one day of no uni. no work. no errands.
friday night lights made it all that much better.
* penny for my thoughts *
* a bad day is merely a perception
* ballons make awesome gifts, especially when filled with helium
* clarantyne works miracles
* dealing with busyness is a blessing
* every thought that is thought need not be spoken
* frozen grapes are the best kind of accident
* God is in control of all things
* havaianas deliver on their non-slip promises
* i think i'm an accident-causer
* jumping in rain puddles might someday be fun
* kelly pool rocks
* living through this year's committment theme is hard
* monopoly deal is so 2 years ago
* not being the best judge of character is tricky
* old friendships take effort to keep
* playing keys for church while tired isn't a bright idea
* qi is actually a word
* rest is for the weak
* silliness is something everyone should be entitled to
* trusting people is probably my biggest vulnerability
* understanding others can be a challenge
* veal is young beef
* weather that's not sunny kinda sucks
* x-ray surgery's are a rare find in sydney
* yellow in my mind equates happiness
* z words are unbelievably hard to make on word with friends
* ballons make awesome gifts, especially when filled with helium
* clarantyne works miracles
* dealing with busyness is a blessing
* every thought that is thought need not be spoken
* frozen grapes are the best kind of accident
* God is in control of all things
* havaianas deliver on their non-slip promises
* i think i'm an accident-causer
* jumping in rain puddles might someday be fun
* kelly pool rocks
* living through this year's committment theme is hard
* monopoly deal is so 2 years ago
* not being the best judge of character is tricky
* old friendships take effort to keep
* playing keys for church while tired isn't a bright idea
* qi is actually a word
* rest is for the weak
* silliness is something everyone should be entitled to
* trusting people is probably my biggest vulnerability
* understanding others can be a challenge
* veal is young beef
* weather that's not sunny kinda sucks
* x-ray surgery's are a rare find in sydney
* yellow in my mind equates happiness
* z words are unbelievably hard to make on word with friends
* challenges *
today was the first day that i didn't like my new job.
maybe it's because there were two people out sick and there were four of us doing a six-person team's job, it just felt super hectic. but for whatever reason in this change of season, people today were coming from such angry places!
i left the office today feeling emotionally abused. the feeling i got was that i had spent my 7 hours at work trying so hard to prove to myself that i'm made for this and that i CAN actually do this. that's what happens when you get people who call and say things like "well you're just a clerk aren't you?" or when they make threats like "well you're office is obviously powerless to do anything about it so i'm gonna have to go buy a firearm and take matters into my own hands". when faced with statements like that, today, i just found myself speechless.
i'm trying to remember that it's not my job to convince them of anything. i need to remember to detach, not to take things so personally and to keep things professional. don't let blood boil.
one bad day in a month isn't too bad a thing i suppose. more than anything, i know i just need to keep at it. at this point i'm really just praying that i don't end up feeling too emotionally worn by this because otherwise, i'm not entirely certain of how i'm going to manage everything else that's going on.
but hey, for now at least, i'm resolved to not being so damn dramatic! =p
maybe it's because there were two people out sick and there were four of us doing a six-person team's job, it just felt super hectic. but for whatever reason in this change of season, people today were coming from such angry places!
i left the office today feeling emotionally abused. the feeling i got was that i had spent my 7 hours at work trying so hard to prove to myself that i'm made for this and that i CAN actually do this. that's what happens when you get people who call and say things like "well you're just a clerk aren't you?" or when they make threats like "well you're office is obviously powerless to do anything about it so i'm gonna have to go buy a firearm and take matters into my own hands". when faced with statements like that, today, i just found myself speechless.
i'm trying to remember that it's not my job to convince them of anything. i need to remember to detach, not to take things so personally and to keep things professional. don't let blood boil.
one bad day in a month isn't too bad a thing i suppose. more than anything, i know i just need to keep at it. at this point i'm really just praying that i don't end up feeling too emotionally worn by this because otherwise, i'm not entirely certain of how i'm going to manage everything else that's going on.
but hey, for now at least, i'm resolved to not being so damn dramatic! =p
* what to do *
question for today:
how do you get around not knowing a person's name when you've known them for more than a year?
this is actually a very sincere question.
see, there's a guy in one of my classes this semester who i remember meeting at the beginning of last year. we had that one class together and even sat next to each other a couple of times. that class also involved court visits, so i randomly bumped into him at north sydney local courts, after which we went and grabbed coffee together.
the worst thing of all this, is that i, for the life of me, cannot remember his name! i don't even think we actually ever formally introduced ourselves.
it's weird because our conversations are great and i know all these random things about him and his schedule, but i still don't know his name!
here's what i've come up with so far:
(1) i could pay really close attention in the next class when the roll is called to see what name he responds to (fyi, i tried doing this last class, but it got too suss to keep watching him - coz people tend to put their hands up rather than responding verbally for some strange reason.);
(2) bring a friend along who doesn't know him and conveniently forget to introduce them, so that they'll do it themselves and therein, he'll have to give his name;
(3) ask someone else if they know (but no, because that's just weird and awkward and evidence of a mass fail on my part); or
(4) just ask him straight up.
sigh.
how do you get around not knowing a person's name when you've known them for more than a year?
this is actually a very sincere question.
see, there's a guy in one of my classes this semester who i remember meeting at the beginning of last year. we had that one class together and even sat next to each other a couple of times. that class also involved court visits, so i randomly bumped into him at north sydney local courts, after which we went and grabbed coffee together.
the worst thing of all this, is that i, for the life of me, cannot remember his name! i don't even think we actually ever formally introduced ourselves.
it's weird because our conversations are great and i know all these random things about him and his schedule, but i still don't know his name!
here's what i've come up with so far:
(1) i could pay really close attention in the next class when the roll is called to see what name he responds to (fyi, i tried doing this last class, but it got too suss to keep watching him - coz people tend to put their hands up rather than responding verbally for some strange reason.);
(2) bring a friend along who doesn't know him and conveniently forget to introduce them, so that they'll do it themselves and therein, he'll have to give his name;
(3) ask someone else if they know (but no, because that's just weird and awkward and evidence of a mass fail on my part); or
(4) just ask him straight up.
sigh.
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