The Reason I’ve Disappeared from the World of Blogging Part 1

It has been a while since I have written my last blog. It’s not that I’ve been too lazy to write, it has just been really busy at work everyone.

So these are the things that have happening recently:

Office Competition: Theme Your Team

End of Clearing

We have settled into our teams and so there is a hint of rivalry amongst the team. Therefore when the yearly competition of ‘Theme Your Team’ came up, a few went to extreme lengths to win. Here are a few pictures. Sadly our team didn’t win!! It was Team 3: Uzmapolitian who won.


Team 1: Anarchy 101
(Our rebel side came so we protested against ‘theme your team’ but then our mafia ego came out to!)














Team 2: Wacky Races

Team 3: Uzmapolitian

Team 4: Mad Potter

Team 5: Sponge Bob Squarepants

(I cut that cake!!)

Team 6: Popcorns and Movies

Team 7: Dodgy VV Phibbs GB

But don’t worry I won a prize at the barbeque. I got the prize for office joker. Best award to win ever!!!

This is the final week of clearing and most courses are full. Only places now left are for those in partner colleges so those who still haven’t secured a place need to phone us up as soon as possible, to apply. This is also the last week where we are at Greenwich, starting from next week we are back on the Avery Hill Campus. NoOoOoOoOoOoOoOo. Yes this means going back to the routine of having to wake up at 7am and leaving the house round 7:30am for a 9:00am shift!! Not that it made a difference as I have to wake up at 7am this week as my shift starts at 8:30!!!!

Anways readers as this is a really long blog read Part Twoooo to find out what else has been happening. Latersssss

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So stuff that has been happening since last blog:

1) Shirin and Holly have gone and left the team with the prospect of a new start at totally different jobs. Shirin is starting an office job and doing stuff to do with accounting and Holly is working in a dating agency where they set up events. It’s weird when you realise that someone is actually leaving and it’s going to be ages until you see them again. I mean with Shirin we always went home together and so it’s weird not going home with her and she also used to sing everything, which made us all laugh. But now she is gone I’m actually missing the singing. I also miss Holly, she is one of those people that always have a smile on their face and she always warms my cold hands up. Even if it is 30 degrees outside my hands are always cold so Holly warms my hands up. Heaven knows why that happens but now there’s no one to warm my cold hands up. Okies, so I’m exaggerating but still that’s not the point. And Julia is leaving us this week; she is going to start her PGCE. Although I kept trying to persuade them not to go, they still went (-_-).

2) Clearing has started and the phones have been ringing none stop and we the buddies are training up the newbies. I have had the 8am shift start since Thursday and couldn’t sleep in on Saturday because it was OPEN DAY!!!! Whilst it worth while working on Open Day I do really dearly miss my sleep (-o-). Don’t worry people Sunday is for sleeping which i did alot off. I’ll let you know how clearing went on the next blog. Its 7.30 Monday morning, time to get ready for work!!!

The Art of Complaining

So we are in the month of August and I’m already two weeks behind in writing my blogs. I’ve not really noticed the weeks I haven’t written for, except the odd everyday reminder from Richard reminding me that my blog was looooonnnnnnnggggggg overdue. The last two weeks have flown past with me not really doing much, it’s just the odd bits and bobs and being here at work that makes the time fly. Hannah here sitting next to me saw me composing an email today and has realised I’m skilled in the art of complaining. Basically I got kept on an hour on the phone to the 0870 numbers and the service was terrible with me being kept on hold and the company not finding my details regardless of the amount of details I gave. What was funny was that I even told them that I received an email confirmation from them and they still couldn’t find me... The AUDACITY!!!

           

Copy of Picture Sent 

Anyways I haven’t received a reply from them yet and it has been almost 2 weeks so I think I may have to complain about the complain letter.

Other than that, works been pretty much hectic since 1st July as the university opened to clearing. This is the process whereby prospective students apply direct to most universities in order to secure their places for the forthcoming September. So we, the beautiful, bright, funny and smart people (have to stop with the adjectives here otherwise the list would be endless) here working at the Enquiry Unit are the people behind the number 0800 005 006 that helps students to secure a place at university. It’s going to get more hectic around 19th August when main clearing opens and that is when the phones ring nonstop.

But never fear people we’re here to help!!

“University of Greenwich, Course Enquiries. How may I help you?”

Meet on Platform 6

Okies! So during the weekend a few mates decided to meet up inside Bank Station (where there are no signs whatsoever) with different trains. Anyone who regularly goes inside the station will notice it is like a maze and it takes forever to get to one platform to the other.

So we all decided to get there for 11:30. I admittedly only got there 6 minutes late, (not bad ey??) and since there was no signal I waited on the Northern Line Platform...... waited and waited... very patiently I’ll let you know.

After a short while, I ended up going to the barriers to get signal and phone them up. I also sent out a lost customer announcement to no avail (which they later told me they heard).

