feeling pretty crappy today... after a string of things that happened to make this week really really crappy...
this blog entry is gonna get a bit whingy so sorry but if u dont like whinging then dont read this...
where do i start...
hmmm last saturday 5th dec, 2009... i'm in the process of moving at the moment. have just bought a new bed, fridge, aircon from harvey norman. they were to be delivered on sat. firstly they called to say they were coming between 7:30 and 9am which is fine. i decided to sleep at the place on a mattress on the floor. i woke up pretty sore. and they ended up coming at 6:45!!!! so i was still asleep.
then the stupid delivery people broke one of the legs of the bed. and i was downstairs with one guy installing the fridge so i didnt know until they had gone and i went upstairs to look at the disassembled bed.
so i call harvey norman. totally hopeless. they did offer to send a guy around but not to replace it or anything. so anyway dad and i used liquid nails and some metal nails to put it back together.
so here's my total bagging of harvey norman. they are crap and dont do anything when their movers break your brand new furniture!
monday morning at work. a patient brought in her 1 yr old baby. crankiest baby i've ever met. she's never ever smiled for me. every time she's in she's cranky when her mother doesnt give her attention. anyway, the mum was in cos she had a bad headache (i'm not surprised). baby was crying so mum thought she'd come in and carry the baby. but the baby kept wailing so mum brought her back into the room. i asked the mum to get up and calm the baby down. but too late... the baby worked herself up so much that she spewed all over my mum and the floor and all over in my front treatment room. and it stunk so badly!!
today was the worst day at work. for the most part i enjoy what i do... but some patients just really ruin my day.
i have this one patient that takes the cake...
he walked in a while ago asking about consultation and charges etc. i told him about concession fees and he basically told me 'i'm not paying that. it's too expensive.' so i told him to go elsewhere.
i dont want to sound callous but basically i do have to eat and with the business loan i'm still not paying myself. compared to chiros around we are at the lower end of the scale for charges considering we do half hour consultations which are considered to be long consultations. the CAA recommends we charge 3 times the amount that we do for the time spent with each patient.
anyway so the guy went away and got a medicare referral from a GP. which is good cos it means he gets 5 free visits. today he came in for his 3rd visit. he basically spent 10 mins screaming at me. he said 'i have a bone to pick with you. last time i was in you spent 40 mins with me and the time before that it was just under an hour.'
so i said to him that our consultation time is 30mins as in we book patients in half hour blocks.
he said it's too short that he needs at least an hour. so i told him that's fine but i will charge him a double consultation. medicare will cover the first part and he needs to pay for the rest. he told me that's unacceptable. so i told him i could refer him to another clinic if he prefers.
he was going on about his chiro in the city that spent at least an hour on him and charged him practically nothing so i told him to go back to that chiro. the remaining medicare consultations can be transferred to that chiro. he wouldnt have it and i wasnt going to back down. so i told him he could try out other clinics in the area then. good luck to him because i know that we are the cheapest clinic in the area with the longest consult time (because we do like to be thorough). but we cant work for nothing. dont get me wrong there is room for compassion when i know somebody is doing it tough financially but this isnt the way to go about it.
anyway so he got me so worked up. i was so pissed off. i told him to go elsewhere but he insisted on making another appointment with me next week. i dont know why if he is so insistant that he isnt getting value for his money.
i trained for 6 years and still have a big HECS debt. i do deserve to charge for my services and dont think our charges are unreasonable. so he's one patient that i really dont want. i'm not backing down. it just really pisses me off and spoils the day to have him as a patient.
grrrrrrrrr i'm still so pissed off....
Friday, December 11, 2009
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Sydney World Masters Games
SWMG wrap-up
9th Oct Fri - flew into syd at 7am... had to see some patients in the arvo. one was competing in the SWMG and i wanted them to be right to swim.
went down to sydney olympic park to pick up my uniform. there were no sizes left so i had to get a 10... which was slightly small... hopefully it will stretch... but i dont know if i'll wear the shirts again cos as nice as they are they have a big 'medical' plastered on the back. maybe i can use them professionally.
looked at the queue going into accreditation - apparently 3+ hours wait... really long! i dont envy the people in that queue.
10th oct sat - well my first day at hockey. an 8am start is 5am perth time... sooo tired! got there and reported into the venue supervisor as advised. they didnt seem to know what to do with signing in...
there are 2 hockey pitches - olympic which is the main and pitch 2. the original pitch was no 2 but when they built the whole olympic pitch and stadium for the 2000 olympics.
i popped down to the first aid room at olympic pitch where the chiros were setting up. but the sports trainer that got there before me was so bossy. he sent me over to the other pitch by myself. turned out to be a great move. was right on the side of the pitch in like a 'dugout' area. the two guys who were in charge there were stan and marty. lucky for me it was a pretty uneventful day. few people getting hit by balls etc but nothing really serious.
we got meal vouchers that you redeem at the canteen. a meal voucher is worth $12 and snack voucher $6. we hardly got to eat since there was only 10 mins inbetween games and 10 mins half time. so at the end there were food vouchers left over. marty gave me his voucher. so i went over to the canteen and bought $24 of junk food for us all to have the next day. i think the guys were happy that i didnt just take the vouchers and buy stuff for myself but got something for everybody to share the next day.
11th oct sun - at the hockey again. and made my way down to pitch 2 where all the fun people were. and today we were all sugared up!! today was eventful cos i did have a guy fall over and have a colles fracture. had to send him off to hospital.
we did the same thing today with the food vouchers... i came back with arms full of junk food. the lady at the canteen recognised me as well and prob thought i was a big pig! but cos none of us were there the next day we divided up the food.
went to the opening ceremony of the games.
opening ceremony:
meant to start at 5:30pm so i had to kill some time. the beginning was so boring - they had a police band that were good but i was still a bit bored. the athlete procession didnt start till 6:30ish then speeches. was quite funny... they had the chairperson of the organising committee SWMGOC, chairperson of the world masters competitions, and nathan rees premier of nsw. they were opening the ceremony. so the chairperson of the SWMGOC welcomed prince fredrick of denmark and the applause was so warm and loud that she had to stop to let it all die down. but when nathan rees was introduced to open the games, there was very loud boo-ing. i was killing myself laughing. the next day i was approached by an american lady who asked me why people were boo-ing. i had to explain that nathan rees isnt really well liked at all.
12th oct mon - a bit of a late start 9am at the main booth supervising the chiro students. and then my relief was late which made me have to run over to volleyball to start my next shift. just made it. the medical rooms overlook the courts at the volleyball. lachlan's team were playing and it was good that i finished early enough to watch the match. was actually an ideal situation. working as a sports trainer but i did also supervise the students. these students were really good and quite competent.
