01:40am 14/08/2006
  So it's been a while since I've written in here, but you know a couple of things seem to have come to light which I need to question. Basically as far as job networks go I have been floating around in neutral space a little due to no placement in a job network, basically I was told that they would look into a transfer to the Job Network I requested. A few weeks later I was told that they still would not accept me, however if the other Job Network wouldn't, they would consider it.
So as it stands about a week ago maybe a few day's more I received paperwork to transfer, and its on the list of things to get done, most likely early this week, however considering things have been kind of busy, it hasn't been done. Also as my time clocks been out a bit, its made it difficult, but I have actually been trying to get in sync with oversea's so that I can make a couple of phone calls at the right time of day, for positions that I have applied for in the U. K. After receiving an e-mail from a job agency, I was kind of surprised when they didn't respond to the following e-mail.

However that aside I've recently received an e-mail regarding the transfer and contacting the agency in concern because it hasn't been done yet, which I will attend to tomorrow, the thing that I find a little fishy, is the fact that in the correspondence she stated that she's been trying to reach me by phone and has been unable to do so.

Now funny enough I asked dad if his been ringing me lately at home, because and sorry to swear, every time I pick the dam phone up, the line remains silent and then goes dead after a few seconds. I thought it might be the mobile, however he informs me that he hasn't.

So you know I'm kind of questioning the validity of that claim....and that's all I'm saying. I received the e-mail on Friday and I'm responding to it tomorrow via phone...simple as that.		  
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06:18pm 17/04/2006
  Well there's no point delaying, Astro takes a small jump towards the egg's, being careful to miss the poop, lucky bunnies are soft or some of those egg's may have been damaged, and of course the last thing Astro want's to do is have to clean poop of that beautiful rabbit fur coat.
So search and search, pushing egg's out of the way with the bunny nose, until out of the corner of Astro's eye, a glittering is seen.
"There it is", cries Astro with relief, "The Golden Egg" and with that Astro picks up the egg, and peels off the Golden layer. "Oww, what's this??" an egg the color of poop, that can't be healthy for little bunnies, however at the mercy of finding the meaning of Easter Astro has no choice but to eat the golden egg. Hmmm, that was delicious, Astro think's, but it doesn't take long before Astro starts to feel rather sleepy, and realizes that perhaps this has been a trick, and that the real Golden Egg is somewhere else.....
As Astro starts to drift off to sleep, a visionary thought strikes and this years Easter Message is reveiled....

"All that glitters is not gold, and chances are you'll be hit by a car, or at least step in chicken poop if you try and find the meaning of Easter in a Chicken yard...cheep ...cheep..cheep...cheep...we tricked you Astro the little chicks cheep".

The Golden Egg
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10:49pm 16/04/2006
  Well there's no way around it, so Astro hop's down to the side of the freeway and takes care to look at the oncoming traffic.
"Oh my goodness, I'm going to have to be extra careful", and with those thoughts Astro closes his eye's and takes the biggest jump in rabbit history. Opening those big bunny eye's Astro looks down and see's his on the double white line, "Yippee ", now if only I can do it again, so with that Astro closes his eyes crouches down and takes another huge leap for rabbitkind. "Hurray", I survived the freeway.
Well with that in mind, Astro bounds of quickly into the open field and continues to retrace the bunny tracks.
"Cheep...cheep....cheep...cheep"...well it isn't long before Astro hears the squawking of the birds..."Cheep...cheep...cheep..cheep...cheep ...cheep".
Astro bounds up to the baby chicks...but as usual, has trouble interpreting the baby chicks language. Time for the magic mirror ball .
"Magic mirror ball so bright, with all the answers of religion and the meaning of life, can you be so bright as to interpret the little chicks language tonight"...lol.
Well magic mirror ball, replies "Astro the chicks are telling you, that to find this years meaning of Easter, you have to find and eat the golden egg".
"Oh no", say's Astro....."how am I going to find it in all this chicken poop ?".

Stay tuned as Astro hunts through the poop.....
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04:52pm 15/04/2006
  Well...hop and hop and hop....Astro, your such a hoppy bunny I'm surprised you can walk straight, let alone keep the magic mirror crystal ball in one piece, how do you do it I wonder...but never mind, as long as you don't break it, and get seven years bad luck we should be okay.
So what's this ?? Astro's little ear's prick up as a strange sound is heard in the distance.The words "beware the noise" ring vaguely in Astro's ears. So with that in mind, instead of one of the really big hop's the clever bunny decides to take little one's instead, and oh my goodness what a smart thing that was to do, because as Astro clear's the top of the mound, the most amazing sight is seen below.
"Oh my, how am I ever going to get back to the Chick's now?".
Well there you go, all that sleep and all that progress can make the world a more dangerous place, and Astro gives a deep sigh of frustration as he looks upon the noises that Mirror Ball had mentioned.

