Hey,
So my days down under are coming to an end this week, i am writing this as i watch Man Utd press Fulham for a second goal, i havent spoken about football yet which must be a record for me. I guess its because I been away from the UN Knights and Man Utd a bit and been missing them both.
I been thinking of starting a UN Knights blog, and probably will do considering how the momentum for the team has grown considerably for UN Knights, we have our own kits now and have started to feel a real bond with each other, its a great spirit and season so far, we have had our tough times but we also had great times and that ended with us beating our rivals Bechtel (my employers 3-2).
Well United ended up winning 3-0 and the seasons final 8 games is going to be uber close, so i cant wait for how its going to go and with the champions league draw next week its going to hot up alot im so excited. The final this year is in madrid and i am very templed to head down there as i think i should be able to get the time off iA!
Talking about my work life balance, as usual i get so many comments about me traveling, never working etc but the thing is i do work and when i work i work hard and long hours, i have the mentality of a kinda play hard work hard but with a significant focus on effectivnesses... i think its so important to be efficent and effective and so i like to utalise my time as much as i can...
So i try to plan and see where and when i can do things and try to live to a certain order, that is why i can get leave and make it appear im away so frequent as i tey to remain as efficent as possible.
Anyway its proper late and im off the the set of Neighbours in the morning so will speak write more another time i guess.
Taje care
Stormy
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Middle Class Lands...
Hey,
So after spending some time in both Australia and New Zealand, i haven't seen that much extragrent riches nor that much extreme poorness. Yep you have the homeless in both countries but thats not an indiciment of the countries wealth rather a few individuals who have fallen on hard times.
I was on a boat cruise in Sydney and the thing the tour person kept on pointing out was like well on the right you have like Russle Crowe's flat which cost like 10 million dollars, or here is Rupert Murdochs (owner of News International) or Nicole Kidman, basically every rich or famous Australian but if you look at the places i mean some are nice but there not like grand homes most of them,alot are penthouse apartments on the harbour front, anyway if you were walking by you wouldnt be able to tell its someone famous or rich really, like well off yes but not billionaire or anything standard which they are.
That may have to do with the culture of the aussies and new zealanders as they dont appear to be that ostentatious as i have only seen one ferrari whilst i have been out here, a friend told me that was due to the high foregin car taxes as alot of cars here are locally made and are therefore considerably cheaper.
At the other end of the scale there are people who dont have like amazing jobs but manage to live very comfortably, like for example a friends extended family work in a department store here like say Debenhams in the UK or like bloomindales or something in the US, anyway both parents worked in the store since they moved to Oz, and from working there they have a nice house in the suburbs, 2 cars, managed to send their 2 kids to University, all from that job, and i think there is few countries you could do that but because everyone is looked after for in the society with beneficial employment terms it means more people can live comfortably.
For me i think the relatively low crime rate is a result of this social balance that they try to achieve, if you manage to wipe out discontent/poverty then crime as a result will fall and that is what i have seen here, its not completely eradicated by any means but say walkiing around a big city at night, i feel alot safer in Sydney, Auckland or Melbourne than say i would in Paris, New York or London.
Anyway i will leave with with something quite cool i found about the society's mindset is that the money here is waterproof, its made of like plastic material and so if you get into the water it wont be damaged.
Thanks
Stormy
So after spending some time in both Australia and New Zealand, i haven't seen that much extragrent riches nor that much extreme poorness. Yep you have the homeless in both countries but thats not an indiciment of the countries wealth rather a few individuals who have fallen on hard times.
I was on a boat cruise in Sydney and the thing the tour person kept on pointing out was like well on the right you have like Russle Crowe's flat which cost like 10 million dollars, or here is Rupert Murdochs (owner of News International) or Nicole Kidman, basically every rich or famous Australian but if you look at the places i mean some are nice but there not like grand homes most of them,alot are penthouse apartments on the harbour front, anyway if you were walking by you wouldnt be able to tell its someone famous or rich really, like well off yes but not billionaire or anything standard which they are.
