| Cricket |
[Nov. 23rd, 2009|11:06 pm] |
There is a cricket in the ceiling chirping so hard.
What should I do? |
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| Melbourne |
[Sep. 26th, 2009|12:30 pm] |
Here are some happenings from Melbourne town.
Tuesday 15th
Walked around Northcote with my sister in law Daphne (she and my brother live like, 4 minutes walk from the Northcote Social Club!). Caught up with Sara for dinner at said pub. I ate, what would best be described as, "INDIAN BALLS". They weren't called Indian balls on the menu, but in my mind, that's what they were. I also met Sara's fiance ...Steve (that's his name, right? Sorry it was over a week ago now).
Wednesday 16th
Walked around Smith St & Brunswick St. Brunswick St is not as good as I remembered it to be. Then I caught up with Troy & Liz and we went into the city, met Fenris, and went to the Dali exhibition. It was a pretty good exhibition based on a relatively slim selection of Dali's work. (By slim, I mean, like, not so many of his huge amazing paintings etc). I now regret not going to the Dali museum in Spain, because after seeing that slim selection in Melbourne, I realise how interesting his work is. Oh well. After that, we went to some Indian place for dinner. I couldn't believe it, my meal (Palak Paneer) cost only $8. $8. Gosh it pisses me off that in Perth the same thing would cost twice as much.
Thursday 17th
Went into the city and met Mia for a Japanese bento box lunch. After that I caught up with my sister Anita + sister in law Daph, and we went to my other sister's work (a cafe someplace near St Kilda). We went to some op shops near by. I bought a short black skirt (one facet of my "life uniform"), a light orange and white polka dot pussy-bow style shirt (if I should in future need to pull of a retro-office-worker look), and a yellow t-shirt that said: "WING COMANDER BOOGIE". Later that night I went to a gig at Yah Yah's, where I saw Kate Skinner play in a duo kind of band (Kate is the sister of Michael, who I played with in Jasmin Loop Control). Had a beer with Michael, then they dropped me back to Northcote via a self-scanning Woolworths. I paid in full for my cornflakes, dried apricots and apples, but Woolworths, what's to say that all your customers will be so honest? What if I were to pay for Fuji apples at the Hi-Early rate? How would you even know?
Friday 18th
Anita came over to Andre's place. We went and looked around Sydney St. Met up with my brother Andre for lunch at a place called "Tom Phat", where, coincidentally, Bonnie (Michael's ex girlfriend) was working. That was a nice surprise as if I hadn't of bumped into her like that I might not have seen her again!?. At night, me Daph & Dre ate Malaysian food and then watched Role Models. Daph told me that Malaysians don't consider "Gado Gado" to be a main dish, but rather, it is viewed as a side order. So, my ordering of Gado Gado as a main would be viewed as an embarrassingly aberrant caucasian faux pas. I ignored her warning, to recieve a rather unusual style of Gado Gado that I was not familiar with (a plate of barely cooked cucumbers etc, with peanut sauce). Usually when I order Gado Gado, it comes as a main; a plate of steamed broccoli, snow peas and tofu with a sweet peanut-ey satay sauce. Apparently, this is WRONG. I don't care.
Saturday 19th
Went to Rob/Modex's place in East Kilda/Balaclava. Hung out with him & Trayce all day and night. Watched and listened to various ridiculous things including Genesis, old versions of Sesame St & the Fast Show. Walked down a rainy grey back-alley grinning. Crashed on Rob's couch.
Sunday 20th
Met up with my sister Eva's ex-girlfriend to get my sister's flat key. Went to Eva's flat. Then went to Chapel St, met Gemma H & Juliette for coffee + various food items. I had Feta/Risotto balls. Always with the balls, I know! Then at night I went with Eva to her friend's place (a New Zealander lady and Dutch boy couple) to watch Eagle Vs Shark.
Monday 21st - Wednesday 23rd
Lazing around my sister's house in Diamond Creek, hanging out with my nieces and nephew.
