I've made the effort to listen to Justin Biebers' album. I've gone through 4 songs and I love them all already. LISTEN TO IT even if you're an anti-bieber fan. You'd be impressed with his music. And I made a bet with a friend like ... 2 years ago that he'll owe me $5 (I know... only $5) if I still liked Justin in 5 years time. Looks like I'll win because I don't think I'll ever hate him lol

Oh and I like this version of 'Beautiful' covered by Little Mix on X Factor. I can't stop listening to their vocals that I actually downloaded their X Factor edition lolollll :)




Also... I really want a Macbook and iMac :( I have like this whole plan of earning money to save up to buy one but it's really pointless because I have 2 laptops and a computer......... BUT I REALLY WANT AN iMAC. I REALLY DOOOOOOOOOO. SO DESPERATELYYYYYYYY. And Apple just released it's new thin iMac and mini Ipad (which I think is not necessary lol) and I really want the iMaccccc :( Also because I'm in that E12 scholarship thing, I get an ipad too... I hope it's a 3 O_O ONLY if I meet the required atar. I hope I do. I'm not gonna shoot myself down if I don't. Okay maybe I will because THAT SCHOLARSHIP IS LIKE A LIFESAVER. Assistance and support from the university; tutors and stuff. Omg I need that because I hate change and I'm so scared of like their standards.... LIKE WHAT IS A GOOD ESSAY IN UNI?! :(

But I'm trying to stay positive by listening to other people say university is good. I think it's the whole socialising thing and the fact that you're not restricted by school, you can go out and have lunch with your friends and do stuff with them. I guess life is more free but at the same time, hard. I can't wait to make new friends but I'm worried I won't make any because people won't open up to me. It's like starting highschool all over again except you don't know anyone. You'd have those like primary school friends at the start of the year then you'd gradually develop new friendships but in uni... it's just you. OH WELL. I'm sure there's other people who are first year uni students and wanting to make new friends. MAKE FRIENDS WITH ME OKAY :)

Mmmm.... oh I'm applying for jobs today. I'm bothered to fix my resume and fill their applications. I'm excited to work too but once again, I'm scared. I hate getting/ doing things wrong and if I stuff things up at work, I pretty much call myself a disappointment. I don't like disappointing people or myself. Makes me live under a deep dark hole for a very long time until I do something extraordinary or impressive then I jump back out. For example, it was my first day at my uncles pharmacy and I was working at the cash register. It was relatively busy and I was shitting myself (I wish there was a more polite term for that lol) because there was so many people I had to serve. And I could tell my uncle was watching over the counter to see if I was doing fine and I was... until I served a customer and gave them the wrong change back and I was like 'ohhhh waaaahhhhh :''''''''(((((( I'm just gonna die. I suck'. The customer did say something and I was like 'Oh sorry, it's my first day' and smiled in the end. Seriously, people need to smile. I handled the situation quite well but my mind was just going crazy saying stuff like 'uncle probably thinks I'm crap'. Yeah that's what goes through my mind but I've worked there several times as casual during the holidays. However since I've graduated, he probably won't ask for me anymore because I'll be looking for my own job. I'll be gladly to take both :) Double the pay hehe

My point is... I want a job and find it easy. I'm surprised that I learn things or pick up on them quite fast. I've had someone tell me that too at school. Because I don't go tutor and all these things I learn in Maths, English or Science (back in year 9/10) are new to me, she told me I was really fast to understand them LOL Found it a compliment. Thankyou! So hopefully my new job.. when I get one... will be easy to get use to. Oh and if it's your first time working, what you would hate are the customers. Grrrr. These are the type of customers you will encounter:

1. Moody customers- the people who demand you to hurry up. Not nice :(
2. No expression customers- which are okay because they're quiet and just stand there waiting for you although it makes you want to work faster because they make you seem as if you're taking a long time to give them the cash/ receipt ashjfaskl But I guess they're the closest to normality.
3. Conversational customers- GREAT people. Generally the elderly because I don't know... They're so nice. They like talking to you so you can't help and talk to them back. Normally you'd discuss about how good this product is and what the weather is like (once I served this grandmother and we were talking about the great change in weather because it was freaking hot then it was suddenly windy, gloomy, dark and I guess a thunderstorm was approaching, but the conversation was nice. I made her smile :) )
4. Rushing customers- Just come and go. And they're so impatient with the change. LIKE IF YOU WANT TO RUN OUT THE DOOR, DON'T GIVE ME AN EFTPOS OKAY. GIVE ME CASH LOL
5. Customers with children- Nice people too. You talk about their children and how old they are etc. And if they're being naughty or running around the store, the mother would normally be like 'Oh dear.. I don't know how I deal with them' and I would laugh back and start talking.
6. Rich customers- who whips out their wallets, you see all their cards and they ask you 'which one should I use?' LOL. 
7. Non-stop customers- which I classify my mother in this category lol People who continuously ask for your advice and can not make a decision. They stand in the same place of the store deciding on which product to choose and asking you back for more questions which is okay but.. you have other customers to serve lol .... what's a real bugger is when they don't buy it in the end. 
8. Easy customers- they ask you where this product is, you show them, they pick it up and head to the counter and you serve them. Easy.
9. Change customers- This is like the hardest part of my job lol When you're entering their stuff in the comp, putting it in the bag and you press enter to sub-total everything but they're like 'Wait wait, I'm just gonna get something' and you have to refund or reverse it which I didn't know how to do! And everytime someone did that, I always had to ask my uncle to help me which I hated.
10. Stingy customers- Who come up to you and ask for the price. Then they start being all up in your face going 'I thought this was cheaper' 'I'm sure I saw this cheaper online' WELL IT'S ONLINE. DUH IT'S CHEAPER LOL And I'm like standing there thinking 'you don't say this infront of the person who works here... You're meant to pretend that you'll buy the product despite the price not complain about it to them' LOL. 
11. Complaining customers- the worst of the worst. They find a defect in one of the products and you reassure them that they have been fully checked, packaged, sealed, nothing's wrong with them but they still don't believe you. So you have to put up with their complaints and justifications when they open it. Also these could be lying customers who make a complaint just to get a discount or their money back. My sister who works at DSW (shoe store) had a customer who walked in saying there was a scratch on the bottom of the heel and she had to stay cool with it and say 'Ma'am I'm aware there's a scratch but we are certain it was not us. We check our products entirely to see if they're fine' and the woman was just infuriated. She kept coming back with ... come-backs LOL and my sister and her boss claimed she tried it on at home and wore it several times but her delusional mind told her it was not her fault, it was the stores LOL

Yeah that's all I can think of. It's kind of scary being on the other side of the counter. Customers are quite daunting even though you were one of them. So if you're ever buying something over the counter, act nice to the person who is serving you because they deserve it! Unless they're rude but I highly doubt it.

Well... that's my post for today. We're halfway through HSC! It's been 2 weeks since our first exam. Gee time flies lol

SAYONARA.


Monday, October 29, 2012 10:22 AM