Rants about Spring, Sports and Yoga

Spring time in Melbourne

It’s spring time in Melbourne but for the next 2 days it will feel like summer with mid-20’s temperatures of 24 and 25 degrees Celsius. Today during lunch time I witnessed what the warm weather does to Melbournians. At the state library which is located in the centre of Melbourne and near two tertiary institutions – The University of Melbourne and RMIT University, people of all ages bask in the sun. The majority being young teens and adults, they sit on the grass, steps and benches around the State Library soaking up the sun, eating lunch or just having a conversation with friends.

Regardless of where you live in the world the sun and warmth brings people out to enjoy it.

But the difference between Toronto and Melbourne is that spring temperatures fluctuate more widely so that is can feel like summer.

Also it is interesting living in a country where the seasons are reversed. I am used to September/October cooling down and preparing for 6-8 months of cool/cold weather. But now I preparing for 6-8 months of warm/hot weather. Nice!


Football

This weekend will the see the biggest sporting event in Australia, the AFL (Aussie Rules Football) Grand Finale. This year it is between Geelong Cats and Hawthorn Hawks. Go Cats!


Ten pin Bowling

In the past 2 months I have played a lot of bowling. Well only 3 games, but that is much more than I have played in my entire life. For Lauren and my birthday we decided to have a bowling party. It was a lot of fun. It’s a fun game to play and I will be playing again this Friday for a work social function.


21st Birthday

I think I mentioned in a previous blog that the 21st birthday is considered a big deal here in Australia. I am going to my first 21st party. It’s for a member of Lauren’s family. Another Aussie cultural experience to add to my adventures.


Why I hate yoga but must continue to do it

I have been doing Yoga now for almost a year, except for the 2+ month period when we went away. I never like going to yoga and always have a hard time psyching myself up to go. The reason I don’t like it is because it’s hard and my body is not flexible enough to do it.

But that is the reason I must continue. In my current job and for the past 10 years I sit at a desk for the majority of the day. Leading a sedentary work career has its down sides, such as Repetitive Strain Injury and loss of mobility in your muscles. This can lead to pain, stiffness and tenderness in your body.

I need to do yoga to combat the effects of sitting for living. Also I have read that doing yoga can add 5 years to your life. Hopefully doing this will negate some of things that take away from my life expectancy.