Random Thoughts

A year later...

2008-06-08T13:36:00.009+10:00

So much has happened since I last posted.

I've finished my studies
I moved to Brisbane
I got a job with the Department of Child Safety
I traveled overseas to Canada, Europe & Japan
I got engaged
I quit my job

Travels
We first flew out to Canada. We stayed in Vancouver for a few days. While there, we went to Stanley Park and walked around, it was beautiful. We also went up Grouse Mountain, where it was snowing hard! That is also where Clinton and I became engaged.

We then took the bus to Salmon Arm where we stayed with my relatives. We experienced Tim Horton, The Home Restaurant, snow angels, hot tubs in the snow. More importantly, we saw the Adam's River, which is the site of the largest Salmon run in the world. They had finished a few weeks before we arrived, but were were lucky enough to see a carcass at the bottom of the river, which was around 70cms long!

We then flew up to Prince George to visit Clinton's relatives. In Prince George we learnt how to find a Christmas Tree in the forest, how to cut it down, carry it home on the car, and then decorate it. We tobogganed and skated in the snow and enjoyed a white Christmas.

We then flew to Rome. There was so much to see and do! Vatican City was most amusing. We climbed the top tower (yes, all the way to the top of that spike on the left), Clinton saw the Pope's hand when he waved out his window to bless the people. Statues and water features were everywhere.

After Rome, we caught the train to Pisa, and yes... we climbed the tower. What is not usually mentioned is the Baptistery. It was beautiful... After our visit to Pisa, we again hopped on the train to Venice.

Venice was pretty. It was amazing to be surrounded by water. We saw the water ambulance, taxi's, delivery boats... You could see the places where the water would have flooded the pathway. The Gondolas were beautiful... but way too expensive!

After Venice, we hopped back on a train and went to Croatia. We stayed in a friend's house while we were there. It was a beautiful city, however, some of the 'politics' involved in being a visitor annoyed us... After Croatia, we visited Salzburg, which was beautiful. We saw Mozart's birthplace. After this, we hopped again on a train to Frankfurt. In Frankfurt we went to the Zoo. I saw a hippo and rhino close up! That was amazing!

We then flew from Frankfurt to Tokyo. In Japan we visited a home stay of mine from school. We glimpsed Mt Fuji once. We saw many beautiful and amusing things! As usual, we encountered some "Engrish". A building had "Health & Communication" on it, and it was explained to us that it was a Drug store. We weren't too sure where the communication came into it. Our homestay also found it an amusing translation.

After 6 weeks of excitement and lack of sleep, we came home to sleep. And then work.

Killer Dentist

2007-02-22T08:02:00.000+10:00

Have any of you heard of a situation where to just get a simple check up at the dentist not only do they probe around in your mouth, but they take x-rays too??

Well, i went a couple of days ago, and they used this stupid thing to take the x-ray. You see that beastly thing below, that stick that in your mouth. Now, i don't know whether mine is smaller, or what, but it was't going to work.

I gagged half a dozen times and it kept hitting the back of my throat! The stooopid dentist didn't get the fact that i was in pain and gagging until i nearly threw up on him!! Only then after i grumpily told him that wasn't going to work, did he think of getting a smaller one. I could handle that one.

But too late.

I now have an inch long cut at the back of my throat that is hurting like you wouldn't believe.... I should've just bitten his finger... by accident of course...

And you thought you were bad with computers...

2006-12-11T14:28:00.000+10:00

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Tech support: What kind of computer do you have?

Female customer: A white one...

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Customer: Hi, this is Celine. I can't get my diskette out.
Tech support: Have you tried pushing the Button?
Customer: Yes, sure, it's really stuck.
Tech support: That doesn't sound good; I'll make a note.
Customer: No, wait a minute... I hadn't inserted it yet... it's still on my desk... sorry....

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Tech support: Click on the 'my computer' icon on to the left of the screen.
Customer: Your left or my left? ;

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Tech support: Good day. How may I help you?
Male customer: Hello... I can't print.
Tech support: Would you click on "start" for me and...
Customer: Listen pal; don't start getting technical on me! I'm not Bill Gates.

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Customer: Hi, good afternoon, this is Martha, I can't print. Every time I try, it says 'Can't find printer'. I've even lifted the printer and placed it in front of the monitor, but the computer still says he can't find it...
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Customer: I have problems printing in red...
Tech support: Do you have a color printer?
Customer: Aaaah....................thank you.

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Tech support: What's on your monitor now, ma'am?
Customer: A teddy bear my boyfriend bought for me at the 7-11.
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Customer: My keyboard is not working anymore.
Tech support: Are you sure it's plugged into the computer?
Customer: No. I can't get behind the computer.
Tech support: Pick up your keyboard and walk 10 paces back.
Customer:! OK
Tech support: Did the keyboard come with you?
Customer: Yes
Tech support: That means the keyboard is not plugged in. Is there another keyboard?
Customer: Yes, there's another one here. Ah...that one does work...

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Tech support: Your password is the small letter "a" as in apple, a capital letter V as n Victor, the number 7.
Customer: Is that 7 in capital letters?

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Customer: can't get on the Internet.
Tech support:&nb sp; Are you sure you used the right password?
Customer: Yes, I'm sure. I saw my colleague do it.
Tech support: Can you tell me what the password was?
Customer: Five stars.

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Tech support: What anti-virus program do you use?
Customer: Netscape.
Tech support: That's not an anti-virus program.
Customer: Oh, sorry...Internet Explorer.

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Customer: I have a huge problem. A friend has placed a screen saver on my computer, but every time I move the mouse, it disappears.

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Tech support: How may I help you?
Customer: I'm writing my first e-mail.
Tech support: OK, and what seems to be the problem?
Customer: Well, I have the letter 'a' in the address, but how do I get the circle around it?

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A woman customer called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer.
Tech support: Are you running it under windows?
Customer: "No, my desk is next to the door, but that is a good point. T he man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his printer is working fine."

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And last but not least...

Tech support: "Okay Bob, let's press the control and escape keys at the same time. That brings up a task list in the middle of the screen. Now type the letter "P" to bring up the Program Manager."
Customer: I don't have a P.
Tech support: On your keyboard, Bob.
Customer: What do you mean?
Tech support: "P".....on your keyboard, Bob.
Customer: I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT!

Imagine Me

2006-12-08T11:51:00.000+10:00

Imagine Me - Kirk Franklin

Imagine me, loving what I see when the
Mirror looks at me ‘cause I imagine me
In a place of no insecurities
And I’m finally happy cause
I imagine me

Letting go of all of the ones who hurt me
‘Cause they never did deserve me
Can you imagine me

Saying no to thoughts that try to control me
Remembering all you told me
Lord can You imagine me

Over what my mamma said
And healed from what my daddy did
And I wanna live and not read that page again

Chorus
Imagine me, being free
Trusting you totally
Finally I can…imagine me

I admit it was hard to see
You being in love with someone like me
But finally I can…imagine me

Being strong and not letting people break me down
You won’t get that joy this time around
Can you imagine me

In a world where nobody has to live afraid
Because of your love fears gone away
Lord, can You imagine me

Bridge
Letting go of my past
And glad I have another chance
And my heart will dance
‘Cause I don’t have to read that page again

Vamp
Gone, gone, it’s gone, all gone

Netball!

2006-11-10T09:00:00.000+10:00

We won! We won! Our nebtall team won the finals!

So, we're officially the C grade winners! Yay! The score was something like 22 to 13.. yay us! Anyway, it was a heaps fun game!

Girls and apples

2006-10-18T12:41:00.000+10:00

Snagged this from Heather:

"Girls are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. The boys don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they just get the rotten apples from the ground that aren't as good, but easy. So the apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in reality, they're amazing. They just have to wait for the right boy to come along, the one who's brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree."

One down...

2006-10-13T20:49:00.000+10:00

Well, that's one exam down... one to go!

Oh.. and that thesis...

Long time coming

2006-10-12T21:05:00.000+10:00

Everybody wants to be loved
every once in a while
we all need someone to hold on to
just like a helpless child
yeah
can you whisper in my ear
let me know it's alright
it's been a long time coming
down this road
and now i know
what i've been waiting for
and like a lonley highway
i'm trying to get home
ooo loves been a long time coming
you can look for a lifetime
you can love for a day
you can think you got everything but
everything is nothing when you throw it away
yeah
then you look in my eyes
and i have it all
once again
it's been a long time coming
down this road
and now i know
what i've been waiting for
just like a lonley highway
i'm trying to get home
ooo loves been a long time coming
didn't know i was lost
til you found me
uh huh
didn't know i was blind
but now i see
can you whisper in my ear
let me know it's alright
it's been a long time coming
down this road
and now i know
what i've been searching for
oh been a long long highway and
now i see
ooo loves been a long time
ooo been a long time
loves been a long time coming

Birdies!

2006-10-05T20:45:00.000+10:00

New addition!

2006-10-05T09:54:00.000+10:00

He's only 6 weeks old and brought him home yesterday. We're thinking of naming him Sam, as all our other birds have been named after horses. He's really quiet, which is good. I'm hopefully going to teach him to be quiet and sit on my finger and even sit on my shoulder.

Our roses have started blooming - which is sooo exciting!

Some of them have sooo many flowers that the poor little bush doesn't know what to do with itself! lol! They all smell great though. I'll post some links to some of the flowers.

