Rollin' in the Benjamins.

"It wasn't lola's!" - Michael Gabriel

( Benjamin. aka mike. aka gabbz44. aka colt. aka isaac taylor. aka chad michael murray.)

Happy birthday to this boy right here. Whoops, i mean this MAN. At nineteen, i'm sure he's lived enough life for a 30 year old. And i mean that in the best way possible, because he's just done it all. One of the things many people will remember is that he went to the Philippines to chase his basketball dreams. Now in all honesty, i was worried that at his party (the very same party i left 4 hours in advance) i was going to have to make some sort of speech. It's become the thing to do at parties these days. So there i was thinking back over all the times i've shared with this cousin. Searching for THE story. The one that wouldn't bore everybody. And i guess i was searching for the one that would capture the way i felt about him. And after the hours of pondering over our adventures, only one thought remained. I was happy he was still in Australia.

You see, it was very likely that til this very day he would've been playing basketball at some filipino university. It wasn't all that long ago that a party had been planned and everybody was saying their farewells. He was leaving and we did not know how long it would be before we saw his face again. Tears streaming down the faces around me (not me, cause i'm a MAN). Anyway, the point is, he could've been gone for ages. But he came back. And selfishly i'm happy he strayed away from that path because i can't imagine what this last year would have been like without him. Without his support, without his humour, things would just not be the same.

Anyway i've rambled enough. I just figured that since i had taken all that time to think of something to say about/to my cousin, i might as well say it.

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couple of bits and pieces;
missed my chance at another airport hang this morning. lame.

oh, and the picture... hmmm, well he looks a bit different now. how to put it delicately... he's not as tb-looking. hahaha. i was going to put up this cute little picture of us when we were young (1 yr old), and he looked like he was trying to kiss me but i thought that might cross the line as inappropriate.