Time is precious

How can life be so busy? Way too much uni work is piling up, and nothing is being done to make the pile smaller. I had an exam yesterday and I only studied the night before and a bit during the day. I’m working at most 3 days a week at the Bank plus AIESEC work…If it’s not state conference preparation it’s now SRB prep and SN recruitment. Managing a team of 11 people…delegation is the key. EB Meetings, OGX team meetings, Regional OGX meetings, LC Meetings that’s 4/7 nights a week dedicated to AIESEC. Plus uni 2 days and a third evening. No wonder I didn’t and don’t have time for a relationship.

Now you see him, now you don't!

It only lasted three months and it was a lot of fun at the start when we had time during the summer break to see each, then it ended on Friday night…

This is my message to Clayton on Saturday morning:

Hey clayton, I really like you n it’s a shame we couldn’t fine the time or didn’t use the time effectively enough to get closer. I’m sad about that. But thanks 4 making the effort this week to see me n if it can work n I’m sorry it left you tired. I don’t think I could go on Sunday [to your friend’s wedding] so please don’t expect me there. Which means I probably won’t see you till after Thailand or longer. So have a safe trip n good luck with your exams. I wish things were different. I know don’t know if I ever told u this but every time I had a thought about u or talked about u, u couldn’t wipe the smile off my face n ppl noticed…aleks

Hey aleks, no worries about the wedding I understand this isn’t easy. Please don’t be upset with me…Take the time you need but please remember that I was genuine when I said I want to keep in touch. I am glad out time together made you happy every time I would see you I felt the same ;)

I need sleep & a hot shower

For the past week I have been living with out electricity or hot water. It's been cut off at the place I'm staying with my housemates. Althought I did spend the last two nights in the Holiday Inn, relaxing in the spa...after such a stessful week of running around looking for a place to live with the girls. It's been a bonding experience nonetheless. Although a stressful one at that...my hair is falling out becasue of the stress. But we're moving out this weekend hopefully...rental application pending.

I have been so busy these last few months/ weeks ... AIESEC, work at Commbank and Coles and Uni.

I was de-moted at Coles on Monday...had my supervisor numbers stripped off me because have 'crap' availability. (Friday 6-9.30pm & Sunday only...understandable). I've been working 9.30-4.30 at Commonwealth Bank on Monday, Thursday & Fridays and have Uni on Tuesday, Wednesday all day and 6pm-10pm Thursday. Which leaves me with only Saturday for me time which is AIESEC time. Plus I have to find time for Clayton.

Aleks^4

What a year and it’s not even half way through February yet! What I’ve been up to:

• Went to Adelaide for two weeks for AIESEC Australia’s January National Conference
• Has a fantastic time and met two more Aleksandra’s…now there are 4 of us in AIESEC Aust.
• Went on a pre-conference wine tour in Barossa valley.
• Started finalising my OGX plan for this year.
• Went to post conference but had to cut it short and spent a whole day shopping with Aleks S. and got major bargains!
• Started 3 weeks of fulltime training at the Commonwealth Bank as a Casual teller - straight after Adelaide.
• Including 1 week of ‘Bank School’ – which just so happened to more enjoyable then it sounds.
• Had an EB bonding weekend away at the Gold Coast
• Went swimming at the beach
• On Saturday night we went up to the Observation Deck of the Q1 tower and saw the amazing night view while sipping a $15 cocktail (Banana Dream)
• Had a $17 all you can eat lunch at the worst Pizza Hut Cindy had ever been to/ seen.
• Moving out this Friday to live with Lauren, Hannah and Cindy in a share house.
• I can now afford moving out since I’m working at the Commbank
• Plus I’m still working at Coles…In fact this week I’m working a total of 58.5 hours (It’s defiantly a once off).
• Started a relationship just after Christmas but that’s another story all together ;)
• Uni starts in a couple of weeks

I’m definitely looking forward to the next few weeks and this year especially since I have an OGX team to manager and lead.

