Jul 15 Funny: You know the religion Catholicism? You do a sin, then you go to confessions and you repent your sins. This is how I repent my sins, I confess them to you guys. So I turned on the tv, and it was on Maury. If it was a paternity test, I would have immediately changed the channel right away. But no, it had Joey Greco and he is the host of the tv show Cheaters and they showed clips of the show.
I watched it for a few min. and then turned it off. Well it was really funny. There was this good looking guy and he finds out his wife is cheating on him. Joey knocks on the door saying "Hotel security" and they bust in. The Husband jumps on the guy on the bed and is beating him up and calling him a bastard. The Other Guy was wearing a shirt and boxers and he puts on his clothes and runs down the fire escape. The Husband is yelling at his wife saying that they have 2 kids together. She says that she's "the breadwinner" and he says: "I can't even remember the last time we even ate together." They're through.
Feelings: I remember that time back in 2006, I lost my job at Ipsos and Jay Leno's monologue couldn't even cheer me up. It was only when I saw a Cheaters repeat was the only thing that had me laughing that night. It's one of the shows that gets me angry that someone is cheating on their partners, but at the same time I am happy and laughing when that person is caught cheating. You would have thought I was bipolar when watching this show. lol.
I'm getting flashbacks of when I was at Centre High and at Nait and on Fri. and Sat. nights I watch the show and email it to my friend Chamnouer and we discuss it. Right now I am feeling this rush, my heart is beating faster and I'm really amped after watching this in a good way. Enjoy it and savour it now. I feel guilty for this relapse, but I must remind myself I have quit the following shows since 2006: Maury, Dr Phil, Blind Date, Cops. I rarely even watch Oprah, Tyra, The Young and the Restless. They're not bad, they don't interest me.
Well I might as well confess that some months ago, Patrick was watching Cheaters on youtube and I watched some it with him. We had a good laugh. I may go on youtube later and look up and watch some eps. This may be a trashy show, but they help people find out if their partners are cheating on them and confront them.
Jul. 16: What's with all the religion talk? I think it's because of watching Spiderman 3 and there is a little religion thrown in there.
Job: Today Sears called me asking if I am still looking for a job. I said no. I applied there back in May when I didn't have a job. My parents told me to look for another job instead of taking Xcetera so I applied there. Sears in Kingsway, if I took that job, I would have to take 2 buses and that is more effort and time to get there. Also I would have to dress better, thus buy some new shirts, learn to use the till. I also said that I wouldn't work at a big department store, because the bigger the store is, the more work there is.
The pay would probably be the same like $9/hr which I remember writing on that application. I also need to work at Soup longer. I have worked there for a month. If I am going to quit, I have to get a job at a bank. Or another store that I really liked called me like Urban Planet. I could reapply to all those stores I like with the new resume that my friend Angela had helped me on.
The other day, The Simpsons was on and Lisa, Bart, and Groundskeeper Willy sang a song about being "adequate." The Soup place is adequate. It's okay and average. If I was working at the $1 Store Plus and Sears called, I would take that job. Wait, maybe not. Well I certainly hated the $1 Store. I don't hate the Soup place.
Jul. 17: I'll be working on Sun. since Maygen will be gone. Tomorrow I'll have to come in an hr earlier too, at least I will get 15 min. extra of a break. I also dropped off my resume to a travel agency today.
Jul. 18: The Marlin Travel Agency called and she said they aren't hiring a administrative assistant. She said I didn't have any travel experience as an agent, so I won't be getting the job.
Today I worked from 11am-8pm. I'm good. Not totally tired.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
shopping/ movie/ tradition
Jul. 12 Shopping: Today I had a day off. I went to West Edmonton Mall to check out that new Apple store. That store sign has the Apple logo out front. It's a good and big store with all their technology that you can touch the computers and ipods. I looked through my old brochures from 2005/2006 and 2008 earlier this yr and compared it to the new one. The following stores are closed down: Athlete's World Superstore. One of the two locations closed down earlier last yr and this one closed down this yr. One of the Fairweather stores is closing down because the lease expired. Dell Computers, Roasty Jack, Cap Connection, Info Lotto.
The following stores will be opening: Tea Art, Aeropostle (American store), American Apparel (one on Whyte Ave), Bowring (one in Kingsway). Another Lids store opened. It's also interesting to see that in 2005/2006 Thomas Cook Travel and Foreign Exchange. In 2008, it turned to Thomas Cook Foreign Exchange. Now it's Thomas Cook Travel Currency Foreign Exchange.
Facebook: What was cool was that I went to Urban Outfitters and I saw this blonde girl pick up a Postsecret book and then I turned to walk away. Then she says my name, and I realized it's Michelle from my writing program. She says she's going to go to University of Victoria to take philosophy classes since she graduated out of the program. She told me she is working at St. Albert, taking kids with mental and physical disabilities to museums. She gets paid $12.60/hr to do that.
I asked her for her last name and if she's on Facebook. I then went and looked her up and she confirmed me as her friend. Throw in I also looked up my manager Dani from Ardene/Xcetera and she confirmed me as her friend.
Jul. 13: Today 3 more of my MacEwan friends confirmed me as their friend on Facebook. Also my cousin Jen confirmed me too.
Quote: I was on postsecret.com and someone wrote that they leave all these quotes around like: "We all die, the goal is not to live forever, the goal is to create something that will."
Music: I borrowed the Mariah Carey cd "E=MC squared" from the library. It's good, I have her last album. If you like R&B and dance, you will like this. As usual, she's got her good ballads. I like her dance songs like "Migrate" feat. T-Pain, "Side Effects" feat. Young Jeezy.
Movie: Today I returned my cd and borrowed Spiderman 3. It was a great movie. It was entertaining and I was impressed with the fight scenes and storyline. It was funny too. The bloopers were funny too. It was unpredictable. I liked how they brought something from the first movie and brought it to the 3rd one. There is consistency in it. It was also creative with how the bad guys were created. I recommend you all watch it if you haven't.
It brought back some memories. I saw the first one when it came out 6 months after it hit the theatres. It wasn't even in the $1 theatres, it was still in City Centre. I saw it with Leslie in Sept. on the weekend. It was a double feature with Men in Black 2. I saw the 2nd Spiderman movie, I borrowed it from the library too. I think it was a yr after the movie came out.
I forgot how much I liked James Franco. He played James Dean in a tv movie about him, and you know how I'm a big fan of JD. I have like 20 pictures of him up in my room. I also like JF in Tristan and Isolde. Another movie I borrowed from the library.
Today I was watching Instant Star, and finally Kyle Riabko showed up on the screen. He was in like 2 scenes in the ep. When he first came on, I squealed.
Tradition: I was thinking about that Ryan Cabrera song "True" with the lyrics "I'm weak, it's true." Big Brother 10 debuted today and as usual I have to watch the first ep. I'm weak, it's true. Well I started watching BB since season 2 because Patrick watched it. Then I saw seasons 3, 4, and 5. Though I was distancing myself by missing the first 20min of the show and watching the last part of it. Then in season 6 I didn't watch at all. Then I tuned in once a week instead of 3 times a week for BB7 because it was the all- stars season. All the people from the previous seasons came on and I had to watch at least some of it.
Then in BB8 I had to watch it to see the father- daughter reunion of Dick and Danielle. In the end Dick won the $500,000, and Danielle was runner-up and got $50 000. Then I didn't watch BB9. I only saw the first ep and I didn't like how they were pairing up the people. I also didn't watch it because it was during the school yr and I needed to focus on my studies. I won by default. I think I may watch this season.
Though you guys gotta give me points that I did quit a lot of bad daytime talk shows and reality shows. Except this one, BB keeps coming every summer and I have time to watch bad tv during this time.
Jul. 15: The store Unique Wear in City Centre is closing down on Jul. 26. If you are interested, go and shop there.
News: I was talking to John last night and he read in his Medicine Hat paper that there is this guy who robbed a bank by writing and give a threatening note to the teller. He got $50 000. Then he told his friends about it. A friend called the cops, and they bust him. Due to the cops not having a warrant because they were so eager to catch him, they were unable to arrest him. You have to have a warrant to go into a suspect's home and find evidence.
