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venerdì 18 marzo 2011
lunedì 14 marzo 2011
A Day At The Races
(English Version)
Today I went to the races, as I said.
Horse Races.
It was my first time. Even if there's a quite big Racetrack in my hometown
(I reckon that the one here in Adelaide is bigger) but I've never been there.
There have been 10 races, it was really crowded,
I did not think to find so many people, and all dressed in different ways:
a lot of men wearing jacket and tie, many different colors, some crazy colors! like this bright green
girls and women wearing strange dresses, and incredible hats!
I bet something, a few dollars. And of course I lost them.
But many people gambling hundreds of bucks!
I have seen maybe for the first time the 100$ note: people betting 100$ easily like they were 10!
And then, so many drunk people (both boys and girls):
it's everywhere like this, I know, You know,
but the fact is that it was aftenoon, under the sun!
Race number 8 was Adelaide Cup: 400 grands to the winner!!!
It was the one with most support, all people crazy, shouting and screaming for their favourite horse.
There was a concert at the end of the races, and the security had to separate to guys punching one another...
Then, I went to see the sunset at Windy Point, on the Adelaide Hills (I was there also yesterday night, and I can witness why they called liked this...):
I missed it for a few minutes, shit!
But I could in any case admire the wonderful landscape from there:
You can see the Airport, the City, and the Ocean! Amazing!
Really a very very nice spot!
--- Per la versione italiana utilizzare google translator... ---
(Dialect Version)
Na giornata ae corse.
Oncò so ndà ae corse, come che gavevo dito.
Ae corse de cavai.
Ze sta a me prima volta. Anca se ghe xe on ipodromo bastansa grando a Padova
(ma credo che questo qua a Adelaide sia pi grando), ma no ghe so mai sta.
Ghe xe sta diexe corse, ghe jera on pasto de xente, no pensavo,
e tuti vestii in maniera difarente:
tanti omani in giaca e cravata, tanti coeori diversi, e qualche coeore da fora de testa! come sto verde fluo
Tose e femane co de chei vestiti...robe da mati...
(te vedessi quanti ovi de Pasqua Cobra!!!)
e tute co de chei strani capèi in testa, pareva el Carnevae de Venessia!
Go scomesso calcossa, ma no tanto. E go perso. Gna a dirlo...
Ma tanta de chea xente che brusava sentenare de dollari...
Penso che go visto paea prima volta el biglieto da sento dollari: e a xente che i scometeva come che i fosse diexe!
Tanta de chea xente imbriaga! tosi e tose:
eo so che xe cusì dapartuto, sempre, e te o se anca ti,
ma iera pomerigio zio tren, soto el soe!
Ea gara numaro oto jera Adelaide Cup: quatrosentomia dollari al primo!!!
Ze sta ea gara co pi casin: tuti che criava come mati, ogni uno pal so cavaeo...
Aea fine ghe iera on concerto, e i butafòra ga dovuo separare do tosati che iera drio pugnarse...
Dopo so ndà vedare el tramonto al "Punto Ventoso", soi colli de Adelaide (ghe so sta anca ieri sera, e te o digo mi parchè i o ga ciamà Punto Ventoso...):
a so rivà massa tardi, eo go perso pa pochi minuti, xio chel bon...
ma go visto istesso el panorama:
se vede l'aeroporto, el centro, e l'oceano! Proprio bèo!
Ze davèro on bel posto!
P.S.
Ooooh! jera da on tòco che voevo scrivare on post in diaeto!!!
(come se traduxe post?...boh...no importa...)
Massa bèo! Pa l'italiano ormai go assà perdare, parchè tanto se poe usare i tradutori online, più o meno...
Ma pal diaèto no ghe xe santi che tegna...bisogna scrivare "a man"!
Eo so...ghe ze tante paroe che magari uno scrivaria in maniera diversa,
ma basta fare diexe chiometri fora da Padova e xà cambia calcossa...
qualcuno dixe "dovuo", qualcuno "dovesto",
qualcuno "posuo", altri "posudo", altri "podesto"...
mi go scrito come che de soito parlo in paese, o come che vegneva dai...
