First up the Maggies against the Tigers.... and this time I really do think the Maggies will be able to pull this one off. They may not win many matches this year but I think this will be one of their wins. Well let us hope so!!
As for the Weevils..... well I don't know if it is a sign of enlightenment or just plain desperation..... nah.... it's impossible for Weevils to be enlightened, they are just little Weevils, not very evolved.... so must be desperation..... but they started to hold prayer meetings before the matches!! Granted that only six of the players are taking part, but is apparently approved by the club!! They're trying to copy off the American professional sporting teams, I mean, only in America that we have professional sporting teams hold prayer meetings before the matches!!!! The Weevils in their pitiful attempt to copy them, they hold prayer meetings too...... but I think they will need way more than prayers to beat the Puddy Cats!!! haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa........
Anyway.... more tomorrow.... after hopefully a Magpie win tonight......
Friday, 11 April 2014
Ouch!!!
Oh what a week it has been in the lead up to Passover. Indeed today, being the 10th day of the first lunar month, was the day the Jews in Egypt were commanded to select a lamb to be used for the first Passover meal, what would ultimately mark their release from slavery. This shows that the Jews still owned property even though they were slaves. They still had their farms and their livestocks.
You see, the Jews didn't suddenly wake up one day and found themselves slaves! No! It all happened gradually. When they first came to settle in Egypt through Joseph to escape the famine in the Middle East at that time, the Pharaoh would have been more like Bob Hawk, or you could say, Julia Gillard. They enjoyed a great working relationship. The Jews had their jobs working for the Egyptians, but in return they enjoyed great benefits, wage rises, vacation time, tax breaks, and all these other perks. As a result the Jews grew in numbers and influence. Then the next Pharaoh came along, and he was more like Tony Abbot, fearing that the unions have too much power he takes on an anti-union stand. Or that the next Pharaoh feared the Jews were growing in such power that they would take over the land, so he began to impose more stringent conditions on them..... and like what Tony Abbot wants.... he began cutting down on their vacation time, their benefits, and other conditions bit by bit, this over the decades. Like a frog in water being heated to boiling point, the Jews didn't protest much, the Pharaoh probably cited "these are tough economic times" and "so we all have to contribute to belt tightening", and so the Jews accepted each cut...... until when it was all too late.... they found themselves to be SLAVES!!!! Exactly what Tony Abbot would want for us given his way!!!! Nevertheless in spite of being slaves, they still were allowed to keep their properties, their farms, livestocks, etc..... and so they had lambs available to choose for the Passover.
So on the 10th day of the first lunar month, the Jews were to choose their best lamb for the Passover. For the next four days the lamb would be kept in their homes like a pet, no doubt they be growing rather fond of this cute little lamb as they slept with him, ate with him, indeed do everything with this little lamb - probably even take him to school as in "Mary Had A Little Lamb"!! However on the 14th day, that evening (the day begins at sunset on the Jewish calendar), they had to slaughter this little lamb, paint its blood on the door posts, and roast the rest of the lamb, guts and all, and eat it that night! Failure to do so would have the first born male killed by the angel of death!! No room for sentiments here!! They had to slaughter it to survive, and ultimately escape from slavery. So then the angel of death would roam through the land, killing the first born males right up to Pharaoh himself. Imagine Tony Abbot's first born being killed - but I don't think he has any sons, only daughters, and the curse didn't apply to daughters. Point is, back in the time of the Egyptians, Pharaohs were not elected but their rule passed on through their first born sons, hence this final curse. But when this angel of death sees the blood of the lamb painted on Jewish households, he would PASS OVER that house, sparing the family such tragedy - hence PASSOVER. It wasn't enough just to be Jewish to escape this, any Jewish household who didn't have the blood on their doorposts would suffer that fate, and there would have been a few skeptical Jews, the Liberal voters, who didn't paint the blood, a decision they would come to regret. By the same token, any Egyptian who chose for some reason to perform this ordinance and paint the blood on their doorposts would have escaped this fate, and indeed there would have been a few Egyptians who went with the Jews as they escaped - probably those who voted Labor or the Greens!
This year Passover falls next Monday, and the Passover holiday when Jews begins their celebration on Tuesday.
We also have a very interesting Eclipse configuration starting this Passover, and each time such a configuration occurs, calamities would befall the Jews. On this occasion we cast nervous eyes on Ukraine which has a large Jewish population, and the Russians were never very friendly towards the Jews! A lot of pogroms in the past has happened in Ukraine and it usually coincides with times of war or other national revolutions - the Jews always the scapegoats, they get blamed for everything.
And we all know, what happens to the Jews also happens to me.........
A couple of days ago I developed a toothache. Nothing unusual. Every so often I'd develop a toothache, so I take some Panadeine and usually a day or so later the ache would go away. This time however was destined to be a different story, and considering it is near to Passover and the above configuration, I guess it should not have surprised me. This toothache was not going to go away. At first I took Panadeine, and it went away for a little while, then it came back, so I took more Panadeine.... and the pain was getting worse and worse.... to the point where Panadeine was ineffective. It has been a very long time if at all that I had experienced such severe pain. I didn't think I would survive this!!!!
Caroline was there for me through all this ordeal, even if she does scold me for being negative! Uhhh just the Pluto in my natal sign, but astrological configurations are not excuses that she accepts. But I don't know anyone who was so there for me, she didn't sleep for two nights cos of me, probably cos I said I would kill myself if the pain didn't go away. I am more used to being there for others, I never had anyone who was so dedicated and there for me. I have found a gem in Caroline, and I wasn't even looking. I had given up on the dating scene, with no dates whatsoever and a few "potential" dates being duds for various reasons. It was after I had given up on ever finding even a friend to be with me that Caroline came along..... after waiting 15 long years for me......
Well back to the ordeal of the toothache, it has gotten so bad that I didn't sleep at all last night. Caroline had told me to see a dentist, but there was just no way in hell that I would be seeing a dentist. I can't afford them!! They're not covered by Medicare, and on occasion I'd hear stories of dental bills running into $1000's. I did have some money in my savings but it was for when I move out to find an apartment. You have to have basically 6 weeks advance rent to move in - the bond equal to 4 weeks rent, then 2 weeks advanced rent. Not to mention other moving expenses, carpet cleaning, etc. So I had only about half of what I judge I would need to be able to reasonably comfortably afford the move. Having to spend a substantial amount on any dentist would seriously wreck my plans! Not to mention the question of the landlord evicting me early cos he decided he wants to sell the house. Up to now I haven't heard from the landlord, but, he could call at any time with such an eviction notice. Another reason why I didn't want to spend my savings on any dentist bill.
