The Idea Of Fun

28 06 2008

Recently, I have been contemplating the idea of Fun and what I consider to be Fun. Having fun is a strange emotional response to an event which a person finds either funny or gains enjoyment from the actions, words or events that occur. This concept of fun has emerged recently when I went on a trip with some friends – which had been building up for some time and was expected to be extravagant and out of this world. However in hindsight I feel almost empty and lost as I can’t understand whether my expectations are two high, or the enjoyment I had hasn’t really sunk in. Nonetheless, the fun of the trip I believe is possibly the stories that I now have to tell people which they find both: entertaining and funny. However, at the time it was only a minor event which occurred due to boredom and little fun.

For further ideas about fun in life and decent jokes:

www.funny.com

www.funnyhub.com





Elite Athletics Blog – Link Still Up And Running!

18 06 2008

I have been contemplating the creation of a blog for a couple of years but due to work commitments and other activites I have not had the time or energy. However last year I created a blog with just 4 posts on various athletics information. I now have a far superior site and structure to Perfect Voyage and the original at the below address hasn’t been updated for 1 year. Moreover, I thought I should just create a link to my previous site as it is still up and running however the Perfect Voyage blog is my main focus over the coming months.

Hope you enjoy the site.

http://eliteathletics.blogspot.com/





Iphone 3G

18 06 2008

Ok the new Iphone 3G will be released in the UK on the 11 July with much anticipation, however is this hype really necessary. Firstly the original Iphone is very similar in design to the new updated 3G but the new design does have significant alterations. The corners and edges are smoother with a gloss black or white back cover, other small modifications are present however are so minor they do not need reporting on. The software nonetheless has be vastly updated from the original. The name instantly gives it away as the speed of data transfer is now 3G with faster surfing and push email over fast 3G networks. The google maps now have built in GPS, therefore you can use it as a satellite navigation and find your way around or visit a shop or service of interest. There is a new appstore icon to download new applications straight to the phone. There is also support for Microsoft Exchange with push email, contacts and calendars with Microsoft activesync. Other features include further language support, scientific calculator, email management and contacts search.

Further information on the new Iphone is available at:

www.apple.com/uk/iphone/

www.o2.co.uk/iphone

http://news.google.co.uk/news?hl=en&q=iphone%203G&gbv=2&ie=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn





Boredom!

18 06 2008

Boredom! Something everyone will experience at least once in their life. It is often associated with a period of inactivity or lack of concentration on a certain task with a feeling of un-enthusiasm towards that task. I have decided to post on this topic as I have recently experienced this and have realized how dull it can actually be. I think that my personal spell of boredom was exacerbated by a high intensity period of activities, which when they finished left a void of things to do.

I’m not really sure why it does occur nonetheless, as their is a multitude of things to do and accomplish in life, however the brain still feels the need to be lazy and just do nothing apart from complain of a lack of activity and excitement. I think that after a period of high intensity activity the brain almost goes into stand-by with a higher standard of events, where the less hectic schedule can’t maintain: therefore the brain finds most task during this period as ‘Boring’.

To counter boredom or help anyone with the symptoms where you “lack enthusiasm” there are a number of areas to look at and consider:

1. Firstly, why are you bored? Was it due to a high intensity period, followed by a quiet spell.

2. Stay happy and have fun again, as prolonged boredom can lead to procrastination and medically affect your life!

3. Find ways to cure this effect, by arranging activities or get involved in an area of interest for yourself.

4. Sit it out, as boredom for most does not last forever: life will regain momentum and you will be fulfilled once again.

5. Realize that you can’t be active all the time and just chill out either with music, mates or meditation for the religious people.

6. Study something really complex and detailed, as I personally find intellectual pursuits maintains the brain function and rejects any thought of procrastination or lack of interest for life. Not only do you stay busy but you also become clever. “knowledge is power and power is everything!” don’t forget that.

Further reading on this topic and sites for people with prolonged boredom:

www.boredom-busters.com/

www.thecureforboredom.com/

www.arcadeboredom.com/





Blackberry Bold – Vital City Banker Investment

10 06 2008

The Blackberry bold will be released in July and September depending on your provider with various City bankers, Hedge-fund investors and venture capitalists rushing to purchase the latest addition to the Blackberry family.

