15 Feb 2009 marked one year since I moved to the Sunshine Coast, and in that time, a lot of things have happened, good things, bad things, strange things, funny things......
Azheel, my housemate since May 2008, moved back to the Maldives on 12 February; got a new housemate now, Luk, who's also another security guard (used to go to uni with his mum); my house back in Brunei got flooded numerous times in January while I was back home; I met a girl that I though I could and would love till the end, and to an extent, I still pine for her when it's dark and lonely at night; I tried to move on with someone else that I knew, and with some help from another female friend, sent a unresponded-to-as-yet message, detailing how I felt (that didn't work out, from the looks of things, but being optimistic "no news is good news"); was privilaged to have been able to take part in World Youth Day in Sydney last year, meeting fellow St Johnnies from all over the world, and still keeping in contact with them; caught up with numerous old friends too from Bintulu, Singapore and Brunei, plus of course Bathurst (got to love Facebook); managed to be part of the group that assisted the Australian Federal Police protect the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd when he visited Nambour in July 2008; spent a night in Caboolture Hospital following a bar fight in Narangba; met with the member of the Hoodoo Gurus and GANGgajang through work, plus British India, Chin, and numerous other bands...and so many other things, but I cannot remember them at this time...
Looking back like that, I've been privilaged in being able to have been exposed to so many different opportunities and experiences...regrets, I've had a few, memories, a lot more...
Today also marks the first day of uni again, and having to buy $610 worth of textbooks...which I'm not looking forward to doing in the next week...:(
I've also found out that my unit has been sold, so I have to move out in April...which is a shame, I've finally been able to organise the place just the way I want to...but hey, such is life, move on and with, or be stagnant and die...kinda like what I used to do...it's just going to be messy, again...
I better finish up here, and give a sort of indication that I'll try to keep updating this blog again when I can, and not leave it for a year or two like I did last time...
Hope this finds you well.......
Be safe.
N
Who Is The Black Chinaman?
- Nick
- Kuala Belait, Brunei
- Saving someone's life is like falling in love. The best drug in the world. For days, sometimes weeks afterwards, you walk the streets, making infinite whatever you see. Once, for a few weeks, I couldn't feel the earth - everything I touched became lighter. Horns played in my shoes. Flowers fell from my pockets. You wonder if you've become immortal, as if you've saved your own life as well. God has passed through you. Why deny it, that for a moment there - why deny that for a moment there, God was you? I realised that my training was useful in less than ten percent of the calls, and saving lives was rarer than that. After a while, I grew to understand that my role was less about saving lives than about bearing witness. I was a grief mop. It was enough that I simply turned up. Living and working back in Brunei, after a 14 year absence... Also known as: Brunei, NASA, Bruise-Eye, Bru, Cheesecake, Nick, BruNick, BruMedNick, Two Step etc etc etc
Showing posts with label Bathurst. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bathurst. Show all posts
Monday, 23 February 2009
Monday, 28 July 2008
TL:DR
So, one month in a shorty...
Two weeks in Bathurst, didn't pack up the house, got locked out, watched alot of Stargate SG-1. Stayed with Craig for two days then Lena and the boys for the remainder. Attended Dave's bucks party (paintball) and wedding to Glenda.
Family came to Bathurst to pick me up, then we went to Kiama to drop mum off while sis, Mike, Steven and Jo and I went to Canberra for Days in the Diocese.
Danced in Civic, met up with Summa, danced more at EPIC, and celebrated a French Mass that was televised straight to France. Made new friends.
Monday 14 July 2008 went from Canberra to Sydney to start World Youth Day duties with St John Ambulance. Met Ricky at the Welcome Dinner at the Roundhouse...friend ever since.
Tuesday and Friday at Barangaroo (after a double at Darling Harbour Friday morning where there was a Hit-and-Run), Wednesday and Thursday at the Domain, Saturday night at Randwick Racecourse...and Saturday touring around Sydney with Ricky and Hywel...
Flew back Monday 21 July 2008 to Maroochydore, went to Brisbane to spend quality time with family from Tuesday until Thursday. Went to Warner Brothers Movieworld on the Gold Coast.
Friday, did my induction and got new uniform items for work, and that nigt was at Narangba Tavern; three fights, one ambulance call out.
Saturday morning was helping to protect the Prime Minister while he was at Nambour RSL to dedicate a new Wall of Rememberance and acknowledge Nambour RSL's 90 years of operation. Saturday night was at Redcliffe and having numerous escorts, especially of two older idiots towards the end of the night...
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Got drunk last night after talking to Grace (found a bag of my stuff finally under the TV that's been sitting there since Wed), she's now going out with Damien, who she met while I was there, before we went out...but she was quite friendly with him already since, so it was kinda inevitable...so much for her high horse stance about not going out with any guy because she doesn't trust them...and she made it clear she didn't want anything to do with me again...oh well, screw it...
Had a chat with Viviana, and things got interesting...
Also called Ricky in South Africa, and had a chat to his mum for a little while (she broke some ribs a few days ago, so she's recouperating at home....hope she heals well...)
Apart from that, just been typing up the past few posts most of the afternoon, and now about to organise some grub and write a letter I promised to Viv earlier in the morning...
Right, last time I'm going to mention Grace....period.
Be safe.
N
Two weeks in Bathurst, didn't pack up the house, got locked out, watched alot of Stargate SG-1. Stayed with Craig for two days then Lena and the boys for the remainder. Attended Dave's bucks party (paintball) and wedding to Glenda.
Family came to Bathurst to pick me up, then we went to Kiama to drop mum off while sis, Mike, Steven and Jo and I went to Canberra for Days in the Diocese.
Danced in Civic, met up with Summa, danced more at EPIC, and celebrated a French Mass that was televised straight to France. Made new friends.
Monday 14 July 2008 went from Canberra to Sydney to start World Youth Day duties with St John Ambulance. Met Ricky at the Welcome Dinner at the Roundhouse...friend ever since.
Tuesday and Friday at Barangaroo (after a double at Darling Harbour Friday morning where there was a Hit-and-Run), Wednesday and Thursday at the Domain, Saturday night at Randwick Racecourse...and Saturday touring around Sydney with Ricky and Hywel...
Flew back Monday 21 July 2008 to Maroochydore, went to Brisbane to spend quality time with family from Tuesday until Thursday. Went to Warner Brothers Movieworld on the Gold Coast.
Friday, did my induction and got new uniform items for work, and that nigt was at Narangba Tavern; three fights, one ambulance call out.
Saturday morning was helping to protect the Prime Minister while he was at Nambour RSL to dedicate a new Wall of Rememberance and acknowledge Nambour RSL's 90 years of operation. Saturday night was at Redcliffe and having numerous escorts, especially of two older idiots towards the end of the night...
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Got drunk last night after talking to Grace (found a bag of my stuff finally under the TV that's been sitting there since Wed), she's now going out with Damien, who she met while I was there, before we went out...but she was quite friendly with him already since, so it was kinda inevitable...so much for her high horse stance about not going out with any guy because she doesn't trust them...and she made it clear she didn't want anything to do with me again...oh well, screw it...
Had a chat with Viviana, and things got interesting...
Also called Ricky in South Africa, and had a chat to his mum for a little while (she broke some ribs a few days ago, so she's recouperating at home....hope she heals well...)
Apart from that, just been typing up the past few posts most of the afternoon, and now about to organise some grub and write a letter I promised to Viv earlier in the morning...
Right, last time I'm going to mention Grace....period.
Be safe.
