For as long as I can remember, I've rarely remembered my dreams; and those that I have remembered have often turned into reality.
But last night I had the most bizzare dream that it woke me up instantly:
I was in this giant shopping centre, and with me were my daughter (but I never saw her face in the dream...I just "knew" it was her), my son, my sister, her husband.
We were all walking on the top level of the shopping centre and my Brother In Law was playing with my daughter G as they were walking. At the top level there were only a few shops and there was this architectural art structure that spanned the void in the middle of floor. The void went right from the top floor down to the bottom floor.
Anyway, this architectural art consisted of a ladder type structure sitting in a channel stretching from one side of the void to the other. There were rails but they were splayed...what I mean is that where I was standing on one side of the shopping level they were quite a distance away from the edges of this ladder structure, and they moved inwards so that by the time you were at the other side of the floor they were relatively close to the ladder structure. They were there for effect only and not for safety, so they couldn't be relied upon for safety.
Anyway, people were actually able to walk across this ladder structure to get to the other side instead of walking around the whole floor of the shopping centre.
My sister was walking in front of us all and she walked around the floor to the other side of the structure. My Brother In Law decided to walk across the structure. As he was playing with my daughter, she followed him, and they both started bunny-hopping across the structure to get to the other side.
I stayed on my side of the structure with my son behind me, just watching my BIL and daughter till they finished their little crossing.
BIL made it to the other side but he didn't completely get off the structure - he still had one leg on it and the other on the solid ground for the shopping centre floor. He turned around to watch say something to my sister whilst my daughter was making the last of her bunny-hops across.
On her last hop, her foot missed the channel and got stuck between the ladder/channel and the railing that I mentioned earlier.
She stood up and turned her head down to see where her foot was and she turned a bit far and toppled over into the space between the ladder and the rail and fell. She got wedged in that space.
Now, this shopping centre was 5 levels high!
I screamed and started running around the floor to try and grab her before she became unwedged and fell completely, but I didn't make it in time, and she slipped through and started free-falling to the bottom.
She landed on the very bottom floor, hitting the ground stomach first, like a little rag doll. I shuddered at the thud and immediate thought, Oh My God, she's dead"...before I even got to her.
I don't know how I managed to get down to the ground floor so quickly, but in a blink I was there by her side.
And as I kneeled down to look at her I realised that during her fall she had morphed from being MY daughter into being my Sister's daughter.
I looked around and screamed for my son and he was gone, never to be seen again.
And then I woke up.
It was so weird. I'd love to know what it all means, so if anyone knows how to interpret dreams please drop me a comment.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
The Wonderful NBN...
I was listening to the radio this morning while I was doing the kid run and I heard that the Chairman of the NBN released some sort of report yesterday.
It was apparently some sort of report into what's been rolled out thus far and the uptake figures.
Get this...
So, this mob is allowed to spend $43billion of our hard earned and no one is allowed to question where our dollar is going, and what returns are being achieved?
This country really is heading up the creek without a paddle!
It was apparently some sort of report into what's been rolled out thus far and the uptake figures.
Get this...
- They won't release how much the NBN has cost the country so far,
- There are a total of 18...YES! 18 households who have subscribed to the NBN directly (through an outfit called Exitel - my spelling may be incorrect on this), and a total of 216 household subscribers through all 4 internet service providers,
- and....now this is the kicker...The GG, the wonderful Quentin Bryce has signed some sort of documentation that exempts the NBN from scrutiny by the Public Works Authority!!
So, this mob is allowed to spend $43billion of our hard earned and no one is allowed to question where our dollar is going, and what returns are being achieved?
This country really is heading up the creek without a paddle!
Friday, October 22, 2010
And a spot of good news...
I was reading the Daily Tele this morning waiting for my coffee and spilled across the front page was news that NSW Labor "power-broker" Joe Tripodi may be on his way out!
Woo-hoo!!!!
Not that Labor will win the next election, but it is a piece of good news nevertheless.
