Hey all, just letting you know I will be back up and blogging more routinely soon – just still recovering from exams and tiredness!
I will post saying what's coming up soon though.
1. Friends
2. Boundaries
3. Other Stuff….
Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” – Luke 12:15
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called Present.
- Anonymous
Hey all, sorry to say but tonight will be a small one as well.. study seems to be taking over my energy to think and blog let alone my lack of sleep.. so here is a little something…
Knowing God's Word will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from knowing His Word.
God Bless and I will get back to blogging soon!!!!
Sorry guys.. i am tired so all i have for you is a list of 2011 most anticipated movies…
15. Rise of the Apes (James Franco’s Planet of the Apes prequel): $137 million.
14. Cowboys and Aliens (Jon Favreau’s sci-fi western with Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford): $145 million
13. The Smurfs (in 3D) (Big-screen adaptation of The Smurfs with Neil Patrick Harris and Hank Azaria): $152 million.
12. Fast Five (Fast and Furious sequel to the $155 million fourth film): $160 million
11. Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom: Kung Fu Panda sequel to the $215 million hit): $175 million.
10. Green Lantern (Ryan Reynold’s superhero franchise): $182 million.
9. X-Men First Class (X-Men prequel): $190 million.
8. The Hangover 2 (The Hangover sequel to the $277 million hit): $201 million.
7. Super 8 (J.J. Abrams’ directed, Steven Spielberg produced sci-fi flick): $210 million.
6. Captain America (another Marvel movie): $245 million.
5. Thor (the summer blockbuster opener, one of the few movies that has two weeks mostly to itself in the blockbuster market): $260 million.
4. Cars 2 (sequel to the $250 million original): $280 million
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (3D) (sequel to the $305 million third film): ($295 million):
2. Transformers 3: (Sequel to the $405 million second film): $387 million.
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part Two in 3D) (final installment in the franchise): $400 million
VERSE: – Fav at moment
Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts. 2 Timothy 2:22
QUOTE:
"Maturity and humility are like one – it takes one to be the other” – Chris Furlong
Well its now time for my daily blog… however i have yet to think of what to blog about.. I have been so busy studying all day and for the past week.. I am over thinking hahah…
Wait I've got something:
My Children Will Do it Differently
Growing up in the age of technology with the Web almost celebrating birthdays with me I have grown with technology the last 18 years of as much as it has with me. If I look back 12 or so years ago, I remember playing on our Windows 98 System thinking we ruled the world… the internet was run by dial up then WOW…
Now.. today we have iPods the size of matchboxes with touchscreens, we have glasses less 3D televisions being released as we speak and in the future the concept of holographic storage.
All I can say is.. what will my children or the people in the next 20 years be experiencing, growing up with? What we called a CD (Compact Disc) or DVD could be anything.. many think it will be something like a small SD Card… but really we cant comprehend where our technology will go.
The funny thing is (sorry parents) my parents, dad more so… struggle with todays technology and are always reminding me what they had in their day… For me will it come to saying to my child, “son in my day we iPhone’s and iPads” and be given a bunch greezies or blare looks in embarrassment, that we would even mention them…
So tonight's question is:
What do you think will be around in the next 15 years?
<<Comment your thoughts>>
QUOTE:
“Todays technology is already old tomorrow” – Chris Furlong
VERSE: – Is technology trouble?
"So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today. – Matthew 6:34
Have a look at these.. they will defiantly widen your mind….
Hey fellow blogtopians, tonight I probs wont blog as much as I am so tried but it better then nothing!
Ok so I mentioned I would write about the Pyramid to Perfection – which is the model I use to explain to my Drum Students how to succeed in learning their task at hand and perfecting it. So here is the model itself. *Remember this is usually for drums but can be rehashed for whatever! - this is a basic version
Basics: So in this level its where we must learn whatever our task is. We must comprehend what is being asked, or how to apply it. So say we were given a Math Equation to do. First we must fully understand the concept behind it, what it being asked and a background knowledge of the equation.
Learn: Once you have a full understanding of the task (equation), we then need to learn it. For drummers, this means to memorize the beat which is to be learnt. So we need to be able to do the equation (formula), beat or whatever without looking at it.
Emphasise: Now we are ready to take it up a notch! For drummers this would imply adding speed to the beat, revamping it with style and technique and customizing for your own. In terms of the example (equation) this would imply we use it to a set of given questions. So its where we explore it further.
Perfection: After learning the basics, memorizing the task and then emphasising it to the next level by now you should have it imbedded into your mind and have a 100% understanding of how to apply it or play it. Now this wont mean 100% perfect but it will be very solid in terms of correct.
