Shamoan brothers
July 8, 2009
Hiya
So Im seeing it all over facebook, the news, the radio about this Michael Jackson Tribute. Coz of the time difference it was on at 4am here…. So we wont get to see it til tonight… is it good?!
So its baltic here. I think Im sick again, the MAN flu is back. And the fact Sinead had it aint helping. the weekend gone went like…
Friday – met Sinead after work, it was her date night as inshe had to think it up. Traformers in the IMAX – YES!! Went over and it was sold out…booooooooo. Went and got drunk instead in the Slip Inn and the Paddo…
Saturday – did jobs all day. Then sat in for the first or second time ever. Me Aaron James and Emma watched a few DVDs. Faygo and Murphy were meant to go out but they had been drinking all day on the boat fishing. came home at 6 and fell asleep. They woke around 11, bit late for them then…
Sunday – did nothing…
Pretty quiet weekend all round!!
Not much happening this week either. Phil is off to NZ on friday 
My parents and brothers left Ireland today. Their flight from Dublin to London was delayed so they missed the connecting flight to Bangkok. And it was late in London so I think the Qantas office was closed, i.e. nobody to help. So I dont think they were getting put up in a hotel. not Cool. I reckon Tony is going ape shit. It means they only have 2 days in Bangkok now, and Dad was really looking forward to it!
Johnny Quid: You see that pack of Virginia killing sticks on the end of the piano?
Pete: Yes.
Johnny Quid: All you need to know about life is retained in those four walls. You will notice that one of your personalities is seduced by the illusions of grandeur – the gold packet of king size with a regal insignia, an attractive implication towards grandeur and wealth, the subtle suggestion that cigarettes are indeed your royal and loyal friends, and that, Pete, is a lie.
Johnny Quid: Your other personality is trying to draw your attention to the flip side of the discussion, written in boring bold black and white, it’s a statement that these neat little soldiers of death and in fact trying to kill you and that, Pete, is the truth.
Johnny Quid: Oh, beauty is a beguiling call to death and i’m addicted to the sweet pitch of its siren.
Johnny Quid: That that starts sweet ends bitter, and that which starts bitter ends sweet.
Johnny Quid: That is why you and i love the drugs and that is also why I cannot give that painting back. now please, pass me a light.
Pete: Oh you are something special, Mr johnny quid.
I quit smoking! Im off them 4 days….again.
Right back to work…hopefully have better news fo y’all next week…
Random photo:
Laters
Ronan
All five horizons…
July 1, 2009
Good afternoon.
So its a lovely oul day in Sydney. Its the middle of winter and its 23 degrees and sunny outside?! How does that work!!?
Had a good weekend there.
Thursday – Went for drinks in the Sheaf with Sinead. Had maybe one too many.
Friday – Was a bit groggy in work! Was planning on going home to bed but went out to PJs for a drink instead. Then went back to Woollahra with Sinead and had a few drinks with the boys! SOGMH
Saturday – Thought we had a house inspection so was home early to clean. Turns out James just made it all up so we’d clean up and Millman and Jenny would sort their very messy shit out! It was a good plan!! We started boozing round 2. Went into the city with Eoin Hand coz it was his birthday. Hit the Mercantile. Loads of people including quite a few Skerries heads turned up. We went to PJ’s round 7 then. Had dinner and loads of pints there. Sinead and Kim came along. Then the lads decided out of the blue to go to Cargo – none of that. Stayed in PJs, eventually Dave Sheehy Tino Phelo and all turned up! Was a good night. Also the last time I was to see Anne Marie and Mirium as theyre gone home!!
Sunday – just had a much deserved DVD day with Sinead.
Millman moved out on Tuesday. So for the first time ever – we had the house to ourselves. Nobody living with us! Great feeling!!
Not much news to report. Applied for my tax back. Out of the 14k or so I paid Im getting 5700 back!! AWESOME!!
Birchall lost his job Dunno what he’s gonna do.
Have a plan of what to do with my moneys
- Obviously clothes and sessions.
