I am still addicted to Bejeweled after all this time... bleh :P

Had an interview this afternoon and I think it went pretty well. It was weird as I knew everyone involved with this... the other applicants, the interviewers, etc. so I didn't actually know how to approach the interview. I answered all the questions and I hopefully answered them with enough material to do ok in it. I'm sure not all recruitment processes run like the one today. Not sure when I will find out but I guess it will be soon enough.

Hmmm... nothing much else happening, weather has turned grey and its been raining/spitting on and off all day and night. I'm sure this will do the gardens a lot of good :) This week is pay week too, most of the money is going towards my credit card but also to pay for the holiday airfare! :) Now I just have to work hard and save up so that I have some spending money :D Thinking back, I didn't think that this was what working life was about, getting money to live and to spend on holidays :P Things, I must say, are starting to look up a bit more :)

We don't own the apartment.. :( It was auctioned on Saturday morning and they were asking waay too much :P There was one lady who bid (with 2 little kids) and it was basically her and the auctioneer making a bid on behalf of the vendors. That lasted about 5 minutes. I'm pretty sure she will end up buying it but with two little critters running around, I'm beginning to wonder when the people living beneath her will be selling up because of the noise from above... hahah :P

Drove around quite a bit today and it seemed all these stupid P-platers were out on a Sunday afternoon trying to prove that their cars could weave in and out of traffic and drive faster than everyone else. Where is the police when you need them? :P I'm sure those people got to their destination just so much quicker than the rest of us. Pffft So there ends another weekend, all the usual things like ironing shirts/pants for work and boring housework were done and very possibly the last hot day of the summer was today. Wouldn't mind some rain and hopefully we'll get heaps in the next couple of days. Its not good to see the grass in everyone's front yard looking like parched dirt. It hasn't rained decently since about Christmas. :(

I'm sure I've done this before, but Cor sent it to me so I did it and got:
Your IQ score is 135
This number is based on a scientific formula that compares how many questions you answered correctly on the Classic IQ Test relative to others.

Your Intellectual Type is Visionary Philosopher. This means you are highly intelligent and have a powerful mix of skills and insight that can be applied in a variety of different ways. Like Plato, your exceptional math and verbal skills make you very adept at explaining things to others — and at anticipating and predicting patterns.

I'm glad its the weekend. This will at least give me time to relax and catch up on sleep, which is what weekends are for when you're working :)

OK, so it didn't last long... I've been thinking of posting this for the past few days... so here it is.

Censorship sucks. There is nothing worse about not being able to tell it how it is. Whilst there are some things that should not be written and published on the net, it makes some of my thoughts not come out properly and the context that I ramble on here about. Its proven to me that at least someone takes an interest in me. I don't know whether to be thankful or pissed off about that. So from now on... there will be parts of my life that I will never detail again, even though I want to share them. If you know me in real life, then you will know the things I am talking about... so without a further ado, back to (kind of) normal programming.

Loyalty is meant to go both ways. It often doesn't, thats the real world. You go along and do what you think is right, only for it to come back to you when you think you deserve to have something, that its not there, its not reciprocated. This in turn makes you feel betrayed, lost and pissed off that you have put in such an effort only to be kicked in the guts and told that you don't matter. There's two ways of dealing with this. You can rebel and show them that you being loyal to them is only for their own good, but what will that achieve? I don't think they will even notice, its just the way it is but I think you never know until you try. The second way is to quit, thats the easy option. Quitting is never a "win" situation for you. It shows weakness, it shows that you aren't willing to try. Quitting is for the tired. Maybe you go about and find someone who does appreciate your loyalty, well, looks like they do because deep down... they are just trying to take advantage of you.

As seems popular nowadays... Hiatus... have to decide whether I want to continue... in light of recent events

So ends another weekend (how come I keep saying that every week?) It might have something to do with the fact that I have work tomorrow... bleh :P OK, its not that bad :D It is getting better, the future is not so cloudy now, providing several things fall into place :)

Went around to Chris' friend's place on Friday night to catch up and watch a dvd. This was after after-work drinks to farewell two people. Just that one of them is coming back to work in another area on Monday... so we're going to have welcome drinks as well? O_o lol :P Today I had a brunch thingy with Enrica in the cafe culture that is now Glen Waverley. Its strange sitting at a table on the footpath in Glen Waverley... hmm oh well... whatever makes money for them :)

I'm not one who believes in horoscopes, so I have no idea what I was browsing horoscopes for. Well, apparently I will be presented with what I have always wanted on July 23... man... how is it possible they can narrow it down to a date... and if it is based on some cosmic event, what time zone are they talking about on Earth, I mean... here its 16+ hours ahead of the west-coast of the US, it could be the next day this "major" life changing event :D

Change of plans by my ISP now means I have around 400mb/day to play with from 70mb/day... I had a look at my usage stats and there was only one day in the past 6 months that I had dowloaded more than 300mb in a day :D All the more amazing is the same price for the plan, and there's shaping if I go over the limit (12Gb/month) But uhh, yeah... I don't know how I could possibly go over the limit... :P

Hmm.. didn't realise the rehab hospital was *that* big... O_O Walked for ages and ages in one direction but still didn't get to the back of the property. Visited Andy there, he's doing pretty well... but will be in there for 4-6 weeks to do physio. He's working from there now so some normality has been restored at least and emotionally he's very philosophical about the whole thing. Time to move on :)

Been uninspired lately... but then, what's new? :P I need some hobbies or something, or at least someone to hang out with when I have nothing to do (like every night) so yeah... Really looking forward to the holiday now... I just need a change of scenery for a while and it should be all better. There's hope of something permanent now (but I've been there before), not exactly what I want to do but I guess its a start. It should pay ok too :) Gotta love my cynicism right? :P

Going to visit Andy in the rehab hospital tonight probably. Hopefully he's feeling ok now, at least he is getting better :) Also been meaning to catch up with Caroline, Chris, Enrica, Felicia and Nick but yeah... we're all either busy working or studying that its hard to find a time to sit down and chat for a while, although I've tentatively booked in for brunch with Enrica on Sunday.

