Blemishes, value and ownership

[David]

[think positive]

im sure your not too.

for me its not about "retreating into little boxes of individuals trying to get ahead of everybody else" its about having a place where friends are welcome, parties are plenty, and my girls and their friends are around me and not elsewhere. I have a couple of friends who really struck it rich as they lived on land that has been bought for new estates, both have my attitude, its not about crystal chandeliers, its about family, and yes, community. maybe your hanging with the wrong people, come over to the west and join the cashed up bogans! im not pretentious in anyway, or materialistic. Yes i love my toys, but i get the best deal i can on everyone of them, I mean we have a small boat for fishing, but its quite frankly an ugly boat! (sorry Bugs, but its true!) It does what we need it too!

as for private schools, the simple fact is some public ones are not up to scratch, and if your in the wrong district your screwed. which is why we chose semi private. my daughter will hopefully graduate as a high school teacher next June, and she is appalled by a lot of what our current education system is. For example she just finished a module or what ever you call it, on indigenous education, and our daily walks have held many conversations on what is so wrong with the way history is taught, and the way kids from different backgrounds are given the opportunity to learn the way they need to. I believe she will make a difference, a small one maybe, but she will try.

we only have private health insurance because we have to for tax reasons, although ive always had ambulance cover. i know a lot of people who think the same way. in saying that though, without it my husbands treatment programs could have been far different, we paid a fortune even with private health care for one lot of experimental treatment, and its bloody wrong that others cant afford this life saving treatment. thing is though, in places like Russia, do you think he would get that treatment as a normal citizen?

there is so much wrong with this world, Linda Evangelista once said she doesnt get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day, and yet top surgeons dont earn that. Movie stars, predatory directors, basketballers earning $5mil a game. the world is $@&^# and upside down.priorities!

and how come nice jewellery, keeping in mind a rolex can cost more than my little sportscar, is ok? I dont do jewellery at all!

fact is until we get some decent politicians that dont put themselves first, nothing will change.