Note: go messo qualche dopia, che in diaèto pare na bestemia, o so...
ma ze parchè, tipo, ea "s", se scrivo na "s" soea pare quasi se gabia da lexarla come in "rosa", ma noialtri in diaèto a lexemo come in "stufo", quindi bèa forte...eora ghe ne go messe do...(visto?...come in "messe"...)
Dollari o go assà scrito co do "l", no cambia pi de tanto in diaèto...
LEGENDA (istrusiòn)
E dopo, pa capirse, ea "x" se lexe come in "rosa", e no posso scrivere z perchè noialtri a Padova no dixemo "zente" come che i fa on fia pi a nord, tipo a treviso credo, dixemo "xente", come che a fosse na "s" debole, ma no posso scrivare "sente" co a "s" parchè pare tuta n'altra paroea...
Quindi a "x" se lexe come na "s" debole...
e ea "j" se lexe come na "i", parchè noialtri a Padova no dixemo "gèra", come che i fa da altre parti in Veneto, ma dixemo "iera", come na "i", però ghe sta mejo a "j"...
Insoma, dai che se capimo sì...
E desso vojo i comenti "a tono" !!!
Today I went to the races, as I said.
Horse Races.
It was my first time. Even if there's a quite big Racetrack in my hometown
(I reckon that the one here in Adelaide is bigger) but I've never been there.
There have been 10 races, it was really crowded,
I did not think to find so many people, and all dressed in different ways:
a lot of men wearing jacket and tie, many different colors, some crazy colors! like this bright green
girls and women wearing strange dresses, and incredible hats!
But many people gambling hundreds of bucks!
I have seen maybe for the first time the 100$ note: people betting 100$ easily like they were 10!
And then, so many drunk people (both boys and girls):
it's everywhere like this, I know, You know,
but the fact is that it was aftenoon, under the sun!
Race number 8 was Adelaide Cup: 400 grands to the winner!!!
It was the one with most support, all people crazy, shouting and screaming for their favourite horse.
There was a concert at the end of the races, and the security had to separate to guys punching one another...
Then, I went to see the sunset at Windy Point, on the Adelaide Hills (I was there also yesterday night, and I can witness why they called liked this...):
I missed it for a few minutes, shit!
But I could in any case admire the wonderful landscape from there:
You can see the Airport, the City, and the Ocean! Amazing!
Really a very very nice spot!
--- Per la versione italiana utilizzare google translator... ---
(Dialect Version)
Na giornata ae corse.
Oncò so ndà ae corse, come che gavevo dito.
Ae corse de cavai.
Ze sta a me prima volta. Anca se ghe xe on ipodromo bastansa grando a Padova
(ma credo che questo qua a Adelaide sia pi grando), ma no ghe so mai sta.
Ghe xe sta diexe corse, ghe jera on pasto de xente, no pensavo,
e tuti vestii in maniera difarente:
tanti omani in giaca e cravata, tanti coeori diversi, e qualche coeore da fora de testa! come sto verde fluo
Tose e femane co de chei vestiti...robe da mati...
(te vedessi quanti ovi de Pasqua Cobra!!!)
e tute co de chei strani capèi in testa, pareva el Carnevae de Venessia!
Go scomesso calcossa, ma no tanto. E go perso. Gna a dirlo...
Ma tanta de chea xente che brusava sentenare de dollari...
Penso che go visto paea prima volta el biglieto da sento dollari: e a xente che i scometeva come che i fosse diexe!
Tanta de chea xente imbriaga! tosi e tose:
eo so che xe cusì dapartuto, sempre, e te o se anca ti,
ma iera pomerigio zio tren, soto el soe!
Ea gara numaro oto jera Adelaide Cup: quatrosentomia dollari al primo!!!
Ze sta ea gara co pi casin: tuti che criava come mati, ogni uno pal so cavaeo...
Aea fine ghe iera on concerto, e i butafòra ga dovuo separare do tosati che iera drio pugnarse...
