just thoughts

Well I’ve recently been thinking why do I bother with my blog.

1. I hardly ever have thoughts that I want to write down, after all everything I do seem to want to say gets blasted away in 140 characters or less!! Those of you that follow me on twitter might agree with this!

2. Looking back on my old posts everything I write down seems to go round in one big circle!! I guess a MASSIVE change could sort this out... maybe if I moved to another country??

3. I’m not even sure how many people read my blog, I’m guessing the number of people... I could count this number with my hands.

Well, on with the blog. Its pretty much the middle of the month and since my last post not much has happened. I mean last weekend, 6^th august I was a taxi driver. I got to say, although I was driving a nice car... sitting in a traffic jam for 3-4 hours, then another 2 hrs while waiting for the ferry it is boring, uncomfortable, unproductive, and gets painful! But oh well i managed to do what was needed.

Other than that. So far, my life is just full of work. I must admit to you guys, work gets boring. But at least I’m not a rioter, looter or fleecing money off the government!

Leading on to the rioters/looters... guys.... why do you bother?!?! Some of the comments you guys came out with was completely unbelievable!!

One comment by some random woman.. “we’re taking back our taxes!” I mean WTF!! How can rioting, and looting take back your taxes?!? If you think about it, this is completely the opposite of what your trying to do!! Geezzzz think about it!!

And a 11 year old looter?!?! Common!! Do something useful with your life!!

Oh well, big changes are needed in society! Be friendly, help each other out when needed, go that one little bit extra for someone!! And think happy things!!

Love you all

M x

P.S. I took part in the #OperationCupOfTea

End of July.

HELLLLOOOO INTERWEBS!!!

Well, today is the final day in July, and tomorrow is the start of August! According to the weather people, the UK is going to have a nice sunny couple of days to welcome in the new month!! Yay for that!! (I’m suck in an office)

So the end of this month also marks the end of training at my work, and now follows 3 weeks in “academy” I don’t have a clue what this means!! But it’s one step closer to being responsible for my failures!! Yay for that!

Yesterday (Saturday) I went in to the centre to do some purchasing of sorts! And my bank thought I was not me, and demanded for a call back! So I called them back. Now the automated system that I phoned was interesting! Yes it was simple to use, but it took so long that I spent 5 minutes on the phone to them, with the privilege of being charged a stupendous amount for making that call!! But I guess this makes it alright as it’s for my “security”.

And on other news, I phoned home as well to my mom, and had a small chat of sorts, and she mentioned that she was tempted to call me so I’d return back to the island for just the Friday night to go FISHING!! Right... so I’m going to spend about £20 odd to return to the island just for a couple of hours.... for fishing. Right. Yeah. Sure. Ok then.

So, a new month is ahead!! And I hope that interesting things will happen this month!! And for all you people out there!!

Love you all!

M xx

Need a bit more flavour, don't you think?

Ok,

so I haven’t exactly blogged in a while, and I know that this is a fail on my part!

But then, who actually reads my blog right?

Moving on, since my last post which was pretty much a whole month ago not much has happened since then;

Moved to Southampton,

Started a job,

And my car insurance claim is still unfinished!

Right then,

Yes I’m off the island!!! (Isle of Wight for you people that don’t know what the “island”is!) This is a good thing for islanders like me!! Mainly because we don’t have to be stuck with seasonal jobs where in the winter we just sit and twiddle our thumbs!

Well my job, it’s nothing interesting. Just mainly answering questions and doing things for people! But I guess it is a start in life!! And it got me off the island!! Hopefully more doors will open in the future!!

And well my insurance claim. Referring to the post before about my little stunt driving extravaganza, MY insurance company still hasn’t finished with my claim as “we are still waiting for an admission of liability from the other party.” I mean I even got a letter from the fuzz saying that they found the other guy at fault!! AND I sent a copy of this letter to the insurance company!! “lost in the post.” GREAT!!!

So yeah, this is my life so far!! Boring, I know, I can’t help it!

