnik, in Bredel, Kempton Park
First formulated the idea to become a celibate
Jan 93 Sannyasi, Monk
in a spiritual community (with or without a guru)
Sold our townhouse at
March
5 Villa Romano, Edgar Rd, Boksburg
5-month Trip to
Slovakia
mainly to visit my family at
Cajkovskeho stvrt 12/1
6.4.93 – 5.9.93 MARTIN 8
03608
with my son Ivinko, a trip which I enjoyed very much,
but Ivan did not, so he came back to SA earlier,
in May 93, and started his own independent life in SA
June 93 My son Ivan became independent from me, in SA
I was working for 1 month at
Martimex Trading Co
MARTIN
August 93
Slovakia
learning their products, to become their
Export Agent in SA
Back to SA and moved to
Sohum Sanctuary
Plot 55, Road 4
6.9.1993
BRENTWOOD PARK
- with Mataji (Swami Narajani)
- and Swamiji (Swami Ananda)
In the Ashram I started
Operating My Own Import Business
as
Sept 93 – End July 94
Slovakia - SA Trading Co
BENONI
- representing Martimex in SA
Nephew’s (Radko Frimmel’s) son born
2.11.1993
Jarad Frimmel, in East London, South Africa
Visited Slovakia for 5 days
with Lance Newland, a Buyer from
Abkins Steel Corp, Germiston:
12.11.93 – 17.11.93
visited Martimex, Vychodosl Zeleziarne, Veseli nad Moravou,
and bought 500 tons of 25x25mm steel tubing for
Import to SA (worth approx. US$ 300.000)
Liquid fast & good rest at Sohum Sanctuary
11.12.93 – 10.1.94
during Christmas 1993
1994 10.1.94 Celebrated a nice 48th birthday at Sohum
May – June 94 Ivinko had 3 burglaries at his new rented house at
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 Closed-down my business and
End of July 94
moved away from Sohum
Moved to
Chinese Cultural Centre
(Buddhist Temple)
134 Busschau Rd
Fairview
1.8.1994 BENONI
Working as
PR, Caretaker, English Teacher, etc.
for
Fo Kuang Shan
Ven. Hui Li & Ms Nora Wang
2-week Trip to Taiwan
with Ven. Master Hue Li (Jung Fu Tsai) of
25.8.94 – 7.9.94 Fo Kuang Shan
as
Master Hui Li’s Assistant
Took
Refuge in the Triple Gem
15.10.94 from Master Hsin Yun,
during a Buddhist ceremony in the
Fo Kuang Shan Buddhist Temple, Benoni
Moving from
Fo Kuang Shan’s Benoni Temple to
130 Vlei Rd
Fairleads
BENONI
Dec 94 - July 99
with Julia, and Ms Wang’s retarded son Anthony.
Ms Wang was paying all our expenses for
Looking after Anthony
and for helping her, Ven Hui Li, Fo Kuang Shan, Julia & many other
Taiwanese people with miscellaneous tasks, businesses, properties, etc.
1995 totally uneventful year
2-week Trip to
UK
1996 20.9.96 – 2.10.96
with Julia, Anthony, Mr Hsu & Ms Wang
(Anthony stayed in UK to live and study from Oct 96)
1997 5-day Trip to
Tanzania
with Ven Hue Li to help with
26.4.97 – 30.4.97
Student Recruitment & Selection
for
FKS Buddhist Seminary / College in Bronkhorstspruit
First meeting of the Organizing Committee of
Buddha’s Light International Association SA
25.6.1997 (English-speaking)
where I was appointed as
Chairman of BLIA (English-speaking)
2-week Trip to
14.11.97 – 1.12.97 Taiwan
Touring the whole Taiwan in a mini-bus with about 10 people
4-days Visiting
Hong Kong
1.12.97 – 4.12.97
attending and making a speech at the
6th Annual International Conference of BLIA
End Jan 98 Julia (Chou Lai) went back to Taiwan