The money was given back to the bank, but the robber was not arrested. Yeah well, at least he doesn't have any money anymore. I'm sure his name is printed in the newspaper too, so everybody will know he did it. If the cops don't have a warrant to go into a house, anything the cops find, the evidence is inadmissable even if it's a dead body. The only way it's okay for the cops to bust in without a warrant is if they see someone who's in danger. I know this from reading a Fearless: FBI book discussing it.
It also reminds me of the movie Bon Cop, Bad Cop. There is a scene in the movie about it:
Good cop: We have to wait for the warrant to come through before we go in.
Bad cop breaks the glass and turns the knob, and enters.
GC: Great, now we can't use the evidence.
BC: Yeah, whatever. I'll just say I thought I saw somebody who's in danger.
lol. It's a good movie, go watch it.
Funny: That also reminds me of stupid criminals back in 2005. I was watching Real Player news and there was this story about these 3 carpenters. They were digging in the yard to pull out a tree, and then they find all these old coins. The coins were worth a lot of money and they called the local news stations, showed them the money and they got themselves on tv.
A week or so later, I go on Real Player news again, the 3 carpenters were arrested. It became suspicious because of the inconsistencies in the story of digging to pull out a tree and/ or to plant a tree. This guy watched them on tv and realized that those coins that the carpenters found, those coins were really his. The guy hired those 3 carpenters to work on his house and those coins went missing. He then called the cops on them. Stupid people. The thing is, the carpenters wanted to be rich and wanted to be famous too. If they haven't called the news stations, they would just been rich and got away with the crime.
Money: I had my day off and picked up my paycheck today. Steven said it wasn't going to be a lot because of my days off. It was totally worth it because I went to Calgary and got my learner's permit. Yesterday, I got my learner's ID in the mail. I also had Sat. off. Ray and I will work alternate Sat. because after she's gone by mid- August, I will be working every Sat. I also got my share of the tips in cash. Yesterday, we were sorting out coins with the machine and I helped. They said that they give tips twice a yr and give based on how much work someone worked.
In other news, Deanna from college has confirmed me as her friend on Facebook.
The following stores will be opening: Tea Art, Aeropostle (American store), American Apparel (one on Whyte Ave), Bowring (one in Kingsway). Another Lids store opened. It's also interesting to see that in 2005/2006 Thomas Cook Travel and Foreign Exchange. In 2008, it turned to Thomas Cook Foreign Exchange. Now it's Thomas Cook Travel Currency Foreign Exchange.
Facebook: What was cool was that I went to Urban Outfitters and I saw this blonde girl pick up a Postsecret book and then I turned to walk away. Then she says my name, and I realized it's Michelle from my writing program. She says she's going to go to University of Victoria to take philosophy classes since she graduated out of the program. She told me she is working at St. Albert, taking kids with mental and physical disabilities to museums. She gets paid $12.60/hr to do that.
I asked her for her last name and if she's on Facebook. I then went and looked her up and she confirmed me as her friend. Throw in I also looked up my manager Dani from Ardene/Xcetera and she confirmed me as her friend.
Jul. 13: Today 3 more of my MacEwan friends confirmed me as their friend on Facebook. Also my cousin Jen confirmed me too.
Quote: I was on postsecret.com and someone wrote that they leave all these quotes around like: "We all die, the goal is not to live forever, the goal is to create something that will."
Music: I borrowed the Mariah Carey cd "E=MC squared" from the library. It's good, I have her last album. If you like R&B and dance, you will like this. As usual, she's got her good ballads. I like her dance songs like "Migrate" feat. T-Pain, "Side Effects" feat. Young Jeezy.
Movie: Today I returned my cd and borrowed Spiderman 3. It was a great movie. It was entertaining and I was impressed with the fight scenes and storyline. It was funny too. The bloopers were funny too. It was unpredictable. I liked how they brought something from the first movie and brought it to the 3rd one. There is consistency in it. It was also creative with how the bad guys were created. I recommend you all watch it if you haven't.
It brought back some memories. I saw the first one when it came out 6 months after it hit the theatres. It wasn't even in the $1 theatres, it was still in City Centre. I saw it with Leslie in Sept. on the weekend. It was a double feature with Men in Black 2. I saw the 2nd Spiderman movie, I borrowed it from the library too. I think it was a yr after the movie came out.
I forgot how much I liked James Franco. He played James Dean in a tv movie about him, and you know how I'm a big fan of JD. I have like 20 pictures of him up in my room. I also like JF in Tristan and Isolde. Another movie I borrowed from the library.
Today I was watching Instant Star, and finally Kyle Riabko showed up on the screen. He was in like 2 scenes in the ep. When he first came on, I squealed.
Tradition: I was thinking about that Ryan Cabrera song "True" with the lyrics "I'm weak, it's true." Big Brother 10 debuted today and as usual I have to watch the first ep. I'm weak, it's true. Well I started watching BB since season 2 because Patrick watched it. Then I saw seasons 3, 4, and 5. Though I was distancing myself by missing the first 20min of the show and watching the last part of it. Then in season 6 I didn't watch at all. Then I tuned in once a week instead of 3 times a week for BB7 because it was the all- stars season. All the people from the previous seasons came on and I had to watch at least some of it.
Then in BB8 I had to watch it to see the father- daughter reunion of Dick and Danielle. In the end Dick won the $500,000, and Danielle was runner-up and got $50 000. Then I didn't watch BB9. I only saw the first ep and I didn't like how they were pairing up the people. I also didn't watch it because it was during the school yr and I needed to focus on my studies. I won by default. I think I may watch this season.
Though you guys gotta give me points that I did quit a lot of bad daytime talk shows and reality shows. Except this one, BB keeps coming every summer and I have time to watch bad tv during this time.
Jul. 15: The store Unique Wear in City Centre is closing down on Jul. 26. If you are interested, go and shop there.
News: I was talking to John last night and he read in his Medicine Hat paper that there is this guy who robbed a bank by writing and give a threatening note to the teller. He got $50 000. Then he told his friends about it. A friend called the cops, and they bust him. Due to the cops not having a warrant because they were so eager to catch him, they were unable to arrest him. You have to have a warrant to go into a suspect's home and find evidence.
The money was given back to the bank, but the robber was not arrested. Yeah well, at least he doesn't have any money anymore. I'm sure his name is printed in the newspaper too, so everybody will know he did it. If the cops don't have a warrant to go into a house, anything the cops find, the evidence is inadmissable even if it's a dead body. The only way it's okay for the cops to bust in without a warrant is if they see someone who's in danger. I know this from reading a Fearless: FBI book discussing it.
It also reminds me of the movie Bon Cop, Bad Cop. There is a scene in the movie about it:
Good cop: We have to wait for the warrant to come through before we go in.
Bad cop breaks the glass and turns the knob, and enters.
GC: Great, now we can't use the evidence.
BC: Yeah, whatever. I'll just say I thought I saw somebody who's in danger.
lol. It's a good movie, go watch it.
Funny: That also reminds me of stupid criminals back in 2005. I was watching Real Player news and there was this story about these 3 carpenters. They were digging in the yard to pull out a tree, and then they find all these old coins. The coins were worth a lot of money and they called the local news stations, showed them the money and they got themselves on tv.
A week or so later, I go on Real Player news again, the 3 carpenters were arrested. It became suspicious because of the inconsistencies in the story of digging to pull out a tree and/ or to plant a tree. This guy watched them on tv and realized that those coins that the carpenters found, those coins were really his. The guy hired those 3 carpenters to work on his house and those coins went missing. He then called the cops on them. Stupid people. The thing is, the carpenters wanted to be rich and wanted to be famous too. If they haven't called the news stations, they would just been rich and got away with the crime.
Money: I had my day off and picked up my paycheck today. Steven said it wasn't going to be a lot because of my days off. It was totally worth it because I went to Calgary and got my learner's permit. Yesterday, I got my learner's ID in the mail. I also had Sat. off. Ray and I will work alternate Sat. because after she's gone by mid- August, I will be working every Sat. I also got my share of the tips in cash. Yesterday, we were sorting out coins with the machine and I helped. They said that they give tips twice a yr and give based on how much work someone worked.
In other news, Deanna from college has confirmed me as her friend on Facebook.
