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RyGOLD Member
Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia


Posted:
-Updated 31 Aug 2005-



So here I am again. It's been a while hasn't it. My alto sax initially got a lot of use. Funny isn't it, how a fulltime job takes away all your spare time. Haven't had any time to poi too, apart from Jugglejam on Mondays and the monthly Moonfests. And even then, it somehow seems I tend to play with the stockwhip instead of poi shrug



Another lens has been added to the stable too. A Canon EF-S 10-22 3.5-4.5.. nice and wiide. But it all boils back down to that time issue. Despite having the new lens, I seem to find I'm out taking less pictures.. the folio hasn't been updated in a while, and I'm starting to get the horrible feeling I'm stagnating. Must. Get out of this rut.



If you're my muse and reading this, inspiration needed now. hug



-Edited 14 Dec 2005-



I liken this to opening the fridge to find that jar of misc what's it, several months expired ubblol. Hey how's it going? wave



So what's new! Well.. poi's getting a bit better for one thing. Nice how after poi-ing for a while, you stop hitting yourself senseless. In fact, one might argue how after a certain point, each hit puts more sense into you.. wink Haven't gone skating or rockclimbing in a bit, but that's ok- life's full of wonderful distractions, and really, you can only do a couple at a time.



University's just wrapped up! Yep. A degree in art & visual culture, television & digital media.. Just waiting for a piece of paper at the moment (yay!). And trying to sort out how Australia will let me live here forever and ever biggrin. Have I mentioned how wonderful it is, you so ought to visit *nudge* wink Also been getting out the with photography and stuff- a couple of projects to follow up on, blue skies and puffy clouds as far as I can see.



Updates updates. [insert geek] I've updated my camera gear too.. my 20D, 17-85 4-5.6 IS and 580EX now have a 70-200 2.8L IS to play with.. soon too, riding on getting a particular gig, either a 350D and a 24-105 f4 IS, or another 20D.. -grin- [/end geek]



[edit 14/12/05: Gig didn't go through, and ended up performing at it instead of shooting it ubblol Life has a funny way of messing you about doesn't it.. so no 2nd body for me just yet, or nice 24-105 f4 IS redface]



Been taking lots of photos lately. I think there's something intrinsically beautiful in capturing moments- you know how you look at a photo and it brings you back to where you were that day, who you were with, how the air smelt even.. Maybe one day I'll get to exhibit ubblove.. but yeah.. lots of work to be done meantime.



Hmmmm.. yes the world's beautiful today. It's good to have new toys, new moves, new direction.. old friends hug.. a best friend hug2, and enough distractions not to get bored for too long.



Btw.. favourite words haven't changed.. ubbrollsmile And mm.. I'm still not too close to balletic, and dulcet..



Hmm.. la la la laaa squawk.. footinmouth



[edit 14/12/05: I now have a beautiful alto saxophone- the best use of which I have thus far found, is to attract ducks and other misc waterfowl]



Yep, how about we say still aspiring. biggrin



Hope all's well with everyone- don't be strangers now! hug biggrin





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 Written by: Ry



I've been exploring this site a bit lately, and have decided everyone seems like a nice bunch- thought it's about time I said hello. Ryan, 24, born in Singapore, but Brisbane Australia has been home to me for the past 3 years.



I love photography, playing the guitar (if one took a picture of me with my guitar, it looks like I'm playing it- does that count?), getting from point A to B on my trusty mountain bike, inline skating and hockey, occasionally rockclimbing, and just being in good company. I'd also like to add poiing to the list when I stop hitting myself senseless.



Irrelevantly, my two favourite words (I've got heaps if anyone's interested) are 'balletic' and 'dulcet'. 'Balletic', unfortunately, isn't a word I'd use to describe anything I can do, and 'dulcet' is a word I haven't dreamt of aspiring towards yet.



Enough for now, don't be strangers! biggrin


EDITED_BY: Ry (1157020734)

MedusaSILVER Member
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1,433 posts
Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia


Posted:
Hmmm....we'll see...I have to get better before I can do any travelling.

RyGOLD Member
Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia


Posted:
Has there been any improvement lately? I'm thinking that if you're dealing over there in muggy weather, surely coming back will be a breeze? hug

MedusaSILVER Member
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Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia


Posted:
Muggy weather....warm weather even??? I wish, it has been raining here pretty much everyday!

Mentally I am much better but physically my body could be doing so much better than what it is right now.

I am starting to look like a walking, talking skeleton though I am hiding it well under clothes that are just way too big for me! hehehe

The doctors are a bit worried about me going on such a long flight to get home but if I dope myself up enough I should be okay....I would just lie to be near my family at the moment.

RyGOLD Member
Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia


Posted:
Lie eh? ubblol Is that offering much?

On the bright side, physical stuff- more workaonable than mental stuff?

Yeah the flight is a bit long. Beware the transits though. I suppose, via Singapore may be alright.. I came back from Europe via Heathrow.. bleacyuk. Came back with the worst bug ever.

