........my work wife.......

.....hebs cam out for a fag with me today for the first time since she got back to work in July. Well.....I had a fag....guess what hebs had?

Anyway it was the nicest part of the day....we actually got to talk...just the two of us...and it wasn't about work...which was a good thing because today was all hassle from the moment I got the text at 6.30 until 3.30....except for the stolen 7 minutes with hebs.

Got home to some good news....the coat I've been after for ages has been delivered ...and I can collect it tomorrow on my way home....and then my mobile phone provider called me with a new deal and the phone I've wanted for a long time......and then came the bad news.....the colleague who couldn't make it in today is still really ill and can't make tomorrow either.......so another day of hassle to come.

Fourth game in the Quiz League tonight.....away at Stopes Tavern
Round 1. Won 4-6
Round 2 Drew 4-4
Total 8-10
Round 3 Drew 4-4
Total 12-14
Round 4 Lost 4-0
Half time 16-14
A stiff talking to myself at the fag break....back in....team back on focus
Round 5. Won 6-9
Total 22-23
Round 6 Drew 6-6
Total 28-29
Round 7 Won 8-2 a blinding round of individual questions
Total 30-37
Final round Lost 2-1
Final score 32-38

4 wins out of 4 but some really tough questions tonight.

A few for you to try
1.What was the former name of Kinshasa when it was under Belgian rule?
2. What was the former name of Maputo when it was under Portugese rule?
3. The Han is the longest tributary of which river?
4. The Yamuna is the longest tributary of which river?
5. Written between 1868 and 1873 Boris Gudonov was the only opera of which composer?
6. Which capital city when viewed from above is laid out in the shape of an aeroplane?
7. The Analects are the collected sayings of which philosopher?
8. The Pilgrims Way links Winchester to which other city?
9. Eunectus murinus meaning Good swimmer is the name of which reptile?
10. A Berceuse is a piece of musical composition used for which specific purpose?

Don't worry if you don't get too many correct....we only got 1, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10.

It's late....I need sleep...I'll catch up on comments tomorrow.

Das vidanya moy padruga.







Answers
1. Leopoldsville
2. Laurenco Marques
3. Yangtze
4. Ganges
5.Mussorgsky
6. Brasilia
7. Confucius
8. Canterbury
9. Anaconda
10. A lullaby