Went to Melbourne Park yesters to watch Anna Ivanovic match and what a match at that.. I've been backing her for past 2 years perhaps . i think she's the most gorgeous player on the circuit, and Hantuchova ain't that bad either so it was eye candy ;)..The match well it was a horror show by Ivanovic in 1st set n when she went down 6-0 a lot of  fans backing her went quiet..but not me ..i was cheering her on for even a simple forehand lol so i had a few people telling they not sure if they are as optimistic about her. But credit to her, she did turn around in 2nd set (after going 2-0 down) and in the 3rd everyone sensed Anna going to win it and there was a long rally which she won n she actually turned towards our section n i did a fist to my chest  and lol she followed that , think she saw me , and i was bloody delighted. In the end a great match and a fair play to both the girls..now all i wish is for Anna to go on n beat Sharavopa and we'd offcially adopt her as a Aussie citizen (think she  got some relatives here)

Tsonga has made the men's section a bit more interesting and to be honest it didn't totally surprise me that he knocked Rafa off..i think Australian Open has a bit of history of unseeded or less heralded players doing really well or winning it..to think of it guys like Enquist, an unseeded Safin, and even Baghdatis who reached the finals last year. Fedex is on a roll and despite Djokovic playing some of the best tennis and not to forget some of best acting too lol, it might be a bridge too far but it should a good match.

Big day tomorrow with Australia Day festivities taking place ..it's nice to have a long weekend actually, been working late many times over past 10 days since resuming it and it's come at just the right time.

Helloo it's been some while since i last posted..infact i've turned another year older since my last post lol. There's been lots of new happening lately but the birthday yesters was more of 1 back to old days. I brought a new lil apartment last month..more of an investment option rather than anything else. And Now i'm only more certain that it'll remain at that only. I must admit having finalizing a new deal for urself..getting the loan sanctioned, getting the registrations done, and finally getting the keys and stuff for your own home gave me a buzz..the thrill of owing your 1st piece of property aye..so now i know why some clients act so loony in front of me when i'm doing their title clearances for their new homes :).

But the thrill was short-lived really..i thought of settling in and studying there leading up to my exams..it was a big thing for me..i only got one more of those n few projects left before i'll be a lawyer..so although i don't act that way, it was downright serious time for me. But soon as news spread i got my mates moving in n out like crazy .. i was guilty of hosting a few parties too many myself..i really lost my way but thankfully sense prevailed n i managed get 'em out (you know who u are bastards!). I did reasonably ok in my papers but it coud've been oh so better..

Any thoughts of me n the house were finally discarded for good yesters on my b'day..we had a loong day celebrating in a sports bar..AC MILAN gave me a b'day gift of their own yaay!! hehe  it's been a disappointing season but did they turn up against Boca !  i was so pumped when Nesta scored lol..i accidently knocked someone next to me with my elbow. We had a really great time there n stayed long till the Man U game got over n then a select few of us headed my place..and soon as we got there i think it hit em and we did some really crazy antics and it was just 1 thing after another..some humourous, some not so lol. So i wake up this morn and a small little piece of glass pricks my foot (ouch..not a very nice start to year eh) but then i head to the bathroom n some1's puked all ova..i realized its futile then. It's all happened loads of times before eh but I really thought the guys would give it a thought cuz there weren't that many i got home anyway n cause its my new house but then i take my share of blame really..It's not them at all.. I love them all way they are ..i'm one among them :) and i need them more than i need the house..it'll have to wait :p.. Then i find there's no milk or cereal or anything to eat n i didnt wan't the reheated stuff so it confirmed what i thought lol..So i wait for my dear sis to get me stuff while we played out some cards.

