So You Decided To Cross The Red Man

March 4th, 2011 by SherwinJTB

Today I was fined $60 as a pedestrian. Not a car in sight and the highway patrol police not in uniform on the other side of the road. The car lights are red yet the pedestrian crossing is still showing the red man. I jogged across the road in about 3 seconds and heard a voice stop me. Crossed the road and the green man lights were up. What does this person want?

The Victoria Police seems to have had complaints about accidents on Clayton Road. The funny thing is in 20 years I’ve been living here I have not received an infringement notice. A law that felt like it did not exist until today. Almost feel sorry for the other man who crossed the road with me. I wouldn’t have a problem with this if the Nunawading ENG HWP did this every day.

The amount of people who cross the red man every day is amazing. On my way back home today I saw someone who did not get caught. My mother told me if I could do something about it considering it is a first offense. I tried to contact some authorities and sadly their response was either the court fees would exceed the fine or ask me the same question as why do you think it’s not wrong?

If only these laws were more transparent I wouldn’t have to be searching online for information. So the deal is… even though there’s no cars in sight (which is a requirement for traffic) and the traffic lights are red you will still be fined because the red man light for pedestrians is still up. I would argue that I was not a hindrance to road safety and there was no risk of collision. There’s really no point going to court with this because I really can’t be bothered…

If anyone knows what Nunawading ENG HWP stands for please leave a comment. More specifically what does ENG stand for. I believe HWP stands for Highway Patrol. Anyway, if you want to learn more about road safety don’t ask me. I’m really not that interested. Congratulations, however, to myself for receiving my first traffic ticket offense “Red Man”.

Training At The Gym

February 28th, 2011 by SherwinJTB

I’ve kind of been keeping it a secret working out at the gym. I joined the Clayton Aquatics and Health Club 2-3 weeks ago. I signed up with Amy and my trainer Chris. Not exactly a personal trainer, but just to get me started. I believe I’ve almost reached my goals. Today I just ran 9.6 km/h for 12:37 minutes with a distance of 2 km. I’ll be really happy if I can run 2 km in under 10 minutes.

The reason for training is a requirement to join the Navy. I hope I can get in as a musician. If not then I’ll continue what I’m doing now. I’ll keep it updated on the recruiting process. Maybe then I can start smiling some more. They did say that getting into a Defence Job is a great achievement. Glad I’ve got some goals to look forward to.

Another note… I probably won’t be living in Clayton much longer. I’m in the process of moving house and the agent should be advertising tomorrow. Hopefully it’s not too soon. I’m waiting for something to arrive in the mail. I also found the CD for my VHS to DVD software. I could probably make it a business, but I’m not going to. It’s just converting analogue into digital.

Needs More Attention

February 25th, 2011 by SherwinJTB

It’s past midnight and I still have to tidy up my room. Someone will be coming to the house today to take some photos. Planning on selling the house. There’s already an auction sign at the front. On top of that I’m thinking of applying for the Royal Australian Navy. Past few days I’ve been training at the Clayton Aquatics and Health Club. It’s really hard to stay in a good mood.

So much for making my dreams come true. My eyes feel heavy and just wants to go to sleep. Muscles are sore and now I’m starting to sound like a bunch of excuses. I’ll be laughing in the end though if everything goes as planned. I’ve been trying to hide my bad habits… Almost forgot I was adding this new post. Anyway, I can’t stop thinking about tidying up my room now. There’s pretty much nowhere to hide all the mess anyway. Only option I have is to throw the junk away.

I’ve been posting new videos for the Clarinet Community website. Next topic is going to be about pizza. I can’t remember if I had another topic in mind, but I’m pretty sure that’s what it’ll be. I’d like to think I’m going a little crazy because I have so much on my mind at the moment. I can’t really be bothered sharing my thoughts with family and relatives. If they want to read my posts then they can search for it like everyone else. Which brings me back to the title of this page. Needs more attention is referring to tidying up my room.

Fitness for Defence

February 7th, 2011 by SherwinJTB

I just signed a 3 month contract at a local fitness center. No strings attached since I already paid up front. After this period membership will automatically be terminated. There’s 2 requirements that I must attend with a trainer this week. This fitness and strength workout will get my confidence and happiness increased. There’s one catch that I’m willing to do this. I’m thinking of applying for the Australian Defence Force. Depending on how well my physical capabilities improve this will see the available options. They seem to go through a fair bit of processing. I’m already having second thoughts.

