Kiss Me and Ask me in mandarin sound and are spelled almost the same. Only a slight variation in the tone separates the two. So earlier today, while Vicky and I are walking two dogs from the nearby vet (that is another story) a little girl walks up to us to pat these dogs.
The little girl talking to vicky, pointing at me "does he speak chinese?"
My reply before Vicky can answer "kiss me, kiss me"
The little girl, running away from us "daddy, daddy"
Vicky "run"
Tomorrow we will find a new park.
On a different note, R-diddy HasselRoff, i am flattered you think of me like that, but even if i was in RADelaide, there is no way i am attending a party in your bed (thats right ladies)
Tuesday, March 31
Monday, March 30
Nick the Tipper
Nick leads the tipping comp.....just. Dan is last. Its still not too late to enter, I think you get all the home games for the rounds you missed out on. Go Libber, Go Dogs!
Sunday, March 29
MARIANNE IS 'ARMLESS!!
Marianne is in hospital at the moment recovering from an operation to repair her damaged (right) wrist. She fractured her wrist in a fall in the shower. Marianne can't just take a shower, oh no, that would be too simple. She has to CLEAN the shower at the same time and slipped up. She now has a steel plate in her wrist so it could be interesting going through airports.
Six degrees of separation....The guy who put a temporary caste on Marianne saw the name and turns out he knows Jake and Joe from school. He was telling us the story of a New Years Eve party at Manly which involved, among other things, hitting golf balls off the top of the apartment building (a la Kramer). It also turned out that Joe and another party goer got accidentally locked out of the apartment building, decided to climb up balconies to get in and on the way up found one that had left a balcony door open. When the occupant arrived home she found a note from her intruders that read "Nice apartment. Thanks for the hospitality. Tony and Joe." The next morning the police knocked on the door of Joe's apartment..............
Six degrees of separation....The guy who put a temporary caste on Marianne saw the name and turns out he knows Jake and Joe from school. He was telling us the story of a New Years Eve party at Manly which involved, among other things, hitting golf balls off the top of the apartment building (a la Kramer). It also turned out that Joe and another party goer got accidentally locked out of the apartment building, decided to climb up balconies to get in and on the way up found one that had left a balcony door open. When the occupant arrived home she found a note from her intruders that read "Nice apartment. Thanks for the hospitality. Tony and Joe." The next morning the police knocked on the door of Joe's apartment..............
Friday, March 27
Wednesday, March 25
Monday, March 23
AFL Tipping Competition
1st round starts this week. Go to www.footytips.com.au/jc.cfm?c=140925&P=roff for a direct link to join all the footy tipping fun. Come on!
Happy birthday Julia
Julia turns fifty-something tomorrow and will celebrate with either dinner out with some mates (including me, of course) or a dinner at home with the family. Amanda has already give her tickets to a Paul Kelly concert but, of course, she's expecting more. Jan is here at the moment which is a great treat. After the Lismore Christmas, it's hard to recognise Jan when she's actually standing up but she looks great and we're about to go test some of the great Asian food in Box Hill.
What does Sheedy know?
No sooner have I joined Damian's tipping competition than Kevin Sheedy has a go at me from a rival tipping competition.
http://sledgeyourmates.news.com.au/heraldsun?article=15555
If you haven't registered yet, do it - first AFL game is on Thursday this week.
http://sledgeyourmates.news.com.au/heraldsun?article=15555
If you haven't registered yet, do it - first AFL game is on Thursday this week.
Friday, March 20
Monday, March 16
Puffing Billy Here We Come
Calling all Roffies who want to race against Puffing Billy on Sunday 3rd May. Entries are now open, so best get in early and score a place if you are keen. Ash, have you officially registered and paid?
The website to use is www.puffingbilly.com.au
We are all getting very excited about our 5 week road trip, departing just after Easter. I hope we all come back still friends and that no one kills Lily along the way. Although, if the Newcastle Roffs did it and came back alive (and still say it was one of their best ever holidays) then we can too!!!
Love to all, especially Joe and Sarah. Hang in there guys ... it won't be that bad for too long.
Hope to see you along the way on the Roff Roadtrip. Run for the hills ... you may get a visit from the Armidale Roffs.
Love Jenny
The website to use is www.puffingbilly.com.au
We are all getting very excited about our 5 week road trip, departing just after Easter. I hope we all come back still friends and that no one kills Lily along the way. Although, if the Newcastle Roffs did it and came back alive (and still say it was one of their best ever holidays) then we can too!!!
