Well I’ve decided to start updating this blog more seeing as I’ve just got the App on my iPhone haha!
The next couple months are gonna be filled with awesomeness… My best mate Dan is coming over from NZ for my 30th bday in June yay! That’s him below on the right 
can’t wait to see him & have some laughs!
Just found this online and it’s awesome!!!
I’m talking about hide and seek/spotlight in the park. The corner dairy, hopscotch, four square, go carts, cricket in front of the garbage bin and inviting everyone on your street to join in, skipping (double dutch), gutterball, handstands, elastics, bullrush, catch and kiss, footy on the best lawn in the street, slip’n'slides, the trampoline
with water on it (or a sprinkler under it), hula hoops, jumping in puddles with gumboots on, mud pies and building dams in the gutter. The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass.
‘Big bubbles no troubles’ with Hubba Bubba bubble gum. A topsy. Mr Whippy cones on a warm summer night after you’ve chased him round the block. 20 cents worth of mixed lollies lasted a week and pretending to smoke “fags” (the lollies) was really cool!.. A dollars’ worth of chips from the corner take-away fed two people (AND the sauce was free!!).
Being upset when you botched putting on the temporary tattoo from the bubblegum packet, but still wearing it proudly. Watching Saturday morning cartoons: ‘The Smurfs’, ‘AstroBoy’, ‘He-man’, ‘Captain Caveman’, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’, ‘Jem’ (trulyoutrageous!!), ‘Super d”, and ‘Heeeey heeeeey heeeeeeey it’s faaaaaaat Albert’. Or staying up
late and sneaking a look at the “AO” on the second telly, being amazed when you watched TV right up until the ‘Goodnight Kiwi!’
When After School with Jason Gunn & Thingie had a cult following and What Now was on saturday mornings! When around the corner seemed a long way, and going into town seemed like going somewhere. Where running away meant you did laps of the block because you weren’t allowed to cross the road?? A million mozzie bites, wasp and bee stings (stee bings!).
Sticky fingers, goodies & baddies, cops and robbers, cowboys and indians, riding bikes til the streetlights came on and catching tadpoles in horse troughs.
Going down to the school swimming pool when you didn’t have a key and your friends letting you in, drawing all over the road and driveway with chalk. Climbing trees and building huts out of every sheet your mum had in the cupboard (and never putting them back folded). Walking to school in bare feet, no matter what the weather.
When writing ‘I love….? on your pencil case, really did mean it was true love. “he loves me? he loves me not?” and daisy chains on the front lawn. Stealing other people’s flowers from their gardens and then selling them back to them…
Running till you were out of breath. Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt. Pitching the tent in the back/front yard (and never being able to find all the pegs). Jumping on the bed. Singing into your hair brush in front of the mirror, making mix tapes…
Sleep overs and ghosts stories with the next door neighbours.
Pillowfights, spinning round, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for the giggles. The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team. Water balloons were the ultimate weapon. Weetbix cards pegged on the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle. Collecting WWF and garbage pail kids cards.
Eating raw jelly and raro, making homemade lemonade and sucking on a Rad, a traffic light popsicle, or a Paddle Pop… blurple, yollange and prink!
You knew everyone in your street – and so did your parents! It wasn’t odd to have two or three “best friends” and you would ask them by sending a note asking them to be your best friend.
You didn’t sleep a wink on Christmas eve and tried (and failed) to wait up for the tooth fairy. When nobody owned a pure-bred dog. When 50c was decent pocket money. When you’d reach into a muddy gutter for 10c.
When nearly everyone’s mum was there when the kids got home from school.
It was magic when dad would “remove” his thumb.
When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at the local Chinese restaurant (or Cobb’n'Co.) with your family.
When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed her or use him to carry groceries and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it.
When being sent to the principal’s office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited a misbehaving student at home.
Basically, we were in fear for our lives, but it wasn’t because of drive-by shootings, drugs, gangs, etc. Our parents and
grandparents were a much bigger threat! Some of us are still afraid of them!!!
Remember when decisions were made by going “eeny-meeny-miney-mo” or dib dib’s-scissors, paper, rock. “Race issue” meant arguing about who ran the fastest. Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in Monopoly.
Terrorism was when the older kids were at the end of your street with pea-shooters waiting to ambush you, or the neighbourhood rottie chased you up a tree!