14th oct wed - well this was an interesting day. i was posted to the tennis which was at cintra park concord. basically the tennis was played at 2 locations - olympic park and cintra. the over 70's were at cintra cos it's synthetic grass and easier on older joints. i got there and was greeted by a st. johns ambulance lady #$%@#$%@#$%. so i get there and she says 'i dont know why they bother sending you people here'. in short she basically informs me that i'm just there for decoration - to show that there is a medical presence but really if anybody would be needed it would be st. johns people and i might get some strapping if i'm lucky. she was so bossy that i just had to get out of the room so i was helping put up signs and stuff. by coincidence i ran into mr and mrs leeder - hunter's parents. they were volunteering and working at the tennis... small world!
anyway cranky st. johns lady left me with 2 cadets who were med students. they didnt know what to do when a lady called J [name removed] came in with a strained left calf muscle. and i was thinking 'so can you get out of the way and let me (decoration) do my job'.
J was about to pull out of doubles cos she didnt know if she would injure herself more. worked on her and then used compression bandage to help support the muscle. she went back on to play. worked on her again after her game and told her what to do overnight to get some of the swelling down.
rushed back to olympic park cos i was rostered on to supervise the students at the volleyball in the arvo. but got a call at 2:30 to let me know that george portelli was wandering around asking to be put somewhere so he took my shift so i could have the arvo off. ended up going to the volleyball anyway cos vic was there with sacha. lachlan's team only lost 1 game and made it into the gold medal playoffs.
ended up playing with sacha most of the arvo. she's so cute but was a little cranky either cos it was past bedtime or she might have been teething. lachlan's team called 'jackie chan' won in 5 tight sets.
15th oct thur - at the tennis again in the morning. J was moving great today and she said she was feeling good. worked on her again after her match where she won a bronze medal. she was so grateful. she actually said to me she knows that we're all volunteers and so she wanted to give me something for helping her and she offered me $100. i told her i couldnt take it and said that it's my pleasure. the st. johns lady (grrrrr) then said 'oh we're all volunteers, i'll take that as a donation to st. johns' @#$@#%@#% it wasnt even offered to her. so unfortunately J was put in a tough position and forced to make a donation to st. johns.
oh yeh forgot to mention that this lady (in addition to calling me decoration) did NOTHING to help and.. she even told me off for doing my job. i think she was making small talk asking me if i had been busy. i told her about the broken wrist which was the worst injury. she then proceeded to tell me that it wasnt my job to attend to those things and that there should have been a st. johns person there. umm when the ref blows the whistle they call for the 'trainer' not 'st johns person'!!!! anyway she had a bee in her bonnet about how they didnt have a st. johns person at every venue. they only had a central hub at the main games centre. if they were needed then they were called by walkie talkie and then drove out to the venue. the minimum medical presence for most of the venues was a sports trainer - trained in first aid and also sports injury management so really more qualified than st. johns.
thur arvo - at the volleyball again. but i was so tired i didnt end up doing much supervising.
17th oct sat - at the tennis again. lucky for me that st johns #$%@%# lady wasnt there that day. but there was another st johns lady who must have been 100 yrs old (ok maybe i'm exaggerating a little). if somebody had a heart attack on court and needed her help i could imagine them dying in the time it would take her to walk over to help... anyway i wont bag her too much... she was nice... useless but nice (and they call me decoration...)
J was going really well and she brought her husband to see me as well as he had a sore shoulder. i strapped it up and later he told me it felt great when he was playing. was a pity that they came up against the top team in the semis but i guess that's the luck of the draw. the mixed doubles pairs in the other semis werent as good. anyway, J and her husband ended up losing the semis but winning the bronze playoff. she invited me over to the brewery but i didnt join. she did end up giving me a metal pin with New Zealand on it and some chocolates. the pin i'll keep sentimentally. was a pleasure to help such lovely people to achieve their best. J ended up getting 3 bronzes - 2 of them whilst i was working with her and she was very grateful.
18th oct sun - the only day i wasnt stationed around SOP. was at the basketball in the hills. absolutely hated it... americans are a bunch of primadonnas. 'i dont care if you used to play nba and i have no idea who you are!!!'
staff at the centre were really rude.
the other sports trainer there was pretty good and i was learning some new strapping methods from him.
anyway, what a bummer of a last day... it spoiled it really cos i was having such a good time...
closing ceremony - tumbalong park. wasnt as grand as the opening. but i just wanted to see. didnt stay for long as i was really tired and had work mon morning...
a successful games and a lot of fun for the most part. i liked working as a sports trainer... it's nice to be paid to sit there and watch sport (well for the most part - not the injury parts).
9th Oct Fri - flew into syd at 7am... had to see some patients in the arvo. one was competing in the SWMG and i wanted them to be right to swim.
went down to sydney olympic park to pick up my uniform. there were no sizes left so i had to get a 10... which was slightly small... hopefully it will stretch... but i dont know if i'll wear the shirts again cos as nice as they are they have a big 'medical' plastered on the back. maybe i can use them professionally.
looked at the queue going into accreditation - apparently 3+ hours wait... really long! i dont envy the people in that queue.
10th oct sat - well my first day at hockey. an 8am start is 5am perth time... sooo tired! got there and reported into the venue supervisor as advised. they didnt seem to know what to do with signing in...
there are 2 hockey pitches - olympic which is the main and pitch 2. the original pitch was no 2 but when they built the whole olympic pitch and stadium for the 2000 olympics.
i popped down to the first aid room at olympic pitch where the chiros were setting up. but the sports trainer that got there before me was so bossy. he sent me over to the other pitch by myself. turned out to be a great move. was right on the side of the pitch in like a 'dugout' area. the two guys who were in charge there were stan and marty. lucky for me it was a pretty uneventful day. few people getting hit by balls etc but nothing really serious.
we got meal vouchers that you redeem at the canteen. a meal voucher is worth $12 and snack voucher $6. we hardly got to eat since there was only 10 mins inbetween games and 10 mins half time. so at the end there were food vouchers left over. marty gave me his voucher. so i went over to the canteen and bought $24 of junk food for us all to have the next day. i think the guys were happy that i didnt just take the vouchers and buy stuff for myself but got something for everybody to share the next day.
