Just relax.......

This is the first night in a long time that I can sit back and relax. It feels so goooooood. I've forgotten what it's like to have time to myself. On Monday, I completed phase 1 of becoming Tax Master Ho, doing my first post grad exam. The exam brought back a lot of memories and emotional states. Cramming the two days before, panicking, stressing out, worrying about the ticking of the clock, spending too much time on one question, thinking "have I even answered the question?". Let's just say, I don't miss that part of uni.

And yesterday was bad. Went into work thinking I'm gonna take it easy, then all this work starts coming in. Ended up eating dinner at work, leaving at 7pm and taking work home. It was 9pm before I sat down at my desk at home and I thought 'stuff this!'. Instead, got up at 6am and got to work at 8am, and made sure I left early and grabbed my Bugg'n Tour Concert ticket. In case you don't know its Methodman, Redman, Premier, Rahzel on the one bill.....mad!!!!!!

In sa curities

You know what else? I was walking home tonite to get some exercise and thought twice about it. The reason being was that slighty more than a year ago, I was jumped/mugged/robbed/rolled on the way home. I can't walk home at night now without turning around at least 50 times to see if anyone is behind me. There's more caution as to what streets I walk now. I avoid the path that I had taken for the last 15 years of my life. It's dark, isolated, and basically the perfect place to get robbed at night.

That's one of biggest insecurities at the moment. It's like I don't feel comfortable walking in my own suburb after dark anymore. There's always that thought that I might get robbed, that the streets are watching. That someone could be following me like those two guys were that fateful night. I'm jump at every shadow, I question the footsteps behind me, I mean I even ran home in my suit once! I don't like that feeling of being afraid, not being in control.

Second biggest insecurity? I just don't like the way that I look right now. Acne has cursed me from my high school days and still bothers me and I'm friggin 23! I hate having pimples, it just kills my confidence ya know? It's like something that won't go away. I look at all the beautiful people with their perfect skin, damn even the average person my age doesn't even have it anymore. I'm going to get a second medical opinon cause the last doctor i went to gave me some 6 month antibiotic medication, but that's just too full on - it's not that bad (i hope!).


Above the Law

Yei - I completed my practical legal experience today. The short of it? I've passed all components to be a lawyer. Academic and work experience - all on lockdown baby. Submitted my papers, so hopefully I'll be admitted in December. The bad part? I can't say this line anymore:

"Nah i ain't pass the bar but i know a little bit/Enough that you won't illegally search my shit"

Gonna miss that line from Jay-Z's 99 Problems. Cause I would have passed the bar yo! Well, at least the Aussie equivalent. Big ups to my man, the crazy serb Alex for offering to move my admission. For you non-legal peeps, you need a lawyer (i.e. someone that has been admitted) to vouch for you. Kinda like when you join the mafia, you need someone to show that your down for whatever, that your cool. It's the same when you become a lawyer and I'm glad that he could do it. December 2nd - mark that in your diary - the day DJ Ho finally becomes Solicitor Ho. There'll definently be an after party - delayed cause my final exam is on the 5th.

1 luv to all my fans (Sheena - are you still barred?!)

Much love to all the Katrina displaced peoples. Gotta give props to the NBA playas for donating time for the charity game and for giving so much. And Marbury/Duhon for their donations. Remove Bush out of power! You right Kanye, cause he hates black people.

Link of the week - Obi's new hip hop complilation. Noice!

Peace Out,

DJ Ho.

Last week, I went to see a doctor, and as a routine checkup, he got me on the scales. Apparently, I'm 82 Kilos! Woah that's huge. Suddenly, I feel fat even though a few weeks ago I thought I was quite healthy. It's all perception, however, I think this weight has been gained through a number of factors:

1. Sitting down a lot at work, in front of a computer all day

2. Not getting much exercise - I don't even play for my basketball team anymore. They're really missing my 4 points per game average.

