The Running Golfer 101

1. English is in fact my 2nd language
2. I never use spell check before posting
3. I have been married to the love of my life for exactly 7 years, 6 months and 2 days
4. I am 1.81 metres tall
5. I was born in Sasolburg. The town was named after SASOL, the first company in the world to produce fuel from coal. SASOL was and still is the lifeblood of this small Freestate town
6. Blue is my favourite colour
7. I love sport
8. I was Head Boy at school
9. I love cars but know nothing about the mechanical side of things
10. I have owned 15 different cars during the last 16 year
11. I love music, movies and tv
12. I have a sister, Monya, who lives in New Zealand with her 2 gorgeous kids and her husband who is one of my best friends
13. My Mom and Dad are both with Jesus
14. Golf is a passion of mine but I haven`t played a round of golf in more than a year
15. I have completed 3 half marathons this year
16. I took up running on the 31st March 2008
17. My favourite drink is red wine
18. Kids love me and I love kids
19. Hopefully I`ll be a Dad in the not too distant future
20. I once kicked a hole in the tv room door after WP, my favourite rugby team, lost in extra time to the Lions when the referee awarded a contentious penalty try.
21. I was barefoot at the time
22. It didn`t hurt
23. Until a few minutes later
24. I once asked my Mom to chop all my hair off after Manchester United lost the Championship on the last day of the season to Blackburn Rovers
25. My favourite sportsmen of all time are Eric Cantona, Roger Federer, Tiger Woods, Ryan Giggs, Bob Skinstad and Andre Pretorius
26. My favourite new band is Kings of Leon
27. The best concerts I have ever been to was Live in 2000 and 2006. They were awesome.
28. I hated Celine Dion until I saw her live in concert in 2008. Now I love her.
29. I dream of one day going to Old Trafford to see Manchester United play
30. I am completely in love with my dogs
31. Ouma rusks and strong coffee is my ideal breakfast
32. I make my own hamburger patties and they are AWESOME (you can ask Hayley)
33. It is now 11:07 am and I haven`t eaten anything cos I think I`m getting fat again
34. Most of my favourite movies of all time are foreign language films
35. I adore the Boston Redsox
36. Rugby is my favourite sport to watch
37. One of the most awesome things I have ever done was visit Arlington National Cemetery and stand at the grave of JFK
38. I love hot sauces and hot food
39. My favorite dish is meatballs, potatoes and rice. My Mom`s special recipe and Hayley makes it just like her.
40. I used to be a chips fan but now I love chocolate
41. I take critisism very personal
42. New York is my favourite city in the world
43. I am very aware of how I look and always try to dress well
44. I have a pretty good sense of fashion
45. Leopards are my favourite wild animals
46. I have blue eyes and I think it`s my best feature
47. I once won a rugby match in the last minute of the game by slotting a 40 metre drop goal
48. When I was 10 I jumped off my bed without looking and landed on my kitten who did not survive the incident. I cried for a week.
49. Hillsong Church Cape Town is my favourite church ever
50. I love the Kruger National Park
51. I played flyhalf for most of my rugby career
52. I crashed my Mom`s car when I was 20 and that was my one and only accident
53. The Cape is one of my favourite places on earth
54. I held the record for the best bowling figures at my high school when I took 8/19
55. I took a hattrick in the first over of my first Action Cricket game in Johannesburg`s A1 league and was made to down 6 beers for my efforts. It was a loooong time ago.
56. Sullivan Street by Counting Crows is one of my favourite songs
57. I have gone to work without sleeping the previous night
58. I eat most anything except tripe
59. I am fascinated by all things American
60. I sing very badly but I sing loud in church
61. I love sharks
62. I have the best In-Laws in the world
63. I once threw a golf club (5 wood) after a bad shot and it got stuck in a tree. I threw a 3 iron to get it out and that too got stuck. So I had to climb into the tree to get my clubs. It was the day before I got married.
64. I haven`t thrown a golf club since
65. I miss my Mom every day
66. Braaing (barbeque) is one of my favourite things to do
67. I am a people person
68. I love rain
69. I cried when the Springboks won the world cup in 1995 AND 2007
70. I love my wife with all my heart
71. I haven`t seen a good scary movie in a long time
72. My current favourite tv show is Dirty Sexy Money
73. I absolutely love the blogs on my Blogroll and always check updates as soon as they happen
74. I love surprising my wife
75. I hate Liverpool
76. I hate the Blue Bulls
77. I used to be very scared of flying but I take it in my stride these days
78. I haven`t had a swim in the sea in almost 10 years
79. I once saw Lenny Kravitz in a shopping centre
80. We have some of the funniest friends anywhere. They are hilarious.
81. I mostly don`t enjoy running but I do it because it`s good for me
82. Some runs are awesome though
83. Most aren`t
84. The last year has been one of the worst of my life
85. I worry almost every day of my life
86. I am the only one of my family left in SA.
87. One of my biggest fears is that the extreme summer heat will kill my dogs when I`m not at home.
88. I`m looking forward to moving back to Johannesburg so we can spend more time with Hayley`s family and our friends
89. I watch more CNN than any local news channel
90. I have played on 35 of the top 100 golf courses in South Africa
91. I am continuing my studies in 2009
92. I cannot wait for the December holidays when Hayley`s family will be here for a few weeks
93. I have never owned a motor cycle
94. I own a lot of gadgets and they include: Ipod, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, PSP, PVR, Iphone, Blackberry etc etc
95. I broke my wrist playing rugby
96. I am a huge Adidas fan
97. I got tennis balls as an extra gift for all my birthdays as a kid. I could not live without a ball nearby
98. I have never had a hole in one but have been thisclose
99. I am a loyal friend
100. I`m not sure what the future holds
101. I love God