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Sunday, 24 February 2008

"vodka in a tube...what will they think of next?"-MHCC Go Vodka Drink Review

I was shopping yesterday and I saw this strange tubes....it looked like toothpaste, but it was actually GO VODKA EXTREME.The US export version has it labelled as WODKA but I think I bought a different version...or a cheap knock off :P Haha it is made under license in Australia from Wenger Erzeugungs und Handels Ges.m.b.H. a company that is in Austria.(funny how it is made in Australia but originates in Austria) It was totally cool...the look at least. The drink? Well,I would say that the orange nectarine one was VERY orangy....and sweet but I preferred the tangy taste of lemon which was colored green on the tube but it comes out as foggy-clear. With 9.9 percent alcohol volume,the taste of vodka is indeed unmistakable!:) I drank 2 of them yesterday ( for review purposes of course!) hopefully I don't end up like the poor sod below after too many drink reviews..lol

All in all I think it's a great "on the go" drink or great for brushing your teeth after a hangover..lollll! I have a slogan for them....Go Vodka.....or Go Crazy! You'll love it;) (designed and packaged for crazy alcoholics)




Thursday, 21 February 2008

"Death sneaks up on you like a windshield sneaks up on a bug"

Last night I went to watch the movie JUMPER I thought it was totally cool :) I always had a dream about a portal behind the parliament (where we used to play hide and seek as kids :D) I had this dream once that I came out in Australia and I met this beautiful blonde chic and we had some fun and then I got back and came home and slept and then I woke up..hmmmm...did it really happen?? Did I do a jump? or was I just dreaming...haha I guess only a hot blonde, Aussie chic would know :P I think the movie was so fun and David gets to do what I want to do- Travel except I want to do it with a plane :P I mean what if I jump to the middle of nowhere and I can't get back home? lol....strangeness. I really Love the movie coz it is a cool "concept" not your everyday blockbuster story. Cool scene when Griffin drives through the busy streets of Tokyo. Jumps through all that traffic!! The little girl is hot too, she looks like one of the girls from "The OC" ANYWAY all in all, awesome movie and I will be jumping into my bed now coz it's late :P


FLASH....eat my portal dust, Paladins..hehe....(Jumps into bed)...zzzzzzzzzzzzzz




Monday, 18 February 2008

"For every vision there is an equal and opposite revision"

Jing Jing....it's on!I had a great time with some of my old friends. It was a Saturday nite and I was going to watch a movie or something but instead I got a call from an old buddy and he invited me over for what can only be called a "jing jing" which is the term that has been coined for a jam session....We sang the usual but this time Mel gave us a preview of one of her originals.She is truly gifted and she has an amazing confidence that can only be felt by the strings on her guitar!I sing along but I don't really play.We all had such a great time we went home at 2am in the morning:) I miss them already, I left and got home feeling very nostalgic and missing everyone who has ever really touched my life:( it was such a cryable moment for me! Well....I guess,everything has a place...every action a consequence and every vision, a revision;) lol

here's the super talented Mel.....totally amazing....just bad camera-work...my bad:P

Friday, 15 February 2008

"your time will come :) "

In this fast paced world,time is something of such high value, so much so that most people don't have something called "PATIENCE" I have to admit I am included among most people, but I can clearly see the results of being patient and mild, yet firm during tough decision-making processes. I have been shying away from contracting my customers but.....I believe that it is the way to go to ensure my livelihood and to enable successful application of business processes. I regard myself as a semi-professional but my standard of work is much higher than that.I have enjoyed unprecedented success in such a short span of time :) I am looking forward to meeting my business objectives far earlier than I originally expected. I am quite excited about major jobs that I have but...I should remain calm (enhance your calm John Spartan :P) I have had a lot of good advice coming in from family and friends (and some bad advice too..lol) I am pleased with some of my customers paying me in a very timely manner but meanwhile I have those who tend to be a bit unseasonable. I learned a lot of things from a friend regarding strength in character when it comes to business :) I do have such confidence and I am well aware what I can and cannot do. Well...it seems I don't need my dreams to make sense of my life...I can do that without dreaming :P I can't remember my dream for last nite coz........I slept at my computer working on my data modeling project for a student database. I have had to spend more time with the beautiful Ms Kate (*some names have been changed...or maybe not...to confuse you and protect privacy.)

I enjoy hanging out with my friends and taking long walks along the seawall;) I have pics and I go almost everywhere with my new camera....todays video is cool. I think that we all run in to "chewing gum" at the bottom of our shoes and we either scrape it or we leave it there and let it annoy the hell out of us...hehe...the blonde is pretty because..uhm....she is blonde :P

Monday, 11 February 2008

"Så fin du er!"

