A much needed change of scenery...

A much needed change in scenery is in order. Hopefully. A few recent events has brought up this need. Namely my school. Which was once quite a nice place but has gradually changed into 'the twilight zone'. A black-hole of a place, where progress has either come to a complete halt or has become painfully slow. In my situation it has become unbearably slow, having been here for just over a year, I can hardly say I've accomplished much in my time here. 

At the beginning, the promise of finishing my course in 14 months seemed possible, but over time that goal has moved further and further away, to a point with just over a month left on my visa, it is impossible to finish. The school, being fully focused on profits rather than their students have left the 'seniors' for dead. Their new students are progressing, just like we did at the beginning, quite well, but they haven't been here long enough to experience what happens when a new batch of students arrive. The old students are forgotten, like a once loved toy being replaced by a new one. Which is really quite a shame. As much as I like to avoid my conclusion on this, I have to honestly say that in terms of the school and progress, I've pretty much wasted a year of my life. I have no regrets though, because the people I've met along the way and the friends I have earned and lost has made me who I am today. I'll always remember all those time we had parties, hung out, went flying together and so forth. But I have to do what's best for my future, so I have to move on from this place and continue elsewhere. I had to put an end to the school wasting my time and money.

So hopefully, if all goes to plan, in the coming days and next few weeks, I shall wrap up my affairs here and move off to Melbourne to continue and finish there. As I said earlier, its a real shame, as I did enjoy my time here in Sydney. The people here are great, the school, not so much.

Wrapping up, I've got quite a bit of work before I head down to Melbourne, so its time to get serious and start on a clean slate. I'll update in the next few days. Until then, over and out.

Thought of the day: "I'll get you Wayfarers when you pass your CPL"

Song of the day: "Said I'm Sorry" - British India

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A Little Under The Weather...

Hardly a nice prognosis. Skin irritation, nausea, hot and cold flushes and the all too common runny nose. Frankly I have no idea why it all decided to jump up on me today. Granted, I've been fighting off a slight cold for the past few days, nothing an antihistamine couldn't handle, but today, after eating a packet of 'Grain Waves' chips, commence feelings of nausea followed by the appearance of skin irritation, and sudden hot and cold flushes. The most likely cause is an allergic reaction to the chips. It couldn't have been anything else as I've have eaten all the other foods for months with no problems. After vigorously following the medical drama 'House' for several weeks, differential diagnosis came quite naturally. And its safe to say I've come to the conclusion of food allergy and the flu. So looks like my plans for the next few days have to be put on hold until this all blows over. 

Other than that, nothing that interesting has happened. Had a pretty quiet St. Patrick's Day, just a few drinks with some mates, nothing too crazy there. Had a scintilla of respite recently, someone who I thought would evanesce from my life entirely, dropped me a line the other day. Haven't replied as of yet, the words are escaping me for the moment. I sense that something is awry, statuses that question one's worth are always a good indicator, but don't take my word for it. Being 4,000 miles away doesn't help one elucidate the situation.

Well, as my health is slowly deteriorating, its best I shoot this off into the vast expanse of cyberspace. 

So until next time, over and out.

Song of the day: "Come Back To Bed" - John Mayer

Thought of the day: "Differential Diagnosis"

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Cows, Cows and more Cows...

This post originates from a friend of mine, at the time she didn't know what to blog about. Coincidently one of her friends suggested that she blog about cows. She hasn't done so yet, so I've taken the liberty to do so myself. Yes. 'Moo' to you too. Cows are actually pretty cool. You can get all kinds of stuff from cows. Milk, butter, cheese and not to forget; delicious steaks. In fashion whore style, the leather from your new Prada lace-ups could also come from the awesome looking cows above. 

Cattle, or more colloquially known as 'cows' are a member of the subfamily 'Bovinae' of the family 'Bovidae'. Their most common purpose is for livestock, producing as stated above; meats, dairy products and leather. They are also used as draft animals for the purpose of pulling carts, ploughs and the like. Their hooves can also be made into glue. I distinctly remember a line from The Simpsons, where Lisa decides to become and vegetarian and hallucinates; "You don't eat our meat, but you glue with our feet." if I am not mistaken. In some countries, such as India, they are honoured in religious ceremonies and are revered. Its estimated that there are 1.3 Billion cows in the world. That averages out to around 995, 838, 000 cows per person. Now thats alot of cow. Recent studies have also shown that cows are the number one contributor of green house gases, namely methane, which in a literal sense, is derived from their flatulence. For those who don't have a dictionary or thesaurus near by, it means to fart. The English language is much taken for granted nowadays. Everybody likes a short cut, no time for bombastic words. I on the other hand, prefer to abstain from the short cuts and use the English language to its full extent. Lampoon me if you choose, but someone has to stop the language from more deterioration from today's youth.

Thought of the day: "Thats a pretty awesome haircut for a cow."

Song of the day: "Pain In My Heart" - Otis Redding

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