Stephan Bonnar:
UFC 110 Blog No. 7 | 02.17.10

Feb 20, 2010 | by MattE | 1 Comment

So, a little about Australia. It’s humid as hell, and the sun is twice as intense here. Being Irish, I am constantly applying layers of sunblock that the humidity and sweat soon melt away.

As far as the tourist stuff, we took a bus tour, getting off at St. Mary’s Cathedral, a beautiful historic church.  Then it was off to the Sydney museum, filled with big skeletons of whale carcasses. We also hit up Bondi Beach, where we were treated to a lot of boobs. I asked, “Is this a topless beach?” to an Aussie, who chuckeld and said, “All beaches here, tops are optional.”

My favorite though was the Taronga Zoo we went to yesterday. Alex (Schoenauer), aka “Chili Dog,” went over to a sleeping kangaroo, lifted up one of its legs, and grabbed his b***s. (I know it sounds crazy, but I am just writing about my experience – so I have to share the good with the bad.) I couldn’t believe it. The kangaroo got up with a very confused expression on his face, then looked around as if to say, “Hmmmm … I was just sound asleep and I swear someone just grabbed my b***s.”

This stunt of his gave me a little more courage. I saw another kangaroo eating out of a bucket of carrots. I slowly inched closer and closer to him, as not to startle him. I watched him eat for a while, then I asked him if he wouldn’t mind sharing a carrot with me. He peered up from his bucket at me while munching a little carrot he was holding in his short arms and gave me a look like he obliged. So I reached over, grabbed a carrot out of his bucket and shared an afternoon snack with a friendly kangaroo. Don’t worry. I didn’t grab his b***s.

Along with the lions, monkeys, elephants, chimps and usual animals at the zoo, I got to see a Tasmanian devil. I was surprised – it reminded me of a possum. It was on a tree branch and very indecisive on how to get down. I actually watched him for a good 15 minutes as he went back and forth on the branch contemplating how to get down. And no, it doesn’t look at all like the Warner Bros. “Taz.”

The best part of the zoo was when we were just a little late to see them feed the giraffes. The zookeeper had some sympathy for us and decided to make our day. He brought us down to the giraffes and gave us apples and carrots to feed them. One giraffe was much like myself and kept turning down the carrots and insisting on getting the apples. My favorite giraffe, “Andora,” was the friendliest. After feeding her carrots, she even gave me a kiss. She must have got the wrong signals, because she then came back and tried to give me some tongue. Let me tell you, their tongues are about a foot long – so it was a little scary. She also liked getting pet, so I scratched under her neck like she was one of my cats.

The funny thing is, all of these stories I am telling you have been documented on video. So if you wanna see them for real, keep your eyes peeled – they will be up soon at Ngaugeinc.com and www.Switch-fighter.com

Well, that’s about all for now.  I’m sure I will have some more stories soon.

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