I really happy to have rediscovered a friend :)..Dunno about others but Gary may know of Pris.. she's unlike anyone of the others and me and maybe thats why the misunderstandings earlier n kinda drifted apart. But today after most of my mates left, she did come in..i wasn't really expecting her n looked bit perplexed said the party's over lol but she wished me and said maybe i needed her help to sort my house up..I'd gladly take that..infact i need a few more like those !..i left her to do the dishes though n not the clean up cuz i'd be embarrassed with some of the 'leftovers' lol..Had a long chat over lunch thereafter, she's damn smart i like that.. Hell, i like her too hehe!

We're having a series of debates at Uni with prominent dignitaries acting as moderators and judges.. among the issues that raised keen interest was whether economic sanctions really do work. Me and 2 of my friends made a case that while economic sanctions do not really work, but are nonetheless essential because of their significant symbolic value. But before imposing any sanction of the like nature, one really has to be careful cuz history has shown us it can backfire and lead to results totally contrary to what was desired.

In the wake of recent turmoil in Burma, the US and several EU nations have imposed economic sanctions against the ruling Myanmar and the US, in particular have stepped up and asked all companies who have started business in Myanmar after 1997 to shut up shop. TThe US and EU have  also imposed an arms embargoes and issued travel advisories against visiting Myanmar.

While the intentions are noble, the problem really is EU and US trade are not really major trading parters of Myanmar, and China, India and Thailand and a large ASEAN block continues to deal with them. Australia, too hasn't suspended trading relations with Mynamar, with the PM stating that while the situation is appalling, economic sanctions aren't the way to go. Thus, while trading remains largely unaffected, while the military junta have turned to China for arms. The freezing of assets would largely be ineffective too, since most of them have remained frozen since a fair while back.

Burma is a major exporter of gemstones, teakwood and textiles. Now, the ban on the import of gemstones and teakwood will actually result in more profits for the junta since it'll take place the shady way and junta stand more to gain than lose really. The ban on textiles is a bit discomforting for them, but it's gonna affect the common people more than the regime really..it might push several 1000's out their jobs and shut down small-scaled privately-owned enterprises. The boycott of travel, as advocated by Aung San Suu Kyi is most likely to have a similar impact on the population earning their livelihood because of tourism and related activities.

The suspension of aid is another crucial issue..the result might well be disastrous..do we want people to starve or die of completely curable common diseases ..We don't want people of Burma to be damned twice..already by the oppressive junta and then let-down by intl community..it has happened before in Sudan. Hence instead of  suspending aid completely, it might be better to have a enforcing instiution in place administering all the aid..even if that means having to deal with some of the junta bs.

However, before dismissing the sanctions as an exercise in futility, one has to take several points on board..1.. Regardless of the impact it might or might not have, it seems the right way to go on principle and ethics. There are cynics who are dismissive of everything, but when you are fighting a wrong, u need to be on a higher pedestal than ur opponent..never underestimate the power of morality.

Secondly, nothing ever works as a sure thing in International politics, and there's hardly one single solution to an international dispute. A combination of methods is usually the way to go about the business, and while economic sanctions alone in unlikely to have an impact in the long run, atleast it is one of the things that's there in place, and if things do not work out on account of failure to take other actions, it would be wrong to blame the economic sanctions for the issue.

Thirdly, we need to be thinking solutions, and asking ourselves, if not economic sanctions, then what ?. I don't see any feasible alternatives at present..a military intervention without having a global consensus, after the failures in Iraq won't be the way to go about things, and lastly, though not relevant in context of Burma right now, economic sanctions is an effective way of statesmanship when we look at Cost-Benefit Analysis, more than military force.

So the best we could hope now is that we build a global consensus on the issue , specifically China and ASEAN neighbours on board and keep up the pressure on the junta and have a carrot and stick policy.

Here's the so-called "Clean List" and "Dirty List" of Companies, on the basis of whether they continue to do businesses in Burma.

Clean List : Companies Not supporting regime in Burma

http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/dirty_list/clean_list.html

Dirty List :  Companies who continue to ply their trade in Burma

http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/dirty_list/dirty_list_details.html

Lastly...a piece of lyric that'd be so appropriate in the current context..great song too, about the torture perpetuated by Gen. Augusto Pinochet.