MedusaSILVER Member
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Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia


Posted:
I meant like...oops!!! My typing is atrocious.

I want to come back via Kuala Lumpur so I can practice my language skills....

RyGOLD Member
Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia


Posted:
Thought you meant die ubblol But that would so not be right.. though apt in a somewhat ironic way..

Cakap bahasa?

Rouge DragonBRONZE Member
Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia


Posted:
hey ry! tis been a while! hug
how's things? im at my bustop! wheee for wireless biggrin

i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey

Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...


RyGOLD Member
Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia


Posted:
Wireless at you busstop?? You're not one of those current affair types racking up 4000 bills on your handset are you? ubblol spank

ArnwynSILVER Member
old hand
1,065 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia


Posted:
ubblol kicked ur own ass...nice work! I have so got to get out and play more often, was so much fun! I think I spent more time laughing than getting the balls in the pockets, and did the whole adam sandler thing "are you to good for your home?" ...then realised that was from a Happy Gilmore, and that's golf not 8 ball...made me laugh even harder.
Hope all is well on the work front and that you are having heaps of fun.
hug

L&L
The Fairy God Mother
~*~

" i just now need some other unsuspecting suckers to say something... " ~Rouge Dragon

"that wink was a nice one not a im going to thrust at you wink" ~Brettstar


MedusaSILVER Member
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Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia


Posted:
Saya bisa bicara Bahasa Indonesia dan itu sama-sama dengan Bahasa Malay!

RyGOLD Member
Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia


Posted:
Jean: Happy Gilmore! ubblol mmmmm happpy place... Plus you get a dead man and a crocodile in the sky looking down on you while you sink balls. ubblol

All is well on the work front so far.. Though I shouldn't be on HoP now.. just shutting down my comp really. 4 hours of sleep.. a dozy doozy. ubbloco

Fi: Saya tak boleh cakap bahasa indonesia. Dan bahasa melayu. Apa kau cakap? ubblol ubbangel mmm gado gado.. ubblove Tahu goreng! ubblove Soto ayammmmmmm ubblove ubblol

MedusaSILVER Member
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Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia


Posted:
Soto ayam dan sop buntut enak bangat! tapi tahu itu jelek sekali! Aku tak suka! Gado gado enak sekali!!!

Did you hear that Yogyakarta has had an earthquake....that was the city that I used to live in when I was younger....I hope all my friends are okay!

RyGOLD Member
Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia


Posted:
Yeah.. heard about the earthquake. A 6.3 was it? Are you in touch with your friends over there?

ps. One too many words I don't understand in your soto ayam sentence.. Buntut's a funny word.. like bantat.. ubblol

Adya MiriyanaGOLD Member
*slou?
6,555 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia


Posted:
wah! ada banyak bahasa di sini~!

hey there kitten.. what are you doing on hop at the office! ubblol

hug

ArnwynSILVER Member
old hand
1,065 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia


Posted:
ubblol still cant get over it...makes me biggrin We must organise a night when you are here next, would be loads of fun! ubbrollsmile
hug2

L&L
The Fairy God Mother
~*~

" i just now need some other unsuspecting suckers to say something... " ~Rouge Dragon

"that wink was a nice one not a im going to thrust at you wink" ~Brettstar


Fire BunnySILVER Member
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1,260 posts
Location: Now in the land of Oz, Australia


Posted:
where abouts are you working now? i go onto hope when im at work as well tongue altho at our meeting last week he told us that he had been checking the log and we were -not- aloud to go on the net anymore. work time is for work time apparetnly.

the 7ft fence is to keep the deer from jumping! deers sprong and jump *high* so you got to have high fenceses.
(and i also think that painting said deer is a very good idea! there are a few book on painting cats... deer could be the next craz...

What if we think the jokes on them,
But really - the jokes on us....

and also... i wuv Rougie *snuz*


Fire BunnySILVER Member
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Location: Now in the land of Oz, Australia


Posted:
it would only make sense that deer come next ubblol

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What if we think the jokes on them,
But really - the jokes on us....

and also... i wuv Rougie *snuz*


Adya MiriyanaGOLD Member
*slou?
6,555 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia


Posted:
ubblol ohh thats quite brilliant mandy.. i was only just talking to my mum about painting my cat the other night eek

kitten! bounce we won.. we won biggrin wheee

though i think you're still at work.. busy biggrin

Fire BunnySILVER Member
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1,260 posts
Location: Now in the land of Oz, Australia


Posted:
hehe when i get a cat or a kitten again, i would love to learn how to paint them like that
thats wickedly me things

What if we think the jokes on them,
But really - the jokes on us....

and also... i wuv Rougie *snuz*


MedusaSILVER Member
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Location: 8 days at Cloudbreak, 6 in Perth, Australia


Posted:
hahaha Painted kitty!!!


