In my list below, there are some notable exceptions. My wife, children and friends. Do I have to put them on a list?
They are above any list, so if you think I forgot, you should be ashamed of yourself!
To Diana, Kaitlyn, Caleb, Mum, Dad, Lisa and my dear Friends, I love you all.
Have a nice day
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
things I like...
I've been a bit negative with myself recently, so now I am gonna put in a list of all those things which make me 'me'. So anytime I feel down, lost, upset, mis-directed, or not myself, I'll have this list to remind me of who I am, and what it takes just to be ME!
1. Coffee. Good, real coffee, from coffee beans and a coffee machine.
2. Beer. A cold glass of New Zealand's Monteiths Summer Ale would make anyone happy.
3. Red wine. Merlot or Cab Sav. Either one. In a proper glass, on a warm summer's day evening outside.
4. Jazz music. The old stuff. The 'Billie Holiday', 'Satchmo', Duke Ellington', 'Sarah Vaughn' stuff. Not much into the 80's jazz, sorry Dave Brubeck. Give me the classic 30's, 40's and 50's jazz. They had class.
5. Rugby. Go the All Blacks. This is a real mans game. No wusses allowed. If you need padding, go cry to your mamma. Go the Auckland Blues and Otago Highlanders.
6. Reading. I love a good book. Better than any tv show on. Particular to Charles Dickens and Agatha Christie and Poirot.
7. Astronomy. I love outer space! What a magical place, and we know so little about it. I am going to go into space one day for a holiday.
8. Travelling. I enjoy seeing other countries that I am interested in visiting. I don't like travelling to countries I have no interest in seeing. Must visit - USA, England, France, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, Scotland, Ireland, Japan, Turkey and the UAE.
9. Motorbikes. I particularly like the Ducati 749, 916, 999 and Monster. Also, Suzuki GSXR600, Honda CBR600 and Yamaha R6. Honda Hornet is up there too.
10. Flying. Most important part of me. I have my pilot licence, and can fly anywhere in NZ I want to. I can take my friends places for golf, fun or work. I love the flying environment. Pilots are awesome people who are adventurous, fun and hardworking at the same time. They are highly educated with a grounding sense of responsibility. If they stuff it up, people die. So they are to be respected.
11. InteriorDesign. This sounds gay, but I love designing interiors, and looking through real estate listings. I have a real passion for property, and it's my 'exit strategy'. I plan on becoming a property investor. Not only that, but I haven't yet made my perfect house or apartment plans . It's a work in progress. Check out 'urbis' magazine, or 'www.propertypress.co.nz' to see what I mean.
That's a good start to knowing ME. If I think of anything more later, i'll be sure to update!
1. Coffee. Good, real coffee, from coffee beans and a coffee machine.
2. Beer. A cold glass of New Zealand's Monteiths Summer Ale would make anyone happy.
3. Red wine. Merlot or Cab Sav. Either one. In a proper glass, on a warm summer's day evening outside.
4. Jazz music. The old stuff. The 'Billie Holiday', 'Satchmo', Duke Ellington', 'Sarah Vaughn' stuff. Not much into the 80's jazz, sorry Dave Brubeck. Give me the classic 30's, 40's and 50's jazz. They had class.
5. Rugby. Go the All Blacks. This is a real mans game. No wusses allowed. If you need padding, go cry to your mamma. Go the Auckland Blues and Otago Highlanders.
6. Reading. I love a good book. Better than any tv show on. Particular to Charles Dickens and Agatha Christie and Poirot.
7. Astronomy. I love outer space! What a magical place, and we know so little about it. I am going to go into space one day for a holiday.
8. Travelling. I enjoy seeing other countries that I am interested in visiting. I don't like travelling to countries I have no interest in seeing. Must visit - USA, England, France, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, Scotland, Ireland, Japan, Turkey and the UAE.
9. Motorbikes. I particularly like the Ducati 749, 916, 999 and Monster. Also, Suzuki GSXR600, Honda CBR600 and Yamaha R6. Honda Hornet is up there too.
10. Flying. Most important part of me. I have my pilot licence, and can fly anywhere in NZ I want to. I can take my friends places for golf, fun or work. I love the flying environment. Pilots are awesome people who are adventurous, fun and hardworking at the same time. They are highly educated with a grounding sense of responsibility. If they stuff it up, people die. So they are to be respected.
11. InteriorDesign. This sounds gay, but I love designing interiors, and looking through real estate listings. I have a real passion for property, and it's my 'exit strategy'. I plan on becoming a property investor. Not only that, but I haven't yet made my perfect house or apartment plans . It's a work in progress. Check out 'urbis' magazine, or 'www.propertypress.co.nz' to see what I mean.
That's a good start to knowing ME. If I think of anything more later, i'll be sure to update!
Thursday, February 23, 2006
another rambling
what a beautiful day. the sun is shining and the weather is clear and warm. I'm stuck inside working, but not for much longer. I can't wait to shed these hot working clothes and get into my shorts and a comfortable t-shirt.
