The Fetal Diaries #39: Too much of something is bad.
Those that know me, even just a little, will know that my cellphone is something I treasure. Not being materialistic or anything, but it really is essential to me being myself… If that makes sense. It’s just that it’s the greatest way to keep in touch with people important to me, especially those that are far away.
Now the problem about my attachment to my cp/mobile/handy/whatever is that I tend to then text/sms/whatever friends a lot. Like, A LOT. And most of the friends I message, they’re all in other cities/countries. It’s kinda sad. It’s my own money I use, since my parents have given up on trying to pay for that. They get frustrated, because I get the prepaid credit/min/load/whatever so when I use it up, I’d run to my parents, whining about how I can’t call or message anyone. Then they have to run to the store, get me some more… Then I use it up again. They thought about getting me a plan. But they figured if they got me one, they’d be paying even more, because then, I know I don’t have to save credit for emergencies or whatever and that would just result in me texting my parents’ bank accounts away. So, the minute I got my very first job (which was last summer), I had to pay for all my expenses. And that meant my cellphone expenses, clothes, and other random stuff I don’t really need.
As some of you know, I quit my bakery job about a month ago, before leaving for California. That was smart, in a way, because then I don’t have to deal with the racist issues present around me AND my ankle can finally, hopefully, completely heal, because ever since that soccer injury in gym class a couple of months ago, my ankle never really recovered and the bakery job never helped. It pops every now and then, and that sucks. This was also a stupid move, in a way, because then that stopped the cash flow. And like I said, I quit before leaving for Cali so after I got back from my trip, I have used up most of the remaning money AND owed my parents some. That then brings us to me not having money for txting.
That was very frustrating for me…
…But it has also helped me put a hold on my spending.
So anyways, I get back to McCrap, and attempted getting a job at this coffee place, because a friend I made last summer came back, and he’d asked me to work with him for the month that he’s here. However, I now realise that maybe, just maybe, putting ‘racism and discrimination’ as a reason for quitting my previous job in the job application was not the way to go, and I didn’t get a call back. Which wasn’t really a big deal. This is Fort McMurray, and they are always, and I mean ALWAYS, desperate for employees. The problem is, most jobs are downtown. I still don’t have a license (and I really think I should get that done, and many other people in Canada will give a nod when I say SHOULD) so my dad has to drive me.. Because transit in McCrap sucks (see http://www.tckid.com/group/and-i-thought-oh-my-god-this-is-how-im-gonna-die/).
Anyways, this woman that my sister works with (she works at the same store I had my bakery job at, only at a totally different department) told my mom that they’re opening some spots at her dept., and that I should apply. At first I refused, because there is no freakin’ way I’m going back to that store. Then I figured, hey, it’s a different dept., AND it’s an easy job. So I got the job, and been working there a bit over a week now.
… and I’m back to my usual cellphone credit spending habit.
I need help, haha.
Born in the Philippines, then lived in Abu Dhabi, UAE for almost 4 years. Immigrated to Calgary, Canada (one of the most, if not THE most diverse city in Canada), but lives even farther north now (where it seems to be the opposite of Calgary).
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21 Comments to “The Fetal Diaries #39: Too much of something is bad.”
August 7th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
You don’t need help, you need a life!
Stop texting me, gosh darnit!
I mean, really, I’m not that cool. Awesome may be my hobby, but seriously…
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August 7th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
HAHAHAHA!
Cait, I hate to break it to you, but you’re not the only one I txt yenno
And I do so have a life!!
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August 7th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
YOU TEXT HOR!
You’re cheating on me? On me? Me?!
We are not friends anymore, missy.
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August 7th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
*gasps, blinks, gaping*
Cheating on you? LOL.
And omg, noooooo! Caiiiiit! *tearing up*
You make fetus cry!!
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August 7th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Ahem…
Edited 8/8/08 by Cynthia: sorry bunny, but bunny cry picture needs to be resized (it was too stretchy) :p
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August 7th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Oooogh, don’t hit me with that again, Cait, haha.
And ayy, we’re even now, yeeeh? So are we all good?
Come on, you love me ^^
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August 7th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Ugh.
Fine.
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August 8th, 2008 at 12:11 am
Flat bunny…
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August 8th, 2008 at 2:02 am
And me and my unbelievable awesomeness didn’t get a single mention so far. How can this be???
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August 8th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
this is very entertaining. do you guys noe each other in person? caitlain and kristine? lol
omg is this international txting?? tat’s simply too expensive for me to consider at all lol. I just use skype to make calls and tat’s it cuz it’s reli cheap. and we dont reli do tat often cuz most of my frds and myself are like rather solitary and workaholic ppl who always seem busy for no reason. plus with all the international time difference it’s not like there’s much time for us to call anyways… Most of the time i rely on fb wall. LOL and therefore my laptop is my baby, not my cellphone. In fact my cellphone. and um…do use computer over cellphone…it’s free and more convenient.yah tat’s pretty much my suggestion.
choose laptop over cellphone. laptop= my antidrug for cellphone (skype), camera (i just steal my frd’s pic off of FB), txting (msging or wallpost)and even…Ipod (WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER! i hate itune lol)
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August 9th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Jerry - you are awesome, I just sometimes forget to mention because I’m not as awesome as you. LMFAO. Suck up to Jer much? LOL.
Yes it’s mainly int’l txting. I do use skype and all, but sometimes, I can’t get on the laptop cause people keep on stealing the laptop from me and yeahh, so when I’m not on my laptop, i’m on my cell.
And like you said, time differences. I find that you can reach a person right away with call/txt so yeahh..
i’d choose laptop if i could, but i couldn’t… so yeah xD
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August 9th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
gahhhh i guess i am lucky tat my school is a laptop school…cuz nobody steals each other’s laptop here. but wow international txting…is seriously expensive.
lol do u call ppl even if it’s like 3 am over there? i wud probably not do tat and probably kill whoever does tat to me.
P.S… do u guys noe each other in person? kristine and Caitlyn?
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August 10th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Kristine and I haven’t met, but we’ve technically “known” each other for about…two years?
We’re MSN, Skype, and now texting buddies. Fortunately we’re on the same continent, so the fee isn’t so bad…
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August 10th, 2008 at 9:13 am
Did you guys know Caitlin is actually a bunny?
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August 10th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
It is quite expensive
I don’t call/txt people when I know it’s like the middle of the night there, but I do get a lot of calls and msgs when *I’m* sleeping. I don’t really mind, cause I’m slightly insomniatic, so chances of txting me in the middle of the night when I’m awake is pretty good.
Cait, not two years. One xD
And Brice, she is. Her MSN avatar has a bunny on it. So ima guess that’s her.
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August 10th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
hahaha i am insomniac too! but i try to sleep… when i can
and i find tat i have weekly jetlag from the weekend anyways…so i dunt ever suffer from jetlag…i go through it every week. LOL
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August 10th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Kristine: start texting meeeeee!!
Shall i give you my number? FB PM me?
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August 11th, 2008 at 4:34 am
Brice - I is! I is!
Kristine - it’s definitely been more than a year…
And yes, my MSN icon is a portrait:
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August 11th, 2008 at 5:32 am
Bunny! What a CUTE icon! Did you like my Bunny ears i sent you on FB?
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August 11th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Oooh okay Isa! Haha.
And LOL, I know Cait, over a year, but not TWO. LOL.
I loooove that icon, I swear.
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August 11th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
ME WANNA HUG BUNNY!
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