Year in Review Part 2 July - November

In the southern hemisphere July kicks off the winter season, in the north, it is all about summer.

July – Michael Jackson is forgotten and life moves on. Memorial services are held for the late pop star and songs are sung, dances are performed and speeches are said in a night of stardom. Bruno came out – literally. It is a documentary in which some will cry and then some will cry, more. It is filled with jokes, disturbances and drama. Happy Bastille Day to all the French, plus July 4 gets a mention as well. July 2009 was 40 years since man apparently walked on the moon. Although it was debated, as to who owned the rights to the moonwalk, Michael Jackson or Neil Armstrong? July formed friendships, role models and the creation of a partner in crime.

August – Typhoon hits Taiwan and ends lives. Usain Bolt breaks more world records, and this is performed with voluntary acts of running, as opposed to those at the pursuit of the policeman. I have dubbed him, the Jamaican Cheetah, better than being called a Tiger (more to follow on the Tiger, in December). British rock band Oasis disbands (excuse the pun), the Gallagher brothers are at war again, but their tunes and talent will live on.

September – the day came and it was 09/09/09. Serena Williams made a fool of herself on the tennis court, however this is accepted as normal. A massive earthquake hits Samoa; the Island is rocked around the clock. Not only do they endure a state of dizziness from the quake, they also are forced to switch over from driving on the right, to the left. A dust storm attacks Sydney, and paints the town red. September is a time to remember, and tributes and memorials are held for those lives lost during the terror attacks on New York in 2001. The Jewish New Year is celebrated, and forgiveness is sought and at times debated.

October – Australian dollar strengthens against a weak USD. Rio de Janeiro wins the bid to host the 2016 summer Olympic games, and carnivals, they will have. Once, for the proverbial February Carnivale, followed by the games. Irresponsible parents send a hot air balloon out on a flight, claiming a child is on board. Subsequent arrests are made, and the child is found alive in the attic. Newly elected United States President Obama wins the Nobel Peace prize. In awarding the prize, the judges found that Obama’s promise of disarmament and diplomacy was too good to ignore. However, the rest of the world will ignore the prize.

November – Andre Agassi reveals that he did meth and wore a wig as a tennis player. Another Melbourne cup is run and won. The European Council designates Herman Van Rompuy as the first President of the European Council. In more European news, November marked the twenty-year anniversary since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Tiger Woods visited Australia, and managed to win a golf tournament and collected four million dollars for his win. Tiger is a winner, yet a sinner. Australian surgeons perform a successful separation of conjoined twins. The operation consisted of sixteen surgeons and some 25 hours of work. The Irish are luckless, and find their 2010 World Cup aspirations blown away by the hands of Thierry Henry.

December - Part 3, to follow.