Saturday, May 07, 2005

The one about birthdays....

Hi there! On Sunday 8th May, my son turns 1-year old! Yes, we are having a party for him a day early on Saturday. Now to Ethan it probably would pass as pretty much "one of those days"; with just a tad more people around him than usual. Anyway, its really for his mum and me.... kinda recognition that we managed to get him thru that first year safely!

Considering, the little fellow's easily my greatest creation to date (and I certainly didn't do that myself, either), I sure would like to "celebrate" this momentous occasion. Don't worry, I'll be taking a whole lot of photos so the poor fellow never forgets what his parents went thru in his early days.

Well, Ethan, if and when you ever get to read this and understand, remember one thing. You are a culmination of many aspects of my life, but most importantly, through you, my persona and my knowledge achieves vicarious immortality.






In 1966 (the year I was born)


Lyndon B. Johnson is president of the US

As part of nationwide protest against the Vietnam War, demonstrations are staged all over the US

In Miranda vs. Arizona, the Supreme Court rules that criminal suspects must be apprised of their rights before interrogation

US planes begin bombing of the Hanoi area of North Vietnam

Controversial American comedian Lenny Bruce is found dead of a drug overdose in his home

John Lennon says, "We are more popular than Jesus" sparking controversy in the US

The first black Senator is elected to the United States Senate

Cindy Crawford, Janet Jackson, Mike Tyson, Halle Berry, Adam Sandler, and Kiefer Sutherland are born

Baltimore Orioles win the World Series

Green Bay Packers win the NFL championship

Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is the top grossing film

Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann is published

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys and Sounds of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel are released

Star Trek and The Newlywed Game premiere



What Happened the Year You Were Born?


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Thursday, May 05, 2005

The one about the first post....

Hello world! Why the contradiction in terms in the main title to my blog, you ask? Well, once you read on, you will soon realise it makes more sense that you think. Especially to me, anyway.

A quick intro about myself... am a lawyer by profession, married, father to a bouncing boy (who will turn 1-year old on the 8th May 2005). So much for the achievements. Am a realist/pessimist/practicalist in nature; mentally organised and sensible. So much for the mental/emotional make-up. The rest is downhill....

If you are still reading, you're stronger than you think. So as a reward, I hope to turn this blog into a worthy site. I make no promises that it'll be the best, most updated and most thrilling read of your life; but it'll be close. So if any of you ever come back, you should find topics of mind-boggling variety, comments of razor-sharp critique and opinions of fearless fevour calculated to shock all, from the opiniated to the decisively-challenged.

Or, you may find a shell of a website, totally void of intelligence, withering away and occupying valuable server space in the stead of more meaningful blogs....

Just don't say I didn't warn you.
 

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