A photoblog and other things

Wow! I just came back from watching the Miami Heat play the Dallas Mavericks. Heat got whipped, but I did get to see Shaquille O’Neal, which was pretty cool. The game entertainment was pretty cool and the whole place was pumped up so much! They play a whole lot of power songs throughout the whole night to keep the vibe going. It’s just amazing how much energy there is going around the place even before the game has begun.

Tonight was supposed to be the big night where I tested out my new telephoto lens, specifically designed for sports and nature photography. There was a sign that said “no flash photography”. That was cool – from where I was sitting flash photography would’ve been useless anyway. I walked up to the guards and they said “sorry sir, we can’t let you in with the bag”. I said, “but it’s only got my camera stuff in it”. I showed them my lens and they said “sorry, we can’t let you in with professional photography equipment”. I was stunned, shocked, and a little peeved. Then I thought “hehe. They said professional”. I said “well, how about this lens?” and I pulled out my normal lens. They replied “haven’t you got anything smaller?” and I shook my head. They said as long as the lens was under 6 inches it was ok, so I had to go in with my normal lens only. I hope this doesn’t happen again. I’m going to get really pissed off if I go to sports games and I can’t use my new lens.

There were some celebrities there as well which was quite a bonus – Boris Becker, Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova. Pretty cool, huh? I was able to spot Boris Becker in the audience and got a snap of him. I was only able to get a snap of Enrique and Anna up on the scoreboard as I couldn’t find them in the audience. Pics are coming soon (once my slow arse computer finishes processing them 🙁

The non-worksafe ones. Ok, some of them are probably sorta worksafe in some parallel universe, but whatever. Click here to see them in their raw glory. Note: Yes, some of the pictures contain nudity, so don’t click on the link if you’re easily offended!

Orlando absolutely rocked again. On Saturday the Kennedy Space Centre was just amazing. Today (or Sunday), the Islands of Adventure at Universal Studios were just plain fantastic. Although after going on just about every ride there was, and going on “The Hulk” rollercoaster 3 times and the Dueling Dragons rollercoaster twice, I can safely say my voice will not be with me tomorrow (oops, I mean later on today). I wouldn’t be surprised if I slept all day through Monday. Hell man, I gotta get to sleep.

P.S. Boss, you were right about the “Chunky Monkey” icecream from Ben and Jerry’s. It’s awesome!

Sorta got a big weekend planned. I’m leaving tonight with a work mate to go to Orlando. Tomorrow we’re going to visit the Kennedy Space Centre and probably kick on to downtown Orlando for some nightclub action. Sunday we’re supposed to be visiting Universal Studios, and then it’s back home Sunday night. Rock on!