Just a quick one today and really more of a plug for a mates band - Goodjohnson. While the lead is a little hairy he does good music. I recommend all to check out the myspace site for them and listen to some of the free tracks they have - excellent to have in the background while you work on a powerpoint presentation (or typing a blog). Tonight is the end of their very successful residency at the Excelsior hotel and all should attend because you can then say to the cool people that you used to see them in pubs and they were so much better before they went mainstream. If you are lucky you may even be able to buy the band a drink (or 2) and then you can tell your kids of the night you and the Gj-crew hit the turps and you woke up in a puddle of unknown liquid with your shoes in your back pocket and a strange rash that does not seem to go away - not speaking from experience ;-)
Also went for a great meal last night with TKatz to the Nelson Hotel in the junction. While i have been there a few times for the liquids on offer, i have never actually eaten, even though i have heard some good things. The reason we ended up there was i wanted Mexican and with the demise of Montezuma's at bondi it is impossible to get good (read: dirty), cheap and tasty mexican on the east. As a last resort we went to the mexican opposite the Mill Hill and after looking at the prices it was decided we move along - PLEASE for any readers out there let me in on any hidden mexican gems on the east. As luck would have it TK suggested the Nelson and our fate was sealed.
The Nelson is a dank and nasty pub - I loved it, TK was having second thoughts. The public bar at the front is part of the appeal with the decor and style that is a true aussie pub. If you can think of any aussie movie made in 80s. that had a pub scene in it, then you have this pub. Dodgy memorabilia, stale beer, old school stools around the counter the whole deal - even blokes smoking winnie blues! If you go around the back then you will find the dinign area with some excellent pub food at great pricing. Last night we had the Bangers and Mash and the $10 steak special and both were gold. While i have eaten cheaper stakes in other pubs it was worth the extra money as the quality was great and the meat was very well cooked - i have gone to places that charge over double for their steaks and could not hit medium rare if their jobs depended on it. The bangers were very good quality thick beef (so no questions need asking for the chosen people out there) slobages, not to the level of the Bellevue, but at 12.50 it was a done deal. The menu was vey large for a pub and had options for those unlucky vegetarians - all in all a great place.
TimeWastin:
Goodjohnson myspace site
Laughed my arse off - the slingshot ride
Uphold the law - sniper style
30 August 2006
25 August 2006
Sport in Drugs
It seems that in the past weeks it has been impossible to open a paper without some sport star being busted for drugs and i, like the rest of the sporting public, but unlike the sports governing bodies, am not surprised.
It started with the race and the sport most often assosciated with drug scandals - Le Tour de France. With the recent domination of this race by senor Armstrong and his seemingly impossible back to back victories the race has had drug clouds over it since his second win. To add to that the huge blood doping scandals that resulted in not only the highest ranked racers but entire teams banned from competition it is of no surprise that this years winner was under question. For those who are not aware Floyd Landis won the race after pulling a miracle out on the 17th stage that saw him go from almost 10 minutes behind and falling fast, to being 3rd and only 45 seconds behind the leader. All commentators thought that it was a super human effort and, as his pee showed later, it was. Never was the concept of having a clean race really addressed or expected but that it was the winner who got caught was the surprise. The only real question to be raised out of this recent scandal is of Le Tour itself - is it so ridiculously demanding that drugs are not only used but required to get your team to the finish line.
Then we move onto the next sporting arena in which the general public all agree is a drug smorgasbord but never proven to be so - track and field. The number of former sprint kings and queens who have come up the wrong side of the testing regime is as long as a long list of something long. In recent times the fastest man in the world - i say fastest even though he officially is equal fastest, but his running time was rounded up to meet the current mark - Justin Gatlin was busted and received an 8 year ban for drugs. To ensure that the women athletes do not let there male counterparts take all the limelight, 5 time olympic medalist Marion Jones has tested positive for EPO in June and it is only a matter of time before more come through. These test results hit the press and get thrown around not because of what was found but whom the test belonged to - i am sure hundreds of nameless athletes yearly pee in the cup with the realisation that their time is up and we hear nothing.