Thursday 24th
Somehow managed to go and see ii at the Empress, and then Shonen Knife at the Corner Hotel, using public transport. I took a train, a bus, then a tram, and then a train. Along the way, I had to approach a group of hooded youths for directions, which were then procured using one of the youths iphones. I realised, that you don't need an iphone, you just need a friend who's got one. Shonen Knife were extremely cute and fun as I had expected. Got a signed poster!! Also one for my 9 year old niece, who is a fan of "Banana Chips". Crashed at Ten-Speed Alex & Juliet's place in North Carlton. According to their bathroom scales, I lost and gained 4 kilos overnight!
Friday 25th
Long journey back to Diamond Creek. Video night with the kids - 17 Again.
The rest of the weekend:
To be spent ignoring the football and hanging out in general. Tomorrow I'll go meet Jess for a vegan burger and then Hayat for a vegetarian dinner. On Tuesday I'll go help Anita get a haircut. Tuesday night I fly back to Perth. Very early Wednesday morning I'll arrive in Perth. (I was supposed to arrive very early on Friday morning but I paid $200 to change the flight time because I'm home-sick & miss Crispin).
Be seeing y'all soon aye! Not sure what my life will be about when I get back to Perth, but we'll see.
Hope y'all are good aye. If you have got this far through my post, tell me what you've got planned for the rest of the year etc. I like hearing things about stuff.
Ciao
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| Hello Livejournal |
[Sep. 26th, 2009|11:41 am] |
Omg I can't believe I'm writing an LJ post, it feels like forever since I have done so. Sorry I have not been following much happenings on LJ as of late, due to being overseas and interstate and etc. Now I shall summarise some bits and pieces from the last few weeks:
Sydney:
I stayed at my best friend from high-school, Deidre, 's apartment in Camperdown. It was right near Sydney's China town. I have been to only several china-towns in my life (Perth, Melbourne, London, Yokohama, Kobe); but all of those china-towns felt like tourist attractions only, with the standard bunch of restaurants and chinese-type stores. Sydney's china-town seemed to be filled less with tourists, than with actual residents. I could've sworn that I was the only white person on the street hey. That whole experience was exciting. Deidre took me into this little mall there, and it was just like an ASIA mall. I felt like I could just live in China-town and live in an asian bubble. Here is Deidre about to eat unagi.
While I was in Sydney, I caught up with my aunt and three cousins who live in Dee Why, near Manly. I now realise that this is my favourite aunt (I have about 6 in total), and favourite cousins (I have about 200 in total). My aunt does volunteer work for St John Ambulance or Red Cross or something, to the effect of assisting in first aid tents at youth events. She says this mostly consists of helping young binge drinkers, and talking to kids who've had really bad nights and need to get picked up by their parents. We drove to Newcastle to visit her daughter/my cousin and her kids. So now I've been to Newcastle. Here is Newcastle beach:
I also found out my other cousin has a particularly cool job. One section of the Snowy Mountains Hydro project relates to WEATHER CONTROL/SNOW CONTROL, ie, shooting bombs of some biodegradeable crap (like I dunno, a nitrate? or an electric charge? I have no idea), into clouds, in order to make snow fall in certain spots. My cousin does field work for that, but as she is currently living in Trieste(?) Italy, she is working on computers remotely. (Ie, from the opposite side of the world, she is pressing buttons and things on her computer that make "snow/cloud-bombs" that make snow happen in NSW!). I never knew that sort of thing happened.
Another cool part of being in Sydney is that I got to go INSIDE the Opera House. Not just like, INSIDE, but INSIDE the hull, like the bit between the building and the hull. I didn't realise this, but the hull/shell is not actually attached to the buildings inside. You could dismantle the buildings inside, and the hull would still remain. So anyway, I got a tour through all the airconditioning areas, and the ceilings above stages etc, thanks to Deidre, who works in there doing lighting etc. This was very neat. Here is a picture:
Another neat part of Sydney was that I caught up with Jeni, and ate vegemite toast at her house. We drank wine at her house and ate dips. Then another night we went to some place and ate soup, and then went to a bar someplace. It was very nice to see Jeni. Here is a photo of the vegemite toast:
So, that's my summary of the top highlights of my trip to Sydney. I'll do Melbourne later. |
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[Jul. 24th, 2009|04:03 pm] |
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omg, Bridget on Neighbours died!? |
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| Snippet from work |
[Jun. 17th, 2009|11:10 am] |
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"Explain why water temperature is so important when shampooing a client's hair" |
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| Hel-looks |
[Jun. 7th, 2009|12:19 pm] |
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Is anyone else kind of surprised about how young some of the kids are on Hel-looks?  Nelli (13)  Tuulia (11) When I was 11-13, I was wearing Surf-brand t-shirts, flannys and shorts. I didn't really take any notice of clothes til I was about 15. And even then, my taste was not good (petticoats over jeans, etc). And now these days I can barely be bothered anymore. Hahah full-circle.
