Brett Lee vs The Hoff

Which entertainer has a better music video David Hasslehoff or Brett Lee? I just love the lyrics of these songs, but understand that these boys have done something that everyone else dreams of doing, making it big from a pop song! It is a bit of dream really, especially for those into other things like cricket or rescuing people on television.

So who has a better music video, Brett Lee or The Hoff?
Place your bets.

Long Shot For Glory!

The odds are out for the FIFA World Cup and the New Zealand TAB has us at the longest odds to win. New Zealand punters should be stoked that they will get $1000 for every $1 invested ($5 minimum bet). I see our pool as one of the easiest with Italy, Paraguay and Slovakia the other teams. North Korea surely has a tougher route to qualification against big names like Brazil, Cote d'Ivoire and Portugal.


TAB odds for the Football World Cup winner:

$5.50 Spain $5.50 Brazil

$7.00 England $10.00 Argentina

$13.00 Germany $13.00 Holland

$13.00 Italy $15.00 France

$25.00 Portugal $25.00 Ivory Coast

$50.00 Ghana $50.00 Chile

$60.00 Paraguay $60.00 Cameroon

$60.00 Mexico $60.00 Serbia

$60.00 USA $80.00 Nigeria

$100.00 Uruguay $100.00 Denmark

$100.00 South Africa $100.00 Greece

$100.00 Australia $200.00 Japan

$200.00 Switzerland $200.00 Slovakia

$250.00 South Korea $250.00 Slovenia

$300.00 Algeria $500.00 Korea DPR

$500.00 Honduras $1000.00 New Zealand

Brett Lee Retires, Was This Song Worse Than Paul Holmes?

My flatmate for some reason loves Brett Lee the Aussie cricketer who has just retired from test cricket.
It is funny when celebrities sing songs when that is not their profession. I hark back to Paul Holmes when he released a CD which was the most returned Christmas gift. You be the judge, although Brett Lee's song is cool because it is in Bolywood and deals with a common dilemma.

Lim will miss Lee, but most other New Zealanders can't wait to see the back of him.

Big Top, But Small Price

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/6849194/mt-smart-supertop-sells-for-10/
Turners auctions sold a massive tent for only $10 at one of their auctions. Apparently it costs mega bucks to move and is about 90 metres long. Imagine owning a tent that big! Awesome!

Dodgeball Is Here! Who is up for it?

http://www.summitlager.co.nz/Dodgeball.aspx
There is a national championships of dodgeball happening soon with a trip to Vegas as the prize for the best team in the country. It is based on the movie Dodgeball, but apparently there is a massive competition in the United States which you would be entered into the amateur section of.

So who wants to form a team? It will require people with hand eye co-ordination and ball skills along with tactical knowledge and agility. We can have team try outs and get some training done before the Wellington zone finals.

Rules of the game:
Teams are made up of four members.
Each member must sign a disclaimer form and wear the protective helmets supplied before entering the court.
What the referee says is final.
The blue mats running through the centre of the court (i.e. dividing the two green astro grass squares) are off limits. You must stay behind this centre line at all times and within your ‘playing zone’.
You are evicted from the court in any of the following scenarios:
A ball hits you on the full then falls to the ground.
You drop a ball that has been thrown to you.
Someone in the other team catches your ball on the full before it hits the ground.
You step out of bounds.
In the event a ball hits you and then another teammate on the full you are both out.
If you are evicted from the game you must go immediately to the rear of the court, and the back of your own ‘playing zone’, and place one hand on the back mesh wall.
If you catch a ball on the full that has been thrown by a member of the opposing team, you are eligible to nominate one of your evicted team members to re-join the game by calling out their name.
The winner of the game is the team that successfully evicts all members of the opposing team or the team with the most players left at the end of the game. The duration of the game is determined by the referee.
You can use a maximum of one ball to ‘block’ incoming balls.
If there are equal players left at the end of the game the referee will call a sudden death playoff at which stage the first team to lose a player, looses the game.