She's all yours now :)

The past couple of weeks have really been filled with a lot of AIESEC activity for me.

Tying off loose ends form the July Nat Con 06 finances and helping the Auditor audit the books, (the books passed the audit! Yay!)

From attending a Regional OGX meeting to meeting with Ayesha and Aidila for transition, to organising the SRB this Saturday, to co-running and organising the pre-SRB prep day, to seeing 3 potential SNs take on their ‘Taking Responsibility’ stage of the AIESEC XP with such enthusiasm and dedication, (they had to put together a communication strategy for promoting ACYLP and then present it this morning, it was very well done!). It was an effective project to work on and very beneficial for the SNs they got to work together in a team and saw AIESEC from a different perspective: the inside, looking out.

I went to Aidila’s Farwell dinner on Monday night at the Tibetan Kitchen in the Valley, The waiter was hot, and so was the food, but a different kind of hot, lol. I asked for ‘Very Mild!’

This morning, after the SNs ACYLP presentation, I read the an email Aidila sent me which was just a heartfelt thank you email and reminding me of a couple of OGX house keeping matters before she flies off to Prague in the Czech republic this arvo. At then end of it she said “…Okay that's enough. I'm letting go. She's all yours now :)”

I had a sensation go through my body, I was covered in goose bumps when I read that. It was surreal, I am now Out-Going Exchange Director of AIESEC UQ. It was as if that moment, 11.05am, is marking the start of something great, a huge year to come, and it probably is. I have a lot in store for me next year. All I can say now is that I hope I don’t stuff it up and bring it on!!

And then there were six...

The past two weeks have been absolutely crazy. All year it’s been the three of us at home, my older sister, Manuela, my mum and myself. Now everything has changed:

1) 2 weeks ago my grandma moved in with us permanently after loosing grandpa earlier this year.

2) Yesterday my youngest sister, Boba, moved back home into my brother’s old room (he’s in the UK)

3) This morning my other younger sister, Ana, arrived home from a year long student exchange in France.

Now the house is full of life. When it was just my sis, me and mum; I used to come home after work at Coles (the late shift, finishing at 9.30pm) to the house being in complete darkness because my sis and mum were in bed. So early! My sis had to get up early for 6.15am starts at the childcare centre.

Now when I come home late I know people will be up.

My sister, Boba and I are having a war over who has to share a room with Ana. Obviously we both want it to be the other. Time (a.k.a. tonight) will tell who comes out on top.

Schoolies

Yesterday I went up to Caloundra where my sister is staying for Schoolies this week with a group of friends. She called me up there to bring her pillow and throw. I took any excuse just to go to the beach. I was officially a ‘toolie’, being 2 years out of high school, but we had a good time none the less.

During the day we went to Mooloolaba beach, we tanned, we swam, we dodged waves and we swam some more until we got caught in a rip. The lifeguards called over the speakers – “Would the two female swimmers caught in the rip swim parallel to the beach to get back in.” by the time they called that out we had already been trying to swim in and were not getting anywhere and our legs were getting tired.

After arguing with my sister saying that we should just put our hands up she eventually agreed and I shot my hand up and so did she. It was so embarrassing – “Ok, we’re coming to retrieve you.” That’s what was announced over the speakers by the lifeguards. The took a couple of minutes to get the Jetski to us and in that time me and my sister started laughing and saying how embarrassing this is and why aren’t they hurrying because our legs are getting tired.

The lifeguard put us on the back of the board and took us back in shore. It was so embarrassing because there were a lot of people at the beach and most of them were other Schoolies too. We left the beach right after and went back to Caloundra where my sister is staying at the Break Free Resort and went into the resort pool and hot spa.

That night we went back to Mooloolaba for a Schoolies dance party that was for 12-18 year olds. I can believe I got in with my sister’s learner licence. It was like a $12 cover charge but the club was total crap. We left after 10 minutes and went back to Caloundra.

I stayed over the night and drove the 1½ hours back this morning. I hope my sister enjoys her last couple of days of Schoolies that is left.