That may have to do with the culture of the aussies and new zealanders as they dont appear to be that ostentatious as i have only seen one ferrari whilst i have been out here, a friend told me that was due to the high foregin car taxes as alot of cars here are locally made and are therefore considerably cheaper.
At the other end of the scale there are people who dont have like amazing jobs but manage to live very comfortably, like for example a friends extended family work in a department store here like say Debenhams in the UK or like bloomindales or something in the US, anyway both parents worked in the store since they moved to Oz, and from working there they have a nice house in the suburbs, 2 cars, managed to send their 2 kids to University, all from that job, and i think there is few countries you could do that but because everyone is looked after for in the society with beneficial employment terms it means more people can live comfortably.
For me i think the relatively low crime rate is a result of this social balance that they try to achieve, if you manage to wipe out discontent/poverty then crime as a result will fall and that is what i have seen here, its not completely eradicated by any means but say walkiing around a big city at night, i feel alot safer in Sydney, Auckland or Melbourne than say i would in Paris, New York or London.
Anyway i will leave with with something quite cool i found about the society's mindset is that the money here is waterproof, its made of like plastic material and so if you get into the water it wont be damaged.
Thanks
Stormy
The Great Whiite Land of Oz
Hey,
So i am starting to getting back into my blog-mode ways and i may try to continue though will be a little hard when i am back in Doha as its usually the same routine, however will see how i feel when i get back to the gulf.
So last night i went to a Wu Tang concert of sorts where one old member, Raewokon (accuse the spelling) was performing, and what surprised me most was the demographic of the crowd, around 70 percent white, like 15 percent Oriental and 15% Indian or Black. If you were in the UK or USA i would be pretty much sure that it would be almost 100% in the latter category at least in the UK for sure.
Even Raewokan made a comment asking where all his 'niggars were at?' saying how he only sees like 6 black faces though there was maybe double that number (triple if you include his 'crew' in the crowd of around 150 and you could tell her was not used to performing to such a demographic. So where the heck are the black people in Oz?
Well when you walk around alot of Oz, I have been to Melbourne, Gold Coast, Brisbane and Sydney you will notice there are very few black people. The country is very white, though when you look into the society a bit more its not just white European, but like South Africans and Kiwis as well (though they are essentially originally white Europeans) and Middle Eastern, who with their skin complexion tend to look Mediterranean and so you cannot tell if there white European and pacific islanders who look a bit darker but nothing too different than an extremely tanned white European.
So there is a bit of diversity if you look into it and not to mention the LARGE number of Chinese and Indians there in Austraila and New Zeland for that matter. Its little wonder they have the largest populations in the world they seem to be everywhere.
But still why so few black people in Australia? I would have thought for Africans trying to escape persecution rather than seeking refugee status in Europe or USA it would make sense to go to Australia considering the climate and the easier immigration rules there than Europe. Its puzzling to me that it is this way though i think countries like Australia and Canada which have such low population density will in the future swell due to climate effect. Where populations in countries like Mauritius and Bangladesh will need to migrate due to the severe flooding in the land and there will be a need to relocate these people.
Anyway thats me for today...will hope to get another two out whilst im out here!
Take care
Stormy
So i am starting to getting back into my blog-mode ways and i may try to continue though will be a little hard when i am back in Doha as its usually the same routine, however will see how i feel when i get back to the gulf.
So last night i went to a Wu Tang concert of sorts where one old member, Raewokon (accuse the spelling) was performing, and what surprised me most was the demographic of the crowd, around 70 percent white, like 15 percent Oriental and 15% Indian or Black. If you were in the UK or USA i would be pretty much sure that it would be almost 100% in the latter category at least in the UK for sure.
Even Raewokan made a comment asking where all his 'niggars were at?' saying how he only sees like 6 black faces though there was maybe double that number (triple if you include his 'crew' in the crowd of around 150 and you could tell her was not used to performing to such a demographic. So where the heck are the black people in Oz?
