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thepieman comments on Some photos of the stadium in RioNegro

Lots of new roads been built doug, nearly all completed, there seems to be a lot more development underway with apartments and industrial mostly just south of the river. the new coliseo is next to the old soccer pitch,hopefully will be ready by friday, they have built a new road from the river upto the roundabout by the medical centre which heads off to san antonio and new roads along the river connecting the autopista

thepieman comments on Some photos of the stadium in RioNegro

will take some more when the games start, hopefully will look a lot better, apparently going to be womens football, karate and some equestrian events held here.

thepieman comments on Some photos of the stadium in RioNegro

sorry pics sorted now :)

thepieman comments on Spanish Classes

Thanks for the help. I am serous but due to my personal circumstances 1 day a week would be good for me, 5 trips to medellin and back per week is not really practical. I will try the ULA thanks griffbos. my motivation rocca is to study part time a few hours a week if this means i cant get a student visa then so be it.. thanks again for the advice

thepieman comments on New Coliseo in RioNegro opened today

yeah it looks good, but still a bit of work to be done for the 19th

thepieman comments on Cheap furniture wanted in Medellin

A lot of the furniture in medellin ia made in RioNegro, beautiful hand crafted pieces at reasonable prices

thepieman comments on rainy season

we getting plenty of rain in RioNegro, mostly in the evenings and during the night

thepieman comments on Newbie question

welcome newbie

thepieman comments on What to do in El Dorado ?

ive been using ron, doesnt cure the gripa but who cares- azunoman has my madras powder so curry on the menu soon. my novia was rubbing alcohol on my chest and head?said it cures the gripa,maybe only works if your colombian. mr az.. saw 2 of your country folk on the corner outside our local supermercado in gringo attire ,white socks and sandals complete with camcorder in hand, i resisted the urge to say hola,

thepieman comments on What to do in El Dorado ?

yes arrived weds afternoon,thanks for all the advice. In the end just got a coffee and watched everyone coming and going. checked in for my flight to medellin and thought i would telephone the novia to let her know i was in bogota and no pay phone in departure room? all i could find was a card phone? anyways i bribed the check in girl with some dollars and i used her cell.. Its great to be back in Colombia :-)

thepieman comments on Met a Great Woman in Medellin

I didnt know you batted for the other team Fred :-)

thepieman comments on Met a Great Woman in Medellin

Get your ass to Medellin

thepieman comments on Shakira to Play 'She Wolf' at NBA All-Star Game

Who's birthday is it Johnny?

thepieman comments on Shakira to Play 'She Wolf' at NBA All-Star Game

Fucktard is a British term of endearment Simon. at least by Johnny

thepieman comments on Interviewing Those who would like to Teach English in Chia / Bogotá

Why English speaking American teachers? whats wrong with English speaking English teachers?

thepieman comments on

soul i think that is better phrased my lessons are the bollocks, unless you are a testicular teacher:-)

thepieman comments on Pictures - Turbo and San Francisco

Thanks for posting your pictures

thepieman comments on What to do in El Dorado ?

Last time i got the bus it was pretty crazy Ex, the driver was a lunatic but i was so excited to be there it was all partof the fun.. Crepes and waffles sounds like the way to go, will they take dollars or do i need to hit an atm?

thepieman comments on Pollution in Medellin is horrific!

I will be staying up the mountain from medellin where the pollution and climate is much better for my english ass. :-) Great for a day or two in medellin but i couldnt live there..

thepieman comments on What to do in El Dorado ?

Thanks all, Johnny i sent you a pm but i know i doesnt work too well, if you have not got it by now you can email at thepieman01 at yahoo.co.uk and i will reply Yeh i really only need to get a coffee and a snack and do some people watching, I arrive term 1 and dep term 2

thepieman comments on winsurfer

I will be arriving later this week and i will be bringing goodies :-), hopefully ths time will be here for 6 months or longer if i can sort out a visa. my pleasure friend.

thepieman comments on Article about making arepas

cant wait to try my 1st marmite arepa later this week cheese and pickle an english institution

thepieman comments on winsurfer

thanks for the add amigo :)

thepieman comments on Greetings people! Whats going on around here?

welcome back pcl, theres been a few meltdowns and deletions, same ol same ol :)

thepieman comments on Article about making arepas

Win that sure is a lot of marmite on your arepa. :)

thepieman comments on

Calm down, Calm down! :) Aussies are as bad as usa for abusing our beautiful language.

thepieman comments on what happened to Gomezman5's thread about the last World Cup?

whatever happened to bushwick bill.. seems awfully quiet recently?

thepieman comments on Article about making arepas

The only arepa i like is the con cheso like teo says. i too had to eat the novia mums awful arepas but by the third week i gave up not wanting to offend her and just didnt eat them.

thepieman comments on Rice Pudding

Thanks Ex, I wont be living with the outlaws but they dont live far away, I hope neither of us change but who knows 6 months down the road, anyways i have my return ticket just in case :)

thepieman comments on fecherklyn

Hi fech and thanks for the add, hope to meet you in the near future, where in the uk are you from?

thepieman comments on What's the figure.........????