N
Thursday, 24 July 2008
Flights, Fights, Cold, Friends, Family, Awkward Moments, WYD, Uni And Work...Plus The Rest...Part 1
30 days...finally have a moment to myself where I can sort of sort out what's been happening over the past month...I'm still not quite sure where all that time went, but trust 
me, it's been too fast...especially the part where I meet up with my family...over too damned quickly...Well, let's start from the top...24 June...arrived into Sydney just after lunch, and was at Central when Sully called me to offer me work that weekend...I was like, "Well, Boss, if you can chip in for a flight b
ack north and back again to Sydney, I'll gladly do that weekend shift..." Needless to say, Sully 
laughed it off and just said to enjoy the trip...(I did get a phone call Tuesday past confirming that I was back at Redcliffe this weekend...so all good...)Stayed with Craig for two days, managed to catch up with Steve before he left for Karyn and Canada...was locked out of the house, so technically I did not pack anything at all while I was down there, so looks like I could be back
in Bathurst in
September....not something I was planning on doing, so we'll have to see first how things pan out....there's alot of stuff still there that has a close meaning to me, some stuff that my dad gave me...if not it would have been written off and I moved on...I just hope that no bastard actually stole a watch that was actually my dad's that I accidentally left behind in 
January...that would be unforgivable on a most unimaginable scale...I believe the words castration with a rusty spoon, or some other imaginative torture technique come to mind...so, since I was locked
out of the house, I'm also lacking a place to stay....luckily enough, Lena and the boys were nice enough to put me up for the rest of my stay in Bathurst...Went paint balling for Dave's bucks party, and had a right royal ball of a time...Dave especially....
I think I pegged him a few times...READ: at least 100...:D...it's his bucks, so he was targeted on principal anyway....the bruises and welts spoke for themselves...
The wedding was a week later, and was great, and the reception was excellent too...food was good, company better...and it was good fun catching up with Dave and Glenda, and his parents Bill and Barbra...
Also became addicted to Stargate SG-1 while I was in Bathurst...Aaron and Kari finally got all ten seasons of SG-1, plus the two movies, and the four seasons of Stargate:
Atlantis...I think I 
managed to blaze through five seasons, so that's giving me some reason to go back to Bathurst at some stage too...or to download them....decisions, decisions...Mum, sis, Mike and the boys (Steven and Jo) came up the same weekend, and off we went to Kiama to spend a few days with my aunty's and have a look around the place...then, we left mum there to have a bit of a holiday while the rest of us
started the trip to Canberra for Days in the Diocese...
We joined with the Chemin-Neuf Community and had a great time just being there...everything was in French, and when Thursday rolled along, we had the entire Latvian contigent for WYD with us too...stayed with Peter and Elaine, who were absoloutely fabulous people...also managed to sneak in some time to meet up with Summa for a drink, and catch up with all the news of what's been going on...anyway, while in
Canberra, we danced at Civic, then at EPIC for the Days in the 
Diocese Mass, went to the Australian War Memorial (which, up until then, I've been trying to get to for years, but just never had the time to make it over), the National Museum, and also to a French Mass, there there were three Archbishops and it was transmitted live to France from Australia...all in all, a wonderful experience...
Truthfully, I miss Canberra...was with my family, without mum unfortunately, but had time to relax and really enjoy myself for the first time in ages, and make new friends...I think some of the friends I've made over the past few weeks are worth alot more than some I've made in my entire time here in Australia...and that's saying something...
Monday, 23 June 2008
QR Codes, Work, Flights, Cold...
Right, it's been a while since the last blog, eh?
Just been busy...real busy...with work...not going too badly, has it's moments, surely, but all in all, interesting and rather fun...got a good crew that I work with regularly, the pay's alright, I've got their backs, and they've got mine, so we're all good...just marathon shifts over the past few weeks because I'm leaving in a few hours back to Bathurst and Sydney for the next month...so, got all cashed up for what needs to be done down there...mainly move the last of the stuff from the unit up to here...
So, I've logged jobs at Redcliffe, Marybrough, Alexandra Hills and Eagle Farm (both in Brisbane), Sands Tavern, Lake Kawana Community Centre and Corbuld Park (those three on the Coast)...as with St John and everything else in the past, there's alot of travel time that goes into it...luckly enough, getting paid to be a passenger to jobs now too...so, a little extra on top...and weekend shifts are always good....but public holidays (which I've worked on one so far) are the best of all...getting tired, but luckly enough, weekends are a bit longer than usual...
"We all do as we must to make our way in this world and unfortunately, sometimes we have to do things others may qualify as 'evil'; either get used to the idea or you're not going to last long....."
I'm too nice a guy I believe...actually, I know...I pretend to be all hard on the outside, but inside, as G once said, it's in turmoil...and soft and squishy...I should be over her...but I'm not...was talking to Katie about it actually...and about what happened over the weekend...there was a guy we ejected from Redcliffe, for intox and disorderly behaviour...he was really gunning for it (no pun intended, as it'll be made clear shortly)...he threthened Oli and myself with deadly force, by going to his car and getting his gun and coming back and shooting all of us...now, wether he was drugged and/or drunk to the eyeballs is a given, but still, when a threat like that is made, it has to be acted upon...since I was the guard on the door, it's my responsibility to ensure that the patrons coming in are of legal age, and are not intoxicated, and those that are and have been removed do not come back in...so, yours truly was standing outside looking at this guy, making sure that he did not really go to his car to grab a gun and come back...and all I could think about was Grace...I know it's a bit of a pipe dream about getting back with her...since she did make it very clear that she didn't want anything to do with me ever again...but the only thing I could think about was exchanging that moment to just see her again one last time...and when the guy did make a move for his car, allow me to ensure you that it was nearly a running tackle to him if he so much as went to his boot first instead of a door...TL:DR, he drove off, but we were keeping a close eye for the rest of the night towards the main gate in case a car comes flying in and straffs the doors...
In other news, I met someone at the club too that used to live in Bathurst...and was actually Bill's old boss before he moved back...didn't know it, but he looked really familiar, then we just started talking, next thing he went, oh yea, I was in Bathurst...!...then it's uh....Bill's mate, right....and yup...there you go...small world that it is...
I've got a new business card too; as Steve said, it's a bit wanky to have a business card with no business on it, but I've designed it in such a way that it's different from normal ones...I mean, there are ones already out with it, but it's just a bit of a novelty...it's got QR barcodes on them...now, for those who do now know what QR Codes are, just do a search for them...I've encoded the ones on my card to go to certain places that are importaint to me, such as this blog...there's no lettering, just pixles...and you require a reader to decypher them, using your camera phone (I've downloaded a program to do just that...Kaywa Reader is what it's called) but anyway, if they can read that, and actually know what it is without me explaining to them, then they are more than welcome to contact me that way...
I'm not sure what else to write...so I guess I'll be packing now...one month...two bags...and hopefully a new laptop at the end of it...
Be safe.
N
Just been busy...real busy...with work...not going too badly, has it's moments, surely, but all in all, interesting and rather fun...got a good crew that I work with regularly, the pay's alright, I've got their backs, and they've got mine, so we're all good...just marathon shifts over the past few weeks because I'm leaving in a few hours back to Bathurst and Sydney for the next month...so, got all cashed up for what needs to be done down there...mainly move the last of the stuff from the unit up to here...
So, I've logged jobs at Redcliffe, Marybrough, Alexandra Hills and Eagle Farm (both in Brisbane), Sands Tavern, Lake Kawana Community Centre and Corbuld Park (those three on the Coast)...as with St John and everything else in the past, there's alot of travel time that goes into it...luckly enough, getting paid to be a passenger to jobs now too...so, a little extra on top...and weekend shifts are always good....but public holidays (which I've worked on one so far) are the best of all...getting tired, but luckly enough, weekends are a bit longer than usual...
"We all do as we must to make our way in this world and unfortunately, sometimes we have to do things others may qualify as 'evil'; either get used to the idea or you're not going to last long....."
I'm too nice a guy I believe...actually, I know...I pretend to be all hard on the outside, but inside, as G once said, it's in turmoil...and soft and squishy...I should be over her...but I'm not...was talking to Katie about it actually...and about what happened over the weekend...there was a guy we ejected from Redcliffe, for intox and disorderly behaviour...he was really gunning for it (no pun intended, as it'll be made clear shortly)...he threthened Oli and myself with deadly force, by going to his car and getting his gun and coming back and shooting all of us...now, wether he was drugged and/or drunk to the eyeballs is a given, but still, when a threat like that is made, it has to be acted upon...since I was the guard on the door, it's my responsibility to ensure that the patrons coming in are of legal age, and are not intoxicated, and those that are and have been removed do not come back in...so, yours truly was standing outside looking at this guy, making sure that he did not really go to his car to grab a gun and come back...and all I could think about was Grace...I know it's a bit of a pipe dream about getting back with her...since she did make it very clear that she didn't want anything to do with me ever again...but the only thing I could think about was exchanging that moment to just see her again one last time...and when the guy did make a move for his car, allow me to ensure you that it was nearly a running tackle to him if he so much as went to his boot first instead of a door...TL:DR, he drove off, but we were keeping a close eye for the rest of the night towards the main gate in case a car comes flying in and straffs the doors...