Although he says that he won't be pushed out, the powers that be in NSW Labor head office have stated that they'll be taking the pre-selection of his seat to the National Conference (or whatever it is). People in Labor are so sick of him and his endless little games that there is virtually no way he'll gain pre-selection again.
That man is just one cock-up after another, and it's really amazing how he's managed to last as long as he has.
How he became a "power-broker" I'll never know....but it says alot about Labor if someone like Tripodi weilds "power"!
On another note, how selfish of these NSW Labor politicians? They know that they're on a hiding to nowhere come March 2011 so they're all jumping ship. I think the tally is around 9 so far who have announced that they're not contesting the next election. So, they're all just fair weather friends, are they? Can handle the good times in "power" but can't fathom being on the other side of the bench?
Wimps!
Woo-hoo!!!!
Not that Labor will win the next election, but it is a piece of good news nevertheless.
Although he says that he won't be pushed out, the powers that be in NSW Labor head office have stated that they'll be taking the pre-selection of his seat to the National Conference (or whatever it is). People in Labor are so sick of him and his endless little games that there is virtually no way he'll gain pre-selection again.
That man is just one cock-up after another, and it's really amazing how he's managed to last as long as he has.
How he became a "power-broker" I'll never know....but it says alot about Labor if someone like Tripodi weilds "power"!
On another note, how selfish of these NSW Labor politicians? They know that they're on a hiding to nowhere come March 2011 so they're all jumping ship. I think the tally is around 9 so far who have announced that they're not contesting the next election. So, they're all just fair weather friends, are they? Can handle the good times in "power" but can't fathom being on the other side of the bench?
Wimps!
An attack on prosperity...
I find it incredible that treasurer Wayne Swan has said that Joe Hockey's (Shadow Treasurer) proposal that legislation be introduced preventing the banks from increasing interest rates beyond those increases announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia is an attack on the prosperity of the pillars of our economy and as such an attack on prosperity itself...or something to that effect (I was driving at the time I heard the quote so I couldn't write it down).
Excuse me Wayne, but it is the RBA that is supposed to set monetary policy in this country, not the big 4. It is the RBA that is supposed to control the economy, not the big 4.
Why should the banks be allowed to increase rates "out of cycle", to use the banks' words? Their cost of funding has now all but returned to normal.
Afterall, they have $22BILLION in profit between the big 4 this year to prove that they're not being squeezed like the poor average joe!
Here we have the big 4, who were guaranteed by us, THE TAXPAYERS, during the GFC, crying because their margins are sitting at around 1.5% instead of around 2.5 to 3%.
BIG FREAKING DEAL!
$22billion is alot of coin...certainly nothing to sneeze about.
We were propping them up during the GFC and they still want to screw us over? We're continuing to prop them up until October 2011 on deposits up to $1m and they still want to screw us over?
And why?
Bloody shareholders!
They have to get value for their precious shareholders. They need to retain profits so they can pay their measly little dividends.
Well, I have to say....I don't give a damn about the shareholders; I do give a damn about small business people who still can't get overdrafts for their business, or if they can it's only if residential security is offered and the poor business owner pays close to 11% for the privilege. I do give a damn about the poor home owners, which make up approximately only 30% of the economy, who are the ones being stung each time some stupid bureaucrat in the Government decides that more stimulis is needed, which naturally creates inflation, which in turn pushes up his interest rates.
I give a damn about the state of our economy, and whilst I can't stand Glenn Stevens (Govenor of the Reserve Bank of Australia), they're the ones charged with the responsibility of guiding our ship, not the money-hungry, greedy, so-and-so's that are the banks.
Wayne, pull your bloody head in and do something good for a change. Stop the banks from doing whatever the hell they want and look after the average joe.
Excuse me Wayne, but it is the RBA that is supposed to set monetary policy in this country, not the big 4. It is the RBA that is supposed to control the economy, not the big 4.
Why should the banks be allowed to increase rates "out of cycle", to use the banks' words? Their cost of funding has now all but returned to normal.