Dopo so ndà vedare el tramonto al "Punto Ventoso", soi colli de Adelaide (ghe so sta anca ieri sera, e te o digo mi parchè i o ga ciamà Punto Ventoso...):
a so rivà massa tardi, eo go perso pa pochi minuti, xio chel bon...
ma go visto istesso el panorama:
se vede l'aeroporto, el centro, e l'oceano! Proprio bèo!
Ze davèro on bel posto!
P.S.
Ooooh! jera da on tòco che voevo scrivare on post in diaeto!!!
(come se traduxe post?...boh...no importa...)
Massa bèo! Pa l'italiano ormai go assà perdare, parchè tanto se poe usare i tradutori online, più o meno...
Ma pal diaèto no ghe xe santi che tegna...bisogna scrivare "a man"!
Eo so...ghe ze tante paroe che magari uno scrivaria in maniera diversa,
ma basta fare diexe chiometri fora da Padova e xà cambia calcossa...
qualcuno dixe "dovuo", qualcuno "dovesto",
qualcuno "posuo", altri "posudo", altri "podesto"...
mi go scrito come che de soito parlo in paese, o come che vegneva dai...
Note: go messo qualche dopia, che in diaèto pare na bestemia, o so...
ma ze parchè, tipo, ea "s", se scrivo na "s" soea pare quasi se gabia da lexarla come in "rosa", ma noialtri in diaèto a lexemo come in "stufo", quindi bèa forte...eora ghe ne go messe do...(visto?...come in "messe"...)
Dollari o go assà scrito co do "l", no cambia pi de tanto in diaèto...
LEGENDA (istrusiòn)
E dopo, pa capirse, ea "x" se lexe come in "rosa", e no posso scrivere z perchè noialtri a Padova no dixemo "zente" come che i fa on fia pi a nord, tipo a treviso credo, dixemo "xente", come che a fosse na "s" debole, ma no posso scrivare "sente" co a "s" parchè pare tuta n'altra paroea...
Quindi a "x" se lexe come na "s" debole...
e ea "j" se lexe come na "i", parchè noialtri a Padova no dixemo "gèra", come che i fa da altre parti in Veneto, ma dixemo "iera", come na "i", però ghe sta mejo a "j"...
Insoma, dai che se capimo sì...
E desso vojo i comenti "a tono" !!!
domenica 13 marzo 2011
March 13th
Adelaide. Sunday. Like 9 months ago, when I left Italy...
In this period there are so many events here!
Adelaide is the city of Art, Music, Festivals: the famous WOMAD is now on, right this weekend; I wanted to go, but it's really too expensive... so today I went first to a conference for the Z-Day (Zeitgeist Day), then to the Fringe Festival. I watched a couple of performances: a "circus" one, called "Free Fall", very nice; and a "music" one: Georgia Germain, a very young good singer and musician.
Tomorrow it's Adelaide Day, public holiday here in Australia. I will go to see the Adelaide Cup, a famous horse race.
In this period there are so many events here!
Adelaide is the city of Art, Music, Festivals: the famous WOMAD is now on, right this weekend; I wanted to go, but it's really too expensive... so today I went first to a conference for the Z-Day (Zeitgeist Day), then to the Fringe Festival. I watched a couple of performances: a "circus" one, called "Free Fall", very nice; and a "music" one: Georgia Germain, a very young good singer and musician.
Tomorrow it's Adelaide Day, public holiday here in Australia. I will go to see the Adelaide Cup, a famous horse race.
mercoledì 9 marzo 2011
WWOOF...!!!
...No! I am not grumbling! What did You understand?!?
this is my new experience: I am WWOOFing!
I would have never known about that, if I first did not see a girl reading the WWOOF book at Coober Pedy... on our way north... She briefly explained to me what it is, but I did not care too much about that, because I was focused on the Go-Outback plan...
Then, I had to "Go-Back" and when in Woomera Clarisse spoke to me about this, and gave me some suggestions, other than some addresses...
