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13th
June
2006
One of the few positive things about having to make do with a little old Nokia phone instead of my Palm Treo is how comfortably it sits in my pocket. I’d forgotten just how comparitively large the Treo is.
However one of the down-sides of having a small phone is that it also fits in other people’s pockets. This morning at home I heard my phone ringing, a call from the hospital, but couldn’t find it anywhere. I found Luke (who’s 3 in September) and could hear the ringing coming from near him but couldn’t see the phone … until I looked in his pocket. He’d been carrying around my phone, vibrating and ringing in his pocket and hadn’t even noticed. Probably a good thing given his phone conversational style …
“Hello ….. Lukey here”
A good start you might think, but then it quickly turns into a series of naming all the objects he can see …
“Teddy … T.V. …. Juice … Owen (pronounced Rowing) … soccer ball … ”
You get the idea. OK to talk that way to grandad, not so good when talking to a specialist obstetrician 
Categories : Family, Personal |
13th
June
2006
Really enjoyed watching the big game last night : Australia v Japan. It was definitely the most enjoyable match I’ve watched thus far in the World Cup, and I don’t think it was entirely because I’m biased. There was plenty of action, plenty of shots on goal, and plenty of spirit. Ultimately, some excellent substitutions and attacking play led Australia to a great comeback for a 3-1 win, after being 0-1 down most of the match. And it should’ve been 3-0, since Japan’s goal was a result of some blatant fouls on keeper Mark Schwarzer. Interestingly, it seems the referee admitted in the end that he was wrong (see this story :Referee admitted error: Schwarzer - Germany 2006) but claimed that divine providence ensured a just result in the end :
“He just said: Sorry, I made a mistake.
“He said after the game to (Australia captain) Mark Viduka that God was on his side because the result went our way in the end and he knew that he had made a big mistake.
“He said God was on his side in the sense that it didn’t affect the result in the end, so it was big of him to admit that.”
Let’s hope that God remains on the side of the Socceroos as they now have a glimmer of hope of making it to the next round. Bring on Brazil!
Categories : Australia, Sport |