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1998 I resigned as
15.7.1998
Chairman of BLIA SA (English-speaking)
2-week’s Trip
to
18.7.98 – end July 98 Slovakia, Vrutky (2 weeks)
and
France, Paris (2 days)
Lots of problems with Ms Wang’s tenant
July - Oct 98 Natalie Bradbury, at 133 Vlei Rd, Fairleads,
resulting in issuing summons and Natalie’s eviction
Battling, but eventually succeeding in getting
Oct 98 – Feb 99 VAT refund reduced substantially for Ms Wang by the
Receiver of Revenue, Benoni
End 1998 Dating Chantel
1999 March 99 – beg May 99 Julia visiting SA for 2 months
1-week exploratory trip to
- Rustler’s Valley, Ficksburg
April 99 - Temenos, Mc Gregor (Bill Kenedy)
- Zen Centre, Robertsham (Heila & Rodney Downey)
- Zen Centre, Colesberg (Anthony Osler)
Talking to
Beg May 99 Father Anthoffer,
at his Retreat in Ifafi, Hartebeestpoort
Julias’s husband staying at
Fr Anthoffer’s Retreat
1.5.99 – 15.5.99
IFAFI
Hartebeestpoort
2-day trip
Mid May 99 with Julia, her husband and Willem du Plessis & his wife to
Sabbie, Eastern Transvaal
Talking to
Father Bonaventure Hinwood
10.5.1999
in Pretoria
asking for suggestions: he suggested visiting Mariannhill
Sending red-wood furniture back to Ms Wang in Taiwan
- Finalizing Ms Wang’s affairs, incl. the VAT problem
Jan 99 – July 99
- Selling 130 Vlei Rd and packing my stuff
- Slowly ending my job
Moving to a rented 3-bedroom cottage at:
Plot 114
NOOITGEDACHT
5.7.1999 (near Lanseria Airport)
P.O. Box 730, Lanseria, 1748
Tel/Fax: (011) 659-0989
E-mail: ivan@iafrica.com
Completed a weekend Course:
July 99 Introduction to Making Money from Shares
at Progressive Systems College, Rivonia, Jhbg (Jack Milne)
Investing Own Money
Invested R 60.000 in
July 99 – Dec 99 Johannesburg Stock Exchange
and lost about R 16.000 in 6 months
(plus R 3.200 for PSC Software)
Contributing to SA talk-show Radio 702
Oct 99 – mid 2000 with my calls, suggestions and supporting materials
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2000 3-day Exploratory Trip (by train)
to visit
15.11.00 – 18.11.00
Moller de la Rouviere at
Advaita Ashram, near Lainsburg, Karoo, Cape Province
Radko Frimmel’s (my nephew’s son born)
16.5.2000
Quayde Frimmel
5-day Exploratory Trip to Natal
to check-out:
- Vedanta Academy of SA in Tongaat (Jairam)
- Kriben Pillay, Noumenon in Westville
18.12.00 – 23.12.00
- Divine Life Society new Ashram in Tongaat
- Ramakrishna Ashram in Avoca
- Hare Krishna Temple in Chatsworth
- Roman Catholic Monastery in Marianhill
My son Ivinko left South Africa for a new job with
30.12.00
Compaq Computers in Munich, Germany
I was doing nothing productive and earning no money since July 1999,
living from my savings: living like a hermit, not seeing too many people
at all, mostly staying at home, sleeping a lot, reading a lot, meditating a
bit, doing some writing, especially e-mail, writing and posting my
comments on the Internet (on Radio 702 Listener’s Forum & Advaita
July 99 – end March 01
e-Groups) - and thinking a lot about what was my busy life all about, and
above all: what should I do next…?
In March 2001 I sold all my furniture, books, PC and other possessions,
and moved out of
Cottage No 2, Plot 114, Lanseria
2001 Went on a
2-week Exploratory Trip around South Africa
Cape Town, PE, Knysna, Durban, Marianhill
April 2001 and then stayed for 3 weeks at
Jannie’s House at
13 Naomi Rd
BENONI
Staying at
Chinese Cultural Centre
1.5.2001 – 31.5.2001
Busschau Rd
BENONI
31.5.2001 – 11.7.2001 6-week Exploratory Trip to India:
Thurs 31.5.2001, 9:35 left SA (SAA 276)
Thur 31.5 – Sat 2.6. Mubai (2 meetings with Ramesh Balsekar)
Sat 2.6. – Tue 5.6. Pune (Osho’s Ashram)
Tue 5.6. – Thurs 7.6. Madras (Krishamurti HQ)
Thurs 7.6. – Fri 15.6. Tiruvannamalai (Ramanashram)
Fri 15.6 1 night in Trichi
Sat 16.6. – Tue 19.6. Kulitalai (Shantivanam Ashram)
Tue 19.6. – Fri 22.6. Coimbatore
(Arsha Vidya Ashram,
Swami Dayananda Saraswati)
Fri 22.6. – Thurs 28.6. Mysore (Anjali Ashram &
Ganapati Sachhidananda Ashram)
Thurs 28.6. Bangalore - 1 night in a hotel
Fri 29.6. – Sun 8.7. Putaparthi (Sai Baba’s Ashram)
Sun 8.7. – Mon. 9.7. 1 day’s train trip to Mumbai
Mon 9.7. – Wed 11.7. Mumbai
(morning with Ramesh Balsekar again)
Wed 11.7.2001 arrived back in SA

