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Re: Chat thread :)
By: Ahiku Date: May 12, 2014, 1:49 pm
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[member=1]Yuneyn[/member] *patpat* Don’t be traumatized… you
don’t need to drop a baby right now XD
But I have to say I was really traumatized when you told me your
friend’s baby is already two months old… It didn’t feel that it
was that long ago. Ok I mean… it’s not that long… just two
months. One of my colleagues visited us a couple of days ago,
her little daughter is also two months now. Sometimes I’m scared
because time flies so fast… >,< And you’re wedding is suddenly
so soon…
Where has all that time gone?
Ah, I don’t like pink that much as well, but cherry blossoms are
just beautiful. Hope you’ll find some nice sakura accessories
for your wedding dress soon. ^^
[member=18]Weisel[/member]: Wow, that sounds really cool. Good
luck then…! I can understand that you’re very nervous.
And yeah, like the others said… just relax. ^^ We can get to
know each other here. That’s why we started this board.
@Sshion: Please join our conversations. It’s nice to meet you,
too. ^_^
[member=13]Elanra[/member]: Awww, man… XD You found it out…
Shoot! *cooks new, extremely delicious tomato with real tomatoes
soup for her child* Here you go~!
Today I accidentally drank rotten ice tea at work… urghs... Q_Q
Eww, I ate/drank rotten food 3 days in a row, and I managed not
to puke yet. But I finally managed to go groceries shopping
today. God, I’m so glad when May is finally over. My April - May
schedule was like hell… Someday I’ll find those stupid
schedulers and then… I’ll do really horrible things with them.
They are somewhere underground and I guess they know why they
have to hide. (<_<)
Btw: :) ;) :D ;D >:( The smileys here are pretty ugly... I'll
try to insert better ones soon.
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Re: Chat thread :)
By: Elanra Date: May 12, 2014, 3:09 pm
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Thank you for the new soup, Ahiku-mama *__*
Ohgod you need to take care of yourself! I am so glad you went
grocery shopping. Eating rotten food is so bad for you you might
think you are alright but it might take you down when you least
expect it.
Please be careful ;A;
And yes, new smileys pls.
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Re: Chat thread :)
By: Weisel Date: May 12, 2014, 4:05 pm
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Quick story of how I ended up in this situation... I met the
bride when I was twelve and she was sixteen, and we performed
together through three years of marching band and musicals. I
actually had no idea she wasn't married (since she got pregnant
during her last year of high school and I'd assumed she married
the father as it usually goes in our community) until a mutual
friend told her that I was a minister when she was looking for
one. So I got a text from my friend asking me if I'd marry her
in June and I said I'd do it for her at no cost. I just became
an ordained minister this past February with the thought "this
will come in handy sometime, so why not?" (And fun fact, my
father is a minister as well for the same reason.) So now I'm
going to perform my first marriage in a month! ...AAAHHHHHH!!!
Also I'll try not to be too nervous about meeting people here.
I've just always been really afraid of annoying people, so I
usually keep to myself. But then when i start talking, I go on
and on and on...
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Re: Chat thread :)
By: sshion Date: May 12, 2014, 4:12 pm
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Aha thanks guys!
Ah same as Elanra said, hope you're feeling better and please be
careful. I wish I have something exciting to say here but alas
I'm just crammed with college work for the next two months sigh,
though then is a whole 10 weeks of summer for me.
And as for the Shion and Safu thing, I agree with that too! I'm
reading the novels over again at the moment actually, I hope to
get them on paper soon.. when I can ahah, but it's great to see
everyone's opinions and points of views in a place much quieter,
tumblr can be.. overwhelming at times xD. I hope to contribute
in other places here too soon, once I have time to produce
things for here, so I should say thank you for making this ahah.
@Weisel I'm sure you're not annoying at all! I'm nervous too,
but here is to openly express your thoughts and opinions right?
