Bad beat/Moan/Venting Thread - BBV Archive 2

[eamonhonda]

ive been asleep most of the day so has this so called storm come and gone or is the worst expected tonight

[6starpool]

It depends on the day that they pass away. If you pass Sat/Sun it would be Tue/Wed If you go on a Monday it's normally Wed etc.

2-3 days. Unless it is suspicious circumstances and they need to check the body.

It's actually next Tuesday, so pretty much a week, and there are no suspicious circumstances as it was cancer.

[Guest]

Meh stereotypes. Some people just naturally understand things easier than others. TBH I have the height of respect for those who worked seriously hard for their results, it made me feel like I didn't deserve what I got in a way. I reckon there is little correlation between hours studied and points attained, bar maybe at the extremes.

Personally, I done whatever homework during the year but didn't do extra hours until the end of term (I was in boarding school so we had assigned study hours - about 2.5 a night IIRC).

Either way, the way the LC is set up is not a good grounding for college. Two vastly different methods of both learning and examining in my experience.

I was a day pupil we had about 150 boarders felt sorry for many of them up at 7 in the morning for prayers and probably getting abused by priests.

[GaryT]

Life advice please BBV!

I lurk here a fair bit and don't really post much but was reading through all the LC talk and it got me thinking about what I should do.

I never did the leaving. Dropped out around Xmas of 6th year probably would've been around average without much work so 400-460 points I'd guess. I dropped out because I didn't have time for school and was going to be away for the actual exams due to chasing a sports dream which involved travelling the world basically.

Had an opportunity that was once in a lifetime and felt I could always go back to school so I don't really regret dropping out.

That was 2 years ago now and I'm now 20. Still involved but not had as much success as expected or I could be arrogant and say deserved

So pretty much now there's very few options left after this year is over. Still pushing hard for that and obviously not giving up. There's not a single course I can think of that I would have any interest in doing at the minute.

So what would be the general consensus on trying to get a leaving just to have one? Is the age for 'mature students' 24 which would I be right in saying you wouldn't need a LC if you were to become one? This thought just came to me as I was writing this.

I'm not even sure what I'm looking to be told here just feeling pretty confused and considering going back to school.

Cheers

[NewApproach]

I was a day pupil we had about 150 boarders felt sorry for many of them up at 7 in the morning for prayers and probably getting abused by priests.

Sssh, you're not supposed to talk about the abuse don't you know

They'd be doing well to see much life out of me before half eight anyway...

[shano1888]

I did my leaving in 03 and I still have the odd nightmare where I am in the exam hall and go blank or end up repeating and do absymally. Cunt of a system but as someone just said it is prob the least bad system.

[The Aul Switcharoo]

what about the casino's is there anything on in them tonight/tomorrow???

Casino only decent game is a €30 freezout tonight with ~15 players. They pay too many though which leads to shit payouts and they have the temptation of a roulette wheel and blackjack to lose your bollocks on!. Just go to Showboat and give the old grump abuse!

[Guest]

Sssh, you're not supposed to talk about the abuse don't you know

They'd be doing well to see much life out of me before half eight anyway...

This was early 90s but if they were not up at 7 .30 were given jobs pulling weeds or other mundane crap.
Personally think its awful sending a 12 year old away for a couple of months at a time.

[cardshark202]

Life advice please BBV!

I lurk here a fair bit and don't really post much but was reading through all the LC talk and it got me thinking about what I should do.

I never did the leaving. Dropped out around Xmas of 6th year probably would've been around average without much work so 400-460 points I'd guess. I dropped out because I didn't have time for school and was going to be away for the actual exams due to chasing a sports dream which involved travelling the world basically.

Had an opportunity that was once in a lifetime and felt I could always go back to school so I don't really regret dropping out.

That was 2 years ago now and I'm now 20. Still involved but not had as much success as expected or I could be arrogant and say deserved

So pretty much now there's very few options left after this year is over. Still pushing hard for that and obviously not giving up. There's not a single course I can think of that I would have any interest in doing at the minute.

So what would be the general consensus on trying to get a leaving just to have one? Is the age for 'mature students' 24 which would I be right in saying you wouldn't need a LC if you were to become one? This thought just came to me as I was writing this.

I'm not even sure what I'm looking to be told here just feeling pretty confused and considering going back to school.

Cheers

May I ask what sport you are involved in?
As painful as it may seem it's probably best to just finish off the leaving, and trying to think where you go from there should you not fulfill your sporting ambitions.

[Strewelpeter]

If I'm flying through CDG is 1h10m long enough to make a connection?

You'll make it if there are no delays your bags on the other hand are close to a flip to be with you in my experience.
The only airport that consistently gets the bags through quick turnarounds is schipol.

