top 10

As is now tradition (Top 10 of 2006,
Top 10 of 2007

Here is my top ten for the amazing year of 2008:

  1. Passing my Bsc Degree! ( and having a party to celebrate http://www.baldy.za.net/node/643)
  2. Moving to Cork in Ireland
  3. Leon and Lehesta Rademan wedding
  4. Completing my first marathon (http://www.baldy.za.net/node/594)
  5. Spencer Tunick installation at Blarney Castle (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1301679.ece)
  6. Anne Frank house, Amsterdam very emotional
  7. Road Trip in Audi A6 from Munich to Brno in Czech (http://www.baldy.za.net/node/610)
  8. Traveling over land from Brno to Helsinki
  9. Pub crawling in Munich (http://www.baldy.za.net/node/607)
  10. Selling my Monte Carlo (http://www.baldy.za.net/node/559)

Nominations include:

  • SA meetup in Amsterdam

I had to get up early (5am) this morning to get to Stanstead so I could wait all day for connecting flight to Dusseldorf. This together with a packed Ryan Air flight, there random polyphonic jingles and the two large Irish girls discussing there sex lives next to me meant I had to make lists in my head instead of going to sleep as I usually do on planes.
I was remotely interested in there conversations, after it started to get saucy I checked them out and it rather took the edge off the imagery.
Normally I would have been more proactive and checked out the people sitting next to me as soon as I sat down or even based my seating on appropriate looking people. As I said it was early and no one is sexy in a ryan air sardine can with all that yellow and blue.

So lists that where bubbling in my head Top 10 for 2008, how on earth will I fit this year into 10 things?

In the spirit of last years Top 10 of 2006. Here is my top ten for 2007:

  1. Drinking Efes, playing backgammon and smoking nargile on a rooftop in Istanbul
  2. Table Mountain Crazy Race
  3. Clifton Cold Water Mile
  4. Getting this close to getting my Bsc Degree
  5. Windhoek Road Trip
  6. Selling my Lancia Beta (some what bitter sweet)
  7. CRAG, most Wednesday nights
  8. Grootwinter Hoek hike and Leon/Lehesta engagement
  9. Coffee in Cagliria, Sardinia
  10. Wine tasting for wedding presents

Nominations include:

  • The Cause Party build up
  • Jaroenes Stag night and wedding speeches
  • Official sweeps to "The puffer"
My top ten events for the very remarkable year:
  1. Ronnie and Sara getting married
  2. Completing my first half marathon with Leon
  3. Leon buying a house
  4. Winning the Captian Morgen Xtreme challenge with Terence, Leon and Andrew
  5. Driving around Killarney race track in my Monte
  6. Investing money in the stock market
  7. Roadtrip to Tzaneen, with Greg, Leon and Ronnie
  8. Reading the Game
  9. Tammys return to Cape Town, and my new neighbour
  10. Rise and fall of two spectacular live in girlfriends

Nominations include:

  • Mr T's 80's Party
  • Growing a moustache
  • Almost working full day like a normal persons job
  • Argus Cycle tour
  • China Town, Bruma JHB
  • Putting out the braai at killarney
  • Closing a credit card
  • Getting punched in the face