Listen to Learn - Vote YES

 

For too long, successive governments have ignored the problems faced by the indigenous people in Australia. It’s too hard a basket to fix and besides they represent under 4% of the population. It’s not a vote winner. The time has come to give these first nations people a voice, forcing the governments at least to listen. 

Listen to learn, please. Vote YES on 14 October 2023.

Working nine to five

I learned to drive, bought a VW Golf, sadly, it was not the flashy GTI model. I also managed to snag a house, a cosy little terrace that cost less than pocket change today. To tackle the mortgage game, I unleashed my entrepreneurial spirit and rented out a room to a co-worker. Thanks to that genius move, I was living the dream while he paid the mortgage. 

Not very handy, the house was a mish-mash of DIY renovations. Imagine a mad bull in a hardware store or Dali meets Picasso The house was comfortable, but more important, it was mine (and the bank's). 

One weekend, the smart lawyer friend visited and I was in the middle of a bathroom renovation. There were no curtains in the bathroom and as expected, one tile lead to another. We were in a passionate tryst when the doorbell went berserk. Wrapped in nothing but a towel, I embarked on the legendary showdown with an irate neighbour from the rear. Her daughter had front-row seats to my impromptu performance, most likely earning herself a distinction in her O Level Biology.

I have to admit, the tiles were a little crooked, the grouting messy but the curtain, that was perfect.

University Days

I finally made it into university. The last refuge before going on into the real world, that dreaded place where I have to fight monsters, earn money and pay bills. 

Studies were good, no exams in the first two years, only had to pass one set of exams in the final third year. That meant I could have fun and postpone all the hard work until the very end. Rather than doing a three-year marathon, I could do a last minute sprint. 

I met a lady (actually, it was the other way round, she found me, lost during one of the student society dances). We were both virgins and I remember our first time, there were so many first times. It was the first time I was in love, really in love, the first time I had someone to care for and care about, the first time I felt jealousy, the first time we fought. We made promises and talked marriage.

Sex was wonderful, doing odd things, at odd times, in odd places. We experimented and learnt. I was a very quick learner!

She was smart, studying law, me an economics dropout. After graduation, I stayed on in the little country town and found a job, she went to London to be a barrister. 

She was, after all the smart and ambitious one.