Archive for September, 2006

Cell Goss

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

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 dark
I think I’m on the […]

Annoyances on the net - Instant Messenging

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

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 a question why doesn’t the […]

Annoyances on the net - Smileys and Emoticons

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

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 have discovered that the […]

Parents

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

I will bookmark this for Vern to write about his parents.

How I feel now

Sunday, September 10th, 2006

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. Always having to protect, support […]

My Parents

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

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 with our children and our […]

My Blog Experience so far

Friday, September 1st, 2006

Im trying to get used to having to think back to front in putting this blog together. My introduction is right at the bottom. When you read a book the introduction is the first thing you read. But Im told by the expert in this field that people are lazy and dont like to scroll […]