So there you go that's the Pyramid to Success model (brief version).
Don't forget if you have suggestions or want something to blogged about please feel free to email or comment for one.
QUOTE:
“Perfection may be impossible but we can perfect our best!” – Chris Furlong
VERSE: – Great verse!
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. – 1 Corinthians 4:20
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Before I start this blog, I must say when blogging.. one of my major influences is Music… not so much the lyrics always but more so the way in which it illuminates thoughts and ideas through the simplicity of music (sounds and rhythms).
Irony can be viewed in many ways but most commonly verbally. Someone will state one thing yet mean another. (For those that don't know EG: as soft as concrete – this implies irony as how can concrete be soft?) So what I really want to talk about is how ironic it is that people change…
I’ve known many people over the years, some more then others and one thing which has always intrigued me is their stubbornness to declare they wont change or nothing could change them (who they are, what they do, or what they keep important in their life).
The ironic thing is we all change. Change is part of who we are and what we will become. I’ve changed… from last year, from 5 years and from since i was born. Not just meaning physically or dramatically – i have always been a Christian, I'm known as a “goody tissue” but none of them have changed. What has changed is my view on life, my appreciation of my elders and my maturity in having the common sense to understand the important things in life.
So in terms of my fascination of others is how people go about living their lives – in the mindset nothing will change – they wont change.. they fact is yes they will change.. but how that change will happen and evolve is another question. That's then their choice in what they will mould into…
The sad thing is.. its usually the really good ones which chose to let change take them to the deepest and darkest places…
I’ve seen it happen, I have lost friends over it – that changed me.. but I controlled the change… I allowed it to build me (with the help of The Lord of course).
What I am trying to get at is, we all have things in our life which will prompt change.. some are bigger then others… but how will you control the change?
Will you let it build you and grow you… or will fall into the easy path which shall surely become a burden in your life…
So the ironic thing is: (QUOTE)
“The more we deny change, the reality is, change is here to stay.” – Chris Furlong
VERSE: The Ironies of Life – Ecclesiastes 10:5…
“Wise words bring approval, but fools are destroyed by their own words”. - Ecclesiastes 10:12
Next Time:
- The Pyramid to Perfection (Chris Furlong)
WOW what a day… 12 hours of study.. it takes so much out of you.. even though your just sitting there for hours long.. writing, reading and formulating that perfect response… whilst trying to memorize it all at once.
So as i mentioned the other night will be blogging about Persistence
Persistence:
Well I figured I would touch on how Persistence = Patience and Progress…
If you want to set out to do something the first thing you should do is speak it out. Acknowledge to yourself what you want to achieve and when by! By doing this you have set your mind into a time frame and mindset of what needs to be done. This will further help you prioritise.
So now that your fixed on what you need to get done.. the next bit is staying at it (Persistence) and the only way to do this is to have Patience! Look at it in the long run.. the end result.. what will be achieved once you are done… and reward yourself when you do!
The work isn't just going to write itself or become randomly completed… it needs to be done by you patiently. So get to it!
Once your chugging away, without your Facebook on refresh every 5 minutes or your phone beeping at you for a new SMS, you should be making progress. If you set break times, (whatever intervals you chose) and stick to them by working until the time… you will be progressive each time.
BAM! You have now patiently persisted in becoming progressive in your set task! Give yourself a pat on the back and now start the next!!!!
QUOTE:
“A little pain for a long term gain.” – N/A
VERSE:
“Lazy people want much but get little,
but those who work hard will prosper.” – Proverbs 13:4
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Well for the last week as you would know i haven't been blogging but i had been doing my Portfolio the whole time and finally completed after a few 4am mornings hahah! Therefore over the next few blogs i will being doing them on one of 3 things
1. Influences
2. Persistence
3. Irony
However I must first state that i have had a busy week, I am very tired and (am yawning as I type) so just bare with me over the next few days.
Influences
I have touched on this before and character as well… but it is coming a more common thing in which I notice is an issue and problem to the everyday life of a modern teenager. I mean don't get me wrong we have our influences… its more who or what they are. I can recommend having influences in your life which are going to help you move forward in all that you do – that being your:
Faith: Obviously I write in respect to anyone who reads this, however I am a Christian so when i talk of FAITH i am referring to having that relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. Now in terms of an influence, God can be, but we need someone who is walking the walk, talking the talk, walking the talk and talking the walk! Having a peer or someone close to you who is a friend and experiences your everyday life (and is a Christian) will help you grow as for teenagers usually we look to older people for a Christian influence.