In other news, I met someone at the club too that used to live in Bathurst...and was actually Bill's old boss before he moved back...didn't know it, but he looked really familiar, then we just started talking, next thing he went, oh yea, I was in Bathurst...!...then it's uh....Bill's mate, right....and yup...there you go...small world that it is...
I've got a new business card too; as Steve said, it's a bit wanky to have a business card with no business on it, but I've designed it in such a way that it's different from normal ones...I mean, there are ones already out with it, but it's just a bit of a novelty...it's got QR barcodes on them...now, for those who do now know what QR Codes are, just do a search for them...I've encoded the ones on my card to go to certain places that are importaint to me, such as this blog...there's no lettering, just pixles...and you require a reader to decypher them, using your camera phone (I've downloaded a program to do just that...Kaywa Reader is what it's called) but anyway, if they can read that, and actually know what it is without me explaining to them, then they are more than welcome to contact me that way...
I'm not sure what else to write...so I guess I'll be packing now...one month...two bags...and hopefully a new laptop at the end of it...
Be safe.
N
Sunday, 13 April 2008
Like Hiroshima And Nagasaki In His Legs...
So, what's been going on this week? Not much at all...:(
Supposed to have finished packing by now, and just doing the last little bits and pieces...instead, procrastination is the order of the day...well, week if you want to be technical about it...I did do some packing, but not enough to fully finish the room...in fact, I've been packing everything else except the room, which isn't much at all...I might just send some more stuff up north using the mail service for now, and go from there...
Supposed to have finished packing by now, and just doing the last little bits and pieces...instead, procrastination is the order of the day...well, week if you want to be technical about it...I did do some packing, but not enough to fully finish the room...in fact, I've been packing everything else except the room, which isn't much at all...I might just send some more stuff up north using the mail service for now, and go from there...
Sent up some sheets and basic cooking utensils on Friday...was talking to the AusPost people, and they were suggesting to send the boxes by normal parcel mail instead of Express (my original idea)...they were saying, that even though I sent off the parcels today, using normal mail the parcels could still be arriving up north on Wednesday...I think the thing that really swayed me was the price difference; $33.45 normal as opposed to $78.30 for Express, and even then there was no guarantee that it would arrive before Wednesday...so, prices clicked in, and also opened up another viable way of sending stuff up north...
Also went on duty yesterday for what was meant to be a really easy and early finishing event...instead, we were still there three hours later...when the photo below was taken...
The event we were covering was a hill climb component in the morning until lunch, then a Criterium around the Pit Complex...and today was the Blaney to Bathurst race...110km or 75km of road bike riding...the only reason why we had State Unit 158 (on the extreme left) was because Brendan had to use it for motocross today, while State Unit 148 and Bathurst 450 (van and other 4WD ambulance respectively) were used today for the race...so, from left to right, Justin, me, Tammy, Paul, Mick and Jess...Justin and Jess are both on BERT (Bicycle Emergency Response Team) units, and there we all are, in the shadow of the Mt Panorama Pit Complex...on a beautiful Bathurst Saturday evening...
What was funnier was when I heard that some enterprising thieves STOLE a LIGHTBAR from one of the State Units when they were up here last weekend for the ARAP (Advanced Responder Accreditation Program) course...they unbolted the bar, and cut the wires...there goes $2500...bastards...
Also went out last night...was extremely dehydrated (we were on tarmac all day) and kind of forced myself to eat something....it was obviously when I just finished an entire container of No 7 from Noodle Box (combination meat noodles) that I get a sms from Shaun...saying to get ready because I'm going to be going to their place for a BBQ and drinking session...so, off we go...I'm squished into the back against the baby seat on one side and Fat Tony on the other (there is a major reason why they call him Fat Tony)...looked like a bloody clown car with Arron up front and his lanky legs...at least it wasn't in the Kingswood...that would have been too strange...anyhow, BBQ'd hamburgers with cheese, bacon and onions was what's on order, and it went down well...and before and after that there was the rum...I think I got 18 into me at the end of the night, and was still sober enough to hold a conversation and walk straight....what was a close call was when we did Jager bombs though....that one I kinda went a little green from, but in the end, all was good...it was a good night, until I ran into Bryce in the toilets...bastard went, "Hey fuckhead, weren't you meant to be deported or something? Who the fuck let you back into the country?" luckily enough there was two other blokes, one of which who I sort of knew, in there at the time too...because he pipped up, "Hey Nick, you'd never leave here (meaning Australia) would you? You're making too much money from the place..." to which I replied, "Yup, definitely making more money than most of the boys I used to go to school with..." at which point Bryce (who I did use to go to boarding school with, and was a sort of poster child of a racist hick) started calling me a bastard and useless and all that....to which I replied, "Mate, do you still live with your parents out in Oberon? I've got a house now on the Sunshine Coast...screw you." and walked out, to which all I heard was him trying to say something else, but just ignored him...I know I told a few gray lies, but I do have a roof up on the Sunshine Coast, so I guess they were a darker shade of gray...
Man, I really miss Grace...been sending her sms' but not talking to her...she's been a bit busy this week past with her dad up and everything, and she's doing her first aid course today and yesterday, so hopefully she's passed her ten questions easily...I'll be ribbing her about it with a vengeance if she makes any mistakes...:p
I think I've finally sold my bed...the first item sold in fact...:(...my bed...it's going to go...$450 for it, mattress and frame...I am going to so miss it...it has been such a big part of my life, and on top of that, was really comfortable...
And on that note, I'm going to jump back into it to enjoy what I can of it...
Be safe...
N
Also went on duty yesterday for what was meant to be a really easy and early finishing event...instead, we were still there three hours later...when the photo below was taken...
The event we were covering was a hill climb component in the morning until lunch, then a Criterium around the Pit Complex...and today was the Blaney to Bathurst race...110km or 75km of road bike riding...the only reason why we had State Unit 158 (on the extreme left) was because Brendan had to use it for motocross today, while State Unit 148 and Bathurst 450 (van and other 4WD ambulance respectively) were used today for the race...so, from left to right, Justin, me, Tammy, Paul, Mick and Jess...Justin and Jess are both on BERT (Bicycle Emergency Response Team) units, and there we all are, in the shadow of the Mt Panorama Pit Complex...on a beautiful Bathurst Saturday evening...What was funnier was when I heard that some enterprising thieves STOLE a LIGHTBAR from one of the State Units when they were up here last weekend for the ARAP (Advanced Responder Accreditation Program) course...they unbolted the bar, and cut the wires...there goes $2500...bastards...
Also went out last night...was extremely dehydrated (we were on tarmac all day) and kind of forced myself to eat something....it was obviously when I just finished an entire container of No 7 from Noodle Box (combination meat noodles) that I get a sms from Shaun...saying to get ready because I'm going to be going to their place for a BBQ and drinking session...so, off we go...I'm squished into the back against the baby seat on one side and Fat Tony on the other (there is a major reason why they call him Fat Tony)...looked like a bloody clown car with Arron up front and his lanky legs...at least it wasn't in the Kingswood...that would have been too strange...anyhow, BBQ'd hamburgers with cheese, bacon and onions was what's on order, and it went down well...and before and after that there was the rum...I think I got 18 into me at the end of the night, and was still sober enough to hold a conversation and walk straight....what was a close call was when we did Jager bombs though....that one I kinda went a little green from, but in the end, all was good...it was a good night, until I ran into Bryce in the toilets...bastard went, "Hey fuckhead, weren't you meant to be deported or something? Who the fuck let you back into the country?" luckily enough there was two other blokes, one of which who I sort of knew, in there at the time too...because he pipped up, "Hey Nick, you'd never leave here (meaning Australia) would you? You're making too much money from the place..." to which I replied, "Yup, definitely making more money than most of the boys I used to go to school with..." at which point Bryce (who I did use to go to boarding school with, and was a sort of poster child of a racist hick) started calling me a bastard and useless and all that....to which I replied, "Mate, do you still live with your parents out in Oberon? I've got a house now on the Sunshine Coast...screw you." and walked out, to which all I heard was him trying to say something else, but just ignored him...I know I told a few gray lies, but I do have a roof up on the Sunshine Coast, so I guess they were a darker shade of gray...