But things had gotten so bad with my toothache that Caroline even offered to pay for me. She is rich, her family is rich, they own several properties with Caroline owning I think at least a couple of them. Indeed when I do visit India I be staying at her parent's guest house - they have a separate guest house on their land, and it is where I be staying. So yes Caroline's attraction to me has certainly nothing to do with money and the myth of rich Westerners!! They have more money than I do!! So she was quite prepared to help me there!!
There was just no way in hell I would be visiting any dentist, even given this offer...... but last night it is where I was..... I was in hell!! How ironic that this marked the day the Jews would choose their lambs for Passover. So last night I found myself Googling dentists! First I checked the public dental system but soon found you need a concession card to qualify. This time last year it would have worked as my name was on Sally's pension card! But with no more Sally therefore no more pension card, I lament the fact that they considered me to be too rich to qualify for public dental treatment - and even so you still have to pay about half of the fees. There are no free dental treatments, just cheaper ones if you have a concession card of some sort.
It turns out that details on dental fees are scant with no clinic willing to publish their fees online. But I did manage to come across some information on average fees. It was stated that there are no set standards, meaning, any individual clinic can charge whatever they darn well like! The average fees however did however give me an idea of how much damage that my house moving savings would expect to be inflicted, as it is becoming rapidly apparent that I will have to visit a dentist and in the very near future - that or I kill myself!! My further research indicate what treatments I would likely to be needing - standard examination of problem area, x-ray, and extraction - getting the sorry little tooth pulled out!! So I figured that the average total cost would be around $300 - cheaper than I thought but still enough to seriously dent my plans for moving house anytime this year!! Then being the Virgo that I am I allow for worst case scenario especially given that there are no standard fees. However I felt that market forces would prohibit dentists from charging too much about the average fees, so if I am unlucky enough to choose a dentist who charges twice the average, given that they don't give fees on their websites, that would still be $600, which is still below what I have in my savings, but moving house will be out the window!!
Furthermore I would need an emergency dentist, or at least one who could treat me the same day! This in itself will mean more $$$$s! However I couldn't take another day of this pain. So I actually came across a 24-hours clinic, so I thought I give them a try. However I decided to wait until the morning. It was about midnight by then, and well they probably charge more after hours, so I figure, I contended with this pain for THIS long, another few hours won't make much difference. But it was to be the longest night of my life, cos for the intense pain, I could not sleep.
The morning could not come soon enough, and as soon as normal work hours kicked in I gave them a call, and was surprised that they could fit me in immediately, indeed it was too immediate, it would take me longer to get there than the first available time slot. So I said about an hour from now. Why could they fit me in so soon? Either they don't have many customers cos they charge too much, or they prefer later hours! The clinic is located in Wembley, near the private hospital and all these other private clinics - an expensive area!!! So an emergency dentist in an expensive area! Not looking good for my budget.
And so I was soon on my way to a dentist for the first time since the 1980s!! Mother would always have us to visit the dentist for our six monthly checkups which invariably led to a 2nd appointment for the flouride treatment which I hated with a passion, the stuff tasted so GROSS, it makes me wanna puke!!! In those days it was with the public system.... then after Pasco came along and she gotten off the pension, it was with a private practice, and well it was better - instead of the flouride treatment, it was just a scrub and clean with one of those microscopic electric scrubber!! Much better, no gross taste of flouride!! However soon after I moved in with Barbara, I decided I couldn't afford any more dental visits, and in those days the 6-monthly checkup was $70.
So with very sore mouth in tow I arrived at my first dental clinic in over three decades. It was a very nice office too, fancy artwork and much fancy trimmings..... it looks a very expensive office!!! More like the lobby area of the Crown Casino than a clinic!! Hmmmm..... and being a first time patient I needed to fill out a form. One of the questions were "Does dental treatment makes you nervous?" with a choice of answers "not at all", "slightly", "moderately", and "extremely nervous"!! I should have put "extremely nervous" about the BILL at the end of the treatment!!!! But I decided not to!! I did choose "moderately" - as I remember about my bad childhood experiences with them, aside from those infernal flouride treatments, it was those damned fillings that they inflicted on me!! Not so much the needle, indeed I hardly felt the needle, but that damned drill!!!! The very thought of it sends shivers down my spine!!! Then sometimes I'd be sent to the Perth dental teaching hospital where I be basically a guinea pig for all those aspiring students!! It's be in this huge room with rows and rows of dental chairs, bit like being herded like sheep into a shearing shed, and all these young students not much older than me inflicting torture on me. I had one of those problems where my new teeth came up before the old ones fell out, so my teeth were all crowded and crooked. So first they fill these mouth-guard thingies with some kind of putty substance, and put it into my mouth, so to get an impression of my teeth, then work out which of my toothies needed to be extracted. Well one day one of those upstart students put a bit too much putty in it, and so i gagged when she put it in my mouth, I felt like I was about to choke, and all she could say is Relax! Breath through my nose!!!.... well its a bit hard to relax when I felt like I'm fixin to choke to death!! I gagged so much that I ended up vomiting all over myself!! All she could do was to clean it up off me..... then I had to go to school with the smell of vomit on my shirt cos for some reason mother couldn't be there, and so the plan was for me to catch the bus to school as soon as I am through at the dentist!! But yeah my past experiences with dentists were not good. I hated going to the dentist with a passion, though the later years at the private practice was not so bad......
