Ok.. I'm going to reveal a particular weakness of mine.
It's Guinness, those who know me personally will know about my fascination with the black stuff. It's strictly reserved for special occasions and when I feel like it.
The reason for the post today is this article!
OMFG!
I say it again!
OMFG!
Guinness is actually good for the cardiovascular system ? In moderate doses of course. But the antioxidant compounds found in the drink is a welcome surprise.
he he he he.. I think I'll have a pint this week, it's been too long since I had one.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Graduation and a little navel gazing
That day has finally arrived, I had considered not to write a self-congratulatory post but ahhh fuck it! I want to.
I will be graduating from Uni tomorrow with a Masters degree, it had been something I wanted to do for a long time. My original reason was to show off in an attempt to appear superior to other people. However the past few years had changed me a great deal.
Without going into detail, my reasons for getting the degree had changed and had come to the realisation that I did it for myself. Not to show it off, not to brag about it (a little ironic writing about it in my blog), not to rub it into other people's noses.
It was for myself, and it was also in hope that it will open up new opportunities on the job front.
My mother's death had sort of put some aspects of my life into perspective and made me realise that getting this degree now is of little importance. I realised that I'm shit at forming relationships with people, even friendships.
So, my new goal is to work on a different kind of degree, to learn about people & socialising. Something I've neglected to learn over the years while hunched over the keyboard and staring in front of a computer monitor.
Here's hoping...
I will be graduating from Uni tomorrow with a Masters degree, it had been something I wanted to do for a long time. My original reason was to show off in an attempt to appear superior to other people. However the past few years had changed me a great deal.
Without going into detail, my reasons for getting the degree had changed and had come to the realisation that I did it for myself. Not to show it off, not to brag about it (a little ironic writing about it in my blog), not to rub it into other people's noses.
It was for myself, and it was also in hope that it will open up new opportunities on the job front.
My mother's death had sort of put some aspects of my life into perspective and made me realise that getting this degree now is of little importance. I realised that I'm shit at forming relationships with people, even friendships.
So, my new goal is to work on a different kind of degree, to learn about people & socialising. Something I've neglected to learn over the years while hunched over the keyboard and staring in front of a computer monitor.
Here's hoping...
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Defrag!
How can a bloody flu knock me out for a few days???
Monday morning.. went to the gym. It was an attempt to get back into the routine of getting up early and exercise at the gym. I've slacked off over the past 4 months starting with my Mother's death last year.
So far so good.. it was a good session and was looking forward to the next one.
Tuesday evening.. played indoor soccer. I've been experimenting with my diet to see how it will affect my performance during the game. It matters... ALOT!! I've dramatically cut down on drinking softdrink and sticking to water. Especially the day before and hours before the game. Topping up on water seemed to keep my body hydrated during the game so I'll continue this habit.
Wednesday.. I was absolute shit house!!! I was aching from Monday's work out and was tired from playing soccer late on Tuesday evening. To top it all off.. a few people at my work took the afternoon off sick.
EDIT:Discovered that 16 people had caught the flu and had taken at least one sickie.
No amount of praying or bribing with the God's would prevent me from catching the flu. Alas towards the end of the day I was so drowsy I took off as well and as soon as I got home I went to bed.
During the night it was apparent I had a fever. The kind of fever that makes you hallucinate and acquire a long lost art of speaking in tounges. Throughout the night I kept hearing organ music, the kind you occasionally hear in churches and I had this strange feeling that my brain was being defraged!!!
The best way I can describe this experience is to imagine you are shuffling through a huge pile of photographs and a fan blows the photographs everywhere as if they were paper.
Weird I know!! Thankfully the fever broke early Thursday morning and took the day off. Spent the day sleeping in and nursing a hacking cough.
Now it's Sunday and I've recovered (still not 100% though), hopefully the phlegm in my throat will disappear soon.
So folks.. let this post serve as a warning to everyone.. GET A FLU SHOT!!! Trust me it'll be worth it next time you catch the flu.
Monday morning.. went to the gym. It was an attempt to get back into the routine of getting up early and exercise at the gym. I've slacked off over the past 4 months starting with my Mother's death last year.
So far so good.. it was a good session and was looking forward to the next one.
Tuesday evening.. played indoor soccer. I've been experimenting with my diet to see how it will affect my performance during the game. It matters... ALOT!! I've dramatically cut down on drinking softdrink and sticking to water. Especially the day before and hours before the game. Topping up on water seemed to keep my body hydrated during the game so I'll continue this habit.
Wednesday.. I was absolute shit house!!! I was aching from Monday's work out and was tired from playing soccer late on Tuesday evening. To top it all off.. a few people at my work took the afternoon off sick.
EDIT:Discovered that 16 people had caught the flu and had taken at least one sickie.
