Mahsuri Satay Restaurant

The best satay outside of Malaysia and Singapore ...



... so says Mahsuri Satay's advertising byline and who are we to argue?



A small group dined on fabulous satay in the heart of Victoria Park. Plates of meat, chicken, vegetables and rice dressed with satay sauce were delivered to our table while the restaurant continued to fill with many other diners. Prices were very reasonable and this is obviously a restaurant that does a roaring trade most nights of the week. It's easy to see why.

Dishes were to everyone's taste - not too hot - although we may have spied some beads of perspiration breaking out on the forehead of one member, and we also noticed two others reaching hastily for the carafe of water!


All up, it was an enjoyable evening out.

Thanks to Hilary and Barbara for organising the occasion.

Riverton Masters Long Course 400m/800m Event

There are few sporting events on the world stage that we might think of as being big.

• The couple of tennis matches played last week in England? - Not big.


• The little bike ride currently underway in France? - Not big at all.


• The few little soccer games played every four years in different countries? - Definitely not what you would call big.

There is only one sporting event in the world arena that the word BIG is simply too small a word to describe.

And there is only one sporting event in the world arena where the word INAUGURAL is simply too modest a word to describe.

That event was the INAUGURAL Riverton Masters Long Course 400m/800m swim!!!

Yes, bigger than Wimbledon, more massive than the Tour de France, and even more widely talked about than the FIFA World Cup, the 400m/800m event was staged at the Riverton Leisureplex on Sunday 26 June with huge success.

Guided by the firm direction of Swim Organiser Damien Eyre, the man we affectionately refer to as 'Coach', and his trusty side-kick Graeme Pow, the man we reverently refer to as 'GP', all swimmers were checked in on the day and the afternoon proceeded without a hitch - except for one swim where the swimmer didn't have the whistle blown to signal 700m and only two laps to go of an 800m record attempt. However, that was only a minor glitch and all three time keepers have been sacked, thus ensuring it doesn't happen again!

On the day, there were 28 swims with 8 records being set, which is a mighty afternoon of swimming in anyone's language. From Riverton, nine people swam a variety of events and their accomplishments are listed below.

400m Freestyle:

• Nadine Neethling in 7.25.76


• Nola Byrne in 8.29.14


• Lee Murphy in 5.16.06


• Simon Innes in 7.51.41


• Graeme Pow in 7.02.22


• Kevin Hall in 7.36.44

400m Backstroke:

• Damien Eyre in 5.27.70

400m Individual Medley:

• Shane Wallace in 7.27.09

800m Freestyle:

• Damien Eyre in 9.53.23


• Shane Wallace in 12.04.34

800m Breaststroke

• Pauline Southall in 18.41.92

Congratulations to everyone that swam on the day. They did themselves proud and the club proud. Well done!

The event could not have occurred without time and effort being given by a team of volunteers on the day who willingly and admirably fulfilled a raft of time keeping duties. Many thanks go to Malira Cocking, Lesley Robinson, Hilary Vaughan, Barbara Morris, Nola Byrne and Pauline Southall for their work on the day. Riverton looked organised and professional and it was a good showing by everyone.

Certificates of achievement and appreciation were awarded to everyone before training on Monday 4 July. Shown below is the Swim Organiser contemplating his speech before making presentations.

Shown below are Simon, Hilary, Kevin, Lee, Graeme and Malira with their certificates.

Another State Record Holder

She's done it again!

At the recent Nationals, Malira Cocking set a state record in the 100 metre breaststroke event in her age group in a time of 1 minute and 27.07 seconds. A magnificent and inspirational achievement! It is just reward for the training that Malira put in before the event. Congratulations!




Malira, along with Tammy Souster, Emma Dolby and Nadine Neethling, was also part of a bronze medal winning relay team at the Nationals. Here are Malira and Tammy with their medallions.

A State Record Holder Twice Over

Setting a state record once is no mean feat but setting TWO state records in the same swim meet is an outstanding achievement.

In last month's Nationals, Mark set a record in his age group in the 50m backstroke event, clocking in with a phenomenal time of 30.78 seconds. He also set a record in the 100m backstroke event with a time of 1.06.03 minutes.

Congratulations, Mark, on a magnificent effort!

Busselton Half Ironman: Saturday 7 May

For many months now, Viet Dang, Steve Geiles, Steve Harvey, Mo Johansen and John Janssen have been putting in the hard yards of training in preparation for the recently held Busselton Half Ironman event on Saturday 7 May. The event consisted of a 1.9km swim, 90km cycle, and a 21km run.

Here are Steve, Viet and Mo proudly showing off their ironman souvenir towels.

Not only did these five gentlemen compete in the event, they also COMPLETED it, which is a huge accomplishment. Their times were solid:

• Viet in 5 hours 39 minutes




• Steve G in 5 hours 32 minutes




• Steve H in 6 hours 37 minutes




• Mo in 5 hours 24 minutes and




• John in 6 hours 34 minutes.

Mo also placed 36th in his age group which is a fabulous achievement.

To spend so many hours engaged in top athletic endeavour in three disciplines is an admirable feat. They are all inspirational and we congratulate them on their efforts.

