Coming to Brisbane was a good idea.
Not only did I get a chance to catch up with some awesome people and have a heaps good time, but it was the perfect stepping stone between home with friends and travelling alone.
I have been tired and hung over for most of it, but still made friends in the dorms and gotten used to talking to strangers again.
I have been given the name 'Bear' by the guys in my room as I sleep so much apparently.
I would also like to express my love for the Normanby for their drink specials. The downside was that after getting there at 19:10, we were told we had to use our drink vouchers by the time the deal ended at 8. So 6 beers and 1 1/2 pizzas in 50 minutes. Doesn't sound so bad now it's written down.
Bob On!
Big thanks to the blokes and sheilas who made Brissie worth stopping over for and helping me remember how good the people you meet traveling really are. Cheers for making the effort people!
Saturday, 7 January 2012
Monday, 2 January 2012
Small Things......
Awesome Things About Blogs.....
- Writing is relaxing, therapeutic and enjoyable.
- You can keep track of the random shit and thoughts that whirl through your head and be able to look back on them later and see your progress and see where you've been and what you've done.
- You can allow your inner monologue to get the better of you and your wasting no one elses time but your own.
- Sometimes posting pictures or music can describe your mood way better than a 250 word essay
- Feel like Dougie Howser writing after a long day of being a teenage doctor.
Negatives
- Sometimes it's easy to fall into the trap of venting negativity all the time.
- Publicly airing your thoughts and hopes can be daunting, regardless of who and how many people read it.
- You have to come to terms with the fact that yes you are a bloke, and yes you are writing a blog..
The next post I write should be about me having begun my trip.
This excites me :D
- Writing is relaxing, therapeutic and enjoyable.
- You can keep track of the random shit and thoughts that whirl through your head and be able to look back on them later and see your progress and see where you've been and what you've done.
- You can allow your inner monologue to get the better of you and your wasting no one elses time but your own.
- Sometimes posting pictures or music can describe your mood way better than a 250 word essay
- Feel like Dougie Howser writing after a long day of being a teenage doctor.
Negatives
- Sometimes it's easy to fall into the trap of venting negativity all the time.
- Publicly airing your thoughts and hopes can be daunting, regardless of who and how many people read it.
- You have to come to terms with the fact that yes you are a bloke, and yes you are writing a blog..
The next post I write should be about me having begun my trip.
This excites me :D
Two Days Left
It's started.
The final goodbyes are coming and I've just seen my sisters and nephews for the last time in nearly three years.
Queue emotional Ads rearing his ugly head.
It seems to be much harder to say goodbye this time around. It should be easier the more times you do it.
Maybe it's because I'm older now and have built stronger bonds with people. I appreciate the things I have in my life a lot more nowadays and perhaps I'm scared of things not being the same when I get back.
I don't know. I should be super excited right now, but I'm having trouble enjoying the little time I have left with the people I care about. I know that once I get on that plane and get that backpack on, I'll be apples.
Right now though, I think the next two days are going to be hard.
All of life's complexities should be able to be expressed through pictures of llamas.
If they can't, then the problem should not be worried about :D
The final goodbyes are coming and I've just seen my sisters and nephews for the last time in nearly three years.
Queue emotional Ads rearing his ugly head.
It seems to be much harder to say goodbye this time around. It should be easier the more times you do it.
Maybe it's because I'm older now and have built stronger bonds with people. I appreciate the things I have in my life a lot more nowadays and perhaps I'm scared of things not being the same when I get back.
I don't know. I should be super excited right now, but I'm having trouble enjoying the little time I have left with the people I care about. I know that once I get on that plane and get that backpack on, I'll be apples.
Right now though, I think the next two days are going to be hard.
All of life's complexities should be able to be expressed through pictures of llamas.
If they can't, then the problem should not be worried about :D
AWKWARD
You can normally tell you're in trouble when you start hoping to hear from someone when they're not around or after you've only just seen them.
When that person is a friend or if the situation isn't right, it's usually best to back off for a while and let nature take it's course.
Sometimes just the simple act of getting it out there, can be the first step to moving on.
Hopefully this has just come about because I'm about to leave and am getting all lovey dovey...
Either way, it's time to back off.......
<(^^<)<(^^)>(>^^)>
When that person is a friend or if the situation isn't right, it's usually best to back off for a while and let nature take it's course.
Sometimes just the simple act of getting it out there, can be the first step to moving on.
Hopefully this has just come about because I'm about to leave and am getting all lovey dovey...
Either way, it's time to back off.......
<(^^<)<(^^)>(>^^)>
Saturday, 24 December 2011
Quick Comparison
Christmas List 1992 Adam :
Basketball Cards
Bike Parts
Super Soaker
Baseball Mitt
Basketball Ring
8 Year Old Nephew's Christmas List 2011 :
PS2 Memory Card
Laptop
Bike
Scooter
Grand Theft Auto ( Not San Andreas or Liberty City)
PS2
Plasma or 3D TV
Lounge
PS1
Alarm Clock
Radio
Mp4 Player
iPad 2
iPad 1
iPad 3
USB 4 Gig
Good Luck Generation Z......