11th oct sun - at the hockey again. and made my way down to pitch 2 where all the fun people were. and today we were all sugared up!! today was eventful cos i did have a guy fall over and have a colles fracture. had to send him off to hospital.
we did the same thing today with the food vouchers... i came back with arms full of junk food. the lady at the canteen recognised me as well and prob thought i was a big pig! but cos none of us were there the next day we divided up the food.
went to the opening ceremony of the games.
opening ceremony:
meant to start at 5:30pm so i had to kill some time. the beginning was so boring - they had a police band that were good but i was still a bit bored. the athlete procession didnt start till 6:30ish then speeches. was quite funny... they had the chairperson of the organising committee SWMGOC, chairperson of the world masters competitions, and nathan rees premier of nsw. they were opening the ceremony. so the chairperson of the SWMGOC welcomed prince fredrick of denmark and the applause was so warm and loud that she had to stop to let it all die down. but when nathan rees was introduced to open the games, there was very loud boo-ing. i was killing myself laughing. the next day i was approached by an american lady who asked me why people were boo-ing. i had to explain that nathan rees isnt really well liked at all.
12th oct mon - a bit of a late start 9am at the main booth supervising the chiro students. and then my relief was late which made me have to run over to volleyball to start my next shift. just made it. the medical rooms overlook the courts at the volleyball. lachlan's team were playing and it was good that i finished early enough to watch the match. was actually an ideal situation. working as a sports trainer but i did also supervise the students. these students were really good and quite competent.
14th oct wed - well this was an interesting day. i was posted to the tennis which was at cintra park concord. basically the tennis was played at 2 locations - olympic park and cintra. the over 70's were at cintra cos it's synthetic grass and easier on older joints. i got there and was greeted by a st. johns ambulance lady #$%@#$%@#$%. so i get there and she says 'i dont know why they bother sending you people here'. in short she basically informs me that i'm just there for decoration - to show that there is a medical presence but really if anybody would be needed it would be st. johns people and i might get some strapping if i'm lucky. she was so bossy that i just had to get out of the room so i was helping put up signs and stuff. by coincidence i ran into mr and mrs leeder - hunter's parents. they were volunteering and working at the tennis... small world!
anyway cranky st. johns lady left me with 2 cadets who were med students. they didnt know what to do when a lady called J [name removed] came in with a strained left calf muscle. and i was thinking 'so can you get out of the way and let me (decoration) do my job'.
J was about to pull out of doubles cos she didnt know if she would injure herself more. worked on her and then used compression bandage to help support the muscle. she went back on to play. worked on her again after her game and told her what to do overnight to get some of the swelling down.
rushed back to olympic park cos i was rostered on to supervise the students at the volleyball in the arvo. but got a call at 2:30 to let me know that george portelli was wandering around asking to be put somewhere so he took my shift so i could have the arvo off. ended up going to the volleyball anyway cos vic was there with sacha. lachlan's team only lost 1 game and made it into the gold medal playoffs.
ended up playing with sacha most of the arvo. she's so cute but was a little cranky either cos it was past bedtime or she might have been teething. lachlan's team called 'jackie chan' won in 5 tight sets.
15th oct thur - at the tennis again in the morning. J was moving great today and she said she was feeling good. worked on her again after her match where she won a bronze medal. she was so grateful. she actually said to me she knows that we're all volunteers and so she wanted to give me something for helping her and she offered me $100. i told her i couldnt take it and said that it's my pleasure. the st. johns lady (grrrrr) then said 'oh we're all volunteers, i'll take that as a donation to st. johns' @#$@#%@#% it wasnt even offered to her. so unfortunately J was put in a tough position and forced to make a donation to st. johns.
oh yeh forgot to mention that this lady (in addition to calling me decoration) did NOTHING to help and.. she even told me off for doing my job. i think she was making small talk asking me if i had been busy. i told her about the broken wrist which was the worst injury. she then proceeded to tell me that it wasnt my job to attend to those things and that there should have been a st. johns person there. umm when the ref blows the whistle they call for the 'trainer' not 'st johns person'!!!! anyway she had a bee in her bonnet about how they didnt have a st. johns person at every venue. they only had a central hub at the main games centre. if they were needed then they were called by walkie talkie and then drove out to the venue. the minimum medical presence for most of the venues was a sports trainer - trained in first aid and also sports injury management so really more qualified than st. johns.
thur arvo - at the volleyball again. but i was so tired i didnt end up doing much supervising.
17th oct sat - at the tennis again. lucky for me that st johns #$%@%# lady wasnt there that day. but there was another st johns lady who must have been 100 yrs old (ok maybe i'm exaggerating a little). if somebody had a heart attack on court and needed her help i could imagine them dying in the time it would take her to walk over to help... anyway i wont bag her too much... she was nice... useless but nice (and they call me decoration...)
J was going really well and she brought her husband to see me as well as he had a sore shoulder. i strapped it up and later he told me it felt great when he was playing. was a pity that they came up against the top team in the semis but i guess that's the luck of the draw. the mixed doubles pairs in the other semis werent as good. anyway, J and her husband ended up losing the semis but winning the bronze playoff. she invited me over to the brewery but i didnt join. she did end up giving me a metal pin with New Zealand on it and some chocolates. the pin i'll keep sentimentally. was a pleasure to help such lovely people to achieve their best. J ended up getting 3 bronzes - 2 of them whilst i was working with her and she was very grateful.
18th oct sun - the only day i wasnt stationed around SOP. was at the basketball in the hills. absolutely hated it... americans are a bunch of primadonnas. 'i dont care if you used to play nba and i have no idea who you are!!!'
staff at the centre were really rude.
the other sports trainer there was pretty good and i was learning some new strapping methods from him.
anyway, what a bummer of a last day... it spoiled it really cos i was having such a good time...
closing ceremony - tumbalong park. wasnt as grand as the opening. but i just wanted to see. didnt stay for long as i was really tired and had work mon morning...
a successful games and a lot of fun for the most part. i liked working as a sports trainer... it's nice to be paid to sit there and watch sport (well for the most part - not the injury parts).
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Perth
well 1st oct... i leave for perth and the fics conference... and the icssd exam!!
feeling quite underprepared for the exam.
1st oct thur - flew into perth, got my rental car. the hotel wouldnt allow me to check in till 2pm and it was around 10:30am! i was so knackered with not much to do. so i went for a walk around the city. there are actually these free city circle trams called 'cats' - 'red cat', 'blue cat', 'yellow cat'.
ended up at the dfo in perth to kill some time. i didnt really feel like shopping though cos i didnt want to spend too much $$.
dinner was the worst and most expensive sushi i've ever had... and walking around i realised that food isnt one of perth's strong points (not like melbourne)
spent the night in and slept early. the mantra on murray room was actually quite big and had a kitchenette where you could cook/microwave etc.
2nd oct fri - drove down to murdoch which was a nice easy drive. checked into the visitors units at the uni. quite nice. bedroom had 1 double and a single bed so sleeps 3. pretty basic bathroom. living room had kitchen and tv, couch etc. not bad for $75. i didnt want a late night but thought it would be good to hang out with people. most were staying in fremantle. went to the brewery called 'little creatures' for dinner. i had a nice ale though but a few sips and i was already going red. bit stressed about the exam the next day but got some tips - like know your concussion grading etc.
