Archive for September 21st, 2008

Big Brother 7 - Lisa is Evicted

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

Lisa Huo became the fifth housemate to be evicted from the Big brother house after she was voted out ahead of Nikki Grahame, Imogen Thomas and Mikey Dalton in a four-way tussle.

As soon as Grace was given the boot last week, Lisa was odds-on favourite at 4/5 to be next person out of the door with the bookmakers expecting nominations from Aisleyne, Richard, Susie and Pete for the foul mouthed unemployed upholsterer from Manchester.

Big Brother introduced a twist this week for nomination-discussing rule breakers Glyn, Imogen, Lea, Lisa and Nikki who were not be allowed to nominate in the normal fashion. Instead, they each had to nominate one member of their group, on the spot, in front of everyone else. They were not allowed to discuss their choices or nominate themselves and the housemate with the most nominations would automatically face eviction via the public vote. The voting went as follows:

Glyn and Lisa nominated Nikki, Imogen voted for Lea who returned the favour and Nikki voted for Lisa. With two nominations Nikki faced eviction for the third successive week.

The rest of the housemates - Aisleyne, Mikey, Pete, Richard and Susie were allowed to nominate as usual in the privacy of the Diary Room. As Nikki was already put up for the public vote, the remaining housemates were not allowed to nominate her, which saw Imogen, Lisa and Mikey thrown into the eviction mix.

By Monday night, Lisa was 1/4 favourite for eviction, despite the remainder of the nominated housemates not being revealed officially until Tuesday evening.

Lisa’s price shortened considerably as the day’s neared Friday’s eviction night until she was trading at 1/100 so it was no surprise when host Davina McCall announced she was evicted.

Lisa appeared to be expecting to leave as she reacted well with a typical mix of smiles and good natured profanity, hugging each of her housemates in turn and repeating select phrases including “sorted mate”, “mint”, “take it easy” and “have fun”.

Following a few weeks where housemates have received landslide eviction percentages - Grace polling 87.9% and of course Sezer’s 91.6%, Lisa received a more respectable 60.3% of the vote considering she wasn’t trading at odds-against once during eviction week.

Big Brother’s latest twist will see five new contestants entering a secret “second” house next Friday. The new house, accessible via the diary room, features its own bedroom, kitchen, lounge, bathroom and garden area.

Instead of voting to evict a housemate next week, the public will instead choose one housemate to “save” but live with the five newcomers in the new house.

David Walker runs Big Brother betting and Daddy Fantastic websites. Updated Big Brother news is available across both websites.

Tigers on Safari - Book a Safari Now

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

For those people out there that have never accomplished a wildlife safari in Africa might often find it hard to imagine the fantastic wildlife you will probably see. The holiday makers who come to a walking safari are regular holiday makers like you and me, some are into taking photos, some are into Africa as a country but all of them are interested in a new marvellous experience. Ring Kaingo for a Safari Holiday, and get the information you need.

The outstanding thing about a wildlife safari is the fact it is so different from a standard holiday to Germany, there are very little children. Each African safari organisation will give you an English speaking tourist guide to take you through the super areas of South Africa. The most popular animals you will probably see are tigers. The aforementioned incredible animals are not tame and of course do not feed them. If you are interested in taking photos of the cheetahs you should make sure you turn off the flash as you do not want to scare them. The incredible wildlife in Southern Africa may put a grin on your face.

If you would like to discover more about breathtaking holidays in South Africa you will probably use the search engines like Yahoo to observe a company that offers safaris from the UK, the prices might often range from four hundred pounds to nine hundred pounds.

What Christmas Gifts Do People Actually Want?

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

Before buying random gifts and hoping that they will be pleasing to the recipient, read this article and learn how to avoid aimless gift buying. Learn how to buy something they want, or better yet, get them a gift card and spend the rest of the day enjoying time together.

Christmas gets more over-blown and expensive with each passing year. Christmas is time for picking up piles and piles of wrapping paper and trying to figure out how to fit gifts in cars, even though every year we swear that the next year we will be better prepared. Everyone loves gifts (especially kids), but is that a reason to lose our minds every year at the mall?

No one can ever know what everyone else knows. The theory seems to be that if you just buy a lot of stuff for a person you will please them because you increased the odds. If you really want to go all out for someone, then do some research first. Check with people who know what they want and need. In the course of the year, make a few subtle inquiries so when the gift occasion arises you won’t be stumped. Hopefully this will deter you from spending your money on worthless trinkets and gadgets. If all these ideas do not work then there is nothing wrong with gift cards. You can make this personal in any number of ways. How about adding home made biscuits, or a card with a personal message that means something uniquely to them? The gift of getting to spend time with family and friends is way greater than any gift can give you.

Though many people agree that gift cards are impersonal, isn’t it more impersonal to buy someone a gift they don’t need or want? Gift cards are a great back-up plan when research and questioning have failed to provide you with any ideas. For the most part people either don’t know what they want, or they don’t know how to express it. This group can also be pleased in a variety of ways. Here is a great site for some unique gifts for everyone.