Toys Toys Toys

Anything that looks as though it can be moved or lifted this weekend better look out as this is what I have at home for the weekend-right now I feel like the Tool Man Taylor at xmas so watch this space next week when I will document my trail of destruction around the house over the weekend OH OH OH.

Anyone for Frog golf

Men Are happier

Men are just simply happier people, and here is why...

Your last name stays put.

The garage is all yours.

Wedding plans take care of themselves.

Chocolate is just another snack.

You can be President. You can never be pregnant.

You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a
water park.

Car Mechanics tell you the truth.

The world is your urinal.

You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one
is just too icky.

You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt.

Same work, more pay.

Wrinkles add character.

Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental-$100.>

People never stare at your chest when you are talking to them.

The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected.

New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet.

One mood all the time.

Phone conservations are over in 30 seconds flat.

You know stuff about tanks.

A 5 day vacation requires only one suitcase.

You can open all of your own jars.

You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.

If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend.

Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack.

Three pairs of shoes are more than enough.

You never have strap problems in public.

You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes.

Everything on your face stays its original colour.

The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe even decades.

You only have to shave your face and neck.

You can play with toys all your life.

Your belly usually hides your big hips.

One wallet and one pair of shoes one colour for all seasons.

You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look.

You can "do" your nails with a pocket knife.

You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.

You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25
minutes.

No wonder men are happier!

Competition

Well it has been a long time since we ran a competition on the blog. This annoying but very addictive game was emailed through to me and seemed perfect for a little blog challenge. It is basically shooting baskets so give it a go and leave your scores in the comments section for all to see. So far I have knocked off 11. Good Luck.

Sydney Party

Well as you know Sar's and I headed off to Sydney for a well deserved break of 3 days last weekend, little did we know by the time we got home we would have done so much walking, standing,climbing,eating and obviously drinking we would need another break!!
We stayed with Gen and Jim who I must say have the most amazing place overlooking Tamarama beach between Bondi and Bronte beach. The view was so good that Sar's and I were up before sunrise having coffee on the balcony watching the first surfers brave the morning chill, well we did this on the first morning anyway.
We were really flat out both durin g the day doing the tourist thing and in the evening socialising with Jim and Gen and a couple of their mates which really was a blast and involved mant bottles of red and a good few "pure blondes"-a type of beer that is.
On the Thursday Sar's and I did the bridge climb which was really amazing. We spent 3.5 hours going up ladders and stairs until the top where you really have the most amazing 360 degree view of Sydney (this photo is taken at the top). All in all it is about 1500 stairs. Needless to say we were both pretty exhausted afterwards and spent the afternoon cruising around the harbour on ferries and having sundowners at Bondi Beach.
Friday was spent looking at Koala's etc at the Tooronga zoo which also offers amazing views over the city. We also did ha;f of the ocean walk (a 5km path that hugs the coastline from Bondi to Bronte Beach) which was absolutely stunning especially that the weather had played its part and after months of cold and wet Sydney was getting its first taste of summer. Friday evening we went out for dinner as a group to a Tappas restaraunt overlooking Bondi beach, food was good (got to taste eel) and the wine wasn't just flowing but pouring out of the bottles, lets just say thank heavens for corkage charges. We wound up and a bar somewhere in Bondi to see the evenig out/morning in-a good time was had by all until we woke up.
Sat we did the remainder of the walk, as it happens we were staying at the halfway point, to have breakfast at Bronte then Gen and Jim kindly drove us around and showed some of the most gorgeous views of the harbour from the South Head of the harbour. By 2pm we were all shattered and crawled our way back home for a much needed siesta before heading to the airport.
By the time we got home both of us were completely shattered though satidfied that we could not have done more if we tried with our time in Sydney, we met some lovely people and had an absolute blast burning the candle at both ends.

Only in South Africa

This is classic, for those who don't speak Afrikaans a "Boer" is a farmer and that is the Old South African flag from the Apartheid era on his shirt.

Congratulations Kim & Kame

Well ot those readers of the blog I am sure you will recall the blog regarding the Braai/BBQ we had at our house about a month with some ex-pat saffers. As it turns out Kim and Kame (from Japan) have since gotten engaged officially-congratulations all round for the both of you and Sar's and I both hope your life together is full of happiness-we also look forward to many more BBQ's in Oz in the future.

At the end of the day Kame gave to Sarah and I a gift for "Obon", a Japanese festival similar to Halloween, anyway I was dead keen to put a picture of this on the blog so asked Kim to be a guest contributor to the blog and write a description of the gifts meaning as there was no way I would get it spot on (I had had a few beers at this stage) and I would put a photo of it on the blog, which you see at the top of this page to complete the article.

About the Japanese Obon festival. ... The Obon week in mid August is one of Japan's three major holiday seasons

Obon is a period similar to Halloween, but with positive overtones. During Obon, lanterns are lit outside of homes in order to guide the spirits of ones dead ancestors to the family. Toy horses are made out of aubergines and cucumbers and left outside the front door. The idea is that the ancestors ride to the house on the vegetable animal. On the first day of Obon, the animals face the door, to signify arriving, whilst at the end, they face away, signifying the ancestors returning to from wherever they came.

Thanks for that Kim and Kame, to let you know the Aubergine and cucumber horse is still outside the door and facing the road now.

Crocodile Hunter Dies

THE Crocodile Man, Steve Irwin, is dead. He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said. It appeared that he was killed by a sting-ray barb that went through his chest, Queensland Police Inspector Russell Rhodes said.He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary and that's when it occurred.
Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas.
Mr Irwin, 44, was killed just after 11am, Eastern Australian time.
His American wife Terri learned for the tragedy from police in Tasmania, where she is currently trekking in Cradle Mountain National Park.
It is understood Mr Irwin was killed instantly.
A source said Mr Irwin was already dead when his body was brought onto the Isle.