Saturday, June 23, 2007
Current Favourite...
Came across this music video on the One Lite blog for the Linkin Park song that I blogged about the other day. Rate this song as my current favourite at the moment.
Blues Room Tonight...
K and I are off to the Blues Room tonight to celebrate Pat's birthday with him. Looking forward to it too. Among the lineup posted on the Blues Room site is a guy called Dean Meldau - haven't heard of him before, but looks like it could be interesting.
As for the rugga this afternoon - what a disappointment. I'm not going to go on about it, as there are hundreds more qualified blogs that could give you a breakdown of what went wrong, so all I'll say is that it was a good match to watch - lots of aggression, lots of excitement, but you have to feel like we threw it away in the last 15 minutes. My simple take on it, is that in a game of that intensity and pace, you can't bring on 4 or 5 replacements all at the same time. It takes them a couple of minutes to get a feel for the pace and the tempo of the game, and to bring 5 on at the same time, you're weakening your side for at least 5-10 minutes. That's where we lost it in my opinion.
As for the rugga this afternoon - what a disappointment. I'm not going to go on about it, as there are hundreds more qualified blogs that could give you a breakdown of what went wrong, so all I'll say is that it was a good match to watch - lots of aggression, lots of excitement, but you have to feel like we threw it away in the last 15 minutes. My simple take on it, is that in a game of that intensity and pace, you can't bring on 4 or 5 replacements all at the same time. It takes them a couple of minutes to get a feel for the pace and the tempo of the game, and to bring 5 on at the same time, you're weakening your side for at least 5-10 minutes. That's where we lost it in my opinion.
Monday, June 18, 2007
The Good news or the Bad news...
Mobile phone interrupts my trail of thought...
Alan: "Good day sir, Alan from Audi Centre"
G: "Hi Alan, is my car ready?"
Alan: "Well sir, there's good news and bad news"
G: "Ok, hit me with it"
Alan: "The good news is that we managed to get the water bottle. Its only R189"
G: "Awesome. So when can I collect?"
Alan: "Well sir, we fitted the water bottle, did a pressure test, and we need to replace the water pump as well"
G: "Ok, how much?"
Alan: "Water pump is only a couple of hundred rand sir"
G: "Awesome, when can I collect?"
Alan: "Well sir, in order to fit the water pump, we need to remove the cam - which we do again as part of the major service due in 5oookm. Can we go ahead and do the major service now? It'll save you, as we only have to remove the cam once that way"
G: "Makes sense. How much, and when can I collect?"
Alan: "Umm, thirty bucks short of ten grand sir, and you can collect on Wednesday"
G: ". Umm, I guess I don't really have many options here?"
Alan: "No sir"
G: "Go ahead Alan"
Alan: "Awesome. See you on Wednesday"
Alan: "Good day sir, Alan from Audi Centre"
G: "Hi Alan, is my car ready?"
Alan: "Well sir, there's good news and bad news"
G: "Ok, hit me with it"
Alan: "The good news is that we managed to get the water bottle. Its only R189"
G: "Awesome. So when can I collect?"
Alan: "Well sir, we fitted the water bottle, did a pressure test, and we need to replace the water pump as well"
G: "Ok, how much?"
Alan: "Water pump is only a couple of hundred rand sir"
G: "Awesome, when can I collect?"
Alan: "Well sir, in order to fit the water pump, we need to remove the cam - which we do again as part of the major service due in 5oookm. Can we go ahead and do the major service now? It'll save you, as we only have to remove the cam once that way"
G: "Makes sense. How much, and when can I collect?"
Alan: "Umm, thirty bucks short of ten grand sir, and you can collect on Wednesday"
G: "
Alan: "No sir"
G: "Go ahead Alan"
Alan: "Awesome. See you on Wednesday"
Sunday, June 17, 2007
iPhone launches in 12 days...
If you haven't heard yet, the iPhone launches in just under two weeks. June 29th to be exact - in the US first, and then Europe, Asia and the rest of the world. Its not very clear when the first batch will be shipped to SA yet, but you can be sure of one thing - getting your hands on one of these puppies will only happen with some serious influence over the next few months.
From what I have been able to read so far, they will retail from around 499USD, and Apple will be shipping somewhere in the region of 3 millions units for launch. So what's the big deal? Why would you want one:
- Well, its another slick looking device from apple for starters.
