Catch ups and *Pow Pow*

The last couple of weeks has seen a couple of catch up sessions with friends I hadn’t seen for a little while. It started with a session running around town hunting for caches with Tams the buttface and Amph, a catch up with Aids at our yum cha session, lunch with N the pirate and Twisty and then a today’s catch up with old Spicy.

It’s been good seeing everyone and catch up on some of the old shenanigans. Reminds me of the good old carefree days when I used to just hang out, drink lots of coffee, eat lots of rubbish and just beat each other up!

Today’s catch up included some nice breakfast involving eggs and salmon, and then gut punching! Ah.. the gut punching. Spicy packs a mean gut punch now. I think I need to get myself better organised so I can make it to some training sessions to improve my gut punching too!

I miss training and hitting people!

Creeping near..

*****Warning - Soppy Post*****

*Puts my Ovaries in*

For the longest time my closest friends have been a constant rock in my life and have remained there and unchanged for almost 15 years. In fact one of them has been there for 20 years!! But the old adage, change is inevitable seems to have caught up to us.

My Two Oldest Mates

It appears that all good things do in fact have to come to an end as the exodus has begun. The newest addition to the group the lovely Superwoman is to be the first cab off the rank followed shortly after by Amph, then the Brown’s and then Rubinho. Already having lost Nuffies to the Western States, it will soon be just Immie and Hazza left to accompany Cheazles and I. I mean really! Why is everyone leaving me? I shower regularly!

When growing up you often think your friends will always be around, that your best mates will grow old and mouldy with you, but as everyone rides the wave of life we inevitably find paths that lead further from the dreams of our youth. I guess in the end we are all truly alone in this universe, as no matter how long things last they really are mostly fleeting instances in the greater scheme of things. However it is those that leave a lasting impression in those moments you share with them that are important. The length of time is not really the best way to guage their importance but how you share those moments and I must say I have been fortunate to have been able to share so many moments with those that matter.

True friends are not those who ride the wave with you but those who, no matter what wave they are riding will come and pick you up when you get slammed by the surf and I am a firm believer that most people will only be able to count their true friends on the fingers of one hand.

I put it down to my immense girth which has drawn so many lovely people into my orbit and count myself to be very fortunate to have so many whom I can call true friends. So it will be sad to see you all leave and wish you all well on your journeys however long or short they might be. As always, feel free to send me gifts!

Anyway, I must now conclude that growing up is not that much fun (well there are certain things that grown ups do which are fun.)

Oh well, I have my Cheazles and she cures my loneliness and when I’m with her I know everything will be ok! So screw you guys, she’s all I need anyway!

*****End Sappiness*****

*remove ovaries*

You guys Suck!

How about some of this…

and some of this…

FnF! Woot!

Friday Night Fights this week hosted the latest outing for Yuriorkis Gamboa… and I shall let his actions speak for them self…

Other than that, this week has been highly entertaining yet a little tiring.

Nuffies was on the scene with a visit, which resulted in a catch up of the family on Sunday last week for a lovely dinner at the local Greek restaurant.

The Family

Throughout the week we intermittently caught up with her as much as possible for chats and dinners which were a lot of fun! Today, actually now yesterday, we (being Nuffies, Cheazles, Immie, Blobbin aka Krispy and myself) had a lovely lunch catch up. There were many moments of hilarity ranging from Nuffies’ brain fart moments enquiring as to the biological status of Sherpas, Immie’s certain issues with business news reporters and Blobbin’s ‘moisture’ issues. All round, a highly enjoyable yet enlightening day.

Being the manly man that I am, it was an eye opener being a fly on the wall when a bunch of girlfriends hang out. Despite knowing them all individually very well, seeing them all interact together was different. I think it showed me how much the girls mean to each other and that those girls will look after my Cheazles. It makes me glad and thankful for having such lovely ladies in my life. (Only when they aren’t calling me at 3:40am from London asking what pants I wanted when I had already told you at least 4 times!)

Anyway, now that my increased estrogen moment has passed I look forward to the return of Amph from his 1 week hiatus to Japan. Time for some manly business, like watching DARK KNIGHT! I had to wait an extra week for this just because of you Amph!! GRRRrrr..

Pacman Strikes Again!

Not this Pacman… but this Pacman!

Manny Pacquiao has done it again! Up another weight division and yet again another title! The pin point precision and amazing speed has resulted in this…

Beyond the great win for the Pacman, this weekend has yet again flown by.

I think personally that all weekends should be 3 days. If we compress the work week by a day it will force everyone to be more productive and in the end there would be a better life balance and people would be less stressed.

Oh, I did get to watch Kung Fu Panda though! There are some very good quotes in that movie! Particularly the first dream sequence… which reveals that there is no charge for awesomeness… or attractiveness! That is quite fortunate for all you guys Huh?! I would send you all broke with my awesomeness… and that’s not even charging for my attractiveness yet either! Hehehe..

Wowzers

Now, I have wanted one of these for ages… The car is insane!

Coupled with crazy driving skills, this is the potential result:

And here is another awesome and indestructible car… surprise, surprise… it’s a Toyota.

and those of you looking to perhaps buy me a present… how about one of these lovely Vacheron Constantin Malte Tonneau Tourbillon.

or maybe a lovely IWC Skeleton Portuguese Minute Repeater or an Audemars Piguet Tourbillon Minute Repeater Chronograph.