Friday, July 11, 2008
funny/ news/ advice
Jul 8 Funny: Today my sister was talking about how her co-worker who is always complaining about how her boyfriend had cheated on her with someone less attractive. The coworker is 21yrs old and spends money on getting botox and breast implants. My opinion on plastic surgery is get that when you are middle aged and you don't look that good.
Then S says: "I would get mad if my boyfriend cheated on me with someone who doesn't have a high school diploma." lol. S is all about being smart, academics, and money. I remember this time back in 2002, in psychology class there was this quiz:" Which cartoon character are you most like?" One of the questions was: "Who do you want to spend time with?" And I knew she was going to pick "Someone who's smart" over someone who's romantic, a party animal, someone who has fun all the time. I pick the latter.
Well I would be mad if my boyfriend cheated on me with my best friend. That's really personal. If it's someone he met at a bar and I and/ or he will probably never see again, than that would not get me as angry. No more talk about infidelity, because it's reminding me of tv shows I quit like Maury and Cheaters.
Job: Today Scotiabank in downtown called for me to fill out an application. I took the bus there and filled it out. Then I went to deposit my tax refund. Then I went to work. It turns out I didn't have to work today because Ray was coming in to take over my place.
Me: You can take my shift today.
Ray: This would make it a totally pointless busride if I didn't work.
Me: That's why I'm letting you have my shift.
But then I ended up working today and having tomorrow off. So from now on it will be Sun. and Tues. I have off.
I told Steven that he might be getting a phone call that Scotiabank will be calling him to verify that I worked there and as a reference. I asked if Scotiabank hires me, and it doesn't work out, can I still work at the Soup place. He said yes. I got Dani's last name and told her that she will be my reference.
Jul. 9 Music: It was cool yesterday. I went to the library and my card expired, and I didn't have to pay $12 for it. Instead the librarian said if I was a student, I could get my fee waived and they didn't need to look at my school ID. I saved $12. I told this to my co-worker Maygen and she said that it can only be waived once. She and my sister said that it is only $12. I then borrowed the Ashlee Simpson's new cd "Bittersweet World." I like to try out new music. It's a fun cd to listen to. It's average.
Movie: I saw Michael Moore's movie The Big One on tv last night. It looked like it was made in the early 90s or even 80s due to how people looked. I looked it up and it was released in 1997. It was how companies lay off their employees to make more of a profit. Companies like Nike and Payday chocolate bars. I like how MM goes to the companies and give them the Downsizer Award.
It did make me feel better about getting laid off from Ipsos. I didn't get laid off because the company was trying to make more of a profit off us. The lease was up on the building and they couldn't find another place to move the office to so they closed down the company. They held seminars on how to get unemployment insurance and how to improve our resumes.
Coincidence: In the movie I see that Manpower temp agency makes an appearance in it. Today I read in the Globe and Mail's Careers section about being friends on facebook with your boss and co-workers. There is this unprofessional line crossed if you do become facebook friends. You can do so if you have your name and be facebook friends with your business. You can then create another account so you can be friends with your family and friends.
In school, the students and I were asked if we wanted to be facebook friends with our teachers. People said no because they don't want their teachers to look at their pics of them partying. lol. I did a friend request for the manager at Grand and Toy where I used to work at back in 2006. I requested she be my friend a few weeks ago, but I don't know if she even remembes me since I only worked there a month. I didn't create a bond like I did with Kim and Lorraine. The other coincidence of that article was that it came when I requested to be friends with Hyacinthe.
Inspired: Today I went and returned the Ashlee Simpson cd to get the Plain White T's cd. I went to Coles book store in downtown and meet the author Ron Wood. He wrote the book And God created Mayberries and it's supposed to be a funny book. I told him I wanted to be a writer and that I was at MacEwan studying to be one. I told him I want to write for tv and movies. He says that he wants to turn his book into a tv show, kind of like Corner Gas. I went home and am researching about this book before I impulsively buy it.
Jul 10: I wrote down the website address www.wordsandimages.org and there intro said this: "...it is a truism that good marketing will accelerate the demise of a bad company. We did our part." lol. It's a good site. After watching The Big One, at the end of the movie it said www.dogeatdogfilms.com. I typed it up and it went to www.michaelmoore.com.
News: I read in the Journal today that the magazine store Front Page will be closing down after 15yrs. It's on Jasper Ave. The lease was going to end, it was hard to get people to work there, the rent was really high. The owner was going to retire in 5yrs so he decided to close it down.
I saw this commercial for a reality show called High School Musical: Get in the Picture where people audition for the show. Nick Lachey is hosting. Uh huh. This show is going to get ratings. I do like to watch the 13 part miniseries called Fear Itself. There is also going to be another miniseries called Flashpoint. It's about a SWAT team in Toronto.It starts Enrico Colontini (Veronica Mars dad) and Hugh Dillion from Durham County.
My mom gave me this business card for TD Canada Trust because she knows someone who works there. I will now email my resume to Human Resources. I told mom about how next month there is a group interview at Servus Credit Union and Scotiabank calling me to fill out an application.
Jul. 11 Fun: Yesterday was cool. My friend Sherri stopped by and we chatted. She told me about how she knew a girl with severe dyslexia and can't read.
Me: I remember back in gr.6 the teacher was telling us about how there was this part of China where 100% of the population was able to read and write. Then the class asks: "Isn't Canada like that?" She says no. Of course, it's because of the immigrants. My grandma can't read or write English.
Sherri acts like what I said was so ignorant.
Me: I know there are people who aren't immigrants and they are in this country since they were born and they can't read or write. I remember reading an article in a magazine about how this girl she couldn't read, but she got by when the teacher asks her to read. There was someone whispering her the words and she pretended she was reading by repeating it. Though later she eventually learned to read.
Advice: I have mentioned this before, I think to some of you. I have to go to school for one more class Proofreading and Copyediting in January. I need a 60% in it and I got somewhere in the 50s. I'm really worried and stressed out about it. Because if I don't pass it the 2nd time, they won't let me take it the 3rd time. That's because each yr, there are new people who need to take the class the 1st time.
Unless I talk to the person in charge of the program and talk my way into getting to take the class the 3rd time. If I don't pass this class, then I won't get my diploma. I remember reading this Journal article: "Focus on doing well, and not worry about it. Worrying about it is worrisome." All I can say is I need my paxil, work only 3 days a week like Sun., Mon., Tues., overstudy by studying the subject everyday.
There is another way. If later it turns out that my mark isn't high enough, I can always drop out before the date comes. There is a date that says I can drop out before I get academic penalty. Do you have any tips to not get me stressed out?
Then S says: "I would get mad if my boyfriend cheated on me with someone who doesn't have a high school diploma." lol. S is all about being smart, academics, and money. I remember this time back in 2002, in psychology class there was this quiz:" Which cartoon character are you most like?" One of the questions was: "Who do you want to spend time with?" And I knew she was going to pick "Someone who's smart" over someone who's romantic, a party animal, someone who has fun all the time. I pick the latter.
Well I would be mad if my boyfriend cheated on me with my best friend. That's really personal. If it's someone he met at a bar and I and/ or he will probably never see again, than that would not get me as angry. No more talk about infidelity, because it's reminding me of tv shows I quit like Maury and Cheaters.
Job: Today Scotiabank in downtown called for me to fill out an application. I took the bus there and filled it out. Then I went to deposit my tax refund. Then I went to work. It turns out I didn't have to work today because Ray was coming in to take over my place.
Me: You can take my shift today.
Ray: This would make it a totally pointless busride if I didn't work.
Me: That's why I'm letting you have my shift.
But then I ended up working today and having tomorrow off. So from now on it will be Sun. and Tues. I have off.
I told Steven that he might be getting a phone call that Scotiabank will be calling him to verify that I worked there and as a reference. I asked if Scotiabank hires me, and it doesn't work out, can I still work at the Soup place. He said yes. I got Dani's last name and told her that she will be my reference.
Jul. 9 Music: It was cool yesterday. I went to the library and my card expired, and I didn't have to pay $12 for it. Instead the librarian said if I was a student, I could get my fee waived and they didn't need to look at my school ID. I saved $12. I told this to my co-worker Maygen and she said that it can only be waived once. She and my sister said that it is only $12. I then borrowed the Ashlee Simpson's new cd "Bittersweet World." I like to try out new music. It's a fun cd to listen to. It's average.
