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The FAT Website has had over a dozen bloggers writing about their lives around the world for over a decade. Topics cover everything from food, music, sports, travel and general musings on the minutiae of everyday life. The FAT Website blog first started in 1999 as a means for five high school friends to stay in touch as they independently traveled around the world.

The FAT Fantasy RWC Competition

Well it was a great world cup really – despite England not showing up. I am already looking forward to the 6N which should be fierce as there are four teams who can win it with England probably being 3rd seed at the moment! Also, great updates by Edo giving a TFW slant on things is always good to put ...

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A-League 2011/12 Season – Round Three – The Rivals Round

The Rivalry Round There was a themed ‘Rivalry Round’ for the Hyundai A-League this week that saw all the league’s local derby sides pitted against one another. THE QUEENSLAND/PEOPLE WHO FEAR DAYLIGHT SAVINGS DERBY – Brisbane Roar vs Gold Coast United THE TARD DERBY – Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne Heart THE F3 DERBY  – Central Coast Mariners vs Newcastle Jets ...

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Rugby World Cup Final – Partying Like It’s 1987

The RWC – Causing 4 million Kiwis to simultaneously cry every four years since 1987 NEW ZEALAND 8 – FRANCE 7 It certainly ended up being a lot closer than we all thought.  France were inconsistent throughout this tournament and after a wobbly performance last week, they turned it up big time in their third grand final appearance and pushed ...

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The Joys of Gaming In 2011

It’s that time of year!  The annual video game drought where there is a barren wasteland of new releases from January to September is over.  Now we’re in that heavily congested fourth quarter of the year where all the good games come out all at once.  Other than blowing a massive hole in your wallet and causing you to become ...

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A-League 2011/12 Season – Round 2 – Dirty Thirty

The Kewell And Emerton Show What if you promoted an entire football league with two high profile Socceroos players and their respective glamour clubs and they didn’t score any goals or win any games?  That’s the position the A-League finds itself in at the moment as both Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory lost their games in Round Two and both ...

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Rugby World Cup Semi Finals – Breaking the choke hold

 NEW ZEALAND 20 – AUSTRALIA 6 So in the end, a spluttering, underwhelming Wallabies campaign was brought to a close against an almighty All Blacks side that destroyed them right from the outset when Quade Cooper’s first touch of the ball was to boot it into touch on the full.  The scoreline heavily flattered the Wallabies as the All Blacks ...

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Youtube Friday: The Worst Haka

Well, this is it.  This weekend sees Wallabies meet the All Blacks in the semi final of the Rugby World Cup.  It will (hopefully) be the toughest test yet for the All Blacks and is a do or die game for both teams.  In honour of this upcoming contest on Sunday night, here’s a clip of the haka being performed ...

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