Archive for September, 2008

I Blame Boris!!!!

You see… We had this place in a VERY central location, excellent as a strategic outpost we used to call it Underground Hub…

I say used to call it because our beloved mayor has decided to do some redevelopment whatever it is he is doing in the Tottenham Court Road Station… and so… all the business currently present in this location have received a sweet letter giving 2 months to relocate somewhere else because the whole set of buildings will be demolished around the station… and the complex where we are located is not an exception.

So… my dear readers… sorry if I have been a bit… absent… we’re in a process to relocate the Underground Hub somewhere else… somewhere it will probably not be called Underground Hub… :(

But fear not… we will be there still until the end of November! And Throughout the months of October and November we’ll be running the Urban Angels program from there! and of course we’ll be making the most of it while we have it :)

It makes me sad really… of course… first time I saw the place the first thought that came to my mind was “WTF”… but then… after painting and redecorating the room it kinda felt like… well… like whatever it was…

This is not the end… it is the beginning of something new. ;)

Just wait and see… and if I don’t post too often on the next weeks… keep an eye on my tweeter!!

On a brighter note… TB is just as bad when the subject is Home Work as I was… lol!!!! OMG… I saw myself siting there while I was losing my patience teaching him how to write his “Cs”… he tends to make them turning to the wrong side… actually… he makes the “looking” in all directions… up, down, back… and even some to the right side!!! lol!!!

I know I know… I owe you photos from the “Make me a Top Model” thing… and don’t worry… I’ll post them… just gi’me a chance! we took close to 600 photos and I am still sorting through the best. :)

Well… gotta run… my turn to do the laundry… and gonna try to Hit the Gym before before dinner. :)

BTW… the London Rat Race is this weekend!!! yayyyyyyyyy!!! ;)

zya!

I don’t hate mondays…

I don;t hate mondays... they hate me!

I don't hate Mondays... they hate me!

… They hate me!!

OK… it might be case of reciprocity… but that is beside the point!

And don’t you come with all that crap about the universe will treat you the same way you will treat it, and think positive and Carpe Diem (or crappy diem as I call Mondays)!!

The worst thing is… It wasn’t always like that. Once upon a time me and Monday were best friends! I couldn’t wait to see Monday arrive and in return Monday would make me sooo very happy! What happened to the old me? IS that all that’t left? A Grumpy Old Man?

Once upon a time I used to be shames less in love with what I did all day… Today… Today I have no idea what it is that I do all day… apart from feeling uninspired that is… specially on Mondays when the dreadful prospect of a whole new week finally hits home! It is not that I don’t know what I would like to be doing… it is just that I’ve started something (even not being what I signed up for) and I have this AWFUL problem… I can’t admit defeat… Even tho what I am doing is not what I was set out to do… I just can’t

So what do I do??

I was not born to be a pastor… I don’t have what it takes to lead a church… I don’t mind talking to people, teaching and motivating them as long as I don’t have to permanently lead them. The skills are there… but the passion isn’t. Have you ever done anything without passion? It doesn’t matter how you approach it, it somehow sounds wrong… makes you think “what the hell am I doing here???”. Am I wrong?

I have nothing of what it is required from a pastor… I am not patient enough with people. I am a fire-starter… not the guy that nurtures it so it burns all night… I HATE religion (or religiosity) and I hate tradition! (sorry mum… I do hate tradition and ceremonies etc and I believe I have told you that before… I know you don;t read my blog… but out of respect… sorry… : ) )

I want to go back to plan A… you think it would still be possible??? I SOOOOSOO SOOOOO hope so!

Crap… when I started writing this post it was intended to be funny! Somehow my funny bone has disappeared along the paragraphs!

anyways… gotta run… stuff to do…

zya!!!!!

Todays Twitterings!

  • Tb had to go inside all by himself today!!! It kinda broke my heart to see hialmost crying for the 1st time to stay in school!! :( #
  • They didn’t allowed parents to go past the second gate. He had to queue up with his friends and go inside alone. Big pout on and all! :) #
  • why is gettin started with the day soooo difficult???? #
  • 10 min late… But so far so good… And I wasn’t even as hard as I could on her… Hey i’m wearing glasses for the 1st time in ages!!! Lol! #
  • The TB needs a pencil case! :) #

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I am glad today is Friday!!!

Not because it was a hard week… I have so many hard weeks that I am already used ti it… To a certain point I actually expect the worst… that way I can get happy with the things I can achieve… and if it is a really awesome week.. well then all the better!!!

