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Just popping in to give you a hello and what's up along with a short update. I imagine most of you are chomping at the bit to get the cars out and going with spring here and all...hehe

I still have the civic and though I'd really like something else I'm not in a rush to get rid of it yet I guess although this weather makes me want a bike like NOW!

So, I got a job finally. I'm an application support specialist with Pacific Blue Cross. It's a contract postition (as most IT jobs with PBC) but it gets renewed every 6 months and there's really no end in sight to it. It pays around $36 an hour so after doing so damn much for so damn little in Ottawa (with Pennant @ DND) I'm finally making what I feel I deserve. I just finished my first week and it was pretty cool. My boss and a few guys I also hang out with at lunch are all guitar players like me so at least I have some people to socialize with. My job mostly involves C++, JAVA++ and VB6 along with some other stuff like SQL. They have a large scale application that runs internally on a client/server setup and the client version which is in Java and on the internet. I manage those plus three other internal applications and do the maintenance and so on.

I'm still very much into the whole outdoors thing. Jenny and I are going on the West Coast Trail on May 21st. It's a 75km hike that will take us 7 days to complete.http://www.vancouverislandoutdoors.c...ail/views.html
People have actually been killed on this thing...haha. Last year there were over 125 evacuations as well...sound like fun?

Other than that...I miss watching ottawa senator games my dad is sending me some stuff to hang up in my cubicle to razz the Canuck fans at work...hehe.

 
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holy ****.. 7 days! Do you get to poop under the bushes? lol

Congrats on the job Mike, sounds like a good placement

 
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Hey Myke...is it Myke or Mike? Congratulations on the new job. I can believe your going hiking for 7 days, lol, I cant even stand camping for one night. Well have fun and be safe on your hikes.

 
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I'm Myke, he's Mike

 
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and im micheal hahaha

 
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no you're PEEEEE-ARRRR

 
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LoL, k.

 
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... and I'm Amfony or better known as Tap Som Bong!

 
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"Anfony" by day, and "Tap Som Booongggg" by night


erm.. back on topic

 
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haha...whassup Mike! Glad to see everything is working out. I think you should get a bike also
Take it easy!
Peace

 
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congrats on the job Mike! looks like things are getting better and better for you. get a bike and post some pics!

 
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Good stuff finding a job Mike! I wish I could find a job that paid that much! Pretty soon yo'll be driving a luxery sports car!

 
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hehe, I was thinking about leasing a g35 but I think I'm just gonna focus on a bike and leave it at that for now. Gas is about 1.12 right now..it's been over a dollar since I moved here.....but at the gas stations, they all list the price and then have this sign that says you save 3.5 cents at the pump so you pay a little less but it's still lots..lol


Plus a bike allows me to use the carpool lane going to work....legally I've been known to get in there on the way in from time to time hehe. My windows are so dark that I doubt they can tell I'm alone

 
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Sell the civic ... get the $12-14g's ... use that for the downpayment on the G35 ... and finance the rest.

That'll prolly be cheaper than leasing, plus its your own car.