Well, there is tragic news such as Cyclone Gabrielle which has ravaged the North Island in New Zealand in which 9 people have been tragically passed away in the regions of Hawke's Bay, Gisborne & Muriwai in one of the worst storms in New Zealand's living history (And there were floods all over the place right there (Compared to there was floods throughout the lower North Island way back in 2004 which affected those areas) but they must save water throughout the areas being crippled by the storm but I hope that my dear half brother of Jans is a OK just because he is now residing in the Hawke's Bay area (And his main job is fencing because he works under the 2020 world fencing champion of Tony Bouskill (Partner of Jansen's half sister of Johnella & lives with 3 children such as Keira Lee (KL), Jack & Katana (Who was named after the famous Japanese sword), so all thoughts & prayers go to the family of the victims whose lives had been taken away from the cyclone which crippled in the North Island of our country of New Zealand but an earthquake has happened in the Cook Strait at around 7:38pm on the 15th of February that I felt it before.
And there is a deadly earthquake struck in Syria & Turkey with the death toll increased to 40,000 (And I mean that is tragic, compared to the events of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake here in New Zealand which resulted 185 deaths (+ the damage of AMI Stadium at Lancaster Park caused by it which had to be demolished in 2019 with Te Kaha likely to take over as Christchurch's main sporting venue) & the Tohoku earthquake & tsunami in Japan that they had in the same year which resulted 19,759 who tragically passed away) for that matter with rescue workers are on the hunt of searching for any bodies from that rubble taken from collapsed buildings in which deemed to be earthquake prone but time is running out for those attempting to find the remains of survivors being stuck there.
And 3 of the 4 Chinese spy balloons have been shot down by missiles taken from American fighter jets in America & also in Canada while the US President Joe Biden (Whose hopes for re-election could be questionable regarding to his health & fitness protocol standards, but the president says that he is declared fit & healthy but I don't think he may be considering for re-election, thinking that he's too old because he's currently 80 years of age) has a stern message about any other spy balloons should be taken down by fighter jets if they illegally fly over US airspace.
And there's been a tragic shooting in the University of Michigan which resulted 3 casualties by a senseless gunman who killed himself to avoid getting captured by the authorities meaning that the men's & women's basketball & men's tennis programs had to be cancelled on the 15th of February.
And in Six Nations news, here are the results of round 2 that came in:
Ireland 32 - 19 France (It was the number 1 ranked Ireland's day who ended the number 2 ranked France's incredible 14 match winning streak in the Six Nations at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin (And the Irish (Who are the favourites to win both the Six Nations (In which Ireland have never won since 2018) & the Rugby World Cup (In which the Irish have never won & has never got beyond past the quarterfinal stages in their history but will it be their year?) proved themselves that they are genuine contenders going into this year's RWC, & they still mean real business & that match was one of the standouts of round 2 in this years competition along with the Scotland-Wales clash)
Scotland 35 - 17 Wales (It was Scotland's night as they over powered Wales to win the Doddie Weir Cup for the 2nd time & their 1st since 2020 in honor of the now late great man at Murrayfield in Edinburgh to begin the Scots campaign with 2 straight wins for the 1st time since 1996 which was during the Five Nations era & it was one of another standout matches during round 2 of the 2023 Six Nations season along with Ireland-France)
& England 31 - 14 Italy (And it was England's day as they decimated Italy so easily to register their 1st win under current head coach Steve Borthwick (The man who took over from Eddie Jones who is now coaching the Wallabies again in which he is known as boomerang Eddie) at Twickenham in London).
And finally in American sports related news such as the Kansas City Chiefs (Led by its star quarterback Patrick Mahomes who is now a twice Super Bowl winning player as well as taking home both the season & Super Bowl MVP as well as managing to overcome an injury yet again during the game & is now, one of the greatest NFL quarterbacks in the modern era), win the Super Bowl for the 3rd time in history as they topple the Philadelphia Eagles (Led by its star quarterback of Jalen Hurts) to take home the Vince Lombardi trophy for the 1st time since 2019 with a match winning field goal provided by the Chiefs that proved to be the turning point after coming from behind for most of the game while in the NBA that the player playing for the Los Angeles Lakers of LeBron James (A 4 time NBA champion who did it twice with the Miami Heat & once for both the Cleveland Cavaliers & the team he is currently playing for, the Lakers), has broken the NBA all-time scoring record previously set by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Who is a 6 time NBA champion along with Michael Jordan & played for both the Milwaukee Bucks & the LA Lakers), which had to stand for 39 years from 1984 until this year when the Los Angeles Lakers lost the game to the Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA game.
So that is my 487th blog of the year 2023 (MMXXIII) & my 11th of this year, viva Ukraine.
P.S. And a shoutout to my dear biological aunty of Cathey Middeplaats (Who I haven't seen her since 2016 a day after me, Pops & John Coburn went to that All Blacks-Wales test at Westpac Stadium (Now Sky Stadium) in Wellington as I mentioned in my previous blogs) to her 56th birthday 2 days ago a day before St Patrick's Day who is a grandmother now since her daughter Paige (Who is turning 29 next month on the 5th of April who I also have not seen her since 2016) gave birth to a baby girl named Norah (As in the famous female American singer of Norah Jones according to the comment from Pops as of today) & it's been an emotional year since the passings of former All Blacks Inga Tuigamala (Who appeared in the reality TV show Celebrity Treasure Island until he fell ill then he passed away in February 2022), Joeli Vidiri (The greatest All Black that never was who was in America seeking treatment for his kidney disease & married the love of his life during his time over there) & Australian cricket legend Shane Warne (The 2nd highest wicket-taker in test cricket ahead of England's James Anderson but behind the great Sri Lankan of Muttiah Muralidaran who was in Thailand over there at the time before his apparent passing, but his last ever tweet on Twitter (Owned by South African born American Elon Musk, who is the founder of electric car company, Tesla) came was about Rod Marsh passing away which went viral as I also mentioned in my previous blogs) have happened.
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