Movie: I saw Michael Moore's movie The Big One on tv last night. It looked like it was made in the early 90s or even 80s due to how people looked. I looked it up and it was released in 1997. It was how companies lay off their employees to make more of a profit. Companies like Nike and Payday chocolate bars. I like how MM goes to the companies and give them the Downsizer Award.
It did make me feel better about getting laid off from Ipsos. I didn't get laid off because the company was trying to make more of a profit off us. The lease was up on the building and they couldn't find another place to move the office to so they closed down the company. They held seminars on how to get unemployment insurance and how to improve our resumes.
Coincidence: In the movie I see that Manpower temp agency makes an appearance in it. Today I read in the Globe and Mail's Careers section about being friends on facebook with your boss and co-workers. There is this unprofessional line crossed if you do become facebook friends. You can do so if you have your name and be facebook friends with your business. You can then create another account so you can be friends with your family and friends.
In school, the students and I were asked if we wanted to be facebook friends with our teachers. People said no because they don't want their teachers to look at their pics of them partying. lol. I did a friend request for the manager at Grand and Toy where I used to work at back in 2006. I requested she be my friend a few weeks ago, but I don't know if she even remembes me since I only worked there a month. I didn't create a bond like I did with Kim and Lorraine. The other coincidence of that article was that it came when I requested to be friends with Hyacinthe.
Inspired: Today I went and returned the Ashlee Simpson cd to get the Plain White T's cd. I went to Coles book store in downtown and meet the author Ron Wood. He wrote the book And God created Mayberries and it's supposed to be a funny book. I told him I wanted to be a writer and that I was at MacEwan studying to be one. I told him I want to write for tv and movies. He says that he wants to turn his book into a tv show, kind of like Corner Gas. I went home and am researching about this book before I impulsively buy it.
Jul 10: I wrote down the website address www.wordsandimages.org and there intro said this: "...it is a truism that good marketing will accelerate the demise of a bad company. We did our part." lol. It's a good site. After watching The Big One, at the end of the movie it said www.dogeatdogfilms.com. I typed it up and it went to www.michaelmoore.com.
News: I read in the Journal today that the magazine store Front Page will be closing down after 15yrs. It's on Jasper Ave. The lease was going to end, it was hard to get people to work there, the rent was really high. The owner was going to retire in 5yrs so he decided to close it down.
I saw this commercial for a reality show called High School Musical: Get in the Picture where people audition for the show. Nick Lachey is hosting. Uh huh. This show is going to get ratings. I do like to watch the 13 part miniseries called Fear Itself. There is also going to be another miniseries called Flashpoint. It's about a SWAT team in Toronto.It starts Enrico Colontini (Veronica Mars dad) and Hugh Dillion from Durham County.
My mom gave me this business card for TD Canada Trust because she knows someone who works there. I will now email my resume to Human Resources. I told mom about how next month there is a group interview at Servus Credit Union and Scotiabank calling me to fill out an application.
Jul. 11 Fun: Yesterday was cool. My friend Sherri stopped by and we chatted. She told me about how she knew a girl with severe dyslexia and can't read.
Me: I remember back in gr.6 the teacher was telling us about how there was this part of China where 100% of the population was able to read and write. Then the class asks: "Isn't Canada like that?" She says no. Of course, it's because of the immigrants. My grandma can't read or write English.
Sherri acts like what I said was so ignorant.
Me: I know there are people who aren't immigrants and they are in this country since they were born and they can't read or write. I remember reading an article in a magazine about how this girl she couldn't read, but she got by when the teacher asks her to read. There was someone whispering her the words and she pretended she was reading by repeating it. Though later she eventually learned to read.
Advice: I have mentioned this before, I think to some of you. I have to go to school for one more class Proofreading and Copyediting in January. I need a 60% in it and I got somewhere in the 50s. I'm really worried and stressed out about it. Because if I don't pass it the 2nd time, they won't let me take it the 3rd time. That's because each yr, there are new people who need to take the class the 1st time.
Unless I talk to the person in charge of the program and talk my way into getting to take the class the 3rd time. If I don't pass this class, then I won't get my diploma. I remember reading this Journal article: "Focus on doing well, and not worry about it. Worrying about it is worrisome." All I can say is I need my paxil, work only 3 days a week like Sun., Mon., Tues., overstudy by studying the subject everyday.
There is another way. If later it turns out that my mark isn't high enough, I can always drop out before the date comes. There is a date that says I can drop out before I get academic penalty. Do you have any tips to not get me stressed out?
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
job/music/fun
Jul 5 Job: I know what Angela said about resumes: "Don't apply to places you're not interested in working." My counter argument is: "Beggars can not be choosers." However, I won't be applying to Get Fresh or Second Cup, which is where I applied last summer. I am currently working in the food industry so why would I go and work at another restaraunt and do the same thing and probably similar pay?
Today I applied to Oriental Home, this store in City Centre. Second Cup had actually finished renovating and it looked good. Another thing is, I go to this mall all time time since 2001 and I have never noticed the words Tilly's Endurables on the window of the mens store Val Berg's Menswear. It wasn't until the other day I passed by it and then looked at my mall directory that I see that both Tilly's and Val Berg's had the same phone number. I didn't notice it because I never go into that store anyway.
Jul. 6 Writing: I have now finished taking that learner's permit test and now I can focus on my writing. Yesterday I did some writing and today I typed it up. I know after I have done the important thing with completing my learners, I have to do productive stuff. My inspiration at the moment is Chuck Bass on Gossip Girl. I was reading about his character on twop.com and what others are saying about him. He's got 14 pages with people discussing him and no one even talked about the other characters as much as him.
Here's a pic of him played by Ed Westwick, this British actor:
http://l.yimg.com/img.tv.yahoo.com/tv/us/img/site/18/27/0000041827_20070801145029.jpg
Music: Speaking of British boys, I was listening to all 3 of my British boyband Five cds. I want to show you all their videos. I haven't seen "It's the things you do" video in yrs and now that I see it, I hear that the song is quite different from the album. There is a rap on the cd, but in the video there isn't. Also the 2nd verse of the song is totally different.
"It's the things you do" is a fun video with the guy's race care 5 racing against the car 666.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70pDAdyan-E&feature=related
"When the Lights go out" is a video set at a bowling alley. I still like it after all these yrs. This is the song that inspired me to submit the pick up line to ecrush.com called "Don't you love it when the lights go out?" The rating did get a 3/10. lol. Abs raps in the 3rd verse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLmJtrVvb_U&feature=related
This is the 2nd version of "When the Lights go out" but with more of techno feel. J raps in the 3rd verse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM57lJL5lVI&feature=related
Here is "Slam dunk da funk" video. It's their first video, it's rather low budget, but it's a good song to dance to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-krEuM95iY&feature=related
"If ya gettin down" is one of their best videos. Good choreography and dancing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxV1Lh6b3m0&feature=related
They remake Queen's "We Will Rock You." My favorite member Rich sings the lead. They can rock out. This reminds that Rich did do some rock songs when he tried to get a solo career started.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27pYj0K4xrM&feature=related
Here is "Everybody Get Up" which is like a rock song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMfhlSiOaWo&feature=related
"Don't wanna let you go" is a song that I read that Five didn't want on their album, but the record company made them put it on their album. They didn't want to release, but the company made them do it too. The vid is kind of like Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and Backstreet Boys "Everybody Backstreet's Back."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO1GD5Kd0WU&feature=related
"Keep on Movin'" is a light, up beat song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbcWEd4opkI&feature=related
"Got the Feelin'" is another light happy song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P854d81XEYI&feature=related
Then I thought about my fave member Jon Lee from S Club 7. Here is his official website. You can watch him sing 2 ballads live. He is very good. It's also interesting to see him now. He was in his late teen, early 20s in the pop group. Now I see that he has aged up. I was watching the montage of him and he looks very cute and pretty. Now he's good looking and older.
http://www.jonleeofficial.com/video.html
Jul 7 Fun: Today I went to work and my friend Jessica was coming down the escalator with her friend James and I called to her. She came by at 3pm so I went on my break with her to the food court. They were going to see the movie Wanted and they lated said they didn't like it after watching it. However, my co-worker Maygen said she liked it. To each their own.
Me: So did you read my email about how staffing agencies are bad?