Um and also I find this trend funny - where two friends dress like, THE SAME. It looks normal for like 12 year old girls but not for like 17 year old boys! |
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| Highlight of the new Star Trek film. |
[Jun. 7th, 2009|10:59 am] |
This is Keenser.
This was my favourite character in the new Star Trek film. He only appeared about 3 times, for about 3 seconds each, and he did not speak. I thought everything in the movie was a bit over-blown and loud, and Keenser was the only under-stated character.
Gender: Male
Height: Approx. 4 ft.
Affiliation: Federation Starfleet
Occupation: Engineer
Status: Active (2258)
Played by: Deep Roy
In 2258 of an alternate timeline, Keenser was working with Montgomery Scott at an automated Federation outpost on Delta Vega. He was Scott's only company for months before Spock and Jim Kirk arrived.
Scott often belittled and berated Keenser, particularly regarding Keenser's tendency to climb up on things. It was clear that they were fond of each other, however; Keenser, in particular, was saddened when Scott transported with Kirk to the USS Enterprise.
After the Enterprise successfully defeated Nero and the Narada, Keenser joined the Enterprise crew as an engineer under Montgomery Scott. (Star Trek)
  (Character design by Don Lanning). I really liked it how Keenser kind of looked like a combination of a piece of bark, a nut, an owl and a frog. The designs on the left are definitely too humanoid, the scrapey horny little knob face on the far right worked perfectly for this character).
Excerpt about Keenser from an interview with Simon Pegg:
Q: I noted a couple of big similarities between this and Star Wars. One of them was giving Simon Pegg a little sidekick who, in a film that's full of perfect plays for the fan-boy audience, might be a little controversial. Have you created an Ewok or Jar Jar Binks kind of thing? Being absolutely honest, Simon, how do you feel about that character?
Simon Pegg: The fact is that Scottie is not alone on that planet and there's another guy with him who just happens to be an oyster-faced little guy called Keenser, played by the brilliant actor Deep Roy. The multicultural nature of space is something I think is always interesting. Keenser's no Jar Jar man, come on. What we really liked about that whole thing was the notion that these two guys had been pretty much stranded together alone and have developed a sort of odd-couple relationship where they don't really like each other but would probably miss each other when they're apart. It was just another part of trying to create a universe that is varied and multicultural. I think the comparison to Star Wars is simply that we're now seeing Star Trek in a way that perhaps Trek fans would perhaps always have liked to see it, which is huge and with every possibility realised.
Let's learn about the actor, Deep Roy:
Born Mohinder Purba, in Nairobi, Kenya, Deep Roy is a tall dwarf who stands 4 feet, 4 inches tall. A multifaceted actor, he has an impressive acting portfolio which includes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the Oompah Loompah), The Corpse Bride, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, to name a few. He was a puppeteer in the original Star Wars trilogy, and has lent his voice to memorable characters like Teeny Weeny, in the Neverending Story, and Mr. SaggyBottom in Big Fish. Source: IMDB
Some images of Deep Roy in other roles:
This man rules.
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| Paul Rudd |
[Jun. 6th, 2009|07:27 pm] |
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From what I've seen/read about "I Love You, Man," I think this film will be good (in that light, a little stupid but still sincere kind of way).
I also just realised that I kind of have a crush on Paul Rudd.
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| New book cafe at the Mt Hawthorn end of Oxford St |
[Jun. 5th, 2009|01:48 pm] |
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I drove past and saw it being set up, so I became temporarily excited.
Today I went to Daughters of Charity, and then popped up to have a peek.
I was a little disappointed. It is like, a "spiritual cafe", the Bodhi Tree.
