WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MR RUDD - YOU SHOULD SPEND TIME

WITH THE PEOPLE I HAVE SPENT MY LAST DECADE WITH!

THEN SEE WHAT IT THE VILEST FORM OF LIFE!

Mr Rudd has lashed out at people smugglers and defended the Government's efforts to stop them.

"People smugglers are engaged in the world's most evil trade and they should all rot in jail because they represent the absolute scum of the earth," he said.

"People smugglers are the vilest form of human life. They trade on the tragedy of others and that's why they should rot in jail and in my own view, rot in hell.

"We see this lowest form of human life at work in what we saw on the high seas yesterday.

"That's why this Government maintains its hardline, tough, targeted approach to maintaining border protection for Australia."

Heck- Must have been sick of the gossiping and backstabbing!

CREDIT

Filipino Man Nails Shut Wifes Mouth

By Digger

I Just read this Article about a drunk Filipino man, it was quite disturbing. Here's an excerpt:

"A drunk farmer nailed his wife's mouth shut and beat her to death, then fell asleep, woke up the next day and prepared breakfast without realizing she was dead ..."

"... Porras strangled his wife, slammed her head against a wall, drove nails through her mouth and the backs of her knees, hammered her two hands, poured boiling water on her body and burned her skin with a hot iron."

If that's not enough here's the kicker:

"He only realized he had killed his wife, who was blind from previous beatings, when his son tried to feed her and discovered she was dead ..."

You know I've sometimes joked about nailing my wifes mouth shut, I don't think I'll do that anymore.

Its not hard to tell that I am having some great fun designing things
on the computer of late.
Yesterdays trip to the Star Wars exhibition has given me many ideas, many of which I shall share the results of on here as time goes by.
The seeing in real life the actual costumes and props used was quite a buzz, the ship models have to be seen to be believed. Makes me even more interested in going to see the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas.
Surely it is time for a Battlestar Galactica Experience :-)


** FACEBOOK **

Yes I know in the past I have refered to this site as 'Yet another internet timewaster', however as I get to understand it more, I have to say it is the best of all the community based type groups.
With work and all the other things going on in my life, I have only now had time to really have a look over it. Its a fun and easy way to keep up with all your friends, many of whom I have found after 30 years of not being in touch.
If your a regular reader of this website, or a friend, and are on Facebook, please look me up. I would be more than happy to add you. I often report updates to this site, news and photo that just don't appear here.

~~ KIDS SENT TO WORK ~~

Such a terrific idea, I can't believe I didn't think of it earlier.
Send the kids to work, loan $5000 off of them and then go around making out your well off and have a terrific job. Sure it would make you a hypocrite, but nobody would really know the truth and in certain communities, nobody really cares for it anyway.

We recently answered advertisements for mine workers at Mungo Colliery and thankfully we were successful in getting them.
Now I can sit back, make like I am loaded and have the best job in the world, while posting to the internet all day.

AWESOME!!!!

Actually - In reality it is at the Powerhouse Museum yesterday shortly after we perused the Star Wars display.

~~ COMING INCREDIBLY SOON ~~

* Filipino Invasion Of Paddys Markets in Sydney.

* Brad puts Colonel's photography lessons to the test.

* We take a look at the 'soon to close' Star War exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum.

* More WONDERFUL photo burning theopy as we send up a folder full.

Yep - MORE ACTION THAN A NIGHT AT MATRAVILLE RSL

Hows your workmate going?

Well after so much misery, pain and smuttery, I think it is time for your pal 'Credibility Cat' to share some humour with you. Thanks be to MrX for sharing this with us.

~~ A SPADGE RESIGNATION ~~

Hi all, effective immediately I have resigned my post as President of the Philippine heritage society, Australian chapter.

At tonights meeting Bill will be moved to Acting President until new elections can be held. All group memberships, money raised, correspondence will be passed on to Bill tonight and my membership voluntarily terminated with no reimbursement.