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/Sonja_W/House/DSC02494.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/Sonja_W/House/PerfumeDelight.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/Sonja_W/House/DSC02490.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/Sonja_W/House/DSC02493.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/Sonja_W/House/DSC02496.jpg

Sat at the mental hospital

2006-09-18T13:20:00.000+10:00

Last Sabbath afternoon 3 carload of us headed off to the Mental Hospital to see the Roos. We had a couple of Americans and Canadian with us, so we had to show them the Roos. A few of the "locals" were wandering around, which only made it more interesting. Good fun!

Wide Open Spaces

2006-09-13T23:46:00.000+10:00

DIXIE CHICKS LYRICS

"Wide Open Spaces"

Who doesn't know what I'm talking about
Who's never left home, who's never struck out
To find a dream and a life of their own
A place in the clouds, a foundation of stone

Many precede and many will follow
A young girl's dream no longer hollow
It takes the shape of a place out west
But what it holds for her, she hasn't yet guessed

[Chorus:]
She needs wide open spaces
Room to make her big mistakes
She needs new faces
She knows the high stakes

She traveled this road as a child
Wide eyed and grinning, she never tired
But now she won't be coming back with the rest
If these are life's lessons, she'll take this test

[Repeat Chorus]
She knows the high stakes

As her folks drive away, her dad yells, "Check the oil!"
Mom stares out the window and says, "I'm leaving my girl"
She said, "It didn't seem like that long ago"
When she stood there and let her own folks know

[Repeat Chorus]
She knows the highest stakes
She knows the highest stakes
She knows the highest stakes
She knows the highest stakes

Doesn't it just say it all...
http://www.myspace.com/dixiechicks go there to hear it.

Strange Animals!

2006-09-13T12:37:00.000+10:00

Raining and raining... and raining!

2006-09-11T15:28:00.000+10:00

It's been raining so much here lately! Enough to drive you crazy! I'm so over the rain, i know we need it and all.. but i just want some sunshine! I just want to be able to go outside and potter around in the garden! It's driving me crazy!

It's scary, i've only got 4 weeks until the end of uni, then a couple on top of that to finish my thesis. How scary is that! I can't believe i'll be finished, after 4 whole years! I am soo not ready for a job yet.. what can i offer to clients yet? I feel like i know so little! Eek...

Piccies!

2006-08-29T14:48:00.000+10:00

Well, i finally got all my photos off my phone - so enjoy!

gasp

2006-08-14T16:19:00.000+10:00

Right, one assignment down and in and into the next, or should i be doing thesis stuff, oh wait.. readings too...argh, i need to pack too, ok - take a breath!

Goodness, i will be glad when 4th year is over!

Heading up this weekend to see Clinton, and we're going to the Ekka Friday, which should be fun! A weekend away from the work.. ha! Not likely, even if i don't take it, i know it will haunt me the whole way...

College!

2006-08-03T18:10:00.000+10:00

Yep, Google Earth is my new toy!

Urgh

2006-07-31T12:16:00.000+10:00

Well, after having my computer crash, and the data still -trying- to be found half a week later, i've got a new acer and it's hooked up and ready to go!

It's so annoying, i don't have backups of any of my photos from this year! That's my main worry, i've got so many photos that i've potentially lost - so sad!

Anyway,.. back to work we go...

Hmm

2006-07-24T11:04:00.000+10:00

How do you make a decision that you don't want to make? What about one that you don't fully understand?

tick..tick...tick....

Time is nearly up

A Wedding!

2006-07-18T13:04:00.000+10:00

The wedding of Chris & Kristin

Clinton & I

Holidays and Res School

2006-07-11T19:56:00.000+10:00

We spend the weekend at Mt Tamborine. Camped at some cute little place. Did various things. My fav was the yummy food (fudge included!!) and watching the paragliders and hangliders. Watching them taking off was really fun! There were so many up sometimes! One afternoon around 30+ took off.

Our campsite

Watching the sunset

Hangliders and paragliders

Went of too res school for the week. Res School was pretty fun! We had classes during the day and 'let out steam' at night. Here's all us girls:

Got back from Res School to spend the weekend in brissie. Spent Sabbath with Kylie, Clinton and Peter. We went to Central Church and then went Ice Skating that night! It was heaps of fun, even though it was really cold! Kylie and I didn't fall down, which was awesome! We had a lot of fun and all left the results of it after!

Kylie and Peter Ice Skating.

Kylie and Clinton Ice Skating.

Clinton and I at Ice Skating! It was heaps of fun, but my ankles hurt heaps!

Sydney trip!

2006-06-28T18:56:00.000+10:00

Well, on Tuesday Sharlene, Daniel, Katie, Claire and I went to Sydney for the day. We went shopping, had to help Sharlene get a dress for a wedding, which was lots of fun. We looked at soo many shops it became very exhausting. After lunch we headed over to Circular Quay to have a look around there! We went and sat on the Opera House steps and wenf for a ferry ride!

We decided to just get of a ferry and just go for a ride around the harbour! It was nice and relaxing! Plus, we got to get off our feet for a while, which was very nice!

Hmm, they aren't lollies you're sneaking are they?

All tired after a huge day!

Yay

2006-06-23T13:11:00.000+10:00

w00t!

2006-06-22T20:10:00.000+10:00

I passed my assignment! Yay!

Not only did i pass, i got 90% *drops dead*

Which makes me much more confident i can pass the subject! Yay!

Got my hair cut today, layered.

Booked all my flights for res school too - i get to see Clinton on the way there and back! Yay!!

Only 6 sleeps till i get to see Clinton!

one down, one to go

2006-06-13T16:51:00.000+10:00

Meh

stats exam is done..

studying for assessment exam now..

hope i pass..

Hmm

2006-06-05T18:53:00.000+10:00

Left on an eastbound train
Gone first thing this morning
Why's what's best for you
Always the worst thing for me

When am I gonna learn
Why? 'Cause I'm tired of hating
When will it be your turn?
Why? 'Cause I'm tired of waiting
No I don't
No I don't
No I don't

Well no I don't find faith in your forced feelings
Not fooled by your misleadings
Won't buy this line you're selling
Tired of this lie you're telling

I won't, I don't
No I won't do this anymore
I won't, I don't
No I won't do this anymore
She says I'm only telling half of it
That's probably 'cause there's only half worth telling
And everytime I try to laugh it off
That's when you turn around and wind up yelling

When am I gonna learn
Why? 'Cause I'm tired of hating
When will it be your turn?
Why? 'Cause I'm tired of waiting
No I don't
No I don't
No I don't

No I don't find faith in your forced feelings
Not fooled by your misleadings
Won't buy this line you're selling
Tired of this lie you're telling

I won't, I don't
No I won't do this anymore
I won't, I don't
No I won't do this anymore
She says I'm only telling half of it
That's probably 'cause there's only half worth telling
And everytime I try to laugh it off
That's when you turn around and wind up yelling

When am I gonna learn
Why? 'Cause I'm tired of hating
When will it be your turn?
Why? 'Cause I'm tired of waiting
No I don't
No I don't
No I don't

No I don't find faith in your forced feelings
Not fooled by your misleadings
Won't buy this line you're selling
Tired of this lie you're telling

I won't, I don't
No I won't do this anymore
I won't, I don't
No I won't do this anymore

Some song just describe life

Maybe

2006-06-04T21:41:00.000+10:00

Maybe he was right.

I never did consider that

Undeserving
.
Unworthy
.
Unwanted

..

Unloveable too?

Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealin'
Tired of livin' like a blind man
I'm sick of sight without a sense of feeling
This is how you remind me
This is how you remind me of what I really am

It's not like you to say sorry, I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken for handing you a heart worth breaking
I've been wrong, I've been down, been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head scream "are we havin' fun yet?"

It's not like you didn't know that
I said I love you and I swear I still do
And it must have been so bad
Cause livin' with me must have damn near killed you

This is how you remind me of what I really am
This is how you remind me of what I really am

It's not like you to say sorry, I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken for handing you a heart worth breaking
I've been wrong, I've been down, been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head scream "are we havin' fun yet?"

Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealin'

This is how you remind me
This is how you remind me of what I really am
It's not like you to say sorry, I was waiting on a different story

Why does this song still hurt?

Does it ever go away?
Will it ever heal?
Will the pain forever be so real?

Wipe the mirror
Rinse away the filth

From Mel's Party

2006-05-30T16:46:00.000+10:00

From Mel's 21st, i had forgotten i hadn't posted this yet!

She loved it..

no, really she did...

Zoe!

2006-05-23T15:37:00.000+10:00

If you ignore the blurr... see if you can spot Zoe!

Isn't she cute?!!

In her royal coat

Yard!

2006-05-22T14:21:00.000+10:00

Our yard is getting a huge makeover! I didn't get 'before pics' but you should be able to see what's changed...

Both these trees have been tidies up, the branches are not so low anymore, it's much better. Youll also notice some trees are gone from the background too! Next door got rid of their annoying pines! Yay!

The tree outside my window is gone! It was also pushing the shed over!

The little 'garden' out the front

The big 'garden' out the front

And where did all this go you ask???...

Jamie...

2006-05-03T12:00:00.000+10:00

We'll all miss you Jamie

We'll never forgett you.

Carrington and Brown!

2006-04-18T14:10:00.000+10:00

The family!

What did they do to our car?!

