Gr8 Day out!

Hey... what a great day!! Woke up early to make it to a meeting 2-hours drive away. I'll be working with a band there for a World Youth Day event. I got back, rushed to meet a friend at the cinemas, watched a film and shortly visited a night club. Lovely evening!!

Radio and TV Interviews!

This morning I took the train into the Melbourne City centre for an interview on SBS radio, then I had to rush back to Bendigo for a short TV interview on Waltzing Matilda (for Malta's PBS and Australia's SBS channels). I also had a 2 & a 1/2 hour lecture for a children's camp I will be doing in a few weeks. Working with children here is not taken lightly at all... I had to sit for training, have the police check my records and attend many briefings on the weekend! It's all good but it's also so sad that we have to take things so far!!

Holiday!

Had a full day yesterday as I began my 3-day break. I woke up, prayed, went to the gym and then drove down to Melbourne. My terrible sense of direction and lack of patience to plan well were the cause of me getting lost for half an hour or so!! Once I arrived I helped make a chocolate cheesecake, then rested a little and went out to eat a barbaric meal (huge steak and fish platter)!! We met up with some friends later for a coffee and then they came home and we watched the movie "Click" . Expecting yet another great day today!!

Teens and Fancy Dinners!

A fantastic coupl'a days! Fancy dinners, lots of preperation for meetings, meetings and plans for more meetings!! I just love being around teenagers. As time goes by I'm finding myself moreand more surrounded by youth!! My heart burns for them to see the Truth!!!
Anyway... soppy stuff... But true!!

I added another song on my PureVolume page and am still getting used to the MySpace system!

Tomorrow I'll be drivin' down to Melbourne again for a few days... this time I'll b taking my camera.

My Space!

Hey... anyone wants to add me to their MYSPACE? I just got one going: www.myspace.com/robgalea. I just came back from the cemetery.. we had a mass in a really spooky graveyard in the middle of nowhere! I had to be careful where to put my guitar and stuff down as it was full of worms and creepy crawlies!!! But it was a wonderful mass anyway!

I Just Keep Doing It!

I just returned from a meeting... I arrived what I thought was 10 minutes late so I apologised for that.. after 3 or 4 minutes the meeting was over!!! I asked why it was over so soon. I had apparently gone to the meeting 1 hour late!! No wonder they gave me a strange look when I announced 'sorry I am late'! Anyway... another blushing moment!!

Updates!

The spring weather here is at its best!! Though most of my day was spent indoors catching up on e-mails and updating my website and other sites. I also added some more songs to my PureVolume page. I may eventually add some more songs (any suggestions?). 2 busy days ahead with a packed teaching time-table. I have really come to admire teachers and the energy they need.

Re the last post: The guy in the accident is in stable condition, and the person who caused it is having her license revoked!

Gruesome Accident!

I was out in the bush at a barBQ today playing a game of tennis... then I heard a bang and children screaming!! I ran out to the road and see children crying, full of blood being pulled out of a small car. The car crossed a road and did not realize that a motorbike was passing... it was a 100Km/h road!! The biker smashed into the side of the car and flew meters into the air. I know it is gruesome, but when I went to see him I nearly fainted... his leg was almost off... pieces of bone along the street!!! almost dead... A horrible site to see. One of the children in the car was all blood, but the paramedics (which arrived after about 10 minutes in ambulances and helicopters) did not really worry about her! Man.... Makes you think!!

Ahhhhhhh!

I had a fantastic 3 days in Melbourne. I went to visit a few friends there and had a good, relaxing time. It was a long, enjoyable drive there and back (2 hours each drive at 110 Km/hr). After spending 2 hours at an impressively equipped gym there with some friends I attended a Pentecostal church service last night - what a fantastic experience!!! Beautiful singing and worship, and a great tattoo-covered preacher! I think I have so much to learn from these guys!! This morning I woke up to a healthy, fat-free bacon and poached egg breakfast, and after visiting a mega shopping mall I headed back home to Bendigo!

Off to Melbourne!

Thanks for the video feedback!! Its been a busy few days at Catholic College. I'm now soon off for a great adventure. I'm driving solo to Melbourne to visit a few Maltese friends for a few days. I'm excited... need to prepare a good music compilation, sit back, chill and enjoy the riiiide!!