3rd oct sat - uni accommodation was booked up so i had to move to fremantle for the night. did the exam which was fine but at 6pm perth time (8pm sydney time) my brain was starting to go mushy. i was the last to finish... 150 multiple choice in 2 hrs but i did go through the paper twice. there was a typo that i pointed out after the exam and the cpr data was outdated as well... it asked how many breaths to compressions in a 1 person cpr. the latest is 2-30 but that wasnt an option. there were a number of concussion questions so good thing i studied it the night before.
got back to fremantle around 9pm. the b&b i was staying at had a spa which was awesome. got fish and chips and icecream - thought that would be nice to eat icecream whilst relaxing in the spa.
perth had this special event on called 'telethon' that i actually thought should have been called 'stripathon'. they do a 24 hr broadcast with celebrities and performances to raise money for a number of charities - mostly children's charities. anyway aparently it's traditional that around 10-11pm that people ring up and offer to dontate money if people will take their shirts off. most of the celebrities taking shirts off were from home and away and had ok bodies. one guy took off his pants and i was this close to ringing up to dontate if he would put them back on cos he wasnt one of those good-looking ppl.
3rd oct sun - the place is a b&b... and breakfast was basic but good. had a nice toasted ham and cheese croissant. turned on the tv and the telethon was still on... jack was on the panel in the morning so i watched some of it. i saw him the week before and knew he was going to be in perth for telethon. heheh i thought it might be funny to call up and offer to donate money if he took his shirt off. dont get me wrong it's not cos i wanted to perv it would have been funny to see his reaction but then if he knew it was me then he might get the wrong idea and i dunno whether he'd get my sense of humour. and anyway i guess sun morning is family viewing! not like the night before!!
last day of the conference... deb came up to me and congratulated me so i know i passed just dont know by how much. finished in the early arvo.
so i decided to go back to perth city to the convention centre.
there was a geek convention called GO3. lots of anime, star wars and sci fi stuff. special guests were a guy from stargate atlantis, star trek enterprise and chaske spencer who plays sam uley in twilight new moon. also went to check out the telethon. actually the sat disney guys were doing a childrens show and i thought of popping in and saying hello but ended up being a little late.
checked out fremantle markets which was really small. like it was a market but really disappointing... really only a few stalls.
nice leisurely drive to rockingham and safety bay cos i was staying with the mclernons for a few days.
4th oct mon - took a drive around rockingham up to point peron and then hung out at rockingham beach for a bit.
5th oct tue - took a drive down to mandurah and lay on the beach for the arvo reading a book. great idea for a holiday.
6th oct wed - drove back to perth city. mum asked me to bring back some otak so i trekked out to northbridge which is the asian precinct. they're wrapped in banana leaves but i had to remove them... lol the hotel staff might have been a little confused by all the banana leaves in the bin. my last night in perth at the mantra again.
7th oct thur - meant to come back to perth. organised a shuttle to the airport and was there at 1:30pm... my flight was at 3:15 so i was kinda bored. anyway, planed ended up being delayed. boarded around 4 and then when we were all boarded, we were told to get off cos we werent going to take off. the plane wouldnt make it back before sydney curfew. they rescheduled the flight back to 4am the next morning (7am syd time to arrive at 11am syd time). ended up getting on the red eye - midnight.
so... i had around 6 hrs to wait till the flight. so i caught a bus to the local shopping centre - lucky it's late night shopping on thur nights. found a maccas and used free wi-fi to kill time.
midnight flight... arrived back in syd at 7am (AEDST)
feeling quite underprepared for the exam.
1st oct thur - flew into perth, got my rental car. the hotel wouldnt allow me to check in till 2pm and it was around 10:30am! i was so knackered with not much to do. so i went for a walk around the city. there are actually these free city circle trams called 'cats' - 'red cat', 'blue cat', 'yellow cat'.
ended up at the dfo in perth to kill some time. i didnt really feel like shopping though cos i didnt want to spend too much $$.
dinner was the worst and most expensive sushi i've ever had... and walking around i realised that food isnt one of perth's strong points (not like melbourne)
spent the night in and slept early. the mantra on murray room was actually quite big and had a kitchenette where you could cook/microwave etc.
2nd oct fri - drove down to murdoch which was a nice easy drive. checked into the visitors units at the uni. quite nice. bedroom had 1 double and a single bed so sleeps 3. pretty basic bathroom. living room had kitchen and tv, couch etc. not bad for $75. i didnt want a late night but thought it would be good to hang out with people. most were staying in fremantle. went to the brewery called 'little creatures' for dinner. i had a nice ale though but a few sips and i was already going red. bit stressed about the exam the next day but got some tips - like know your concussion grading etc.
3rd oct sat - uni accommodation was booked up so i had to move to fremantle for the night. did the exam which was fine but at 6pm perth time (8pm sydney time) my brain was starting to go mushy. i was the last to finish... 150 multiple choice in 2 hrs but i did go through the paper twice. there was a typo that i pointed out after the exam and the cpr data was outdated as well... it asked how many breaths to compressions in a 1 person cpr. the latest is 2-30 but that wasnt an option. there were a number of concussion questions so good thing i studied it the night before.
got back to fremantle around 9pm. the b&b i was staying at had a spa which was awesome. got fish and chips and icecream - thought that would be nice to eat icecream whilst relaxing in the spa.
perth had this special event on called 'telethon' that i actually thought should have been called 'stripathon'. they do a 24 hr broadcast with celebrities and performances to raise money for a number of charities - mostly children's charities. anyway aparently it's traditional that around 10-11pm that people ring up and offer to dontate money if people will take their shirts off. most of the celebrities taking shirts off were from home and away and had ok bodies. one guy took off his pants and i was this close to ringing up to dontate if he would put them back on cos he wasnt one of those good-looking ppl.
3rd oct sun - the place is a b&b... and breakfast was basic but good. had a nice toasted ham and cheese croissant. turned on the tv and the telethon was still on... jack was on the panel in the morning so i watched some of it. i saw him the week before and knew he was going to be in perth for telethon. heheh i thought it might be funny to call up and offer to donate money if he took his shirt off. dont get me wrong it's not cos i wanted to perv it would have been funny to see his reaction but then if he knew it was me then he might get the wrong idea and i dunno whether he'd get my sense of humour. and anyway i guess sun morning is family viewing! not like the night before!!
last day of the conference... deb came up to me and congratulated me so i know i passed just dont know by how much. finished in the early arvo.
so i decided to go back to perth city to the convention centre.
there was a geek convention called GO3. lots of anime, star wars and sci fi stuff. special guests were a guy from stargate atlantis, star trek enterprise and chaske spencer who plays sam uley in twilight new moon. also went to check out the telethon. actually the sat disney guys were doing a childrens show and i thought of popping in and saying hello but ended up being a little late.
checked out fremantle markets which was really small. like it was a market but really disappointing... really only a few stalls.
nice leisurely drive to rockingham and safety bay cos i was staying with the mclernons for a few days.
