I’ve just stumbled upon this cool SEARA advert where Robinho, Neymar and Ganso perform the Beyonce’s Single Ladies dance. The Brazilian company SEARA aka Marfrig is the 2nd largest South American beef producer and one of the FIFA World Cup™ sponsors. Also they are the official beef suppliers for the Brazilian soccer team.
But if you are not interested in football/soccer at all, you can read more about this company and their Brazilian beef by clicking here




Below you can see the making of:

I was 13 years old in 1977 when I went to the cinema to watch The Song Remains The Same, a film by Led Zeppelin. An 18 to 19 years old crowd had allowed me to go to the movies with them which made me very happy.
I can remember it didn’t take long for me to learn how to play Stairway To Heaven, one of my favourite songs, on the guitar.
This may sound silly but I was so happy when I found this video in HD that it had me dancing all around the room and before you ask, YES! I was on my own of course!
This film on YouTube brought me back good memories and made my day.



Ave, Jimmy Page, morituri te salutant

I prepared a long blog post yesterday describing how my 3rd Irish driving test went and how surreal it was, but you know what? I’m no longer wasting my time talking about this bizarre situation or moaning about driving test reports as they are completely subjective and I never had my errors explained.
As you can see below, there are comments about the driving test in Ireland everywhere both on and off the Internet:


Drive test pass rates expose massive urban-rural divide
Kudos on this comment:

#2 Anne commented, on March 31, 2010 at 10:35 a.m.:
Is it not time to give motorists a fair chance and video the driving test? There is no mechanism for a fair appeal. Instructors in my experience are not on the same page as the testers. This is where the major disparity lies.
The tester is human, the instructor is human, the test candidate is human, the weather, the traffic, there are too many variables to consider. The cost of the test has risen dramatically. Test candidates deserve more for their money than to be told the pass rate is lower or higher in a particular area.
It should also be noted there is no follow up test. Quite often the test is passed and the driver reverts to bad habits they cleaned up for the test. Repeat tests for drivers, instructors and testers is a must. A standard needs to be achieved.

Sligo driving test rates pass out rest of the country

Authority defends driving test system

Pass rates for driving test vary widely

A few lucky people pass the driving test in Dublin on their first attempt, although most get their full licence after trying several times. I heard about an American retired policeman who moved to Ireland and only passed his driving test after 8 attempts. What bothers me is: 8 X €75 = €600.
And Yes! It’s time to film the driving test. I deserve more for the €225 (3 X €75) I spent so far and not only 45 minutes of assessment, using my own car and my petrol and a lousy explanation of the results without follow up.
I’d appreciate if you’d answer my poll on the Irish Driving Test. It’s on the top right corner ——>
Thanks !


Update: You might be interested in reading about my other attempts:

Driving Test In Ireland – 1st Attempt

Driving Test In Ireland – 2nd Attempt

Image: www.freedigitalphotos.net

Since everybody is celebrating Pac-Man 30th anniversary I’m not an exception.
WOW! Pac-man is 16 years younger than I