The last two or three weeks have been really hard. I know we're only a little more than halfway through 2010, but I'm already at the point where I'm shouting: "Roll on 2011!"

It's been a tough year for myself and my wife after our miscarriage and then again for the entire family, as you read last time, when we lost our youngest brother to a freak rock slide accident.

Times of sadness also brings time for reflection. I have learned a few life lessons through the last few ordeals and I would like to share them with you now.  read more »

I was planning on having a very long weekend. Had it all planned. Got some leave over the long weekend (Monday is National Women's Day) all the way until Wednesday, my birthday. Knew that I would be spending most of my days catching up on Final Fantasy 12.

Then we got the call on Sunday afternoon. My youngest brother-in-law had been in a freak rock slide accident. He died shortly afterwards.

There's just no words to describe what goes through your mind at a time like this.  read more »

This news is also late, but I don't consider it news if I haven't blogged about it!

Microsoft is rolling out Xbox Live to a few new countries like Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Russia and last but not least, South Africa!

So what does this mean for local Xbox 360 gamers?

Well, you don't have to commit fraud to have an Xbox Live account anymore. My Live account currently has an address in the UK, because you could not create an account without a valid address.  read more »

Over the past two or three weeks, I have been helping one of my buddies trying to get his blog up and running.

It was quite an ambitious project that he wanted to do. He is an artist who creates his own music, covers famous songs, etc.  read more »

South Africa has hosted a successful FIFA Football World Cup. Spain have been declared the winners, lifting the trophy for the first time, after competing in their first World Cup final as well.

This was certainly a spectacular showcase presented by our beautiful country.

It was a World Cup of winners, a World Cup of losers, a World Cup of controversy and a World cup of new records.

Most of all, it was a World Cup showcasing the beautiful game.  read more »

Over the course of the World Cup, there have been some controversial calls made by referees.

Granted, most of the time these referees have got a very difficult job ahead of them and 9 times out of 10, they excel at their job. It's easy to see why they are the best.

When they do make incorrect calls though, the world sees it.

Lets take a look at a few recent examples.  read more »

Being busy is not fun.

Being alone at home is not fun.

Both of these premises were mine to enjoy (hate?) the past week.

But instead of my usual moan about how busy things are and about how little I'm blogging, let me jump straight into it.

Yes, E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo took place last week in all it's gaming glory.

Yes, I know it was last week... like I said, I've been busy.  read more »

So my Xbox 360 has died... for the third time in the last two weeks.

Everytime, I've duly opened it up, tweaked with the screws that apply the Red Ring of Death (RROD) fix and get it up and running again... for about two days.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

So I'm at the point where I might open it once or twice more but I'm just about reaching that point where my Xbox will be defenestrated.  read more »