3 Days Into Work

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Hi guys, sorry there haven't been as many posts as I would have liked cos the internet here has gone wonky again! Anyway like I was saying here's a sorta typical view from within the city:



You can see the mountains from pretty much anywhere, just replace the building in the foreground with some other building and that's pretty much it.

Here's a photo my friend took for me downtown. Fortunately, I don't have a paunch as big as the bear's (yet!)



Work has been tiring... Tomorrow's my last day of training and then I'm on my own. I like my trainer a lot. Her name's Lydia and she's from Mexico. She has quite a story... Apparently she's back at work after being away cos of breast cancer and diabetes. She still needs insulin injections before meals. She also has a daughter who has passed away. I've adopted her as my mama and call her as such :)

After cleaning hotel rooms, I have to say: they're really dirty! They almost never wash the blankets. The only things that get changed are the pillowcases and the bedsheets. And sometimes they throw your bedding on the floor (cos there's no place to put the blankets and clean sheets while you're getting rid of the old ones). Of course I can't say its like that for every hotel but beware!

The other staff that I work with are pretty interesting personalities. This has really exposed me to more people that I would never have met otherwise. There's lots more to tell... I'll save it for another time! Its my turn to bathe and then I'm gonna cook my dinner~~


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Here it is! "Chow mein" with chicken meatballs (courtesy of xiaoqian), chicken nuggets, baby carrots and egg. Some watermelon for afters... I'm still wondering what "chop suey" is. Does anyone know?

So like I was saying about interesting colleagues, this other crabby woman was telling us the story of her son. He used to be a state trooper, and once he was chasing this maniac on the roads. The maniac pushed his wife out of the car, then later shot his own 2 small kids, the state trooper and then himself. I was so appalled when I heard! Quite poor thing... I suspect she might not have been so crabby before he died. She looks like she's got a lot of "history"... and right now she's working and also taking care of her husband who is very sick. Moral of the story: appreciate your family!
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Next, this is what it looks like at 10.30 at night. This was taken a couple of days ago and the Sun is setting progressively later. Sorry, the photos look a little weird cos they're taken through the wire mesh.





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More interesting facts: Over here, the mosquito is considered the unofficial state bird. Yep, bird cos its so big!! I've had a few bites already, though none of the others girls have. I've always been a mozzie magnet since I was a kid bleah. The bites from these monsters are really red, raised and hard. And very itchy! Got a chance to see the culprit just yesterday and er, it really is very big. I'd say at least a centimeter long. Ugh.
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Today's my off day (at last!) and then on Sunday the other 3 need to go to work while I'm gonna be moving house for everyone. They couldn't let all of us go so they only let me off. The housing situation is very messy, partly cos of low summer availability and also cos Anchorage in itself isn't the safest place :p I'll be moving to a place called the Anchor Arms, which is nearer to work than my current place. The four of us are actually splitting up, 2 are gonna be staying in an inn (motel-like) while me and another girl will be staying in the AA apartment.
If I ever get to talk to any of you, I'll fill you in :)

Have things to do and places to go, so I'll stop here!