The year so far

Yes, I'm well aware that its about time I blog again. Considering its been ages, I just thought I'd do a brief run through of my life at the moment.

Soccer season ended in September. We were bottom of the table in March and made it up to fourth come playoff time, but we lost out in the semis. All in all a fairly interesting season. Made some great mates and learnt alot about how to play the beautiful game.

Boxing season keeps going. You watch it on TV and you reckon you could do it...but its certainly not as easy as it looks. By far its the most physically and mentally challenging sport I've ever had the opportunity to partake in. I spend hours after hours with my coach just figuring out how to fine tune the way my body mechanics make it possible for me to throw the best punch it can throw. Its tedious and tiring. But for some reason I just love it.

They say the ring is a lonely place, but its where I face all my fears. And its helped me become a better person. Nowadays, everytime I encounter a difficult situation, I think back to my fights and spars. And I always think, "Nothing could be worse than getting bashed in the ring".

That being said, boxing is a dirty sport rife with corruption, even at amateur level. I was meant to participate in the university championships a week ago. I trained hard, lost weight and come fight time, my opponents pulled out. It was frustrating. I was willing to fight someone heavier, wearing heavier gloves and all sorts of concessions. But still - noone would step up. I don't think i've encountered anything quite as frustrating. It hurts when everything you trained hard for is for nought because noone will match up against you, or the organizers won't match any of their stable fighters against you.

One of my college mates just passed away on friday. He was hit by a car. A talented actor, he was cut down in the prime of life - just 19. I sing at his funeral on monday. He would surely have poked fun at me for singing something so cliche as Hallelujah. But then again - he would snigger at the innuendo involved - and how i'd be singing about women tying me to the kitchen chair in a church. But then again, knowing Jordan's propensity for the inappropriate, he'd have thought it a pretty apt. (The implication - not the song)

Exams are in 3 weeks, and then its the end of uni life forever...or for awhile. At any rate, it'll be a funny feeling. All the same, I'm not quite too sure whether I'm looking forward to it, or fearing it. In any event, it'll be a fun time. Gotta bounce to training. Will write soon.

~What is the measure of a man?~