So I spent RM202 on the tickets, SGD47 on the bus ride there, RM107.5 for one night's accomodation, and RM35 for the return tickets to learn why cricket sucks in 2006 in Malaysia. I've vowed to never go to another cricket game in the Asian tropics, you're too worried about keeping cool in the 35 degree heat to cheer for your team!
The ground was substandard, the food was poor, 400% markup on water, it was so hot that I didn't even want to drink alcohol. To top it all off, Katich faced 30 deliveries to get past single figures and Morton bested that effort in the Windies innings by scoring the world's slowest duck (0 from facing 31 deliveries)!
The only good thing about the whole trip was drinking and hookah (no, thats not hooker, or lady boys) with Neal the night before, and then catching up with Rob the irishman.
For those that don't know I'm returing to NZ during mid-December -> early January. Boxing day 20/20 at the cake tin should be a winner! I miss cricket in NZ, the atmosphere, my blonde hair, telling Brett Lee that he's a wanker, Jared's incompetency with gin and water, my fellow SWIS members, hotties. :'(
And finally, Jared this is all the sentimentality that you'll get out of me on the interweb. I can't have everyone know about my true feelings for you. You should be happy though, its still more sentimentality than anyone else has received, despite your formative years in that east coast backwater :P
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Sunday, September 10, 2006
A day at the golf
So over the weekend they had some people that like to play with balls and holes over in Singapore. Lucky for us the event was sponsored by Barclays since we have waay too much money. So on a hot sunny Singapore Saturday a few of us set out to watch the most boring and ridiculous game in the world as we had nothing else to do.
The journey to Sentosa was plagued with misdirection, construction and miscommuniction, the group consensus was that we'd never actually make it there. A few piccies below, see if you can spot any famous golfers :)
The journey to Sentosa was plagued with misdirection, construction and miscommuniction, the group consensus was that we'd never actually make it there. A few piccies below, see if you can spot any famous golfers :)
Sunday, August 27, 2006
I've decided that I'm immature
Despite all my pretenses at being 22 and all grown up, on Saturday, Hollywood had invariably stripped me bare and exposed me for the immature 16 year old I really am :)
Yes, its Muthafuckin' Snakes on a Muthafuckin' Plane! Before the movie, I thought I was going to dread watching almost 2 hrs of snakes in various poses ready to prey on their unsuspecting human prey. However, I discovered that there is no way I can stop myself from giggling at snakes attacking and attaching themselves to mammaries, phalluses, posteriors, small children, dogs and annoying pompous brits ON A PLANE!
A++ will watch again :D
Yes, its Muthafuckin' Snakes on a Muthafuckin' Plane! Before the movie, I thought I was going to dread watching almost 2 hrs of snakes in various poses ready to prey on their unsuspecting human prey. However, I discovered that there is no way I can stop myself from giggling at snakes attacking and attaching themselves to mammaries, phalluses, posteriors, small children, dogs and annoying pompous brits ON A PLANE!
A++ will watch again :D
Friday, August 18, 2006
International Cricket in Malaysia! :(
Double dose of bad news :(, the Black Caps aren't playing in the tri-series, and all the games have been moved to KL!
Surely they can't have better grounds in Malaysia? The professional cricket players in both countries are close to zero :D, and Singapore has much better infrastucture and services!
Ah well, it still looks like that I'm heading to KL for the final between Australia and India (yep, I'm that sure about the outcome) with Chad and an Aussie from work. The Warney shirt should be on its way from NZ in the next few days (thanks Masty, you're a champ). I s'pose I should find out where to get tickets now...
To random cricket fans in S.E. Asia that read this blog, http://www.axcess.com.my/index2.asp is supposedly where you get the tickets. They aren't available on the interweb yet, you'll probably have to call.
Surely they can't have better grounds in Malaysia? The professional cricket players in both countries are close to zero :D, and Singapore has much better infrastucture and services!
Ah well, it still looks like that I'm heading to KL for the final between Australia and India (yep, I'm that sure about the outcome) with Chad and an Aussie from work. The Warney shirt should be on its way from NZ in the next few days (thanks Masty, you're a champ). I s'pose I should find out where to get tickets now...
To random cricket fans in S.E. Asia that read this blog, http://www.axcess.com.my/index2.asp is supposedly where you get the tickets. They aren't available on the interweb yet, you'll probably have to call.
