Occurences thus far

I think God is trying to tell me something.............. I should STOP playing basketball. I totally busted my hand last week, and it's taking a very LONG time to heal. I've broken fingers and strained and jarred fingers, but i've never sprained it in such a way before. My whole thumb and forefinger were so swollen, it hurt just to move them. And the next day, it went REAL black..... that was scary.



I had to cancel the afternoon of work, coz i just couldnt do squat. That sucked. But on the up side, i have a bit of news for the few who still frequent this blog......... I've QUIT!

Yes, after yrs of suffering, i've finally managed to find a new place that will further my career, and more importantly, maintain my sanity. This new place is most definitely a step UP for me, and the type of workplace that reflects my personality and professionalism.


Aside from that, the weekend was pretty full on. We had our church camp over the weekend which was a total suprise packet.... it was fabulous. Then on sunday nite was Church Together. For those not knowing what that is, you may have heard it, literally. Supreme Court gardens, thousands of people, LOUD music. Anyone within the vicinity would've heard it, and if u did, i hope u got a chance to pop in and have a look. It was grand..... I was totally taken by the venue and i hope they have it here again next year.......

Inspirational

I have just finished this book that has left me all the more inspired, yet depressed. I got given the travel photography book "One Planet" the other day as a gift, which is totally my thing, and i love it. It's a beautifully laid out book, boasting 242 'inspirational travel photographs' from various photographers and travellers. It is a collection of phenomenal photos that give me ideas and possibilities for my future photo taking.

I've come to realise just how gorgeous our planet earth is, and how vast it is and us so small and insignificant. I've never been the arty kinda guy, but i can appreciate good pics when i see them, and this book shows it all. I can but "try" to achieve the same effect these photos have. The editors claim that these photos were selected to allow the reader to feel that they are partaking in the actions IN the photo, and as bizzare as that sounds, it's does!.......... As i sit here trying to describe what i have seen in this book, i've come to realise that no words can, and that pictures do indeed say more than a thousand words......

But the problem is, upon completing this book, of the 242 photographic prints there, i can safely say that i have been to just about NONE of the places in the book. (Ok, maybe 10) I believed that i've been fortunate enough to travel a fair bit in the past 3 yrs, but after reading this book, my ego's been shot..... I feel there's SO much to see in the world, and i havent even begun to scrape the surface! Why did God have to make this place so big? ;)

So 2 take-home messages from this book:)
(1) Have to travel more and see more of our great planet.
(2) take better photos.

Easier said than done..............

Settling back home

It's definitely been a long time between drinks, and since i've scraped the bottom of the barrel as far as things to procrastinate on, here i am......

It has been a tough period for me, since coming back from Africa. Not so much that i miss the place, i guess its the first time in a LONG time (this whole year in fact) that i have to accept the fact that i'm back home and am not going anywhere else soon. No travel to look forward to. Nothing. Nada.

If i look back to my past 24 months, i've always had a travel destination to look forward to, so all my efforts at work and elsewhere were directed toward those goals. This is the first time in 24 months that i dont have any such goals to strive for.

Plus, this is the first time in a long while that i've actually been home for an extended period of time. Usually, i'm always off on little trips here and there, whether it be for work or leisure. I guess in a nutshell, i'm back into the normality of life........

Well, 2 mths into it, i guess i can say i'm finally settling in. I'm reminded constantly of my real purpose and direction in life, and that i dont need those "travel incentives" to keep me going. Far from it in fact. I've realised and am glad that my difficulties were only a short phase i had to go thru. Now, I'm serving a lot more at church, getting back into sport (now the back's better) and really enjoying my work rest and play.

The only thing i'm looking forward to now is some warmth (bring on summer!) where i hope to get a scooter in the next few weeks to really take advantage of the great Perth summer. Speaking of Perth, we're still voted in the "top 5 most livable cities", but dunno why melbourne is still ahead of us............ You can check out the report here. Now, i've been to vienna (rated 3rd) and geneva (rated 4th), and being TOTALLY and HONESTLY unbiased, Perth is a WAY better.

Perth is definitely my HOME, and i'm glad to be home. :)