The Love Boat Party - Come Aboard We're Expecting You!

The Love Boat Party has come and gone and it was a great party. We had a busy day preparing ourselves and our flat and eventually got the pool pumped up and ready for action. The evening started slowly, but I wasn't used to actually showing up to a party on time. We had a cold dip in the pool before hooking up the hot water to the hose and got a spa outdoors, it was bliss. As the mainly male party looked to be reaching an awkward phase around 9:30pm with six guys in the spa a host of women showed like a band of angels to even out the mix and take the party to a whole new level. We eventually got the sound sorted and the dance floor pumping. About half of everyone were looking amazing in some sort of 1970s attire, women in colourful stunning dresses and guys in captains and bartender outfits. The Rainbow store in Newtown was the winner at the end of the day. They have some amazing items for dress ups. There would've been about fifty people over the entire evening but few were there the entire evening apart from the hosts. We had punch, a disco ball, tropical fruit and cocktail umbrellas to complement the pool. Captain Merril Stubbing would be proud!

The Winter Olympics - Be Inspired By An Aussie!

The Winter Olympics is almost here and when we think New Zealand will never win another medal, we need to look no further than 2002 Salt Lake City. Aussie speed skater Steven Bradbury looked down and out miles behind the other competitors but then through a major wipe out, was the last man standing and claimed an unlikely victory in the 1000 metres. So we may have a chance of a medal after all!

Soft drink consumption may markedly increase risk of pancreatic cancer

Soft drink consumption may markedly increase risk of pancreatic cancer

This article is disturbing. As a soft drink consumer who relies on it for my caffeine fix before sports or in the mornings. Is it just another risk in life to add to our worries? I think/hope so. It is hard to know how this will effect soft drink consumption.

Brilliant Weekend - I'm Back In The Game!

This weekend was in stark contrast to my previous weekend despite both being hot, hot, hot. I am big fan of beach trips to Oriental Bay. It is close to my flat and where all the glamourous people (like me) hang out. My weekend got started with a small gathering at Oriental Bay before heading to town for a flat outing to the movie Invictus. I actually enjoyed and have a huge admiration for Nelson Mandela. Some of the rugby was inaccurate with some interesting restarts of play and plenty of the same backline moves to what took place. It was also inaccurate with them showing Jonah Lomu making heaps of breaks in the final and getting plenty of ball before the stirring Matt Damon (Francois Pienaar speech) improved their defence. Lomu hardly got the ball in space all match. Some of the actors had varying similarities to the actual players they were imitating. I also enjoy the way Suzie was conveniently not mentioned despite them repeating the phrase "How can we stop the All Blacks?" with awkward silence after it, almost hinting at something. I also forgot about the missed Mehrtens drop kicks.

Saturday dawned sunny in Wellington. After attending brunch Ben and myself successfully orchestrated a Street social group gathering of more than ten people for the first time this year. Despite only organising it during the morning/early afternoon a great mix of couples and singles went to the beach, then had fish and chips in Waitangi Park, followed by Courtenay Place big screen and ice cream. We watched the Sevens while sitting on the road and met up with some others.

The party hit town after that as the costume folk mainly most of whom had consumed some alcohol during the day wreaking havoc on Courtenay Place and the range of costumes went from disturbing a guy wearing a box on his front with the words "Texas Blow 'Em" to guys in drag and Southland Stag uniformed guys with the Ranfurly Shield that is the patriotism of Southlanders! There were varying degrees of sexy professions like nurses, cops, barmaids etc. the quality and variety of costumes were amazing although the state of the people in them was a different story. There were heaps of attractive people in skimpy attire, but that's what keeps the punters happy. I was also wondering how many people came from out of town and how many of these gorgeous blondes and buffed Fabios actually came from Wellington and how many were imported? Where did everyone get their tickets from?

