I was thinking the other day, while driving somewhere how ace it used to be when you could smoke anywhere (like on the bus or train etc). I don't believe that banning them on public transport was a good idea at all. It is hard to explain, and I don't even smoke anymore. I remember being a non smoker and going on a bus that had a few smokers onboard and really wasn't upset at all. These days people smoke ecigs anyways, so really that old trick of OH NO NOT A SMOKER is wearing thin.

So after being in Aus for a while now, honestly, I don't really like it that much, but I have not been many places really. It's basically what I expected. The people are ok I suppose but again my contact with them has been very minimal. There's lotsa golddiggers in these towns, a quick look at the back page of any local newspaper will confirm this... Not really the kind of women you want much to do with long term... In the UK some of the companies I was employed with had a soloution to this, primarily to employ some office git to keep these types away from any real work that was going on. IE the top manager would likely, very likely employ several other managers in order to keep it at bay.

I was thinking the other day about debt. esp. country debt. This country and all countries borrow from one another. My understanding is that currently Australia is owe 300 Billion to where, I don't know. The other thing that was a bit concerning, is that, depending whatever party is in power, in a large country for example, it is possible to credit blacklist an entire state, which is what I heard is currently happening to this queensland area or is trying to happen anyways.
The good news is that apparently this is the day of Rapture May 21st 2011 so therefore it probably isn't worth worrying about, according to internet reports...

A strange question someone asked me the other day, was, what is it you would like to be known for? As in, a trait or skill, that I particularly take enjoyment in participating in. It took me a while to think about this. Just being a good human is the most obvious thing I could think of. I can only confirm this through brief recent discussions with family and by way of mild suggestions for company and possibly a social life of some kind through a quick run down of a group sitting of my sisters facebook page. I can't believe the amount of contacts she knows, and some of them would be worth my time also. Personally I don't use that website, but when you see it in action, it could be useful I suppose.

Today was not so good as now I am a bankrupt to the sum of £1400 to my uk bank. There seems no other way. Only now are jobs starting to materialise... Oh well, you know what these bankrupts are like.

Some information about this is available here:-
http://www.billshrink.com/blog/6799/10-governments-that-went-bankrupt/

http://www.beyonddebt.com.au/famous-bankrupts/

This is now the 2nd time I have quit smoking. So, honestly, it is easy. Some information somewhere was saying that it is harder than coming off heroin which I highly doubt, but indeed, nicotine is quite addictive. Still to get a job here, been trying agents. Trying to go for mining. Bored badly. Well, time for a walk. That 18stone I lost in weight is tightening up now, or at least starting to...