- Book a holiday
- Go to Ayers Rock in August
- Sort out the thing which cant be mentioned
- Touch base with a lawyer to begin my residency process. Getting it through a Skilled Migrant VISA. There’s a skill on the critical list called for Computer Specialists specialising in Oracle….hmmmmm…I work for Oracle!! So hopefully that will happen. I decided to do this because I really don’t want to go home. I couldnt imagine having to start again. Couldn’t imagine having to live with the parentals. I’m just too content here! And if I’m eligable – why not!?
- Also Im gonna buy a remote control helicopter!
This weekend coming Im going IMAX on Friday I think. Then deep sea fishing on Saturday for Rory’s birthday, Im sure there’ll be some session after!?
We didnt win the $106 million dollar lotto last night
Here’s some random photos
Me and Gez doing wobbly hands!!
Jen and Fiona
Kim and Sinead doing something…?
Birchall showing his age!
Birchall and Anne-Maries last dance…I thought them the method!!
Right tis lunchtime so Im gonna go eat!
Happy July 1st!
Ronan
Its not a handbag…Its a satchel!
June 24, 2009
Hi dudes.
So what an epic week! Great fun…very expensive though.
Friday was agreed to be a session to end all sessions. Sort of a boys will be boys night to celebrate all the girls being gone – well kind of, seeing Edel was still there and Emma and Jen. But we were going bananas in work all day, i left an hour early – went home and was drinking by 5.30. We had a few beers in the house with a few tunes. Then to the CnB for steaks and beers. Seeing the other girls were there Sinead came over too. had loads of drinks in the CnB then headed to Fringe Bar. We destroyed that place!! Up to Courthouse after…what a crazy night. Got home around 7ish.
Saturday was spent looking at the rain out the window. the lads decided to go Ice Skating around 4 so off they went. I called over to Dave and Kerri at 6. Had a beer or 2 there. Then we went to Favela in Kings Cross. What a place?! We were there for Sineads sisters surprise parties! It basically having dinner in a nightclub! You get a seat and people just walk around with plates of bbq meat and salad and veg and stuff, yum yum yum. The girls got a huge surprise. The actual proper night club is upstairs. We were just in a back place having the cake when birchall stuck his head round the corner? I was like “I didnt mention I was coming here!” and its not the type of place you can just walk in – you need to be on a guest list… turns out Liam who works with Faygo was having his birthday party there too and put all the lads on the guest list!! RANDOM!! The lads had been in The Bourbon before hand, 3 dolla vodkas for 3 hours – they were smashed!! Had fun in Favela then we all headed to Iguana Bar. Its a dump in the cross – but a fun dump!! Murphy had to be brought home, Faygo was getting sick out the taxi window…hilarious stories the next day…
Sunday- We all got up at 10 to see Edel off, she was very upset the poor girl. I then went to lunch in Rose bay with Sinead. then over to the Entertainment Quarter in Fox Studios. Met up with her gang there and hit the bavarian Beer Gardens. Few beers there, they all started fading. So we went ice skating! It was cool! Then went to cinema after to see the Year One – its a terrible movie. back to Double Bay after to the Sheaf. Had a beer and a game of pool then went home after we hit a brick wall. Was in bed by 10!! 700 dollars lighter!!
Im heading to Transformers tonight – we’re booked in for Vmax – very very excited!! Couldve gone to the State of Origins match but Transformers will always win!!
The week is going fine!
My parents are here in 3 weeks – cant wait!
This weekend is Eoin Hands birthday, he wants to go to Manly!
No other news really peeps
Shall talk soon.
New cool songs:
Black Eyed Peas – I gotta feeling
Jordin Sparks – Battlefield
Miley Cyrus – The Climb
I was looking at the Irish top 40 there and I see the Veronicas are in the top 10 = they were out a year ago here…
Bye Ronan
Juke Joint Smoked Filled Paradise
June 17, 2009
Hi,
So the majority of the girls have gone. Kate and Emily went last Wednesday, Claire went on Thursday and Emma went on Sunday. Only Edel left with us and she’s gone on Sunday. Its quiet without them round!! The house is peaceful and clean though…
Friday – Me and Birchall just went for dinner and had a few drinks after, nothing mental. We were home for 11!
