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Monday, October 30, 2006
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Sunday, October 22, 2006
The Amazing Race
Caroline and I are hooked on the Amazing Race at the moment. Wikipedia describes the Amazing race as follows.
Last Friday 20/10/06 we were invited to a corporate blacktie affair by Caroline's work with accomodation arranged for. They had turned it into a whole day event for Caroline and the partners (me) were invited to attend dinner. This meant I had to make my own way to Birmingham. Using my mobile's multimessaging as a blog I decided to turn my journey into an episode of the Amazing Race.
Last Friday 20/10/06 we were invited to a corporate blacktie affair by Caroline's work with accomodation arranged for. They had turned it into a whole day event for Caroline and the partners (me) were invited to attend dinner. This meant I had to make my own way to Birmingham. Using my mobile's multimessaging as a blog I decided to turn my journey into an episode of the Amazing Race.
THE AMAZING RACE
Teams must make their way to this shop in Witney, Oxfordshire. Finding this shop looks easy but might prove to be more difficult then it seems.
.....having arrived at the shop teams must purchase a Euro Lottery ticket with an estimated jackpot of 64.8 million pounds, before receiving their next clue.
With their next clue, teams must now make their way to the Oxford train station, by bus. Although many buses leave Witney for Oxford only one stops at the train station.
Team Thoma (married couple /experienced globetrotters) find themselves stranded in a bus just at the outskirts of Oxford when it suddenly dies on the driver. If teams find themselves stranded because a vehicle malfunctions through no fault of their own, teams may request a replacement vehicle. Fortunately after a few anxious minutes the bus springs back to life. (We timed 5 minutes. Arnie says: 'We lost 30 minutes, this could've cost us the Race' )
Arriving at the train station teams must choose the right ticket counter before receiving their next clue. Each team has been allocated a specific window. If a team fails to choose the right ticket counter, they will have to return to the end of the queue. This can potentially turn into a very time consuming task.
When teams have found the right counter they receive a train ticket to Birmingham International. At Birmingham New Street Station they have to find their last clue at a 'freehouse' before the final pitstop for this leg of the race .
When the teams arrive at Birmingham New Street Station teams will have to transfer trains to go to Birmingham international when doing so they will run into this 'freehouse' named the Shakespeare.
Here teams will have to perform a Roadblock. A Roadblock is a task which only one team member may perform with a maximum of six times during the entire race. In this case order and drink 1/2 a pint of lager within the 5 minutes before the train is due to depart. Again the task seems easy but ordering a drink at a busy bar might cost teams valuable time.
Teams must now continue their journey to Birmingham International. From here they will have to take a taxi....
......to the De vere Belfry the final pitstop for this leg of the race. Last team to arrive will be eliminated......
.....having arrived at the shop teams must purchase a Euro Lottery ticket with an estimated jackpot of 64.8 million pounds, before receiving their next clue.
With their next clue, teams must now make their way to the Oxford train station, by bus. Although many buses leave Witney for Oxford only one stops at the train station.
Team Thoma (married couple /experienced globetrotters) find themselves stranded in a bus just at the outskirts of Oxford when it suddenly dies on the driver. If teams find themselves stranded because a vehicle malfunctions through no fault of their own, teams may request a replacement vehicle. Fortunately after a few anxious minutes the bus springs back to life. (We timed 5 minutes. Arnie says: 'We lost 30 minutes, this could've cost us the Race' )
Arriving at the train station teams must choose the right ticket counter before receiving their next clue. Each team has been allocated a specific window. If a team fails to choose the right ticket counter, they will have to return to the end of the queue. This can potentially turn into a very time consuming task.
When teams have found the right counter they receive a train ticket to Birmingham International. At Birmingham New Street Station they have to find their last clue at a 'freehouse' before the final pitstop for this leg of the race .
When the teams arrive at Birmingham New Street Station teams will have to transfer trains to go to Birmingham international when doing so they will run into this 'freehouse' named the Shakespeare.
Here teams will have to perform a Roadblock. A Roadblock is a task which only one team member may perform with a maximum of six times during the entire race. In this case order and drink 1/2 a pint of lager within the 5 minutes before the train is due to depart. Again the task seems easy but ordering a drink at a busy bar might cost teams valuable time.
Teams must now continue their journey to Birmingham International. From here they will have to take a taxi....
