Some things have just really pissed me off lately. I have a feeling its making me a more irritable person. Or maybe its because I'm becoming a more irritable person. Its just one of those vicious circle scenarios.
Its strange because I wasn't really all that irritable before. Normally I'd just do stuff as it comes along and not give much of a crap about anything. I'm still kind of like that, but I'm probably a little less tolerant about a lot of things.
Just a warning to people I guess...
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Nothing
I was going to write something about how it all doesn't make sense... again. But then I started listening to some Jazz, and the urge to poke holes in stuff kinda melted away. Cause and effect? Probably not, but we'll just take it as it looks.
So instead, I'm not really writing anything at all. I know its a bit of a letdown, but you'll have to blame Diana Krall for that. If she didn't sing Jazz, and maybe she sang something like alternative pop like grungey stuff, then we'd all have something relatively interesting to read.
So instead, I'm not really writing anything at all. I know its a bit of a letdown, but you'll have to blame Diana Krall for that. If she didn't sing Jazz, and maybe she sang something like alternative pop like grungey stuff, then we'd all have something relatively interesting to read.
Monday, March 26, 2007
I'm one of them!
I think I mentioned a while ago how it was funny that people kinda pulled out their earplugs while walking along the street or on public transport only when they realised they were sitting next to someone they knew.
Well... now I'm one of them :(
Damn this iPod craze.
I've got about 4 different things to do on the bus now. Theres sleep (only if I get a window seat), read a book, PSP, or listen to the iPod. Technically I could listen to the iPod while sleeping or reading, and sometimes I do, but the others are quite mutually exclusive.
Well... now I'm one of them :(
Damn this iPod craze.
I've got about 4 different things to do on the bus now. Theres sleep (only if I get a window seat), read a book, PSP, or listen to the iPod. Technically I could listen to the iPod while sleeping or reading, and sometimes I do, but the others are quite mutually exclusive.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Bloody Complicated
I hate it when people try to complicate things.
Like... really really hate it. Well, its okay if it makes things better. Making things complicated just to suit yourself doesn't really help anyone or anything other than yourself. Now thats just selfish (and so is this blog).
Take for example tonight.
1. We go out for a few drinks.
2. I leave a bit early to get my last bus home, and to get home early and have a nice sleep before I'm meant to do some really hardcore work tomorrow
3. Somebody calls and tells me 'Oh I can get a lift home!'
4. I think 'YAY!'
5. So I stay for a bit longer, thinking "Oh cool, it won't take as long to get home!"
6. I get a ride... to park and ride... and then to some other random suburb, and then home
7. Its now approximately an hour after I would have got home if I took the bus.
F&^&#^$ Hell.
WHY DO THIS TO ME?
No, its not part of God's plan, I'm sure of it. I don't feel his love in any part of this ride home. I'm sorry. I hope its not a test.
Like... really really hate it. Well, its okay if it makes things better. Making things complicated just to suit yourself doesn't really help anyone or anything other than yourself. Now thats just selfish (and so is this blog).
Take for example tonight.
1. We go out for a few drinks.
2. I leave a bit early to get my last bus home, and to get home early and have a nice sleep before I'm meant to do some really hardcore work tomorrow
3. Somebody calls and tells me 'Oh I can get a lift home!'
4. I think 'YAY!'
5. So I stay for a bit longer, thinking "Oh cool, it won't take as long to get home!"
6. I get a ride... to park and ride... and then to some other random suburb, and then home
7. Its now approximately an hour after I would have got home if I took the bus.
F&^&#^$ Hell.
WHY DO THIS TO ME?
No, its not part of God's plan, I'm sure of it. I don't feel his love in any part of this ride home. I'm sorry. I hope its not a test.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
I've started.
As most of you no doubt know, I've started working fulltime now.
Just for the record, I really like it at the moment. The work is interesting (even though I keep saying I don't do anything), and the people are quite helpful most of the time. I feel I'm starting to make a difference in the hodgepodge of systems that we call our IT landscape in the organisation.
