Sunday, February 22, 2009

My Oscar 2009 Guesses...

It's about 15 minutes before the awards show starts, and I'm calling the following:

Mickey Rourke will win Best Actor, and best song and best picture will be Slumdog Millionaire. But overall, I'm sure Hugh Jackman is gonna be a darn cool host...;)

UPDATE: Hugh Jackman did do a fine job -- he didn't botch the music numbers once. And I TOTALLY called the Slumdog Millionaire stuff, yet sadly disappointed I didn't get Mickey right. Then again, I didn't see Ben Still coming out as Joaquin Phoenix either, so I guess I'll call it even.

Friday, February 20, 2009

South America 2009: If Only I had the Argentinian Beef...

15 Days at sea, countless meals later, and a whole lot of sightseeing adds up to what you see below. Unlike my usual trips, I didn't have a lot of time in each South American port, but whatever time I did spend ends up being a snapshot of each location. Think of this trip as a "tasting menu", so if you decide to go, you'll get a feel of what it's like.

For the most part, the countries seem prettier than Mexico, and the tourist traps are pretty mild. The touristy snapshot places are fairly safe, given the amount of police that patrol the plazas, famous landmarks and open air markets that exist in every stop. I think they just figured that safe tourists are good for business -- what a concept?

When I wasn't out on land, I ended playing A LOT of trivia, drawing games, and basically trying to win prizes to keep myself occupied on the ship. I even read 3 books cover to cover, just because they had a library aboard. But make no mistake -- living on cruise ship time is a whole other life, where the clock can pass quite quickly if you don't look around. That, and the booze on the sea days make the journey that much smoother in rocky waters... ;)

Monday, February 16, 2009

Well, at least my sightseeing doesnt require Wi-Fi...

Dear All, To make a long story short, yes, I did have a great time in South America, and the cruising around the Atlantic was pretty spiffy. I'm sorry for the lack of updates for the last 15 days, since apparently the Internet at sea required a house mortgage along with an arm and a leg to use. But in 16 hours I'll be home, resuming the usual broadcast schedule. And yes, photos will be coming at ya in one giant photo blog, and I'm debating about whether to post up my chronicles aboard the ship or not, since most of the entries seem a bit touristy without all the usual bite I provide in the usual posts. Then again, it would be my thoughts, acapella style. I'll think about it on the flight.

Supa Winkers ;)
--Albert