tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67906712011-04-22T08:18:38.020+10:00What I'm thinking, where I've been, where I'm going and other random eventsJasonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-2543607812532593762007-03-01T10:56:00.000+11:002007-03-01T10:58:52.956+11:00

First set of photos up from my recent holiday to Japan and HKhttp://picasaweb.google.com/jasonchanoz/JapanHK07Set1OsakaAndNiseko

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1146211030978788072006-04-28T17:33:00.000+10:002006-04-28T17:57:10.990+10:00

Salsa, salsa, salsa - I have started going to salsa clubs this last month, and it really is helping me to get better, especially as I start to feel a bit more confident about asking people I do not know to dance. There is just so much to learn though - I wish I could learn quicker and more...opportunities, opportunites - I was offered a chance to work for a software company that is trying to

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1141800923921984082006-03-17T16:42:00.000+11:002006-03-22T11:20:58.686+11:00

Sneeze..cough...splutter...cough some more...lie in bed.That was my story the last 2 weeks of February. Laid low by a persistent infection I took 1 week off work, stopped going out, stopped doing most things and stayed indoors, but caught up on some movies I hadn't seen at the cinemas. Most surprising movie was probably Sin City - much better than I expected. I'm just starting to feel like my old

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1139964818516369672006-02-15T11:45:00.000+11:002006-02-17T13:28:29.076+11:00

It has occurred to me (in the toilet today) that I'd like to put down on hard drive my thoughts and ideas on software delivery and requirements analysis process. * yawn * Every company I've worked for and every project I've been on has faced the same challenges of getting this process right - implying that the end product delivered to users is what they actually want, and it is delivered in a

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An eating plan GlucosamineMulti-VitaminsProtein Drinksand possibly omega oils and creatine.This is what has happened to my diet since starting on my program with my personal trainer. I'm also now training with her 2x a week rather than just the one, hoping that it will mean I get more consistent results from my gym sessions.I admit I am enjoying going to the gym at the moment, but it is putting

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1138339666201571252006-01-27T16:12:00.000+11:002006-01-27T16:27:46.213+11:00

I've been going to the big summer time raves I've been saying I wanted to go to for the last few years.It started off with Parklife late last year, followed by a massive Jamiroquai concert, then Field Day on new years day (although that really wasn't that good - hung over and too hot..not a good combination) and just yesterday the Big Day Out.I'm by no means a groupie, I'm starting to know the

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It's all about the best and worst of this, that and everything in the newspapers of late. Best and Worst songs, best and worst movies, best and worst events. So in that spirit I thought I'd do the good and bad of my year 05.January: Good and Bad After resigning from my job and returning home from Hong Kong. I spend most of January in Melbourne. Happy to be free of the stress, unsure of what

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1135060110653766932005-12-20T16:41:00.000+11:002005-12-20T17:28:30.686+11:00

My work is boring. It is boring for a number of reasons..I realise that my job involves using the knowledge that I have accumulated over the last few years and applying it to the projects I am put on. I don't get to learn, I don't get to improve myself - I'm not challenged. I realise I am seen as somewhat of an expert. But I feel like I'm standing still as far as achieving my own personal

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1134368784187591322005-12-12T17:17:00.000+11:002005-12-13T13:55:44.800+11:00

New Car.New Home.New Year.Officially moved into my new apartment last night. Not the dramatic farewell I'd pictured in my mind some years ago of my foray into independence. Just a 'see ya mum, i'll pop by next weekend'.Of course my situation is tempered by the fact that it wasn't the first time I'd been out in the world on my own. Even when I went on my first overseas trip there wasn't much in

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1130904616332497732005-11-02T14:58:00.000+11:002005-11-02T15:10:16.343+11:00

"Ladies and gentlemen, cityrail apologises for the delay, we will have the doors open shortly, please be patient while we do".........."something".........."before opening the doors."Perhaps our train guards need a few more lessons in making public announcement.--I removed my comments coz I started getting comments advertising stuff on my blog. --It is approximately week 6 of my current 'get

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1127739510100174262005-09-26T22:55:00.000+10:002005-09-26T23:26:02.666+10:00

