What an incredibly sad couple of days

Well where do we start?

First Sir Edmund Hillary's passing which all New Zealander's felt in their very soul was celebrated through the most beautiful funeral on Tuesday, with images that will stay with all of us who remembered this great man. Humble, gentle, proud, an athlete and a pioneer - the kind of man who I recently found out had his name, address and phone number listed in the White Pages.

Sir Ed you made us proud to be KIWI's.

REST IN ETERNAL PEACE
Sir Edmund Hillary

1919 - 2008

AND THEN YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY 23RD JANUARY)

on a day that should have been a celebratory one for Hollywood

with the Oscar nominees being announced, it is discovered that

HEATH LEDGER, one of my "Top 5" Actors was found dead in

his apartment in New York City. Words can not describe how I felt when I saw this news break on the internet. I guess all I can say is What An Incredible Waste of someone so young and SO talented, with such a career agead of him. 28 is too young whatever way you think of it and my heart goes out to his family and friends - "There's one more angel in heaven"

REST IN PEACE
Heath Ledger

1980 - 2008