Developments today between myself and a dear community friend has lead me to a decision I have been stressing over for a few months.
The personal fight between wanting to do something for the Philippines and my great desire to just give it all up as a useless cause for people who, at least out here, don't care less.

The fracturing of those who were my rocks in the community has helped me with my decision and I wish the guys all the very best with the society's future endeavours - I am sure we will all remain friends regardless.

This remained my main stumbling block to removing myself from any Philippine involvement in my life, this final decision now clears the way for me to return to things I did up until 10 years ago.

I do thank those in the community who have helped the project during our friendship and my time on the board.
The Philippines was once my oasis from every day life, it is now just a reminder of the pain one can have inflicted upon them.

It should be noted that, at least for now, the mail and email addresses will remain the same and all correspondence and donations will go direct to the new team.
Thank you and Goodbye!

~~ AN EGG-SELENT EASTER ~~

Good day friends, Romans, countrymen and the tattered remains of a once great barkada.
I sit here before you today, somewhat in pain from a work related accident and somewhat innebriated from a Tanduay related accident.

So what better a time than to convey forthwith what we did over easter. Twas certainly different to Easters past, but then in Easters past one wasn't privy to the real thoughts the Filipino community had for you was one.
Ahhh cuntoxen indeed - funny and yet a pathetic excuse of people if ever I have had the misfortune to meet.
Like cigarettes - they should all come brandishing warnings for those people who try to be involved in their community. Let that be a warning to others (Mathew take heed).

Anyway we took the long weekend opportunity to rack off north forthwith to source out some action well away from this dismal area we call home. To free ourselves from the stale air that infests this ghetto of civilization and to lift the burden of hatred that tends to envelope us all and cause us to discard even those who care about us in an effort to be rid of all facets of the pond scum that have filtered their way through the water purification plant of our life.

It was our second weekend in a row up in the beautiful Hunter region and this time I wished to make the most of it, chasing trains and catching up with friends who still delight in seeing me, well at least they are nice enough to pretend they do :-)
Yes friends, even one who has been around for 25 years of my gunzel life. Must seem like a lifetime to those of us in this country who feel that friendships are only as good as the time they recieve benefit from it. What a ghastly bastard of a life that would be hey - certainly the dogs bollocks.

Well without further adu, adue, ado, crap how do you spell it.
Heck, on with the photos. Oh and I do humbly apologise for my state of mind, it relieves the pain. Physical pain from injury, not that which has been inflicted upon me by human vermin, I just think thats funny now :-)

May be a good shop to head to before hitting the sex scene around Bombay.
Actual shop is in East Maitland but I have no idea about its purpose.

My dear friend of 25 years, Mr John Hourigan.
Never had a bad thing to say, always helpful and always ready to catch up for a dribbly foamer session.
Onya John - your a champ mate.

One of my main reasons for heading to the Hunter.
A very rare movement of two BL class, with elderly ALCo units 4836 and 603.
Masturbatory tissues were at the ready.

I love photographing phone booths.
This was a particularly interesting one!

Black and white top, tight jeans and fluffy white slippers.
Had to double check I wasn't in Campbelltown.

There are some beautiful Pinays out there, even some who still
like to hang out with me.
Suck that pond muck. MWWHWHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
This is my beautiful cousin Riza (on the left) with her equally beautiful sister Reizel (and thusly obviously my cousin to - surprising that) up at Newcastle. Reizel is holidaying in Australia from Iloilo City.

Rhealyne not entirely happy - she wasn't in photo mood today.

How cute is little Reizel :-)

Lunch time!

Hornbags a plenty!

The gang!

~~ NEATH HOTEL ~~

Where I go for a regular, catch up with friends, have a drink and a bloody good meal, listn to live music and wish that I worked.
The following selection of piccies is from our Saturday night gathering there.

Left to right - Matt, Nathan the object of much desire, Ted (who moves to the Philippines in two years to get away from the gossiping bullshitters here) and Stuart (editor of Motive Power Magazine)

Oh guys - go get a room PLEEEEEEASE.

Preferably one with a window I can see through!!!!!