Basketball Cards
Bike Parts
Super Soaker
Baseball Mitt
Basketball Ring
8 Year Old Nephew's Christmas List 2011 :
PS2 Memory Card
Laptop
Bike
Scooter
Grand Theft Auto ( Not San Andreas or Liberty City)
PS2
Plasma or 3D TV
Lounge
PS1
Alarm Clock
Radio
Mp4 Player
iPad 2
iPad 1
iPad 3
USB 4 Gig
Good Luck Generation Z......
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Finally!!
Well my last day of work is finally over. Now the nervous excitement is kicking in...Reality is about to shovel me in the face!
Straight away the doubt starts to surface. Do I have enough money? Am I ready to go? Do I WANT to go? Will I have trouble meeting people and making friends?? Everything has been thought and re-thought. At the end of the day, it's nothing but fear getting in the way of things changing....
Change is the most inevitable and natural thing in life, yet no one particularly enjoys it, and it boils down to fear. Fear of the unknown, fear that things might be worse, or make things worse. Fear that things will never be as good as they once were. Fear of failure, rejection, regression, fear of getting out of our comfort zones and doing things. It's easier said than done.
I have been back home now for two years. In that time change has been an almost permanent part of my life.
When I came back from my last trip in NZ I was heartbroken. I was miserable and depressed. I was completely spent, worn out, anti-social, and void of any energy to start again. I was completely unable to let go and move on.
When the fear that you've lost the best thing that has come into your life enters your head, the hopefulness that better things are out there disappears. When that hopefulness goes, you stop trying. When you stop trying, nothing happens. When nothing happens you feel worse and the cycle continues.....
Eventually though I regrouped, made a plan and tried to slowly get stuck into life again. It took a lot longer than I had hoped, but I finally got to where I wanted and needed to be.
Contentment.
I have a lot more self assurance and confidence which before I thought I didn't have.
I have people who I didn't even know existed a few years ago and now I consider them like family. I have relatives and a clique of close mates who I can trust and be myself around and would do anything for. For that reason alone coming back and regrouping was worth it.
Ironically, the very thing I needed when I returned home, is now a roadblock to my development.
For years I saw contentment and comfort zones as a form of stagnation. The easiest way to get into a rut I thought, is to be willing to live in the bubbles we create for ourselves and never push our boundaries.
How can we find out about ourselves if we never test ourselves??
According to my toilet door, you shouldn't confuse comfort with happiness.
I have learnt that contentment and stagnation are poles apart. It is essential to keep that support in place and hold onto those roots, wherever you are. But I think it is also critical to strive to push ourselves, and not be scared to reach out of our comfort zones and pursue our goals.
It's all about balance, and really, that's what life is. Timing and balance.
The last two years have gotten me to where I need to be. But now it's time to explore, find adventure, learn, live and experience what's out there.
But for all those people in my life. Thanks for making my time back so special (even if I did hibernate a lot while I was working)
I love you.
I could not be happier and more excited.
:D
Honourable Mention...
Straight away the doubt starts to surface. Do I have enough money? Am I ready to go? Do I WANT to go? Will I have trouble meeting people and making friends?? Everything has been thought and re-thought. At the end of the day, it's nothing but fear getting in the way of things changing....
Change is the most inevitable and natural thing in life, yet no one particularly enjoys it, and it boils down to fear. Fear of the unknown, fear that things might be worse, or make things worse. Fear that things will never be as good as they once were. Fear of failure, rejection, regression, fear of getting out of our comfort zones and doing things. It's easier said than done.
I have been back home now for two years. In that time change has been an almost permanent part of my life.
When I came back from my last trip in NZ I was heartbroken. I was miserable and depressed. I was completely spent, worn out, anti-social, and void of any energy to start again. I was completely unable to let go and move on.
When the fear that you've lost the best thing that has come into your life enters your head, the hopefulness that better things are out there disappears. When that hopefulness goes, you stop trying. When you stop trying, nothing happens. When nothing happens you feel worse and the cycle continues.....
Eventually though I regrouped, made a plan and tried to slowly get stuck into life again. It took a lot longer than I had hoped, but I finally got to where I wanted and needed to be.
Contentment.
I have a lot more self assurance and confidence which before I thought I didn't have.
I have people who I didn't even know existed a few years ago and now I consider them like family. I have relatives and a clique of close mates who I can trust and be myself around and would do anything for. For that reason alone coming back and regrouping was worth it.
Ironically, the very thing I needed when I returned home, is now a roadblock to my development.
For years I saw contentment and comfort zones as a form of stagnation. The easiest way to get into a rut I thought, is to be willing to live in the bubbles we create for ourselves and never push our boundaries.
How can we find out about ourselves if we never test ourselves??
According to my toilet door, you shouldn't confuse comfort with happiness.
I have learnt that contentment and stagnation are poles apart. It is essential to keep that support in place and hold onto those roots, wherever you are. But I think it is also critical to strive to push ourselves, and not be scared to reach out of our comfort zones and pursue our goals.
It's all about balance, and really, that's what life is. Timing and balance.
The last two years have gotten me to where I need to be. But now it's time to explore, find adventure, learn, live and experience what's out there.
But for all those people in my life. Thanks for making my time back so special (even if I did hibernate a lot while I was working)
I love you.
I could not be happier and more excited.
:D
Honourable Mention...
Thursday, 8 December 2011
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