So ends another week... things are pretty much still the same as last week... its kind of getting like groundhog day... uhh.. rather week. Life is getting a bit tedious at the moment, there seems to be nothing happening for the better or worse in my life. Its kind of that "drifting" feeling one gets from being in a lull. Things will change, they have to, I'm just looking for the motivation to do that... along with the opportunity on so many fronts. But at the moment, as evidenced by the fact that I am posting at 10pm on a Friday night, I have nothing.. bah...

The bombings in Spain are pretty much all thats on the news right now. Bah... stupid terrorists, its not like they will achieve anything except getting hunted into oblivion. I guess I still have a vision of utopia where everyone can coexist and all be happy, but yeah.. its so far fetched from reality though... like most utopian ideas. Oh.. and on the other hand there is cricket, yes, some game where 2 teams of 11 people go out onto a field and chase a little red ball around the field for between 1 and 5 days. Australia won (yay) when they were against the odds at the start... but yeah... no one really cares as long as we win :D

A mixed day... Had a few things to organise at work today, and I think I ended up doing all of them :) Wasn't too difficult, although the way the cards have fallen at the moment, I'm pretty much right for casual work until around July or so. But the thing is the holiday is going to get in the way I think... bleh... I've decided I'm going anyways, the last 2 weeks of May and be back the first week in June. Hopefully get that settled and booked so that I don't have to worry about it later :) Got a letter sent to my house today about the job that I applied for last week... just a coincidence since I rang up the person asking whether I could get an update on it... the person has been away for 2 weeks on sick leave, hmm.. dunno when they will be back though. Nevermind... keep hoping I guess :)

Took an alternative way home today, via Blackburn as the Glen Wav train was cancelled and the next one 12 minutes after that would have been packed like a sardine can. Took the bus and still got back home before the next train arrived at my station. Of course this took nearly an hour compared to the normal 35 mins, but yeah... not too bad. Glad I didn't have to sardine can it in the train, but at least it wasn't 35 and stuffy with no air conditioning today :P I was surprised that I wasn't the only one that did that... a few others must of thought the same thing.

Hmm... well... yeah, it Tuesday morning... ICQ (proper) refuses to work but the shoddy imitation that is go.icq.com works... bah :P Woke up this morning to that uber addictive Hey Ya and its been one of those days so far... grey and dreary outside... I guess its good to be at work (although there are better places to be... say overseas) :P Bah.. better get back to doing work (at least looking like it) ;)

Long weekend is over :( Went to Cor's favourite store Ikea and bought an uplight which also has an additional reading light. The best thing about it is that it was $29... bargain! :P Hmm.. thats about it... man.. no achievements on a 3 day weekend.. apart from catching up on sleep.. hahah :)

Work tomorrow... wonder what this week will bring? Just take it one day at a time from now on, and whatever happens will happen.

Recap of the week... I think I missed some important events and news... firstly Andy (friend who runs Archon Computers) crashed his car last weekend and I only found out about it on Tuesday. :( It was pretty nasty apparently and he's still in hospital and had a few operations already. A broken leg and arm, but hopefully he will be ok :|

Secondly, we kind of found a house that we could live in.... just that the price is probably out of our reach, so :( but we will try. Its going for auction on 27 March, not sure what we will do yet. Its close by here and seems to be an almost perfect "move in" as is condition. Guess if it is meant to be, then it will be. Hmm.. thought there was more but can't think of anything at the moment... so yeah.. :P

Friday before a long weekend and I am at work... alone in the whole unit as they are having a planning day. Its also grand prix weekend so there have been lots of people around the city. Planning on leaving at 4:30pm today. Sleeping in for 3 days in a row will be heaven! ;)

Decided on the dates that I will be going away and its all subject to a few things happening making it all fall into place. Looking for accomodation now in various places but... everything hinges on what happens next week. I think the airfare I have to book/ticket before April 8 to get the "sale" fares that they have now. Have to send off another application on Tuesday and hopefully something good will come from that as it would be one of those "childhood dreams come true" things if it happens :P

Waaah.. it's Wednesday... and the week has dragged on and on... its hot again here and so far *fingers crossed* the air con is still working in the office. Going out to dinner tonight as our house is going to be waaayyy to hot to cook and its meant to be even hotter (37C) tomorrow... arggh

Havne't been up to much, just work stuff.. nothing earth shatteringly important. Applied for another job, as a business analyst. Hopefully something happens with that, but if not, then other opportunities are available but I better find something soon :|

On a brighter note, planning on visiting Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in early May. Mainly to visit people but it will be nice to get away (first time since January 2002 that I have left the country). Who knows... things might change again in a week or two...