Staying on the safe side, it was for this reason I put "moderately nervous"..... and soon enough I was called into the office.... and the dentist was a very nice guy.... he explained everything to me before doing each step.... and oh how so vulnerable I felt in that chair which leaned back to where I almost felt I was upside down!!! I can see why many people does not like dentists. You are in a very vulnerable position with one of the most vulnerable part of your body exposed, that is the mouth, putting total faith into a guy whom I never met before!!! However, he did explain everything to me prior to each step, and things has changed a bit, with these advances in technology. The x-ray consisted of a little portable device inserted into my mouth with a hand held scanner held above it! In days gone by in my childhood, getting an x-ray consisted of going into a separate room and having these cardboard thingies shoved into my mouth with such sharp edges that I felt my mouth was about to be cut wide open, and being made to have these in my mouth for what seemed like eternity!! This time it was a far more comfortable device which stayed in my mouth for only a short time. Anyway it turned out the culprit was a tooth that I had already lost, it fell out a few months ago, but the roots were still embedded, and that was where the infection was. So he began work on extracting the offending piece. There's still the needle, but then the needle doesn't worry me, I don't even feel it when he puts it in. Then he'd test it to see if I can still feel anything, injecting more anesthetic as necessary..... then with a single yank, out popped the root!! Then he showed me what he pulled out! Ouch!!! No wonder it was so painful!!!!
So the whole process was relatively painless.... now the more painful step - heading back out to the front desk where I would be handed the BILL!!! Ouch!!!! Well it turned out to be at the cheaper end of my expected scale, indeed it was less than the average!! About $260 in all!! Still a major dent in my plans to move house, but more manageable, it would only add a month or so to my plans, how long it take to make up this difference. And more importantly I am pain free!! When the anesthetic wore off it did hurt for a bit, indeed for a little while it hurt almost as much as the original toothache, but then the dentist said it would happen. The pain only lasted a couple of hours or so, and well I just have to be careful what I eat for the next few days, and to gargle with salt water for a bit, until the wound heals up.
Well I had gotten a day off work out of this, armed with a note for the boss!! Not the most pleasant way to get the day off, but it means I now have just ONE more day until my vacation! Tomorrow is indeed my last day at work before I go on vacation for about 2 and 1/2 weeks. Yee... Haa!!!!!!!!!!
Here a vid I really like which in some ways I can relate.......
You see, the Jews didn't suddenly wake up one day and found themselves slaves! No! It all happened gradually. When they first came to settle in Egypt through Joseph to escape the famine in the Middle East at that time, the Pharaoh would have been more like Bob Hawk, or you could say, Julia Gillard. They enjoyed a great working relationship. The Jews had their jobs working for the Egyptians, but in return they enjoyed great benefits, wage rises, vacation time, tax breaks, and all these other perks. As a result the Jews grew in numbers and influence. Then the next Pharaoh came along, and he was more like Tony Abbot, fearing that the unions have too much power he takes on an anti-union stand. Or that the next Pharaoh feared the Jews were growing in such power that they would take over the land, so he began to impose more stringent conditions on them..... and like what Tony Abbot wants.... he began cutting down on their vacation time, their benefits, and other conditions bit by bit, this over the decades. Like a frog in water being heated to boiling point, the Jews didn't protest much, the Pharaoh probably cited "these are tough economic times" and "so we all have to contribute to belt tightening", and so the Jews accepted each cut...... until when it was all too late.... they found themselves to be SLAVES!!!! Exactly what Tony Abbot would want for us given his way!!!! Nevertheless in spite of being slaves, they still were allowed to keep their properties, their farms, livestocks, etc..... and so they had lambs available to choose for the Passover.
So on the 10th day of the first lunar month, the Jews were to choose their best lamb for the Passover. For the next four days the lamb would be kept in their homes like a pet, no doubt they be growing rather fond of this cute little lamb as they slept with him, ate with him, indeed do everything with this little lamb - probably even take him to school as in "Mary Had A Little Lamb"!! However on the 14th day, that evening (the day begins at sunset on the Jewish calendar), they had to slaughter this little lamb, paint its blood on the door posts, and roast the rest of the lamb, guts and all, and eat it that night! Failure to do so would have the first born male killed by the angel of death!! No room for sentiments here!! They had to slaughter it to survive, and ultimately escape from slavery. So then the angel of death would roam through the land, killing the first born males right up to Pharaoh himself. Imagine Tony Abbot's first born being killed - but I don't think he has any sons, only daughters, and the curse didn't apply to daughters. Point is, back in the time of the Egyptians, Pharaohs were not elected but their rule passed on through their first born sons, hence this final curse. But when this angel of death sees the blood of the lamb painted on Jewish households, he would PASS OVER that house, sparing the family such tragedy - hence PASSOVER. It wasn't enough just to be Jewish to escape this, any Jewish household who didn't have the blood on their doorposts would suffer that fate, and there would have been a few skeptical Jews, the Liberal voters, who didn't paint the blood, a decision they would come to regret. By the same token, any Egyptian who chose for some reason to perform this ordinance and paint the blood on their doorposts would have escaped this fate, and indeed there would have been a few Egyptians who went with the Jews as they escaped - probably those who voted Labor or the Greens!
This year Passover falls next Monday, and the Passover holiday when Jews begins their celebration on Tuesday.
We also have a very interesting Eclipse configuration starting this Passover, and each time such a configuration occurs, calamities would befall the Jews. On this occasion we cast nervous eyes on Ukraine which has a large Jewish population, and the Russians were never very friendly towards the Jews! A lot of pogroms in the past has happened in Ukraine and it usually coincides with times of war or other national revolutions - the Jews always the scapegoats, they get blamed for everything.
And we all know, what happens to the Jews also happens to me.........
A couple of days ago I developed a toothache. Nothing unusual. Every so often I'd develop a toothache, so I take some Panadeine and usually a day or so later the ache would go away. This time however was destined to be a different story, and considering it is near to Passover and the above configuration, I guess it should not have surprised me. This toothache was not going to go away. At first I took Panadeine, and it went away for a little while, then it came back, so I took more Panadeine.... and the pain was getting worse and worse.... to the point where Panadeine was ineffective. It has been a very long time if at all that I had experienced such severe pain. I didn't think I would survive this!!!!
Caroline was there for me through all this ordeal, even if she does scold me for being negative! Uhhh just the Pluto in my natal sign, but astrological configurations are not excuses that she accepts. But I don't know anyone who was so there for me, she didn't sleep for two nights cos of me, probably cos I said I would kill myself if the pain didn't go away. I am more used to being there for others, I never had anyone who was so dedicated and there for me. I have found a gem in Caroline, and I wasn't even looking. I had given up on the dating scene, with no dates whatsoever and a few "potential" dates being duds for various reasons. It was after I had given up on ever finding even a friend to be with me that Caroline came along..... after waiting 15 long years for me......
