tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74785156920723428382012-01-28T16:32:59.125ZAn occasional series of posts featuring somber, social commentary & tequila-fuelled drunk talkkik@eightysixthirty.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021987290270401262noreply@blogger.comBlogger561100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478515692072342838.post-34075232520596837172011-08-15T18:24:00.003+01:002011-08-22T17:04:33.770+01:00

"Irresponsibility. Selfishness. Behaving as if your choices have no consequences. Children without fathers. Schools without discipline. Reward without effort. Crime without punishment. Rights without responsibilities. Communities without control. Some of the worst aspects of human nature tolerated, indulged - sometimes even incentivised - by a state and its agencies that in parts have become

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"I am clear that they are in no way representative of the vast majority of young people in our country who despise them frankly as much as the rest of us do. But there are pockets of our society that are not just broken, but frankly sick." Much has been said of Prime Minister David Cameron's speech condemning the UK wide violence over the last few nights. His choice of phrase is accurate for

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Over the last few days, countless Social Network feeds have been embedded with videos and strewn with comments lauding the defiance of Londoners against yet another assault on their city. Pictures of Clapham's successful clean up campaign couldn't have given a stronger message of hope and solidarity. The Turks of Dalston and the Sikhs of Southall received great admiration for refusing to be

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From photoshoplooter: "Did you see the one where they were 'stealing' a miniature horse? hilarious... I love how the british deal with a crisis" - @DaneNZUK

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Looks like I'm not the only one wondering what they're spraying up there

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At 10:18 this morning, I photographed this view: They look like single plumes on the tails of missiles, but on closer inspection (when I've seen then directly above me) the contrails are actually made of six plumes shooting out of the end of the plane.You'd expect this over agricultural land with farmers spraying silver nitrate, barium, pesticides and the like. But over a city like London?

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With Investment Bankers officially recognised as the modern incarnation of the Bible's Legion, Society is now free to direct all of it's anger at exactly how they earned their crust. As far as PR goes, they do themselves no favours especially, according to recent reports, the threats said Bankers are making to their employers about jumping ship should bonuses not be paid. RBS, who have reported

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So the recent cold snap and snow fall in the UK along with the impossible heatwave in Australia and suddenly everyone's talking Climate change. A series of programmes on BBC Radio covering the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society. One of these scientists complained about the poor understanding of science in the UK: "40% of people don't even believe that man is responsible for climate change in

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After 25 days of blood, sweat, tears and enough sugar to warrant my seven pounds of weight gain, the marathon is complete!I'd like to thank the Academy for this award. It's an honour to be nominated. I'd also like to thank my supporters namely the countless mugs of coffee, packets of chocolate fingers and BBC2 for my three o'clock distraction of Diagnosis Murder. To have completed a project

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This was the first and best game bought for my Commodore Amiga 500+. I remember spending literal hours walking Guybrush around Monkey Island not realising that I had to "Look at" the noteworthy rock for it to become flint.To see The Secret of Monkey Island remastered in this way has been joyous for the feelings of nostalgia it brings. The pirate insults. Haggling with Stan. The notes the

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There are many webmasters and bloggers online asking "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" (Who guards the Guardians?). Unfortunately, with truly independent, indomitable investigative journalists and Social commentators being thin on the ground, a significant amount of this traffic is being directed to NWO Conspiracy theorists and New Agers.Over the last 18 months, the greed of a few at the cost of

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Unlike David Lame or Douche Angel, sharp-bearded Derren Brown has remained equally liked by his public as much as he's been able to mess with their heads. In part, this comes from his "cheeky chappy" persona and engaging showmanship. But his main draw is his down-to-earth, "man of the people" turn giving science-based explanations for all of his stunts.Last night, a nervous looking Derren Brown

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"Language comes first. It's not that language grows out of consciousness, if you haven't got language, you can't be conscious."- Alan Moore