4th oct mon - took a drive around rockingham up to point peron and then hung out at rockingham beach for a bit.
5th oct tue - took a drive down to mandurah and lay on the beach for the arvo reading a book. great idea for a holiday.
6th oct wed - drove back to perth city. mum asked me to bring back some otak so i trekked out to northbridge which is the asian precinct. they're wrapped in banana leaves but i had to remove them... lol the hotel staff might have been a little confused by all the banana leaves in the bin. my last night in perth at the mantra again.
7th oct thur - meant to come back to perth. organised a shuttle to the airport and was there at 1:30pm... my flight was at 3:15 so i was kinda bored. anyway, planed ended up being delayed. boarded around 4 and then when we were all boarded, we were told to get off cos we werent going to take off. the plane wouldnt make it back before sydney curfew. they rescheduled the flight back to 4am the next morning (7am syd time to arrive at 11am syd time). ended up getting on the red eye - midnight.
so... i had around 6 hrs to wait till the flight. so i caught a bus to the local shopping centre - lucky it's late night shopping on thur nights. found a maccas and used free wi-fi to kill time.
midnight flight... arrived back in syd at 7am (AEDST)
Thursday, October 01, 2009
wkc
well i volunteered to help out at WKC on 26-27th sept. 1 week before my exam... lol i realised it wasnt such a good idea when i was frantically studying in free time.
but it was fun hanging out with the girls from st. pauls.
i must admit though being an usher at a Christian event was tough... people didnt want to listen and just kinda sat wherever.
i think one thing they did differently this year was they had a lady talk about the social issue of the sexualisation of children. i think a lot of people were shocked and very challenged. i must admit though that cos i dont have children etc, i found i wasnt really challenged by this wkc... reminded of some key things yes. i think i enjoyed engage a lot more.
but it was fun hanging out with the girls from st. pauls.
i must admit though being an usher at a Christian event was tough... people didnt want to listen and just kinda sat wherever.
i think one thing they did differently this year was they had a lady talk about the social issue of the sexualisation of children. i think a lot of people were shocked and very challenged. i must admit though that cos i dont have children etc, i found i wasnt really challenged by this wkc... reminded of some key things yes. i think i enjoyed engage a lot more.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
twitter and facebook updates
well i guess you share your life on twitter on facebook by updating your tweet or status.
here are some status' from the week... my life in tweet...
sunday 13/09/09:
Mel is at the festival of the wind and enjoying watching the pretty kites
Mel likes the teddy bear kite
Mel wishes she was out wakeboarding cos it's 30degrees today... but the water is cold
Mel is late for welcoming at church tonight
Mel likes going to bondi cos i keep getting free stuff... today it was a free loaf of bread
Mel is absolutely knackered from all the walking today.
saturday 12/09/09:
Mel is too tired to get up... it's saturday... sleep in!
Mel is off to the city beach sale at birkenhead. shop opening today. massive specials.
Mel is off to world kitchen to buy some pyrex
Mel slept the arvo
Mel is off to Courtney's 21st... but anne of green gables is also on tv...
friday 11/09/09:
Mel spares a thought for the 9/11 victims. Prayers for their families.
Mel isnt feeling great today... hope to get home early.
here are some status' from the week... my life in tweet...
sunday 13/09/09:
Mel is at the festival of the wind and enjoying watching the pretty kites
Mel likes the teddy bear kite
Mel wishes she was out wakeboarding cos it's 30degrees today... but the water is cold
Mel is late for welcoming at church tonight
Mel likes going to bondi cos i keep getting free stuff... today it was a free loaf of bread
Mel is absolutely knackered from all the walking today.
saturday 12/09/09:
Mel is too tired to get up... it's saturday... sleep in!
Mel is off to the city beach sale at birkenhead. shop opening today. massive specials.
Mel is off to world kitchen to buy some pyrex
Mel slept the arvo
Mel is off to Courtney's 21st... but anne of green gables is also on tv...
friday 11/09/09:
Mel spares a thought for the 9/11 victims. Prayers for their families.
Mel isnt feeling great today... hope to get home early.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
John Farnham concert & SSO plays Star Trek!!
John Farnham concert
Fri 4th September. Lyric theatre.
Been looking forward to the John Farnham concert for ages.
The support act was a Melbourne guy... he had 3 acoustic guitars and a keyboard... very mellow acoustic stuff that wasnt too bad. It wasnt until after the guy finished playing that we realised he was being lifted down from the stool he was sitting on and being put into a wheelchair and he wheeled off stage.
then John Farnham came on... and i must admit that i love his band as much as i love him... chong lim, brett garsed, stuart fraser... the usual band... i also recognised stevie williams, angus burchall (with a lot less hair!), lindsay field and lisa edwards.
we were in the 5th row next to the speakers at the right of the stage so it was kinda loud. finished the night feeling quite deaf. i dont think lyric theatre is good for rock acts... musicals yes... but not necessarily acts that have loud guitars cos acoustics are crap.
funny things from the night... one lady gave JF a bra... prob her bra... only thing it must have been like a double G cup granny bra... JF was a good sport about it... was very funny... but i was thinking... if you're gonna throw a bra then at least get a nice lacy number or a bright string bikini...
JF has certainly put on weight... mum commented that he was fat when he came on stage. anyway he spent the night taking the mickey outa himself... the true Aussie way! so he said he had retired and it's been 3 yrs since he's toured... he tried to take it easy but he got bored. he was sitting on the couch reading gossip mags about celebrities going into rehab. he said "i didnt go into rehab but i went to a restaurant... and apparently stayed there for a while" - making a comment on his weight...
through the rest of the night he made comments about his loss of hearing in his old age... and lack of memory.
all in all i enjoyed the night and the songs. was quite short - only 1 1/2 hrs on stage but i guess he is getting older.
Sydney Symphony plays Star Trek: sat 5th sept
dad's father's day present. he likes syd symphony and i like star trek.
was actually quite good. there was a big screen with clips from all the movies.
first part - they played theme from 2001 space odessy, mars from the planets suite and the transformers theme.
second part - one theme from each of the 11 movies.
the conductor was actually quite funny. he did a bit of stand up comedy introducing the pieces.
he welcomed all the trekkies in the audience. he remarked that one guy had even worn spock ears... "what those are your real ears? oh sorry sir"
then he came out wearing the tos costume. he also referred to the brass section as the klingons and the harpist as an android.
checking out the program and realised row crowch from school was actually playing with the orchestra. which is kinda cool...
