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To my great relief, contrary to my last post, i did not miss the first of the Lenten talks. They actually start this coming week. However, i still must say that i did forget them because at that time i did believe that the talks started this past week.

Played indoor today as the trials for the start of the new season. Funnily enough, the team we played today was the same opposition that we played in the semi-finals two weeks ago, The Walkovers. We trounced them 6-1 this time, myself scoring two of the goals. The game actually got … Read more →

Lately I have found that i have been forgetting a lot of things, and it is really troubling me because i'm usually pretty good with things like that. Of the more recent ones, I totally forgot about the series of talks that started at Church on Tuesday night now that lent has started, and I also forgot about the Careers Fair that was at uni on Wednesday that I really wanted to attend because this was my last year at uni to attend one.

In the last few days I have researched and started on my HIST2609 (History of the … Read more →

Today was the big grand-final match of indoor soccer. This being my first final series, and thus also my first final of playing indoor, i was particularly psyched about this match.

Before the match, i didn't really fancy our chances. We were playing Cardno, the team that beat us 9-1 in the normal season, and quite comprehensively beat nearly every other team by a wide margin. We were truly the underdogs.

There was a little pre-match drama, as a few of the Cardno players weren't qualified to play in the final. Apparently, you have to play at least 5 games … Read more →

I thought before the start of this semester that when I started uni I would have a little more time on my hands. Lately I have been proven very wrong. Last weekend and also this one, I have had zero spare time to do really anything at all.

Today I have a wedding of one of my rellies, which of course takes up the whole day and night. It will be good though, because I haven't been to a wedding in a while and it will be a good primer for me and Despina ahead of ours.

Speaking of our … Read more →

Well I had a very busy, tiring, frustrating, enjoyable, and happy weekend all in one the past few days. Friday was the fortnightly Bible study at which this week there were not that many people. Not really sure why.

Saturday was the half-big day. Saturday night me and Despina had our engagement celebration. It was only a small family affair, with only 50 people attending. Had a wonderful night.

Sunday was our semi-final game at indoor. It was one of those games that i often have: a generally very poor performance punctuated with a moment of brilliance. We generally didn't … Read more →

Last two days went back to uni. I've got to say that it's kind of strange going back for the last time. Took in all the new buildings and the new sites, the uni does change quite a bit over 3 months with the almost constant construction that goes on year-round.

This semester should be a little easier than the really tough last two, as i'm only doing 3 subjects, but that extra time could be offset by working 2 full days a week.

I think i'm going to enjoy the two history subjects that I chose. Although they … Read more →

As a practising Christian, the notion of repentance is an especially important one. Christ and the Church instructs us to repent for our sins. Many, including myself, a lot of the time mistake 'repentance' for a feeling of guilt or remorse for the sins that we have committed against God and also each other (which by extension is God again).

A sermon by Fr. Dimitri (i think it was him...) the other day reminded me that repentance is not merely an admission of guilt or remorse on our own part, which is really only the first (quite simple) step.

If … Read more →

Went to church as usual last night and afterwards went down to West End and ate Nando's and ice-cream. Very yummy.

Today's game of indoor soccer was the last one of the normal season before the finals. We were in third place before the game and already garunteed a finals place. However we did want to win to have the chance to finish second and have an easier semi-final game, as it all depended on if the second place team lost.

We ended up winning a tight game 4-3. I have to say, my overall game is very much improving, … Read more →

This will probably be the last blog entry of my 'holidays' before i go back to uni. I say 'holidays' because these holidays have really been anything but. In the last few years between November and February I was very used to really sitting around on my behind wasting time, going out, doing flash intros, watching movies, and only the occasional shift at the supermarket (1 or 2 days a week) financing it all.

This holidays full-time work experience for the majority of it has really emphasised the value of the uni holidays. Pity, because I will never have them … Read more →

Had an interesting weekend. First and foremost, on Saturday I resigned from my supermarket job! Yay!! I am so glad to be outta there. I resigned because I have been given the opportunity to work part-time at my work-experience place over the coming uni semester which starts next week. It's so good to drive past that place now and not be reminded that I have to go work there.

On Sunday night was our regular indoor soccer game. It was a really tough and satisfying game. We were 1-0 down at half-time, then equalised 1-1 straight after the break, and … Read more →