This week was hmmmmm. Best way to sum it up is that it wasn’t my best week. People just seemed to tick me off and I am usually a calm person. I mean when I was younger I would always keep my mouth shut when I get angry for the fear of upsetting a person. I was a quiet person who was best described as “nice” and a “daydreamer”. Man I miss having time to daydream in lessons lol. But like everyone who has had enough, sometimes there are times when you just gotta let it out. Unfortunately now I’ve started, I just can’t stop. And it’s weird how the littlest things can really tick me off, although thankfully I have learnt to keep my mouth shut (most times).
In fact this week I think I should write the top 10 things that really tick me off and hope that many will get the hint. I can only hope for the best.
10) Invasion of personal space. I love sitting by myself on the bus or only next to people who I know. If the bus is empty I do not see the sense in coming next to my seat and invading my personal space. What makes it worse is they start taking out their paper and moving their arm up against yours. My gosh, grrr. I mean I understand in rush hour there are no seats but that is not an excuse to sit next to me and start shoving your arm up and down trying to read the paper and turning the pages. In extreme cases I have actually put a paper in between the seats so they get the message. I’m actually serious here!
9) People who do not listen when you tell them the answer and then have the nerve to say that you did not understand them. In which case you have to repeat the answer again. This seems to be happening quite frequently and I have found it is sometimes better to say the same answer but modify the sentence so it seems like your telling them a new answer. Lol.
8) People who live off of the state and then have the nerve to say people should learn to budget. There was an actually article on this Yes seriously. How patronising is this! I actually support the idea of state support but I do think people who boast like that should have their benefits taken away and made to work, especially if they are getting more benefits per year than my yearly income and what most people make per year!
To understand what I mean read the article below:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1236240/Christmas-gifts-galore-family-23-000-benefits.html
7) 0845/0870 and the 100 other numbers that charge you. I seriously do not understand it. I am being charged so much on travel and on top of that, I sometimes get charged for going through Zone 1 when I take a long route just to avoid it! What makes it worse is that I call them to get my money back and finally get to the front of the queue after waiting so long only to get cut off. I don’t know whether to cry or laugh here. Lol.
6) You cannot get everything you want and you have no authority over me. Regardless of what you want, just because I do not follow your instructions it does not make any sense to label me “mean”. Seriously, I actually had to stop myself from bursting out laughing! This is what I actually got called after I didn’t follow an old lady’s orders. I honestly could not believe that this woman was being serious. She was serious alright, seriously deluded!
5) Long queues. I mean if you can see there is a queue building up behind you please do not take your time at the counter. Most of us are (believe it or not) very impatient and have other places we would rather be; rather than waiting for you to finish up paying with penny coins. Seriously people debit/credit cards were invented for a reason.
4) Do not spit on the floor or drop rubbish on the floor. There are tissues and bins for a reason people. I mean how would you like it if I came round yours to dump my rubbish?
3) There is no reason what-so-ever to put your shoes on bus and train seats. Seats are only to sit on. I mean who knows where you have been and what you have trod on.
2) Prams & Luggage. More importantly avoid using prams or bringing luggage in an already packed out bus/ train especially during rush hour. We have a limited amount of fresh air supply and do not in any way desire to be squashed as well.
1) Rush Hour. Please do not use the transport in rush hour if you do not need to. It is bad enough I have to get up early and end up leaving the house late but then the bus takes forever. When using the bus I really don’t want it to stop every stop to pick passengers up who will only get off 1 or 2 stops later or worse, should not even be up yet.
As you will have noticed, most of the stuff I have put on the list is common sense and it still amazes me how many people do some of this stuff. But I guess everyone is different and as much as I would like to run the world my way, I can’t. But for what it is worth I’m feeling a whole lot calmer now. (*-*)
P.S I do NOT (as many people have suggested) have anger management problems. :P
Monday 22 March 2010
Saturday 13 March 2010
It’s a dirty job but someone’s gotta do it
Last week I went away to visit family and it shocked me how many new relatives I have. Everyone has grown up and many of them had become parents. It just shows how consumed I am in my own world that I didn’t realise how much everyone had changed. Mind you the last time I saw some of them was over 10 years ago. The reason we hardly go is due to our lifestyle and work commitments. We are so used to relying on friends that we hardly keep in touch with our relatives. On top of that it’s a three hour journey too long.
When we got there I absolutely could not get my head round the place. I mean there were hardly any shops and the nearest Starbucks was in town. (And they live in the centre of the city!) It is very different from where I live that I found the place a joke. I honestly could not get used to the idea the shopping mall is not near the house. It was also way too quiet and calm for my liking. I mean the teenagers entertained themselves by walking around aimlessly. Their lifestyle is so different from ours that the culture shock hit me hard. I am used to walking two minutes and hopping on the train and going shopping. The journey ride here is very short. For most of the time spent there I couldn’t get my head round it, it was way too much to handle. In the end I gave up and stayed inside, which to my surprise I actually enjoyed being entertained by kids.