I'm supposedly going to be on rotation. So at the start of May I'll be moving to a different department. Its going to be more people orientated so I'll talk to a bunch of people who won't really give a rats arse about me, but just want stuff done. Its a bit of a cynical way of looking at a role which requires customer service, but I try not to hold any illusions about it.
Anyway, I'll be back in IT about 2 days a week which will give me plenty of time to catch up and hopefully Fridays as well, where no work actually ever gets done.
However, one thing is that I've been stonewalled by a couple of people. They're in IT, just not really in the same department. You might just say they have a different boss and just leave it at that. Its not the most pleasant experience. You want to do something, like fix a problem, make things a bit more efficient, but you need someone to be willing to do something for you. What makes it worse is that the people so described can leave it and it'll fix itself eventually. That is, when the big huge upgrade comes along and we can do it ourselves.
Problem is, as with all IT projects, nobody actually knows when thats going to happen until about a month before it does. Just goes to say that it isn't going to happen in a month.
Just for the record, I really like it at the moment. The work is interesting (even though I keep saying I don't do anything), and the people are quite helpful most of the time. I feel I'm starting to make a difference in the hodgepodge of systems that we call our IT landscape in the organisation.
I'm supposedly going to be on rotation. So at the start of May I'll be moving to a different department. Its going to be more people orientated so I'll talk to a bunch of people who won't really give a rats arse about me, but just want stuff done. Its a bit of a cynical way of looking at a role which requires customer service, but I try not to hold any illusions about it.
Anyway, I'll be back in IT about 2 days a week which will give me plenty of time to catch up and hopefully Fridays as well, where no work actually ever gets done.
However, one thing is that I've been stonewalled by a couple of people. They're in IT, just not really in the same department. You might just say they have a different boss and just leave it at that. Its not the most pleasant experience. You want to do something, like fix a problem, make things a bit more efficient, but you need someone to be willing to do something for you. What makes it worse is that the people so described can leave it and it'll fix itself eventually. That is, when the big huge upgrade comes along and we can do it ourselves.
Problem is, as with all IT projects, nobody actually knows when thats going to happen until about a month before it does. Just goes to say that it isn't going to happen in a month.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Friday, January 26, 2007
Its so sad
In the 3 or 4 days that I was never completely alcohol free, all I got was a peck on the cheek and a business card from some chick which I couldn't read because it was Chinese. That scored a laugh.
lol.
Ah well.
lol.
Ah well.
Monday, January 15, 2007
Hello from China!
Um. I'd write more, but theres no time. Though there is plenty to write about!
Maybe I'll just write when I get back and I'm bored.
Maybe I'll just write when I get back and I'm bored.
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Back from China
Its a different blog title because it doesn't happen very often, unlike many of the other blog titles I've been using since this thing started.
So today's post is something about my trip to China, and something about how I think China works, or more accurately, how it sort of works. You'll see what I mean.
I'm not really sure how to start. But I think Alex had it right when he described the country as 'half-baked'. Everything seems to have a bit of Not Quite Right (NQR) quality about it. One large factor is definately their English translations. While I understand that English is clearly a foreign language in China, they would have at least had some native English speaker to proofread their publications before sending them out to the printer, especially when their intention is to entertain Western guests. For one, their spacing is a bit NQR; they don't put spaces in between words, and for another, they seem to have trouble with grammar. I'd write out the examples, but a photo would do it more justice, so you'll just have to wait.
But then, some might ask that if everything is a bit half baked, how do they keep recording such phenomenal economic growth? Well... I think its because they have so much to catch up on. They have the ability to make things that reaches the same standard of quality that you'd expect from a Western product, but they just don't have the right psyche. Actually, its quite similar to Australia. They seem to have the idea that a slap-dash job will do most of the time. Its reflected in the way their rooftop signs are always held up by ugly iron bars that seem to come straight from the time where that NYMEX sign was built in Richmond, Melbourne. Its also reflected in the way they make roads. Theres bumps everywhere... even on brand new roads... and the expressways. That is, bumpy enough to almost lose your stomach when the bus goes over it.