Well back to the ordeal of the toothache, it has gotten so bad that I didn't sleep at all last night. Caroline had told me to see a dentist, but there was just no way in hell that I would be seeing a dentist. I can't afford them!! They're not covered by Medicare, and on occasion I'd hear stories of dental bills running into $1000's. I did have some money in my savings but it was for when I move out to find an apartment. You have to have basically 6 weeks advance rent to move in - the bond equal to 4 weeks rent, then 2 weeks advanced rent. Not to mention other moving expenses, carpet cleaning, etc. So I had only about half of what I judge I would need to be able to reasonably comfortably afford the move. Having to spend a substantial amount on any dentist would seriously wreck my plans! Not to mention the question of the landlord evicting me early cos he decided he wants to sell the house. Up to now I haven't heard from the landlord, but, he could call at any time with such an eviction notice. Another reason why I didn't want to spend my savings on any dentist bill.
But things had gotten so bad with my toothache that Caroline even offered to pay for me. She is rich, her family is rich, they own several properties with Caroline owning I think at least a couple of them. Indeed when I do visit India I be staying at her parent's guest house - they have a separate guest house on their land, and it is where I be staying. So yes Caroline's attraction to me has certainly nothing to do with money and the myth of rich Westerners!! They have more money than I do!! So she was quite prepared to help me there!!
There was just no way in hell I would be visiting any dentist, even given this offer...... but last night it is where I was..... I was in hell!! How ironic that this marked the day the Jews would choose their lambs for Passover. So last night I found myself Googling dentists! First I checked the public dental system but soon found you need a concession card to qualify. This time last year it would have worked as my name was on Sally's pension card! But with no more Sally therefore no more pension card, I lament the fact that they considered me to be too rich to qualify for public dental treatment - and even so you still have to pay about half of the fees. There are no free dental treatments, just cheaper ones if you have a concession card of some sort.
It turns out that details on dental fees are scant with no clinic willing to publish their fees online. But I did manage to come across some information on average fees. It was stated that there are no set standards, meaning, any individual clinic can charge whatever they darn well like! The average fees however did however give me an idea of how much damage that my house moving savings would expect to be inflicted, as it is becoming rapidly apparent that I will have to visit a dentist and in the very near future - that or I kill myself!! My further research indicate what treatments I would likely to be needing - standard examination of problem area, x-ray, and extraction - getting the sorry little tooth pulled out!! So I figured that the average total cost would be around $300 - cheaper than I thought but still enough to seriously dent my plans for moving house anytime this year!! Then being the Virgo that I am I allow for worst case scenario especially given that there are no standard fees. However I felt that market forces would prohibit dentists from charging too much about the average fees, so if I am unlucky enough to choose a dentist who charges twice the average, given that they don't give fees on their websites, that would still be $600, which is still below what I have in my savings, but moving house will be out the window!!
Furthermore I would need an emergency dentist, or at least one who could treat me the same day! This in itself will mean more $$$$s! However I couldn't take another day of this pain. So I actually came across a 24-hours clinic, so I thought I give them a try. However I decided to wait until the morning. It was about midnight by then, and well they probably charge more after hours, so I figure, I contended with this pain for THIS long, another few hours won't make much difference. But it was to be the longest night of my life, cos for the intense pain, I could not sleep.
The morning could not come soon enough, and as soon as normal work hours kicked in I gave them a call, and was surprised that they could fit me in immediately, indeed it was too immediate, it would take me longer to get there than the first available time slot. So I said about an hour from now. Why could they fit me in so soon? Either they don't have many customers cos they charge too much, or they prefer later hours! The clinic is located in Wembley, near the private hospital and all these other private clinics - an expensive area!!! So an emergency dentist in an expensive area! Not looking good for my budget.
And so I was soon on my way to a dentist for the first time since the 1980s!! Mother would always have us to visit the dentist for our six monthly checkups which invariably led to a 2nd appointment for the flouride treatment which I hated with a passion, the stuff tasted so GROSS, it makes me wanna puke!!! In those days it was with the public system.... then after Pasco came along and she gotten off the pension, it was with a private practice, and well it was better - instead of the flouride treatment, it was just a scrub and clean with one of those microscopic electric scrubber!! Much better, no gross taste of flouride!! However soon after I moved in with Barbara, I decided I couldn't afford any more dental visits, and in those days the 6-monthly checkup was $70.
So with very sore mouth in tow I arrived at my first dental clinic in over three decades. It was a very nice office too, fancy artwork and much fancy trimmings..... it looks a very expensive office!!! More like the lobby area of the Crown Casino than a clinic!! Hmmmm..... and being a first time patient I needed to fill out a form. One of the questions were "Does dental treatment makes you nervous?" with a choice of answers "not at all", "slightly", "moderately", and "extremely nervous"!! I should have put "extremely nervous" about the BILL at the end of the treatment!!!! But I decided not to!! I did choose "moderately" - as I remember about my bad childhood experiences with them, aside from those infernal flouride treatments, it was those damned fillings that they inflicted on me!! Not so much the needle, indeed I hardly felt the needle, but that damned drill!!!! The very thought of it sends shivers down my spine!!! Then sometimes I'd be sent to the Perth dental teaching hospital where I be basically a guinea pig for all those aspiring students!! It's be in this huge room with rows and rows of dental chairs, bit like being herded like sheep into a shearing shed, and all these young students not much older than me inflicting torture on me. I had one of those problems where my new teeth came up before the old ones fell out, so my teeth were all crowded and crooked. So first they fill these mouth-guard thingies with some kind of putty substance, and put it into my mouth, so to get an impression of my teeth, then work out which of my toothies needed to be extracted. Well one day one of those upstart students put a bit too much putty in it, and so i gagged when she put it in my mouth, I felt like I was about to choke, and all she could say is Relax! Breath through my nose!!!.... well its a bit hard to relax when I felt like I'm fixin to choke to death!! I gagged so much that I ended up vomiting all over myself!! All she could do was to clean it up off me..... then I had to go to school with the smell of vomit on my shirt cos for some reason mother couldn't be there, and so the plan was for me to catch the bus to school as soon as I am through at the dentist!! But yeah my past experiences with dentists were not good. I hated going to the dentist with a passion, though the later years at the private practice was not so bad......
