Nikolai Valuev and His Tiny Wife

Nikolai Valuev is a Russian professional boxer and former two-time WBA heavyweight champion. With his 7 ft (2.13 m) height, he is one of the biggest athletes in the world. Who would've guessed if Nikolai Valuev has a very tiny wife. His spouse, Galina/Galya, is only 5' 2" (1.55 m) tall!

Not just tall, Nikolai Valuev also has over 310 pounds of weight! Because of his huge body, Valuev is nicknamed as The Beast from The East, Rock Man, The Russian Bear, Lurch, The Russian Giant, and even Shrek!

But apparently this giant has a soft heart. He met Galina in friend's birthday party in 1999. To won her heart, Valuev wrote her love poetry! They later married in 2000. The couple have two children Grisha (son) and Irina (daughter).

It's a common thing that big athlete has a tiny girlfriend/wife. We also can see another boxer, Wladimir Klitschko, who's dating small actress Hayden Panettierre. Or NBA player Shaquille O'Neal, who's currently in relationship with reality show winner Nicole Alexander.

Ronaldo vs Messi on El Clásico, April 16 2011

It is always interesting to follow the competition between Barcelona and Real Madrid or what is commonly called El Clásico whether in the Spanish La Liga or in the UEFA Champions League.

It seems Barca is more dominant than Madrid this season, just take a look to the table, Barcelona leads the league by eight points over Madrid with seven matches left, besides that they have defeated Madrid in Nou Camp for 5-0 in November.

So who will win in the next El Clásico next saturday? I guess one of the answers is depends on these two incredible players, Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid and Lionel Messi from Barcelona. If you can guess who will on the top perform next saturday, then you can guess which one will win the game and that means the time for you to bet on sports.

You can see how these two top scorer of their club compete to be the best player in Spanish La Liga from their goals, so far Lionel Messi has collected 29 goals, one ahead of Ronaldo, and become the top scorer of the league. According to this video below, I think it is not easy to guess is Ronaldo or Messi who will bring their club win El Clásico on the next saturday (April 16, 2011).

So prepare yourself and think smart to place your bet by logic and not by emotion. Just visit this Soccer Betting Guide if you like bet on soccer games but find a difficulty to win, it might help.

Incredible Jerez!!

We all remember the magnificent race Rossi had until he decided to take out Stoner!

For sure the crash will be an extra motivation for Stoner to beat the Doctor on the track.
The famous words : "Your ambition out weighted your talent" by Stoner won't be forgotten soon!




With this kind of action on the track you almost would forget the hot grid babes! So we
put a random selection of the nicest babes on our blog! Enjoy!

All pictures property of their respective owner!

Necessary Equipments for Hiking

One of the purposes why we created this blog is to show that sport is also entertaining, thus we're encouraging everyone to do a regular exercise for a healthy lifestyle. If you're bored, forget about gym or home treadmill for a while. Sport is meant to done under shining sun or cold breeze, not inside a room with air conditioner. Try hiking for a change!

Hiking is an outdoor activity with multiple benefits. Besides for sport, you can also enjoy the beauty of nature. But remember, although fun, hiking can also become a dangerous activity. When dealing with wild environment, hikers need to be well equipped to reduce the hazards. These are some equipments that can't be missed for hiking:

• Clothing, including hiking boots, cap, handkerchief, rain jacket, socks, sun glasses.
• Navigation gears, including map, compass, binoculars, radio, GPS if possible.
• Tools, such as rope, pocket knife, flashlight, matches, first aid kit, walking stick.
• Foods and drinks, including canteen, utensil, cooking pot, water purifier, fishing hook.
• Tent and sleeping bag.

Speaking of clothing, what you need to get first is a descent hiking boots. These are your primary pieces of outdoor gear, which will protect your feet from the possible damage that nature can do to your feet.

You can search for various hiking & daywalking footwear in www.kathmandu.com.au. This online store also provides other outdoor equipments, such as sleeping gear, tent, lighting, and other accessories, with a very reasonable prices.

Sisters

I enjoy every opportunity I have to take my neices pictures and this time was no exception!  We had a pretty short amount of time, but it worked out fine and we had alot of fun in the process. :) 

I love spending time with all my neices.  They are very sweet and beautiful girls and I'm blessed to be their aunt!

I thought this was too fun not to post! :) 

M+F: Engaged!

It was so much fun to be able to take my sister and brother-in-law's engagement pictures.  The funny thing about this is once she's married she will also be my sister-in-law.... :)

Y'all are sure easy to take pictures of!  Love you both!

Treasure Hunting is A New Kind of Sport

Metal detecting is kinda becoming much more than a hobby lately. People do this activity for treasure hunting, trying to find a rare and unique things below the ground. Although, they've done this not merely because the value of the items, but for the satisfaction of finding them.

In the past, treasure hunting used to be an expensive activity, but that's not the case anymore lately. There are many metal detectors that go with under $200 prices. Just by finding some collectible coins, you already cover that expenses.

Besides for recreation and finding something valuable, treasure hunting also can be categorized as a sport. It's an outdoor activity that can be done in large area, such as park, beach, playground, or campsite. We need to walk around, carrying the device all the way (treasure metal detectors weight span between 2.0 lbs until above 10 lbs). And when we find something, we still need to dig it from the ground. Really, it's a good works for muscles, heart and lungs. The best thing is, you won't mind the exercises, as the only thing in your mind is the excitement.


Treasure Hunter 3050-XJ9 Metal Detector

Now, if you're serious about metal detecting, Treasure Hunter 3050-XJ9 is one of the best metal detectors in the market. Developed by NASA engineer, 3050-XJ9 is all purpose machines that can detects coins, relics, or gold nuggets.

These are some features from Treasure Hunter 3050-XJ9:

• Light weight for its class. Only 3 lbs with auto ground balancing (AGB), it gives perfect balance and comfort for long hours.
• The large LCD screen will visually identify the target, the depth of the target, and pinpoint the target.
• Works in multiple-frequency. It can detects a silver dollar at 16" depth.
• Six operation modes: all metals, motion discrimination, auto notch, manual notch, surface elimination, pinpoint.
• 5-year limited warranty.

You can find this product, or any other metal detector brands at www.metal-detector-town.com. You can easily browse for the device that suits your needs, such as underwater and waterproof metal detectors, used and cheap metal detectors, etc. They will give you better metal detectors with more free accessories than anyone else online.

This is a very useful activity for recreation and excitement. You can also give your body an extra workouts in your spare time for more healthy life. Give it a try!