Sting - They Dance Alone [Cueca Solo]

Hey Mr. Pinochet
You've sown a bitter crop
It's foreign money that supports you
One day the money's going to stop
No wages for your torturers
No budget for your guns
Can you think of your own mother
Dancin' with her invisible son..
They dance alone They dance alone..

One day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance..

Watched the Rugby WC final at the pub into early hours today and in was in the minority among Springbok fans but we served 'em right ! although it wasn't the greatest of games, South Africa deservedly won 15-9 in the end and that makes me so glad. So congratulations to the Saffies and commiserations to the miserable Poms...who thought they could go on practically the whole set of knock-out matches without scoring a single try and win the Rugby WC...They miss all their penalties at soccer and try to win by them at Rugby. They were lucky against us, luckier against the French so in the end their luck ran out and the only moment when they thought they scored a try early into 2nd half, was ruled out on TV replay, and rightly so.  Percy Montgomery was immense for the Saffies, catching almost everything that was given the boot by the English and scoring 4 pens.

Both Real and Barca lost their games in La Liga, and from what i've heard Real Madrid did precious little all game and deservedly lost. Now, they ousted Capello and brought in Schuster to play 'entertaining' style..from what i've seen of them this year, they haven't delivered on that front except for the 1 or 2 games, the Villareal match being on of them. So if few more results start going against them, the verdict's out on Schuster.

It's not been a very good day for me as far as my studying goes..i was tired from last night and slept into the day and then i headed out for what i meant to be around 1/2 hr but it streched out to whole of the avro..I'll try to put in an hour or 2 here before i go to bed tonite. Looking forward to Brazilian GP tomorrow morn , i really hope that Hamilton can manage to secure the points he needs to win the World C'ship. ..so there u are lyssa, i got issues with the English yes definitely, but i do support a Brit the odd time lol.

After endless days of having to procasinate for so many things at hand, i'm really happy that i managed to actually put in a meaningful session of studying this morning. As usual, i think i've left it a bit too late and there's so much to do in less time , and there's a limit of how much u can actually read up, comprehend and remember in one session too, so can't just cram in everything.. But still, it's a good start and i hope to keep it going in days to come.

Sandra, here's my screen ....sorry but i dont know to incorporate that in here cuz i don't have photobucket  but here we go :)

www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=4E1A339A0DD7AAF3


Those interested in the situation and on-goings in Burma, check out

http://community.livejournal.com/for_burma/

It's got updates as well as historical perspective about events in the past and some media too..nice work there !

Gotta be heading off now..g'day and cheers !

There were quite a few surprises with Marseille beating Liverpool , that certainly makes the group interesting. Rafa Bentiez will undoubtedly put to question over the rotation-policy again, but i don't see as a reason for the defeat...The players on the pitch should have been good enough against the team who are struggling in their league, but they were caught in possession too often..i don't see that an outcome of rotation - if the players don't turn up for the game, it hardly matters who the personnel are and he shouldn't be discredited.

I'm so happy for Olympiakos for winning 3-1 at Bremen..it's their 1st away win in CL and it took them some 30-odd attempts. Shaktar won as well against Benfica, and Porto stole a winner against Besiktas with what was virtually the last kick of the game.

Chelsea won in Valencia 2-1 from a goal down, and that's huge credit to them..there were a few determined players in their side trying to prove that all is not doom & gloom, none more so than Carvalho & Terry at the back. As much as i despise them, credit's when its due and I actually think this win was better than one they had last year in Q/Fs where Valencia dominated both legs but ended up losing.

Some things do not change..Ruud Van Nistelrooy scores goals and Real concede Goals It ended up 2-2 against Lazio, and truth be told Real were lucky in the end to get a point..they coudlve conceded atleast 2 more..i have no fucking clue as to why would Heinze play Centre-Back, i know he does it for Argentina, but when u had Sergio Ramos doing it successfully one would think he be a better option.

