Born with innocence and capacity to love

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." Edmund Burke

I cry as I write this entry, not only because of the extreme graphics I came upon in my search for information. I cry for the lives that have been lost in the process of this war, and especially for the children who were terrbily injured and died tragically. I shall spare you the images I have seen, but I ask you to please remember them in your prayers.

Everyone is born with true innocence and the greatest capacity to love with complete sincerity, only to be slowly damaged and destroyed as we get influenced by society and political values. As children we know nothing of anything, we don't question a person's agenda or who he or she is. A child has the capacity to provide a simple gesture of a hug and a person's world could shine brightly because of the innocence within them. Unfortunately, that child in us disappears as time goes by. Where does it go?

War - it is a fight created by political members of two or more countries, a fight for what they think is rightfully theirs, a fight for reputation, an unnecessary fight where normal people like you and me are killed for a fight we didn't choose. If we were taught from young it is wrong to kill, how are killings in wars justified at all? No matter in what situation, aren't all forms of killings considered to be murder?

So some people say they fight for their country and they'll die if they have to. Have to. Choosing sides when it comes to politics is not a must, sometimes it is a matter of survival. To fight for freedom, to fight for your life unless poverty and suffering is a more pleasant choice. Soldiers were sent to Iraq to fight Bush's war. Without questioning a war was declared based solely on what the government says. Boys and men die for their country, what happens to their parents who brought them into this world?

Because of someone else's war, families suffer heartbreak and agony of losing their loved one. Who ever wants to die? Who ever wants to leave this world and their family behind, never to been seen, touched or heard ever again? No one. But because of politics a side has to be chosen, even innocent civillians are hurt and killed in the process.

Death saddens me. When I see people cry because of true loss, I cry with them. There is no other way.

Why doesn't Bush go out and fight in the war he started? Because he is the President of America and retains a higher position compared to soldiers who join the miltary. The war started a relatively long time ago, I no longer have complaints about that. It merely angers me to know of the pain and anguish of those who have suffered great losses. Was it worth it?

Here is a letter, "Dear America" written by an American Marine, Lt. Kevin Brown. It gives insight to a soldier's thoughts of the war. It is indeed a very different perspective.

Picking Up The Pieces As I Go

Splattered blood on the wall in a collage of images,

Gruesome splatters paint a pretty picture.

Take a camera and snap a polaroid,

Memories will forever stain your heart.

The countdown to uni begins as the weekend draws nearer. I'm actually quite looking forward to the start of this sem, more new things to come. I've already settled my weekly climbing days and new buddies who are really keen to join. Climb for the first time today in a long time, did okay. I'm slowly getting better with the techniques. Only thing is the pain in my toes and fingers. Bought climbing shoes so I wouldn't have to rent the smelly ones. Breaking into them is gonna be a bitch, why do rock climbing shoes have to cramp your toes so bad??? Now i know how the china women felt when they had to bind their feet. Grrr.

A Million Little Pieces

WOW. Waterford last night was pretty damn awesome. Haven't been there in such a long time I was almost nostalgic. The crowd really starting piling in come about 10 or so. It was great to see some familiar faces I hadn't seen in a while. Shane came back just for waterford (i think) and Ben came back too! Those people disappeared for wayyy too long. But its all good now. We're all trying to enjoy what's left of the Uni break. Another 3 and a half days to go as I write this.

There was a crazy after-party at flat 44. There was a shit load of people there, a lot of randoms too. Some asshole had to throw chairs around, and another (maybe the same) kicked the sprinklers and it shot up like a fountain. The poor tenant of the flat tried her best to get us all to leave by telling us security was coming. What a load of hogwash. She told us that for a good hour. I guess she was trying to salvage what was left of the outside of her flat. Haha. Quite happy i don't live on campus.

It's been pretty cool so far, meeting the new people. They're mostly pretty friendly. I'm also re-meeting people who seem to have a tendency of forgetting my name, therefore making me feel like quite the fool when i happily walk up to them and greet them. Hey, you can't accuse me of not being friendly aye?

