Well this is so cringy

Can't believe this blog is still alive after so many years of neglect!

So much has happened from then and now. lol

Just for an update if anybody is interested.

1) Final semester law student
As of now, I am a final semester law student. I have come a long way from a Diploma in Law and have started working on so many new stuff. Picking on where I left off, for my 2nd semester in my first year in UTAS I passed all my subjects except Legal Reasoning. I was granted a supplementary paper and passed that.

Fast forward to 2019, I can say that I pretty much changed over the years. Apart from a growing waistline, I took on a lot of other stuff too. I am a Fairwork Ombudsman Intermediary where I would go out and talk to students about their workplace rights in Australia. I am also a union member and the union that I am in have taught me so much about their employment law in Australia.

To be honest I am more of a fair guy. If it is fair to me, I am alright with that. However, among international students, the game isn't fair as many are being underpaid in Tasmania. Some as low as 6AUD because they cannot speak English fluently. That is why I am raising awareness to people, please do not accept jobs that pay below the minimum wage in Australia. It is illegal and please value your time and effort in Australia.

I am currently working together with Red Cross Australia on their latest project, "Modern slavery".

2) Photographer enthusiast
So recently I have invested in some sweet lens that I scored from eBay. My favourite is the Sigma 30mm ART series for my Nikon D5100, followed by a Nikon 35mm f1.8 G lens and now my tokina 12-24mm f4 lens. I have dived into the world of astrophotography. Don't believe me? Check this out.

I had a few people worried about the penguin. First of all, it has been retweaked in Lightroom. The light used was a very deep yellow light so it doesn't hurt the penguin at all. 

All taken on the beautiful land they call Tasmania.

3) Kendo
So yes, I am still in Kendo. From the time I first wrote in this blog, I was starting out as a fresh kendoka. Currently, my rank is 1st Kyu and so much has passed. In 2015 I went to represent UTAS at the Unigames in the Kyu Team division. We came back with a silver medal. The image below is one of the mini competition that we organised between UTAS and Hobart Kendo Club.

4) Relationship
MYOB. :D

5) Cherries!

I worked at a cherry farm in Tassie for the entirety of my degree. Started as a cherry singulator, and my last role was the shed supervisor. It was a really exciting time for me and the owner of the cherry farm has officially retired. (AKA quickly graduate)

This is probably my last post in a very long time. At least those of you who read this will know that things do get better. I crawled out from a very dark spot and it still isn't sunshine and rainbow, but its the decisions that you make will determine the outcome.