The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was boy/girl germs, and the worst thing in your day was having to sit next to one. Where bluelight disco’s were the equivalent to a Rave, and asking a boy out meant writing a ‘polite’ note getting them to tick ‘yes’ or ‘no’. When there was always that one ‘HOT’ guy/girl.
Having a weapon in school meant being caught with a slingshot. Your biggest danger at school was accidentally walking through the middle of a heated game of “brandies”.
Birthday beats meant you didn’t want to go to school on your birthday!
Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better. Taking drugs meant scoffing orange-flavoured chewable vitamin C’s, or swallowing half a Panadol. Ice cream was considered a basic food group. Going to the beach and catching a wave was a dream come true. Boogie boarding in the white wash made you the next Kelly Slater. Abilities were discovered because of a “double- dare”.
Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors.
Now, didn’t that bring back some fond memories??
If you can remember most of these, you’re an Kiwi legend!!!
Comments : 0Ok so I know it’s been aaaaaages since my last proper post but I’m updating it now so SSSHHHH haha
This past couple of weeks have been kinda intense and oddball to be honest – multitude of things contributed to this oddball intenseness… the main one being that my car decided to throw a tanty and not start last Tuesday morning! So… off to the Seghill garage it went and I haven’t seen it for over a week. Seriously not cool.
You see I love my car because of the freedom it gives me so without it I kinda feel a bit lost. I’ve been getting lifts to work where I can but today had to get two buses to get to work… late… and with frozen toes haha. Yeah so basically pretty much over the whole thing and the fact that it’s been snowing the last two days does not help one iota cos the Loser Cruiser is just not fun when it’s snowing.
Work has been another thing in the oddball intenseness feeling as we’ve had a new boss start and my temporary 4mth contract is fast running out (as of 17th Dec) so I have to make a decision as to whether I wanna stay on in this job or jump ship. I’d love to just dick off back to NZ to be honest because I miss it but I know deep down that it’s just not the right time for me to go home yet. Hopefully next year I”ll make it back for a holiday at Xmas!
Well right this second I’ve had a sudden wave of tiredness sweep over me so gonna hit the hay… at the semi-respectable time of 10.31pm haha. On a Friday? yeah yeah well I am almost 30 peeps!
…. fully meant to write more on this thing but have lost my mojo tonight… inspiration please? comments? feedback? hello??? anybody out there? please comment on this thing cos it’s fast seeming pointless!
Rossco OUT x
Comments :1hehe saw this online and couldn’t stop laughing!!
Dear Employees:
Subject: Swearing at Work – Alternative phrases
Dear Employees:
It has been brought to management’s attention that some individuals throughout the company have been using foul language during the course of normal conversation with their colleagues.
Due to complaints received from some employees who may be easily offended, this type of language will no longer be tolerated.
We do, however, realise the critical importance of being able to accurately express your feelings when communicating with colleagues.
Therefore, a list of 13 New and Innovative “TRY SAYING” phrases have been provided so that proper exchange of ideas and information can continue in an effective manner.
1) TRY SAYING: I think you could do with more training. INSTEAD OF: You don’t have a f*cking clue, do you?
2) TRY SAYING: She’s an aggressive go-getter. INSTEAD OF: She’s a f*cking power-crazy b*tch.
3) TRY SAYING: Perhaps I can work late. INSTEAD OF: And when the f*ck do you expect me to do this?
4) TRY SAYING: I’m certain that isn’t feasible. INSTEAD OF: F*ck off a*se-wipe.
5) TRY SAYING: Really? INSTEAD OF: Well f*ck me backwards with a telegraph pole.
6) TRY SAYING: Perhaps you should check with… INSTEAD OF: Tell someone who gives a f*ck.
7) TRY SAYING: I wasn’t involved in the project. INSTEAD OF: Not my f*cking problem, mate.
8 ) TRY SAYING: That’s interesting. INSTEAD OF: What the f*ck?
9) TRY SAYING: I’m not sure this can be implemented within the given timescale. INSTEAD OF: No f*cking chance mate.
10 ) TRY SAYING: It will be tight, but I’ll try to schedule it in. INSTEAD OF: Why the f*ck didn’t you tell me that yesterday?
11) TRY SAYING: He’s not familiar with the issues. INSTEAD OF: He’s got his head up his f*cking a*se.
12) TRY SAYING: Excuse me, sir? INSTEAD OF: Oi, f*ck face.
13) TRY SAYING: Of course, I was only going to be at home anyway. INSTEAD OF: Yeah, who needs f*cking holidays anyway.
