Lest we forget

Yesterday was ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) day the day in Australia which we remember the sacrifices made by the armed forces and others to make Australia great. I always thought of this holiday as an excuse for the old guys to go out and have a drink. Yet now I can reflect on it a lot more. I feel that it really stands for a great tradition. I feel that we should remember all the sacrifices from all of Australia’s citizens, especially the people who are not so visible. The plans to scrap this holiday should be ignored and the ANZAC legend should always be remembered.

Since I am far from the Great Southern Land it is hard to find Australian’s in town. Yet I was able to recruit some takers on my mission to remember ANZAC day. I felt rushed on the way as I was late to the restaurant.

It was really surprising to see Hendrik there as he usually does not come out with us that much. He is more like the guy who always comes late to the party yet with supplies. The beer fuelled interesting conversations from medals you can win for citizenry to Liverpool’s chances of repeating 2005 feat. I enjoyed myself, and heard many jokes which made me laugh. Hendrik and Tri had to go so we called it a day.

After that restaurant I met Son, a teacher in the agriculture department. We decided that it would be a good idea to get some bbqed beef and beer. Later Eric joined us as did Kien. Kien studied in Australia at the ANU in agriculture and works with Son. We continued to have lots of fun and Kien was telling us about studying in Australia. I reminded him it was ANZAC day and he started talking about visiting the memorial in Canberra. I started to feel very nostalgic as I had been there as well. Eric and I had two more ports of call for the night and we lost and gained new people until the end.

This morning though I felt that I had been ran over by a train. The news was out that Liverpool lost at Chelsea 1 - 0. Feeling absolutely gutted I went to lunch to find I had no appetite. When the rematch at Anfield comes Liverpool will play well I am sure.