Let’s be honest, everyone is going to drink during the holidays and over the Christmas period. So do yourselves a favour and start getting into the habit of using a cab / taxi to get home. I’ve started doing it myself and it actually allows you to have a much better time without worrying about [...]
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How the 2010 World Cup Draw works
Posted on 4 December 2009
As you probably know, Mike and I run Free-kick.tv, a football video blog. With the World Cup Draw upon us, so we thought it would be a great idea to run our very own draw!
In the video, we explain the basic rules of the draw as well as draw the balls to make up our [...]
Staying positive in South Africa
Posted on 23 September 2008
Today is one heck of a day for South Africa. After Thabo Mbeki resigned on Monday, the Deputy President followed suite, and today, 11 members of parliament and 3 deputy members resigned too. (I hope Manto Tshabala-Msimang also resigns!)
Jacob Zuma, who is almost guaranteed to be South Africa’s next president, has brought about this [...]
Tags: politics, South Africa
Braai 4 Heritage
Posted on 15 September 2008
Braai 4 Heritage previously known as National Braai Day is happening next week Wednesday, the 24th of September. Luckily for all of us, its also conveniently a public holiday!
What is Heritage Day?
Via Wikipedia:
Heritage Day, September 24, is a Public Holiday on which South Africans across the spectrum are encouraged to celebrate their cultural heritage and [...]
Tags: braai, South Africa
The 2008 Beijing Olympics is here!
I don’t know about you, but I really enjoy watching the Olympics. Seeing the top athletes in the world compete for the greatest prize in sport – an Olympic Gold Medal, is awesome. Also, being South African, I love watching our fellow sportsmen and women kick ass against the world’s super powers in sport – USA, Australia Russia and others.
The 2008 Olympics will run from the 8th to the 24th of August in Beijing, China. The main Olympics stadium is known as The Bird’s Nest and is truly magnificent!
Having a look at the 2004 Olympics held in Athens, Greece, here were the top 5 countries:
- United States (36 / 39 / 28 = 103)
- Russia (27 / 27 / 38 = 92)
- China (32 / 17 / 14 = 63)
- Australia (17 / 16 / 16 = 49)
- Germany (13 / 16 / 20 = 49)
South Africa (1 / 3 / 2 = 6) ended 35th. But with only 1 gold, it was a pretty disappointing performance by our team. Having a look at our world class swimming team that are traveling to the 2008 Olympics, I’m sure we will see a few more gold medals. The swimming starts on the 9th of August and ends on the 17th.
Here is a pic of the medals that will be presented in Beijing:
Also, with all Olympics, there has to be mascots. The 2008 Olympics has the Fuwa – which means good-luck dolls as their official mascot. Their names are Bèibei, Jīngjing, Huānhuan, Yíngying and Nīni.
Go check out the Wikipedia article on the 2008 Beijing Olympics or visit the official site.