Love to all, especially Joe and Sarah. Hang in there guys ... it won't be that bad for too long.
Hope to see you along the way on the Roff Roadtrip. Run for the hills ... you may get a visit from the Armidale Roffs.
Love Jenny
Eli
.... just before he woke up hungry and screaming, waking the other one in the process, who then decides he wants to play with his Thomas trains, screams when he is not allowed, which wakes up the younger one...It is an abyss, I see no light, and I am going to bed.
AFL Tipping Competition
I have set up an AFL tipping comp for all Roffs.
This will be tremendous fun! Simply log on to footytips.com.au. You need to register which is easy. Then you need to "find a comp". The comp is roff afl and the password is roff. Lastly enter tips for round 1. I suggest those living in Radelaide and WA tip with their heads and not their hearts to maximise results.
Could cousins get their hopeless parents involved.
It is all FREE! but I suggest that if you enter you undertake to send the winner a CD at the end of the comp.
This will be tremendous fun! Simply log on to footytips.com.au. You need to register which is easy. Then you need to "find a comp". The comp is roff afl and the password is roff. Lastly enter tips for round 1. I suggest those living in Radelaide and WA tip with their heads and not their hearts to maximise results.
Could cousins get their hopeless parents involved.
It is all FREE! but I suggest that if you enter you undertake to send the winner a CD at the end of the comp.
Saturday, March 14
Melbourne moments
It's raining at last and the tank is full. Julia, Bonnie and I had a weekend camping on the property Amanda rents at Nagambie which included a canoe down the river to Chateau Tabilk for some excellent tastings. The restaurant looked good, too, but they don't do dogs. Might be something else to consider when you're down here for Puffing Billy, Damian and Jenny.
Amanda was at the festival below on the weekend, as was Annika as a customer. It was good that it stayed dry. Both girls were out here today to catch up with our old mate, Brian Gibbons, who is down from Stanhope for a quick visit. Lance Gibbens, the bloke Stuart mistook for Brian and ruined his chances of getting a teaching job in New Zealand, will be here tomorrow afternoon to pick up a bike so they'll finally meet. The story will be told again. Nick is working and saving. He's back at rugby training so his short visit to the hospital hasn't slowed him down much. Dom is playing rugby this year instead of soccer but he's just 16 and will be in the under 18s where he will, no doubt, be introduced to many of the 30 year-old Pacific Islanders in opposition teams who claim they meet the age limit. I'm keeping our private health insurance this year.
Adam rang today as a short distraction from possibly his last two weeks of thesis writing. He's delerious, as you can see from the hand-holding furry critters below, but is enjoying his new job.
The students are back and I'm about to start week three of semester one. I've already told them everything I know - it could be a long 12 weeks...
Amanda was at the festival below on the weekend, as was Annika as a customer. It was good that it stayed dry. Both girls were out here today to catch up with our old mate, Brian Gibbons, who is down from Stanhope for a quick visit. Lance Gibbens, the bloke Stuart mistook for Brian and ruined his chances of getting a teaching job in New Zealand, will be here tomorrow afternoon to pick up a bike so they'll finally meet. The story will be told again. Nick is working and saving. He's back at rugby training so his short visit to the hospital hasn't slowed him down much. Dom is playing rugby this year instead of soccer but he's just 16 and will be in the under 18s where he will, no doubt, be introduced to many of the 30 year-old Pacific Islanders in opposition teams who claim they meet the age limit. I'm keeping our private health insurance this year.
Adam rang today as a short distraction from possibly his last two weeks of thesis writing. He's delerious, as you can see from the hand-holding furry critters below, but is enjoying his new job.
The students are back and I'm about to start week three of semester one. I've already told them everything I know - it could be a long 12 weeks...
The curse of the Roff name
So the Australian Legal Business magazine did their annual who's who of intellectual property lawyers. They ring up a bunch of businesses, and ask them, over the phone, about the lawyers they've been using:
Dammit! I'm sure all Roffs who have ever tried to order a pizza will feel my pain.
Dammit! I'm sure all Roffs who have ever tried to order a pizza will feel my pain.
Friday, March 13
Tuesday, March 10
Thursday, March 5
Blues Fest '09
Kelly and I are going to the Blues Fest on Saturday 11th April - Ben Harper headlining. Is anyone coming this way?
