Lots of salt, lots of oil can make things a lot better.
Other consumables too.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Bball.
Yesterday, I played basketball for the first time in years. 3 on 3, it was, by in large, really quite fun.
The not fun bit was when I was chasing after all a ball that went out, and then fell flat onto the ground, front first. It was a bit painful at the time, but I was able to get back up straightaway and continue with the game. I therefore did not think too much about it.
At night, though, right below my right rib, a little bit of pain. Then, when I went to bed, I realized I couldn't lie on my front without being in extreme pain. In fact, I pretty much had to stay stationary on my back, minimizing all movement or else it would start to hurt again. This morning, I had to do a push up to get out of bed, rather than a sit up (if that makes any sense). It still hurt when I pressed it, and when I laughed.
I'm hoping it's nothing serious and it should go away soon. It's just quite an unusual feeling for me so not sure if it's a problem.
At times I like this it would be useful to have a medical person or someone familiar with first aid around. Alternatively, I could go to the doctor, but I probably won't unless it gets worse.
Having said that, though, it was a good game of basketball. Playing with people all about a head taller than me was interesting. There was no point even trying to get the rebound.
Ladies and gentlemen, spring is almost here.
The not fun bit was when I was chasing after all a ball that went out, and then fell flat onto the ground, front first. It was a bit painful at the time, but I was able to get back up straightaway and continue with the game. I therefore did not think too much about it.
At night, though, right below my right rib, a little bit of pain. Then, when I went to bed, I realized I couldn't lie on my front without being in extreme pain. In fact, I pretty much had to stay stationary on my back, minimizing all movement or else it would start to hurt again. This morning, I had to do a push up to get out of bed, rather than a sit up (if that makes any sense). It still hurt when I pressed it, and when I laughed.
I'm hoping it's nothing serious and it should go away soon. It's just quite an unusual feeling for me so not sure if it's a problem.
At times I like this it would be useful to have a medical person or someone familiar with first aid around. Alternatively, I could go to the doctor, but I probably won't unless it gets worse.
Having said that, though, it was a good game of basketball. Playing with people all about a head taller than me was interesting. There was no point even trying to get the rebound.
Ladies and gentlemen, spring is almost here.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Aug 23, 2010
I found some juggling balls in the office and did a bit of juggling to exercise a different side of my mind. It turns out that the exercise component wasn't insignficant - I can't actually juggle so I did quite a bit of bending over backwards to collect the fallen balls. It did end up allowing engagement of the other side of the mind.
It's going to be one of those weeks where too much visual multimedia is going to be a struggle for me. If I forget to reply SMS-es, emails, etc in the next few days, don't be surprised. I will do my best if it is urgent. I will try to eat lots of red meat to assist in memory.
I could tell it was going to be one of those weeks because I logged onto Facebook, read two pieces of news feeds, lost all interest and energy, and logged out. Usually I can last for at least 10 minutes.
Zzzz...
It's going to be one of those weeks where too much visual multimedia is going to be a struggle for me. If I forget to reply SMS-es, emails, etc in the next few days, don't be surprised. I will do my best if it is urgent. I will try to eat lots of red meat to assist in memory.
I could tell it was going to be one of those weeks because I logged onto Facebook, read two pieces of news feeds, lost all interest and energy, and logged out. Usually I can last for at least 10 minutes.
Zzzz...
Monday, August 16, 2010
Politics.
Australian federal election is coming up this Saturday.
The nation goes to vote.
It appears that political views is another one of those you don't tend to outrightly ask people about. Of course, it's sometimes fairly obvious what people's views just even, say in the way they respond to certain pieces of news.
To be honest, I'm feeling a bit discouraged about the whole situation at the moment. I've done a bit of thinking (not an excessive amount, could probably do a bit more), but at the moment there really isn't a particular party that I actually think would even do a reasonable job.
If you have more knowledge in politics than I do and can share with me some things contrary to that prior to Saturday, it would be greatly appreciated.
I feel it's a bit sad to cast a blank vote in a democratic society.
The nation goes to vote.
