Well it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything; more due to laziness than anything else. On the otherhand I’ve got a whole bunch of posts that will never see the light of day now since I never completed them and have no intention of doing so.

As most know, I’m currently employed as a network and systems engineer doing exactly what the title sounds like. That is, I manage and maintain the network infrastructure and the services that run on the network for the group as a whole. We’re a shared services IT department so we essentially support all the subsidiary companies located throughout the country. Given the current stranglehold Telkom has on bandwidth, this can make our lives rather difficult at times.

At the end of November I would have been with the company for 6 months, essentially closing my retaining contract, which leaves me free to move where I will. Recently, I applied for a job. It’s an internal position which makes the contract a moot point anyways. The net result of my actions appears to have created some friction myself and my current boss (at least from my perspective), which is making my life somewhat awkward at the moment. The job I applied for is applications engineer for those interested; it’s a little closer to where I used to be, though far enough away to not make me want to swallow razorblades every morning.

In other news, I just got myself a shiny new bike. It’s a ‘99 Suzuki GSXR750 SRAD.

I had no real intention of getting a new bike, but for the price it was going for I couldn’t pass it up. Overall I was really happy with my VFR, but for riding it was just too uncomfortable for me. Add my height to the raised billetted footpegs and all you get is a very uncomfortable ride. My knee would start cramping on longer rides and it just wasn’t fun. I bought a bike to ride and enjoy, not to ride in pain. For my new bike I don’t have any such problems and riding it is an absolute dream, and being a 750 it’s definitely no slouch.