Finished at last

I have officially past me diploma in children's services. This is fantastic and I am now going to be a bum. I had to come into tafe this morning to get my results and I passed with flying colours. I am now wasting time here until I meet up for lunch with the rest of the group.

It is quite a scary thought to think that I am a qualified childcare worker now, and for the next few months I plan on getting some work in OHSC and just enjoying life before I start my studies again at Uni.

My celebration for today will be to go buy a 360 game so that I have something to do with all my spare time.

Over the next few weeks I have got lots of planning to do for my 21st and a heap of work to get the backyard ready. This involves me and my dad extending our paved area out further. I also have to do invites for everyone and start putting things like the playlist together. I also need to find out how I can set up the music outdoors and where I can hire some good speakers (if anyone knows a place). I am also going to put a slide show together of a heap of photos which will take some time especially with the ones I have to scan at seans. I hope you boys are getting that speech ready even if you haven't got anything on me (yeah thats right lets see what you got).

I have got lots of free time now and I don't know what to do with myself besides from working, but I don't know how much of that I will get from OHSC. So if anyone ever wants to hang out, kick a soccer ball, go to a movie, or just generally hang out then I'm your man.

One thing that is definate however is that I will be getting my drivers liscenes. Yeah I know you don't believe me but I am even sick of not having it and it will make my life so much easier. This and the fact that I now have a car is good insentive to get it. Yeah thats right Ben has a car, the good old 1989 Holden Apollo otherwise known as a Toyota Camry. This is Ben's new machine and I'm getting it at a really good price due to the fact that it was my Nan and Pop's car. This also means that I know that it is in really good condition and has been looked after well.

Well thats all for now people, look forward to seeing you all around.

Tafe can suck my balls

Thats right

You heard it straight

I have just presented the huge project that I have been working on all term and have finished my last assignment for Tafe, EVER.

All that's left is for the lecturers to mark our work and I'll be a free man. All I can say is if I do not pass this for whatever reason,

SOMEONE WILL DIE

I have had it, I am over Tafe, and I never want to go back there ever again.

So what lies ahead for Ben. Well, complete fuck all just about raps it up.

My plans were to go into hibernation for 6 months until I can start Uni however I soon realised that I am not a bear and no matter how hard I tried I probably couldn't sleep for 6 months straight, I'd get hungry.

I will however hopefully get a job at Mitcham OHSC and work there close to full time. This will mean I can quit Woolworths which has really given me the shits over the past few months and finally have my weekends to myself.

This also means that Ceppy the party machine will be out and about again. With all these 21st coming up its going to be great.

In relation to my 21st keep your eyes posted to this blog cos the details will be up soon. I will also send invites out.

Tomorrow is my last official day of Tafe if all goes to plan.

If things don't go to plan don't be surprised if you here about a 20 year old male on a killing spree on the news.

I mean it.

478 boorish, insentives and socially obnoxious pointers for leading a simple, self-centered life.

Well not quite 478, but here are a few of them anyway. It's what the book told me to write. Some good ways to just plain old fuck people off.

1. Signal left, turn right.
2. Hire a devious accountant; it's like giving yourself a raise.
3. Give little kids clothes for their birthdays.
4. Borrow a book and dog ear the pages.
5. Remind people that their freckles could be cancerous.
6. Tailgate the elderly.
7. Blow out other people's birthday candles.
8. Dress 15 years younger.
9. Crack your knuckles.
10. Block the entrances of elevators, buses and subways.
11. Gamble with rent money.
12. Dream up special requests for waiters or waitresses.
13. Every umbrella is yours.
14. Improve your posture by walking with your nose in the air.
15. Answer a question with a question.
16. See what it takes to get the life guard to blow their whistle.
17. Serve corn on the cob to people with dentures or people in rest homes.
18. Stopping for red lights after midnight is always a waste of time.
19. See if you can be the first one off the plane even if you are sitting by the window.
20. Before exiting elevators push all the buttons.
21. Don't do anything until you've been asked twice.
22. Say like at the end of sentences, like.
23. Read over people's shoulders on the bus.
24. Revenge is sweet, get some.
25. When it says resevered parking , that means you.
26. Curse the umpire at a little league game.
27. Bribe kids, they are easy.
28. Get a back seat driver lesson.
29. Support the death penalty for parking violations.
30. Repeat yourself.
31. Repeat yourself.
32. Repeat yourself.
33. Tell teenagers how things were in your day.
34. Hand out business cards at funerals.
35. Pee in the swimming pool.
36. Wear golf shoes on newly polished wooden floors.
37. Take the biggest piece.
38. Forget the punch line, but don't let that stop you from telling jokes.
39. Race the old woman for the last bus seat.
40. Take forever to find your word in scrabble.
41. Walk tall, carry a big stick, and use it.
42. Install a siren in your car.
43. Take money from your kids piggy bank.
44. Walk very slowly and make sure nobody can get past you.
45. Tell little children the truth about Santa Claus.
46. Don't stand during hymes or anthems.
47. Live in a glass house and throw stones.
48. Play with fire.
49. Put pennies in the collection plate.
50. Make scary faces at babies.