So even though they are building and making things at record speeds, the things they're building aren't that great. It doesn't really matter what kind stuff you build, it seems that if you have enough of them, it doesn't really matter at all. So all they do is build heaps of everything, including giant factories and other random stuff.
Anyway, theres part one, I've only got 5 mins of net left... so we'll leave the rest for another day.
So today's post is something about my trip to China, and something about how I think China works, or more accurately, how it sort of works. You'll see what I mean.
I'm not really sure how to start. But I think Alex had it right when he described the country as 'half-baked'. Everything seems to have a bit of Not Quite Right (NQR) quality about it. One large factor is definately their English translations. While I understand that English is clearly a foreign language in China, they would have at least had some native English speaker to proofread their publications before sending them out to the printer, especially when their intention is to entertain Western guests. For one, their spacing is a bit NQR; they don't put spaces in between words, and for another, they seem to have trouble with grammar. I'd write out the examples, but a photo would do it more justice, so you'll just have to wait.
But then, some might ask that if everything is a bit half baked, how do they keep recording such phenomenal economic growth? Well... I think its because they have so much to catch up on. They have the ability to make things that reaches the same standard of quality that you'd expect from a Western product, but they just don't have the right psyche. Actually, its quite similar to Australia. They seem to have the idea that a slap-dash job will do most of the time. Its reflected in the way their rooftop signs are always held up by ugly iron bars that seem to come straight from the time where that NYMEX sign was built in Richmond, Melbourne. Its also reflected in the way they make roads. Theres bumps everywhere... even on brand new roads... and the expressways. That is, bumpy enough to almost lose your stomach when the bus goes over it.
So even though they are building and making things at record speeds, the things they're building aren't that great. It doesn't really matter what kind stuff you build, it seems that if you have enough of them, it doesn't really matter at all. So all they do is build heaps of everything, including giant factories and other random stuff.
Anyway, theres part one, I've only got 5 mins of net left... so we'll leave the rest for another day.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Another day
Today we (or at least some of us) went to Ocean Park, which is one of the theme parks here in Hong Kong. It was quite enjoyable, though we didn't exactly go on that many rides. Apparently all you're supposed to do is go on rides, but we only went on about three, if you don't include the cable car that goes from one half of the park to the other.
Its quite strange really, one half of the park has stuff, and the cable car takes you over a couple of mountains to where the other half of the park has been built. So there isn't really all that much in between, besides hills and err... native fauna.
Anyway, we saw lots of ocean creatures, as you might expect, and we also saw the couple of giant pandas they have there. Don't really know how pandas are related to the ocean, but then it is a tourist attraction, so I guess it doesn't really matter. Theres a video of one of them doing a poo, which I may post on you-tube when we get back. Other notable animals would include jellyfish and giant sting rays.
The other big highlight was Alex's first ride on a roller coaster. In his words, it was "everything I expected". That includes the screaming and blasphemous "OMG" that inevitably comes out during such adventures. If I could have had a video of the event, it would have been enough leverage to get Alex to do anything... well... almost.
Its quite strange really, one half of the park has stuff, and the cable car takes you over a couple of mountains to where the other half of the park has been built. So there isn't really all that much in between, besides hills and err... native fauna.
Anyway, we saw lots of ocean creatures, as you might expect, and we also saw the couple of giant pandas they have there. Don't really know how pandas are related to the ocean, but then it is a tourist attraction, so I guess it doesn't really matter. Theres a video of one of them doing a poo, which I may post on you-tube when we get back. Other notable animals would include jellyfish and giant sting rays.
The other big highlight was Alex's first ride on a roller coaster. In his words, it was "everything I expected". That includes the screaming and blasphemous "OMG" that inevitably comes out during such adventures. If I could have had a video of the event, it would have been enough leverage to get Alex to do anything... well... almost.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Hong Kong
Finally I have the motivation to post. Its been quite a while and a lot has happened, but I've only really posted this time because I'm actually in a different country, and will be for the next month or so.
I'd upload pictures if I could, but unfortunately theres no memory card reader on these PCs, so its a little hard to, but there will be at least one going up when I get back.