No amount of praying or bribing with the God's would prevent me from catching the flu. Alas towards the end of the day I was so drowsy I took off as well and as soon as I got home I went to bed.
During the night it was apparent I had a fever. The kind of fever that makes you hallucinate and acquire a long lost art of speaking in tounges. Throughout the night I kept hearing organ music, the kind you occasionally hear in churches and I had this strange feeling that my brain was being defraged!!!
The best way I can describe this experience is to imagine you are shuffling through a huge pile of photographs and a fan blows the photographs everywhere as if they were paper.
Weird I know!! Thankfully the fever broke early Thursday morning and took the day off. Spent the day sleeping in and nursing a hacking cough.
Now it's Sunday and I've recovered (still not 100% though), hopefully the phlegm in my throat will disappear soon.
So folks.. let this post serve as a warning to everyone.. GET A FLU SHOT!!! Trust me it'll be worth it next time you catch the flu.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Schadenfreude
The other day I was reading the smh blogs during my lunch hour and one word had cropped up a few times had intrigued me.
Schadenfreude
It's a German word for "taking pleasure in someone else's misfortune", I find it rather curious that there is no English equivalent word for this expression.
Why are you talking about Shadenfruede slakbarsted ? I hear you ask ?
Sam de Brito has written a blog entry about heists. He briefly talked about a robbery at the Panthers Leagues Club in 1991.
I remember that robbery. My whole family were ecstatic about Panthers winning the Grand Final that day seeing how we lived locally, I remember people pouring out on the streets throwing paper streams at passing cars cheering and cars tooting wildly at pedestrians to celebrate the win. Everyone seemed happy about the good fortune bestowed on the town... because the football team had tried several times to win a grand final. So Panther supporters were over the moon about the long awaited win..
Well almost everyone was pleased.... I wasn't. I was disappointed that Panther's had won the Grand Final. I was not a Panther's supporter, everyone else in my Family supported the team. I've no idea why I took pleasure in seeing that disappointed look on a Panther's supporter's face. Dunno.. perhaps there is some weird psychological reason for this.
When I heard about the robbery the next day I secretly harboured schadenfreuden feelings at their demise. he he he he..
hence the post about schadenfreuden... I'm currently struggling to recall the correct pronunciation.. it will be a while before I can remember how it is done.
Schadenfreude
It's a German word for "taking pleasure in someone else's misfortune", I find it rather curious that there is no English equivalent word for this expression.
Why are you talking about Shadenfruede slakbarsted ? I hear you ask ?
Sam de Brito has written a blog entry about heists. He briefly talked about a robbery at the Panthers Leagues Club in 1991.
I remember that robbery. My whole family were ecstatic about Panthers winning the Grand Final that day seeing how we lived locally, I remember people pouring out on the streets throwing paper streams at passing cars cheering and cars tooting wildly at pedestrians to celebrate the win. Everyone seemed happy about the good fortune bestowed on the town... because the football team had tried several times to win a grand final. So Panther supporters were over the moon about the long awaited win..
Well almost everyone was pleased.... I wasn't. I was disappointed that Panther's had won the Grand Final. I was not a Panther's supporter, everyone else in my Family supported the team. I've no idea why I took pleasure in seeing that disappointed look on a Panther's supporter's face. Dunno.. perhaps there is some weird psychological reason for this.
When I heard about the robbery the next day I secretly harboured schadenfreuden feelings at their demise. he he he he..
hence the post about schadenfreuden... I'm currently struggling to recall the correct pronunciation.. it will be a while before I can remember how it is done.
Monday, February 12, 2007
*taps foot*
I know I know..... I'm guilty of neglecting my blog again! Your worship, honest I've nuthin on my mind at the moment.. I've been owt an about not getting up to any good.
Just wastin me brain on some good stuff... like V an.. an and coke like.
What? What your worship what was that ? Me behind on the rent ? oh no no no it nowt like that.. honest! You see this blog is rent free innit ? it's all in the fuckin' contract.. errr I mean it's all in the contract your worship. Sorry your worship I missed me fix today.. you see no one would loan me money for a bus fare to see you today. I need to save me money for this operation you see.
The ol' doc says I got some stones inside me... and they need takin' owt. Well I can't hardly take it owt meself can I ? Me not properly qualified to do that sort! *wipe nose on sleeve* 'Scuse me your worship.. if I promise to update this blog more often you'll go easy on me yeah ?
What? What your worship what was that again ? a warning ? a stoopid warning for what for fucks sake ?? go and get your own sodding tea then!! for fucks sake this is a fucking wind up.. you all are fucking winding me up!! this is not nice!
