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What were your highlights & lowlights of the year (3 of each please)?
Highlights: IRA decommisioning, Kilkenny City's 2nd half of the season, doing a skydive
Lowlights: Aftermath of the Asian Tsunami, America's continued occupation of Iraq, James Blunt
Highlights: Moving into my own house; FCUM; The turnout for the Irish Ferries protest
Lowlights: Another family member getting the big C; Continued FF/PD rule; So many people happy and/or oblivious to the treatment of the weakest members of our society
Highlights for me: Meeting and going out with a girl for more than 6 months; settling into London life just fine after an extremely dodgy start; Paddy's Day best ever p!ss up of all time for me and my brother getting married.
Lowlights: Getting fired from my day job (KallKwik you b@st@ds), :mad: :mad: :mad: (not bitter at all...); moving into house with a completely paranoid pyscho; LTFC in Europe, Ireland not qualifying for World Cup, and completely messing up my brother's speech at his wedding!
Highlights:
#1: Getting married.
#2: Buying First House.
#3: Champions League Final Night (just a great night in a year of sh!te sporting events).
Lowlights:
#1: Inter family relations sunk to a new low! The World Cup campiagn.
#2: World Cup Qualifying campaign.
#3: Work. I've done too much- little or no spare time.
Know exactly what you mean!Quote:
Originally Posted by finlma
Highlights: (1)Completing the LC, (2)Rovers winning the league, (3)Seeing Shams/Harps relegated and Athlone finish last in a terrible First Division:D.
Lowlights: (1) Ireland failing to qualify for WC, (2) Can't think right now but will edit when I think of one:o.
highlights
1) Winning the league
2) Making amends with me Da
3) My first tattoo
Lowlights
1) Brian Kerr
2) The Cup Final
3) Not going on holiday this summer
Highlights:1.My team, under 8 (including my own Son) ,winning the league in our first year
2;Getting to the cup final with the same team (beaten)
3:Winning money at Cheltenham.
Lowlights: 1 . Doing my cruciate ligiment in my knee.
2. World cup campaign 05
3 .Camarthan.
Highlights: 1. My mum's 50th birthday
2. My sister's surprise 30th Birthday BBQ in Kildare
3. Arranging for my Dad to go in a limo for the first time for his 60th
4. My friends and family.
Lowlights: 1. My aunt dying from cancer
2. My uncle getting cancer
3. Having to quit my job
4. Ireland not qualifying for the world cup
Highlights:
- trip to South Africa
- personal 400club membership
- Removal of Maguire and Branvard
- Still making it through my college course
- May 25th
Lowlights:
- Severe close family illness
- Relegation
- The connotations of the stupid, stupid phrase "The War on Terror"
- "Election" of Pope Ratzinger
I'll be back with more, I'm sure...:D
Highlights
My Holiday in China
Arcade Fire
Lowlights
Harps getting relegated
Not qualifying for World Cup
and of course James Blunt
I thought we were restricted to 3 of each? Just like to point out that James Blunt would've been number 4 on my lowlights list. :cool:
Highlights
1, Birth of my son
2, Taking my son to Ireland for the 1st time.
3, Liverpool winning the Champions League.
Lowlights
1, Losing a close friend to cancer
2, Watching the aftermath of the Tsunami.
3, Ireland not qualifying.
We were but babysis decided that didn't apply to her and then dfx of course thought the same:rolleyes: :p.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macy
better call the police sligoman:pQuote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Nope doesn't apply to either of us - Great minds think alike obviously....;) :pQuote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Wait til he starts playing football.......................:cool: :)Quote:
Originally Posted by drinkfeckarse
eh actually i think you will find Pauro 7 broke the rule frst. i just didnt bother reading the the start of the thread properly :oQuote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Highlights:
That 2-2 game in the RSC against the C/\wkies
Shagging that Polish bird
Provos getting egg on their faces over Denis Donaldson :D
Lowlights:
Getting trounced 0-5 against $h€ls in Tolka
FF/PD's still in power
Sean Garland getting arrested just before our Ard Fheis in Belfast.
Lowlights
1. Dad & Girlfriend hospitalised in the same week with serious illness
2. not being home in Ireland for Christmas for the first time/ missing my nieces and nephew
3. Attending my last game (potentially!) at Highbury ever in August 2005 - so many memories
Highlights:
1. Dad getting the all clear & Girlfriend's life getting back to normal
2. Patrick Vieira cup winning penalty Vs Utd
3. Moving to Canada with Girlfriend for the year
Football Highlights & Lowlights
Highlights
Drogs winning the cup!
Aussies qualifying for WC
Start of A-league
End of Shels el dominance
Lowlights
Irish WC campaign- Not just failure to qualify but the poor performance.
George Best R.I.P.
Highs
Liverpool winning the Champions League
Trip to Cyprus
Kennedy Cup-a great tourney.
Lows
No World Cup for Ireland
In hospital at start of year
Wearing an Everton jersey.
Highlights
. Finding a girl and keeping her longer than a night (almost the full year).
. Liverpool Champions.
. Living in the U.S for a while.
Lowlights
. Finding a girl and keeping her longer than a night (almost the full year).
. World cup shambles.
. All my friends disapearing into settled life, babies, mortgages etc.