Fighting Ninja Turtles

Firstly, This TGI AwARdE is my 50th Post. Who would have thought this blog would have gone to shit so quickly?

If you frequent this blog you would realise by now that I hate my job (evidence here, here and here). So what better way to celebrate 50 posts than with another rant about inter-office politics.

When I first started working for a certain catholic religious organisation after working for company run by a ‘I’m not gay but I like men’ CEO, I thought it would be a chance to finally work in an environment which would be all rainbows, kittens and love.

In my three years at this place, I have personally experienced slander, discrimination, verbal abuse and physical violence.

What surprises me more than anything else is that these people are supposedly standing up for the rights of those who are less fortunate in the community but they cannot even treat their own colleagues with proper respect that they deserve.

You will probably ask why I haven’t left yet. The answer is simple: I am contractually obliged to remain until my agreement runs out. In eight months time when my contract runs out I will be walking out the door.

Seeing this is the last day of advertising on the Quietly Loud bandwagon, I thought I would be nice to celebrate one of the more weird advertisements that have appeared on the site. Thanks, Adsense for reminding that my life is one great terminal illness. I’ll ensure the $0.19 that I earned over last two months is put to good use.

Firstly, no TGI AwARde. They will be fortnightly now.

While going to the three underground suburban stations (today was an errand day) I saw an old teacher at Melbourne Central, an old classmate at Parliament and an old friend at Flagstaff. Weird.

The Flickr photostream has been updated with photos of the Karachi Tram and more of the Melbourne photo tour.

So the day began like no other: catch the shit-town train to the city, uni, lunch, loiter, home. However something compelled me to change this cycle. I don’t know if it was the loud Punjabi music coming from its speakers or the colourful design I just had to get on.

As part of the Commonwealth Games festival a group of Pakistani bus decorators were invited to decorate a tram to celebrate Melbourne’s and Pakistan’s unique public transportation heritiage. Although the photos from upskirt vision are not that great you can see the level of detail that went into transforming the interior and exterior. According to the conductor, the tram was based at Preston service centre while the decorators used vinyl, lights and paint to convert it into something you would expect to see in Karachi.

The tram (Z1.81) will be running the city circle service until the 26th of March. It will be withdrawn from service and auctioned. No details as to where the funds will be going.

This is a TGI award that I’ve been holding onto for a few months now. It was originally going to be a Pensioner and Dole Bludger Wednesday award but I’m saving that one for another week. This weeks goes to A Current Affair and Today Tonight for showing the highest moral and journalistic integrity in everything that they produce.

Last night ACA and TT both ran a story about a fertility doctor who turned away women that were either overweight or too old citing the fact that the risk of complications on the patient and baby go up exponentially if there are health issues. In my opinion the doctor had a reasonable, logical argument.

Now remember these shows are the moral pillars of our society. ACA and TT both suggested that the doctor was playing God with these women’s lives… whaaaaa? Yes you heard correctly; this is an evil man who should not be practicing medicine. Why would someone who has their patients best interests at heart do this to poor, innocent overweight women?!?!?111?

This is one quote I would like to share with you…

“…after the doctor refused to treat her, she went to the royal woman’s hospital which advised her to loose 20 kg. Two years on she now has a healthy baby boy…”

Glassed, pushed down stairs, and thrown out of third story window. Isn’t this what the doctor who you suggest should be banned from practicing medicine said? For fuck’s sake.*

If you are overweight, GET OFF YOUR FAT ASS GO ON A DIET. If you are too old, ADOPT A CHILD. THERE ARE PLENTY OF THEM TO GO AROUND. If you want to risk the life of you and your child GO TO ANOTHER DOCTOR.

How long will it be before this type of drivel will be banned from our screens? Don’t the journalists who present this garbage have any self respect?

*This statement does not reflect the state of mind that your friend and humble narrator is normally in. Just got caught up in the moment. Hugs and Kittens.