Financial Terrorism in Australia

Just submitted my Permanent Residency application, no surprise, it cost me a bomb. Most of my contemporaries has submitted theirs weeks ago. However, better late then never. Tick off my agenda list. AUD$1,990 for the application. Australia is really prospering in the most unusual ways, through university education (grossly expensive international student college fees) and migration fees.

For those do not know, Australia has been strong supporter of the Humanitarian Program (for refugees and others in humanitarian need) with more than 660,000 humanitary aid currently. However, even refugees nowadays have to think twice before coming over to Australia for refuge. Need to pay AUD$1,990 for immigration admin fees. Need to take English exams. Need to have internet to apply – everything is online now. In addition, a full body check-up, the fee cost another bomb. You will also need a credit card too for internet transactions. I call this the financial terrorism, fighting requires alot of financial ammunition. Talk about fighting fire with fire. These will definitely deter most warring refugees. Sorry people, if you been rowing your boat to oceanic, row some more, Australia is too expensive for you, maybe you can try New Zealand.

Anyway, to set the record straight, I am going to use the next two months to slay the pillow belly, terminate the oil spill and do some moobs exclusion. (Read the entry ‘Oil Spill’)

A) 100 push ups a day
B) 50 sit ups a day
C) 2 km run a day
D) No more ice cream (Sob…), (Negotiable)

Before you exit,

A gentle reminder: Let the finger do the clicking….

What is your Symbolism?

Today, my lecturer came into class with a nice business suit, neatly combed hair, and started the class by tell us the importance of symbolisms. Symbolism? Davinci Code? What does it got to do with what I have to study? Apparently, he is talking about how people sees us everyday - Symbolisms. Using himself as an example, with a business suit with nice cufflinks, people usually listens to you five minutes more than other speakers before deciding to ignore you. That is true. I will not give the person a second look if he came in with T-shirt and shorts.

This got me thinking. What sort of symbolism do I give people? I recently ask a friend of mine, how does smoking and taking weed feels like. The initial respond the person gave, ‘Oh, haven’t you tried?’. Well, smoking not really, the closes I came to it was sitting among Reuben, Clara and Davina while they were smoking together. It almost killed me. I have enough smoke in my lungs to exhale for the whole of next week. It is a fair question asked by the person, I suppose. Who has not tried smoking in this day and age? I should refer to other events to better assess what sort of impression I give people.

I helped my friend to shift place yesterday. Of course, I must have given him good impression of me. Well done! Taking a stretch after many trips up and down from his house to the van to desperately trying fill it up, I noticed a lady looking towards my direction. I must have looked suave to conjure such attention. Good symbolism. I return the glare, just incase I know the person. Our eyes met, trying to recognize the face, I might know her. It was less the five seconds. She ran… Running across me for about ten meters and looked back to make sure I had not ran after her. I looked at the opened van door. Do I look like a rapist, waiting to drag her into the van? Well done!!! Well done!!! I reckon it must be the pillow belly. Time to change my symbolism.

Oil Spill

Had coffee with some friends in my university today. I realized that I bear the stomach of a three months – pregnant woman. Major crisis. Suck it in. Emphasize my voluptuous moobs – a feminine asset that looks horrible on man. Ops I forgot, one more procedure tag the oil spill into the pants.... It must be the Mardi Gras. What happened to my imaginary six pacs?

When rubber meets the road, what can you do with a wash board abs that you cannot with a pillow belly? For one, it is definately more comfortable on the hands. Right.......