December 2011
1 post
Camping: Summer Edition
It’s almost laughable that our camping trip was referred to as “The Summer Edition” because the sun barely made an appearance.The week long visit into the second world, also known as the Watagans, was fleeting and eventful.
There was no need to measure time, only in units of “Beer O’Clock”. It was actually quite therapeutic to turn off all of my electronic...
November 2011
1 post
“I sometimes think we expect too much of Christmas Day. We try to crowd into it...”
– David Grayson
October 2011
3 posts
End of Days
As the final days of university draw to a close, only the devout students attend the last few lectures and tutorials. We sit here eagerly, clearly being productive - taking notes, asking questions, finishing work on our assignments as good students do.
But we are alone in the university, our friends weren’t stupid enough to join us on the 2 hour train trip and travelling time. They sleep in...
July 2011
2 posts
The 'Bingo Rage' Phenomenon
I know this isn’t something everyone would randomly start thinking about but let’s put it this way: I had a lot of spare time of the semester break.
Spending my Sunday afternoons playing bingo with my grandmother has taught me that older people can be very violent when it comes to bingo. Seriously, don’t laugh.
Dabbers are pressed hardly onto the bingo, muttering of voices can...
Reflections on the Psychic Fair
Never in my life had I envisioned undertaking such a unique spiritual experience. The psychic fair was a promise made to my best friend, I gave her my word that I would attend. It was an event that a sceptic such as myself would find difficult to enjoy, or so I thought…
Once I got there I discovered a magical place - a space filled with stall and clairvoyants, mediums and palm readers....
June 2011
2 posts
Warning: Exercise After Dark
If your schedule dictates that the ever necessary visits to the gym have to occur after 5.30p.m., I’m suggesting not to bother.
At this hour the gym overfills with eventually sweaty businessmen and the commuter crowd - these people are workaholics by day and gym junkies by night. It is recommended you avoid these groups at all costs.
The ‘after park’ problem means that machines...
An Impossible Standard
We sit through lectures studiously taking notes on what we deem key points, then return home only to summarise over our efforts. Is this all in vain? Can we achieve the same results with less effort?
Probably. Regardless, we attend tutorials and labs judiciously without fail - asking meaningful questions and completing meaningful tasks in search for equally meaningful answers and recognition for...
May 2011
1 post
“The beleaguered intellectual - it is a badge and a position in life.”
– Jacques Barzun, 1959, p. 1.
April 2011
2 posts
Managing University Life
Papers are printed, and they are relegated to a large folder on my desk, a folder that grows from week to week. Files are downloaded, these are placed into additional folders on my desktop; labelled To Do, To Read, To Print.
The hours I spend reading, researching, preparing, typing, writing, consuming caffeine to get myself through the process. My social life is dwindling, mainly because four...
I Fear I Have Become... A Window Shopper.
I have reached a point within my life where I enjoy to dress well and cruise along the streets of Sydney, exploring the individual retail districts which add a vibrant culture to the CBD. But rarely do I actually purchase something from these stores, I merely arrive to take in the surroundings, absorb the pleasant conditioned air lingering in the shops, admiring the displays, the windows…
...
February 2011
2 posts
A Walking Tour Of Sydney
As I reflect on my previous post I realise that some spontaneity can make for a fulfilling, active day. Certainly, I have learnt that Sydney is a place that takes some time to get about; exploration of the bustling capital is key. Fed up with public transport? Buses late, delayed, full at peak hour?
Walk. That’s my best answer. Take the time to absorb the culture that Sydney has to offer....
Spontaneity: The Planner's Nemesis
From the bleak title above you would immediately assume that I am one who finds solace in the planning of every possible aspect of my life. To some extent, you would be correct. But let me enlighten you all with a personal story of mine…
Here is the hypothetical, the scenario if you will. You are young and carefree and intend to make a trip to Sydney, aiming to do as much as possible...
October 2010
1 post
Reaching Zen
Current Book: Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
Magazine(s) Read: TIME
Hours spent at gym: 0.5
Money won: $10
I thought for my further posts I would try a “Bridget Jones”-esque approach, just for the sake of doing something different. Now, for the topic at hand - my thrice-weekly attendance to the gym has improved in more ways than one. I have become a more confident person, proud of...
August 2010
2 posts
“I’ll have a dry saucebottle, shaken not stirred…”
– Kevin Rudd
Thoughts On Adulthood
“Is the age of eighteen a new beginning,
or is it an era or responsibility?”
As one ages it becomes difficult to imagine oneself as a child; an innocent child - not yet exposed to the harsh reality of the outside world. Concepts become more abstract, more challenging to grasp and debate amongst peers, free thinking and the right of free speech adapts to one’s new found coming...
June 2010
1 post
Work to do, but do I care?
Truly, for this question can I only answer no. The fact that I am writing this blog post over such a long stretch without updates reinforces this. Sure, it’s great fun SEEMING organised with a to do list, two planners and three diaries, but do I get anything done? Certainly not. I waste so much time on the internet it’s not funny, yet I only visit a few sites…
Procrastination...
“I bitch now so I don’t have to complain later!”
– ME!
May 2009
8 posts
“He not only overflowed with learning, but stood in the slop.”
– Sydney Smith
Goodbye Bond, James Bond →
wisd123:
Many people, maybe though that I want to tell you about a legendary film James Bond 007. In really I want tell you not about this film, but about things which due we remembered this film.
This man has a point. It is hardly worth discussing the nature of the previous film as it was a shitpile. I know from experience that sitting through that snorefest was more painful than… a slow,...
Listen to Lily Allen’s latest edition to...
What you SHOULD be doing...
I’m sure any of you who take the time to read these blog posts has realised: “Isn’t there something else I should be doing?”. If you haven’t, feel free to continue reading regardless. For example, to help relate my personal experiences to the topic: I should be studying for my Japanese test that includes reading, writing and listening to Japanese.
All of that in less...
“Soon I will kill you…”
– Sideshow Bob (The Simpsons), commonly used by me to break the ice.
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Death of a Pacman
Me: How could you kill Pacman?
Adrian: Shit happens.
Me: That's the most pathetic excuse for murder I've ever heard, and I've heard plenty.
Adrian: Life is just a video game.
Me: You freak, go die!
Adrian: Let's make a pact!
Me: What?
Adrian: Let's make a suicide pact! I'll go first!
Me: Whoa, what a mess.
“When you say that you agree to a thing in principle, you mean that you have not...”
– Otto van Bismarck
April 2009
1 post
“To say that an idea is fashionable is to say, I think, that it has been...”
– The David & Charles Book of Quotations - Edited by Robert I. Fitzhenry