I was ridiculously clumsy but I didn't lick it off a stone. My mam is even clumsier, if possible. We've been cracking elbows off walls since 19 O SPLASH!
Since moving out my problem did not get any better. It did not help at all, in fact I think it made it worse as there was new territory... unfamiliar territory
But what am I saying, it was really just another location to get bruised royally.
So let me give you a few examples of my previous clumsiness in say a month's period with no exaggeration.
Stubb toe x 10
Bang elbow x 20
Hit hip off the end of the bed x 5
Close a door on my finger x 2 (I always seem to leave one finger there to get squashed to a point where it feels broken)
Crack head off wood beams that shouldn't be there (or maybe I shouldn't be there) or coming out of a press or getting in or out of my car
Papercuts,
Cracking my knee off the radiator that has been underneath my desk for five years or wacking it off the side of the desk when I turn my chair as well as the underneath of the dinner table so that is a good 10-20 times a month too.
I cut myself every single time I open a can a Tuna with the pull ring on it. I always manager to slice myself which takes away from the satisfaction of the lovely Tuna.
It is hard to remember all the ways I hurt myself through clumsiness but I did whack off everything as if I was a bobble ornament spinning around. I always had cuts on my hands, bruises everywhere, elbows a given, all over legs, feet, arms and more than likely my hips.
It got to a point where my boyfriend just nodded his head in disbelief but belief when I do something clumsy and ignores my screams because they were so frequent. I can't blame him really it is like if he got man flu several times a week I would ignore him too. We do get a good laugh out of it. At least something good comes from my pain.
He always says he can't understand how someone can hurt themselves getting into bed but I could tell you a lot of ways someone can hurt themselves getting into bed! This is where most of my clumsiness happened. My bedroom was a deathtrap to me but maybe it was because I was tired going into it or getting up and less aware of the danger zones around me.
A couple of classics before I tell you what I think might be the cure for all my fellow klutz out there.
One night I was getting into bed and felt a slice go across my elbow and I did my usual "Ahhhhhhhhhh je*u* ch*rist, for f*ck sake" rant. I thought there was something in the bed and my boyfriend was slagging me saying how could you of hurt yourself, you are in bed! So I lifted up the covers and discovered that there was no knife or sharp object lying in my bed but instead the location where my elbow was pryer to my cut was the same location where one of the buttons off the mattress was. So, yes I managed to get cut open by a plastic sunk down button with a cotton sheet over it and through my jammy top!!! WTF
That abbreviation was called for. Of course my boyfriend did not believe me and I told him to see for himself that it was the only possible way it could of happened. So I was left with a sore cut on my elbow bleeding, a boyfriend laughing in my face and all I could do was laugh along with him because that was the icing on the cake.
Here are some really stupid but funny ones.
I was in a restaurant one day and wacked off a chair at a table so I turned and said "Sorry" only to realize that no one was in the chair and I just apologized to a chair!
Another time I was at the bank machine and as my money was being dispensed into my hand from the slot I said "Thanks". Thanks to a frickin bank machine!!! Now I think the chair might fall under the clumsy/stupid category but I think I might just be a tad blonde due to the fact this happened twice and I said thanks to a bank machine.
CURE! Anyhoo, I think I know how to decrease clumsiness if not get rid of it altogether.
I read somewhere that if you wake up and something bad happens that it follows you through the day until you change your mood or stop thinking this bad thing is going to happen to you over and over. I found this to be true and hope to expand on it in another post.
It made me realize that if I wake up and bang my toe for example and if I am fffing and blinding out of me and annoyed at the fact it hurts then I get into work and I will I bang my knee, thinking and feeling the same thoughts and feeling more annoyed, then I get up to do something and I bang my elbow. I only realized then that I have had this conversation with my colleague plenty of times.
I remembered saying to her on a few occasions "That is the second time I have banged my knee today" sigh! The more I said and thought about it the more it happened. Rushing around or getting stressed brings on more stress and more situations, more room for clumsiness.
So I put it to the test. When I woke up and banged off something I tried not to dwell on it. I would suck up the pain and soldier on where as before I would curse and be angry at myself for being such a klutz.