To bring the focus to this great southern land we have a drug problem in sports but thanks to the great Australian tradition of "getting loaded" it is not performance enhancing. Our sport stars do not shoot themselves up with EPO or other such things but instead have a tendency to get white line fever - easily identifiable by the constant sniffles and having only one nostril. While not a huge star of rugby league this past week saw North Queensland front rower Mitchell Sargent getting busted for powdering his nose after a win. While it was recreational use and not performance enhancing his team decided to remove his contract and kicked him out - something that while harsh is in line with the NRL drug policy. Then if we want to talk about the legal drug of alcohol then the problem is dramatic - Boonie for example (still a god for what he did at the crease and in the air). Yet again it is of no surprise that these young blokes with cash in hand and hours to kill do not dabble in the chemical arts to pass the time. Australians would be surprised if they were found to be on the juice, not if they were found rocking up to the games, with pupils the size of golf balls and a tendency to hug people or inanimate objects, glow stick in hand.
Whilst the general public knows that sports and drugs go hand in hand, like a good Chinese feed and a messy tablecloth, why do governing bodies assume that the sports are clean? Why, when their half assed testing methods actually catch someone, do they proclaim they are winning the war on drugs, when society is losing the same war? It would be refreshing for a sport to acknowledge that they will never win the drug race but they are doing everything they can to narrow the gap. Or just give the players freedom to take what they want and see who kill themselves first...my mistake they already do that - its called WWE.
TimeWastin:
Winners say no - Jordan top 10 dunks.
This winner said yes - Maradona tribute video
Daily Sudoku game
It started with the race and the sport most often assosciated with drug scandals - Le Tour de France. With the recent domination of this race by senor Armstrong and his seemingly impossible back to back victories the race has had drug clouds over it since his second win. To add to that the huge blood doping scandals that resulted in not only the highest ranked racers but entire teams banned from competition it is of no surprise that this years winner was under question. For those who are not aware Floyd Landis won the race after pulling a miracle out on the 17th stage that saw him go from almost 10 minutes behind and falling fast, to being 3rd and only 45 seconds behind the leader. All commentators thought that it was a super human effort and, as his pee showed later, it was. Never was the concept of having a clean race really addressed or expected but that it was the winner who got caught was the surprise. The only real question to be raised out of this recent scandal is of Le Tour itself - is it so ridiculously demanding that drugs are not only used but required to get your team to the finish line.
Then we move onto the next sporting arena in which the general public all agree is a drug smorgasbord but never proven to be so - track and field. The number of former sprint kings and queens who have come up the wrong side of the testing regime is as long as a long list of something long. In recent times the fastest man in the world - i say fastest even though he officially is equal fastest, but his running time was rounded up to meet the current mark - Justin Gatlin was busted and received an 8 year ban for drugs. To ensure that the women athletes do not let there male counterparts take all the limelight, 5 time olympic medalist Marion Jones has tested positive for EPO in June and it is only a matter of time before more come through. These test results hit the press and get thrown around not because of what was found but whom the test belonged to - i am sure hundreds of nameless athletes yearly pee in the cup with the realisation that their time is up and we hear nothing.
To bring the focus to this great southern land we have a drug problem in sports but thanks to the great Australian tradition of "getting loaded" it is not performance enhancing. Our sport stars do not shoot themselves up with EPO or other such things but instead have a tendency to get white line fever - easily identifiable by the constant sniffles and having only one nostril. While not a huge star of rugby league this past week saw North Queensland front rower Mitchell Sargent getting busted for powdering his nose after a win. While it was recreational use and not performance enhancing his team decided to remove his contract and kicked him out - something that while harsh is in line with the NRL drug policy. Then if we want to talk about the legal drug of alcohol then the problem is dramatic - Boonie for example (still a god for what he did at the crease and in the air). Yet again it is of no surprise that these young blokes with cash in hand and hours to kill do not dabble in the chemical arts to pass the time. Australians would be surprised if they were found to be on the juice, not if they were found rocking up to the games, with pupils the size of golf balls and a tendency to hug people or inanimate objects, glow stick in hand.
