Snow is falling... Well not really but you get the point

Happy New Year everyone! Sorry I haven't been on the update wagon since before Xmas but with working through Xmas and the New Year and all the things that were happening I haven't had time to sit down to be quite honest.

We'll start way back in '07 with Xmas eve and dinner. We had a great Xmas! The food was amazing you'll be glad to here. After avoiding a near national disaster when someone (who will remain nameless.... Dec!) left the turkey in the freezer over night, we sat down and had a fantastic night. There are too many photos and nights out to even remember over the period so I'll throw up the dinner piccies!!

Happy Crimbo!!

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Time for 2008!

With Xmas come and gone, secret santas out in force we organised New Years Eve. Matt & I finished work at 3 and had a few drinks while the troops assembled. We had a good night, sat under the Harbour bridge with a few drinks and the fireworks. I will try and get up the video of us at the countdown because it's meant to be hilarious, although I cannot confirm this as I have yet to see it.

Below is a video from one of the lads in work, he was near enough to where we stood on Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour.

Hope everyone else had a spectacular NYE!!

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Australia vs India, Day 4, SCG Jan 2008

The title says it all really. The best cricket team in the world by far against the current 20-20 World Cup winners. With the little master Sacchin Tendulkar and all the stars the Kangeroos have, Australia at the crease and an eventual last over win on the 5th day... A great spectacul and a good day all round!

We saw Hayden's hundred, slagged most of the Indian team off and we'll be doing it again you know!

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What a week

A quick post about the week so far and what's to come...

Did Kings of Leon the other week so will have the pics up soon as I grab them off Ray. This week has been crazy. Meech has left work and I'm still trucking away. Was on earlies this week, managed to go to the Sydney FC game on Sunday and have a feww pints after. Up at 5.30 all week but still got to Rage Against the Machine on Tuesday night. Pictures to follow of all.

This weekend is Australia Day. So Sydney FC game again on Friday night and then Coogee all Saturday. We have Monday off too as it's a bank holiday. Pictures and stories to come of all the above and more...

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Kings of Leon

The 9th of January brought Kings of Leon onto a stage in Sydney. We bought tickets like way back in September and in fact I had two extra because Meech & Brian decided to hit another gig the enxt night. The phone hopped off the desk in work when Ray, quite kindly, put my number on the Internet.

The gig was great, although it was the end of the world tour, so I think they were a little bit weary by the time the hit Australia. I loved it! Dec, Fitz, Ray & Colly from work loved it and I'd definitely would be grabbing another ticket for them again. They have an amazing sound and live put on a great show. Enjoy the pics and vids!

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Sydney winning the league?

Sydney FC's last game of the season was a home fixture against the Melbourne Victory. Melbourne were the defending chanpions but had a poor season and were not in contention for the league. Four teams were equal on points going into the last game of the season and Sydney looked like they had a chance. They needed to be beat Melbourne by 3 goals after results on Saturday.

The standard in the A-League is not that high but it is a league in it's infancy. The support however is far from muted! 33,000 plus game to see the game that Sydney went 1-0 up in after 4 minutes. The fans went nuts. Unfortunately, a less than sympathetic ref and a goal straight after half time from Melbourne made life difficult. The game finished 2-2 in the end with a clearcut pen for Sydney turned down.

Now the top 4 play a playoff for a second competition. Sydney are home in a 2 legged match on Friday. To the start the bank holiday weekend off with a bang, after work I'm meeting Steve from work and we'll be watching the game in the season ticket holders stand.

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Rage Against the Machine

Tuesday the 22nd was Rage Against the Machine in the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Paddy sorted the tickets and we hit town. I was actually nervous going to this gig. There's something every special about seeing a band when they haven't been around for 10 years and you know you will never see them again.

You hope they live up to what you remember them as becuase otherwise that memory is stuck with you forever. Every band plays a bad gig from time to time but from Tuesday night, I reckon it's a rare thing when it's Rage on stage.

I've never seen energy levels that high from a crowd. Aussie crowds are known to be subdued at the best of times but WOW. There was a Mexican wave circling the arena before even stepped on stage. The crowd behaved impeccably and even though there was rough and tumble it was in good spirits.

Enjoy the pics and vids, it was a special night. Lucky my camera got out of there tbh :)

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Lil Leprechauns are back!!

The Lil Leprechauns are back!! Go to the link under blog to keep up with all the antics.

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