First up – EIGHT HOURS of mind-numbing training for a purportedly sophisticated and elite company whose trainers may know less about their products than I do. yeah. And don’t get me started on my fellow trainees who lack very basic skills …
Next up – a little side work for a ~friend~? And NO – not like THAT. It was just some simple admin stuff. And then he took me to dinner and we talked for hours and then he took me home (and NO – not like THAT) and then he gave me a lingering kiss which I don’t want to read into … but also wouldn’t mind reading into. But probably shouldn’t – it’s complicated.
Got home and had this email waiting – don’t mind that my ENGLISH uni teacher SPELLED CANCELED WRONG!!! Dude for real? She’s an ENGLISH TEACHER!!!! Ever heard of SPELL CHECK??
Dear All,
Please note that the strike planned for next Tuesday has been cancelled. This means that classes will be on as usual next Tuesday.
I apologise for the inconvenience.
Best wishes and see you all next week.
Umm – wow. Alrighty then.
Dose Duex of Daisy’s Dad’s 500lb Pumpkin Quest
Day 4 - “Oh happy day. I saw a root starting to come out of a seed. A little more probing and I found 3 more seeds that had germinated.”
Day 5 – “Okay, I couldn’t wait. I transplanted one or two plants into their new home, a 1″ x 2″ pony pack (4 compartments per container.) Prodding of the soil tells me that many of the seeds have germinated. (What have I done? How will I find home for all of these sleeping giants?) ~No kidding dad! You planted ONE HUNDRED!!~ The first leaves are just starting to emerge from within the seed’s outer shell. It’s amazing how fast they are growing. Within a couple of days they will be ten times the size of the seed they once were. What will tomorrow bring?”
OMGOSH – what WILL tomorrow bring? If this keeps up I won’t be surprised if we hear next that my dad’s pumpkins have turned his house into the little shop of horrors and I’m going to have to fly home with an ax and save my parents from man-eating jack-o-lanterns. What you don’t think I’m tough enough to wield an ax to man-eating jack-o-lanterns? Think again doubty-pants. It’s called ADRENALINE. And I’m pretty sure I’d have a bit of it. 
Nighty night! xoxo~Daisy
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Maybe your teacher is British? that is how we spell it…
Thanks Nani! You are right – she is British.
Don’t sweat the spelling thing… it can go either way… Generally US spelling has one and English has two.
Too bad we don’t get a day off though huh?!
Thanks Deeleea! It’s so confusing for me with all of the spelling variations! But I’m slowly learning. I still cringe when I see the “s” at the end of words like apologize/apologise but I have no doubt all non-Americans cringe at my Z!!! :) And I know – I know – we butchered the language… darn it!
I appreciate you letting me know. :)
Hey, just a word of caution when you blog about your work place and your teachers. Sydney is such a “small world”, so any negative things you write about others will eventually bite you in the ass.. Also, if its the first day you’ve ever worked in Aus, so learn as much as possible about the different culture. Good luck with the job, try to enjoy it.
btw. Cancelled is normally spelt with two ls in Aus.
I always try and enjoy EVERYTHING I do – so no worries there. and I believe it was ME last night in the living room who said that I have withheld judgment about most aspects of my training because I understand there are cultural differences and I’m trying to be culturally sensitive. Sooooo….. got that covered too. :)
But trainers who are unable to answer questions have nothing to do with culture. Nor is the ability of trainees – unless of course you are suggesting that being ~slow~ is a cultural difference? ;)
AAANNNNDDD I believe living in Australia over the past 9 months has been a fantastic opportunity to learn about the culture. I don’t believe my training on the specific culture of one particular retail store is really the experience I should be using to critique the differences between the US and AUS. I have a great deal of respect for AUS and the businesses here and if I were to use this experience as a baseline for how AUS and their businesses here run I would lose a lot of my respect – which I have no desire to do.
Oh and you are right that I need to be careful – which is why I try and keep my comments generic and not specific. :) But thank you for the heads up! I appreciate your looking after me. xo
Well, it’s good to see the strike is cancelled and your semester goes back to what it was before it was what it wasn’t at the start.
Ahh yes, orientation. The least enjoyable part of any job.
Good to see there’s some movement on the pumpkin front.