It took a few goes but I noticed I was gradually getting less clumsy and that it was working. I actually rarely bang off things now. I am still fairly clumsy in general but only when I am rushing or stressed out (Another side effect of when I am rushing or getting stressed out is that I turn into Dom out of the film Something About Mary where I break out in bumpy rash all over my face but that is another story). So if you can not let your clumsiness effect your mood less clumsiness will come your way throughout the day. Then you start to think differently. You do not think of yourself as a klutz anymore and the world is a less scary place because you are not so accident prone. You will eventually stop thinking that you are the biggest klutz in the world and the reward will be satisfying, a hell of lot less pain, less bruises, cuts and embarrassments.
I urge you to try this and cure your clumsiness as much as you can. Who knows, maybe eventually it will be a permanent fix and we will be cured of idiousy FOREVER!
Thursday 25 October 2012
Wednesday 24 October 2012
The Hobbit - Riddles in the dark
I am an avid fan of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. I can safely say I have milked The Lord of the Rings to death and I am really looking forward to the release of The Hobbit. I anticipate a great trilogy ahead of us. So, to celebrate the soon to be released of the first installment of The Hobbit on the big screen I wanted to share with other fans one of my favourite parts in the book, "Riddles in the Dark". Time to get excited!!!
Enjoy...
Gollum:
What has roots as nobody sees,
Is taller than trees,
Up, up it goes,
And yet never grows?
Bilbo:
Easy! Mountain, I suppose.
Gollum:
Does it guess easy? It must have a competition with us, my preciouss! If precious asks, and it doesn’t answer, we eats it, my preciousss. If it asks us, and we doesn’t answer, then we does what it wants, eh? We shows it the way out, yes!
Bilbo:
All right.
Bilbo:
Thirty white horses on a red hill,
First they champ,
Then they stamp,
Then they stand still.
Gollum:
Teeth! Teeth! But we has only six, my precious.
Gollum:
Voiceless it cries,
Wingless flutters,
Toothless bites,
Mouthless mutters.
Bilbo:
Half a moment!
Bilbo:
Wind, wind, of course.
Bilbo:
An eye in a blue face
Saw an eye in a green face.
"That eye is like to this eye,"
Said the first eye,
"But in low place,
Not in high place."
Gollum:
Ss, ss, ss.
Gollum:
Sun on the daisies, it means, it does.
Gollum:
It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills.
It comes first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter.
Bilbo:
Dark!
Gollum:
Sssssss!
Bilbo:
A box without hinges, key, or lid,
Yet golden treasure inside is hid.
Bilbo:
Well, what is it?
Gollum:
Give us a chance. Let it give us a chance, my preciouss-ss-ss.… Eggses! Eggses it is!
Gollum:
This thing all things devours
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers
Gnaws iron, bites steel,
Grinds hard stones to meal,
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats high mountain down!
Bilbo:
Time! Time!
Gollum:
(stops) Sssssssss.
Gollum:
It’s got to ask us a quesstion, my preciouss, yes, yess, yesss. Jusst one more quesstion to guess, yes, yess.
Gollum:
Ask us! Ask us!
Bilbo:
(to himself) What have I got in my pocket?
Gollum:
Not fair! It isn’t fair, my precious, is it, to ask us what it’s got in its nassty little pocketses?
Bilbo:
(louder, to Gollum) What have I got in my pocket?
Gollum:
Sssssss. It must give us three guesseses, my preciouss—three guesseses.
Bilbo:
Very well! Guess away!
Gollum:
Handses!
Bilbo:
Wrong! Guess again!
Gollum:
Sssssss.
Gollum:
Knife!
Bilbo:
Wrong! Last guess!
Bilbo:
Time’s up!
Gollum:
String—or nothing!
Bilbo:
Both wrong!
Bilbo:
And now you must show the way out!
Gollum:
Ssssssssssss!
http://alan-lee.narod.ru/Hobbit.htm
......................................................................................................................................................................................
BRILLIANT!!!
Enjoy...
Gollum:
What has roots as nobody sees,
Is taller than trees,
Up, up it goes,
And yet never grows?