Specifications taken from:

http://gizmodo.com/389384/blackberry-bold-aka-9000-officially-official

• Has 802.11a/b/g plus good GPS, typically a tradeoff with BBs
• GPS is enhanced and assisted, and the handset has better map rendering, says Laptop
• 480 x 320 resolution screen with 65,000 colors—Crave says “never seen a better-looking display”
• 624MHz Intel PXA270/Marvell Tavor PXA930 processor (reports differ), up from 312MHz
• Runs BlackBerry OS 4.6
• Keyboard has 8800-style “sculpted keys,” says PC Mag, “but the rows are separated by curved barriers”
• 4.5″ tall x 2.6″ wide x 0.5″ deep, weighing 4.7oz
• Side-loading MicroSD/SDHC slot for up to 16GB additional
• 2MP camera with flash
• Talk time of 5 hours, with standby of 13 days
• MP3, WMA, AAC, DivX4 and WMV3 codec support
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• “Pretty powerful speakers—none of that weak, tinny junk,” says Crave
• 128MB of flash plus 1GB of onboard memory (with encryption)
• Black leather back panel that can be swapped for other color leather plates
• Pricing will be $300 to $500 says BGR, a pretty wide (and obvious) range; Crave narrows it to “$300 to $400″

Overall this blackberry Bold or 9000, looks very impressive and anticipation is rife as the combination of GPS, full tri-band, Wifi, QWERTY keyboard, EDGE, and the 2 MP camera and various over burgeoning features satisfies many people from various usability groups joining the best of a business phone for work or leisure when it is released later this year.

Further information on the phone is available at:

www.blackberry.com/blackberrybold/

For contract information for UK customers O2 is a recommended company as there contracts are favorable for both businesses and private user:

www.my-blackberryfromo2.com/





The Endless Summer

5 06 2008

The Endless Summer is an influential surf film following two surfers, Mike Hynson and Robert August on a surf trip around the world. They travel to Africa, Tahiti, Hawaii and Australia in search for new surf spots. The endless summer proliferates from the idea that if one had enough time and money it would be possible to follow the summer around the world, making it endless.

“They call it The Endless Summer, the ultimate surfing adventure, crossing the globe in search of the perfect wave. From the uncharted waters of West Africa, to the shark-filled seas of Australia, to the tropical paradise of Tahiti and beyond, these California surfers accomplish in a few months what most people never do in a lifetime…They live their dream.” – Synopsis

The above clip is from Youtube briefly enlightens the viewer of the style and storytelling that this film freshly plays.

I think that this film not only portrays the surf lifestyle, which many people desire but also the character of individuals who seek to accomplish similar travel exploration and shows how people can enjoy life to a high degree with simple pleasures such as surfing.





Preppy Style?

4 06 2008

I live in the UK and the word ‘Preppy’ has emerged from American popular culture in recent years and is a North American adjective regularly used to denote a certain taste and style of clothing with which some people wear. It originally was portrayed as privately educated children or people who want to appear as people with lots of money and from higher classes in society. This view is limited as I believe it was coined by people who became frustrated with the style or simply couldn’t afford the clothing brands under question ( Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie and Fitch and Jack Wills ). The word preppy has come to refer to people of a certain class, economic status, and ethnic origin. The fashion or trend is seen by many as a type of clothing for people who have snobbery, arrogance and elitism as high priority. However I believe the so called ‘fashion’ is actually a term incorrectly used, as this style of clothing has been worn by many people for decades and hasn’t gone out of fashion, as it hasn’t changes for many years. Therefore the style of clothing is a portrayal of moral, social and even political values in relationship to life. Often the cloths in question, such as polo t-shirts, loafers and chinos have practical applications for exclusive sports such as polo, yachting and croquet.

Overall, people are free to express their own style and expression through clothing, however to generalize a typical stereotype through certain clothing items; I believe is a huge misjudgment as not only can this be drastically inaccurate but also lead to misguidance as the majority of the people are down to earth and just striving to look their best!

PS. If you do feel that you fall into this category and possible opitimise the word then you may be interested in following the ‘Preppy’ scene in England, colloquially known by the term ‘Sloane’ after Sloane Square in London – http://www.sloaneys.co.uk/.

Further reading can be found at:

http://www.intrepidsloane.com/

http://www.ralphlauren.com

http://www.jackwills.com

http://www.wikihow.com/Look-Preppy

http://www.preppyjournal.com





World Record lowered to 9.72 in the 100m by Usain Bolt

2 06 2008

Usain Bolt broke the 100 metres world record at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York, erasing Asafa Powell’s previous best of 9.74. The 21 year old cruised to victory ahead of Tyson Gay with a 1.7 tailwind. The question I want to raise is how much faster can the sprinters on the international circuit run and lower the world record, until it is physically and legally impossible to break?

I was reading a article recently which expressed a scientific belief that lower than 9.5 the muscles in the calf’s are under so much pressure and force the ligaments will be torn apart below this time. However every time the record is lowered the question of drugs always arises as the problem has become widespread and has come to light in the media in recent years, due to many high profile cases. Therefore any fast times athlete’s run are always under suspicion because of drugs and the implications they cause on athletics in the modern days. Due to the nature of athletics with high profile celebrity status, major sponsorship contracts and money on the major circuit some athlete’s will resort to anything to gain an advantage even to the extent of completely changing the blood in their body to gain greater oxygen carrying capacity.

Overall the record to date is still valid, however I hope for the integrity of the sport it does not turn into an enigma of recent years when Tim Montgomery broke the world record and tainted the sport, nonetheless the record is a fantastic achievement and shows clearly the work and effort some athletes are putting to training to gain such magnificent results as shown.








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