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 Stayed at
11.7. – 24.7. 2001 Ronny’s House
BENONI
Stayed at
Nan Hua Temple
Cultura Park
BRONKHORSTSPRUIT
25.7. - 31.10. 2001 where I was working for
Fo Kuang Shan
as their
Human Resources Manager
from 1.8.2001 - 31.9.2001
Amadlelo Aluhlaza
Carmelite Fathers and Sisters
1.11. 2001 - 31.1.2002
33 Celia Nestadt Rd
BENONI NORTH
2002 Stayed with
Leon & Lena Erskine
545, Eiseb Str
Erasmuskloof
PRETORIA
1.2. 2002 – 4.4.2002 Working as
Salesman
(Forex Trading Training Courses) at
Forex Trader SA (Pty) Ltd
Castlewalk Office Park, Block D
Cor. Nossob & Swakop Str
Erasmuskloof
PRETORIA
Exploratory Trip (by car):
7 nights:
at
5.4. 2002 – 11.4.2002 Vedanta Academy / Ashram
TONGAAT
Natal
(with Jairam)
Staying 2 nights:
at
12-13.4.2002 Inkamana Abbey
Benedictine Monastery
VRYHEID
3 days attending:
Self-Development Course
by
Johann Campbell
16.4.2002 – 18.4.2002 of
Successful Solutions, Nigel
at
Constantia Hotel
HALFWAY HOUSE
14.4.2002 Stayed 1 night at
Johan Campbell’s old house in Nigel
and then
15.4. - 20.4.2002 staying 6 nights
at
Formule 1 Hotel
SANDTON & EDENVALE

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 Sohum Sanctuary
Plot 55, Rd 4
21.4.2002 – 31.4.2003
BRENTWOOD PARK
BENONI
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda
28.8.2002 Visiting, lecturing and lunch
at Sohum Sanctuary, Benoni
My son Ivan Frimmel got married to Sally Hefer
(born 9.5.1972, Pietermaritzburg, SA) in
22.11.2002 MUNICH
Germany
My trip to visit Ven. Hui Fang at
15. – 18.12.2002 Fo Guang Shan’s Buddhist Temple in
BLOEMFONTEIN
2003
My son came back to South Africa with wife Sally
4.1.2003
I worked on temporary contract as
Project Buyer on Kokpatas Gold Refinery at
4.3. – 11.4.2003 Bateman Minerals,
BOKSBURG
R 130 / h (i.e. R 37,000 gross in 5 weeks)
Moved again to & started working at
Nan Hua Temple
BRONKHORSTSPRUIT
a) Novice Recruitment Manager for African Buddhist Seminary
30.4.2003 b) Property and Tenant Manager for Nan Hua Farming cc
c) Contract Administrator & Mediator
d) Passport & Visa Services Co-ordinator
e) Wheelchair Donation Co-ordinator
as Independent Contractor till end December 2003
as Permanent Employee from 1.1.2004
My niece’s wedding
Maria Matuskova & Ing. Vladimir Milucky, CSc
BOJNICE
4.10.2003 Home Address:
Partizanska 146
LIPOVEC
posta Vrutky, 03861, Slovakia
3-week’s holiday & house-sitting friend Ronny’s House in
16.12.2003 – 5.1.2004 Alphen Park
BENONI
Staying at Linda Li’s House Commune
(at Nan Hua Temple Complex)
1.12.2003 – April 2004
9, Kan Lu Street
BRONKHORSTSPRUIT

2004 Born in Martin

Veronika Milucka (my sister’s grand-daughter)
22.04.2004, 17:42
daughter of my sister’s daughter Maria Milucka
& her husband Vladimir Milucky
April 2004 - No 16 Gardenview Flats
Pu Men Street
Cultura Park
BRONKHORSTSPRUIT

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 My granddaughter
Lauren Frimmel
Wed 10.11.2004, 8:25 born of my son Ivan Frimmel & his wife Sally (nee Hefer) at
Sunninghill Hospital,
JOHANNESBURG
I spent 2 days & 2 nights at a hospital in
BRONKHORSTSPRUIT
Sat 13. 11. – Mon 5.11.04
for monitoring and treating my
High Blood Pressure (200/120 later 160/90)

2005 8-day Trip to Brazil (to visit John of God, Casa Dom Ignacio de Loyola)
Mon 10.10. – 1 night – Hotel Das Nacoes, Brazilia
Wed 19.10.2005 4 nights – Hotel Pousada Dom Ingrid, Abadiania
3 nights – Copacabana Mar Hotel, Rio de Janeiro

2006 My mother died at age 92

Maria Frimmelova, nee Hegerova,
Tue 14.3.2006
in Martin Hospital,
Slovakia

My son Ivan & his family moved to

Aug 2006 Beevercreek
Ohio, USA

2008 Guru Maharaji (Prem Rawat)

Elan Vital Group
Sun 27.1.2008
Knowledge Session
Benoni

My son Ivan arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (from USA)

March 2008 to work as Enterprise Product Manager for
Dell FZ-LLC, Dubai

14. - 15. June 2008 My son Ivan left Dubai & his job there

2009

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