Saturday – Didn’t do much all day coz it was raining! Had a few lunch time scoops. Then a few drinks in the house. Then went to the Cricketers Arms in Surrey Hills to meet Dave and Kerri. Then we all headed to the Shelbourne Hotel in Darling Harbour for a fancy dress party held by the Wilde sisters from Skerries. We didnt dress up. There were a lot of familiar faces though, I think it would have been one of the biggest Skerries reunions Ive been at anyway! Went to Kings Cross after that and then to the Courthouse. Got home some ridiculous time in the morning
Sunday was a write off, didnt get up til 3 or something!! Went out for a drink in PJs with Sinead that night.
Work is boring this week. Its bleeding raining all the time. Not fun!!
Andy Millman is arriving again today. Him and jen are gonna stay with us for a while! Cant wait to see him!!
Think we’re having a mad one this Friday – a boys will be boys night!!
I made a video for the girls coz they all went home. They all cried. I put it on youtube but youtube got smart and must have some program which listens to background music and cops if your breaching some copyright laws! So I got emailed saying I can put the video up with out the sound coz Im breaching Warner Bros copyright….weird…so I cant embed the youtube video here as I usually would with my videos. This webpage would allow me to upload one directly if i purchased the video upgrade – FUCK THAT! Just believe me its a tear jerker!! Its on my facebook if ya want to see it.
Have some photos from our bowling and that….actually this first pic is our bond for our new house a few weeks ago – thats 9 grand….
And this is us a few weeks ago in the new house…
And these are the mice houses…
And this is a cool photo i took of the jellyfish in the aquarium…
And this is a cool photo of Me and Faygo looking at a big ass shark!
I’ll do the bowling ones next time – have some work to do…
K, later dudes…
Ronan
The end is nigh…
June 9, 2009
Hi there.
I dont think I posted last week. Think I was too bored to?
Well last weekend I finished up my extra busy overime week at 12.30am on the Friday, got a 71 dollar pre paid taxi home on Oracle! haha! And just went to bed.
Saturday I was up early, did some jobs and some shopping. Then headed into Fox Studios with the girls from work. Had a few drinks in there and got a ticket to the Presets. It was a good gig!! Didnt do much after ,few more drinks then everyone kinda went home. Boring. So I just went home.
Sunday I went to the aquarium with Faygo, Kate and Emily. It was deadly! Went for a drink after in Darling harbour then went out in the CnB and got smashed.
Was quite hungover on Monday but it was an easy day! An easy week in fact!!
Tuesday was our work end of quarter dinner lunch thing. We went to the Rockpool restaurant. which according to the waiter is the 9th best in the world. It was nice! I got a 20 dollar soup, a 69 dollar steak and a 25 dollar desert…very expensive. The wine list had a million pages, average price was about 4 grand for a bottle. One was 89000 dollars. Holy shitballs.
Rest of the week was fine and easy.
Friday I left work early, went and got dinner with Birchall then got a bit drunk in CnB and Tea Gardens, was still home early though!!
Saturday, went to Paddington shopping for the day. Then me and Birch went in to the Ice bar in Circular Quay. Had a drink there then walked over to the bowling. We had 3 lanes booked and we got free wine and beer, a shit load of food and had some fun!! We, being Irish, obviously took the piss with the free drinks and they stopped serving us coz our 2 tables were full!! We played some pool and then left for Cargo. Phil Gannon being the gent he is got us in for free to VIP, free drinks and that. it was cool.Things were getting a bit hazy at this stage. We left for the Courthouse, I think we got refused coz we had too much. Me and Eoin Hand went to the Columbian then…and got in. The Columbian is the single gayest bar on Oxford street, seriously gay. Which is why we wouldnt usually get in. All the hot chicks go there ya see so they dont get hounded by blokes – it was COOL. Left there and went to Cheers after for the Irish match. Long ould night. Steamboats. Got home at 6 or something.