Well I hope you enjoyed your perverted look into our Easter and my drunken reporting of such.

On the Sunday we had the please of attending Gina and Ron's house for Ron's birthday party.
We had a great time and sadly went home earlier than I had hoped. I love those parties you wish would go on forever.
Sadly there is no photos of this event due to the earlier mentioned personal ban.
However a HUGE thanks to Ron and Gina for the party - It is mucho appreciated.

Love to all (well those who deserve it anyway)

Brad

~~ ANALIZA SPREADS THE LOVE ~~

--- On Wed, 4/15/09, analizaamis@REMOVED FOR PRIVACY REASONS wrote:

> From: analizaamis@REMOVED FOR PRIVACY REASONS
> Subject: Re: Dear Analiza
> To: alcogoodwin@REMOVED FOR PRIVACY REASONS
> Date: Wednesday, 15 April, 2009, 9:09 PM
> I want you to remove all my photes
> from your blogsite immediately if you don't I will take
> legal action for this...and don't send me an email
> anymore...just remove it....

Dear Analiza,
Thank you for your lovely email, it is always wonderful to hear from former friends who blame the world for their errors.
Sorry to see you still seem to be living in a world of bitterness and unhappiness - threats like this certainly to not aid in developing close friendships. I feel your pain in this regard, I have discarded bitterness and hatred, indeed most of the Filipino community here in the process, and have found a far happier plane of existence.

Anyway, like your husband who seemed to be confused about the law when you tried to have your poor daughter removed from the country for daring to run away in fear (LEGALLY CONFIRMABLE WITH WITNESSES FROM MANY AREAS), you too seem to be confused about the law, in this instance when it comes to photography.
Please allow me to enlighten you regarding photographic copyrite, usage of peoples photos for editorial purposes and not for financial gain.
You will note that this is a free editorial website and does not make 1c in return.

That being said, I would be more than happy to remove your photos if asked in a civil way and not being threatened and harrassed, as is usually the way for select members of my former community.

If you still wish to take legal action I shall be more than happy to go and state the law - even more happier to bring up anything else of interest, like, HYPOTHETICALLY, breach of immigration conditions.

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PHOTOGRAPHY RULES AND NET USAGE

Images of People

The most common problem you will run into is a photo with people in it. If you are using their images for editorial purposes, it's usually okay to use them without permission.

If you are using photos with people in them for advertising, you need their permission. People have a right to profit, and exclude someone else from profiting on their photograph or likeness. This right continues after their death and is given to their heirs.

Here's an example to illustrate the difference between editorial use and advertising use. If you had pictures inside a book illustrating people skiing, you would probably not need their permission. If you put that same picture on the cover of the book, you probably should get their permission.

There are areas of legal exposure to also be aware of, regardless of the editorial or advertising use of the photo.

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Its me again. Sorry.

The last bit may be of interest The areas of legal exposure would include no photography of nudity or similarly, possibly offensive behaviour.

I am unsure what crime I have suposedly commited to warrent legal action.

* Photos were all taken with the consent of the person in question.
* Person knew about said photos last year and now threathens legal action.
* Photos do not include nudity or anything offensive.

If it comes to content, then lets look at the following piece from a solicitor and photographer.

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Consent for photographs always required?

As you can gather from the Kidman example above — not in Australia.

Aside from commercial use or Summary Offences issues, consent for photography is not required in this country. It is purely a question of etiquette and taste. As pointed out in the August 2005 Federal Attorney General's Discussion Paper "Unauthorised Photographs on the Internet And Ancillary Privacy Issues", (as quoted on the <anlysphere.com> website):

[…] for any society to function in a relatively free and open manner, there could not realistically be a requirement for all photographs to be taken with consent. If there were such restrictions, candid shots could never be taken, and the media would be severely constrained in the images they show us. Freedom of expression and artistic expression would undoubtedly be adversely affected ... while there may be legitimate circumstances when recording images should be restricted, it would not be practical or desirable to obtain consent from every person all of the time, for example, for use in television news file footage.

