I was thinking of putting bad day in the title, but I have that damned song bouncing around my head already, don't need to encourage it - 'you had a bad day' etc. But when you think you have had a bad day, there's a documentary on SBS at the moment about the mercenaries, or 'contractors' if you will, who got killed in Fallujah last April (2004), and the subsequent Marine attack on the city. It could usually always be worse...
Now, after watching this doco, I don't feel like complaining about my day, but all it was was that I felt under the microscope at work today. The boss said now this is a positive thing because you want assistance with your workflow and stuff, but had one of the trainers listening in on my calls, giving me advice on what I have done wrong over the past few months, and then listened in on the trainer taking a couple of calls. Was nerve wracking in the extreme.
And then to top if off, one of my orders from this morning was questioned. Customer wasn't happy with a minor part I did of it, and wanted two 'perfect numbers in a row'. Hmmph. The consultant who was questioning it couldn't even pronounce the street right - the name of the street is a major French city love LOL.
Wasn't the best of days, and very draining, didn't feel like doing anything after about 4pm - and had about two hours still to go grr. Had a nice quick chat with SGR though, and TDE waved hi on her way out the door. Small crumbs in an overall crappy day.
Watching this Iraq doco, is amazing. When the doco makers are going outside the US army bases or the 'Green Zone', the look of disdain the ordinary Iraqis have towards them ick. Especially when they were boxed in in a traffic jam, you could just imagine a bomb going off. Or just the whole random violence of the country, bombs and executions and attacks all over the place. Is there a more chaotic country on the globe at the moment? Even Somalia and Afghanistan are kind of quietish in comparison...
Not even going to touch on the draconian anti-terrorism laws Australia's federal and state governments agreed to in principle today. If you are going to spend $200 million upgrading airport security, throw people in jail without charge for two weeks, and keep an eye on everyone, why on earth can't you make those laws retroactive and bring David Hicks back home? It seems every other country apart from Australia is doing its best to bring their Gitmo detainees home, why does Australia seem to be the only one which has faith in keeping people locked up without charge for four years? Makes you wonder why the US hasn't been up before a Human Rights board or anything, oh, that's right, they have a veto at the UN LOL.
And does anyone actually ring in to that Keep Australia Safe From Terrorism hotline? Apart from people making trouble for their neighbours? Hmmph, I will shut up for the time being methinks...
Later
Pauly
Now, after watching this doco, I don't feel like complaining about my day, but all it was was that I felt under the microscope at work today. The boss said now this is a positive thing because you want assistance with your workflow and stuff, but had one of the trainers listening in on my calls, giving me advice on what I have done wrong over the past few months, and then listened in on the trainer taking a couple of calls. Was nerve wracking in the extreme.
And then to top if off, one of my orders from this morning was questioned. Customer wasn't happy with a minor part I did of it, and wanted two 'perfect numbers in a row'. Hmmph. The consultant who was questioning it couldn't even pronounce the street right - the name of the street is a major French city love LOL.
Wasn't the best of days, and very draining, didn't feel like doing anything after about 4pm - and had about two hours still to go grr. Had a nice quick chat with SGR though, and TDE waved hi on her way out the door. Small crumbs in an overall crappy day.
Watching this Iraq doco, is amazing. When the doco makers are going outside the US army bases or the 'Green Zone', the look of disdain the ordinary Iraqis have towards them ick. Especially when they were boxed in in a traffic jam, you could just imagine a bomb going off. Or just the whole random violence of the country, bombs and executions and attacks all over the place. Is there a more chaotic country on the globe at the moment? Even Somalia and Afghanistan are kind of quietish in comparison...
Not even going to touch on the draconian anti-terrorism laws Australia's federal and state governments agreed to in principle today. If you are going to spend $200 million upgrading airport security, throw people in jail without charge for two weeks, and keep an eye on everyone, why on earth can't you make those laws retroactive and bring David Hicks back home? It seems every other country apart from Australia is doing its best to bring their Gitmo detainees home, why does Australia seem to be the only one which has faith in keeping people locked up without charge for four years? Makes you wonder why the US hasn't been up before a Human Rights board or anything, oh, that's right, they have a veto at the UN LOL.
And does anyone actually ring in to that Keep Australia Safe From Terrorism hotline? Apart from people making trouble for their neighbours? Hmmph, I will shut up for the time being methinks...
Later
Pauly
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