Whilst the general public knows that sports and drugs go hand in hand, like a good Chinese feed and a messy tablecloth, why do governing bodies assume that the sports are clean? Why, when their half assed testing methods actually catch someone, do they proclaim they are winning the war on drugs, when society is losing the same war? It would be refreshing for a sport to acknowledge that they will never win the drug race but they are doing everything they can to narrow the gap. Or just give the players freedom to take what they want and see who kill themselves first...my mistake they already do that - its called WWE.
TimeWastin:
Winners say no - Jordan top 10 dunks.
This winner said yes - Maradona tribute video
Daily Sudoku game
23 August 2006
ITS BACK
For the past month or so i have been walking around unfulfilled. For some unknown reason while i was seeing everything that the large fruit (big apple) has to offer there was a void in me - possibly in the sub cockle region, maybe in the liver, maybe in the kidneys, maybe even in the colon but i dont know. It was not until the past week that that void was filled and that filler was football.
After such a great world cup - by far the best one i have watched, thanks socceroos - i think i actually was suffering from withdrawal symptoms. In hindsight it is no surprise, given that i had a month solid of watching very good football to be left with out any replacement. Perhaps those clever people at nicerbate can develop some patches that slowly release highlights into your blood stream so that you can get on with life. They could actually market an entire range of post world cup patches depending on how well your team did. They would invariably then need to release a patch to the poor unfortunates who live on the other side of the world of any world cup host nation, to slowly release caffeine and other stimulants to keep you awake during those boring daylight hours between the next lot of games.
The first step to my fulfilment was on Wednesday night when i went and saw the newest Socceroos take to the field against the football giants Kuwait. While many people said the game was boring, and they were right, to see my national team perform and come away with a win they did not deserve was excellent. To add the ground swell of support (read: bandwagon) that turned the previously blue aussie stadiums to the "sea of gold" put the icing on the cake.
Then over the weekend the mighty lions 1XI roared and had a win and a draw in the final 2 games of the season. While we did not play so well in patches this season the 1XI showed what we were capable of and all are keen for next season and championship glory. Hopefully the referees will be just as keen for next season and decide to do their job as opposed to watching the hacking fest that most our games turn into.
Today with Liverpool getting through to the next stage of the champions league i am happy as the proverbial swine in feces. No longer am i unfulfilled and i owe that to football (and a very big sandwich) being back.
Time Wastin:
For the simpson fans out there - create a character
In case you picked up the dennis leary reference earlier - enjoy
After such a great world cup - by far the best one i have watched, thanks socceroos - i think i actually was suffering from withdrawal symptoms. In hindsight it is no surprise, given that i had a month solid of watching very good football to be left with out any replacement. Perhaps those clever people at nicerbate can develop some patches that slowly release highlights into your blood stream so that you can get on with life. They could actually market an entire range of post world cup patches depending on how well your team did. They would invariably then need to release a patch to the poor unfortunates who live on the other side of the world of any world cup host nation, to slowly release caffeine and other stimulants to keep you awake during those boring daylight hours between the next lot of games.
The first step to my fulfilment was on Wednesday night when i went and saw the newest Socceroos take to the field against the football giants Kuwait. While many people said the game was boring, and they were right, to see my national team perform and come away with a win they did not deserve was excellent. To add the ground swell of support (read: bandwagon) that turned the previously blue aussie stadiums to the "sea of gold" put the icing on the cake.
Then over the weekend the mighty lions 1XI roared and had a win and a draw in the final 2 games of the season. While we did not play so well in patches this season the 1XI showed what we were capable of and all are keen for next season and championship glory. Hopefully the referees will be just as keen for next season and decide to do their job as opposed to watching the hacking fest that most our games turn into.