- Comes with contacts and calendaring functionality - much like any other new mobile phone.
- It got a built in 2 megapixel camera - still not the unique selling feature.
- It can do email. Ok, so which device released in the last few years can't?
- Its an iPod. Yes, an iPod. That's music and video. Making sense now?
- Oh, and it doesn't have any buttons. Its all driven through a revolutionary multi-touch interface.
If you still need convincing, check out these adverts on the iPhone site.
From what I have been able to read so far, they will retail from around 499USD, and Apple will be shipping somewhere in the region of 3 millions units for launch. So what's the big deal? Why would you want one:
- Well, its another slick looking device from apple for starters.
- Comes with contacts and calendaring functionality - much like any other new mobile phone.
- It got a built in 2 megapixel camera - still not the unique selling feature.
- It can do email. Ok, so which device released in the last few years can't?
- Its an iPod. Yes, an iPod. That's music and video. Making sense now?
- Oh, and it doesn't have any buttons. Its all driven through a revolutionary multi-touch interface.
If you still need convincing, check out these adverts on the iPhone site.
Check the oil and water please...!
My mobility has been somewhat hampered over the past 2 days, and probably will be for another 2 days. Thats because my car is currently sitting in the workshop, waiting for a new water container.
It all started on Friday afternoon, on the way home from work. Rush hour traffic through the detours in Rosebank and I notice that there is steam rising from the left side of my bonnet. Thinking that I've probably run out of water, I quickly maneuver my way into a side road and turn the engine off. I wait about 45 minutes for the engine to cool down before taking the water cap off. The bottle is empty, so I figure that I caught it just in time. Luckily I have a 1.5l bottle of water in my boot - I quickly pour that into the bottle. Not enough, so I find a tap, fill the bottle, and continue to top up the level in the container. Still not enough, I go back another 3 times. Eventually the level reaches the top, and I figure that its all sorted.
I make my way home slowly, watching the gauge to make sure the temperature doesn't rocket - all looks good. I promise myself that I'll check my water more often.
Anyway, wake up on Saturday morning and figure I'll go and have the oil checked, tyre pressure checked, and give the car a good clean. When I ask the guy to check the water and oil, he starts filling up the water container once again, pours and pours and pours until its full. I then check under the car, and its leaking out all over the garage floor. Problem.
So I take the car straight to Audi, about 1 km up the road, and then do a pressure test. Sure enough, there's a leak. They remove the bottle only to find that it is quite badly cracked underneath - probably as a result of the heat, and the fact that it has seen over 100k km's in mileage now.
Long story short, they need to order a new water bottle which will take a day or two, and once received, is a 5 minute job to replace. I just hope that the damage has been limited to the water bottle, and that everything else is ok. Also means that I am car-less at the moment - so between K and I, we'll have to make a plan to get to work in the morning.
It all started on Friday afternoon, on the way home from work. Rush hour traffic through the detours in Rosebank and I notice that there is steam rising from the left side of my bonnet. Thinking that I've probably run out of water, I quickly maneuver my way into a side road and turn the engine off. I wait about 45 minutes for the engine to cool down before taking the water cap off. The bottle is empty, so I figure that I caught it just in time. Luckily I have a 1.5l bottle of water in my boot - I quickly pour that into the bottle. Not enough, so I find a tap, fill the bottle, and continue to top up the level in the container. Still not enough, I go back another 3 times. Eventually the level reaches the top, and I figure that its all sorted.
I make my way home slowly, watching the gauge to make sure the temperature doesn't rocket - all looks good. I promise myself that I'll check my water more often.
Anyway, wake up on Saturday morning and figure I'll go and have the oil checked, tyre pressure checked, and give the car a good clean. When I ask the guy to check the water and oil, he starts filling up the water container once again, pours and pours and pours until its full. I then check under the car, and its leaking out all over the garage floor. Problem.
So I take the car straight to Audi, about 1 km up the road, and then do a pressure test. Sure enough, there's a leak. They remove the bottle only to find that it is quite badly cracked underneath - probably as a result of the heat, and the fact that it has seen over 100k km's in mileage now.
Long story short, they need to order a new water bottle which will take a day or two, and once received, is a 5 minute job to replace. I just hope that the damage has been limited to the water bottle, and that everything else is ok. Also means that I am car-less at the moment - so between K and I, we'll have to make a plan to get to work in the morning.
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