http://sally.falkor.gen.nz On life as a rookie internet user Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:26:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have decided that this time I will blog the diary of our trip to the United States but it will not be in diary form. It will be an overview of my thoughts. I will leave it to Vern to write a day by day account. The 12 hour flight ... http://sally.falkor.gen.nz/?p=23 It is very curious to me how, as an adult, I forget from one year to the next what I got for Xmas the previous year but I have very vivid memories of what I was given when I was a child. My most memorable Xmas present believe it or ... http://sally.falkor.gen.nz/?p=21 My very first memory of Xmas was of reindeer clomping across our roof and Santa’s sleigh making such a loud noise as it slid across the corrugated iron that it woke me up. Santa didn’t seem to care how much noise he made when he came down our chimney. ... http://sally.falkor.gen.nz/?p=20 On Labour Weekend 2006 Orewa College celebrated their 50th year of being an educational institution by inviting all past pupils to a reunion. I was a foundation pupil and decided to attend the Saturday function which consisted of having your photograph taken together with your fellow foundation classmates. I just ... http://sally.falkor.gen.nz/?p=19 I’m just a little cellphone I’m sitting here awaiting In the nice warm summer sun With my aerial extended And my ringtones set to run But alas it is so lonely here The satellite must be down As nothing much is happening And my owner has a frown Whoops, I have been shifted To a place here in the ... http://sally.falkor.gen.nz/?p=18 I have found that Instant Messenging is a great way to communicate on the net - as the name suggests, you get instant feedback. But why do some people not treat it like having a face to face conversation? Why can’t you take turns at talking? When you ask ... http://sally.falkor.gen.nz/?p=17 I am quite puzzled as to why most people insist on using either a smiley or an emoticon as a regular part of their emails (and IM). The theory is that emoticons are supposed to be a replacement for facial expression lacking in text only communciation. But I ... http://sally.falkor.gen.nz/?p=16 I will bookmark this for Vern to write about his parents. http://sally.falkor.gen.nz/?p=15 I found it quite an emotional journey for me writing about my mum and dad and how it affected me. I shed lots of tears but I felt that I should write in this way. I have always wondered whether other eldest children in a family feel as I do. ... http://sally.falkor.gen.nz/?p=13 I am going to devote this section to relationships. I will focus on my relationship with my parents as a first step. Vern will then do the same with his parents. I think the relationships we have or have had with our parents probably images the relationships we have ... http://sally.falkor.gen.nz/?p=12