Day off and more trouble

Dear friends,

Today is my day off. My mom told me we were suppose to have a family gathering or some sort of picnic. So when I went to work, I saw on my schedule that I have Saturday off! :D Yey! The next day I went to work, I looked at my schedule again and I changed to working. D: But my boss was kind enough to change it back. Then my mom tells me it's not this one but next Saturday. =_= She still gave me a day off today and for next Saturday as well. :D Yey!!! So I'm going to go shopping or do activities with my mom for sure.

 

Nothing much to talk about school. I'm still waiting for the results but still no updates. As for work, yeah...there's a lot to talk about. So I had this issue with my boss right? Well ever since I started working on my own things, not sharing my cashier to anyone, everything balances well! So I seem to be on their good side now. Since I seem to do better on my own, they decided to keep it like that. I kind of feel relieved but I still need to be careful. So problems with my boss is fixed, it's time to get new ones.

 

At work, there are many types of problems. The first one could be your boss. The second could be your co-workers. So if you work only with these types of people then that's what you are limited with. Then the last but not least problem is dealing with customers which is my new problem. =_= Great! It has been a long time since I wanted to punch someone in the face and there's this customer in particular who would like to taste one.

 

So I have nothing against this person but every time he comes, I never get his order right. There's always some kind of mistake or misunderstanding. It happens every time when I serve him. But there's actually an explanation to this and I'm sure you wouldn't believe me. It's his voice. HIS GOD DAMNED VOICE!!!! Every time he speaks, it's as if he has his nose pinched or maybe he has this cold although he looks completely healthy. He talks in this boring monotone voice which I can't understand absolutely nothing. I swear I do pay attention to what he is saying but I just can't make it. I just can't. Even if he talks louder, I don't think it will fix this problem. In a sense I do understand his frustration. Imagine never getting your things right every single time. So of course he would complain to me: "You have to listen! Pay attention to what I say." Well that's not the problem anyway. I can't tell him off that his voice is the problem. I'm pretty sure he will get offended. So yesterday, he came again and I swear I heard him saying "Loto max with extra!" and then he goes "I said Loto max without extra!" Curse his voice! So I tell him off that I can cancel his ticket. It's not a big deal. So he's like "You have to listen. Pay attention to what I have to say. Every time I come here, you always make mistakes. I don't want to put you in trouble by making a complaint. I never want to cancel my tickets." So dude what do you want me to do if you don't want me to cancel but want to buy the shit you put me off with? What did I say? Nothing... Because it doesn't matter what I say, it just won't sound to pleasant for him.

 

Anyways, I have found a way to deal with this person and I won't have any more mistakes hopefully. But I literally reached my boiling point with this customer. If he ever threatens me about making complaints, I WILL put him back to his place. Do you know the amount of stress we are dealing with? And now I have some random dude threatening me at my job? I've been warned by Eli even before getting the job that dealing with customers will be very difficult. Hell yeah...he's the only one I have. I know I will meet him again for sure. He's a regular customer. I see my boss and Eli yelling at customers sometimes. They aren't people to walk over. But damn, I don't like yelling or anything. It's always like this with me. I have no problems saving my emotions. Now my anger is at level 9 and if he says unpleasant things to me, I don't know how it will turn out.

lOllipOp ObsessiOn

Hello everyone,

Everything at work was just fine regarding numbers that didn't balance. Sunday was the worst. I don't know what happened but people just kept on coming buying tickets. There was no time to have a 5 minutes break. It was insane. The grand prize was just up to 3 millions and people came like a herd of sheep. Customers just came one after another. I close at 4h30pm on Sundays but it was busy. It's just insane. It was busy until I was closing. When I had to count the money and balance everything out, I have to admit that I was very nervous. There has been so many customers that I most of have made a lot of mistakes. So doing the report, it wasn't as bad as I expected. So I was pretty happy with the results and I left.