Fri 4th September. Lyric theatre.
Been looking forward to the John Farnham concert for ages.
The support act was a Melbourne guy... he had 3 acoustic guitars and a keyboard... very mellow acoustic stuff that wasnt too bad. It wasnt until after the guy finished playing that we realised he was being lifted down from the stool he was sitting on and being put into a wheelchair and he wheeled off stage.
then John Farnham came on... and i must admit that i love his band as much as i love him... chong lim, brett garsed, stuart fraser... the usual band... i also recognised stevie williams, angus burchall (with a lot less hair!), lindsay field and lisa edwards.
we were in the 5th row next to the speakers at the right of the stage so it was kinda loud. finished the night feeling quite deaf. i dont think lyric theatre is good for rock acts... musicals yes... but not necessarily acts that have loud guitars cos acoustics are crap.
funny things from the night... one lady gave JF a bra... prob her bra... only thing it must have been like a double G cup granny bra... JF was a good sport about it... was very funny... but i was thinking... if you're gonna throw a bra then at least get a nice lacy number or a bright string bikini...
JF has certainly put on weight... mum commented that he was fat when he came on stage. anyway he spent the night taking the mickey outa himself... the true Aussie way! so he said he had retired and it's been 3 yrs since he's toured... he tried to take it easy but he got bored. he was sitting on the couch reading gossip mags about celebrities going into rehab. he said "i didnt go into rehab but i went to a restaurant... and apparently stayed there for a while" - making a comment on his weight...
through the rest of the night he made comments about his loss of hearing in his old age... and lack of memory.
all in all i enjoyed the night and the songs. was quite short - only 1 1/2 hrs on stage but i guess he is getting older.
Sydney Symphony plays Star Trek: sat 5th sept
dad's father's day present. he likes syd symphony and i like star trek.
was actually quite good. there was a big screen with clips from all the movies.
first part - they played theme from 2001 space odessy, mars from the planets suite and the transformers theme.
second part - one theme from each of the 11 movies.
the conductor was actually quite funny. he did a bit of stand up comedy introducing the pieces.
he welcomed all the trekkies in the audience. he remarked that one guy had even worn spock ears... "what those are your real ears? oh sorry sir"
then he came out wearing the tos costume. he also referred to the brass section as the klingons and the harpist as an android.
checking out the program and realised row crowch from school was actually playing with the orchestra. which is kinda cool...
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Engage
It's kinda funny... my first day after finishing up at my old job.
And i'm up at Engage where the talks are focused on young workers and working culture, relationships for people around my stage of life.
Feel strangely content with making the decision to cut down work. And faced with the money issues of not having that work and having to trust in God and His provision.
First talk this morning was by William Taylor. He's a middle aged gentleman from the UK with teenage/younger children. He talked about losing Jesus in our lives. Like being 'Christian' but without Jesus. Was a great reminder on focus cos I think at work you just go through the motions of doing and a lot of the time just forget who we are in Jesus.
Matt Chandler spoke on relationships. Kinda mirrored the talk from last year by Mark Driscoll. He made some points about guys growing up and becoming men... and for us girls to be patient and wait and dont compromise standards. I think that was important for me to hear. He mentioned a woman who was married to a non-Christian and her children had been coming to church but had decided to follow her husband. The heartache this woman felt i guess is something that you have to think about when dating or marrying a non-Christian. Sometimes it is hard for Christian women to wait for Christian guys to be interested and it seems to easy cos non-Xn guys just pursue you. Anyway... a lot to think about. But Matt Chandler was pretty emphatic about guys growing into the men God created them to be. Good on him for saying it so directly.
Last talk of the day was William Taylor at night. Again I think we go through the motions of work... everything is just so normal. but the world we live in is a dead man's world... where people are walking around... dead people walking around without Jesus. We were challenged to see the world through Jesus' eyes not our own eyes or through the eyes of other worldly people.
And i'm up at Engage where the talks are focused on young workers and working culture, relationships for people around my stage of life.
Feel strangely content with making the decision to cut down work. And faced with the money issues of not having that work and having to trust in God and His provision.
First talk this morning was by William Taylor. He's a middle aged gentleman from the UK with teenage/younger children. He talked about losing Jesus in our lives. Like being 'Christian' but without Jesus. Was a great reminder on focus cos I think at work you just go through the motions of doing and a lot of the time just forget who we are in Jesus.
Matt Chandler spoke on relationships. Kinda mirrored the talk from last year by Mark Driscoll. He made some points about guys growing up and becoming men... and for us girls to be patient and wait and dont compromise standards. I think that was important for me to hear. He mentioned a woman who was married to a non-Christian and her children had been coming to church but had decided to follow her husband. The heartache this woman felt i guess is something that you have to think about when dating or marrying a non-Christian. Sometimes it is hard for Christian women to wait for Christian guys to be interested and it seems to easy cos non-Xn guys just pursue you. Anyway... a lot to think about. But Matt Chandler was pretty emphatic about guys growing into the men God created them to be. Good on him for saying it so directly.
Last talk of the day was William Taylor at night. Again I think we go through the motions of work... everything is just so normal. but the world we live in is a dead man's world... where people are walking around... dead people walking around without Jesus. We were challenged to see the world through Jesus' eyes not our own eyes or through the eyes of other worldly people.
Monday, August 17, 2009
too much information
[edited]patients can be funny sometimes. had a patient with back pain he got from 'nocturnal activities'. trev calls it 'banger's back'. i guess i need to know how the pain started but sometimes it's just a little too much info...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
packed to the rafters
i really like this show... at first i didnt but now i'm getting into it.
except one of the cast members really annoys me... i recognise the guy who plays jake... actually met him years ago and he's a bit of a tool...
was at ryan acosta's 21st. he was a guy that worked at target... and i think i must have been about 19 or 20... anyway we were at metro at north sydney and ryan had one side of the nightclub for his party.
ngi spotted this guy james...and recognised him from a tv show called 'breakers'.
so she dragged me with her to say hello cos she reckons he was HOT. james' friend heath who's also an actor off the show took a liking to me...
anyway i remember dancing with him before he tried to get too close. then i wasnt impressed so i went to the public side of the nightclub and he was following me around. and then i went back to ryan's party... he kept followign me around the whole night. so i ended up playing pool with tim... and then for the rest of the night i was stuck hiding from him in a corner with tim keeping me company...
except one of the cast members really annoys me... i recognise the guy who plays jake... actually met him years ago and he's a bit of a tool...
was at ryan acosta's 21st. he was a guy that worked at target... and i think i must have been about 19 or 20... anyway we were at metro at north sydney and ryan had one side of the nightclub for his party.
ngi spotted this guy james...and recognised him from a tv show called 'breakers'.
so she dragged me with her to say hello cos she reckons he was HOT. james' friend heath who's also an actor off the show took a liking to me...
anyway i remember dancing with him before he tried to get too close. then i wasnt impressed so i went to the public side of the nightclub and he was following me around. and then i went back to ryan's party... he kept followign me around the whole night. so i ended up playing pool with tim... and then for the rest of the night i was stuck hiding from him in a corner with tim keeping me company...
