Monday 2 December 2013

life status == good to go despite OSCP


Sharing a little bit of Canada


So I thought, if you read my blog, you must care a little about the blog/or me in some way.
As such i thought I would share some really great news for me. I will give a little background on my life so that you can gain some insight into how awesome this news is for me.

I grew up in a town in Australia, my Mother had came from England when she was around 14ish. Her parents having living through the bombing of London decided it would be a great idea to move somewhere else.

As such I have grown up with no traditions or culture except catching up with family for birthdays. Huge hey! No pasta days or Chinese New year traditions. As such I have never felt a need to travel to England let alone around the world. So I have never been to a German Oktober Fest **I have been told off by the missus that it is in actually fact in October... ah well** , which I have learnt is not actually in October… The first time I went overseas, the first time I actually left Australia was with my partner. We visited her home country of Canada, it was amazing, I realised there was another world out there and was like hmm this is actually fun, prior when people went overseas I was like “meh.

and the news is

Now I am at a company that is global, the missus is moving back to Canada to finish postgraduate study, and and… I have the chance to transfer to the Canadian office! Mind you Canada is a bit bloody big, So to the West side of Canada! How awesome is that!
I have just submitted my working holiday visa, it takes about 8 weeks, but hopefully, fingers crossed and all they accept it!!
I am moving to Canada !! woooo.. thanks to my beautiful partner wanting me to come with her! hahaha


Update on OSCP

So if you follow me on twitter (if not add me yo, its on the right) you will know that I have begun OSCP.
I am not very far in, 2 days. But I have already got up at 6am two days in a row to do an hour of the coursework prior to work! I can say its a b!tch to get up at that time, I spent 15mins trying to focus on the screen, but it is fun and so worth wild! I feel like an athlete forcing them to do something for their future fitness, but its for my future brain and career!

I cannot comment on the labs yet, as I have only connected and run and nmap scan and followed some of the bash scripting from the course work. Sorry, but I think they will be awesome!
I have been following the videos, and they are great, easy to follow. I have since learnt from my friend Riley (do not have twitter so cannot @ you/him) that the pdf has exercises I need to complete. So I will go back and do them!

In conclusion

Life is pretty good right now aye! I will keep you all update on if that changes, hope not! I mean.. Updated on OSCP cause that’s all you peeps want hey!

Catch,