Afterall, they have $22BILLION in profit between the big 4 this year to prove that they're not being squeezed like the poor average joe!
Here we have the big 4, who were guaranteed by us, THE TAXPAYERS, during the GFC, crying because their margins are sitting at around 1.5% instead of around 2.5 to 3%.
BIG FREAKING DEAL!
$22billion is alot of coin...certainly nothing to sneeze about.
We were propping them up during the GFC and they still want to screw us over? We're continuing to prop them up until October 2011 on deposits up to $1m and they still want to screw us over?
And why?
Bloody shareholders!
They have to get value for their precious shareholders. They need to retain profits so they can pay their measly little dividends.
Well, I have to say....I don't give a damn about the shareholders; I do give a damn about small business people who still can't get overdrafts for their business, or if they can it's only if residential security is offered and the poor business owner pays close to 11% for the privilege. I do give a damn about the poor home owners, which make up approximately only 30% of the economy, who are the ones being stung each time some stupid bureaucrat in the Government decides that more stimulis is needed, which naturally creates inflation, which in turn pushes up his interest rates.
I give a damn about the state of our economy, and whilst I can't stand Glenn Stevens (Govenor of the Reserve Bank of Australia), they're the ones charged with the responsibility of guiding our ship, not the money-hungry, greedy, so-and-so's that are the banks.
Wayne, pull your bloody head in and do something good for a change. Stop the banks from doing whatever the hell they want and look after the average joe.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Come one, come all....
>cue circus music
>enter circus ringmaster
"Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome! You're about to witness the most incredible event....a perfect backflip performed by a Prime Minister"
>cue drum roll
>cue applause
>cue circus ringmaster
"And there you have it Ladies and Gentleman...and there you have it. Round of applause, please, for Julia Gillard and her perfect backflip".
This country is in BIG trouble!
Stay tuned...
>enter circus ringmaster
"Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome! You're about to witness the most incredible event....a perfect backflip performed by a Prime Minister"
>cue drum roll
Julia Gillard today walked away from her election-eve promise to oppose a costly carbon tax on Australian householders.
On the Friday before the election Ms Gillard stated categorically: “I rule out a carbon tax.” (The Australian, 20 August 2010).
But today, when asked by media, would she rule out a carbon tax, she blinked:
Gillard: Look, we, we’ve said we would work through options in good faith at the committee that I have formed involving of course the Greens … We want to work through options, have the discussions at that committee in good faith.Journalist: So you are not ruling it out then?Gillard: Well look ah, you know I just think the rule-in, rule-out games are a little bit silly.
Before the election, she unambiguously ruled out a carbon tax. Now, after the election, ruling in or ruling out a carbon tax is now “a little bit silly” according to the PM.
It now looks like Julia Gillard is opening the door to a plan by Labor’s partners, the Greens, for a carbon tax.
Now, after the election, it appears that Labor has a secret plan to back-flip and support the tax.
Before the election, Wayne Swan said: “what we rejected is this hysterical allegation that somehow we are moving towards a carbon tax” (Meet the Press, 15 August 2010).
Mr Swan also said: “We have made our position very clear, we have ruled it out” (7.30 Report, 12 August 2010).
Julia Gillard again claimed: “There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead” (Channel 10, 16 August 2010).
The Prime Minister was today speaking at a sustainability media event. But it’s now clear she hasn’t been able to sustain her pre-election promises to rule out a carbon tax. (source)
>cue applause
>cue circus ringmaster
"And there you have it Ladies and Gentleman...and there you have it. Round of applause, please, for Julia Gillard and her perfect backflip".
This country is in BIG trouble!
Stay tuned...
What to do...
CAUTION: FREQUENT OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE IN USE.
/rant on:
I'm disgusted!
Yesterday afternoon as I was driving home from doing the kid pick-up run I was listening to the radio and the news headlines were being read.
The newsreader announced, amongst other things, that the father and mother found guilty of raping THEIR SON and posting the videos on line have been sentenced.