[Keane]

History course is unrecognisable from what it was 10 years ago.

I wasn't able to do history for the leaving unfortunately with the way subjects were set up in my school. What did it used to be and what have they changed in broad terms?

[thechamp87]

You'll make it if there are no delays your bags on the other hand are close to a flip to be with you in my experience.
The only airport that consistently gets the bags through quick turnarounds is schipol.

I'll just have carry on I think. I'm gambling anyway so I'll have to just see what happens.

[Jackyback]

I hated school and the LC, think i only got 410 or something. I still have a reoccuring nightmare that for some reason i have to go back and sit the LC exams.
I know a good few guys who done excellent in there LC but did not have an ounce of common sense in the outside world, put them in a real life situation and they are fvking clueless.
My point is you can have all the super LC results but when it comes to a career if you don't have some common sense and be street wise you will get swallowed up.

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[GaryT]

The sport is racing cars. Mostly in Japan and the rest of Asia.

About the institute I actually went there for 6th year before I dropped out. Pretty much despised the place though. At that stage I was bearly in school. Think I missed the first month and a half of the year. Made a really last minute decision to go there thinking it's the sort of place that would give you notes that you could put in the work to learn.

That was until I saw the exam timetable and realised I was away for all them so dropped out.

[Lplated]

Life advice please BBV!

.....

I'm not even sure what I'm looking to be told here just feeling pretty confused and considering going back to school.

Cheers

LC is handy for two things, getting you into college or helping you to get placed to do an apprenticeship or other vocational type training.

If you have no life plan or idea of what you'd like to do, and you wouldn't be giving up a job etc..., then going back to do the leaving wouldn't hurt, while doing it might give you the chance to think what you'd like to do afterwards college or job wise.

It may be that the sports opportunity you're currently pursuing would be of interest to you career wise, and that you would be able to do a course to train others in it [or be a coach or whatever], and maybe you could do that course without a leaving cert just simply based on your experience over the last 2 years.

The mature student thing is grand, but its not a great idea to wait until you're 23 and then assume you'll get a place - many courses limit the number of mature students they take to 5 out of 100 etc..., so you shouldn't rely solely on that.

On other hand, doing LC and going to College will give you plenty time to figure out what you want to do with your life, College is great crack [at a minimum you'll get laid with an ease and frequency that you'll only again experience if you become a rock star or win an olympic medal or whatever], its a good mixture of personality building and learning.

Don't think the BBV is a great place to be asking this kind of thing tbh, the answers have to come from within yourself.

Good luck with figuring it all out!!1

[Flushdraw]

Oliver Kay from the Times saying Liverpool have completed the signing of Sahin on loan for the season

Opr

Uggh, was sure he was Arsenal's for this season. Will wait for confirmation!

[Guest]

LC is handy for two things, getting you into college or helping you to get placed to do an apprenticeship or other vocational type training.

If you have no life plan or idea of what you'd like to do, and you wouldn't be giving up a job etc..., then going back to do the leaving wouldn't hurt, while doing it might give you the chance to think what you'd like to do afterwards college or job wise.

It may be that the sports opportunity you're currently pursuing would be of interest to you career wise, and that you would be able to do a course to train others in it [or be a coach or whatever], and maybe you could do that course without a leaving cert just simply based on your experience over the last 2 years.

The mature student thing is grand, but its not a great idea to wait until you're 23 and then assume you'll get a place - many courses limit the number of mature students they take to 5 out of 100 etc..., so you shouldn't rely solely on that.

On other hand, doing LC and going to College will give you plenty time to figure out what you want to do with your life, College is great crack [at a minimum you're chances to get laid with an ease and frequency that you'll only again experience if you become a rock star or win an olympic medal or whatever], its a good mixture of personality building and learning.

Don't think the BBV is a great place to be asking this kind of thing tbh, the answers have to come from within yourself.

Good luck with figuring it all out!!1

Have too disagree with you lplate the BBV is an excellent place to ask questions on mnay things.
Wide range of people with many skills and life experiences.

personally cant think of many better places to ask general questions.

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[Dice75]

Honestly cant remember what subjects I did in LC never mind how many points

[Guest]

Honestly cant remember what subjects I did in LC never mind how many points

Latin your that old probably.

[Dice75]

Latin your that old probably.

Vos may narro verum

[Blackboosh]

Thats probably the type of story that could get you places in uni social circles


My big social entry story at the age of 20 was that i'd once seen a goat

Pics?

[Strewelpeter]

Looking for restaurant recommendations for the Bantry / West cork area preference for fish and vegetarian.

[colquhom]

The sport is racing cars. Mostly in Japan and the rest of Asia.

About the institute I actually went there for 6th year before I dropped out. Pretty much despised the place though. At that stage I was bearly in school. Think I missed the first month and a half of the year. Made a really last minute decision to go there thinking it's the sort of place that would give you notes that you could put in the work to learn.