In Nov 2005 this view was supported by the NSW Commissioner for Children:

Even the NSW Commissioner for Children, Gill Calvert, agrees that a ban on photography without permission would be overkill. The commission has written to the Government, saying that for any society to function in a "free and open manner", there cannot be a legal requirement for consent to being snapped.
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You had their permission to take the pictures at the time you took them, and they allowed you to have them. That is obvious by their response. So you are covered there.
They belong to you. They can ask you to delete them, but they cannot demand it.
Use your judgment about this.

• 9 months ago

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Anyway regardless of the fact I have not commited any offence, I do agree to comply to the request to remove the photographs of you when asked in a civil manner and not using threats of using the law to have me charged for things that just aren't against the law (like, for instance, and purely hypothetically, BREACHING IMMIGRATION CONDITIONS).

Thank you for your time!

~~ COMING SOON ~~

~~ OUR EGG-SELENT EASTER HOLIDAY ~~

Pardon the rather crappy and overused title. :-)

Twas rather a big Easter weekend and I am still trying to get over it before
heading back to work again.
We will cover the parties, night out, gunzelling activity and other
fun over the next week.
Stay tuned!

The security guard wasn't the only unfriendly at Morandoo on the day - although this one obviously had a higher IQ than he average CHUBB guard.
This huge fella was laying in wait for any unsuspecting gunzel to show up.

~~ SECURITY GUARDS ~~

Its not only Melbourne Zoo that the monkeys
are seen on the loose!

The perils of being a railfan - or security guard!

OK it's not often that ' Manila-Downunder' treats all his readers with a quizz, so I am sure you will all join me in immense foamer excitment as I ask you to tell me the difference between the two photos below.

Now take your time!
Don't race this one because you may may a mistake and waste what is a wonderful opportunity to win 10 years free subscription to this illustrious website.
Now before we answer lets look at an incident yesterday at Morandoo railway yard while photographing from a PUBLIC STREET!

Keeping in mind I was already depressed and in a bad mood following recent developments in Sydney, all I wanted to do was have a great day chasing trains in the Hunter and forget what has been happening.
I should say though - it later turned into the best day in ages and the full report, for anyone interested, will soon appear on the
SEMI-RETIRED FOAMER WEBSITE!

After my usual rounds of Newcastle (see my upcoming report on the day) I stopped by a Morandoo Yard with far more interesting locomotives than is usually the case nowdays.
After a U-Turn I proceeded back to park and get photos, over the fence and not on railway property. While photographing an 80 class an 'SNP Security' car drove up and on seeing me photographing the train drove off, obviously utilizing some brain cells to realise I was one of the hundreds of visiting railfans
looking at trains.

All was proceeding well until I decided to photograph 4836 - which drew the frantic attention of a CHUBB Security guard who saw the photography of a 48 class as a possible action of a terrorist.

I can see Mr Bin Laden right now. Sitting in his cave, pawing over back issues of Railway Digest and having 20 aides research blueprints of the DL531, looking for weaknesses in the design that could be used, the ultimate aim to bring down western civilization.
The future of the world now hinges on a humble 48 class and Mr Chubb (an obvious power hungry cowboy with no comprehension of his actual power on public roads) was going to save us all by removing this highly dangerous railfan of 28 years from the area.

** MISTAKE **

Poor old Mr Chubb had not counted on being subject to the famous Spadge, along with his even MORE famous hatred of these disgusting examples of humanity (almost as much as the gutter trash one deals with in life).
One enjoys informing these people of the actual laws by which they are
bound (why don't they teach security guards this from the outset?) and then invite them to call the police.
I never realised how much I missed confronting these morons while I have been spending time out of the hobby. My growing return of interest was given a huge boost as this feral drove off into the distance and I went on
photographing my trains.

BACK TO THE QUIZZ!!!

So have you come up with an answer to our little quizz? Thats right - it was a trick question. There is no difference, they are both a COLLECTION OF TOOLS!

