Rabbitohs -vs- Bulldogs - League Game

I thought I better update the blog after a quiet patch [been busy but in nothing to write home about!]. Myself and the lads went to a league game on Sunday (no photos at the moment!) It was Rabbitohs -vs- Bulldogs, the stadium (100k seater) was pretty empty with the 22,000 in attendence :D, but bang for buck it puts Ireland to shame..$9 for the Train to get to the Stadium, $20 for the ticket (RRP $25 but we got it off a tout!), so thats a days sport for €14 give or take, you wouldn't watch a game in the pub for that back home!

The atmosphere was very friendly and could be compared to a GAA game as fans from opposing teams were beside each other. The game was great to watch but obviously not as exciting as it would be supporting a team your passionate about. The stadium (ANZ Stadium / Olympic Park) is a grand size.

One other plus point...You can actually take a beer back to your seat and watch the game and chill out!

Neil Delamere - The Comedy Store

Myself and a couple of lads went to the comedy store and saw Neil Delamere. There's was a few comedians on before him, can't remember their names but one was a band called 'smart casual' that was very funny. Neil was very funny and got stuck into some frenchies that were talking during the show which was the highlight of the show. A few goog gags including his dishwasher joke at the start...hilarious! Well worth the $11 entry fee.

Smart casual below performed this as their finale

1798 Monument - Waverley Cemetery

A couple of lads and myself headed to Waverley cemetery today (which is only a couple of Km's down the road from me ) to see the largest Monument in the world to the 1798 Rising, The Monument also beared engravings for the 1916 Rising and the 1981 Hunger Strikers. Its a pretty impressive structure.

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"Remember 98"

In loving memory of all who dared and suffered for Ireland in 1798

1798 & 1916 Names (Stitched together in Photoshop!)

The sky leaving the cemetery

The perils of work!

Not a bad day at the office when this is some of the views you have to put up with!

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3 Military Helicopters

Paddy luring in the seagulls with the peanuts he didn't like!!

Dublin...Which way??

So near yet so far! Not sure I'd chance chucking it into the GPS!!

Spotted this in Kings Cross, Sydney

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Oz Snow Ski Trip - Day 2

Day 2: All of us pretty hungover today...but the show must go on! After breakfast the bus hit the road to the slopes and Tina retreated to the café while myself and Paddy hit the slopes. We hit the small but fast one to begin with and decided to hit one of the 'Blue run' slopes, maybe it was the drink still in our system but it was lunacy attempting to ski down this hill, it was like something you'd see on eurosport other people zooming past you! I must have fallen umpteen times on this hill but my claim to fame was doing half the hill on my back! I was skiing down the hill and I fell and went down the hill pretty quick with the ski's in the air! It was a mad hill full stop to attempt (see picture below) , anyway some guy told us a bit down the hill (when we were on the ground!) to go throught to the hill (Green run) across from it that wasn't as steep, we walked through the gap and ended up to our waist in snow! We managed our way through and didn't do much better on that one! - It must of taken us 20 minutes to get down which is possibility a record for the slowest descent!

After that episode myself and Paddy decided to see some of the views from the chairlifts before we hit the slopes again. Thankfuly none of use had any injuries & I escaped with boot gashes each side of my leg and a sore thumb from one of my many moves! A good weekend and highly recommended but after doing it I'm not too sure I could commit to a full ski holiday. It can be dangerous sport (we saw someone of the spinal boards that didn't look too hot!) and its alot of hard work!

The bus journey home wasn't too bad they through on a few DVD's so that killed the time and we arrived back around midnight. Just a quick plug and thanks to Doggie and the crew in OZSnow!

Myself and Paddy conqueor "Everest" (behind us).............with shite skiing! (actually paddy was quite decent!)

"Everest"

The Ski Boot rubbing left a nice gash each side on BOTH my legs!

A random Duck (I threw it in as my weekend away would not be complete without an animal pic!)

- (Photos © Ciaran Doherty 2009)