Much whatever you want!!

M x

Sleeping

Why is it always so hard trying to get to sleep? Maybe this is just me, but I'm sure this is not the case!

But even so on the odd occasion that I fall asleep when I want to, or before I want to, I end up waking up at stupid hours way before I intend to!!

I'm sure I've tried most of the recommendations that have been suggested to help anybody and everybody get to sleep... (Short of sleeping pills...) But yeah... Counting sheep, a glass of warm milk, reading a book, going for a run.... Etc...

I guess that when I try to get to sleep my mind becomes too active and decides it wants to think of random things!! which can be interesting, but very annoying!!

So I shall say Bon Nuit!! And hope that you all have super duper dreams!!

M x

p.s i wrote this a couple of nights ago!

Tuesday 17th May 2011

Ok,

So I was meant to type this up in my head while it was still fresh...

However,
As things happen I just couldn’t be bothered!! I’m pretty sure that not many of you care about this ether so going to tell you anyways... makes sense right?? No? Good!!

This happened last month, yes a whole month ago. But hey who’s counting right!! I guess I could say that it was almost a near mass injury experience! (not death!)

So. The short story is I got crashed into and my car flipped onto its roof. Result = write off!! And here is the newspaper report!!


The long story is... I was pottering along Clarendon road going onto Collingwood road, this crosses over Regent Street but Regent Street has to give way / yeld to me, so it’s my right of way. (sort of a one way system!)
Anyway while I was pottering along this road just as I was about to cross over the “intersection” I saw a green car and the back of the drivers head! Clearly looking the wrong way! And what made things worse... he didn’t look like he was slowing down!

When I saw this, and as I was practically crossing over the intersection, I tried to avoid him by steering closer to the right, thus giving more time! Didn’t work! He still managed to hit me on the back left side rear quarter! The “hit” managed to push my car’s rear right wheel over onto the kerb where this, I guess helped to cause my car to flip onto its roof! As this wheel was the only one that got damaged!

Although the crash, bang, wallop, happened within like 5-10 seconds it did actually feel it took a lot longer! And you can remember things quite clearly! But nope nothing flashed before me!
So. My thoughts;

1. “Oh he hit me! Shit!”
2. “Oh my car is flipping”
3. “Oh, I’m upside-down”
4. “SHIT, better get out of this car!” (Surprisingly kids you should always wear your seatbelt! The seatbelt works even if you’re upside-down!!)
5. I’m out of the car first thing I shout.... “HE WAS LOOKING THE WRONG F**CKING WAY!!”

So now I’m out of the car, proper angry, and everyone around me was telling me to calm down! (Don’t think I spoke to the other driver!)
Anyhoo, the police arrived within 10-15 minutes and took a breath sample and statement... and then I had to wait ages for the car to be flipped the right way up so I can get some stuff out of my car!!

So, that’s pretty much it! Any questions/comments... thought not!

And now... some more pretty pictures!




Love and all that!! M x

Friends

Ok, so i posted this on another blog couple of days ago, thought I'd post it on here!!


So,

Forget Facebook friends,

Forget Bebo, msn, yahoo.

How many people would you actually call your real friends?

Have a think.

How many of these people would you want to call/text randomly with any sort of news, or just a random chat.

How many of these people would you actually want to meet/catch up?

How many people would you tell what you are feeling etc.

Have a think.

I would say about 10% of your “friend” count on Facebook.

Am I wrong?

Sleepless Thoughts

Ok,
So I'm writing this on my blackberry while I'm lying on my bed making a very poor attempt at trying to get to sleep!!

Yes you could say that I should just forget about writing what I am thinking at this moment in time, however what I have found is that the best "eureka" moments happen when you are just about to nod off!!

I mean, I personally have had many thoughts in my bed, and quite a few of them have been amazing ideas, and thought "I should write them down before I forget." However due to the lack of pen and paper, the "amazing" idea just gets tossed back in to the deepest darkest part of my brain never to return.