Man, I really miss Grace...been sending her sms' but not talking to her...she's been a bit busy this week past with her dad up and everything, and she's doing her first aid course today and yesterday, so hopefully she's passed her ten questions easily...I'll be ribbing her about it with a vengeance if she makes any mistakes...:p
I think I've finally sold my bed...the first item sold in fact...:(...my bed...it's going to go...$450 for it, mattress and frame...I am going to so miss it...it has been such a big part of my life, and on top of that, was really comfortable...
And on that note, I'm going to jump back into it to enjoy what I can of it...
Be safe...
N
Wednesday, 9 April 2008
All In For Five Hundred...
Man, that's the one thing I really miss about Bathurst, apart from all the guys and girls that I've known for years around here...No Limit Texas Hold Em...I'm not saying that I'm good, I'm not saying that I'm bad...I just roll with Lady Luck...but at the end of the day, I still enjoy myself immensely...
Yesterday was a very "Don't know what to do" kind of day...in the afternoon, after some lunch, things finally started moving...I'm going to be moving into the unit next door to the university...:)...the unit is already semi furnished, with a fridge, washer and dryer in the laundry, some couches, microwave etc...and beds...*sigh*...but I'm currently sleeping in my own bed...and it's so nice...
Changing all my eBay details...I'm no longer a business...hehe...I think it's about time to start updating all my records anyhow with a new home address and all that...
Anyhow, things are going alright...had a haircut, Grace's dad is spending some time with her, so all's good, and yea, just going to be bumming and packing and organising stuff...yay...
Be safe...
N
Yesterday was a very "Don't know what to do" kind of day...in the afternoon, after some lunch, things finally started moving...I'm going to be moving into the unit next door to the university...:)...the unit is already semi furnished, with a fridge, washer and dryer in the laundry, some couches, microwave etc...and beds...*sigh*...but I'm currently sleeping in my own bed...and it's so nice...
Changing all my eBay details...I'm no longer a business...hehe...I think it's about time to start updating all my records anyhow with a new home address and all that...
Anyhow, things are going alright...had a haircut, Grace's dad is spending some time with her, so all's good, and yea, just going to be bumming and packing and organising stuff...yay...
Be safe...
N
Sunday, 6 April 2008
If You Can Still Hear The Cops, The Music Is Not Loud Enough...
Guitar Hero 3...what a game...but more on that later...
I'm back in Bathurst now, after a heck of a trip...well, it was actually quite pleasant...got to Central at 0640 this morning, then jumped onto the train...bought a book to read, which is going alright so far, interesting story line ('The Beijing Conspiracy' by Adrian d'Hage)...and yea, just sat in my booked seat, and just chilled....the carriage though, was a full one...but there was a pair of seats across the aisle that were empty...so, they offered a hot breakfast (which I was glad to have taken - didn't know when my next proper meal was, which was dinner just then), and while in the buffet car, asked the chief purser if I was able to move across to the two seats...he said he'll find me when we've gone past Penrith, and if there's any spare seats, he'll move the passengers around...so, anyhow, Penrith came and went, and he came by, and asked me to grab my bags and find him in the buffet once I'd finish my breaky...so, did just that...and got moved to First Class...:D...man, is the legroom so much better or what! In the entire carriage, there was five of us...so I was sprawled across my seats and half the foot leg area...it was good....it was very good....and I managed to get sleep for about 40 mins, which was great...
So, got into Bathurst (on time at 1040! In fact we were early!) and took a cab to the house...and I rang the door bell...it's technically not my house anymore...I mean, I've got keys and all, but I still waited for Bill to open up...and yea, we caught up...and played Guitar Hero 3...:) Craig dropped by too, and we were catching up and all that...*sigh*...I miss this...but I dare say things will eventually become similar up on the Coast...
Then Bill and myself did something that I definitely miss...go to the movies on Sunday evenings and play video games...:D...and they got the "new" Time Crisis 3 just when I was leaving...so, off we went, and attacked it...first time ever that I've finished the game...and first time that Bill's played it (I think)...
Whoa...am just watching Without A Trace...and there's this absolutely great line..."Offense is the best defense, and it's normally the way of guilty men"...hmm...sounds familiar...maybe something that's currently going on now?
Anyway, back to TC3...we were shooting for 30 mins and change, and anyone who's played any Time Crisis knows of the step pedal (step down to "stand", release to "hide/crouch and reload")...mine was stuck, as were the sights on my weapon...which sucked a little...but we did a whole run through of the game, from start to finish...finished with something like 1.6 mil points...and came FIRST! Numero Uno...we logged the fastest time and highest score...hehe....good ol' "BMH & NIC" at the top of the list...and we both though 13 minutes and change of TC2 was a good time for us...
Apart from that, went for dinner at The Ox, they've changed the place completely...and saw a bloke win OVER9000 dollars on the pokies...never seen something like that before....six digits in the "WIN" column...the damned thing was going off for ages........lucky fella....
And yea, watching TV now, and about to call Grace...who's now back at home...without internet access...man, I miss her...and she misses me...or so she says...I managed to talk to her earlier...and she was commenting about our little night out in Maroochydore on Friday...and she was glad she did, because she trusts me more now, after seeing how I interacted with other people that knew me and was just being me...score another point for me being a good guy...
*Sigh* Well, just have to wait for further advise from university and find out what my options are with the real estate agents up on the Coast...
Going to call Gracie now...
Be safe.
N
I'm back in Bathurst now, after a heck of a trip...well, it was actually quite pleasant...got to Central at 0640 this morning, then jumped onto the train...bought a book to read, which is going alright so far, interesting story line ('The Beijing Conspiracy' by Adrian d'Hage)...and yea, just sat in my booked seat, and just chilled....the carriage though, was a full one...but there was a pair of seats across the aisle that were empty...so, they offered a hot breakfast (which I was glad to have taken - didn't know when my next proper meal was, which was dinner just then), and while in the buffet car, asked the chief purser if I was able to move across to the two seats...he said he'll find me when we've gone past Penrith, and if there's any spare seats, he'll move the passengers around...so, anyhow, Penrith came and went, and he came by, and asked me to grab my bags and find him in the buffet once I'd finish my breaky...so, did just that...and got moved to First Class...:D...man, is the legroom so much better or what! In the entire carriage, there was five of us...so I was sprawled across my seats and half the foot leg area...it was good....it was very good....and I managed to get sleep for about 40 mins, which was great...
So, got into Bathurst (on time at 1040! In fact we were early!) and took a cab to the house...and I rang the door bell...it's technically not my house anymore...I mean, I've got keys and all, but I still waited for Bill to open up...and yea, we caught up...and played Guitar Hero 3...:) Craig dropped by too, and we were catching up and all that...*sigh*...I miss this...but I dare say things will eventually become similar up on the Coast...
Then Bill and myself did something that I definitely miss...go to the movies on Sunday evenings and play video games...:D...and they got the "new" Time Crisis 3 just when I was leaving...so, off we went, and attacked it...first time ever that I've finished the game...and first time that Bill's played it (I think)...
Whoa...am just watching Without A Trace...and there's this absolutely great line..."Offense is the best defense, and it's normally the way of guilty men"...hmm...sounds familiar...maybe something that's currently going on now?
Anyway, back to TC3...we were shooting for 30 mins and change, and anyone who's played any Time Crisis knows of the step pedal (step down to "stand", release to "hide/crouch and reload")...mine was stuck, as were the sights on my weapon...which sucked a little...but we did a whole run through of the game, from start to finish...finished with something like 1.6 mil points...and came FIRST! Numero Uno...we logged the fastest time and highest score...hehe....good ol' "BMH & NIC" at the top of the list...and we both though 13 minutes and change of TC2 was a good time for us...