Got up then on Sunday and Me Phil and Birch went straight to CnB for a roast and then stayed there for 12 hours. HAMMERED.
Yesterday was just spent on the couch…as it was a long weekend.
Today I feel like shit. Tired and achy.
The girls are leavinng this week… Kate and Emily are going tomorrow. Claire on Thursday. Emma on Sunday and Edel the following week. Its gonna be weird, coz we’re so used to just having them around…like a big family!! They will be missed…
Nothing much else going on peeps! My parentals are here in 5 weeks! Cant wait!!
Ronan
UPDATE : I CAN DO NO WRONG.
May 26, 2009
The 4th richest man in the world – Larry Ellison, just agreed to keep me on til March 2010.
Go me.
I get to stay in Oracle. Coz I rule.
In the buff
May 26, 2009
Hi,
Forgot/didn’t have time to post last week. This place is bananas. 2 weeks ago I did 52 hours, last week I did 58 hours, this week is gonna be 60+ hours. But then the financial year is over and things will be quiet again. Well it wont matter to me as my contract with Oracle is up! Think I might be able to get it extended though for another 6 months. And I also have another job in the pipeline, so watch this space.
The last 2 weekends have been mental.
2 weeks ago Friday we went out on a boys night to Kings Cross, ended up in the casino, not good.
Saturday we went to PJ’s then tried to get a taxi somewhere but couldnt get one so walked home…i think.
Friday just gone was just a session in Tea Gardens.
Saturday we went to Paddington for the day, bought clothes and that. Then me and Faygo had a bottle of Gin and went to the Palace in Coogee, great laugh! Then hit the CBH for the Leinster match. Was on the bourbons in the pub. next thing I know me Gez and Dave Clancy are naked on coogee beach. Skinny dipping. Good night!
Me and dave clancy have decided to go on holidays in september. We were gonna go to Bali but weren’t able to get the deal we saw. So I’m currently looking for a cheap exotic holiday. so far we have – Borneo, Vanuatu, Langkawi, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, tonga and Samoa….JEALOUS??! Can’t wait!!!
Right I am FLAT OUT here. I’ll let y’all know whats happening with the jobs.
My parents are here in 6 weeks! woooo!
Slan,
Ro
Three blind mice….
May 12, 2009
Hello…
So work is still crazy…in 12 hours a day!? good moneys though.
The weekend was good. Friday I went out with a girl from work in Chatswood. Good night! Had a good laugh. She had to leg it though coz her mate broke up with her boyfriend in Cambodia and was landing that night…so i went home round half 11. Met birchall in the house, he was drinking on his own. So we went to Kings Cross and met up with Anne Marie and Marie and them in the Sugar Mills. had fun. Went back to randwick. Some girl came back with us, apparentely she wanted to get into my pants but I went to bed….
Saturday me and Murphy did a load of shopping. Got ridiculous stuff. Including 3 mice! and a mice house thing, its cool. I got a black and white mouse, looks like a little cow, his name is Bodie. Murphy got a pure black one, his name is Emma – think he has gender issues. And we bought Birchall a tiny mouse with no tail, he’s called Fergal. So playing with them passes the time! They fight a lot though, so I looked it up in work yesterday, apparentely youre not supposed to put males in the same cage because they’re territorial…oops. You think the petshop would’ve told us that!! Anyway theyre our pets now! And nobody in the house has a problem with them…Saturday night we went to PJ’s and then to The Gaff, bit of a shit nite but whatever!!
Sunday I sat on the couch watching DVDs all day and played with the mice! The rest were in the CnB all day…couldn’t have been arsed…
Cant see much happening this week seeing I;m not getting home til 10pm, going to bed and gettin back up at 6.30…complete mare but 350 dollars a day!! wooooo
Song of the week – David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland – When Love Takes Over! great tune….
There’s no plans as of yet for this weekend.
I haven’t heard nout about my visa. So I’m still in Limbo….
And thats all I have….Im actually flat out here in work so best get back to it….
Ronan
Boom Boom Pow
May 7, 2009
Howdy.