Anyway, in my opinion, such a cafe should look like this:
...but instead, it looked like a mixture of DYMOCKS & a traditional furniture store. Here are some random images that kind of have a similar atmosphere. I can never feel comfortable in a cafe that feels like a furniture store. Also, they were playing classical music when it really should've been pan-pipes and wind chimes. To me, this is obvious miscalibration. If I could choose any magical skill or ability, it would be to walk into any space, and without any physical effort, instantly fix the miscalibration of the space with more appropriate lighting, furniture, layout and music.
Anyway, all in all, another new cafe that I won't go to. Would someone please make a 24 hour Gaudi-inspired-garden video-game cafe filled with vintage garden gnomes and lego houses, that sells tempura sweet potato and miniature hash cup-cakes? I would surely become your greatest customer. |
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| Words of the day |
[Jun. 5th, 2009|10:25 am] |
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Esplode
Nambon
Prinkle-pipe |
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| Word inventory. |
[Jun. 3rd, 2009|09:41 am] |
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These are some words/phrases that I think should mean something.
Blow a notch.
Scrubles.
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| My horoscopes are weird. |
[Jun. 2nd, 2009|11:23 am] |
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Sometime I signed up to get horoscopes delivered to my email. Sometimes they are random - talking about plumbing or something strange. How about this one:?
Your horoscope for June 2, 2009
A female visitor may come to your door today, Karen, but you might wonder why she bothered. Your friend may seem distracted, and more inclined to listen to what you have to say than to offer any conversation herself. Chances are that she just felt lonely and needed some congenial company. Be flattered that she chose you! Don't be afraid to launch into a monologue involving information you find fascinating. That may be just what she needs.
So, does anyone want to come over and I'll launch into a monologue for you and you can just sit there and listen?
xo |
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| Some opposition to the hype about the Swine Flu. |
[Jun. 1st, 2009|11:06 am] |
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Before you think to slam the following article for being radical and conspiratorial, reflect for a moment how equally radical the mainstream coverage of this event is, in blowing what could just be a mild world-wide incident into full-blown fear hype. I'll paste in some segments below that I thought were interesting... meanwhile you can access the full article here.
By the way, this article was written by Joseph Mercola, the author of the 2006 book The Great Bird Flu Hoax, "all about the massive fraud involved with the epidemic that never happened".
Critical Alert: The Swine Flu Pandemic – Fact or Fiction?
"American health officials declared a public health emergency as cases of swine flu were confirmed in the U.S. Health officials across the world fear this could be the leading edge of a global pandemic emerging from Mexico, where seven people are confirmed dead as a result of the new virus...
...I suspect you have likely been alarmed by the media's coverage of the swine flu scare. It has a noticeable subplot - preparing you for draconian measures to combat a future pandemic as well as forcing you to accept the idea of mandatory vaccinations....
...On April 27, Time magazine published an article which discusses how dozens died and hundreds were injured from vaccines as a result of the 1976 swine flu fiasco, when the Ford administration attempted to use the infection of soldiers at Fort Dix as a pretext for a mass vaccination of the entire country.
Despite acknowledging that the 1976 farce was an example of “how not to handle a flu outbreak”, the article still introduces the notion that officials “may soon have to consider whether to institute draconian measures to combat the disease”.
Fear has become so widespread that Egypt has ordered the slaughter of the country's 300,000 pigs, even though no cases have been reported there. At least this threatened epidemic has provided a source of amusement as it has generated even more ludicrous behavior....
...This is NOT the First Swine Flu Panic
My guess is that you can expect to see a lot of panic over this issue in the near future. But the key is to remain calm -- this isn't the first time the public has been warned about swine flu. The last time was in 1976, right before I entered medical school and I remember it very clearly. It resulted in the massive swine flu vaccine campaign...
Do you happen to recall the result of this massive campaign?
Within a few months, claims totaling $1.3 billion had been filed by victims who had suffered paralysis from the vaccine. The vaccine was also blamed for 25 deaths.
However, several hundred people developed crippling Guillain-Barré Syndrome after they were injected with the swine flu vaccine. Even healthy 20-year-olds ended up as paraplegics.