 

While work matters left a positive note, I'm still waiting for the results of my summer class. I don't know what to expect. I remember posting something about feeling empty after being done with school...lol well that's not the case anymore. I don't want to go back! @_@ If I just get at least a passing grade, I will be really happy. I don't even care anymore! No more school! @_@ So the grades should be available today. I checked this morning but there was nothing yet. Gulp! :/

 

So I met with Nix and Tam for a quick meeting about some projects. I wished it could be unrelated to anything considering projects, work ,and school but at least it wasn't to heavily focused on the topic. We had a chance to enjoy some pizza at Montreal. But what stroked me the most was not the pizza but the lollipops which were given to us alone the bill. Some restaurants do that. If you go to a Chinese restaurants for example, they would give you a sliced orange or fortune cookies. So the first meeting concerning our project only consisted of me and Nix. When we went to eat there, the waitress gave us 1 lollipop each. Since Nix was not really into candies, he gave me his. I was indifferent at the moment. So when I got at work, that's when I tasted the blueberry flavour. It was insanely good! @_@ I saved the other lollipop which is root beer flavour. So when we went there again for pizza last Sunday, I told myself that I will have 3 more because Nix and Tam will probably give it to me. :3 Oh yeah! But what happened when the waitress gave it to us, they ate it!!! :O urgh!!!!! Nuuuuu! The worst thing is that they liked it. :( So I noticed a huge bowl of lollipop and I went to grab one more. But what am I going to do in the future? I will run out of these eventually. I couldn't resist myself but to taste the root beer one. It's amazing. It tastes exactly like root beer. OMG!!! @_@ So now I have an extra root beer sucker and bubble gum flavour.

 

Once I got home, I desperately looked online for where I could buy it. I spent hours searching and I did find information concerning that candy. It is made in the United States so finding some of these in Canada would be difficult. I even asked the waitress when we were at the restaurant but she didn't seem to know and I didn't want to bother her more on her work. Anyways, I found some website and many don't ship internationally. While other websites do ship but charge 60$ for shipping for a bag of 10$. It's madness! The shipping is even more expensive that the value of the candy itself. Sigh! My last hope was ebay which the shipping would be around 40$. You guys just don't understand how obsessed I am with this lollipop!!! @_@ It is so good!!!!!!!! I'm sure you must be wondering what is the infamous lollipop I am talking about. Where it is.

 

 

 

That's right! It's dum dum pops! It comes with different amount from small bags to huge barrel.

 

But honestly, I think wouldn't be enough for me. Because my target is this one!

 





It's probably the largest amount available. Restaurants buy those but I just want to have a stock of these so I can enjoy my lollipops for the rest of my life. Sigh! I should be wise and stick to the barrel of 1000 pops. >_> So there is no way I am ordering this! No way!!! I went to Walmart and I didn't find any of it. I am going to visit some grocery stores and see if I can find any. What I could do is to find someone who plans to go visit the United States and give him/her the money to buy for me! I would totally go myself but I can't because of my working schedule. ARGH! x_x

 

Anyways, I think there are more serious stuff I have to worry about like my school grades. So I hope you enjoyed reading! Take care! :)

 

Bounty hunter is on my a$$

Dear friends,

 

I had off since Monday but I am going back to work tomorrow. It felt great to not having to use my brain for a couple of days. Just when I thought that all of my miseries and problems would finally end, another pops out.

 

So on Monday, it was my first day off. I woke up and it was beautiful outside. I had few things to take care off and went to the mall with my mom. It was a bliss. Not having to think "Oh shit! I have to study when I get back!" or "Urgh..I am working tomorrow...". No. It was nothing like that. There was really nothing to think of and I was carefree...until I get a text message from my boss. So she asks me if I am having trouble manipulating money. What kind of question is that? >_> Because from the shifts I've been working with her, there was big amounts missing. The first shift I worked with her was missing 80$ and the second was close to 300$. So she is asking me if I knew why it's like that. Like hell I know! So she sort sends me a video which I can't watch with my cellphone. What is this all about? So I just spend 2 weeks studying my behind off for my finals, 4 straight days at work, and I get this kind of crap on my first day off. You must be kidding me.

 

So after texting back and forth, she tells me that she will explain everything to me this Friday or my friend who's working with me will explain to me. Are you kidding me? God is sure having fun sabotaging my days off. I was mad, nervous, tired, and I have this burn out. This is not helping. One problem after another. So all of this was happening in the mall and I wasn't even enjoying shopping anymore. I texted her back and told her I will come at the job as soon as I can.