So many options guys! I’m not picky… I’m happy with any of them.

Maybe a Patek Philippe even?? Grande Complications?!?

Damn these watches… I need to win me some lotto to feed my horological desires.

Could it be?

Could it be that I have taken the last uni exam ever?

Let’s hope so! If all went to plan then I have only my final year project to do and I will finally be done with this uni rubbish! It has taken a damn long time!

Anyway, things are back into full swing at work and now I have a bit more time to try and sort out some exercise regime. I am however still afflicted with this damn cough but the extra sleep time because of the afternoon exams helped me recover a bit from this illness.

I am looking forward to the weekend though! I can’t wait to really kick back carefree. I might re-watch Touching the Void, but this time on the big LCD. The scenery is amazing and the people and their story is pretty damn amazing too. I can’t wait to get over to Patagonia too!

I want to go see the Perito Moreno Glacier!

It’ll be amazing! What if I get to see the glacier fracture?!

Oh… to give credit:

The second photo is one taken by this guy. He has some amazing shots uploaded on Wiki.

Gar!!!!!!!!!!

My introduction to ebay had consisted of a run of easy transactions which were completed without problems or hassles, however two of my purchases are still not here and I do not have a good feeling! GRRRrrr..

Not Happy!

Makes me want to punch someone in the gut!

Anyway, other than these aggravations life has been just plodding along. Trying to sort out wedding details, work has been fairly constant and there is an exam coming up in a couple of weeks.

So things have been busy and I’ve been trying to fight off this nasty cough I’ve had for about a month. Finally went to see the doctor and finally got some antibiotics tonight. Hopefully it goes away soon and I can get back to training for the Himalayas.

Plus I sno sealed my boots… so I want to go stand in some puddles now…

What a week..

The week isn’t over yet, but it’s been a busy one for the most part.

Work has been hectic as long over due jobs were finally put to pasture. We’ve finally cleared most of our backlog out and I can again breathe.

Well, it isn’t all that bad since my boss (Ah B) is not crazy and demanding. He is a tad tardy and we are both probably a bit sloppy with some of our editting but it is all a learning experience. Anyway, I had spent the week rushing around thinking all these things were really urgent and had to be done ASAP. However, Ah B just seemed to just mosey around and chillax while I’m busting my nuts trying to get things done. Clearly I over estimated their urgency, or maybe I underestimated what work is actually expected of me.

Well today I think we finally sorted out the last one of the real pressing jobs and tomorrow I will be able to relax and enjoy my day a bit more. Thankfully the weekend is almost here.

I just want to sit back and unwind… but will Monday come and will I think, ‘boy I wasted that time’?

On a good note, my hiking boots arrived.

I am now the proud owner of a pair of Scarpa SL M3 boots! I tossed and turned over my decision but these boots just edged out the Asolo TPS 520/535 boots. I must say the Asolo boots are really nice too. Really comfortable straight out of the box! These Scarpa’s are nice, but a lot stiffer. My feet won’t be thanking me during the break-in period.

Cheazles will have her boots very soon too as Amph has purchased on our behalf a pair of Raichle Mt Trail GTX boots and he and the boots will be back in town tomorrow night! WB AMPH!

Over already?!

NOooooo… why has the weekend gone so quickly?!

I could do with another couple of days of rest and relaxation. However, maybe I should be more productive with my Saturdays. I seem to be just lazying about on Sats. I shall endeavour to get more out of my Saturdays as currently it feels like a bit of a wasted day. I need to maximise the little time off I have!

I guess it really is the perfect opportunity to get back to training. I keep contemplating maybe rock climbing, but I’m a wuss with heights plus there is a bazillion other things I want to do! I really do need to get more active though. I know I keep saying it and harping on about it.. I think as soon as my time frees up after this semester I really should be able to get a good routine going. Maybe something like Systema Wednesdays and something else Sats and the 1k step on Sundays. I do need to get in some running during the week too, but I don’t know if I am ready to run in my orthotics.

I was a tad naughty today and wore my orthotics the whole day out and did heavy lifting whilst helping Cheazles’ uncle move house and now my knees are aching. Not good.

Anyway… the weekend is over, I have to acknowledge I have yet again wasted it a little and now I have a 6:20am wake up tomorrow as the work grind begins again. Time for bed me thinks…

Peace and quiet..

I think I’m enjoying the lull before the storm. Things are still fairly constant at work, but exams are on the horizon.

With the hecticness of the last few weeks, it has been a nice change to be able to sit back and relax. I cannot wait until this semester is over. I am totally CBF’d about uni now. The end is near… finally.

Anyway, beyond that I thought I’d just post some pointless stuff to entertain myself and others.

Exhibit A: This was sent to me from N the Pirate. Highly entertaining.

Exhibit B: This one is not amusing, but it is entertaining for me and others who like the sweet science. Here is a real fighter who looks like he may be quite promising

Exhibit C: I cannot find the place I downloaded this photo but it is one of many which are keeping me excited about my end of year trip. Although this photo from memory may not be from the Himalayas.

Enough time wasting… bed time now

Oh and I’d just like to finish by saying… GO LAKERS!!! WOOT!! KB24 is MVP and we are gunning for the championship!