Guess what their sentences were?
FATHER: 9 years
MOTHER: 4 years
WHAT THE HELL?????????????
THESE SICKO FUCKWITS RAPED AND SODOMISED THEIR OWN SON....AND THEY ONLY GET 9 YEARS AND 4 YEARS???
WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM???
WHAT ABOUT THIS POOR KID WHO HAS TO LIVE WITH THE MEMORIES OF WHAT'S HAPPENED TO HIM FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE, AND THESE SICK BASTARDS ARE OUT AND ABOUT AGAIN IN 9 AND 4 YEARS???
As you can tell, I'm incredibly angry about this.
What on earth is wrong with our criminal justice system?
In the USA one would get at least 25 years for such a disgusting, awful, demoralising, twisted, soul-sapping, vomit inducing crime such as this one, and all we can do is give these WASTE-OF-SPACE THINGS WE CALL PEOPLE 9 and 4 years!!!
WHERE IS THE JUSTICE IN THAT????? WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR SYSTEM THAT THIS CAN BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN?????
I really think I missed my calling.
If I were a judge on this case, these people would be behind bars for so fucking long they'd probably wish they'd never been born in the first place.
I'M ANGRY...THIS IS WRONG....JUST PLAIN BLOODY WRONG!
And you know what's just as disturbing as the case itself? It's the lack of reporting on it.
I was surfing the net this morning to try and find some links to include in my post, and I couldn't find a thing.
Now, I admit that I'm not the most proficient internet surfer around, but surely something such as this couldn't be that hard to find, could it?
And, I made special attention to watch the evening news last night, and the late news last night, and the news again this morning.....hoping....just hoping that something would be mentioned about this case.
NOTHING! NOT A SINGLE BLOODY WORD!
Where are the media on this?
How can this not be reported upon?
How can what's been done to this boy (who was 9 years old, apparently) just not be broadcast...not the case so much being broadcast...but the appauling sentences handed down being broadcast.
There's alot to be said for media in this country.
I swear they treat us like mushrooms...keep us in the dark and feed us shit!
/rant off
/rant on:
I'm disgusted!
Yesterday afternoon as I was driving home from doing the kid pick-up run I was listening to the radio and the news headlines were being read.
The newsreader announced, amongst other things, that the father and mother found guilty of raping THEIR SON and posting the videos on line have been sentenced.
Guess what their sentences were?
FATHER: 9 years
MOTHER: 4 years
WHAT THE HELL?????????????
THESE SICKO FUCKWITS RAPED AND SODOMISED THEIR OWN SON....AND THEY ONLY GET 9 YEARS AND 4 YEARS???
WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM???
WHAT ABOUT THIS POOR KID WHO HAS TO LIVE WITH THE MEMORIES OF WHAT'S HAPPENED TO HIM FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE, AND THESE SICK BASTARDS ARE OUT AND ABOUT AGAIN IN 9 AND 4 YEARS???
As you can tell, I'm incredibly angry about this.
What on earth is wrong with our criminal justice system?
In the USA one would get at least 25 years for such a disgusting, awful, demoralising, twisted, soul-sapping, vomit inducing crime such as this one, and all we can do is give these WASTE-OF-SPACE THINGS WE CALL PEOPLE 9 and 4 years!!!
WHERE IS THE JUSTICE IN THAT????? WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR SYSTEM THAT THIS CAN BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN?????
I really think I missed my calling.
If I were a judge on this case, these people would be behind bars for so fucking long they'd probably wish they'd never been born in the first place.
I'M ANGRY...THIS IS WRONG....JUST PLAIN BLOODY WRONG!
And you know what's just as disturbing as the case itself? It's the lack of reporting on it.
I was surfing the net this morning to try and find some links to include in my post, and I couldn't find a thing.
Now, I admit that I'm not the most proficient internet surfer around, but surely something such as this couldn't be that hard to find, could it?
