Some of you may recognise the name Rastanura because Andre worked at the Rastanura Aramco refinery for the first 3 years of our stay in Saudi. On Friday (05/09/08) we left before the crack of dawn - well maybe not literally but it felt that way to head out to Rastanura for a triathlon, so it was 5:40am ! There are no photos to go along with the post not because we weren't allowed to take photos, not because we had nothing to photograph, but because .... because my darling husband rushed us out the door so early we were on the road before it 'dawned' on me that I'd left it at home.
So... Andre has been going to spinning class twice a week for the past month or so and this was to be his first triathlon in mmmmm 6 years :shock: He was only going to do the cycle and run though because swimming is just not his thing.
I keep saying going to, was, instead of did, anyone notice that ? Andre bailed 16kms (sorry Andre has corrected me....it was 16.8kms) out of 20kms on the bike :( seems an empty stomach and Isostar do not go together and he ended up, very unceremoniously throwing-up along the route, and not feeling up to continuing. I would like to say as the girls enjoyed the beach and splashing around in the water, I sat feeling just a touch warm wondering why on earth anyone would even want to be putting themselves through the exercise in this heat hehehe
He did look good and there is always next time. Needless to say the girls are chomping at the bit for 'next time' and a chance to visit a clean, western beach that looks and feels a little more like home :) AND one where mom doesn't have to wear an abaya ! AND AND 'next time' we may just have some pictures to share !
Showing posts with label Sport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sport. Show all posts
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
2007 Dubai 7's
The last time Andre was able to attend the 7's was a couple of years ago. Each year he signs up to go and ref and has to bail at the last minute due to work commitments.
This year would have been the same situation so he decided to not even sign up. Close to last minute though it looked like he would be able to make it. Rather than mess with appoinments that had already been worked out, he decided he'd play instead. Mmmm wife was not too happy with this as at the moment its just for fun, the odd game here and there, and we've had enough injuries just on the fun level ! This was going to be an entire weekend !
And then came an email looking for applicants to serve as IRB Anti-Doping Chaperones. Andre was accepted and so a compromise was reached. Andre'd play the first day and then be a chaperone for the remainder of the weekend.
So off he went.... Dubai is a fabulous venue for the tournament, so much going on. He had a wonderful weekend. The chaperoning was very interesting....Collect your player from the field, and stay with them until they give their sample. They can warm-down, they can even take a shower. Sadly though they MUST be watched at all times - just in case they "lose" some sample hehehe So guess who got to see a player or two in the shower !? What fun ..........
This year would have been the same situation so he decided to not even sign up. Close to last minute though it looked like he would be able to make it. Rather than mess with appoinments that had already been worked out, he decided he'd play instead. Mmmm wife was not too happy with this as at the moment its just for fun, the odd game here and there, and we've had enough injuries just on the fun level ! This was going to be an entire weekend !
And then came an email looking for applicants to serve as IRB Anti-Doping Chaperones. Andre was accepted and so a compromise was reached. Andre'd play the first day and then be a chaperone for the remainder of the weekend.
So off he went.... Dubai is a fabulous venue for the tournament, so much going on. He had a wonderful weekend. The chaperoning was very interesting....Collect your player from the field, and stay with them until they give their sample. They can warm-down, they can even take a shower. Sadly though they MUST be watched at all times - just in case they "lose" some sample hehehe So guess who got to see a player or two in the shower !? What fun ..........
Sunday, October 21, 2007
2007 Rugby World Champs
15 - 6Well done, John, Jake and all the boys,
you brought it home for every single one of us !
you brought it home for every single one of us !
Thank-you.
Friday, October 19, 2007
The Bokke
As many of you might know, André and I to a lesser degree are involved in a rugby blog called RuggaWorld. These two articles really sent chills up my spinehttp://www.ruggaworld.com/2007/10/18/praising-our-great-warriors/
http://www.ruggaworld.com/2007/10/18/live-the-dream/
I credit the authors for their awesome emotive writing.
These both explain all we feel as our boys face the 2007 World Cup final tomorrow night.
Here's to you doing it Bokke, for yourselves, for your country, and for every South African with a dream of greatness !
A Real Bok Supporter ...is this you ??
Thanks for the video Brenda, good laugh !