Jessica: Yeah. A friend of a friend of mine went undercover and worked there. I don't know what staffing agency it was, but they were totally trying to scam and take people's money.
James: Yeah, my dad is in senior management and he is looking over staffing agencies. They are so aggressive because they are trying to get money out of you.
Then Je talked about how she went to a back alley driving school that isn't totally good and really shady.
I also told them that City Centre's Oriental Home is hiring. The manager called me yesterday and asked if I speak Cantounese and Mandarin. I can hear Cantounese, than speak it. Very little Mandarin. I told them I had a job, and they are looking for temporary employment. I asked how much they paid, but then he said that since I had a job already, he won't be hiring me. I guess they were looking for someone with more flexible hrs. If you are Asian, or know someone who is, go apply there.
I used to take Mandarin from gr.7-10 and quit after gr. 10. I was talking to John and I just got an email from Heather about how I dwell too much on the past. Though I want to say that I wanted to quit Mandarin, but my mom wouldn't let me. Each semester I got a 5% decrease in my mark. It was a C. Then when my sister says I should quit because though getting a second language is good, I won't be smart enough to get into university, so it wouldn't be necessary.
Even before S said that, I knew I wasn't smart enough to get into university. I was focusing on Nait and MacEwan. So it's interesting how S's advice trumps over my mom's. Well my mom doesn't really know how high school and post-secondary works as well S does. I did get my way by not having to take Mandarin anymore. Yay. I still got into college and that's the important thing.
Today I applied to Oriental Home, this store in City Centre. Second Cup had actually finished renovating and it looked good. Another thing is, I go to this mall all time time since 2001 and I have never noticed the words Tilly's Endurables on the window of the mens store Val Berg's Menswear. It wasn't until the other day I passed by it and then looked at my mall directory that I see that both Tilly's and Val Berg's had the same phone number. I didn't notice it because I never go into that store anyway.
Jul. 6 Writing: I have now finished taking that learner's permit test and now I can focus on my writing. Yesterday I did some writing and today I typed it up. I know after I have done the important thing with completing my learners, I have to do productive stuff. My inspiration at the moment is Chuck Bass on Gossip Girl. I was reading about his character on twop.com and what others are saying about him. He's got 14 pages with people discussing him and no one even talked about the other characters as much as him.
Here's a pic of him played by Ed Westwick, this British actor:
http://l.yimg.com/img.tv.yahoo.com/tv/us/img/site/18/27/0000041827_20070801145029.jpg
Music: Speaking of British boys, I was listening to all 3 of my British boyband Five cds. I want to show you all their videos. I haven't seen "It's the things you do" video in yrs and now that I see it, I hear that the song is quite different from the album. There is a rap on the cd, but in the video there isn't. Also the 2nd verse of the song is totally different.
"It's the things you do" is a fun video with the guy's race care 5 racing against the car 666.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70pDAdyan-E&feature=related
"When the Lights go out" is a video set at a bowling alley. I still like it after all these yrs. This is the song that inspired me to submit the pick up line to ecrush.com called "Don't you love it when the lights go out?" The rating did get a 3/10. lol. Abs raps in the 3rd verse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLmJtrVvb_U&feature=related
This is the 2nd version of "When the Lights go out" but with more of techno feel. J raps in the 3rd verse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM57lJL5lVI&feature=related
Here is "Slam dunk da funk" video. It's their first video, it's rather low budget, but it's a good song to dance to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-krEuM95iY&feature=related
"If ya gettin down" is one of their best videos. Good choreography and dancing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxV1Lh6b3m0&feature=related
They remake Queen's "We Will Rock You." My favorite member Rich sings the lead. They can rock out. This reminds that Rich did do some rock songs when he tried to get a solo career started.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27pYj0K4xrM&feature=related
Here is "Everybody Get Up" which is like a rock song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMfhlSiOaWo&feature=related
"Don't wanna let you go" is a song that I read that Five didn't want on their album, but the record company made them put it on their album. They didn't want to release, but the company made them do it too. The vid is kind of like Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and Backstreet Boys "Everybody Backstreet's Back."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO1GD5Kd0WU&feature=related
"Keep on Movin'" is a light, up beat song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbcWEd4opkI&feature=related
"Got the Feelin'" is another light happy song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P854d81XEYI&feature=related
Then I thought about my fave member Jon Lee from S Club 7. Here is his official website. You can watch him sing 2 ballads live. He is very good. It's also interesting to see him now. He was in his late teen, early 20s in the pop group. Now I see that he has aged up. I was watching the montage of him and he looks very cute and pretty. Now he's good looking and older.
http://www.jonleeofficial.com/video.html
Jul 7 Fun: Today I went to work and my friend Jessica was coming down the escalator with her friend James and I called to her. She came by at 3pm so I went on my break with her to the food court. They were going to see the movie Wanted and they lated said they didn't like it after watching it. However, my co-worker Maygen said she liked it. To each their own.
Me: So did you read my email about how staffing agencies are bad?
Jessica: Yeah. A friend of a friend of mine went undercover and worked there. I don't know what staffing agency it was, but they were totally trying to scam and take people's money.
James: Yeah, my dad is in senior management and he is looking over staffing agencies. They are so aggressive because they are trying to get money out of you.
Then Je talked about how she went to a back alley driving school that isn't totally good and really shady.
I also told them that City Centre's Oriental Home is hiring. The manager called me yesterday and asked if I speak Cantounese and Mandarin. I can hear Cantounese, than speak it. Very little Mandarin. I told them I had a job, and they are looking for temporary employment. I asked how much they paid, but then he said that since I had a job already, he won't be hiring me. I guess they were looking for someone with more flexible hrs. If you are Asian, or know someone who is, go apply there.
I used to take Mandarin from gr.7-10 and quit after gr. 10. I was talking to John and I just got an email from Heather about how I dwell too much on the past. Though I want to say that I wanted to quit Mandarin, but my mom wouldn't let me. Each semester I got a 5% decrease in my mark. It was a C. Then when my sister says I should quit because though getting a second language is good, I won't be smart enough to get into university, so it wouldn't be necessary.
Even before S said that, I knew I wasn't smart enough to get into university. I was focusing on Nait and MacEwan. So it's interesting how S's advice trumps over my mom's. Well my mom doesn't really know how high school and post-secondary works as well S does. I did get my way by not having to take Mandarin anymore. Yay. I still got into college and that's the important thing.
Friday, July 4, 2008
changes/ drive/ job
Jul 3 Changes: I was talking to Angela and I asked her about what she thought about my email about staffing agencies.
A: About that guy who you thought was good and is evil now?
Well I wouldn't say the exact word "evil" about Hyacinthe. How do I phrase this nicely? I don't really find his occupation that ethical if I am making $13/hr, and he is getting money for every hr that I work. If I got the same job on my own, he wouldn't be getting money off me. Then A said that they are somewhat "overcompensated", but they have to make money somehow as a staffing agency.
You know what a big coincidence was? A and I were talking about that yesterday, and today, H finally confirmed me as a friend on Facebook. So I checked out his page and it turns out he's 25, just what I thought. Turns out he's a Gemini because his unprofessional email address and bday shows that he is one. He's in a relationship, and he has been working at Manpower since Nov. 2007.
I threw out all the Manpower stuff, and deleted the emails. Maybe I should email him saying I won't be working with them anymore so then he won't have to waste his time looking for the City of Edmonton job. However, he is saying that he is waiting for them to contact him first so he isn't really working for me until they contact him.
Another thing I was thinking about is that I don't always do what my parents tell me to do. Look at my brother P, he's 20 and he does what my parents tell him to do. P actually wanted to major in history, but that's stupid. P is good at it, but how do you expect to make a living out of it? They tell him to go into business which is what he's good at and can make a living out of it.
Drive: Great news, I passed my learner's permit test. I was on the last question and I needed to get it right. I got it right and I shouted "Yes!" and I clapped my hands together. I think I may have even thrown up my arms in the air. I then stood up from my cubicle to see if anyone was looking. The woman who sat at a desk behind me asked if I passed it. I said yes, lol. Third's the charmed.
I was anxious to do the test today. I did call Servus Credit Union at like 8am, but I got an answering machine. I was going to do the group interview today, then do the Capital Health cleaning person job interview the next day, before going to work. Then I decided if I was to leave a message, what would I say? I wanted to see if they would both hire me and then I can make my decision.