I am having a little difficulty trying to work out my finances. I need to go to the UK in Sept for my best mates wedding - I'm his best man; and we have some friends in KL who we want to visit and spend a couple of days with. What a pain. I can't generate enough cash with this business.
It seems like the town I'm in follows different rules when it comes to spending habits (or is it just another small town with small town people!?) and they simply refuse to spend money on quality. Basically they want the same quality and services as those city-folks, but only want to spend roughly 1/10th the money for it. I have spent the last 2.5 years trying to figure a way around this quandry to no avail. I am on the point of giving up. NZ is looking INCREDIBLY enticing. Not so much for business, but just general living standards and people-quality.
One minute i'm enjoying myself and the next WHAM it's a shitter. I spend half my energy trying to control myself and see the 'bright sides' of the situation. I succeed, but boy, I'm tired after. It's hard work controlling yourself! Especially when others seem to do it effortlessly... bugger them. THEN they have the audacity to make you feel like a 12 year old for working hard to control yourself! But in the end, they know less than I do, and are living the easy life. When the 'real world' knocks, you can bet your boots they'll cave in. HAHAHAHAHA.
Ok, thats enough, this blog is getting me mad and evil. It was supposed to give me an outlet, but instead has let out the dark side!
Have a nice day
I am having a little difficulty trying to work out my finances. I need to go to the UK in Sept for my best mates wedding - I'm his best man; and we have some friends in KL who we want to visit and spend a couple of days with. What a pain. I can't generate enough cash with this business.
It seems like the town I'm in follows different rules when it comes to spending habits (or is it just another small town with small town people!?) and they simply refuse to spend money on quality. Basically they want the same quality and services as those city-folks, but only want to spend roughly 1/10th the money for it. I have spent the last 2.5 years trying to figure a way around this quandry to no avail. I am on the point of giving up. NZ is looking INCREDIBLY enticing. Not so much for business, but just general living standards and people-quality.
One minute i'm enjoying myself and the next WHAM it's a shitter. I spend half my energy trying to control myself and see the 'bright sides' of the situation. I succeed, but boy, I'm tired after. It's hard work controlling yourself! Especially when others seem to do it effortlessly... bugger them. THEN they have the audacity to make you feel like a 12 year old for working hard to control yourself! But in the end, they know less than I do, and are living the easy life. When the 'real world' knocks, you can bet your boots they'll cave in. HAHAHAHAHA.
Ok, thats enough, this blog is getting me mad and evil. It was supposed to give me an outlet, but instead has let out the dark side!
Have a nice day
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
I know, I know
I know. I am a naughty boy. My blog is very insensitive. Sorry. I just have a habit of stating what I see without censorship.
I am a breath of fresh air.
Go the All Blacks.
Down with the Aussies.
Up yours Samy Vellu et al in the government who got there fraudulently, and is still there corruptibly.
Where's the damn common sense in Malaysia? Does ANYONE have any left???
I love Auckland radio. I am fed up with Malaysian radio.
I need a beer.
Need to bring back proportional representation in local Councils in Malaysia. The level of corruption boggles my mind. It's sooooo obvious; they have no class. They could at least try to hide it better!
Have a nice day.
I am a breath of fresh air.
Go the All Blacks.
Down with the Aussies.
Up yours Samy Vellu et al in the government who got there fraudulently, and is still there corruptibly.
Where's the damn common sense in Malaysia? Does ANYONE have any left???
I love Auckland radio. I am fed up with Malaysian radio.
I need a beer.
Need to bring back proportional representation in local Councils in Malaysia. The level of corruption boggles my mind. It's sooooo obvious; they have no class. They could at least try to hide it better!
Have a nice day.
I can't help but feel sorry for them...
I don't know what the hell Malaysia teaches its students at school. I really am perplexed. I am spending my valuable time going over basics with them, and not covering important skills which, frankly, will be VITAL for them at University.
Not many of my students read. In fact, the situation is deplorable. How on earth is Malaysia supposed to develop if its citizens are mindless morons??? I don't mean to insult the travelled, educated and open-minded minority, but they will no doubt agree. I find it on one hand a great opportunity for me to educate 'clean' slates, but on the other hand find it completely frustrating.
My feelings are so strong because I feel a growing affection for Malaysia. I really do. But it is tinged with a realisation that one day I most definitely will leave, and due in no small amount to the fact that left alone, the country will inexorably slide down the slippery slope of 'no-hoper-ness'. I am left with little doubt that it is the chinese citizens of malaysia who are the driving force behind Her development, and if they are to be given the kind of vile, crass, underhanded treatment they have put up with forever, they will surely leave and take their hard-earned cash with them.
