Tute 1 10-12

Hello out there in Internet land, my name is Pavel. I've been a Chef for the past 5 years working in a restaurant in surfers paradise, needless to say, that life is rather mundane, the same thing day in day out, the same people, no new challenges whatsoever. Now as each year passed i pushed the idea of going to uni aside more and more, until it became so daunting that i was downright afraid of going. I reached a point in my life where i needed to advance myself, give myself new challenges, further my learning, etc etc. So i took the plunge and finally enrolled myself in bachelor of arts under the mature age entry option, and now that I'm actually here, it's nothing like what i expected, it's MUCH MUCH better. The people are all so friendly and helpful, and the lectures and tutes are actually ( lo and behold ) ENJOYABLE ha ha. Sure it's a big workload doing 4 subjects and still working 40 hours a week (who needs sleep eh?) but i think overall it's going to be worth it. Well worth it.

Now I've always been interested in computers, technology, the web, and basically anything geeky :P so naturally i picked New Communication Technology as one of my subjects. Just after reading the first few chapters you realise how much more there is behind it all. It's all too easy to just adapt to the new technology these days, and not fully understand it, and what the real issues behind the ideas of it are. There is SO much depth which, all along i realise is there, but don't really pay attention to, from things such as the economy, the ethics of it all, the history behind what is now basic, and what might be in store in the future. I think I'm really going to make the most of this course.

A few of the other courses I've chosen are marketing, psychology, and effective writing. Overall i want to major in digital video, and do some electives regarding the web, possibly some programming, and perhaps some which relate to popular music. After uni, I'd love to make....wait for it....documentaries. didn't see that one coming aye? a friend of mine just graduated with a bachelor of environmental science, and we love the outdoors, and I'd love to travel, see things that people have no clue about, and inform them via film. I figure, why not follow your dreams? you only live once, and you have to give it a shot, i sure as hell don't want to live the rest of my days rotting in a 10x10metre sweat box kitchen.

so there you have it, a basic overview of that which is me, my motives, and my basic interests. I'll be sure not to bore you quite so much next time and ramble on and on and on.

Pavel.