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May 28, 2006 - 09:52 AM |
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The Return |
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Hi all ^__^ . Man, it feels like ages since I last posted anything in my ChocoJournal... In fact, it HAS been ages  Well before the last crash at very least (it's still such a shame to have lost so many past entries, and also to have lost track of my previous buddy list ;___; ). I think the last entry I made was around the time I got my Silver PS2... and a LOT has definitely happened since then
Hopefully my future journal entires won't be as long as this one. Please bear with me for this first one of my fresh ChocoJournal
Anyway, the most significant events within the last week or so.... There've been some really good ^__^ , and others really really really bad ;____;
THE BAD
I'll get the bad out of the way first, since it's been what's been most on my mind recently, and has really fucked around with my head and perspective on, well, everything. Last Friday, I found out that a guy I knew from church had been killed in a head-on motorbike accident. He was only 22. He was an incredibly nice person who had such an incredible impact on so many people.
To give you an idea, there were at least 700 people at his funeral service on Wednesday, and at least 400 of those showed up at the graveside to pay their respects to a true champion. I can't even begin to imagine how his family are coping. They were incredibly close, and it's hit them incredibly hard. He was the last person you would have expected to have something like this happen to him.. I mean, he wasn't a small guy by any means... At one time he was even offered a spot on the Canberra Raider's under 23's team (for those who know about Aussie Rugby League), but had to turn it down for family reasons. So yeah, always seemed so big and small, and yet he was so vulnerable.
The really fucked up thing was the way in which he died. A fucking tosser in a 4WD was travelling at 120km/hr down the wrong side of a service lane (normal speed limit = 60km/hr) next to the M1 motorway near Brisbane (south of Brisbane, near Ikea, for those who know the area). The fucker didn't even seem apoplogetic. Just kept saying how they thought it was one-way road... Yeah right... Fucker....
I think that was the hardest thing for everyone to deal with. Not just the suddeness of his death, but also the horrible way in which it happend... I mean, it SHOULDN'T have happened at all! I can't even begin to describe how devastated everyone is down here. The father and brother were at the hospital when he passed away. His poor mother was down in Adelaide at the time, so I can't even begin to imagine what she's going through. Can you imagine what it'd be like to feel so helpless?
The funeral service was at least very well done. I don't think they could've possibly done a better job than they did. It was a true celebration of his life... not just who he was, but how he lived. However, in that regard it was also so so terribly sad... So bittersweet... How can I put it... It's like being at a big 21st party, but knowing that the main person of focus is never going to show up
Anyway, I think that's all I can say about this at the moment. I might post more later when I've composed my thoughts together a bit better. Sorry.
THE GOOD
Tomorrow is the day my girlfriend and I celebrate two years of being together. It's been full of ups and downs, but I'm very happy with my relationship with her. We've been through alot together, and definitely grown alot during the last two years. She makes me so very happy, to the point where the bad times are merely small bumps on an otherwise pleasant road ^__^
Unfortunately we won't be able to properly celebrate until she finishes work, so all we can really fit in is a movie... But we're gong to see it in style (Gold Class cinemas, with their comfy reclining chairs, awesome picture and sound, and unlimited popcorn/drink, etc ^__^ ). And what movie shall we see? Well, pickings are slim at the moment, so we eventually decided to see X-men 3.
Yeah, I know I know, there are some reviews that have torn it to shreds, but I never judge a movie until I see, and I try not to go into any movie with high expectations (it helps to stop me from being disappointed ^__~ ). Anyway, we're both huge X-men fans (me mainly through the comics, and my gf through the cartoons).
Dinner and a proper night out will have to come a bit later in the week when we both have more time (and money ^^; )
Anyway, that's it for now. I'll probably post again tomorrow night after seeing the movie, or maybe even tomorrow morning with more about what's been happening in my life since before the last crash (and hence, why I've been away for so long... Oh my poor poor post count ;___; )
Cheers all ^__^
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). Around 10 to 12 teams entered (10 members allowed per team)... And out of all of them, my team (dubbed "Assorted Nuts") came DEAD LAST 
(now if only I could get her to like Transformers and Anime, it'd be golden 
