So, I went to the hospital at the beginning of the week for what was supposed to be a routine kind of check/test thing. I wont go into details because most of you would cringe but lets just say I think I had a bit of a reaction and have ended up with the most awful stomach pains. I have been feeling really miserable especially the last few days. I have been feeling like puking but haven't yet, thank god! Hopefully I will get better in a few days. If not it will be a trip to the doctor's for me.
On a more positive note...I have been feeling more positive about the job situation.
Maybe I should recap a bit.... When I first came back I was applying for jobs and asked my old company in Ireland to give me a reference which they said they would. When a company I applied to got in touch with them they said their company policy was to not give anyone a reference! So because of them I lost the job that I really wanted. I had been successful in the interview but when I couldn't get a reference I wasn't offered the job.
It all descended into a horrible mess when the company refused to return my calls or apologise for their mess up. I had to talk to a Labour relations group who advised me on what to do. I was about to go to a solicitor to seek legal advise but I decided to give the company another chance and I called the HR Director. I finally spoke to a live person! I was able to sort everything out and they have retracted and are now going to give me a reference,
It was a pretty horrible time for me. I felt totally depressed and useless and was feeling sorry for myself, feeling that I was never able to get a job and that I had wasted my time in Japan and was left with nothing to show for my life. One of those stinky times when nothing goes right at all!
I have applied for another job this week and I am waiting to hear if I got an interview. I hope I can get a job soon because I am so miserable at the moment. Feeling better but still...I hate being idle and like to work. I have been helping with the political campaigns but it isn't really enough right now.
Keep your fingers crossed for me!
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
The Family Politican
No, it's not me! The family politician is my mum. She is standing again in the Assembly Elections in Northern Ireland. I thought I would put up some of the leaflets for you to see. If you look closely you will see Mum with Bill Clinton...lol. He looks very suave!
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Happy Belated Valentines
Hey Everyone,
Happy Valentines....Sorry I kinda forgot about it. It was kind of a non event here. I babysat for my friend which was easy because her baby will sleep through almost anything.
I also did absolutely nothing for my birthday. I had a civil service test the next day which was 6 hours long and really difficult so I had to study on my birthday...sucks.
Although I am feeling a bit old now so I didn't really want to celebrate anyway....urgh. I'll need a zimmer frame soon.
Kit-Kat
Passion Fruit Kit Kat
This post is for all my friends who have never lived in or been to Japan!
I have told some of you about the huge amount of weird flavours of things that appear in Japan which are bizarre compared to the few choices we have over here.
My mate Glen has put some excellent examples of this on his blog. Thanks Glen.
How many Kit Kat flavours have you seen!!!!! Check it out!
http://tokyofox.spaces.live.com/photos/cns!96C35C83D3D240AF!2892/
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Big Brother
So I auditioned for Big Brother last week. It was fun but a bit odd.
Started out pretty early. I woke up at 5am and took the 7am train to Dublin. There haven't been any auditions in Belfast for the last few years so everyone has to travel to Dublin or one of the other big cities. Saw 2 guys at the station in belfast and they asked me about the train. I instantly knew they were going to the BB auditions but didn't say anything. I saw them as I was getting off the train in Dublin and asked them if they were going. They said they were and I asked if they wanted to share a taxi. They needed to get some breakfast so we all decided to eat at Mc Donalds...such a healthy start to the day...lol.
After chatting over an egg mcmuffin they told me that only one of them was auditioning and the other was just coming along for the craic (fun) but we tried to encourage him to do it. He said that he just wanted to have a few pints and relax. I thought he would wait in the pub but he decided to buy some booze and drink it on the way. (That's right...you can buy booze at 9.30am in Dublin..lol!)
We finally arrived at the venue at about 10.30. Luckily it wasn't starting until 12 and most people turned up late so we weren't too far back in the queue. I think there were about 50 people infront of us but about 500 behind us...if not more! The guy who was drinking was just a bit tipsy at that stage. We waited in the queue and met a few other people. There was a girl in front of us who was wearing the stupidest costume...a maids costume over blue jeans! Her boobs were almost popping out of it. She wasn't a skinny girl either so it was no surprised that all the camera men, tv/radio crews where taking her picture and chatting to her. Me and my new friends in line were just laughing at all the weirdos.
We finally got to the audition. We were in a group of 10 together and we had to play a warm up game which was just passing a plastic ring (like a cheap version of a hula hoop) from the ground up over our head and then on to the next person. It was a like a race with another team. Luckily we didn't have to do that for long and we went on to the next stage.