There were heaps more but I couldn't be fucked, here's another one

Leave things un - finis...............

I took the Jung Test on Nick's blog and found that the results were quite accurate.

I am

ESFP - "Entertainer". Radiates attractive warmth and optimism. Smooth, witty, charming, clever. Fun to be with. Very generous. 8.5% of the total population.

Extroverted (E) 72.22% Introverted (I) 27.78%
Sensing (S) 54.05% Intuitive (N) 45.95%
Feeling (F) 55.56% Thinking (T) 44.44%
Perceiving (P) 52.78% Judging (J) 47.22%

I think this is an accurate description of me

I always wanted to be an entertainer

Death

It is not an easy thing to lose two of the most important people in your life in less than 6 months. However this is now a reality which I have to face in my life.

Most of you know that earlier in the year I lost my Pop to cancer, this was hard enough. Last week I lost my Nanna after she suffered a heart attack from which she never recovered.

Yesterday I attended her funeral, far too soon after seeing my Pop off.

I feel at ease in the fact however that they are once again together again, and that God didn't let them be apart for too long. In the Euology it was read that my Nan died from complications after a heart attack, but it could be said that she really died of a broken heart.

For some reason I thought that I would always find my Nanna's death harder to bear than my Pop's. However because it was so sudden and I didn't really get a chance to say goodbye I find myself in disbelief rather than mourning.

The reality has hit however.

I know that I will not see them again, and all I have now is precious memories of the love they showed for me.

My Nan was like a mother to me. After my mother died when I was aged 2 she stepped in and raised me and my brother. Although I don't really remember it very well I still created a closer than normal attatchment to my Nan which has lasted all my life. This I am very thankful for.

My Nanna was a good christian and loving person. You would not find a more caring person in the world. She gave me many of the values that I hold dear today and I am the better person for having known her let alone having her as my Nanna.

The reality of life is that we all need to die sometime. Nanna knew this and I beileve she was never afriad of it.

Still, I always thought that she was invincible and that she would never die. I was nieve to think that. But can you blame me?

Nan was the type of person who was interested in everything I ever did. If I went to a mates house for a sleep over I would get a call the next day asking how it was. Although it did become annoying at times, I think this is something that I will miss most.

I also fear that I may now starve. Nan was one of those people who force fed us everytime time we visited. It was only 3 weeks ago that I was at her house and she was constantly feeding me food. I loved that about her.

My one regret would be that she won't be around to see me turn 21. It was so close and it will not be the same without her here.

I do feel comfort in the fact that Nan is now in a good place. Her faith in life after death has been rewarded.

I am not a religious person, however I do believe that there is something after life.

And when it is my time there will be a house where I will go where my Nan and Pop and Mum are waiting for me. The smell of home and a good meal.

Rest in Peace Nanna, I love you.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie

YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

Go you fucking socceroos.

Egyptian referee can suck the fat one.

It's finally here, World Cup 2006.

The world cup germany 2006 begins tonight when the host germany takes on costa rica. Regretably I will be unable to watch this game due to the fact that I have to start work at 8 tomorrow. I have been anticipating this event for the past 6 months and now that it is finally here I am looking forward to watching some world class soccer over the next month.

It is good to see that wizza has gone out and got himself a socceroos gersey and I think that I will have to follow suit at some stage and go buy one myself. I do feel however that I might have to get another players name on my back so that we aren't the Harry Kewell fan club.

Australia is playing Japan on Monday night and it should be a match that we can win. If we don't win then I'm afraid it will be goodbye to the socceroos.

I am also very jealous of Daw who as I am writing this post is probably in Germany enjoying the atmosphere that is world cup soccer. I am very, very jealous Daw, but know that you will be having one hell of a time over there. Good on ya mate.

On a completely different note I went and bought Empire Earth 2 from EB games for like 30 bucks yesterday. It is a fucking awesome game and if you enjoyed the first one then you'll love the second. I particularly enjoy building spies and getting them to sabotage enemy buildings and poisoning their town centres. It is great fun.

Well thats it for now so I'll see you later

To a life that touched us all

I am not going to get into anything hugely serious hear, mainly because I saw Raph as a mate you catch up with in pasing. However I did feel the need to express my sadness for the loss of a man who touched everyone who he had contact with. It is a tragic time, however the facts of life say that it was always going to happen, at least to one of us. Thats just the way the world works and I'm afraid it doesn't get any easier.

All I can say is rest in peace Raph, knowing that you had a great influence on this world in the short time you were here.

To some good news then.

The socceroos have done us proud and stuck it out to the dutch in a 1 - 1 draw last night. I stayed up and watched the game and was quite impressed by the way we played. I think I may have underestimated our boys and they may have more of a chance than what you would think.

It is less than a week to go until the world cup and man am I looking forward to sitting at home watching hours of soccer take place.

I hope Raph has booked a good seat up there to watch it too.