Apart from that, went for dinner at The Ox, they've changed the place completely...and saw a bloke win OVER9000 dollars on the pokies...never seen something like that before....six digits in the "WIN" column...the damned thing was going off for ages........lucky fella....
And yea, watching TV now, and about to call Grace...who's now back at home...without internet access...man, I miss her...and she misses me...or so she says...I managed to talk to her earlier...and she was commenting about our little night out in Maroochydore on Friday...and she was glad she did, because she trusts me more now, after seeing how I interacted with other people that knew me and was just being me...score another point for me being a good guy...
*Sigh* Well, just have to wait for further advise from university and find out what my options are with the real estate agents up on the Coast...
Going to call Gracie now...
Be safe.
N
Saturday, 5 April 2008
Intentions And Requests
"Mr Gumbleton,
Please be informed that I will be vacating the premises as per your instructions (given to me verbally on Saturday, 29 March 2008) on Saturday, 19 April 2008 by 1700hrs.
As I will be vacating the premises on that date, as well as leaving on holiday with effect from today Saturday, 05 April 2008, I have offered to the other housemates included in this email, namely Ahmad and Ahisa, Itaru, Nami, and Kuang, access to my food items, especially the fresh items such as eggs and so forth. Anything left over will be disposed of by me by Saturday, 19 April 2008.
While I am away between Saturday, 05 April 2008 and Wednesday, 16 April 2008, can I please request a notarised copy of my original written application form for my personal records. Can I also please request that monies owed to me be readied by Saturday, 19 April 2008 at 1700, when I, or an authorised delegate, will then return the keys to the property.
Please do not try to discuss with me verbally or contact me unless via email before Saturday, 19 April 2008.
Kind regards,
Nicholas Newn"
I've moved out of the house as of 1145 this morning...that email was sent at 0954...so, about two hours to totally pack everything that I've got up here on the Sunshine Coast...not too bad I guess...
I'm flying off to Syd in a few hours, so I better get my gear sorted out (I'm currently at Lee's place...) and have a shower...the last part was a "push into bag and squish" moment...
Man, I miss Grace...
Be safe, and catch up in a bit...
N
Please be informed that I will be vacating the premises as per your instructions (given to me verbally on Saturday, 29 March 2008) on Saturday, 19 April 2008 by 1700hrs.
As I will be vacating the premises on that date, as well as leaving on holiday with effect from today Saturday, 05 April 2008, I have offered to the other housemates included in this email, namely Ahmad and Ahisa, Itaru, Nami, and Kuang, access to my food items, especially the fresh items such as eggs and so forth. Anything left over will be disposed of by me by Saturday, 19 April 2008.
While I am away between Saturday, 05 April 2008 and Wednesday, 16 April 2008, can I please request a notarised copy of my original written application form for my personal records. Can I also please request that monies owed to me be readied by Saturday, 19 April 2008 at 1700, when I, or an authorised delegate, will then return the keys to the property.
Please do not try to discuss with me verbally or contact me unless via email before Saturday, 19 April 2008.
Kind regards,
Nicholas Newn"
I've moved out of the house as of 1145 this morning...that email was sent at 0954...so, about two hours to totally pack everything that I've got up here on the Sunshine Coast...not too bad I guess...
I'm flying off to Syd in a few hours, so I better get my gear sorted out (I'm currently at Lee's place...) and have a shower...the last part was a "push into bag and squish" moment...
Man, I miss Grace...
Be safe, and catch up in a bit...
N
Did You Know Bunnies Are Born Pink?
Funny comment from Grace, bless her...she hasn't slept in a couple of days pending the completion of two assignments, and I managed to talk her into coming out for a little while to the Pig for a few drinks...she had just finished her first term of her first semester in her first year at uni...so, out she came, picked me up from uni, and off we went...$60 later, we're finally in Maroochydore...and she starts falling asleep because of lack of sleep from the past few days....I was trying to give her sleep creds, but I think she would understand that I kinda needed to keep what few I had for the next few weeks...
As for Midget, I'm out of here in the morning...and I'm bringing him to Tenancy Tribunal...bugger this, he's just pissing me off...he talked to Kuang saying that he didn't want someone who wasn't communicating with him to leave the house...so technically he's evicted me before the 19th...but, I've got my rights, but just in case, I'm moving my stuff out and storing it at Lee's place until I get back in from Bathurst...and hopefully by then I've found a place to live too...the uni's been great in helping me out, especially in advocacy...this will happen...this will be messy, but this is warranted...man, I've been here seven weeks, and I'm already rocking the boat...but it's going to be well worth it...
As for my medical, I only had to pay $800!!!!! YAY!!! I asked the doctor why I needed to pay the $1700, and, while the reason was valid (because the reports could be subpoenaed, he would have had to close his practice down for the day, and he mostly did WorkCover stuff anyhow...), he decided to make it $300 for my consult, and $500 for the report...so, all's good...:P
*Sigh* I just said catcha later to Grace...and I already miss her....I know I did something that she didn't like tonight, but at least she's now home safer than what she could have been...and for that, I'm sorry...I think I'm falling for her in a big way...and becoming all musshy too...hehe...she, I can honestly say is a pretty stable thing, for the moment anyhow, and I hope that she can be for a while more....I think there's definitely something there..........
I better get some sleep on...got to pack my stuff up and move out by 1100...and fly to Syd at 1600...
Be safe, and miss you G...
N
As for Midget, I'm out of here in the morning...and I'm bringing him to Tenancy Tribunal...bugger this, he's just pissing me off...he talked to Kuang saying that he didn't want someone who wasn't communicating with him to leave the house...so technically he's evicted me before the 19th...but, I've got my rights, but just in case, I'm moving my stuff out and storing it at Lee's place until I get back in from Bathurst...and hopefully by then I've found a place to live too...the uni's been great in helping me out, especially in advocacy...this will happen...this will be messy, but this is warranted...man, I've been here seven weeks, and I'm already rocking the boat...but it's going to be well worth it...
As for my medical, I only had to pay $800!!!!! YAY!!! I asked the doctor why I needed to pay the $1700, and, while the reason was valid (because the reports could be subpoenaed, he would have had to close his practice down for the day, and he mostly did WorkCover stuff anyhow...), he decided to make it $300 for my consult, and $500 for the report...so, all's good...:P
*Sigh* I just said catcha later to Grace...and I already miss her....I know I did something that she didn't like tonight, but at least she's now home safer than what she could have been...and for that, I'm sorry...I think I'm falling for her in a big way...and becoming all musshy too...hehe...she, I can honestly say is a pretty stable thing, for the moment anyhow, and I hope that she can be for a while more....I think there's definitely something there..........
I better get some sleep on...got to pack my stuff up and move out by 1100...and fly to Syd at 1600...
Be safe, and miss you G...
N
Thursday, 3 April 2008
VTA...
Variation To Assessment...first one....and it's a doozie...
Long story short, today, I'm finally going for my medical (that $1700 one), have to hand in a VTA for an assignment that I haven't even started due to having to find a house...well...read here:
Priorities:
Helped (I think...) Grace and Jo with their assignments...but it was more me spending time with Grace (as I think she and Jo knew)...cooked dinner for them too...so I guess it wasn't that bad...and I think Grace and myself have been invited to an 18th birthday party on 19 April...hmm...I wonder huh?! Hehe...new house...party...NO GRACE, NOTHING LIKE THAT...but you do have a place to crash if you want...if I (when I) get this place....
*Sigh* One more day till back to Bathurst...and things are moving at warp speed at the moment...
Be safe.
N
Long story short, today, I'm finally going for my medical (that $1700 one), have to hand in a VTA for an assignment that I haven't even started due to having to find a house...well...read here:
Priorities:
- Organise house
- Get monies - check
- Apply for security license for job- check
- Study
Helped (I think...) Grace and Jo with their assignments...but it was more me spending time with Grace (as I think she and Jo knew)...cooked dinner for them too...so I guess it wasn't that bad...and I think Grace and myself have been invited to an 18th birthday party on 19 April...hmm...I wonder huh?! Hehe...new house...party...NO GRACE, NOTHING LIKE THAT...but you do have a place to crash if you want...if I (when I) get this place....
