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Stringer · Jan 25, 2011, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by Just Looking

Hi All,

I just wanted to let you know I'm taking a break from here, probably for a few months. I have some family business to take care of (impending death of my grandfather) and I'm feeling a little overwhelmed between that and work. Take care.

Jlo your grandfather will be in my prayers, take care.

88sunflower · Jan 26, 2011, 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by Just Looking

Hi All,

I just wanted to let you know I'm taking a break from here, probably for a few months. I have some family business to take care of (impending death of my grandfather) and I'm feeling a little overwhelmed between that and work. Take care.

JLo your in my thoughts. Please remember to take care of yourself also. Times like these can be so stressing and tiring. In my prayers hon.

88sunflower · Jan 26, 2011, 07:36 AM

I may have sounded like a bad mother thinking my son was faking sick, yesterday he was. He was sick all weekend and Monday. But that stinker faked it yesterday. Oh he got in so much trouble when we caught on.

Aurora_Bell · Jan 26, 2011, 09:39 AM

JLO, you're in my thoughts. I am so sorry to hear about your grandpa. Please take care and come back soon.

smoothy · Jan 26, 2011, 10:30 AM

Take care... its a tough thing to go through... but like Jim Morrison once said... Nobody gets out of here alive.

We all have our time... and nobody has thus far evaded it when it came. Be thankful they have had as many years as they have.

DoulaLC · Jan 26, 2011, 01:53 PM

Thoughts and prayers for you and your family JLo.

88sunflower · Jan 27, 2011, 07:08 AM

Another day, another dollar. Barely...

I had one heater quit working here last winter. Guess what? My only other heater has bit the dust. Hmmm going to be an interesting day. I called the boss and said I wasn't working here with no heat. It's a huge place with huge windows and 18ft ceilings. Not the warmest place even with two heaters running all day.

Should I worry about staying warm or my paycheck bouncing again? Lol It's a freaking circus in this place. Cracks me up.

Unknown008 · Jan 27, 2011, 07:39 AM

Well, for the time being, have some warm clothing Sunny and don't get a cold :)

88sunflower · Jan 27, 2011, 07:52 AM

I am already here at work and not dressed as warm as I should be. I have the little electric heater blowing on me but its not working out like I want it to. To close it burns me, I move it back and I get chilled. Aww.. the beauty of coming back here to work. Ha ha Oh well. Could always be worse I guess.

How are you unky? I hear your going to partner with Sneezy and be a doctor? Well that's how I read it anyway. That would be great!

Unknown008 · Jan 27, 2011, 08:05 AM

I don't know yet, one thing that bothers me about medicine is that the years of study are hard, long and costly... so unless I get a scholarship, I don't think that it'll be affordable.

On the other hand, I might get a try in accounting. I loved it back when I did it at school, but because I had to choose a side for my O levels, and that I was doing very well in all 3 sciences, I took the science path. Accounting is only 3 years, plus some years of internship, so I think it would be easier.

Or, I might go towards engineering, maybe things concerning space and such :p
Something else I might do is teaching. Tuition teachers here make a lot of money lol. For O level teaching, they usually take R 400 per student per month(R 30 = 1 USD), and they take about 30 students in a batch, for a maximum of 5 batches a week. The total becomes R 60 000 a month, or about $1 000 a month :eek:

And for higher classes, the fees are higher, lol.

I need to choose well, two weeks to go until I get my results >.<

88sunflower · Jan 27, 2011, 08:14 AM

You will do so well no matter what you do.

I loved accounting also when I was in college. Numbers are my thing and it comes natural to me.

Although teaching would be pretty amazing. Everything you have learned you can give back.

Unknown008 · Jan 27, 2011, 08:22 AM

Oh well, I guess only time will tell :)

For the time being, I got an appointment for having my driver's license. I applied for learner and I have to get to the 'formation centre' on Monday. I'm not sure what I'll do, there were a lot of people when I took the appointment and I didn't get the time to ask what I'll do exactly. Oh well, I'll be preparing myself for the test, if that's the reason for the appointment.

88sunflower · Jan 27, 2011, 08:25 AM

Oh good luck with your driver's license. I can still remember the day I got mine. I passed the test. I remember taking my moms car for a ride for the first time alone. It was sunny out and warm. I had the windows down and the radio on, because I was cool. I know every one looked at me and thought I was cool because I was driving. ( hee hee well that's how I thought anyway at 17)

It was so exciting! I am excited for you.

Unknown008 · Jan 27, 2011, 08:31 AM

Lol, they won't allow a learner to drive alone here.

I think it's only after two years that they remove the learner status from your license here. I'm not much into cars, but hey, since I have some idle time between now and getting my results, I'm trying getting some things done.

And maybe I'll get the excitement when I'll drive a car... :cool:

Otherwise, I'm looking for some small jobs to get experience.

88sunflower · Jan 27, 2011, 08:34 AM

I wished I was as put together as you are when I was your age. You have it going on. I was total night and day. I guess that's good it shapes us who we are as adults. Which thank god I grew and learned!

Does your mom have suggestions on what you should do?

Unknown008 · Jan 27, 2011, 08:39 AM

No, she was the first one to discourage me to go into medicine.

Then, she told me to pick what I'd like to do. For the time being, she's thinking either accounting or dentistry.

88sunflower · Jan 27, 2011, 08:53 AM

Well just enjoy your time right now. Life goes so fast. The older you get the faster it goes. Be the best you can be and be happy doing it. Your words of wisdom for the day.

Unknown008 · Jan 27, 2011, 09:19 AM

Thank you, I'll sure be thinking about those words :)

88sunflower · Jan 27, 2011, 09:26 AM

:D

Jeez unky your never on this long! Your usually so busy your popping in and out.

I am in this abuse thread and its ripping my heart out. I just read the book The Boy Called It and then I read the one after it The Lost Boy. God some people don't deserve to get away with the things they do.

Unknown008 · Jan 27, 2011, 09:44 AM

Lol, I was playing uno on the net and when a game is on, I might take some time before replying :o

Oh, good I read Agatha Christie, at least, all the criminals get caught ;)