Kiwipinay

went home late last night. too tired to go online. woke up this morning at 7:20am, and my work starts at 8am. you can just imagine how i jumped out of bed, took a bath, dressed up, have a bit of coffee, and good enough it is friday. coz on fridays, marlyn gives me a ride going to work coz she also starts at 8am. if not, ohhh.. i wouldn't know what to do next coz it was raining hard this morning and the rest of the day. it was windy, and if this is philippines, it will be flooded all over metro manila.

i was supposed to be off at 4:30pm. but julie, my supervisor, asked me if i want to work late. i asked how late. she asked me back how late i can got. i checked on the schedule for the day and saw there's one from 4pm to 7pm. i said i can take that time. but after i had my break, they put me on a busy counter, no chair and so i will be standing up. that counter is a business counter. you know, some dairy (store) owners pass to that counter and you can just imagine how many items they have purchased. one customer can have as much as 6 trolleys. it was almost 5:30pm and i asked the other macho-looking supervisor (actually, it's a she) if they can have someone take my place coz i can feel my legs are having some cramps. she didn't come back to me to tell me if there's someone taking my place. how rude, right?

so when it was 7pm, jessica (the other supervisor) told the lady in front of me to take my place. wow! i was so happy. but when i went to the office and cash up, i was squatting on the floor coz i was really tired. damn! i won't do that again. i won't let them do that to me again. you see, i just worked for someone and they made me stand up for 3hours!

but hten again, i can't just go home. i still have to buy my food which means i have to do some walking. when i was done with my shopping, there's no taxi available and it was still raining. there's a taxi phone outside the supermarket and there's a young lady trying to call a taxi. when her call was taken, i asked her to tell the guy to make it 2 taxis. and she did. but it has been some time and there's no taxi. good enough, i have my mobile phone. i rang up the other taxi company, which does not have any taxi phone outside the supermarket. and there was taxi in a nick of time. but the young lady and her mom was rushing to the taxi. i knew it was for me. good enough the taxi driver asked for my name. so the mother and daughter told me it was mine. i was saying to myself, yeah, it's really for me.

so i was home and took a rest for a while and have to cook my dinner. it's a tiring week for me this week but ill be having big money next payday. ha!

it's my day off today. went shopping in panmure. hehehe.. actually, just went window shopping and bought some stuffs in a filipino store. it's quite expensive but i think it's much better to buy one from them than asking someone in the philippines to send me one. went to spotlight and checked on some duvet inners and mink blankets. need to get one coz it's getting cold here in auckland.

just got home from work. well actually, my workmate brought me again to her place and have dinner. she's a nice lady but what i don't like in her is she talks in high pitch voice and it's really very irritating to the ears. her husband doesn't seem to like to too, as well as her kids. she gave me some mussels and fried chicken and some live shell meats for my food tomorrow. it'll be my day off tomorrow and im still not sure what i will do. i might go to panmure and buy some stuffs. payday is on wednesday. damn!

just got home from work. my flatmate is not here again that's why im able to use her computer. it's still busy at work. it's the last day of their "99cents week". work up this morning at 9am. as expected, i was late for work. can't get a taxi. it seems all taxis were at home. taxi coop didn't even ring me up to tell me there's no available taxi in my area. good enough i followed it up and that was the time i knew it. i tried ringing summit taxis. he was also late. i was 10minutes late for work. damn! i might no longer get a job on s undays. transpo on sundays is really terrible. including the bus. i still need to work longer hours at least for a day in a week. tax on wages in nz is terrible. i was ripped off at more than 19% on my gross salary. gosh! it seems i was just working for the government. but what is good in this country, you can see where your taxes are going. clean, good roads, hospitalization, and income support when you don't have a job, meaning, the government will give you money when you don't have a job. unlike in the philippines, if you don't have a job, you will die with your eyes open. the government cannot sustain all the jobless people in the philippines. most of all, when you get pregnant and you give birth, you pay nothing in the hospital, medical consultations for babies are free, nurses visit you at home regularly to check up the baby, and since you've given birth and you don't have a job, the government will give you allowances every week. that's why i heard from others, some families make it a business giving birth. coz one minor is 160nz dollars i think. so if you have 3 kids, you get 480 a week which is sometimes more than what you get from getting employed. see? im thinking of doing that too. hehehehe....