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Two money-saving initiatives announced separately this week could, in a combined result, help lower Unemployment and save Tax Payer money. The first is to simplify benefits. The spin on this is to clear up the current and highly confusing Benefits system and get correct money to those who are eligible for it. The actual directive, as far as I can see, is to cut Benefit fraud which I imagine must

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"More than 184 people out of every 100,000 in the east London borough have required treatment with anti-viral drugs" quotes thelondonpaper.com (full article here). Dramatic information, yet, there's no mention of how many of the Tower Hamlets patients were actually diagnosed with Swine Flu.It's yet another of a long line of non-stories. This time, those picking through the frenzy looking for

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A friend of a friend I know is a massive hypochondriac. Apparently when the first UK death from Swine flue was announced, she fainted. She's been to the doctor twice with supposed Swine flu symptoms and has been unceremoniously sent packing both times.I understand and empathise with Doctor's frustration with the extra pressure by worried patients, especially when the messages being broadcast seem

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One of my mates described Bangkok as one of the most exotic places she'd ever been. She'd also been thoroughly intimidated by the city on arrival, but after seeing more of the country and returning there, found Bangkok much easier to negotiate.I also found this to be true. Not so much, as my friend put, through a greater awareness of Thai Culture and it's traditions, but with a better

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Through my foreign eyes, Bangkok appears to be at odds and ends with itself.The nicer the ambience of a restaurant, the worse the food (and vice versa). The tourist dollar is sought with incredible voracity but the increasing amount of foreigners causes tourist fatigue in the locals - subsequently treating travellers like shit. Buddhism discourages the killing of animals cutting a break for the

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Despite planning and booking my travel several months ahead, I forgot to check for special events during my Indonesian trip. A few days after arriving, I was surprised to find it was Balinese New Year.There are a few differences between New Year celebrations in Bali and the West. No cold, expensive, highly anticipated yet ultimately disappointing night here. In Bali, New Years Day is about

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“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”- St. Augustine

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The post title I will admit is a little audacious, but the following points from my experience, (as I much as I wish they weren't) just are:(1)Train Station, Ferry Terminal and Trendy joints with jail-bait staff are all actually territories of the same dominion - all will serve the same muddy water passing for coffee in those parts.(2)Single Irish men and Americans abroad are the two most

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"If you always do what interests you, at least one person's happy".What they failed to spray paint on the side of the Van was how much damage that sole selfish dude can do by screwing everyone else around them.But I suppose comments regarding parents exploiting their children for money or the predicted Financial crisis-fuelled Summer riots heading for a UK High Street near you are not quite

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"You don't have to own the World.You just have to live in it"- Hans Van Hees

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I never saw Wall Street (and I had to use Google to remember the name of Michael Douglas' character), but the benefit of cliche is that everyone understands what you're getting at with little difficulty. This move to efficiency being a by-product of my new account with Twitter and also the increased paperwork coming across my desk.The wisdom from the front line (i.e. my Office's Receptionist) is

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During the finals of the Australian Open 2009, I was actually rooting for Federer. Not so much for his comeback after being ill last year or the potential Grand Slam Titles record, but because of his notable intimidation by his Spanish Opponent - for a change, Fed was the Underdog.In the Semi Finals however (for all 5+ hours) it was all about Nadal. Admittedly, in part because of those incredible

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Yesterday, I heard a true story about a delegate at a Brisbane Conference. On being served Italian sparkling water, she complained, asking why on Earth the Conference organisers would import mineral water? Apparently an amusing quip that a 40% full reservoir was also 60% empty was completely lost on her.There have been a few headlines recently about proposals to add recycled water into Brisbane's

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I've eaten a LOT of scrambled eggs since I've been out here. But then long-term Backpacking does often lead to a lot of Cafe breakfasts. Not that it's a bad thing! I've had amazing Parmesan eggs at Greens in Bondi. Surprisingly good Green eggs (with corriander, chili and Feta) at the Byronian in a Byron Bay cafe and, in terms of quantity over quality, I had a 6 eggs worth of scrambled eggs in a