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Sorry I couldn't help my myself.. I had just finished watching an episode of "Shamless" on SBS tonight. It's hilarious, what a crazy bunch of characters they have on this show. I'll talk more about this show some other time.
I've been seeing a few more films lately.. over the weekend I saw the "Inconvenient Truth" and "Blues Brothers". I love the Blues Brothers.... without further ado.. here's a treat for those blues fans.
Just wastin me brain on some good stuff... like V an.. an and coke like.
What? What your worship what was that ? Me behind on the rent ? oh no no no it nowt like that.. honest! You see this blog is rent free innit ? it's all in the fuckin' contract.. errr I mean it's all in the contract your worship. Sorry your worship I missed me fix today.. you see no one would loan me money for a bus fare to see you today. I need to save me money for this operation you see.
The ol' doc says I got some stones inside me... and they need takin' owt. Well I can't hardly take it owt meself can I ? Me not properly qualified to do that sort! *wipe nose on sleeve* 'Scuse me your worship.. if I promise to update this blog more often you'll go easy on me yeah ?
What? What your worship what was that again ? a warning ? a stoopid warning for what for fucks sake ?? go and get your own sodding tea then!! for fucks sake this is a fucking wind up.. you all are fucking winding me up!! this is not nice!
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Sorry I couldn't help my myself.. I had just finished watching an episode of "Shamless" on SBS tonight. It's hilarious, what a crazy bunch of characters they have on this show. I'll talk more about this show some other time.
I've been seeing a few more films lately.. over the weekend I saw the "Inconvenient Truth" and "Blues Brothers". I love the Blues Brothers.... without further ado.. here's a treat for those blues fans.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Attention may I have a few moments of your time
*Stands on a rather dusty soapbox and tapping the microphone*
Thank you, I thought I'll begin tonight to discuss a scourge that is affecting the Internet today. Spam!! That's right although I use gmail for my personal email and their spam filtering technology works well. Unfortunately tonight I've received some unsolicited email in my personal mailbox. Big deal I hear you say, BIG FUCKING DEAL, well my fellow Internet users, I clearly recall that I did not subscribe to this company's pathetic marketing spiel *opps* I meant to say "newsletter".
As a result I've contacted ACMA, Australian Conmunications and Media Authority. They have a very handy website giving the reader an introduction to spam/junk e-mail and some useful instructions to report spammers who operate in Australia.
Unfortunately for this spammer it is an Australian business operating in Australia and I've sent the details of the email to ACMA.
I don't know about you folks out there, but it gives me this warm fuzzy feeling and smug satisfaction dobbing them in.
For those of you who are not familiar with the law, here are the relevant links to the spam legislation.
Ok.. that will be enough education material tonight fellow Internet Users..
*Packs the microphone inside the dusty soapbox and whips out a brown paper bag to frantically breath in and out to prevent hyperventilation*
Thank you, I thought I'll begin tonight to discuss a scourge that is affecting the Internet today. Spam!! That's right although I use gmail for my personal email and their spam filtering technology works well. Unfortunately tonight I've received some unsolicited email in my personal mailbox. Big deal I hear you say, BIG FUCKING DEAL, well my fellow Internet users, I clearly recall that I did not subscribe to this company's pathetic marketing spiel *opps* I meant to say "newsletter".
As a result I've contacted ACMA, Australian Conmunications and Media Authority. They have a very handy website giving the reader an introduction to spam/junk e-mail and some useful instructions to report spammers who operate in Australia.
Unfortunately for this spammer it is an Australian business operating in Australia and I've sent the details of the email to ACMA.
I don't know about you folks out there, but it gives me this warm fuzzy feeling and smug satisfaction dobbing them in.
For those of you who are not familiar with the law, here are the relevant links to the spam legislation.
Ok.. that will be enough education material tonight fellow Internet Users..
*Packs the microphone inside the dusty soapbox and whips out a brown paper bag to frantically breath in and out to prevent hyperventilation*
Monday, January 15, 2007
I solemly swear to update my blog more often.. (honest)
I've found some good entertainment during my lunch hour today. Fantastic satire of those bloody "Current Affairs" tv shows and talkback radio programs.
Read it yourself here and don't forget to pay attention to the comments some of them are hilarious.
Well I'm back to playing soccer again after a six month hiatus! But it's indoor soccer, which in itself a whole different ball game altogether. It's much more fast paced compared to playing the outdoor version of the game. This suits me just fine as I was looking for something to do as a cardio work out as part of my fitness regime. The field itself is quite small.. about the size of a 25 meter swimming pool, with nets around the boundaries (even the roof) to keep the ball from going walkabout. Each half is 12 minutes long, this is long enough.. trust me. After all you are running around frantically trying to trap the ball and strategically pass the ball to your team mates.
That said.. I love it and will continue to play it for the next 9/10 weeks..