*Sigh* One more day till back to Bathurst...and things are moving at warp speed at the moment...
Be safe.
N
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
So, What Do You Do With 36000+ Unsorted Songs?
You download FixTunes...I've just downloaded the program, and the security alarms didn't go haywire, so things were positive already...now, it's doing what it has to do...so I'll keep things posted on how it goes...apparently, this program gets the tags in your music, checks it out, adds album art, sorts out the names of Artist, Title, etc, and makes it all nice and all that...have a look at the screen shots, try it for yourself, but if this works, it's a real winner...
So, today's been quite productive...handed in my application for my security license, cost me $300.50...but the application is not being processed until I have three written references, so that's been organised, and I'll pick it up when I get to Bathurst...
Then, once that was finished, dashed back to uni, just in time for an inspection of a property on the doorsteps...$300 a week, 2Br double story unit, with washer and dryer, fridge, stove/oven, microwave, two lounges, dinner setting for four, outdoor entertainment setting for four, coffee table, entertainment unit...in each bedroom there's a double bed, chair and table area, and each room has its own shower and basin...shared dunny, but there's two, one upstairs and one downstairs...this isn't that bad a place...the complex has a swimming pool and tennis court, again, it's a three minute walk to the uni (I walk past it every time I go to/come from uni)...Lee and I are the only application of the place, so it's looking positive, even if it's for six months (but who knows, maybe I'll be there for longer...we'll just have to play this one by ear)...so, paperwork's signed, dropping it off tomorrow after class...
*Sigh* Managed to squeeze seeing Grace for about 5 minutes today...wish it was longer...but oh well...might be able to catch up with her very quickly tomorrow before I have to go to Kawana to drop off the rental application...I'm seriously going to miss her when I go to Bathurst...she's sleeping now, but should be awake at around 0300 to start her assignment...bugger huh? Hope she's warm in her new jumper...hehe...
I'm going to bed too, got an early class...so, it's been my sis' birthday, as well as Jess'...and Carin's yesterday...so Happy Birthday all, and God Bless...
And to you too...be safe...
N
So, today's been quite productive...handed in my application for my security license, cost me $300.50...but the application is not being processed until I have three written references, so that's been organised, and I'll pick it up when I get to Bathurst...
Then, once that was finished, dashed back to uni, just in time for an inspection of a property on the doorsteps...$300 a week, 2Br double story unit, with washer and dryer, fridge, stove/oven, microwave, two lounges, dinner setting for four, outdoor entertainment setting for four, coffee table, entertainment unit...in each bedroom there's a double bed, chair and table area, and each room has its own shower and basin...shared dunny, but there's two, one upstairs and one downstairs...this isn't that bad a place...the complex has a swimming pool and tennis court, again, it's a three minute walk to the uni (I walk past it every time I go to/come from uni)...Lee and I are the only application of the place, so it's looking positive, even if it's for six months (but who knows, maybe I'll be there for longer...we'll just have to play this one by ear)...so, paperwork's signed, dropping it off tomorrow after class...
*Sigh* Managed to squeeze seeing Grace for about 5 minutes today...wish it was longer...but oh well...might be able to catch up with her very quickly tomorrow before I have to go to Kawana to drop off the rental application...I'm seriously going to miss her when I go to Bathurst...she's sleeping now, but should be awake at around 0300 to start her assignment...bugger huh? Hope she's warm in her new jumper...hehe...
I'm going to bed too, got an early class...so, it's been my sis' birthday, as well as Jess'...and Carin's yesterday...so Happy Birthday all, and God Bless...
And to you too...be safe...
N
Tuesday, 1 April 2008
You Will Need Three References...All Who Have Known You For Twelve Months Or More...
*Sigh*
Things are a tad lil bit rough at the moment...looking for places to stay, what to do with my security license (where I'll need those three referees), job prospects, uni...mum's not so happy with me at the moment either...and yes, I did make mistakes...but which 18-24 year old hasn't at sometime, or anyone else for that matter? I believe, in my honest opinion (better believe it), that it is important to make mistakes. The question then, is what you will learn from those mistakes?
Mistakes, as discussed in the last paragraph, were made, but in doing so, new people and experiences have been had...for which, there are no words to describe...
Grace. She was a chance encounter in the line for the "New To The Coast" bus tour during O Week...I was actually not going to go on that bus at that time...but then, I missed something, and just went, "bugger it, lets"...and I met her there...and now...I can't stop thinking about her...her hair, her eyes, her smile...and I just wish I could spend more time with her and not have any consequences because of it...I know, I know...I'm at the stage where I'm questioning, "Is this lust? Or Love?" The line between is so slight and narrow it's sometimes not even there...and it's been a while since I've really felt this way...well...P was something that just happened...that was a fling...and I'm kinda glad it didn't work out...but because of her, I came up to Brissy, got to know the place a little, had fun, and in doing so, decided that I wanted to come up here...now, since that happened, I couldn't go to Brissy to do any study...the chances of meeting up with her were a little up there...so, where else to go except the Sunshine Coast? One thing to another, and here I am...
So, TL:DR, if I was given the opportunity to change anything in my life, would I take it?
No.
Don't get me wrong, I'm still stressing, but at least now, as I told her before, there's something a little bit more stable in my life than just all those things that always fail, but then somehow fall back into place and be all good...
I know, that if something more permanent happens, there will be trials and tribulations, but it's another fact of growing up...and it's a journey...some are good, some are bad, some short, others long...and sometimes, just taking that proverbial first step is everything that will be whatever...if that makes sense?!
Unfortunately, this has to come in...but only quickly...Midget is in the house...I don't know why, nor do I care, but it's funny because he's not talking to me at all (a plus), and not even making eye contact...I shall try to do so next time round...see if it's anything I should be gearing myself for...at the end of the day, I'm still going to make his life a misery......I honestly believe that he deserves it...but then again, Upper Management does have a way of making sure that people get their just desserts...
So, how's university going? It's not going too badly I guess, two assignments last week, one this week...break coming up too...:) And I'm flying off for Bathurst on Saturday...well, staying overnight in Sydney Saturday, then training it to Bathurst Sunday morning...just in time for Sunday Night Trivia at The Ox...then ten days of sorting, selling, packing....man...this is going to suck...but it has to be done...
And unfortunately...I don't get to see Grace until I come back...*sigh*...man, I'm going to miss her...I already miss her after catching up with her this afternoon...but still...
Ok...so, this is what's happening...house inspection tomorrow at 1400 (yes, I'm looking at this place which is right next to the uni...$300 a week, but Lee is moving in...), put that application in...and pray it works...visa medical at 1100 Friday, going to part ways with that $1700...assignment due by 1600...flying for Sydney Saturday at 1610, arriving in approximately 1845 local...train to Bathurst Sunday at 0720...do a little dance, make a little...oh, mountain of shit to chuck out?...Fly back to Maroochy on Wed 16 April, arrive in at about 1500, come back to the house, drop bags, get ready to go to uni that night, and hopefully run into Grace while there...Thurs, 17 Apr, go to class in the morning, and -hopefully- move house that afternoon...Friday, hand keys back, get money (or break Midgets nose, using reasonable and proportionate force, then take money), and say goodbye to Kuang, who's been an absolute champion...and a good friend...going to miss him...as well as the rest of the guys in the house...except one...but meh...
*Sigh*...why does she bat her eyes like that? Hehehe................
Be safe.
N
Things are a tad lil bit rough at the moment...looking for places to stay, what to do with my security license (where I'll need those three referees), job prospects, uni...mum's not so happy with me at the moment either...and yes, I did make mistakes...but which 18-24 year old hasn't at sometime, or anyone else for that matter? I believe, in my honest opinion (better believe it), that it is important to make mistakes. The question then, is what you will learn from those mistakes?
Mistakes, as discussed in the last paragraph, were made, but in doing so, new people and experiences have been had...for which, there are no words to describe...
