Friday, August 31, 2007

ageI am now in my second, quarter of a century. I feel old.
But, times are a changing, and it's a good thing, i hink.
A flowing river, not a stagnant pond.
Now, Can I win it.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Strokin'I remember once, as a very young kid, I was singing a song. Strokin' by Clarence Carter.

I didn't quite realise how dodgy it was at the time, and kept singing when my dad told me to shut up.He, of course, slapped me quite hard.

Quite a bit later in life, I wanted to hear that song again... damn the 90's were dodgy.

Click here to watch th film clip.

Monday, August 27, 2007

freebiesEvery year harvey norman has a "supersized category conference" for the top sales staff/managers from stores around australia. 30 vendors are invited to hold stands and demonstrate their products to the staff (in 10 minute sessions, 10 peeople at a time etc). So Mio GPS had a stand with synnex (distributors). I got paid to stand there and occasionally rattle off specs.
I managed to pick up:
1x Playstation3 Hoodie/jumper
3x Mio polo shirts
1x mio soft softball
3x Mio pens (different types)
1x D-Link polo Shirt
1x Atari T-shirt
1x Atari hat
2x intel mouse pads (blue light and USB hub built in)
1x generic headphone/mic set from synnex.
A bunch of demo cd crap.

I also got paid to play a pre-release version of the new Need for Speed (xbox 360), Heavenly Sword (playstation 3) and PES 8 soccer (Atari/PC). Also paid to play with the new nikon D300 and some toys from canon.
an interesting break anyway.

Monday, August 20, 2007

iphoneplayed with an iphone yesterday. some dude was in and has an unlocked one (running on vodafone) to film the aus commercial.
sexy,
mio is also sexy, for the most part.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

pics and pimpingSome shots from the CRL sand mine on North Stradbroke Island (was there tutoring).



And my sister is a litle unique - her latest pets, hamlet and Maddi





Also, I am soon to be a pimp for Mio. Training in melb Thurs/fri - back sat night.

[Listening to: %T% - %A% - %B% (%D%)]

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

thesisWasabi peanuts and MS word... oh what a day.
Free 17" CRT monitor for someone.
superman energy drink is pretty average.
my tongue is burning.
deleting movies off my HDD - if you want the movie-list drop me a line.

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

coffeeI guess you could call me a coffee snob. I love a good coffee and know what I like.
It doesn't help that steph works at merlo and that gets me the good beans, or a good coffee when I go into james st.As much as that would bias me towards merlo, I still love grinders and di bella (or lavazza & vittoria made by the select few). Today on the way home I went into Merlo to get a takeaway. There were no parks (3pm, james st, understandable). I continued driving home to albion and passed di bella. For once, there was actually a park. I went in to get a T/A sk flat white, but they don't make it on your choice of blends any more. You are stuck with premium or their pick.
Their pick happened to be rainforest allianze something or other. A certified Fair trade agreement approved single-origin bean. As much as I love coffee, and like the idea of workers in the poorest countries having decent work conditions, I can't normally afford to stick with that choice. These beans aren't particularly more expensive though.
Unusual taste, nice (kid of rich, creamy but fruity) enough, but I probably wouldn't go it again.
It was free since I hadn't tried it before and the guy just gave it to me.
I don't really know the point of this story...
ScienceAs much as a PhD depresses a person working on it, I have no totally lost enthusiasm.
I still love science. I still quest for knowledge and understanding. It still intrigues me and drives me further on.
I still want to work as a scientist - just not in the same project as my PhD :)
finished lab work, need to focus on writing better.
Any pointers on how to not procrastinate?

Sunday, July 29, 2007

yoI have been sick for a while now, damn cold.
Must write thesis, llab work is done.
Finally starting to feel a bit better now... doesn't help having to work while sick.
UnCyclopediathe Content-free Encyclopedia.

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

hp7I thought I should finally update my thoughts on Harry Potter and the Deathly hallows. Overall - quite good. It reads very differently to the other books and flows more as far as action etc is concerned. Must less descriptive and less character development (as it was not needed). A little short, but yeah. I did not like the last chapter, just seemed poorly written or something. The ending was rather predictable, to me anyway, but not bad. Possibly finished a little too happy for my liking, but perhaps that is an unwarranted sentiment. It is a childrens book, and easy reading for an adult, but unique in its own right.

p.s. parking at the PA sucks more than ever now!

Friday, July 20, 2007

aus vs japanWho's keen o hed out tomorrow night and watch the soccer? kickoff is 8.20pm.. after the bledisloe cup is finished.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

HP7poor duds simply referred to poor duddikin being a wuss. nothing else.
A few people thought I would post up a spoiler. I won't.. well maybe sat at 6.59am or something, just before borders opens their doors.
HP7Well, deathly hallows definitely starts off differently than I expected... poor duds. and whats the deal with the number 7 in wiccan, they use it a lot. & occurs in nature a lot aswell.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Public transport rantFor most of last week and this week I have been utilising my free 2 week transport pass (c/o of the bribes offered to staff at the PA hospital due to the lack of parking).
It's not particularly a good encouragement to use public transport when every single train I have caught has had an issue. Either arriving late, being overfill and having to squeeze in (because people won't move down from the entrance into the hallway), connections not matching up or just having to sit in a damn tunnel for 5-10 mins waiting, for no reason.
It took 30 minutes to go from central to dutton park (normally takes 12 mins). No explanation offered, no 'apologies for your inconvenience' or anything.
It's not all a result of the refurbishment to Brusnwick st station either (platform 3/4 closed, for like 6 months).
I've also had buses not turn up, and just dissappear from the electronic screens.
Awesome work Brisbane.

And what the hell are trams suppose to do to help this? It's too late, you can't add extra lanes for the trams, or special turns etc. There is nothing 'light rail' can do for the inner city now (preposed for newfarm - city - south brisbane) that more buses etc can't.
And don't get me started on parking in the "pa hospital parking distrcit".....

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

im sorry australiaI should never have doubted the socceroos.

Saturday, July 07, 2007

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

blankmentally, I feel quite dead atm.

Monday, June 25, 2007

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

dinner at fatboysahh RIC's, I forgot how bad the bathroom smelt.