Bahrain 10"s
André is once again at the Bahrain 10's this weekend. The girls and I joined him there yesterday for a bit of swimming before the tournament kicked off.
But ....after getting home close to midnight last night we decided to send him on his merry way today. He left earlyish and will be back early evening.
We're just relaxing at home, mom trying to catch up with news on the blog and then of course it'll be getting ready for school tomorrow.
And here we have the Khobar Quins, winners of the plate final in The 2007 Bahrain Duty Free 10's Tournament.
Sadly no photos of my darling reffing as well last night was too dark and I wasn't there today, next time.
We're just relaxing at home, mom trying to catch up with news on the blog and then of course it'll be getting ready for school tomorrow.
And here we have the Khobar Quins, winners of the plate final in The 2007 Bahrain Duty Free 10's Tournament.
Getting into the spirit of things
The 2007 Rugby World Cup kicked off in France September 7 much to our enjoyment.
September 9, our first game saw me at school for our Annual Open House - never fear though, I went along in my Springbok kit and received score updates from my wonderful husband throughout the evening :)
September 14, our second game of the tournament saw me in a hotel room in Jordan - once again wearing my Springbok kit and getting updates from my wonderful husband :)
September 22, was a tighter game for us and I started thinking "perhaps I should be away every time we play ?"
September 26, Special mention to Alison - hope your day was a great one, sad we couldn't be there to share it with you.
September 30, was fabulous....although I had proudly worn my Springbok kit to school each time we played, the girls and I were delighted to wear our shirts to school the day following this win too !
And then it was the quarters .... we faced Fiji October 7 and in celebration of this win, André decided to attend rugby practice in one of his English jerseys. Now to paint a true picture, the previous practice he had been crunched in a tackle and had been complaining ever since of pain in his side, especially when he lay in a certain way - boys will be boys I guess. So it's October 7, about 8:30, practice should be finishing in about an hour, enough time to get home shower and watch the second quarter at 10pm. No chance André walks in, blood down his face and jersey, and a very primitive effort by a fellow player to bandage his head up - Thankyou. "What happened, I thought this was touch rugby not tackle" I exclaim. We head off to the bathroom to cleanup and disinfect, it doesn't look as bad as when he walked in but basically he knocked heads with .....the coach/player, Tony Mulrain. In case anyone was wondering.... Tony was perfectly fine hehehe. And I thought André had a hard head ! I sent him off to the hospital because it looked like it might need a stitch or two, they said he'd waited too long to come in and just taped it together - do they honestly expect you to be there seconds after ???? Thankfully he got home halfway through the next quarter to see Argentina beat Scotland.
(Next day he kicked his toe on our bathroom scale - looked possibly broken or at least seriously bruised.)
'Tis the season for rugby and it seems 'tis the season for injuries.... in my house at least.
September 9, our first game saw me at school for our Annual Open House - never fear though, I went along in my Springbok kit and received score updates from my wonderful husband throughout the evening :)
September 14, our second game of the tournament saw me in a hotel room in Jordan - once again wearing my Springbok kit and getting updates from my wonderful husband :)
September 22, was a tighter game for us and I started thinking "perhaps I should be away every time we play ?"
September 26, Special mention to Alison - hope your day was a great one, sad we couldn't be there to share it with you.
September 30, was fabulous....although I had proudly worn my Springbok kit to school each time we played, the girls and I were delighted to wear our shirts to school the day following this win too !
And then it was the quarters .... we faced Fiji October 7 and in celebration of this win, André decided to attend rugby practice in one of his English jerseys. Now to paint a true picture, the previous practice he had been crunched in a tackle and had been complaining ever since of pain in his side, especially when he lay in a certain way - boys will be boys I guess. So it's October 7, about 8:30, practice should be finishing in about an hour, enough time to get home shower and watch the second quarter at 10pm. No chance André walks in, blood down his face and jersey, and a very primitive effort by a fellow player to bandage his head up - Thankyou. "What happened, I thought this was touch rugby not tackle" I exclaim. We head off to the bathroom to cleanup and disinfect, it doesn't look as bad as when he walked in but basically he knocked heads with .....the coach/player, Tony Mulrain. In case anyone was wondering.... Tony was perfectly fine hehehe. And I thought André had a hard head ! I sent him off to the hospital because it looked like it might need a stitch or two, they said he'd waited too long to come in and just taped it together - do they honestly expect you to be there seconds after ???? Thankfully he got home halfway through the next quarter to see Argentina beat Scotland.
