Connectivity in Jakarta
by Darren Spence
Sunday brought the start of the Holy month of Ramadan and with it the closure of all entertainment venues for the day (i.e – pubs). This brought with it a problem. Whilst I have access to the internet, for most private houses in Indonesia, connectivity (especially for streaming) is on a par with South Sudan so for a 10am start I had to find a business open that had sufficient streaming capabilities to watch the game.
Enter Starbucks. The Starbucks idea went pear shaped during the first quarter when people started staring at this weird guy with head phones screaming at his IPad so a new venue next door was sorted out for the 2nd quarter. Read more
Oh, Henny Penny, the sky is falling and I am going to the lion to tell him about it!
by Darren Spence
Chicken Little likes to walk in the woods. She looks at the trees. She likes to smell the flowers. She likes to listen to the birds singing. One day while she was walking an acorn falls from a tree, and hits the top of her little head. “My, oh, my, the sky is falling. I must tell the lion about it” – says Chicken Little and begins to run. She runs and runs. By and by she meets the hen. ” Where are you going?” asks the hen. “Oh, Henny Penny, the sky is falling and I am going to the lion to tell him about it”. “How do you know it?” asks Henny Penny. “It head me on the head, so it must be so” says Chicken Little. ” Let me go with you!” says Henny Penny…….run run…… Read more
Watching the Dees beat the Bombers by a point – priceless!
Watching the Dees beat the Bombers by a point – priceless! by Darren Spence 3 stitches in my hand for hitting the bar when Zaharakis kicked that 2nd goal – $0 (covered by insurance), cost of cracking the bar – 1 beer to the bar manager, watching the Demons beat the Bombers by a point – PRICELESS!
The stitches scar will be a ‘war wound’ I carry around forever it what will be a constant reminder of what has to be one of the best wins I have seen the Mighty Dees pull off. Read more
Billy Stretch shines for SA
MELBOURNE father-son prospect Billy Stretch was among a host of Croweaters who boosted their chances at November’s NAB AFL Draft in South Australia’s come-from-behind win over Western Australia.
The son of former Demon (164 games) and Fitzroy (25 games) player, Steven Stretch, starred on a wing and had good support from SA captain Jake Johansen and likely top-five draft pick Sam Durdin. Stretch gathered 19 touches – eight contested – and pumped the ball inside 50m five times. Read more
The Dees in 2014
by Darren Spence
Well we are in June and the Dees and indeed myself are travelling far better than the same time last year (which is more than I can say for Wayne Campbell’s Bridgestone tyres – but more on that later). This time last year I was in a half body cast and the Demons were – well lets be honest here – one of the laughing stocks of the AFL. Yes we have only won 3 games so far but even the Demons’ harshest critics (Damian Barrett this includes you) have to admit that for the first time in recent memory there is a lot to like about the MFC. Read more
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