And the swine flu pandemic itself? It never materialized.
More People Died From the Swine Flu Vaccine than Swine Flu!
It is very difficult to forecast a pandemic, and a rash response can be extremely damaging.
To put things into perspective, malaria kills 3,000 people EVERY DAY, and it's considered "a health problem"... But of course, there are no fancy vaccines for malaria that can rake in billions of dollars in a short amount of time....
...Current State of Swine Flu Spread As of May 27, 2009, 48 countries have officially reported 13,398 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection and only 65 deaths in the ENTIRE world from this illness. At this time 95 of the deaths are from people born in Mexico.
Why Mexico? Well overcrowding, poor nutrition and overall poor immunity, all of which are indigenous to Mexico will radically increase your risk of death from almost any infection.
Interestingly there are no official reports of just who these people are that died. Are they elderly or infirm people, are they already chronically ill? Are they under 5 years old? Or perhaps someone who could just as easily be killed by the common cold or a slip and fall? These are important questions that have not been answered...
...Swine Flu is a WEAK Virus
It is important to note that nearly all suspected new cases have been reported as mild. Preliminary scientific evidence is also pointing out that this virus is NOT as potent as initially thought.
Wired Magazine reported on May 4 that Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory computer scientists did not find similarities between swine flu and historical strains that spread widely, with catastrophic effect. Their findings are based on just one complete sample and several fragmentary samples of swine flu, but fit with two other early analyses....
Your Fear Will Make Some People VERY Rich in Today's Crumbling Economy
Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) is approved for treatment of uncomplicated influenza A and B in children 1 year of age or older. It is also approved for prevention of influenza in people 13 years or older. It’s part of a group of anti-influenza drugs called neuraminidase inhibitors, which work by blocking a viral enzyme that helps the influenza virus to invade cells in your respiratory tract.
According to the Associated Press at least one financial analyst estimates up to $388 million worth of Tamiflu sales in the near future10 -- and that's without a pandemic outbreak.
More than half a dozen pharmaceutical companies, including Gilead Sciences Inc., Roche, GlaxoSmithKline and other companies with a stake in flu treatments and detection, have seen a rise in their shares in a matter of days, and will likely see revenue boosts if the swine flu outbreak continues to spread...
...How to Protect Yourself Without Dangerous Drugs and Vaccinations...
- Optimize your vitamin D levels.
- Avoid Sugar. Sugar decreases the function of your immune system almost immediately, and as you likely know, a strong immune system is key to fighting off viruses and other illness. Be aware that sugar is present in foods you may not suspect, like ketchup and fruit juice.
- Get Enough Rest. Just like it becomes harder for you to get your daily tasks done if you're tired, if your body is overly fatigued it will be harder for it to fight the flu. Be sure to check out my article Guide to a Good Night's Sleep for some great tips to help you get quality rest.
- Don't Let Stress Become Overwhelming. We all face some stress everyday, but if stress becomes overwhelming then your body will be less able to fight off the flu and other illness.
- Exercise. When you exercise, you increase your circulation and your blood flow throughout your body. The components of your immune system are also better circulated, which means your immune system has a better chance of finding an illness before it spreads. You can review my exercise guidelines for some great tips on how to get started.
- Take a good source of animal based omega-3 fats like Krill Oil. Increase your intake of healthy and essential fats like the omega-3 found in krill oil, which is crucial for maintaining health.
- Wash Your Hands. Washing your hands will decrease your likelihood of spreading a virus to your nose, mouth or other people. Be sure you don't use antibacterial soap for this -- antibacterial soaps are completely unnecessary, and they cause far more harm than good. Instead, identify a simple chemical-free soap that you can switch your family to.
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| Butter Bean |
[May. 17th, 2009|03:48 pm] |
I wanted to tell you how much I liked beans. For eating, I like many many beans. Aesthetically, I am drawn to the Butter Bean. I wanted to tell you this, so I went to find an image of Butter Beans.
I found this:
and MORE!
He really does look like a big BEAN. |
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| Insight into Karen's job. |
[May. 15th, 2009|05:21 pm] |
The question is …? Make up the question that would have produced the following answer?
'I have my own hard hat'.
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