 

So my mom took me to the subway and I went to my job. So my friend Eli and my boss were both there. Eli was serving the customers while the other one has her face focused on some documents. So as soon as I got there, we got down to business.

 

Boss: *shows me the reports* Look here! There are money missing. I recalculated everything and I can't figure out why money is missing.

 

Me: ...I don't understand why money should be missing either. I know I'm not perfect but it is strange that 300$ is missing.

 

Boss: When I do shifts on my own, I always get a difference of more of less 2$. So it could be you.

 

Me: How about the other times I worked with other people?

 

Boss: It's actually ok. It's just these two shifts you worked with me that the finance doesn't balance out. You worked on your own last Sunday the entire shift and there was just a difference of 10$ which is really good. I don't just don't understand.

 

Me: It is indeed weird. When I was working with you, my shifts were much smaller. It was a sift of 5 to 6 hours we are talking about and there aren't a lot of customers in the evening. So I don't know how I could possibly loose that much money. Well, anything can be possible I guess.

 

Boss:.....*remained silent for a bit* Maybe the missing money is already at the bank. I didn't have time to count anything.

 

Me: If there are any mistakes in the deposit, is the bank going to contact us?

 

Boss: They contact the owner directly but he's on vacation. He'll be back in 4 weeks.

 

Me: I guess there's nothing we can do about it then. How about if I handle my own cashier and balance out my own thing? If money keeps on missing, maybe I'm really the problem and you can help me improve on certain aspects...or whatever you decide to do with me.

 

Boss: Yes. Eli has also proposed this.

 

Eli: *turns around* Yes. It has to be fair for Gloria. We can't just put all the blame on her.

 

Boss: Maybe it's possible that when you had your back turned away, a customer stole something from the cashier...

 

So yeah...that's how it went. Honestly, I have nothing against the boss. I totally understand her. It's her responsibility to make sure that everything balances out and find the reasons why it's not otherwise. When we talked, she didn't raise her voice or anything. But I know deep down my heart that the finger was pointed at me. I am the noob here so it's pretty obvious that the blame would be put on me. I can't think enough Eli to back me up. It is indeed unfair to just say that I'm the cause of the loss of money without any valid proof. Anyways, I'm not saying that it isn't my fault because I don't know what happened either. I am as much as puzzled as my boss. Anyways, my lone shifts begin tomorrow till Sunday. These will be my time to prove that I do my shit properly. But I honestly do my best every time and I am a very responsible person.

 

I'm just so fed up with all of this. I just want to spend some time without stress. Can this be possible!? I just finished the consecutive weeks of final exams and work...please give me a break of 5 minutes. I'll let you know how the cashier balance will turn out. So stay tuned :O

Eating lottery

Hi friends,

 

So I am on vacation now....for....I actually have no clue how long it will last. The grades aren't in yet. A part of me wants to pass but at the same time, it makes me fell so empty. I've been a student all my life and it has come to an end. I'm not sure what I want to do in the future. I feel a little lost. I want to take a short break from everything and then find a job in my career. But the thought about the challenge of finding a job is already tiring. It's no joke.

 

Now, I believe I have a burnt out for sure. There's definitely an intellectual exhaustion and a decline in my academic performance. I'm at work right now and I can barely calculate 10$- 5.80$. It took me more than 10 seconds to get the answer. And guess what? I didn't even get the answer right!!!! Instead of giving 4.20, I gave away 5.20$. I really need a break from everything. Maybe it's because I've studied like a maniac for 1 week and continuously working for 4 days without a day off after my exam. It's only noon and I can't wait to finish. Hopefully things will get better next week. I also have tomorrow and after tomorrow off. Maybe it's with the combination of my 'week'.

 

Anyways, there aren't much to say except for my complains. Customers here are totally addicted to gambling. I open at 10am and there's already a line up. It happens when someone wins 20 dollars and more are wasted into lottery tickets. I can't mention the amount that our booth earns each day but I can say that it's a lot. The amount of people cursing when they win nothing are many as well.

 

The good thing in all of this mess is that I can finally buy myself a new cellphone. :D

 

I hope you had a great weekend. I can't wait to rest.