Read it yourself here and don't forget to pay attention to the comments some of them are hilarious.
Well I'm back to playing soccer again after a six month hiatus! But it's indoor soccer, which in itself a whole different ball game altogether. It's much more fast paced compared to playing the outdoor version of the game. This suits me just fine as I was looking for something to do as a cardio work out as part of my fitness regime. The field itself is quite small.. about the size of a 25 meter swimming pool, with nets around the boundaries (even the roof) to keep the ball from going walkabout. Each half is 12 minutes long, this is long enough.. trust me. After all you are running around frantically trying to trap the ball and strategically pass the ball to your team mates.
That said.. I love it and will continue to play it for the next 9/10 weeks..
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Hitman
Well this weekend was quite eventful for me, catching up with a small crowd of people from the Sam and the City blogs on Friday night. Then to catch up with a good close friend of mine on Saturday.
Sunday just slept in and played Hitman.. I fell in love with one of the songs from the game's soundtrack... you can see/hear for your self on you tube.. here
now the long trek in cyberspace begins to obtain myself a copy of the music....
stay tuned!!
Sunday just slept in and played Hitman.. I fell in love with one of the songs from the game's soundtrack... you can see/hear for your self on you tube.. here
now the long trek in cyberspace begins to obtain myself a copy of the music....
stay tuned!!
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Phew!!!
I'm really glad to see the end of October and November those months would have to be worst two months of my entire life to date. Combine the end of semester rush and my mother's ill health had made things nearly impossible. My exam preparations were affected due to mum hanging on while she was in the pallative care ward in hospital.
All I can say now is Phew!! It's all over now... I can concentrate on moving on and spending a bit of time to recharge. So I'm having a little time off work following the death of my mother last week, just to tie up a few loose ends.
As sad as the whole thing is... life goes on doesn't it ?
All I can say now is Phew!! It's all over now... I can concentrate on moving on and spending a bit of time to recharge. So I'm having a little time off work following the death of my mother last week, just to tie up a few loose ends.
As sad as the whole thing is... life goes on doesn't it ?
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Another AWOL...
Folks.. I'll be offline for a while..
some of you may have read a previous post about my mother who is terminally ill. Unfortunately she is now in a pallative care ward in hospital. After a week and a bit she is still hanging on and it's not a pleasant experience at all.
I've got this fucking exam tomorrow, after that I'm heading straight back to the hospital to spend time with Mum.
......
some of you may have read a previous post about my mother who is terminally ill. Unfortunately she is now in a pallative care ward in hospital. After a week and a bit she is still hanging on and it's not a pleasant experience at all.
I've got this fucking exam tomorrow, after that I'm heading straight back to the hospital to spend time with Mum.
......
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
On another note....
Ahhhh... there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel... only two more weeks until I finally finish Uni for good... will receive my piece of paper next year and I'm really looking forward to having a lot more time on my hands.
Just gotta write up my report for my project conduct a presentation then cross my fingers and hope to die that I'll pass. Oh and do an exam.. it's funny that I'm actually looking forward to this exam because it's in the morning and I'm going to try and get that whole day off work so I can go silly for the rest of the day just to celebrate.
well it's time to sign off..... bye for now
Just gotta write up my report for my project conduct a presentation then cross my fingers and hope to die that I'll pass. Oh and do an exam.. it's funny that I'm actually looking forward to this exam because it's in the morning and I'm going to try and get that whole day off work so I can go silly for the rest of the day just to celebrate.
well it's time to sign off..... bye for now
Movember
That's right folks... I'll be supporting this event by growing a moustache in an attempt to raise money for men's health.
For all the gory details go to the Movember website and find out !!
For those of you who would like a photo of my moustache at the end of this month you can sponser me at
http://www.movember.com/au/sponsor
and quote my rego number 18143 when making your payment.. All donations of $2 and over are tax deductible (in Australia only sorry folks). The money will be used to change the face of men's health by creating awareness and funding research into prostate cancer and male depression.
It's about time I say.. finally some Men's issues are being taken seriously and I'm getting off me but to do something about it.
Let's see how I go eh ???
For all the gory details go to the Movember website and find out !!
For those of you who would like a photo of my moustache at the end of this month you can sponser me at
http://www.movember.com/au/sponsor
and quote my rego number 18143 when making your payment.. All donations of $2 and over are tax deductible (in Australia only sorry folks). The money will be used to change the face of men's health by creating awareness and funding research into prostate cancer and male depression.
It's about time I say.. finally some Men's issues are being taken seriously and I'm getting off me but to do something about it.
Let's see how I go eh ???
Sunday, October 08, 2006
You reap what you sow.
OK... I'm going to submit some stupid pop psychology here.. my 2c heck no make that 1c...