So, I thought I would share this thought with you and hope more of you may start blogging in your bed, or wherever you are, at any strange time during any strange day!

After all, I feel that a large majority of people will have a "smart" phone of some description, whether its a; nokia, apple, Samsung, Motorola, htc, or blackberry. If you have these phones, most likely its going to have a notepad of some description, thus your ideas can be noted instantly.

So, this was my bright idea of my night, along with lots of random songs spinning around in my head!

Well. Hope everyone has a good June as its the start of a new month!!

Just a rant,

Why is it everything I do is wrong?? Or get shouted/moaned at for?? And if I do something "right" I get mocked for it??

I mean today... I got told to throw away my shoes because they mark the floor too much! Ok fair enough, give me some money towards a new pair of shoes then...

Today I got shouted at for something that happened in the kitchen even though I hardly left my room, bar making a cup of tea! I don't have a clue what I did wrong there!! And then 30 mins later got asked if I wanted to go to tesco. My honest opinion, I had no reason to go... Simply put, I said no. Then I get shouted at for not wanting to go and sit in a van on the 30 min journey to tesco just to wonder the aisles looking at the various offers that will be there week in and week out, with minor differences o course!

Other times I get shouted at because I don't have a clue where people are!

I go out, wondering around the boring streets on this crappy island, to get home and then confronted by my brother simply asking a stupid question "where's mom?"
My simple answer.. "I don't know." In my mind, why the heck don't you find out for yourself?
"Humph! Why don't you know! Didn't you go out with mom?" And then gets angry!

Anyways I'll start doing somthing then get told "do this" or "get that" uhhh no shit... I was doing/getting that ALREADY!!! And I will then find out that its my fault if I got it out already!! Geeeezzzzz!!!

I'll get told to shut up if I talk too much or point out simple points... And then if I stay silent, mainly because I simply have nothing to say... I'll get shouted at because I'm not speaking.
Once on the motorway, I point out "you've missed the exit!"
"Oh shut up! I'm following the sat nav!" Then a long while later... *realising his mistake* "why the fuck didn't you tell me earlier!"

Cooking my dinner... Day before I cook a loada food that includes veg etc... Mom sees me cooking this. Next day, I cook somthing simple, doesn't really have any veg in it... "Why don't you ever cook any veg/greens!! Every day you eat the same food, so unhealthy, etc" including a long lecture on the importance of greens/veg. Ugggghhhhh mind melts... *shut up you saw what I made y'day! Didn't say anything then*

Other things; e.g. I'll finish doing somthing that I feel will help or make things go quicker... And the reply that I get.. "Awww michael your so "clever" how did you know that doing this/that will help etc."

Simple fact of my life, whatever happens I can't win! I'll just end up a miserable sod that has nothing to look forward to, and will die because of pent up stress!! Yay go me!!

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Mobile phones.

How many of you remember the time before mobile phones were accessible as easily as today?? I mean in the modern world that we live in we can now buy a phone for about £5. And with this will most likely come with ether £1, £5, or £10 depending on the network you sign up with, or the offer available.

For me before the mobile phone arrived within our household (and I remember the VERY first mobile our house got... and the second... because the first one was faulty.) my way of letting my mum know was by telling her FACE to FACE!! (none of this texting or phone downstairs malarkey!) Basically I would say “I’m going out on my bike.” And my mum would know that this basically means ok, fair enough. Enjoy! She would also know that I would be back home BEFORE 6, 6:30pm. With this I was able to explore carefree around my island, not worrying about a single thing, or having to let people know where I am constantly etc!

So, here is the mobile phones that we’ve (family) /I’ve used:

Similar to Sagem DC-735 (can’t find exact model)
This was our VERY first mobile phone, and it was on the Vodafone network. We purchased from Tesco for, I think was about £70-80. This phone was faulty when we got home and tested it!


