Experience The Adventure

well, time goes by and i can’t keep track of it.  What can i say, the night life is good here.  I ended hanging out a lot with this auzzie named michael.  at first i thought he was anoying because he’s slightly more aggresive, which i looked at as crowding.  but now we hung out for the week.  He meets more people than i do because of his agresiveness, so i get to meet these people too.  He left on another holiday.

I get to meet a few interesting people in the hostels.  I had to move, i went to picaddillys backpackers hostel.  it was ok, but people were not friendly as much.  the place was kind of a dump too, but i enjoyed having a microwave.  so i bought microwave dinners all the week.  Now i’m back at the international students house, and in the 10 person dorm they put me in this time, its really really nice.  i like it.

the job thing.  so i’ve been looking for a job.  interviewed with a company, but was unsure i wanted it.  they offered it to me the next morning, and i took it.  whops.  i made a year commmitment.  I am still hesitant about it because it pays very very poorly and the year commitment sucks.  they gave me a contract to sign, and it was so one sided with the right to change work days, hours, and extra overtime unpaid that i refused to sign it.  Here the work week has significantly longer hours, and i was unaware of that.  Also they only need to give you a  20 min break.  i was hoping that the contract might blow things up, but it didn’t so i was working there on thrusday and friday.  they are a lingerie wholesaler, interesting field.  Now that i’ve been there, even the hardest stuff is not that hard.  Their definition of logistics sure isn’t the same as mine.  I will be the third in the office, very small company.  i lost some sleep over the pay problem, so i really need to speak to the boss on Monday.  Maybe i will just walk off the job.  I’m thinking i would be ready to do it any time.  it definately will not be a good thing for Bunac (swap), they recommend staying with companies at least 8 weeks, and they posted the job there, and i agreed to stay there, with the clause “it depends on the job”.  i was just talking to another auzzie just finished university, he got a good job and they pay him significantly better.  Hmm, time to make another decision.

i got my bank card, and activated it.  now it takes another 4 working days to get the pin.  with the job, i don’t know how i will get over there during office hours.  but i thought it was odd that you can get your bank account cards but i can’t use them until i get the pin through the mail.

i don’t recall ever eating the suggested serving sizes, or maybe i’m extra hungry now.  I think its because its the lack of large meat portings in meals.  On thurs, i ate a suggested size of sweet and sour microwave dinner, then had a snack size of fried rice, then i was still hungry.  so i went back to tesco and bought some chicken wings.  i microwaved and ate that.  they weren’t cooked so well, so when i got throught a pound i gave up the rest.  friday night i ate a double serving of sushi, its also common at tesco.  must be all the walking.  i walk everywhere, all day, with my small pack.  well i’m rambling with incoherent thoughts so i’ll sign off for now.

and for pictures, i need a place to upload them.  if anyone know of a good site, let me know.  this site doesn’t work so well and emailing them all doesnt work so well either.

later

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