Mr Chris and Mrs Catherine Brown

Two wedding and a trip to Rocky!

2006-04-18T12:46:00.000+10:00

At the start of April Clinton and I went to Rocky for two wedding and week of holiday in between them.

We did all the tourist things, drove along the coast at Yeppoon, and look what we found! Now, it's not every day that you see this, especially in the middle of town!

The good old singing ship wasn't singing all that loudly, not enough wind, but it was still pretty good.

Also went to the croc farm! That was lots of fun - well, the primary school kids that were there weren't! lol!

We also went to the caves. It was lots of fun as we were the only people on the tour!

Did lots of other things in between, but i'll post about them later...

Unfortunately on our drive back we missed the Ginger Beer factory... by an hour! One hour!

Chaffs and the Library

2006-03-20T13:26:00.000+10:00

So, it was someone's birthday and we decided to give him (not mentioning any names Braden) a nice birthdy surprise...

Ok, so it's a bit blurry, but you get the general idea of the room...Before...

The photos don't do it justice, but we put confetti everywhere... in shoes, in books, in shirt pockets, everywhere we could! And, just to make sure he knew he was loved, Weetbix was put through everything too.. In his doona-cover, in his pillow case, in his clothes... BUT, we left the room the same as when we entered it... well that was the aim anyway!

Then, we went to the library to "study". Some of us got some work done, others just slept...

Uni uni uni uni......

2006-03-15T10:14:00.000+10:00

My goodness, i know i did have a life, but it's run away.. it seemed to dissappear around the start of week 1 of uni.. funny that!

Let's see, a stats assignment, an assessment assignment and a thesis proposal to do... as well as exams and a thesis to write at the end of the semester! *dies*

Oh well... i guess life goes on..

My weekend in Brissie

2006-03-06T20:34:00.000+10:00

Ok, so i posted about res school and coming home.. but the most important part was missed - my weekend in Brissie!

I got to spend the weekend with Clinton - which was just lovely, considering i hadn't seen him since before school started. He even went and bought a mattress for me to sleep on! I was willing to just sleep on the two cushions from the couch! Unfortunately, it rained the whole time i was there.

We went to church at Park Ridge, which was quite an interesting experience... i won't even to into that one! Sunday we went shopping for a while and found some good sales on books! Quite good! Me like book sales! :oD

Res School

2006-03-06T15:45:00.000+10:00

Well, res school is now over. It was really good, but so exhausting at the same time! I now have a supervisor for my honours project. It's going to be such a huge year! I'm so over stats, but i think i understand it a bit now.. I can't believe that we were being taught PhD stuff in stats! No other undergrads get taught it, no wonder it was a bit confusing!!! Two days of stats, two days of individual assessment and then two more days of stats.. classes 9-5 and with night programs as well... i am so exhausted!

Rocky was really hot - but it was fun... well, not the class work, the girls were fun! Went out to tea a couple of times and i was crying from laughing soo hard - haven't had that in a long long time! It was so nice to get out class and just relax and have fun. I think it's the only way that a lot of us survived!

The year is going to be such a big one... doing a thesis... and still doing course work.. just this semester is 21 credit points.. *sigh* A lot of people are doing the course work this year and the thesis next year, which would be a very good idea.. but oh well... Let's just hope nothing goes wrong!

Oh, got bad news while i was in North. An old friend and boss is in intensive care, she is in a coma and they have virtually no hope for her. She's a diabetic and aparently had stopped taking her medication and just collapsed in her backyard. It's really sad... I hope she pulls through.. she's only 2 years older than me...

Well, i just hope CQU gets going soon and puts the online courses up, then i can start uni work... really need to do that considering if i don't keep up to date with the thesis it will not be pretty....

Rah!

2006-02-20T09:48:00.000+10:00

Ok, i am sooo over NSW! They haven't yet learnt how to manage power, so we keep getting these blackouts because it is too hot... well, let's see.. QLD is hotter and we don't have those problems! Ha! Not to mention the weather..grr It goes from hot to cold to hot!

Now even the radio is loosing its signal... *typical*

Oh, to be in QLD again... Only a week though, then i will be! yay! Unfortunately, it's for uni though. I have res school, from 9am to 7pm each day for 5 days straight! Only an hour for lunch and tea. I'm soo going to die!

So.. could you imagine walking in our front door to see this entry? I could! :oD It's very dramatic!

Ohh, i think we're going to get another storm later on... Eek! It's very still and it just ~feels stormy~ :oS

No more dial-up!

2006-02-13T14:40:00.000+10:00

Wooohooo!

I've got ADSL! *dances around*

Right, so not that is out of the way....

So yes...
I moved my bedroom around today! It's different, but it should work... Did you realise how heavy drawes are when they are full and you're the only one to lift it?!

Ok, so here is the house we're looking at building.. http://www.domaine.com.au/html4/desi_emba_ss/avoc/index.html
So yes, go and have a look-see

:o)

Brisbane!

2006-02-05T13:59:00.000+10:00

Well as some know i've been in Brisbane for 3 weeks. Helped Clinton into his new house, visited some friends and did a few of the tourist things.

The house is really nice, timber floors, 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2 toilets, double garage/shed, even more room for cars, lovely kitchen.. Plus, it gets a really nice breeze, which is good seeing there are no ceiling fans or aircon! But it's good for him, also only 1.4km (yes, we measured it!) from the school.

One of the bedrooms before Peter moved in..

Dining room...

Living room...

Kitchen...

Do you like the way the house is set up? Very spacious, not cluttered... actually, rather... empty! lol

We met up with Casey some some others and went climbing at Kangaroo Point, some lovely views of the city walking back to the car...

Went for a trip up to Glasshouse mountains too, which was really nice. Although Clinton decided we were going to walk up one... I should've known not to go when the sign said "steep path 700m".. well, it was steep, but no was was that 700m! Nice view up there though!

Ok, ok, here's a post!

2006-01-11T13:58:00.000+10:00

Well seeing i'm getting in such trouble from a certain person *cough cough* i'm going to post quickly.

I'm sitting at BAC at the moment, occupying myself on the computer while Clinton is doign other stuff. We've put in an application form for a house and should hear back sometime soon about that. We've also transferred Clinton's car over to QLD and got him a new license (much better indeed!).

We've also been to Surfers Paradise to visit Hayden. That was lots of fun, we went up the tallest residential building in the world (Q1) - very high!! and we visited Ripley's Believe it or Not, which was quite amusing!

We're going to try to get to a theme park before i leave, which will be a nice day out for us. Oh, for the sake of Daniel, if you come up at any stage, we're going to have to take you to Infinity! :o)

It's been rather warm here, but also overcast. A few showers. Way too hot though! The school is very nice, i'm sure Clinton will really enjoy it here. We've been doing a lot of driving around the Mt Gravatt area, so we know it -sorta- now.

Caught up with some friends and are continuing to catch up with them over the next week as well. Most exciting!

That's all for now. Hope everyone is enjoying their holiday!

Brisbane

2005-11-07T09:25:00.000+10:00

So, what is there to do in Brisbane?

There is actually quite a lot... from visiting all the theme parks, to all the natural attractions.

Gosh, way too much to choose from just yet! Oh, look they even have maps!

Hmm, anyway. I'm really sick of this weather. I just want a nice sunny day for a change! The rain is nice, but i hate it when it's just cloudy all day long. Either rain, or let the sun come out - please!

21 Things To Remember

1. No one can ruin your day without YOUR permission.

2. Most people will be about as happy, as they decide to be.

3. Others can stop you temporarily, but only you can do it permanently.

4. Whatever you are willing to put up with,is exactly what you will have.

5. Success stops when you do.

6. When your ship comes in.... make sure you are willing to unload it.

7. You will never "have it all together."

8. Life is a journey...not a destination. Enjoy the trip!

9. The biggest lie on the planet: "When I get what I want, I will be happy."

10. The best way to escape your problem is to solve it.

11. I've learned that ultimately, 'takers' lose and 'givers' win.

12. Life's precious moments don't have value, unless they are shared.

13. If you don't start, it's certain you won't arrive.

14. We often fear the thing we want the most.

15. He or she who laughs......lasts.

16. Yesterday was the deadline for all complaints.

17. Look for opportunities...not guarantees.

18. Life is what's coming....not what was.

19. Success is getting up one more time.

20. Now is the most interesting time of all.

21. When things go wrong.....don't go with the flow.
--Author Unknown

Lovely...
later..

Count down!

2005-11-04T09:04:00.000+10:00

Well, the count down is on... Only a couple more hours until Clinton's thesis will be done!

Hrmm.. what else is new? Oh, SonShip has an official website.. but it's still being worked on, i'll let you know when it's done.

The NASA outdoor service was great, again, the boys cooked. They seem to think they have become master chefs or something! lol! Nah, it was a great lunch.

Sven also arrived on a hovercraft, which was really cool! Some people even got rides in it. They came off drenched, so it was quite funny! :o)

Well, another friend of mine got engaged a while ago. Congrats to Cat! She messaged me at midnight and sounded very excited, so yay for her!

Hmm, aparently the Jac Banquet tickets have sold out.. which is really sad, cause Clinton and I haven't had a chance to go and get one yet! I'm hoping they may bring some more out for sale, it's pretty pathetic if they don't, i mean, there is a lot of people who haven't gotten tickets yet!

Oh, now that's what i need to do! Have a look and see what things there are to do in Brissie over the holidays. Hmm...

merf..

