heard about the croc hunter's death last night though i didn't actually watch the news clip on the 930 news.

i really never thought this would happen to him cos he seemed so invincible, doing all those things that many of us only dared to dream of, yet, his life was snatched away from him in that instant.

it really makes you question this life doesn't it? the fragility of life is scarily real and that this life could be snatched away from you at any moment, perhaps even now, makes you want to treasure it even more and live life to the fullest. i feel sorry for the guy (though i have to admit i thought he was really stupid to play with his life like that), and not just him, cos he's already dead anyhow, but for his wife and two chidren that he left behind as a result of his moment of folly.

i've watched his shows a number of times, and i felt he was really cool, but now, i see that perhaps it was no more than man's vanity and ego that lead him to perform stunts like those. why couldn't he just have lived a normal life like the rest of us? i'll tell you why. cos danger sells. people want danger, you have the ability to "stage" danger, so you give them danger.

silly, really.