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Posted by Vietnam Swans on February 11, 2008
Sometimes, it is the similarities that are more striking than the differences. Vietnam is renowned for carrying everything on its motorcycles which has been the source of inspiration for books like Bikes of Burden.
Apparently, some bloke in Melbourne on the Eastern Freeway was photographed carrying his BBQ on his motorbike – two weekends ago on Australia Day weekend.
“Well, how else did you expect me to carry it?”
Unheard of.
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Posted by Vietnam Swans on February 11, 2008
Francois Trinh Duc, a Viet Kieu, is just 21 – “and no one has ever heard of him”, according to The Telegraph in England.
Francois was to make his debut for the French National Rugby Team against Scotland yesterday at “outside half”. Apparently, he was only playing there “because he grew too big for his original position of scrum half”.
As a proudly Aussie Rules Blog, the Swans Blog doesn’t profess to understand the finer points of growing too big, original positions or scrotum halfs. Nevertheless, if Francois Trinh Duc has made France’s national rugby team, that would seem like a very impressive performance. Congratulations.
Click on Francois Trinh Duc in at France’s deep end for the full expose.
When will our first Viet Kieu debut in the AFL?
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Posted by Vietnam Swans on February 11, 2008
The Gulf News has reported that in the curtain raiser prior to the Adelaide – Collingwood match, the Dubai Heat mauled the Dubai Dingoes 74 – 5.
Given that Collingwood decided to become a sister club of the Dubai Dingoes and both sisters were trounced by similar margins (Collingwood was beaten 136 – 55), there are no prizes for guessing what seems to be the selection criteria for picking sisters!
The Swans Blog can report that the coach of the Dubai Heat was one of our own – Jeremy “Jezza” Palmer. Jeremy debuted for us on 6 March 2006 against the Malaysian Warriors as… our Water Boy. But he was the Water Boy with a difference. Even though he had literally just arrived in Vietnam and virtually none of us had even met him prior to him picking up the water, we all started doing what he told us to do on the paddock!
Three weeks later when we played the Jakarta Bintangs, we knew of Jezza’s prodigious talents. This time he played on the field, fed the footy down the throat of the forwards and we won our first ever match.
Expect a short review from Jeremy of the Dubai match on the Blog very soon.
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