2005-10-28T13:09:00.000+10:00

Well, uni is done for the term now. Thank goodness.

Why is it that this time of year is just so busy? A million things all happening at once... A million things that need to be done... A million places to go to... *sigh*

Just feeling a little overwhelmed by all the things that need to be done and organised. There is just so much, and if it's not organised soon, it won't be able to happen. End of story.

Long time - no post

2005-10-18T11:27:00.000+10:00

Well my blog has suffered from the 'busy-ness' syndrome of late... oh well!

Hmm, let's see. North NSW Big (or Little as some of us call it) Camp has happened, uni is over, exams are here...

Had heaps of exciting times, but now i really should be studying for my last exam... but, study for exams is soo over rated! Don't you agree?

Hmm.. just the thought of holidays from mid October to March is such a wonderful thought!

Just gotta add some photos...

Kelly... That girl and that car.... what can you say?! lol!

Those boys! I can't say Carla (not Cara) and I weren't too impressed with them climbing up there - add the cliff factor and then the wind factor = unhappy girls!

We went driving... and this is what we found....

more photos and updates later...

A job!

2005-09-27T12:15:00.000+10:00

Yes, that's right! A job!

No.. not for me though..

Clinton has a job for next year! Brisbane Adventist College, here he comes!

Well, even if i'm the most excited person about it, that's still really great!

In trouble..

2005-09-18T11:33:00.000+10:00

Ok, so i'm getting in trouble for not having posted something.

So, here's something...

I posted!

Science Picnic!

2005-09-04T12:16:00.000+10:00

Random pictures from the science picnic...

Clinton thinking he can skydive

Michelle

Laura

Toni and Andre

Ebonee

Peter

Glen

Part 1 of the "braden series"

Part 2

Part 3

Awwwwwwwww, HOW CUTE!

What? Who? Us?

The boys pretending to fight

The boys... again

Carla and I

Clinton and I

cough....

2005-08-25T12:55:00.000+10:00

Don't you just love it when you're sick...

Now i have a cold too i think.

Drat this weather..........

I feel so out of it... soo tired too.....

Hmm..

Get test results Monday.

Argh, so much uni to do... soo tired tho....

sleeeeeeeeeeeeeep....

Hmm.....

2005-08-22T10:41:00.000+10:00

How busy life has been since the Solomons trip! This week i'm on Mid-semester break, so only another 6 weeks until exams and then H-O-L-I-D-A-Y-S!

I'm really looking forward to a holiday. I haven't really had one for ages... Christmas last year i did uni, so it would be since the christmas break the year before. Just really need a holiday... and need to get away.

I still don't know what i want to do after i graduate, which worries me to some extent... Next year is 4th year, i'm supposed to have some idea of where i'm heading, and i have no idea at all.

Not feeling all that great, going to the doctor wednesday..

Really should post more...

maybe later..

Solomon Islands Sonship Trip 2005! - Part 4

2005-08-16T14:14:00.000+10:00

Kukudu Clinic Before.....

the front of the clinic

the left side of the clinic from the front view

the same side from the back/side view

the laundry area at the back of the clinic

the back of the clinic from behind the laundry

the laundry before

the right side of the clinic from the back

The Clinic After...

Finished front-left side view

back-left side view

back view

right hand side

The laundry

Laundry

Solomon Islands SonShip trip 2005! - Part 3

2005-08-03T14:19:00.000+10:00

Once we'd woken up at some crazy hour, we'd all eat breaky and head over to the kids club. We'd anchor and then have to row ashore, all the time hoping that nothing would get wet (like the keyboard!!).

This is where we had our first kids club. It was the only place that we did the program inside. It was also the largest one we did.

We had songs, a story, a drama and puppets. The kids loved the program.

Then we would hand out clothes, shoes and toys to everyone.

We then we able to spend some time in the village, going on tours, playing with the kids.

The kids were gorgeous, and were so friendly!

Some of the boys.

Rowing back to our boat

Handing out toys at a different village

Playing a simplified game of Mario with the kids

food

food2

Iriri School

The school.

One of the classrooms

Around Iriri village

Around the village

A kitchen

Solomon Islands SonShip trip 2005! - Part 2

2005-07-27T14:08:00.000+10:00

Yep, still working on this one too

Once we had managed to board our plane, and I had gotten over the size of the plane, we were finally on our way again! We weren't flying all that high so we could see the islands we were flying over really well, it looked so beautiful! Also, it was a nice smooth flight too!
Up in our "big" plane... looking back at Honiara

Our plane..

Oh, i need to mention that our pilots had only flown in the Solomons a couple of times before, a very comforting thought.... and so they had their maps out the entire way!

Some of the small islands we flew over

Braden demonstrating his "physic knowledge"... and see Clinton, we did think of you... if only once! :oP

Unfortunately, i don't have any pictures of the airstrip that we landed on (but i'll find one for you eventually) but i can tell you that it was a TINY bit of land! It wasn't a comforting feeling coming closer down and all you can see under you is water... and then you can see the corral... and the details of the corral.. and then finally - LAND!

We were glad to see Helen and Trevor who met us at the airstrip!
The entire team on the tiny airstrip!

Once we had collected our luggage and carried.. yes, carried - not wheeled, it to the boat, we went on our way to Gizo. This is the boat that we travelled everywhere in.

At Gizo we were given 10 Solomon Dollars, which is half a days wage, to find lunch with. The markets were open, as well as some shops. In the end, most of us ended up buying Cream buns (real cultural food hey..) and some various other thing.

After Gizo we hopped back onto the boat and headed for Kolumbungara (don't ask me about the spelling!), which was the Island on which we were staying. Instead of going straight to the SonShip house, we went to Kukudu, where we had a lovely welcome and "refreshement" waiting for us.

All of us recieved lei's too, which were just beautiful!

We tried to convince the kids to play us a tune on the bamboo pipes, but they weren't convinced! But they were cute anyway!

Then we started on the "refreshments". That's a running joke in the team. Everywhere we went there was "refreshment"... however, their version of refreshments equally a meal to us! We were extremely well fed!!

And then started the obsession with the babies! Their gorgeous dark eyes and skin just had all of us girls.. well, obsessed!

And even Braden had to admit they were cute!!

After our "refreshments" and a quick tour of the Clinic (photos of that to come later!) we jumped back onto the boad and headed over to the SonShip house!

We lined up all the lei's we'd been given in the past two days, and it looked so lovely - not to mention it smelt great!!

Now, for a quick tour around the SonShip house....

Inside(kitchen is to the left, bedrooms and bathroom just to the left and straight ahead, veranda to the right)

The "girls" room, where Oralae, Ruth-Ellen, Steph, Kim, Becky and I slept

The kitchen

The "boys bedroom"

Some of our "substitute mums". They were great on the trip, always looking after us and giving us "mum hugs" when we needed them.

Cooking in the SonShip house was great fun....

Just as was guessing what we were cooking with!

Best of all though, was our view from the house. It was so refreshing to just sit outside and enjoy the view.

Solomon Islands SonShip trip 2005! - Part 1

2005-07-25T12:29:00.000+10:00

First off, the majority of our team all met at Hillview church.

We had to have a max of 20kgs each, including hand luggage. This was a huge concern for me, because i wanted to take things to trade and had to take some extra things that didn't get sent over with the container! So, we all piled into the bus and a car and drove to Newcastle airport. However, before we'd even gotten past Cooranbong on the freeway Steph became really ill. We had to pull the bus over on the side of the freeway and dragged an unconscious Steph outside. We then put her into the car to see if she'd travel better that way. Turns out she didn't and had to be taken to the hospital. She had an allergic reaction to some cold and flu tablets she had taken. It was quite scary, she was screaming out in pain, couldn't breathe and would keep passing out! So Steph and her mum were at the hospital while the rest of us were at the airport (including her brother) hoping that they would be able to make it, considering the flight had been delayed. Turns out she was allowed to leave the hospital and they tried to rush to the airport, but wouldn't have made it in time only by around 15 mins. In the end they drove all night with Glynn to Brisbane and met us at the International Airport!

Meanwhile, we had flown from Newcastle to Brisbane and was staying the night at Springwood Church in the hall. We had to wake up nice and early the next morning to head over to Brisbane International Airport where our flight was once again delayed. So, after breakfast and some 'retail therapy' we boarded our plane to Honiara, the Solomon Islands.

After a nice flight we finally arrived!!! Honiara International Airport, and didn't we feel the temperature difference! You almost had to swim through the air!

Becky, Ruth-Ellen and Me looking rather hot but glad to finally be at the Solomons!

Once we'd cleared Customs (the customs officers lived across the road and just walked over when a plane would land, and then walk home again) we waited outside for each other. I was given a Lei by one of the ladies. We then piled into the "Taxi", which was the ADRA truck. We, being all 21 of us (plus some locals) and our luggage...

Once we'd dropped off our luggage where we were going to stay that night, we jumped back into the truck for a tour of Honiara. It was great fun sitting in the back of the truck, driving over all the pot holes. On the way up to the war memorial lookout, some locals jumped onto the back of the truck as we crawled up a hill. Ruth-Ellen and I wasn't too sure what to make of them!

Looking over Honiara from the war memorial.

Our first night in the Solomons at Honiara. The SDA youth put on a lovely program for us just a short walk down from where we stayed.