Congratulations Dave and Mads on your wedding. What you have together is really special, and we all aspire one day to have someone to share our lives with the same as the two of you have. I could write more on how I feel about the whole 'marriage' institution and love and whatnot...but that'd be too soppy. I'm scared though, a video camera, alot of red wine and alot of dancing can only lead to

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1117070945040637892005-05-26T10:49:00.000+10:002005-05-26T11:31:44.230+10:00

Status: Single, not datingPlace of residence: Living at homeEmployment: business analyst Career Path: not sure - stalledLast Movie: Star Wars IIICurrently reading: started Rules of attraction - halfway through bill bryson short history of everythingCurrent pastimes: watching tv shows - 70s show, CSI, desperate housewives, lost; playing oztag and touch football; going to salsa lessons; playing

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1113213878986202672005-04-11T19:43:00.000+10:002005-04-11T20:08:32.836+10:00

woohoo!! 2 exams finished today!!The exams turned out to be quite difficult in parts - mainly due to my lack of preparation though. My standard study routine is:- prepare study notes- re-read study notes- do practice questionsAnd I always set out a schedule like '2 topics a day' or something like that so that I know whether I'm on track or not. I had my schedule set out this time round, and alot

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1112596465358318662005-04-04T16:18:00.000+10:002005-04-04T17:00:30.846+10:00

I'm going to be so relieved this time next week when I finally complete the final two exams of my graduate diploma in applied procastination and guilt. For the last 5 years I've been on and off studying to be I'm not sure what now. When I started it. I was a wet behind the ears uni graduate - keen to impress and make a mark in my first job. So it was a good idea to study finance - I was working

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1111913544048014502005-03-27T18:41:00.000+10:002005-03-27T19:10:59.476+10:00

You can't afford to want something but at the same time not make an effort. That is a rock and a hard place you don't want to be stuck in. If you are feeling uncertain or insecure, just give it a go anyway. What's the worst that could happen? If you go into Who Wants to Be A Millionaire with $0 and come out of it with $0, you haven't lost anything have you.I'm going out tonight, but actually feel

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1111584847715231692005-03-24T00:32:00.000+11:002005-03-24T00:39:52.860+11:00

VCR ..... $140Iron ..... $65Burton Snowboard Boots ..... you don't want to knowSection Snowboard Pants ..... you don't want to knowRetail therapy .... priceless(ESS Snowboard Store in Parramatta - great service, lots of quality snowboard, ski, wakeboard gear - check it out - and no they didn't pay me to say this)It's taken a while but I've finally organised myself at home after being a bum for

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1111066186966355812005-03-18T00:29:00.000+11:002005-03-18T00:35:43.630+11:00

Today there were 3 guys giving out free hugs in Pitt St Mall. They were extremely dedicated - not only were they not getting many takers, but they were standing there in the middle of the mall in the persistent drizzle. That may have something to do with their low hit rate though - a couple of not-overly attractive wet guys aren't especially appealing to grab a hold of. So obviously I didn't feel

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1111023981255413312005-03-17T12:44:00.000+11:002005-03-17T12:46:21.256+11:00

I've posted pictures from my Japan snow trip this year up on the links section.I'm also thinking about how to edit the vids from the trip into a little compilation with music - my first attempt at a snowboard video :).

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I'm back home, and cleaning out my draws today, I find old cinema ticket stubs that I have kept. So before throwing them out, I thought I'd record somewhere the movies that I have seen at the cinema:'00: American Beauty, Dogma, The Insider, U-571, Pitch Black, Romeo Must Die, Gladiator, Patriot, Vertical Limit, Unbreakable, The Dish'01: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Titan AE, Dungeons and

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1103694969219912912004-12-22T16:30:00.000+11:002005-03-08T18:53:21.076+11:00

Amazing .... from first day in HK to (second) last day in HK. Only one more sleep before going back to Sydney.I purposely don't say 'home' because in some ways it almost doesn't feel like it - when you travel around alot - you have a more 'flexible' concept of what you call home. But I'm sure I feel this way because I am a bit apprehensive about what it will be like returning. Perhaps its better

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1088679363958461912004-07-01T20:43:00.000+10:002004-07-03T13:36:52.930+10:00

HK Independence Day - July 1 Its been quite good - I think I've done more socially in the last week and a half than I have had in a long time. This is mixed in with trying to get my SIA assignment done for 13 July. But to firstly explain the title of this entry. Today is 1 July - the day that HK was officially handed over to China by Great Britain. And today is also a public holiday. I'm not

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1087895266947215012004-06-22T19:07:00.000+10:002004-06-22T19:07:46.946+10:00

Click on My Photos to see pictures of my apartment in HK.