No… it wasn’t a hard week… but a complicated one. And as incredible as it might seem, Monday was the ONLY normal(ish), trouble-free day we had so far this week… and therefore most productive day ATM -I know… it sounds weird coming from me but – I actually enjoyed Monday this week!!

Tuesday wasn’t bad as well… Apart from not being able to achieve all my targets for the day we had ONE meeting that was quite productive that might save us about £3000 (well don;t know if it would REALLY be save us that money because if we don’t close the deal the project will be archived till new opportunity arises) and even give us (CWI/BO) an acceptable short-term return profit! Not counting there that if the deal gets a go we’ll also be opening 2 Youth Centres (one in kent and other in West Norwood). Cool Uh! I think so anyways! :)

Then Wednesday arrived and it all went south! Call me a control freak, an over-protective dad, or even a difficult boss… but I like to know how things are going if I’m “in charge” of something… and let’s face it… I am “in charge” of running our household. Plus… if you set an appointment with me, you better have a VERY good reason for being more than 15 minutes late. specially if you are being paid to be there at the time set. I know… for the past 2 years I have not been the most punctual person in th world… but there are occasions and occasions…

And that was when it all started.

With TB spending now the whole day at school we don’t need Gio all day here at home, and so we were set to cut her salary in half and she would work only part time looking after TB. Not the best deal for her, but fair is fair. That’s when she gave the idea of coming early 3 days a week to do some cleaning on the house as well as looking after the TB in exchange for the whole week’s pay… I made some maths and it actually seemed fair and a good bargain as well… specially after I visited After-school club thing and wasn’t very impressed by the facilities there. so we for Gio to start at 12:30 on Wednesday. I wasn’t going to be able to be here by the time she arrived, so I said I would leave a list of things to do on top of my desk.

I had some things to deal with on the day so my trip to Kent got delayed till the afternoon, so I thought I would wait some more minutes and tell her what to do myself instead of on a note… The problem is that I waited and Waited and waited and nothing… I had to leave so I left at about 12:50pm and no Gio to be seen. Tried to call and no answer… I must have called from the way and on the rest of the afternoon for at least 30 times. and no answer… Called her friends and nothing… called home and nothing… when my alternatives were extinct the 1st thing that crossed my mind was “OMG… something happened to Gio or her baby and That’s why she is out of touch… Shit shit shit I gotta find a way to pick TB up from school”. I’m in Kent, Vic is her office on the other side of the city, my sister as well… and most of the people we called couldn’t pick TB up in time for a reason or another.

Panic, anger, worries, preoccupation, concern, a bit more of anger… all mashed up together.

Eventually Vic called asking me to call the school and ask them to hold him in the office because she had taken a half day office to go and get him, but that she would get there late. I called them and all was fine. I also called later to leave a message for Vic to call me when she got TB (she was fuming and was about to fire Gio’s arse on spot if she saw her… me being me wouldn’t let that happen like that… after all Gio is pregnant and well… as her pastor I can’t just throw her on the street like that….

Problem was when I called TB had already been picked up… so I had to call Vic who got even more angry than she already was ( firstly because the whole out of touch thing (Gio knows and was told that I like to be in touch and to know what’s going on so whenever is work time, to keep her mobile close AND answer our home phone), secondly because when she spoke to her it seemed as if she wasn’t giving a tiny bit of importance to what Vic was telling her, and then because the house seemed as if she had just gotten there and had just started cleaning right before leaving to get TB from school. Meaning… we’d be paying her to come and clean from 12 to 2:30 (when she would be leaving to get TB) and she would not be there… God knows why). Problem got aggravated when I asked her what time she arrived (she said 12:30 when I was home till 12:50 and no one was here)and when she said she didn’t answer because phone was on her bag and she didn’t want to answer the home phone because could be sales people… Oh… come on!!!

Am I being too unreasonable here??? IS that to much to ask???? Please don’t ever lie to me… I’ve got enough issues with lies as it is… a whole life of them!! And if you know me well you’ll know what I’m talking about.

Thursday: Was supposed to have a meeting with an immigration lawyer to sort Yann up… got re-scheduled to today… which was quite good cuz it gave me a chance to actually do some work. :)

Today’s been good so far!

Took TB to school and was now allowed in past the second gate. They’re training the reception kiddos to get into class alone and in line… so cute… TB wasn’t happy tho… big pout and tears coming off his eyes as he followed the line and looked at me on his way in… it broke my heart… but he’s gotta grow up some time uh? :)

Ah… got all the pics and vids from all the cameras from last weekend adventure at Legoland! so I shall post them soon… Wanna do some smart editing on the videos 1st… :)

whole day ahead… Will let u know how it goes!

zya!

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