I will never understand why IT professionals (males in particular) are ranked so low on the social totem pole... along with the engineers who produce useful stuff that people use everyday yet they are under appreciated.
In my mind the following people are ranked from the highest to lowest...
A graded celebrities
B graded celebrities
Professional sports people
politicians
rich people
executives of public companies
people with the word "manager" in their job title
business owners
doctors
accountants
lawyers
real estate agents
taxi drivers
engineers
IT professionals
cleaners
unemployed people.
This is how I feel at the moment... why must I justify my reasons for being employed in the IT sector ????? it sucks really.
at the moment I seriously thinking about abandoning my masters degree.. I'm not sure if it's worth it really. I should concentrate on my efforts in climbing the social totem pole.
Due to my mother's terminal illness I've realised that some things in life are just not worth pursuing.. and that how far down the social totem pole I am at the moment. I've also realised that allot of people really hate my guts.. my interpreters don't really like me.. oh well.. at least they're polite and pretend to be nice to me. It's too bad because one of the interpreters is cute and I'm attracted to her... it will never happen because ...
a. she prefers on of the lecturer over me
b. she will not consider me because of professional ethics
c. she personally doesn't like me.
I know I know I know.. this is a victim puke... and I know I'm to blame for this sorry state of affairs.
You know not once in my life someone has rang me up to just to say how I'm going etc etc.. you know the usual chit chat. It's never happened.. and often I wonder why that is the case. Perhaps it's because I'm real arsehole to heart or that I'm completely clueless in how to maintain personal relationships.
Even my own mother would rather spend time with her friends that with me... you see I was asked to look after her over the long weekend due to her terminal illness she is unable to look after herself. Now all of my older siblings have gone on some well deserved holidays over long weekend and it was left to me to look after mum. What did mum do ??? she preferred to spend time with her friends. FUCK !!!!
Now I can easily rationalise this as a communication fuck up, no one told her (myself included) that I was supposed to look after her. As a result... I'm feeling like this useless piece of shit who can't even look after his own mother.
I spoke to my mother last friday and told her that I was feeling useless... this was after she asked me if I would consider be present in a meeting to help plan her funeral. Now this really fucked me up for the whole weekend. Imagine helping plan for your mother's funeral while she is still alive... I can't concentrate on uni work at the moment because of this. I wish I could take some time of to deal with this but I can't.
I've come to the realisation that I don't really know how to maintain relationships.. no one really taught me how to do it. or rather I'm too lazy to learn how do it.
I recall a phone conversation with my sister a few weeks ago... after she visited mum while she was in hospital she thought she would not keep me in the loop because I had not called to ask after mum's welfare.. for a start no one told me that she was in hospital and no one told me how serious it was at the time. She rang me one night to tell me the news... she told me that "I don't call my family to find out what is going on.. but then again they don't call me either".. it's a really shitty situation at the moment. I think my sister understands slightly of what is going on.... it wasn't until she got back from England that she realised how distant I was from the family. To be honest.. she was the only one who really made the effort to ask me how I was going etc etc etc...
Now you readers are going to kick my balls for saying this...............
I've learnt allot from this TV show called "My name is Earl".. it's about this guy to aspires to be a better person because of Karma.. basically he reasons that his life will be better if he starts helping other people out. Kinda like a covert contract really. Well it's a fucking tv show.. but still it has a message behind it...
"you reap what you sow" is true really...
Another realisation is that I honestly believe that I'm not attractive to women. For the following reasons...
1. I'm too short
2. I'm profoundly deaf (to be honest yes it does matter)
3. I'm boring
4. I have no personality at all
5. I'm completely fucked up..
yep... it's really nice to a slakbarsted aint it ??
I will never understand why IT professionals (males in particular) are ranked so low on the social totem pole... along with the engineers who produce useful stuff that people use everyday yet they are under appreciated.
In my mind the following people are ranked from the highest to lowest...
A graded celebrities
B graded celebrities
Professional sports people
politicians
rich people
executives of public companies
people with the word "manager" in their job title
business owners
doctors
accountants
lawyers
real estate agents
taxi drivers
engineers
IT professionals
cleaners
unemployed people.
This is how I feel at the moment... why must I justify my reasons for being employed in the IT sector ????? it sucks really.
at the moment I seriously thinking about abandoning my masters degree.. I'm not sure if it's worth it really. I should concentrate on my efforts in climbing the social totem pole.
Due to my mother's terminal illness I've realised that some things in life are just not worth pursuing.. and that how far down the social totem pole I am at the moment. I've also realised that allot of people really hate my guts.. my interpreters don't really like me.. oh well.. at least they're polite and pretend to be nice to me. It's too bad because one of the interpreters is cute and I'm attracted to her... it will never happen because ...
a. she prefers on of the lecturer over me
b. she will not consider me because of professional ethics
c. she personally doesn't like me.