Grace. She was a chance encounter in the line for the "New To The Coast" bus tour during O Week...I was actually not going to go on that bus at that time...but then, I missed something, and just went, "bugger it, lets"...and I met her there...and now...I can't stop thinking about her...her hair, her eyes, her smile...and I just wish I could spend more time with her and not have any consequences because of it...I know, I know...I'm at the stage where I'm questioning, "Is this lust? Or Love?" The line between is so slight and narrow it's sometimes not even there...and it's been a while since I've really felt this way...well...P was something that just happened...that was a fling...and I'm kinda glad it didn't work out...but because of her, I came up to Brissy, got to know the place a little, had fun, and in doing so, decided that I wanted to come up here...now, since that happened, I couldn't go to Brissy to do any study...the chances of meeting up with her were a little up there...so, where else to go except the Sunshine Coast? One thing to another, and here I am...
So, TL:DR, if I was given the opportunity to change anything in my life, would I take it?
No.
Don't get me wrong, I'm still stressing, but at least now, as I told her before, there's something a little bit more stable in my life than just all those things that always fail, but then somehow fall back into place and be all good...
I know, that if something more permanent happens, there will be trials and tribulations, but it's another fact of growing up...and it's a journey...some are good, some are bad, some short, others long...and sometimes, just taking that proverbial first step is everything that will be whatever...if that makes sense?!
Unfortunately, this has to come in...but only quickly...Midget is in the house...I don't know why, nor do I care, but it's funny because he's not talking to me at all (a plus), and not even making eye contact...I shall try to do so next time round...see if it's anything I should be gearing myself for...at the end of the day, I'm still going to make his life a misery......I honestly believe that he deserves it...but then again, Upper Management does have a way of making sure that people get their just desserts...
So, how's university going? It's not going too badly I guess, two assignments last week, one this week...break coming up too...:) And I'm flying off for Bathurst on Saturday...well, staying overnight in Sydney Saturday, then training it to Bathurst Sunday morning...just in time for Sunday Night Trivia at The Ox...then ten days of sorting, selling, packing....man...this is going to suck...but it has to be done...
And unfortunately...I don't get to see Grace until I come back...*sigh*...man, I'm going to miss her...I already miss her after catching up with her this afternoon...but still...
Ok...so, this is what's happening...house inspection tomorrow at 1400 (yes, I'm looking at this place which is right next to the uni...$300 a week, but Lee is moving in...), put that application in...and pray it works...visa medical at 1100 Friday, going to part ways with that $1700...assignment due by 1600...flying for Sydney Saturday at 1610, arriving in approximately 1845 local...train to Bathurst Sunday at 0720...do a little dance, make a little...oh, mountain of shit to chuck out?...Fly back to Maroochy on Wed 16 April, arrive in at about 1500, come back to the house, drop bags, get ready to go to uni that night, and hopefully run into Grace while there...Thurs, 17 Apr, go to class in the morning, and -hopefully- move house that afternoon...Friday, hand keys back, get money (or break Midgets nose, using reasonable and proportionate force, then take money), and say goodbye to Kuang, who's been an absolute champion...and a good friend...going to miss him...as well as the rest of the guys in the house...except one...but meh...
*Sigh*...why does she bat her eyes like that? Hehehe................
Be safe.
N
Sunday, 30 March 2008
MMM...Hazelnut...
Mmm...why does Cadbury's Hazelnut Chocolate taste so good???
Was telling G this story earlier...how my love of hazelnuts started with me following my mum's dad (who passed away 28Mar97...Good Friday...) to the supermarket in Singapore when I was a lot smaller (about eightish) and yea, he was teaching me about all the different food items and everything...and took a handful of hazelnuts to try, and gave me a few to munch on too while we walked through the fresh produce...and then we walked back to the hazelnuts........I think that's where I started really liking hazelnuts...and yea...have a block of hazelnut chocolate everywhere...you can ask anyone what chocolate I eat, and if they are observant, they will realise it's hazelnut...hehe...
Well, Friday was not the last day of TAFE as I -kinda- happily found out...this definately reminded me of times in Bathurst, where there were three day duties, and we'd go out Friday and Saturday nights too...as well as work Fridays to Sundays...hehe...I'm absoloutely shattered, but it's a bit of a walk down memory lane...
Just finished two days of Queensland Ambulance Service's "Apply Basic First Aid"...it was quite interesting not "existing" in the class...I attended it for free...bored, plus, it got me away from midget...who called me Saturday...but more on him later....unfortunately...anyhow, it was a good few days, had a couple of South Africans in the class, on top of Max, Lee and "me", and yea, just had a ball...
Last night was a biggie though...on a very limited budget...but it was good...met Scott, a skin cancer doctor, and Jodie, his Pede nurse wife...which was interesting...and had drinks with some of the staff at the Pig too...Jess for one...who, (because G wasn't there with me...and felt a bit down...) I asked to rate me out of 10...I got a 9.5/10...apparently, I've got the "whole package"...intelligence, sociability, looks, and easy going.....and that if something might happen between someone and I, that that person was very lucky to have me...
So, let's see, TAFE discussed (I've actually got video from our self defence lesson, but I'm not allowed to upload it anywhere online......), Pig discussed, G to be discussed...so that leaves Midget...great...:(
So, anyhow, Midget calls me up, in the middle of class on Saturday, ya de da de da bullshit about how I said I was going to live at the house on a short term basis, which is correct, until I had to do that whole shite with the medical (which is the Friday coming...:( )...and all this and that...and what not...and that my room mate is leaving on 19 April and that the room needs to be renovated and all that...so I have to leave the house on the 19 April...! WHAT THE FUCK!? I am seriously thinking of breaking his legs....but then again...I need to use "reasonable and proportionate force to the threat being offered" under the Criminal Code Act Section 546...to "defend myself"...so, another spanner to go into the works....I'm definitely going to be having a chat to the university now, and hopefully the Australian Tax Office and Queensland Tenancy Board...needless to say, I'm pretty steamed about it....but I really have got bigger fish to fry...I'm sure the sudden appearance of certain items on his computer is enough for reasonable and proportionate force of me beating the shit out of him...with a ten pound sledgey...
Enough about the fuckhead...I've been having an absoloutely wonderful week until that point...and I hope to at least be able to salvage enough to smile again...headache, fuckwits and lack of appetite be damned...
Things, I think, are progressing with G...was looking at a picture of her earlier on my phone (that I "don't" have) where she looks absoloutely beautiful...her face is glowing, and she seems happy...well, with a comment like this:
chocolatebox>NEWSFLASH!! Men really are from mars!! says (8:32 PM):
so really I think spending ANY time with you is nice.
=)
I guess things are on the up and up...and I get to see her tomorrow morning after not seeing her over the weekend...and let me assure you...she sounds really cute when she's sleepy....hehe...no, nothing like that happened....she was nice enough, while babysitting her cousins, to give me a wake up call at 0630 this morning....after I got home and talked to her and finally went to bed at 0230....but yea...I don't think she even remembered talking to me until I confirmed it later on in the morning by sms...hehe...
So, I have to finish this now, G's waiting for it so she can choose to either shoot to kill or maim me for what I've said in today's post...and she's got an early morning too....while I finally get a sleep in...yay...
Be safe...and thinking of you G...
N
Was telling G this story earlier...how my love of hazelnuts started with me following my mum's dad (who passed away 28Mar97...Good Friday...) to the supermarket in Singapore when I was a lot smaller (about eightish) and yea, he was teaching me about all the different food items and everything...and took a handful of hazelnuts to try, and gave me a few to munch on too while we walked through the fresh produce...and then we walked back to the hazelnuts........I think that's where I started really liking hazelnuts...and yea...have a block of hazelnut chocolate everywhere...you can ask anyone what chocolate I eat, and if they are observant, they will realise it's hazelnut...hehe...
Well, Friday was not the last day of TAFE as I -kinda- happily found out...this definately reminded me of times in Bathurst, where there were three day duties, and we'd go out Friday and Saturday nights too...as well as work Fridays to Sundays...hehe...I'm absoloutely shattered, but it's a bit of a walk down memory lane...
