Signs of Life...

Wow, it's been a long time since my last post. I owe a mega update. And that's what I'm gonna do! I'll start where I left off last time. On Sunday, September 30th I went with Mert, Steffen, his cousin Tomas and Tomas' girlfriend Susan to the NRL Grand Final. NRL is the National Rugby Leage, Australia's top competition for rugby league football, and is the most popular sport in New South Wales. The match was between the Melbourne Storm and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. The Storm came out as the premieres for the 2007 season after beating the Sea Eagles 34 to 8, one of the largest spreads in league history. The game was held at the Telstra Stadium in Homebush Bay, Sydney. Steffen, Mert and I were seated in Row 37 in Section D, which was high up but on the sideline. We had a perfect view of the pitch. Tomas and Susan were seated in section A, behind the Melbourne end zone. Unfortunately the pictures from the game didn't turn out so great. Here are some of the better ones.

Mert eating Adana kebab. We stopped at a Turkish restaurant before the game.

Me in front of Telstra Stadium

Fixed on the game

Manly and Melbourne End zones

On another note, I'd like to thank Mert Karaçim for my new title picture. He took it with his digital SLR camera and enhanced it with software. It's a panoramic shot of Sydney, the North Shore is on the right.