And now, instead of being in Perth, I find myself in a wonderful organic farm, on the banks of the Murray River, WWOOFing. This consists in working for half day, mainly from 8 to 13, in the farm, and receiving, in exchange, accommodation and meals for free.
It's a very interesting experience, it is exactly what I was looking for: everybody spoke to me about experiences in farms, as workers, but I collected so many different comments... many had good time, and good money, but many others found the job not so easy, and they did not save anything because all the money they earned had to be used to pay accommodation and meals, that, in case of working, are not included. I was afraid of searching for a "job" like that, even if I really wanted to try such an "experience", because my VISA (eVisitor) does not permit to me to work here in Australia...even if many people from Asia, or from Spain and Switzerland (they cannot have the Working Holiday Visa) do it...as a black job...
So, this is perfect: as per law, I am allowed to work in exchange for accommodation, without gaining any money, so I am in the law, I am saving money (I mean, not spending) and I am experiencing farm life, in a lighter way.
I have been for 4 days in the Wirrabara Forest, picking green beans and zucchini, cutting plums, and trees... and now I am staying for one week on the Murray River, trimming and training cucumbers, fishing yabbies, weeding.
But both these places are managed by so kind people, that makes You feel like in a family, because You do everything altogether, including eating meals.
And moreover where I am now there's a so happy atmosphere, like a party feeling, because we are 4 woofers: Luigi from Latina, he is so nicely happy, Mairead from Ireland and Honami from Japan.
I would, and I will, tell You more about this experience,
but now the dinner is ready!
this is my new experience: I am WWOOFing!
I would have never known about that, if I first did not see a girl reading the WWOOF book at Coober Pedy... on our way north... She briefly explained to me what it is, but I did not care too much about that, because I was focused on the Go-Outback plan...
Then, I had to "Go-Back" and when in Woomera Clarisse spoke to me about this, and gave me some suggestions, other than some addresses...
And now, instead of being in Perth, I find myself in a wonderful organic farm, on the banks of the Murray River, WWOOFing. This consists in working for half day, mainly from 8 to 13, in the farm, and receiving, in exchange, accommodation and meals for free.
It's a very interesting experience, it is exactly what I was looking for: everybody spoke to me about experiences in farms, as workers, but I collected so many different comments... many had good time, and good money, but many others found the job not so easy, and they did not save anything because all the money they earned had to be used to pay accommodation and meals, that, in case of working, are not included. I was afraid of searching for a "job" like that, even if I really wanted to try such an "experience", because my VISA (eVisitor) does not permit to me to work here in Australia...even if many people from Asia, or from Spain and Switzerland (they cannot have the Working Holiday Visa) do it...as a black job...
So, this is perfect: as per law, I am allowed to work in exchange for accommodation, without gaining any money, so I am in the law, I am saving money (I mean, not spending) and I am experiencing farm life, in a lighter way.
I have been for 4 days in the Wirrabara Forest, picking green beans and zucchini, cutting plums, and trees... and now I am staying for one week on the Murray River, trimming and training cucumbers, fishing yabbies, weeding.
But both these places are managed by so kind people, that makes You feel like in a family, because You do everything altogether, including eating meals.
And moreover where I am now there's a so happy atmosphere, like a party feeling, because we are 4 woofers: Luigi from Latina, he is so nicely happy, Mairead from Ireland and Honami from Japan.
I would, and I will, tell You more about this experience,
but now the dinner is ready!
lunedì 7 marzo 2011
GO - ... ???
I was coming back from Uluru, thinking to change the "motto"...
Now, there's only to decide where to go, I mean, which way:
I have in any case an intermediate stop: where to do it and stay for a couple of days?
Kuala Lumpur? Bali? Singapore? Bangkok?
I do not know yet, where it could be more interesting...
I accept suggestions...
I could write: "Go-Back"... but it was already a defeat, I did not want to advertise it...
Everybody already knew I had to Go Back...