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Retards
Karma strikes Ian in the behind again. After laughing at the misfortune of Marcel a few posts back about his inability to see DJ Shadow play in Wellington. I myself also did not have the fortune of seeing DJ Shadow live in Singapore. :(
Why the hell weren't any of the tickets sold before hand? Why weren't they jacked up to a premium price? Every man and his dog is going to go if you keep it at $30 with 2 free drinks.
Did the heat drain the logic and rationality from the organizer's heads? Or more likely they probably just didn't give a shit and wanted to cram as many people in as possible.
Is it really all about the bottom line here? Retards...
Yes, I agree I could've got there at 8 just to get in, but then if they had presales problem solved!
Tards
Why the hell weren't any of the tickets sold before hand? Why weren't they jacked up to a premium price? Every man and his dog is going to go if you keep it at $30 with 2 free drinks.
Did the heat drain the logic and rationality from the organizer's heads? Or more likely they probably just didn't give a shit and wanted to cram as many people in as possible.
Is it really all about the bottom line here? Retards...
Yes, I agree I could've got there at 8 just to get in, but then if they had presales problem solved!
Tards
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
International Cricket in Singapore!
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/255109.html
YUSS! Apparently there's a Tri-Series played here and in KL in September. Currently involving India, Australia and the West Indies. There is doubt at whether the West Indies will be able to play given that they haven't consulted their players yet. Sri Lanka and New Zealand are on stand-by if the Windies can't sort their shit out.
Hopefully the Windies stay home and I can catch the Black Caps here! Regardless, it'll still be the sporting event of the year!
First three games in Singapore and last four games in KL. It's gonna be a grand time, chopping back beers, hurling abuse at Australians, general larrakinism under the sun. I'm definitely taking time off work for this!
My only regret is that the Warney shirt is in NZ and I have now lost all traces of my blondness... sad times.
YUSS! Apparently there's a Tri-Series played here and in KL in September. Currently involving India, Australia and the West Indies. There is doubt at whether the West Indies will be able to play given that they haven't consulted their players yet. Sri Lanka and New Zealand are on stand-by if the Windies can't sort their shit out.
Hopefully the Windies stay home and I can catch the Black Caps here! Regardless, it'll still be the sporting event of the year!
First three games in Singapore and last four games in KL. It's gonna be a grand time, chopping back beers, hurling abuse at Australians, general larrakinism under the sun. I'm definitely taking time off work for this!
My only regret is that the Warney shirt is in NZ and I have now lost all traces of my blondness... sad times.
Monday, July 24, 2006
Malaysia... yet again!
I think I'm getting OCD!, but hey the country is close, not a complete dump, and some places are genuinely lovely.
Due to the advent of Miss Hart's visit to Singapore, the Chad, Miss Hart and I enjoyed a lovely weekend in Sarawak, with a brief interlude of a few hours in uninspiring Johor Bahru spent transiting and waiting in traffic jams (please don't flame me JB residents) .
I learnt that Asian budget airlines were not designed with Asians like me in mind, there was bugger all leg room, the other two had a better time of it all, being distinctly more Asian in stature than I :D.
I like Kuching, its fairly compact (at least the interesting bits are), we spent Saturday wandering around Kuching visiting museums, doing all the touristy things and terrorising the locals with enthusiastic Asian-ness (the hand thing in photos) and having Chad either thrust at me, or at attractions in the manner of Hard Gay (HAADO GEIIII.. FUUUU!!!). Note however that "Hard Gay in Kuching" was not any of us. We're not that crazy.
With all the crazy silly touristness out of us by Sunday we proceeded to check out Kubah National Park, lotsa nice jungly nature things, and you get rewarded with a dip in a small pool created by the waterfall at the end of the trek. What I found interesting was that you can actually drink from the waterfall in Sarawak, its New Zealand and its crazy farming that causes all its rivers and streams to be rife with Giardia and Chryptosporidium (according to Chad... he seemed to know what he was talking about... and I haven't got the runs... yet).
Photos this time are courtesy of the Chad and Miss Hart. They went on to Tioman, so expect them in a few days time. (YAYZ they are up http://picasaweb.google.com/klatchy/Sarawak and http://picasaweb.google.com/voiceinsideyou/KuchingPulauTiomanMalaysia/)
I think I might try and tackle Mount Kinabalu next, probably have to start exercising and shed a few kilos first ;)
Due to the advent of Miss Hart's visit to Singapore, the Chad, Miss Hart and I enjoyed a lovely weekend in Sarawak, with a brief interlude of a few hours in uninspiring Johor Bahru spent transiting and waiting in traffic jams (please don't flame me JB residents) .
