Gaming Online given the thumbs up

For these past few years… well, actually pretty much most of my life I have been led to believe that games were bad. Playing games was a waste of time. My dad even jokes endlessly about myself being married to the computer. There’s a sense of guilt and selfishness spending time alone in my room. No time to spend with friends and family?

I’m pretty sure someone has already made a big list of pros and cons on this issue. High chance they needed to set their life straight again. That’s one of the great sacrifices of learning. You must live the life in order to understand it.

RSVP HSA Graduation

After completing my vocational course at Careers Australia I received an invitation letter from them. I already knew the event was going to happen though. This was one of the events I wanted to add to my imaginary calendar. I just came home from the graduation and am now writing my thoughts about it. Probably the highlight of the afternoon was meeting with the CEO of Careers Australia Group, Mr Walter Gilmore. He asked about the good and the bad of it all. I am not the type of person to hide anything, but I’ll keep our conversation confidential. I like to be honest with my learning experience. Overall it was a positive outcome. I met a lot of nice people and glad to have studied at Careers Australia. It is quite different to university because the units are based on competency and not on a grading system. It was almost as interesting as high school.

Gift HSA Graduation

Not only have I already received my Certificate III in Health Services Assistance, Careers Australia prepared gifts to all the students that came to the graduation. There were photos taken also. There’s a fair bit of history from the building that they stand on. Careers Australia is relatively quite new in terms of business years. The receptionist was pretty excited also to have been promoted, but Amber stayed downstairs. I believe there are five levels in the building. Two elevators that run up and down most of the day. The graduation was held on the third floor. We met a lot of the staff, but it would have been awesome to see some of our missing educators. There was plenty of finger food to eat. I saw most of the students from group 5. There was a colleague who worked today, but still managed to show up later.

Max HSA Graduation

I received a fair bit of support from Max Employment in Oakleigh. It was their idea to get me hooked into the course. They actually preferred Aged Care, but I chose HSA. My consultant Maureen had a friend who worked in Careers Australia. I saw a glimpse of Scott poking his head through the doors. The key staff I knew at the graduation was Rhonda, Shaun, Michelle, and Cynthia. It was a private function, but nevertheless a promotional opportunity for Careers Australia. I may find myself volunteering and also working in a hospital later on. I’ll reveal more when things become more concrete. I’m also in the middle of moving house. I’ll say farewell, but not goodbye to Clayton. Over 20 years living in the same suburb was not too bad.

Once again Foxy has hit the screens. Pets are good for your health. I don’t really play with him that much, but I hear him barking all the time in the back yard. He’s still got a bad habit of making weird noises. It’s like he wants to talk. Don’t really have any motivation to post this anywhere else. Just want to have something to remember him by since he is getting old. Dogs don’t really live that long compared to humans.

On a separate note, the house I live in will be auctioned this coming Saturday morning. If the price is right we may sell. If not then we’ll look for other options. It’ll be funny though. Not quite ready to say goodbye to Clayton just yet. I also started a new project on my main home page called Pelona. I know I said that most of my posts will remain there, but these sub-domains are still useful in venting extra stuff. So the question now is… what am I going to do with the clarinet?

I really want to get these unaccompanied solo pieces completed in the next few months. I may even make a concert out of it one day. The biggest hurdle I have at the moment is the reed. I’m not too happy with the reeds I’m playing with. Even so I’m still playing with them. Changing the reeds every so often because the sound just doesn’t seem right. If not this coming Sunday maybe I’ll upload the video on YouTube the following week. Hands are really sore after training myself again on the clarinet. I look good though.

I have a feeling playing the clarinet might not be the best option in the future though. I may injure myself from playing too much. So, I might bore the internet with just text. I like stories anyway. Been following a lot of anime because they have a nice storyline. That and the voice acting. I should probably mention the natural disasters Japan is going through these past few weeks. The biggest threat being the radiation that could spread from the nuclear plants. Dangerous stuff. Hope things turn out safely for them.

Another thing that’s really been bugging me is relationships on FaceBook. I’m getting pretty annoyed trying to make friends with people I don’t really know. It’s good to keep in contact with some people, but very frustrating at the same time. It’s like a double edged sword. There’s always a fine line in trying to make everyone happy. I just can’t stand it anymore. No one should have to go through that much effort to keep people satisfied. I’d say stay away from social networking if you can’t handle the emotions. It’s probably best if you knew less people. Relatives and close friends only.