~~ HAPPY EASTER ~~

To all my friends, family and those who merely put up with me :-)

Have a safe and fun Easter - look forward to seeing you intact after it.

Brad and the Fam.

~~ SPADGE'S NEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE ~~

Hello and welcome to the new section replacing the former 'Barkada Bollocks'.

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday to Kianu, son of Jessie and Rowena. Sadly we can't include a photo!

THE 10,000 COUNTDOWN

Its hard to believe that only 14 months since the website started we are now approaching our 10,000 page hit. It would be over this now, but it took a while for me to add a page hit counter. :-)
Much has changed in this time, new friends, old friends who have turned evil, changed interests, the birth and death of a barkada, the start of a new society to raise money for the Philippines and now a return to previous railway based interests in an effort to remove myself from societies scum element.
** It has all been very exciting!

20,000 CHANGES

Much is planned to change this site as we enter the 20,000 stretch.

While we will continue to update friends and family with what we are doing, and of course continuing the tradition of humour that is obviously appreciated, we will be dropping the coverage of the Filipino events we organise and photography of such.

This site has been accused of causing the recent assault at Matraville RSL and it is believed it will lead to yet another unprovoked attack from the scum of society.
Something I certainly don't wish to be resonsible for as it included one of my best friends.
It is with this in mind that I am deciding to comply with peoples wishes and not place any more photos or information on here covering the old barkada and any of the members of it that I still see.
Any personal parties held will just feature our direct family and my Aussie friends who seem to be less affected by the features here.
PLEASE NOTE: Drunken features on our beloved Colonel still remain the mainstay of the website :-)

We will continue to cover items of Philippine interest, the Philippines itself, photography (mine and friends), news, humour, RIHSPI society news and I will still include jokes sent by the remaining Filos I choose to hang out with.
I hope that this will be enough to entice all my beloved readers and friends to keep checking back. If NOT - perhaps the new random hornbag features will help.

NOTE ALSO: If you are part of the old barkada, have a special event and would still like a photo shown. Plese email it to the old barkada address and I would be more than happy to post it with your permission.

I trust this will be a suitable outcome for all - well except for me.

APOLOGY

I apologise to Ferlie for placing her photos on the website.
All of a sudden it become a problem the other night in a meeting where everyone got to air their grievences with me. I bet the scum would have liked to have been included with that one.
Sadly my psychic abilities had not been turned on earlier and I was unaware there was a problem with her photos being shown, the earlier laughter perhaps causing the confusion. :-)
However I promise all your photos will be removed straight after I finish this - but please let me know if I miss any.

INVITATION

If there is any other Filipino reader who wishes her photos be removed from the site, for any reason, please feel free to email me on the barkada address and I shall do so as soon as possible.

HUNTER MOVE

Still can't convince the asawa that Newcastle would be a far better place to live, despite their being Westfields up there to. :-(
It took me a while last time - so fingers are corssed for a better outcome in the future.

CORRESPONDENCE

Brad lost your new phone number., please resend. Thanx, KAK.
Steve - Junee

Sorry dude, don't have one besides the new work one. This isn't available for personal calls, sex chat or death threats.

going to the hunter are you serious.
PJ - Mascot

Always loved the Hunter. Beautiful rural feel,not far from the city.

Hello there. I am Sarah, please check out my sexy friends and my website and see what naughty things we got up to last weekend. http:/naughtypals.com
Sarah - Location probably in Africa

Ahhhmmm thanks for the tempting offer. But I am busy helping a girl from Ghana transfer $10 million Yankie into my bank account.

this site is piss funny No name - No bloody idea of location.

Thanks - I do try my best :-)

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Thanks for visiting us during the last 14 months, I trust you will find many things more of interest, or at least get a few good laughs, during the next 14. If you have something funny, or would like to share a family event, we would love to hear from you.

Best wishes to all
Brad

~~ HAPPY 62nd BIRTHDAY MADAM PRESIDENT ~~

For a birthday present we would love to share this happy
memory with you!