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Did anyone see the TV programme on Channel 7 last night (Wednesday the 28th), titled "My Shocking Story." Well, let me tell you now, that if you didn't catch a glimpse of it...it was certainly the most 'shocking' thing I have ever seen! You may have heard of the 'tree-man' in Indonesia; well this show was about him. And seriously, you could almost mistake him for a tree. He has an unbelievable virus that has come from warts all over his body. The warts on the end of his limbs have become so bad that you aren't even to recognise his hands and feet - they are like branches from a tree. This man, Dede, has a family (including children) and his condition continues to get worse. This show consisted of a doctor who is offering Dede a treatment but as we know it, he has yet to acept the offer. Why, you may ask? Well, this is where it really hit me! To provide sufficient funding for himself and his family, Dede is forced to perform in a 'freak show' with other scarce human beings with similar conditions. That each have their own character names and provide entertainment by performing a variety of stunts in front of many people. These stunts include things such as: walking on hot coals and pulling a 2 tonne truck up a hill using only their head. This is outrageous. Yes, there is something uncommon about these people but instead of treating them like freaks, why can't we say that they are special? It is not their fault that they are like this so the least we can do is hope that they may get better a live a 'normal' life.

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Beer Bitterness = Brawls

March 17th 2008 11:51

Binge drinking is now becoming a worrying concern for the new Australian Rudd Government. Society at the moment is so angry and when you mix this deadly ingredient with alcohol; you get a recipe for human disaster.

If you were watching Channel 9 on Sunday night (16/03/2008) at approximately 8:10pm, you would have seen the story on the new binge drinking craze and what lasting effects it has had on two innocent young males. The reason being: they were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Drinkers who can't get enough will probably never be stopped but the question is: why do they have to take their anger out on someone else? Why are they angry in the first place? Obviously they drink to drown their sorrows, however they don't realise what this could lead to in the early hours of the next morning.

One of the gentlemen in last nights "60 Minutes" story was an innocent 18yr old boy who loved his footy. He went out one night to a pub/nightclub in the city and found himself involved in a punch-on, him being the receiver. He is now bed-ridden: 24 hours, 7 days a week with only one world left in his vocabulary - 'mama'. This story left me heart-broken. He was just simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. This shouldn't have to be the reason though. Why should we have to let the fear for our lives take precedence when wanting to go out for a casual drink or a social night out? This is all because of a few drunken idiots who get a thrill out of fighting.

I applaud Kevin Rudd for making this issue his main concern for the time being but I urge him to quickly act upon it. Alocohol is not for the faint-hearted and should be used responsibly. I'm not at all saying that it's illegal and should not be consumed but one knock of the persons' beer next to you and the next minute you could be left for dead outside on the concrete.

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What is it about celebrities?

March 16th 2008 12:06

Recently I wrote a 'Letter to the Editor' of 'The Herald Sun' where I wrote my concerns for elderly Australian man. I expressed that why does it have to take a celebrity or a person of celebrity status to provide a wake up call to Australian males to get off their butts and have their prostate checked. When Sam Newman was diagnosed with prostate cancer late last year and then announced his bad news to the media only a few weeks ago, the reponse was astounding. Doctors were claiming after this story made the headlines that Sam Newman will create a new influx of men visiting the doctor to face the music. The thing that gets me is that why aren't men given the necessay information early on to take indepedence for themselves to make it a regular check-up. Why is that it has to take this unfortunate celebrity to announce his story to create havoc for the men of Australia? I am delighted that Sam Newman has endured a successful operation and is hoping to return to 'The Footy Show' either this week or next week but I am concerned for the men of this country that they can't be bothered to show some initiative to possibly save themselves.

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What's The Deal?

March 16th 2008 11:55

The world around us is rapidly changing...and that's an understatement! I have chosen to concentrate on this blog because of the current news stories that have appeared on our TV screens, on the radio and in the newspapers. These stroies have really hit home and are affecting me to a massive extent, and I hope that they are affecting you as well. I have decided to create this blog to express my point of views and opinions on the most recent news stories that have really grabbed my attention, almost to a point where I desire to do something about it (if only I had the will, the way and the support). I hope that readers of this blog will wake up and smell the roses and start to act upon what is becoming a slowly deteriorating world that we currently live in.
Currently is a word that should not be taken for granted. The reason I point this out to you is that the way our earth is changing and disintegrating, current could soon well be something of the past. We have to act now in order to keep this notion to a thing of the distant future, not an event that will possible become a reality tomorrow!

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