Fine SpeciMen

Some Aussie Rugby League players have posed naked for a 2007 calendar for the benefit of the National Breast Cancer Foundation of Australia. Not only do they have bodies like Greek gods, but they also have hearts like Mother Theresa. Rush to the website and get your copy now. Because it is for a good cause, you can get a copy and not feel like a total pervert.

Sports and me

As a gay man, I have always dreaded sports. I have never been good at it, and look ridiculous doing it. My body just does not have the natural coordination for it.

My company, CardSmart, holds an Annual General Meeting each year. Last year’s was held in the snow at Falls Creek in Victoria. I had only skied once before, and the result was not pretty. Therefore, I had no interest in repeating it. I joined the kids instead at the toboggan slopes, and had loads of fun.


This year, the AGM was held at the Hyatt Coolum in the Sunshine Coast. While some people chose to play golf, I chose to have a facial and a massage at the spa. It was heaven.

They also scheduled a tennis tournament as a group activity. I did not join up. I was not interested in embarassing myself in front of my co-workers. Fate was not on my side though. One poor kid could not play, because she did not have a partner. Needless to say, I was pressured into playing. They got to me using guilt. As the evidence shows, it was a scary sight.

Off to Copenhagen and London

I was lucky enough to be sent by my company to Copenhagen and England in September 2006. I have always dreamt of travelling for work. Not only do you get to visit cool places, but someone else gets to pay for it. You also get to fly business class. Now, I do not know how I can ever fly economy again.

It was tough though. It was certainly not a complete holiday. We were there preparing for the implementation of our project. Hours were long and one entire weekend was spent working. Luckily enough, I still had some time to catch up with friends.

I spent one weekend shopping in London with my officemate Shane, and also catching up with Jenni, Julie and Will. I worked on a project with Jenni and Julie in Perth in May to December 2005. We used to go drinking every Friday, together with Julie's husband Will. There was not much else to do in Perth, but drink. It was that quiet. When we all went our merry ways that December, we vowed to get together again in the future. Julie and Will were already heading to London in the new year. Isn't it surreal then, that there we were together on that London night?

I also visited good friends, Colin and Patrick, who have retired to the English country town of Ludlow. Ooops, they do not like me using the R word! Let us change that to "settled". Ludlow is beautiful. We had lunch at a wonderful Michelin starred restaurant called "Hibiscus". One of the best meals I have ever had.