My first week

The ice has been broken, and I have just completed my first week as a taxi driver.

Did I enjoy it? Well, I was a bit nervous at first, but as soon as I had my first job, things started to get easier, and I did start to enjoy it.

Is it what I was expecting? I have driven cabs before here, but for a different company who are more established, so it wasn't as busy as I was expecting, but from what I have been told from other drivers, it's a quiet time. Our customer base should be expanding in the next month, as more clients are being signed up.

My hours are already changing too; I'll be working Tuesday to Saturday to see how that works out. Allot of our drivers work Mon to Friday, and then have the weekend off, so there are not too many cars on the road on Saturday, so that should mean more work for the few cars that are out there.

So a three day weekend this weekend then I start again on Tuesday.

Do You Pay Much Attention?

Here are some questions for you about things that we take notice of (or not) in everyday life. This is mainly based on Aussie. info, so use all lobes of your brain.

This can be more difficult than it looks - it just shows how little most of us really see!
There are 25 questions about things we see every day or have known about all our lives. How many can you get right? These little simple questions are harder than you think-- it just shows you how little we pay attention to The commonplace things of life. Put your thinking caps on. No cheating! No looking around! No getting out of your chair! No using anything on or in your desk or computer! Can you beat 23?? (The average is 7) Write down your answers as you go. Check answers (on the bottom), AFTER completing all the questions.
REMEMBER - NO CHEATING!!! BE HONEST!!! That means no looking at your phone or anything on your desk...
BE HONEST

OK here we go.

1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
2. How many states are there in the Australia ? (Don't laugh, some people
don't know)
3. In which hand is the United States' Statue of Liberty 's torch?
4. What 3 colours are on the our shop SPOTLIGHT logo?
5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?
6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?
(Don't you dare get up to see!)
7. How many matches are in a standard box?
8. On the Australian flag, how many stars are there ?
9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
11. Which way does a 'no smoking' sign's slash run?
1 2. What is the channel range available on a AUST TV ?
13 On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?
14. Which way do fans rotate?
15 How many sides does a stop sign have?
16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
17 How many wheel nuts are on a standard car wheel?
1 8. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
21 On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
22 On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening
between the slats?
23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no
Digits?
24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?


And now for the answers.

1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom? BOTTOM
2. How many states are there in Australia ? 6 (plus the two territories)
3. In which hand is the United States' Statue of Liberty 's torch? RIGHT
4. What 3 colours are on the our shop SPOTLIGHT logo? BLUE, RED, WHITE
5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them? 1, 0
6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg? RIGHT
7. How many matches are in a standard box? 50
8. On the Australian flag, how many stars are there ? 6
(FEDERATION STAR +5 IN THE SOUTHERN CROSS)
9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial? 87.5
10. Which way does water go down the drain, clockwise or anti-clockwise ? CLOCKWISE
11. Which way does a 'no smoking' sign's slash run? TOWARDS BOTTOM RIGHT
12. What is the channel range available on a AUST TV ? 2 ABC
13 On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons? LEFT
14. Which way do fans rotate? CLOCKWISE AS YOU LOOK AT IT
15 How many sides does a stop sign have? 8
16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side? LEFT
17 How many wheel nuts are on a standard car wheel? 5
18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil? 6
19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing? BASHFUL
20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package? 6
21 On which playing card is the card maker's trademark? ACE OF SPADES
22 On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening
between the slats? LEFT
23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no
digits? *, #
24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip? 3
25. Does a merry-go-round turn clockwise or anti-clockwise? ANTI-CLOCKWISE

So how did you go? I got 11 right; thought I did better than that, but obviously I was wrong. If you're not ashamed to tell us how you did, you can leave a comment below. This is also something that yo could post on your own blog, if yo have one.

Restaurant Math

This was emailed to me; it's quite clever and it does work. Just make sure you don't look at the bottom until you get there.

Work this out as you read .




Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!







1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to go out to eat. (more than once but less than 10)





2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)





3. Add 5





4. Multiply it by 50





5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758...








If you haven't, add 1757.





6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.





You should have a three digit number





The first digit of this was your original number. (I.e., How


many times you want to go out to restaurants in a week.)








The next two numbers are








YOUR AGE ! ------ (Oh YES, it is!)

Be sure to let me know how you got on by leaving a comment.

Questions for you

Here are some questions and my answers, have a look & then have a go yourself.