Whats with the Norwegian?? I am learning a few words here and there....I have an interest in Norwegian because of the beautiful twins :) But anyway,I want to talk about my dream. Last nite I had a a dream about being on an elevator. I was on this elevator and I went up...and I was carrying one of the twins handbags....then I stopped and then....I misplaced it on top then I came back down. I had never felt so worried! I was thinking...Oh boy she is going to kill me for this....kinda like the way a husband would think when he knows he forgot to do something that his wife told him EXPLICITLY to do :P NO, I'm not married to her but in my dream it felt like that. I was in a panic and I went back to look for her handbag...by the way, in my dream I was carrying the handbag...and just to be clear-I would NEVER be caught dead carrying one in real life! LOL:) SO....back up I went and even then I couldn't find it....I came back down the elevator feeling so stressed :'( I then....woke up (feeling so stressed) but then I was relieved when I realized it was all a dream....and I am glad I didn't misplace anyone's handbag:) THEN....today I went to the NZIS to lodge my visa....and I went up an elevator...8th floor!!! freaky huh? yeah....I thought so...this is how I remembered my dream...I should try to document my dreams...they probably can tell the future...haha...I doubt it..but dreams are very interesting to me :) Well I am relieved that my application is in....all I have to do now is WAIT.

I also went to the bank...boy, they sure love to chat up customers in my bank :P I enjoy the service...if the service includes getting all flirty :P but yeah,I figure it could sure get pretty boring in a bank...hehe...I LOVE MY BANK ;)

This is just a rough analysis of how my dream relates to life:(warning:not to be taken seriously:P)
I guess we all have our ups and downs in this elevator of life...we find things and we even lose things...we get upset and we feel sad....but we get right back on that elevator and keep searching for the things that will make our wives happy and try not to piss them off :P

Edit: I mean wives as in generally not many wives :P


Friday, 8 February 2008

"sometimes people do the wrong things for the right reasons"



We all would like to be counted as "good" people but honestly we are not.But does that mean we shouldn't even try? I was watching one of my favorite shows that shows on TV14 about a man who wanted to do something good..something noble....but ended up in such a mess that it affected his conscience. Michael has become someone totally different from the architect/engineer that he was before he went to prison. I would say that if I were in the same situation (which is according to Whistler, "damned if I do,damned if I don't") I would not know what to do....maybe I would have a plan tattooed on me :P

Although fictitious I would like to think that this TV show has some moral value.All that violence and the blood should have some significant outcome. Anyway enough talk about TV.....I've been studying data modeling for a job that is coming up. I am making slow progress but it is progress none-the-less. I have kinda slowed down my work outs but I hope to put a plan into place. Without plans, we're nothing but wheat in the wind....bending in every direction. I would like to make a definite move in my life toward something and stop "winging it" lol... :)

The other day I went to the seawall with one of my sunset crew to talk business and I snapped a few pics....and left my camera there. I got back home and I was thinking..man those were great pics, lets see :P NO CAMERA!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH I ran like crazy ( funcione como uno loca! Pardon my spanish if it isn't so good...I'm still learning. Anyway I got there and found the camera still at the exact same spot!! phew! doesn't even begin to describe the relief! So anyways my pics.....NOT LOST but just forgotten by the seaside..lol















Tuesday, 5 February 2008

"You cut me open...and I keep bleeding Love"

"I don't care what they say, I'm in Love with you"....I've been listening to a lot of music lately
I found a cool song by Leona Louise Lewis called bleeding Love :) cool song...and she is hot:P
I got a call yesterday from a new company,met this lovely lady,she was young and "powerful" she was a manager and she wasn't much older than I am. I admire people who can deal with situations that require skill,experience and effort.The easy way out,anyone can do that :P

I take the easy way out too sometimes but I always try to imitate qualities I admire. I have some very inspirational friends and girlfriends :) I hang around women more because women display more strength in character. Although I think men are quite capable of displaying the same strength,they would rather show it in a physical way. My two cents opinions maybe useless but I just express them anyway :)

Saturday, 2 February 2008

"Talk is cheap because because supply exceeds demand"

I had been talking too much lately, to the wrong people. I said something in a personal context and it came back to bite my behind in a business conversation. I wasn't even upset or mad coz I was having a good day....I just clicked my little heels together and walked away. I maintain a decent customer base and this was the first time I have got a complaint and it wasn't even about my service...lol...I just think that I am not keeping enough professional distance between my customers and I. I am changing some policies before these turns into some serious legal issues.I am happy that I handled it well.I do my best when it comes to my work and the people that know me, also know that I don't give up until I resolve the issue at hand. I also had a meeting with the ladies from the ISP here. They were very friendly and good to talk to :) I enjoy trying to sort problems out in a manner that leaves everyone on the winning side! :)

My carrots looked like ginger when they were pulled out.....but at least they smelled like carrots...lol :)
I am working on a website apart from my sunset hobby one- this is just something I wanted to do :) LN is considering making T-shirts :) I have done little for company websites..... Anyone has any ideas??

I have a call today,I was called to a meeting yesterday but I wasn't available, so I had to reschedule for today. Hope all goes well.
:)

Wednesday, 30 January 2008

"Cyclone Gene hits Fiji"















"Destruction"
That was the headline in our local daily this morning. Being through a cyclone was quite an ordeal. It was a category 2 cyclone which ravaged through most of the main island moving at 15 Kilometers per hour,claiming 4 lives. A strong wind warning still remains over most parts of the main island. I took some snapshots...of Gene in action:)

"Candlelight Dinner"

I had a candlelight dinner but this was not by choice, the power was down in most parts of the country due to fallen power lines. I had used my laptop for a while but because the battery was low...it too died and as darkness fell....I had dinner by candlelight....not the romantic kind...the survival kind :P lol....it was fun and different. I realized how much I relied on ELECTRICITY and technology. My phone died on me as I was informing my friends of the developments. I am just glad power is back on and I am back to business. I had to close up for 2 days since there was a warning issued.
Keep safe people!


