“One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Schlameel Schlamazel Hassenfeffer Incorporated!” I sat comfortably on the Amtrak as it zoomed past the suburbs in Chicago, Illinois en route to the farmscape of Wisconsin. From the massive Union Station in the Windy City, the Hiawatha service headed nearly 100 miles north towards Milwaukee. I was pretty...
A brisk, balmy night in Liverpool beckons me as I head out of my hotel. I am still new to this English port and I am hungry for action. But right now, I am just plain hungry. My stomach draws me to the closest place: the Crown Royal Hotel, which is conveniently located right across the street from my hotel on Lime Street. Just like in Australia...
When we last left our beloved heroes, they were on their Aussie pub-crawl from Central Station to Allianz Stadium at Moore Park. Fueled by cold beer and the need for getting back at those goons in maroon from last year’s semi-final match, we were more determined than ever to see our beloved Bunnies get their redemption. I was ambling along the streets of...
It was beginning to feel a whole lot like deja vu: one year ago, I came to Sydney for my first Rabbitohs game, only to see the red and green get toppled by the Sydney Roosters. At least one year ago at ANZ Stadium, the Bunnies led most of the game. This time around, I arrived to see the Rabbitohs get beaten again by the Roosters on their own turf at Allianz...
Beer is to the Australians, is what fine wine is to the French, or what tea is to the Chinese, or what Coca-Cola is to the Americans! Of all the many images of Australia, one that is true is their love for an ice, cold beer! And when you live on a continent that is mostly a desert, combined with year-long sunny weather, and most of the population lives near the...