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Friday, 28 December 2007

50 not out

So Christmas has come and gone for another year. It was nothing too special but hey, i did get a twin pack of gods-own Jaffa Cakes from some thoughtful person back in the UK. And atleast i didn't suffer quite like a family in Wellington, New Zealand who pulled open their crackers after their meal to reveal a dead mouse inside! Aparently the discovery curbed their appetite.

It always makes me wonder why they bother with Miss World or Miss America or Highschool Pageant type events. A few months ago we had Miss South Carolina frankly making an ass of herself when posed with a simple question live on television:
Well now Miss France (whose actually from Reunion Island, 6000miles away) got into a spot of bother surrounding some "suggestive" and "scampy" photos recently published in a french magazine. Bizarrely, French politicians, cabinet ministers and a bishop sprang to her defense and she still holds her crown. I'm not sure what it says about politics and the church in France when they seem to gloss over what is essentially porn.
And finally, from a news point of view atleast, a referee in Malaysia (whose day job was in the Police) found a new way of controlling players, something Chelsea may want to take note. After giving someone a red card, the usual childish behaviour from the players ensues so the ref went to his patrol car, pulled out a handgun and fired shots into the air. Police are actually investigating whether the action was justified!
So im off to Peru on Monday morning for 2 weeks of backpacking, hiking and chilling before uni starts again at full throttle on Jan 16th. I should have internet access so i will blog occasionally and upload photos if possible. Theres a pittyful amount of stuff to report this week, its been pretty boring but will defo pick up when uni starts back. Come late february/early March i'll need to book my flight home. Were already planning things to do in our last week here (some of them stupid) to celebrate our time in Arizona. Beer should be involved at some point aswell as a the usual farewell dinners and meet ups but plans are also being drawn to build a ramp and ride our mountain bikes into the swimming pool in true rockstar style. Were hoping it will form a nice end to our Arizona promo-video for uni so, don't worry, there will be plenty of videos!
S'all for now folks!

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