Hilarious Prank in Car

If you're driving home after a bachelor party and your friend falls asleep at the wheel, there's only one sure way to wake him up.

What not to buy from QVC part 1

what not to buy from QVC part 1

I wonder how many ladders they sold?
(although it was clearly operator trouble)

What not to buy from QVC part 2

I wonder how many they sold?

Planet Earth: Lions vs. Elephants

Desperate times require desperate measures.

Alien Autopsy

Setting the tone click here
This video is claimed to be the original autopsy filmed at the top secret Groom Lake facility ,better known as Area 51, in Nevada of an alien found dead at a UFO crash site in Roswell. Fuelling many conspiracy theories ever since.

Caroline and I only went to the entrance of this 'top secret' airforce base going any further would have meant being detected by these weird gizmos and consequently either being arrested or the possibility of getting shot (some signs read use of deadly force authorized) by the guards on top of the hill surveying the area from their vehicles. We had purchased a map showing us how to get there and to the infamous black mailbox (which is white strangely enough) while spending a night at the famous Little A'le'inn found along the Extraterrestrial Highway in Rachel Nevada. It is a weird place Rachel especially in the dark in your room (trailer) =)
(The Lil A'le'inn also featured in 2 x-file episodes Dreamland One & Two)

The Faquir

This guy really ties himself in a knot.

The wrong Christmas gift

With Christmas soon approaching.
Men....be sure to get it right.

Fainting Goats

Everyone has heard of Angora Goats, but these guys are Fainting Goats.
They faint when scared ..........and they are easily scared.

Life on the Serengeti

Makes you wonder why some animals haven't gone extinct already.

Jacket

It's wintertime, time to get a new jacket. I like this one. What do you think?

Magic fridge!

We all want to keep our beer safe from our friends!!!

This guy can dance!!!

It' s a good thing he can dance!!

IELTS

Caroline and I are currently applying for a skilled independent visa in order for us to live and work in Australia. You have to comply with lots of items in order to qualify. One of those items is that I have to prove my English skills by taking an English test as a non-native speaker as I am Dutch. And the way to proof this is through IELTS.

IELTS is the International English Language Testing System. It measures ability to communicate in English across all four language skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking – for people who intend to study or work where English is the language of communication.

I didn't think much of the test as I have accumulated a lot of time in English speaking countries. It counts up to 4 years now where the main language I used was English. I spent approximately a total of 1 1/2 year in the United States (including a year as an exchange student attending the 11th grade at Richland High School) another 10 months in Australia a month in New Zealand and finally I have been living and working here in the UK for the last 18 months.

I found the test to be quite hard in the end. On a Friday I had the speaking test which took about 1/2 an hour. And I was asked various questions. Most of them concerning sports. A subject matter I don't know anything about and therefore probably the right subject for my examiner to choose from to test my English on. My favorite question the examiner asked me was: Do you think there is too much sports on TV? My reply: Not when I am holding the remote.

So far so good I thought..... Then on Saturday I had to get up at 8.00 to be at the school in Oxford by 8.45. I have recently developed severe symptoms of Asthma (mainly coughing). This morning my coughing was to such an extend it made me nausea for the rest of that morning.

After registering etc etc. the tests finally started at 10.00. From 10 o'clock until 13.00 we had the listening, reading and writing all back to back. No breaks in between. I found it quite hard concentrating on the tasks and questions in front of me for that duration.

Also I had doubts with some questions as to how they would have liked to see them answered as I had no training for or experience taking the test. For example we had to read this article about demography. A statement made in the article was the birthrate in Britain in the 60's was higher than the 70's. The question that they had for it was: Were there more babies born in the 60's than in the 70's? Yes, No , Not Given.
The answer I had in my head was, not given as they hadn't put down any exact figures. In the end I did choose Yes because reading the above that may be the logical answer they were looking for.

Anyway overall I thought I did pretty well, but you never know ....... There is always something in the back of your head that says you could have blown it by saying this, giving that answer and so on.

Too my delight I am pleased to announce the following score:
(Initially I thought scores were 1-10 , 10 being the highest they are actualy 1-9, 9 being the highest)

Listening: 8.5 hard to believe for Caroline; just kidding
Reading: 8.0
Speaking: 8.0
Writing: 7.0
Overall Score: 8.0

And I am even more pleased to know this is way above average for most candidates.

There are things money cant buy...

For everything else....Mastercard.

Priceless!!!

Simpsons Live

The Simpsons opening titles using real actors.

Freezing North American Wood Frogs

The death and rebirth of the North American Wood Frog.
This little frog stays frozen for weeks on end in winter and comes back to live in springtime.

Lyrebird; Sir David Attenborough

Lyrebird found in South Australia, can mimic just about any sound they hear.

Foggy

It was very foggy here last Tuesday. I took this photo with my mobile at 13.30 walking home for lunch the other day.

Male restroom etiquette

Male Restroom Etiquette

Here is a reminder for all those who have forgotten.

Flight Into Mariner Valley

Flight Into Mariner Valley is an exciting aerial tour of Valles Marineris, the largest, longest, and deepest canyon in the solar system. This narrated and computer-animated movie uses a new, high-resolution image of the canyon to provide hold-your-seat thrills.

Fancy owning a piece of land on Mars? Or would you rather own a piece of Mars here on Earth?

Jeremy Clarksons Motorworld Australia

Welcome to the land down under..

Friday Vs. Monday

Who will win?

Who needs trafficlights?

Imagine being stuck in traffic like this everyday.

Who Dunnit?

Hehehe. Works every time!

How was your halloween?

Chef made us a nice Pumpkin Rice Laksa -soup for the occasion.

We 'd only had one trick or treater this year. Which is still more then last year, when we had none. So we gave her 2 chocolates, and we will just have to eat the rest.