Hello, guys. This is going to be somewhat of a serious blog today because I received some shocking news today from a former university flatmate of mine about another former flatmate also. Before I say what it is I am basically going to share with you my university experience per se.

I have left university for practically a year now and quite frankly, never really kept in touch with the guys I lived with from September 05 to May 06. Don't get me wrong now, I did have some good times over there with them but I was depressed on certain occasions due to the fact that I was homesick and one of the flatmates basically mentally bullied me and made fun of my heritage etc. Although he did apologise for all of that to me when I came back from my Easter break (our Spring break but without the parties and that) and my last month there was perhaps the best month I had there without any quarrels or anything.

So anyway, Michael (the guy who contacted me through Messenger) basically wanted to talk to me to tell me something about Stewart (or as we called him Smirnoff due to the fact that he liked Smirnoff vodka). Now, I talked to Mike a few weeks ago for like 10 mins just basically telling him what I am doing in my life but before that, barely kept in touch. Since he contacted me today I assumed what he wanted to say was serious and it was. What he said next was pretty shocking to me. He said to me: "Darren Smirnoff killed himself I am not joking". He told me then to call him when he left the uni campus and I did and then told me what happened and other things and basically I am not going to state the details now, as I believe what I've said is enough.

I got on quite well with Stewart during my time in university and even know the other guys have known him for longer than I did, I respect Michael for letting me know of this awful ordeal. He (Stewart) introduced me to World of Warcraft, as some nights I would sit there for a while watching him play it and other nights, the guys would hang out and play multiplayer on something like Mario Kart or Smackdown. Its a pity that this time last year, I was finishing off my exams and ready to leave university and share my last nights there with the guys and little did I know that a year later, one of them would be gone from this world. I can only say that my prayers go out to Stewart's family and friends during this time and may he rest in peace.

Thank you for reading!