The Fetal Diaries #39: Too much of something is bad.

Posted by kristine on August 7th, 2008 | Categorized as Blog | 307 views and 21 Comments

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).