Life Goes On From 2002

Posted by Michael on Tuesday 20th July, 2010
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Hello Blog!

When i wrote my post about my holidays yesterday it got me thinking about them. One song from ages ago, 2002 in fact was Life Goes On from LeAnn Rimes, quite fitting really.

I need a holiday!

Posted by Michael on Monday 19th July, 2010

I cant believe i havent had a summer holiday since 2008!! Thats 2 years ago! Time flies when you’re not having fun :P

I think i need a holiday, the weather is shit here, its boring, and i wanna go abroad! Sometimes i think i have been abroad lots and i am lucky, but other times i dont, there is so much more to see, i should go and see it! Lots of people have been to loads more places than i have, and people go further afield these days aswell.

For a summer holiday i have fancied going somewhere further away, like Mexico, USA, Dominican Republic or somewhere like that. The problem there is that i HATE flying, well not so much flying, but the prospect of crashing! :mrgreen: Today i was randomly reading about Pattaya which is a coast resort in Thiland! I couldnt imagine wanting to go there in the past, but now i kind of would. I would still go on a summer holiday in Europe, but would prefer somewhere i havent been, or havent been for a long time, like Malta or Cyprus, both are really cool places to go.

I would also like to do “city holidays” in Europe, more short breaks rather than weeks in the same place.

Should i go back to Mallorca? If you read below, you will see i have been once or twice ;)

Here is a list of the places i have been, i have attempted to put the years in too, which are a bit sketchy. I only missed a few years since i was really young, i think i missed 4 years in the last 20! I also have a map :)

Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain (1990)
Salou, Costa Dorada, Spain (via France) (1991)
Torremolinos, Costa Del Sol, Spain (1992)
Qara, Malta (1994)
Llorett De Mar, Costa Brava, Spain (1996)
Playa De Palma, Mallorca, Spain (1997)
Limassol, Cyprus (1998)
Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain (1999)
Marmaris, Turkey (2000)
Cala Bona, Mallorca, Spain(2002)
Cala Millor, Mallorca, Spain(2002)
Cala Bona, Mallorca, Spain (2004, 2005, 2006)
Sunny Beach, Bulgaria (2007)
Cala Bona, Mallorca, Spain (2008)
Amsterdam, Netherlands (2009)

The place i have been the most of course is my home away from home Cala Bona in Mallorca. In 2002 when i was 18 i was there for a few weeks, went back and actually stayed in Cala Millor which is just down the road for a week. In 2004 i when back and was there ALL SUMMER!!!! Such a great time! 20yrs old, definatly one of the best times of my life and i will always remember it :) 2005 i went back twice, and 2006 i was there twice more, for 1 and 3 weeks. 2008 was the last time i was there, its weird going back to a place you have been, things do change! In total i think i have spent 17 weeks in Cala Bona alone, which is over 4 months! :mrgreen:

These days i do not care about going clubbing EVERY night in rammed clubs until 5am. There was once a time when i did, but i think i have done that to death. I would still do it, but its not top of my list of things to look for in a holiday. I still wanna go out and have a good time, but dont feel the need to go clubbing every night until 5am. bars or chilled out places are much better these days, less is more; then go to the beach and watch the sun come up…Now that i can get used to! :) And yeah, i have done that a few times, and if you havent, i really recommend it. I think the key to having a good holiday is to mix it up and do different things, believe me it does get boring going clubbing over and over, same places and the same faces.

Never played FM for aaaages!

Posted by Michael on Monday 19th July, 2010

I have never played Football Manager for ages, it seems like i dont have time these days. I am too busy with other things, and i havent bothered playing it for months.

Its weird with things like that, you leave them for a while, and before you know it its been months!

I started a new game with IFK Goteborg, i may restart, it depends how i get on.

So much for the boiling hot days

Posted by Michael on Monday 19th July, 2010

Hello blog,

Well, if you believe the media, we are supposed to have the hottest day of the year tomorrow…Well in Newcastle it has been raining since this afternoon, and its still going.

What crap weather! This happens every summer, we get to July and August and we dont get a proper summer.