The next morning was a very early start (5am) as we had to head to the "Domestic Airport" to fly to Gizo. After sleeping in a room with Becky and Ruth-Ellen that had 3 beds and airconditioning we weren't feeling too bad.
The Honiara "Domestic Airport"...

After such an early start and no sign of food anywhere, we were not the least bit impressed to find out our flight had been delayed around 3 hours! Some opted to go for a walk, other sat (on the 6 chairs in the airport!), while some tried to sleep (on the floor).

When it did come time to check-in, we found out that there was some mess-up about the weight of luggage! But thankfully, we were all able to get our luggage onto the plane. First though, we had to weight our bags and then ourselves and our hand luggage! Now that was fun... And then, we continued to wait... and wait... and wait...

Sabbath is coming!!

2005-07-22T12:15:00.000+10:00

Yayness!!

Right, now that i'm over that....

I'm almost caught up with uni now! Yay! Only 1 more online test to do... done 2 so far and got 9/10 and 10/10 so i'm happy. Anyway!

I'm getting all my Solomon Islands photos off Braden tonight, so be prepared for an onslaught of photos soon!! Muhaha! :oD

Have a great Sabbath! :oD

I'M BACK

2005-07-15T14:27:00.000+10:00

I'm back from the Solomon Islands, and let me tell you, it was amazing! I want to badly to go back already! Anyway, just letting you all know i'm back safe and sound. Will post about the trip later along with photos.

Keep smiling
:oD

Solomons here i come!

2005-06-29T19:48:00.000+10:00

WOOOHOOO!!!

This Sunday i fly out for the Solomon Islands! Yay!!!!

Snow chasing.... to delivering phonebooks....

2005-06-27T13:15:00.000+10:00

Well I am getting in trouble for not posting, so I’m going to post!

Clinton and I went snow chasing on the weekend. My cousin from Glen Innes called and said it was snowing there. About an hour or so later Clinton and I decided we wanted to go and see if we could catch the snow.

Friday Clinton had a bus run at 10am, which he couldn’t get out of. Thankfully, it worked out really well because I had to get my Hep A & B and Typhoid injections that morning. So, once we’d done those things, we packed the car (the commodore) and took off for Glen Innes! We got in at about 6pm (I think… Correct me if I’m wrong Clinton).

But….

There was no snow :o( We decided that the trip was worth it anyway. We stayed with my cousin who is the minister for Glen Innes and Tenterfield. We went for a walk around the town after tea, even though there was no snow, it was quite cold! Quite a cute little town really.

The next morning my cousin was heading off to Tenterfield to preach, so he left us in charge of finding our own breakfast. Only after he’d left he remembered to tell us that that Sabbath School didn’t start until 10am. The church was really lovely! Only about 20 people there, quite a few visitors apparently. Take out the visitors, and the age range would have been 65+! So, as you can imagine, Clinton and I were begged to move there and go to their church. They were lovely people, a few certainly stood out as real gems. We stayed for the lunch and then went for a quite drive to the standing stones.

The Standing Stones

Aww, isn't he cute! :o)

They were pretty cool, and I learnt that there was a local druid! I never realised we had ‘real’ modern day witches and stuff! I attacked Clinton which questions about her and the stones, not quite sure if I still get it all….

Then we stopped at Armidale for a quick look around. It is such a cute place! I love it! The churches there are so beautiful.

The streets were all so looong and straight! It really amused me!

The buildings looked really cool too!

I loved the colours of the LEAVES!

One of the gorgeous churches

And inside..

Another church

Then we went for a walk in a park....

Look at all those leaves!!!!!!

Then the long drive home again! We took a tourist drive for a little bit though.

The trees looked so cool!

Clinton found this gorgeous little church that he remembered from a while ago. It was so cute, all overgrown..! Plus the sunset that day, it was just amazing! The pictures do not do it justice! The pink was a solid pink and was just so nice...

The cute lil church!

The sunset....

The amusing thing was that we’d gone all that way to find snow, and on our drive back, we found a bit of hail instead! Not enough to worry us, but there was a nice big black cloud that we were wanting to keep behind us.

After arriving home at what time I have no idea, I said goodnight to Clinton and just went straight to sleep.

The next morning Clinton and I were going to deliver phonebooks. So, up at 7am… breakfast…..to the factory to get his dad’s car… out to Russel’s place to get a trailer…..back to the factory to get the phonebooks. We had Kat to help us, so the 3 of us went off to our territory. By midday, we were cold (it was raining) and hungry and almost out of phonebooks, so we headed to my place for lunch.

We tried to recruit more people, as Clinton driving and Kat and I delivering wasn’t making things happen very fast, but no one came to our rescue. In the end, after lunch we convinced dad to drive while the 3 of us delivered. Again, it rained… no! It poured! It was freezing! And we had a new sub-division that wasn’t on the map which was huge, so 2 pellets of phonebooks later (and at 4pm mind you) we decided we’d had enough! Hadn’t even finished our territory!

That was the majority of Friday to Sunday… Sunday night the linux club thing was on (ie. Geek Fest!)…..went to that but had no idea what an earth they were all on about!

Muffin: I hope you liked the pictures that were taken just for you! ;o)

Kids in Church

2005-06-21T11:23:00.000+10:00

KIDS IN CHURCH

A little child in church for the first time watched as the ushers passed the offering plates.
When they neared the pew where he sat, the youngster piped up so that everyone could hear:
"Don't pay for me Daddy, I'm under five."

A little boy was attending his first wedding.
After the service, his cousin asked him, "How many women can a man marry?"
"Sixteen," the boy responded.
His cousin was amazed that he had an answer so quickly.
"How do you know that?"
"Easy," the little boy said. "All you have to do is add it up,
like the Bishop said:
4 better, 4 worse, 4 richer, 4 poorer."

After a church service on Sunday morning,
a young boy suddenly announced to his mother,
"Mom, I've decided to become a minister when I grow up."
"That's okay with us, but what made you decide that?"
"Well," said the little boy,
"I have to go to church on Sunday anyway,
and I figure it will be more fun to stand up and yell, than to sit and listen."

A 6-year-old was overheard reciting the Lord's Prayer at a church service:
"And forgive us our trash passes, as we forgive those who passed trash against us."

A boy was watching his father, a pastor, write a sermon.
" How do you know what to say?" he asked.
"Why, God tells me."
"Oh, then why do you keep crossing things out?"

A little girl became restless as the preacher's sermon dragged on and on.
Finally, she leaned over to her mother and whispered,
"Mommy, if we give him the money now, will he let us go?"

After the christening of his baby brother in church,
little Johnny sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car.
His father asked him three times what was wrong.
Finally, the boy replied,
"That priest said he wanted us brought up in a Christian home,
and I want to stay with you guys!"

Terri asked her Sunday School class to draw pictures of their favorite Bible stories.
She was puzzled by Kyle's picture, which showed four people on an airplane,
so she asked him which story it was meant to represent.
"The flight to Egypt," said Kyle.
"I see ... And that must be Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus," Ms. Terri said.
"But who's the fourth person?"
"Oh, that's Pontius - the Pilot.

The Sunday School Teacher asks,
"Now, Johnny, tell me frankly do you say prayers before eating?"
"No sir," little Johnny replies,
"I don't have to. My Mom is a good cook."

A college drama group presented a play in which one character would stand on a trap door and announce, "I descend into hell!"
A stagehand below would then pull a rope, the trapdoor would open,
and the character would plunge through.
The play was well received.
When the actor playing the part became ill,
another actor who was quite overweight took his place.
When the new actor announced, "I descend into hell!"
the stagehand pulled the rope, and the actor began his plunge,
but became hopelessly stuck.
No amount of tugging on the rope could make him descend.
One student in the balcony jumped up and yelled:
"Hallelujah! Hell is full!"

Pastor Dave Charlton tells us,
"After worship service at First Baptist Church in Newcastle, Kentucky,
a mother with a fidgety seven-year old boy told me how she finally got her son
to sit still and be quiet.
About halfway through the sermon, she leaned over and whispered,
'If you don't be quiet, Pastor Charlton is going to lose his place
and will have to start his sermon all over again!'
It worked."

A little girl was sitting on her grandfather's lap as he read her a bedtimestory.
From time to time, she would take her eyes off the book and reach up to touch his wrinkled cheek.
She was alternately stroking her own cheek, then his again.
Finally she spoke up, "Grandpa, did God make you?"
"Yes, sweetheart," he answered, "God made me a long time ago."
"Oh," she paused, "Grandpa, did God make me too?"
"Yes, indeed, honey," he said,
"God made you just a little while ago."
Feeling their respective faces again, she observed,
"God's getting better at it, isn't he?"

Weekend photos!

2005-06-20T11:09:00.000+10:00

Friday night:
Trying to work out where we were on the map on the way up the wattigans.... we evenutally got there...

I took the video camera, so most of the memories are on tape!

Saturday night:
Clinton cooking his turkish pizzas... or, Clinton attacking my kitchen! :o)

So that's what went into them!

Muffin and Teacake 'fighting'.......... ;o)

This is the least incriminating photo i have.... honestly!!

Our wonderful icecream dessert!

Sunday night:
Our wonderful icecream dessert!

Carla's dessert - yummy!!

The results of carla and i shopping! New serving plates - aren't they great! :o)

Again, most of fri night and some of sat were on video camera, might see if i can get some stills off that eventually...

Life with a capital L!