Life: Life is full of many interesting people, celebrities, heroes and and stereotype society trends. When it comes to picking your influences for life you don't want someone who is going to be recommending you party hard and ask questions later, but rather someone who has responsibility in their life and has a thorough understanding of what is “smart” and what is “stupid” in life. In other words… knows what will get you moving forward in life. Stop relying on the MEDIA on all those shows, and what the world portrays as right and wrong.
Career and Education: The best influence for this is someone who has had the experience in working with what you want to do. Someone who is a Christian will increase the bonuses of finding the right career and will help identify the priorities in your life. What career is best for you in terms of your own vision and dreams in God.
These may seem a bit brief, but as I said I am very tired and I am off to bed now!
VERSE:
I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. – Psalm 138:2
QUOTE:
“Don't let the world influence you but let the world be influenced by you” – Chris Furlong
Quote
“You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future” –UnknownMatthew 6:34
So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Its a common trend today that society lives multiple identities in the different environments and locations we company. For instance the common trends of teenage mind is “be who you want how you want at school” but “be who you need to be at home.”
Its rather sad that people regardless of who they are (Christian or Not) that they have to live different lives, just to be noticed. The ironic thing is if you are yourself, you will still be noticed – its just a matter of perception.
Its said that if we were to strip away everything we have, take away all our privileges and all that we own.. all we would have left is our character. The thing is about character is without all those material possessions and bounds over our lives, it will be our character which defines who we really are.
I guess we could call it a new level of integrity. Integrity is the act of doing right and having a moral soundness without having to be commended.
Character should be the same… regardless of where or how you look your character should be shown always. It will define who you are.
Youth these days have this idea that everything will be ok if we sugar coat it, if we keep it covered, if we follow the crowd. But the reality is your just living in self denial… and what will that do.. break you down, build up anger and release a rage which shall result in a consequence or two.
If you were to be yourself, do the right thing and follow your The Lord, all you have to lose is the people who mistreat you. People will love you for who are… not what you show. Cos if you show them something they want to see, when they do see your true self, they will more likely disown you.
So the moral of the story is…
1. Yes life is tough – but we are all doing it
2. Stop living your life denying who you are and what you believe
3. Find your integrity and independence in God and live life the right way
Quote:
“Your reality should be your identity, not showing who want to be or need to be, but showing your character” – Chris Furlong
Verse:
There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. – Proverbs 16:25
YAY finally my group has finished our final assignment for the semester. Feel so relaxed now! Just a quick blog today as I am so tired.. I can actually hear my bed calling my name… Chris… Chris…. Chris!!!
I must say that the “Long Walk On The Beach” at youth tonight was rather fun, let alone the fish n chips and the company and chilling.
I actually have heaps I wanna blog but so not in the motivational or inspirational mood…. haha! Maybe I redo it at work tomz!
QUOTE:
“To find true success we first must find the best in us, then we will reach our true potential” – Chris Furlong
VERSE:
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said” – Matthew 4:18
“Such a little choice in a moment has the power to influence the future” – Chris Furlong ^ Directed at the verse
Today has been rather big, as I had a 30 minute presentation with my team for Behaviour and Communication Class, I guess on the positive we had plenty of snacks and goodies to go along with it. Our team did well, but after that we still had another 2 assignment to complete… The Report for BAC and a DBMS Assignment.. which is currently on 500 lines of code…
So as i am currently writing this (10:32pm) we are just finishing the report and about to continue our DBMS… which is due tomoz.! Oh the joys!
The positive for the day was my purchase and the additions to my TV collection:
Dexter Season 4
How I Met Your Mother Season 5
Modern Family Season 1
Quote:
“Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.” – Unknown
Scripture:
God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. – Hebrews 6:10
So tired… need some z z z z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
Not long now till my first exam.. one week Saturday.. and my Portfolio due Friday!!
Sometimes faith can be putting your trust into something you cannot see… in this case literally!
Today was rather long… as i spent majority of it collaborating with Uni mates working on our never so ending pile of assignments. I then had my usual run around with drum lessons and errands and of course cant forget to mention my coffee date with Little Lion followed by a family dinner.
After a few chats and entertainment with the family plus a stand still arm wrestle with my bro I was back to doing assignments. Had some awesome in jokes and chats with the boys though.
For the record my brother made a statement that in order to pass a subject you may be failing you need to trick your mind that you like it. His analogy for this was (if any of you know the place A Maze'N Things in Phillip Island) that Here the weird and wonderful place is a place where you need to trick your mind into believing these allusions. However if i am correct these allusions are tricking us, not us tricking our minds.
Anywho…
Quote
“If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.” Mark Twain
Verse
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. – Ephesians 4:15
For any drummers or drum fans out there here is an amazing drummer
called Brandon Hopkins here is one of his amazing covers “Halo 3” http://www.youtube.com/user/Bopkins14#p/u/13/d7jPWcD5_64
Also check out his other work!!