Bilbo:
Easy! Mountain, I suppose.
Gollum:
Does it guess easy? It must have a competition with us, my preciouss! If precious asks, and it doesn’t answer, we eats it, my preciousss. If it asks us, and we doesn’t answer, then we does what it wants, eh? We shows it the way out, yes!
Bilbo:
All right.
Bilbo:
Thirty white horses on a red hill,
First they champ,
Then they stamp,
Then they stand still.
Gollum:
Teeth! Teeth! But we has only six, my precious.
Gollum:
Voiceless it cries,
Wingless flutters,
Toothless bites,
Mouthless mutters.
Bilbo:
Half a moment!
Bilbo:
Wind, wind, of course.
Bilbo:
An eye in a blue face
Saw an eye in a green face.
"That eye is like to this eye,"
Said the first eye,
"But in low place,
Not in high place."
Gollum:
Ss, ss, ss.
Gollum:
Sun on the daisies, it means, it does.
Gollum:
It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills.
It comes first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter.
Bilbo:
Dark!
Gollum:
Sssssss!
Bilbo:
A box without hinges, key, or lid,
Yet golden treasure inside is hid.
Bilbo:
Well, what is it?
Gollum:
Give us a chance. Let it give us a chance, my preciouss-ss-ss.… Eggses! Eggses it is!
Gollum:
This thing all things devours
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers
Gnaws iron, bites steel,
Grinds hard stones to meal,
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats high mountain down!
Bilbo:
Time! Time!
Gollum:
(stops) Sssssssss.
Gollum:
It’s got to ask us a quesstion, my preciouss, yes, yess, yesss. Jusst one more quesstion to guess, yes, yess.
Gollum:
Ask us! Ask us!
Bilbo:
(to himself) What have I got in my pocket?
Gollum:
Not fair! It isn’t fair, my precious, is it, to ask us what it’s got in its nassty little pocketses?
Bilbo:
(louder, to Gollum) What have I got in my pocket?
Gollum:
Sssssss. It must give us three guesseses, my preciouss—three guesseses.
Bilbo:
Very well! Guess away!
Gollum:
Handses!
Bilbo:
Wrong! Guess again!
Gollum:
Sssssss.
Gollum:
Knife!
Bilbo:
Wrong! Last guess!
Bilbo:
Time’s up!
Gollum:
String—or nothing!
Bilbo:
Both wrong!
Bilbo:
And now you must show the way out!
Gollum:
Ssssssssssss!
http://alan-lee.narod.ru/Hobbit.htm
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BRILLIANT!!!
Tuesday 23 October 2012
Facebook Irritations Number 1 - Status Sadface
Sad Face statuses, sigh, read on!
People that quote random statuses like a sad face :( .... just on its own. So that someone, anyone will pay attention to their cry for help. Although, these people never actually say what is wrong with them or what the sad face was for even when someone or several people ask them.
Prime example, so prime it makes prime steak look like minced beef:
Sarah Sausageface :(
Patricia Pretends-She-Cares (because she has a triple barrel name and all, writes) Aw what's wrong honey, are you ok?
The comments proceed...
John Wantsherinbed Cheer up babe xxx
It gets worse...
Sister Thinksitisserious Is everything ok??? I will call you straight after work
Then without fail there is always a private mail me comment,
Nora Mc Nosy OMG pm me asap.
All the while everyone on this persons friend-list are wondering and may have in the past checked back to see what the problem was and why there was a need to put a sad face on facebook as your status but will they ever? Dag nammit hurry up and tell us why you are sad!!!
............................................................. but you never find out
............................................................. the person never explains the sad face and keeps everyone in suspense (by everyone I mean the people who did not originally know this person is an attention seeker)
............................................................. 24hrs later a comment pops up from Sarah Sausageface in reply to all her worrying friends to say "I'll mail you now hun," arrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
So you now know this Nora Mc Nosy will find out what the sad face was for and that you will never know. It is like those really annoying people that say "I know something you don't know but I can't tell you!"