Staying on the safe side, it was for this reason I put "moderately nervous"..... and soon enough I was called into the office.... and the dentist was a very nice guy.... he explained everything to me before doing each step.... and oh how so vulnerable I felt in that chair which leaned back to where I almost felt I was upside down!!! I can see why many people does not like dentists. You are in a very vulnerable position with one of the most vulnerable part of your body exposed, that is the mouth, putting total faith into a guy whom I never met before!!! However, he did explain everything to me prior to each step, and things has changed a bit, with these advances in technology. The x-ray consisted of a little portable device inserted into my mouth with a hand held scanner held above it! In days gone by in my childhood, getting an x-ray consisted of going into a separate room and having these cardboard thingies shoved into my mouth with such sharp edges that I felt my mouth was about to be cut wide open, and being made to have these in my mouth for what seemed like eternity!! This time it was a far more comfortable device which stayed in my mouth for only a short time. Anyway it turned out the culprit was a tooth that I had already lost, it fell out a few months ago, but the roots were still embedded, and that was where the infection was. So he began work on extracting the offending piece. There's still the needle, but then the needle doesn't worry me, I don't even feel it when he puts it in. Then he'd test it to see if I can still feel anything, injecting more anesthetic as necessary..... then with a single yank, out popped the root!! Then he showed me what he pulled out! Ouch!!! No wonder it was so painful!!!!
So the whole process was relatively painless.... now the more painful step - heading back out to the front desk where I would be handed the BILL!!! Ouch!!!! Well it turned out to be at the cheaper end of my expected scale, indeed it was less than the average!! About $260 in all!! Still a major dent in my plans to move house, but more manageable, it would only add a month or so to my plans, how long it take to make up this difference. And more importantly I am pain free!! When the anesthetic wore off it did hurt for a bit, indeed for a little while it hurt almost as much as the original toothache, but then the dentist said it would happen. The pain only lasted a couple of hours or so, and well I just have to be careful what I eat for the next few days, and to gargle with salt water for a bit, until the wound heals up.
Well I had gotten a day off work out of this, armed with a note for the boss!! Not the most pleasant way to get the day off, but it means I now have just ONE more day until my vacation! Tomorrow is indeed my last day at work before I go on vacation for about 2 and 1/2 weeks. Yee... Haa!!!!!!!!!!
Here a vid I really like which in some ways I can relate.......
Sunday, 6 April 2014
Round 3 - Oh those Bombers !!
Oh it's been a slightly better round......
The Giants had a fair win over those Demons, so a good start to my Sunday.....
The Powers however they let me down!! They lost by 7 points, so technically not counted as a "close match" for the purpose of my stats. I am recording every "close match" where the margin is 6 points or less to discern the curse of the close matches. Probably theory dictates that I should tip correctly on 50% of the close matches, so anything significantly less than 50% will be proof that the curse is real. But since the Skippies won by more than 6 points, even if it is 7 points, it won't be counted as part of my stats.
And those Bombers..... ooohhh yes..... that was a good win.... I give them that much..... and yes I did pick them..... very happy..... hehe.......
So it is a 7-2 result for me......
However still not in the top half. I did move up 8 spots and am now sitting at 30th spots from a field of 46. Am in a group of 4 people on 20 points, am 3rd in this group thanks to my diabolical points variance. However the top person has 25 points. A 5 points difference doesn't seem much however there is a difference of no more than two points between me and the top tipsters. Firstly, due to my diabolical points variance, the real difference is 6 points, I will have to gain that extra point to make up for the points variance. This week I got 7 points, the top tipsters got 8 points, no one managed to tip all 9 matches correctly. So for me to make gains up the ladder, I would need to be really lucky to to tip more than most others for at least 6 or 7 weeks - that simply will not happen..... I may have an odd week where I tip more than most others, but it will never happen more than a week at a time.
Now for Round 4.......
The Giants had a fair win over those Demons, so a good start to my Sunday.....
The Powers however they let me down!! They lost by 7 points, so technically not counted as a "close match" for the purpose of my stats. I am recording every "close match" where the margin is 6 points or less to discern the curse of the close matches. Probably theory dictates that I should tip correctly on 50% of the close matches, so anything significantly less than 50% will be proof that the curse is real. But since the Skippies won by more than 6 points, even if it is 7 points, it won't be counted as part of my stats.
And those Bombers..... ooohhh yes..... that was a good win.... I give them that much..... and yes I did pick them..... very happy..... hehe.......
So it is a 7-2 result for me......
However still not in the top half. I did move up 8 spots and am now sitting at 30th spots from a field of 46. Am in a group of 4 people on 20 points, am 3rd in this group thanks to my diabolical points variance. However the top person has 25 points. A 5 points difference doesn't seem much however there is a difference of no more than two points between me and the top tipsters. Firstly, due to my diabolical points variance, the real difference is 6 points, I will have to gain that extra point to make up for the points variance. This week I got 7 points, the top tipsters got 8 points, no one managed to tip all 9 matches correctly. So for me to make gains up the ladder, I would need to be really lucky to to tip more than most others for at least 6 or 7 weeks - that simply will not happen..... I may have an odd week where I tip more than most others, but it will never happen more than a week at a time.
Now for Round 4.......
Saturday, 5 April 2014
Round 3 - The Curse of the close matches
Well after missing the points of the close match today, I thought I go back to all of the instances so far of close matches, where the margin was 6 points or less. In previous years I'd lose more than 50% of those close matches, thus the curse of the close matches. Well so far this season there has been just TWO close matches, that is, 6 points or less, this includes today's match - Bulldogs and Richmond, where the Dogs won by just two points, while I picked the Tigers. However in the only other close match I did pick correctly, so at this stage my miss rate is 50% as statistically expected.
Now the other matches..... The Swanees made a meal of the Crows, so one point to me!!!
My Solar Flares prediction proved correct again, each time there are solar flares the Suns would win, and so they won again today, a very good win too!! So another point......