Today with Liverpool getting through to the next stage of the champions league i am happy as the proverbial swine in feces. No longer am i unfulfilled and i owe that to football (and a very big sandwich) being back.
Time Wastin:
For the simpson fans out there - create a character
In case you picked up the dennis leary reference earlier - enjoy
21 August 2006
Back to normal
It seems finally my jetsetting lifestyle is coming to an end. After being in South Africa, UK, USA and Alice Springs in the previous 4 weeks my life is getting back to normal = more blog.
But before i get to the reason for todays entry must take time to update peoples on my life:
1)Tam finally got back from the states after her flight got delayed 24hrs. The bastards not only delayed her flight numerous hours but got her to board and then sit on the plane while they fixed a second fault. They finally managed to shut the door and all looked good but an hour after take off the plane turned around due to the cockpit window being dodgy under pressure at altitude. Morale of the story is never fly united.
2)Lions Football is finished for the season and we ended on a high note with a win - one last club song never goes astray. To the boys involved well done and hopefully we can kick on with the same team for next season.
3)I have gotten fat - alright i have gotten fatter. To say that i have gotten fat would be to indicate that i was previously not fat which is not technically correct. Weight is all relative. Relative to me in 10 years i am thin, relative to me 10 years ago i am a tubby bastard.
Now the real reason for my update is to comment on the most common of common grounds the sporting arena. While in New York with tamsky and her familia we went to see the Yankees play the most sacred of American past times - baseball. It was an experience which all most try at least once as it was a true insight to America.
In order to get to Yankee Stadium you catch the train and that in itself was interesting given that the game was mid week yet the trains were full of the recognisable NY logo. No one, it seems, was at work. or maybe it was a true indication of the size of the city that the offices were full and the stadium was easily 3/4 full. Then once off the train you have to work through a sea of people just to get your tickets. Should you run out of steam getting through the masses you could always grab a hot dog or pretzel from the carts that bombarded you from all sides. I have never worked so hard just to sit on my ass and watch sport!
The stadium was amazing and the atmosphere was great but the game itself is crap. One of the coolest things are the guys who are running around and selling stuff through the stands. While we are starting to see some of that creep into the footy here it is very different. The average dude selling cornettos at the swans is just as happy to stand and watch the game as the guy in the seats and only sells shit when someone actually grabs them - over there it is a living for these people and these guys are working there butts off.
It is an amazing experience to see these guys carry around crates of beer, pretzels, hot dogs and chips and the transactions that follow. Each guy has a different style of peddling their wares with the chips dudes being the coolest as they just throw bags of chips in all directions and then they walk up a minute or two later and get the cash. Even getting paid is an amazing thing as dudes are just passing down their hard earned to some unknown strangers who just keep the ball moving until the sellers gets his cash. Then the process is reversed if change is required.
Imagine the next time you are at the bunnies (or insert league team of your choice) and you have the hankering for some freshly reheated "meat" in either a pie or dog format - you just pass some cash to the dude next to you and in seconds you get your change and your food. No more getting your toes destroyed, beer or food dropped on you because the well meaning but trashed yobbo wants another pie/round/piss/throw up in someones shoe. The yanks are onto something here...
TimeWastin:
They make it look easy and great soundtrack - Parkour
Simple but addictive - yeti sports
But before i get to the reason for todays entry must take time to update peoples on my life:
1)Tam finally got back from the states after her flight got delayed 24hrs. The bastards not only delayed her flight numerous hours but got her to board and then sit on the plane while they fixed a second fault. They finally managed to shut the door and all looked good but an hour after take off the plane turned around due to the cockpit window being dodgy under pressure at altitude. Morale of the story is never fly united.
2)Lions Football is finished for the season and we ended on a high note with a win - one last club song never goes astray. To the boys involved well done and hopefully we can kick on with the same team for next season.