Well when you walk around alot of Oz, I have been to Melbourne, Gold Coast, Brisbane and Sydney you will notice there are very few black people. The country is very white, though when you look into the society a bit more its not just white European, but like South Africans and Kiwis as well (though they are essentially originally white Europeans) and Middle Eastern, who with their skin complexion tend to look Mediterranean and so you cannot tell if there white European and pacific islanders who look a bit darker but nothing too different than an extremely tanned white European.
So there is a bit of diversity if you look into it and not to mention the LARGE number of Chinese and Indians there in Austraila and New Zeland for that matter. Its little wonder they have the largest populations in the world they seem to be everywhere.
But still why so few black people in Australia? I would have thought for Africans trying to escape persecution rather than seeking refugee status in Europe or USA it would make sense to go to Australia considering the climate and the easier immigration rules there than Europe. Its puzzling to me that it is this way though i think countries like Australia and Canada which have such low population density will in the future swell due to climate effect. Where populations in countries like Mauritius and Bangladesh will need to migrate due to the severe flooding in the land and there will be a need to relocate these people.
Anyway thats me for today...will hope to get another two out whilst im out here!
Take care
Stormy
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
A very random year passes by...
Hola all,
Its been close to a year since i last updated this, and i have had a lot go on..
I went traveling all over to such places as Japan, S.Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan,Philipines,Italy, Swiss,Greece,Turkey as well as UK and around the GCC as usual so i have done the enviorment no favours especially considering im traveling around Austraila and New Zealand.
People often are like WTF but im still relatively young and there is so much of this world that I want to travel and see, and now i have the physical health, the financial security and the desire to explore so for me its a perfect time. I have kinda got the travel bug quite badly, and have been trying something new during the second part of my trip,i been hosteling it, getting quite grimey.
For those that know me well will be shocked by that revelation, as i used to only stick to 5 star hotels, but despite the comforts and everything it sometimes felt a bit lonesome and odd whereas in a hostel your meeting new people all the time and your meeting people who have most likely been where u been or gone where your going and so can offer advice and share experiences, that human contact has been quite cool though i cant hostel it forever and would need to do it like off and on as i need my comforts.
Right now im writing this from Christchurch on the southern island of New Zealand. There is alot i want to see in New Zealand and it is an expensive things i want to do, so i need to save alot of money before my next visit here which God willing i will be able to do...
I have been amazed by some of the things i have seen whilst being out here and of my previous trips and in my next entry may compile a list of some of the most favourite or memorable things but for now will leave you with this place i went to see today which is just mindblowing...http://www.sanctuary.org.nz/
Anyway take care and will write soon!
Stormy
Its been close to a year since i last updated this, and i have had a lot go on..
I went traveling all over to such places as Japan, S.Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan,Philipines,Italy, Swiss,Greece,Turkey as well as UK and around the GCC as usual so i have done the enviorment no favours especially considering im traveling around Austraila and New Zealand.
People often are like WTF but im still relatively young and there is so much of this world that I want to travel and see, and now i have the physical health, the financial security and the desire to explore so for me its a perfect time. I have kinda got the travel bug quite badly, and have been trying something new during the second part of my trip,i been hosteling it, getting quite grimey.
For those that know me well will be shocked by that revelation, as i used to only stick to 5 star hotels, but despite the comforts and everything it sometimes felt a bit lonesome and odd whereas in a hostel your meeting new people all the time and your meeting people who have most likely been where u been or gone where your going and so can offer advice and share experiences, that human contact has been quite cool though i cant hostel it forever and would need to do it like off and on as i need my comforts.
Right now im writing this from Christchurch on the southern island of New Zealand. There is alot i want to see in New Zealand and it is an expensive things i want to do, so i need to save alot of money before my next visit here which God willing i will be able to do...
I have been amazed by some of the things i have seen whilst being out here and of my previous trips and in my next entry may compile a list of some of the most favourite or memorable things but for now will leave you with this place i went to see today which is just mindblowing...http://www.sanctuary.org.nz/
Anyway take care and will write soon!
Stormy
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