I’m hoping my medical history will not affect my application. I rarely see a doctor, but I did take my first CT scan today. Nothing serious. I’m also going to take another blood test. My head feels pretty heavy right now. Might faint again since I have to fast meaning no breakfast.

No More Excuses

January 19th, 2011 by SherwinJTB

It’s been many years I’ve been doing nothing constructive. A messy room isn’t going to fix things. Now that I’ve woken up after midnight there really is a better chance of getting more things done. Proof of it is finding the time to write this post. My fingers feel brittle and my chest feels like it’s carrying a heavy burden. My feet are sensitive and I could strongly say that I’m not in great physical form. So how do I fix a small bedroom that’s cluttered? Get rid of all the junk. I think it’s a good time to say goodbye to all the useless stuff I don’t need again.

Funny how these posts are usually about myself. It’s not like I can tell people what to do for themselves. Reminds me about leading by example. I don’t want to go into too much detail. There’s really nothing consistent about what I’ve done lately. I haven’t managed to keep doing the same thing. I guess that’s one thing I need to work on. I better clean up my room now. I’ll probably come back onto this topic later on. There’s one problem though. I should have kept the date on the url of my posts. It feels very limited to not using the same topic twice.

Moving Forward

September 29th, 2010 by SherwinJTB

Playing games is probably not a secret anymore. Since high school I’ve been hooked into playing MMORPGs like Diablo and World of Warcraft. Both of which are from the same enterprise Blizzard Entertainment. I have played other not so well known titles also. The problem I have is that I find little time to do anything else. There is also little energy to do anything else. So the equation is time and energy equals wasted. I have no regrets though because it is a valuable learning experience in my life.

A very expensive learning curve. Luckily it hasn’t gone way overboard that I can still handle myself. My main concern is cleaning up my room and tidying things up. I’ll be practicing my clarinet again to continue my video series on YouTube. There are still 2 solo pieces left in a classical book I started earlier this year. I wish to complete it before the year ends. On a side note, my cousin’s grandmother at the age of 92 passed away and I will be attending her funeral.

The days are cold and it would be nice to feel warmer. A girlfriend would be nice, but I’m not ready to commit just yet.

Cleaning Up

July 21st, 2010 by SherwinJTB

It’s early in the morning and I’m just watching some videos I made a few months ago or perhaps years. I pretty much grew up with Disney movies so I don’t have any problems embracing them. My room is in a lot of mess at the moment so this clip is a little motivational to clean up. The clip is from Treasure Planet and the song title is I’m Still Here.

Anime

July 13th, 2010 by SherwinJTB

Before I type anything else there’s way too many post tags for this blog. Anyway, I’ve been a big fan of watching anime online for a while now. Started watching them on TV and thought I wanted to see more. I thought I’ve seen them all. Now I just watch the latest and current ones. I do have my favorites. If I really don’t have anything better to do I’ll watch them all. Streaming them takes a while sometimes to load so it gives me time to write about it.

Why is this in the health section? Anime gives me a break. Great entertainment. I think it’s a good experience.

Life Line

July 7th, 2010 by SherwinJTB

Just a few days ago I was looking for a way to use up my mobile credits. I ended up using it on something pointless. I think there’s a few organizations that would be more than happy to talk to you. My mobile has been suspended because I rarely use it and just let it expire. I did see a TV advertisement for awareness on issues such as stress this month. It’s more of a help line I believe for life. Anyway, I’ll add the link to it here: http://www.stressdown.org.au

What is nutrition?

June 9th, 2010 by SherwinJTB

I’ve been reading a text book these past few months titled Understanding Nutrition. I actually read it a few years ago while I was studying Food Science & Technology at RMIT in the city. Reading wasn’t enough so I had to write about it also. So far I’ve completed 13 summaries. One for each chapter read. I’ve also been posting up YouTube clips of myself playing an improvisational clarinet piece to correspond with each page. You can also Blast My Music. I don’t intend to remember every single detail of what I learn. I’m just interested.