The Idea of North!

Woohoo! The Idea of North were back in town. Started with Man in the Mirror, ended with Stayin' Alive, which was worth the price of admission alone.

The Basement is still a groovy venue and really enjoyable. Thanks to all those who came, it was really fun!

Got their latest CD signed by the 4 of them woohoo! :)

Chai

Well, another day..closer to Jesus coming back! woohoo!

My Tanzanian pastor friend Mecka has arrived in Adelaide from Musoma - he's doing a BTh. Bwana asifiwe! (Praise God in Swahili hehe). It's going to be awesome sharing with him, looks like a few trips to Adelaide in the next few years.

Indulged in some Gloria Jeans' chai tea today...what can I say, it's the goods.

My dad's got 2 weeks off work, woohoo, and he decided to get a haircut - what hair?....oops :)

My cousin comes back from Melbourne tonight - in like an hour...she's doing dentistry...hmm...free dental care! :)

Cricket season is over....it's time for footy. Carn the Blues!!!!

Romans 1

Have you ever had an online bible study? Sounds corny, but it's actually really good. It means you can have good Christian discussion rather than talking about inane topics that dominate MSN convos (like spading and the like...).

Did Romans 1 with Leo and Denise; very encouraging. As is usual with Romans studies, we can get really bogged down in just a few verses of the book. It's really amazing. Praise God for the book of Romans. And that's only 1 chapter of 16...hmm.....

7 February 2005

Doing nothing at home...

Went to the golf range at Barden Ridge - half price balls 10-12 Monday to Friday - hit 165 balls (1 x 100 and 1 x 65) - only cost $10...

Created this website...bit rushed so I apologise in advance.

So looking forward to the Idea of North gig at The Basement on Wednesday 9 Feb. Should be AWESOME!

View from the XPT driver's cabin of the Zig Zag viaduct near Lithgow. 

Chris Middlemiss and Dave Burdon at my graduation - Chris you traitor, how could you wear a Uni Gong jumper!? 

Orange station - a bit dark, but eh well, shows recline and generous legroom of the XPT in 1st class. 

My 21st - about to start my speech, after being embarrassed by a few of my friends...particularly Leo!!! Grr.... 

Chris Lee and myself after my graduation (poor Chris has embarked on a PhD...could take a while :P) 

Me being stupid...Quad at Sydney Uni after graduation. 

My dad snapped this one of me walking down the middle of the Great Hall at Sydney Uni - again I ask, why didn't anyone fix up my hair!!??? 

Dave Moore and myself at my graduation. Why didn't anyone fix up my hair.... 

Team shot at St Luke's Kenyatta - just missing Ryan though (who was obviously taking the photo). We arrived 15 mins early - but we were actually 1 hour early (African time...). 

St Lukes Anglican Church, Kenyatta, Nairobi, Kenya. Corrugated iron roof - no better conditions than a horse stable, but that's life in Kenya. Youth leaders' seminar was good - training in godliness and communication (i.e. bible teaching - how to teach the bible properly) 

Another posed photo...but the ride back out of the park wasn't far off this - hooning along a dirt road in a leaf-spring suspension minivan at 120km/h with wildlife on the road... 

Posed shot (of course) - Serengeti National Park 

My Bunda team - from L to R (back row) - Naomi, Danielle, Helen, Merry. 

I preached in a little church in Migungani - Colossians 3:1-17. Helen Hoskins is translating into Kiswahili; she did a great job. Notice the green bucket - that was used for baptising people that day. 

On the shores of Lake Victoria. Speke Bay Resort. Speke was an Englishman who thought that Lake Victoria was the source of River Nile. He was right; this bay in Lake Vic was named after him. The resort is cheap and good (didn't stay there though). Imagine waking up to a view like this... 

Me being domesticated. Really! Merry and I had a translator (Jane) who was pregnant; baby waited until Girls' Brigade camp was over before coming out. If it was a boy, it was going to be Clement (Klementi in Swahili) or Merry (if was a girl) - it was a girl - so this is Baby Merry.

Location is self-explanatory - one of the great places on the planet. Serengeti Plain (Maasai for "endless plain") - kilometres and kilometres of open savannah grassland.  

Peter Garrett again...see the jugular..."How can we dance when our earth is turning? How do we sleep while our beds are burning?" 

One of my musical heroes (except he can't sing really, just rants and raves). Peter Garrett in full flight at Wave Aid (thanks to the SMH) 

I got a pass to get into the driver's compartment, don't worry, I didn't touch anything :D  

Orange Station - XP2000 heading the up Central West XPT Train WT27 on 5 Feb 2005.  

Surprisingly spacious 1st class... 

Hmm....safety vests hey? Did I mention CityRail and safety in the same sentence!!!??? Me in carriage XL2235 on the Central West XPT 1st class 

Welcome

Ahh...have never done this before, so starting now. Getting used to digital cameras, so decided I needed somewhere to store the pictures...

The first few pictures are all over the place...Africa, Orange XPT trip, graduation etc. etc., sorry, but it will be chronological from now on...

Miloclem