New Music Video!

Here is a home-made music video of my latest single "What do you say?" compiled by a seminarian in Malta... please leave your feedback on the comments link below!

Today and tomorrow are very special days... my dad's and my bro's birthdays!! Happy Birthday to both of you!!!

Fruit Salad

Sunday... the busiest day for the Church!! Woke up, had breakfast, went to pray then to mass. This afternoon we had our 4th youth meeting which went really well! God is good!!

In between these things I decided to make a simple fruit salad:)

1. 2 Grapefruits (1 chopped up, one squeezed)
2. 3 Oranges (2 chopped and one squeezed)
3. 4 Apples (chopped)
4. Gin (1/4 of a glass poured evenly over fruit)
5. Mix well and put in fridge for a few hours before serving with a bit of fresh yoghurt - it should serve 3 to 4 people!!

Divine!!

More Music Downloads!

Ok... So here is something new!! A new and easy way to pay-per-download! You can now download my latest singles for a few cents - including one never-heard-before song called "Glory to You". Just click HERE or on the pic, then once on the page click on 'Music'! This may soon replace the need to produce CD's ;)

Had a good relaxing day... most of it spent organizing upcoming meetings and having Skype conversations with some of my friends (in Canada, USA and Malta), then I went to a family BarBQ.... fantastic company and food! I'm now off to get some sleeeeeeep!!

Awesome!

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! This is the only word I can use to describe the last few days. Youth meetings over the weekend, working with teens at Catholic College and yesterday on a whole-day retreat with 17 year-old College guys and gals and today giving communion to old people with dementia... what a lovely bunch of people. Honestly, this experience here in Australia is giving me a love for humanity!

On a High!!

What an incredible day! After spending the day with the bishop yesterday I woke up for work today. I animated 3 classes today - speaking for 3 full-lectures of 75 minutes each. I spoke, I acted, I danced and I sang! I was being fed by their energy and enthusiasm and just loved it. I'm still on a high!! Woah!!! After the lessons I went fishing with some of the students... in their break they are given the option of fishing in the nearby lake/dam. Nice!! After that I had 3 meetings!! Tomorrow I have a day retreat with the students.

Listen to the songs!

You can now listen to my latest song What do You Say, and other tracks online at PureVolume.com. I'll soon have my previous album More of You available for pay-per-download!!

I went for a long drive today... just to relax after spending the morning recording a new song I wrote for a Melbourne gig!! More 'bout that a little later tho!! I'll be going for another long drive tomorrow (3 hours), for a funeral with the bishop.

Free Hugs!!

Saw this Video... Made me smile!!

It's a Seminarian's Life!!

Today was easy to handle... chilled administrative work, then a bit of shopping, cooked some extravagant omelets (which looked horrible) for me and Fr Alex (vice parish priest), then baked some bread (I took a picture of it-> and 'photoshopped' it a little). [Yesterday I also cooked a Mediterranean pasta for us.] Then I went to mass and was told I had to play and sing!! I was unprepared... and I have to be prepared here as they sang ancient hymns and I donno many of them. But three courageous young girls and one guy came to the rescue. I sang and played along with them. After that I went out for a piping-hot pepperoni pizza (notice alliteration) and now I am stuffed and ready to laze by the TV!! It's a seminarian's life!!!

Heatwave!!

Its been a hot tow days. From summer in Malta to a hot, dry summer here. The people are a little anxious at the beginning of the summer because of the drought! The rainfall here has been well below average for the last 10 years. With not enough water to feed the animals, and no water to put out the increasing number of bush fires you can't really blame them!!

Here is an image of today's local newspaper ->

First Day 'Teaching'!

This was my first day at Catholic College. I went to five classes to introduce myself and answer questions about the things I said... and translate some phrases to Maltese for their entertainment. The age group was from 13 to 16 year old boys and girls. I loved it, though because it was so hot today I got a tad tired. After College I rested for 1/2 and hour and went to the gym and then had a meeting. I'm now off to do some night-time grocery shopping with Joe (Parish Priest).