Now the kids, they are the most adorable naughtiest kids that I have ever met. They can be charming when they need something. It makes me laugh as some are as young as two and they have already learnt to play the adults. The house is always full of laughter that you would never suspect the unfortunate circumstances that had brought everyone together. They are very much full of innocence as they cannot comprehend what had happened. The kids are in their own world and were so carried away with playing, shouting; screaming, jumping and of course being hyped on sugar didn’t help matters. It has been a very long time since I have been surrounded by so many children and not had a moment’s peace. In our family we have only one nephew and although he is spoilt (by the grandparents of course) he understands no one will react to his tantrum.
Now at the house as many people had come together and with all the “adults” (adult= means being married according to my family) being hospitable to continuous guests, no one was really keeping an eye on the house or the younger children. I mean it is one thing to babysit the children but they also wanted to play monopoly with the grownups. And there is only so much that I and anyone else can handle.
Being bored and also as a younger sibling I was told to check hazards around the house and sort any mess out. One major hazard was the 500 piles of shoes at the bottom of the stairs, all jumbled up. So much for the shoe rack; naturally that was untouched (*-*). And I certainly wasn’t going to touch other people’s shoes.
Since the kids had nothing better to do, I got creative and told them we are going to play a game. When I told them the game, well let me tell you, they were over the moon!!! Yes, no kidding. Within minutes they tidied up the shoe rack and other hazards and mess around the house. It’s a dirty job and I aint going to do it... obviously.
For their good behaviour I went out and got them lil prezzies. I got each kid a colouring set, some blow-up balloons and sweets. I never realised just how easy it is to please children. Mind you the teenagers ended up nicking the balloons because I made swords out of them and they wanted to join in the fun as well. I guess they are easy to please to! Who would have thought?
Finally the week ended and to my surprise I found I actually enjoyed the last few days. I actually envied that my cousins had no responsibilities (in the sense they didn’t have to work), they were driven everywhere and they had no commitments. Their life was very carefree whereas mine is always hectic and I spend more time travelling than at a single place. No chauffeurs for me I’m afraid (-_-). Everything I need or want, I have to get myself (by working) or do myself. Our lifestyles are completely different simply due to the way we have been brought up.
On the journey back I felt so drained as I realised my schedule will be busy that my R & R will have to be postponed. Although I’m back now and already adjusted to the hectic schedule, once again I find myself still craving the simple life. However I guess one good thing came out of the journey; now I am actually making an effort with my cousins and hopefully it won’t be the turn of the decade when I next see them.
When we got there I absolutely could not get my head round the place. I mean there were hardly any shops and the nearest Starbucks was in town. (And they live in the centre of the city!) It is very different from where I live that I found the place a joke. I honestly could not get used to the idea the shopping mall is not near the house. It was also way too quiet and calm for my liking. I mean the teenagers entertained themselves by walking around aimlessly. Their lifestyle is so different from ours that the culture shock hit me hard. I am used to walking two minutes and hopping on the train and going shopping. The journey ride here is very short. For most of the time spent there I couldn’t get my head round it, it was way too much to handle. In the end I gave up and stayed inside, which to my surprise I actually enjoyed being entertained by kids.
Now the kids, they are the most adorable naughtiest kids that I have ever met. They can be charming when they need something. It makes me laugh as some are as young as two and they have already learnt to play the adults. The house is always full of laughter that you would never suspect the unfortunate circumstances that had brought everyone together. They are very much full of innocence as they cannot comprehend what had happened. The kids are in their own world and were so carried away with playing, shouting; screaming, jumping and of course being hyped on sugar didn’t help matters. It has been a very long time since I have been surrounded by so many children and not had a moment’s peace. In our family we have only one nephew and although he is spoilt (by the grandparents of course) he understands no one will react to his tantrum.
Now at the house as many people had come together and with all the “adults” (adult= means being married according to my family) being hospitable to continuous guests, no one was really keeping an eye on the house or the younger children. I mean it is one thing to babysit the children but they also wanted to play monopoly with the grownups. And there is only so much that I and anyone else can handle.
Being bored and also as a younger sibling I was told to check hazards around the house and sort any mess out. One major hazard was the 500 piles of shoes at the bottom of the stairs, all jumbled up. So much for the shoe rack; naturally that was untouched (*-*). And I certainly wasn’t going to touch other people’s shoes.
Since the kids had nothing better to do, I got creative and told them we are going to play a game. When I told them the game, well let me tell you, they were over the moon!!! Yes, no kidding. Within minutes they tidied up the shoe rack and other hazards and mess around the house. It’s a dirty job and I aint going to do it... obviously.
For their good behaviour I went out and got them lil prezzies. I got each kid a colouring set, some blow-up balloons and sweets. I never realised just how easy it is to please children. Mind you the teenagers ended up nicking the balloons because I made swords out of them and they wanted to join in the fun as well. I guess they are easy to please to! Who would have thought?
