Touch of Jazz

3 sleeps to Christmas. 12 sleeps to holiday to Queensland. I've been to Queensland so many times. All those trips to Surfer's Paradise, Brisbane and so on, well, it must be my 6th trip to the Sunshine Coast. Not that I'm complaining. Once you get there and settle in, it's a very relaxed place. You sit on the balcony and just watch the wind and the waves, and forget the spectres of the past, the stress of the present, and the terror of the future. Plenty of friends on this trip, so it'll be fun.

But until then it is going to be a bit boring. I mean, the euphoria of the UAI has faded away and now I sit, listening to music or playing FFX. I've been trying to expand my musical taste. Usually, when I hear a song that I like, I listen to it obsessively then stop since it has become so familar. So I'm trying to find some new tracks and albums that I can sink my teeth into. A new band that has popped onto my radar is The Temper Trap, courtesy of Serena. Check out the song My Sun either on their mySpace or Youtube.

Getting 92.45 is pretty good, considering that just months ago I was scared as heck with the possibility of getting a UAI in the 80s. But some last minute focusing poked it above 90. Thinking back, I definately could have done better, by studying harder and whatnot. In hindsight, the HSC wasn't that bad. It wasn't the 'end-of-the-world' thing that most people seemed to be predicting.

So now the relatives are going to reward me. Granted, it's not that much compared to if I got 99 or something, but since I have no job, I've been trying to maximise gain, not just for me, but for other close friends as well. I know my aunt is guaranteed to give me some cash. I'd probably shove some into the bank, but I have no idea what to spend it on. I have some vague ideas on upgrading or replacing my computer, but now is not the best of times with Vista, the new Windows, being released next year. I have plans though.

My tutor was happy with my mark, though disappointed since he expected me to do really well. But I was a lazy student, so I didn't study that much, yeah. I told him of my plans to study diagnostic radiography, and he said it was alright. Except it didn't pay a lot of cash compared to other jobs and kept recommending pharmacy. I'll think about it, but pharmacy seems beyond reach right now. I'd have to do very well in my first year of Uni before thinking of switching courses. But for now, I'm sticking to my path. Plenty of time.

Oh, and I found this techno cd that Kevin Tran gave to me way back in 2002. The 27th of May, 2002 if the date is correct. Right now, I'm blasting this at max bass on my computer. It's a hella different to the ultimate acoustic guitar collection I was listening to before.