It's All In the Tick

Apologies for living life in the fast times, I've been out and about and not so devoted to posting.

A year has gone by and I can remember the first week I had in London when I first arrived, January 21, 2006, standing on the train platform thinking I was going to get thrown in the slammer for not having that train ticket while the ethiopian kid on a bike was arguing with 6 heavyset flourescent yellow British transport Police and some bloke that looked like Boromear from Lord of the Rings was calling them all Wankers. Well it's been a little more than a year, precisly a month thereafter, but its been about a year since I went into that interview with Michael Page for my current job at BT.

I find myself now in the process of appeal, as some bloke from the Home Office either did not get laid or fell off the wrong side of the bed when he stamped my applciation for the Highly Skilled Migrant Visa, Rejected.

I have all the qualifications, a degree, enough earning power, a letter from employer and english language. The difference was the tick on the application form stating I was a salaried employee, VS self employed. I have been under a ltd company scheme which is basically a vehicle of payment from my 'salary', however in the eyes of the Home Office, they think Stevie Wonder is not blind because he wears sunglasses in the sun. So they have reclassed me as self employed and told me I didnt provide the proper evidence. The whole employee type is all one big grey area anwyays. I provided a letter stating I was a full-time employee with 'x' being my salary, so why am I not considered a salaried employee, didn't I just say salary 4 times?

So I'm waiting on my appeal on decision. I've admitted it here and there but yes, the only reason is for me to get my fiscal year end bonus, more travel money, but hey if I don't get it, thats one extra month for travelling, and one less hoenst hard working economy contributor to this country.

dtm

Easily Offended

Okok I'm sorry for not having this updated lately, Ive been too busy having fun at my own expense, but tonight as I sit here eating fatty pork rinds after a 4 hour booze up, its currently 12:07am on a wendesday night.

I might have offended someone tonight, I feel remorseful and bad, but let me tell you the situ and maybe you, the reader may have some light:

I was out tonight with my former Boss and some coworkers, drinking as always. Let me put it in perspective. I think my former boss, we will call him Boss A, is great, witty as hell, very intelligent and same age as me. He is one sharp moffo and very funny.

Now I get made fun of quite a bit here. I never let it bring me down, I go along with it, or even add to it, just cause I am. Maybe I think of myself as better for it I dunno, but I never get down on it.

So tonight, for instance, Boss A, we'll call him, was going off about my circcumsisn cause im jewish and cottage cheese and all, not that PC, but u know, Im pretty cool with stuff so i shrug it off, and to be honest, I really didnt care, I just wanted a laugh.

So my friend Julia decides to play, the game 'would u rather'...

Great,....

so after a few rounds of 'would u rather fuck a guy with no arms or legs'....i threw in the fact that i mentioned to one dude, my friend Darren at work, I said..''Would u rather get fucked by Boss A, or Boss B'.....

I thought Boss A would fund this funny, understanding his crass sense of humour and behaviour.....well he didnt. He was totally upset..I felt bad and apologized after he said it wasent right or funny.

ok...so here it is..I get made fun of for having a circumsized cock cause Im jewish in front of like 4 people, and i upset Boss A for having told 1 person, when we were in the heat of discussion about getting fucked by people.
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Am I not making sense...maybe Im too empathetic...maybe its all about how Boss A took the comment. I mean I get made fun of all the time..i just say fuck it, who cares, or in the 1 instance my brain can fire off a quick comeback I do. I have lots of friends at work who adore me, yet some people like to take the piss out of me cause Im an easy target. So when I dish one out, they get offended?...maybe it was too personal I dunno. I at least appoligized and sent him a text when he left. I on the other hand get no appologies and the 5 people at the table laugh at my expense.

So thats my thing..Im not saying whoose right or whoose wrong, it seems like a difference of 2 personalities.......yet I at least show some remorse for still learning....but I still do wonder what is it with that...


dtm