Those Weevils they had a scare and a half, I was really hoping they LOSE even though I picked them!! But it wasn't such a good game for them, they nearly blew it! But then for some reason they don't play well at Pattersons, probably cos they drink too much champagne and eat too much caviar prior to the matches!! But they won, so am reasonably happy for the point - but waiting to see what excuses they come up with for allowing the Saints to be in front for much of the match!!!
And the Maggies..... it was a close one..... but in the end, my choice to go with the Puddy Cats was vindicated. This is so not gonna be the Maggie's year this year!! At least I face up to that fact!!!
So at this stage am running at 5-1..... I guess I should enjoy it while I can!!!
Now tomorrow's matches....
The Giants and the Demons..... could be another close match, may see if the curse of the close matches kicks in, if the margin ends up less than 6 points. I think I picked the Giants, probably cos it is in Giant's territory.
The Skippies and the Powers..... hmmmm not as easy to pick as one would think, but I will go with the Powers....
Last but not least.... them Bombers and the Blues..... So will the Bombers be singing the blues? Well I actually picked the Bombers, so they had better win, or else there is going to be trouble!!!!!
Now the other matches..... The Swanees made a meal of the Crows, so one point to me!!!
My Solar Flares prediction proved correct again, each time there are solar flares the Suns would win, and so they won again today, a very good win too!! So another point......
Those Weevils they had a scare and a half, I was really hoping they LOSE even though I picked them!! But it wasn't such a good game for them, they nearly blew it! But then for some reason they don't play well at Pattersons, probably cos they drink too much champagne and eat too much caviar prior to the matches!! But they won, so am reasonably happy for the point - but waiting to see what excuses they come up with for allowing the Saints to be in front for much of the match!!!
And the Maggies..... it was a close one..... but in the end, my choice to go with the Puddy Cats was vindicated. This is so not gonna be the Maggie's year this year!! At least I face up to that fact!!!
So at this stage am running at 5-1..... I guess I should enjoy it while I can!!!
Now tomorrow's matches....
The Giants and the Demons..... could be another close match, may see if the curse of the close matches kicks in, if the margin ends up less than 6 points. I think I picked the Giants, probably cos it is in Giant's territory.
The Skippies and the Powers..... hmmmm not as easy to pick as one would think, but I will go with the Powers....
Last but not least.... them Bombers and the Blues..... So will the Bombers be singing the blues? Well I actually picked the Bombers, so they had better win, or else there is going to be trouble!!!!!
Friday, 4 April 2014
Round 3 - Should I pick the Maggies?
Well the Hawks were kind to me, just a wee bit little too kind!!! I thought the Dockers would put up a better fight than THAT!!!!! Well that's my points variance out the window but at least I got a point first up, giving me 1-1.... enjoy it while I can!!!!!!
Five matches today......
The Bulldogs and the Tigers.... hmmmm could be a close one I think. Probably the Tigers.... well I picked them anyway, will probably mean they won't win LOL..... but well they SHOULD win.... doesn't meant they will though.....
Next!!!..... The Crows and the Swanees..... The Crows at home, but the Swanees seems a better team.... question is, will they be the better team on the day? I am betting that they will be, well at least betting in my picks anyway.
Gold Coast and the Lions..... hardest to pick for the day in my opinion, but they did predict solar flares today, so am going with the Suns. Either way it's gonna be close I think......
Uhhhh those bloody over rated Weevils!!!! Just because they on top of the ladder!! Reality check - this is only TWO rounds in!!!! Today is just the THIRD round!!! OK I don't know if this is conspiracy or not, but they have another easy game today, and even though I most grudgingly picked them to beat the Saints, I hope the Saints comes up and beat them!!!! Then we shall see what excuses they will come up with tomorrow........
Last but not least..... the Maggies and the Puddy Cats..... Now should I pick the Maggies??.... hmmmm..... they did have a good win last week, albeit unexpected..... my feelings for the Maggies this year still stands, and my feelings in regards to Maggies are often right...... I'm not like those Weevil fans who thinks they will win a Premiership this year just cos they beat two bottom teams in the first two rounds of the season!!!!!.... well am gonna have to go with the Puddy Cats I think..... could this be my 2nd regret in two weeks?..... only time will tell....
Five matches today......
The Bulldogs and the Tigers.... hmmmm could be a close one I think. Probably the Tigers.... well I picked them anyway, will probably mean they won't win LOL..... but well they SHOULD win.... doesn't meant they will though.....
Next!!!..... The Crows and the Swanees..... The Crows at home, but the Swanees seems a better team.... question is, will they be the better team on the day? I am betting that they will be, well at least betting in my picks anyway.
Gold Coast and the Lions..... hardest to pick for the day in my opinion, but they did predict solar flares today, so am going with the Suns. Either way it's gonna be close I think......
Uhhhh those bloody over rated Weevils!!!! Just because they on top of the ladder!! Reality check - this is only TWO rounds in!!!! Today is just the THIRD round!!! OK I don't know if this is conspiracy or not, but they have another easy game today, and even though I most grudgingly picked them to beat the Saints, I hope the Saints comes up and beat them!!!! Then we shall see what excuses they will come up with tomorrow........
Last but not least..... the Maggies and the Puddy Cats..... Now should I pick the Maggies??.... hmmmm..... they did have a good win last week, albeit unexpected..... my feelings for the Maggies this year still stands, and my feelings in regards to Maggies are often right...... I'm not like those Weevil fans who thinks they will win a Premiership this year just cos they beat two bottom teams in the first two rounds of the season!!!!!.... well am gonna have to go with the Puddy Cats I think..... could this be my 2nd regret in two weeks?..... only time will tell....
Round 3 - The hawks to swoop on some Dockers?
Ohhhh I hate these first up matches that could go either way...... it makes or breaks me for the round.....
The Dockers have been playing well but for the first time they meet the team that matches them. Indeed this could go either way, probably the Hawks cos it is in Melbourne, indeed the wide open spaces of the MCG. It is for that reason I pick the Hawks, but nominate a low points variance in case the Dockers manages to win......
The Dockers have been playing well but for the first time they meet the team that matches them. Indeed this could go either way, probably the Hawks cos it is in Melbourne, indeed the wide open spaces of the MCG. It is for that reason I pick the Hawks, but nominate a low points variance in case the Dockers manages to win......
