Well, today was such a busy day. I woke up later than I thought I would and had to hurry out. My grades for one of my course modules are out! I received a good grade and I'm alright with it although I would have liked it if it were just a little more than what it is now.
Right after picking up that piece of paper(1) I headed towards the real estate agency to get my passport photocopied. Now, I was squirming like hell when I was in their office. It's not that I hate offices or dislike being in a real estate agency; it's more of a "I dislike being in that particular agency."(2) Long story short, they messed up in a precious contract that had me lose a approximately £150.(3) They made me homeless for three whole weeks. I'm glad I still had a friend who was able to lend me their room while they were away!(4) But enough of that. The past is the past. The present and the future is what really counts.
When the squirming was over and done with, I went to the bank to change my home address (effective at a certain date). Not only that, I had to close a past bank account that I had and transfer money(5) out of it! The woman who took care of the bank account closure and I had a laugh about it. I don't understand why it was still active since I already closed the account way before I left in 2004.(6)
I was there for a while, almost half an hour but I had the time. After buying a bit of food, drink and new soles for my shoes(7), I went straight home to start on the packing. I had a 20kg allowance so I decided to stuff the bag with a lot of clothes. Hopefully, it doesn't go over the limit. I'm using a big suitcase so I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow or I'll be forced to use the taxi. Going up the hill with a large suitcase while raining is not fun especially when you have to walk by a main road. Some drivers are very inconsiderate of pedestrians and don't care about puddles! It has happened to me before and it was not very nice of the driver. He saw me waiting for other cars to drive past the puddle. When it was my turn to walk, he quickly swerved his car from that junction and splashed the damn puddle on my jeans! So mean!
Also, have I told you guys that I've been playing this game called Fallout 3(8)? I already completed the game but I have the need to re-play it but this time, I'd like to complete most of the quests that I didn't get to complete before. Playing this game, it made me want to write a story based on post-nuclear wastelands!
Well, anyway! Holiday to The Netherlands! So close! I really can't wait! Packing's all done so all I need to do tomorrow is just go, go, go!
/*Numbered Notes*/
(1) It's not the official paper so I just stuffed it into my bag without care.
(2) Some people know who they are. Everyone who has mentioned the name of the agency would have heard me mumble the word 'bloody' before it.
(3) It was non-refundable but I'm still a little bitter about it.
(4) A friend from abroad came over to visit me and I was hoping to have the house before then. It was another reason why I loathed the agency.
(5) It was only fourteen pence.
(6) I was here for my GCSEs then. Now I'm here for my Bachelors Degree.
(7) They were so worn out that there was a hole in the sole!
(8) I've played the series before it as well. I'm in love with Fallout!
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