October 2008
2 posts
Britney Spears, a new definition of 'lost'
Last week my ignorant self was introduced to an article that appeared in ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine from February this year. ‘The Tragedy of Britney Spears’ by Vanessa Grigoriadis at first was something that i didn’t think was going to have the slightest chance at drawing my attention. However, I have to admit that this cover story really struck a chord with me some, oh...
They are cats and they are big!
Does anyone see the stories circulating about ‘big cats’ of particular importance recently?
Amidst the climate of economic damnation, there seems to be a smaller topic that provides an outlet from all the depressing reportage on interest rates and shares going belly up. This story is as mentioned above about big cats in Sydney’s outer suburbs.
On the way to work this morning...
September 2008
10 posts
The Week Off
Firstly - an update on ‘The List’ - I have done my Tax!!!! (a seemingly minor achievement, but for me it is simply HUGE!!!)
Anyway, this week has been my mid semester break which has however been filled with work hours. Still in the time after work it feels oddly irregular to not be panicked about what is due just around the corner for uni. It is hard to rid oneself of that jolty...
Japanese Story
I received a package in the mail yesterday sent from Fukuoka, Japan. It’s an eerie coincidence that I just happened to mention my experience there as an exchange student in a post just a few days ago. I was there from December last year till January of this year and spent my time living with a Japanese family. At the end of my experience I had to write a report, not knowing at the time...
Post Secret - tell me what I don't know
I came across a site recently that you probably have heard of. Postsecret is a blog where individuals from around the globe can have the very depths of their soul displayed for the world to see. The site provokes us to confide in it our darkest, dirtiest, funniest and simply quirkiest secrets.
To me Postsecret is one of those unanticipated successes. Its meteoric rise to fame and fortune extends...
Reflections
I took the previous photo during my time on exchange in Fukuoka, Japan which is on the Southern island of Kyushu. It’s a gateway to one of the many shrines and temples that I visited during my stay there.
Since early childhood I have been intrinsically linked to the land of the rising sun and it seems that it is leading up to my one year abroad of study that will take me there again in...
To be done hopefully by the age of 50
1. Get a new job - done
2. Get my driver’s license - pending
3. Do my Tax - pending
4. Pass uni this semester - pending
5. See the Career advisor - pending
6. Obtain level 3 JLPT - pending
7. Arrange for an internship - pending
8. Sign up for a sport - pending
9. Obtain my LmusA - pending
10. Eat breakfast - pending
So here is ‘the list’ that is the promise...
Have faith in 'The List'
Well as I have made it clear that I have found new employment, this has actually been crossed off from the things that I intend to do known as ‘the list’.
I think ‘the list’ is something we all have in common. Struggling against the daily grind and trying to make sense out of our day to day activities can seem daunting more often than not. If you are inherently lazy as am...
Trick to an interview
Well I have news! To link on from my last post I am pleased to say that I have found new part time employment which offers me great comfort. To think that I have overcome that dark chapter in my life that was being the chunky cheerleader ‘wannabe’ offers such relief.
So at the close of my struggles with finding employment I shall conclude that one-on-one interviews beat group...
Group Interviews - what the!
So here’s the thing. I am on the job hunt right now just for something casual to replenish the devastation that is my current financial situation. Well yes I am currently employed however I am tight for shifts and overall am ready to move on from the place I have worked at for the past two years.
I hate interviews. I totally don’t present well as I have somehow become partially...
August 2008
8 posts
Fiery red head needs someone to rekindle her flame
So the Olympics are over and my time of procrastination has come to an end with it. I am back at square one and admittedly still without a purpose in this blog yet I must write on. With this said, I turn my attention in another wayward direction.
Last night I watched the highly news worthy program ‘A Current Affair’. Who couldn’t fall in love with the rich thematic sequences the...
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Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony
Last night I stayed up to watch the Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony. It wasn’t as technically spectacular as the Opening Ceremony, however it showed a different side of China.
The Ceremony displayed the sheer joy and euphoria of the Chinese people for the success of the games in Beijing. The performances were more of a celebration than an exhibition which seemed to be the style of the...
I love multiculturalism
As the swimming events have come to a close and the Olympics have shifted primary focus to the track and field, it is that time in the games where Australia has to sit back and watch its gradual decline on the medal tally.
Every year I wonder: Where are the aussie athletes in the track and field events? Is swimming all we do down here, or is it really true that white men can’t jump let...
The glamour it is to be Australian
I saw on the news recently a story about the cheerleading squad following around the Australian women’s basketball team aka ‘the Opals’ in their Olympic matches in Beijing.
A conglomerate of extended family, mums and dads, boyfriends and husbands of the team members, they have been drawing the attention of the Chinese locals at the events they attend.
Many seemed humoured by...
Pray for my fingers
Probably the most current thing going on at the moment would have to be the Beijing Olympics.
After watching the opening ceremony, it is obvious that China has dressed to impress with no failure whatsoever. The venues are stunning and the organization impeccable.
However, the olympics is about the only time where once every four years some people who barely even have an interest in sports...
Mitch speaks from the heart
“Man who stands in front of speeding car may get hit”
– Confucius …. not really
Going round in circles
I just realized I needed to post something here… However, obviously this brings me to the realization that yet again I have neglected to make any progress on an aim or theme for this blog.
However, this may not all be bad news! This actually might work simply as a way of better introducing what kind of person I am. You see there is a parallel here between this post and myself as a person,...
July 2008
1 post
The inaugural posting
It is going to be difficult to decide what this blog will focus on. At the moment I don’t really have any ideas, however hopefully I will come up with something to write about soon! wish me luck~