There is no 'half ironman' about any of them. To the rest of us, they are most definitely TOTAL IRONMEN!!!

Kelly's Cafe or Justin Bieber on a Saturday Night?

A tough choice for many, but a group of eight resisted the vocal charms of Justin Bieber at the Burswood Dome and spent a pleasant evening dining at Kelly's Cafe in Canning Vale.




We've never seen so much delicious food plated up in an appetising manner before and only the strongest of us could manage to clear our plates. And then ... anyone for dessert? And what fantastic looking desserts they were!!!

The venue is highly recommended.

Many thanks to Hilary for organising the function.

Nationals Part 2

Yes that's right...Due to creating a wafer thin layer of excitement and anticipation here is the Nationals Blog Part 2.

Yes it is time to present some awards in category's that are obscure, however, the recipients are no less deserving than our own Karl Stefanovic who took home the coveted Gold Logie award the other night at some piss-weak awards ceremony.

Now i am just waiting on our award presenter...oh look here she is. It's Kristy Stevens from Westcoast. Thanks for helping me present these awards.

Theme song please



Finally before we commence remember my GOLDEN RULE of this blog - NEVER MUCK UP A GOOD STORY FOR THE FACTS.

The prestigious PAIN-IN-THE-ARSE AWARD - a VERY close tussle here between England and South Africa, however, the judges decided that the constant bleating about another bloody royal wedding was the clincher so EMMA DOLBY - CONGRATULATIONS !

FLIRT-OF-MEET-AWARD - No contest really for this one. After conducting her poolside interview wearing a rather low-cut top (a wardrobe change happened between getting out of the pool and walking the 10 metres or so for the interview) and listening to the pool announcer call her name about 20,000,000 times. NADINE NEETHLING - CONGRATULATIONS !

PATHETIC -LIGHT-WEIGHT-DRINKER - Again a no contest please see pic below - DAMIEN EYRE - CONGRATULATIONS! (No Damien you only get to shake her hand!)


BEST-EFFORT-TO-GET-COACH-BEATEN-UP - Yelling out the coach's name at 2am whilst in bed with your partner is probably not the best idea. Although allegedly asleep when this occurred TAMMY SOUSTER - CONGRATULATIONS !

FINISH-OF-THE-MEET - After a sizzling 50 Free leg in the men's 4x50 IM relay this chap was so eager to finish that he broke his finger on the touch pad. MARK DAVEY - CONGRATULATIONS (OK Mark you got your award now stop harassing the female presenter!)

BEST-DRESSED-ON-POOL-DECK - Proving once again that crocs and budgie smugglers are always in fashion - GRAEME POW - CONGRATULATIONS (No Graeme wait there i believe we have something else for you)

MOST-ANAL-RETENTIVE-LIST - Another no contest.We all love our blue caps and what better way to make sure that they are received in the same condition as they were handed out in. Yes make a list....GRAEME POW - CONGRATULATIONS ( we still love you big guy !)

BEST-SUPPORTED- SWIMMER - Getting your wife's sister's best friend to sit at a masters meet ALL DAY is pure brilliance - MARK DAVEY - CONGRATULATIONS

GUTSIEST- SWIM-OF-THE-MEET - Another very close decision but this swimmer's effort to swim 100 Fly and then back up for the 200 IM was outstanding. In fact her 100 Fly was so fast that nobody actually saw her swim it. TAMMY SOUSTER - CONGRATULATIONS !

BEST-SHAVED-LEGS-ON-POOL DECK - Despite repeated pleas from his wife to buy some new razors, this swimmer rocked up looking like Jack the Ripper had shaved his legs and then proceeded to BLEED all over the spectator seats. - MARK DAVEY - CONGRATULATIONS.

MOST-SCARY-LOOKING-SWIM - 50 Backstroke has NEVER looked so awkward. GRAEME POW - CONGRATULATIONS (It is also rumoured that upon returning to the stands Graeme was overheard saying "I really should work on my backstroke!")

BEST-WARMUP-OF-THE-MEET - Some of us have it and some of us don't. This swimmer makes us all look ordinary as all he does is actually LOOK at the pool before his race and still swims fast - JASON DAVEY - CONGRATULATIONS ! (eyes up Jase)

and now for the FINAL award of the evening......

PUTTING-THE-COACH-IN-HIS PLACE AWARD - My spies tell me that the group pictured below hatched an evil plan. This plan was devised through a set of circumstances that were NOT the coach's fault. Sure he should have double checked the combined ages of the relay team. He is ONLY human ! This error also escaped his trusty off-sider. (GP you are fired - until the relay meet in August). ANYWAY they all bought the coach a gift. The coach was utterly taken aback and extremely humble until he opened the gift - SQUASH - BACK IN YOUR BOX COACH !
The sneaky crew....Note the VERY sneaky guy in the green shirt. It's always the quiet ones...


The suprise !
THE SLEDGE - Yes that's right a F***ing calculator !


Well that concludes our awards ceremony. Thanks for attending and i truly hope you all had a wonderful time.

Yours in Watered Down Sucrose

Damo