This does not just happen from the sad face status or Sarah Sausageface. There are plenty of other instances, as follows:
Abbey Abbreviationqueen FML and it is not the Fix My Life abb
Paddy Ihadapoo Browned off
Sean Iliketoboreeveryonewheniambored So bored
Gary Iloveguessinggames Annoyed.com
And the winner goes to...
Josy Hiddenmessagestimes100 OMG I am so sick of people commenting on my life trying to bring me down. You are just jealous and need to grow up and get a life. I am so happy with my life and just have to laugh...
This is what this really says: OMG I am so sick of people (hidden message) commenting on my life (hidden message) trying to bring me down (hidden message). You are just jealous (hidden message) and need to grow up (hidden message) and get a life (hidden message). I am so happy with my life (hidden message) and just have to laugh at you (hidden message)...
But hidden messages are a whole different post on their own so I will not go into it... for now :P sticky tongue out smiley just in case you didn't know.
Well lets just touch on it briefly,
The capital OMG states a serious state of mind as we all know if followed by a negative sentence. Sick of people, sick of everyone in the human race. Everyone in the human race is commenting on her life whilst bringing her down. Everyone is jealous for this reason only. Everyone needs to grow up. And get a life. She is very happy and wants everyone to know not just one particular person, everyone, she is so happy and not one bit annoyed this is why she is writing on FB instead of living a happy life and not wasting time on people who annoy her. And she just has to laugh... laugh at what? Is it funny? Then why are you moaning on FB about it if it is funny and you are happy. Enough said.
People that quote random statuses like a sad face :( .... just on its own. So that someone, anyone will pay attention to their cry for help. Although, these people never actually say what is wrong with them or what the sad face was for even when someone or several people ask them.
Prime example, so prime it makes prime steak look like minced beef:
Patricia Pretends-She-Cares (because she has a triple barrel name and all, writes) Aw what's wrong honey, are you ok?
The comments proceed...
John Wantsherinbed Cheer up babe xxx
It gets worse...
Sister Thinksitisserious Is everything ok??? I will call you straight after work
Then without fail there is always a private mail me comment,
Nora Mc Nosy OMG pm me asap.
All the while everyone on this persons friend-list are wondering and may have in the past checked back to see what the problem was and why there was a need to put a sad face on facebook as your status but will they ever? Dag nammit hurry up and tell us why you are sad!!!
............................................................. but you never find out
............................................................. the person never explains the sad face and keeps everyone in suspense (by everyone I mean the people who did not originally know this person is an attention seeker)
............................................................. 24hrs later a comment pops up from Sarah Sausageface in reply to all her worrying friends to say "I'll mail you now hun," arrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
So you now know this Nora Mc Nosy will find out what the sad face was for and that you will never know. It is like those really annoying people that say "I know something you don't know but I can't tell you!"
This does not just happen from the sad face status or Sarah Sausageface. There are plenty of other instances, as follows:
Abbey Abbreviationqueen FML and it is not the Fix My Life abb
Paddy Ihadapoo Browned off
Sean Iliketoboreeveryonewheniambored So bored
Gary Iloveguessinggames Annoyed.com
And the winner goes to...
Josy Hiddenmessagestimes100 OMG I am so sick of people commenting on my life trying to bring me down. You are just jealous and need to grow up and get a life. I am so happy with my life and just have to laugh...
This is what this really says: OMG I am so sick of people (hidden message) commenting on my life (hidden message) trying to bring me down (hidden message). You are just jealous (hidden message) and need to grow up (hidden message) and get a life (hidden message). I am so happy with my life (hidden message) and just have to laugh at you (hidden message)...
But hidden messages are a whole different post on their own so I will not go into it... for now :P sticky tongue out smiley just in case you didn't know.
Well lets just touch on it briefly,
The capital OMG states a serious state of mind as we all know if followed by a negative sentence. Sick of people, sick of everyone in the human race. Everyone in the human race is commenting on her life whilst bringing her down. Everyone is jealous for this reason only. Everyone needs to grow up. And get a life. She is very happy and wants everyone to know not just one particular person, everyone, she is so happy and not one bit annoyed this is why she is writing on FB instead of living a happy life and not wasting time on people who annoy her. And she just has to laugh... laugh at what? Is it funny? Then why are you moaning on FB about it if it is funny and you are happy. Enough said.
