Moedeloos
Afrikaans to English translation:
despondent
Adjectives
- despondent
- dispirited
- depressed
- crestfallen
- heartless
- cheerless
- depressing
- mopish
- sick
- cheerlessly
- dispiritedly
- out of heart
Regardless, I'm currently feeling a bit moedeloos.
I won't bother going into major detail about work, because it's so completely meaningless. There are a few colleagues (yes, I can say that now*) who seem completely unable to STFU with their gripes, bitching and whingeing. And I mean gripes like: after almost every single phonecall, they have to go 'oh, ffs...' etc OUT LOUD. Now, if you do that after EVERY SINGLE PHONECALL, there's something wrong. And, if you call your boss fuckface etc OUT LOUD, in front of colleagues, when he's not there, and complain about being interrupted and not getting things done (and then when you think nobody's looking, surf the net), then there's something wrong. Get a new job. I'm not sure what it is, but the 3 other admin-type-job ladies all gripe, and I find it pretty tiresome because I don't find the whole scenario QUITE AS FUCKING INTOLERABLE as they do. So the phone rang, big deal. So the boss asked you to do something urgent, ok... fine, it's interrupted you, but then if you go straight to the internet after you've griped at me, then I'm not so sympathetic.
Dunno. Anyway, it's childish and I suppose it's unchecked because the 4 of us are in a sort of 'open plan area' whereas the bosses/higher-ups are in their own offices and probably don't hear it. I just wish they'd stfu because it works on my nerves. Today one of them had a meltdown, having an argument with the general manager (in his office with the door closed), and then left at 15:30... it stresses everyone else out.
Anyway, to do with the little * in the complaint above: I am now permanent! I was supposed to finish 3 weeks' 'trial' and be made permanent if they and I were happy, but I asked on Monday (as the 3 weeks had finished) and was told it'd be simpler for accounts if I am still 'casual' for this week too as salaries are paid fortnightly. I didn't complain, as the payrate is higher if you're a casual :P but anyway, I got my letter and as of Monday, I will be permanent - although I still have to undergo the 6 months' probation period.
We have heard nothing back about the house we're currently in. I guess nothing has been sorted out with the owner's estate etc and tenants are the last items on anybody's mind, so we'll just do our time and bid them adieu soon. No hard feelings, it's unfortunate really, but still. One for the record: FUCK THIS STUPID SUBURB!
Ahhh, that feels better.
Ok, other news... let me think. I have been absent from my blog for a while now, due to the fact that I'm up at 05:30/06:00, and get home at 18:00. Bedtime is supposed to be 22:00, but it doesn't seem to happen. And when I'm home after work, my mind just kinda shuts down. I hope I get used to being back in the working world soon, because it's kinda frustrating being 'half-brained' in the evening when I've not had any time to myself the whole day so far. I hope that I'll soon recover my stride and be able to actually DO things in the evenings after work, like (oh golly gosh), cross stitch. It really has been ages.
I must say that Brisbane winter is so different from Cape Town winter. The skin of my finger joints are so dried out and chapped, I'm really struggling with it. I suspect it has more to do with aircon in the office than the weather, but it could possibly be the sheer cold in the morning using the tap AND also walking to the bus stop. It is pretty frickin' cold at 6:30/7am! It's just dry cold windless generally clear/lightly clouded weather, as opposed to wet, wildly windy, ominously cloudy weather.
I feel so boring, with no news. I don't get up to much mischief these days.
I was going to blog about more stuff, but I really am brain-tired right now, and can't remember what I wanted to say!
Night, time for my hotwater bottle and bed! Yes, at 22:30 on a Friday night - how sad am I!? :P
