I received my Certificate III in Business Administration ( Acredited Traineeship Qualification) in the mail yesterday.
It may only be Certificate III, but within a traineeship it's worth a lot more now, it has practical experience behind it. And I can use it to obtain credits for my Library Technician Diploma.
Yay 
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Okay, I'm a little annoyed that the posty bent my certificate. Warning to anyone getting a certificate, pick it up in person if possible! I would have a hard time to get another one. But I'm flattening it by putting it between two massive medical books, so hopefully that'll straighten it out enough to look nice in a frame. At least it didn't mess up the indent that makes the certificate official.
That is, if mum will let me put another whole in the wall. Maybe I'll just trade my Cert IV for the Cert III as the Diploma takes over from the Cert IV anyway.
So that's cool. It's also my last day at work tomorrow. We're having a little morning tea party for my farewell too. I was going to organise a lunch but there are so many people away that it wouldn't really work at this time of year. So I guess I'd better get back to work. I have quite a few voice recordings to finish for the Induction.
Ciao
Tomorrow is tentatively my last day at work and I won't be blogging anymore because I can't blog at home because mindsay doesn't work on the home computer for some reason.
So until I get that fixed, ciao on mindsay, and to friends, I'll see you in person.
Bye for now until I get the technical issues fixed.
funI finish work in two days. I also receive my Traineeship Certificate III in Business Administration in a couple of days. I have said that that’s my last day, but that doesn’t stop work from asking me to stay on for another month.
In a way it’s nice to be wanted in a nicely paid temp job, but it also makes it harder to leave. Though I know leaving is the right thing to do because it’s only temporary work and they only want to keep me for another month. It would be different if it were for another year. I have to leave because my TAFE term starts on the 9th Feb and I’d like two weeks break in-between.
Considering I took no time off during the Christmas break. So now I’ll be studying for the next two years full-time at TAFE again. I’ll miss my old TAFE though, I’ll give the new one a chance though. I guess it’ll be different going to another TAFE without the original group I went to TAFE with a couple of years ago.
Then I’ll be getting a Library Technician job in a school and studying on for two degrees to be a Teacher Librarian, or one degree to be a Librarian. Haven’t decided how much study I can be bothered with. Looking forward to catching up with everyone on the 31st : ). Ciao
Ok, I'm not going to continue work after the 15th. Now I just have to discuss my ending conditions with my boss. I've spoken with the recruiter and she told the boss already. Now I just need to bring it up again to discuss finishing up.
I drove to work today for the first time. J Cool, I actually did a pretty good job. I think it’s probably better to drive in the morning before I’ve had time to think about it and decide that I don’t want to drive.
The only hiccup I had was curbing the car on a right turn when I was looking right but turning the other way on one of those side turn offs… Oh and I parked between two parking spots at work, but that’s ok, because at least I didn’t hit anything. I haven’t parked the car much in small spaces. I’ll get better at that, lol. At least no one from work witnessed my bad park.
Opinion poll, answers needed urgently!
Study or work?
I've been offered a month full-time contract at work but TAFE starts in two weeks...
I really want to do the Library Technician course full-time. However, I can see the benefit of having a full-time temp job as well, even if it's only temporary.
Only, temp work is unpredictable, going on a month by month basis. What if I accept this month with the pretence of more work and do not get more work? Then what would happen? I'd be without TAFE or work, looking for work when I really wanted to study.
Plus if I take this job, I won't get the two week break before work that I was so looking forward to, to visit friends, wind down, and do all my enrollment stuff and just plain relax a little, which I haven't had a chance to chill out without travel to and from work for a year.
End rant.
Opinions please! I have to decide in the next day or two... Talk about stressful.
I copied this survey from Nimbo's blog and answered it.
Hence why it has Nimbo's background. I couldn't be bothered typing every single question again.
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Stayed in Vienna by myself in a backpackers hostel : ). Oh and I went to an Island music festival with a bunch of backpackers whom I had never met before. Nice people.
I will remember to wear runners to the next music festival I go to, my feet killed for the next few days. It was fun to go out with a group who just wanted to have a good time listening to weird music and not get up to any mischief.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Probably not
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Haven’t heard yet, a lady at work is due very soon though.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not close to me, but someone at work died of cancer this year. It was very sad.
5. What countries did you visit?
Thailand, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Germany’s airport.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
A job in a library.
7. What date(s) from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why
12/12/2008 because I finished my traineeship on that day.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finishing mytwelve month traineeship at poor pay and then working as a temp at casual rates .
9. What was your biggest failure?
Mmm… probably the one year that I haven’t failed anything. Tis a good feeling. The only thing I didn't do was get my P plate, but I will do that next year.
10. Did you suffer any illness or injury?
Only food poisoning after holidaying in Morocco, nothing major.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Best thing I bought has to be my car and my holiday. Oh and my dad's turn table/ recorder device, he loved it.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Kim, for graduating as a Doctor this year.
And Kim for fundraising over $3,000 for a medical library in Ghana with her friends and myself.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and/or depressed?
One of the magicians in Morocco was quite off, I had to dance solo (very badly might I add) in front of a bunch of tourists as part of an audience participation, I drew the line at the handkerchief trick, ask me and I might tell you about that one day lol.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Paying for a car, a holiday, and up front TAFE fees. The majority is in savings.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Buying my car, going overseas, my sister graduating and finishing my traineeship.
16. What song(s) and/or ablum(s) will always remind you of 2008?
The Twilight album
17. Compared to this time last year, you are:
I know a lot more people at work than I did last year, obviously because last year I had only just started.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Writing
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Probably wasting time surfing the Internet, could have done less of that and more of writing.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I went to Church and then spent Christmas with my family.
21. *What happened to number 21?*
22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
No.
23. How many one-night stands?
None.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Eli Stone for 2008
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Maybe like less for various reasons, but not hate
26. What was the best book you read?
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer and comming to a close debate on what is best is The Wizard's First Rule by Terri Goodkind
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Not in music, but being able to record your records to digital is probably the best musical device we have invested in.
28. What did you want and get?
A few things at Christmas time
29. What did you want and not get?
Dunno
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Twilight the movie
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 23 and had a few friends over for a BBQ.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Visiting family in Scotland, that I will do next year.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Wear them if they are clean. I tend to wear the same clothes to death. I’d rather shop for books than clothes.
34. What kept you sane?
Friends and family
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
None really.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
None
37. Who did you miss?
A few people, some who have passed away and others whom I am just no longer in contact with anymore.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I don’t have a favourite
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
To take things less seriously and have a laugh with office jokes.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
What about me?
It isn’t fair!
Er something like that.
I'm happy, I'm feeling glad,
I got sunshine in a bag