I learnt that Asian budget airlines were not designed with Asians like me in mind, there was bugger all leg room, the other two had a better time of it all, being distinctly more Asian in stature than I :D.
I like Kuching, its fairly compact (at least the interesting bits are), we spent Saturday wandering around Kuching visiting museums, doing all the touristy things and terrorising the locals with enthusiastic Asian-ness (the hand thing in photos) and having Chad either thrust at me, or at attractions in the manner of Hard Gay (HAADO GEIIII.. FUUUU!!!). Note however that "Hard Gay in Kuching" was not any of us. We're not that crazy.
With all the crazy silly touristness out of us by Sunday we proceeded to check out Kubah National Park, lotsa nice jungly nature things, and you get rewarded with a dip in a small pool created by the waterfall at the end of the trek. What I found interesting was that you can actually drink from the waterfall in Sarawak, its New Zealand and its crazy farming that causes all its rivers and streams to be rife with Giardia and Chryptosporidium (according to Chad... he seemed to know what he was talking about... and I haven't got the runs... yet).
Photos this time are courtesy of the Chad and Miss Hart. They went on to Tioman, so expect them in a few days time. (YAYZ they are up http://picasaweb.google.com/klatchy/Sarawak and http://picasaweb.google.com/voiceinsideyou/KuchingPulauTiomanMalaysia/)
I think I might try and tackle Mount Kinabalu next, probably have to start exercising and shed a few kilos first ;)
Thursday, July 20, 2006
A Special Post just for Marcel!
I hear that due to a mix up in the tour dates, Wellington has been completely left off the DJ Shadow tour :P. Shadow's tour dates confirm this, can you confirm this Mr. Cordes?
Did you journey up to Auckland like a die hard fan? If so I am very impressed.
We get him in Singapore on Aug 5, my minions have reported that he was "O for Awesome" when he played in Auckland ;).
I might give you a call on Aug 5 once he comes on, just so you don't feel like you're missing out :P.
Incidentally, any +65ers reading this blog goin' to DJ Shadow?
Did you journey up to Auckland like a die hard fan? If so I am very impressed.
We get him in Singapore on Aug 5, my minions have reported that he was "O for Awesome" when he played in Auckland ;).
I might give you a call on Aug 5 once he comes on, just so you don't feel like you're missing out :P.
Incidentally, any +65ers reading this blog goin' to DJ Shadow?
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Malaysia... again :P
Mum has just left after a weeklong holiday here, to make sure she didn't get too bored I took her around Malaysia, KL again, then up to Bukit Fraser (Fraser's Hill) for some good old fashion NZ trekking, and finally a couple of days in Tioman.
Photos are up at http://picasaweb.google.com/klatchy
Photos are up at http://picasaweb.google.com/klatchy
Sunday, July 02, 2006
The interweb distresses me
So I got myself a google analytics account after having read about it on Kim's Blog, pretty easy to set up and I've left it to gather stats on visitors to this blog over the last week.
One of the reports it provides is based on what key words people use on search engines to get to your site. These were the search queries:
"lake karakul religion" (Google)
"stuff racoon" (Google)
" ian ren" (Google)
"free photos of asian women wet & messy looks" (Yahoo)
Googling the first three queries all resulted in my blog being the first or second results. As expected when I Yahoo'd the last query I got a whole bunch of porn sites
It probably says more about Yahoo's crazy search algorithms than anything else...
In other news, Google Web Albums is great! Much more intuitive than hello, and you can actually do batch uploads properly, unlike bebo and flickr. The free account only gives you 250MB though :(
One of the reports it provides is based on what key words people use on search engines to get to your site. These were the search queries:
"lake karakul religion" (Google)
"stuff racoon" (Google)
" ian ren" (Google)
"free photos of asian women wet & messy looks" (Yahoo)
Googling the first three queries all resulted in my blog being the first or second results. As expected when I Yahoo'd the last query I got a whole bunch of porn sites
It probably says more about Yahoo's crazy search algorithms than anything else...
In other news, Google Web Albums is great! Much more intuitive than hello, and you can actually do batch uploads properly, unlike bebo and flickr. The free account only gives you 250MB though :(
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