Just finished two days of Queensland Ambulance Service's "Apply Basic First Aid"...it was quite interesting not "existing" in the class...I attended it for free...bored, plus, it got me away from midget...who called me Saturday...but more on him later....unfortunately...anyhow, it was a good few days, had a couple of South Africans in the class, on top of Max, Lee and "me", and yea, just had a ball...
Last night was a biggie though...on a very limited budget...but it was good...met Scott, a skin cancer doctor, and Jodie, his Pede nurse wife...which was interesting...and had drinks with some of the staff at the Pig too...Jess for one...who, (because G wasn't there with me...and felt a bit down...) I asked to rate me out of 10...I got a 9.5/10...apparently, I've got the "whole package"...intelligence, sociability, looks, and easy going.....and that if something might happen between someone and I, that that person was very lucky to have me...
So, let's see, TAFE discussed (I've actually got video from our self defence lesson, but I'm not allowed to upload it anywhere online......), Pig discussed, G to be discussed...so that leaves Midget...great...:(
So, anyhow, Midget calls me up, in the middle of class on Saturday, ya de da de da bullshit about how I said I was going to live at the house on a short term basis, which is correct, until I had to do that whole shite with the medical (which is the Friday coming...:( )...and all this and that...and what not...and that my room mate is leaving on 19 April and that the room needs to be renovated and all that...so I have to leave the house on the 19 April...! WHAT THE FUCK!? I am seriously thinking of breaking his legs....but then again...I need to use "reasonable and proportionate force to the threat being offered" under the Criminal Code Act Section 546...to "defend myself"...so, another spanner to go into the works....I'm definitely going to be having a chat to the university now, and hopefully the Australian Tax Office and Queensland Tenancy Board...needless to say, I'm pretty steamed about it....but I really have got bigger fish to fry...I'm sure the sudden appearance of certain items on his computer is enough for reasonable and proportionate force of me beating the shit out of him...with a ten pound sledgey...
Enough about the fuckhead...I've been having an absoloutely wonderful week until that point...and I hope to at least be able to salvage enough to smile again...headache, fuckwits and lack of appetite be damned...
Things, I think, are progressing with G...was looking at a picture of her earlier on my phone (that I "don't" have) where she looks absoloutely beautiful...her face is glowing, and she seems happy...well, with a comment like this:
chocolatebox>NEWSFLASH!! Men really are from mars!! says (8:32 PM):
so really I think spending ANY time with you is nice.
=)
I guess things are on the up and up...and I get to see her tomorrow morning after not seeing her over the weekend...and let me assure you...she sounds really cute when she's sleepy....hehe...no, nothing like that happened....she was nice enough, while babysitting her cousins, to give me a wake up call at 0630 this morning....after I got home and talked to her and finally went to bed at 0230....but yea...I don't think she even remembered talking to me until I confirmed it later on in the morning by sms...hehe...
So, I have to finish this now, G's waiting for it so she can choose to either shoot to kill or maim me for what I've said in today's post...and she's got an early morning too....while I finally get a sleep in...yay...
Be safe...and thinking of you G...
N
Saturday, 8 March 2008
A New Dawn, A New Layout
So...
I've just moved to the Sunshine Coast three weeks ago...after living in Bathurst for eight years...I've left Charles Sturt University...and am now at the University of the Sunshine Coast...
My paramedics are on hold for the time being, and I'm having to do a pathways course for six months, but I believe too that this would help me heaps...then, it's onto nursing...paramedics can wait I think...
Am I angry, happy, sad, excited? I'm a mixture of emotions; I mean, for anyone who has lived in a place for eight years after moving in, and growing into who they are there, there of course would be a sense of sadness. Well, for me there was. Bathurst was a place I called home. I lived in town longer than I lived in my own house overseas...
I was scared at the prospects of moving again. Not from one place to another within Bathurst, but to a new state, a new town, a new lifestyle. No more mainly Australians cowboys and cowgirls, ute musters, sheep, alpacas, trees, mountains, cold...I'm now a 15 minute bus trip from the beach, there are girls walking all over the place in bikinis, a lot of exchange students from Japan, Germany, Canada, USA, UK, France, Taiwan...they're from all over the place, to learn English, Business, Arts, Communications...new friends, new experiences...
But here I am.
I am now a resident of Queensland. I am now living in Queensland...although a few years early, but still, I am now here.
I live in a share house with 6 other people, who are all great people. The only person we all have problems with is the person we shouldn't have problems with...and he's increasing the rent for everyone by a bit...
For those that know, the area the size of my hallway is now the size of all I have, and I'm paying $520 for that little bit of real estate...but it's a bed, it's close to uni, and like I said, the people here are great.
I've been able to explore my cooking styles while here. One thing about Bathurst was that I was not able to really cook what I felt like cooking. I've made lamb and 3 types of mushroom noodles in a soy and sesame sauce, tariyaki beef and chicken, lightly crumbed salt, pepper and lime maki maki (a type of fish), salsa marinated beef steaks...there's just so many things that I can make to try...and if I'm not willing to cook, there's a pizza place just around the corner...normally order on Monday or Tuesday (2 for 1 offer), and the Greek Lamb pizza's pretty alright too...
But now, here I am, eating a bacon and sweet chilli chicken tender sandwich, which is going oh oh so well...hmm...if only I could find a girl, an apartment, a way to get my furniture that's still in Bathurst, and this bloody money for my visa, and things would be swell...but it doesn't have to be in that order...but it has to be done......so, let's see what happens shall we?
Oh, apart from the uni things, I'm also trying to get my security license; the TAFE here does it, but it's just not the right timing...so, going to reassess as required, and see what happens.
Right, that's about it....
N
I've just moved to the Sunshine Coast three weeks ago...after living in Bathurst for eight years...I've left Charles Sturt University...and am now at the University of the Sunshine Coast...
My paramedics are on hold for the time being, and I'm having to do a pathways course for six months, but I believe too that this would help me heaps...then, it's onto nursing...paramedics can wait I think...
Am I angry, happy, sad, excited? I'm a mixture of emotions; I mean, for anyone who has lived in a place for eight years after moving in, and growing into who they are there, there of course would be a sense of sadness. Well, for me there was. Bathurst was a place I called home. I lived in town longer than I lived in my own house overseas...
I was scared at the prospects of moving again. Not from one place to another within Bathurst, but to a new state, a new town, a new lifestyle. No more mainly Australians cowboys and cowgirls, ute musters, sheep, alpacas, trees, mountains, cold...I'm now a 15 minute bus trip from the beach, there are girls walking all over the place in bikinis, a lot of exchange students from Japan, Germany, Canada, USA, UK, France, Taiwan...they're from all over the place, to learn English, Business, Arts, Communications...new friends, new experiences...
But here I am.
I am now a resident of Queensland. I am now living in Queensland...although a few years early, but still, I am now here.
I live in a share house with 6 other people, who are all great people. The only person we all have problems with is the person we shouldn't have problems with...and he's increasing the rent for everyone by a bit...
For those that know, the area the size of my hallway is now the size of all I have, and I'm paying $520 for that little bit of real estate...but it's a bed, it's close to uni, and like I said, the people here are great.
I've been able to explore my cooking styles while here. One thing about Bathurst was that I was not able to really cook what I felt like cooking. I've made lamb and 3 types of mushroom noodles in a soy and sesame sauce, tariyaki beef and chicken, lightly crumbed salt, pepper and lime maki maki (a type of fish), salsa marinated beef steaks...there's just so many things that I can make to try...and if I'm not willing to cook, there's a pizza place just around the corner...normally order on Monday or Tuesday (2 for 1 offer), and the Greek Lamb pizza's pretty alright too...
But now, here I am, eating a bacon and sweet chilli chicken tender sandwich, which is going oh oh so well...hmm...if only I could find a girl, an apartment, a way to get my furniture that's still in Bathurst, and this bloody money for my visa, and things would be swell...but it doesn't have to be in that order...but it has to be done......so, let's see what happens shall we?
Oh, apart from the uni things, I'm also trying to get my security license; the TAFE here does it, but it's just not the right timing...so, going to reassess as required, and see what happens.
Right, that's about it....
N
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