Motorola d520
Our second phone, purchased from the Orange shop for £70. Sort of still works, needs new battery, charger, and a new screen... in the box.


Motorola Timeport L7089.
This was a loan phone that we got when we went on a holiday in Hong Kong many moons ago.


NEC db4000
My very mobile phone, just for me! Mum purchased this from Safeway (now Morrisons) for my birthday. A week later, this was stolen from me. End of mobile phone. (I think the box is around somewhere still though!!)


Nokia 3210
This was a classic phone! I did use this phone for a while. I still have it! Now lives in a box under my bed, as do a number of other mobile phones.


Nokia 3310
This phone my Mum bought it from a charity shop (faulty, surprise surprise.) I took it apart, gave it a clean and a new battery, and it worked. Still sort of works but needs a new speaker... in the box!


Nokia 7250i
My First purchased phone! 2004 I bought this in Hong Kong for quite a bit. This was Nokia’s VERY first camera phone! And was sold against the Sony Ericsson T610. This was one of my main phones, and was last used in Hong Kong 2011. In the box still works!!


Nokia 7110
I bought this phone off eBay because it’s a classic “matrix” phone. I used it for a while and it still works. In the box!


Nokia 6170
This phone was given to me as a gift from my Auntie. I did use it for a while. But it has a few cracks, and is faulty now. Does not pick up signal. It’s in its own box.


Nokia N70
This was one of my main phones and this does still work. I even put sat nav on this phone! Didn’t really use it though! In the box.


Samsung A300
I did use this phone for a couple of weeks. In the box


Sony Ericsson T100
This was another loan phone in Hong Kong. It was ok. Apparently my auntie got it “free” with something.


Orange SPV C500/ Qtek 8010
This was my main phone before the Nokia 7250i. I do still have this phone and it works! However as i cannot remember the password i set on it i cannot use it! In the box!


Motorola KRZR K1
Mum bought this phone and used it for a short while, did not like it. She gave it to my cousin for a present. And it went through a full cycle in a washing machine!


Nokia 5000
My mum wanted a new phone as she was using the 3310. She bought this in the Woolworths closing down sale! She used it for a while, decided she didn’t like it and so it is living in my box!


HTC Hero/T-Mobile G2
This is my current main phone! I have dropped it in a big jug of water!! But the phone still works! Deciding if I should get a new phone of keep this phone when I get to change my mobile contract!


Nokia 2323c
This phone I bought in America when I was on holiday there! (Walmart) In the box!


Blackberry Bold 9700
I wanted to see what a Blackberry was like, so i bought this phone! I actually love the keyboard! So easy to type with! Much better than a touch screen keyboard! Being used at the moment!


So this is my mobile phone history so far! Looking back there is quite a few! I’m sure that lots of people might have had more or less mobile phones than me. From this I have gathered that I do like the keypad on a phone! But I also like the touch screen when I’m internet browsing! I also like that in the old days, the Nokia chargers fitted most models of their brand.
So in my opinion and these are ALL my own opinions each make/model of mobile phone has each their own advantages and disadvantages.

e.g.
iPhone.
Yes: touch screen, good browser, fast CPU, apps.
No: lack of Keyboard, too “apple” (if you know what I mean?)

Blackberry.
Yes: Keyboard, apps.
No: slower internet browsing, CPU (a bit slower)

HTC.
Yes: good browser, CPU, apps, HTC sense.
No: keyboard (majority), release too many different versions of the “same” basic phone.

So if you’ve reached the end of this and you are not bored, I congratulate you! Give yourself a pat on the back!! Now please leave me a comment?!?

Much love!!

M xx


Please note, majority of the images i have used are from www.gsmarena.com.

Hello to the you!! The land of interweb!!

So I was going to write about my other two weeks in Hong Kong, but i got rather distracted and now I just cba. I mean it has been a month since that last post!!
So April!! What happened here...