Soto ayam dan sop buntut enak bangat! tapi tahu itu jelek sekali! Aku tak suka! Gado gado enak sekali!!! Translates into - Soto ayam and ox tail soup are REALLY yummy, but tofu is so discusting. I don't like. Gado Gado is yummy.

Very basic Indonesian I haven't had anyone to talk to properly with it for 8 years (my god I didn't realise it had been so long) so most of it is pretty bad what I speak now.
I have e-mailed all the people I know that know my fmaily and friends over there and hopefully will get a response soon. I am not going to get upset over the whole thing till I know if anyonhe was hurt or killed.

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Location: Suburbiton, Yoo-Kay, United Kingdom


Posted:
wow! i wanna paint cats... biggrin

It is our fantasies that make us real. Without our fantasies we're just a blank monkey' - Terry Pratchett


RyGOLD Member
Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia


Posted:
Lou: Hey other kitten hug To be fair, the time on that post was quarter to seven ish.. it was pre office ubbangel Me HoP at the office? I never!

eBay though.. devil We won we won!! $112.50. Tell me I rock. I love hearing how much I rock. biggrin ubblol beerchug You rock too btw- well spotted..

Jean: Pool night?? bounce bounce2 I'd be up for that! Though.. probably haven't touched a pool cue in 4 years.. Not to mention pool over here is weird.. billiard sized balls with massive tree trunk girth cues.. confused

Mandy: mm not sure how the logs here work- I'm guessing they do have them, but, I haven't encountered them yet. They do have Surf Control though. All webmail is blocked! And video sites etc.. not that I have all that much time for it anyway..

I'm working here www.crkennedy.com.au biggrin

Sprong.. ubblol

Hey! That calendar's a play on another book I almost bought years ago!


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I would so love a cat painting (Lou, could I commission Tina? I'd be willing to pay her in muesli biggrin).. ubblove

Fi: Gah.. how could you now like tauhu/tofu tongue Yummy.. I like it with lots of extra beansprouts and peanut sauce too.. ubblove Oh. forgot.. eek Soup kambing with crusty bread... ubblove ubblove ubblove Not sure if that's specifically Indo or Malaysian or Singaporean but it's the yummiest..

Hope everything's well with your family/friends over there.. keep us posted? hug

Adya MiriyanaGOLD Member
*slou?
6,555 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia


Posted:
well we both rock in that case ubblol (whee!) biggrin can't wait to pick it up *slou*

well i'm taking calls for miss tina san as currently she's getting her beauty sleep.. though i'm not sure how excited she is by muesli at the moment, but you can try wink though the closest she's come to printing is when i stamped her pawprints onto cards.. and the resulting giving her a blue mohawk [though not quite as impressive as puk's wink] which was obviously necessary... ubblol

ArnwynSILVER Member
old hand
1,065 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia


Posted:
Well Sir, we most definately will be taking you out then...
So make sure you come earlier, or stay longer - or both even ubbangel
I am HoPping at work, is that naughty???
I want a cat to paint...make it all psychedelic and stuff... make a doof doof cat! bounce
hug have a fantabulous day!

L&L
The Fairy God Mother
~*~

" i just now need some other unsuspecting suckers to say something... " ~Rouge Dragon

"that wink was a nice one not a im going to thrust at you wink" ~Brettstar


Adya MiriyanaGOLD Member
*slou?
6,555 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia


Posted:
meee!! pick meeee!! biggrin

RyGOLD Member
Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia


Posted:
Jean: Noo! Pick me!! :bounce bounce2 (I'm not HoPping at work either wink Though to be fair.. it is lunch biggrin)

Lou: refubees! ubblol ubblol ubbangel Tina Quattro heehe..

Adya MiriyanaGOLD Member
*slou?
6,555 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia


Posted:
you mayy be a kitten.. but where is your tail, huh? wink

lol speaking of miss she just got out of bed.. kids these days rolleyes

ArnwynSILVER Member
old hand
1,065 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia


Posted:
Ok, ok, pls form an orderly line, no scratching or clawing... no slinking to the start of the line either - yes Ry I am watching you! wink

Miss Lou, I bet you are still sitting there in your pj's so you cant talk! biggrin

L&L
The Fairy God Mother
~*~

" i just now need some other unsuspecting suckers to say something... " ~Rouge Dragon

"that wink was a nice one not a im going to thrust at you wink" ~Brettstar


Adya MiriyanaGOLD Member
*slou?
6,555 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia


Posted:
ubbangel ubblol

busted biggrin

ArnwynSILVER Member
old hand
1,065 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia


Posted:
ubblol
Gotcha! - but I does still lurve you!
ubbrollsmile
Ry must have had his lunch and slinkded off again!
hug

L&L
The Fairy God Mother
~*~

" i just now need some other unsuspecting suckers to say something... " ~Rouge Dragon

"that wink was a nice one not a im going to thrust at you wink" ~Brettstar


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