Are you in it?

Today is ANZAC day, Australian and New Zealand Army Corps celebration: they commemorate the victims both countries (often fighting together) had in various wars, the most famous and representative of which is Gallipoli, Turkey.

Other then that all I know is that April 25 is a day off in Italy too as there we celebrate the freedom from the fascist period... or at least I believe is what we celebrate.
I guess both in Italy and Australia is not really the case to wish someone else Happy ANZAC or Freedom day... commemoration seems not that much linked to happiness!

Anyway today I came to the office despite the day off: all I'm doing is to brainstorm some ideas for my Italian presentation my colleagues at work soon will experience. Also I'm sending out invitation for the special party on May 20th 2006... stay tuned!

But soon it will be time to leave this office: there is this game Australians play only on this day, the ANZAC day. It's call "two up" and I believe is just about throwing 2 coins in the air and hope the face you have been, of course, betting on, will show up in both coins once landing. What makes it Australian is the betting spirit, what makes it a special game for the ANZAC day, and otherwise illegal, is that it was the game played by the soldiers waiting for the war destiny.

I'm reading "April fool's day" by Bryce Courtney, the same author of "The power of one"
This is another great book from which I quote:
"Wake up, wake up, Daddy, it's the world's best day and guess what?" He leapt on to me. "Hooray! We're in it!"