Dear all,

Its been a pretty exciting past couple of days... events including my friends party... which I had a ball at...the world cup...

My friends party was pretty good... my pseudo BF came and entertained not only myself but my other friends.. it was plenty fun catching up with people, finding out how they've been. FInding out about the little dramas that are currently or have been unfolding and then there is always the jokes and the stories of days gone past... I suppose thats the best bit about having ol school parties.. the stories and the memories we all share.. the funny things we've done.. the good times :D. I was so glad Pseudo BF went along... was funny seeing them interact with him ... am sure he's got a total different idea about me though.. am worried he'll look at me strange now.. It just so happens that these people bring out the absolute best in me.. they crack me up.. we have good convos and a lot of fun... they are the some of the only people I can fully let my hair down with..

The world cup.. what a game.. what brilliance by the Australians. I was so proud of the boys, they played again with such class against one of the best world teams Italy. We held our ground and held it well. It was unfortnuate we didn't make full use of the 10 players the Italy team had, but when you are coming up against the best defence team in the world and the most expensive goal keeper then we might have had a few issues. We did well, fairly we had a chance and we had our chances but didn't convert, we need to be more agressive in the charge for goals, we need to be quicker in conversion of goals. Our strike team needed to work better together and create more opportunities. But in saying that it was brilliant that we did so well, we forced teh Italians into a counter strike team as opposed to the leading team. We forced them to defend and held most possesion. It was a pity it ended the way it did, a penalty which by many's opion was poorly judged by the ref in the last 5 seconds giving us no time to fight back. We dominated and didn't deserve to go down in the fashion that we did. Had we conceeded a goal earlier on during the game and then lost it wouldn't have been so devistating. But this is the way the ball falls and unfortuntately last nights game ends our run in the world cup.

Congratulations boys you have done us all proud. There are very few things that unite a country as one, that bring all Australians together that make us yell on the top of our voices that make us shout out the national anthem with such pride and gusto. Football really is the world game and this was the cup of life. Hopefully this leads football to become more popular and leads on with the revolution. Congratulations to the SBS team on such fantastic coverage and I'll make special mention of Craig Foster who is a proment face of Football, one an Australian Captain and a proud player of the team. To see someone that passionate about a game brings a tear to the eyes. In fact he was brough to tears as our brave socceroos run was finally brought to an end. To see a grown man cry on TV and to be so proud of his country and the team was moving in so many ways.

To Guus... you truely are the man. To break the curse after 32 years to fight what seemed to be an uphil battle all the way, to pull together and bring out such a fantatsic side, to draw on the strenghts of each of the players and really bring out the best in a side that needed the dedication and care that you have provided. To manage to keep the boys disciplined and to fight despite the fact that the refs never seemed to be in our favor. You really are amazing and the magician, but to many more including myself you are something so much more than that. It will be sad to see you go but I think you have made an impact on the game for all of us and for many more you have had an impact on our lives. There was such hope and joy in watching you weild carve and shape this team. My only hope is that this can continue to the future. Thank you!!!

To the boys, you did us proud. None of us would have been able to say that we would have gotten this far in the world cup let alone qualify. You have pulled together and become such a strong team, definately one e that not only commands respect but deserves respect on the world stage. Learn from what you have done and know that you gave us all hope, something to scream and cheer about, something to laugh and cry about and something to hold very dear in our hearts. You make me proud to be an Australian!! Good luck for the asia cup next year. And I hope that you guys will now choose to stay on and represent us on many more occasions. The traveling is hard we know but we hope that you make the choice to continue to play for us in times of need...

It has been a fantastic run and I think we have had the time of our lives....

that is all from me
Puffaloonie

The cup of life, this is the one.
Now is the time, don't ever stop
Push it along, gotta be strong.
Push it along, right to the top
Here we go! Ale, Ale Ale! Go, go, go! Ale, Ale Ale!
Arriba va! El mundo esta de pie. Go, Go, Gol!! Ale, Ale, Ale

La vida es, competicion. Hay que sonar, ser campeon
La copa es, la bendicion. La ganaras, Go, Go, Go!

And when you feel the heat. The world is at your feet
No one can hold you down. If you really want it
Just steal your destiny. Right from the hands of fate
Reach for the cup of life. 'Cause your name is on it
Do you really want it...(YEAH)
Do you really want it...(YEAH)

Tu y yo! Ale, Ale Ale. Go, go ,gol! Ale, Ale, Ale
Tonight's the night, we're gonna celebrate
The cup of life!!! Ale, Ale, Ale.
~Cup of life - Ricky Martin~