Finally the week ended and to my surprise I found I actually enjoyed the last few days. I actually envied that my cousins had no responsibilities (in the sense they didn’t have to work), they were driven everywhere and they had no commitments. Their life was very carefree whereas mine is always hectic and I spend more time travelling than at a single place. No chauffeurs for me I’m afraid (-_-). Everything I need or want, I have to get myself (by working) or do myself. Our lifestyles are completely different simply due to the way we have been brought up.
On the journey back I felt so drained as I realised my schedule will be busy that my R & R will have to be postponed. Although I’m back now and already adjusted to the hectic schedule, once again I find myself still craving the simple life. However I guess one good thing came out of the journey; now I am actually making an effort with my cousins and hopefully it won’t be the turn of the decade when I next see them.
Tuesday 2 March 2010
Random Thoughts
11:55
Its 5 minutes to midnight and I’m sitting here in front of the laptop forcing myself to write. Maybe if I ramble something worth writing about will come to my head. I’m also on messenger getting people to give me inspiration but nothing is helping!!! I guess this is what they mean when they say they have writer’s block.
12:00
It is now midnight and still nothing has come to mind. Maybe if I look back at this week I'll be able to focus. I honestly can’t think of anything to write!!!! Here goes…..So this week I spent more money than I earn on junk (as usual) and I also saw this friend of mine who I haven’t seen in so long. I met her in my first year at university. We just clicked and got on like a house on fire. We spent our years laughing and crying and meeting more people. This particular friend is now married and pregnant (7 months in March). And being small as she is, her bump is tiny. I felt the lil thing kick when I linked with her. We had both been busy so it was a shock to finally see the bump. But we spent the whole day together and it felt like we were still in uni, like nothing had changed. Most of the day was spent reminiscing about uni days and the crazy stuff we got up to with a few of our other friends (we couldn’t believe we actually missed the student life experience!!). Our lil' group had our fair share of tears and arguments but we are still there for each other. It just goes to shows those people that you meet in university do become mates for life as my old teacher used to say.
As we have all graduated and now work in different places, it becomes harder to find a time when we are all free to link. But there is one who I see every week. She is totally my opposite it’s so weird how we feel like we have known each other for a lifetime. It seems like it. We met in first year btw.
Me:
Love the dark
Eat too much
Realistic (not pessimistic)
Live to sleep
Stress free
Tas:
Loves the light
Doesn’t eat enough
Optimistic
Suffering from insomnia
Lives to stress out
Well anyway you get the gist. In life you will meet tons of people and the important ones will be the ones who offer you hope in times of despair (or what you feel is despair). I mean, looking back at my times of despair, some of it does seem so trivial now.
Anyways I’m going to end the blog on this note and, just in case you are wondering, it has nothing to do with the fact I’m feeling peckish.
Raz
Its 5 minutes to midnight and I’m sitting here in front of the laptop forcing myself to write. Maybe if I ramble something worth writing about will come to my head. I’m also on messenger getting people to give me inspiration but nothing is helping!!! I guess this is what they mean when they say they have writer’s block.
12:00
It is now midnight and still nothing has come to mind. Maybe if I look back at this week I'll be able to focus. I honestly can’t think of anything to write!!!! Here goes…..So this week I spent more money than I earn on junk (as usual) and I also saw this friend of mine who I haven’t seen in so long. I met her in my first year at university. We just clicked and got on like a house on fire. We spent our years laughing and crying and meeting more people. This particular friend is now married and pregnant (7 months in March). And being small as she is, her bump is tiny. I felt the lil thing kick when I linked with her. We had both been busy so it was a shock to finally see the bump. But we spent the whole day together and it felt like we were still in uni, like nothing had changed. Most of the day was spent reminiscing about uni days and the crazy stuff we got up to with a few of our other friends (we couldn’t believe we actually missed the student life experience!!). Our lil' group had our fair share of tears and arguments but we are still there for each other. It just goes to shows those people that you meet in university do become mates for life as my old teacher used to say.
As we have all graduated and now work in different places, it becomes harder to find a time when we are all free to link. But there is one who I see every week. She is totally my opposite it’s so weird how we feel like we have known each other for a lifetime. It seems like it. We met in first year btw.
Me:
Love the dark
Eat too much
Realistic (not pessimistic)
Live to sleep
Stress free
Tas:
Loves the light
Doesn’t eat enough
Optimistic
Suffering from insomnia
Lives to stress out
Well anyway you get the gist. In life you will meet tons of people and the important ones will be the ones who offer you hope in times of despair (or what you feel is despair). I mean, looking back at my times of despair, some of it does seem so trivial now.
Anyways I’m going to end the blog on this note and, just in case you are wondering, it has nothing to do with the fact I’m feeling peckish.
Raz
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