It appears that political views is another one of those you don't tend to outrightly ask people about. Of course, it's sometimes fairly obvious what people's views just even, say in the way they respond to certain pieces of news.
To be honest, I'm feeling a bit discouraged about the whole situation at the moment. I've done a bit of thinking (not an excessive amount, could probably do a bit more), but at the moment there really isn't a particular party that I actually think would even do a reasonable job.
If you have more knowledge in politics than I do and can share with me some things contrary to that prior to Saturday, it would be greatly appreciated.
I feel it's a bit sad to cast a blank vote in a democratic society.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Life after death, all sorted? Terrific.
I'm not sure if I've written about this topic before, but I was asked this question twice this week which I found fairly interesting. It's not something I've found I've been asked very much - in Australia, it seems that it's just more socially acceptable to not ask anything too personal. When it comes to religion, you believe whatever makes you feel good and works for you; just don't interfere with the way I do things and the way I live my life - i.e., just don't impose your beliefs on me.
Hence it is not something I talk about often, unless I get asked directly as I have this week. I'm not going to sepend much of this post actually going into the details of my answer, that can be subject to another post, but in short, I am a Christian simply because I believe what the Bible says is true. It was after a lot of investigation on the historical and scentific claims of Christianity in an earlier stage in my life that I reached this conclusion.
Again, not going to go into details about that at the moment, but the recent discussions I have had on the topic have just reignited the thought in mind that to me, it makes logical sense to do a bit of thinking about what the different religions (including atheism) have to say, and be able to conclude for ourselves what we really think.
I see it like this. Think of how much time people (myself included) put into saving up for the future - building wealth and security, looking for companionship to grow old with, ensuring all our different insurances are setup correctly, etc.I guess to me, if we're willing to spend days and weeks labouring over our superannuation plans so that we are set up for success when we are 60, doesn't it make sense to even spend just 20 minutes thinking, and convincing ourselves, that to the best of our knowledge, we have what happens after death right?
I realize it is not an easy question and obviously millions of very thick books have been written about the topic; however, I am also in the belief that it is not as mystical and "out there" as one might think. When I started looking into different religions, I was amazed at how a lot of it made sense. Yes, I realize there is still an element of faith - but there's an element of faith in almost everything we do, and faith does not need to be blind.
60 minutes researching the best health insurance option. How about spending 20 minutes making sure eternity is sorted? Getting it wrong could be very costly.
Of course, it's also easier to just live life and not think beyond tomorrow, because it makes us (or at least me) feel comfortable =)
This is probably controversial enough so I will stop now.
Hence it is not something I talk about often, unless I get asked directly as I have this week. I'm not going to sepend much of this post actually going into the details of my answer, that can be subject to another post, but in short, I am a Christian simply because I believe what the Bible says is true. It was after a lot of investigation on the historical and scentific claims of Christianity in an earlier stage in my life that I reached this conclusion.
Again, not going to go into details about that at the moment, but the recent discussions I have had on the topic have just reignited the thought in mind that to me, it makes logical sense to do a bit of thinking about what the different religions (including atheism) have to say, and be able to conclude for ourselves what we really think.
I see it like this. Think of how much time people (myself included) put into saving up for the future - building wealth and security, looking for companionship to grow old with, ensuring all our different insurances are setup correctly, etc.I guess to me, if we're willing to spend days and weeks labouring over our superannuation plans so that we are set up for success when we are 60, doesn't it make sense to even spend just 20 minutes thinking, and convincing ourselves, that to the best of our knowledge, we have what happens after death right?
I realize it is not an easy question and obviously millions of very thick books have been written about the topic; however, I am also in the belief that it is not as mystical and "out there" as one might think. When I started looking into different religions, I was amazed at how a lot of it made sense. Yes, I realize there is still an element of faith - but there's an element of faith in almost everything we do, and faith does not need to be blind.
60 minutes researching the best health insurance option. How about spending 20 minutes making sure eternity is sorted? Getting it wrong could be very costly.
Of course, it's also easier to just live life and not think beyond tomorrow, because it makes us (or at least me) feel comfortable =)
This is probably controversial enough so I will stop now.
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