Sunday, 27 January 2008

"Living can take years off your life"



I was supposed to watch a movie yesterday but instead I chose not to. My friends ended up visiting me instead and since I live close to the seashore, we decided to take a walk and I took my camera with me....hehe :) I always wanted to take sunset pics but I needed someone who was just as good with photography to take my pic. On our way we talked about many things, but when we got there all we could talk about was the beauty of the sun going down on such a wonderful afternoon :) If only you were there :P I think that there are more beautiful things in life but this was by far one of the most beautiful and relaxing scenes ever! We had so much fun people were watching us as we posed for our sunset pics :) There was quite a fair bit of activity along the seawall which really was interesting to see. We had some people fishing, lots of women jogging...hehe :P lots of men jogging too :( lol. People taking their dogs for a walk, dogs taking their people for a walk....haha It was just awesome! We plan to get out and do it again soon. I don't regret not going to the movies......I watched something better :)

Life is not an easy thing and someone once said "Dying is the easy part, living.....thats the hard part" I think that just being alive for a certain number of years (example 24:P) doesn't make life any easier.....but if we don't try to live our life in the best way possible, and try to make good decisions....constantly, we can end up with problems. But yeah, everyone has problems...(topic came up when we were hanging out) so it is not to say that we will not have problems but we will have fewer problems if we make smart choices. It's not always easy to do that. The pics are so cool :) check them out!

Friday, 25 January 2008

"If you're ignorant, at least you're constantly surprised"

I took the day off today to spend time with my friends and to think. I think too much :P according to a few people who know me very well. I do enjoy thinking because I believe it is a wonderful facet of life. I have been exposed to a lot of viewpoints and a lot more opinions that it really helps me to see what many people are like. I have studied myself and my life in an attempt to be the best I can be :) I have had wonderful support from my friends. I got a call today from my cousin in New Zealand! WOW! :) she just called to say hi.....I was happy to hear her voice. I've never met that part of my family because we live in different parts of the world. I believe that my life is only beginning at 24 :) I turned 24 only 3 days ago and I do feel old and grey :P but I manage....hehe....I realize a change in my life and I want to turn all the mishaps into good things and try and fix the things that are not good. I think that I have been taking the fall for many things that are not my fault. Life isn't fair and it's too bad that we get dealt with bad cards but we do what we can to LIVE. I got to see many things better today....my life has indeed changed in ONE year of living and so much has happened to me to make me OLD :) yes I consider myself old at 24 years....but I still have a long way to live ;) I am happy that my life is enriched with wonderful friends and my loving family!

Wednesday, 16 January 2008

I loved you with the fire RED....now it's turning BLUE..


Things haven't been so good for some of my friends and for me. I have been through tragic events in my life but I realize that my heartbreak is nothing compared to all the problems other people are facing. Everyone is in truth searching for HAPPINESS, they may deny this fact but I believe this to be true across all facets of humanity. I believe that the only thing that differs between individuals is what they "think" makes them happy. Some search for truth,for answers to satisfy their need to know what is really going on in this world, some search only for their basic needs since they do not have the basics, how can they even begin to be happy? Others search for purpose by trying to make a name for themselves in this world.....the struggle for prominence is only a "human thing" Some search for wealth which would supposedly lead to their comfort and ultimately their happiness.Yet others search for LOVE, I spoke to one such person yesterday and her search for Love seems to have taken her to great ends. That desire is within all of us but for some it is greatly associated with their happiness. I have found Love but I had to cut my losses and escape before my search takes me to a point of no return! I just realized that there are BIGGER things in life than Love....LIFE itself is more precious than Love....I don't believe we can find Love if we don't find meaning in our life first. I had been thinking deeply about many things and I know that with everything in my life, I just need to "have a little faith" and everything will be alright :)

Whatever you are facing in your life....in your struggle to find what makes YOU happy, I wish you well and I hope that you find what it is that you are searching for!



Thursday, 3 January 2008

"she said my name"

I called someone special yesterday,we spoke for an hour about many things.....it was the best conversation I've ever had :) but what really surprised me was that she said my name! her voice was very soft and caring. The sweetest thing I've ever heard! I always believed I deserved better people in my life as "close friends" but I didn't realize how true that was until yesterday. I also spoke to her twin :P it was the most beautiful thing in the world to be able to relate to what she believed which is EXACTLY what I believed and when she explained something I already seemed to know what it was that she was trying to say =) I hung up feeling very warm inside...maybe that was because it was warm in my room :P We've had so much heat in the city this week. I've had to walk around half naked in my home...Anyway things are looking up for me and I believe that I have many more things in my life to do and to be satisfied in doing! I have work today......those mean people never take it easy on me:P