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Re: Chat thread :)
By: Weisel Date: May 12, 2014, 5:19 pm
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@sshion: I just worry since I feel like a lot of times I get
comfortable with people way too fast and get carried away and
everyone else is like "god, what have we done...?"
So someone please tell me if I start crossing any lines. I've
already ruined a few potential friendships by being too forward
or open and I really don't want to do that anymore.
Okay, I'll try to stop with the awkwardness and insecurity over
here.
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Re: Chat thread :)
By: Hannaadi88 Date: May 12, 2014, 6:07 pm
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Well I guess I'll make an awkward reply as well and butt in on
the conversation :') You guys all sound so cool, I can't wait to
get to know you!
All of this wedding planning sounds dreamy. I'm in no rush to
marry, myself, but in my society the common marriage age is
getting lower and lower since you're not allowed to touch until
you're married. Not everyone observes that, of course, but I do
know people who married at 19/20...and yet, never been to a
wedding before. This cherry blossom theme sounds so beautiful <3
Bringing up a whole new topic, but I feel like I've got to get
this off my chest. I have my first ever job interview tomorrow
and I'm super nervous. It's a temporary position as a sales
person for a major publisher's stand at our annual book week
fair. I'm curious- what was your first job like? How did your
first interview go, if you had one?
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Re: Chat thread :)
By: Weisel Date: May 12, 2014, 6:39 pm
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I figure this is a good time for me to throw in some of my own
experiences since I've had quite a few jobs considering my age.
Only two of them had a formal interview before I was hired,
which was a bit stressful... I'm actually pretty good at
interviews since I've done a lot of academic competitions in
high school that required that skill, plus I smile a lot when
I'm nervous, so it's hard for anyone else to tell that I'm
internally freaking out. But what I've found for really
stressful situations that make me sick with nerves, doing
something right before that is easy and fun for you helps! Right
before my jury in December (where I had to play my euphonium in
front of four music professors who know more about my instrument
than I ever will and they decide if I get to stay in the music
program at the university), I hula hooped outside the room for
the ten minutes before I had to go inside. Usually playing in
front of anyone makes me panic enough that I can't breathe and
sometimes start crying, but I totally nailed it that time. All
the professors scoring me were surprised by how well I did and
my teacher was super happy with me. I don't know what would make
you mentally chill out like hula hooping does for me, but it's
the general concept that matters. Also the breathe in for four
seconds, hold it for seven seconds, exhale for eight seconds
trick works really well, too, if you're getting really anxious.
My very first job was at a bakery my English teacher's family
ran and I happened to get that job when he asked my friend if
she'd be interested in working for them. My very first day of
work was my interview itself and involved selling baked goods at
a farmers' market. I had to pick up on doing fast mental math
which scared me a lot at first, but I got the hang of it! That
was one of my favorite jobs, but my first job with a larger
company that required a formal interview was at Target. It was a
reliable way to get income, but I personally got tired of it
pretty fast. My fourth job was my favorite, which was baking
treats for a coffee shop. I got to schedule my own hours just as
long as it was when the place was closed and I got everything
done. Since I was working two other jobs with set hours then,
there were a lot of 2AM baking sessions. That's the only job I
was really sad to quit.
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Re: Chat thread :)
By: Yuneyn Date: May 13, 2014, 2:32 am
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[member=18]Weisel[/member] Oh that's nice, I'm sure the wedding
will be amazing^^ Don't be nervous :)
And just like Sshion said, I'm sure you're not annoying. Besides
not many people really know each other here, so I feel like it's
always interesting to read about everyone. And you've had so
many experiences, feel free to talk^^
[font=Verdana][member=20]Hannaadi88[/member] Good luck for your
interview!! I hope you get the job![/font]
My first job was an internship I did during my first year of
college (not counting the baby sitting I did throughout high
school)... There was just a short phone interview, because it
did not require any skills. It was a one-month internship "to
discover life in a company", so they had me do some inventory
work... basically counting screws the whole day. But the
colleagues were a lot of fun, so it was not too boring.
