Bored?

Things i do when i'm bored. Look at Google earth and try to trace my way from seafood locations to my house. I need to get a life.

Everybody's changing and i don't feel the same

Not a good week. Due dates piling up and mid terms approaching. But saddest of all is the death of Steve Irwin, the beloved croc hunter. It is shocking his passing and is surely sad that the world has lost someone so passionate about nature. My thoughts are with his family, as this are difficult times and makes me realise mid terms and assignments are not that big a deal. The people here in Queensland especially the children are just in a state shock and are obviously sad.

Losing a public figure especially someone that has contributed so much to his or her field is always hard to swallow. Death is a natural way of life and looking at Steve Irwin's risky occupation it shouldn't be so shocking but somehow it is still shocking. The world is less better place with passing of great people.

Another sad passing away, thought not so publicise is the death of the Italian great full back Giacinto Facchetti. He captain Italy in 1970 world cup and was one of the top full backs of his time. A pioneer in his position, the tall defender would often surge foward to aid the attack. This was something out of the ordinary as the italians were known for their pragmatic and overly defensive mind set. His foward raids was key in the counter attacking cattenacio tactic used by the ruthless Inter Milan team of the 60s who were probably the most succesful team of Inter's history. His influence had an impact on a young Franz Beckenbauer, who would later- remembering the attacking influence of Facchetti from defense- pioneer the attacking sweeper role, which he use to great effect in his playing career.

It is always sad to lose such greats in the game. Over the years players that have been immortalize in football folklore have showed their mortally and passed away. Among the few that has left, George Best, Didi, Johnny Haynes, Stanley Matthews, John Charles, Rinus Michels and Jimmy Johnstone, to name a few. In the tributes to George Best, one fan wrote why the death of the great man was met with such personal sorrow. Best being an icon of his time was the idol to so many, he represented the youthful innocenceof that time and the greatness he showed on the field represented the fantasyof greatness that all who witness fantasize to achieve. Most kids of that time wanted to be George Best. Above all his death was like the real death of the childhood of the fan. It really gets people thinking when the idol of your youthful days who seem to be able achieve anything dies. It really shows how old we have become.

The afterlife will surely welcome this greats with open arms as it surely will add to their already impressive playing roster. Jokingly one might think that the afterlife needed a full back urgently for a cup final and thus summoned Facchetti. Facchetti will be deeply missed by Italian and the world of football. To think about it, maybe the after life has a crocodile problem and needed some help from Steve Irwin.

Life goes on, but this people will live forever in the memories they have left implanted in our minds. The more with live, the more we lose. The lost is sorely felt.