That was until I saw the exam timetable and realised I was away for all them so dropped out.

Please tell more stories about the racing of cars. Is this fast and the furious type stuff?

[GaryT]

Nothing like fast and the furious would be more like Formula 1 styled cars. Just 2 levels below F1 at the minute. Been at it for around 11 years. The last 2 being in Japan with 1 year in Asia before that after starting in Europe.

I thought this would be a good place to ask because there seems to be a lot of smart people from many different areas on here. Quite interesting to get a few different opinions from all my friends who I've known for years who would just say 'keep racing it's cool'

[bp_me]

Life advice please BBV!

I lurk here a fair bit and don't really post much but was reading through all the LC talk and it got me thinking about what I should do.

I never did the leaving. Dropped out around Xmas of 6th year probably would've been around average without much work so 400-460 points I'd guess. I dropped out because I didn't have time for school and was going to be away for the actual exams due to chasing a sports dream which involved travelling the world basically.

Had an opportunity that was once in a lifetime and felt I could always go back to school so I don't really regret dropping out.

That was 2 years ago now and I'm now 20. Still involved but not had as much success as expected or I could be arrogant and say deserved

So pretty much now there's very few options left after this year is over. Still pushing hard for that and obviously not giving up. There's not a single course I can think of that I would have any interest in doing at the minute.

So what would be the general consensus on trying to get a leaving just to have one? Is the age for 'mature students' 24 which would I be right in saying you wouldn't need a LC if you were to become one? This thought just came to me as I was writing this.

I'm not even sure what I'm looking to be told here just feeling pretty confused and considering going back to school.

Cheers

23. But you are really doing yourself a dis-service if you go about it that way when you don't need to. In particular you are probably already out of the habit of studying... this will only get worse and harder to return to once you go back. Also if pick something technical you will want to be current with maths. Taking a maths break is a great way to forget basic maths and you will struggle to get back into it.

A future employer will wonder why your CV is missing a leaving cert result and it's something that should be on your CV for the first job out of college (actually I only recently removed it from mine along with results from all my under-grad modules).

[RoadSweeper]

Viktor "Isildur1" Blom No Longer With Team PokerStars Pro

Read more: http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/0...-pro-13232.htm

[Emmet]

what channel is the football on tonight?

Can't get RTÉ

[6starpool]

Utd agree fee for Van Persie. Never thought Arsenal would actually sell to them.

[Dice75]

Utd agree fee for Van Persie. Never thought Arsenal would actually sell to them.

Bit similar to when we got Berbatov - 3 years too late.

Hopefully give us 2/3 good seasons.

[KevIRL]

what channel is the football on tonight?

Can't get RTÉ

set irl

[KevIRL]

Utd agree fee for Van Persie. Never thought Arsenal would actually sell to them.

Is that turk gone to liverpool?

[6starpool]

Is that turk gone to liverpool?

Allegedly, but until it's official I'm not convinced.

[Emmet]

-----------De Gea -------------------
--Valencia-- Vidic -- Smalling--Rafael--
----Wellbeck --Rooney-- Young ----
-----------Berbatov-------------------
--------Hernandez --RVP-------------

Interesting

[Dice75]

-----------De Gea -------------------
--Valencia-- Vidic -- Smalling--Fabio --
----Wellbeck --Berbatov -- Young ----
-----------Rooney -------------------
--------Hernandez --RVP-------------

Interesting

You obviously subscribe to the Ossie Ardiles management school!

Also Fabio is at QPR this season.

[Emmet]

You obviously subscribe to the Ossie Ardiles management school!

Escape to Victory was on 3 times in the past 2 weeks. Watched Ossie do the business all 3 times.

[pgodkin]

Posting from blaaah country, fitting in well even thrown a few ''Well boy'' & ''blaa's are grat aren't they, def not bap's!'' out

[CHDad]

-----------De Gea -------------------
--Valencia-- Vidic -- Smalling--Rafael--
----Wellbeck --Rooney-- Young ----
-----------Berbatov-------------------
--------Hernandez --RVP-------------

Interesting

lol

[Emmet]

lol

yup.

Lads in work furious about the move (all thinking about Wellbeck).

Tried to figure out some way to play all the strikers at once.

[Dice75]

Thanks be to God the football is back.

Anyone thinks watching The Olympics was more exciting than Serbia v Ireland is clearly deluded.

[CHDad]

yup.

Lads in work furious about the move (all thinking about Wellbeck).

Tried to figure out some way to play all the strikers at once.

RVP is a gamble of a signing.

Wellbeck is over rated.

United are blessed to have the best coach about. When he is gone it will be interesting.