I have recently been motivated to play more at home!!!!
Night
A Year In The Making…
Yesterday I mentioned the subjects I will be taking over Semester 1, i have now also included Summer Semester. I had a question concerning what these subject actually consist of so i will be providing some outlines of what they are. (Brief Outlines)
Summer Term 2010
HIT3407 - INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Demonstrate knowledge of project management terms and techniques, tools and techniques such as project selection methods, Work breakdown structures, Network diagrams, Critical path analysis and Earned Value analysis, applied in the context of IS development and IS acquisition. The importance of project management to improving the success of IS projects.
HIT3409 - PROCESS MODELLING
Defining and describing the concepts of business processes, business process values, business process improvements, business process reengineering and workflows (very brief)
HIT3413 - BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Covers the notion of information value, classifying types and sources of value, and explaining the types of processing that can add value to corporate data sources. The nature and role of business intelligence in contributing to the delivery of business value and competitive in modern organisations. Identify the potential benefits, risks, and range of organisational and managerial issues associated with a successful implementation of a business intelligence system.
Semester 1 2011
HIT3412 - BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
Covers the contribution of business information systems analysis as an aid to organisational problem solving. the notion that information systems analysis, development and acquisition all occur within complex, turbulent, uncertain and interconnected organisational contexts, and the implications of this to the practice of business information systems analysis.
HIT3410 - SYSTEMS ACQUISITION & IMPLEMENTATION MANAGEMENT
Covers the knowledge of the issues and options available to providing organisational IT services. Evaluates the pros and cons of differing approaches to acquiring systems, and demonstrate an ability to match particular approaches to particular organisational contexts. Discuss the issues associated with package selection, including requirements specification, selection criteria, vendor due diligence, and apply tools and techniques to business cases. Explain the major issues and human concerns in IS-related organisational transformation, identify causes of human resistance to change.
HIT2411 - BUSINESS DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKS
This unit is designed to offers a multidisciplinary inquiry into the technology, business, economics, and public-policy of computer networks and distributed applications. It will introduce students to the foundations of computer networks, including: Internet architecture, network technologies and protocols (e.g., 802.*, TCP/IP, HTTP), some routing algorithms and policies, network applications (e.g., p2p overlays, VoIP, viral networks), emerging network technologies, and network security. Tightly integrated will be coverage on the business, and policy of networking, including: economic characteristics of networks, network industry structure and ISP competition, wireless spectrum auction, network neutrality, and incentive-centered design of networks and applications.
HBN200N - NEW VENTURE DEVELOPMENT
This unit provides an introduction to the skills necessary to commercialise new technology and to commence a new business operation. It will give the student a framework for generating, evaluating, and implementing new business opportunities. It will achieve this by looking at the practical problems and issues of resource acquisition, market development of new start businesses and the key challenges facing entrepreneurs into the 21st century. It will be global in coverage but also seek to focus on the topic from the context of Australia's challenges and opportunities.
HIT1091 - WEB DEVELOPMENT
To introduce the technology of the Internet and World Wide Web and to develop an understanding of the technologies associated with programming for the World Wide Web.
Semester 2 2011
HIW051 - IBL - BIT PLACEMENT 1
A Business Work Placement. I am hoping to go to NAB, IBM or Accenture… something along those lines
Quote:
“Sometimes stress is just your body telling you to stop being lazy and just do what needs to be done, before it is too late” – Chris Furlong
Verse:
People may be right in their own eyes, but the LORD examines their heart. Proverbs 21:2
Night World
Today was a celebration to some sort, as it was the final OOP lecture! However this is also a bad thing as, it means we have less time to do the portfolio and get ready for the EXAM…
Today was also the start of a 2 week study craze. My first exam being on the 13th November (yes a Saturday), means i must put my head down and study home!!
On another note i walked/jogged 3km today after Uni, which is hopefully becoming a new routine. I wish to get more active on my drums again to help keep my adrenaline pumping over the next few weeks.
So looks like i have decided my subjects for Semester 1 next year:
- Business Information Systems Analysis
- Web Development [Introduction]
- Business Data Communications & Networks
- Systems Acquisition And Implementation Management
- New Venture Development
Any question about them please ask!!!
Daily Quote:
“Planning a dream takes 3 things; goals, determination and time” – Chris Furlong
Goals: Mini checkpoints in achieving your dream
Determination: Persistence to maintain and stay on task
Time: Success takes time therefore so will your dream
Daily Scripture:
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. - Ephesians 6:10
Night