......to the De vere Belfry the final pitstop for this leg of the race. Last team to arrive will be eliminated......
Alive In Johannesburg
| This short by Neill Blomkamp depicts a fictional world where extraterrestrials have become refugees in South Africa. Producers: Neill Blomkamp, Simon Hansen, Sharlto Copley, Shannon Worley. (strange/weird) | |
What does US$17.02 look like?
| He used 1,702 pennies to make a portrait of Lincoln. Sorting the coins took about seven hours, and making the image took just under six. May 2005. | |
Help your mom/wife/girlfriend
| Help your mom/wife/girlfriend out with folding up your laundry. Show her this video. I am sure she will appreciate your help =) | |
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Time to consider a career move
| Remember when you got a McD Happy Meal for washing your dad's car, if you were lucky? If you become the ultimate Car Wash -er like Paul Dolton - The Worlds Best Car Cleaner you can buy yourself and your family a whole lot more for just one carwash. | |
Son, we sold your bike
| Son, for the last time. Stop fooling around with that bike!!! Your mom and I decided to put it on eBay when you broke your arm last week. And they are here to collect it. | |
Jogging
| In our attempt to stay fit and healthy Caroline and I decided to start running.......well fast walking at the moment. Half an hr a day during the week and gradualy working our way up to an hr of full running in a few weeks. After seeing this clip we decided NOT to go for a treadmill. | |
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Drop Bears!!!
| Drop bears are the most dangerous animals of ALL animals in Australia. Forget Sydney Funnelweb Spiders, forget Death Adders, forget Taipans, Tigersnakes, Box Jellyfish. Drop bears are a type of marsupial that fall out of the trees and rip your head clear off. No one really knows what they look like, because everyone that has ever seen them, never lived to tell the tale. | |
Pink Floyd - High Hopes
| High Hopes Music Video I was fortunate enough to see Pink Floyd perform "The Division Bell" live in Texas, USA at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, back in 1994, together with my hostparents (Keith and Kathy). When I was an exchange student and stayed with them for a year while I attended a local High School "Richland High". And just this last year 2006 Caroline and I saw Roger Waters perform "Darkside of the Moon" in Hyde Park, London UK at a music festival Hyde Park Calling 2006. Caroline and I were a bit more centred in comparison, unfortunately at the time I thought more about listening to it, then trying to record it either on my mobilephone or on my digital camera. | |
Underground Nuke Testing
| United States of America; French Polynesia; North Korea.......Soon in a country near you!!! | |
Saturday, October 14, 2006
High speed camera of bullets going through several objects
| Ever wondered what happens when you fire a round into ...an egg? Neither did I but here it is. | |
Friday, October 13, 2006
Our Swedish Chef!!!
Caroline and I are fortunate enough to have our own Swedish Chef.
(made on mobile phone)
Einstein The Parrot
| If they had given him enough time I am sure he would have explained E=mc2. | |
We can always listen to Einstein himself explainig it.
Mp3 located on this site
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Steve Irwin at Australia Zoo; Beerwah Australia
| Steve Irwin - Crocodile Hunter at Australia Zoo. After showing one of Caroline's favourite animals, I think it is only fair to show one of mine. The Crocodile, in this case a saltie. Who better to show you then the late Steve Irwin in his beloved Crocoseum. A place Caroline and I visited seperately just before and just after we met in Brisbane Australia. www.australiazoo.com.au | |
Wombat
| Archie the common wombat at the Coffs Harbour Zoo NSW Australia (this is Emma by the way) | |
Caroline's favourite animal the wombat,
if you like adult wombats, you'd love seeing a baby wombat.
See no evil, hear no evil...
| There is an old Chinese proverb that says: 'See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil' the latest amendment to it should be.... tease no evil. unless......you're this Gibbon. | |
The Fish Slapping Dance
| Caroline and I took up dancing recently. Two fellow students are demonstrating our latest moves. | |
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Technorati
I just learned Tecnorati.com has been linking to my blog. I am a bit skeptic as how they found me but nevertheless I will join them. If you can't beat them join them =)
Technorati Profile
Technorati Profile
Monday, October 02, 2006
In the beginning
In the beginning.....there was nothing .....
and then all of a sudden something happened
The start of my very own Blogspot!!!
I'll just have to see how it goes.
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