[Zod]

tonight I'm listening to Rick James.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsXzDMRFWkk

[Flushdraw]

yup.

Lads in work furious about the move (all thinking about Wellbeck).

Tried to figure out some way to play all the strikers at once.

Presuming none of these lads are Man Utd fans? LOL at them being furious if they are.

[Emmet]

Presuming none of these lads are Man Utd fans? LOL at them being furious if they are.

[Flushdraw]

Ahh so worried about his England credentials then. Makes more sense

[Strewelpeter]

probably too far to go but I found Fishy Fishy in Kinsale to be excellent.

I might head over there on Sunday, Kinsale feels like a whole deal of its own.

[Strewelpeter]

Viktor "Isildur1" Blom No Longer With Team PokerStars Pro

Read more: http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/0...-pro-13232.htm

How much does he owe them?

[Lplated]

Have too disagree with you lplate the BBV is an excellent place to ask questions on mnay things.
Wide range of people with many skills and life experiences.

personally cant think of many better places to ask general questions.

I agree with you actually, it is a great place to ask questions, because of the range of people and their willingness to help/advise.

But, just thought in the circumstances he seemed to ask, where he's not even able to indicate what kind of route he'd be interested in following, its too general a question, maybe i'm wrong though.

Either way, hope he finds what he's looking for, through BBV or otherwise.

[LuckyLloyd]

, what a strange thing to wish for.

I'd love an opportunity to go back to college and do something interesting, instead of the unbelievably dull B.Comm that I did do. Almost pulled the trigger on History and Politics in TCD instead and talked myself out of it. But for that, there could be a picture of me in every house in the country and you would all bow before the radio as I made my weekly speeches to the nation.

Or you could just be another Arts grad writing letters to the Indo. Aside from specific professions where the degree is the entry point I'm not sure how limiting a degree is from anything really.

[eamonhonda]

Backed long at 10s any chance of him scoring

[CHDad]

Backed long at 10s any chance of him scoring

He's about a 12/1 shot

[Dice75]

Backed long at 10s any chance of him scoring

Money back

[eamonhonda]

Money back

What? Just had a punt for a laugh thought it was decent odds

[Hectorjelly]

The sport is racing cars. Mostly in Japan and the rest of Asia.

About the institute I actually went there for 6th year before I dropped out. Pretty much despised the place though. At that stage I was bearly in school. Think I missed the first month and a half of the year. Made a really last minute decision to go there thinking it's the sort of place that would give you notes that you could put in the work to learn.

That was until I saw the exam timetable and realised I was away for all them so dropped out.

Can you tell us any more about it? It sounds interesting

[eamonhonda]

Oh he's not playing is he? Assume no money back. Sacrifice my hard earned tenner

[Flushdraw]

Oh he's not playing is he? Assume no money back. Sacrifice my hard earned tenner

Usually moneyback if he doesn't play

[LuckyLloyd]

Really? I'd be on Vs side. I reckon w/ 6 weeks I could break 500, 6months and a 100k I'd have a decent shot at 600!

I got 385 without trying as hard as I should have. I buy the fact that you would have a far superior ability to organise the task at hand, but I'm not sure six months with no classroom routine is enough to get back into the knots of certain subjects.

[Lord Sir Banter]

The leaving cert was not my best subject.

Haha....have my resignation email ready to go to my place of employment in Cork but their incompetence seems to have spread as far as the mail system which won't let me in. Can't even fucking leave without it being a hassle.

Interview in DCU next Tue for the lecturing gig...One time for the golden ticket!

See you next tuesday.

[LuckyLloyd]

Life advice please BBV!

I lurk here a fair bit and don't really post much but was reading through all the LC talk and it got me thinking about what I should do.

I never did the leaving. Dropped out around Xmas of 6th year probably would've been around average without much work so 400-460 points I'd guess. I dropped out because I didn't have time for school and was going to be away for the actual exams due to chasing a sports dream which involved travelling the world basically.

Had an opportunity that was once in a lifetime and felt I could always go back to school so I don't really regret dropping out.

That was 2 years ago now and I'm now 20. Still involved but not had as much success as expected or I could be arrogant and say deserved

So pretty much now there's very few options left after this year is over. Still pushing hard for that and obviously not giving up. There's not a single course I can think of that I would have any interest in doing at the minute.

So what would be the general consensus on trying to get a leaving just to have one? Is the age for 'mature students' 24 which would I be right in saying you wouldn't need a LC if you were to become one? This thought just came to me as I was writing this.

I'm not even sure what I'm looking to be told here just feeling pretty confused and considering going back to school.

Cheers

What is the sport? It might create some scholarship opportunities down the line.

Institute seems a good solution, but maybe contact admissions of Universities directly to see if your case could be catered for differently.