The Tahs!!

Super 14s is back! That meant the boys were off down to Sydney Football Ground to see the NSW Waratahs play The Hurricanes!

Good game of rugby. Well I've never been to one before but it seemed good lol There was one or two BIG hits and we were right beside the action.

AFL season starts back again soon so we'll be doing that too... C'Mon the HAWKS!!

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Australia Day

Australia Day is a national celebration of all things Australian. So if you ask an Aussie "it's Australia Day... What should I do?". They'll say "go to the park and get p***ed". It's not unlike a Saturday night at home then from my understanding.

There are fireworks. You can drink alcohol in the streets and generally have the craic. Vids to follow of me and Dec having some fun :)

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For Mum!

My beautiful mother arrived back in February to see myself and Ray, while also seeing Australia and New Zealand. She said she always wanted to see this place and had discussed moving here a long, long time ago! She's been fantastic since she arrived from Hong Kong and we have loved having her here. She was pampering the lads from day one and of course they all adore the lovely Anne Keane. Who doesn't!!

I have put together a few photos here of her time so far with us. She is in New Zealand as I write this, and having the time of her life as usual I would guess lol

Myself, Matt & Dave brought her to the Blue Mountains. We had a great time! Lovely day, up early on the train and having breakfast in the mountains at 10. We walked around, got the cable cars and train. We got some great photos and finally did something touristy since arriving in Sydney.

Back in Sydney she met the lads at the harbour to see the historic passing of the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria ships. Amazing event and two of the biggest feats of engineerig to be seen on waters anywhere on the world.

Mum and I then took off for Perth to get the best weather of the summer here so far. It got up to 42 degrees while we were there would you believe. We loved the beaches and walking at night time. We had a few drinks here, a coffee there and had a relaxing few days.

Since then she has been to Melbourne which she loved. TOLD YOU SO MUM! Loads of little shops and arcades, cafes and evening strolling.

We'll be gutted when she leaves but it won't be too long until we see her smile again I bet :)

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Oil & Water We Weren't

Back in February we booked tickets for Incubus in Luna Park. I have always been a fan of these guys. They're not huge in Europe, certainly much bigger across the pond, but some of their stuff has been greet since they strayed from a DJ mixed band.

The gig was set in an amusement park. Although the crowd was a little on the young girl and Aussie "I'm a surfer, I swear" level, Incubus threw down some good stuff. Certainly they are a band settled in their ways and sound. Look forward to the next installment in sultry, surfer sounds. Enjoy vids and pics guys! xD

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"Playgrounder Weekend Changed My Life!!"

Ok maybe a little bit of an exaggeration... Guitar Hero and Rubex cubes changed my life but still, pretty damn close!

For those of you completely confused, give me one post, a few pics and a video or two of your time to explain... Sitting on the train way back in January in the dry heat of the evening sun, sweating like crazy in a humid non-air conditioned cab of a Sydney train I spotted a diamond in the rough. This diamond was found in the gig guide of Mx (the Metro equivalent in Sydney) in the form of a festival taking place in March. The name of said festival was the Playgrounder Weekend. I liken it to a smaller Electric Picnic, an obvious plus, and Maximo Park were headlining!

Brian, Ian & Joe as well as the rest of the usual suspects were all up for it. When it came closer, in came the sick notes. Brian, Ian & Joe decided not too come, but we added Duane, Meech's mate, and Daragh, Dave's mate to the clan and off we went. Dec and Ray headed down, as the two employment challenged of the group, to set up the tent and the rest headed down that night.

The first night it lashed rain, so some of us stayed in the tent for preparation for the session ahead. Matt went out with Duane and had a merry time. The real stuff started on Saturday. Up at 8 because the tent turned into a sauna, being in Australia and with 8 lads in the tent. What an amazing start to the morning though. The festival is set down river to a small town 2 hours outside Sydney. To cross the river you have to get a ferry. it's that big and the mountains are that severe around it. The ferry takes 40 minutes to take you down to the fun and it felt like we were in an episode of Lost waking up on the Saturday.

After a cold, baltic if you will, shower and some warmup drinks we headed to the pool (yes an outdoor pool, take that Oxygen!!). We hit a few bars and then the main stage. It is a lot like Elecy Pic but not quite as extravagant as it's irish equivalent. The main stage was cool, we chilled and got a photo with some Indians and the Mario Bros... I will explain the latter as I'm sure you'll all be like whaaaaa?!?!? Saturday is fancy dress and of course, the Irish weren't gonna be letting the side down! You'll have to see the pics to believe it. The highlight of the night was a 7 year old boy seeing Fitzy dressed up. He almost died right there on his Dad's shoulders! We had a great night and there would be even more pics if I hadn't lost my camera :(

Sunday was just as cool. Maximo played the set of a life time and I gave Ian Brown some grief!! Enjoy all the pics, it was a classic weekend. We still shout in work "TAKE ME BACK TO THE ISLAND!" in reference to the fact that Matt actually thought he was on an island! He even told work that that's where he'd been... To infinity and beyond!!

PS Check the photos first as I have to post videos before pictures!!

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