And, I made special attention to watch the evening news last night, and the late news last night, and the news again this morning.....hoping....just hoping that something would be mentioned about this case.
NOTHING! NOT A SINGLE BLOODY WORD!
Where are the media on this?
How can this not be reported upon?
How can what's been done to this boy (who was 9 years old, apparently) just not be broadcast...not the case so much being broadcast...but the appauling sentences handed down being broadcast.
There's alot to be said for media in this country.
I swear they treat us like mushrooms...keep us in the dark and feed us shit!
/rant off
Friday, October 15, 2010
It's the little things...
I was driving home this morning after dropping my son off at school and the traffic was just murder.
I have 2 favourite radio stations that I listen to in the car; one's a talk back station and the other is a classic rock station. I was listening to the talk back station and they were banging on about a report prepared by the Murray Darling Basin Authority. I'm not up on the detail yet, but it's got something to do with water allocations, irrigation and the like and our farmers.
I'm going to research this more and write about it because on the surface it appears that our farmer are being royally screwed over, and our farmers are one of the keys to this country's success as a nation.
Anyway, I was actually over listening to it all as they'd been talking about the issue for a couple of days and my mind just needed to switch off....I get information overload and simply can't absorb anything more when that happens...so I switched over to my classic rock station.
I'd creeped forward no more than perhaps 2km in the space of about 25 minutes (I'm really crappy at judging distance), and I was at a halt.
I'd adopted my "thinking in the car" pose and I was just kind of staring out the window but looking at nothing in particular.
A man drove past me in the opposite direction. He was moving, albeit quite slowly.
He looked straight at me, smiled and said "have a great day".
I was so surprised that I giggled, and said "thank you. You too".
It really brightened me up and I had a smile on my face the rest of the ssslllloooowwww drive home.
It's the little things like this that make humans people....or should it be that make people human?
What ever it is, it was a great gesture, so thank you anonymous man!
I have 2 favourite radio stations that I listen to in the car; one's a talk back station and the other is a classic rock station. I was listening to the talk back station and they were banging on about a report prepared by the Murray Darling Basin Authority. I'm not up on the detail yet, but it's got something to do with water allocations, irrigation and the like and our farmers.
I'm going to research this more and write about it because on the surface it appears that our farmer are being royally screwed over, and our farmers are one of the keys to this country's success as a nation.
Anyway, I was actually over listening to it all as they'd been talking about the issue for a couple of days and my mind just needed to switch off....I get information overload and simply can't absorb anything more when that happens...so I switched over to my classic rock station.
I'd creeped forward no more than perhaps 2km in the space of about 25 minutes (I'm really crappy at judging distance), and I was at a halt.
I'd adopted my "thinking in the car" pose and I was just kind of staring out the window but looking at nothing in particular.
A man drove past me in the opposite direction. He was moving, albeit quite slowly.
He looked straight at me, smiled and said "have a great day".
I was so surprised that I giggled, and said "thank you. You too".
It really brightened me up and I had a smile on my face the rest of the ssslllloooowwww drive home.
It's the little things like this that make humans people....or should it be that make people human?
What ever it is, it was a great gesture, so thank you anonymous man!
Monday, October 11, 2010
A Proud Mummy Post...
I had the most wonderful experience over the weekend with my son.
He's 6 years old and for the last 2 years he's been riding a bike with training wheels on. We've tried taking the training wheels off once before, and it wasn't very successful, so we just left one training wheel on so he could learn his sense of balance.
It worked a little, but he was still reliant upon it.
Anyway, on Sunday morning after breakfast I told Hub that we were taking the kids for a bike ride and if it's the last thing I do that day, S would ride on his own.
So, off we went.
S rode a while with the one training wheel on whilst we were instructing him on balance. You know, it's not something one can really instruct in, so off the trainer came.
With Hub holding his seat, off he went! Then, without S knowing, Hub let go of the seat and he was riding on this own.
What a proud moment (for S and for me).
And when S discovered that he'd done it on his own he started jumping up and down "I did it, Mum, I did it"!!