So I left: "Go-OutBack", and till now it has been ok, because even here, not so far from Adelaide, and close to the Murray River, it is a desert land... So I did not change into "Go-South" or again into "Go-DownUnder"...
My idea was to change into "Go-West", and go to Perth...
but it was a very long way... 3000km... and I had nothing special to do or see there, nothing programmed...
and I was tired, and I am... I already rode so many km...
But now it's time to change again, it's time to stop, it's time to put an end,
it's time to "Go-BackHome"
So I will not go to Perth... I will go again to Adelaide, and that's it.
For now, it's enough to me.
Now, there's only to decide where to go, I mean, which way:
I have in any case an intermediate stop: where to do it and stay for a couple of days?
Kuala Lumpur? Bali? Singapore? Bangkok?
I do not know yet, where it could be more interesting...
I accept suggestions...
domenica 27 febbraio 2011
Cannotto di Sterzo - Steering Axis
Questa mattina mi son svegliato con questa sorpresina alla moto...
mi sapete dire quanto è grave?...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myBof7gvMnE
This morning I woke up and I found this surprise...
is it dangerous???
mi sapete dire quanto è grave?...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myBof7gvMnE
This morning I woke up and I found this surprise...
is it dangerous???
mercoledì 16 febbraio 2011
Tyres
Another decision to take: change the tyres or not?
My road tyres already have 12000km, I changed them in Seoul...
The knobby tyres are new, only 700km offroad...
I could change the tyres, and keep the knobby with me,
but it's not pleasant to carry spare tyres...
Then, if I want to change them again, it will be a hard afternoon:
it's hot, it will take time,
my right thumb still hurts, I think I dislocated it when changing the tyres last week...
then, I am afraid for those screws: if I continue putting them on and off,
maybe the 3 remained will suffer, and it will really be a big problem if another one will yield...
Most of the street now will be on tarmac, and being very hot, maybe the knobby tyres will not even last to Perth...
otherwise, with knobby tyres I could take some side road without much pain...
It's stupid, I konw, it's just only a decision to take, but it is not easy to me.
I will think of it a little bit more, then I will take it.
I've met here in the camping a couple of bikers:
they are going back to England, from Sydney!
They are at the beginning, full of enthusiasm.
Like me, when starting!
They started one week ago, they will go to Darwin, then Singapore, then Thailand, India, Pakistan, Central Asia and on.
They are English, they came here in Australia 10 years ago, and now they are going back home. Great!
NOTE: they had a great idea for carrying tools. A PVC pipe, a normal one, 15$ per meter, on the left side, opposite to the exhaust, behind the pannier.
Great idea: cheap, strong, waterproof, easy to fix, You find also the closures! I will copy them in the future!
My road tyres already have 12000km, I changed them in Seoul...
The knobby tyres are new, only 700km offroad...
I could change the tyres, and keep the knobby with me,
but it's not pleasant to carry spare tyres...
Then, if I want to change them again, it will be a hard afternoon:
it's hot, it will take time,
my right thumb still hurts, I think I dislocated it when changing the tyres last week...
then, I am afraid for those screws: if I continue putting them on and off,
maybe the 3 remained will suffer, and it will really be a big problem if another one will yield...
Most of the street now will be on tarmac, and being very hot, maybe the knobby tyres will not even last to Perth...
otherwise, with knobby tyres I could take some side road without much pain...
It's stupid, I konw, it's just only a decision to take, but it is not easy to me.
I will think of it a little bit more, then I will take it.
I've met here in the camping a couple of bikers:
they are going back to England, from Sydney!
They are at the beginning, full of enthusiasm.
Like me, when starting!
They started one week ago, they will go to Darwin, then Singapore, then Thailand, India, Pakistan, Central Asia and on.
They are English, they came here in Australia 10 years ago, and now they are going back home. Great!
NOTE: they had a great idea for carrying tools. A PVC pipe, a normal one, 15$ per meter, on the left side, opposite to the exhaust, behind the pannier.
Great idea: cheap, strong, waterproof, easy to fix, You find also the closures! I will copy them in the future!
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