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My Friday Feeling kicked in with a vengeance this morning; after the abnormally dilligent clearing up of my Inbox, I found myself fantasising about grabbing my weekend by the horns and riding it hard with boundless energy.Once my three-coffee caffine hit has passed, I realised that, starting November '07, there had been close to ten months without any 'Friday Feeling'. While travelling, the days

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I caught a snippet of a News story about a sect calling themselves the 'Kingdom of Yahweh' apparently stockpiling arms and a representative of the Australian Police (supposedly to the dismay of the Australian Public) announcing it wasn't something he was particularly concerned about.They mentioned 2012 when, from what I understand, they believe YHWH and his boy will come back in a Spaceship that

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Piccies taken from my room to the front exit of the "friendliest Brisbane" hostel ever!

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Overheard while walking through my backpacker’s hotel this evening:“God, I didn’t eat lunch today”.“Shit! How come?”“Well, I had a fairly late breakfast and whenever I do that I find I’m not hungry for lunch…”Brisbane backpackers setting the world on fire!

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Today, I saw advertised on the Guardian home page an item now available in their Eco-shop section, a “Stylish compost pail”. I thought of bored SUV driving city-Mum’s everywhere; how perfect for rotting your rocket and fennel salad scraps into brown shit for your herb gardens!Jesus wept…

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Tropic Thunder – three points.1) Robert Downey Jr. is King.Whether prancing about like a Gollywog or sporting a giant metal suit, his majestic, nay, Godly presence pours out of the screen and straight into my wanting loins. Rawwwwwk!2) Paraphrasing Pajiba, Jack Black is indeed a “blight” on the movie. However, he is also a blight on human existence one could also argue that Fat-boy Jaybles’

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According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Advertising Standards Bureau are demanding these billboards be taken down. The Moral Panic frenzy may insinuate some tenuous link between the depiction of sexuality and false statistics about 5th graders having sex, but we really know what this is about right? It's about Parents being asked embarrassing questions on the school run.Maybe if

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I’ve just locked the door, turned the TV on and laid myself down on backpacker paradise. Those who have similarly walked the hostel dorm trail may remember the warm feeling in knowing that five other stinky, cliquey, messy miscreants will not be keeping you from your sleep with their snoring, flatulence and/or fucking on the bunk next to you.But, wait, there’s more! My personal toilet is only a

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Only in Australia...

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I don’t consider myself a Fanboy-type like those who engage in heated web discussions about who’d win in a fight between the following trio of blond-haired, blue-eyed “Bad-asses”: Jack Bauer, Jason Bourne and James Bond.I will admit however, to having become ridiculously excited about the Dark Knight after watching the Apple Trailer last year. Namely seeing Heath Ledger in his Joker make-up doing

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I can’t say this lounging about all day for days on end is all it’s cracked up to be. I mean how many spas can you have or yoga classes can you attend? Movie premieres, first nights, launches, openings, blah. Or in my case, stranded on a muddy, roo-poo adorned campsite half my life away from the nearest town with nothing but a borrowed copy of Primo Levi’s If this is a man and, if I get really

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Only in Australia (taken on the Alpine Drive, NSW)...

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Psychologist Nando Pelusi writes:“Introverts may experience the pull of privacy especially acutely. If you are a highly sensitive person, you may be more perceptive about social cues such as others’ feelings, language and tone of voice. The endless nuanced emotional information can be overwhelming, urging you to withdraw. So you may have to push yourself all the harder to be around others. The

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“Green is the new God” announces Reid Sexton in the Sunday Age today.He quotes KPMG demographer Bernard Salt making comparisons: “you need to repent now, you need to modify your behaviour now so as to avert damnation”.No shit Sherlock! Leaving a footprint vs the virtuousness of carbon neutrality? The guilt-factor of forgetting to bring your reusable bag to the supermarket and not particularly