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06:53pm 14/04/2006
  "Rarraarraaar"....Astro Bunny states as furry little arm's and leg's are stretched from a long period of hibernation. Looks around and spies the magic crystal mirror ball located not to far away. Hops over and carefully lifts the ball up to catch the sun's light..."Mirror ball, Mirror ball so shiny and bright, will you guide my insight on this Easter night ".
Mirror ball replies of course Astro, as bunny is to egg, Mirror is to light, so with my magic insight, I will guide you right".
"Thank-you mirror ball", Astro replies, "For we have traveled far and long together, and if you were to leave me, I'm afraid the meaning of Easter would be lost forever".
"Never fear my little bunny", Mirror ball replies "for while we are together the mystery of the meaning of Easter will continue".
"Yes", Astro replies, "but will we ever find it".
Mirror Ball :"Of course we will, but the meaning of life becomes more confused from generation, to generation, and like Chinese whispers, we will struggle as many do to find the true meaning of Easter".
"Yes" Astro replies, "it hasn't been easy so far, but you have always advise me right, so mirror ball, mirror ball so shiny and bright, as I look upon your crystal mirror tonight, which direction should I take, to find this years Easter message".
Mirror Ball "You must return to the chicks but beware the noises".
And with that Mirror Ball turns a dull color.

Astro "Beware the Noises ?? I wonder if Mirror ball mean's the noises from the office ?", Astro recall's falling into the deep sleep trance with those sound's after last year's meaning was discovered, but at this stage, time will only tell, as Astro starts to retrace his hops back to where he first met the Chicks ....(lol)...

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03:14pm 07/04/2006
  So anyway, I put a bit of information in the other Journal as to what's been going on but basically, my grandfather died, the household was in a bit of an uproar, you know, tears, questions ?, and all other manner of things, so when it came to the Social Security Trial Hearing basically it was not a good time. As I pointed out, with the information that was sent to me for the hearing, in the quick glance I managed to give it, there were a couple of things I believe were not quite true representations of the facts, so I asked for a couple of weeks to get some information from the Freedom Of Information records, which I still haven't had a chance to do, but I did try to ring legal aid last week because I was a little puzzled by a letter that was sent to me, and in fact the paperwork at the hearing, basically they've said I've withdrawn the claim but in fact I asked for it to be postponed, so really it should have been adjourned rather than withdrawn, so next week in all the uproar that's going on with the job that I was supposed to have, rather conveniently placed , however not finalized due to a contract amendment that I made, which they did not seem to want to sign, and perhaps convenient considering what's gone on in the meantime. It's just incredible, how little incidence after little incidence can change a proposition in the flick of an eye.

Anyway, I'll update what's actually gone on in the other journal and then update here. Kind of silly really, but at least there's a record.		  
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06:57pm 02/03/2006
  So it's been a while and of course lot's of inaccessible blurty time hasn't really helped matters, but for inclusion, I guess now's about the time to let you know I put paperwork in last week for a review of the Authorized Review Officers decisions for non payment while I was overseas, it's not so much that there was a non payment period, it's the fact that in the paperwork where they covered all the reasons why I wasn't entitled to payment while overseas, (mind you at that stage I had no option due to the tactics that were being employed to get me to sign a Work For The Dole contract), they stipulated in their correspondence that in the review of my circumstances that they believed I needed another appointment to discuss work options and of course talk with the psychologist. I thought this was reasonably fair if it would assist, or help in making a better/new work choice, so I gave them time to respond to this claim, in fact I gave them the 13 weeks they gave me to appeal the decision, so of course after three months of them not doing as they said they would on paper, I had no choice other than to make sure my paperwork was in on the 13 week for an appeal of the decision and as a means to determine, why exactly they are not doing as they put in writing.  
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08:51pm 18/01/2006
  Hey...well finally some good news in this section. My tax documents requested from the tax department arrived, and well gee...when they transcribe all my tax information into their paperwork, and send me back copies....I can't help but feel like an accomplished no certified tax accountant....so pleased with something....and that should keep centerlink happy this Friday.  
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01:13am 10/01/2006
  Okay...I have to say this before my access disappears again, but went to Centerlink on Friday, and of course the Tax Department hasn't responded to my request for information as yet, so the first thing that happens to me when I approach the counter is getting fried by one of the counter reps...which I am actually kind of sick of considering I'm doing my bit by the book....so what the hey...but I guess I will have to call them tomorrow....but anyway...more interesting occurrences at the other blurty.  
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06:22pm 05/12/2005
  Well no reason to be particularly impressed about anything at all. Last week put form in, was informed that payment was on hold due to
1. My diary not being returned.
2. An appointment that needed to be booked re : Psychologist.