I would consider 1-2 million good for me to live on comfortably as my novia is working also.

thepieman comments on full moon tonight.....largest-brightest for 2010

thanks dw, also for uk stargazers, i believe mars will be the brightest for at least 8 years as it is in opposition to the sun. Mars and Moon in heavenly show Yesterday, 05:30 pm Mars and the full Moon pair up to provide a grand celestial spectacle on Friday night. The Red Planet, now 62 million miles from Earth, will be at its brightest this year as it lines up opposite the Sun. At around 9pm, Mars will be above and to the left of the Moon, about the length of an outstretched fist away. A standard SLR camera fitted with a telephoto lens is all you need to capture the scene, says Robin Scagell, from the Society for Popular Astronomy. "Mars is looking really quite red and impressive at the moment, and the Moon will be full, he said. "It's going to be a great sight and rather fun to look for. "A telescope has too close a field of view, but with a 100mm telephoto lens you'd just about get them both in the picture, and you'll be able to see details on the Moon." A pair of binoculars and a clear out-of-town sky will reveal an added bonus - the "beehive" star cluster - between the two objects, said Mr Scagell. Mars is at its most spectacular when close to the Earth at opposition. In 2003 the planet was just 35 million miles away as it faced the Sun, and more than four times brighter than it will be tomorrow night.

thepieman comments on Rice Pudding

I'm not sure that the PM system is working but we can work something out.

thepieman comments on Rice Pudding

fech, i have only played sporadically the last few years but love to get back into it, i dont know wht standard i would be as i have never played for a team, as for Ken i think hes pretty handy :) I'm not sure where we would play as im not there until february, im hoping Ken can sort it out, will keep you posted Don't hold it against me but i'm a gooner :)

thepieman comments on Winter Olympics

Hopefully can get some tickets Mr Az, will you be about? The XXI Winter Olympics are Feb 12-28 in Vancouver, British Columbia

thepieman comments on Rice Pudding

I have a squeezy marmite ready to go johnny

thepieman comments on Who are the Chile experts here?

If you make it to Chile marly i would offer to ride your bike down if you fly me back :)

thepieman comments on Winter Olympics

What are the dates of Suramericano IX Mr Az? and welcome back from the fishbowl :)

thepieman comments on Who are the Chile experts here?

I bet that would be a fantastic motorcycle ride marly, how long do you think it would take?

thepieman comments on Rice Pudding

Thanks Ken, much appreciated and look forward to a game of table tennis. Re accents, i find myself talking English with a cod Spanish accent to my novia and she seems to understand me better than ordinary English,the same kind of thing that Steve McClaren got hammered for when interviewed on Dutch Television. I am wondering though if will affect her developent in speaking English without a strong Spanish accent.Any thoughts Ken?

thepieman comments on Winter Olympics

That was the point of my post Simon. :)

thepieman comments on Winter Olympics

I thought simon would have been bigging up colombias participation in these games and giving some info on the team, maybe hes not a sports fan

thepieman comments on Rice Pudding

I doubt much Welsh is spoken in the borders, where i lived in North Wales it is the first language. A very difficult language to learn and i couldnt be arsed much to annoyance of my co workers. At least with spanish you know it will be of some use even if i dont remain in Colombia. I am looking forward to getting stuck into spanish, i love the flow of the accent in a similar way to italian.

thepieman comments on Rice Pudding

Thanks Ken, I have been ready to go in my head since Christmas..jajaja Good thing too that i have done this trip both ways before and have a good idea what to expect. Opodo have emailed me twice now with changes to my itineray(sp) which is a bit annoying, i have a 3hr lay over in Bogey now not like the 1hour last time which was a bit stressful. Last day of work tomorrrow.. woohoo Let the good times roll

thepieman comments on Rice Pudding

I havn't started yet Ken.. i may do some tomorrow but most i will do on monday.. i just hope i have enough room for all the stuff im bringing..

thepieman comments on Winter Olympics

Well i will be looking out for the Colombian Team along with cheering on Team GB.. good luck to them both,

thepieman comments on other Colombia boards

Why would you get kicked here Bill? They are a fairly tolerant lot, grass is not always greener.

thepieman comments on Who are the Chile experts here?

Buenas suerte marlydog, i hope you find what you are looking for. Hopefully you will be back.

thepieman comments on other Colombia boards

As far as i am aware Azunoman is no longer associated with that site Bill

thepieman comments on Winter Olympics

Simon, what can you tell us about the Colombian Winter Olympic Team, any names we should be lookin out for?