(photos taken after I had cleaned the wound, cleaned the face too before sending him off to the hospital hehehe)
'Tis the season for rugby and it seems 'tis the season for injuries.... in my house at least.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
I'm back but my boy is gone :(
Well I got back from SA on Saturday night late from our study trip. Was an awesome trip and I will be posting photos, take a look on the kids blog, no point in posting them all here and there !
And we flew into action - well actually by the time André picked me up in the evening he pretty much had everything sorted.
You see we had agreed that if our Sharks won their semi, and got a home final, André would get to fly home for the game. So being his birthday weekend and all....how could I let my jealousy get in the way and refuse my boy ???
He left this afternoon and will be back early in the week.
So we're alone at home again but its not soooo bad (don't tell André though) because we are all just super busy. School year ends in less than a month and so we have yearbooks, graduations, report cards, student-led conferences, portfolios, all the typical end of year stuff to be worrying about. Yay means we'll be visiting home again soon !
Would like to make mention that it is exactly 1 year and 1 day since my sister Alison had her stroke ! She continues to prove just how marvelous she is and how great God is at her continued progress. Thankyou to all my family, Mommy especially for looking after each other, it helps us sleep a whole lot easier.
Not much else except GO Sharks for Saturday. As a South African I will say even if somehow the Sharks don't pull it off (I am on your side here boys, don't get me wrong), it is against The Bulls and so it will be a SA side winning the competition and thats a good thing in itself.
Will update again soon, til then, have a great weekend family and friends !
And we flew into action - well actually by the time André picked me up in the evening he pretty much had everything sorted.
You see we had agreed that if our Sharks won their semi, and got a home final, André would get to fly home for the game. So being his birthday weekend and all....how could I let my jealousy get in the way and refuse my boy ???
He left this afternoon and will be back early in the week.
So we're alone at home again but its not soooo bad (don't tell André though) because we are all just super busy. School year ends in less than a month and so we have yearbooks, graduations, report cards, student-led conferences, portfolios, all the typical end of year stuff to be worrying about. Yay means we'll be visiting home again soon !
Would like to make mention that it is exactly 1 year and 1 day since my sister Alison had her stroke ! She continues to prove just how marvelous she is and how great God is at her continued progress. Thankyou to all my family, Mommy especially for looking after each other, it helps us sleep a whole lot easier.
Not much else except GO Sharks for Saturday. As a South African I will say even if somehow the Sharks don't pull it off (I am on your side here boys, don't get me wrong), it is against The Bulls and so it will be a SA side winning the competition and thats a good thing in itself.
Will update again soon, til then, have a great weekend family and friends !
Friday, March 02, 2007
a sporting week
Hello everybody :) I know I know its been a while, hey the last post explained it, life she is a busy business.
Well the last week or so has had sport as a highlight for most of us.
André got to go to the F1 testing in Bahrain last Saturday. Hehehe, I called to see how his day was going and to check if he'd gotten to the track .... didn't need to ask the question though, as soon as he answered the phone, a car went past, we had to wait a minute before we could hear anything hehehe very cool ! of course nothing can top seeing Schumi up close, driving in and winning the first Bahrain Grand Prix but cool nonetheless.
Every year our school gets invited to participate in a sports day with the British school on campus. Not anything like our sports days back home. Fun races, everyone participates in at least one.
Lucy's was on Sunday and Aimee's on Monday. Both were very chuffed that dad made it to school to watch - stick-in-the-mud wouldn't take part in any of the parent races though hehehe excuse was that he was taking photos :)
Mom couldn't make it as she was teaching big kids, girls didn't seem to mind though, dad was there !
And finally, well rugby, its Super 14 and even though The Sharks had a bye this last weekend, there are plenty other teams to watch :)
That's us for now then, weekend is done, Survivor Fiji about to start as well as the Cheetahs vs Waikato Chiefs game. Have a good one til we pass this way again :)
Well the last week or so has had sport as a highlight for most of us.
