‘Love, love me do ...’ & 10 lekker Beatles-feite
JY LEES NOU ‘Love, love me do ...’ & 10 lekker Beatles-feite
Saterdag is Internasionale Beatles-dag! Die “Fab Four” wat uit John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison en Paul McCartney bestaan het, het in 1960 afgeskop as The Beatles en in 1970 opgebreek.
Dit is verbysterend om te dink dat die Beatles net 10 jaar as ’n groep bestaan het, maar tog ken soveel mense nog hul musiek en word dit steeds gespeel! Betta van Rooyen
"We are going to miss that big smile.”
Carol van Rooyen, admin clerk at the GIB, still can’t believe Betta is going to retire from 16 years of bringing tea and coffee for the office.
Elizabeth van Rooyen, or Betta, is turning 64 this year and says it is time to rest. "I am just going to sit and relax and watch tv,” she laughs.
She is also going to look after her husband, Alfred. Her husband, Alfred, worked for the Irrigation Board for many years. Betta raised her sister, Margareth's two children, Rachael (37) and Bennie (36) as her own when their mother passed away when she was very young. They are nearby to help and Rachael's three children will keep Ouma Betta busy.
Before she worked at the GIB, she did housework in Patensie and Port Elizabeth, and worked as a packer at the Patensie Citrus Corporation.
Betta says she is going to miss her job to clean the offices and make tea and coffee for everyone in the office strictly at 8:30 and 10:30. "Everybody is always glad to see me,” she says with a big smile.
"I enjoyed it very much to work here. I am going to miss the friendly people. We were like family. I know each one's order off my head,” she says proudly.
Rienette Colesky, financial and human resources manager of the Irrigation Board says that Betta is the most important person in the office. Without her the staff cannot operate properly. Betta is a quiet and humble person and she keeps everyone happy.
"We will miss Betta. She is a beautiful person”.
"Ons gaan daai lekker lag mis”.
So sê Carol van Rooyen, administrasie klerk by die Gamtoos Besproeiingsraad op Patensie, van Betta wat na 16 jaar van tee en koffie aandra gaan aftree.
Ene Elizabeth van Rooyen raak die jaar al 64 jaar oud en voel dis nou tyd om te gaan rus. "Ek gaan nou net sit en ontspan en tv kyk,” lag sy.
Sy moet ook haar man, Alfred versorg. Alfred het baie jare terug ook vir die Besproeiingsraad gewerk. Sy het haar suster Margareth se twee kinders, Rachael (37) en Bennie (36) as haar eie grootgemaak toe hul ma vroeg oorlede is. Hulle is darem naby om te help en Rachael se drie kinders gaan Ouma Betta lekker besig hou.
Voor sy by die GBR begin werk het, het sy hier en in Port Elizabeth verskillende huiswerk gedoen, en ook lemoene gesorteer by die Patensie Sitrus Koöporasie.
Betta sê sy gaan haar werk om die kantoor skoon te maak en elke dag om 8:30 en 10:30 vir almal in die kantoor koffie en tee te maak mis. "Almal is altyd so bly om my te sien,” glimlag sy.
"Ek het baie lekker hier gewerk. Ek gaan die vriendelike mense mis. Ons is soos ‘n familie. Ek ken elkeen se bestelling al uit my kop,” sê sy trots.
Rienette Colesky, finansiele en menslike hulpbronbestuurder van die Besproeiingsraad sê dat Betta die belangrikste persoon in die kantoor is. Sonder haar kan die personeel nie behoorlik funksioneer nie. Op haar stil en nederige manier het sy gesorg dat elkeen tevrede en gelukkig is.
"Ons gaan Betta mis. Sy is ‘n pragtige mens”.