Monday 3 September 2012
Love Hotels in Japan!
First off, I will be in Japan this week 05th September 2012 and I will take as many photos as I possible can to upload to this post when I get back. I will be visiting a Love Hotel!
What are they? Love Hotels are based in all major cities of Japan. They are themed roomed hotels where you can pay per hour or stay overnight. They provide private time for couples or lovers who might not have the space to be intimate as Japan is highly overpopulated. For example: You could be living in a small apartment with your parents and siblings and walls that are thin as paper therefore, you would not have any privacy to be able to be intimate sexually with your partner. I know many of us might have that problem at the best of times but at least most of us have our own room!
How to find them? The Love Hotels are generally easy to spot as they are windowless hotels with neon lights and they are quite obvious as it is not proclaimed as seedy as they have nothing to hide.
Going in: They do not have a reception desk so when you go in and choose your room from a computer screen or there might be a large Tv screen showing you the array of rooms to choose from. I have heard before that some Love hotels you just walk in and no one is around and you press some buttons on a screen, enter your preffered room, pay for how long you want to stay and when inside you can buy whatever toys you want through a hatch or vending machine or if you want to stay longer you do this through the screen or computer and hatch. It is good to know as it takes away the awkwardness of paying staff as they know why you are there and you might feel as though they are judging you by the room you pick.
Rooms: All the rooms have a certain theme so it really depends on your taste and whatever kinkiness you may be into ;)
Options: You have the options to "rest" which means that you will stay for a few hours or pay on an hourly rate or you can "stay" which means staying overnight although you may not be able to check in until 9pm as Love Hotels tend to make the most of their money on hourly rates or "rest" rates.
Themed Rooms: This one looks really nice and exotic http://www.balian.jp/shop/chiba/index.html although maybe a bit boring if you are going to go to a Love Hotel as you could see this anywhere but it is a nice bit of luxury.. I think I would like to get a ridiculous room just for giggles as they have Hello Kitty rooms (strange, I know) then anything from dominatrix to romantic themed rooms.This is hilarious http://www.geishablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/love-hotel.jpg .
Vending Machines: It would be safe to say 50 Shades of Grey would not have a patch on you once you leave a Love Hotel if you decide to use all it has to offer. There are vending machines with every sex object you can think of to have a bit of fun with.
Conclusion: All in all it would be a pretty cool experience to try it out and jump from fantasy to fantasy as you do not really get to make those things a reality in life very often. It has something for everyones taste so a must see when in Japan. If in Tokyo you can find Love Hotel Hill in Shibuya up the street from the 109 Shopping Centre.
Here are few more images that really give you an insight to the crazy themes you can choose. This makes me want to pay for every room just to see what is inside. If money allows I just might :)
http://trendland.com/japan-love-hotels-by-misty-keasler/
What are they? Love Hotels are based in all major cities of Japan. They are themed roomed hotels where you can pay per hour or stay overnight. They provide private time for couples or lovers who might not have the space to be intimate as Japan is highly overpopulated. For example: You could be living in a small apartment with your parents and siblings and walls that are thin as paper therefore, you would not have any privacy to be able to be intimate sexually with your partner. I know many of us might have that problem at the best of times but at least most of us have our own room!
How to find them? The Love Hotels are generally easy to spot as they are windowless hotels with neon lights and they are quite obvious as it is not proclaimed as seedy as they have nothing to hide.
Going in: They do not have a reception desk so when you go in and choose your room from a computer screen or there might be a large Tv screen showing you the array of rooms to choose from. I have heard before that some Love hotels you just walk in and no one is around and you press some buttons on a screen, enter your preffered room, pay for how long you want to stay and when inside you can buy whatever toys you want through a hatch or vending machine or if you want to stay longer you do this through the screen or computer and hatch. It is good to know as it takes away the awkwardness of paying staff as they know why you are there and you might feel as though they are judging you by the room you pick.
