Drugs

"Schoolies days, you'd have to be a fool these days"

and so goes a catchy tune from a fictional high school musical production about a high school girl who ODs on ecstasy from the popular TV Series on ABC "Summer Heights High".

Its probably the funniest thing on the box nowadays hehe.

Drugs has been a huge issue in the media lately but surprisingly both sides of the election campaign don't seem to have strong policies on the issue.

I'm a bit ambivalent about the whole thing, but I do feel a little sorry for the footy stars who have been disgraced due to their addictions. The current headline on the SMH is Ben Cousin's sacking from West Coast Eagles. I'm reminded of Andrew John's unceremonious "fall from grace" a few months back too. Should I even feel sorry for them? I'm sure lots of people and talk back radio personalities would disagree but I find it slightly tragic to see people in high places stoop so low.

Something new

I did something I've never done before. Today together with about 15 members of Bluesky (Wesley church university ministry) I took a trip to a Juvenile Detention Centre in Sydney's South West.

My calf muscles ache as I write this entry. I'm thinking about the great time we had earlier this afternoon just playing touch footy (a sport I very much suck at) with 15 year old kids who are very much disadvantaged in society.

The trip today was an eye opener. I'll be very honest and frank and say that I was intimidated at first but I'm also proud that I was able to muster all my courage to step it up and make an effort to bridge a gap and do something that I would not normally do.

It was great to experience the enthusiasm and the passion of bluesky. It's truly encouraging to see people just go out there and be active =)

Abuse

I forgot to write about the serious issue.

My friend came to work today with red lines on his face and neck. He was in a bad mood. He explained why.

He had a fight with his girlfriend. It got nasty and he scratched. She has long finger nails.

My friend is one of the nicest guys I've ever met. He may act tough, wear bling, have piercings but he wouldn't hurt a fly. He got a new puppy and he allows it to sleep in his bed for goodness sake.

I reckon guys can get it just as bad as girls. We've been bombarded lately with anti-abuse against women but what about guys who get abused by their female partners?

Five outta five ain't bad

My task this week has been to get five sworn and witnessed affidavits. As of Friday afternoon 5:30pm my mission was accomplished!

I've summarised a week's worth of work in one sentence, this doesn't do justice to trauma I've suffered this week.

A patronising barrister, irate uninformed client, incompetent Justice of the Peaces, witnesses on holidays in caravan parks!!!

Anyway I'm happy, I thought I would only get 4 affidavits done this week. In fact I was counting on it so I left the office 4pm with my supervisor's permission to get my driver's licence renewed. And then Murphy's law strikes, I get a call, Mr Darwin (not his real name) got the affidavit I couriered out to him and was ready to swear it. "Shimatta" (Crap!) I was already at Wynyard station a stone's throw away from the RTA Registry. I give brief instructions to my solicitor concerning the Justice of the Peace, enter the Registry and get my licence renewed in less than 10 minutes and then walk back to work!

To cut a long story short I got it done, it feels satisfying to meet the court mandated deadline.

I watched Hairspray tonight! It was good, funny, musical and entertaining. The best scene would have to be when John Travolta and Christopher Walken patch up and start a song and dance amongst clothing lines =)

What time is it? Summer time...

Forgive my title, it's a direct quotation from the first song in High School Musical 2. It's particularly apt to how I'm feeling like now. The temperature is summer, the sun feels like summer and the cricket is on TV.

The teams I tipped to win this past long weekend have failed me. Both Geelong on Sat and Storm yesterday had huge resounding wins, good on them both. I'm glad I didnt' put any money on the losing teams at Sportstab hehe

This year's idol hasn't been very good up until yesterday. The acoustic theme really worked, it was great to see the final 9 show their musicality and instrument performance qualities.