[font=Verdana]After that I had other internships in my field of
work (IT), but I guess I was never too stressed about that.
Since I don't really like what I'm doing I guess I'm just like
"meh... whatever, let's get it over with", because I don't
really care about the job itself, I just want a random job. If I
had to interview for something I really want I'd totally be
nervous XDXD. (It's actually a wonder, because I totally suck at
lying but somehow I always come up as very motivated and
interested during interviews - people say it to me afterwards -
I have no idea how it's possible)[/font]
[font=Verdana]Anyway, I have to get going, have a great day
everyone![/font]
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Re: Chat thread :)
By: Elanra Date: May 13, 2014, 8:50 am
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My first job was as an intern at a hotel since at that time, I
was in a vocational school for Hotel Management and Tourism. It
was obligatory as part of the education program so there weren't
any interviews. Despite having scored very high on my
end-of-year average grade and securing a position at one of the
best 5 star hotels in the area, my mother wanted me to pick the
school's practice hotel for its proximity to my house. That was
a mistake though because that job was (and still is) the worst
working experience of my life, so it's a really bad memory for
me.
Then I worked for two separate companies as an assistant manager
/ secretary; answering phones, booking flights and making
reservations, greeting clients, making sure my bosses' schedules
ran smoothly and such. My ability to speak, understand and write
in English to a degree not common where I live, has been kind of
an edge in helping me get jobs I really needed. I had interviews
for both jobs and although I was nervous both times, I tried to
remain calm and collected and not fidget around too much when
the bosses were talking to me. The anxiety hits its highest
right before you are called in to the office for the interview
and I usually try to focus on the things that motivated me to
look for a job. I usually promise myself a small treat before
interviews on the condition that it goes well, like buying a
book I've really wanted to get, or buying myself a piece of
clothing or just.. taking my family out for a dinner.
I am working for an advertising agency as a writer right now and
my interview for that job was pretty mild and unintimidating.
Maybe it's because it was the kind of job I really wanted since
it involves writing, so I tried my hardest to be honest without
being too humble and insecure about my skills and abilities and
I was told to start right away, like, the very next day. I
haven't disappointed anyone yet.
It's been over two years since then and now I am working
freelance for the agency after a move and am currently looking
for a second job. I have actually been getting in and out of
several interviews for the past month. You need to be
respectful, alert and appear confident. You need to make them
feel they need you as much as you need the job. The last two
interviews I've been to didn't work out for me because I found
out things about the companies that I could not work with so one
of my suggestions would be to prepare your questions before you
go. Because as they ask you questions, you also should ask them
your own. You never know what you might learn regarding what's
expected of you, what're the conditions they might not mention
on their on volition. You should also read up on the company you
are interviewing. Go through their website if they have one or
try to get some information through people you know who might
have knowledge about them. Because they will ask you things like
'why us?' or 'what about our company attracts you for your
pursuit of success?' or 'how did you find out about us?'. And
about taming your anxiety, the breathing exercise honestly helps
but if it doesn't, maybe take a book with you to the interview
and read on your way to the place or while waiting instead of
constantly thinking about the interview itself and fueling your
anxiety. Be prepared as much as possible but don't obsess over
it. That's pretty much it ^^
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Re: Chat thread :)
By: Ahiku Date: May 13, 2014, 12:07 pm
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[quote]
My ability to speak, understand and write in English to a degree
not common where I live, has been kind of an edge in helping me
get jobs I really needed.[/quote]
The first time I’ve read one of your fanfictions I had the
feeling you’re a native English speaker. How did you learn
English so well? Did you learn it autodidactically? You’ve
written that you love reading a lot, so I guess that helped a
lot, since it affords insight into foreign languages and
cultures. Or have you ever lived in the States expect for the
time you stayed with thesexymaid? ^^
[member=20]Hannaadi88[/member] I also wish you good luck. ^^ I
can understand that you’re probably really nervous.
