Over the past few weeks our household has religously watched Hell’s Kitchen 2 on Austar. This has turned into a bit of an obsession for SK & myself, watching Hell’s Kitchen, The F Word & Kitchen Nightmares episodes on YouTube in bed before sleep.

I don’t know what we are going to do when we have watched everything available as nothing else compares!

Gordon Ramsey is an offensive, insulting man. However, he also knows his shit. I am a weakling emotionally & there is no way known to man I would survive under his pressure. I think those that have come before him are extremely brave & should be commended for getting through it alive.

There is a lot to be learnt from Gordon & those that can take his insults on the chin will come out with a wealth of knowledge.

Here I’ve added a YouTube video of my all time favourite “Ramsey Rant”. This has become a constant call in our house.

 What do you think?

Sad news came over the radio yesterday that Ashley Cooper passed away in Royal Adelaide Hospital at around 1.00PM local time (1.30PM AEDT). There has been a Tribute page set up at Ashley’s website where you can read & post your own tribute to Ashley & his family.

Say G’day to those who’ve passed & swap stories with Brocky. May you rest now.

The V8 Supercar Season has kicked off in Adelaide for the Clipsall 500. It has been a fairly eventful weekend with crashes in all races, the most focus being on Fujitsu Series Driver Ashley Cooper. The crash he was singularly involved in saw him treated on track by paramedics with an Emergency Tracheotomy followed by being rushed to Royal Adelaide Hospital where he is now on Life Support.

Thoughts are with his family who are by his side.

Ashley is an Ulladulla family man. Perhaps his residing so close to where I grew up has brought my attention to him in the depth that it has. My feelings are that no matter who has been injured & wherever they reside, my thoughts are always with them & their respectful families. I know the anxious feeling I have right now of hoping for good news any minute is that of when our annual pilgrimage to Mt Panorama was saddened with the passing of Mark Porter after his accident on Friday 6th October 2006. Mark ended hisfight & sadly departed on Sunday, 8th October 2006.

I remember Friday evening, Saturday & Sunday morning was spent with SK , Duff & myself searching news on our mobile phones for updates at our campsite. It was a sombre feeling trudging to trackside knowing someones life hung in the balance for the sport we were there cheering on & supporting. I cannot explain the emotions we dealt with. I feel them all over again.

This motorsport has a huge following. We all agree that Holden vs Ford rivalry is strong & enjoyable, as most banter is harmelss fun. However knowing that the drivers risk their lives everytime they get behind the wheel makes us all respect each & every one of them. No matter which team they drive for, or which badge they shine.

Please pull through Ashley. Your Family, Friends & Fans need you. Godspeed.

With the V8 Supercar Season about to start our household is becoming quite anxious. We have already received our application letter for this years Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 campground & we are looking forward to the pilgrimage from our new house to the mountain.

To celebrate the beginning of the season I thought I would place this vid found on YouTube on my blog. I’d love to hear from other enthusiasts out there or those of you had just got a kick from the vid. I’m a HUGE fan & even though this Driver isn’t aware yet that he doesn’t drive for the right team, I got a massive kick from this video.

Do I get a chant of Aussie Aussie Aussie….????

Here is a good vid I found on YouTube. It’s promoting the WWE No Way Out Elimination Chamber matches. This PPV took place yesterday in Las Vegas & SK, Duff & Myself thoroughly enjoyed watching it last night.

The official theme song of the 2008 No Way Out: Seether “Fake It”.

Hope you enjoy watching this.

We have finally settled into our new house. Although we are still unpacking slowly, there is plenty to occupy our spare time.

We have been to the local shops a few times & are becoming accustomed to the area.

Fishing has been keeping us busy as well. Unfortunately we seem to be catching undersized fish only. Bream has been the most regular with a Whiting in amongst the mix. They were all sent back to their homes with messages for their older siblings & friends! We have heard mixed stories about Lake Illawarra fishing. If we believe the majority, then surely we are to catch something worthwhile soon. However we have also been told that we will keep catching undersized fish in the Lake & that we need to go elsewhere for the bigger guys. If anyone has an opinion or advice on this, please feel free to educate us. We are mere amateurs & don’t know a great deal about fishing spots etc.

Recently SK’s sister Duff brought home a long anticipated new game for the Wii. Guitar Hero III. We have had so much fun with this since it’s debut in our house. On Easy mode, I have already made Rock Legend status & unlocked a couple of characters & several songs. The challenge on Medium is to get my little fingers around to the Blue button. I don’t know what i’m going to do when it comes time to add the 5th & last Orange button to the mix.

I am currently still not working nor am I receiving benefits. Theres are a few reasons surrounding this however I hope to get my hands on some casual work real soon. My biggest issue lays with what kind of work will be available. I would love to involve myself with Family Day Care again, however this isn’t ideal given our living situation. Also the fact that i’m feeling spent on the Child Care field & don’t think I could continue to do it day in day out again. My hopes lay with the local baby shops.

So, all in all we are realy happy to be living in the residence we have found. we seem to have wonderful neighbours around us that realy do keep to themselves unless having a chat or sending out a smile & wave as you or they go by. We have plenty of fond memories of the Sydney house, like SK & My first Christmas together, Family Gatherings & Winter with the Firepit. However we have many more good memories to make in our new residence & look forward to making them happen.

Below are photos of the houses that have changed our life for the better…..                                                                                

Then:          Now: 

A HUGE Thank You to all participants in my Quote This comp. I set this challenge more for a fun experience, which I believe everybody including myself has enjoyed participating in.

I must apologise for allowing time to get away from me without announcing the winner earlier. Currently we have been moving house which we are basically finished physically moving & have had issues surrounding our internet. Cutting a long story short I am using the free “dial up” service provided to us until our ADSL is once again fixed.

Anyways, to announce the Winner. I have had a hard time trying to cull my fav quotes down to one. Therefore I have 2 winners who will each receive their 500 Entrecard Credits!

They are:

#10 Lightening
“Weeeeeee—-eeeeeellllll…..you know you make me want to shout…”

#27 Maria
“Stop laffin at me! I swearz! I kan fliez!”
(In LOLCat of course)

CONGRATULATIONS to the both of you! Your ECs have been sent to each of you. Thank you both for spending the time to add some humour to my site.Thank you to everyone else for leaving a Quote & hope to see you on my next blog.