Hmmmm To VPS or Not To VPS

Ok, so I'm looking around for VPS Hosting.  The journey is pain staking as it appears there is a group of seemingly top class providers all with only minor differences.  At the moment I'm looking about $20-$50 for about 5GB storage, 750GB/Month bandwidth, up to 100mbps, about 1GB RAM,  hahah what else is there.

I really wish the process was a little bit easier.  The investment is a tough because you either try make the savings though paying for a year at a time, which obviously comes with some risks.  Or you spend the extra time researching, to make sure you are onto exactly the right service at the right price point.

I guess my purpose and reason for getting the hosting is important.  The plan is to start up some blogs, eCommerce sites, and what ever I can think of.  At this stage I have the basic skills to set up some CMSs, but probably not enough to quit my day job.  I do have some other skills in photography, and I did just get a really nice camera that I'll start using to write short documentary films soon.  All of these could do with a website.  I have an AdSense account, so I can hook them up and hopefully see some fruits to this $500 dollar a year investment in hosting.  Oh, and don't forget the yearly cost of the domains also.

I wish there was more help out there for me.  If you read this and think you can help me in the right direction, please do.  It will be most appreciated.

Cheers Peeps!

My first attempt at making a video, not great but its a start.

OK, so I got this awesome camera the other day.  A Canon 650D.  The reason being is that I want to start making documentary films.  As an Asian Studies student (graduated now) I really want to be doing something more closely related to my passion for Asian culture and society.

Below is my first attempt.  To clarify, I'm really not that impressed.  The standard lens isn't that great and the tripod is designed for photography, not film.  But all good, I just need to develop filming techniques that don't rely on focus pulling, zooming and consistent panning or pitching.  Anyway, check it out peeps, and please be sure to tell me just how bad it is :P

"Christmas Lights at Q House - Lumphini, Bangkok Thailand, 2013

Thanks for watching.

The Woes of Wage Slavery

Why oh why do I feel this despair. For what fate have I begged to be blessed in this abyss? There be any other name to offer, I cannot find it. And to my finality I find it discouraging. Lost as it were, into what is painful and unknown. So lost in this world. What is it to want end but not be offered? persist and continue, with depressing inevitability.

-Written some time ago from a dark place.

Blast From The Past

Below is just a little blast from my past.  The few days prior to me visiting Thailand more than 5 years ago now seems kind of funny.  Following that I went back to Australia to study, then came back to Thailand, which is where I have been living for about a year and a half.  Fascinating where life takes us.  Click the text to go to that part of my archive and read the epic journey I faced when I was so much younger.

An anxious wait

Today has seen a new sense of urgency for my leaving. I only have 3 days until I leave the country and I would really just like to get my journey underway. My room still hasn't been filled yet but I have lost all care for this god-forsaken room. My budget seems to be inline anyway so I just want to get going.I had the pleasure of briefly going out on the town last night. 2 of my house mates and I went to a pub in Brisbane. I am terrible at having a good time when I go out. Always concerned about peoples thoughts and opinions. The night ended after 35 dollars of bear, Macca's and a train home.I put my sudden pessimism down to last night. I'm just not party material at the moment. Maybe my trip will change that. Then again maybe partying isn't really a skill I'm interested in.

I'm back. Where did I go?

This is brief, but a warm sense is flowing and I'm glad to be back.  This platform is back in my hands and I'm looking forward to updating more regularly.

For those just visiting now for the first time, please feel free to check out my archives.  Lots of partly interesting stories from years passed.  I can't wait to let you all know what has been happening.

Words of wisdom from an old friend...

"Secrets for a Happy Life... Be Guided by Goodness,

Fuel Your Life and Your Work With Fun, Avoid the Fault

Finding Feel Goods and All Unnecessary, Non-productive

Negativity, Choose Your Mood and Your Attitude, Move

From Problems To Solutions Quickly, Have High

Integrity...."

In trying to understand a difference of opinion.

I'm tired of having discussions or debates that rarely go anywhere.  In the instance of talking to my friends, we share a common belief and understanding, so when we talk we agree, and we get nowhere.  Whether it be about religion, society, westernism, etc, we can never make progress in our discussions because we all agree.  However, when I leave my familiar surroundings and return to my place of birth, and my "old life", I find myself conflicted with the old status quo, that seems to have changed very little.  In these discussion, we rarely make any progress, because my beliefs, which I hope are sound, make no impact on those that are happy with their way of life.  I was told the other day, "why don't you just let people live the way they want to live?".  And my answer to that is, why should we let something that seems so wrong perpetuate and become an underlying problem of western society.

I would explain more now, but I really need to pull my ideas together and elaborate further in the near future.  Stay tuned (me, anyway, as I know no one reads this anymore)

I'll keep this short

I have come to a turbulent stage of my life. Things aren't going as planned, and everything is always unpredictable.

I'll keep this short. I need to find some way of inspiring myself to do all the things I want to do.

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Save some face good boy....

So here I am. Becoming a new person while retaining all those unique qualities I pertain to. And how do I feel? Well, for the moment I feel good. The time has come for me to be glad I am here in the now and present. As my good friend said, "Avoid the FaultFinding Feel Goods and All Unnecessary, Non-productiveNegativity". And how right he is. If anything my health is good, I can make the effort to avoid those things that take me back to bad states, and move on with the assurance that I need not be apprehensive of what might become.

In all honesty, I am fine. My problem is that I read too much into my being, and I also allow those negative things to influence my present state. Oh, and I like to talk a bit of crap when it comes to my blog.

I'm sooooo proud that I can finally come back here and write. It has been a long time since I had the motivation to write in my blog. And I think the reason is because I was fearful that people wouldn't want to hear about my less than satisfactory circumstances - or that I might find it humiliating to express how my life was playing out.

So I'll leave it at that with a quote from my good friend:

"Secrets for a Happy Life... Be Guided by Goodness,Fuel Your Life and Your Work With Fun, Avoid the FaultFinding Feel Goods and All Unnecessary, Non-productiveNegativity, Choose Your Mood and Your Attitude, MoveFrom Problems To Solutions Quickly, Have HighIntegrity...." -Anon