Left alone, I really don't believe there are enough open-minded and educated Malays to sustain the growth perpetuated by the minority chinese. Sorry to my Malay friends, and I count you as the educated ones as I have had the pleasure to converse with you and learn from you, but I am not trying to insult. I am saying it like it is (a vastly missing commodity in Malaysia today).
My poor wife (of chinese descent) will no doubt harange me about this preamble, but it IS my blog, and as named, is for my ramblings. So there.
Have a nice day
Not many of my students read. In fact, the situation is deplorable. How on earth is Malaysia supposed to develop if its citizens are mindless morons??? I don't mean to insult the travelled, educated and open-minded minority, but they will no doubt agree. I find it on one hand a great opportunity for me to educate 'clean' slates, but on the other hand find it completely frustrating.
My feelings are so strong because I feel a growing affection for Malaysia. I really do. But it is tinged with a realisation that one day I most definitely will leave, and due in no small amount to the fact that left alone, the country will inexorably slide down the slippery slope of 'no-hoper-ness'. I am left with little doubt that it is the chinese citizens of malaysia who are the driving force behind Her development, and if they are to be given the kind of vile, crass, underhanded treatment they have put up with forever, they will surely leave and take their hard-earned cash with them.
Left alone, I really don't believe there are enough open-minded and educated Malays to sustain the growth perpetuated by the minority chinese. Sorry to my Malay friends, and I count you as the educated ones as I have had the pleasure to converse with you and learn from you, but I am not trying to insult. I am saying it like it is (a vastly missing commodity in Malaysia today).
My poor wife (of chinese descent) will no doubt harange me about this preamble, but it IS my blog, and as named, is for my ramblings. So there.
Have a nice day
Monday, February 20, 2006
First ramble
where do I begin? so much to say, and not sure how to start.
About 3 days ago, I made a friend online. How gauche. But to my chagrin, it was astonishingly easy. I thought only geeks, dorks or losers made friends online. Even though I still find it a bit dodgy, I was pleasantly surprised. His name is Jordan Macvey, and a friendlier fellow I haven't met in some time. He's from Canada, is a Muslim convert (not that that matters really...), and is living with his Malay wife in dirty old China. He's the head of the Foreign Languages Dept at a local school/college/university there. Not sure of the latter. He's a damn nice bloke to be stuck there if you ask me. Then again, everyone has the opposite sort of 'yellow fever' the west was so scared of all those years ago. Nowadays, everyone is jumping through hoops to please them, and before it was napalm. Not the chinese, but we White people like to lump everyone together... makes generalising much easier!
Not that Jordan is trying to please them. He's getting to the point where he's 'been there, done that', and looking forward to leaving. So good luck to you Jordan, and let me know if I can do anything to expedite that departure!
So there you have it. My first online buddy. Well done, pat on the back, but don't make a habit of it. There are appearances to keep up. We didn't become this civilised only to ruin it with this sort of carry on...
About 3 days ago, I made a friend online. How gauche. But to my chagrin, it was astonishingly easy. I thought only geeks, dorks or losers made friends online. Even though I still find it a bit dodgy, I was pleasantly surprised. His name is Jordan Macvey, and a friendlier fellow I haven't met in some time. He's from Canada, is a Muslim convert (not that that matters really...), and is living with his Malay wife in dirty old China. He's the head of the Foreign Languages Dept at a local school/college/university there. Not sure of the latter. He's a damn nice bloke to be stuck there if you ask me. Then again, everyone has the opposite sort of 'yellow fever' the west was so scared of all those years ago. Nowadays, everyone is jumping through hoops to please them, and before it was napalm. Not the chinese, but we White people like to lump everyone together... makes generalising much easier!
Not that Jordan is trying to please them. He's getting to the point where he's 'been there, done that', and looking forward to leaving. So good luck to you Jordan, and let me know if I can do anything to expedite that departure!
So there you have it. My first online buddy. Well done, pat on the back, but don't make a habit of it. There are appearances to keep up. We didn't become this civilised only to ruin it with this sort of carry on...
First, I'd like to thank ChiwiGal...
Here I go. I'm doing the blogging thing. I am not sure why I'm doing this, but it looks like it could be fun - or a headache. I'll let you know which.
Dee's been so kind as to give me a blog site. Now I only have to fill it in with stuff people I don't know might find interesting to read!
Nope, I won't bother with that. It's for my friends and family only to judge my literary asperations.
Have a nice day.
Dee's been so kind as to give me a blog site. Now I only have to fill it in with stuff people I don't know might find interesting to read!
Nope, I won't bother with that. It's for my friends and family only to judge my literary asperations.
Have a nice day.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Happy Valentines Day!
This Is my Valentines Present to you my dear hubby..
1, So that you have someone to listen to you when no-one else is.
2, It's a great way for you to remember what you've said, felt, and experience!
So.. Happy Valentines!!
ChiwiGal
1, So that you have someone to listen to you when no-one else is.
2, It's a great way for you to remember what you've said, felt, and experience!
So.. Happy Valentines!!
ChiwiGal
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