Go All Blacks!!!

I may regret it tomorrow, but last night I stayed up to watch the first game of the All Blacks vs Wallabies (ie New Zealand vs Australia in Rugby Union for those of you not in the know) ... and I'm pleased to say the ALL BLACKS WON!!! I have to admit to not being a sports fan, but the All Blacks are the only team I follow ... I get a ribbing at work for being a Kiwi all the time, and today I intend wearing my All Black scarf and T-shirt just to wind one of the guys up ;)

I have to admit, I love living in Aussie, and the majority of the people I've met and dealt with are wonderful people, and I feel at home here ... but sometimes the sports commentating here is very one-eyed and rude. I was really shocked to hear a commentator last night, while the camera was on a toddler being held up by its parents covered in All Blacks face paint - the commentator said "look at that poor kid - it's amazing what parents will do to you these days ... it's unfortunate enough that it's a New Zealander without doing that to it as well" - now is that really necessary??? I can take a joke as much as the next person, but that's really inappropriate, and it really got my ire up last night for a short time hmmm. There is a friendly rivalry between the two nations, and a zillion of Kiwi vs Aussie jokes etc, and I can handle that easily ... but that public comment made me angry :(

So partly because of that attitude last night, I was SUPER happy that we trounced the Aussies 32-12 (sorry Aussie pals), and my neighbours got a taste of their own medicine after midnight as I was cheering my team on loudly (they did the same last week or so watching the soccer until the early hours haha). Of course, the game is still not over as such - there are still two games to be played for the Bledisloe Cup ... go Kiwis!!! ;)