I went back to the gym again for the first time a good 18 months. It was quite refreshing, but I'm so unfit and I've lost some of my strength and a lot of my endurance. :(
It felt great though. However, I know I will suffer tomorrow.
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
there needs to be a war against bogans
To the arsehole who kneed me: if you ever make the mistake of touching me again, I will fuck you up.
And yes, that's right: I wear a suit and I have a great job. So I am fucking better than you. It sickens me that my taxes pays for your survival.
That is all.
And yes, that's right: I wear a suit and I have a great job. So I am fucking better than you. It sickens me that my taxes pays for your survival.
That is all.
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
bargains
I just bought 3 pairs of shoes. Yes, three. Admittedly they're all the same style of shoe; they're just different colours. They're Onitsuka Tigers (Mexico 66 Baja), and they look like this:
Well actually one is a Navy (Navy/Orange stripe) and the other two are Leaf (Green/White stripe). Why? Cos the Platypus store in Melbourne Central were having a sale on them for 80% off recommended retail price. Basically it's 50 bux a pair! That works out to be $250RRP. The RRP is a bit hard to swallow, though. But I did buy a pair about three years ago on special for $170. Which I thought was a great price then, but this just takes the cake, the cookie, and whole-danged pantry! One of them (the 2nd of the Leaf Tigers) is going to my brother. So, now I have two new, cheap, very-nice looking shoes. :)
Since I'm talking about bargains: About 2 weeks ago, I picked up a brand new XFX Radeon 4850 512MB from my friend who runs a computer store:
It cost me around ~$140; or, the price of a 9600GT 1GB. At current prices, normally these babies retail for more than $185. A month ago, and they were $225. AMD must be brewing up something if they're slashing prices, but I'm stoked to get such a great mid-range card for so little money. Playing Companies of Heroes has never been smoother, and Rainbow Six Vegas and Vegas 2 are just so much nicer to play now.
Well actually one is a Navy (Navy/Orange stripe) and the other two are Leaf (Green/White stripe). Why? Cos the Platypus store in Melbourne Central were having a sale on them for 80% off recommended retail price. Basically it's 50 bux a pair! That works out to be $250RRP. The RRP is a bit hard to swallow, though. But I did buy a pair about three years ago on special for $170. Which I thought was a great price then, but this just takes the cake, the cookie, and whole-danged pantry! One of them (the 2nd of the Leaf Tigers) is going to my brother. So, now I have two new, cheap, very-nice looking shoes. :)Since I'm talking about bargains: About 2 weeks ago, I picked up a brand new XFX Radeon 4850 512MB from my friend who runs a computer store:
It cost me around ~$140; or, the price of a 9600GT 1GB. At current prices, normally these babies retail for more than $185. A month ago, and they were $225. AMD must be brewing up something if they're slashing prices, but I'm stoked to get such a great mid-range card for so little money. Playing Companies of Heroes has never been smoother, and Rainbow Six Vegas and Vegas 2 are just so much nicer to play now.
Monday, 22 June 2009
changes, swapmeets, pot luck, and 10-pin bowling
I've recently gone back to working for Novell (Australia) at their Sensis engagement. This is because I was made redundant last month on the 19th of May from my old place of employment: BearingPoint Australia. To be honest with you, it was a bit of a surprise that it happened. But I wasn't entirely shocked about it, and I can understand the circumstances behind their decision. At least I wasn't the only one chopped.
It's good to be back working with people that I know and who also appreciate the skill and ability that I bring to the job. That and getting paid contract-rates is pretty nice too. Especially in these times of uncertainty. I was also offered a role with DWS, but declined it after weighing up the two options. It was not a light decision, and perhaps there will be opportunities in the future to work with them.
I've also been helping out a friend on Sundays at the Computer Swapmeets. Little did I know, I make a reasonably good salesman. Especially when it comes to PC systems. If you're looking for a PC, look me up and I'll spec-up a nice system for you. ;) Anyways, it's good to know that I'm also good at something else other than my primary source of income. And computers have always been somewhat of a passion of mine as well.
However, I decided to take off the Sunday that just passed (the 21st). A friend wanted to hold a pot-luck at his place cos his better half was overseas on training. So a group of us brought over our home-cooked dishes and we made merry and ate great food. I brought - or rather, cooked it at my friend's place - my "Mum's Special Recipe" Siew Yuk (Crispy Pork), which was a hit, cos there was absolutely nothing left on the dish! It was great to catch-up with friends, drink beer and have a laugh. Speaking of beer, I am really liking Hoegaardens of late.
Finally, I want to end this post on a hobby I've picked up of late. Ten-pin bowling. We play everyone Monday night, and it's great! It's exercise (well not really, more like an activity, but I use it as an excuse for 'exercise') and a chance to be destructive at the same time. :P I don't know what my average is, but I think it's about 100. Which isn't great, but it's more due to inconsistency than being sh!te. When I feel good, I get good scores. And when I feel lame, well I get rubbish scores. But tonight I tried using my father's 12-pound hook (uneven core) ball. It's drilled for a left-hander, though, but that didn't deter me (I'm right-handed), cos really it's 3x better than the house balls - even if it doesn't fit the position of my fingers exactly. The highlight of my night was when I got a 7-9 split hooking the ball into the right-hand side of the 9-pin. Watching it slide to the left and getting the 7-pin was a thing of beauty! :D :D You could say I'm stoked! Frankly it's the best ever conversion I've ever done!
It's good to be back working with people that I know and who also appreciate the skill and ability that I bring to the job. That and getting paid contract-rates is pretty nice too. Especially in these times of uncertainty. I was also offered a role with DWS, but declined it after weighing up the two options. It was not a light decision, and perhaps there will be opportunities in the future to work with them.
I've also been helping out a friend on Sundays at the Computer Swapmeets. Little did I know, I make a reasonably good salesman. Especially when it comes to PC systems. If you're looking for a PC, look me up and I'll spec-up a nice system for you. ;) Anyways, it's good to know that I'm also good at something else other than my primary source of income. And computers have always been somewhat of a passion of mine as well.
However, I decided to take off the Sunday that just passed (the 21st). A friend wanted to hold a pot-luck at his place cos his better half was overseas on training. So a group of us brought over our home-cooked dishes and we made merry and ate great food. I brought - or rather, cooked it at my friend's place - my "Mum's Special Recipe" Siew Yuk (Crispy Pork), which was a hit, cos there was absolutely nothing left on the dish! It was great to catch-up with friends, drink beer and have a laugh. Speaking of beer, I am really liking Hoegaardens of late.
Finally, I want to end this post on a hobby I've picked up of late. Ten-pin bowling. We play everyone Monday night, and it's great! It's exercise (well not really, more like an activity, but I use it as an excuse for 'exercise') and a chance to be destructive at the same time. :P I don't know what my average is, but I think it's about 100. Which isn't great, but it's more due to inconsistency than being sh!te. When I feel good, I get good scores. And when I feel lame, well I get rubbish scores. But tonight I tried using my father's 12-pound hook (uneven core) ball. It's drilled for a left-hander, though, but that didn't deter me (I'm right-handed), cos really it's 3x better than the house balls - even if it doesn't fit the position of my fingers exactly. The highlight of my night was when I got a 7-9 split hooking the ball into the right-hand side of the 9-pin. Watching it slide to the left and getting the 7-pin was a thing of beauty! :D :D You could say I'm stoked! Frankly it's the best ever conversion I've ever done!
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