We only came up on Monday night, so only been here a couple of days or so. Its been good so far. We have a decent hotel room, and everything is really cheap (though not necesarily good for you). We went around the habour and stuff, saw all these big fat buildings you don't really see in Melbourne, and then walked around some more (and that was just the first day). The second day involved a lot of walking and stuff as well, some shopping, and err... lots of eating.
Did I mention we've been eating? Oh yes...
Anyway, thats it from me so far. Hopefully lots of updates later in the ttip!
I'd upload pictures if I could, but unfortunately theres no memory card reader on these PCs, so its a little hard to, but there will be at least one going up when I get back.
We only came up on Monday night, so only been here a couple of days or so. Its been good so far. We have a decent hotel room, and everything is really cheap (though not necesarily good for you). We went around the habour and stuff, saw all these big fat buildings you don't really see in Melbourne, and then walked around some more (and that was just the first day). The second day involved a lot of walking and stuff as well, some shopping, and err... lots of eating.
Did I mention we've been eating? Oh yes...
Anyway, thats it from me so far. Hopefully lots of updates later in the ttip!
Friday, October 13, 2006
Final University assignment
I just finished my last uni assignment!
Well... that is, if I don't do any more post grad for the rest of my life.
Anyway. It was a doozy. 1600 words in about 2 hours. I think that tops my previous record of 1500 in 4 hours. It helps that it was made up of a few questions, so I actually had stuff to talk about instead of running out of things to say and having to sit there staring at the screen for hours on end before realising it was too late.
It was actually pretty late for this one as well.. It was due at 5pm. Just had less motivation than usual.
Well... that is, if I don't do any more post grad for the rest of my life.
Anyway. It was a doozy. 1600 words in about 2 hours. I think that tops my previous record of 1500 in 4 hours. It helps that it was made up of a few questions, so I actually had stuff to talk about instead of running out of things to say and having to sit there staring at the screen for hours on end before realising it was too late.
It was actually pretty late for this one as well.. It was due at 5pm. Just had less motivation than usual.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Damn Socialists
I find it really annoying how loud mouthed socialists go around preaching crap. This is especially true when walking around uni. If its not about student rights, its about the war on terror/Lebannon. If its not about war, its about prisoners of war. If its not about POWs, its about how its so unfair that people such as George Bush control the most powerful army in the world and use it to further their agendas. If its not about that.. well.. I'm sure they'll think of something else. Whine whine whine.
Lets deal with the last point on the list. Its not really unfair that a stupid monkey like George "Dubbya" Bush gets elected president of the United States of America. Despite the rather exhalted name, citizens of the US of A can be extremely dense. Or maybe they're all just monkeys and voted in the King Monkey.
Though when you look at elections of this type. That is, elections that are meant to pick the leader of an entire country, you're effectively giving them free reign to further their own agendas. It would also imply that the majority of people who voted in the election would agree with that agenda, or at least some part of it. So the socialists should stop blaming Dubbya for the war on terror, the war on everything, and start blaming the American public. Blame the rednecks in Texas for raising a president who can't speak properly. Blame the other Mr. Bush for giving his son the basis from which he could launch a political career. Blame John Kerry for not making a big enough effort. Finally, blame the intelligent Americans who didn't turn up on election day to vote against George.
Sometimes it makes me feel happy that Australia has compulsory voting. All they need to do now is to make it online so we don't have to go and write something on paper and get handed flyers by politically motivated people at polling booths. Though if they do, they should still have a 'donkey vote' option.
Oh btw: GG
Lets deal with the last point on the list. Its not really unfair that a stupid monkey like George "Dubbya" Bush gets elected president of the United States of America. Despite the rather exhalted name, citizens of the US of A can be extremely dense. Or maybe they're all just monkeys and voted in the King Monkey.
Though when you look at elections of this type. That is, elections that are meant to pick the leader of an entire country, you're effectively giving them free reign to further their own agendas. It would also imply that the majority of people who voted in the election would agree with that agenda, or at least some part of it. So the socialists should stop blaming Dubbya for the war on terror, the war on everything, and start blaming the American public. Blame the rednecks in Texas for raising a president who can't speak properly. Blame the other Mr. Bush for giving his son the basis from which he could launch a political career. Blame John Kerry for not making a big enough effort. Finally, blame the intelligent Americans who didn't turn up on election day to vote against George.