3)I have gotten fat - alright i have gotten fatter. To say that i have gotten fat would be to indicate that i was previously not fat which is not technically correct. Weight is all relative. Relative to me in 10 years i am thin, relative to me 10 years ago i am a tubby bastard.
Now the real reason for my update is to comment on the most common of common grounds the sporting arena. While in New York with tamsky and her familia we went to see the Yankees play the most sacred of American past times - baseball. It was an experience which all most try at least once as it was a true insight to America.
In order to get to Yankee Stadium you catch the train and that in itself was interesting given that the game was mid week yet the trains were full of the recognisable NY logo. No one, it seems, was at work. or maybe it was a true indication of the size of the city that the offices were full and the stadium was easily 3/4 full. Then once off the train you have to work through a sea of people just to get your tickets. Should you run out of steam getting through the masses you could always grab a hot dog or pretzel from the carts that bombarded you from all sides. I have never worked so hard just to sit on my ass and watch sport!
The stadium was amazing and the atmosphere was great but the game itself is crap. One of the coolest things are the guys who are running around and selling stuff through the stands. While we are starting to see some of that creep into the footy here it is very different. The average dude selling cornettos at the swans is just as happy to stand and watch the game as the guy in the seats and only sells shit when someone actually grabs them - over there it is a living for these people and these guys are working there butts off.
It is an amazing experience to see these guys carry around crates of beer, pretzels, hot dogs and chips and the transactions that follow. Each guy has a different style of peddling their wares with the chips dudes being the coolest as they just throw bags of chips in all directions and then they walk up a minute or two later and get the cash. Even getting paid is an amazing thing as dudes are just passing down their hard earned to some unknown strangers who just keep the ball moving until the sellers gets his cash. Then the process is reversed if change is required.
Imagine the next time you are at the bunnies (or insert league team of your choice) and you have the hankering for some freshly reheated "meat" in either a pie or dog format - you just pass some cash to the dude next to you and in seconds you get your change and your food. No more getting your toes destroyed, beer or food dropped on you because the well meaning but trashed yobbo wants another pie/round/piss/throw up in someones shoe. The yanks are onto something here...
TimeWastin:
They make it look easy and great soundtrack - Parkour
Simple but addictive - yeti sports
10 August 2006
This is a cv
Just a very quick one today as i have no time but must get this out because i am impressed. May get back to adding more later.
This link is for a cool little game that this guy wrote to try and get a job. Put on your goggles and take control of a plane as it flies over cities thanks to google maps.
http://www.isoma.net/games/goggles.html
Gone arethe days of just bullshitting on your cv you now actually have to do something - good thing i work in the family business :-)
This link is for a cool little game that this guy wrote to try and get a job. Put on your goggles and take control of a plane as it flies over cities thanks to google maps.
http://www.isoma.net/games/goggles.html
Gone arethe days of just bullshitting on your cv you now actually have to do something - good thing i work in the family business :-)
09 August 2006
ball of slime...ah the memories
I knew it was too good to be true. While i was in New York walking down near time square one night i noticed the billboard below. I thought it was hysterical, took photo and moved on. Then today the captain sent me this image to refresh my memory of this and the google bug took over and thanks to the search engine fairies was presented with this http://thatgirlemily.blogspot.com/ - bloody good stuff.
(not actual photo as tam has camera)
After further googleing (what is the correct spelling and term here?) i unfortunately found out it was not real but just a creative promotion for courtTV, a yank TV show about court cases - they are clever with their naming systems, must have outsourced to the kitchen appliance naming institute - FRESHER. Upon revisiting this billboard it occurred to me what a great word slimeball is, something that has been removed from my vocabulary for no other reason than my memory.