André got to go to the F1 testing in Bahrain last Saturday. Hehehe, I called to see how his day was going and to check if he'd gotten to the track .... didn't need to ask the question though, as soon as he answered the phone, a car went past, we had to wait a minute before we could hear anything hehehe very cool ! of course nothing can top seeing Schumi up close, driving in and winning the first Bahrain Grand Prix but cool nonetheless.
Every year our school gets invited to participate in a sports day with the British school on campus. Not anything like our sports days back home. Fun races, everyone participates in at least one.
Lucy's was on Sunday and Aimee's on Monday. Both were very chuffed that dad made it to school to watch - stick-in-the-mud wouldn't take part in any of the parent races though hehehe excuse was that he was taking photos :)
Mom couldn't make it as she was teaching big kids, girls didn't seem to mind though, dad was there !
And finally, well rugby, its Super 14 and even though The Sharks had a bye this last weekend, there are plenty other teams to watch :)
That's us for now then, weekend is done, Survivor Fiji about to start as well as the Cheetahs vs Waikato Chiefs game. Have a good one til we pass this way again :)
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Rugby in Bahrain on the Weekend
Okay everyone, so here I sit in Oman for two days at a NVS conference. The family is safe and sound in Saudi.
The first few days of this week were hectic as I prepared to go and that's why all these photos from the weekend didn't get loaded :( better late than never though
right ?!
We spent much of Friday in Bahrain for rugby. While I am writing this I am trying to think about what happened on Thursday and the week before that but its all quite frankly a blur.
So we arrived at the rugby club expecting Andrè to be running touch only .... our mistake. Last minute as he was about to get into the pool with the girls, he was asked to ref the U16 game. So Andrè being Andrè, off he ran :)
The first few days of this week were hectic as I prepared to go and that's why all these photos from the weekend didn't get loaded :( better late than never though
right ?!
We spent much of Friday in Bahrain for rugby. While I am writing this I am trying to think about what happened on Thursday and the week before that but its all quite frankly a blur.
So we arrived at the rugby club expecting Andrè to be running touch only .... our mistake. Last minute as he was about to get into the pool with the girls, he was asked to ref the U16 game. So Andrè being Andrè, off he ran :)
Here Aimee and Lucy are playing in the pool anyway.
Andrè looking rather 'commanding' on the field - he's the one in the lumo-yellow rugby jersey :O.
Didn't get any very successful shots of the main game while Andrè ran touch :(
And then it was into the swimming pool for everyone to cool down before we headed back home to Saudi, off to bed and school in the morning.
Friday, October 06, 2006
Catchup on us ....
Okay so before I do the birthday party report, just a quick catch up....
Busy week here as usual, Andrè and I both getting ready to travel. Me for two days to Oman for a NESA Virtual School conference and Andrè for 10 days I think to the US when I get back.
Ramadan is going well just hectic. Just about everything only opens after 8:30pm once all prayer-times are done for the day. I tried to get a doctor's appointment for Aimee but their first appointment was at 9pm - bit late when you have school the next day ! Great thing when you do have shopping is that they stay open til early hours of the morning ! Driving is chaotic - more than normal, if that is possible !
But otherwise all is good with us.
Student-Parent-Teacher conferences happened for us on Wednesday. Students are added in there as they are in on the conferences to hear what the teacher has to say and commit to certain goals for their school year which get re-evaluated for success at the end of the year again. Looooooonng day for me as I had parents non-stop conferencing (teaching the entire middle school - 100+ students to conference with in 6 hours .... shew) !!
Anyway on that note, Lucy is good even with our concern for certain areas of her speech, she is in the upper end of her class so thats great.
Aimee, well we know there are issues there. She hates reading and this of course is a huge drawback. Loves being read to but to get her to read is like pulling teeth ! Oh well she is a happy child on the whole regarding school so thats a good thing !
Andrè is busy with work AND getting his plans sorted for the Dubai Sevens already :)
After reffing a weekend or so back in Bahrain at the 10's tournament, he received an email this week inviting him to a referee's exchange to Manchester this month - Yay ! ... However sad news, its over Eid - thats a good thing, but... he was already scheduled to be going to the US then ! Just seems like he'll never get to go, this is the second time he has been selected and had to sit out because of work. Yes work, it pays the bills and so has to come first, but ....
