The Road to Racing: December 2005

Monday, December 12, 2005

Year of Sport

2006 will be massive in Sport. Life will stop for a few hours, weeks or months where the whole World will be plugging in to some major sports events around the globe. If you enjoy the gleefulness scope of world sport like i do...you'ld find it voltaic. But if you are not a man of sport...you'ld be like an 'Indian in the City'.

Well, you might not be aware of some most major International sport events in different continent of the World. Lets start with the most exciting sport: Soccer.

Africa will be hosting the African Nations Cup finals in Egypt this month. The road to Cairo will be a long and amazing trip for the African football. It might use as a trianing session for some african team which has been qualified to the World Cup 2006 like Togo, Ivory Coast, Angola, Tunisia and Ghana.

Australian Open inRod laver Arena in Melbourne today. "C'um On"

The Melbourne 2006 XVIII Commonwealth Games will be held in March. A culturde of Australian sport where almost the Sydney 2000 champion will be on track and ready to compete.

The World Cup in Germany..."Forzia Frencia"

Tour De France...Cyclist...see pic

Spring Carnival...in Horse Racing

The Melbourne Cup in November...Flemington Horse Racing Track

Well...try not to miss all these events this year....

Enjoy

Friday, December 09, 2005

Heartbeat

I fought for all out of a reason all the time I was in G…
I felt miserable…really miserable for what it took me to be happy
Even though people was a barrier in our relationship
I presume it was bound to happen while I settle down here
I was buzzing to be acquainted to you
Nonetheless I had a great time since I met you
I believe when you meet The One, there’s a lot of catching up to do
Even now I couldn’t believe the fuss
And can’t pretend to be fine
But what if fine is not good enough?
What if I want extraordinary?
It’s all about telling stories, feelings and the truth.
I was straight with you since the beginning about it from the off
If I love someone, I want to treat them, surprise them, and remind them how I feel, whether what means a weekend away somewhere, or a bowl of fruit in the morning laid out in the shape of a heart.
If I’m with someone I love, I know, deep down, what’s real and what isn’t.
Here I am
To tell you;
You are the heartbeat my world turns to
You are the one who show me the way to love
There is only one person that makes me feel like I can fly
Is you
I love you

Wednesday, December 07, 2005

One Good Reason Why Not To Flirt

A couple was invited to a swanky family masked fancy dress Halloween party. The wife got a terrible headache and told her husband to go to the party alone. He, being a devoted husband, protested, but she argued and said she was going to take some aspirin and go to bed and there was no need for his goodtime to be spoiled by not going. So he took his costume and went. The wife, after sleeping soundly for about an hour, woke without pain and as it was still early, decided to go to the party.

As her husband didn't know what her costume was, she thought she would have some fun by watching her husband to see how he acted when she was not with him. So she joined the party and soon spotted her husband in his costume cavorting around on the dance floor, dancing with every nice "chick"he could and copping a little feel here and a little kiss there. His wife went up to him and being a rather seductive babe herself, he left his new partner high and dry and devoted his time to her. She let him go as far as he wished, naturally, since he was her husband. After more drinks he finally whispered a little proposition in her ear and she agreed, so off they went to one of the cars and had passionate intercourse in the back seat.

Just before unmasking at midnight, she slipped away and went home and put the costume away and got into bed, wondering what kind of explanation he would make up for his outrageous behavior. She was sitting up reading when he came in, so she asked what kind of time he had. "Oh, the same old thing. You know I never have a good time when you're not there." Then she asked, "Did you dance much?" He replied, "I'll tell you, I never even danced one dance. When I got there, I met Pete, Bill Brown and some other guys, so we went into the spare room and played poker all evening."
"You must have looked really silly wearing that costume playing poker all night!" she said with unashamed sarcasm. To which the husband replied, "Actually, I gave my costume to your Dad, apparently he had the time of his life!!

Biography

Time has flown so fast these last decades. On the 14th September 2004, I found myself in a new country, with a different culture and different lifestyle. After spending twenty-four years going with the flow of life in Mauritius, now I find myself ”swimming in the vast ocean” in Sydney.
I wasn’t randomly chosen to be here in Australia. But the fate decreed that I should be here instead of somewhere else. Even though I had missed my chance of being in France or Reunion Island in the past but I don’t regret the move towards partaking the Aussie culture. Since October 2004, one dream has come true; being at the University of Technology of Sydney (UTS) by undertaking a degree in Journalism. Merely to become a professional ‘Sport Writer’.
As a matter of fact, it took me years to achieve what I have always wished in life – going to University. Now, I’m re-arranging the puzzle of my achievement so that I can complete the whole part of the puzzle in Sydney nowadays. The long trip I navigate before the plane landed the tarmac of SIA, however, was far more awe-inspiring.
My horizons were limited during 23 years I spent in Pointe-Aux-Sables; a small village on the west coast of Port-Louis, the Capital of Mauritius. My roots, which I take care of, come from this suburb where I was born on 12 March 1981; the Independence Day of Mauritius.
I have grown up in a small family with my dad, Roland, my mum, Monette and my younger brother, Stephane. At the time we were living in a typical modest house in the 80’s, it was such a model family living in a perfect communion of dialogue. During these years, it was such a formal and informal education. I won’t forget along side the ‘street education’ I have internalized so many years ago as a means of experiencing life in its entire dimension. I have shared my whole entire life with them full of happiness, joy, feelings, and compassion in a way of complacency as well as disagreement and arguments.
And I realize now how the success has come to me after a long battle. Finishing my HSC Advanced-level at the age of 20, reaching my best athletic performance at 21 and embracing a career as ‘Sport Journalist’ at 22 in 2002 working for a weekly newspaper, 5-Plus Dimanche and Racetime magazine. The mad thing was having a high status and famous personality where people recognize me through my articles and their impact in the Sports and Horse racing industry. It was the pinnacle of my career.
Knowing how tougher and tougher it was to ‘reach the top’ in a couple of years, but it wasn’t an easy things to achieve. Behind this success, there’s a family; the Jeanne’s family including Sylvio, Annette and their daughter Priscilla has been the catalyst of a massive contribution and devotion throughout my life. Their help, support and guidance have helped me to excel my qualities of making things better and better.
Contented with today and excited about tomorrow, I feel as happy right now as I ever have in nearly twenty-six years. I’m extremely happy about my life here in Sydney, my studies at Uni and my job at the stable...John O’Shea Racing Stables. Who knows I’ll end up like John O’Shea one day! It goes against the grain with me to even have to mention it: what goes on at the heart of my life in Sydney is no-one else’s business, but mine after all. I have proved myself in a way that people haven’t expected things will be a success for me. Now there are a lot of things to be learning yet and I’ll dedicate myself to it. A lot of living for me to do too, I can’t wait to find out what the next twist in my story – will be.