This type of word is attributed to the school yard, probably more focused on primary school, and because of that does not get often used in grown up circles. i generally try to make a conscious effort to include more playground words in my day to day life ever since gert was nicknamed fattyboomstix/fattyboomba - that fateful day, not too distant from the lumber incident, changed me forever. No longer was i confined by grown up speak to describe feces as shit or crap but to go back to my roots and call it poo or cachie or caka (transliteration only). From that day till evermore i will always have the quick "dehr brain" rejoinder back in my arsenal for whenever my wit fails me. Should you try and have a go at me remember that you are not far from facing the wrath of my stupidhead attack.
TimeWastin:
Never seen the show but seems funny - discussion on Anal
Football funnies video
(not actual photo as tam has camera)
After further googleing (what is the correct spelling and term here?) i unfortunately found out it was not real but just a creative promotion for courtTV, a yank TV show about court cases - they are clever with their naming systems, must have outsourced to the kitchen appliance naming institute - FRESHER. Upon revisiting this billboard it occurred to me what a great word slimeball is, something that has been removed from my vocabulary for no other reason than my memory.
This type of word is attributed to the school yard, probably more focused on primary school, and because of that does not get often used in grown up circles. i generally try to make a conscious effort to include more playground words in my day to day life ever since gert was nicknamed fattyboomstix/fattyboomba - that fateful day, not too distant from the lumber incident, changed me forever. No longer was i confined by grown up speak to describe feces as shit or crap but to go back to my roots and call it poo or cachie or caka (transliteration only). From that day till evermore i will always have the quick "dehr brain" rejoinder back in my arsenal for whenever my wit fails me. Should you try and have a go at me remember that you are not far from facing the wrath of my stupidhead attack.
TimeWastin:
Never seen the show but seems funny - discussion on Anal
Football funnies video
07 August 2006
I think i have forgotten this before
After a very relaxed weekend, soccer cancelled and parents away so have house and new plasma TV to myself, i am back in the chair and feeling groovy. For those who are reading this and i have not contacted to say hello - sorry but did you expect anything less?
More on my trip:
After bidding the Stern's conference group farewell i was ready for a mentally draining and physically demanding flight from Johburg to London and then connecting to NY. The flights were not that bad but very long and the movies were not great - I do however recommend Hoodwinked, kids show granted but still enjoyed it.
Crashed at Jays place that first night so met him for lunch, dumped my bags at his place - yet again thanks mate - and headed out to explore the city. Whilst i have been to the states plenty of times i have never been to New York that i can remember, so my first impressions may be different from those who have never been to the US at all. First thing that really struck me was that the placed seemed very familiar to me and sitting here i realise why -I have seen so much of it on TV. It never occoured to me that the street signs, streets, taxis, blocks and even the sky line all fell perfectly into place and i guess subconsciously i already identified these landmarks/icons by where the various csi/detectives/romantic comedy had been before. I am not sure if that is a commentry on how much TV i watch or the level of influence that this city has on the global community.
The other first impression (actually by definition it could not be a first impression as i outlined my first previously but second impression just sounds funny - like listening to a clown (boom boom)) was the place was pretty clean. While i probably never went to the shadier parts of town the place seemed pretty clean given the size of the population and the pace of the place. The trains were cleaner than ours and they have huge volumes of bodies to move daily. The streets were not covered with crap - there was a lot of rubbish in bags but not shit lying around. On the first full day i had it was very bloody hot and while some streets were on the nose it was nothing compared to the stank that you find in Bangkok.
Must get back to it - hopefully can get some free time to finish off the rest.
TimeWastin:
HK - not the place to buy dodgy watches but the Aussie playing for the mighty Liverpool -great goal
Dangerous but very funny - this is why i can not ride a bike
More on my trip:
After bidding the Stern's conference group farewell i was ready for a mentally draining and physically demanding flight from Johburg to London and then connecting to NY. The flights were not that bad but very long and the movies were not great - I do however recommend Hoodwinked, kids show granted but still enjoyed it.