Rooms: All the rooms have a certain theme so it really depends on your taste and whatever kinkiness you may be into ;)
Options: You have the options to "rest" which means that you will stay for a few hours or pay on an hourly rate or you can "stay" which means staying overnight although you may not be able to check in until 9pm as Love Hotels tend to make the most of their money on hourly rates or "rest" rates.
Themed Rooms: This one looks really nice and exotic http://www.balian.jp/shop/chiba/index.html although maybe a bit boring if you are going to go to a Love Hotel as you could see this anywhere but it is a nice bit of luxury.. I think I would like to get a ridiculous room just for giggles as they have Hello Kitty rooms (strange, I know) then anything from dominatrix to romantic themed rooms.This is hilarious http://www.geishablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/love-hotel.jpg .
Vending Machines: It would be safe to say 50 Shades of Grey would not have a patch on you once you leave a Love Hotel if you decide to use all it has to offer. There are vending machines with every sex object you can think of to have a bit of fun with.
Conclusion: All in all it would be a pretty cool experience to try it out and jump from fantasy to fantasy as you do not really get to make those things a reality in life very often. It has something for everyones taste so a must see when in Japan. If in Tokyo you can find Love Hotel Hill in Shibuya up the street from the 109 Shopping Centre.
Here are few more images that really give you an insight to the crazy themes you can choose. This makes me want to pay for every room just to see what is inside. If money allows I just might :)
http://trendland.com/japan-love-hotels-by-misty-keasler/
Tuesday 31 July 2012
Japanese Giant Hornets (Vespa mandarinia japonica)
Here are five scary facts about these big buggers:
The Japanese Giant Hornets prey on bee hives and when they locate one they leave their pheromone markers around it to attract their nest mates that soon surround the hive. The hornets can kill 40 bees in one minute and can take over a whole hive with a group of 30 hornets in just over 3 hours. They not only kill the bees (see video link below) but dismember them leaving them literally cut in half. The hornets then gorge on the bees honey.
Although tragic for the bees in this situation, they do have their own defense. They gather together in an angry cloud formation of up to 500 bees to surround the hornet/hornets. As they form a tight ball around the hornet, the fluttering of their wings increases the heat creating an oven from their body heat to overtake the hornet. Bees can survive in higher temperatures then the hornet therefore the hornet will eventually die and the bee wins. You can see both attacks in action from the video link below by National Geographic. It is definately worth a watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P7Q1ncgcoY&feature=related
The Japanese Giant Hornets are seriously aggressive by the way they are made they have four chemicals that mix together to cause this aggressiveness. I did always wonder what the point was in the creation of wasps/hornets I can understand why bees serve their purpose but wasps and hornets? The ones we have in Ireland are useless and just pests. At least now I understand why they chase you when they know you are in fear of them they are just plain evil! Although aggressive, the hornets are not supposed to attack you unless you are a threat to their hive. I do not trust this information as the wasps over here just attack me for no reason at all. I could be standing in a wide open space and just get attacked by them. This follows by me screaming, running and making a show of myself in fear.
On conclusion I should of perhaps waited until after I get back Japan to research this information. I hate wasps, bees and especially hornets more than anything and have a serious fear of them. To add to this I am venturing to the islands down south to explore and hike for a few days. Now I am having second thoughts! I do not fancy being chased by one of these for 3 miles. Then again I would probably die of shock by the mere sight of it. Wish me luck... I will report back when I get back in September if one of these evil creatures has not killed me beforehand !!!
- They kill on average 40 people a year
- If perceived as a threat they will chase the victim (which could be a human) for up to 3 miles
- They can fly at speeds up to 25 miles per hour
- They release a pheromone that draws other hornets from the nest
- They have a venom that when injected from the 0.246 inch stinger attacks the nervous system and damages tissues of the victims
The Japanese Giant Hornets prey on bee hives and when they locate one they leave their pheromone markers around it to attract their nest mates that soon surround the hive. The hornets can kill 40 bees in one minute and can take over a whole hive with a group of 30 hornets in just over 3 hours. They not only kill the bees (see video link below) but dismember them leaving them literally cut in half. The hornets then gorge on the bees honey.
