Speaking My Language

July 26, 2010
by Rodney Olsen
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I was reminded again on the weekend just how good it is to catch up with people who talk the same language you do. I don’t mean English, I mean people who have a similar interest who know exactly what you mean when you use words that most people don’t quite get.

I had a few of my cycling mates over on Saturday night to see a stage of the Tour de France and it was so good to launch into conversations about cycling that didn’t require any explanation of the terminology. Don’t get me wrong, I love spreading the cycling message and helping others understand the finer points but there’s something special about talking with like minded people isn’t there?

Do you find that with any of your interests? Do you enjoy conversations when everyone’s on the same wavelength.

Oh well … the tour’s over for another year. Roll on Tour de France 2011.



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Masterchef Breaks Australian Television Records

July 26, 2010
by Rodney Olsen
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If you’re in Australia it wouldn’t be too hard for me to guess what you were doing last night. It’s very likely that you were watching Channel Ten’s final for Masterchef … like a massive chunk of Australia’s population.

We didn’t see all of the show but we got home from church in time to see the final challenge and the naming of this year’s winner. The final became the most-watched non-sporting event ever shown on Australian television. A peak of 4.348 million viewers across the five capital cities tuned in to watch Adam beat Callum to win $100,000 and a cookbook publishing deal.

Callum seemed very likable and a more than able cook but I’m glad that Adam took out the title. I was also very impressed by Callum’s reaction to Adam’s win. While the runner-up on most reality shows will give the winner a hug and smile a lot, you can often tell that they’re trying to stay in control while battling deep dissapointment (and who could blame them) but Callum appeared genuinely thrilled for Adam. I’m sure he would have preferred winning but his reaction showed a real maturity and great character.

Did you watch much of the series this year? Who did you want to win?

So Masterchef is over for another year and huge amounts of time will now be freed up for Australians as we no longer have to sit glued to the box each night for the next installment.

Mind you … Junior Masterchef is set to start soon. 🙂



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