Also I wanted to do the learner's test today to get it out of the way. Like what if I did get the cleaning job, what are the hrs like? If it's like 9am-5pm, then I won't really have time to do the test at the registry. I'm guessing the same with the bank so do it now.
Sherry: Thank you for saying "You go girl" to me for getting 22 questions right, but now this time that I passed it I really deserved your words.
Angela: You were right about yesterday saying that to get the learner's permit card it's going to cost $80. I went and showed them my AB ID that costs $40, I got last summer. The woman then says she will shred the ID card, and then she will transfer the cost of that card onto my learner's card which I ended up paying $42.45 for. Also you said that after you get your learner's, you then have to wait 2 yrs before getting the driver's license. Well I asked the registry and she said 1 yr.
Jessica: Question for you since you have your license is that, how many questions are there on the driver's license test and how many do you need to get right to pass?
I then stopped by at work and picked up my paycheck and deposited it. Bling bling. No one really says that anymore. Overall it's been a funderful day. Funderful was used by Bender on the TV show Futurama. Another word no one says either. lol.
Jul 4 Job: Today I woke up early at 8am and got ready for my job interview at Capital Health. I don't think I got the job. Well let's start off with that I was there on time. She asked the questions like if I had any professional cleaning instructed to me, and I said no. I did tell her I am a neat person which is true and that I mop, sweep, and clean at the restaurants and stores I worked at.
The pay is good for $12.66 and after a yr it's $13.81. It's on Sat. from 11am-7pm which is good for me too. I can work at the Soup place during the weekdays and work at the hospital on the weekend. There are 10 other people up for it. I did ask if I can try out the job for a few weeks before I commit to this permanent job. She said that I could quit if I wanted to.
They want me to clean the dialysis, this thing that cleans the kidneys. I asked Maygen at work and she explained to me how it worked and it was complicated. The woman at the interview Kim did forewarn me that there is blood, and body fluids. That sounded unappealing, but I wanted to try out the job before saying no. There is also a criminal record check and a health check if I am hired. In a few weeks she will call the person who is hired, and for the people who aren't hired, she will send a letter. I'll be checking my mail box.
You may say: "C'mon Tracy, get some positive thinking." Well next month there is still a Servus Credit Union interview.
Funny: I also want to throw in, I really made Hyancinthe's and mine's professional relationship really unprofessional. I emailed him on facebook and sent him the link of Matthew Lawrence. I also saw his brother Jessy and I thought he looked like the actor JR Bourne so I sent that link to him too.
Another thing about that convo I had with Angela and we were talking about teen pregnancy.
Me: I was watching the Tyra Banks show and this 15 yr old girl said she wanted to have a baby for the unconditional love. A audience member asks what her relationship with her dad is and the girl says: "I recently learned that my dad is not my real biological dad" and starts crying. The audience goes "Ohhhhhh" and the member apologized.
A: Yeah well she's still got a dad.
Me: Oh yeah, that reminds me of Maury.
A: I thought you quit watching that show.
Me: I did, but I still remember it. After a guy find out that his 2 kids may not be biologically his, he did say "They're still my kids."
That would suck if I found out my dad is not my biological dad, but he's still my dad for raising me. Then it did make me think if I was adopted, my family is still my family. That would also make sense if I was adopted and would explain why I am the only one in my family who isn't in university studying business. lol. Even my 3 cousins in Calgary are/ were in business in university. Except the 4th cousin D who studied science and works at a bank? I don't know where she works.
A: About that guy who you thought was good and is evil now?
Well I wouldn't say the exact word "evil" about Hyacinthe. How do I phrase this nicely? I don't really find his occupation that ethical if I am making $13/hr, and he is getting money for every hr that I work. If I got the same job on my own, he wouldn't be getting money off me. Then A said that they are somewhat "overcompensated", but they have to make money somehow as a staffing agency.
You know what a big coincidence was? A and I were talking about that yesterday, and today, H finally confirmed me as a friend on Facebook. So I checked out his page and it turns out he's 25, just what I thought. Turns out he's a Gemini because his unprofessional email address and bday shows that he is one. He's in a relationship, and he has been working at Manpower since Nov. 2007.
I threw out all the Manpower stuff, and deleted the emails. Maybe I should email him saying I won't be working with them anymore so then he won't have to waste his time looking for the City of Edmonton job. However, he is saying that he is waiting for them to contact him first so he isn't really working for me until they contact him.
Another thing I was thinking about is that I don't always do what my parents tell me to do. Look at my brother P, he's 20 and he does what my parents tell him to do. P actually wanted to major in history, but that's stupid. P is good at it, but how do you expect to make a living out of it? They tell him to go into business which is what he's good at and can make a living out of it.
Drive: Great news, I passed my learner's permit test. I was on the last question and I needed to get it right. I got it right and I shouted "Yes!" and I clapped my hands together. I think I may have even thrown up my arms in the air. I then stood up from my cubicle to see if anyone was looking. The woman who sat at a desk behind me asked if I passed it. I said yes, lol. Third's the charmed.
I was anxious to do the test today. I did call Servus Credit Union at like 8am, but I got an answering machine. I was going to do the group interview today, then do the Capital Health cleaning person job interview the next day, before going to work. Then I decided if I was to leave a message, what would I say? I wanted to see if they would both hire me and then I can make my decision.
Also I wanted to do the learner's test today to get it out of the way. Like what if I did get the cleaning job, what are the hrs like? If it's like 9am-5pm, then I won't really have time to do the test at the registry. I'm guessing the same with the bank so do it now.
Sherry: Thank you for saying "You go girl" to me for getting 22 questions right, but now this time that I passed it I really deserved your words.
Angela: You were right about yesterday saying that to get the learner's permit card it's going to cost $80. I went and showed them my AB ID that costs $40, I got last summer. The woman then says she will shred the ID card, and then she will transfer the cost of that card onto my learner's card which I ended up paying $42.45 for. Also you said that after you get your learner's, you then have to wait 2 yrs before getting the driver's license. Well I asked the registry and she said 1 yr.
Jessica: Question for you since you have your license is that, how many questions are there on the driver's license test and how many do you need to get right to pass?
I then stopped by at work and picked up my paycheck and deposited it. Bling bling. No one really says that anymore. Overall it's been a funderful day. Funderful was used by Bender on the TV show Futurama. Another word no one says either. lol.
Jul 4 Job: Today I woke up early at 8am and got ready for my job interview at Capital Health. I don't think I got the job. Well let's start off with that I was there on time. She asked the questions like if I had any professional cleaning instructed to me, and I said no. I did tell her I am a neat person which is true and that I mop, sweep, and clean at the restaurants and stores I worked at.
The pay is good for $12.66 and after a yr it's $13.81. It's on Sat. from 11am-7pm which is good for me too. I can work at the Soup place during the weekdays and work at the hospital on the weekend. There are 10 other people up for it. I did ask if I can try out the job for a few weeks before I commit to this permanent job. She said that I could quit if I wanted to.
They want me to clean the dialysis, this thing that cleans the kidneys. I asked Maygen at work and she explained to me how it worked and it was complicated. The woman at the interview Kim did forewarn me that there is blood, and body fluids. That sounded unappealing, but I wanted to try out the job before saying no. There is also a criminal record check and a health check if I am hired. In a few weeks she will call the person who is hired, and for the people who aren't hired, she will send a letter. I'll be checking my mail box.
You may say: "C'mon Tracy, get some positive thinking." Well next month there is still a Servus Credit Union interview.
Funny: I also want to throw in, I really made Hyancinthe's and mine's professional relationship really unprofessional. I emailed him on facebook and sent him the link of Matthew Lawrence. I also saw his brother Jessy and I thought he looked like the actor JR Bourne so I sent that link to him too.
Another thing about that convo I had with Angela and we were talking about teen pregnancy.
Me: I was watching the Tyra Banks show and this 15 yr old girl said she wanted to have a baby for the unconditional love. A audience member asks what her relationship with her dad is and the girl says: "I recently learned that my dad is not my real biological dad" and starts crying. The audience goes "Ohhhhhh" and the member apologized.
A: Yeah well she's still got a dad.
Me: Oh yeah, that reminds me of Maury.