Saturday, August 08, 2009
the ugly truth
went to see this movie tonight!
chick flick...
was so funny when i went to buy the tickets. the lady asked if everybody was over 15... lol... so i had to say that i was flattered but over 30!
the movie was really funny... made me think... and i dont know if i can put it all into words... just made me think about the games that people play.
but on the surface... being totally superficial... the guy she ended up dumping in the end, the orthopedic surgeon... well he was absolutely gorgeous...
alright movie... not rushing out to see it again... or get it on dvd...
chick flick...
was so funny when i went to buy the tickets. the lady asked if everybody was over 15... lol... so i had to say that i was flattered but over 30!
the movie was really funny... made me think... and i dont know if i can put it all into words... just made me think about the games that people play.
but on the surface... being totally superficial... the guy she ended up dumping in the end, the orthopedic surgeon... well he was absolutely gorgeous...
alright movie... not rushing out to see it again... or get it on dvd...
Friday, August 07, 2009
lymph node
for the past 4 weeks i've had an enlarged lymph node on my neck...
could be that i'm just fighting infection... considering it's flu season and everybody seems to be sick atm... including mum.
but the node isnt tender. and i've been feeling a bit more tired than usual... but i guess tiredness could be cos i've been working/studying/playing?! lol
so went to the gp's to see... did a blood test which came back ok... so i guess it's unlikely that i have lymphoma or leukemia... still...
anyway... so a waiting game... will just see what happens - whether it goes by itself.
could be that i'm just fighting infection... considering it's flu season and everybody seems to be sick atm... including mum.
but the node isnt tender. and i've been feeling a bit more tired than usual... but i guess tiredness could be cos i've been working/studying/playing?! lol
so went to the gp's to see... did a blood test which came back ok... so i guess it's unlikely that i have lymphoma or leukemia... still...
anyway... so a waiting game... will just see what happens - whether it goes by itself.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
misc stuff...
19/6/09 first biggie... i quit my job!!
i seem to have no weekends or rest these days... just so stressed out and not sleeping well... although wimbledon is also on at nights but i'm not watching it anymore cos i lost interest.
i managed to get addicted to the tv show 'merlin'. watched the whole series now...
25/6/09
well this week has been good...
submitted my sports med assignment... i was a bit over it by the end so it was a bit of a relief sending it in. the rest of the requirements for the sports med course should be waived cos i sent in copies of my degrees. so yay.. one thing over.
have been really really tired lately. i basically work, eat, sleep.
i've had a swollen lymph node on my neck for a couple of weeks. been waiting to get sick but havent... so started to get a little worried. went to the doctors on wed for a 2nd opinion. had a blood test and she gave me a referral for an ultrasound depending on the results of the blood test. hope it's all ok... will find out results on monday.
havent been sleeping well lately and i'm not sure why... just feeling quite tired and run down.
life is pretty boring really...
i seem to have no weekends or rest these days... just so stressed out and not sleeping well... although wimbledon is also on at nights but i'm not watching it anymore cos i lost interest.
i managed to get addicted to the tv show 'merlin'. watched the whole series now...
25/6/09
well this week has been good...
submitted my sports med assignment... i was a bit over it by the end so it was a bit of a relief sending it in. the rest of the requirements for the sports med course should be waived cos i sent in copies of my degrees. so yay.. one thing over.
have been really really tired lately. i basically work, eat, sleep.
i've had a swollen lymph node on my neck for a couple of weeks. been waiting to get sick but havent... so started to get a little worried. went to the doctors on wed for a 2nd opinion. had a blood test and she gave me a referral for an ultrasound depending on the results of the blood test. hope it's all ok... will find out results on monday.
havent been sleeping well lately and i'm not sure why... just feeling quite tired and run down.
life is pretty boring really...
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Melbourne
i should be excited about my trip to melbourne... maybe if i wasnt so tired.
flew in early and popped our bags at the hotel then went out to docklands/harbourtown shopping. i ended up buying some sisco jeans, a couple of tops and a jeep belt.
wicked - soooo good. it's become my new no. 2 musical after miss saigon. gone wicked crazy now. bought the cd and have been listening to it on repeat. i'm going to go order the music now.
food - we started off quite hungry but then were really really full after a serving of mexican lord of the fries as well as dumplings from the shanghai dumpling place in little bourke st. made us nearly fall asleep in wicked.
sunday - woke up and bolted down to bridge rd for some more shopping. a very successful shopping weekend as i emptied my wallet and will have to pay for it all later... lol... oh well... my 30th only comes around once...
flew in early and popped our bags at the hotel then went out to docklands/harbourtown shopping. i ended up buying some sisco jeans, a couple of tops and a jeep belt.
wicked - soooo good. it's become my new no. 2 musical after miss saigon. gone wicked crazy now. bought the cd and have been listening to it on repeat. i'm going to go order the music now.
food - we started off quite hungry but then were really really full after a serving of mexican lord of the fries as well as dumplings from the shanghai dumpling place in little bourke st. made us nearly fall asleep in wicked.
sunday - woke up and bolted down to bridge rd for some more shopping. a very successful shopping weekend as i emptied my wallet and will have to pay for it all later... lol... oh well... my 30th only comes around once...
Friday, April 24, 2009
twilight
i must admit i didnt really like the script of the movie. some bits were done well and i appreciate the way it was filmed. i think several poignant parts of the book were left out. i think ppl have commented on the fact that there was never an "i love you" in the movie.
so on tue i got a msg from jbhifi to say my dvd was in. went to collect it at castle hill in my lunchbreak. it came with a free tshirt. i dont really want the shirt... maybe i'll wait a bit to sell it on ebay.
watched some of the dvd tonight but was so tired i didnt get through it all. i must admit the director/actors commentary cracked me up. rob pattinson is funny...
funny bits:
- edward and bella chatting near the bus after the field excursion where the guys are playing with worms?!!? (that was one weird scene with eric holding up a stick with a worm dangling on it... bit random really... i guess boys will be immature and stupid!) rob pattinson comments - hey i have pecs in this scene. i thought it was funny...
no idea why... he seems to scrutinise and criticise himself a lot... interesting...
