The Man Utd game.

I had the privilege of going to watch the final of the Vodacom Challenge at Loftus between Man Utd and Kaizer Chiefs. What a great time! Thanks Dad!

It was the first time that Devon attended a live football match. I don't think he knew what to expect being 3 years old. Walking down to the stadium was a laugh a minute as Gramps bought Devon a Vavuvusela. Devon could not blow it properly (as this takes quite a bit of practice), so he proceeded to shout into it. Everyone around us was quite amused at this little mite in a Man Utd shirt with his name on (thanks to Gramps) blowing , sorry shouting into this vavuvusela.

We stopped for photo's outside the stadium, as this was his first time, this attracted the TV cameras over o have a peek.

Once in the stadium and at our seats the teams came out to warm up. He knows his team (Man U) play in red. MU goalkeepers came out to warm up wearing red shirts, all was well. the rest of the team came out to warm up wearing white shirts. Devon was a little concerned and asked, "Is there only two Man Uniteds?". He was a lot happier when the game started and MU were wearing red.

Every time the bloke behind us blew his vavuvusela Devon replied by shouting into his. This seemed to be entertainment to all in sundry. I think he had a blast. Arms were raised and shouting continued when the goals were scored. It was great to experience his first game with him!

Kyle had a blast as well, but this was not his first match, he saw them two years ago. He thoroughly enjoyed seeing ROONEY and most of all TEVEZ. Thanks once again Dad for giving the children the opportunity to experience it.

Times of change????

Another weekend has passed and that means time for a look at the weekends sporting predictions and results. 4 out of 5!!!! Yes you read it right, 4 out of 5!

Tri Nations
Aus to beat Nz. Didn't watch the game, as I went to watch the Man Utd game, but got the result. The Aussies put one over Nz, making Nz lose two games in a row, which hasn't happened in years. The result - RIGHT

Currie Cup
Cheetahs to beat the Valke. The defending champions put up a performance of note, and beat the Valke, who the other big teams have battled with this season. The Result - RIGHT

Cavaliers to beat WP. With WP struggling the last two weeks, I thought this was a done deal. WP didn't think so, and put in a classy performance to silence the critics and throw my prediction right off course. The result - WRONG

Sharks to beat the Lions. Being a Lions supporter this was difficult not to predict with the heart, but I had to go with the mind. The Sharks prevailed although be it by quite a narrow margin. The result - RIGHT

Vodacom Challenge
Man Utd to beat Kaizer Chiefs. I had the privilege of going to the game. What an awesome time it was. Man Utd never really broke out into a sweat and lifted the trophy. The result - RIGHT

Look out for the next set of predictions as I might just be on a role!

Running update...

Just a short note to let you know how the running is going.

The burning chest seems to be a distant memory along with those jelly legs a couple of weeks ago. I started off slowly setting little goals as far as mileage goes, but hey, my shoes and I are getting there. We're up to 6km now and the occasional 10km. Today I ran a 6km in 29min and felt like i could have continued. this to me is a good sign. I'm heading back to the fitness levels I long for.

On the 2nd August I am still running the Kruger Park Half Marathon, although this will not be race against the clock. It is an awesome run that I will be doing with a mate of mine, Tim, at a slow but enjoyable pace. Tim is still in the recovery process after the Comrades.

Surprise!

So today I logged onto my blog just to check. I sometimes get comments posted on my blogs from my Broer and Sister (thanks you 2, and don't stop!).

Today I check that someone has commented, so I go to check if it is Broer or Sister - to my surprise it is some little guy in Portugal that has taken time to read my blog and comment on it. Good on you little guy! Thanks for making my day... You always think that only family or friends will read your blogs, but hey you might get the same surprise I did.

Till next time, I'm off to communicate with Potugal!

Back on the losing way....

So another weekend has passed and that means time to reflect on the sports predictions I made. What a bad job! 2 out of 5. Hope nobody put any money on these results.

Tri Nations
South Africa to beat Australia. South didn't even find the end of the tunnel at the beginning of the second half, nevermind the field. Result - WRONG

Currie Cup
WP to beat the Valke. The Valke are starting to be a force to reckon with at home. The WP did not perform too well however they woke up close to the end of the game and nearly pulled it off. However it was all in vain. Result - WRONG
Bulls to beat the Cavaliers. Good on me. However this one did not need a rocket scientist to figure out. Result - RIGHT
Lions to beat Griquas. A closely contested affair, but I managed to get this one. This puts the Lions second on the log behind the Bulls. Result - RIGHT
Sharks to beat the Cheetahs. The Cheetahs were too strong for the Sharks. Also a hard team to beat at home. Result - WRONG

So once again not a good showing on my half. Look forward to trying again next weekend. Lookout for the predictions for the weekends games during the course of the week when you can go to the bookies and put down your salary check based on my results!

Back to work we go...

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to work we go... and you know the rest, and I'm not so cheery about it.

The holiday has past and it's time for us to go back to work. 3 weeks has really flown by. I have watched Adam grow up so much, he is now more responsive and showing us more and more of his personality. Devon has also grown up and each and every day his vocabulary increases, not that it needs to. Kyle has been such a help entertaining devon when Lindsay and I are at our wits end.