The rain is dreadful, i'm walking around in a huge jacket that's both warm and water resistant. What to do. Gonna make sure my hair and clothes stay dry.

Ok folks, that's all i got for today.

Blanket Festival???

Lisa, that is probably the weirdest event I've heard of. Haha. But it's all good, maybe one day there really will be such a festival and we'll all be the hippest people there. Anyhows, greetings to you! Hope life's going good for you. Its just getting colder in Perth and I'm not enjoying being wrapped up all the time.

A few more days till uni starts. I have to classes that start at EIGHT! How horrid is that, i'm gonna have so much trouble getting my body clock right. I'm not complaining though, I only have a monday to wednesday uni week. And that's awesome by me. At least I won't need to wake up early the next day after a waterford night.

Samsui sister! Sorry been doing stuff every night, haven't been coming online much. heh. Enjoying my break while I still can, forgive me, I'll be coming back online again soon - more often that is. Don't need to call me a bitch ok! Haha.

And to all others who i've been bad at keeping contact with, I sincerely apologize too. I get quite crappy at things like that. Those in Europe and America, I'm planning my trip for next year! So yeah, hopefully you guys will be free enough when i finally do come down. I'm really looking forward to seeing you again and catching up. Good ol' times.

Time Passes Too Quickly When You Don't Want It To

Ok ok, kena scolding already. I don't only have ONE melbourne buddy...what i meant was that Zhen came down to perth and we had a fantastic time together, therefore I referred to her as my melbourne buddy. Obviously melbourne is holding two of my buddies captive and I have to fly down there to save them. haha. You know what I mean. Jac, I'm waiting for you to come to Perth. Don't make it 2 years from now ok?

Its insane, almost 2 months of Uni break has already passed and Uni is about to start soon. So unfair! I wanna be on a break for like, forever! Okay maybe not, it gets a bit too boring trying to fill days with plans. The only thing to do is shop, eat and exercise. Pfft. I only like to shop when I have the bling blings.

Boy from Oz is gonna be in Perth in October, sister bought tickets. I'm so excited! I get to see Hugh Jackman on stage...LIVE! The star of Kate and Leopold and X-Men. I remember falling in love with Leopold in the movie, what a gentleman. However, watching this celebrity act does come at a price of $200 per ticket. Crazily insane i know, but i'm sure it'll be worth every penny. Mr Jackman won't let me down. At least its something to look forward in mid-sem, and then its Pearl Jam. I'm still upset I can't see Robbie Williams. Oh well. I'm broke from plays and concerts now. Dang.

So tell me, how am I supposed to afford to travel to visit my lovelies?

Tra-la-la, Melbourne Buddy Come Back

I've been boring I know, but i haven't been coming online recently. No, its not that my schedule has been jam packed with stuff to do. Been merely doing the boring stuff like staying home watching dvds and pigging out. How exciting. Had a pleasant visitor from Melbourne who went home too quickly. Come back! I want to go travelling, I just don't have the cash. So many people to visit all scattered over the world. But first stop, definitely Melbourne! Already made a promise. haha.

Results came out a couple of days ago, did much better than my first semester thank god! I was going into hyperventilation everytime someone mentioned results coming out. The long awaited moment is over so i'm kinda looking forward to the next sem. Might be an even more interesting one. I hope.

My niece just turned 1 yesterday, she's just a darling. I'll post pictures up once my sister sends them to me. There were so many babies at the party! The playpen was turned into mini daycare. little ones crawling everywhere. They're quite tiring to chase after even though they're down on fours. They're quite zippy little things. And now that Chantrea can walk, she's off in a matter of seconds. Pretty birthday girl got many many presents. She'll have lots of toys to play with, nothing new.

Well that's that for now. Missing my lovelies back home and in Europe. Come visit me! You're always welcome at my house. :)