Crashed at Jays place that first night so met him for lunch, dumped my bags at his place - yet again thanks mate - and headed out to explore the city. Whilst i have been to the states plenty of times i have never been to New York that i can remember, so my first impressions may be different from those who have never been to the US at all. First thing that really struck me was that the placed seemed very familiar to me and sitting here i realise why -I have seen so much of it on TV. It never occoured to me that the street signs, streets, taxis, blocks and even the sky line all fell perfectly into place and i guess subconsciously i already identified these landmarks/icons by where the various csi/detectives/romantic comedy had been before. I am not sure if that is a commentry on how much TV i watch or the level of influence that this city has on the global community.
The other first impression (actually by definition it could not be a first impression as i outlined my first previously but second impression just sounds funny - like listening to a clown (boom boom)) was the place was pretty clean. While i probably never went to the shadier parts of town the place seemed pretty clean given the size of the population and the pace of the place. The trains were cleaner than ours and they have huge volumes of bodies to move daily. The streets were not covered with crap - there was a lot of rubbish in bags but not shit lying around. On the first full day i had it was very bloody hot and while some streets were on the nose it was nothing compared to the stank that you find in Bangkok.
Must get back to it - hopefully can get some free time to finish off the rest.
TimeWastin:
HK - not the place to buy dodgy watches but the Aussie playing for the mighty Liverpool -great goal
Dangerous but very funny - this is why i can not ride a bike
03 August 2006
Good to be back
Well after a brief hiatus I am back on board and ready to type. For those who do not know I went to Africa for a safari and then to the states with my better half and her family. The trip was excellent and I noticed many things – most of which will come up here in the next few days.
While I was abroad I heard little if anything about this great land down under so can not comment on recent events her so will have to comment on my trip.
Started in South Africa for a safari which my company paid for as a sales incentive to our distributors. All up there were 25 in the group including my sister, Eleanor. The trip went perfectly with flights and accommodation being sweet. Went to 2 different game parks and saw crap loads of animals but unfortunately no KILLS or eating of flesh. I however did my best to keep the grazing population down by chowing down on Impala, Springbok (tasted even better after the rugby destruction our boys dished out), Kudu and Ostrich - being the best by far.
If you have been thinking about going on safari i highly recommend the Madikwe game reserve and particularly the Tau game lodge.
Also while in S.Africa caught up with Greg E and watched the World Cup Final - mate it was good to see you and only a shame that we did not get a chance to have more time together. I will not go into the game as i think everyone is happy with the result and disappointed with the brain explosion by Zizou.
i will fill in the rest later as i have to get back to work.
South African Highlights:
Greg E, eating meat at every meal, animals, black label beer, african tribal music
South African Lowlights:
Early morning starts, did not see a leopard, phone dying after getting off the plane (Nokia you let me down)
TimeWastin:
Sniper game - cool but too short
The funniest interview ever - the king of high talkers
While I was abroad I heard little if anything about this great land down under so can not comment on recent events her so will have to comment on my trip.
Started in South Africa for a safari which my company paid for as a sales incentive to our distributors. All up there were 25 in the group including my sister, Eleanor. The trip went perfectly with flights and accommodation being sweet. Went to 2 different game parks and saw crap loads of animals but unfortunately no KILLS or eating of flesh. I however did my best to keep the grazing population down by chowing down on Impala, Springbok (tasted even better after the rugby destruction our boys dished out), Kudu and Ostrich - being the best by far.
If you have been thinking about going on safari i highly recommend the Madikwe game reserve and particularly the Tau game lodge.
Also while in S.Africa caught up with Greg E and watched the World Cup Final - mate it was good to see you and only a shame that we did not get a chance to have more time together. I will not go into the game as i think everyone is happy with the result and disappointed with the brain explosion by Zizou.
i will fill in the rest later as i have to get back to work.
South African Highlights:
Greg E, eating meat at every meal, animals, black label beer, african tribal music
South African Lowlights:
Early morning starts, did not see a leopard, phone dying after getting off the plane (Nokia you let me down)
TimeWastin:
Sniper game - cool but too short
The funniest interview ever - the king of high talkers
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