A: I thought you quit watching that show.
Me: I did, but I still remember it. After a guy find out that his 2 kids may not be biologically his, he did say "They're still my kids."
That would suck if I found out my dad is not my biological dad, but he's still my dad for raising me. Then it did make me think if I was adopted, my family is still my family. That would also make sense if I was adopted and would explain why I am the only one in my family who isn't in university studying business. lol. Even my 3 cousins in Calgary are/ were in business in university. Except the 4th cousin D who studied science and works at a bank? I don't know where she works.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
fun/ news/ vacation
Jun 29 Fun: I'm going to Calgary this afternoon, and I won't be coming back until the end of the week. The other day my ex-manager Dani came into the Soup place and ordered a small bowl of chicken noodle soup.
Then this girl who works there Stephanie came by yesterday and she asked why I got dismissed. I told her it's because the manager above Dani caught me sitting 3 times, when I know for sure she caught me once. Stephanie said that was a stupid reason to get dismissed.
News: I read in the Journal today that there is this guy who teaches how to drive, and also is trying to recruit the women he teaches to work at his massage parlour. Those 2 parlours he owns are suspected of fronts for prostitution. There was an undercover investigation, and he is now arrested. One of parlours closed down because the landlord wanted to close it down. Also the lease was up. Then the other parlour was closed down too, I think it was because he was arrested. That's great news, getting rid of sleazy people and places.
Jul 1 Vacation: I am back from my vacation in Calgary. I spent 2 nights there from Jun 29-Jul 1. When I got there, we went out to dinner at a Chinese Restaurant and I see that my little cousin M has grown, she's two and half years old. Afterwards we went to my cousins' Je, L's and D's house. Well Je and L have moved into their own house. D and her husband R and their daughter M moved back with their parents because they are renovating their own house.
I also met their rabbit Murphy which they had for 10yrs. After playing with it, I had a bad allergic reaction either to the rabbit or the grass. I got hives on my left hand and arm. My nose was running, my eyes were red, and I was using kleenex to wipe them, but I was touching my face. There were hives then on my face. I got some pill from them to fix it.
I also tried out the game "Rockband" where I play drums to the song. It was hard, so I'll need more practice. I was holding the drum sticks and hitting the drums hard, so it kind of hurt my hand. I should wear gloves next time.
Posh: Last summer I applied to Posh at Home, a store that sells furnishes 11235 Jasper Ave. They never called back. I picked up their business card and I finally checked the website. It's so flashy and sleek. Really good. Check out the site and store if you want.
http://www.poshathome.ca/
Good: I found this on www.postsecret.com and I find it inspiring. The secret is:
"To: The Chinese man who didn't speak English. Thank you for getting help for me when I had a seizure. I was taken away in an ambulance and didn't get a chance to thank you. Thank you."
Jul 2 Drive: The first time I took the learner's permit test, I have only been reading the driver's handbook casually for the past 2 summers without really studying it and processing it. Then this summer I studied it for 2 weeks and then I went out and did it just so I can face the fear. I then got halfway through it by getting 9/15 questions right and they logged me out.
I then studied for nearly 2 months on it and studied it really hard, everyday. I read chapters 2-6 and processed it. Today I went and did it. I asked her if I could write it on paper and pencil, she said no. Then I asked if I could get scrap paper and write down my answers and then put it on the test, she said no. I then went and did it. I went through all the questions. I got 22 right, and 6 wrong, so I didn't get the learner's permit. You guys gotta give me points that I did way better the 2nd time.
Also I answered most of the questions, because I knew the answer. I wasn't like guessing at everything.
Clean: Yesterday I recycled the Manpower safety booklets and everything from them. Who cares if I did crappy on their employee tests when they are going to take money out of my paycheck anyway? Good thing I cut ties with them. Another thing is, it's a good thing back in 2007, I didn't get the required mark to get the job for StatsCanada. That's because the staffing agency Spherion hooked me up with it, and then they were going to take money out of my paycheck too. I also recycled the Posh business card.
You know what Feng shui is? It's this Chinese practice of placing furniture and things in your room to get good energy flow into your life. So with me getting rid of bad staffing agency things, I am getting good energy.
Friends: Last week my friend Jessica visited me at work which was cool. No one else does. Yeah, I know you're all busy and unless you have a reason to come in, then you will. Same goes with me and Grand and Toy. I don't really go there to visit Lorraine and Kim much unless I'm there to buy something.
I also talked to my friend Angela on the phone today and discussed resumes. Looks like I may delete Grand and Toy from my resume because I only worked there one month. I remember a couple of years ago Leslie told me I should delete that because it was such a short time.
Prince William: One more thing, Prince William helped do a major drug bust on a boat. Good for him.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
charity/ fun/ bad customer service
Jun 25 Charity: What a coincidence. I wrote about Brad Pitt and Angeline Jolie donating to charity. Today I was watching So You Think You Can Dance, and the Children's Leukemia Research called again. I think they called some months ago. This guy James asked if I could donate $150 or $100 and I say no. Then he asks, "I don't mean to be a bug, but last year you donated $10, can you donate this much again?" I said no and thanked him and then hung up.
When he first called, I thought it was a job. Psych. When I got home, my sister took a message about the fire department calling me. I don't remember applying there for a job. Then I called the 1-800-761-2315, and it's actually a charity asking for money to take kids to a ballgame. Psych again. I got an answering machine. Won't be donating there, but if you are interested go and donate.
Jun 26 Job: So I looked for Capital Health and I was right about the address. It was good to also go there anyway to see how long it took for me to get there, and find the elevators to the wing and find the room. It was kind of complicated.
Fun: It was cool at work today. I worked at the register and asked what sandwich this guy ordered. His voice sounded familiar, his face looked familiar with lighter hair and a thin beard.
Me: Drew?
Drew: Yeah, Tracy?
Me: Yeah. Do you have a graphic design job?
D: Yeah, after Nait, I worked for Nait. Now I work for Apple.
Me: I'm getting my diploma in Professional Writing at Grant MacEwan.
So that was cool I bumped into him. He is the 5th person I bumped into from Nait.
Back in 2005, I was working at Roots and in a period of 5 months, Josh came in, then Marcie, and Amanda walked by the store. Then in 2006, I bumped into Diana at bus stop in downtown. Well it's good that Drew remembers me. Unlike a week or so ago, I bumped into Miranda at the bus stop. She didn't remember me. I reminded her that we used to wait for the bus together from 2004-2005 so we were acquaintances.
You know what's interesting? Is that after I talked to Drew, I feel inspired. Yes, because when I bump into people from the past, I can proudly say I got a college diploma in Professional Writing at MacEwan.
Jun 27 News: There was another article about teen pregnancy on yahoo news, so I had to read it. It was discussing how teen pregnancy seems okay these days. They did mention new reality shows like The Baby Borrowers where 5 couples ages 18-20 will have to take care of a kid. Another is The Secret Life of an American Teenager about a girl who is pregnant.
I want to say that on Degrassi: The Next Generation, they discussed about it. There is the character Manny who got pregnant at 14, and got an abortion. They did show how she had to tell her mom the truth and it was hard with all the crying. Then it showed Liberty getting pregnant and giving the baby up for adoption, after she and JT can't afford to take care of it.
Recently there is the character Mia who is 16 and is raising a kid. The father another teen didn't take responsibility. Then he did for a few eps, then he quits again. Throw in Desperate Housewives where Bree's daughter gets pregnant and Bree ends up pretending she's pregnant and that her grandson is really her son.
Jun 28: I was on twop.com and read that The Secret Life of an American Teenager is a tv show created by the creator of the show I hate 7th Heaven. It's on ABC Family and here's a preview you can check out. I actually found myself kind of cringing when I was watching it. Well it's got good talent like Molly Ringwald from 16 Candles playing the mom, and Josie Bisset is in it too. JB is from that tv movie I liked called Obituary. John Shneider, the dad from Smallville.
Look the tv show Smallville is very anti-sex. Seriously. There are so many episodes where the characters experience kryptonite and they act all sexy and badass, and afterwards they forget what happened once the kryptonite fades off. Being sexy is bad and you shouldn't act sexy. Oh man, I'm probably going to end watching American Teenager after all. Well there was the show Gilmore Girls where the mom got pregnant at 16 and raised the kid.
