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Hi everyone,
Well, I realise that it has been ages and ages since I have last written a blog. And I am sorry for that. L Believe it or not, I actually miss writing blogs. L Well, I will try and inform you of what I have been up to in the missed time. J
Ok, well, I went to Big Camp at the beginning of the month. It was pretty cool. My experience was kinda weird. Big Camp was not at all the way I remembered it from being 9 or something. Quite different. There was 16 of us staying in 3 big tents. It was pretty cool staying in Watson Hall (what we called our tent) J Kylie and I tent hopped for the first couple of nights until we found a minister who was really good. Pr Sam discussed the 10 commandments and he was very open with his feelings and with his connection with the audience. It was very cool. I got to have some really cool experiences – learning ultimate Frisbee (coolest game ever invented), 500 and other random card games (I don’t’ think I have ever played so many card games), went running along the bench and climbing rocks (felt like I was kinda fit even), saw whales far away in the distance, and just didn’t have to worry about working or getting up super early. It was nice to just get away from the business of my life. I have to admit that I did miss a number of my close friends who were not there esp. Kristin who had just left for the states a week or two previous. L But all up, Big Camp was a cool experience and I am glad that I went. J
As soon as I got back, I got sick. L Hugged my bed for a few days except to go to class. L Feeling pretty terrible but it is all good now. It was kinda of worrying because a couple of days after I got back from Big Camp I had to do a tutorial for our hardest teacher and I wasn’t ready and was sick. L But in the end it worked out and my partner got a better mark than we expected. J
From then on, I had a tutorial and/or assignment or both every week so I was pretty busy with those things. But now they are all finished. It is awesome not to have any more assignments and to actually get some back. I feel like I really need to put a fair bit of effort into my exams because I am not overly happy with my marks. I have to admit that I am slightly competitive with myself. I am fine with anything except a fail because I know we will end up with a Bachelor of Nursing which doesn’t state anything about our marks for tuts etc. but I like to get above my normal mark so I am going to put in some extra effort with the exams which start in less than a week L
During the past couple of weeks, I did a weekend of night duties. It kinda took it out of me even though I really enjoy it. I enjoy being with the residents and I managed to have a late glass of ‘wine’ with a gentleman who was in some pain and couldn’t sleep. Oh, the older men who are sweet talkers are so cute J They make the job fun. Also got to have a good chat with one of the ladies who organises a lot of the activities at the lodge and is such a social butterfly. I want to be just like her when I am her age. J
But talking about the elderly, I found out that one of my favourite gentlemen passed away last Sunday. I clean for him and his wife and he was so sweet – always asking about my family and giving me lollies and just so sweet. And now he is gone. L He died of the same stuff as my grandpa but it took my grandpa about 10yrs to pass away – it only took this guy about two weeks. L It was still a real shock to find out he had passed away when I went to clean again. I hope his wife will be okay. She says she is ok except sad and a bit lonely. She feels like he is just away at hospital or asleep or something. Hopefully she will pull through. J
It is such a pity that such a wonderful man passed away. It means one less nice guy gone. I was rudely introduced to a rude, thinks he is always right, and arrogant guy in my class. There were eight of us in a tutorial group and we had to present a tut to the class. So we booked ourselves for a meeting … but half the group turned up. Most of the people there were quite quiet so I took leadership. This guy interrupted me, talked over me, told me my ideas were dodgy, and was just rude. I gave up after a while – like, ok, if you want to be the leader, then fine. It isn’t life and death – it is just a tut. He had a completely different way of leadering than me but that was ok. J But the thing that really got up my nose was that throughout our meeting, I had been writing up the tut outline and changing what I had written when this guy changed his mind etc. And then he just said, ok, someone needs to write the tut outline and asked the guy next to me to write it. I was exactly opposite him and he could see I was writing the outline!! Most frustrating. Afterwards, I was talking to a g/f and she reckoned that when she did a tut with him last year, he was just like that and he didn’t know his bit of the tut at all and she did (he got asked a question and she knew that answer and it wasn’t even her part). So I was starting to think that this guy doesn’t think too highly of chicks. I was kinda in shock, partly because this guy is over 40, married, has a kid and is a teacher; and partly because I had never come across someone who was so rude to me because I was younger and female. Quite shocking. Anyway, we finally got the whole group together for a meeting and everyone said I was leader. I tried giving the meeting over to the guy but he just keep saying I was the leader. I was so pissed. I didn’t lead the last meeting. I feel he was only saying that because the new, younger people liked me and have always said that I am the leader. Idiot. Anyway, so I was pissed and just snapped out what we had done in the previous meeting. To which the new people said the idea was dodgy (making me look like a loser) and changed the whole tut outline (it is not even like I would have done the tut the first way if I had my way!). So basically, that first meeting was not needed at all and was very frustrating. But I did find out that the guy is not just against chicks; he seems cut at certain other cultures. I got chatting with another girl and her guyfriend and her have both been rudely treated by this guy. So together, we started a secret committee against this guy (don’t worry, all we do is say that we don’t like him and eat chocolate!!) Still, the whole thing was frustrating. L
Kylie and I went to Avondale last weekend. It was fun. We hadn’t been there for quite a while. But thankfully we came up because it was Taylor’s surprise birthday (which we were suppose to get invitations to yet somehow there was miscommunications between people). Anyway, it was an awesome party with tons of food, photos and games. I then got to walk home through Boys Walk. I love that walk late at night. It is so pretty. And I have gone down there with a number of different people and I have yet to have a bad walk J
Also got to hang out with a couple of first years who I don’t know too well but everyone in my social group seems to really like J And got to make a number of international calls. J Got to chat to Kristin, Becky, my American folks (hee hee), Michelle and Brandon!!!! It was awesome J
Last night I was watching 30 days which is a show about being something different for 30days to either make an impact on someone else or see if you could do it etc. Anyway, last night a woman decided to binge drink to show her daughter the dangers of binge drinking and see if she would stop. It was most frustrating. I mean, who in their right mind would try and get the message through to their daughter like that. In my opinion she should have discussed the dangers of drinking with her daughter years ago but since she didn’t and her daughter is doing it now, she should kick her out, cut off her money supply etc. until she gives the drinking a bit of a rest. Ok, honestly, I don’t really know what I would have done in her situation but using the motto of “if you can’t beat them, join them” is just stupid in my opinion. L
Anyway, today was my last day of classes and all I have left for the year is 4 exams, one drug test, and three weeks of clinical with an assignment due roughly every week of clinical. So, yeah, I am far from finished. But still, one section is done and that feels good. J
Anyway, I can’t stay and chat anymore because I got to go to work J Sometimes I don’t like it but I need the MONEY!!! GIVE ME THE MONEY!!!
Miss ya tons,
Sharona
P.S. “All sunshine and no rain makes a desert” – quote from the local primary school bulletin board
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