My first job interview was after finishing my graphic design job
training. Although I should rather say it wasn’t a real job, it
was an internship. We had to intern with a graphic design
related company to graduate, after finishing our complementary
work. Mine was illustrating some of Christian Morgenstern’s
poems and then I had to print the book. 2 weeks of internship
were obligatory, but I stayed 3 month in an animation studio.
The interview was not that bad… the only thing was that they
didn’t want me for just 3, but 6 month. There was no way to stay
that long, because they didn’t pay their threshold workers and I
just had 3 month left until my orphan’s pension expired. I had
to find a “real” job afterwards for a living.
The internship was not that cool. I really loved animation
films, especially Ghibli movies… so it was like a dream to work
there… But it was just an illusion. In the end I was their
general servant and replaced some of their workers when they had
their summer vacation. I rendered scenes, wrote reports,
assisted the cutter guy… I was the director’s assistant’s
assistant… And I learned nearly nothing about animations. ^^°
The best thing was, that they started to have shootings with
kids for a show (an animated and real kids show)… So I was
set-runner, babysitter, prop master…and a dummy for the
cameraman when he prepared his shots, because he couldn’t use
the kids, they were just 4-5 years old. So they always told me
what I had to do and I crawled on my knees across the greenbox
and when one of the kids started to cry I had to do the hand
shot… ( they just filmed my hand while I held a brush… ^^° The
producers said it was ok since I have small hands… <_<) But the
best thing were the two weeks I had to take care of a frog
because they needed him (his name was Olaf) for another shoot.
First they refused to give me money to buy flies for him, so I
had to catch flies outdoors with a Tupperware container. God
that was so awkward. <_<° After three days the other producer
feared that the frog might die, because I didn’t catch enough
flies, so I was allowed to go and buy some. The best thing
happened when I called the pet store beforehand…
Me: Do you sell flies?
Shop: Uh, yeah. For what kind of animal do you need them?
Me: For a pretty hungry frog.
Shop: Ah, yeah, we have some day flies.
Me: No, I need huge flies. Pretty huge flies!
Animation guys: O__O Frog? Flies? HUGE? WTF?
Me: o.o Yeah. I have to go now. But I’ll come back together with
them.
Well, those are things you expect when you gonna work for an
animation studio. ^^°
Okay… that was quite off topic…XDDD Sorry. But when I think
about it…everything sounds really funny. But back then it wasn’t
funny at all. It was nothing but annoying.
So my first real job was a call center job. Horrible, horrible…
I worked for Vodafone and it was the biggest shit ever. I’ll
never work for a telecommunication company again. People yelled
at me all day long. I could understand them, I would also be
pissed when my internet’s gone all day long, but they want
pretty cheap stuff, so they get a pretty cheap connection.
Ah and I had to work for the elderly people phone tariff hotline
then. That was really stupid. ^^° Try to explain a 75 year old
grandma that she should take the SIM card out of her modem to
test it in her mobile phone… There were even younger people who
called and asked: “My modem doesn’t work. Why?” and I tried to
help them at least ten minutes until I desperately asked if it
was plugged in the wall. ^^° It wasn’t.
Ah, btw… The interview for this job was pretty easy, just a
little bit EDP stuff, and then they tested if I’m able to talk
to other people on the phone. That was it.
But the job was horrible, so I searched another one after half a
year.
And that’s my current job… the job interview was horrifying. XD
Because it was a two-day test marathon: Common knowledge, make
of cars, geography, routes of German highways, several
interviews, one of those interviews in English, Math, German,
English, computer tests, logical reasoning… Luckily I could skip
some of the tests, because I was somehow able to convince them
of my abilities. ^^°
BTW: Something else… I dreamed of Elanra and thesexymaid last
night… A strange guy put some boxes in a transporter and you
were hiding in some of them to escape the government for
whatever reason. (I just knew you were in some of the boxes, I
didn’t see you…) and after a complete change of scene some
random people and I searched for Elanra who was lost in
labyrinth of bathroom stalls… ^^° Weird.
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