After 40 minutes of waiting and randomly walking around the station, I gave up and just headed to London Bridge by myself. The weather was beautiful and the amount of heat was just right. Sitting outside in the sun enjoying myself and calling random people for a further 15 minutes, I see them coming out of the station dazed. After catching up on what everyone has been up to I inquired what happened to them. They told me they got lost inside the station, heard the tannoy announcement and then got lost again. Oh well at least they made it... We can’t ask for much more then that (-_-).

So we made our way to the London Dungeons and once we got in, we thought we were in for good. But once you’re at the front of the entrance it is all very misleading and it gives you false hope that you made it. Once you’re in the first set of entrance, you realise you're at the back of another long queue...And then another one to pay for your ticket and a final one to actually get on the tour. In total there are four long queues.

Anyways once on the tours, the others screamed and squeal and held on to my arm for dear life. I was their HERO!!!

Note to Readers: There was nothing actually there that is worth screaming over but this lot are very FRAGILE. Lol, Of course I didn’t help matters scaring them as well hehehehe. Here are a few pictures that we took.

Man After Eating Summi's Cooked Food

Note: Summi didn’t actually go on this excursion but it is how I felt after eating something dodgy made by a certain someone (*-*)

Poor Man Who Was Trying To Make Supper Just For Himself?

Note: He was probably lucky... a quick finish for him.... unlike the man in the first picture...
Any ways the best bit about the tour was the throne which was in the gift shop. It was obviously made for me. Don’t you think I fit right in???

Random Conversations

A few weeks back I wrote a blog about this particular friend who likes very much to get her own way and this is the feedback I got on the article. She disguised herself as ‘Justice’ when leaving feedback.

For the article in question, see the link below:
http://gre-razmin.blogspot.com/2010/07/oriental-mad.html
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"WHAT!!! im outraged at your way of treating your friend! im pretty sure she's the buffest and the most popular one out of all your friends and really you guys are jealous of her! but as a partial person who has no connection to this whatsoever, i feel that it is just appropriate for someone to defend her and say that she only reacted the way she did only because you made her. I mean what do you expect from a person who's very modest and always thinks of others! Gosh i think you should cut her some slack instead of telling the whole world your side of the story. Anyway its just a thought from a complete stranger...”



9 July 2010 22:20
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“Dear ‘Justice’

Thank you for your comment regarding my friend or in this case about yourself. I can’t believe you actually made a Google account just for this. You have way too much time on your hands. As for the comments you made about my friend and I quote here ‘she's the buffest and the most popular one out of all your friends and really you guys are jealous of her’, that it a matter of opinion. It would be well for you to remember that ‘Beauty is really in the eye of the beholder’ and make use of that quote pleasseeeee when constantly checking yourself out in public while I am out with you. The boundaries of friendship are no longer there with us guys. Even Summi’s saying ‘Everyone is beautiful’ will not save you. The quote about beauty is an ancient one and has survived the many generations due to it being very accurate and useful in many situations. I also feel it does have a strong hold in this particular conversation with regards to my friend aka yourself.

Alas for my friend being modest that is a different story entirely and is very much a difference of opinion and therefore I will not expose her downfalls very much. Should I tell the readers about the bangle incident and when YOU thought you weren’t going to get any presents???. That’ll teach you to write that comment on my blog.

Anyways once again thank you for reading the article and thank you not for your kind words and support regarding this particular insane, vain and demented friend. She will be pleased she has your support.

Raz”


12 July 2010 18:08
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“gosh raz wats with the formal speech?”

12 July 2010 20:38

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I had had a chat later during that night regarding this and she clocked on that, after reading my email how bait her post was, especially with the comments about being buff & modest etc. We spent ages on the phone talking about more random junk and had a good old hearty laugh as I managed to talk her into making me desert and dropping it right outside my house! And that, my people, is what you call service!!!

The World's Your Oyster

Now the academic session is finally over and I have to actually start living the adult life that I so long avoided..... I did some deep thinking of what I would like to accomplish over the next decade or so. I have a few things that I have wanted to do for ages and what better then to write an actual to do list. During my uni years my mate started the tradition of writing a ‘to do’ list but we….actually I never got round to anything productive.....mainly because if you look at the picture below I wasn’t actually that serious.


This is what it would usually look like.......

So these are a few of the things which I want to do over the next few years..... Whether I get round to doing them is another question and a whole other blog......

1) Backpack around Europe: I grew up hearing stories from my teachers of how they backpacked around Europe and the exciting/rough/funny experiences they had. This is what started my enthusiasm for the idea. I understand it certainly won’t be easy and on top of that there will be lotsa different bugs and stuff that I won’t be able to stand but the experience is what entices me. Visiting the locations and gathering in the scenery will be worth all the hard effort. Mind you I’ll probably end up hiking for like 6 hours and then check into the nearest hotel. I can’t give up all of life’ comfort I’m afraid.