Also an ep of Veronica Mars was this girl asked VM for help because someone had drugged her with this abortion pill forcing her to miscarry. It is later the best friend of the girl did it.
BF: I did it for you. Did you really think either of those guys were going to be good fathers? In the end you're going to be divorced with a baby to take care of.
I see that BF is right, however it is wrong of her to make the decision for her friend without telling her. After something like that, I doubt that they will ever be friends again.
http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Shows+Secret-Life-Of-The-American-Teenager/page_Video-AmericanTeenager_SneakPeek
One more thing I would like to add is that I want to defend ABC Family. They did a really good show called Kyle XY which is very family based. I went on Wikipedia and learned that season 1 had 10 eps, season 2 had 23 eps, and now season 3 coming out in Jan. 2009 will have 10 eps.
Last night I went to a party with my work. It's their 8th anniversary that they owned the restaurant. All 14 of us were there. We went to the River Cree Resort and Casino. There is a really good buffet and I got 2 plates full of seafood like clams, shrimp, crab legs, fish and chips. I ate pasta salad and mixed rice, mashed potatoes. I skipped dessert.
Bad customer service: I'm reflecting back on the past and how back in the end of summer 2004, I had worked at $1 Store Plus and there were a lot of bad customers complaining. I remembered talking to my friend Angela on the phone and telling how to badly handle customer complaints. A then tells me to do the opposite.
However, if you hate your job and you don't care if you get fired, or if you want to get fired, or you work at a good job and you will be leaving within 2 weeks, then follow my bad tips. Or say you hate Walmart, so you get a job at the store so you can give bad customer service. Afterwards, the customers will tell everybody how bad Walmart is due to your behaviour.
When someone is complaining to you, act like you're bored, tired, and not paying attention. Have your eyes half-closed. The customer will get mad at you for looking at him/her the wrong way. Or you can really push it by having your eyes droop to the point that they are barely open, roll your eyes and mock them. It would certainly work better if you are a teen or in your twenties. Then when you are young, you can pass off as not knowing better.
When they complain to the manager and tell them to get you fired, the manager will then fire you for a job you hate, and/ or doesn't really matter if you are going to leave real soon anyway. I did this once back when I was 13 to my sister who was 15. She did say: "And if you keep looking at me like that, I'll kick your ass." Back in 2007, I wrote the entire scene like a script to Angela and asked who is wrong or more wrong.
A: In this case, your sister. However, it sounds more like 2 immature siblings arguing.
The lesson is to be aware, the person you may be provoking is a rageaholic, someone with an anger management problem.
When he first called, I thought it was a job. Psych. When I got home, my sister took a message about the fire department calling me. I don't remember applying there for a job. Then I called the 1-800-761-2315, and it's actually a charity asking for money to take kids to a ballgame. Psych again. I got an answering machine. Won't be donating there, but if you are interested go and donate.
Jun 26 Job: So I looked for Capital Health and I was right about the address. It was good to also go there anyway to see how long it took for me to get there, and find the elevators to the wing and find the room. It was kind of complicated.
Fun: It was cool at work today. I worked at the register and asked what sandwich this guy ordered. His voice sounded familiar, his face looked familiar with lighter hair and a thin beard.
Me: Drew?
Drew: Yeah, Tracy?
Me: Yeah. Do you have a graphic design job?
D: Yeah, after Nait, I worked for Nait. Now I work for Apple.
Me: I'm getting my diploma in Professional Writing at Grant MacEwan.
So that was cool I bumped into him. He is the 5th person I bumped into from Nait.
Back in 2005, I was working at Roots and in a period of 5 months, Josh came in, then Marcie, and Amanda walked by the store. Then in 2006, I bumped into Diana at bus stop in downtown. Well it's good that Drew remembers me. Unlike a week or so ago, I bumped into Miranda at the bus stop. She didn't remember me. I reminded her that we used to wait for the bus together from 2004-2005 so we were acquaintances.
You know what's interesting? Is that after I talked to Drew, I feel inspired. Yes, because when I bump into people from the past, I can proudly say I got a college diploma in Professional Writing at MacEwan.
Jun 27 News: There was another article about teen pregnancy on yahoo news, so I had to read it. It was discussing how teen pregnancy seems okay these days. They did mention new reality shows like The Baby Borrowers where 5 couples ages 18-20 will have to take care of a kid. Another is The Secret Life of an American Teenager about a girl who is pregnant.
I want to say that on Degrassi: The Next Generation, they discussed about it. There is the character Manny who got pregnant at 14, and got an abortion. They did show how she had to tell her mom the truth and it was hard with all the crying. Then it showed Liberty getting pregnant and giving the baby up for adoption, after she and JT can't afford to take care of it.
Recently there is the character Mia who is 16 and is raising a kid. The father another teen didn't take responsibility. Then he did for a few eps, then he quits again. Throw in Desperate Housewives where Bree's daughter gets pregnant and Bree ends up pretending she's pregnant and that her grandson is really her son.
Jun 28: I was on twop.com and read that The Secret Life of an American Teenager is a tv show created by the creator of the show I hate 7th Heaven. It's on ABC Family and here's a preview you can check out. I actually found myself kind of cringing when I was watching it. Well it's got good talent like Molly Ringwald from 16 Candles playing the mom, and Josie Bisset is in it too. JB is from that tv movie I liked called Obituary. John Shneider, the dad from Smallville.
Look the tv show Smallville is very anti-sex. Seriously. There are so many episodes where the characters experience kryptonite and they act all sexy and badass, and afterwards they forget what happened once the kryptonite fades off. Being sexy is bad and you shouldn't act sexy. Oh man, I'm probably going to end watching American Teenager after all. Well there was the show Gilmore Girls where the mom got pregnant at 16 and raised the kid.
Also an ep of Veronica Mars was this girl asked VM for help because someone had drugged her with this abortion pill forcing her to miscarry. It is later the best friend of the girl did it.
BF: I did it for you. Did you really think either of those guys were going to be good fathers? In the end you're going to be divorced with a baby to take care of.
I see that BF is right, however it is wrong of her to make the decision for her friend without telling her. After something like that, I doubt that they will ever be friends again.
http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Shows+Secret-Life-Of-The-American-Teenager/page_Video-AmericanTeenager_SneakPeek
One more thing I would like to add is that I want to defend ABC Family. They did a really good show called Kyle XY which is very family based. I went on Wikipedia and learned that season 1 had 10 eps, season 2 had 23 eps, and now season 3 coming out in Jan. 2009 will have 10 eps.
Last night I went to a party with my work. It's their 8th anniversary that they owned the restaurant. All 14 of us were there. We went to the River Cree Resort and Casino. There is a really good buffet and I got 2 plates full of seafood like clams, shrimp, crab legs, fish and chips. I ate pasta salad and mixed rice, mashed potatoes. I skipped dessert.
Bad customer service: I'm reflecting back on the past and how back in the end of summer 2004, I had worked at $1 Store Plus and there were a lot of bad customers complaining. I remembered talking to my friend Angela on the phone and telling how to badly handle customer complaints. A then tells me to do the opposite.
However, if you hate your job and you don't care if you get fired, or if you want to get fired, or you work at a good job and you will be leaving within 2 weeks, then follow my bad tips. Or say you hate Walmart, so you get a job at the store so you can give bad customer service. Afterwards, the customers will tell everybody how bad Walmart is due to your behaviour.
When someone is complaining to you, act like you're bored, tired, and not paying attention. Have your eyes half-closed. The customer will get mad at you for looking at him/her the wrong way. Or you can really push it by having your eyes droop to the point that they are barely open, roll your eyes and mock them. It would certainly work better if you are a teen or in your twenties. Then when you are young, you can pass off as not knowing better.
When they complain to the manager and tell them to get you fired, the manager will then fire you for a job you hate, and/ or doesn't really matter if you are going to leave real soon anyway. I did this once back when I was 13 to my sister who was 15. She did say: "And if you keep looking at me like that, I'll kick your ass." Back in 2007, I wrote the entire scene like a script to Angela and asked who is wrong or more wrong.
A: In this case, your sister. However, it sounds more like 2 immature siblings arguing.
The lesson is to be aware, the person you may be provoking is a rageaholic, someone with an anger management problem.
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