Finally coming to Milan..i think the less said the better. Losing 2-1 to Celtic even with help of a dodgy penalty..They were woeful all night again, and we need to get rid of DIDA..i've been screaming that for atleast 2 Years..that guy is a terrible liability..he had a shocker again, at fault for both the goals conceded..and after what happened yesterday i've totally lost respect for the guy...i think we all unequivocally condemn the incident where a fan got on to the pitch..couldve been so dangerous had he carried a weapon or even something like a car key. But thankfully none of that sort happened, that lunatic just happened to brush by Dida, who thought of chasing him down at first, and then thinks to himself .." hang on, i might make something of this and get them in trouble" and went down in a fall as if he'd been pole-axed..and then gets himself strechered off...does he have even an iota of self-respect.. he should be ashamed of himself. But thankfully, Ancelotti showed that Milan , unlike Chelsea are classy and he was magnanimous in defeat and in definite terms told that the incident won't affect the result, and it's totally upto UEFA to conduct whatever disciplinary proceedings that might be deemed fit. So that's 2 great nights for Scottish football, while Milan are now really struggling, no two ways about it and unless we get someone scoring for us, it won't get any better from here. Ronaldo is due to come back sometime, though i won't have like to have it that way, he's our best hope really. We were docked points and were out of scudetto reckoning by this stage last year, and went on the win the CL, and looks like we gonna have to do it that way again.

Oct. 2, 1869 was the day when M.K. Gandhi, one of the greatest human beings on the face of earth was born, and today as we mark the occasion of his 138th birth anniversary as the 1st World Non-Violence Day i have no doubt that while his legacy continues to be strong, perhaps more importantly, so are his principles and teachings.

The thing that made Gandhi stand out from us mortals are his principles and the courage of conviction in backing them up. For those who are fed on Hollywood war-movies and scenes of 'courage' therein , it might be difficult to appreciate the more intrinsic courage potrayed by Gandhi. There is a misconception that Gandhi chose the path of Non-Violence because it is the easier option..nothing could be further from truth than that. Gandhi had set a very high moral bar for himself and his fellow-countrymen in fighting the yoke of British Imperalism.



“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

Gandhi has shown the power of ONE.. he was literally a one-man army taking on the might of entire British Empire, and doing so on principle that is difficult to emulate..He was intelligent enough to recognise some of the good that British brought to India and in principle, not against Britons in India themselves, just their acts. I think it is a remarkable quality to find in a man that the oppressed actually loves the oppresor as a fellow-being..that is the high moral ground i talked about..and to still have the faith in his principles & abilities over decades of seeming futility in winning independence is even more admirable. India did achieve their independence in what was, i think one of the most glorious historical struggle we've ever witnessed. Those principles of Truth & Non-violence have indeed stood the test of time, and been replicated elsewhere , Martin Luther King and Mandela immediately come to mind..and i'm hoping its going to win again soon in Burma.


Another aspect of Gandhi's , which isn't too frequently highlighted, and one i personally do admire, is the man's incredible fitness..I'm hearing a few laughs and some stunned reactions. The feeble man's fitness..Some gym in US took a potshot at Gandhi recently in one of their adverts..Yes he coudn't prolly bench-press 100 lbs or do a 10 k tricep curl.. But he is known to have regularly clocked around 40-50 km in a day walking barefoot in the heat and dust over a long periods of time, day after day. And he'd done so with what we'd consider as  little or no food, and certainly no protein shakes or Gatorades. Add to that his capacity to go on long fasts going on for weeks with little sleep, while carrying on with his normal(extraordinary)life...those are some impressive endurance feats indeed.

I do seek some inspiration from him in following my principles and being able to stand up for it. That is the beauty of his legacy really..You could be anyone in the world, with any way of life and thoughts and culture, yet you'd find something if not to admire, but u know, to take a note of and take that in your lives.

