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Mr Ruddock, thanks for giving me permission to be nervous.

Apparently there are 60 terrorist who have trained by Al-Qaeda in Australia.

And yet I am not remotely afraid, nervous or alarmed. I can’t help feeling that Mr Ruddock and the PM want us to be worried and scared.

Why does our AG have to try and make people more afraid?

I wouldn’t be surprised if the government is working on some nice little laws which strip down our freedoms and rights. Which means more power for government.

Is that a good thing?

I take it back.. I am nervous.

Maybe I should become a tele-evangalist…

Today was one of the most beautiful days in my life. I can’t quite explain how or why it came to be that but I’ll do my best.

Today was the wedding of Emily and Martin. It was the best wedding I have been to in my life. It made me cry a lot. But the tears were of joy not sorrow. From the moment the bridesmaids started walking down the aisle to colour blind by Counting Crows, (played acoustically by two fantastic musicians) I was sold. The day and the service were both so authentic, a true expression of love.

I am a very cynical person and yet the whole service I did not have a cynical or even sarcastic thought. Every stage of it was true to the people involved. The vow’s and prayers were honest and extremely meaningful. Declarations like “Do you want to share your life with me, all your joys and pains, all your hopes and failures with all your body, mind and soul?” Are truly moving. The way they included God also was great.

The music was well chosen. It fit beautifully with the service. The messages given were very authentic. They somehow managed to get a Catholic, an Anglican and a Uniting Church minister together to run it.

The reception was also great. It was very homely, who would of thought it being in their house and all. I loved it also. Speeches that are usually the most painful part of the wedding were good. Martin’s Mum who has come out from Peru for the wedding was particularly good. Emily of course was great and Jo was fantastic too. However Martin simply shone in his speech, sure he stumbled through it but his feeling was there for all too see. Struggling to put into words (in English his second language, though I am sure he would have had trouble in Spanish too) what is surely his great love for Emily just made it all the more real.

The variety of people who were there was also outstanding. There were people from nearly every walk of life. So good to see that happen. The food was fantastic and all were genuinely happy about the wedding (as far as I could tell). I even joined in some dancing tonight. That’s how good the night was.

Emily is a person who has greatly enriched my life. It is wonderful too see her so happy. Her journey has not been very easy through this life. She is an inspiration in her passion for justice and her love of humans particularly the outsider.

I can remember finding out a bit about Martin in Australia whilst Emily was still over in Peru. Gemma’s trip there helped us too learn a bit more about him. Then sharing with Emily in the struggles of trying to get Martin a Visa. I can still remember the joy and excitement I felt when whilst in Raxaul I find out that Martin’s Visa had been processed and accepted. The other time I really remember is meeting Martin at the airport on my return from India. It was exciting to finally see him, he embraced me a stranger as his friend.

Martin who I barely know is still one of the most kind and openhearted people I have met.

Emily and Martin may the Lord God in His power truly bless you. May you live out your days together through the joys and pains of this life. May you live up to the grand promises you made today.

I am going too stop now, though I could go on forever. But it’s past midnight so the day is over.

I am sometimes mean and I just can’t bring myself to care.

Just got my phone bill it had $102.84 in call charges but my bill is only $44.14. Pretty good I think.

I truly am.

Thanks for the comment Ryan on my post the other day.

I think hope is one of the most valuable things in the world. Hope, Faith and love. These three matter a lot.

Maybe 2005 will be a year of hope.

The world is in a pretty dark place at the momment. Not just with natural disastors but with man made ones.

I hope Iraq get’s sorted out this year.

I hope we drop the debt to developing nations.

I hope we give money for both AID and DEVELOPMENT work.

I hope we care about the other people in the world.

I hope reality TV will end.

I hope I’ll be a nicer person.

I hope my dreams will come true.

I hope that these hopes come true.

yawn

I have discovered the secret to achieving weight loss over the Christmas period. Get a stomach wog which will ensure all the food you eat pases straight through you.

Christmas is a time to be selfish. It’s a time to recieve lot’s of presents from people you really don’t like that much. It’s a time to get very drunk on alchool other people paid for.

I have a challenge for Howie and Tom. Shave your face and neck using a non electric razor and no mirror. You may however use your digital camera. You get some rather funny shots doing it. Tommorow I am going to try shaving using a CD as a mirror. (My room has no mirror).

To celebrate a day ending with y I am going to give away a gmail invite to the first two commentors on this post.

Well I now have my basic schedule for the rest of my stay. Looks like I am going to be visiting 5 more hospitals over October and November. Then being based in Delhi for a while at the end of November and into December. It’s good to know what’s happening.

Why didn’t anyone say the election had been called. I even checked the smh website and it had nothing on it. My Swiss friend told me the election had been called. I ended up having to check the AEC website to find out. I am looking forward to voting in India.

The head of the hospital’s computer hard disk crashed. Looks like it will have to be sent off for data recovery. Much cheaper here only about $AU100. I am still rather tired and a little ticked off. Work hasn’t been much fun the past few days. Oh well.