'These times are so hard and it's getting even harder...'

Everybody complains that the web is too vast, congested with too much info, poorly organized yada yada. Well here's something that's VERY entertaining (had me LOL, well out little, but hardly anything ever does and that's speaking a lot) and it's a solution to solve the crises that plague what we know today as the interweb. I found it looking into alt.* groups and what not, early incarnations of the web and it's users, ramifications, evolution etc. But without further ado I give you the great, incomparable Kibo, (i'm not worthy, i'm not worthy)

http://www.kibo.com/kibopost/happyweb/

check out the domain too and let me know what that's all aboot ;) wink wink. (;

Back to IELTS

I received my IELTS results in the mail today. The clear window in the front seemed to have been ripped out by some scavenger and the package was scuffed and bent. The packaging wasn't the only thing I was unhappy with.


Even though I saw my results online before, it felt so uncool to see it in print.

I have no problem with my listening mark, I lost focus early on when I didn't realise that the speaker had moved onto the next page. Then I fumbled up later on as well.

Reading, I've out done myself, (whoo hoo! chocolate covered double chocolate donut without the hole in the middle!) going at it like a relentless pack of wild dogs and earned the mark I rightfully deserved.

Writing marks resulted from me not getting as much practice as I had planned plus having an off day at the test. It just didn't flow as when I usually write and the stars weren't in alignment as well.

Speaking was an 8. Ok another mark i'm not happy with, even though it's better than a 7 *shudders at the thought*. Thought patterns and speaking rhythm do not have to be one continuous stream to be acceptable as highly skillful. Pauses dramatic or otherwise, gesturing, ho-humming are all part of modern speech. Oh and i'm sorry if the invigilator cannot keep up with me nor understand what I said at one point. I made perfect sense, proper vernacular AND grammatically correct. But I didn't feel I should've pointed out that what I had replied was precisely framed based on her question. My mistake, next time *i hope i won't have to again* I will point it out. Plus I do not feel all that comfortable talking to non-native english speakers as freely and lucidly as i would with native speakers. Even with native speakers, I gauge them and only talk to them within their realm of knowledge and culture. So gimme my damn 9 and we'll call it square fibonacci.

Mobile confusions

Having never used a mobile phone before, or is it cell phone?, and being the neurotic 'research till you cry' personality that I am before shopping for anything, the 'ordeal' is mind numbing.

I just hurrd that imma getting a new Nokia N70 phone courtesy of my papa, bless his wonderful heart. He's sweet and crazy and awesome like that. Anyway, I DON'T want it. I don't need it.
But I'm so weak, I might need it and want it, oh woe is me.

I have a good mind (62.45%) to make him take it back and get a cheap no frills phone. What transpires, we'll all have to wait and see. Till then I leave you with a picture of my shiny new preccioous...

courtesy FoneArena.com

I.E.L.T.S. find out what it means to me...

The results for my IELTS test are online. I was somewhat concerned about it considering some below par performance during the test and justifiably, my results aren’t quite what I was expecting. Needless, my overall score was an ok 8, although an 8.5 or 9 would’ve been highly appreciated.

....sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me.

What the HEY, who huh?

I just found out today that the sapling I planted was viciously ravaged and uprooted by a renegade band of goats. No eye witnesses just circumstantial evidence.

Luckily I found the remnants and planted it back. Hopefully it hasn’t wilted too much and will grow again. The top of the main branch was chewed off, I’m guessing, and only two little leaves remain.

First off

The first few slots go to some backlogged events and pics. I’d planted a tree quite recently, unfortunately there is no close up pic, just a long range shot. Along with this plantly endeavour, I also acquired a cactus a few months back and managed to finally plant it in a pot. Needless to say I’m dissatisfied with the planting and messed around with it. The consequence reminiscent of the leaning tower of pisa.

Barebones Daily

Ok this is my latest blog incarnation. My goal is just keep a sleek, succinct version of day to day events with a minimum of text. And images to map events, memories, etc. as well as providing visual(s) [appeal].