Music Monday Chart 19th July

Posted by Michael on Monday 19th July, 2010

  1. David Guetta & Chris Willis featuring Fergie & LMFAO – Gettin’ Over You

  2. Example – Kickstarts

  3. Robyn – Dancing On My Own

  4. K’Naan f/ David Bisbal – Wavin’ Flag

  5. Kardinal Offishall Featuring Akon – Body Bounce

  6. Kelly Rowland – Commander

  7. Dizzee Rascal – Dirtee Disco

  8. Pixie Lott – Turn It Up

  9. Edward Maya – Stereo Love

  10. Stromae – Alors On Danse

Same 10 songs as last week, i just love the Example track and the David Guetta track too.

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iPhone 4 flawed yet no Recall, get some plastic for free

Posted by Michael on Sunday 18th July, 2010

Apple gave some crappy conference the other day, discussing the iPhone 4, and the problems it has. Specifically the antenna problem, with weak and dropping signal.

They acknowledge there is a problem, but did not recall the product. Instead, offer customers a free bumper, which is the plastic case you can buy for £25 which is a rip off anyway.

I cant stand companies like this. Its a top of the range phone, for a premium price, it obviously has a problem, and they wont say sorry, or do a proper recall. Sure, they are offering people a free piece of plastic, i think its an insult. They say they will give anyone a full refund if they arent happy, i wonder how many people actually get it.

I am so glad i havent got one yet….I imagine if this is a real problem they will have to come up with a new design, which means anyone who already has one and doesnt get a refund soon will loose out.

Of course the fanboys dont care, if they dont bigger fool them. If it was any other company there would be a recall or public outcry, simple as that.

Big Brother 2010 – Are you watching?

Posted by Michael on Sunday 18th July, 2010

So Big Brother has been on for ages already. I havent blogged about it, because i havent watched it, no shows other than the very first one.

Why? Well its not the same as it once was, aswell as it ran the same time as the world cup. So even if i watched, i would be around 5 weeks too late.

Are you watching? Its “supposedly” the last one ever; Or at least the last on channel 4. I cant really say i will miss it, there have been some good moments and housemates in the past, but its been done to death, and offers nothing new. I watched the German one and it was far far better. It was about what the show is supposed to be about, getting different people in a house and entertainment, Big Brother UK has been a freak show for years, with crap tasks and crap lives, not letting people do anything, definatly not a reflection of real life and real people like its supposed to be.

Worst headache ever

Posted by Michael on Saturday 17th July, 2010

Hey blog,

How are you? I have the worst bad head…In fact, i have had it for around a week! I wrote about it the other day, i wasnt even sure if it was my head or my eye, because of the position it hurts.

I havent used any painkillers or anything like that until yesterday, it was sooooo bad!! Then this morning at 4am i had to go and take some more it was so bad again!

Its weird, I am 26 and never really get headaches or anything like this, certainly not for such a long time.

I read about Frontal Headaches and it worries me!! I will see how it goes until next week, if it gets worse i will have to go to the doctors :(

Swedish House Mafia – One (Your Name) f/ Pharrell

Posted by Michael on Friday 16th July, 2010
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What do you think of One (Your Name) from Swedish House Mafia? I like the radio version with the vocals by Pharrell, i dont think it is as good as “Leave the World Behind” which was last years summer anthem. But it is still good, and will probably grow on me more the more i hear it.

Web developing today

Posted by Michael on Thursday 15th July, 2010

Hello lovely blog readers :)

How are you today? I am good. I may not be updating my blog much today or the next week, as i will be developing my business site a bit more, and working on that, afterall it pays the bills :mrgreen:

So i will be concentrating on that. Today i have not done too much upto now, i was out running before and spent some time on the cross-trainer…I really cant be bothered with exercises! At least my eye is not hurting as much - I have had a sore eye for days; Its not ichy or a part of the eye you can see, it feels more like the eye socket or eyeball or something, really hurting! The problem is i have no idea why its sore; Maybe i banged it while celebrating on Sunday night? Maybe i am just still tired? Maybe its a bad head? Maybe its because i still have a cold from the flu? I dont know!


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