So thats us, busy busy busy, and Lucy turns 6 tomorrow on top of it !
Busy week here as usual, Andrè and I both getting ready to travel. Me for two days to Oman for a NESA Virtual School conference and Andrè for 10 days I think to the US when I get back.
Ramadan is going well just hectic. Just about everything only opens after 8:30pm once all prayer-times are done for the day. I tried to get a doctor's appointment for Aimee but their first appointment was at 9pm - bit late when you have school the next day ! Great thing when you do have shopping is that they stay open til early hours of the morning ! Driving is chaotic - more than normal, if that is possible !
But otherwise all is good with us.
Student-Parent-Teacher conferences happened for us on Wednesday. Students are added in there as they are in on the conferences to hear what the teacher has to say and commit to certain goals for their school year which get re-evaluated for success at the end of the year again. Looooooonng day for me as I had parents non-stop conferencing (teaching the entire middle school - 100+ students to conference with in 6 hours .... shew) !!
Anyway on that note, Lucy is good even with our concern for certain areas of her speech, she is in the upper end of her class so thats great.
Aimee, well we know there are issues there. She hates reading and this of course is a huge drawback. Loves being read to but to get her to read is like pulling teeth ! Oh well she is a happy child on the whole regarding school so thats a good thing !
Andrè is busy with work AND getting his plans sorted for the Dubai Sevens already :)
After reffing a weekend or so back in Bahrain at the 10's tournament, he received an email this week inviting him to a referee's exchange to Manchester this month - Yay ! ... However sad news, its over Eid - thats a good thing, but... he was already scheduled to be going to the US then ! Just seems like he'll never get to go, this is the second time he has been selected and had to sit out because of work. Yes work, it pays the bills and so has to come first, but ....
So thats us, busy busy busy, and Lucy turns 6 tomorrow on top of it !
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Bosch Family goes to KINGS PARK (aka Absa Stadium Durban)
Okay so after our fabulous trip and wonderful score in Pretoria last weekend, as a family we headed for Kings Park yesterday to see the Sharks play the Cheetahs. It wasn't going to be as spectacular as last weekend - afterall we weren't staying in the same hotel as our boys this week hehehe but its been ages since the girls were at the stadium so ....
Great afternoon/evening together. Kim, Malcolm and Jordyn joined us, unfortunately Alison, Llewelyn and Keagan had a braai in Toti so they couldn't. Girls had a ball shouting for their team - The Sharks naturally :)
But they must be a curse or something cos our boys didn't quite shine as brightly as last weekend against the Bulls :(
We lost against the Cheetahs which effectively pushed us from the number two slot on the log down to four :(
Was great to catch up with Larry, Niki and the boys who we hadn't seen for years too :)
Girls flying their Sharks flags proudly !
Now many would consider these ladies an EXCELLENT reason to attend a game at Kings Park :(
Aimee, Jordyn and Lucy getting with the spirit of things :)
The game is done, the Sharks have lost and we're kindof smiling ???
And the festivities on the outer fields begin !
Couldn't blame this very happy Cheetah's supporter posing for a photo with us now could you hehehe
And then he was off to go and celebrate and we headed home to lick our wounds :(
Great afternoon/evening together. Kim, Malcolm and Jordyn joined us, unfortunately Alison, Llewelyn and Keagan had a braai in Toti so they couldn't. Girls had a ball shouting for their team - The Sharks naturally :)
But they must be a curse or something cos our boys didn't quite shine as brightly as last weekend against the Bulls :(
We lost against the Cheetahs which effectively pushed us from the number two slot on the log down to four :(
Was great to catch up with Larry, Niki and the boys who we hadn't seen for years too :)
So anyway, enjoy the photos of our day together ....
Girls flying their Sharks flags proudly !
Now many would consider these ladies an EXCELLENT reason to attend a game at Kings Park :(
Aimee, Jordyn and Lucy getting with the spirit of things :)
The game is done, the Sharks have lost and we're kindof smiling ???
And the festivities on the outer fields begin !
Couldn't blame this very happy Cheetah's supporter posing for a photo with us now could you hehehe
And then he was off to go and celebrate and we headed home to lick our wounds :(
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