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So, are you still a regarded a sociopath when you’re genuinely surrounded by morons?In the next room of my Hostel-cum-Kid Nation:Melbourne, reside three Irish Backpacker bitches (to those who are uncomfortable with the use of undesirable language yes, I said bitches. However, I do and in the knowledge that my preferred choice of phrase: “Mick-Shunts” is apparently offensive), who think nothing of

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Person 1: “Look at this. God, it’s all so unhealthy isn’t it..?”Person 2: “I know. I hate eating chips out of the (vending) machine. You feel like you’ve failed.”Clearly my office colleagues don’t have much on their plates at the moment.

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I really like the slogan BP are using on the pedestrians below their billboards to push how green they are: “Talk stopped long ago”.No doubt a spin on what research BP is reluctantly spending their shareholders’ profits on then the gospel truth, but all the same, I like it.For a few brief seconds, it makes me feel hopeful.

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My A-b B and I went to see Juno last night. It was alright, but that's all I could manage to feel about it. I put my disappointment down to having been previously bombarded by trailers and TV spots in not finding it the life-affirming/changing event I was expecting.The hype surrounding the film has been a not-so subtle dig at the still striking WGA: "Nerr! See? We don't need you. We’ve got

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Heard this morning while picking Tomatoes in a hot house on an organic farm in Tasmania:Person 1: "Shit! Heath Ledger's dead!"Person 2: "You're kidding?!"Person 1: "I know! Who am I gonna to marry now???

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"It's just another day in the life of Apes with ego trips" - Agrophobia by Incubus

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My OzIntro week so far; kinda like Uni I suppose, except with field trips and that everyone seems to be cool. Well, that would fly if I could convince myself I was majoring in Jet Boating (I did that on the Monday) or bunking my Surfing elective (gave that a wide berth today. It might be considered sacrilege on the Australian continent, but, seriously, I don’t surf).Tuesday saw us being carted

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"Life is not a Hip Hop video"- Anon

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SR says:Good luck to you I guess then.. Hope you find whatever it is you're looking for out thereMe says:Knowing my luck I'll get to Heathrow and discover myself right there in the Terminal! Crumbs! Here I was all along!SR says:It's difficult.. I want to tell you to stick with it because I do think you're making a mistake, but if you can't see that yourself it's pointless..I suppose if I felt

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All done! Smacked the plastic! Booked my ticket! Where’s my backpack?Goodbye cruel Dungeon – I’m done with you and I’m off to the beach! Sun, Sea, Sand and hopefully the return of my much missed sanity. Unfortunately I’ll be undertaking this privilege surrounded by Australians. Ah well, that’s the kind of offence iPods were invented to keep out. Mental note to keep my beloved Old Skool Nano

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“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.”- Henry David Thoreau

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I don’t do patience very well.Waiting for the bus, waiting to arrive at my destination or worse; waiting in an unforgiving queue to get on that piggin’ bus in the first place! I hate to wait.Story of our lives, right? Want food now, have it fast. Want to be entertained, press a button. Want to get there without a moment to lose, programme your Sat Nav. If it’s not convenient, it’s a chore.Even

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How does it always get to 3pm on a Sunday SOOO quickly? After a snuggly lie-in, a treat of a long-distance phone call with my Aussie-based Beloved and then a quick forage for sustenance suddenly, BAM: It’s piggin’ 15:00 hours!9 more and it’ll be Monday morning. Fornicate!There I will be, commuting with the rest of the sweaty sardines back to my delightful workplace – a hive of scum and villainy

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Guybrush Threepwood had it easy.My favourite would-be Swashbuckler; the inspiration for whom sparked by a Disneyworld ride (subsequently causing him to miss out on a three film franchise but, hey ho) Guybrush had something that I am becoming increasingly aware that I am missing. He had a goal; he wanted to be a grog-swilling Pirate! In order to reach that goal, he had to make a journey and thus

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