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I am a writer, chef and IT Consultant. I enjoy writing about my personal accomplishments and helping people learn new skills.

Wednesday 31 October 2007

"Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected become the expected?"

Maybe it's a sign? :P

On Friday in the middle of my mad rush to make a living...and to get some food, I came across a sign...it really stood out and I had such a dream when I saw it :) anyway, I took a pic but I soon forgot about it....I haven't been updating my life...I feel like I'm falling behind on everything and the world is whizzing past me :( Today was a delightful day though, I met someone "unexpected" :) actually, she met me :) I was called in to sort out some email issues but I rushed to get to hospital this morning so I didn't have...bf, so I popped into my favorite fast food joint...to visit my uncle Ronnie again, ordered a bf meal and sat down to eat....I was halfway through my ELT burger when I felt someone touch my right arm...it was a familiar warm touch...ahem:P I turned to see M :) she still looks great! I hadn't seen her in ages....she is now busy with work...as one of the graphic artists for our local daily. She seemed so "vibrant" and "carefree" as usual :) She asked me for a few things to do with her computer....so it seems like I have more worked lined up for me!..uhm...yay.....I have to negotiate a good ISP package for another customer of mine....many things to do....so little time...I expect everything to run......yeah...just run...I don't expect anything to run smoothly...but somedays...it can be happen!...lol




bf: breakfast
ELT: Egg Lettuce Tomato

Tuesday 16 October 2007

"be yourself...no one else wants the job"

I have been busy lately and there is much potential for growth in my business (according to my friend/accountant;)....but I don't want to make a great expansion....great expansions come at great cost :S I want to make good decisions but good decisions often need good reasoning and lots of good advice.We all can get easily misguided by people who may seem wise.I have to consider so many things before I make any serious moves for expansion.I am quite happy with what I have now and I am in my comfort zone.....I do take risks, but only calculated risks :P I have found something special, a person I can be myself around.....and feel so relaxed with :D I am glad I have such a close friend! Anyway, my gardening has been pushed to the background....but I had a dream about my carrots last night...freeaky! I was there with my friends wife(I know this seems strange but we were all friends until he broke the rule we had and married another one of our friends..we were pretty close) she is still fun to be around. So there I was in a FIELD of carrots.I started pulling my carrots out and they were so tiny....feelings of disappointment filled my soul :( I was truly disheartened....but then I had an idea to transplant them...so away we went transplanting the carrots...hmm...could this be a way that plants communicate with their owners? CARROTS: please Fila...transplant us! we need to be moved...we need more space..your moms flowers are suffocating us....hurry, or else we will shrink and become so tiny, it would make you cry!:P FILA: okay little fellas, lets put you somewhere free :) GO the carrots! YAY!! haha so ends the story of the farmer boy and his silly little carrots :P will update soon with pics if I do decide to do the transplant :)

Monday 15 October 2007

"......................"

I've been very happily going along with my life....just "free falling" my way through....I have had bad days but I just keep moving coz...every day has it's own worries,so I just worry about each day, and consider my goals for my future...a balanced view of life makes me happy :) I am working out a lot more...Yeah Silvie...I get tense sometimes :P I am usually a happy camper though....I have made so many new friends and got to know a few old friends:) I got an email from my Aunt, she is in Hawaii...asking for my Dad's email addy...she was so happy to receive a reply from me :) I am very focussed now....I have been working really hard, trying to solve some of the most mind-boggling IT problems around. I had to call the Techies at www.kidanet.com.fj their email server was down and it affected most of my customers...you won't believe how frustrating it is to be unable to help them since it was an ISP problem...I called the ISP and liased with them...they need backup servers for mission critical email systems...the other option is to host my own email server for my customers...I always strive to take care of them! I love working with some of my customers...even on a personal level, they are good people....I would work for free...coz I love my job..but nothing in this world is free :( If the world was run in LOVE currency, it would be a much better place :D

Sunday 14 October 2007

"The future is a myth created by insurance salesmen!"

The future is something I am deeply concerned about, not just my future but those I care about....my brothers future looks pretty grim, and I want to help him make good decisions...like some of my friends he has a different attitude towards his future...my future is full of hope as I keep working on myself, trying to improve every aspect of my life.....and my personality. It is certainly not easy but I keep trying :) true, I can never become perfect :P but I will bloody well try! lol....I had been going out on "dates" as someone liked to call it, with girls I am close to....they are good company, funny :P but I realize that I don't really enjoy being around people who don't respect my views and don't have the same outlook on life as I do. I did not choose my companions too well....but I only realized this later on.Then there are my really good buddies :) they're the best....I enjoy their company because they understand my values,and my standards. It is true that they do not share my values or standards but I am glad that they respect them :) I have been working out, exercising my core (abdominal muscles) with great results I must say....it makes me want to work harder :P but I only exercise to relieve a certain tension....and to take a break from the crazy world that surrounds me. I want to try doing walks, either in the morning or afternoon..there are so many people who do that here.....It's a great way to meet people :D but I just don't have the energy for that :( not in the afternoon at least....I haven't had time for my language stuff....just the Norwegian language..which I only learn when my I chat with my Norwegian friend...pressure helps people to learn :P hahaha....let me rephrase..."pressure helps lazy people to work hard" :D that's an original Fila quote :)


PS: Carrots still growing! w00t!

Wednesday 3 October 2007

"If you can't learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly"

I had a full day yesterday, worked my crazy behind off.....had 2 appointments at very close intervals...so close that I had to cancel the first one, one BIG email issue, and lunch with LN....had to meet a girl too(my ex-close friend :P) then had to see my brother coz I had a friend working for their company.....she was lonely without me...haha no, she just wanted me to be around coz she is new in that place...and I knew everyone(I already did introductions, what more do you want? :P) but, if I had not been busy I would have stayed with her :) get my travel stuff done.....it was so chaotic in my mind yesterday...I need a secretary :P but it is dangerous, statistics show that most bosses end up in office relationships (or affairs) with their secretaries...lol. Lets put that idea in the "not gonna work for me" basket! Anyway, there is nothing a secretary can do that I can't....right? hmmmmm....okay maybe I could go with a male secretary.....eeeeeww no way! The thought of all the male secretaries I know just flashed before my eyes....and it is NOT a pretty sight :P there is a voice inside me at this point thats screaming..."YOU CAN DO IT!" and I'm like.....nah, I can't even organize a meal...yes, unfortunately, I can't cook,even if I were starving...mom always said. There is food all around you and you're starving? haha.....I would die in a world of food if it's not cooked :P that's why I have new found respect for raw vegetables :D haha....cheers WILSON :P you're welcome.....keep your PC safe from dust monsters and get yourself that UPS system man,regards to the Mrs and the little cutie :)

Tuesday 2 October 2007

"not out of the woods yet...."

I have been so busy lately, focussing my excess energy and time into helping my friends and saving up to see my sister :) I bought a new Hard Drive 250GB Serial ATA drive, to store my prison break episodes and my heroes :P this was the most comprehensive upgrade this year on my system....I accidentally wiped my boot drive :( lost all my pics.....including ones of blondie ;) I also lost some major data for my business.....it was a HUGE mess but I'm recovering what I can now......I still haven't got my travel stuff done, but a friend of mine told me I should do it quickly....so today I will be going to do my bookings. I am glad this drive is working so well, superfast :D and 250GB space is so much! I just hope my other hardware (which is about 3 years old) doesn't fail on me. Anyway, everything is happening so fast now for me, I have so many wonderful new people in my life :) and I am thankful for my old friends, they've stuck by me through my most difficult times :) I am truly blessed!