I responded, I was not aware diary was due back as there were two weeks left to be filled in. With regards to the supposed appointment, well that was also outlined on the paperwork re :Return of Benefits removed. So I'm waiting for that to be booked to determine what the hell they really are up to...to me, it seems like either 1. A way to discredit me or 2. An attempt to waste my time.

So following also received paperwork from the Tax Department re : A previous GST tax period not accounted for under the tax system regulations. Seem's that when the accountant did it one period was accounted for in a different manner, so they required me to go back in the tax records to get the data for the system I put in place. Fortunately as I had already pointed out, I was doing all the work and the accountant was basically just filling in the missing squares and charging me 200 odd dollars to do it, which is why despite the fact that it annoys the heck out of me...why I now do it. So...that in fact, if it was an attempt to keep me busy doing anything other than what I want to be doing ..failed.

So back to Job Networks : received another letter for a booked appointment at the network that the system imputed me into, so today was taking care of about three outstanding Centerlink letters.
1. Because they wanted a copy of my Personal Income Tax Records : Which when I contacted the Tax Department, informed me it was unnecessary as they really only need my notice of assessment, however they are insisting due to the fact that I'm running my own business...and blah....blah...Basically then, there's a two week wait for the tax department to issue the documents and I was told I would incur a suspension...which basically seems like a it of bullshit to me....you can't work any faster than the Tax Department...so anyway I said fine...suspend me..... Basically it doesn't seem they have anything better to do with their time.

2. Contact Mt Baker about the appointment after call Department of Employment and Work Place Relations (DEWPR). Told them about the mismatch of service and was informed that the system had a different registration, as it seemed Mutual Obligation had been suspended, and I believe that's probably due to the fact that I have 6mths to find work as a new sign up, however I'm not a new sign up...so once again I have no idea what's going on there.

3. DEWPR returned by call I informed them off the above, and had to laugh. As far as the individual concerned whom I spoke with, he informed me that Centerlink are way too rule focused. I was also informed that the City based network is unable to take me, and still no reason provided. I was informed I'd probably like the Country one better..the fact that I have to put in additional leg work, is a bit of a pain, but I'll probably have the car on the road soon...maybe..
Anyway....something still seems a miss......because all the paperwork...appeals decision reasons etc...are not adding up....along with everything else....

But I have to say...I was pretty annoyed when Centerlink today informed me that I could be getting a breach because of the late diary...blah...blah...for some type of reason Unsatisfactory...when they don't even have it, I was informed by a Customer Service Rep...they are not even supposed to put in a report yet....and basically all I could say....was well I think it's pretty unsatisfactory....that I have to give back a half filled out diary with four odd pages left blank...when Australian Taxpayer Money is paying for them, and personally I believe its an unwanted wasted of resources, just so that some conservative can feel like his Head Master of the School....because I can tell you I qualified in waste management (Via Ecology and the Australian Environment Studies ) along time ago....but somehow...I think Centerlink and the Government it represents failed that course....but heck why would they have passed it...they've been utilizing resources that they stole from the Aboriginals for along time now...		  
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06:18am 19/11/2005
 