Thursday, 3 April 2014
The Lunar New Year
Last Monday's New Moon marked the start of the Sacred New Year on the Hebrew calendar, the start of Spring in Jerusalem, and counting down to Passover this Full Moon which will in fact be marked by a Lunar Eclipse. Interesting times ahead.......
My relationship with Caroline seems destined to continue in spite of obstacles. She is a most amazing woman. It utterly amazes me how all this panned out, I still can't get my head around the fact that she waited 15 years for me, such things just doesn't happen anymore these days. She is definitely one of a kind! She must indeed be my twin flame!
Well as of this week I have turned vegetarian, having eaten my last piece of meat - pepperoni on pizza - as I exhausted my supply of meat in the fridge. I haven't bought any more meat for a while now. This doesn't mean I will never eat meat again. For example, at my earth family's gatherings I would eat meat in limited quantities, mainly cos I get so bored and uptight of their 3D ways. But fortunately such gatherings are rare. The equally rare office get togethers at work being another case in point. I avoid them where possible, but the few I end up going to, I'd eat meat in limited quantities just out of self defence.
But here at my house, no more meat. I still have eggs, cheese, etc, so am not "Vegan", just vegetarian, with fish added on occasion. Probably another good reason to be with Caroline, Indian dishes are generally vegetarian, though she serves chicken when there are guests in the house. Also she has these fish, can't remember what they are called, but it is apparently plentiful therefore cheap in India, and apparently very tasty!! She sends me pixs of what she cooks, probably to prepare me hehe.... and 90% of them are vegetarian, so would suite me fine. Also they have rice with EVERYTHING, even breakfast! Rice to them is I guess like pasta to us, though I don't have pasta with everything but do enjoy pasta with a lot of things. I do enjoy spicy foods as Indian foods tends to be, very spicy, I think I will love it.
Now with Passover coming up soon, beginning April 15 to be exact, I do my annual cleanout of the fridge and pantry. As per Jewish tradition we remove any food containing raising agents, such as, bicarb, baking soda, yeast, etc, and we eat no such foods for the week of Passover. So basically no bread, cookies, cake, etc. I get matza and have it with most meals. My specialty being matza with melted cheese and anchovies. This food tradition for Passover stems from the original story of Passover, when the Jews were set free from slavery in Egypt. As they were preparing to leave Egypt for the Promised Land, they didn't have time to properly bake bread which involved preparing the yeast which caused the bread to raise during baking. They only had time to bake the dough without the yeast, thus making flat cakes of "bread" - known as "unleavened bread" or Matza. At this time of year there are much matza in Jewish stores and in the Jewish aisles of many supermarkets, etc.
I have recently joined Quickflix, for renting DVDs and/or streaming them online. They work by an interesting concept. For a very reasonable $25/month you can rent the DVDs and keep them for as long as you like. How it works is you choose titles from TV shows and movies, which is added to a queue. Then they send out two DVDs at a time, and when you finished with either of them, you send each one back in the freepost envelope, and for each DVD returned they send out the next one in the queue. When it is a TV series, such as True Blood and American Horror Story Asylum (the two that I am currently watching!!), they send out one DVD at a time of the series, each DVD usually have two to three episodes, and when the DVD is sent back, they send the next one in the series. And well I heard a lot about True Blood online but as far as I know it was never on free to air TV, probably on Foxtel or whatever. But now thanks to Quickflix I can now see True Blood, it is an utterly awesome series!! OK you can put it down to the Pluto in my natal sign!! True Blood is basically a vampire show - just Google it if ya wanna know more. The other I currently watching is American Horror Story Asylum, also very happy I have that too. They recently had on TV American Horror Story Coven, but I never got to see Asylum, I think cos it was on while Sally was sick and so I never had time for watching much TV. Any of the titles on offer can also be streamed online, only that I can't do anything else on the computer while streaming any of the shows, so I just get the DVDs which I play on my TV that I bought recently which has a built-in DVD player. I have my computer connected to the 50in TV in the living room, so I sometimes stream a movie or show while doing housework or cooking/eating dinner. But considering it may cost up to $5 or even more to rent a DVD from a rental shop, not to mention having to visit the shop etc, $25/month for basically an unlimited supply of DVDs albeit two at a time but limitless online streaming, this is pretty good value for my moolah!!
As I do each year around Passover, I take vacation leave from work. This year it's from April 12-29 inclusive. When I go on vacation, I always like to return to work mid-week so I would have only two to three days of work before a weekend while I get used to going back to work!! Vacation time always goes faster than the equivalent work time. At this time I have no plans for my vacation time. A lot of the time something does happen during Passover. Last year it was when Sally passed away, being on 27 March which was when Passover fell in 2013. Being set by the lunar calendar, Passover falls at a different time each Roman year as does all of the Jewish festivals and holidays.
It seems for the foreseeable future I be going to church each Friday night with my cousin Lucinda. I don't go on Sunday as it is my busy day, when I do the gardening, most chores, etc. I'm Jewish, or at least my soul is Jewish, so Saturday is my rest day. And in any case, they only have two Sunday meetings per month. And Friday nights suits me better, I just light the Shabbat candles on my Pleiadean "shrine" then head off to church. Still not sure why I am apparently being led to go there, but last week the pastor said something very interesting - he mentioned that after we die we will visit the stars and planets!! That is more or less what we star seeds believe - we spend this incarnation on Planet Earth, then either by Ascension or when we pass away, we go back to our ship and back to our home in the stars.
They say, you should never talk about religion or politics.... well I broke the first rule, so might as well break the 2nd..... We have the Senate elections this weekend. I voted early cos I'm Jewish, well my soul is anyway, and so I don't vote on Saturdays. And as I usually do each time, I voted the Greens. Me being a greenie, and with Abbot hell bent on raping what we have left of the environment, whether it be the Great Barrier Reef or Tasmanian wilderness, we need someone to keep his power in check, and the Greens are the ones to do it. Palmer is not committed to the environment, most rich people are like that, couldn't care less about the environment. And well there is really no one else.... I avoid both major parties like the plague, they both have self interests at heart, very money based, and as I say, money is the root of all evil. There are few other minor parties like the Animals party, Hemp party, etc, but the Greens are more likely to get the votes so I just went with them......