BTW, Happy b'day also, to STING.. love his music and he's prolly one of the great singer-songwriters ever. Looking forward to see him back with The Police..they broke up well before i was born lol ..so something to look forward up when they tour here.

Saw bits of 1st ODI against India earlier and we managed beat them so convincingly in the end..but there were quite a few firey moments in the match off the action weren't there.. They tried to be over-aggressive against our guys and got beat got badly for it haha . I just returned home from a night out and It's Champions League games night \m/..looking forward to a couple of them :D..so looks like no sleep for me ..Jantienje baby, i'm hoping PSV would kick Inter's ass tonight !

What a final we had yesters at the 1st T20 WC between two traditional rivals, India & Pakistan. Pakistan did well to restrict India below 160, but i had the feeling that Pakistan were gonna blow it away..and blow it they almost did going down to 103 for 7, still needing an improbable 54 from 4 overs. But Misbah-ul-Haq & Arafat , and then Tanvir with his 4-ball 14 put Pakistan back into it. Needing 13 of final over with only a wicket in hand, Misbah hit a six but was then too cute for his own good trying to play a risky lob over short-fine leg resulting in his wicket and with it, crowning of India as T20 Champions. Indeed this tourney had everything..a blistering opening-day century by Chris Gayle, a stunning upset, Saffies choking as only they know to, and in the end a well-contested Final, something we aren't accustomed to seeing of late. India were the deserving winners in the end and it sets up our 7-match ODI series against them in October nicely.

After a good week, past couple of days have been a downer really.. i got pulled up at Uni for failing to turn up at Moot Sessions and woke up today morn to news that we crashed out of T20 WC in semis and Milan let Parma score and drew 1-1 again..It does frustrate me a bit as to why don't Milan play well after midweek CL games. The day hasn't gotten any better since with hours of aimless wandering looking for 2 lousy chairs with my dad, two fucking chairs and we spent best part of 3 hrs.. nothing could be right..either the seat's too hard or the backrest too low and 200 other motherfucking specifications that a chair should and shouldn't have. I know that he is picky about it but it got to me at a point and we returned home to find there's no proper lunch either.. I'm hungry, and i'm bloody cranky for fact that i got to put all this bs aside and prepare a  really good draft that'd save my arse at Uni tomorrow.

It's been a struggle for us so far at the T20 Cricket WC (defeats to Zims..don't remind me of that folks, and to Pakistan), and have a must-win against Sri Lanka later today to make it to the semis, but i have enjoyed it far more than the 'traditional' 50-overs one-day WC held in Carribbean earlier this year.  The rest of the sides must also be happy with this format, cuz we've proved to be, quite frankly, invincible in the WC..we've won 29 of last 30 WC games and our last defeat came in '99. The more worrying aspect is that we've been run close in only 2-3 games so there's quite a gap b/w us and chasing pack. It's all good to say that we're constantly raised the bar and that is good for sport, and years down the line our team will be remembered for that, i'm proud of the boys, but it does get tiring for the chasing pack and also for viewing after a while doesn't it. So this format is what the doctor ordered really..the games get over in 3hrs and u got all the fun and excitement with batsmen hitting sixes and fours and then there's the dancing chicks n pyrotechnics..we aussies love our fireworks don't we :)..

Talking about sixes, Yuvraj Singh of India has created a bit of history by becoming the 1st batsman in T20 to hit 6 6's in over coming of Stuart Broad of England..poor lad .. he must be having a nightmare now.. Now this is a pretty darn special feat..it's only happened 4 times in what 120 years of cricket that a batsman has managed to hit 6 6's in an over and attaining the max. of 36 runs. And the fact that he hit it of one of their main fast bowlers , and not some spinner or part-timer makes it even more special.. there's egg on Flintoff's face as well, he was the one who had quite a few words to say to Yuvraj before the start of Broad over, and betcha he don't feel so puffed by the middle of the over lol .. well done to yuvraj and India.. they could make it to semis if they beat the Saffies later on.

