work n lousy international student support

sorry for the MIA-ness, but i've been freaking tired everyday after work.

i only work 3 days a week, but that is enough for me! especially since im required to wear heels to work and the only time i can sit down is during my 2 breaks. 1st break is 45 mins, 2nd is 30 mins. if u count in the time it takes to walk to the staff canteen, line up to get n pay for food, visit the loo and walk back to the cafe, i only get to sit roughly 20 mins or less each time.

tmr i have to be at work from 9am-8pm, so i dont care, imma wear flats!

also the makeup requirement (its freaking *harods , so the staff have to look good) makes me wake up an extra hour earlier each day coz i take forever to do makeup. so for tomorrow, i'll have to wake up at 7am. the other hour is for travel time, and when i reach there, i have to turn in my dirty uniform for a fresh one. that all takes time as well. but i do like that i dont have to do laundry for my uniform :D
(at least not the top half, the slacks are mine.)

but whining aside, i do like my new job very much. so far everyone has been very nice to me and i've not encountered any super horrible customers :D
also, i'm learning how to make proper coffee. whilst i dont drink coffee myself, i still find it very interesting to learn how to make, and the smell is lovely ;)

*i left one "r" out incase they track websites... i dont want them to stumble across this! how awkward... :S

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besides work, what i've been doing during my spare time is trying to sort out my visa extension. my visa ends in early august, but i have some resits to do mid-august, so i'll have to extend my visa to cover those dates.

im quite dissatisfied with my uni coz they dont really have a international student services department. all they give us is an email address for the "visa office". you cant even meet an advisor to chat with them face to face about whatever help you may need.

and when i emailed them, most of the reply was just "check with the uk border agency". WTF, how very helpful. if the info was so easy to find, why do you think i emailed you in the 1st place??? *rolls eyes*

sure most of the info is there, but aren't you supposed to provide support and help to the students??? damn lazy. and there are also documents that would help an application, but are not necessary for the application and therefore aren't on the UKBA website. dont you think students would like to know that?? i mean, a visa extension costs GBP357, so you can be damned sure imma throw in everything that i can to help support my application!

ugh, im just so disgusted at their lack of international student support.

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well, thats what i've been up to. oh and i am most probably going to legoland on friday! :D