i wasn't able to use the computer for a couple of days. been too busy from work and very tired. my flatmate's baby was picked up by his father so she's alone and went to her boyfriend who is next door. im all alone again in this house. nothing to do. my work tomorrow starts at 1pm. so it's alright with me if i stay online for some time.

ive learned something about my name. lilibeth. my customers in the supermarket say that is how queen elizabeth was called when she was younger. i never heard that before. nor from my mom. about 4 people have told me about the meaning of lilibeth. and for others, they find it uncommon. but i told them in the philippines, it is common.

ill be working on sunday, which is supposed to be my day off. can't do anything. i don't have anything to do here at home, anyway. i might as well work, and have extra money.

remember the half spanish half german guy i mentioned the other day? we had an argument one night. he was acusing me of sleeping with another man. i was so mad at him. the following day, that was tuesday, he kept on ringing me up. i know coz i have caller id and he has been leaving messages in my call minder. i decided not to talk to him coz i was really mad at him. he was apologizing for his act. he said he was not in a good mood and he was sorry he took it on me. he said he still likes me and want me. damn! i just have to teach him a lesson. last wednesday night, i decided to speak with him. of course i don't believe easily. he said he really loves me. take note, he said "love"! i told him i can't forgive him too soon. i was hurt. he said he is willing to take on my terms. what i say, he'll do. that's how much he loves me. hehehe.. oh well, what can i do? most of these european guys like filipinas. they are tired of getting on with the european ladies. oh well...

it's my day off today. and it has been raining all night. my flatmate's not here so the house is all mine again. not much to say. all i can say is... too many men.... so little time... sigh....

woke up this morning only to find out i was alone all night. my flatmate slept with her neighbor. ha! now they left again, with the baby. so im here alone. as if i own this house now. i rang up my consultant and we'll be meeting later at half past three. i have to hand to her the letter form my employer so she'll lodge it to immigrations and voila! in six months, i will get my residency.

i met another nice guy. he's half spanish, half german. he's 6ft tall, has dark blue eyes. aahhhh!! my weakness! he's looking for permanent relationship. he had a relationship before with a european lady in wellington but he found out that she was playing around. so he came back here in auckland. he has been ringing me up everyday and every night. he just rang me up a while ago and he said he'll come and visit me tonite. whew! well, i have to look my best. he sounded sweet and nice. i hope he is in person.

it was my eldest brother's birthday yesterday. i rang up my mom last night and she just started to cry. my second brother didn't invite her to visit my brother's grave. she was worried about me. told her if i don't ring, i don't have anything to say, or i don't have phone cards, or im saving on my phone bills. got my new phone last thursday. got some new calls. i have a call minder, a built in answering machine and i can retrieve it from other phones. got a phone call from my filipino mate last night. i think ill be giving up my mobile phone soon. too expensive. today is my last day of work for the week. and sunday is my day off.

went back to work. and would you believe? i started at 7am. it's soooooo cold in the morning. i woke up at 15 past 5am and have to be on the road by 15 past 6am. i really don't like my job. but i have no choice. i just have to to get my residency. my work tomorrow will start at half past 12noon and off at half past 9pm. damn!

anyways, got my first pay today. lucky me! =))

i started work last tuesday, feb. 25. but on my third day, i have to ask for a leave cause i got rashes since i transferred to my new place and it was too painful. i went to the doctor on thursday morning, and he said i got shingles. shingles is similar to chicken pox. i got blisters from my back down to my tummy on my left side. i was having a hard time lying on bed with my back so i have to lie sideways. gosh! it's really painful. i was crying and moaning in pain. too lazy to cook food for myself so i just have some noodles.

i went back to work yesterday and found out that it's my day off on tuesday. my flatmate let me use her computer so im able ot post now. ill be having my new phone line on thursday. that will be great. coz im on the phone most of the times and i intend to get my own computer. my work tomorrow starts at 7am. whew! too early. i hope ill be able to wake up early.