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 Brian_N Pro Member Canada Joined 5769 days ago 200 posts - 202 votes  Studies: English*, Russian Personal Language Map | Message 241 of 248 21 September 2009 at 1:03am | IP Logged |
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Been doing a lot of thinking lately about life in general. For better or worse this project has also been getting some that attention. As I take in what I see around me I’ve come to the conclusion that here in this place Russian is pretty much useless. Why would you need to know anything about Russia (or the rest of the world for that matter) when just by knowing the right people you can get a job where you make over 100K a year doing slacker menial labour jobs. Education is not necessary here, and neither is Russian. I feel the temptation to put everything Russian I have and put it right beside my university courses…in the bottom of the dumpster. I have my happy ending. And yet as I look forward one fact remains true, it is my admiration and curiosity of all things Russian that has brought me to this place.
When I first heard of this opportunity I deemed it to be to far to risky. The timing was terrible, just leaving to investigate would cost me my job back in Winnipeg and having financial obligations…I would’ve been in quite the screwed position. And then I found out that this company does work in Russia, and without fear or hesitation I packed up and headed out here in the name of ’fate’, of course it was going to work…its ‘god’s will’ that I get to go to Russia. And the choice proved to be the correct one. Ironically though that same cognitive distortion that fearlessly brought me here was shattered shortly after arrival by the magnitude of my new situation. My life can go so many ways now…and that one fact remains true, I’m here because of my desire to truly know Russia and the aggressive approach to life that was to make it happen. Even if Russian is now pretty much useless to me now…it has a gained a sentimental value. How can possibly abandon that which has brought me so far so quickly? This project shall continue. My little detour to Russia will probably cost me my chance to be a millionaire before 30 but whatever…I never expected to be this far this soon anyways so it all balances out. I’ll take two years off to go to Russia. The going is good, so I guess…I’ll keep on going. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Brian_N Pro Member Canada Joined 5769 days ago 200 posts - 202 votes Studies: English*, Russian Personal Language Map | Message 242 of 248 05 October 2009 at 6:03am | IP Logged |
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Been thinking lately about something I said before, “Russian is pretty much useless to me now“. I never realized how much this bothers me. With the current direction my life is headed its quite true. The way things are taking shape the most likely outcome for me is moving to Alberta permanently, starting a powerline man apprenticeship and probably getting married within a few years. It’s a good life, I’d be making a 6 figure wage and could be retired within 20 years with a 8K-9K a month pension. On this path Russian is very much useless, I’ll never need it. And yet, as I try to move on with my life this damn language keep f*cken nagging at me. This whole “I’m supposed to know this” crap is starting to get old. Impulsive emotions that just don’t wanna die. *Sigh* I could’ve been so happy with a simple life in Alberta…but F*ck it. Russian will be made to be useful. I guess…I guess it’s time to build the empire.
$250 per productive unit, or $200 if I want to undercut…per hour. Cost per productive unit 75-100K. Required employees 3 or…1 if sub-contracting is utilized. Estimated time to acquisition of Unit Alpha…11 months or 6 if financing is used. Incorporation date…still to be determined. I know how I’m going to kick off the empire but as for when I’m still undecided. Tempted to go the proprietorship route as I‘ll be a one man operation, but…I want to make learning Russian a tax deductible expense (um…corporate bylaw requiring all officers to have Russian fluency, even if it comes at the company’s expense…lol, of course I‘m going to appoint myself CEO) I still haven’t figured out what my company is going to do in Russia though, fate will reveal that to me in time…alls I know is that whatever it is it will make having Russian ‘very useful’. For the moment that’s good enough for me. There comes a moment in every persons life where that question must be asked…“How big of a game do you Really want to play?” I don’t know about everyone else but…I’m bored with the current game, bring on the big board and then we can talk about little empires, money, and lives spent abroad learning about interesting places and interesting people. Bring on the big board cause I’m ready to play. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Brian_N Pro Member Canada Joined 5769 days ago 200 posts - 202 votes Studies: English*, Russian Personal Language Map | Message 243 of 248 13 October 2009 at 8:26am | IP Logged |
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October 4th-9th
October 4th -> 90 min Total - 3 blocks 30 min (15 min vocab drill)/(15 min sentence dictation) October 5th -> 30 min Total - 1 blocks 30 min (15 min vocab drill)/(15 min sentence dictation) October 6th -> 60 min Total - 2 blocks 30 min (15 min vocab drill)/(15 min sentence dictation) October 7th -> 90 min Total - 3 blocks 30 min (15 min vocab drill)/(15 min sentence dictation) October 8th -> 120 min Total - 4 blocks 30 min (15 min vocab drill)/(15 min sentence dictation) October 9th -> 60 min Total - 2 blocks 30 min (15 min vocab drill)/(15 min sentence dictation) I like the new program I started using a few weeks ago, I’m finding the sentence dictation exercises quite helpful. A sentence is spoken, and then you have to guess and write what was said. It’s a sweet way to put the listening skills to the test. For the moment I’m failing, but as I keep listening its obvious that the grade is starting to improve. I think I’m finally ready to put Russian grammar under the microscope. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Brian_N Pro Member Canada Joined 5769 days ago 200 posts - 202 votes Studies: English*, Russian Personal Language Map | Message 244 of 248 21 October 2009 at 7:34am | IP Logged |
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Well I’ve made up my mind, 10 months from now…I‘ll be trying on Russia for a few years. My priorities are starting to shift, I just want to get my education done, nothing else really matters to me anymore. I was one click away from just deleting all the stuff Russian I had. But, just as I was about to click, “empty recycle bin” It hit me…wait a minute, I’m going to be doing my education through distance, so that means, I could do it anywhere, even Russia. Sweet.
