A tip from Agassi’s dad
I've started reading Open and I'm enjoying it. I'm usually not that into books or fiction for that matter. My brother received it as a present for his 18th and he suggested that I read it. Agassi's dad was a nutter from what I've discovered so far. There's one thing that I am keeping in mind for future reference - If your opponent has a weapon, say a huge forehand, keep hitting it there until it becomes the most hated shot in his repertoire. Sounds simple huh? It's all a psychological mind game out there 
Thought for Lent
Lent is mostly known as a time where we try to give up something we like in order to experience Jesus' 40 days in the desert. Don't forget, Sunday's are exempt from fasting...eat as much as you like 
Have you ever held back talking about your faith to your friends because you might lose them? I think of that all the time, but someone made me realise that you will lose them...but only for a short time. They will come back, no matter what decision they come to.
Another thought. Ever heard the saying "life is a distraction"? It does kind of make sense now. What is our final goal? To get to heaven of course! Everything else is just filling in the spare time. Our bodies have limits or certain thresholds of what we can experience. That's why we don't take our bodies up there. We must leave our bodies here on Earth to take up a place in heaven.
The white garment
I learnt something today. When you think about professional athletes, musicians, politicians or any other high profile figures, for a moment they are at the top. They have probably worked so hard to achieve that feat. As you can imagine, it's hard to stay up there. The closer you are to perfection, the easier people and yourself notice the imperfections. Just like when God placed us on this Earth and we receive the sacrament of baptism in a white garment, we strive to "keep it clean". The more we become like God and realise how perfect he is, we come realise how imperfect we are. So I guess along our journey through life, our garments will get dirty, but we can always clean them by going to confession. Just like an athlete would train harder or a musician would continue to write more quality music in order to stay at the top, as a Catholic I must strive to become more like God.
Wollongong Stopover
A few days ago en route to Sydney, I stopped by Wollongong to visit my close friends, Zeynep and Jeff. Man I miss the place a lot. The air is fresh and the weather was cooler than it could ever be on a Summer's day compared to Albury. We had coffee at a cafe called "Aqua" on Cliff Road. I hope to see them sometime soon, here or there!
Facebook profile pics as your contact photos on the iPhone
I only just found out lately that the latest version of the Facebook app for iPhone allows you "sync" your friend's profile pics to your local phone book. Now I don't have to bother (not that I ever did) setting a caller id picture for my contacts. Just a heads up anyway...