29 - Almost and Adult

Saturday the 28th of July I celebrated my 29th birthday in fine style. The idea was to have a braai and then a bonfire....a bronfire some might say (thank you Robyn). As far as I could tell it was a raging success. The picture above actually doesn't do the bonfire fair justice. IT WAS HUGE!!!!! The creosote covered fencing had something to do with this I feel. The toxic fumes didn't seem to bother anyone either, so that was good.

At one stage Bronny started to panic a little bit. Her son was out for the count and his friends were in the garden throwing wood onto the fire like their lives depended on it. Cries of "Make it bigger !!!!!!! Make it bigger !!!!!!" didn't seem to ease her concern. The neighbours probably thought some form of sacrifice was in motion.

That was the end of the night. The middle of the evening was spent quite calmly amongst friends, music, laughter and ultimately "Good Times" could be heard.

Shot guys for coming round it was a great evening. For those of you who weren't there I might need to explain certain pictures that follow below. This is the explanation.....3 shots cane, 1 shot gin, 1 shot brandy and topped up with white wine. Thanks Lenny for the down down, it was like I was 21 all over again.

Durban July - 07.07.07

It was the first time since around 2001 that I had been to the Durban July. There had been a few changes around the place but generally it still is the same great day out that I remember. It always helps when you have the right mix of friends / gamblers surrounding you. In attendance was Tont, Jane, Billy, Courtney, Brendogg, Laura, Verve, Shane and Kerry, as well as a few others at various spots around the race course.

We had absolutely perfect weather. For those who might not know we’re actually in the grips of Winter here at the moment. And yet somehow you find yourself grappling for another beer to try and cool yourself down. Everyone arrived with the same idea and our little spot on the grandstand looked more like a shebeen than a high class horse racing event.

Like I said there had been a few changes at the July this year which included the following. There weren’t any Harley Davidson’s riding on display or any entertainment on the track between races at all really. Gold Circle encouraged everyone to vacate the premises at 9 bells and there wasn’t the usual pyrotechnics display at the end of the evening.

Some things still stayed the same though. I still lost all my money, there were still girls parading themselves around with barely any clothes on at all, and there was still a 13th race. In fact there was even some female representation in the 13th race this year, which was nice to see (http://www.durbanscouts.za.net/drupal/durban_july_13th_race)

Here’s a round-up of the day:

Lowlights

- Losing all my money
- Watching Mike win R650 on the winning horse in the main race (after a tip from Courtney)
- Having to leave the race course early cos of the new rules
- Losing the rugby against the Wobblies
- Losing my camera

Highlights

- Realising the next day that I had given my camera to my Mom
- Watching Billy get bummed because Courtney gave everyone the tip about the horse in the main race except her own boyfriend
- Having a jol back in Durban with all the maties
- Grazing a Johnny’s roti at the end of the night

Here’s a few action photos from the day.

Who needs enemies hey

Yo Momma's So Fat !!!

Yo momma's so fat,she makes Free Willy look like a tic tac

Yo momma's so fat,when she walked in front of the TV I missed 3 commercials

Yo momma's so fat, the last time she saw 90210 was on the scale

Yo momma's so fat, when she steps on the scale it says one at a time please

Yo momma's so fat, when she goes to a restaurant she gets and estimate

Yo momma's so fat, at a restaurant when they give her the menu she replies "Yes please"

Yo momma's so fat, when she went to the beach Greenpeace tried to drag her back in the water

Yo momma's so fat,when she went to get a water bed, they put a blanket across Lake Michigan

Yo momma's so fat, when she tiptoes, everyone yells "Stampede!"

Yo momma's so fat, she makes sumo wrestlers look anorexic

Yo momma's so fat,she makes Big Bird look like a rubber duck

Yo momma's so fat, I had to take a train and two busses just to get on her good side.

Yo momma's so fat, when she hauls ass, she has to make two trips

Yo momma's so fat,they had to grease a door frame and hold a Twinkie on the other side to get her through

Yo momma's so fat,she can lay down and stand up and her height doesn't change

Yo momma's so fat, the horse on her Polo shirt is real

Yo momma's so fat,when she runs she makes the CD player skip... at the radio station

Yo momma's so fat,all the restaurants in town have signs that say: "Maximum Occupancy: 240 Patrons OR Yo Momma"

Yo momma's so fat, when she ran away, they had to use all four sides of the milk carton

Yo momma's so fat,when she gets in an elevator, it has to go down

Yo momma's so fat,when I said I wanted "Pigs in a blankets" she got back in bed

Yo momma's so fat,she was born with a silver shovel in her mouth

Yo momma's so fat, she's got smaller fat women orbiting around her

Yo momma's so fat,a picture of her fell off the wall!

Yo momma's so fat, her picture takes two frames

Yo momma's so fat,her cereal bowl came with a lifeguard

Jessica Turns 1

I've never seen a 1 year old eat so many chips and sweets in one day, it was incredible. Howie had a close shave though when Jessica promptly up-chucked and managed to miss his head by a ball hair.

Here are some snaps of the party that went down on Sunday. If it wasn't for me saving the day at the last minute, that birthday cake wouldn't have had a candle on it. That's what uncles are for....

Super 14 Final - Sharks vs Bulls

There's no point harping on about it, they won, we lost - here's some pictures from the day.....

My New Pride and Joy

I did something a little crazy last week. What we have here is one times Ford Phantom and my newly purchased Yamaha YZ125. The girls will appreciate that all the colours match here, but it's pure coincidence I can assure you. I took my new toy for a test ride last week and rode it over the road from the ballie's place into the cane fields. I think the sign at the dirt road entrance marked "Private Property" and the picture of a motor bike with a big black line through it was more of a guideline than an instruction. Although the 3 girls on horseback I passed on 2 occasions didn't look overly excited about the fact that the tranquility of their Sunday stroll was being poisoned by the wine of a very loud 2-stroke motocross bike. I'm sure they'll get over it.

Anyway, this puppy is awesome. It's got a helluva lot of power to give and at the moment I'm only pulling a fraction of what it has to offer. Either I'll successfully learn how to ride this thing or my over confidence will land me in hospital. Thankfully medical aid is coming through this week.

Sharks Make South African Rugby History

Ok, so not much of a story needed here. We all know what went down on Saturday, the Sharks convincingly booted the Blues out of the Super 14 and the Bulls helped secure an all SA Final by successfully getting rid of the Crusaders. I was there at Kings Park to witness it all and the atmosphere inside the stadium was out of this world. The only time I've been happier on a rugby day was back in '95 when we took the World Cup. I've tried to upload 2 videos from Saturday but You Tube is giving me attitude. I will keep trying and hopefully you'll be able to have some idea of what it was like being there.

Andy was there at the stadium this morning at 6am to get our 29 tickets, but they sold out when he was 30m from the ticket office. Needless to say there will be a massive braai going down this weekend, probably at Tont's house. Looking forward to every minute of it. GO SHARKS !!!!!!
Billy on anti-biotics...very responsible

Shortly before the bar ran out of beer

Anti-biotics kicking in

Umdloti

I've been a little quiet on the blog front, so to keep you a little interested here's a few snaps from the recent days in Umdloti. For those of you overseas I'll try my best to post a few more pics of Durban in the near future.

Baj