Yes Time, Time, Time Is On My Side, Yes It Is
It's been some time since Devil's last blog and admittedly, there's been a lot happening.
I think I need to mention here that my "fuck-head" minion (brother) just put a deposit on a house...that's 2 houses away (because my parents told him to). My minion (family) were expecting me to be all shitty because he was buying a house before I was but to be honest...I'm glad it's not me because my minion (parents) are now carrying on about other things like what furniture to get, what colours to paint the walls, what renovations need to be made and to top it all off my extended minions (aunties) have all got in on the act too and "advising" my minion (brother) of how he should use the available loan.
I remember thinking to myself as I walked out of The Underworld the other day with relief that I'm glad that it wasn't me that had bought the house. I'm actually GLAD that it's not me because (for once) my minion (parents) can do what the hell they like with the house that my "perfect" minion (brother) has just bought. Congratulations to him and I'm sure he'll be happy in "his" new home.
To be honest...I don't even know if I want to own my own place any more. A house and a debt really doesn't mean much to me. I mean...sure it'd be nice to have but at the end of it all...when you die...having a house to your name means nothing.
In terms of my own progress, most of what's been happening at the moment has been in relation to the martial arts group and the climbers.
With the martial arts group...now that I've taken over running the junior school, there's been a few changes. Actually, there's been a lot of changes. I never realised how much work actually goes into the whole "behind-the-scenes" of running a martial arts school. I've only got about 15 students and 2 other instructors to try and manage...but the amount of time required for me to just organise things is far more than I could have imagined.
I've not only got to keep track of all the student fees and class attendance but I've now got to come up with lesson plans, establish a more structured learning environment and on top of that I've also got to maintain good PR with the nearby primary school that provides us with the majority of students (which is easy when one of the senior teachers there is also a climber too).
In terms of climbing, there's another climbing event that's been organised (for this coming public holiday Monday) and it's turning out to be somewhat...interesting. The event initially started out as an afternoon climb down by the riverside and a post-climbing BBQ was shortly added to it. Now, the number of people that were initially supposed to come to this event were estimated to be about 6 - 10...where as the ACTUAL numbers that are expected could be about 25.
I can't help but feel that it's because I've had a hand in the organistion of this event, that the number of people wanting to come is so high. Again...the "behind-the-scenes" of this event has (for me) been pretty draining and the BBQ isn't even at my place! One of the other climbers who lives nearby kindly offered his place as the BBQ site (despite the fact that he didn't have a BBQ). Not that it mattered much becuase one of the other climbers who lives close said that he would bring his.
I'm curious to know how things would have turned out if I hadn't had any involvement in it at all. Oh well, I guess I'll never know. It's expected to be a great day though with the weather forcast showing some good weather and a number of the people that I've talked to are pretty excited about it.
I'm still stressing a little bit about it because of the limited number of experienced climbers that will be there and the significant number of climbers who have never been outdoors. It will definitely be interesting and I'm hoping that The Belayer (who's indicated that he's coming despite the fact that I haven't seen him in almost 3 months because of hiswork girlfriend other priorities.
Meanwhile, the swimming school has been trying to get more and more of my time. Apparently I'm a good teacher. Apparently.
I've been trying to find the time to go and look into the classical ballet classes but at the moment, I honestly don't have the time for it (yet) but I will. Work is no longer a priority for me so I have no problems with doing the minimum time required, going to the gym...then getting the fuck out of there which will enable me to do other things. Other more important and interesting things. As far as I'm concerned, my job is simply the means for me to make money to persue the things that are important to me.
To do this, I realise that I need to take better control of my time and in order to do so, I need to be more structured with my time...which is what I'm going to do.
I think I need to mention here that my "fuck-head" minion (brother) just put a deposit on a house...that's 2 houses away (because my parents told him to). My minion (family) were expecting me to be all shitty because he was buying a house before I was but to be honest...I'm glad it's not me because my minion (parents) are now carrying on about other things like what furniture to get, what colours to paint the walls, what renovations need to be made and to top it all off my extended minions (aunties) have all got in on the act too and "advising" my minion (brother) of how he should use the available loan.
I remember thinking to myself as I walked out of The Underworld the other day with relief that I'm glad that it wasn't me that had bought the house. I'm actually GLAD that it's not me because (for once) my minion (parents) can do what the hell they like with the house that my "perfect" minion (brother) has just bought. Congratulations to him and I'm sure he'll be happy in "his" new home.
To be honest...I don't even know if I want to own my own place any more. A house and a debt really doesn't mean much to me. I mean...sure it'd be nice to have but at the end of it all...when you die...having a house to your name means nothing.
In terms of my own progress, most of what's been happening at the moment has been in relation to the martial arts group and the climbers.
With the martial arts group...now that I've taken over running the junior school, there's been a few changes. Actually, there's been a lot of changes. I never realised how much work actually goes into the whole "behind-the-scenes" of running a martial arts school. I've only got about 15 students and 2 other instructors to try and manage...but the amount of time required for me to just organise things is far more than I could have imagined.
I've not only got to keep track of all the student fees and class attendance but I've now got to come up with lesson plans, establish a more structured learning environment and on top of that I've also got to maintain good PR with the nearby primary school that provides us with the majority of students (which is easy when one of the senior teachers there is also a climber too).
In terms of climbing, there's another climbing event that's been organised (for this coming public holiday Monday) and it's turning out to be somewhat...interesting. The event initially started out as an afternoon climb down by the riverside and a post-climbing BBQ was shortly added to it. Now, the number of people that were initially supposed to come to this event were estimated to be about 6 - 10...where as the ACTUAL numbers that are expected could be about 25.
I can't help but feel that it's because I've had a hand in the organistion of this event, that the number of people wanting to come is so high. Again...the "behind-the-scenes" of this event has (for me) been pretty draining and the BBQ isn't even at my place! One of the other climbers who lives nearby kindly offered his place as the BBQ site (despite the fact that he didn't have a BBQ). Not that it mattered much becuase one of the other climbers who lives close said that he would bring his.
I'm curious to know how things would have turned out if I hadn't had any involvement in it at all. Oh well, I guess I'll never know. It's expected to be a great day though with the weather forcast showing some good weather and a number of the people that I've talked to are pretty excited about it.
I'm still stressing a little bit about it because of the limited number of experienced climbers that will be there and the significant number of climbers who have never been outdoors. It will definitely be interesting and I'm hoping that The Belayer (who's indicated that he's coming despite the fact that I haven't seen him in almost 3 months because of his
Meanwhile, the swimming school has been trying to get more and more of my time. Apparently I'm a good teacher. Apparently.
I've been trying to find the time to go and look into the classical ballet classes but at the moment, I honestly don't have the time for it (yet) but I will. Work is no longer a priority for me so I have no problems with doing the minimum time required, going to the gym...then getting the fuck out of there which will enable me to do other things. Other more important and interesting things. As far as I'm concerned, my job is simply the means for me to make money to persue the things that are important to me.
To do this, I realise that I need to take better control of my time and in order to do so, I need to be more structured with my time...which is what I'm going to do.
Devil's Winamp: The Rolling Stones - Time Is On My Side
Devil's Mood : Tired / Busy
posted by Devil's Advocate at 25.2.09
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