2005-06-20T08:58:00.000+10:00

Life has been so full on lately, but sooo much fun too!

Camping out {freezing at the same time}, Cooking and having a tea party, Shopping!!!

Carla and I had an awesome time shopping, we found so many sales and didn't even get through Tuggerah shopping center in 4 hours! We were quite impressed! And, quite exhausted by the end of it all!

I have some photos that i'll post later, so keep your eyes open!

Sleeeeeep.......

2005-06-16T23:53:00.000+10:00

It's 11.55pm and i'm still up. Why you ask? - Just simpler if you don't... trust me! Plus, i have to get up early tommorow to go shopping.

Sleep is calling...... but i can't yet. *sigh*

Hmm, did i mention that i'm really tired? Ooh, lookies, it's not Midnight! Only 9 hours until i'm meant to be shopping - you know that sounds really depressing!

Don't you just love it when you suddently realise how much you have to do, and the little time you have to do it in?

Meh - i think sleep is calling me again, honestly i'm sure i can hear it!

Instead of dwelling on how big your storm is, instead tell your storm how big your God is!

Wooohooo!!

2005-06-14T15:35:00.000+10:00

Exams are officially over! Did you catch that, OVER! :oD

It's such a great feeling, only everything else to do now! Less than a month until i go to the Solomon Islands now! Wow.

Looking forward to the weekend so much already!

Keep smiling!

Why?

2005-06-08T15:00:00.000+10:00

Why is it sometimes hardest to trust the person you actually trust the most?

Life is intersting isn't it?

Just not in the mood

2005-06-07T15:39:00.000+10:00

Isn't it funny how sometimes your just not in the mood....

Not in the mood to talk
Not in the mood to eat
Not in the mood to study
Not in the mood to socialise

Not in the mood for anything except getting away.

That's kinda how i feel at the moment. Just want to go and visit my old friends back home, want to go camping and just stay there for a good week or two.

Just am so wanting to get away from it all....

The moodyness
The whingeing
The put-downs
The blaming

Everything.

Life goes on

2005-06-06T16:42:00.000+10:00

Apparently, reading my posts is the only way to find out how i'm really feeling. Heh! That has been amusing me since i was told that. So here's something just for you. Feeling: Bored with uni and frusturated with *something*

Hehe! Had a really nice weekend. Really enjoyed Saturday night. Went up Sugarloaf with Cara, Braden and Clinton. It's amazing how nicely lamingtons toast over the fire. And i must admit, Braden did a great job of cooking the garlic bread - not burt but warm all through. We'll have to do it again, except sleep there.

Have an exam Friday and Monday then that's it for uni for the semester! yay! Meh, then start preparing for the next one......

God of Wonders

2005-06-02T17:11:00.000+10:00

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Mt Sugarloaf day!

2005-05-29T11:11:00.000+10:00

Just some pictures from our day at Mt Sugarloaf. Can't be bothered writing about the day... :o)

View from Mt Sugarloaf

Lunch time!

Shellie making damper

The two boys

Sonja and Liss

Clinton and Sonja

Clinton and Sonja (again)

Inspiration

2005-05-16T14:59:00.000+10:00

I need inspiration...

Inspiration do actually do my assignments and uni work! The rain isn't helping. This weather just makes me want to curl up and go to sleep. Plus, my computer is going slowly, which makes trying to find online articles very slow...

One thing I hate about studying is that I can't actually do anything. Just reading textbooks and articles and writing assignments just doesn't keep my interest. I want to actually do something, be able to experience it so I can understand it properly. I know with psychology this can be hard, but just looking at books or the computer screen isn't all that exciting really. I think distance is starting to take it's toll on me.
I miss vet nursing for that reason. As I was working through all the competencies, I was in the surgery room, watching, learning, and doing. Also, not being able to discuss my subjects with other students is really annoying too. It would be nice to have people who are studying what I am so that I can actually talk about what I'm studying.

Life is good though. Looking forward to the break though. Last exam on the 14th!! So that gives me half a month holiday before I'm off to the Solomon Islands, but I doubt I'll get much of a break. We get back from the Solomons half way through Week 1 for me, so I'll probably have to do week one before we leave, which means I'll also have to be all sorted out before that. So, once again, it looks like I won't get that much of a holiday.

The Christmas break is promising though! Totally looking forward to that one.. Holidays from start of November to March!! Now that does sound good!

Had a nose bleed this morning (yes, I know you wanted to know that). I don't get them that often, and haven't had any for a good while. A little confused as to what brought this one on.

Ah well, better stop procrastinating and get back to my assignments....

Life...

2005-05-10T15:02:00.000+10:00

Got one exam done today... only assignments and other exams left...

Stressed!

2005-05-05T16:23:00.000+10:00

Argh!!!

and again, AAARRRGH!

Uni is driving me insane. The day lecture notes actually have the correct answers.... the day the lecturers know what they are teaching.... the day the uni actually runs properly....

ARGH!

[insert some interesting title here]

2005-04-24T19:23:00.000+10:00

Well, i suppose it's time for a new post again. Unfortunately, i don't have anything overly exciting to post... *thinks* nope..

Well, what have i been doing... well we went camping at the Blue Mountains (see Daniels post). It was great fun. It was a little chilly, but it was nice just the same. I miss going camping, we (my family and 2 others) used to camp every year over new years at the beach in emu park, i used to love it. We used to do a lot of camping when i was younger, and i do truly miss it.

On thing that i really miss is horse riding. Go on, laugh... but my horse had a real special bond with me and she really means a lot to me. When thing weren' that great you could always go out to the paddock and she'd see you, whinney at you and come over. She could always calm me down, she knew when i was upset and would be such a sweetie. Also, when she was younger she was abused by someone, a man we reckon. When i first bought her, she was very edgy. If you raised your hand just a little bit too fast, she'd yank up her head, sometimes rear and go flying backwards. She'd been beaten pretty badly, but she learnt to trust me and my family. The thing that touched me most is the fact that when another horse who would try to get at her from his paddock got into her paddock she came trotting over to me when i called her (which she's never done) while others caught him. She knew she could trust me.. that touched me soo much and sitll does.

Anyway, went off on a tangent there... well, i really don't have anything else to say... So this will do for the moment...

Making up...

2005-04-21T22:35:00.000+10:00

Well i've been told that i'm to write more... So i'm going to attempt to write. Yes, i have absolutely nothing interesting to say at the moment, but hey - when you've been told to write, you write!

Hmm, what to write about. Actually, i do have something that i need to learn about (more) and that some people may gain from reading about *cough* None of these seem to be medical sources, but putting them all together you kind of get the drift....

Chrondomalacia patella

The changes in female body shape during the growth spurt has its particular injury risks. The hips widen, placing the femur at a greater inward angle. During running or walking, this increased femur angle leads to greater inward rotation at the knee and foot. This rotation can result in an injury called chrondomalacia patella, which occurs when the knee-cap does not run smoothly over the knee joint and pain is caused at the front of the knee. Appropriate preventive training to avoid chrondomalacia patella would be to strengthen the vastus medialis muscle, the lower abdominals, obliques (side of stomach), hip abductor and hip external rotator muscles.

http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/children.htm

The technical term for runner's knee is chrondomalacia, and it's caused by a softening or wearing of the cartilage of the kneecap, or alignment problems that prevent the kneecap from moving smoothly. Downhill running or excessive knee bending can aggravate the injury further and add to the pain, which is usually in the center of the knee.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2003-02-20-ten-hardest-marathon-injuries_x.htm

This disease is also known as softening of the cartilage of your knee cap or "anterior knee pain". This is a big medical word for a condition where the shiny cartilage surface of your patella (knee cap) is softened due to many factors including abnormal pressure across the joint surface or hormonal changes in your body.

This pain is usually located over the front of your knee and is described as a deep aching pain. It is sometimes associated with swelling and is usually worse when your knee is bent for long periods of time such sitting in a car or bus. The pain is also worse with such activities as squatting, kneeling or stair climbing (either up or down stairs). The pain is sometimes improved with rest and the use of pain medication.

It is sometimes associated with mild or moderate swelling of the knee and some people report a grinding feeling in their kneecap. It is more common in younger females especially after a growth spurt where the knee must carry more weight.

Many times this problem can be due to "excess lateral pressure syndrome" - that is, the kneecap tends to sit too far out to the side of the knee. Usually, this problem is related to how one's bones are shaped and determined by genetics. In this case, the kneecap is most tender when pushing on its outside ("lateral") surface.

It is usually pretty simple to diagnose chondromalacia. Mostly it is diagnosed based on your complaints. On physical examination, your doctor may push back on your kneecap - that often causes pain in people with this problem. The physician may also move your kneecap from side-to-side - if the patella does not move easily inwards (toward the other knee), the knee is described as having "lateral tightness", which is indicative of excess lateral pressure syndrome.

DON'T DO these if you have chondromalacia:
Keep your knee bent for long durations.
Kneel on your knees
Walk up and down stairs/hills unnecessarily

DO these:
Try to sleep with your legs out straight at night instead of curling up into a ball.

http://www.jointhealing.com/pages/knee/chondromalacia.html

Well there you go... I'm actually really nervous about going and getting it checked, i was told i had it in either 2001/2 and i've been hoping it'll go away, but seeing it hasn't and my other knee is starting to go... *sigh* Just hope i don't have to have the operations...

Just some random things to make you smile!