I know I know I know.. this is a victim puke... and I know I'm to blame for this sorry state of affairs.
You know not once in my life someone has rang me up to just to say how I'm going etc etc.. you know the usual chit chat. It's never happened.. and often I wonder why that is the case. Perhaps it's because I'm real arsehole to heart or that I'm completely clueless in how to maintain personal relationships.
Even my own mother would rather spend time with her friends that with me... you see I was asked to look after her over the long weekend due to her terminal illness she is unable to look after herself. Now all of my older siblings have gone on some well deserved holidays over long weekend and it was left to me to look after mum. What did mum do ??? she preferred to spend time with her friends. FUCK !!!!
Now I can easily rationalise this as a communication fuck up, no one told her (myself included) that I was supposed to look after her. As a result... I'm feeling like this useless piece of shit who can't even look after his own mother.
I spoke to my mother last friday and told her that I was feeling useless... this was after she asked me if I would consider be present in a meeting to help plan her funeral. Now this really fucked me up for the whole weekend. Imagine helping plan for your mother's funeral while she is still alive... I can't concentrate on uni work at the moment because of this. I wish I could take some time of to deal with this but I can't.
I've come to the realisation that I don't really know how to maintain relationships.. no one really taught me how to do it. or rather I'm too lazy to learn how do it.
I recall a phone conversation with my sister a few weeks ago... after she visited mum while she was in hospital she thought she would not keep me in the loop because I had not called to ask after mum's welfare.. for a start no one told me that she was in hospital and no one told me how serious it was at the time. She rang me one night to tell me the news... she told me that "I don't call my family to find out what is going on.. but then again they don't call me either".. it's a really shitty situation at the moment. I think my sister understands slightly of what is going on.... it wasn't until she got back from England that she realised how distant I was from the family. To be honest.. she was the only one who really made the effort to ask me how I was going etc etc etc...
Now you readers are going to kick my balls for saying this...............
I've learnt allot from this TV show called "My name is Earl".. it's about this guy to aspires to be a better person because of Karma.. basically he reasons that his life will be better if he starts helping other people out. Kinda like a covert contract really. Well it's a fucking tv show.. but still it has a message behind it...
"you reap what you sow" is true really...
Another realisation is that I honestly believe that I'm not attractive to women. For the following reasons...
1. I'm too short
2. I'm profoundly deaf (to be honest yes it does matter)
3. I'm boring
4. I have no personality at all
5. I'm completely fucked up..
yep... it's really nice to a slakbarsted aint it ??
Sunday, August 06, 2006
My poor neglected blog needs some TLC!!
hmmm now that I'm back at Uni, settling down into my new job life is suddenly going to get alot busier. I've got to think of a project to finish off my degree and I'm stumped at the moment. So I must rack my brains for something interesting to do.
After receiving a taste of what my new job is like, I've started realise that it has been a long time since I did anything fun with my skills in software development. It's also nice being a newbie again, it provides me a good excuse for stuffing things up and to play around with things a bit.
So.. I'll be moving again.. this time into a bigger place with more room to put some of my things.. one good thing about the new place is that it's within walking distance to a westfield shopping centre and the gym.
At the moment I'm having fun meeting new people I've meet through the Sam and the City blogs, there are some very interesting people who hang around there.
Now let's see if this update actually works...
After receiving a taste of what my new job is like, I've started realise that it has been a long time since I did anything fun with my skills in software development. It's also nice being a newbie again, it provides me a good excuse for stuffing things up and to play around with things a bit.
So.. I'll be moving again.. this time into a bigger place with more room to put some of my things.. one good thing about the new place is that it's within walking distance to a westfield shopping centre and the gym.
At the moment I'm having fun meeting new people I've meet through the Sam and the City blogs, there are some very interesting people who hang around there.
Now let's see if this update actually works...
Monday, July 03, 2006
Playing Catch up...
Now that July is here, it's time to catch up with some long lost friends and renew some old acquaintances. It's a shame that one of my friends will be visiting Canada to visit his family over there for the entire month. That's ok.. I'll catch up with him later this year, after all I've promised to shout him a beer :)
I went to a party over the weekend with a friend of mine and it was good to see him. It was the first deaf social event I've attended in almost a year!!! This time it was less stressfull and I had a good time meeting some new people. Many thanks to my dirtsurfer friend for showing off his car, I forgotten how much fun it is to ride a convertible car.
For those of you who don't know, I'll be leaving Fujitsu at the end of July to take up another opportunity with another company named IGT (International Gaming Technologies, they make gaming machines & poker machines). I'll be a Software Engineer for the new company, hopefully this will translate into a good career move for me in the long run.
