The Return of Monkey

No, I'm not talking about that iconic show that used to be on the ABC - Monkey. I'm talking about his toy monkey that we bought for him when he was a sick one year old. Monkey has been with him ever since. He even goes on holidays with him.

That's where the trouble started. As we were in a hurry to leave our hotel in Adelaide in the early hours in October we inadvertently left him behind. The Boy noticed this at bedtime that night. I rang the hotel and the cleaner had found him and put him aside. They said that they'd send it cash-on-delivery. No problem with paying for that as Monkey means a lot to The Boy.

A couple of weeks went by and no sign of Monkey. I rang the hotel. He was still there. They would send him. Another week went by and no sign of Monkey. I rang the hotel again and was told that he was still there and that they would definitely arrange for him to be posted to us.

On Friday Monkey was delivered. Thankfully. There will be no more family holidays for Monkey I can tell you.

Indian Cricketers And The "Monkey" Call

In a sensational conclusion to the 2nd Test match in Sydney between Australia and India recently Harbhajan Singh from India was called before the match referee, Mike Proctor, and was found guilty of racially abusing Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds by calling him a "monkey". Just on its own that doesn't sound like much to get excited about but in Australia's last tour of India the whole crowd at a couple of matches chanted "monkey, monkey" to Symonds. As he has a West Indian ancestry it is deemed to be a racist comment.

Harbhajan was banned for three matches but is appealing the ban. I heard that the Indian players had planned to visit the Bradman Museum in Bowral but in course of their protest they have missed this opportunity. Perhaps they should visit Taronga Zoo in Sydney prior to their departure from the Harbour City to see what a monkey really is.