imported_Roopy4246
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We all know so much about each other on this message board already, but I'll flesh out the details a bit.
I am a 43 year old male nurse who has worked at Morisset Psych Hospital for 25 years (since I was 17). The majority of that timehas beenspent working in maximum and medium security units for mentally ill offenders, but I'm a bit old for that caper now, so i work in a psych rehab area called 'The Cottages,' which is basically a group of old staff residences in the grounds of the hospital converted to hold patients who are trained ineveryday living skills, such as cooking and cleaning, in the hope they may be able to one day live in the community. This is the worlds most boring job, but on the good side, I could do it in my sleep, so it's good money for no effort.
I am going to uni at present to update my nursing qualification to a degree, which is necessary because my qualification is over 20 years old. The semester starting next week is my last, thank god, and I am maintaining a comfortable credit average with very little effort (was getting destinctions, but have slackened off towards the end).
My other interest is Australian Colonial history, which I have bored you all with on occassion. I have been writing a book on a particular bushranger gang for about five years and it is in the final stages of being prepared for printing at present. I enjoyed the research for the book, but the writing and preparations for publication have been anything but enjoyable. I don't recommend anyone write a book, it's a pain. Added to the drudgery of writing etc, there is a complete certainty that I will lose a lot of money with the book - even if I manage to sell every copy (very unlikely), I will still lose several thousand dollars on the whole deal, but its really a hobby, so I suppose it's no different to people spending money on things like sport or crafts.
I have just moved house and am now living one street back from Lake Macquarie with good water views and a fairly pleasent little house on an average sized block. I haven't made up my mind if I like it yet.
Rugby League is the only winter sport I follow, and have done so all my life. I was a very average player, but enjoyed having a run around. I never saw the need to train, but no one did in the grade I played, well, the young blokes who were trying to get to a better grade did, but no one else. It's very different now, the team I used to play for has a 'If you don't train, you don't play' policy.
I spend far too much time on the net, and i can be contacted at the email address in my profile or on MSN Messenger using the same email address.
Unlike many people on this message board, I am no fan of boxing, because I have had to see the negative results of the sport far too often in my professional life - but I don't want to spend a lot of time preaching on the subject, I usually choose to avoid boxing threads.
I am a 43 year old male nurse who has worked at Morisset Psych Hospital for 25 years (since I was 17). The majority of that timehas beenspent working in maximum and medium security units for mentally ill offenders, but I'm a bit old for that caper now, so i work in a psych rehab area called 'The Cottages,' which is basically a group of old staff residences in the grounds of the hospital converted to hold patients who are trained ineveryday living skills, such as cooking and cleaning, in the hope they may be able to one day live in the community. This is the worlds most boring job, but on the good side, I could do it in my sleep, so it's good money for no effort.
I am going to uni at present to update my nursing qualification to a degree, which is necessary because my qualification is over 20 years old. The semester starting next week is my last, thank god, and I am maintaining a comfortable credit average with very little effort (was getting destinctions, but have slackened off towards the end).
My other interest is Australian Colonial history, which I have bored you all with on occassion. I have been writing a book on a particular bushranger gang for about five years and it is in the final stages of being prepared for printing at present. I enjoyed the research for the book, but the writing and preparations for publication have been anything but enjoyable. I don't recommend anyone write a book, it's a pain. Added to the drudgery of writing etc, there is a complete certainty that I will lose a lot of money with the book - even if I manage to sell every copy (very unlikely), I will still lose several thousand dollars on the whole deal, but its really a hobby, so I suppose it's no different to people spending money on things like sport or crafts.
I have just moved house and am now living one street back from Lake Macquarie with good water views and a fairly pleasent little house on an average sized block. I haven't made up my mind if I like it yet.
Rugby League is the only winter sport I follow, and have done so all my life. I was a very average player, but enjoyed having a run around. I never saw the need to train, but no one did in the grade I played, well, the young blokes who were trying to get to a better grade did, but no one else. It's very different now, the team I used to play for has a 'If you don't train, you don't play' policy.
I spend far too much time on the net, and i can be contacted at the email address in my profile or on MSN Messenger using the same email address.
Unlike many people on this message board, I am no fan of boxing, because I have had to see the negative results of the sport far too often in my professional life - but I don't want to spend a lot of time preaching on the subject, I usually choose to avoid boxing threads.