Let's hope France will crush those lucky Italians in the soccer world cup. I believe that the Italians don't deserve to be where they are now in the World Cup. Here's hoping that Karma shall allow the French team to crush them.
I went to a party over the weekend with a friend of mine and it was good to see him. It was the first deaf social event I've attended in almost a year!!! This time it was less stressfull and I had a good time meeting some new people. Many thanks to my dirtsurfer friend for showing off his car, I forgotten how much fun it is to ride a convertible car.
For those of you who don't know, I'll be leaving Fujitsu at the end of July to take up another opportunity with another company named IGT (International Gaming Technologies, they make gaming machines & poker machines). I'll be a Software Engineer for the new company, hopefully this will translate into a good career move for me in the long run.
Let's hope France will crush those lucky Italians in the soccer world cup. I believe that the Italians don't deserve to be where they are now in the World Cup. Here's hoping that Karma shall allow the French team to crush them.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
The Ladder Theory (tm)(c) ...
This is fucking hilarious... check out The Ladder Theory, it's difficult to tell if this is satire or if it's a legit psychological theory (but not widely accepted). Although alot of the material in this site would suggest that it is satire but hey... there's a part of me that thinks it's plausible.
I've known about this site for a while, and the main reason why I've put the link here is to help a friend out. Dude I hope you read this site for your sanity's sake!!
Now.. I've stocked up the red bull for Friday Morning's clash with the socceroos vs croatia... we will crush them.
I've known about this site for a while, and the main reason why I've put the link here is to help a friend out. Dude I hope you read this site for your sanity's sake!!
Now.. I've stocked up the red bull for Friday Morning's clash with the socceroos vs croatia... we will crush them.
Monday, June 19, 2006
FFFFAAAAAARRRRRRRKKKKKKK !!!!
Ok.. it's official.. we've been humbled by the world's top soccer team... Brazil.
** Sniff **
** Sniff **
Still it would have been nice to score a goal at least.
I'm off to bed to catch up on some sleep
** Sniff **
** Sniff **
Still it would have been nice to score a goal at least.
I'm off to bed to catch up on some sleep
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Soccer Madness
Hmmm I'll be a nervous wreck on Monday morning when Australia will play against Brazil.... it will not be easy.. and judging by the socceroos past performance (when they played against Japan), the Australian's tend to start slow then fire up in the last ten minutes of the game.
I hope I won't grow some white hairs at the end of this game.
So... I'll be making a few preparations for Monday morning..
Red Bull to keep me awake at 4am... check !
Some beer to comfort me if the Socceroos lose... check !
A small flag to be hoisted on my car to show my support for the Australian team while I'm driving my car... check !
A phone number of a highly respected sports pychologist for Viduka if he ever chokes on us again!!! .. check !
All of my tips have been entered for round 3 for the tipping competition... check !
Awww bugger that! This is too much work.. I'll just go to bed early then wake up in time to watch the game..
hooroo folks!!
I hope I won't grow some white hairs at the end of this game.
So... I'll be making a few preparations for Monday morning..
Red Bull to keep me awake at 4am... check !
Some beer to comfort me if the Socceroos lose... check !
A small flag to be hoisted on my car to show my support for the Australian team while I'm driving my car... check !
A phone number of a highly respected sports pychologist for Viduka if he ever chokes on us again!!! .. check !
All of my tips have been entered for round 3 for the tipping competition... check !
Awww bugger that! This is too much work.. I'll just go to bed early then wake up in time to watch the game..
hooroo folks!!
Sunday, May 28, 2006
The benefits of going AWOL :)
Hmmmm I've been rather naughty lately.. neglecting my friends and family. The past few weeks have been extremely hectic and as a result I've gone AWOL.
Using Red Bull to fuel my vegative state, throughout the entire week I've been just lurching from one activity to another, work, driving, attending lectures, sleeping, and to be honest I'm surprised my work colleagues have not mentioned my red bloodshot eyes. I'm certain that someone, somewhere is pulling my strings, making me do these things, like my very own puppet master in charge of my destiny.
Hmmm maybe I've taken another step into cuckoo land ?? Perhaps.. I just hope this stage of AWOL'ness will not last. I'm really looking forward to July, as it will be a good opportunity to catch up on some long lost friends and spend more time at the gym pumping up my muscles :)
Alas.. I've nothing to rant about at the moment, it seems that my master wishes me not to say anything at this stage. I can almost feel him twitching the strings that allow me to move my fingers across the keyboard as I'm typing this post.
Weird huh ??