- during the cafeteria scene there's the commentary after the bit where the apple drops and he kicks it up and catches it perfectly. he makes fun of himself as the guy who wears lipstick, has a bouffant and does circus tricks. although the accent is great
- rob pattinson's laugh is funny... quite girly at times.
- the bit where bella says she knows edward is a vampire. edward asks bella "what do we eat" and rob's comment was "cheeseburgers"... that cracked me up...
i'm also quite addicted to the soundtrack. bella's lullaby has grown on me and i wanted to play it on the piano. also really like muse, paramore and collective soul.
wed lunchtime i downloaded and listened to a podcast - meet the director and actor of twi. was catherine hardwicke and rob pattinson. these girls were screaming... geez i wonder what he thinks. he cant enjoy that... hmmm i dont think if i met him i'd scream at him... would totally freak me out. one girl asked him to kill her and he's like "kill you? i dont even know you..." how freaky...
i'm a twi fan... i'd ask for a photo or autograph but might not go as far as to deafen a cast member or ask for a bite?!?! crazy ppl!
so on tue i got a msg from jbhifi to say my dvd was in. went to collect it at castle hill in my lunchbreak. it came with a free tshirt. i dont really want the shirt... maybe i'll wait a bit to sell it on ebay.
watched some of the dvd tonight but was so tired i didnt get through it all. i must admit the director/actors commentary cracked me up. rob pattinson is funny...
funny bits:
- edward and bella chatting near the bus after the field excursion where the guys are playing with worms?!!? (that was one weird scene with eric holding up a stick with a worm dangling on it... bit random really... i guess boys will be immature and stupid!) rob pattinson comments - hey i have pecs in this scene. i thought it was funny...
no idea why... he seems to scrutinise and criticise himself a lot... interesting...
- during the cafeteria scene there's the commentary after the bit where the apple drops and he kicks it up and catches it perfectly. he makes fun of himself as the guy who wears lipstick, has a bouffant and does circus tricks. although the accent is great
- rob pattinson's laugh is funny... quite girly at times.
- the bit where bella says she knows edward is a vampire. edward asks bella "what do we eat" and rob's comment was "cheeseburgers"... that cracked me up...
i'm also quite addicted to the soundtrack. bella's lullaby has grown on me and i wanted to play it on the piano. also really like muse, paramore and collective soul.
wed lunchtime i downloaded and listened to a podcast - meet the director and actor of twi. was catherine hardwicke and rob pattinson. these girls were screaming... geez i wonder what he thinks. he cant enjoy that... hmmm i dont think if i met him i'd scream at him... would totally freak me out. one girl asked him to kill her and he's like "kill you? i dont even know you..." how freaky...
i'm a twi fan... i'd ask for a photo or autograph but might not go as far as to deafen a cast member or ask for a bite?!?! crazy ppl!
Sunday, April 05, 2009
john & reg's commissioning
today was john and reg's commissioning at nsccc. it's so encouraging to see them take this step and i'm so thankful God has given them this heart for the people of China.
i'm getting a lil emotional being there sending off more friends to the mission field... grace is in China too... it's a challenge cos i used to want to go too... maybe not to China... japan would be good. something to keep praying about and yet i know myself and the fact that i wouldnt cope well out there alone. but is it bad to be so attached to the comfort zone of family and friends here when we are commanded to make disciples of all nations...
anyway i was reminded today that God uses us. He doesnt need us but He uses us nonetheless. but people dont come to Him because of what we say but because they hear Jesus. it's humbling and amazing.
i'm getting a lil emotional being there sending off more friends to the mission field... grace is in China too... it's a challenge cos i used to want to go too... maybe not to China... japan would be good. something to keep praying about and yet i know myself and the fact that i wouldnt cope well out there alone. but is it bad to be so attached to the comfort zone of family and friends here when we are commanded to make disciples of all nations...
anyway i was reminded today that God uses us. He doesnt need us but He uses us nonetheless. but people dont come to Him because of what we say but because they hear Jesus. it's humbling and amazing.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
lack of posts
well i havent posted in a very very long time...
reading some of my own private blog and realised i could share some of the funny stuff...
Jan/Feb 2009 got addicted to Twilight series. and then got Daph addicted. I lent her the first book which she decided 'wasnt really her thing'. After giving it more of a chance, i get a text message on a thur morning saying 'you're in big trouble'.
she didnt eat or sleep for 2 days reading the first book. then we watched the movie twice in 2 days. then she went nuts over the next couple of books before getting bored through the last book.
Jan 25th - in Melb watching tennis. Was watching tennis on tv and Baghdatis was playing. He was blowing his nose onto the court. I thought it was gross, Nuggy makes a comment "remember that episode of 'Friends' where Joey slips on a oyster".
Friends ep: Chandler tries an oyster and doesnt like it, he spits it out and it ends up on the ground. Joey comes along and slips on it. he gets up and says 'urgh i just slipped on a big booger'. 5 mins after Nuggy's comment, Baghdatis' opponents slips over on the court... sooo funny!
Sometime in March - i walk into the kitchen to look at the tv program. Dad had circled 'Wu tang clan live in [blank]" I was wondering why. he said he thought it might be interesting cos he thought it was some martial arts show. i couldnt stop laughing... had to explain that wu tang clan are a black gangsta rap band who like to swear a lot (every 2nd word!).
reading some of my own private blog and realised i could share some of the funny stuff...
Jan/Feb 2009 got addicted to Twilight series. and then got Daph addicted. I lent her the first book which she decided 'wasnt really her thing'. After giving it more of a chance, i get a text message on a thur morning saying 'you're in big trouble'.
she didnt eat or sleep for 2 days reading the first book. then we watched the movie twice in 2 days. then she went nuts over the next couple of books before getting bored through the last book.
Jan 25th - in Melb watching tennis. Was watching tennis on tv and Baghdatis was playing. He was blowing his nose onto the court. I thought it was gross, Nuggy makes a comment "remember that episode of 'Friends' where Joey slips on a oyster".
Friends ep: Chandler tries an oyster and doesnt like it, he spits it out and it ends up on the ground. Joey comes along and slips on it. he gets up and says 'urgh i just slipped on a big booger'. 5 mins after Nuggy's comment, Baghdatis' opponents slips over on the court... sooo funny!
Sometime in March - i walk into the kitchen to look at the tv program. Dad had circled 'Wu tang clan live in [blank]" I was wondering why. he said he thought it might be interesting cos he thought it was some martial arts show. i couldnt stop laughing... had to explain that wu tang clan are a black gangsta rap band who like to swear a lot (every 2nd word!).
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