2) Visit the Seven Wonders of the World: I’m someone that literally has not left the U.K ever, so the prospect of visiting new countries to see the wonders leaves me in awe. This is next on my ‘to do’ list simply because the visiting the places hints at the history of the people, the culture and their way of life. I mean it is so different from the way we live our carefree life and visiting these breathtaking places and knowing the history is worth the wait. Mind you... I did go to a friend’s house that had recently moved and I absolutely love her house!. It’s so different from the standard house formats you get these days... I mean in her house she had small doors leading to random places and discreet cupboards everywhere. It is wonderful and very homely.

3) Learn a new language: Whilst I am only fluent in two languages, Tas is fluent in 5 or so languages... or was it six. That is why that is also on my list. I want to learn Arabic and recite it beautifully. I once heard a mate recite and as it was the first time I heard her, I was blown away. Didn’t think she had it in her and what more, is that she probably unaware of the way she recites. She is very fortunate as only a few people can pull it off like that. Mash’Allah. This is an Arabic word used usually when a compliment is given to someone and so it doesn’t jinx her, but it doesn’t count because I’ve been using that all my life lol.

4) Learn to cook: I am well aware of my cooking skills. I mean the first time I actually tried to fry an egg, it was half scrambled, half fried and half burnt and that was at the tender age of 17. Mind you I have progressed very well. Rather than making a dish from fresh I just open the package and bang it in the oven or worse still, the microwave. I mean it has come to a point whenever we go on a picnic and everyone has to bring in food, my only concern is what supermarket I should go and get the food from. I absolutely detest cooking at home and have no passion in it and that is something I want to change. I want to be able to make these home cooked dishes that I eat made by a few mates of mine.

5) Learn to Drive: Now I’ve had my provisional for almost 8 odd years, still with the picture of myself in college days. It expires in two years and now I finally want to learn to drive. Not only that, but I’ll have more independence and won’t complain as much because I’ll be able to have the option to stop using public transport (woohooo). We also then can finally go on the road trips that a few of us have already planned of as soon as I obtain my license and a car!!

6) Bury a time capsule: I’m actually going to do that very soon with a few mates and we are all praying that we do not have to bury it in my back garden. What we are planning to do, is put a little piece of our self from uni days in the capsule and bury it and just in case we ever lose contact revisit that place in 10 years to open the capsule up. Hopefully we won’t forget where we bury it and we all turn up!!!

7) Go on a hot air balloon: Wouldn’t it just be amazing to be in the sky and look down at everything and everyone from so far. I also realised this can be also achieved from going to the top floor (via lift of course) of a building but it’s not the same I guess.

8) Learn to be patient and control my anger: I am a very impatient person and with my self confessed anger issues, I feel I have somewhere lost the ‘nice & quiet’ Raz. So in the near distance future I’m going to try to be more patient and control my anger. Don’t think I can learn to be quiet though, once I unleashed my personality there was no going back. However, how it will be achieved I have no idea and as life is for living it will eventually be crossed I hope.

9) Pack up and disappear in the middle of the night: Okies I know how dodgy this sounds! But would it be wonderful to simply leave everything that ties you down in the world and disappear for a few months or a year without a second thought and without informing anyone what you have done. Mind you. I’ll probably start missing people a few weeks into this plan and will have a lot of explaining to do when I do return....
If you do want to carry this out make sure you take the essentials!

So this is so far, my ‘grown up’ to-do list and it is what I aspire to do and now with all the free time in my hands I have no excuse. However, I’ll let you readers know if I ever accomplish some of the stuff on the list.

Oriental Mad!

About a month and half ago I was introduced to Korean dramas by a mate of mine and since then I watch it at every opportunity that I get. Don’t worry, I’m not that obsessed unlike some people (Summi) who literally is trying to learn the language at work. Which also means I have picked up the odd phrase.

But on the other hand the outfits look hot and so I’ve ordered a few and we have now planned an oriental day where we will dress up and eat only oriental foods and watch only oriental dramas and movies.

Here is one of the dresses that I’ve ordered. I mean how hot does it look???

As a little pressie for my mates I got them the same dresses but in different colours. However I have one mate who gets jealous and mad very easily and therefore have got her a surprise present instead.

I can’t wait to see her face when I give her that and typically she will throw a fit and the only thing the rest of us will be doing is just laughing so hard in her face. Her eyes will open wide and the vein will start appearing before she starts ranting about how she won’t accept the tash and hat….
She is one of those people that will say not to get her anything from abroad but the minute your back and she finds out that you actually heeded her words, she will go ballistic and fume around. Lucky she told me this habit of hers so I’ll be prepared when I give her the gift….hehehe

But don’t worry readers, I’m not that cruel I’ll probably end up getting her a really nice umbrella…. That matches her outfit. Lol

The only reason I got the dress is because recently I signed up on ebay and by the looks of it have gone ebay mad. I mean there is so much stuff that I NEED there….and it’s at a bargain price which really isn’t helping my bank balance. I mean the other day I saw a plastic cup with drinking straws attached, you know the ones on tv and my fingers are itching to buy it, it’s a shame because it only comes in a packet of twelve though. (*_*)