a philosophical week.

its been a strange week. ive nearly hit 8 weeks away from home. a couple of days ago i bought a moto (scooter) which has been great fun, getting out and about on it has given me the freedom i knew i really needed. plus its just so cool. i felt so homesick when dad told me about his new car...ughhhhh.

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we're going down to the beach in 2 weeks time which should be good, although im not sure how itsa going to be having a holiday with the smith boys. to be honest i think i need a holiday without them. but either way my new philosophy continues to lead me into interesting situations and relationships...

My New Philosophy:
'never turn down an oppertunity to build relationships'
its that simple.
however, it means that even if i feel crappy i still go out if im invited, or if im unsure about doing something or its with someone i dont really know all that well, ive decided to jump for everything thats thrown my way. the idea being that i will get the most out of my time away.
i was also thinking about life...as you do when you have alot of time with nobody but yourself, and it dawned on me that life is just one constant string of relationships. whether they are long or short you meet people and build them everyday. they are what makes life interesting. if someones life is predictable and boring i would suggest it is because they have stopped caring about the people around them and have shut themselves off.
anyway there it is.

so with this in view ive been meeting some really strange people with equally strange stories. we went down to the 'backpackers'part of town last week. i went with issac who i barely know and we picked up his friend mike who i just met that evening. we went down to a quiz night at the lazy geko bar. issac took off to attend a pregnant woman and left me with mike who i just met...
...so mike see's this bunch of girls he met at a halloween party the night before so we sat with them...again i didnt know any of them. we all chipped in on the quiz questions and by the end of the night wo won by a slim margin. everyone who plays chips in a doller then the winning team takes all. unfortunately these girls had by this time a pretty huge tab (they were drinking alot) so most of the money went to pay that off...but i did get $5 out of it. so not a bad evening altogether. having said that the company although interesting were not exactly wholesome and the conversation was far from edifying. that payed my food bill for the week.

football continues to be my social highlight of the week. the 'womb' refers to a big cut in my elbow i suffered from getting a little too competative. although, this week just gone was by far the dirtist so far. my goodness. it was great. i think i have a few enemies now...

must go i have people to meet and relationships to build.
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relaxing and maxing.
Ben.