We spent some time with my brother and sister in-law in the Cape and had a wonderful time. We managed to get down to the beach, do some site seeing, experience some awesome sunsets and best of all my Broer and Sister got to spend some quality time with the newest member of our family, Adam.

Thanks for a wonderful holiday!!!! It was great to spend some quality time with you again.

What's with these Man Utd okes!

So what is up with these Dudes and there fixation on Spurs players and coaching staff???
Just off the top of my head Names like Sherringham and Carrick come to mind. Now the talk of them wanting to buy Berbatov! If that is not enough, there are rumours they are after some coaching staff as well in the form of Gus Poyet, who by the way was a Spurs player once apon a time.

So if you think you have the answer or any insight, load a comment. I look forward to the responses if there are any.

Prediction results

Well a better week this week, not so many mistakes. 3out of 5.

Tri Nations : So I predicted the All Blacks to go on and beat us, and I had history on my side. If you read the prediction you would of seen the happy face at the end. That's because my blood is still ultimately GREEN. So when the Boks came away with an emphatic win, I was not too sad to get this one wrong. Result - WRONG

Currie Cup.

Sharks beat the Valke. As planned, not to much could go wrong here. A pretty safe bet. Result - RIGHT.
Lions beat the Cavaliers. Once again a pretty safe bet. You would not have said so after the first half, but all was good in the end. Result - RIGHT
Griquas beat WP. So this is the other one that got away from me. I was sure that this reult was going to be reversed. I know of one person in particular that is not going to be happy about this one. Result - WRONG
Bulls beat the Cheetahs. A tough one to call, but the Bulls at home is always going to be hard hard nut to crack. Result - RIGHT

All in all, a good weekend. Till next week. Look out for this weeks predictions coming soon!

The most enjoyable part of my day...

Just a quick note to share the best part of my day today.
The bouncer that hit Kevin Pieterson.
He is rather a talented cricketer, but hey with all that arrogance, my day was made by the bouncer that found its target. He did go on to be unbeaten with a ton at stumps, so I guess it wasn't that hard. No damage was done to the shell of the nut!

Home again ALIVE

So I have managed to make it back home and survive another flight with three children and a petrified wife. On leaving the Cape this afternoon we were confronted with bad weather conditions which was not going to go down well with my wife. We head down the runway and after attending to the three children and checking they are ok, I focus my attention to my wife.... she is clutching the seat with knuckles turning white with fear. So we make it into the air and the plane starts to bump a little as expected due to the bad weather. The seat belt lights go off and all seems to be well. Not 30 seconds the seat belt light return to a state of glowing and the Captains voice is heard over the PA system that he recommends keeping seat belts on due to upcoming turbulence we are about to experience. No sooner had the words come out of his mouth did the plane start to rock 'n roll. I looked over to my wife who was now in a state of shock or deep prayer, I'm not too sure which, and she had clutched the man sitting next to hers arm.
After some reassuring that all was going to be OK and that we just needed to climb through the cloud, my wife seemed to ease up and remain fairly calm for the remainder of the flight.
Needless to say we arrived 40 minutes ahead of schedule due to the tail winds we experienced.

So I'm back home but wishing I was still in the Cape. What beautiful scenery and surroundings. I had to re-orientate myself with my own kitchen as I had made myself so at home and was made to feel so at home by my Broer and Sister.
Thanks for a wonderful time home away from home. We'll be seeing you shortly, just a month to go!

Prediction results

2 out of 7. Not a good result if it was a test at school.

Tri Nations - That's what started the rot in the predictions. South Africa lost the opening match of the Tri Nations. The end result - WRONG

Curry Cup - Griquas and Cavaliers played to a draw. The end result - WRONG
The Lions beat the Valke. My first prediction I managed to get right. Mind you it didn't take a rocket scientist to get this one right. The end result - RIGHT
WP beat the Cheetahs. Things were starting to look up, two right in a row. The end result - RIGHT
The Sharks up against the Bulls, all started to go pear shaped again, and never recovered. The Bulls go and beat the Sharks. The end result - WRONG

Wimbledon - The woman's final - Venus continued the rot beating Serena in an all Williams final. The end result - WRONG
The men's final - It was all doom and gloom after the first two sets, then The FED starting the fight back, and what a fight back it was. Coming back to two sets all and fighting off three Championship points. All in vain unfortunately as Rafa finally put pay to a 65match winning streak on grass for Federer, and a sixth consecutive Wimbledon title. But what a match it was... The end result - WRONG

So till the next predictions come out. Cheers!

Predictions

So the Tri Nations title is up for grabs again starting this weekend. I don't know as much as I should or would like to but hey that does not stop you from having an opinion or enjoying the event. I am lucky to have a Father and Brother-in-law who knows a lot and sort of helps me through.(Or at least he lets me think I know something - Thanks Guys!) Well, I'll put down my predictions each week for each game and see how it goes. For me it is time for the Bokke to stand up as the World Champions they can be and win the Tri Nations this year. However, touring down under and across the waters has never been our strong point. But with McCaw out this week who knows. If can control the breakdowns and be strong in the scrums we will have a mighty good chance of taking the all important first step and gain some momentum and respect.

GO BOKKE!!!!, you have my backing.