30 Second News: ROCK IT 2011

30 Second News: ROCK IT 2011

Hope you all get splendidly happy drunk and maintain the perfect alcohol buzz to euphorically take you into the new year surrounded by friends and loved ones.

I hope you all have a super super cool new years – and that upon reflection you can smile on the year that has passed and passed out. If not drink some wine or your choice of vice, or make those inevitable New Year resolutions that are destined to come true (really come true) ?

So as the year closes here is the latest edition of 30 second news. A summary 2010

2010 in all aspect was a perfect year and should be considered so. I got all the things that people wish for, the shiny car, the apartment on the beach, the international travel, the freedom in work, the ability to dodge work and accountability, spare time enrich oneself with the real fun of guitar playing and surfing and the highlight of course meeting a great person who is now both cool companion and chilled girlfriend Chris ( pretty hard to find). So now standing on the pedestal that was 2010 – I look around and there is only one way now ---- down.

Jumping down the rabbit hole of 2011. It is going to be almost impossible to top 2010 – but as the Nepalese colloquial saying goes ‘what can one do?’

For those Hung Over on New Years and Facebooking here is my banal experiences of 2010, with attempted ROCK humour – Rock off!

a. Looked around the middles east a lot! Travelled to 14 countries, realized the middle east is not bomb crater, filled with lunatic suicidal maniacs with trigger finger fingers – just another religiously oppressed working class, not at all dissimilar to States – except these guys don’t own CNN and thus unfortunately faile to have a news soap box at their disposal with which to pollute all of the world.

b. Travel Highlights (( Israel, to Pakistan to Sri Lanka , to Hong Kong and Denmark)

i. Motor Biking and Longboarding in Sri Lanka with Buddhist dudes, meditated with the herb on the Himalayas with Jordanian heritage, skiing Scandanvia with a Californian, Partying Chinese New Years Hong Kong with Brazilian, Jumping at the Taj Mahal, Dodging grumpy Danes on bikes, Watching skirted Arabs booze, sleeping in deserts, sailing to the world (the man made one), scooter time in Goa, Saying no in 10 languages to junk trinket sellers .

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c. So other shit about rocks. Dubai Rocks – deserts rock, not living at home rocks, not saving any money as you spend everything on travel – who gives rocks?? dreaming of playing like Jimi Hendrix provides motivation – to rock, and Chris Rocks

d. Xmas in Dubai – sitting with tattooed Lebanese Hells Angel Harley Gang in Dubai - a very festive Xmas. Not having to wrap presents – yes that rocked!

e. Iran skiing aint gonna rock as my passport expired – so no rocking down slopes with the Persians.

f. Learning to Stand on the flowrider – is stoking , not surf stoking but up there. Get eaten by the double pump is tame – nothing like Elands 4 foot . More like Long beach 3 foot shore break. Unrocking working.

g. Last year New Years was shooting up illegals in Transkei – this year is a quite meditation. Mixing things up – THAT definitely rocks

h. Thought of working for the man another year – certainly doesn’t rock – puke rock

i. Other people that rock – George Carlin, Bill Hicks, John Lennon, and Jim and Jimi – the legends who define ROCK.

j. Other people who are bad rocks are – the AWB, Marthinus van Schalkwyk and of course JZ – these are big big rocks.

k. Arabs do drink in their dish dashes– hypocrisy is a crucial element for the smooth flowing of modern society – unsure if this rocks or not?

l. Time for Red Wine at the Oezo bar NOW – Justin Jansen would be in his ‘element of rock’ in this place – just put it on the Clifton and it’s a winner – wine bar, jazz and soft sunsetting sand. Rock on – I say to the Cabernet – ‘the nose is a little Rocky though’

m. Hope your New Year party ROCKS and that those NY resolutions all come splendidly true. Remember careful what you wish for and in the end no one actually gives any rocks whatsoever except maybe you.

n. Rock n Roll

Embrace the absurdity and keep riding the wave.

Peace

2011