New Blog

Why on Earth would someone create a new blog, when they don't even write on the old one, you ask? Well, I felt like it. See this blog is for my occasional incoherent ramblings, wheras this new blog will be about my one shining ray of light; Asian Drama.

Why do I need a blog dedicated to asian drama you ask? Well, this is why. After recently becoming addicted to Korean drama, which ties in nicely with my 3 year obsession with Japanese drama,I was appalled to note that whilst there is a very nice website called dramabeans which (helpfully) reviews Korean drama, there doesn't seem to be any of the sort for Japanese drama. Not that I have the capacity to write something as extreme as dramabeans...

I simply thought, there is a void that I can fill for myself and myself alone, because, as previously mentioned, no one bar myself reads this blog. Still, there is a sense of satisfaction at creating something potentially useful to someone, as opposed to simply random drivel my head comes up with or, as I generally prefer, constant, vicious complaining.

Unfortunately, very few people (my friends included) have any interest whatsoever in foreign television, let alone the obscure J and K dramas I love to watch, so a new blog where I can complain and celebrate all I like is just the ticket. I'm sure by now my endlessly patient friends are tired of hearing the next crazy plotline that entrances me like nothing else on Earth can, so this is my solution.

Aside from this new revelation, not a whole lot has happened in my life, except for my country of residence turning into a natural disaster zone, featuring flooding, cyclones along the east coast and bushfires along the west. Never have I been so glad to live in the boring South. I guess boring really does have its upsides, I feel like I'm having an arguement with someone over their boyfriend:

"I don't know why you stay in Adelaide! It's so boring."
"It's not boring it's safe!"

But anyway, it's a massive tradgedy, with many people losing loved ones and homes, particularly during the initial flooding of Queensland. It was a scary time for myself too, as one of my close friends had decided to travel to her previous home in Towoomba just before the floods struck, leaving her in a potentially perilous situation. Luckily she was fine and returned to us safely.

The government is taking steps to rebuild after this extreme devestation by proposing a natural distater levy, a tax to help rebuild Australia. However, there are many people who disagree with such a tax, my good friend Tony Abbott, opposition leader, leading the charge (I'm so hilarious). Tony thinks that the government doesn't need to raise money to help people, he thinks they should simply scrap unnecessary budget items, such as the National Broadband Scheme. He has even offered to 'help' with said budget cuts. How generous.

And let's be honest, who wants current technology anyway, right Tony? certainly not me. Considering Coalition policy leading up to the election was to scrap the plan, it's not surprising they are continuing on this path. They must have realised their only voters are old people who don't know what the internet is.

Anyway, through all this disaster, I've been donating money in between numerous holidays and fun-filled get togethers with friends. I travelled to the Grampians, Port Vincent, Port Elliot and Renmark, all in the last few months. I've also been to the movies, played laser skirmish, been to the gym, had a movie night, hit the town, gone kneeboarding, attempted wakeboarding and, as previously mentioned, filled my empty days and night with asian drama.

It's times like these you can't help but feel pretty damn lucky.