mood: touched
You know today was a weird day...dad ended up having a day off from work, I'm not quite sure why, I think there's a few due, I was supposed to go to a meeting at the Job Network that the system has roistered, however I called them yesterday to move it to Monday, mainly because it was in the middle of the day and is not really convenient to get to...although at that stage I didn't know dad had a day off...but anyway, things still aren't as they should be. But what I did do was go to the city to pay my bills...now you may or may not believe this...but usually I hide the computer when I go out, but today because Dad was home, and I thought I'd be home before he left or close to it..that it would be okay. Although I still told him, not to go into my room if he heard a noise, as it would only be my computer. What I did, which is what I do quite often, set up all these little trigger devices so that I can tell if anyone's touched anything...Paranoid.....You Bet...
Anyway today I placed a number of DVD's strategically over my desktop...and went to town.
So surprise, surprise for me, no busses to the Market due to some type of traffic hold up. And yes pardon my ignorance, however Donald Rumsfled is in town I didn't know why. But you want to know something, for the last week, this town has been a political mind field, with at least three protest. Two of which I've caught on film. Anyway..does anyone find it kind of strange that I have a meeting booked in the opposite direction of where I should be on this particular day ??
Whatever, I get home, the DVD's are in a different position. I call dad, he informs me he hasn't touched anything, although he did leave the back door open because supposedly...he wasn't aware if I had a back door key on me...suspicious....messing with my head ?? Hey....people do it all the time...so what can I say....I just hope the information on it remains...my information...because that could be quite upsetting for me...well actually it was...followed by everything else....like finding out exactly why Donald Rumsfeld is here....the mission precisely to drop bombs in the Northern Territory on long range missions....now I really can't even begin to tell you how that affected me....followed by....finally catching a late start Rage, again, which I missed last week due to a different start...and well all the emotion of everything caught up with me...once again...I'm a blubbering mess...however....that doesn't mean I wont pull through....there's always' something or someone....that comes through and makes me see a happy day....


P.S. You might need a bucket for my tears...they could fill the driest well, and give life to a planet and water to the world... where those would drop their bombs....where those would drop their bombs...		  
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02:42am 10/11/2005
  So anyway paper work arrived from the new Employment Provider today...who is not the Employment provider I requested...and the paperwork is a transfer paper...now considering that I've given the provider I was with the transfer paper work to the preferred Job Network....can anyone explain to me why I've got another transfer paper sitting in front of me....no probably not....but I have...and I'm not filling it out.....because I've already filled it out...and I've never consented to being with this provider....and that's all I'm saying....but I'm sure if in six months....the one I have applied to get into...well, if they've removed their head's from each others assess and found me a position....well I won't need to go to this one...but if they haven't...well who knows...I guess then I will...because it is pointless staying with an agency that can't get you work...end of story....

This is more gear that's boring and tedious....however for the sake of record keeping needs to be done...dam it....		  
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02:42am 10/11/2005
  Now well I'm going to bed...and time to pay some bills tomorrow.....before I splurge again...  
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02:51am 08/11/2005
  hmmm...crappy things plenty....received a phone call from a job network....regarding attending a meeting...not the job network I've requested....but I guess it will get to that..probably after the specialist meeting...that's been suggested...but I don't want to go into that...its time for a break...and I could do with a good movie....  
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03:21am 02/11/2005
  I do not need to make this long.....it is in fact good news...I received a phone call from my Authorized Review Officer today, and my breaches have been cancelled....as I said...my body hurts...I'm exhausted...but somewhat relieved.....  
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12:19am 31/10/2005
 
mood: amused
Okay....so the interview was with a Market Research company, as it works out when I was talking to them on the phone, it turns out to be with a Radio Network Research Company....which hey...I'm thinking it's all good...something I'm interested in...blah..blah..went to the interview, and found out a little more about them in the process....I'm sure anyone who know's anything about Radio in Adelaide would know them because one of their stations is fairly new...not something I listen to myself...and not because of any reason....well their are a couple...but God dam it...I'm sick of bitching about everything..and the reasons why.....but once we decide we don't like something because of the way it is...we set about to change it...if people like what we do...great....if they don't fine...I'm sure you'll be happy where ever you end up....but anyway..the interview was interesting to say the least... you know the some what rude assumptions, not on my behalf....but hey when I get told...don't think you can use this as a way in for your own music...inside I'm already thinking "Fuck You"...because any achievement I've made so far has been off my own back talking to people in the industry and what not...and you want to know something else....I'm quite happy with my place out in Cyber Space without radio network backing...so first of all, don't come to me with some type of power play positioning...because Lady...you could be Robert Holmes Accords wife for all I fucking care....but I will sling shit back in your face that fast, you'll have trouble keeping a clean mouth...in other words..you stay out of my life...and I will most certainly stay out of yours....and two by the way...when you tell me in an interview....what I can...and cannot say to the head honchos around you...forget it....because I can already see through your fucking game....and if your top dog...great...but do not think you'll keep your ranking by using me as your little fucking lackie dog to do it....so end of story...that's how I honestly think about it....but of course I was polite as punch at the interview.		  
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11:25pm 30/10/2005
  So....anyway...I never really did get over my birthday....and the presents they're still sitting there....I guess they'll get opened one day...but you know I felt sick about it for the following few day's, dad went away on a trip over to the other side of the Peninsula for work, and I was let with mum in the house...and well as you can imagine the air between us wasn't to good...and it didn't start improving any time soon...and I'll tell it like it was...I'd spent a lot of time cleaning the house for everyone when they came over that day...as you know...no one was really around for it, accept the celebrating I guess minus the bithday person....but come Monday...when the dishes were starting to pile up...personally I just thought ....without being too rude.....fuck it...I am not going to do them as well....mum has to do something...Anyway I didn't eat...in fact believe it or not...I didn't eat for three day's...because I just wanted mum to clean up after herself, each night she'd come home and ask me if I wanted anything and I said..no...sound's really stupid I guess....but iI wanted her to show some type of responsibility around the house....and well I guess some kids never grow up...in the end I ended up giving dad a call because I thought she'd leave them for him to do when he got home...and that also made me feel a little sick...but that's kind of the type of relationship my family have together...not the best huh?? Anyway I asked him to ask her to do them...and as it turned out she did....and that is the end of the bitch about my family....because honestly I prefer it when we're not fighting and everyone's making an effort to do the right thing by everyone...which I guess the world would be a better place if that extended between all families....but that's when individual agenda's come into things really isn't it...and as we all know, everyone's got their own agenda...whether they know it or don't know it...but anyway I want to get off of my sometimes shitty times..  
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01:22am 28/10/2005
 