Although tragic for the bees in this situation, they do have their own defense. They gather together in an angry cloud formation of up to 500 bees to surround the hornet/hornets. As they form a tight ball around the hornet, the fluttering of their wings increases the heat creating an oven from their body heat to overtake the hornet. Bees can survive in higher temperatures then the hornet therefore the hornet will eventually die and the bee wins. You can see both attacks in action from the video link below by National Geographic. It is definately worth a watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P7Q1ncgcoY&feature=related
The Japanese Giant Hornets are seriously aggressive by the way they are made they have four chemicals that mix together to cause this aggressiveness. I did always wonder what the point was in the creation of wasps/hornets I can understand why bees serve their purpose but wasps and hornets? The ones we have in Ireland are useless and just pests. At least now I understand why they chase you when they know you are in fear of them they are just plain evil! Although aggressive, the hornets are not supposed to attack you unless you are a threat to their hive. I do not trust this information as the wasps over here just attack me for no reason at all. I could be standing in a wide open space and just get attacked by them. This follows by me screaming, running and making a show of myself in fear.
On conclusion I should of perhaps waited until after I get back Japan to research this information. I hate wasps, bees and especially hornets more than anything and have a serious fear of them. To add to this I am venturing to the islands down south to explore and hike for a few days. Now I am having second thoughts! I do not fancy being chased by one of these for 3 miles. Then again I would probably die of shock by the mere sight of it. Wish me luck... I will report back when I get back in September if one of these evil creatures has not killed me beforehand !!!
Wednesday 25 July 2012
Bryan Dyson's speech, CEO of Coca
This is a great speech by the former CEO of Coca Cola Bryan Dyson, although there is speculation that he was not the first to say this speech? (see below, what do you think?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Dyson reference Bloomberg Business Week
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them – work, family, health, friends and spirit … and you’re keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls – family, health, friends and spirit – are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or evenshattered. They will never be the same.
You must understand that and strive for Balance in your life. How?
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.
Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be pave.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find time. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.
Life is not a race, but a journey to be savoured each step of the way… –Brian G. Dyson
As rumours go supposedly this was not an original speech. It has been said that it has been used before and Dyson repeated it.
Would he not admit this when saying the speech eg: As a wise man once said yada yada yada (I am sure a wise man never said that, but you catch my drift), or perhaps quote the persons name who wrote the speech or where he heard it from?
I cant say for sure which is true but I do think either way I appreciate this speech coming from an inspirational man like Dyson. Even if the product that Coca Cola sell is rotting our teeth and can be used to remove rust!
The speech is very inspiring and so is Dyson's career, therefore whether he wrote it or not is irrelevant to me as he obviously lives by this way of thinking which is incredible to be so successful but yet realise the best things in life are free and not to leave them behind in your rise to the top! My father always said "dont bring your work home with you", I am sure he is not the first to say this either nor will he be the last but there is a lot to be said for that.
What do you think? Did this speech inspire you?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Dyson reference Bloomberg Business Week
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them – work, family, health, friends and spirit … and you’re keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls – family, health, friends and spirit – are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or evenshattered. They will never be the same.
You must understand that and strive for Balance in your life. How?
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.
Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be pave.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find time. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.
Life is not a race, but a journey to be savoured each step of the way… –Brian G. Dyson
As rumours go supposedly this was not an original speech. It has been said that it has been used before and Dyson repeated it.
Would he not admit this when saying the speech eg: As a wise man once said yada yada yada (I am sure a wise man never said that, but you catch my drift), or perhaps quote the persons name who wrote the speech or where he heard it from?
I cant say for sure which is true but I do think either way I appreciate this speech coming from an inspirational man like Dyson. Even if the product that Coca Cola sell is rotting our teeth and can be used to remove rust!
The speech is very inspiring and so is Dyson's career, therefore whether he wrote it or not is irrelevant to me as he obviously lives by this way of thinking which is incredible to be so successful but yet realise the best things in life are free and not to leave them behind in your rise to the top! My father always said "dont bring your work home with you", I am sure he is not the first to say this either nor will he be the last but there is a lot to be said for that.
What do you think? Did this speech inspire you?
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