On a more positive note, I noticed some money was paid into my account yesterday so when I got home confirmed my previous employers had paid me for the outstanding annual leave I had!
Unexpected especially since I left rather abruptly instead of a 4 week notice mine was like 2 weeks. So although my leg hurts I'm feeling good. You know the false sense of security cash gives a person, yeah I'm feeling good.
I suspect I'm not going anywhere today. Great news for my account!
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Dangerous World
I don't know the facts but just saw something on BBC about two kids dying of stab wounds - again! The worst is they were 5 and 4 years old.
Last weekend it was the same story - that's how it goes down over the weekend suddenly. I was in East London at night last Saturday and we left this 'local' joint police were everywhere sealing off some roads. The next day it was confirmed that another person was stabbed.
I was once confronted by this youth. Basically it was dark he started off with what was like he was begging for cash. Since it was dark I just avoided his path and saying sorry and continued to walk on but I noticed one of his hands was in the pocket. Maybe it was just to scare me not sure but I felt uncomfortable in fact he raised his voice almost like calling me a jerk or some other swear word.
Keep walking
Last weekend it was the same story - that's how it goes down over the weekend suddenly. I was in East London at night last Saturday and we left this 'local' joint police were everywhere sealing off some roads. The next day it was confirmed that another person was stabbed.
I was once confronted by this youth. Basically it was dark he started off with what was like he was begging for cash. Since it was dark I just avoided his path and saying sorry and continued to walk on but I noticed one of his hands was in the pocket. Maybe it was just to scare me not sure but I felt uncomfortable in fact he raised his voice almost like calling me a jerk or some other swear word.
Keep walking
Ouch Friday, Again!
Last two Friday's with all the psyche for the weekend I've had to contend with going to bed early.
My Friday timetables have changed for the time being until I get myself fit physically that is. With the new routine of playing football on Fridays at work when I get home the whole body is in pain. This morning I bought Deep Heat just to ease the pain!
In fact the local Boots store now see me more often on Saturday mornings. The previous Friday was the worst I developed an allergy after eating a sandwich at lunch time. Chicken with egg mayonnaise and sweet corn. Everything was fine in fact I got on the train feeling well at 1732hrs then I started feeling uneasy - scratching all over. I'm sure if someone was watching would have noticed how uncomfortable I was. 30 minutes later when I got home my body was covered in rashes, i had a sore throat and my eyes were red. Panic mode. Of course the clinic I go to was closed by now so I called an emergency booked an appointment for 2130 took a cab this time feeling really sick.
From experience I know such attacks subside when you reach the hospital apart from the red marks on my arms and neck plus the swollen eye the doctor recommended piriton. Of course I should have known that was all I needed.
Lesson I'm keeping off sandwiches for now, it's going to be tough.
My Friday timetables have changed for the time being until I get myself fit physically that is. With the new routine of playing football on Fridays at work when I get home the whole body is in pain. This morning I bought Deep Heat just to ease the pain!
In fact the local Boots store now see me more often on Saturday mornings. The previous Friday was the worst I developed an allergy after eating a sandwich at lunch time. Chicken with egg mayonnaise and sweet corn. Everything was fine in fact I got on the train feeling well at 1732hrs then I started feeling uneasy - scratching all over. I'm sure if someone was watching would have noticed how uncomfortable I was. 30 minutes later when I got home my body was covered in rashes, i had a sore throat and my eyes were red. Panic mode. Of course the clinic I go to was closed by now so I called an emergency booked an appointment for 2130 took a cab this time feeling really sick.
From experience I know such attacks subside when you reach the hospital apart from the red marks on my arms and neck plus the swollen eye the doctor recommended piriton. Of course I should have known that was all I needed.
Lesson I'm keeping off sandwiches for now, it's going to be tough.
Friday, May 02, 2008
Month End Reconcilliations
Another week gone by. I guess this is the worst time to join the accounting department when month end reconciliations have to be done - I have looked at so many figures this week I'm dreaming numbers.
The situation has not been helped by the fact that I'm taking over from someone who is leaving the organisation. She is so familiar with most of the codes and data that seeing her reconcile the data is fascinating.
I'm still suffering some culture shock - at lunch time it is not strange to be invited for a game of football then receive an internal email inviting staff for a drink with the CE. I guess it's because it is a small organisation unlike where I came from. So I'm learning and I have to change fast.
Funny:
Barclays have made it official that Paul Idzik (who?) is leaving soon. Some have described him as eccentric. Apparently he snapped a subordinates pen because it had a Royal Bank of Scotland logo (- RBS beat Barclays in buying ABN) and he is best known for leaping over the security gates at Barclays Canary Wharf HQ at the after the 7/7 London bombings. He was curious to see how staff would react!
Freaking chair!
I couldn't help but laugh in the office while reading this story - ideas started flowing I should do something - let my colleagues have something to talk about... An advice I read during the week - someone had come from holiday and found someone had taken 'his' chair - "If you are unable to stand up in the middle of the your office and ask "Who the hell took my freaking chair?" with such force that someone guiltily surrenders it .... now that gives me an idea mmm.
Someone pinch me it's Friday - why not go out for a few minutes.
The situation has not been helped by the fact that I'm taking over from someone who is leaving the organisation. She is so familiar with most of the codes and data that seeing her reconcile the data is fascinating.
I'm still suffering some culture shock - at lunch time it is not strange to be invited for a game of football then receive an internal email inviting staff for a drink with the CE. I guess it's because it is a small organisation unlike where I came from. So I'm learning and I have to change fast.
Funny:
Barclays have made it official that Paul Idzik (who?) is leaving soon. Some have described him as eccentric. Apparently he snapped a subordinates pen because it had a Royal Bank of Scotland logo (- RBS beat Barclays in buying ABN) and he is best known for leaping over the security gates at Barclays Canary Wharf HQ at the after the 7/7 London bombings. He was curious to see how staff would react!
Freaking chair!
I couldn't help but laugh in the office while reading this story - ideas started flowing I should do something - let my colleagues have something to talk about... An advice I read during the week - someone had come from holiday and found someone had taken 'his' chair - "If you are unable to stand up in the middle of the your office and ask "Who the hell took my freaking chair?" with such force that someone guiltily surrenders it .... now that gives me an idea mmm.
Someone pinch me it's Friday - why not go out for a few minutes.
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