Using Red Bull to fuel my vegative state, throughout the entire week I've been just lurching from one activity to another, work, driving, attending lectures, sleeping, and to be honest I'm surprised my work colleagues have not mentioned my red bloodshot eyes. I'm certain that someone, somewhere is pulling my strings, making me do these things, like my very own puppet master in charge of my destiny.
Hmmm maybe I've taken another step into cuckoo land ?? Perhaps.. I just hope this stage of AWOL'ness will not last. I'm really looking forward to July, as it will be a good opportunity to catch up on some long lost friends and spend more time at the gym pumping up my muscles :)
Alas.. I've nothing to rant about at the moment, it seems that my master wishes me not to say anything at this stage. I can almost feel him twitching the strings that allow me to move my fingers across the keyboard as I'm typing this post.
Weird huh ??
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Oh for Fuck Sake !!!
After reading Tony's blog about the ongoing cultural battle with titles such as Deaf, Hearing Impaired, Undeaf etc... It really breaks my heart!!!
I would be categorised into the Hearing Impairment group, neither belonging to the Deaf or Hearing community. Just as I was writing this comment, I reminded myself of a conversation I had a few years ago with an Auslan Interpreter who introduced herself. She had asked me "What am I ?" meaning to ask if I was "Deaf" or "Hearing Impaired'. I replied that I was sitting on top of a fence as an observer, still deciding which side of the fence has greener grass.
After realising that I could not overcome the cultural barriers to become part of the Deaf community and due to the fact that I now have a Cochlear Implant, I opted to hop off the fence and stick with the Hearing Community. There is no doubt that the implant had assisted my ability to mix with the Hearing community, it also had allowed me to discover some of the joys of being "Hearing". I must emphasis that the implant itself is just a more advanced piece of technology compared to the conventional hearing aid. It is just that, a hearing aid. Full stop !!!
Back to my monologue about this ridiculous business of the word "Undeaf", it does not do anyone any favours nor does it help clear up any misconceptions of what people might have on the Hearing Impaired. Although I applaud MM's intention, which is to try and minimise discrimination against HI people from the "Deaf" community. Personally I don't give a shit, the "Deaf" community feels threatened at the moment. So they're doing what is natural to them, what any minority community would do when they're feeling threatened. They start excluding people who don't fit the ideal profile of a member of their community. I believe the main reason why this practice exist is because they are hoping to bolster their numbers of "pure" members and would not consider polluting their community of people who are "Half brood" to ensure the survival of their culture/community.
This kind of discrimination exists in hearing communities as well, they make up hurtful labels to try and push them away. Terms like "Coconut" (to describe a black person mingling with the white community) and "Banana" (to describe an Asian person mingling with the Anglo-Saxon community) are such examples. Let us not forget what happened during WW2, and what happened in Kosovo during the 1990's
In a nutshell, you are not going to completely eradicate these behaviours, like it not, it is part of human nature.
ok.. I'll stop ranting now..
I would be categorised into the Hearing Impairment group, neither belonging to the Deaf or Hearing community. Just as I was writing this comment, I reminded myself of a conversation I had a few years ago with an Auslan Interpreter who introduced herself. She had asked me "What am I ?" meaning to ask if I was "Deaf" or "Hearing Impaired'. I replied that I was sitting on top of a fence as an observer, still deciding which side of the fence has greener grass.
After realising that I could not overcome the cultural barriers to become part of the Deaf community and due to the fact that I now have a Cochlear Implant, I opted to hop off the fence and stick with the Hearing Community. There is no doubt that the implant had assisted my ability to mix with the Hearing community, it also had allowed me to discover some of the joys of being "Hearing". I must emphasis that the implant itself is just a more advanced piece of technology compared to the conventional hearing aid. It is just that, a hearing aid. Full stop !!!
Back to my monologue about this ridiculous business of the word "Undeaf", it does not do anyone any favours nor does it help clear up any misconceptions of what people might have on the Hearing Impaired. Although I applaud MM's intention, which is to try and minimise discrimination against HI people from the "Deaf" community. Personally I don't give a shit, the "Deaf" community feels threatened at the moment. So they're doing what is natural to them, what any minority community would do when they're feeling threatened. They start excluding people who don't fit the ideal profile of a member of their community. I believe the main reason why this practice exist is because they are hoping to bolster their numbers of "pure" members and would not consider polluting their community of people who are "Half brood" to ensure the survival of their culture/community.
This kind of discrimination exists in hearing communities as well, they make up hurtful labels to try and push them away. Terms like "Coconut" (to describe a black person mingling with the white community) and "Banana" (to describe an Asian person mingling with the Anglo-Saxon community) are such examples. Let us not forget what happened during WW2, and what happened in Kosovo during the 1990's
In a nutshell, you are not going to completely eradicate these behaviours, like it not, it is part of human nature.
ok.. I'll stop ranting now..
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