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Now here's the page where I get to bore you with a whole heap of useless
information about myself that you probably won't even bother reading
anyway. In fact, you probably only came here by accident trying to get to
my Medicine or Music
pages. But anyway, for those of you who are genuinely interested (or for
those of you with nothing better to do), here is the Baggas Fact Sheet.
FAVOURITES :-
- MUSIC : Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Guns n's Roses,
Nirvana, Beatles, Crowded House, The Corrs, Van Halen,
Midnight Oil, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Queen, Lenny Kravitz
etc.
- FOOD : Any kind of Chicken (KFC, Red Rooster), McDonalds, Fish and Chips,
Extra Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips, Carrots
- DRINK : Coca Cola, Coffee (Cafe Latte, Cappuccino)
- TV SHOWS : E.R., Chicago Hope, Friends, Seinfeld, MASH, X-Files, Mad
about You
- SPORTS : Golf, Ausssie Rules Football, Cricket, Basketball
NAME : Paul Adam Baggaley
DOB : 19th July 1976
SEX : Male
OCCUPATION : Medical Student (V)
UNIVERSITY : University of Western Australia
SCHOOLS : Safety Bay Senior High School
Maranatha Christian College
LIVES : Port Kennedy, Rockingham, Western Australia
JOB : Console Operator, BP Express
MARITAL STATUS : Single (but not for long, engaged to Jennifer)
{sorry to disappoint anyone}
INTERESTS : Guitar playing, music, medicine, sports, computers
RELIGION : Christian CHURCH : Coastal Christian Centre
Wow, that was exciting wasn't it! (yeh right). You now know a little bit
about me but that information is probably about as useful to you as
a freezer in Antarctica. On a slightly deeper level than what's written
above, the things that are important to me are my God, my family and
friends, my studies in Medicine (which I love), and of course, my
fiancee (who I love more!). I believe that you can't really get to know
a person from a blurb on a web page, so all this info is probably of more
use to people who already know me in real life. "You can't judge a book by
it's cover", and you certaintly can't judge a person from a small bit of
info on a web page such as this. I'm starting to realize more and more
that every person is worth something, and it is wrong to criticize people
based on superficial observations such as what you might read on a page
like this. Anyway, enough of my dribbling on - Get
back to your Web surfing, and Good Luck!
[email protected]
Port
Kennedy,
Perth, Western Australia
WHAT I BELIEVE
I also so thought I should write just a little bit here about my
"religious beliefs", for anyone who's interested. Basically, I'm a middle
of the road evangelical protestant Christian (if you like to put people
into categories) but what does this mean? Simply, it means that I belief
in the Christian message as presented in the Bible, nothing more, nothing
less. That is, all humans are alienated from God by the wrong things we do
and think ('sin'). Since God is perfect and pure, in this state we cannot
have a relationship with him, therefore we cannot go to heaven when we die
and are doomed to eternity in isolation from God (hell). Because God is
loving and forgiving, he sent his only Son Jesus Christ to die as a
sacrifice to cleanse us from these sins and impurities, thus allowing us
to have a relationship with God the Father. Jesus willingly gave up all
the riches of heaven to become a man, and died a horrible death because of
His love for mankind. However, to take advantage of the great gift that
Jesus offers us, we must do the following : (1) We must believe in Jesus,
and what he has done for us ("Faith") (2) We must acknowledge the wrong
things we have done which alienate us from God (sins) and ask for His
forgiveness (3) We must make a commitment to let God have control of our
lives and endeavour to live a life more pleasing to Him. Making these
decisions is how one becomes a Christian - being a Christian doesn't mean
you still don't do wrong things (we are all still human, and sin and
selfishness are part of human nature) but it means that you are forgiven
and are gradually improving to live a more righteous life.
So that's some of the basic truths of Christianity (also remembering that
Jesus did not only die for us - but rose again from the dead). Over the
years many traditions and other things have been added to Christianity,
which are not neccessarily wrong, but may make it seem distant and less
relevant to people in the world today. I believe that the message of
Christ is still relevant today, and is something that everybody
deseperately needs to hear, so I go to a church (Coastal Christian
Centre) that presents these truths
in a way that people today can understand - rock music, community spirit,
and practical messages that can be applied directly to your life. If you
are interested in these things, have a look in a bible (preferably a newer
version in modern language), visit a church near you (if you live in
Rockingham and its surrounding areas in WA, you could come to Coastal),
talk to a Christian friend, or email me. Finding out about Christianity
may be the best thing you ever do. Thanks.
OSMOSIS : Adrenaline Unlimited...
I'm also involved as one of the leaders in the OSMOSIS group for young adults between the ages of 16-17 in Rockingham and surrounding areas, a ministry of Coastal Chritian Centre. In this group we help young people to find their purpose and destiny in life and aim to guide them through this transitional period, dealing with vocational, emotional, relational, and spiritual issues. But as well as these "heavy" sounding things, we basically just have a good time going out and doing fun things, or just hanging out together. Generally we have a social get together on weekends and a discussion group midweek where we talk about practical ways to deal with what life throws at us, from a Christian perspective. So if you are between the ages of 16-17 and you live in the Rockingham / Kwinana district, and you are looking for answers in life, or if you just want something to do and to make new friends, you are welcome to come along to OSMOSIS. We won't try and force you to become a Christian or "bible bash" you, however we are happy to talk about spiritual issues if you like.
If you would like to come to OSMOSIS or want more information, you can email me or phone :
Coastal : 08 9527 5334
Paul : 0411 202 764