April fools obv!! And some of these were shockingly bad!! I mean a tax on air!! If only!! Haha!
Easter and a treasure hunt (came second).
And the extra sunny April.
And that is pretty much what has happened in April for me.
So I shall say this is a space filler and be done with it!
Good night!

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Hong Kong 2011 Wk1

Hi there!!

So I don’t really remember what I wrote in my last blog. It was a very quick one and one done while I was in Hong Kong.

Anyhoo I guess I should write this blog about my utmost average time in Hong Kong.
So I was there for 3 weeks, and the weather I guess was a bit warmer than what it was in the UK, to the point where I didn’t need to wear a hoody/jumper/coat. But this did leave me being shouted at for not wearing one as it was “cold” so meh.

So week 1...

The trip started off with missing a bus!! Good times... sitting at the airport for an extra 2 hours waiting for the bus!

We had a hotel for the first 3 nights in HK staying in Sha Tin area. This apparently was the area where I lived for a year with my gran... but I don’t remember it as I was very little, but I also got told that I blew up a microwave by trying to cook an egg. So fun times!!

Anyhoo on the second day, I guess you could say that my brother had jetlag of some form, and his brain wasn’t working because he entered himself, and only himself into an all you can eat buffet at 6am! From this we got told he ate... 40 sausages, 25 bacon rashers, stupid number of eggs, loads of hash browns, and some other continental European breakfast i.e. ham and cheese! (He said he wanted to try one item of everything!)
Now we did get told last night that we were having brekkie/lunch with my oldest uncle, grandfather and cousin. And only a couple of months earlier when my uncle and cousin visited us in the UK my uncle stated “when you get to Hong Kong I will treat you to REAL dim sum!” he only mentioned this because he was disgusted at the price and the quality of the food offered to him in Southampton!

Thus that day he was able to fulfil his mention by ordering 3 portions of EVERYTHING!! Which equated to 60+ items of food. Now ordering 1 portion of everything would have been enough!! Anyhoo... now my brother who was still full from his little personal competition was offered a bit more food for him to try and eat. I guess you could say he finished off most of the meal!! That night... he threw up EVERYWHERE!! And was sick. And was an utter failure!!

Other things that happened this week was... went to the immigration department office block... yeah... immigration!! And went to “Tsang” island or Lantau Island, to Mui Wo village.


I guess this village is where my father’s side of the family comes from!! And I guess it’s one of those places where everyone knows EVERYONE!! And to make matters worse.... it seemed like everyone I met there was part of my extended family! “Oh you should know him/her; they’re your aunt/uncle/ cousin/nephew/niece! Last time you was here you played together and stuff?!?”
“Yeah... last time... *scratching head* that was 6/7 years ago...”


(The house of Tsang)

We stayed a night in Mui Wo in I guess you couldn’t call it a hotel.... it was more of a stinky hostel with only 30 seconds of hot water, and stinky pillows and sheets... oh and a hole in the bed. But at least they offered a tooth brush... a stolen toothbrush... from a PROPER hotel!! (I don’t have photos but my brother does will try to get some later)

On the second day on the island we went to the “Big Buddha” at Ngong Ping 360 where you can also get there by cable car... I wanted to go on the cable car... mom said no. Later on in the week I got told by my cousin that a cable car randomly fell last week from there. So I guess fair enough. We got the bus.



Now I don’t know how many steps it is to get to the Buddha on the top of the hill/mountain/rock... but I ran all the way up them to the top... good exercise I thought!! Compared to my brother... who I actually have a photo of... halfway up holding on to the side... having a breather!! Haha FATTY!!! (he's the one in the purple shirt!!)


Later on we took a bus to the market town of Tai O. Saw lots of things... smelled lots of things... went past lots of interesting smells... saw things I didn’t like... and found snow white and her 7 dwarfs with a sign say “spouse wanted” got an interesting panorama of the area... saw lots of stray dogs... saw a stray get kicked by a shop owner.... and then go the bus back to Mui Wo where we got the boat back to Kowloon.



Wrote some postcards...
And pow that was week one.