mood: distressed
So...I guess around about this time people are wondering if I turned up to the Salvo's, well believe it or not...I didn't...which mean's I had to have something pretty tight to go on. So here it is...Yesterday I decided to call Centerlink, I thought well if anyone has any idea of what's going on....they might. I ended up asking a couple of questions...is there a cancelled appointment on the system....I'm informed that they have no paperwork to inform them that there is even an interview..now that kind of got me...but I guess it makes sense if the Salvo's actually send out the paperwork...but you know the interesting thing is that they do seem to have records of other meetings...so that for the time being will remain a puzzle. As it turns out...with a few more questions...I'm able to establish that the system has me registered with a new Job Network...the one I was informed about by the Department....considering I haven't provided them with that information...it's pretty much a safe shot to assume that things have occurred and the meeting is cancelled...mind you....I never did receive the paperwork.....anyway...that's over and it was time to get to the interview today...and now...well I guess I just wait for the paperwork...and live with the breaches until things are resolved.

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11:19pm 25/10/2005
  Okay...well so much for sorting through some of the confusion, today I ring the Salv' about the interview they have scheduled on Thursday, and they inform me that I've been transferred away.....and that the meeting is no longer relevant. Well of course I'm immediately suspicious...who wouldn't be...so like you do...Istart asking questions....they're not quite sure about the details, as it's covered by the Privacy Act, and all I can gather from the conversation, is that Department of Work Place Relations have cancelled it. I haven't heard anything via paper mail, so personally I feel obliged to go to the meeting...as you know what..I doubt I would have received any notification. I call the Department, and am informed this is correct...I'm still suspicious...and why wouldn't I be??...Apparently the system has registered me with another provider, not the one of choice, but apparently that will be changed. I explain, I still feel obliged to attend the meeting, and am informed by the Department that its not necessary. Obviously I explain, look with everything that's going on, if I don't turn up to a meeting, and it's registered as another breach because I failed to do something, that's going to cause more problems, so I'd like the paperwork. I'm informed by the individual in the Department that it won't be necessary, I explain that his statement is "Here say" in a court of law. He replies if it isn't changed like he say's its grand fraud, which I actually agree with, however, how do you prove it, if you don't show up at the interview they've scheduled, and they've sent out no paperwork ?? So that meeting is actually scheduled for Thursday, and of course I'm in two minds as to whether to go or not..

But you want to know something funny...well not funny so much as spontaneous, yesterday it came to me, how to play a breach right back on them....and well I'm not going to go into the details here, because in a way, it's ammunition I have if I go through the same thing again with the next one....

But do you want to know something Cool......"I actually have an interview for a position, which I applied for today....it's casual work, but it is an interview, which is more than what I was getting with the Job Network...so it can't be all that bad. ...plus there are a couple of things on the boiler with some other positions I've applied for...so there you go....another reasonable day review.		  
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10:51pm 24/10/2005
  Actually I might leave the chronology till tomorrow....along with other things....  
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