1. What time is it? 4:30pm (Sunday)
2. What are your full names? Scott Edward Parker
3. What are you most afraid of? The unknown, dark places
4. Place of birth? Blenheim, New Zealand
5. Favourite food? Chicken, chocolate, ice-cream
6. Your natural hair colour? Dark blonde
7. Have you travelled? Australia, New Zealand
8. Do you scrunch or fold toilet paper? Scruncher
9. Love someone so much it made you cry? The fact that never got to know my dad as
an adult
10. Been in a car accident? 3. The first I hit someone who failed to give way to me, the
second I was hit from behind while driving my taxi in NZ, and third, I was hit
from behind at a round-about.
11. BMW or Mercedes Benz? BMW
12. Favourite day of the week? Wednesday! Friday & Saturday
13. Favourite Restaurant? Italian
14. Favourite Flower? Anything colorful
15. Favourite sport to watch? AFL (Aussie rules), cricket
16. Favourite Drink? Mocha, tea, any soft drink
17. Favourite ice cream? Hokey Pokey (NZ tip top)
18. Disney or Warner Brothers? Warner brothers
19. Favourite fast food restaurant? Hungry Jacks
20. What colour is your bedroom carpet? grey
21. How many times you failed your driver's test? twice
22. From whom did you get your last e-mail? Bonnie Coyle
23. Hobbies? Computers, music, tv & DVD's, sound engineering
24. Bedtime? 10pm on weeknights, later on weekend & holidays
25. Who of your readers will answer this questionnaire? I'm not really sure; I guess we'll
find out
26. Who is the person you are most curious to see their answers? There are so many
people out there, so I'd be interested to see anyones answers.
27. What means the most to you? My faith & my family
28. Favourite TV shows? See the left hand sidebar of this blog
29. Dating MALES or FEMALEs? My wife
30. Tall or short? Tall
31. What is your favourite colour? Red
32. How many pets do you have? None
33. Age? 28 (29 in Dec)
34. What would you like to accomplish/do before you
die? Travel, fulfill my ministry call, pursue a career in computers

So that's me, I'd love to see your answers. If you have a blog why not post your answers on your blog, by copying and pasting this post onto your blog & then deleting my answers and inserting your own. If you do, please leave a note in the comments section of this post with the link to your blog.




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5 things

Sarah from This is what Sed said, has tagged me, so here's my attempt.

1. What were you doing 10 years ago?
I was 18 years old, in my home town of Blenheim, New Zealand, doing a Polytechnic (TAFE) course in the outdoors, & getting over the death of my father.

2. What were you doing 1 year ago?
My wife Jo & I had just found out were were going to have a baby (now 4 months old), thinking about changing churches, & jobs (which both happened, wow what a year).

3. What are 5 snacks you enjoy?
-Smiths Crisps
-Chocolate
-MnM's
-A bowl of brekky cereal for afternoon tea every now and then.
-Tim Tam's or whatever other bicky's are in the cupboard at the time.

4. What are 5 songs you know the lyrics to?
-Shania Twain, From this moment on
- Phil Collins, (many)
- Gwen Steffani, The Sweet Escape
-Elton John (many)
-REM, Everybody hurts

5. 5 things you would do if you were a millionaire?
- Pay off debts
-Buy a house
-Take on a few more sponsor children
-Invest in a ministry
-Give some to family

6. 5 bad habits?
-Nail biting
-Procrastinating
-Going to bed too late
-Not being able to say NO
-I'm sure there are others, but those are the main ones.

7. 5 things you like to do?
-Being a husband & father
-driving
-blogging
-watching tv & movies
-Learing about God & how to serve Him

8. 5 favourite toys?
-my computer
-digital camera
-tv, vcr & DVD player (ok there's 5)

9. 5 things you would never wear?
-Singlets
-Beanie or cap
-Jewelry (other than my wedding ring)
-Ankle socks
-Womens clothing (I couldn't think of anything else)

10. 5 things you hate to do?
-Talk on the phone to someone I don't know
-Get up in the morning for work (once I'm there I'm fine)
-Tax
-That'll do

I don't know alot of bloggers to tag yet, so just 2 people; Gaz from Saint Gaz Strikes Back and Tracey from Gwelva Kernewek. Anyone one else who wants to have a go, feel free. Just add pop a link to your blog in the comments section below.



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Random Questions

Every now & then I'm going to post random questions for you to answer. I'll include my answers in the post & then if you choose to answer, you can leave your answer in the comment section of the post.

So here's the question(s).

What is your favourite day of the week? Friday. Why? For me it is the last day of the working week & we always have a BBQ lunch.

What is your least favourite day of the week? Thursday. Why? It is generally the busiest day of the week, especially the morning.

What about you? Leave your answers in the comment section below.