3. Eating a lot of food, but then again, my eating habits haven't really changed. Though, if I work late, I usually end up eating one of the following: Macca's/Hungry Jacks/Chips and Coke

4. Drinking a lot more alcohol than in the past.

So, i've been thinking about keeping up a more healthy lifestyle. And one of the things that I intend (stress the word intend) is to do more sport. I've always loved martial arts so I've been surfing the net and come across some viable options:

*Kickboxing classes at UTS Gym for $5 a session after work

*UTS Kickboxing club at Wollomolloo @ $10 a pop after work

*Kickboxing Works @ town hall runs classes at lunchtimes for 40mins and after work @ $20 a lesson, or $132 for 10 week pass

*Taekwondo @ UTS, $65 a semester

*Or my favourite, Wing Chun @ Combat Centre at Surry Hills.

I always wanted to learn some Bruce Lee styles and did briefly @ GBMA, but never had the discipline nor motivation to do it. I miss the comraderie and simply learning how to kick ass. The three hit combinations, kicks to thechest, the "snap", the Kali stick action, Wing Chun dummy exercises, and getting beaten up by Sifu Geoff with his ridiculously huge red gloves.

After my exam is over, I'm gonna definently look into enrolling in some classes cause I'm just not a gym type person. For me, I've got to be doing something that I find fun, whether it'd be pretending I'm Vince Carter bouncing a ball or Daniel San pulling off some crazy kick.

Peace Out,

DJ HO.

p.s. Found an imposter on Google Blog Search - a "DJ Ho (train)". Y'all know there's only one true DJ Ho.

Making someone's day

I've always tried to be a people focused person. I think its important to celebrate milestones or occassions although I hvaen't really shown an attitude to care. Lately, I've probably been a bit slack in doing things for the people that I care about (didn't really celebrate Dawen's birthday, didn't buy anything for Father's day, mother's day, the list goes on). Being busy isn't really a good enough excuse. If you do care, you will do something. Although if you tell people they'll understand.

I did something today - it wasn't major or anything but it showed that I did care. This girl at work told me that she got engaged whilst on holiday last week. I was like stunned, my jaw dropped and then I noticed the ring. Naturally, everyone was happy for her. But I wanted to do something, so I organised a lunch at a nearby restaurant to celebrate. Like I said, it wasn't major but it meant a lot to that girl because it showed that I and her colleagues cared about her as a person. And its these little things that brighten up our lives.

Cause sometimes we forget that we are working with people, with personal lives. When you work so closely with people everyday, it's like their your fam, you know? We gotta look out for one another and to cherish these things in our lives. Maybe its me getting all soppy but I guess I want to help build a team atmosphere at my work and also because she is a really cool person who's helped me a lot through some trying times.

Motown Philly Flava In Your Ear

I'm supposed to be studying for an exam, but really I've been taking it easy. I'm just not motivated at the moment to do anything so I figured I'd write about the concert I went to.

Last Friday's, I had a great time at the Boyz 2 Men concert. When they sang their classic songs, it was like 'wow'. However, I did feel slightly ripped having paid $85 for a 80 minute concert. Just a tad too short. Cause they had two shows on the one night, they had to usher us out early so the next crowd could move in. Although, I feel better than the people that paid $150 for the front row tickets. I guess my highlights would have been when they sang "On Bended Knee", "Mama", and "End of the Road".

Shaun and Wanya (spelling?) have voices from heaven. I don't think I have heard any better male singers perform. When Shaun start cooing and wailing at the start of 'On Bended Knee' I was amazed at his voice and pitch control.

Overall, I give the concert a 7.5 out of 10. Pricey, but I would have regretted it if I didn't go.

Basketball frustration post: It's not fair that a mad player like Michael Finley goes to the Spurs. The good teams just keep getting better (Detroit, Miami, Indiana) and the crappy teams simply become crappier. Credit to the Spurs for signing Van Exel and Finley - good salary cap management, excellent draft choices, and Tim Duncan.

But what about everyone else?

The Bulls have resigned Chris Duhon and have made an offer to Darius Songalia (break out the champagne!). Why are we offering $64 mil to Tyson Chandler? The only free agents we are negotiating with are the ones that no one else is negotiating with!!!! (Eddy Curry, Tyson).

Finley ain't the same player that he used to be - the Mavs wore him out by playing him like 40mins a game. He used to sooooo nasty and cram on everybody. When I did a google image search, it was just poster dunk after poster dunk.

Here's to another friggin Spurs championship ( I can just hear Tim and Nate celebrating in the background).