The first weekend

So, that first night i ended up passing out and so missed the steak dinner with the chileans. However, since then ive made up for it with two grande steaks in two nights (one was probably the best steak i will probably ever have - if you ever go to BA get a steak from La Cabrera in Palermo). That Immodium is starting to feel like a waste of money now...

This weekend Ive been staying in a hostel in San Telmo in BA. Very nice it is too with its leafy cobbled streets. However, that might all end tonight as I have signed up to a Spanish Course and maybe a homestay thingy. The school ive chosen has come recommended by a couple of people, but its also the most inexpensive place ive seen so far. i figured that the money id save on the school could be put to good use when i get fed up with staying in dorm rooms....or to fuel my steak habit...

So... Creamfields took place this weekend, but instead of blowing cash on 15hrs of electronica music (which would have been some kind of hell i think), i instead took a trip the Bombonero to see Boca Juniors vs Velez Sarsfield. Boca kicked their asses 4-0 in quite an exciting game. Bocas star striker, Martin Palermo scored two goals to put him within 6 more strikes of being the top goalscorer for boca of all time. This irked the Velez fans somewhat and they started throwing bits of chairs, bags of flour and bottles of warm yellow liquid down from their tier onto the the bit where we were. Thankfully i was under the lip of the tier and nothing came our way, but twas a bit mental nevertheless...

Well, when i settle into the language school things should calm down a bit and i can fill you in on the other stuff ive seen and done...

Im off to a percussion school / club tonight so that should be pretty cool...

hasta luego (who needs language classes!)

And so it begins...

It´s been a long day... 27hrs since leaving my sisters pad in HBT, Hampshire I have arrived at my hostel in BA, Argentina. Holy Moly. Too tired to write much. Gonna get my head down and then get down to the serious business of beer and steak with some Chilean dudes I met at the airport.

(Dos) Mas later

Map Man

Big shout out to Sam Strudwick for his assistance with the mapping thing I've got going on. I'm hoping to put some pins in the map for nearly everything I do:
- Day 3: Dicky tummy - check.
- Ran out of hostel without paying - check.
- Smuggled guns across border - check.

It gets crazy on the road... and awful lonely

Thanks to Sound Theory for making me understand why my momma called me what she did.



http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=O5tWwefmAfM

"You bloody f***ing democracy loving c**k licking b*stard."

Just seen this picture on the BBC web-site:
"Passions run high in the Turkish parliament during a debate on constitutional changes which would allow ordinary citizens to elect the president."

I love that kind of shit. Political big wigs, who know better, getting so enraged by what their opponent have said they actually dive across the floor and swing for the buggers. Brilliant.

Leave your captions in the comments!

The Big Flop on the River

A big shout out to "atthechimeofacityclock" for hosting a poker night at the weekend. Despite being overwhelmed by cheese and onion kettle chips, a fine evening was had by all

As for form, i did pretty darn badly in the first game, but what they didn't realise was that i was all part of the very un-dude plan of lulling my opponents into a very false sense of security. 2nd game i came out all guns blazing and calmly secured a big pot with a pair of aces. Hell yeah! In the end Colonel Bowley and yours truly split the pot.

Proof, if you need it is here - Classy!