Whatup

Wow this Fifa World Cup is really starting to be a bit of a bummer.
First, building all the stadiums - screwing up Green Point stadium - messing with the roads, getting the taxis on strike because of the bus thing - and now....  Suddenly you can win thousands of ticket in stupid competitions and you can even buy your ticket at a counter!!  Not so long ago most of us thought we'd have to take out a loan to afford a single ticket!

An estimated 150 000 people less are coming from overseas - and Im sure that figure is going to change very soon.  And they want us to believe the only reason for that is the overcharging of hotels and B&Bs.
I think not.  In my humble opinion, Julius Malema and cohorts also have a finger in that pie.

There were some rumours a while ago that FIFA was a bit low on cash, they actually held back on some orders.  They have finally ordered some stuff, but the cheapest version available.  (and no I cant tell you what it is)  Makes you wonder if the rumours are true....

I am not a soccer fan.  (I used to be when Becks still played for Man United, with the little plaits....)
These days Im starting to get a bit irritated with the whole thing.  All the ads - those vuvenzelas drive me insane - everything is just soccer, soccer, soccer.  I wont be going anywhere near a city or town with a stadium.  Our roads cant even handle the South Africans driving on it, how will it look with hundreds of thousands of tourists.  Dont get me wrong - the tourists are a good thing.  We desperately need the money.  But as long as I can stay away from the hype, Im a happy chappy.
Keep kickin..