Friday night city shopping

I havent been into the city in quite awhile, and i was reminded very quickly why i detested it in the 1st place.... parking was a real hassle and expensive too! Gone are the days of free parking....

Another sight to behold were the people that constituted the "crowd" in the bustling city of perth.... most who live here would agree that's we're in a rather chilly spell at the moment. So seeing girls in the shortest of short skirts and skimpy singlet tops was quite a sight... i thought was in the middle of summer, apart from the touch of frost on my brow..... ;)

Then a girl with a dog collar..... i know, it's so 2 or 3 or 4 yrs ago, (or whenever!) so its not the collar i was suprised about, it was more the chain attached to it! And the chain was clasped by this man (or was it a manly woman?) And He/She was leading her around Forrest Chase! WTF!?

But the plus side of the city at the moment are the number of sales on! And they're pretty good quality, not those rubbishy sales where the stuff they're trying to get rid off are on sale only. There's actually worthwhile items this time!

Thank goodness for my self-restraint........ :)

Sinking sand...

I must appear to be a very angry person...... especially since my last post was about venting. What i'm about to write may appear to be more venting, but this is REALLY bugging me, so out it comes......

I've been having real issues with responsiblity and people pulling their weight, the last couple of months. It's not the majority mind you, more the minority. The worst thing about it is that i totally do NOT want to sound self-righteous about it, but when it comes down to it, i feel like I've been doing all the bloody work and noone around me bothers to lift a fat finger!!! Sure its easy to think inwardly here, as there is some bias to the thought, but as the workload piles on from everywhere, i feel like i'm being stretched thin over everything, so i can no longer produce my best efforts for the tasks!

And that really sucks, coz i like to put 100% into all i do, knowing that i'd achieve a good result, but coz of this, a good result is getting harder and harder to achieve.

And i'm not just talking about work...... Off the top of me head, i can count; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.....that's the number of things i've got going on all at one time for the next 3 wks..... And i've gotta fit it in with work. WTF!?

I'm not gonna list the things i got going on or what the specific issues are, but suffice to say, i'm starting to feel myself sinking a little now, and i'm hoping that the ppl around me will start to notice before i'm up to my eyeballs in it, and perhaps pull out a fat finger to not just help me out, but themselves and others too......

Flight schedules suck!

I found out some bad news today...... I'll miss 2 West Coast home games in July!! I misread my travel itinerary, where i thought i was leaving on saturday nite-sunday morning, on the midnight flight. That would've been cool, coz its a night game, which runs from 6pm to 10.40pm, then i'd get straight onto the place for Africa!!

But alas, the flight is actually midnight, friday night-saturday morning...... :(

And coz of the time we're away, i'll miss the following home game as well..... And when this season's been so great, i really didnt want to miss a game this season at all!!

Venting!

Today for some reason, a few people brought up the topic of venting...... ie. the need to vent during those times of frustration. Now i totally agree, coz there are things that happen everyday that can get under your skin, and I reckon if u dont release this, it can eat u up inside.

So I wish to vent.......

Today, I was searching for a park, when i saw this car pulling out. I thought, "Cool, i got a spot", turned my indicators on, and waited for this lady to back out. But as she takes off, this bloody camry comes from nowhere and "zip!" straight into my spot. WTF!? I gave her a honk with my horn, and she has the gall to look around at me, then turned around and proceeded to continue to park her car.

My blood was boiling at this point, so i went elsewhere to find another spot. I'm not really hot tempered, so i didnt mind driving away from this incident, but as i parked into another spot, i so nearly wanted to go back to that camry, and write down for her the ettiquette of parking..... ON her car, WITH MY KEYS...... if u get my drift! :)

Heart racing

Driving home tonight thru Leederville sounds routine and nothing at all special. Except when there's a booze bus camped at the intersection where the freeway entries are, and there's no way out but to go thru their road block!

It's funny how the sight of a booze bus or something simliar gets your heart racing.... the 1st thought that entered my head was "bugger! I hope i dont get flagged!" The 2nd thought was, "just how many beers did i have tonite? Will I be under the limit?"

Then I felt a little silly when my 3rd thought echoed," you havent had a beer all bloody night, stupid."

Daze

Life's a daze at the moment..... I seem to be going thru the motions, and the days pass in a blur. What am I doing here? What am I striving for? What's today's goal?

I feel so spaced out right now, which explains the thoughts occupying my mind, being scribed onto this blog. There seems so much to do, yet there's not enough time to do it nor things to do. I keep working and plodding on but to what avail? Why do we keep working ourselves to exhaustion, and tell ourselves its good? Why does it make us feel satisfied to come home from work tired? Can we not feel refreshed after work? Is it possible to feel like that yet be satified with ourselves?

Then i am reminded of the light at the end of the tunnel. Yes, there is greener grass just on that side, a little to the left..... There is a reason to all this, a purpose to our chase. We just gotta try to discover it, and if we never ask, we'll never get it. So ask Him for it. Bring on Africa! :)

Where are the bargains?

Today sucked.... It's supposed to be my day off, but coz someone called in sick, i was asked if i could come in and cover. It wasnt so much a question, more an expectation that i WOULD come in. But I did anyway, since i'm such a nice guy..... :)

My dilemma came after work, where i was trying to find a quick and easy, cheap bite to eat. I remember the days when i could find a satisfying meal for 5 bucks, the pinkish single note that would satisfy the food vendors. But now, i could barely find anything for under 7 bucks! That would mean having to break my 10 dollar note! Not that i had one, i only had a five in my wallet. (plus 10 cents)

So i had to go all the way to the bank to get cash, but ended up buying a dozen dunkin donuts for 12 bucks for lunch..... :p

My return...

I have been contemplating the cessation of blogging, as i believe that no actually checks my blog anymore. (except maybe 1 person, thanks Leedear! ) So I'll just hafta wait and see how many comments i get to keep going, then maybe i will keep this going. So what brought me back to the blogging table? The same reason i started this blog in the 1st place, nearly a year ago now...... pain and incapacitation.

I am hurting quite badly at the moment, but thankfully its not the same pain i had in the beginning of this blog where i had to have surgery for it. This pain is more self-inflicted, and the incapacitation, temporary. But coz i cant (and dont want to) move, i'll just sit here and blog for a bit..... ;)

The origin of this stems from the long wkend, where i've been in Bunbury participating in this year's State Youth Games. Its basically a massive sports carnival with about 1000 participants, all vying to excel in their nominated sports to win the trophy for their team. I was part of the Subi team, where i played the grand sports of Bocce, basketball, beach volleyball and mixed netball. :)

It was the last one that got the better of me..... I forgot how high impact netball is, and coz we actually did well and got into the finals, there were extra matches to be played. Now my entire body is aching, my quads the worst, which causes me to struggle as i try to stand up even! But it was a fantastic wkend nonetheless, by far the best i've experienced and a splendid job done by our organiser Middo.

I honestly do not know how the heck i'm gonna make it to work 2mrw, i havent felt this sore and sorry for myself since i did my back, but at the same time, i've never felt this alive for a long, long time.