I think.... nothing else to add for now.......
Here's just a random vid...... well maybe not totally random....... um... yes.... what can I say??? hehehe....
My relationship with Caroline seems destined to continue in spite of obstacles. She is a most amazing woman. It utterly amazes me how all this panned out, I still can't get my head around the fact that she waited 15 years for me, such things just doesn't happen anymore these days. She is definitely one of a kind! She must indeed be my twin flame!
Well as of this week I have turned vegetarian, having eaten my last piece of meat - pepperoni on pizza - as I exhausted my supply of meat in the fridge. I haven't bought any more meat for a while now. This doesn't mean I will never eat meat again. For example, at my earth family's gatherings I would eat meat in limited quantities, mainly cos I get so bored and uptight of their 3D ways. But fortunately such gatherings are rare. The equally rare office get togethers at work being another case in point. I avoid them where possible, but the few I end up going to, I'd eat meat in limited quantities just out of self defence.
But here at my house, no more meat. I still have eggs, cheese, etc, so am not "Vegan", just vegetarian, with fish added on occasion. Probably another good reason to be with Caroline, Indian dishes are generally vegetarian, though she serves chicken when there are guests in the house. Also she has these fish, can't remember what they are called, but it is apparently plentiful therefore cheap in India, and apparently very tasty!! She sends me pixs of what she cooks, probably to prepare me hehe.... and 90% of them are vegetarian, so would suite me fine. Also they have rice with EVERYTHING, even breakfast! Rice to them is I guess like pasta to us, though I don't have pasta with everything but do enjoy pasta with a lot of things. I do enjoy spicy foods as Indian foods tends to be, very spicy, I think I will love it.
Now with Passover coming up soon, beginning April 15 to be exact, I do my annual cleanout of the fridge and pantry. As per Jewish tradition we remove any food containing raising agents, such as, bicarb, baking soda, yeast, etc, and we eat no such foods for the week of Passover. So basically no bread, cookies, cake, etc. I get matza and have it with most meals. My specialty being matza with melted cheese and anchovies. This food tradition for Passover stems from the original story of Passover, when the Jews were set free from slavery in Egypt. As they were preparing to leave Egypt for the Promised Land, they didn't have time to properly bake bread which involved preparing the yeast which caused the bread to raise during baking. They only had time to bake the dough without the yeast, thus making flat cakes of "bread" - known as "unleavened bread" or Matza. At this time of year there are much matza in Jewish stores and in the Jewish aisles of many supermarkets, etc.
I have recently joined Quickflix, for renting DVDs and/or streaming them online. They work by an interesting concept. For a very reasonable $25/month you can rent the DVDs and keep them for as long as you like. How it works is you choose titles from TV shows and movies, which is added to a queue. Then they send out two DVDs at a time, and when you finished with either of them, you send each one back in the freepost envelope, and for each DVD returned they send out the next one in the queue. When it is a TV series, such as True Blood and American Horror Story Asylum (the two that I am currently watching!!), they send out one DVD at a time of the series, each DVD usually have two to three episodes, and when the DVD is sent back, they send the next one in the series. And well I heard a lot about True Blood online but as far as I know it was never on free to air TV, probably on Foxtel or whatever. But now thanks to Quickflix I can now see True Blood, it is an utterly awesome series!! OK you can put it down to the Pluto in my natal sign!! True Blood is basically a vampire show - just Google it if ya wanna know more. The other I currently watching is American Horror Story Asylum, also very happy I have that too. They recently had on TV American Horror Story Coven, but I never got to see Asylum, I think cos it was on while Sally was sick and so I never had time for watching much TV. Any of the titles on offer can also be streamed online, only that I can't do anything else on the computer while streaming any of the shows, so I just get the DVDs which I play on my TV that I bought recently which has a built-in DVD player. I have my computer connected to the 50in TV in the living room, so I sometimes stream a movie or show while doing housework or cooking/eating dinner. But considering it may cost up to $5 or even more to rent a DVD from a rental shop, not to mention having to visit the shop etc, $25/month for basically an unlimited supply of DVDs albeit two at a time but limitless online streaming, this is pretty good value for my moolah!!
As I do each year around Passover, I take vacation leave from work. This year it's from April 12-29 inclusive. When I go on vacation, I always like to return to work mid-week so I would have only two to three days of work before a weekend while I get used to going back to work!! Vacation time always goes faster than the equivalent work time. At this time I have no plans for my vacation time. A lot of the time something does happen during Passover. Last year it was when Sally passed away, being on 27 March which was when Passover fell in 2013. Being set by the lunar calendar, Passover falls at a different time each Roman year as does all of the Jewish festivals and holidays.
It seems for the foreseeable future I be going to church each Friday night with my cousin Lucinda. I don't go on Sunday as it is my busy day, when I do the gardening, most chores, etc. I'm Jewish, or at least my soul is Jewish, so Saturday is my rest day. And in any case, they only have two Sunday meetings per month. And Friday nights suits me better, I just light the Shabbat candles on my Pleiadean "shrine" then head off to church. Still not sure why I am apparently being led to go there, but last week the pastor said something very interesting - he mentioned that after we die we will visit the stars and planets!! That is more or less what we star seeds believe - we spend this incarnation on Planet Earth, then either by Ascension or when we pass away, we go back to our ship and back to our home in the stars.
They say, you should never talk about religion or politics.... well I broke the first rule, so might as well break the 2nd..... We have the Senate elections this weekend. I voted early cos I'm Jewish, well my soul is anyway, and so I don't vote on Saturdays. And as I usually do each time, I voted the Greens. Me being a greenie, and with Abbot hell bent on raping what we have left of the environment, whether it be the Great Barrier Reef or Tasmanian wilderness, we need someone to keep his power in check, and the Greens are the ones to do it. Palmer is not committed to the environment, most rich people are like that, couldn't care less about the environment. And well there is really no one else.... I avoid both major parties like the plague, they both have self interests at heart, very money based, and as I say, money is the root of all evil. There are few other minor parties like the Animals party, Hemp party, etc, but the Greens are more likely to get the votes so I just went with them......
I think.... nothing else to add for now.......
Here's just a random vid...... well maybe not totally random....... um... yes.... what can I say??? hehehe....
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