Peter's wishlist/buylist *edited*

Yay for mindless consumerism. Well whatever, just thought I'd share the things I want and will probably buy when I'm feeling YOLO (lol..) .

By end of 2012:

Definitely: Audio Technica ATH-M50 headphones with coiled wire, better than Beats, half the price. (~$140)
Possibly: Google Nexus 7 tablet (16GB), because it seems awesome and good value ($280 @ kogan)

*EDIT*
Oh... and this...definitely. positively. 100%.

*goes crazy*

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By late 2013:

Definitely: New laptop (Thinkpad X1 Carbon or Asus Zenbook Prime or their successors), because I want to run DOTA2 in a very light package (~$1300-1400 right now)
Possibly (if I'm feeling stupid): Fenix LD-20 flashlight, because who doesn't want a flashlight so powerful it can give people temporary blindness? (~$60, yes.. that's pretty insane for a flashlight.)

By mid 2014: 

Definitely: Samsung Galaxy S4 or S5 or latest nexus phone, hopefully it's powerful enough to run crysis or atleast LoL (~$60/month on contract or $550 unlocked)
Possibly: New gaming rig in place of current desktop PC, we're running on a core2duo PC right now man! (#firstworldproblems)

Well.. if I follow this.... it would mean that smartphones are replaced every 2 years, laptops every 3.5 years and desktop PCs every 4/5 years. Seem excessive? I guess so but hey, it's actually pretty average. You keep things long enough to make good use of your purchase but replace them once every few years so you can feel the massive jump in technology.

One Year.

I almost forgot about the one year anniversary of this blog/rant space until I saw all those pictures of this year's year 12 graduating. So yeah, it's been one year since this, the very first post. Hmm.. how do I feel about it? I'm not sure.

Does life get better after graduation? Depends, but mostly yes. You miss your friends who you'll no longer see every day, every week. But then you gain more freedom and you are released from the burdensome chains of the HSC, free to carve your own path in life. But then again, all this wasn't in my mind when I wrote that post, sobbing quite badly towards the end, contemplating the enormity of the loss :*(
The day afterwards was graduation, and the crying was even worse. Like no joke, I haven't cried in a year, the graduation was the last time, a blip in a long period of non-crying (lol.)..

*I always feel like I should split my wall of text with a picture to make it look better, so here it is*

Well.. yeah. I feel like I haven't changed AT ALL. I think this is a bad thing. If anything, it's been a negative change because these days I'm so bloody lazy. Well.. I did get my braces off (finally) but other than that, same Peter, the good and the bad (I know what you're thinking. >Peter, >good? what a joke).

So what's going to happen now with this thing? Dunno, I'll probably just keep posting whenever I feel like it to a semi-random schedule and try, TRY to actually get some work done.

In true Fort Street fashion, I shall end this one with a quote.
"It's not who you are underneath. It's what you do that defines you."
If you know where that's from, you're cool like me! :D

Driving test.... 3rd attempt

So.. 3rd time lucky... hopefully. 1st exam, drive like a maniac driver in Vietnam, almost ran over three people. 2nd attempt, drove perfectly until the very last moment. So... given the exponential improvement, hopefully... Finally.

So yeah, typing this up on a train. I'm still hungry after a krispy kreme glazed donut and a tiny bite of a hungry jacks burger. Only Granville =/

Well... I might get rolled here so I'll finish this post tomorrow.

*20 hours later*

Sigh, failed that one again. Frequent signalling and observation (head check) errors. OMFG. So 1 insta-fail (gave way to someone who was supposed to give way to me) and 2 accmulated fails (signalling and observation). Yeah, my father is not too happy about that. :(

Moving on, I've always wanted to be a spy. Like James Bond or Jason Bourne (and their initials are both JB). Sounds quite cool, just saying.
Well... onto a more realistic proposition. One day, I shall pick someone on the train at random and follow them around for the whole day. Like follow them on their way to work and shiz, just to see  here it takes me and to see if they notice at all. I need to hone my stalking skills *evil laugh*

Driving tests and yeah..

So... what did I do today.. Oh yeah, tried to get my Ps and failed. again.
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I was doing great, obeying the speed limit, not running people over, checking my blind spots until right at the end. Waited too long to turn at a busy road. Failed right there. T___T
Sigh, well, I've already booked for another test in 2 weeks. Fingers crossed~

Last. Fucking. Item. Right at the end.

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What motivates people in life? What makes people want to not procrastinate and get shit done?

Man.. I really need to do some study. I know I keep saying that but yeah. I've basically been cruising on natural ability for the past... actually, I've been cruising on natural ability my entire life   (that sounds like me thinking I'm top shit.. that's not what I mean. Just that I have never put in 100% effort into anything.) 

So yeah... 

All this for... 20 bucks :D

OH yeah, am I the only one who gets really... "emotional/inspired" when watching the Paralympics? Like... these men and women are such inspiring, dedicated individuals who give 100% despite the challenges and setbacks they face. 

I just find that really amazing. Like people who are born without limbs who don't let it stop them from becoming elite athletes. It's a real shame that these individuals don't get as much media/public  attention as the other athletes, they really deserve to. You may not decide the cards you are dealt, but you do decide how to use them. 

Does this sound hypocritical considering how lazy and unmotivated I am? Yeah, probs. Oh well.

Father's day present :O It's as old as me!

Made my own duct tape wallet. Much slimmer than my leather one :)