Sometimes it makes me feel happy that Australia has compulsory voting. All they need to do now is to make it online so we don't have to go and write something on paper and get handed flyers by politically motivated people at polling booths. Though if they do, they should still have a 'donkey vote' option.
Oh btw: GG
Woof
Okay so it hasn't exactly been the most frequently updated blog recently, but I'm sure I've got an excuse. Just because I can't think of one doesn't mean there isn't any.
Well no. I've got it. I only really update this blog when I'm bored, or when I really have something to say. However, neither of those criteria have really been met recently. Its good that I'm not really all that bored, and its good that I've been keeping my blogging mouth shut to slow down on the exponentinal growth of blogging. Doing my part to slow down the pollution of cyberspace so to speak.
To sum up life in the past month or so:
- More munny!
- Lots of working!
- Some uni work
- Lots of DOTARRRRR
- Not much sleep
Though now the theraputic effects of blogging are starting to kick in. Its a bit different typing things when its not for work and not for study. I'm typing things I normally wouldn't type, and its kinda good. It FEEEEEELLLS good.
Um. Yeah.
Well no. I've got it. I only really update this blog when I'm bored, or when I really have something to say. However, neither of those criteria have really been met recently. Its good that I'm not really all that bored, and its good that I've been keeping my blogging mouth shut to slow down on the exponentinal growth of blogging. Doing my part to slow down the pollution of cyberspace so to speak.
To sum up life in the past month or so:
- More munny!
- Lots of working!
- Some uni work
- Lots of DOTARRRRR
- Not much sleep
Though now the theraputic effects of blogging are starting to kick in. Its a bit different typing things when its not for work and not for study. I'm typing things I normally wouldn't type, and its kinda good. It FEEEEEELLLS good.
Um. Yeah.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Nudie Run
I saw my first nudie run at uni yesterday. Not exactly the most pretty sight in the world, but it was a first. Trust a bunch of guys to run through a 80% female lecture in the nuddy.
Monday, August 14, 2006
Legs
I think I understand why girls spend a lot of their time shaving their legs or wearing pants or other types of clothing to cover them up.
Hairy legs on girls are.... *shudder*
Hairy legs on girls are.... *shudder*
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Two things
1. I bought two cheeseburgers from maccas for $1.95 today. I think they gave me the wrong change.
2. Theres this new hot chick at work. A welcome change from all the old people there...
2. Theres this new hot chick at work. A welcome change from all the old people there...
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Christian reincarnation
I know I keep coming back to this. But its just interesting how twisted some things can be. The other day, I found out by talking to a family friend that somehow, the Christian faith decided some day to stop the teaching of reincarnation. Granted, this was a long time ago, but I just thought it was worth sharing.
It was during the Council of Nicea in about 325 A.D. where all the bishops decided to get together to decide on a few things. Essentially, all they wanted to do was get their story straight. Fair enough, if I was trying to preach salvation to the masses, I'd like other people doing the same thing to tell the same story. I guess thats one of the reasons why theres been so many religious wars. But I digress...
Personally, I don't really see how reincarnation fits in with Christian teachings today. Theres no place for it. Well actually, theres no real place for a lot of things in it, but oh well. Makes me wonder how they used to do it back then, and how they got it. Perhaps its just my preconceptions of the faith, and how its evolved over the years.
It was during the Council of Nicea in about 325 A.D. where all the bishops decided to get together to decide on a few things. Essentially, all they wanted to do was get their story straight. Fair enough, if I was trying to preach salvation to the masses, I'd like other people doing the same thing to tell the same story. I guess thats one of the reasons why theres been so many religious wars. But I digress...
Personally, I don't really see how reincarnation fits in with Christian teachings today. Theres no place for it. Well actually, theres no real place for a lot of things in it, but oh well. Makes me wonder how they used to do it back then, and how they got it. Perhaps its just my preconceptions of the faith, and how its evolved over the years.
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