2005-04-13T14:13:00.000+10:00

Technology for Country Folk

New kids dummies

Just couldn't resist... isn't it soo cute!!

Now that looks relaxing!!

Big dreams....

Always ready to help out..

Science Picnic

2005-04-12T10:26:00.000+10:00

Lookout view

Rock pools

Lighthouse

Clinton & I

The girls

Clinton & I again

Crazy Liss

Petunia Pig!

2005-04-11T19:56:00.000+10:00

You scored as Petunia Pig. "Hehehe! Lovely!"

You don't have an evil bone in your body. Everything is about love. However, if you realize that you are unloved by one, you may get a little upset, but there is always someone else who loves you more than anyone could ever imagine. You appreciate your family and all the gifts that you are fortunate to have.

...

2005-04-06T15:55:00.000+10:00

You know, sometimes I just wish people would grow up a bit.

There is more than just you, everything you do effects other.

Think of others... just this once...

Not everyone is like you or thinks like you....

*sigh*

Don't forgett!

2005-04-04T11:05:00.000+10:00

Don't forgett April 5th... what happens on that day????

Dream Job

2005-03-30T16:03:00.000+10:00

The Criminal Mind

How i'd love to be able to do that... but i doubt i'll get there. I've always been really interested in the criminal mind. It facinates me so much!!

Either that or just looking at Abnormal Psychology, with the serious disorders. That would be facinating also.

Oh well, enough dreaming... back to study...

Frusturated!

2005-03-28T12:51:00.000+10:00

Sometimes i wonder why i even bother...

*sigh*

What a weekend!

2005-03-27T11:42:00.000+10:00

Well, this weekend has already been huge!

Friday night 8 of us went into Sydney for the Messiah at St. Andrews. It was really nice, quite relaxing to listen to. However, the seats weren't the best and my back didn't really agree with them too much. We got back to Cooranbong at 1am and the next day i really didn't want to get up. But i was in a much better state than Clinton was.
Saturday was a nice day, even though we didn't get to go to the lake because it was raining. Was a really nice day, but i was rather tired. Tonight we're going camping, not "organised" camping tho mind you... but it shall be great fun! I'll take my camera, and post some piccys sometime soon.

Happy Birthday Braden!

2005-03-17T11:40:00.000+10:00

No birthday at college is complete without a chaff, and that's exactly what Braden got!

Before the damage really began....

Ooh, look at all those balloons

Jess doing her damage! Can you spot the rice?

Hmm, he did pretend he was spiderman for a drama once didn't he?....

Not a bad effort! Rice everywhere, fertilizer everywhere, 100 balloons and string!

Sunday "fun"...

2005-03-16T09:31:00.000+10:00

Well, those of you at College have probably heard about our "fun" on Sunday already, but here's my version!

I went out to a friends farm Sunday for his mothers 50th with a bunch of friends. We were getting a tour of the property in the 4WD and were having some fun doing donuts on the grass. Unfourtunately, it was really dry and we were getting thrown around a bit too much and the car rolled. We were all wearning seatbelts apart from my boyfriend. Luckily, it was his side that we fell onto and he wasn't hurt at all. None of us were. We seemed to tip very slowly and landed extremely softly.

Michelle and Madelyne were on the side that was in the air, which was most fortunate because they are very small and were just hanging in the air due to the seatbelts and if it had been any of us there, it would have been much more uncomfortable and harder on us. We were all fine, no cuts, no broken windows even! Everyone came running over so quickly and we were all able to get out quickly and check that we were all fine. The car was a lot worse for wear. Oil was leaking everywhere, the windscreen was all cracked and had buckled where we had hit the ground on the right hand side.

Now i'm starting to get a nice long bruise on my tummy where the seatbelt was, but apart from that i'm not too sore anymore. Poor Braden felt terrible about it, but now he's enjoying telling everyone about it, so if you want a considerably longer version, go and ask him about it ;o)

Topics

2005-03-09T11:05:00.000+10:00

Ok, got a "Position Paper" to write for Abnormal Psychology, these are the topics I can choose from:

Is MPD a valid diagnosis?
Does ADD exist?
Are repressed memories valid?
Should psychologists prescribe medication?
Does evolution explain why men rape?
Is sexual orientation conversion therapy ethical?

What do you think of those topics?

My week away...

2005-02-27T21:47:00.000+10:00

Well, now that i'm back and have a bit of time, it's about time that i updated. My week in Rocky was... good and bad. I got into Rocky on Friday afternoon, was a fairly good flight. But i was tired! Saturday i went to Sabbath School and Church, saw the youth and had a very quick chat to everyone. Then it was off to Sarah's wedding.

Sarah looked absolutely gorgeous. The ceremony was beautiful, unfortunately my camera decided to die right after she'd walked down the isle. But i did get some photos, here are two...

Sarah and her father walking down the isle

Sarah and Colin

Sunday i spent with the guys, it was really great to catch up with them, might post photos of them later if i bother to... Was a good day tho, hadn't seen some of them for ages. We went out for lunch (once we'd managed to wake Scott up!!) to Sizzlers and watched a movie.

Monday uni started. What can i say, 9-5 monday to thursday of stats... actually tho, by the end i actually do understand the majority of it all. We learnt how to use a program called SPSS, which does all the equations for you, and you interpret the results for the significance levels etc. There was around 50 of us, which surprised me, i didn't think that there would be that many! As per usual, there were only about 5 round my age, it's a wierd feeling.

So, i flew home on Friday morning, took the train to Strathfild and waited there for Clinton. We then went to the SAN and picked up Kelly and Sharona and drove back to college. It was great fun, those girls are great! Poor Kelly tho, Clinton was a bit of a terror! We had stopped at a service station and Clinton was reversing and made a comment about a small girl somewhere behind the car. (There was actually a girl and her mother there) He got this horrid idea... he slammed on the brakes suddenly and Kelly and Sharona screamed thinking we'd hit the girl! Well, Clinton nearly died laughing! And Kelly wanted to kill him i think... was a really good reaction tho!

Anyway, so now everyone is starting to arrive back at college, it's wonderful! I have to good friends from Rocky at college this year. Lydia and Ebonee. I've seen Lydia, but not Ebonee yet.

Had tea at Jen & Aarons place with Liss, Shellie and Maddy. Was great to see them all. It's just plain great to have everyone back at college again!

hey guys!

2005-02-24T12:01:00.000+10:00

Hey guys,
Just a quick note to say hi to all! I'm still in Rocky, been learning lots about ANOVA tests and the such. Finally think that i'm getting it. I'll be home on Friday sometime, yay!

Only half a day of uni left! We've been using SPSS, does anyone know how to use it??

See ya's soon!

Just reminding you all ;o)

2005-02-17T11:38:00.000+10:00

Life

2005-02-14T22:34:00.000+10:00

Well, life is busy at the moment. Not, that i'm complaining of course. I wouldn't change a thing at the moment.

My assignment is due tommorow, it's currently 500 words short and i haven't even made it run smoothly yet. So that'll be a breeze. Will get both the parents to proof read it just to make sure i can pull off another D or even better, a HD.

Wednesday i'm going to go and visit my wonderful boyfriend. I'll have to catch the trains by myself (for a Rocky girl whose only ever been on as many trains as fingers, this is a scary thought), but if i get to see Clinton, it's all worth it.

Then on friday i fly to Rocky. Saturday is Sarah's wedding. I am so excited and happy for her. Oh, that reminds me, i have to work out what is expected of me at uni residential school. What are we going to learn in a week when we haven't even started the subject yet? Should be intersting... One of my good mates from Rocky has got himself a girl *yay*, so that's some great news.

Well, not sure if i'll be able to get online while i'm in Rocky and the next few days could be a lil busy, so if i don't get online before then, i'll be back on the 25th!

Hiking Trip

2005-02-13T11:26:00.000+10:00

Well, where do I start?

Friday we met up at Central station, then traveled over on the ferry and started walking. We walked 8 kms on the first day and camped the night at the beach. It was a beautiful spot to camp. The army was practicing parachuting into the ocean, they had to wait there for a while, then boats would come and pick them up and take them to the shore. They had to carry their wet parachute (which aparently weighed 120kgs) along the beach and then wade/swim through a lagoon and then crawl up the bank. We couldn't see that much, because it was at night, but they had glow sticks which made it look quite funny!

The next day we set off again, and walked 15kms. I nearly died! With my knee being the way it is, and my ankle wasn't all that happy either.... But Clinton looked after me *grins*. No, he was a true gentleman and looked after me the entire way. The last bit was rather hilly and my knees weren't that happy.

But, i am glad that i went. I had a good time, sore knees/ankle and all! If you want the long version, ask Clinton or Braden.

*EDIT*
I have found a map of where we walked, it's not to scale but you can get the idea then. We went from Bundeena to Wattamolla, then Wattamolla to Otford.

Happy days!

2005-02-10T10:13:00.000+10:00

Well, I think I actually have something to post about now! :o) Yesterday was a good day. A very good day. A special someone came into my life. You have no idea how happy and relieved I was to find out that it was me he liked. Some of my poor friends had to put up with me for a week and a half while I worried over it. But everything is good now. My parents think he's great and his father is really happy too, so things are looking really good. Not everyone knows yet, but we've been able to tell most of our closest friends so far.

Next biggest dilemma is whether I can go hiking this weekend. I'd love to go, but my knees will probably disagree with me and my assignment is due on the 15th. And i'd also have to convince my parents to let me go too, which would be the biggest battle.