Alberta is nice, but I need to get out of here eventually…I’m bored otta my tree. Tightening bolts day after days is getting old pretty quick. It would help if the people I worked with weren’t mentally deficient…but yeah no such luck. I guess I can’t expect much though, laborers… So can’t wait to get to Russia. It’ll be fun, different place, different people, different ways of thinking. I know I’ll probably take this back in time, but from where I’m standing, culture shock does sound kinda fun. Purposely turning your world upside down just to see how much it’ll screw with your thoughts and emotions. 10 months, so can’t wait. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Brian_N Pro Member Canada Joined 5769 days ago 200 posts - 202 votes Studies: English*, Russian Personal Language Map | Message 246 of 248 29 October 2009 at 4:55am | IP Logged |
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Took the liberty of expanding my credit limit so I can take advantage of any unexpected opportunities for a trip to Russia. It was a spur of the moment decision. I was opening a new chequing account at another bank because my current one is kinda pissin me off. The new bank ran my SIN number to get my credit rating and approved me right of the bat for a 5K overdraft. I was like, um I don’t want a $5,000 overdraft…but I will take a visa with whatever you can give me lol. The papers and my new visa came in today and yeah, my credit limit has just been expanded a few thousand percent. Sweet lol.
Now just gotta get my passport. Studying is still going on, and on and on. Same old same old, listening, vocab drill and sentence dictation. As for things here, Alberta is going great. Been promoted, on thee boss’s crew now, handpicked as always lol. Meh climbing ladders…far too easy. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Brian_N Pro Member Canada Joined 5769 days ago 200 posts - 202 votes Studies: English*, Russian Personal Language Map | Message 247 of 248 08 November 2009 at 4:17pm | IP Logged |
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Well started looking into getting that passport I need. I imagine I probably could do it online or something but screw it, another week and I should be back in Winnipeg. I’ll stop into the office there when I get back and get the paper work done up. I just might need that passport sooner than I thought.
There’s a rumor going around work that our department is going to be shut down probably till next year in a few weeks. Not because the economy or anything…we Manitobans are just too damn efficient, they’re running out of work for us. Even with the stand around time from the construction yard being unable to supply the line at the pace we need, the other sections are still falling behind. At the pace were going, 3 days and there is going to be lotsa people standing around. And I say sweeeeeet. I hope we get shut down, gives me a chance to go to Russia, even if its only for a week or two. I’m about ready for a break from working 140 hrs every two weeks. Let’s see how all this pans out, I’m hopeful it’ll go well. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Brian_N Pro Member Canada Joined 5769 days ago 200 posts - 202 votes Studies: English*, Russian Personal Language Map | Message 248 of 248 01 December 2009 at 8:45am | IP Logged |
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Well I guess its time for an update…I WAS going to watch a movie tonight with my roommate and these two girls he was bringing over, until I seen these ‘girls’. Um, Shrek’s girlfriend in the flesh…times two. Two words, F T.
Once again the cards have been shuffled, Brian goes up and Brian goes down. So yeah, bye bye Alberta, I'll miss having that $3700 deposited into my bank account every two weeks...but meh, easy come easy go. I have no regrets about quitting. Yeah, my dumbass walked away from that kinda money for tightening F`n bolts lol. We all have our reason, as did I. Um, means that trip to Russia I wanted is temporarily off the table, though that is also by choice. A comparable paying job has already found me...(um friends of family and friends of friends) But strangely enough I`m not interested in making money anymore. I just want to finish my university and continue learning Russian. I`m tired of working with idiots...I want a job where the people I work with are a little brighter than a 5W light bulb. I also want to get around to finishing up Russian. Still planless for what I`m going to with it, but whatever I`m sure life will send something interesting my way. And it if doesn't, well I`m fine with that too. Russian is beautiful and at the end of the day I`d have no regrets know it, simply for the sake of knowing it. Been reorganizing for TAC2010, actually already started just haven`t posted yet. I`ll get around to that soon enough. (Ironic...unemployed and I still have no spare time lol.) Anyways though since I`ll be moving over to TAC I won't be needing this log anymore so I guess....Topic closed. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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