The next stage was talking to two girls from the production team. They asked the goup about a moral issue...lol...basically something like "Would you tell your friend you hate their boyfriend?" Things like that. We all had to answer that and discuss it with the group. Then we had to get into pairs and find out things about our partner and then introduce our partner to the group. All this time the guy who was drinking was getting really drunk and he started being argumentative with the production girl. She was getting very defensive and had her arms crossed. I was the only girl in the group and was hoping she would be nice to me. When it came to our introduction she was not nice to me at all and even though she asked everyone why they wanted to be on BB she didn't ask me and I was the only one with a decent answer. All the fellas said they wanted to do it for fun! I was pissed but thought the best of it and tried to be positive. When everyone had finished introducing their partners they told us to talk amongst ourselves and they would decide who would go to the next stage. They then asked us to stand holding our hand up and they would stamp who they wanted to go through. They ended up picking one of the guys I met on the train (the sober one) and another guy. They were the two good looking ones. So at this stage I knew that i was never in with a chance because they wanted the 2 good looking fellas. The girl was a real nasty type but in retrospect I should have said something to her.
Anyway, I didn't get through but the busty maid did get through...lucky girl. Maybe I might wear a costume if I apply again next year...lol. There are online applications this year so I might make a video and put it online...who knows.
Well that's my Big Brother story. Hope it was interesting for some of you BB fans.
Started out pretty early. I woke up at 5am and took the 7am train to Dublin. There haven't been any auditions in Belfast for the last few years so everyone has to travel to Dublin or one of the other big cities. Saw 2 guys at the station in belfast and they asked me about the train. I instantly knew they were going to the BB auditions but didn't say anything. I saw them as I was getting off the train in Dublin and asked them if they were going. They said they were and I asked if they wanted to share a taxi. They needed to get some breakfast so we all decided to eat at Mc Donalds...such a healthy start to the day...lol.
After chatting over an egg mcmuffin they told me that only one of them was auditioning and the other was just coming along for the craic (fun) but we tried to encourage him to do it. He said that he just wanted to have a few pints and relax. I thought he would wait in the pub but he decided to buy some booze and drink it on the way. (That's right...you can buy booze at 9.30am in Dublin..lol!)
We finally arrived at the venue at about 10.30. Luckily it wasn't starting until 12 and most people turned up late so we weren't too far back in the queue. I think there were about 50 people infront of us but about 500 behind us...if not more! The guy who was drinking was just a bit tipsy at that stage. We waited in the queue and met a few other people. There was a girl in front of us who was wearing the stupidest costume...a maids costume over blue jeans! Her boobs were almost popping out of it. She wasn't a skinny girl either so it was no surprised that all the camera men, tv/radio crews where taking her picture and chatting to her. Me and my new friends in line were just laughing at all the weirdos.
We finally got to the audition. We were in a group of 10 together and we had to play a warm up game which was just passing a plastic ring (like a cheap version of a hula hoop) from the ground up over our head and then on to the next person. It was a like a race with another team. Luckily we didn't have to do that for long and we went on to the next stage.
The next stage was talking to two girls from the production team. They asked the goup about a moral issue...lol...basically something like "Would you tell your friend you hate their boyfriend?" Things like that. We all had to answer that and discuss it with the group. Then we had to get into pairs and find out things about our partner and then introduce our partner to the group. All this time the guy who was drinking was getting really drunk and he started being argumentative with the production girl. She was getting very defensive and had her arms crossed. I was the only girl in the group and was hoping she would be nice to me. When it came to our introduction she was not nice to me at all and even though she asked everyone why they wanted to be on BB she didn't ask me and I was the only one with a decent answer. All the fellas said they wanted to do it for fun! I was pissed but thought the best of it and tried to be positive. When everyone had finished introducing their partners they told us to talk amongst ourselves and they would decide who would go to the next stage. They then asked us to stand holding our hand up and they would stamp who they wanted to go through. They ended up picking one of the guys I met on the train (the sober one) and another guy. They were the two good looking ones. So at this stage I knew that i was never in with a chance because they wanted the 2 good looking fellas. The girl was a real nasty type but in retrospect I should have said something to her.
Anyway, I didn't get through but the busty maid did get through...lucky girl. Maybe I might wear a costume if I apply again next year...lol. There are online applications this year so I might make a video and put it online...who knows.
Well that's my Big Brother story. Hope it was interesting for some of you BB fans.
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