1st Grand Final day 2010

Today was grand final day 2010. I went to the gym early and got back in time to watch the game. Collingwood had the upper hand early but St Kilda came back to draw the game. There will be a replay next saturday.

A new gym program

When I went to the gym today, there was a new program ready for me. It is similar to my old program but contains more repetitions and makes the cardio work somewhat harder. I was tired after the end of the session, but I feel it will do me good.

Back in Bendigo

This is my first update for quite a while. Just recently some very eventful things have happened.

Lets back up a bit. Saturday September 11th. I flew to Sydney for my brother Bill's 50th birthday party. It was held at his unit in Neutral bay. It was a great night. Nearly all the family were there, plus some of Bills friends from work and Softball. The party was great fun. We even ended up watching Rugby Union, AFL and Rugby league while the party was going on. All in all, a great night.

The next day, Sunday September 12th was also interesting. We went to St Scholastica's chapel in Glebe for a presentation on the work of John Radecki, my great grandfather. He was Australia's first notable artist in stained glass windows. A number of his works were on display in the chapel and they are just awesome! The man had some serious talent! I had heard of him but had not seen his works until then. I was super impressed. The speeches were boring, but I enjoyed the day. To make the day more interesting, there was a nun present who actually taught my mother. Mum is 83 so that nun must be. well 'ancient'!

The next day I flew back to Melbourne with Virgin Blue. The flight was pretty good. When we got into Victoria, I saw some incredible cloud formations. They were like tufts of wool all piled up. I had not seen clouds like this before. They were an awesome sight.

This morning, I attended a free hearing demonstration at National Hearing Care in Kangaroo Flat. Unfortunately, it appears that I may have some hearing damage. I have made an appointment to see a hearing specialist in a fortnight. Not great news, but it is good to know that I have a problem so we can fix it up (hopefully).

Fitness assessment and 3d tv

Today I went to Myer where I watched 3dTV for the first time. It was just awesome. I only watched it for a couple of minutes but the experience was great.

Later I went to the YMCA gym where I got a fitness assessment done. The news was positive. My blood pressure was down a lot and I have lost a few kilos. The instructor said that I have lost some fat but most likely gained some muscle, which weighs twice as much as fat. So I came away feeling very happy.

Updating the web site

I did not go to church this morning. Simon was unavailable, and as the weather is still cold and wet I decided not to walk up to church. Instead, I stayed home and made some significant updates to the Connect Church website. The front page now has a conveyor belt slide show that allows us to display a lot of information without cramping up the page too much. I think it looks good.

There are floods all over Victoria tonight. Fortunately, Bendigo is not too badly affected.

Going to Sydney

I booked my flight today to go to Sydney next weekend for Bill's 50th birthday. It means that I have had to rearrange a few things and miss out on the Furness party, but so what. Bill was good to me last year so I should return the favour. The family is glad that I am coming up.