We then went to Queen's Wharf to hear Jonny and The Dreamboats. By this stage we had Albert Einstein masks on. As we danced a while their were so many sleazy drunks hitting on the nice Christian girls I was with. There was plenty other craziness on the dance floor. It was vulgar, but at the same time strangely exciting.

It got to nearly one o'clock and Courtenay Place was crazy. Everywhere was packed and there were parts of costumes everywhere, smashed bottles and drunken louts.

Sunday dawned overcast and despite having a quiet one, I enjoyed an outstanding lunch at the Loveshack. There were plenty of characters and quality food. The weekend was all about sparking the social side of life. It has taken a month, but I am back in the game!

There has been talk of moving the Sevens from Wellington to either Auckland or Dunedin. It is hard to see it being such a success there, but is it fair to always have it in Wellington? One of these days I will make it along with a novel costume!
Do you think it should be moved from Wellington? Has it got out of control?

Some Old Classics

I forgot about these photos of the day I made it into The Street social scene. It took nine months, so Emma Trail you have a bit of time up your sleeve. We ended up winning the lip sync competition to celebrate Laura and Mucka's engagement. Thanks to homosexual choreography, You Tube and the Costume Cave for leasing me leather and mesh. Whoever is Doddswa's best man, should utilise these photos. They are gold!

This is Hilarious! Watch Out For Video Cameras in the Office!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/3289274/Bank-worker-caught-ogling-pictures-live-on-TV

Check out this article on Stuff from Australia. It is hilarious. Some guy got busted on national television looking at a bikini clad model on his computer screen while his colleague delivered business news on one of the national news shows. It probably spiced up the otherwise dull financial news. It will be interesting to see what happens to the guy?

Zoo Lasso - Buy It For Your iPhone

A friend of mine made a video game which you can buy for about $1.30NZ. It looks quirky and is pretty addictive from what I have heard. What more could you want in a video game? All this for such a low price and a great way to make the most of your iPhone.

Shahid Afridi Bites Back - It's All Happening in Australia

Shahid Afridi was busted biting the ball in the latest ODI against Australia in Perth. He was busted on television eating the ball like he was enjoying a toffee apple. He has been banned. It does nothing to help the controversial reputation of the Pakistani side. There was also an Aussie yobbo fan (one of the many) who tackled one of the Pakistan players. Rumours have it that Robbie Deans has paid the spectator's fine and he will use him in the Tri Nations this season.

The Love Boat Party - Come Aboard We're Expecting You!

We are having a flat warming Saturday Feb 13.

You are invited to join us to warm our retro flat for 2010. So come aboard the Pacific Princess dressed as one of the crew, Captain Merrill Stubing, Doc (doctor), Ike (the bartender), Gopher (purser), Julie (cruise director), Vicky (captain's daughter) or one of the minor crew members from the late 1970s/early 1980s show. If none of these tickle your fancy then come as one of the guests on the Pacific Princess as it docks in Mount Victoria. We will have a pool on the lower deck and the ballroom with retro wall carpet for dancing. So wear something appropriate for a late 1970s/early 1980s cruise holiday or evening wear for the ballroom (lounge).

BYO snacks and drinks, although some will be provided. Bring along any other guests you want and get ready to have some fun. There will be prizes for the best costumes!

Emma's Farewell

To keep the punters happy, here are some photos from Emma Trail's party. Emma is a character and had a cool pool party and then farewell at the magical Alice bar. She is pictured above with her gingerbread men. Hopefully by mentioning Emma I have made her day as she is in Auckland with limited friends. Although I was in a similar situation this weekend with most of my friends away at Parachute music festival, the races, ACDC or just out of town! You just have to do things on your own sometimes and make the most of it. When I first arrived in Wellington I didn't care if I did things on my own, but have since got slightly too proud. Anyway, enjoy the gun show (Landreth) and the photos of plenty of man love. I miss tea time at the Loveshack, Emmas' parents hospitality and brownie, and of course Emma's fun demeanour. Hopefully the fame of appearing on my blog doesn't go to Emma's head!