My heart was bursting for him.
We continued riding some more, and with each fall S was gaining more and more confidence. We told him not to get upset when he fell, because each fall meant that he was getting better and better at riding. It was just beautiful to watch.
When S had had enough we rode home. When we got home Hub stood S on a retaining wall so they were eye level and Hub gave him some beautiful words of encouragment.
All of a sudden S burst into tears! OMG, I thought....
"What's wrong"? I asked...
And little S said "Nothing. I'm just so happy. I couldn't believe that I could ride a bike, and now I can".
Bless his little heart and soul!!
He's 6 years old and for the last 2 years he's been riding a bike with training wheels on. We've tried taking the training wheels off once before, and it wasn't very successful, so we just left one training wheel on so he could learn his sense of balance.
It worked a little, but he was still reliant upon it.
Anyway, on Sunday morning after breakfast I told Hub that we were taking the kids for a bike ride and if it's the last thing I do that day, S would ride on his own.
So, off we went.
S rode a while with the one training wheel on whilst we were instructing him on balance. You know, it's not something one can really instruct in, so off the trainer came.
With Hub holding his seat, off he went! Then, without S knowing, Hub let go of the seat and he was riding on this own.
What a proud moment (for S and for me).
And when S discovered that he'd done it on his own he started jumping up and down "I did it, Mum, I did it"!!
My heart was bursting for him.
We continued riding some more, and with each fall S was gaining more and more confidence. We told him not to get upset when he fell, because each fall meant that he was getting better and better at riding. It was just beautiful to watch.
When S had had enough we rode home. When we got home Hub stood S on a retaining wall so they were eye level and Hub gave him some beautiful words of encouragment.
All of a sudden S burst into tears! OMG, I thought....
"What's wrong"? I asked...
And little S said "Nothing. I'm just so happy. I couldn't believe that I could ride a bike, and now I can".
Bless his little heart and soul!!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
The 11 rules...
I saw this while blog surfing and just had to post it:
Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2: The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your
mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain
forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
Link here: The 6th sense: Bill Gates speech: 11 rules kids did not and will ...
Friday, October 1, 2010
What is the appropriate etiquette...
Exactly what is the etiquette when it comes to Facebook?
I've had a woman try and be my "friend" on Facebook. She's sent like 4 friend requests and I've ignored/blocked them all.
I log on the other day for the first time in months and there waiting for me is a message from her. "Hi TTW, remember me? I'm SC. We used to do **something similar to girl guides** when we were kids".
Yeah...and??
OK...so what do I do here? I've already ignored all her friend requests. She clearly hasn't gotten the message.
My options are:
a) ignore the message and delete it;
b) send her a message back pretending to be happy to hear from her and then add her as a friend even though I really couldn't give a toss;
c) send her a message back telling her I'm not interested in connecting with her; or
d) are there any other options?
If I were her and I send a friend request to someone and they never got back to me, doesn't that mean then that the person I sent the request to doesn't want to get in touch? In my mind it does....so why then send a few more requests and a message as well?
So, what's the correct etiquette here because I have no bloody idea?
I've had a woman try and be my "friend" on Facebook. She's sent like 4 friend requests and I've ignored/blocked them all.
I log on the other day for the first time in months and there waiting for me is a message from her. "Hi TTW, remember me? I'm SC. We used to do **something similar to girl guides** when we were kids".
Yeah...and??
OK...so what do I do here? I've already ignored all her friend requests. She clearly hasn't gotten the message.
My options are:
a) ignore the message and delete it;
b) send her a message back pretending to be happy to hear from her and then add her as a friend even though I really couldn't give a toss;
c) send her a message back telling her I'm not interested in connecting with her; or
d) are there any other options?
If I were her and I send a friend request to someone and they never got back to me, doesn't that mean then that the person I sent the request to doesn't want to get in touch? In my mind it does....so why then send a few more requests and a message as well?
So, what's the correct etiquette here because I have no bloody idea?
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