So yes, that's my happy news! :o)

Peacemaker-soul

2005-02-07T14:28:00.000+10:00

You Are a Peacemaker Soul

You strive to please others and compromise anyway you can.
War or conflict bothers you, and you would do anything to keep the peace.
You are a good mediator and a true negotiator.
Sometimes you do too much, trying so hard to make people happy.

While you keep the peace, you tend to be secretly judgmental.
You lose respect for people who don't like to both give and take.
On the flip side, you've got a great sense of humor and wit.
You're always dimplomatic and able to give good advice.

Souls you are most compatible with: Warrior Soul, Hunter Soul and Visionary Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

What do you think guys? True or not?

(I'll try to post something meaningful soon...hehe)

The Pebble

2005-02-06T14:58:00.000+10:00

The Pebble

Many years ago in a small village, a farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village money lender. The money lender, who was old and ugly, fancied the farmerbeautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain.

He said he would forgo the farmer's debt if he could marry his daughter. Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the proposal. So the cunning money lender suggested that they let providence decide the matter. He told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girl would have to pick one pebble from the bag.

1) If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father's debt would be forgiven.
2) If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven.
3) But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.

They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer's field. As they talked, the money lender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he picked them up, the sharp eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag.

Now, imagine that you were standing in the field. What would you have done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you have told her?

Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:
1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.
2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the money lender as a cheat.
3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment.

Take a moment to ponder over the story. The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral and logical thinking. The girl's dilemma cannot be solved with traditional logical thinking. Think of the consequences if she chooses the above logical answers.

What would you recommend the girl?

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So, what would you guys do? I'll post what she did in about a week, or if someone gets it right.

Another great Sabbath

2005-02-06T12:11:00.000+10:00

Sabbaths just seem to be so much fun. Yesterday i went to Hillview Church where we had a really good S.S. lesson and church. Then we headed off to the park for a picnic, which was great fun and a great chance for everyone to catch up and chat. Then, we went 4WDing. I took my video camera that i'd got for Christmas so i got a little bit of our adventure of tape now. Not to mention Clinton's monologue.. hehe!

So yeh, another great Sabbath day!

That's God

2005-02-03T12:33:00.000+10:00

I got this from a friend, i think it's really nice and had to share it with you.

*~THAT'S GOD ~*

Have you ever been just sitting there and all of a sudden you feel like doing something nice for someone you care for. . .
THAT'S GOD. . . He talks to you through the Holy Spirit.
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Have you ever been down and out and nobody seems to be around for you to talk to........
THAT'S GOD ... He wants you to talk to Him.
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Have you ever been thinking about somebody that you haven't seen in a long time and then next thing you know you see them or receive a phone call from them. . .
THAT'S GOD . . . there is no such thing as coincidence.
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Have you ever received something wonderful that you didn't even ask for, like money in the mail, a debt that had mysteriously been cleared, or a coupon to a department store where you had just seen something you wanted, but couldn't afford.
THAT'S GOD.... He knows the desires of your heart........
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Have you ever been in a situation and you had no clue how it is going to get better, but now you look back on it. . .
THAT'S GOD........... He passes us through tribulation to see a brighter day. .
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What's important to you?

2005-02-01T17:56:00.000+10:00

Ok, so if you were faced with the dilemma of a burning house, 5 mins to get anything out that you could, what would you take?

It would be so hard to think of what to take. How to you measure what you treasure or value most? Things can be bought again and replaced, but memories cannot be. I think i'd take my computer and photo albums. They hold many memories that i would hate to loose. Then what? Would i take my formal dress, which has many memories attached to it, or the teddy that my best friend gave me, or my books?

It's interesting... Sit down for a minute and ask yourself what are the top 5 things that you would get. Does it reflect moments in your life, people or somethings else? How do you define memories? Do we need to have something that we can look at or touch? Or can we just simply rely on that memory of the event?

Anyway, i'm just really putting off doing my assignment! Hmm,I have 6 articles that i have to critique, each being at least 350 words, the assignment in total 3000 words. The subject? - Performance Management. You know, it's not really that bad. The last assignment was written in a day, was short or words and i still got a Distinction.. imagine if i actually do this assignment what could happen! lol

Sabbaths

2005-01-30T19:55:00.000+10:00

Aren't sabbath a true blessing? The past two sabbaths i've been luck enough to spend with some good friends.

To me, the perfect sabbath day consists of going to a good sabbath school where everyone participates and church that is not a "show". Following that is a bit of mingling after church and then heading off for a picnic or lunch with friends. Preferably a picnic, because it's so nice to be able to sit outside enjoying the breeze and all of God's creations. Hmm, it is nice at the beach. Being able to walk along the beach with friends is really nice.

I'm finding that i'm truly blessed with the wonderful friends that i have. They are such loving, wonderful people who i wouldn't trade for anything! Plus, being down here i'm surrounded by wonderful people who share the same beliefs as me, which is very encouraging and enables one to grow and discover so much more.

Isn't it funny how things turn out in your life? Just when you least expect it, something really great happens. We are so truly blessed!

Australia Day!

2005-01-28T12:38:00.000+10:00

Well i thought it was about time i posted something new, so i'm going to tell you all about my big day out in Sydney for Australia Day!

It started of like any normal day, though a day out with *certain people* will never end up being a normal day... Went round to pick up Krystal and Russel and go to the train station. Daniel was to meet us at the train station. Well, we get to the train station with about 10 mins to spare, and surprise surprise, the ticket machine won't give out change... So we have to run to the other side of the station, but everyone else is lined up there trying to get tickets too! Thankfully, we got the tickets and even had time to breathe before the train pulled in.

So, we were on our way. None of us had realised that it was 'Big Day Out' too, so there were a lot of people on the train drinking, which made things even more interesting... Clinton was supposed to meet us at Tuggerah. This in its self was going to be rather interesting... See, he doesn't have a mobile, so his way of finding us on the train was to 'just get on and walk up and down until he found us'... Anyway, we got to Tuggerah, and left and no Clinton appeared! I was accused of worrying by this stage.

Anyway, we finally are pulling into Hornsby and the mobile ring. It's Clinton. Yes, it was us just pulling in, and we were in the last carriage. Finally he appears. The story was that he was rushing to get his ticket at the Tuggerah train station and there was a heap of people waiting to get onto a train to go to Big Day Out, and he was behind them all. Well, they got on the train and promptly got off again. By the time Clinton had realised that they would've been looking for a special train for Big Day Out, the train had pulled off. So he jumped in his car and raced the train to Hornsby. He had parked his car in a shopping center, in a 60 minute parking zone...

Finally we were at Sydney. It was a good day, saw lots of things. Heaps of old cool cars.

Good old holden ute!

Not bad for a Ford...

Clinton found a friend!!

One for Michelle!

And another for Michelle...

Just to prove we really were at Sydney!

That's about if for photos at the moment. I'm going to try get some of Russ and i'll post them later.

Anyway, we were all totally exhausted by the end of the day and were so sunburnt too! It was a great day. When we did decide to leave Clinton, Daniel and myself took a train to Hornsby to try and 'recover' Clinton's car, he would drive us to Tuggerah where we would get on the same train that Russ and Krystal were on. Thankfully, after a small panic attack (Clinton his time, not me!) we found the car, and it didn't even have any tickets!!

All in all, it was a great day out in Sydney, but i was glad to be home!

Summer Science Camp!

2005-01-16T16:58:00.000+10:00

Well, i had a great time at SSC 2005! At first i wasn't too sure what to expect, but i had a great time, even if i am completely exhausted now! Well, i shall tell you a little about what we did. Melissa, Bec, Clinton and Daniel were the deans. I was in charge of music.

Firstly, we organised a games night for the kids (aged 16-18). As you can see, some of the games were quite messy, but we had great fun watching them and i'm pretty sure they enjoyed it too.

The boys getting "shaved" by the girls. Now this was quite interesting to watch, those poor boys had shaving cream everywhere!

And now the girls turn, getting their teeth "brushed"

During the week we went to the beach and relaxed. It was a nice hot day, so the cool breeze and the suft was greatly appreciated!

Games on the beach.

Ever tried to make 5 people stand on a phone book without touching the ground?! These guys are now experts.... hmm

Saturday night was the banquet. Mel, Bec, Clinton, Daniel and I set up for the banquet and the kids got all dressed up. It was an extremely late night, i think we went to bed at 2:45am.

All dressed up for the banquet, and didn't they all look lovely!

David and Gemma, two very lovely friends!

Melissa and Mary.

Our very own Dr. Rogers!

A whole week of getting up at 6am and getting home at the earliest at 10:30pm is rather exhausting! But i had so much fun, everyone was so friendly and well mannered and behaved!

Update

2005-01-06T21:50:00.000+10:00

Update: Nothing to report

Life goes on as usual. Had the share of ups and downs the past week or two. The usual: "disagreements" with parents... Why is it that it's fine for them to do something, but if you do it... you get your head ripped off?! Argh - nothing buggs me more than that!

Hmph, don't feel motivated to write, maybe later...

Tis the season for photos!

2004-12-27T21:48:00.000+10:00

Just some random photos of my life at the moment... :o)

Krisselle, Ruth-Ellen and Kathryn on our Christmas Picnic!

Me, Krisselle and Ruth-Ellen at our picnic.