Gonna keep this short coz I am extremely busy in work. I was asked to do overtime yesterday so Ive comitted to staying in 3 hours a day for the next 3 weeks! Which means ill be in til 8pm here, 11am in Ireland so feel free to mail me on ronan.healy@oracle.com for a chat!
No news update on the VISA yet. Im still on my bridging. James got sponsored – fair play to him so he’s laughing. Murphy is in Limbo and Birchall is in New Zealand getting his 3 month holiday visa.
Weekend was bananas. Friday we went out with Gach in the junction. Helen (Murphys mate) and her hot friend Gayle came along. Had a good nite. Ended up in ours drinking till all hours in the morning.
Saturday we did nout much all day. I went shopping – bought the best tshirt ever! Saturday night we had a party in our house for Kates birthday. Then headed to PJ’s in town and met up with Gach and all the Skerries heads. Great laugh. i ended up going to the casino with gayle and helen. Score! 32 year old super hot scouser! goooooooooo me!Got home at 7 or something.
Sunday I woke up at 4 in Murphys bed…with him. Went straight to the pub. Loads of people were there, it was fun. I was there from 5 til 12 and had 2 drinks, was just still absolutely hammered from the night before!
Monday was a bold day….
Working my tits off now I am!
Right gotta go….
Ronan
The Game: Me VS The System
April 30, 2009
Hello.
So before I tell y’all whats goin on I need to recap the 2? last weekends before I forget…
Friday 17th – I literally sat here for 10 mins trying to remember what we did…I remember! Because the 5 of us moved into our beautiful new house, Murphy said we were having a boys night in. So the 5 of us and Scully got ribs from Hurricanes and watched Step Brothers. And although it goes against my Friday rule of going bananas it kind of a cool night. And because we were all relatively sober, we had a good run at the Saturday.
Saturday 18th – We were all up early and hit the reject/discount shops for stuff for the palace. got loads of new toiletries, washing stuff, cleaning stuff, matts and bins and whatnot. Saturday night then Im pretty sure we went to Anne Ryans mansion and had another barbeque. Actually thats definitely what we did coz I have this photo to prove it…
That there is our gang! Front from left to right – Darcy, Emma Clancy, Kate Ryan, Michelle Murphy, Claire Treacy, Emily Ryan, Edel Garvey, Fiona Faughnan and Emma McDonnell and then back left to right – James, Birchall, Faygo, Gez, Dave Clancy, Scully, Murphy, Aaron, Phil and Me!!
That night we got schplooned! I ran out of beers and hit the vodskies pretty early! As far as I remember we went to the Paddington Inn and then to the Courthouse…?
Sunday – Woke up at 4.30 in the PM….wow that was a late! Had something to eat and then went to Anne Ryans house and went out with her and the girls for a drink, was home in bed reasonably early!
The week was grand, just getting settled in the house. Dave Clancys birhtday on the Tuesday. Went for a steak.
Thursday I got a new phone, INQ1, its the schnizz, can do everything on it!
Friday – Me Dave Aaron and Birch (we 4 are core) went to Anne Marie and Maries house for a flippy cup tournament, it was great laugh. Got smashed and had a house party! Sing a long central!
Saturday – Made our way home from Randwick. Showered and got on the booze again. It was ANZAC day so everywhere was gonna be mental. We went to Balmain to meet the rest of the skerries crew and had a great laugh. We were in the Welcome Inn. Played 2 up all day. Great game. The whole pub stands around a square on the floor. A ref is in the middle and picks somebody to mak a bet. The person is then handed a paddle with 2 coins on it and they have to bet whether after they are thrown they will land heads up or tails up, one of each and its thrown again. Someone takes the person in the middles bet and then all the side bets happen! I won 19 games in a row. 200 bucks up! sweeeet. After, me gez emily and claire went to the rocks for a bit and then on to the courthouse. Got thrown out eventually, got the best devil wings in the world ever and then fell asleep on the girls couch!
Sunday – did a we bit of shopping, bought the Macgyver box set and sat on the couch for the day!!
This week not much happening bar trying to sort out my life….
