crying tears of salt when I inform you that I will be absent for a week

Well personally, I'm devastated that you're not around because we Aussies Hi Doc, Hi stales might have to wait a week to mention the lacklustre performance of the NZ cricket team in the VB Finals . The only exciting thing about the second final - I was there - was the phenomenal hail storm. The SCG was white - it looked like we'd had snow!

NZ weren't the only ones to blame for a boring game though. South Africa were equally disappointing, despite winning, mainly because they could easily have won it in style, not in a grinding, slow run meander. (I could hardly describe it as a run chase. That would imply a sense of urgency, of which there appeared to be none.)

Anyway - that's enough of my cricket commentary for the time being. Come back soon, CK because I just know you'll have fun telling me that "At least NZ made it to the finals..." !

Hev

"no longer a stranger..."