Chickenhawk
Micheal macintyre
Alan sugar
Roadside crosses
The day of triffids
Shantaram
The man who broke into auschwitz
Memoirs of lt winters
Pig island

And currently 100 pages into Simon scarrows book 'the gladiator'

I have reached my target of ten books with the completion of pigisland but my ice progress is not going as well as could be. Hopefully this week will bring it back on target!







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First time at syndicate lake

After work tonight I went fishing. Bait was in the water at 19:10 (after some faffing...really must get rigs made up).

Used 1oz method feeder. Dynamite methods ground bait dampened with sweetcorn juice. Got a few good bream like one below.




They do tend to fight like a wet sack.

Then I got into a barbel.....my first ever!!! Fought much harder than the barbel and when i saw those ted find I knew I was into something special!



Also saw two massive carp cruise right beneath my quiver tip!

There's big fish in their wonder if I can tempt them out this summer?!

All in all an excellent trip of just a few hours, well worth the expense of new pestering gear, rod licence and lake membership. Matt Hayes was right, you can't catch 'em sat in your armchair!


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Motorcycle theory test

Today I passed my motorcycle theory test


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Pig island

This morning I finished reading pig island by mo hayder.

I started reading this book in march of 2010 and for some reason, over two years later, I've just finished it.

Was a good read, not the greatest but had a very good twist at the end. Probably worth a read for the last 6 pages.

Next I will be moving onto 'the gladiator' by simon scarrow.

I will update the lust of all the books I've read whilst on placement at arup this afternoon.


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New toy

£600 to insure and it's gonna cost damn near £3000 to get to ride it but fuck!!!!!

Promise only what you can deliver and deliver what you promise!

Say what you mean and mean what you say!






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First ever motorbike

On Saturday I placed a deposit on a 2001 yamaha fazer...total cost will be a further £1800. I still havnt passed my test and my tutor doesn't seem overly impressed by my performance so far.....I can really do without Phils stag do this weekend but I'm sure it'll be fun when I get there

Presentation to directors tomorrow also....should be good for a laugh! I'm not well prepared but I think my presentation is simple enough to be clear and effective.

Also joined a fishing syndicate on Saturday morning, £35 a year but it will give me some enthusiasm to have a go!!!!


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Msc paid for

Today I paid off the final £710 off my graduate development load for my masters. I feel quite proud.......

The masters was essential to get chartered, I got a distinction and finished top of my class. All of that would have been pointless if I fail in September....time to knuckle down!

I'll get through the presentation on Tuesday and then have a concerted effort to crash through the reports, interview prep and exam prep.


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Meresbrook

The place with the hills


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125 day

Stalled once
Put foot down in u turn
Still shit with turnin signals off
Too hesitant on a hill
U turns not tight enough
Going too far out on the left turns (must hug the kirb!)
Check the fucking blind spot!!!!!!!!!
Do the life saver...it's a life saver for a reason!!!!!!!!!
Not on big bikes yet, kyle doesn't think good enough yet

Must get through next Saturday without stalling once and really get the slow control sorted on those horrible hills (can't remember what the areas called at the moment!)
Found a fazer in smc for 1500 quid, dealer got down to 1350...but lyles advice is right. Don't bother buying a bike until passed test and test rode a few bikes....there will always be a fazer for 1500 quid because there at loads of them around!!!!



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Career progression

Today I had a conversation with icl director. I will shortly receive a pay rise (more than most) but I will only be promoted to site engineer...not senior engineer as hoped.

I will be pulled out if secondment early to start work on site in the waky new police station.

Frustrating part is that I will be required to act as a senior engineer and 'report to the con man' - something I have been doing for last four years.

If he comes back with a pay rise that takes me to 33k then I'll be happy....I'll have the pay rise and hold tight for a further pay rise and change in title.

If the pay rise is less than 20% I will sit tight, do my job to the best of my ability, sit my chartership exam and then start looking for another job. I will not threaten to leave, I will find a job, hand in my notice and leave. I would only stay if icl offer me more money (but I refuse to tell them what the new offer, even if it exists, is)

All of this ambition relies upon two things:

1.
Me being as good ad I think I am....which in practice I'm probably not.

2.
There being other jobs that I have a reasonable chance of getting.

I can't walk away from a job that pays for a roof over my head, it's a time served industry and there's nothing I can do to change it....ambition will eventually be found annoying by my superiors.


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125 day out

Nearly killed a group of cyclists
Nearly got killed buy a silver car
Stalled on a hill.....
Good learning curve but it is fair to say I'm not a natural biker!!!!
More practice though!!!!!

Went to rainbow motorbikes and was very impressed by the orange gs 650....Kyle keeps sayin there the perfect beginner bike...I'm tempted, certainly is the better option than a cruiser....particularly when am trying to stay alive on the horrible hills of Sheffield!
Must learn to know what gear I'm in!



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Aspiration for raising children

Give them enough money to do something ........ But notebough to do nothing!


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