Thank You,
Human Resources
1. I am currently out at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail to get the position. Be prepared for my mood.
2. You are receiving this automatic notification because I am out of the office. If I were in, chances are you wouldn’t have received anything at all.
3. Sorry to have missed you, but I am at the doctor’s having my brain and heart removed so I can be promoted to our management team.
4. I will be unable to delete all the unread, worthless emails you send me until I return from vacation. Please be patient, and your mail will be deleted in the order it was received.
5. Thank you for your email. Your credit card has been charged $5.99 for the first 10 words and $1.99 for each additional word in your message.
6. The e-mail server is unable to verify your server connection and is unable to deliver this message. Please restart your computer and try sending again. (The beauty of this is that when you return, you can see how many in-duh-viduals did this over and over.)
7. Thank you for your message, which has been added to a queuing system. You are currently in 352nd place, and can expect to receive a reply in approximately 19 weeks.
8. Hi, I’m thinking about what you’ve just sent me. Please wait by your PC for my response.
9. I’ve run away to join a different circus.
10. I will be out of the office for the next 2 weeks for medical reasons. When I return, please refer to me as ‘Lucille’ instead of Steve.
Right, so obviously my 30daysofme blog post mission is over and out… and I have to say I quite enjoyed updating this thing more often than once a year haha! Now my problem is to keep that up so I’m going to do my best… but I am a bit ‘all talk no action’ sometimes so we shall see… so if you notice I haven’t updated in a couple days or so PLEASE email/tweet/kick me and tell me to sort my shite haha.
Ok I fully intende to write an actual blog post tonight but as per usual I’m too sleepy to be coherent… BUT I did find a cool website with questions just like the last 30 I did so I shall update with that tomorrow… hopefully!
sorry kids – what can I say… AJ is all talk no action sometimes! x
Comments : 0Pfffft there’s no way I’m gonna pick just ONE favourite song mate haha! Here’s my top 15…
There’s absolutely no way I could pick just one fav song cos I have different songs for different moods and they’re all my favs.
In the past month I’ve learnt that I can handle being pretty much thrown in the deep end at work without any massive dramas! After only a month in my new job my supervisor flitted off to Tenerife for two weeks (lucky lady haha!) so I was without her expertise. I ended up loving it to be honest!
I’ve also learnt that people will always first assume that I’m an Australian and not a Kiwi… ever since I started my new job not one person has first said “Is that a New Zealand accent?” haha it’s ALWAYS Australia!
Another thing I’ve learnt is that some people are just stuck in their ways and it’s easier to just work around them rather than try to get them to change to a more logical way… (Thank god these people only exist in my life during the hours of 8.30am – 4.30pm & I get to deal with them via telephone/email… otherwise I’d go mental!)
I’ve also learnt I have great patience… actually I knew that one already but it’s just been tested to the limit this month haha.
Anyways…. how boring is this post!? sorry but it is what it is. xx
Comments : 0I’ve picked a photo of me at my leaving party back in Jan/Feb 09 and a photo taken back in August of this year.
I’ve changed quite a lot since last year and I pinpoint that change starting when I left my family in New Zealand back in Feb 2009 to move here to the UK. Making that big of a move takes courage and since then I’ve lost a bit of weight and done some travelling, both on my own and with family, which has had quite a profound impact on me. I find travelling on my own such a buzz and it’s encouraged me to have a level of confidence that just didn’t exist before.
It’s definitely been a year of growth that’s for sure! I’ve learnt not to give a shit what anybody thinks and to just be myself… an oddball!
I’m doing this 30-day challenge because I wanted to be not so much of a slack-ass minx when it came to updating this bloggy thing. I thought it might get me used to updating every day or every other day so that when it was finished I could go it alone… buuuuuut now I’m thinking I’m gonna need another list of questions haha.
Also, I wanted to show more of my true self I guess. Some of the questions on this thing required quite a bit of honesty where it’s often easier to just lie and make up something not quite so embarrassing or revealing. I can say though that I’ve been honest throughout… which feels pretty good.
Kinda like I’m embracing my uniqueness and rebelling against becoming a Leeming…. you know, the old-school arcade game where the wee Leemings follow the one in front…. until before they know it they’re falling off a bloody cliff or something!
Hmmmm maybe a sheep analogy would’ve been better on this occasion… but then I’d probably end up get the sheep-shagging jokes from any Brit’s who read this hahaha.
Anywho… that’s me done with this post.
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