This makes for a compulsive viewing mate.. Yuvraj's six 6's of one over.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bob85WbW8cU

Meanwhile the Champions League night was a bit of let-down really.. i expected close matches in Arsenal - Sevilla game, and also Barca-Lyon one. Both of them won 3-0  Arsenal are doing ok for now w/o Henry, who scored his first goal for Barca in other game. I had expected bigger things from Lyon in previous years, they been the perennial Ligue 1 champions but sadly for them they've hit a wall. They had their chances in Q/F's but thats how far i think they'd make it this year as well. Man U were painful to watch, as is the case with them in most CL games of recent past, but Ronaldo (who else !) scored and won 1-0 in the end, but i think Van der Sar was MoM..2 fantastic saves to keep them in the game..Upset of the night had to be Inter losing 1-0 to Fenerbache, Inter looked woeful for what little i saw, and the goal was a smashing overhead kick. chelski old bad boi Mateja Kezman was in Fenerbache...geez he is becoming a much-traveled guy hasn't he..i saw him in Atletico Madrid last., and for what we know he could be in A-League playing for us next season haha.

BIG news about Chelsea.. Jose Mourinho has quit following series of disappointing results at start of season. It's been comming for awhile now with all the history b/w him & mr moneybags roman abromovich., but one didnt expect it to happen this early..How funny is that mate, my good friend Brendan put money on Bolton manager Sammy Lee to become 1st manager to lose his job, but he's lost the punt..and no it's not to another guy in trouble, Martin Jol of Spurs, but to Jose Mourinho, the guy who won 2 titles since arriving at Chelsea. My take on the thing..well Mourinho was good to start with, like a breath of fresh air to English game, but with all his frequent rants against opposition players, refs, FA , UEFA..he came across as a sore loser..  have  i used to 'like' chelsea under Ranieri , he nor chelsea weren't my favourite by any strech, but he came across as a likeable guy.  i don't really like people whining and complaining all the time, and esp one's who are so fortunate aye..he had a great job, a good squad, endless transfer budget to spend but he always found something wrong in everything. A lot of Chelsea fans will be sad, but i, for one am not..maybe they get a new manager who has pedigree, but still comes across as reasonable and i'd start not to despise chelsea again.

Some music going out for y'all ..  1st one is a pearl jam concert from 2005 tour performed at mexico city.. this one goes out esp to mark and brendan i know u guys love PJ .  excellent soundboard and a great set - the PJ classics + some covers thrown in the mix as well..

Setlist :  Pearl Jam Live At Mexico City '05

CD 1

01. Animal
02 .Last Exit
03. Go
04. Do The Evolution
05. Given To Fly
06. Cropduster
07. Even Flow
08. I Am Mine
09. Alone
10. I Got 10
11. Not All For You
12. Daughter
13. Save You/Once
14. Betterman
15. Rearviewmirror

Link :

http://www.zshare.net/download/35664635293a1c/


CD 2 :

01. Encore Break
02. Small Town
03. Last Kiss
04. Crazy Mary ( victoria williams' cover ? not sure but sounds great!)
05. Black
06 Jeremy
07. Encore Break
08. Kick Out The Jams
09. Alive
10. Yellow Ledbetter

Link :
http://www.zshare.net/download/35668514725b79/


The Casanovas..our very own melbourne boys we've heard play a few times haven't we :) and they are great onstage..No bs, pure fucking unadulterated rock N roll.. none of that shitty sounding punk-pop vocals or 3-chord guitars ! 10/10 is stuck in my head. This is their debut EP, released in '.02.. think we'll be hearing quite a bit from these guys.