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Settling into HK I used to say to my boss that my Chinese language skills weren't that good so that he wouldn't have a reason to constantly send me overseas (I guess that worked). Now though, since I am here, I wish I could speak fluent Mandarin or Cantonese - I want the best of both worlds! - to be able to fit in as an expat, as well as a local. I am starting to speak a bit more mandarin with

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LAXUS immigration now takes forever! It took from 1.40pm to 3pm for me to get through the immigration line. People were getting fingerprinted and photographed. At least that cut into my wait time.Hour 1 of waitTake a shower to clear the head, and wake myself up a bit from the flight across the Pacific. I have no idea how long the flight took because the plane did not have the flight progress

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1087024446596938422004-06-12T15:15:00.000+10:002005-03-08T18:54:17.270+11:00

Week 1 in Hong KongI arrived last week with mixed feelings for these next few months. Again I'd uprooted from home and had moved to a new city and a new project. This time for at least 3 months, possibly more. I had been thinking of resigning from my job for a while, and had come close to doing it for a variety of reasons. I wasn't sure how I would feel again about moving away from my friends and

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1085150574552190192004-05-22T00:39:00.000+10:002004-05-22T00:47:50.063+10:00

Oh yeah, and I turned 25 last Thursday! My presents on my 25th bday were Cigar Vivid snowboard dvd Chillout sessions 5 cd Cowboy pack sky blue silk tie paul frank beanie

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1085150041411971402004-05-21T23:13:00.000+10:002004-05-22T00:48:12.846+10:00

I'm going to Hong Kong in June for 3 months on a new project. I look at it as 3 months in Hong Kong, but in reality it is week and a half in Hong Kong. ~ followed by 1 week in Boston ~ then back for 6 weeks in Hong Kong ~ then I come back for a weekend snow trip ~ then back to HK for another 4 weeks to finish off the project - hopefully. I'm starting to get a little excited about this trip now.

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1084320163543447112004-05-12T10:02:00.000+10:002004-05-12T10:03:52.123+10:00

A very relevant and true article http://radar.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/11/1084041400761.html

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1084105422783369702004-05-09T22:23:00.000+10:002004-05-12T10:01:54.786+10:00

I have been going through a 'discontented' period recently. Unhappy with my work because I'm becoming a bit disillusioned with all the politics, and feeling a bit disconnected and unsettled because I've been living out of a suitcase. Starting to 'feel' the lack of a personal life. I'm not appreciating the small things and the present - focusing too much on big picture and planning for future.

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Would I really want 10,000 to die? No of course not, but for some reason I don`t want to continue on with a quiz that asks questions like that...silly myself I know. -- I`d like to also note that on this trip I have come to the decision that I will take steps to instigate a change to my working life toward the end of the year. I don`t know if I have the commitment to follow it through though,

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1082288465543425262004-04-18T21:41:00.000+10:002004-04-19T22:35:27.310+10:00

Another day of rampant sightseeing - slash - shopping. I`m well and truly sick of walking into and out of shops now. I visited 3 areas of Tokyo Jimbocho - the hotel clerks said that this was where all the sports stores were - and they were right - snowboard stores everywhere! There were so many I got sick of going into them, coz they all had the same stuff. I bought some bubble grips for my

Jasonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790671.post-1082205469887082832004-04-17T22:37:00.000+10:002004-04-19T22:35:35.060+10:00

Things I have noticed while in Japan: I can`t speak Japanese. But while I still feel I belong in other Asian countries I`ve been too, I feel a bit more like an alien in Japan. Some say I look Japanese, but I may as well be a blonde haired, blue eyed Australian. Fruit is very expensive. Japanese have a big thing about rockmelons. Although they call it something else here (name of which I can`t

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