Year
in review...
Eleven months in, and it's all gone pretty well this year.
After an amazing new year spent with good friends, and good beer (I love that 2M) the year got off to a rather surprising start, with my folks announcing they'd be moving to Maseru. Cue: gleeful rubbing of hands in expectation of much partying and debauchery!
There was to be very little partying though. In fact I've probably held fewer parties in my parents house since they up and left, than when they were here. And none of them have ended with semi clad women running up and down the garden.
After the highs of the best winter in the history of winters last year, this year was always going to struggle. Call it World Cup hang over or whatever but really this winter sucked. It was cold! It was boring! And I spent large chunks of it sick.
I gained lots of weight, had a jol at the July and visited Maseru more often than ever before.
If one were to split the year into three segments, I'd have to say the third part of this year has been most awesome! From the Annual Mollo-Middleton party, to the paradise that was Coldplay, the high of my beloved Lions winning the Currie cup on the same day as Kings of Leon (and the awesome accompanying days in Soweto), and David Guetta, it really has been party time.
As usual, in the love stakes I've blown hot and cold in 2011. Met some really beautiful women. One Arian in particular captured my imaginantion, but sadly, it was not to be.
But all is not lost, for I've reconnected with a former a flame, and I have much hope for the future.
Manchester United came to the party as usual. Winning the Premier league for the 19th time was truly special and as a fan, I was beyond delighted! The red half of Manchester has consistently been enthralled by Sir Alex's men and I think it is most special for those fans, who have grown up and lived in Manchester all their lives.
Meanwhile the less said about Kaizer Chiefs the better. They have really flattered to deceive! As my brother so often states "they are the most consistently inconsistent team in the world". One week they're up, the next they're down. While one's busy mulling that over, we're being told that some members of management were "not elected by the ANC or IFP" that they're there by birthright. Hardly something to be proud of! Anyway I'm over that team!
The ruling party has still not lured me back. Every time I feel that pang of nostalgia, something happens (mostly-though not solely Juju) to remind me why they're such a turn off now.
One thing that has happened is I've learned that dealing with the domestic help is two things. One: a full time job! Two: the most annoying thing you'll ever do. I'm told that's a gross generalisation, be that as it may, it is my reality! I think I'm a pretty patient person, but jeez, this lady has really tested that patience. Definitely one of 2011s lowlights!
But my highlight this year has been setting up this blog! Perhaps it's my slight narssicism, but I've always been a journal writer. Always enjoyed going back and having a look at my often crazy, sometime incoherent thoughts after the fact.
Sharing these thoughts with the ten people that read this has been awesome, and even better has been the positive feedback I've received from the people who enjoy my rantings.
2011 isn't over yet, and it'd be really nice to finish strong. I think we have to. It is our duty and indeed our joy!
Eleven months in, and it's all gone pretty well this year.
After an amazing new year spent with good friends, and good beer (I love that 2M) the year got off to a rather surprising start, with my folks announcing they'd be moving to Maseru. Cue: gleeful rubbing of hands in expectation of much partying and debauchery!
There was to be very little partying though. In fact I've probably held fewer parties in my parents house since they up and left, than when they were here. And none of them have ended with semi clad women running up and down the garden.
After the highs of the best winter in the history of winters last year, this year was always going to struggle. Call it World Cup hang over or whatever but really this winter sucked. It was cold! It was boring! And I spent large chunks of it sick.
I gained lots of weight, had a jol at the July and visited Maseru more often than ever before.
If one were to split the year into three segments, I'd have to say the third part of this year has been most awesome! From the Annual Mollo-Middleton party, to the paradise that was Coldplay, the high of my beloved Lions winning the Currie cup on the same day as Kings of Leon (and the awesome accompanying days in Soweto), and David Guetta, it really has been party time.
As usual, in the love stakes I've blown hot and cold in 2011. Met some really beautiful women. One Arian in particular captured my imaginantion, but sadly, it was not to be.
But all is not lost, for I've reconnected with a former a flame, and I have much hope for the future.
Manchester United came to the party as usual. Winning the Premier league for the 19th time was truly special and as a fan, I was beyond delighted! The red half of Manchester has consistently been enthralled by Sir Alex's men and I think it is most special for those fans, who have grown up and lived in Manchester all their lives.
Meanwhile the less said about Kaizer Chiefs the better. They have really flattered to deceive! As my brother so often states "they are the most consistently inconsistent team in the world". One week they're up, the next they're down. While one's busy mulling that over, we're being told that some members of management were "not elected by the ANC or IFP" that they're there by birthright. Hardly something to be proud of! Anyway I'm over that team!
The ruling party has still not lured me back. Every time I feel that pang of nostalgia, something happens (mostly-though not solely Juju) to remind me why they're such a turn off now.
One thing that has happened is I've learned that dealing with the domestic help is two things. One: a full time job! Two: the most annoying thing you'll ever do. I'm told that's a gross generalisation, be that as it may, it is my reality! I think I'm a pretty patient person, but jeez, this lady has really tested that patience. Definitely one of 2011s lowlights!
But my highlight this year has been setting up this blog! Perhaps it's my slight narssicism, but I've always been a journal writer. Always enjoyed going back and having a look at my often crazy, sometime incoherent thoughts after the fact.
Sharing these thoughts with the ten people that read this has been awesome, and even better has been the positive feedback I've received from the people who enjoy my rantings.
2011 isn't over yet, and it'd be really nice to finish strong. I think we have to. It is our duty and indeed our joy!