Tracklist : Keep It Hot EP

01. Keep It Hot
02. Nasty (Ac/Dc sounding ain't it )
03. Won't Go Down
04. Too Cool
05. 10 outta 10

Link :
http://www.zshare.net/download/33699569e4b971/


Last one is a real classic guys..comming from Peter Frampton.i know not many of you have listened to him, but geez this man plays a mean guitar ..prolly not as famous as the other British blues guitarists i'd say but nearly as well-respected by all his peers. Frampton's studio albums are bit of a let down to be honest... but he really does come alive playing live...u outta listen to him, and as the title goes, it'll be a plain shame if you didn't ! i found this one a few weeks back , performed live for a radio broadcast.

Peter Frampton : It's A Plain Shame (Live In New York, 1974)

01. It's A Plain Shame
02. Doobie Wah
03. Lines On My Face
04. The Lodger
05. I Wanna Go To The Sun
06. Do You Feel Like We Do
07. Jumpin' Jack Flash
08. White Sugar
09. Shine On

Link :
http://www.zshare.net/download/32866745d3da6f/

 Me n the gang are watching wallabies take on wales now n i was here to check some english soccer scores . it's looking good for us at the rugby world cup so far it's 18-3 as i speak and it's getting louder in here ! We should be definitely through now , and can't  say the same bout the Poms ..wat a thrashing the 'boks handed them yesters wow 36-0 and i don't think they had even a sniff at scoring. South africa do look good to get to semis atleast.  We also beat england at cricket t20 WC too so thats double the fun. that may be a shorter form of WC, but it's certainly proved to be exiciting. the india-pakistan match ended up in a tie so there was a "bowl-out" , equivalent to soccer pen shoot-outs and india won 3-0 in that. that was a great one to watch as well... might wanna have look at that..

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CsCQxscETFg

It's 25-3 now at half-time and it's back to the game for me now fellas.

It's been a year on since the great Steve Irwin sadly passed away. But his legacy lives on and judging by what Binda is upto already, i'm sure she'll carry on the good work.  There are the others too, but there will be only one Steve Irwin. He was the one who taught us that every animal on the planet deserves respect and conservation, not just the cute ones or furry ones. Every single animal, bird insect and marine animal has a unique place and purpose in our eco-system, and he conveyed that in his own inimitable style everyone so fondly knows and remembers. If you don't quite do, then course there are the countless repeats of Crocodile Hunter n Croc Files u can watch lol..

I join the millions others in wishing his family the best on the sad anniversary. Gonna end this post with a nice poem i found on earlier written by Jason from PA, USA.

South Australia I was born,
Trekked my camera thru brush and thorn!

Endangered species I adore,
Venomous and fanged all the more!

Earned my fair share of smiles,
In wrestling snakes and crocodiles!

Ray of nature pierced my heart,
Was chosen then to depart!

Into new unseen worlds I go
Nature's next great adventure show

Hey.. it's my 1st post . I've chosen livejournal cuz i'm still not a mysapce person that i tell everyone i ain't lol.. naw cuz its more like a diary thingo than anything else, and also cuz anyone can leave a msg out here under without being a livejournal member.  Ain't posting anything specific .. I hope it can be more meaningful and it'll be more about things i like, think and care about, but tolerate my nonsense anyway

It's just a busy busy phase for me.. im trying to juggle it all but i know soon imma have to cut on a few things i like doing. I've also noticed that i'm listening to less music these days and thats pretty strange for me.. i think it's more to do with fact that i'm hardly ever on puter home and havent  updated my iPod , or even sometimes charged it.

I'm gonna get some time off work later this week though, and that is gonna be nice. I dunno yet what i'll be doing, but i'm thinking of just putting my feet up (i'm hearing a few laughs already.. how many times have i told that but went on have a crazy time) but as i said i need a recharge to myself, and the iPod lol.

Watched the Real thrash a pretty good Villareal side 5-0 on Monday, and woow i'm excited about them this year..it was so easy on the eye and yet deadly effective.

I'll leave it to that for now. Keep y'all posted on more whenever i can..cheers \m/

P.S. : Big hello to my dear jantientje .. that's another 1 you owe me girl..better make it good, i'm begining to lose count :>