October 2007: Righteous One

Hiya,

I’m getting into this right-on righteous business and decided to rename my blog accordingly. I’m afraid that next month will be much the same …

HOW TO AVOID CANCER
I found this, useful link – notice it’s not a guarantee or a talisman against death which are very useful indeed (I’m afraid I can’t spare mine) but at least you’re working in the right direction.
How to avoid cancer – The World Cancer Research Fund recommends …

• Limit your red meat consumption to less than 500g a week (cooked weight). That’s about 70g a day – less than a small steak.
• Avoid sausages and other processed meats.
• Limit alcohol to two drinks a day for men and one for women. An example of one standard drink is a 330ml stubbie of beer with 4 per cent alcohol.
• Eat energy-dense fast-foods like hot chips, burgers and fried chicken “sparingly, if at all”.
• Avoid sugary drinks.
• Eat wholegrains and/or pulses (example: lentils) with every meal.
• Eat at least five serves a day of fruits and non-starchy vegetables.
• Exercise: start with 30 minutes a day of moderate activity, increasing to 60 minutes’ moderate activity or 30 minutes’ vigorous activity.
• Don’t smoke.

Notice how there is no mention whatsoever of Gummi Berry Juice?!! I certainly noticed and feel that from reading between the lines, Gummi Berry Juice is absolutely fine … if not recommended, as it certainly assists in getting several hours of very strenuous exercise / dancing!! For more information see the full article in the
NZ Herald.

Take care,
Tomo.x

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September 2007: The Vest Is Off

Hiya,

I have notified local meteorologists and the press. I have taken my vest off and thus marks the end of a winter in Wellington. It wasn’t too bad but I am glad that summer is dawning down under.

So this is the third round of bobbins which I’ve decided to call ‘Episode 3: The Gummi Berry Juice Journals’ (‘July 2007: Naughty Little Face’ to present) – the difficult third series. Following ‘Son Your Girlfriend Is Mine’ (chronicling ‘February 2004: Son Your Girlfriend Is Mine’ through to ‘June 2006: The difference between knowing the path and walking the path’) and the less popular, more self-indulgent, self-titled ‘Tomoism’ (chronicling ‘June 2000: Slappers On Tour 2000 – 2001′ through to ‘July 2003: It’s been emotional’). Maybe I have a little too much time on my hands or I fancy myself as a Sarah Jessica Parker / Doogie Houser, M.D. type. I enjoy writing this bollocks, so I’ll keep churning it out.

However, just this one time, I’d like to side-step the usual bollocks and make a few points about the situation in Burma. Just to mix things up a little. So basically it’s a self-serving (the sucky kind of) military government, who freely torture, abuse and persecute their own people. With the protests in Burma, there’s a possibility that the military might get scared and turn the peaceful protests into a blood bath. If they know that they are being watched, that the world knows what’s going on, then hopefully that won’t happen and with trade sanctions something positive might arise out of this situation. So here are a few things that you can do in just a few minutes of your time …
1. Don’t buy TOTAL petrol & oil – they support the military government and generally take the p!ss – general human rights abuses of the Burmese people, using them as slaves and being downright naughty.
2. Stand with the Burmese monks and sign this petition to show your support.
3. Get those kids out of prison.
4. Call for urgent UN action now (although China will probably veto the sh!t out of it).
5. Email the EU President.
6. Petition Gordon Brown to get off his fat arse and do something constructive.
7. If you want to donate some money, then that’s great – why not support the kids who are getting the sh!tty end of the stick?
8. Nominate the Burmese monks for the Nobel Peace Prize.

You can also find out more about the situation in Burma …
1. BBC country profile of Burma
2. BurmaCampaign.org.uk
3. Leading article: The generals take their revenge (11/October/2007).
4. Only now, the full horror of Burmese junta’s repression of monks emerges (11/October/2007).

It’s all going a bit Mark Thomas this month – I’ve got fire in my belly. FIRE!! FIRE!!

Back to the bollocks next month …

Take care,
Tomo.x

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July 2007: Naughty Little Face

Long time no see – you’re looking well – is that a new blouse?!

So if you hadn’t noticed I’ve been away for the past year (yes it’s really been a whole 12 months).

The past year has been absolutely brilliant – I spent 3 months in the UK, then Ted (who I met soon after I first arrived in olde Auckland, nearly 4 years ago) decided that she had had enough of New Zealand’s esoteric visa system and was going back to Sarrf Landan (South London if you reside outside the M25 orbital) and we decided to do a last travel mission together. We went to Fiji (very, very nearly missed the flight) just before the none-violent coup (which was nice), travelled around the New Zealand north island before Christmas, back in olde Auckland town for Christmas, and flew down to the south island on a hang-over the day after the Summadayze event (see picture attached of her naughty little face). Ted went back to the UK in February and I stayed at Rob’s in olde Auckland town (he is a good’un) until I found this job in Wellington village, and here we are with a new journal, a new beginning, all trussed up in a new town. There are two decent clubs in Wellington village, a homeless guy and only 163,824 people in the central business district – it’s all kicking off!! I fancied a change from olde Auckland towne as I’d hit my 2-3 year attention span – at which point I usually decide I’ve had enough, ready for a change of scene, that sort of thing and then set about moving to a new city, making new friends, finding a new job and set up sticks, then finally getting bored, thinking if I move away then I’ll find more fun somewhere … silly really …

I had quite an unpleasant Gummi Berry Juice experience in March – some people were on something other than Gummi Berry Juice doing some very random things which I couldn’t comprehend at the time, I missed Ted and felt down, and I seemed to be doing the same thing (again) at the same place (again) – anyhow, I didn’t have a good time. I’m not blaming the Gummi Berry Juice (never blame the Gummi Berry Juice) – I was in the wrong place with the wrong frame of mind – a ticket to a bad night. So I got an incy wincy bit righteous and decided to ‘just say no’ to the whole Gummi Berry Juice for a few months. I managed about 2.5 months of complete sobriety with nothing stronger than Chewits passing my lips. Then little by little it began to creep back in – I just enjoy it too much!! During the period of sobriety there were certain points when I got really, really bored, then went fully in the opposite direction and got really, really righteous about how it was the right thing to do!! Anyhow, you’re lucky you didn’t get an email from that period – I would have been like one of those irritating ex-smokers who won’t let you enjoy a fag in peace!!

Anyhow, that’s where I’m up to – how are you? What have you been up to for the past 12 months?!

Take care,
Tomo.x

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