First off, big ups to Tim for lending me every hip hop CD in his collection which i haven't heard. I'm currently bopping to Dilated People's "Heavy Surveillance" and its got some excellent tracks. I've also got ODB, Gangstarr's "Moment of Truth" (one of the best yet!), Mos Def (very cool), Chingy (not that great) in heavy rotation. I think i have been missing out on some awesome hip hop.

I don't wanna know

Figgkid.........Figgkid.........Figgkid.....who is Figgkid (FK)? Who is the name on everyone's lips....hahaha.....FK is an aussie rapper who is currently on the Australian TOP 30 Charts. Why is this relevant......cause we used to ball against him at Bankstown!!!. He's heavily tattoed, white and our age (around 23) and backed by the Sony Record label. His like an Eminem clone with some N.e.r.d.s. beats. All of a sudden this dude has exploded from nowhere and is now doing the undercard performances at Cypress Hill. What is his claim to fame? He won a u/18 rap battle at Crush, Segaworld. hahahah. We used to call him Jason Williams because of his playground game and his tatts. And at rap concerts we'd play spot "Jason Williams" and more often than not, we'd find him!


The mind is a terrible thing to waste

Why is it that so many of our brightest young people are found in the fields of law, investment banking, management consulting, accounting, etc?.....What i want to know is are we wasting the minds of our talented young people? Some of our most talented peers with PHD's in finance are found sweating it out in front of computer screen, watching stock prices rise and fall. Others are corporate lawyers, corporate tax accountants, corporate consultants helping companies make squillions more.

Why aren't we out there making a serious difference in this world? Why can't we be found in government departments, in public policy think tanks, or working for Non Government Organisations like the United Nations, or the IMF......helping to create a better world for humanity.....solving the problems that are plaguing nations.

Instead of helping a corporation trade out of insolvency, why not use those skills to assist a nation back from the brink of collapse? Instead of working a 9 to 5 job, why not take a job where you wake up thinking you can improve someone's standard of living? Instead of dreaming of working for a investment bank why not work for the World Bank, where you truly influence the GDP of a nation? Instead of being a GP doctor in the suburbs, why not take those skills to a third world country to those truly in need?

I think it is incumbent on those of us that have the talent, ability, drive, entrepreneurial flair, and the creative nous to make the most of our professional skills for the benefit of all. To often I think "How can I advance my career? What's best for me?". Rather, we need to accept some kind of responsibility for the opportunity we have been given and payback the society that made us. Most of us have been educated at the best educational instutions (Sydney Tech! UTS, etc...) in the country, we have white collar skills and jobs, yet we won't even look back and consider those members of our global society that are still struggling.

On that note, Mayank and I will start working at Redfern Legal Centre next year, for one night a week. Hopefully I can keep this commitment and help people that are more disadvantaged than myself.