Sad summer

Dear friends,

I can officially say that I finished summer school but can't say I finished school. Honestly, the final exam was mad hard!!!!! I wasn't able to finish half my exam. There was so much to do and I am not even sure if I calculated the right things. Damn! =_= Anyways, if it is meant that I have to repeat it again, I'll just do it. End of story!

 

So I was supposed to finish this summer semester along with two fellow classmates with whom I grew very close with. One of them is moving out to Calgary. This isn't fair for me. Nixon is planning on moving next year and now I have another friend moving as well. The heck!? She bought her ticket and she is moving right after her other summer course ends. It sucks big time. It seriously sucks. So after the exam yesterday, we stayed a little longer to discuss with other students about the exam. We had to stay a little though to finish up our homework. So when she was done with her part, she gave us a big hug for the great teamwork. I told her: "This is the last time we will see each other." She was like: "HEH? What are you saying?"

 

Me: Well this is the last time you will see my face. You are moving right?

Her: :/ ...No I don't want this to be the last time.

Me: *Smiles* but you are the one who decided to move.

Her: No way.....

Me: Yes maam...

 

She gave me one last hug and walked towards the door. I saw a glimpse of her face and she was wiping her tears. :/ Damn I hate that! I will not see her again. People told me that I can still keep in touch with phone and visiting. But it's not the same thing. Whether you want it or not, you will loose contact as time goes by. You just can't deny it. It's not something that we all want but it's just natural. Far from the eyes, far from the heart. There's a different case though where Eva moved to Hamilton and I wasn't to affected by it because it's only temporary and she mentioned that she will come back eventually. But you will loose contact unless it's family. Sigh. I hate saying goodbyes and I hate it when people leave my side. :( I know I will be in pain as well when Nixon will leave....

Kicking the door!!!

Hi everyone,

I was busy as usual with school and work. Next Wednesday will be my last exam. So this is definitely the last sprint.

So I went to school today to work on my school assignment at 3pm. Teachers and some of their assistants would be present in case we have questions. I worked on a file for hours and saved, worked on a different file. So it was 17h30 and I had to go to the washroom...like now! Just before I could leave the classroom, a school staff came in:

Everyone has to leave as soon as possible. I'm sorry for this notice. You have to leave.

I'm like shit. My partner tells me that she will wait for me outside. I go back to my computer and tried to look for the file I was working on. Oh no! Where is it? Why at a moment like this? After a minute of searching, it was already in my key usb. =_= I looked behind me and there was only few students left. I hastily throw everything in my bag, shut down my computer, and left the class. The school staff had that annoyed face while waiting for me. Damn!

So once I reach outside, it was crowded and I have no clue what is happening. My classmate (partner) calls my name and I finally found her. We waited for a bit and police came. Is there a man hunting? Or could it be some kind of psycho shooting at students. After another moment, 3 fire trucks came. But I don't see any fire...So we waited and remember that I still haven't go to the washroom.

After a long wait, the school perimeter had that yellow plastic message saying Do not cross. Are you kidding me? I have to go to the washroom. @_@ Not only that but police have restricted access to cars. What is happening? I don't see any fire. The streets were animated and it was filled with music from the Jazz festival. We waited for at least 20 minutes and still nothing. I told my friend that we have to go find a washroom. So that's when our adventure of washroom hunting  began.

We walked into the festival and there was those public cabin toilet.

Oh hell no! I ain't going there!!! D: So we looked further and found another more fancy public cabin. I guess I could give a try. So we got inside and all the doors were closed. The doors are so large that I couldn't see check the presence of feet. So what do you expect me to do? I pushed the first door of the cabin. It opened!!! :D... O.O ....D: There's someone inside! It happened for 1 second. All I could see was her bags on the floor, that she's around 40-50 years old, dark brown hair, light skin lady sitting on the toilet...just a glimpse. Thank god I didn't see anything more than that. She just pushed the door back to close it. But I can tell she gave me that fuck you look. That's for sure. After we left that washroom place, we just laughed.

What do we do? My friend suggested to wait until someone frees a cabin. Are you nuts? The first thing that lady would do is killing me. My bladder was hurting. @_@ We need to find a place now!!! So after walking a bit, I decided to go to a café and they were nice enough to let me in. *_*

So yeah! That was my adventure! I will be back after my exam ! Take care everyone! :)